User manual UTSTARCOM SIDEKICK 3 - REFERENCE GUIDE

Sidekick 3 Reference Guide ® 27-3003-01 Rev. F - R3.0 - May 30, 2006 Copyright © 2006 Danger, Inc. All rights reserved. Contents Welcome! 6 I. Device Basics 8 Opening and Closing the Display 8 Phone Controls 9 Control Buttons 11 Sound Controls 13 Mini Music Player 13 Volume Controls 14 Wireless On/Off Control 14 Display Controls 15 Battery Charger 15 Removable Battery 17 SIM Card Slot 18 Memory Card Slot 18 USB 1.1 Port 19 Wrist Strap Holder 19 II. Registration 20 III. Setting Up Your Device 24 ® Bluetooth Technology Setup 24 Backgrounds 25 Backlighting 25 2 Contents Key Guard Mode 26 Enter Key Guard Mode 26 Change Default Key Guard Idle Time 26 Device Privacy Code 27 Sound Profiles 27 Application Customization 28 Default Locale (Language) Setting 28 IV. The Device Interface 29 The Jump Screen 29 Menus 30 Title Bar and Indicators 31 Type and Edit Text 33 Navigate in Text Boxes 33 Delete Text 33 Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo 34 AutoText 34 Type Special Unicode Characters 35 V. The Desktop Interface 36 VI. Using the Applications 38 Phone Make a Phone Call 38 Use Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit 39 Answer a Phone Call 39 Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List 40 Contents 3 Set Up Your Voice Mail 40 Check Your Voice Mail 40 Change Your Phone Ringtone 41 Import Contacts from Your SIM Card 41 Text Messages Send a Text Message 42 Web Browser Browse the Web 43 Bookmark a Web Page 43 Email Send an Email Message 44 Fetch Email from External Accounts 44 Fetch Email Using Your Device's Web Browser 48 Attach a Photo to an Email Message 48 Address Book Add a Contact to the Address Book 49 Import Address Book Contacts 50 Set and Send "My vCard" 51 Send any Contact's vCard 52 Calendar Add an Event to Calendar 52 Notes Create a Note 53 Send a Note 53 4 Contents To Do Add a Task 54 Camera Take a Photo 54 Send Photos by Email 55 Music Player Copy Music to the Memory Card 56 Play Songs 57 Create a Playlist 58 Download Catalog Download Items from the Catalog 59 Manage Your Downloaded Items 60 Instant Messaging Sign On 61 Send an Instant Message 61 Switch Between IM Conversations 62 VII. Keyboard Shortcuts 63 VIII. Troubleshooting 64 IX. Handling and Safety Precautions 68 Battery Handling 68 Device Handling and Use 69 Battery Charger Handling 70 X. Regulatory and Compliance Information 71 XI. Legal Information 75 Contents 5 Welcome! Thank you for buying a Sidekick 3 device. Your Sidekick will change the way you communicate, get organized, and stay connected. Note Your Sidekick connects seamlessly to wireless networks, allowing you to browse the Internet, exchange instant messages*, and send and receive email with image attachments. Other features include a full-featured phone, personal information management (PIM) applications, access to a personal Web portal (the "Desktop Interface"), entertainment applications, a built-in megapixel camera, and a music player. For the latest instructions on all the Sidekick applications, open the online version of this Reference Guide by clicking Help on the Desktop Interface. * Separate charges may apply. 6 Welcome! Here's what you'll find in the box: Sidekick 3 device ® SIM card Removable battery miniSDTM card USB cable Battery charger (wall adapter) Hands-free stereo headset Wrist strap Carrying case Sidekick Start Guide Sidekick Reference Guide If any of these items are missing, please contact your T-Mobile Customer Care department. Now, let's get started! Welcome! 7 I. Device Basics Opening and Closing the Display To open the display, press your left thumb on the lower-left corner of the display and gently push up in a clockwise direction. The display will spring smoothly into the open position. Alternatively, use your right index finger to push down gently on the upper-right corner of the display. The screen will spring into the open position. The normal operating position of the device is horizontal, with the trackball on the right, as shown above. To close the display, reverse the motion to pivot the display counter-clockwise and snap it into the closed position. Warning Do not open or close the display in the wrong direction as this may damage your device. Stop if you feel any resistance; the display should spring smoothly into position. Protect the display from scratches by always using the carrying case to transport your device. 8 Device Basics Phone Controls MUTE BUTTON (while on phone) SPEAKERPHONE BUTTON (while on phone) END CALL SEND CALL SPEAKER HEADSET JACK DIAL PAD VOLUME BUTTONS + DIAL PAD Use the keyboard dial pad to dial a number with one hand. END CALL and SEND CALL buttons During a phone call, press to end the call or to clear the screen of a number you've typed. Press to call the phone number you've typed or highlighted in a list. Press with no number typed to display a list of recently-dialed numbers. SPEAKER When using the device as a handset, place the speaker to your ear. MICROPHONE When you are using the phone, speak into the microphone. VOLUME buttons The volume buttons are located under the JUMP button. While on a phone call, press + to increase and - to decrease volume. Use the shoulder buttons to turn Mute or Speakerphone on and off. VOLUME BUTTONS SPEAKER MICROPHONE Device Basics 9 BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE HEADSET OR CAR KIT To use a Bluetooth hands-free headset or car kit, do the following: 1 2 3 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Bluetooth to open the submenu. Make sure Bluetooth features are "on". (There should be a Turn Bluetooth Off menu item.) When you are in your car, make sure your hands-free headset or car kit is ready to pair by following the manufacturer's instructions. On your Sidekick, go into the Phone application. Press MENU and select Settings > Pairing. From the Pairing dialog box, select your Bluetooth hands-free headset or car kit from the list of devices (you may have to wait a few seconds while the list populates with Bluetooth devices). If prompted, type the device's PIN code, then press DONE to dismiss the PIN Code dialog box. By default, your call's sound will go through the device handset. To send or receive your call using a Bluetooth device, press MENU and select Transfer Sound to, then select your Bluetooth device from the submenu. Place your call. When finished with your call, press END CALL 4 Note You can transfer the call's sound either before or during a call. 5 6 . STEREO HEADSET JACK Always connect your stereo headset to your device before making/receiving a call. To use the button: Press the button once to answer a call and a second time to end it. During a call, press once to answer a second incoming call and put the first caller on hold. With two active calls, press the button once to end the foreground call and press again to resume the background call. 10 Device Basics Control Buttons MENU JUMP CANCEL TRACKBALL + SEND/END DONE TRACKBALL Pressing the trackball selects a highlighted item or opens a popup menu. Roll the trackball up/down/left/right to reverse/advance the current selection through the "selectable" items on a screen or Web page. Rolling the trackball right/left with a folder highlighted will open/collapse the folder contents. Adjust the vertical and horizontal speed of the trackball from the Jump Menu > Settings > Trackball screen. SEND/END buttons When not using the phone, press these buttons to page up or down . DONE button Pressing DONE takes you back through the screens you were previously viewing, until you reach the Jump screen. On a screen or in a dialog box, press DONE to save your changes and dismiss the screen or dialog box. If a menu is open, press DONE to close it. CANCEL button Pressing CANCEL screen or dialog box. dismisses any changes you have made to a MENU button Pressing MENU opens a menu of actions you can take on the current screen. If you press MENU and nothing opens, this means there are no menu actions available for the current screen. JUMP button Pressing JUMP takes you back to the Jump screen, your starting point for launching all the device applications. Device Basics 11 LEFT SHOULDER BUTTON RIGHT SHOULDER BUTTON POWER JACK DIRECTIONAL PAD STRAP HOLDER USB 1.1 PORT + VOLUME BUTTONS POWER ON / OFF BUTTON DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-Pad) Press up/down/left/right to scroll or move within text fields, and navigate in games. The D-Pad "rocks" in four different directions and generally mirrors the behavior of the trackball. LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER buttons The function of these buttons depends on which application you're using. For example, while using the Camera, the right shoulder button captures a photo. While using the Phone, the left shoulder button toggles Mute and the right shoulder button toggles Speakerphone. In the Email and MMS compose screens, the right shoulder button opens your photo albums so you can select a photo to attach to the message, and the left shoulder button opens the voice recorder. POWER ON/OFF button Press the Power button for three seconds to turn the device on or off. You can also press the Power button twice ("double-tap") to power down. VOLUME buttons Press and hold + or - to step through your Sound Profiles or to increase/decrease the volume of any application you're currently using, such as the phone or music player. 12 Device Basics Sound Controls Mini Music Player To open the mini music player from anywhere on the device, press JUMP + DONE . Use the trackball to highlight a control, then press to perform the action: Play previous song Pause song now playing, or resume play if paused Play next song To scroll through the songs in the Play Queue, roll the trackball down and select the Play Queue pane. Roll the trackball left or right to scroll through the songs in your queue. To jump to a specific place in a song, roll the trackball up, then select the song title. The player view will switch to the following: The row of bars is referred to as the "scrubber bar". The highlighted bar indicates the progress of your currently-playing song. Roll the trackball right to fast forward, left to rewind. To exit scrubber mode, press DONE . Device Basics 13 Volume Controls There are two ways you can open the volume controls: Press MENU + DONE . Roll the trackball left/right to step through your sound profiles. Left is louder, right is softer. (Read more in "Sound Profiles" on page 27.) Press the + or - volume buttons on the lower-left edge of your device. Continue pressing the buttons to step through your sound profiles: If you are playing a song or on the phone, the volume control panel includes separate volume controls for the music or phone call. This control is focused by default; to change your Sound Profile, roll the trackball down to focus the Sound Profile pane, then roll the trackball left or right to select a profile. Wireless On/Off Control If you need to turn off your device's GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity (for example, during aircraft takeoffs and landings), do the following: 1 From the Jump screen, press MENU Wireless Off. and select Airplane Mode > Turn 14 Device Basics Your device is now offline. You should confirm offline status by looking next to the radio tower icon in the title bar; it should read OFF. 3 To turn wireless back on, from the Jump screen, press MENU and select Airplane Mode > Turn Wireless On. Note that after you select the Turn Wireless On/Off menu item, it takes a few seconds for the radio to actually turn on or off. During that time, the menu item will appear dimmed and you will not be able to select it. 2 Display Controls To adjust the display backlight brightness, open the Display Control from the Jump screen by pressing MENU then selecting Settings > Battery & Display. Scroll down to highlight the Brightness slider. Press the trackball to open the slider for adjustment. Roll right to increase brightness; left to decrease. Battery Charger Your device comes with a removable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery. When you first receive your device, it is important that you fully charge the battery, as described in the following steps. Warning Only use the charger (wall adapter) and battery provided with your device or approved by T-Mobile, or you risk damaging your device. 1 Attach the battery charger to your device. Locate the battery charger that came in the box with your device. Insert the charger lead (the small round end of the cord) into your device's power jack Device Basics 15 (the small round hole located on the upper right side of your device) and plug the power cord into a standard electrical wall outlet. 2 The orange charge indicator light will go on and a lightning bolt icon will appear over the battery icon in the title bar, indicating the charger is connected and the battery is charging. Note that if your device has discharged completely, it may take up to 15 minutes before you see any indication of charging on the screen. Let the device charge for at least four (4) hours, until fully charged. Rest the device in a safe place and let the battery charge for at least four hours. When you first receive your device, you must fully charge the battery for the system to perform battery-reading calibration and deliver full capacity. As the device is charging, you will see the bars in the battery icon fill repeatedly from left to right. When your device is fully-charged, the lightning bolt icon will disappear and the bars will stop moving and remain in the filled position. Tip For efficient operation, charge your device nightly. If you plan to leave your device unattended for an extended period of time, be aware that the battery will discharge after two days if it is turned on and not attached to the charger. If your device does fully discharge, simply attach it to the charger; all your data should be restored. 16 Device Basics Removable Battery If you need to replace your rechargeable battery, or if you need to insert or remove your SIM card, first you will need to remove the installed battery. Begin by powering down your device: 1 2 Press and hold the power button three seconds to power down. Turn the device over. With the camera at the top, press the cover latch with your right thumb, push the cover left to release, then lift the cover to remove it. COVER LATCH 3 Push the battery in slightly, then lift the battery from the bottom edge and remove. 4 5 Replace with new battery by first inserting the long edge with the three tabs, then pushing the battery down to lock into place. Replace the cover. Once the battery makes contact, the power-on sequence begins. Device Basics 17 SIM Card Slot To insert or remove your SIM card, you must first remove the battery. 1 2 3 Remove the battery cover and battery by following "Removable Battery", steps 1-3, on page 17. Notice the SIM card slot, which is shaped like a SIM card and is located just to the left of center. To insert the SIM card, slide the card into the slot with the gold contacts facing down. Make sure the two side brackets are on top of the card, holding the card into place. 4 To remove the SIM card, insert your nail or paper clip into the notch in the case located next to the card in order to move the card up slightly. Then gently slide the card out, free of the two brackets. Memory Card Slot Your device comes with a Mini Secure Digital (miniSD) flash memory card. To insert or remove the memory card, you must first remove the back cover as described in "Removable Battery", step 2, on page 17. 1 With the back cover removed, you can see the memory card slot on the right edge of the device. 18 Device Basics 2 To insert the memory card, hold the card with the gold contacts facing down and the card notch facing toward the device. Insert the card into the slot and push to lock into place. 3 To remove the memory card, push the card in slightly and release; the card should spring partly out of the slot. Pull the card free of the device. USB 1.1 Port The USB port is located on the right edge of your device. If you have a flash memory card inserted, you can manage the contents of the card by connecting a USB cable to the device and your computer. The flash memory will appear as a drive on your computer, and you will be able to add or remove music or image files using your computer's file system. Note While your device is connected to your computer using the USB port, the memory card contents are not available from your device. Wrist Strap Holder Carry your device securely by using a wrist strap with a flexible loop on one end. Thread the loop under the strap holder and through the "tunnel" on the right edge of your device next to the power jack. Device Basics 19 II. Registration Before you can start using your Sidekick, you must complete the registration steps, as explained in step 3 in the Start Guide. This section of the Reference Guide takes you through the registration process in more detail. Note that these instructions are for new users, not returning users. Returning users can simply sign in using their existing username and password. 1 Wait for account activation. Before you can use your account, your account must be activated. This can take up to 48 hours, but usually takes only 1-3 hours. While you wait, step through the screens that appear. If applicable, you'll be given the opportunity to select your language just before the Welcome screen appears. When you see the Welcome screen, you'll know your device has been activated: Press the trackball to select the New User button and advance to the next screen. On subsequent screens, select the Next button to advance. 20 Registration 2 3 Type your first and last names. Use the keyboard to type your First name, then roll the trackball down to highlight the Last name field. Type your last name, scroll down to highlight the Next button, then press the trackball to advance to the next screen. Select a username. The username you type will become the first part of your email address (for example, username@example.com). Before you select a username, read the following guidelines: Usernames must start with an alphabetic character (A-Z) and can include numbers and underscores ( _ ), but no other punctuation. Usernames must be at least two but not more than 32 characters long. Usernames are not case-sensitive. For example, if your username is "bridget", you will be authenticated if you sign in by typing "Bridget", "BRIDGET", or any combination of upper or lower case letters. Once you decide on a username, type it in the text box on the screen: Registration 21 4 5 6 Select a password. Select a secure password that follows the rules below: Passwords cannot be the same as your username. Passwords must contain 4-15 characters, can include both letters and numbers, but no spaces, single quotes ('), semicolons (;), backslashes (\), or percent signs (%). For enhanced security, do not choose an actual word that appears in any language dictionary. Do not choose a proper name, such as the name of a child, your local sports team, a pet's name, or your city of birth. Do not choose adjacent letters on your keyboard or a sequential or repeating combination of letters or characters, such as "12345678", "222222", "abcdefg". For enhanced security, do choose a password that is more than seven characters long, mixes letters and numerals, and uses upper- and lower-case letters. Passwords are case-sensitive. For example, if you set your password to be "Hard2Guess", then you will not be authenticated if you sign in by typing "hard2guess". Type the password in the text box, then type it again to confirm. Select your time zone. Open the pop-up menu to see a list of time zones. Select yours from the list, then select Next. Select a "secret question" and type your answer. If you ever forget your password, you'll need to contact your operator's Customer Care representative. For security purposes, they will ask you to provide an answer to the "secret question" you select on this screen. Press the trackball to open the Question pop-up menu, scroll to highlight a question, then press the trackball to select it. Roll the trackball down to highlight the Answer field, then type your answer. When finished, select Next to continue. 22 Registration 7 8 9 Read and agree to the end-user agreement. Before you can finish registration, you must read and agree to the end-user agreement. You can read it by selecting the on-screen View Agreement link or from the Desktop Interface. Once you read the end-user agreement, select the Next button to indicate your acceptance and transmit your registration data. Wait while data transmits. Wait while the data you entered in Registration transmits to T-Mobile. The service will check to see if your username already has been taken. If it has, you will be offered alternatives. You can either pick one of these alternatives or type a different username. Note that If you are out of network coverage, you'll be asked to "try again" to resume registration. Congratulations! Once your account has been set up, you'll see the Congratulations screen: Select the Start button to begin! Registration 23 III. Setting Up Your Device Bluetooth® Technology Setup Your device supports the Bluetooth wireless technology Specification 1.2 so you can connect to hands-free devices (headset and car kit) and any device that can receive a vCard via Bluetooth (PCs, phones). To turn on Bluetooth features and open the Bluetooth settings, do the following: 1 2 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Bluetooth. The submenu opens. From this submenu you can do the following: Pairing - Displays a list of available Bluetooth devices with which you can pair. My Device - Rename your device (as it appears to others) and select an option requiring that others authenticate before connecting to your device. You can also request that the device automatically try the PINs 0000 and 1234 when authenticating with other devices. Warning For maximum privacy and security, make sure you select the Require authentication check box. Visibility and Bluetooth On/Off - Bluetooth features are "off" by default; to select one of the visibility options, you must first Turn Bluetooth On from the menu. Once Bluetooth features are on, select from: Always Visible (if you are actively using Bluetooth devices), Visible for 60sec (to exchange a vCard quickly), and Never Visible (prevents others from sending you vCards or pairing with you). 24 Setting Up Your Device 3 Send My vCard - If you have set "My vCard" in the Address Book, you can send your vCard quickly to another Bluetooth device by selecting this option or by using the shortcut MENU + Y. Read more in "Set and Send My vCard" on page 51. With Bluetooth features on, you can also use a hands-free headset or car kit to place and receive phone calls from your device. Read more in "Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit" on page 10. Backgrounds To customize the backgrounds on all the application splash screens, do the following: 1 2 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU then select Backgrounds. Highlight your choice of background from the submenu, then press the trackball to set it. Backlighting For better screen visibility in poor light, enable backlighting: 1 2 3 4 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Settings > Battery & Display. Select the Turn on backlight when using device check box to enable backlighting. Select the length of time you want backlighting to stay on from the Turn off after pop-up menu. To use the device's light meter to detect when the backlight is not needed (this will conserve battery life), scroll down and select the Use ambient light sensor check box. Press DONE to save your settings. Setting Up Your Device 25 Key Guard Mode You can effectively lock the controls by entering key guard mode. By default, your device is set to enter key guard mode after one minute of idle time. Enter Key Guard Mode 1 2 Tip 3 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, scroll to highlight Key Guard, then press the trackball. You can also enter key guard mode quickly by pressing and holding DONE for two seconds. Your device control buttons lock and the key guard screen appears. To turn on the backlight while in key guard, press the right shoulder button. To unlock and wake the device, press MENU + DONE . You can also wake the device by opening the screen. If you have set a privacy code (see next section), type it at the prompt. To prevent display damage, after your device has been in key guard mode for 30 minutes, a screensaver will appear. To dismiss the screensaver, press any key or open the device. Change Default Key Guard Idle Time 1 2 3 Note Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU then select Settings > Key Guard & Security. In the Key Guard group box, scroll down to highlight the "Guard after" popup. Press the trackball to open the pop-up. Highlight an idle time, then press the trackball to select it. Press DONE to save your settings and return to the Jump screen. Your device will still receive calls and messages while in key guard mode. 26 Setting Up Your Device Device Privacy Code If you want to secure your device from unauthorized access once your device has gone into key guard mode, you will first need to set up a privacy code: 1 2 3 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU then select Settings > Key Guard & Security. Scroll down to the Privacy Lock group box. Highlight then press the trackball to select it. Enter a three-digit code using the keyboard or the dial: , 4 5 Note At the prompt, re-enter your code to verify. A "New Combination Enabled" message appears. Select OK. Press DONE to save your settings and return to the Jump screen. You can still make emergency calls from the key guard screen even if privacy code is enabled by opening the display then pressing MENU + JUMP . Sound Profiles To create a new sound profile or modify an existing profile, press JUMP , then press MENU and select Settings > Sound Profiles. You can have up to eight profiles total. The system provides six profiles by default. Setting Up Your Device 27 Application Customization Set application-specific preferences using the Settings screens found within the applications. Some of application settings you can customize include: Set your favorite Web home page (Web Browser) Select individual Caller ID icons or photos (Phone/Address Book) Create your own categories and labels for identifying contact information (Address Book) Set different ringtones for individual callers (Phone/Address Book) Tip If you see a musical note next to a menu item, you'll know that's where you customize that application's ringtone setting. Default Locale (Language) Setting Change the default locale for your device from the Locale Settings screen: 1 2 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Settings > Locale. The Locale screen appears. All available locales are listed in the Language pop-up menu. Select the locale you wish to set as your default. If your pop-up menu is dimmed, then you have no other locales available. In the Keyboard Mapping pop-up, select a locale to which you want your keyboard mapped. If you change the mapping, what appears on the screen when you type may no longer correspond to the characters printed on your keyboard. If this pop-up menu is dimmed, then you have no other mappings available. Press DONE to save your setting and dismiss the Locale screen. Your device will restart if you have changed your default language. Note Your device must restart before a language change will take effect! 3 4 28 Setting Up Your Device IV. The Device Interface The Jump Screen The Jump screen is your entry point to all device applications. Applications are arranged on the left-side of the screen in a "ring". Some applications are grouped into a second-level folder. The Jump screen menu provides device-wide settings and controls: 1 2 Go to the Jump screen from any screen by pressing JUMP . The Phone splash screen is selected by default. Press MENU from the Jump screen to open the Jump screen menu: From this menu you can open the device-wide Settings screens. You can also turn wireless on/off (Airplane Mode), open Bluetooth settings, open Help (online Owner's Manual or Connectivity Tips), select a Jump screen Background theme, place the device in Key Guard, and Power Off. The Device Interface 29 3 To select an application, scroll through the "ring" of application icons. When the application or application folder you want is highlighted, simply press the trackball once to open that application or to enter the second-level application ring. Menus Almost every screen on your device has a set of actions you can take while on that screen. These actions are listed in a floating window, which you open by pressing the Menu button MENU . Menu items with submenus are noted with a right-pointing arrowhead. The Email Settings submenu is shown below. Frequently-used menu items also have keyboard shortcuts that use the Menu button plus a shortcut key. Take a look at the menu shown above. To compose a new email message, you could press MENU + N rather than opening the menu and selecting New Message with the trackball. 30 The Device Interface Title Bar and Indicators The device display indicators appear at the top of your screen at all times. Screen Title Sound Profile Setting Bluetooth On Date and Time Battery Strength Wireless Signal Strength New Message Notification (Email) Service Connectivity Status Wireless signal strength indicator. The number of signal bands showing to the right of the radio tower icon represents the strength of the signal at your current location. If you see an X flashing over the radio tower icon, you've temporarily lost network connection and can make no calls. Service connectivity indicators. One dot = device is connecting to the GPRS/EDGE network, two dots = getting IP address; three dots = connecting to the data service; "G" = fully connected to the data service. GSM (Phone) service only. A phone icon in the place of the "G" means you are using (or only have access to) GSM phone service. If you have a call in progress you'll also see a timer. If the phone icon is hollow, you can only make emergency phone calls. Bluetooth indicator. When you see this icon just to the left of the "G", you know that Bluetooth features are available. Battery indicators. The number of bars showing in the battery icon represents the charge remaining in the battery. When connected to the charger, a lightning bolt appears, and when your battery is almost out of charge, an exclamation point appears. The Device Interface 31 Phone call indicators A timer appears when you have a call in progress; in the example, call time elapsed is 3 mins, 40 secs. Note that the phone icon blinks. If you have two calls active, the time displayed is for the foreground call. Call forwarding is turned on. Your phone will not ring. Sound Profile setting When you have sound turned off ("Silent" sound profile), the title bar will indicate whether you have flashing lights or vibration set for alerts or notifications. From left to right, the icons indicate: totally silent (no sound, no flashing lights, no vibration), flashing lights only, and vibration only. Communication services notifications When you receive a new email, text, IM, MMS, or voice mail message, or when a Web page has finished loading, you'll see a visual "balloon" notification move across the title bar, while you're in any application except games. Until you check your new message or go to your Web page, you'll see the appropriate icon in the title bar as a reminder. The examples shown to the left illustrate a pending email message, text message, and loaded Web page. Memory card activity indicators When data is being written to or from your memory card, you will see this icon flashing in the title bar, just to the left of the date. When you are inserting or ejecting the card, you will see the memory card icon with an arrow; the arrow points left when inserting, right when ejecting. USB connector icon When your device is connected to your computer using the USB port, you will see this icon in the title bar, just to the left of the date. Note that when your device is attached to your computer via USB, the contents of your memory card cannot be read by the device. 32 The Device Interface Type and Edit Text It's easy to type and edit text in any text box using the keyboard and the advanced text editing features described below. Navigate in Text Boxes Use the control buttons and keyboard to navigate within a text box: To move character-by-character, press the D-pad or roll the trackball left/right. To jump to the beginning/end of a word, press ALT + D-pad or trackball left/right. To jump to the beginning/end of a line, press MENU + trackball left/right. To jump to the top/bottom of a text box, press MENU + or . Delete Text To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press the DEL To delete a character to the right of the cursor, press SHIFT + To delete all the characters on one line, press ALT + . . . The Device Interface 33 Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo To cut, copy, or paste text you have typed, follow these instructions: 1 2 3 Position your text cursor next to the text you want to cut or copy. (Use the D-pad or trackball to position the text cursor.) Hold down the Shift key while pressing the D-pad or trackball in a direction. As you select text, it is shown highlighted. (To de-select, release the Shift key and press the D-pad or trackball in any direction.) Press MENU and select Edit Text to open the Edit Text submenu, or simply press and hold the trackball to open the Edit Text context menu. Select the operation you want to perform on the selected text. Note the standard shortcuts: Cut MENU + X Copy MENU + C Select All MENU + A You can paste text that you have copied to the device clipboard to any other text box in any application. Simply position your cursor where you want to paste the text, then use the Paste shortcut MENU + V. (You can also open the menu and select Edit Text > Paste.) Note that the device clipboard only stores one set of copied or cut text at a time. If you make a text edit and want to undo it, simply press MENU + Z. To redo an undo, press MENU + Shift + Z. 4 5 AutoText Use the AutoText feature to type text quickly and accurately: 1 2 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Settings > AutoText. The AutoText screen appears. The screen offers automatic formatting and word replacement options you can select. Open the menu to discard or create rules. 34 The Device Interface Type Special Unicode Characters To type special Unicode characters in any text box, press the SYM key. The Special Character selector opens, displaying special characters alphabetically. Use the D-pad or trackball to navigate through the list: left-right to flip through the Favorites, Recent, alphabet, and symbol sets; up-down to select specific characters. Press the trackball to insert a highlighted character. Here are some useful tips in using the Special Character selector: With the selector open, you can show the same characters capitalized by pressing Shift + the character (like "a"). Toggle back to lowercase by pressing the letter again. To see all special characters, select All (at the bottom of the selector) or use the menu shortcut MENU + A, and the grid expands. To open a character set for a specific letter, press SYM + the letter. To type a character using its Unicode value (hover over a selection in the selector for two seconds to see code), press SYM + Spacebar (press the keys simultaneously), then type the 4-character Unicode value. The Device Interface 35 V. The Desktop Interface The data you store in your device's Email, To Do, Calendar, Address Book, Notes, and Camera applications are also available for viewing or editing on the Web from any computer connected to the Internet. Information in your account is stored on servers in a data center with enhanced security and firewall features. To reach the Desktop Interface, use the Web navigation and sign-in instructions provided in the Start Guide, included in the box. Once you've signed in, your Jump page will open. Use the Jump page navigation buttons to open the various applications: Open the online Help page by clicking the Help link. Import existing contacts from the Address Book > Import page; import existing Calendar events from the Calendar > Import page. Synchronize your Sidekick Address Book, Calendar, and To Do items with Microsoft Outlook by downloading the Intellisync application: click Settings (next to the Help link on the top bar), then click the Sync tab and simply follow the instructions. Change your default language or time zone by clicking Settings. 36 The Desktop Interface Desktop Interface Jump Page Remember! When you've finished using the Web applications, always click the Sign Out link to exit the Web site securely. The Desktop Interface 37 VI. Using the Applications Phone Make a Phone Call 1 Type the number you want to call by using any of these dialing methods: To dial using your list of speed dials and recently-dialed numbers: From the Jump or Phone screen, press SEND CALL . Highlight the number, then place the call by pressing SEND CALL . To dial with numbers: From the Jump screen or Phone screen, open the display and type your number using the embedded dial pad, or use the numbers on the top row. Press SEND CALL to place the call. To dial using letters (such as 1-800-LETTERS): First open the on-screen dial button on the Phone screen. Now you can use pad by selecting the the keyboard to type letters, and the on-screen dial pad or the number row to type numbers (in this mode you can't use the embedded dial pad to type numbers). When ready, press SEND CALL to place the call. To switch back to icon. using the embedded dial pad to type numbers, select the To dial using a list of recently-dialed numbers: From the Phone screen, . If the number you want to call is on the highlight then select list, highlight it with the trackball, then press SEND CALL . The call is placed. To dial by finding a contact and phone number from your Address Book: . Start typing From the Phone screen, highlight then select a name to narrow your search. Highlight a number, then press SEND CALL to place the call. 38 Using the Applications 2 To end your call, select the on-screen button , or press END CALL . Use Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit You can use a Bluetooth device to make or receive phone calls. To pair and set your hands-free headset car kit for use with the phone, read "Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit" on page 10. Answer a Phone Call When your device signals an incoming phone call, the display will show the name of the caller and the icon or photo associated with that caller in your Address Book (see "Add a Contact to the Address Book" on page 49). 1 2 Note Press the trackball to select the Answer button or press SEND CALL connects. To hang up, select or press END CALL . . Your call If you receive another call while you're on the phone (call waiting), a dialog box will appear, giving you the call details and options for handling the incoming call: select either Switch Calls or Ignore. Using the Applications 39 Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List 1 2 3 4 5 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen, then press the trackball to open the Phone application. Press MENU to open the menu. Select New Speed Dial to open the New Speed Dial Entry dialog box. You can create 8 speed dial shortcuts. Select a Shortcut Key from the pop-up menu. Only the numbers available will appear in the pop-up menu. Type the speed dial Name and Number, then select DONE . To dial using the shortcut, from either the Phone application or the Jump screen, simply press and hold the number on the keyboard. Press and hold the 1 key. The voice mail system will prompt you to type a password, which will be the last four digits of your mobile number. After you are in the voice mailbox, you will be prompted through a tutorial on how to set up voice mail and change your password to any four- to seven-digit code. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen, then press the trackball to open the Phone application. Press and hold the 1 key (the speed dial shortcut assigned to voice mail) to call your voice mailbox. Follow the prompts to retrieve your messages.* To hang up, select , or press END CALL . Set Up Your Voice Mail 1 2 Check Your Voice Mail 1 2 3 4 Tip To check your voice mail from another phone, call your mobile number, then press the (*) star key to interrupt the greeting. At the prompt, type your password. * Airtime charges apply. 40 Using the Applications Change Your Phone Ringtone 1 2 3 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen, then press the trackball to open the Phone application. Press MENU to open the Phone menu. Select Settings > General. Highlight the Incoming phone call ring pop-up menu, then press the trackball. The menu reveals the ringtone categories. First highlight a category, then press the trackball to open the ringtones submenu. As you scroll through the songs, you can preview each song by hovering over it for a few seconds. When you have decided on a ringtone*, press the trackball to select it. Press DONE to assign your new ringtone. 4 Note Assign caller-specific ringtones from the Address Book > Contact Details pages. Import Contacts from Your SIM Card If you already have a SIM card from T-Mobile, you can import the phone numbers you have stored on the SIM card into your device's Address Book. First, insert the SIM card with the contacts into your device, then: 1 2 3 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Address Book, then press the trackball to open the application. Press MENU to open the menu. Select Settings > Import SIM Contacts. The SIM Import dialog will alert you when the import is complete. * Separate ringtone download charges apply. Using the Applications 41 Text Messages Send a Text Message 1 2 3 4 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Text Messages, then press the trackball to open the application. Press MENU to open the menu. New Message is selected by default; press the trackball to open the Compose screen. Address your message using the recipient's phone number, or start typing their name to bring up Address Book matches. Add more recipients by typing a comma (,) or semicolon (;) in the To field. Use the trackball to scroll to the message body; type your message or use button. Add Smileys one of the Prewritten Messages by selecting the button. To attach a vCard, press MENU and select by selecting the Attach vCard. Select a contact from the list that appears to attach it to your text message. If your message is larger than the limit for a single text message (approximately 160 characters), the message will be sent in parts. (When received, it will appear as one message.) When ready to send, either select the Send button at the bottom of the Compose screen, or press MENU + M.* 5 * Separate charges apply to send and receive text messages. 42 Using the Applications Web Browser Browse the Web 1 2 3 4 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Web Browser, then press the trackball to open the application. Start typing the address of the Web page you wish to visit. The Go To dialog box opens automatically, showing the address you are typing. The characters you type appear in the top field of the Go To dialog box. Possible URL matches, and the option to search for the text you type, appear in the drop-down menu. To go to a Web page, you can either finish typing the complete URL in the Go To dialog box then press Return; or, roll the trackball to highlight a suggested URL in the drop-down menu, then press the trackball. Tip To open Web pages faster, press MENU and select Settings. Scroll down the Settings screen and clear the "Show Pictures" check box. Bookmark a Web Page 1 2 3 4 Open the Web page you want to bookmark. Press MENU + N to open the Add Bookmark dialog box. Edit the bookmark name if you wish, verify the URL and select a folder in which to store the bookmark from the Folder pop-up menu. (If you select New Folder, you'll be prompted to give the folder a name.) Press DONE to save the bookmark. Using the Applications 43 Email Send an Email Message 1 2 3 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Email, then press the trackball to open the application. Press MENU to open the menu. New Message is selected by default; press the trackball to go to the Compose screen. The text cursor is in the To field; type the name or email address of the person to whom you wish to send an email. If you type a name, the Address Book will try to pull the correct email address from your contact data. Add more To fields by typing a comma (,) or semicolon (;). Scroll to the Subject field and type the subject of your email. Scroll to the message body and type your message. 4 5 Tip To delete text in the forward direction, press the SHIFT+DEL keys together. To delete the current line of text, press the ALT+DEL keys together. 6 When ready to send, either select the Send button at the bottom of the Compose screen, or press MENU + M. Fetch Email from External Accounts When you register your device account, you automatically receive an email account that you can use immediately on either your device or the Email application on the Desktop Interface. In addition, you can fetch email from up to three external POP3 or IMAP email accounts. At this time, email from MSN Hotmail ® and email servers that are protected by a firewall do not allow email to be fetched by other servers. You can, however, check some Internet email accounts by using the Web Browser, as described in "Fetch Email Using Your Device's Web Browser" on page 48. 44 Using the Applications The instructions below explain how to use your device to fetch email from external accounts. Note that you can also set up accounts from the Email application on the Desktop Interface. 1 2 3 4 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Email, then press the trackball to open the application. Press MENU then select Settings > Accounts to open the Accounts screen. On the Accounts screen, press MENU then select New Account to open the New Account screen. Type your email account information in the fields on this New Account screen. Read the sections below for more details on each field. Protocol pop-up menu - Select the protocol your mail server uses or the type of account from this pop-up menu. Select Auto-detect if you don't know which one to pick. Note that if you select a specific account type, then the next two fields (mail server name and port value) will fill in automatically. Using the Applications 45 Mail Server field - If the mail server name is not provided automatically after you have selected the account protocol, then you must provide the name of the mail server in this field. Many people don't know the name of their mail server. If you don't, your email provider will be able to tell you, or you can refer to the following table for samples. Tip Some popular Web-based email providers and their Mail Server names are provided below for your convenience. If you have an email account through your ISP, contact them for assistance. Note that some ISPs (including Yahoo!) require additional configuration or charge a fee to download email. Web Email Provider Yahoo!® Mail Mail.com Softhome.net Gmail Mail Server Name pop.mail.yahoo.com pop1.mail.com mail.SoftHome.net pop.gmail.com 5 Port field - Unless your email provider has specified otherwise, do not alter this value. Note that if you have selected a specific account type from the Type pop-up menu, the correct port value will be supplied automatically. Username and Password fields - Type your email account username and password. Email Folder pop-up menu - Select the folder to which you want your account email delivered. To create a folder, select New Folder. When you've completed all the fields on the screen, select the More Options button at the bottom of the screen. 46 Using the Applications 6 7 In the General group box, the Collect email from this account check box is selected by default. If at any time you want to stop fetching messages from this account, simply clear this check box. If you want to Remove retrieved email from server after it is fetched to your device, select this check box. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, past the account information you have already provided, to the From Name field: If you leave these fields blank, your default POP or IMAP account name and address will be used. Specify alternative names or addresses in these fields as you wish. 8 Select the Copy Outgoing Messages check box to have every message sent from this account copied to another email address. Specify either CC or BCC (from the pop-up menu), then type the email address in the field. 9 Save your information by selecting Create; or simply press DONE . 10 Wait to send messages from this email account until you receive a confirmation message on the Email Accounts screen. Using the Applications 47 Fetch Email Using Your Device's Web Browser If there is a Web interface to your email account, you can use your device's Web Browser application to sign in to those accounts and check your email. A couple popular email Web sites are listed below: ® Mail ­ http://mobile.yahoo.com/home Yahoo! MSN Hotmail ­ http://mobile.msn.com/hm/folder.aspx Press MENU + K to open the Bookmarks screen; some sites may have been bookmarked for you. To go directly to an email Web site, do the following: 1 2 3 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Web Browser, then press the trackball to open the application. Begin typing the URL for your Internet email account. Your entry will be inserted in the Go To dialog box automatically. Press the trackball to go to the Web site's sign in page. Attach a Photo to an Email Message 1 2 3 4 5 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Email, then press the trackball to open the application. Press MENU + N to open the Compose screen. Complete the To, Subject, and Message fields. Press to open your photo albums. Roll the trackball to highlight, then press to select a photo to send. You can select multiple photos. All selected photos will have check marks. When you've finished selecting photos, open the menu and select Use Checked or press DONE . Your email message returns to the screen, including attached photos. Select the Send button or press MENU + M when you're ready. 48 Using the Applications Address Book Add a Contact to the Address Book You can store up to 2000 contacts in your Address Book. 1 2 3 4 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Address Book, then press the trackball to open the application. Press MENU to open the menu. New Contact is selected by default; press the trackball to go to the New Contact Identity screen. To create a contact, you only need to type basic "identity" information: a First or Last name. On this screen you can also provide a Middle name and a Nickname, as well as select an icon. To select an icon, roll the trackball up to highlight , then press the trackball to open the icon selector. Roll the trackball to highlight the icon you want, then press the trackball to select it. from the icon selector, which will To assign a Photo Caller ID icon, select open the Browse Photo Albums screen. Then, from this screen: To select a photo already in an album, roll the trackball to highlight the photo you want to associate with the contact, then press the trackball to select it (a check mark will appear under the photo). Press DONE . To capture a new photo, press . Compose your photo, press to capture, then DONE to save it. Press DONE again to view the album contents. Select the photo (a check mark will appear under the photo). Press DONE . A smaller version of the photo now appears on the Identity screen and will be used to identify that contact on incoming call notifications. Using the Applications 49 5 6 7 When finished with the Identity screen, select DONE . You advance to the next New Contact screen, in which you can type or select additional contact information. Scroll through the New Contact fields (Personal Info, Phone, Email, and so on), selecting Add or Edit to open screens in which you can add contact information. You can set a custom ringtone for your contact in the Phone number screen. When finished, press DONE to save your new contact information. Import Address Book Contacts If you have a SIM card from T-Mobile with contact information stored on it, you can import that information to your device by following the instructions in "Import Contacts from Your SIM Card" on page 41 of this guide. If you have existing contact information stored in a Personal Information Management (PIM) application, you can import that data to your Address Book on the device and Web. To do this, first go to your Address Book on the Web: 1 2 3 4 5 Go to your desktop or laptop computer and sign in to the Desktop Interface by following the instructions on the back of your Start Guide. Your Jump page opens. From your Jump page, click Address Book. The Address Book application displays. Click Import in the sidebar. The Import page opens. The Import page includes step-by-step instructions for completing the import process. The following file types (exported formats) can be imported: 50 Using the Applications