Alcatel VM2045, Venture User Manual
Conventions used in this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information:
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NOTE Notes, usage tips, or additional information
Warning Situations that could cause injury to yourself or others
Caution Situations that could cause damage to your device or other equipment
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Contents
Specifications ......................................................................................................................................6
Basics ...................................................................................................................................................7
In Box ................................................................................................................................................................................7
Phone Overview ................................................................................................................................................................7
Proper Holding Position ....................................................................................................................................................8
Battery .............................................................................................................................................................................9
MicroSD Card ...................................................................................................................................................................10
Turning Phone On or O ..................................................................................................................................................11
Phone Options ................................................................................................................................................................12
Touchscreen Gestures ......................................................................................................................................................12
Keyboard ...........................................................................................................................................13
Using the QWERTY Keyboard ..........................................................................................................................................13
Using the Onscreen Keyboard .........................................................................................................................................13
Editing Text .................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................20
Google Account .............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................................................................................................................20
Customizing the Home Screen .......................................................................................................................................21
Essential Display Icons ....................................................................................................................................................23
Notications Panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Opening and Switching Between Applications ...............................................................................................................24
Sleep Mode ....................................................................................................................................................................25
Adjusting Volume ...........................................................................................................................................................26
Searching Your Phone and the Web ................................................................................................................................26
Connecting Your Phone to a Computer ...........................................................................................................................27
Phone Calls ........................................................................................................................................29
Making Calls ...................................................................................................................................................................29
Answering or Rejecting Calls .......................................................................................................................................... 30
Using In-Call Options......................................................................................................................................................31
Using Call Log .................................................................................................................................................................31
Listening to Your Voicemail ............................................................................................................................................33
Using Voice Dialer ...........................................................................................................................................................33
Contacts ............................................................................................................................................34
About Contacts ...............................................................................................................................................................34
Opening Your Contacts ...................................................................................................................................................34
Getting Started ..............................................................................................................................................................34
Editing/ Deleting Contacts .............................................................................................................................................36
Communicating .............................................................................................................................................................37
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Account Setting ...............................................................................................................................................................38
Messaging..........................................................................................................................................39
About Messaging ............................................................................................................................................................39
Sending Messages ..........................................................................................................................................................39
Reading Messages ..........................................................................................................................................................40
Receiving Emergency Alerts Messages ............................................................................................................................41
Changing Messaging Settings .........................................................................................................................................42
Google ...............................................................................................................................................43
Gmail ..............................................................................................................................................................................43
Google Talk ......................................................................................................................................................................45
Maps ...............................................................................................................................................................................47
Places ..............................................................................................................................................................................49
Navigation ......................................................................................................................................................................50
Latitude ..........................................................................................................................................................................51
Calendar ..........................................................................................................................................................................53
News & Weather .............................................................................................................................................................56
Android Market ...............................................................................................................................................................57
Books ..............................................................................................................................................................................58
Easy Installer ...................................................................................................................................................................60
Web ...................................................................................................................................................61
Email ...............................................................................................................................................................................61
Browser ...........................................................................................................................................................................63
YouTube ..........................................................................................................................................................................66
Wi-Fi ...............................................................................................................................................................................69
Downloads ......................................................................................................................................................................69
Trac Manager ...............................................................................................................................................................70
Bluetooth ...........................................................................................................................................72
Using Bluetooth ..............................................................................................................................................................72
Disconnecting or Unpairing from a Bluetooth Device ......................................................................................................72
Connecting to a Bluetooth Headset .................................................................................................................................73
Sending and Receiving Information Using Bluetooth ......................................................................................................73
Entertainment ...................................................................................................................................75
Camera/Camcorder .........................................................................................................................................................75
Gallery ............................................................................................................................................................................77
Videos .............................................................................................................................................................................78
Sound Recorder ...............................................................................................................................................................79
Music ..............................................................................................................................................................................79
Tools ...................................................................................................................................................82
Clock ...............................................................................................................................................................................82
Calculator ........................................................................................................................................................................83
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Memo .............................................................................................................................................................................83
My Files ...........................................................................................................................................................................83
OceSuite ......................................................................................................................................................................84
Battery Saver ..................................................................................................................................................................85
Virgin Mobile Applications .................................................................................................................87
Mobile ID ........................................................................................................................................................................87
My Account .....................................................................................................................................................................88
Settings .............................................................................................................................................89
Settings on Your Phone ...................................................................................................................................................89
Safety and use ...................................................................................................................................93
Please read before proceeding ........................................................................................................................................93
Limitation of damages ....................................................................................................................................................93
Important health information and safety precautions ....................................................................................................93
Regulatory agency identications ...................................................................................................................................99
Warranty ..........................................................................................................................................102
Manufacturer’s Warranty ...............................................................................................................................................102
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Specifications
Display
•2.8 inches QVGA, IPS full-angle viewing, TFT 262k colors
•Multitouch capacitive touch screen
Camera
•2Mp Full Frame with LED ash
Dimensions and Weight
•Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.2 x 0.48 inch (119 x 58 x 12.55 mm)
•Weight: 4.3 oz (122 g)
Memory
•512MB (ROM)/512MB (RAM)
•External memory: 2GB microSD card included (supports up to 32GB)
Operating Frequencies
•Networks: CDMA 1900(BC1) - 1XEV-DO rA
Wi-Fi(802.11 b/g/n) (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
•Data speed: Up To HSDPA 7.2Mbps
Operating System
•Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Connectivity
•BT 3.0 (HSP/HFP/A2DP/OPP), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Sensors
•Accelerometer, E-compass, Proximity Sensor
LBS
•A-GPS
Power Management (Performance)
Battery Type Capacity Standby Time Talk Time
Lithium-Ion(Li-ion) 1300mAh 270 hours (Slot Index 2) 4.3 hours (CDG89)
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Basics
In Box
The Venture comes with the following items included in the box:
•Venture mobile phone
•Micro USB cable
•Battery cover
•2GB microSD card (mounted in the device)
Phone Overview
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Battery
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USB power adapter
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Basics Guide
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1. Earpiece
2. Search key
Quick search
3. Back key
Move to the previous screen
4. Home key
Move to Home screen
Press and hold : Show eight most recently used apps.
5. Menu key
Options
6. USB port
Charging / PC connectivity
7. Volume key
Volume Up / Down
8. Power/Lock key
Short press: Screen lock mode
Press and hold: Power ON / Phone options
9. Headset jack
3.5 mm headset jack
10. External speaker
11. Camera
12. Battery cover
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QWERTY Keyboard Overview
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Your phone has a QWERTY keyboard that allows you faster and easier texting/typing.
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1. Caps/Shift key
2. Function key
3. @
4. Space bar
5. A-Z
Proper Holding Position
6. Delete key
7. Enter key
8. Symbol key
9. Smiley key
The Venture is equipped with an antenna located in the base of the unit. For optimum call quality, hold the phone along the sides and avoid
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touching the top and bottom of the phone while in a call.
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Battery
Note that browsing the web frequently, extended data usage, being in a poor signal area, or subjecting the device to extreme
temperatures will cause the battery to discharge quickly. To increase battery life, limit your data usage, or turn o GPS and
Bluetooth when not required.
Installing the battery
Please use only the original batteries and accessories you received with your phone or Virgin Mobile recommended replacements.
1. Remove the battery cover from the unit.
2. Align the battery’s exposed gold contacts with the battery connectors
inside the battery compartment.
3. Insert the contact side of the battery rst and then gently push the battery
into place.
4. Replace the battery cover over the battery compartment and press down
until you hear a click.
Removing the battery
1. Make sure that your device is turned o. To remove the battery cover from
your phone, try open the back cover using your nger at the small opening
on the bottom of the phone.
2. Push the bottom of the battery upwards and remove the battery.
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Charging your battery
Before you turn on your device and start using it, it is recommended that you charge the battery.
1. Plug the USB cable into the USB power adapter.
2. Plug the power adapter into a standard outlet.
3. Locate the USB port located on the left side of your device.
4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the phone’s micro USB port.
5. The USB icon on the cable should always face up when connecting the cable to your device as shown.
•Itismoreecienttochargethebatterywithyourdevicepoweredo.
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•Batteryoperatingtimegraduallydecreasesovertime.
MicroSD Card
Use the microSD card to store your photos, videos, music and certain apps from Android (TM) Market. You can also move and
copy les to your computer from your device.
Inserting the microSD card
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Locate the microSD card slot.
3. Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold
contacts facing down until it clicks into place.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Removing the microSD card
1. Make sure that your device is turned o,
and then remove the battery cover.
2. Press the microSD card to eject it from the slot,
then slide it out the rest of the way.
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Removing the microSD card while the phone is on
If you need to remove the microSD card while the phone is on, unmount the microSD card rst to prevent corrupting or
damaging the les in the microSD card.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. Or press Menu > Settings.
2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card > OK.
3. Remove the microSD card by following the steps in “SD card safe to remove”.
Turning Phone On or Off
Turning your phone on
1. Press and hold Power/Lock.
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The rst time you use your phone you’ll need to set it up. See the Getting Started chapter for details.
Activating your phone
Activate on your computer
Visit virginmobileusa.com/activate and follow the instructions.
Activate on your phone
1. Tap Activate.
2. Your phone will connect to the network, and then the screen will say “Welcome to Virgin Mobile”. Tap Get Started Now to
continue the activation process. Your phone will say “Activating your phone now...”. Then your phone will display your new
Virgin Mobile phone number. Write it down.
3. Tap Restart to Use to complete the activation process. Your phone will turn back on by itself.
4. That’s it. You will receive a text message to let you know you can start talking.
Turning your phone off
1. If the display is o, press Power/Lock to turn it back on.
2. Press and hold Power/Lock for a few seconds.
3. When Phone options menu appears, tap Power off > OK.
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Phone Options
Silent mode
1. Press and hold Power/Lock.
2. Tap Silent mode.
• When you select Silent mode, is displayed in the Status bar. Ringtones, alerts, and all audible sounds except media
and alarms are silenced.
To turn silent mode o, press and hold Power/Lock and then tap Silent mode again.
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Airplane mode
1. Press and hold Power/Lock.
2. Tap Airplane mode.
• When you set Airplane mode, is displayed in the Status bar. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile network functions are all
disabled.
To turn airplane mode o, press and hold Power/Lock and then tap Airplane mode again.
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Touchscreen Gestures
Tap To select onscreen items such as application and settings icons or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them
with your nger.
Tap and hold To open available options for the item, simply touch and hold your nger on the screen over the item.
Swipe or slide Quickly drag your nger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Drag Tap and hold your nger before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your nger until the item
reaches your desired location.
Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, but you only need to swipe your nger in lighter and quicker strokes.
This nger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as icking through the contacts or the message lists.
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning
the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger on-screen
keyboard.
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Keyboard
Using the QWERTY Keyboard
Your device has a specially designed QWERTY keyboard that provides a superior, easy, and comfortable typing experience on the
Venture.
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1. Caps/Shift key To type a single uppercase letter. To continuously type uppercase letters, press Caps/Shift key twice to
lock it. Press Caps/Shift key again to unlock.
2. Fn (Function key) To type the number or symbol printed on the keys in gray, hold down the Fn key and press one or more
letter keys. To return to typing letters, release the Fn key.
To continuously type numbers and symbols, press Fn key twice to lock it. Press Fn key again to unlock.
3. @ To type “@”.
4. Space bar To type a blank space.
5. A-Z (alphanumeric keys) To type numbers, letters or special characters. Go to the Google Search screen if pressed on the Home
screen.
6. Delete (Delete key) To delete a character. Press and hold Delete key to rapidly delete the entire entry.
7. Enter (Enter key) To begin a new line.
8. Sym (Symbol key) Pressing the Sym key opens a pop up menu of additional symbols.
9. Smiley key To type smiley icons. (Emoticons)
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For better performance in low-light environments, your handset includes a backlight feature which illuminates the QWERTY keyboard so you can
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type with ease.
Using the Onscreen Keyboard
In addition to the QWERTY keyboard, you can also enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the
keyboard automatically. In others, tap anywhere in a text eld to open the keyboard. You can choose between two included
on-screen keyboards to select the one that best ts your typing preferences.
To use the onscreen keyboard, from the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Language & keyboard > Soft keyboard switch >
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Select Landscape mode or Portrait mode or both.
•Tap Landscape mode to use the onscreen keyboard in landscape orientation on your screen.
•Tap Portrait mode to use the onscreen keyboard in portrait orientation on your screen.
Android keyboard This keyboard is similar to a desktop computer’s keyboard. This is the standard Android keyboard layout.
Android keyboard is selected as the default entry method.
TouchPal Input TouchPal keyboard is an innovative input solution for mobile devices. You need to tap and slide.
•If you want to change the on-screen keyboard type: Tap and hold the text input eld > Tap Input method > Select
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Android keyboard or TouchPal Input.
•Remember, the Venture has a built-in QWERTY keyboard, which you can use for all phone functions.
You can change all keyboard settings including User dictionary through the settings menu. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings
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> Language & keyboard.
Or press Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard.
Using the Android keyboard
If you want to switch from TouchPal keyboard to Android keyboard, tap and hold the text input eld > Tap Input method >
Select Android keyboard.
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1 The characters you’ve typed appear in a strip above the keyboard with word predictions to the right. Tap a suggested word to
enter it. You can also save the characters you’ve typed by tapping it twice in a strip above the keyboard.
2 Shift key. Tap once to capitalize the next letter you type. Tap it twice for all caps.
3 Symbol key. Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.
4 Tap to open Input options and tap and hold to select input method.
5 Voice input key. Tap to input by voice.
6 Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character.
7 Enter key. Tap to create a new line. (In other keyboard mode, you can also enter emoticon.)
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1. Tap the text eld to open the onscreen keyboard.
2. Tap the onscreen keys to type.
3. Use to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
4. When you’ve nished typing, press Back to close the keyboard.
To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
Tap
To switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.
Tap on the numeric keyboard
Tap and hold a vowel or the C, N, or S key To open a pop up menu to select an accented vowel or other alternate letter.
Tap and hold
Tap and hold a number or symbol key To open a pop up menu of additional symbols. Not all keys have additional symbols.
To view additional symbols, tap it again to switch back.
To open a pop up menu with a set of common symbols.
• Slide your nger smoothly up from the main keyboard to open an extension keyboard, with numbers and symbols. To
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enter a number or symbol from that keyboard, slide your nger onto it and then lift your nger. When you lift your nger,
the extended keyboard will no longer be visible.
• When you tap a key, a larger version displays briey over the keyboard. Keys with alternate characters display an ellipsis
(...) below the character.
Changing the keyboard language
< Selecting the Android keyboard languages >
1. Tap a text eld to open the onscreen keyboard.
2. Tap Input options > Android keyboard settings.
Or tap and hold > Input options > Android keyboard settings.
3. Tap Input languages > Select one or more languages.
4. Press Back to save.
< Changing the keyboard language >
If you’ve selected more than one keyboard language, the active keyboard language is displayed on the Space bar. You can
switch languages easily as follows:
1. Tap and hold .
2. Without lifting your nger, move it to the left or right until the language you want appears in the center of the small
window above .
3. Lift your nger.
If you have many languages available, you may have to repeat the above steps to reach your desired language.
Entering the text by speaking
You can use voice input to enter text. Voice input is an experimental feature using Google’s speech-recognition service. You
must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use voice input.
< Turning on voice input >
If the onscreen keyboard does not display , voice input is not turned on or you have congured it to display only on the
symbol keyboard.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. Or press Menu > Settings.
2. Tap Language & keyboard > Android keyboard.
Or tap Input options on the onscreen keyboard > Android keyboard settings.
• You can also tap and hold on the onscreen keyboard. In the alternate menu that opens, tap Input options >
Android keyboard settings.
3.Tap Voice input.
4. Tap the option for where you want to use (On main keyboard or On symbols keyboard). Or tap Off to turn o voice
input.
< Entering text by speaking >
You can enter text by speaking, in most places that you can enter text with the Android keyboard.
1. Tap a text eld.
2. Tap the on the keyboard.
3. When prompted to “Speak now,” speak what you want to enter.
•Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” or “exclamation point” to enter punctuation.
• When you pause, what you spoke is transcribed by the speech-recognition service, entered in the text eld and
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underlined. You can tap to erase the underlined text. If you start typing or entering more text by speaking, the
underline disappears.
•You can edit the onscreen text by typing or speaking.
Using TouchPal Text Entry Method
Entering text using TouchPal keyboard
TouchPal keyboard signicantly improves the user experience of inputting on touch screens of handheld devices.
• You only need to tap and use the auto-word prediction to input the right word. In other cases, you can slide left/right for
a specic letter, slide up for uppercase, or slide down for a punctuation.
•You can switch between three dierent keyboard layouts by sliding left or right on the onscreen keyboard.
< layout 1 > < layout 2 > < layout 3 >
•When you use TouchPal keyboard, the keyboard layout that you used the last time is displayed.
• For example, to enter “love” : If you tap “l”, the related words list will appear. You can select “love” from the list.
(These screenshots are the QWERTY keyboard which is the default layout.)
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•looking : This keyboard supports context-based prediction. To enter “looking”, you only need to enter “look”.
• runner : If you enter “run”, you can get “runner” and other candidates.
• looking forward: This keyboard also supports next word prediction. To enter “looking forward”, you need to enter
“looking” or “looked”.
Changing TouchPal Input settings
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > TouchPal Input.
Key press sound Drag the volume slider left or right to adjust key press sound.
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Key press vibration Drag the slider left or right to adjust key press vibration.
Show Popup Check to enable button pressing popup eect.
Slide-down symbols If checked, you just need to slide down on keys to input symbols.
Keyboard layout Set portrait/landscape layout and others.
TouchPal Input Set basic keyboard settings. Set Word prediction, Predict next word, Correct mistyping, Spellcheck, Adaptive
input learning, Relevant words or Context prediction.
TouchPal Curve
Language Select the language you may use.
Help You can view TouchPal input method help.
Software Update You can update TouchPal input through Internet.
About You can check TouchPal version on your phone.
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Set sliding input.
Adding, Editing or Deleting Words in the User Dictionary
Sometimes you may need to add a word to the predictive text dictionary, for example, a name or a specialized technical word.
If you want to add a word to your User dictionary while entering text, double tap the word to highlight it, then tap and hold
the word and select Add ** to dictionary.
< Adding a word manually >
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. Or press Menu > Settings.
2. Tap Language & keyboard > User dictionary.
3. Press Menu > Add.
4. Type the word > Tap OK.
< Editing or deleting a word >
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. Or press Menu > Settings.
2. Tap Language & keyboard > User dictionary.
• To edit words from the dictionary, tap the word you want to edit > Edit > Edit the word > Tap OK.
•To delete words from the dictionary, tap the word you want to delete > Delete.
Editing Text
You can select, copy or cut the text you’ve entered, then paste it in another text eld within the user interface.
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Some applications may oer dierent text editing methods.
Selecting text
1. Tap the text eld.
2. Move the cursor to the beginning or end of the desired text by tapping in the location you want the cursor.
3. Tap and hold the text eld.
4. Tap Select word in the pop up menu.
•Or tap Select all to select all the text in the text eld.
5. Drag your nger to move the text cursor to a letter within the text that you want to select. The selected text is highlighted
in orange.
Cutting and copying the text
1. Select the text to cut or copy it.
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2. Tap and hold the selected text.
3. Tap Cut or Copy in the menu that opens.
• If you tap Cut, the selected text is removed from the text eld. In this case, the text is saved to the clipboard, so that you
can paste it into another text eld.
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Be sure to only cut one section of text at a time, as the clipboard only saves a single text string.
Pasting the text
1. Cut or copy the text to paste.
2. Tap the text eld where you want to paste the text and move the cursor to your desired location.
• You can paste text that you copied from one application into the text eld in any other application.
3. Tap and hold then select Paste in the pop up menu.
• The text is inserted after the cursor. The text also remains in the clipboard, so you can paste that same text into another
location.
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Getting Started
Google Account
You must sign in to a Google account to use Gmail, Google Calendar, and other Google applications; to download applications
from Android Market; to back up your settings to Google servers; and to take advantage of other Google services on your phone.
Registering a Google account
Gmail, Android Market, and other applications require a valid Google account for use. You will be prompted to login in to
Google the rst time you use these applications.
1. Tap Sign in to register your Google account.
•If you don’t have a Google account, tap Create instead. See the next section for more details.
2. Enter your Google account Username and Password > Tap Sign in.
Creating a new Google account
1. Tap Create > Enter First name, Last name and Username > Tap Next.
2. Enter a password in to the Type a password, Confirm password elds, then tap Next.
•Password tip: Your password must be a minimum of 8 characters in length.
3. Select Security question and enter the Answer, which will be needed if you forget your password and then enter a
Secondary Email > Create.
4. Read through Google Terms of Service > Tap I agree, Next.
5. Enter the letters shown on the screen > Tap Next > Tap Finish.
Adding a Google account
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Tap Accounts & sync > Add account.
3. Tap Google > Tap Next.
4. Tap Sign in to register your Google account.
5. Enter your Google account Username and Password > Tap Sign in > Finish.
•The Venture supports multiple Google accounts.
• If you have the same contact across multiple Google accounts, you can merge duplicates into a single item in the contact list.
Removing a Google account
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Tap Accounts & sync.
3. Select the account to be deleted > Tap Remove account > Remove account.
• All information associated with that account will be deleted. This includes contacts, emails, messages, calendar events,
etc. At least one Google account is required for normal phone operation.
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The phone must be reset to remove a solitary Google account.
Getting to Know the Home Screen
The Home screen is displayed when the device is in idle mode. You can add your favorite apps, shortcuts, folders and widgets to
the Home screen so they’re only a tap away.
The Home screen is actually ve separate screens. Slide your nger the left or right and you’ll discover more space to add icons,
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widgets, and more. Press Home to return to the center Home screen.
Previewing the Home screens
1. From any Home screen, tap and hold Apps.
2. When you choose a desired Home screen, the display shifts to the selected Home screen.
Customizing the Home Screen
The Home screens and display wallpaper are extensively customizable.
Home screen customization options
1. Open the Home screen you want to customize.
2. Press Menu > Add. Or just tap and hold an empty area on the Home screen.
3. On the menu that appears, select from the following choices.
Shortcuts
Widgets
Folders
Shortcuts can cover such functions as Applications, Bookmark, Contact, Direct dial, Direct message,
Directions & Navigation, Email, Gmail label, Music playlist and Settings.
Widgets are mini-applications for functions as Analog clock, Calendar, Digital Clock, Google Search, Home
screen tips, Latitude, Market, Music, News & Weather, Picture frame, Power Control, Trac, Trac Manager,
WorldClock and YouTube.
If you create a new folder, you can drag icons into the folder to organize them. You can also select All
contacts, Bluetooth received, Contacts with phone numbers or Starred contacts.
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Wallpapers
You can choose from your Gallery photos, ID wallpapers, Live wallpapers or Wallpapers to change the display
background.
Moving an item on the Home screen
1. From the Home screen, tap and hold the item you want to move until it vibrates. Don’t lift your nger.
2. Drag the item to a new location on the Home screen.
3. Lift your nger at the location where you want the item.
To add a shortcut to any application from the Launcher, tap Apps, tap and hold the item, then drag it o the Launcher and
onto a Home screen.
Removing an item from the Home screen
1. From the Home screen, tap and hold an item until it vibrates. Don’t lift your nger. The Dock menu changes into the .
2. Drag the item to the .
3. When the item turns red, lift your nger.
Changing the Wallpaper of the Home screen
1. From the Home screen, press Menu > Wallpaper. Or just tap and hold any empty area on a Home screen
> Wallpapers.
2. Tap one of the following:
Gallery
ID wallpapers
Live wallpapers
Wallpapers
3. Tap Save or Set wallpaper.
Choose a photo from your camera gallery or memory card storage. You can crop the image before
setting it as the wallpaper.
Choose from the available wallpapers that were included in your Mobile ID pack.
Choose from pre-loaded animated wallpapers. Additional live wallpapers can be downloaded from the
Android Market.
Choose from the pre-loaded animated or static wallpapers. Additional wallpapers can be downloaded
from the Android Market.
Renaming a folder
1. Tap the folder to open it.
2. Tap and hold the title bar of the folder window.
3. Enter a new name in the dialog box that appears, and then tap OK.
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Essential Display Icons
Status icons
You can tell a lot about your phone when you understand the icons in the Status bar. Here’s what each one means:
Signal strength TTY connected
No signal GPS is on and active
1X CDMA connected Vibrate only mode
1X CDMA in use Speakerphone is on
EvDo connected Silent mode-no audio or vibration
EvDo in use Bluetooth is on
Airplane mode Bluetooth device connected
Data synchronizing No battery
Synchronization error
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Wi-Fi signal strength
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It indicates that battery is remaining
(Empty to full charge states)
Notification icons
Notication icons in the Status bar alert you to items that may require your attention such as new messages, calendar event
reminders, missed call notications, etc. Here’s what each one means:
Call in progress Downloading data
Missed call Uploading data (animated)
Connected to a computer via USB cable General Warning Icon
Storage card memory is low USB debugging connected
More (not displayed) notications No microSD card installed
New Google Talk instant message MicroSD card is being prepared
New voicemail Upcoming event
New message Microphone is muted
Problem with text or multimedia message
delivery
New Gmail Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available
Alarm is set
Connected to or disconnected from VPN Song is playing
New Email
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Notifications Panel
When you receive a new notication, an icon will be displayed in your status bar at the top of your screen.
Viewing and responding to Notifications
1. Tap and hold Status bar, and then slide your nger downward to open the Notications panel.
2. If you have multiple notications, you may need to scroll to see them all.
3. Tap a notication to respond to it.
Closing the Notifications panel
Drag the bottom bar of the panel up. Or just press Back.
Opening and Switching Between Applications
The Launcher, which you open from the Home screen, shows the icons of all installed applications on your phone.
Opening and closing the Launcher
1. To open, from the Home screen, tap Apps.
2. To close, press Home or Back.
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Switching to a recently used application
1. From any screen, press and hold Home.
2. Tap an icon to open the application or press Back to return to your previous screen.
Sleep Mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by turning o your display. You will still receive messages and calls when the display is turned o.
Switching to Sleep mode
Press Power/Lock to switch your phone to Sleep mode.
Your phone automatically turns o the display after a period of inactivity. To customize the screen timeout settings, from the
Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
Waking up from Sleep mode
Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.
To wake it up manually, press Power/Lock. You’ll need to unlock the screen as described below.
Unlocking the screen
On the lock screen, tap the unlock icon and slide your nger in the direction of the arrows to unlock the screen. The screen
unlocks automatically when you answer an incoming call.
NOTE
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password to
access the phone software.
Activating Secure Screen Lock
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. Or press Menu > Settings.
2. Tap Location & security > Set up screen lock.
• If you have already congured the screen lock, tap Change screen lock to change how to lock or unlock your screen.
3. Tap Pattern, PIN, or Password. And then, enter a custom pattern, PIN or password as prompted.
•If you select ‘None’, screen unlock security is cancelled.
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Adjusting Volume
Ringtone and Media volume are independent of each other and adjusted separately.
Adjusting the ringer volume
From the Home screen, press Volume up or Volume down on the right side of the phone to adjust the ringer volume to
your desired level.
• While in the lowest ringer volume level, press Volume down once to set your phone to Vibrate mode. To set your
phone to Silent mode, from the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Sound > Vibrate > Select Never or
Only when not in Silent mode.
• While in the Silent mode or Vibrate mode, press Volume up once to switch to ringtone mode.
Adjusting the media volume
While playing music, watching a video or using preloaded or downloaded games or applications, press Volume up or
Volume down on the right panel of the phone to adjust the media volume.
Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls
During a phone call, press Volume up or Volume down.
Adjusting the volume via Settings menu
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. Or press Menu > Settings.
2. Tap Sound > Volume.
3. Drag the volume sliders left or right to adjust your phone’s Ringtone, Media, and Alarm. Your phone plays a sample tone
at the selected volume level while you drag the slider.
NOTE
If you uncheck the option to use call volume for notications, you can set the notication ringtone volume independently.
4. When you’re done, tap OK.
Searching Your Phone and the Web
The search key is a powerful part of the Venture’s software and enables you to quickly locate les, contacts, and applications.
You can also search the web using your favorite web search service.
1. Press Search. Or tap Apps > Google Search.
2. Begin entering text, or tap a previously used search term.
• As you enter the text, matching items on your phone and suggestions from Google web search will appear on the screen.
3. Tap a suggestion to go directly to that result.
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1 Tap to change the target of your search location(All, Web, Apps or Contacts).
2 Type in your search criteria.
3 Tap to search by voice.
4 Tap to enter suggestion automatically.
Setting search options
1. Press Search.
2. Press Menu > Search settings.
3. Tap any of the following:
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Web Google search Show web suggestions, Use My Location, Search history, Manage search history.
Phone Searchable items Opens list of searchable locations on your phone.
Clear shortcuts Erases the list of previously chosen search suggestions.
Using Voice search
1. Press and hold Search.
Or tap the in the Google search box or in the Browser’s URL box.
2. Speak what you want to search for.
3. Searched words with similar pronunciations are listed. If you select a desired search result, the Google result appears with
the corresponding keyword.
• If you speak inaccurately, the desired keyword may not appear.
Connecting Your Phone to a Computer
Copying files to/from the microSD card
You can copy your music, photos, and other les to the microSD card of your phone.
NOTE
This option is available only when a microSD card is inserted into the slot of your phone. While your phone is connected to a computer, USB Mass
storage mode prevents you from using applications that access the memory card.
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. Open the Notications panel > Tap USB connected.
3. Tap Turn on USB storage.
On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a removable hard drive.
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4. Navigate to the removable drive and open it.
5. Do one of the following:
•Copy the les from the computer to the microSD card’s root folder.
•Copy the les from the phone’s microSD card to a folder in your computer.
6. After copying the les, unmount the removable drive (that is, your phone) as required by your computer’s operating
system to safely remove your phone.
7. After you have unmounted the removable drive, you can disconnect the phone from the computer.
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Phone Calls
Making Calls
The simplest way to make a call is to dial the number directly. You can also call numbers listed in your call log or Contacts list.
Making a call from the dialer screen
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone. Or tap Apps > Phone.
2. Tap the number you want to dial.
• If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single character. Tap and hold to erase the entire string.
3. Tap .
•The Calling screen is shown and the appears in the Status bar while the call is active.
•To change the volume during a call, press Volume up / Volume down.
4. To end the call, tap End Call.
Entering a Pause/Wait
Pause and wait options can help you dial additional numbers such as a voicemail password, or phone banking system menus.
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap the number you wish to dial > Press Menu > Add 2-sec pause or Add wait.
Or tap and hold * to enter Add 2-sec pause or tap and hold # to enter Add wait on the keypad.
• Add 2-sec pause : Your phone will wait for 2 seconds then continue to dial the remaining numbers automatically.
• Add wait : Your phone will wait with the message, ‘Send the following tone?’ until Send is tapped, then continue
dialing the remaining numbers.
Making an international call
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap and hold 0 until the international prex ‘+’ appears.
3. Tap the country code, area code, and phone number.
4. Tap .
Calling a number from the Call log
Your phone logs all incoming and outgoing calls.
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > Call log. Or tap Apps > Contacts > Call log.
2. Tap at the right of any entry to dial.
•Calls are listed with the most recent at the top.
•Calls to the same phone number are grouped together.
•Scroll up or down to view additional entries in the log.
• If you want to edit a number before calling, tap and hold the desired number, and then tap Edit number before call.
Making a call from the Contact list
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > Contacts. Or tap Apps > Contacts.
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2. Scroll through the contact list.
• To nd a specic contact, you can search by pressing Search or press Menu > Search. Enter the name of
the contact you’re searching for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. Or you can use
the tab on the right hand side of the screen to scroll through the alphabetical contacts.
3. Tap the contact you want to call.
4. Tap .
Making an emergency call
Your phone supports international emergency numbers such as 911. Emergency calling is supported anywhere the phone has
a network signal.
Making an emergency call
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap the emergency number for your location. This is usually 911, *911 or #911.
3. Tap .
4. To end the emergency call, tap End Call.
Making an emergency call while the phone is locked
1. When your phone is no service status, Emergency call button is displayed on the lock screen. Tap Emergency call.
2. Tap the emergency number for your location. This is usually 911, *911 or #911.
3. Tap .
4. To end the emergency call, tap End Call.
Answering or Rejecting Calls
When you receive a phone call, the screen displays the caller’s name, phone number, and caller ID icon (if stored in Contacts).
When you receive a phone call from a phone number not stored in your Contacts, only the default caller ID icon and phone
number are shown.
All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log. If you miss a call, you receive a reminder notication.
Answering or rejecting an incoming call
1. Drag the icon in the direction of the arrows to answer the call. Or drag the icon in the direction of the arrows to
reject the call.
•If you were already in a call, the rst call is placed on hold during answering the new call.
•To silence the ringer before answering the call, press either of the volume keys.
NOTE
The caller you reject is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a message.
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