User manual MOTOROLA SIDEKICK SLIDE

Learn more about how to use phone IM text email camera music web HELLOMOTO Your Sidekick Slide device will change the way you communicate, get organized, and stay connected! · · · Your device connects seamlessly to wireless networks. Listen to your favorite music with the music player (page 33). Snap pictures with your 1.3-megapixel camera (page 35) and send them in an Email or multimedia message (page 39). · Access any Web site (page 42) just like you do on your computer, and exchange instant messages (page 43). · · · Access your personal Web portal (with the "Desktop Interface" page 46). Explore the fully featured phone and personal information management (PIM) applications. Have fun with the entertainment applications. For more information: To read instructions on all the Sidekick Slide applications, use any computer to sign in to the Desktop Interface via the internet (see page 46) and click Help to open the online version of this guide. To find out more about your device and accessories, go to www.hellomoto.com. 1 Introducing your new Sidekick Slide wireless device. Here's a quick anatomy lesson. Left Shoulder Key Right Shoulder Key Headset Jack Microphone Speaker Volume Keys Battery charging indicator USB/Power Connection Port Power On/Off Key Cancel Key Menu Key Directional Pad Jump Key Keyboard 2 End Key Trackball Send Key Done Key Jump Screen 1 Press and hold the Power Key P for a few seconds. Your device displays the Jump Screen. 2 Jump Screen Menu Press the Trackball T to select highlighted items or to open pop-up menus. Scroll the Trackball S or press the Directional Pad R up, down, left, or right to highlight items. Press the Menu Key M to open a menu. 3 4 Press the Trackball T to select highlighted items or to open pop-up menus. Scroll the Trackball S or press the Directional Pad R up, down, left, or right to highlight items. 3 Motorola, Inc. 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Manual Number: 6809515A63-A 6 contents menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Use and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 about this guide. . . . . . . . . . 11 SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 turn device on & off. . . . . . . 16 registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 answer a call . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 store a phone number. . . . . 18 call a stored phone number. 19 your phone number . . . . . . . 19 basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 device interface . . . . . . . . . . 20 basic navigation . . . . . . . . . . 21 phone controls. . . . . . . . . . . 23 title bar and indicators . . . . . 24 text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 key guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 handsfree speaker . . . . . . . . 27 customize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 sound profiles . . . . . . . . . . . 28 applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 font size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 display backlight. . . . . . . . . . 29 display backlight brightness. 29 date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 return a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 emergency calls. . . . . . . . . 31 voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 mini music player . . . . . . . . 33 play music . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 create a playlist . . . . . . . . . 35 camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 address book . . . . . . . . . . . 36 messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . 42 catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 instant messaging . . . . . . . 43 calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 to do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 TTY/accessibility . . . . . . . . 45 contents 7 connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 desktop interface . . . . . . . . 46 connect your device to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bluetooth® wireless. . . . . . 49 other features . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 advanced calling . . . . . . . . . 51 advanced text features . . . . 51 address book . . . . . . . . . . . 53 messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 device settings . . . . . . . . . . 55 call times & costs . . . . . . . . 56 network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . 57 advanced Bluetooth features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 memory card . . . . . . . . . . . 58 service & repairs . . . . . . . . . . 59 SAR Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 AOL® License. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Microsoft License. . . . . . . . . . 64 Safety Information. . . . . . . . . 70 Industry Canada Notice . . . . 74 FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Hearing Aids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 WHO Information. . . . . . . . . . 79 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Export Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Recycling Information . . . . . . 81 Perchlorate Label . . . . . . . . . . 81 Privacy and Data Security . . . 82 Driving Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 8 contents menu map main menu G H E W F 8 6 Web browser Email Instant Messaging · AOL Instant Messenger · Live Messenger · Yahoo! MESSENGER Phone Phone Messaging · Multimedia Messaging · Text Messaging Address Book Organizer · Calendar · Notes · To Do 0Camera · Memory Card Album · Device Album This is the standard main menu layout. Your device's menu may be different. 3 Music Player 4 Games 1 Download Catalog · Downloads · Catalog menu map 9 Use and Care Use and Care To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from: liquids of any kind Don't expose your phone to water, rain, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture. If it does get wet, don't try to accelerate drying with the use of an oven or dryer, as this may damage the phone. extreme heat or cold Avoid temperatures below 0°C/32°F or above 45°C/113°F. dust and dirt Don't expose your phone to dust, dirt, sand, food, or other inappropriate materials. cleaning solutions To clean your phone, use only a dry soft cloth. Don't use alcohol or other cleaning solutions. microwaves Don't try to dry your phone in a microwave oven. the ground Don't drop your phone. 10 Use and Care essentials about this guide This guide shows how to open a menu feature as follows: 5 Use the trackball S to scroll to New Message, and press the trackball T to select it. Tip: You can also use the directional pad R to scroll. This guide shows keys that need to be pressed at the same time as: Find it: A > F Phone Messaging > Text Messaging > M > New Message This means: 1 2 Press the jump key A to open the Jump screen. Use the trackball S to scroll to Phone Messaging, and press the trackball T to select it. 3 Use the trackball S to scroll to Text Messaging, and press the trackball T to select it. 4 Press the menu key M to display the pop-up menu. A + B. symbols This means a feature is network, SIM card, or subscription dependent and may not be available in all areas. Contact your service provider for more information. This means a feature requires an optional accessory. essentials 11 SIM card Caution: Don't bend or scratch your SIM card. Keep it away from static electricity, water, and dirt. Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card contains personal information like your phone number and contacts entries. It can also contain your voicemail, text message, and Internet access settings. If you put your SIM card in another device, that device uses your phone number. memory card You can use a removable microSD memory card with your device to store and retrieve multimedia objects (such as photos and music). Some applications, such as Camera, allow you to store photos on your device or memory card. For more memory card features, see page 58. Note: If you download a copyrighted file and store it on your memory card, you can use the file only while your memory card is inserted in your device. You cannot send, copy, or change copyrighted files. 2 To transfer files to/from your memory card, see page 48. SIM installation 1 12 essentials install or remove a memory card 1 Remove the back cover and the battery. 2 To install the memory card, make sure the memory card's metal contacts are facing down, and slide the memory card into the slot until you hear a click. To remove the memory card, push it in and release. The memory card slides a little way out of the slot. Pull the memory card out of the slot. 3 Replace the battery and back cover. · The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers. Caution: Use of an unqualified battery or charger may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard. Improper battery use, or use of a damaged battery, may result in a fire, explosion, or other hazard. Battery usage by children should be supervised. · Important: Motorola mobile devices are designed to work best with qualified batteries. If your battery is not charging, take the following steps: · Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it bears a Motorola "Original Equipment" hologram; battery Battery Use & Battery Safety · Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and chargers. · If there is no hologram, the battery is not a qualified battery; essentials 13 · If there is a hologram, replace the battery and retry charging it; · Avoid damage to battery and mobile device. Do not disassemble, open, crush, bend, deform, puncture, shred, or submerge the battery or mobile device. Avoid dropping the battery or mobile device, especially on a hard surface. If your battery or mobile device has been subjected to such damage, take it to a Motorola Authorized Service Center before using. Do not attempt to dry it with an appliance or heat source, such as a hair dryer or microwave oven. · Contact a Motorola Authorized Service Center. · New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take more time to charge. · Charging precautions: When charging your battery, keep it near room temperature. Never expose batteries to temperatures below 0°C (32°F) or above 45°C (113°F) when charging. Always take your mobile device with you when you leave your vehicle. · Use care when handling a charged battery--particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or other container with metal objects. Contact with metal objects (e.g., jewelry, keys, beaded chains) could complete an electrical circuit (short circuit), causing the battery to become very hot, which could cause damage or injury. · When storing your battery, keep it in a cool, dry place. · It is normal over time for battery life to decrease, and for the battery to exhibit shorter runtime between charges or require more frequent or longer charging times. 14 essentials Promptly dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations. Contact your local recycling center for proper battery disposal. Warning: Never dispose of batteries in a fire because they may explode. battery charging New batteries are not fully charged. Tip: Motorola batteries have circuitry that protects the battery from damage from overcharging. New batteries are not fully charged. Plug the battery charger into your device and an electrical outlet. Your device might take several seconds to start charging the battery. Note: You can also charge your battery by battery installation 1 2 3 connecting a cable from your device's mini-USB port to a USB port on a computer. Both your device and the computer must be turned on, and your computer must have the correct software drivers installed and be plugged into an electrical outlet. A Motorola Original essentials 15 USB cable and supporting software may be included with your device. These tools also are sold separately. Your device's red charge indicator comes on and a lightening bolt appears over the battery charging icon, in the title bar. The internal battery bars move while the battery is charging, and stop when the battery is fully charged. Disconnect your charger once charging is complete. To turn on your device, press and hold P for a few seconds. If prompted, enter your SIM card PIN. To turn off your device, press and hold P. registration Before you can start using your Sidekick Slide, you must complete the registration steps. Note: These instructions are for new users, not returning users. Returning users can simply sign in using their existing user name 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 to 3 hours. While you wait, step through the screens that appear. If turn device on & off Caution: Some devices ask for your SIM card PIN code when you turn them on. If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times before the correct code, your SIM card is disabled, and your display shows SIM Blocked. Contact your service provider. 16 essentials applicable, you will be given the opportunity to select your language just before the Welcome screen appears. When you see the Welcome screen, you know your device has been activated: 2 Congratulations ­ Once your account has been set up, you'll see the Congratulations screen: Select the Start button to begin! Press the trackball T to select the New User and advance to the next screen. On subsequent screens, select Next to advance. essentials 17 display To open your display, hold your device securely with both hands, then push up on the display with your thumbs. The display springs smoothly into the open position. The normal operating position of the device is horizontal, with the trackball on the right. To close your display, push the display down. Tip: To protect your display always use your carrying case. Tip: You can also use the dial pad by selecting from the Phone screen. To "hang up," select End or press and hold N. Note: When using the stereo headset to make a call press the send key on the headset. answer a call To answer a call, when your device rings select Answer or press O. To "hang up," select End or press and hold N. Note: When using the stereo headset to answer a call press the send key on the headset. make a call To make a call, from the Jump screen or Phone screen, open the display and enter a phone number, then press O. store a phone number Find it: A > 8 Address Book > M > New Contact You can store a phone number in your Address Book: 18 essentials 1 Enter your contact's details. You only need to enter basic "identity" information, a First or Last name. call a stored phone number Find it: A > W Phone 1 2 3 Scroll to and select Look Up. Enter a name to narrow your search. Scroll to and highlight the phone number, then press O to call. 2 When you have finished entering "identity" information select DONE or press C. 3 Scroll through the New Contact fields (such as Personal Info, Phone, and Email) and select Add or Edit to enter additional contact information. 4 When you have finished entering additional contact information select DONE or press C. Note: The contact details are stored on your device's memory. For further Address Book details, see page 36. your phone number To see your phone number from the Jump screen: Find it: A > W Phone > M > Settings > General > My Phone Number essentials 19 basics See page 2 for a basic device diagram. Tip: Want some help? Press A > M > Help > Owner's Manual. device interface jump screen The Jump screen is your entry point to all device applications. Application selections are arranged on the left side of the screen in a "ring" Some . applications are grouped into a second-level folder. Press A to open your Jump screen: If you press M while on the Jump screen, you can open all the device Settings options and other feature settings, such as Bluetooth. To select an application, scroll through the "ring" of application icons. When the application or application 20 basics folder you want is highlighted, press the trackball T to open that application or to enter the second-level application ring. Frequently used menu items have keyboard shortcuts that use the menu key (M) plus a shortcut key, such as M + L for Call Log. menus To open the menu from any screen press M. Menu items with submenus are shown with a right pointing arrowhead. The Phone Settings submenu is shown expanded: basic navigation jump key Press A to open your Jump screen. You can press A at any time to return to the Jump screen. menu key Press M to open the menu options for the current screen. basics 21 trackball key Scroll the trackball S up, down, left, or right to scroll to items in the display. When you scroll to an item, press the trackball T to select it. To adjust the vertical and horizontal speed of the trackball, press A > Settings > Trackball. done key Press the done key C to return to the previous screen until you reach the Jump screen. On a screen or in a dialog box, press C to save your changes and dismiss the screen or dialog box. If a menu is open, press C to close it. cancel key directional pad Press the directional pad R up, down, left, or right to scroll to items in the display. Press the cancel key B to dismiss the changes you have made to a screen or dialog box. quick jump To jump to a pending message or an application you have used recently, press A + B. Select Recent 22 basics (recently-used applications) or Pending (messages you have not read yet). Note: You can use the shortcuts listed to go directly to that application or message. Tip: Press A + O to open the latest unread message. end key During a call press N to end the call or clear the screen of the number you have entered. When this key is not lit you can use it to page up. left and right shoulder keys The functions of these keys depend on which application you are using. For example, when using the Camera, the right shoulder key L captures a photo. When using the Phone, the left shoulder key K turns Mute on and off, and the right shoulder key L turns Speakerphone on and off. phone controls See page 2 for phone controls diagram. keyboard Use the keyboard to enter characters. volume keys Press and hold the up or down volume keys to step through your Sound Profiles or to increase and decrease the volume of the application you are currently using. send key Press O to call the phone number you have entered or highlighted in a list. Press O with no number entered to show dialled numbers. When this key is not lit you can use it to page down. + _ basics 23 During a call use the volume keys to increase or decrease the volume. Note: To mute your device, press and hold the down volume key. 1 Signal Strength Indicator ­ Vertical bars show the strength of the network connection. Network services such as calls may not be available when you see an X flashing over the radio tower icon. 2 Network Indicator ­ Shows when your device is connecting to GPRS/EDGE network: title bar and indicators The device display indicators are: Screen Title Date and Time Sep 5, 11:30 pm a , b, or c= d= g= device is connecting to the GPRS/ EDGE network connected to the network not connected to the GPRS/ EDGE network. You can only make phone calls. Phone Email Message Notification Sound Profile Bluetooth On Network Signal Strength Battery Level 3 Bluetooth Indicator ­ Shows current Bluetooth status: i= Bluetooth on 24 basics 4 Phone Calls Indicator ­ A timer appears when you have a call in progress: 6 Sound Profile Indicator ­ Your current Sound Profile is displayed: q= r= call time elapsed is 3 mins, 40 secs. call forwarding is turned on. Your phone will not ring. s= o= t= 7 totally silent (no sound, no flashing lights, no vibration) flashing lights only vibration only If you have two calls active, the time displayed is for the foreground call. 5 Communication Services Notifications ­ Shows when you receive a new message, or when a Web page has finished loading. Indicators may include: Battery Level Indicator ­ Vertical bars show the battery charge level. Indicators may include: l= k= m= n= 8 empty charging too hot too cold p= v= w= Email message text message loaded Web page Memory Card Activity Indicator ­ When data is being written to or from your memory card, you will see this icon (x) flashing. basics 25 9 USB Connector Icon ­ When your device is connected to your computer using the USB port, you will see (y). Note: When your device is attached to your computer via USB, you cannot view the contents of your memory card from your device. When typing, words are replaced only after you press the space bar. Quickly insert your Email address, date, time, or phone number by using these AutoText rules: · · Enter @Email to insert your Email address. Enter @ld to insert the current day and date. Enter @lt to insert the current time. Enter @phone to insert your phone number. text entry Some features let you enter text. In a text entry screen use the keyboard to enter your text. For advanced text entry features see page 51. · · key guard To lock your keyboard and controls press A > M > Key Guard. The key guard screen appears. Tip: Press and hold C to lock your keyboard and controls quickly. To unlock your keyboard and controls press autotext Find it: A > M > Settings > AutoText The AutoText function offers automatic formatting and word replacement options. Open the menu to discard or create AutoText rules. M + C. If you have set a privacy code, you will be prompted to enter it. 26 basics Your device turns the key guard on automatically after being idle for five minutes. To change this setting press M > Settings > Key Guard & Security. Tip: To turn on the backlight when the key guard is on press L. After your device has been in key guard mode for five minutes the screen will switch off. Press any key or open the display to wake your device. Tip: The key guard is turned off when the display is opened. handsfree speaker You can use your device's handsfree speaker to make calls without holding the device to your ear. To turn the handsfree speaker on and off during a call, press the right shoulder key L. basics 27 customize sound profiles Each sound profile defines the volume of rings, reminders, and system sounds. You can have up to eight profiles; six editable profiles are provided by default. To create a new profile or modify an existing profile: Highlight a category, then press the trackball T to open the ringtones submenu. Scroll through the sounds, you can preview each sound by hovering over it for a few seconds. Press the trackball T to select the ringtone you want and press C. Find it: A > M > Settings > Sound Profiles applications You can set application-specific preferences using the Settings options found within the applications. changing ringtones Find it: A > W Phone > M > Settings > General 1 Highlight the Incoming Call Ringtone pop-up menu, then press the trackball T. The ringtone categories are shown. Find it: A > application > M > Settings 28 customize backgrounds You can customize the background on all application splash screens. display backlight brightness Find it: A > M > Settings > Battery & Display > Brightness Press the trackball T to open the slide for adjustment. Scroll the trackball S right and left to increase and decrease brightness. Tip: If you select Use ambient light sensor, the brightness will automatically adjust to the surrounding light conditions. Find it: A > M > Backgrounds font size You can change your font size settings: Find it: A > M > Settings > Font Size display backlight Find it: A > M > Settings > Battery & Display > Display Backlight Select the Dim after pop-up menu and select a timeout option, up to five minutes. date & time To set the date and time: Find it: A > M > Settings > Date & Time customize 29 calls To make and answer calls, see page 18. return a call Your device keeps a record of your unanswered calls, and shows You missed X phone calls, where X is the number of missed calls. When you see the You missed X phone calls message, use the trackball to scroll to the call you want to return, then press O. call log Your device keeps lists of incoming and outgoing calls, even for calls that didn't connect. The most recent calls are listed first. A record of recent numbers can be viewed. Find it: A > W Phone > Recent > Call Log Scroll to a call to see call details (like time and date). To call the number, press O or the trackball T. caller ID Calling line identification (caller ID) shows the phone number for an incoming call in your device's display. 30 calls Your device shows the caller's name and picture when they're stored in your address book, or Phone Call when caller ID information isn't available. Note: Picture IDs aren't available for contacts stored on the SIM card. Tip: Want to know who's calling without even looking at your device? To assign a picture ID to a contact, see page 54. To give one of your contacts a special ringtone, see page 54. To show or hide your phone number for all calls: Note: Check with your service provider, as emergency numbers vary by country. Your device may not work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency call cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or interference issues. Do not solely rely on your wireless device for essential communications such as medical emergencies. To make an emergency call: 1 From the Jump screen or Phone screen, press the keyboard keys to dial the emergency number. 2 Press O to call the emergency number. Find it: A > W Phone > M > Settings > Advanced > Caller Id voicemail emergency calls Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbers, such as 999, that you can call under any circumstances, even when your device is locked or the SIM card is not inserted. Your network stores the voicemail messages you receive. To listen to your messages, call your voicemail number. Note: Your service provider may include additional information about using this feature. calls 31 When you receive a voicemail message, your device plays the message alert and displays the new message indicator D. To check voicemail messages: Find it: A > W Phone > press and hold 1 Shortcut: Your service provider may store your voicemail phone number in speed dial location #1. If so, you can press and hold 1 in the Phone screen to listen to your voicemail message(s). 32 calls applications The applications available on your device may vary depending on your Service Provider. Once the mini music player displays use the trackball or directional pad to highlight a control, then press the trackball T to perform the action: mini music player Note: To use the mini music player, you must have a memory card (sold separately) inserted in your phone (see page 13). You cannot use the mini music player without a memory card in your phone. Select: · Your music player can play MP3, WAV, MIDI, WMA, AAC (MP4) music files. Use the mini music player and music player to play files you have stored on your microSD card. Use the mini music player to control your music while using other applications, such as Email or Instant Messaging. · · Shuffle Loop once · · Play previous Play next or K or L Play or pause or B Find it: Press A + C applications 33 · Loop repeatedly If you are playing a song or on the phone, the volume control panel includes separate volume controls for the music or phone call. select songs To scroll through the songs in the Play Queue: 1 2 Scroll the trackball down and select . Press the directional pad left or right or select to scroll through the songs in your queue. volume controls 1 2 Press M + C. Scroll the trackball left or right to change your sound profile. Left increases the volume and right reduces the volume. Tip: You can also use the device volume keys. Note: Your music will be paused during a phone call. play music Find it: A > Music Player Your music is organized in categories on the Browse Music screen. Scroll to highlight a category press T to select it. To play music, select the category or song you want to . play and it will be added to the "Play Queue" The songs 34 applications play in the list order. Press M > Shuffle & Repeat then the option you want Shuffle, Repeat, Repeat once, or Repeat the Play Queue. To control song play, open the mini music player (see page 33). Tip: To play your selection immediately press M + P . To add a song to the "Play Queue" press M + Q. 3 Enter your new playlist name and press C to save your changes. To add songs to a playlist, highlight a song, artist, or album, and press M and select Add to Playlist > Playlist Name. To remove songs from a playlist, open the playlist and highlight a song. Press M and select Remove from Playlist. create a playlist To create a playlist: 1 In the Browse Music screen, select one of the categories, then select a song, artist, or album you want in your playlist. 2 With the song, artist, or album highlighted press camera Your device has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera. You can store up to 1.75 MB of photos on your device's internal memory and more on your microSD card. Find it: A > 0 Camera M and select Add to Playlist > New Playlist. applications 35 take a photo Press M > Capture New or press L to see the viewfinder: · Select to send it in an Email or multimedia message. · Press B to discard the photo. 3 remaining Before you take your photo you can: · Press M and select Large (1280 x 1024), Medium (640 x 480), or Small (320 x 240) to set the photo size. · · Select to set the exposure. 1280 x 1024 Select where your photo will be saved. By default, your photo will be saved to the Memory Card Album. To save to your device, press M > Capture to > Device Album, or another album you created on the memory card. Capture photo To take your photo, press L or use the trackball to select the capture icon appears on the display: · Press C to save the photo. . The photo preview address book You can manage the details of up to 2000 contacts in your Address Book. For more address book features, see page 53. 36 applications create a contact You can store phone numbers, Email addresses, postal addresses and much more for each contact in your address book. Note: The contact details will be stored on your device's memory. import contacts from your SIM Import the phone numbers you have stored on your SIM card into your device's Address Book: Find it: A > Address Book > M > New Contact 1 Enter your contacts details. You only need to enter basic "identity" information, a First or Last name. You can also add a Middle name, Nickname, icon or photo. Select to insert a photo. 2 When you have finished entering "identity" information select DONE or press C. 3 Scroll through the New Contact fields (such as Personal Info, Phone, and Email) and select Add or Edit to enter additional contact information. 4 When you have finished entering additional contact information select DONE or press C. to insert an icon, select Find it: A > 8 Address Book > M > Settings > Import SIM Contacts import address book contacts 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 Go to www.T-mobile.com. Log in to My T-Mobile by typing your phone number and password and clicking "Log In" On . the page that opens, click the "Communication applications 37 Tools" link, then click the link to the "Desktop Interface" . 3 Your Jump page will open. Click the link to the Address Book. 4 Select Import and follow the instructions. These file types can be imported: · · · · · Microsoft Outlook for PC (.txt file) Microsoft Outlook Express for Mac (.txt file) Microsoft Entourage for Mac (.txt file) communicate with a contact Find it: A > 8 Address Book Use the trackball to highlight a contact and then press and hold the trackball T. A menu opens that lists all the communication options available for that contact. Select the option you want. set and send My vCard Find it: A > 8 Address Book 1 Use the trackball to highlight the contact you want to set as your vCard, then press Palm Desktop for PC (.txt/.tab file) Palm Desktop for Mac (.txt/.tab file) M > vCard > Set as My vCard. This 2 icon is After you select Import, your contacts are imported to your Web Address Book then sent to your device via the network. Make sure your device has a wireless connection. After a few minutes, check your device to confirm that your new contacts have been imported. displayed next to the contact you selected. To send your vCard, from the Browse Contacts screen, press M > vCard > Send My vCard > via Email, or Text, or Bluetooth. Note: To remove the "My vCard" setting, press M > vCard > Clear My vCard. 38 applications send a contact's vCard Find it: A > 8 Address Book Use the trackball to highlight the contact whose vCard you want to send. Press M > Contact > vCard > Send Contact's vCard > via Email, or via Text, or via Bluetooth. 2 Scroll to the Compose field and press the keyboard keys to enter text on the page (for details about text entry, see page 26). To insert a prewritten message select insert a smiley select press M and select Attach vCard. , to , to attach a vCard 3 When you finish the message, select Send or press messaging You can send and receive SMS, MMS, and Email messages from the messaging feature. For advanced messaging features, see page 55. M + M. receive text message When you receive a new message, your device plays an alert. Also, the you will see a visual "balloon" notification move across the title bar, and the text message indicator v is displayed. To see all of your messages: send a text message Find it: A > F Phone Messaging > Text Messaging > M > New Message 1 Select To to add a recipient. Enter the recipient's number or start entering their name to show Address Book matches. Find it: A > F Phone Messaging > Text Messaging > Inbox Tip: You can use the trackball to scroll between folders, such as Inbox, Drafts, Sent, and Trash. applications 39 send a multimedia message Find it: A > F Phone Messaging > Multimedia Messaging > M > New Message 1 Select To to add a recipient. Enter the recipient's number or start entering a name to show Address Book matches. 2 Scroll to the Compose field and press the keyboard keys to enter text (for details about text entry, see page 26). 3 To add a voice recording select image select up to three slides. Tip: Use the sec(s) pop-up menu to select how long you want the slide to play. 4 Select Preview to view your message before you send it. You can edit the attachments from the Compose screen, highlight the attachment, then 4 3 or to add another slide select , to add an , 2 . You can have 1 5 press and hold the trackball T to bring up the edit options. When you finish the message, select Send or press M + M. send an Email Find it: A > H Email > M > New Message Select To to add a recipient. Enter the recipient's name or Email address. If you enter a name (that's stored in your Address Book) the Email address will be shown. Scroll to the Subject field and press the keyboard keys to enter text (for details about text entry, see page 26). Scroll to the compose field and press the keyboard keys to enter text on the page. Press A > Attach to add a photo, sound, or vCard attachment. , to add a sound select 40 applications Tip: To open your photo albums press L and scroll to and select the photo you want to send. 5 When you finish the Email, select Send or press 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, see "fetch Email using Web browser" on page 42. M + M. receive an Email When you receive an Email message, your device plays an alert. Also, you will see a visual "balloon" notification move across the title bar and the Email message indicator p is displayed. Find it: A > H Email > M > Settings > Accounts 1 Press M > New Account. Enter your Email account information. These settings should be available from your Email service provider. 3 4 To save select Create or press C. Wait until you receive a confirmation message on the Email screen before attempting to send messages from this Email account. To see all of your Email messages: 2 Find it: A > H Email > Inbox 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 applications 41 fetch Email using 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. Here are a couple of popular Email Web sites: Web browser browse the Web Find it: A > G Web Browser 1 Enter the address of the Web page you wish to visit. The Go To dialog box opens automatically, showing the address you are typing. Possible URL matches, and the option to search for the text you entered, appear in the drop-down menu. 2 To go to a Web page, you can either finish typing the complete URL in the Go To dialog box then press Return, or use the trackball to highlight and select a suggested URL in the drop-down menu. Tip: To open Web pages faster, press M > Settings. Clear the "Show pictures" check box. Yahoo!® Mail - http://mobile.yahoo.com/home MSN Hotmail® - http://mobile.msn.com/hm/folder.aspx Press M + K to open the Bookmarks screen. Some sites may have been bookmarked for you. To go directly to an Email Web site: 1 2 Press A > G Web Browser. Enter the URL (Web site address) for your Internet Email account. Your entry will be inserted in the Go To dialog box automatically. 3 Press the trackball T to go to the Web site's sign in page. bookmark a Web page Find it: A > G Web Browser 42 applications 1 Press M + N to open the Add Bookmark dialog box. instant messaging Find it: A > E Instant Messaging 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. 2 Press C to save the bookmark. sign in 1 Press the trackball T to open the second-level ring of applications. Highlight the IM application of your choice, then press the trackball T to go to the sign in screen. 2 Enter your user name and password (passwords are case-sensitive), then select Sign In. Note: You will need to have already set up an IM account. catalog Download ringtones, applications, games, themes, and more from the Download Catalog! You'll find that browsing the Catalog and purchasing items is easy and fun.