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THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX.

DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE DEVICE IS CHARGING.

YOUR WARRANTY IS INVALIDATED IF YOU OPEN OR TAMPER WITH THE DEVICE’S OUTER CASING.

PRIVACY RESTRICTIONS

Some countries require full disclosure of recorded telephone conversations, and stipulate that you must inform the person with whom you are speaking that the conversation is being recorded. Always obey the relevant laws and regulations of your country when using the recording feature of your PDA Phone.

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Important Health Information and Safety Precautions

When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages.

Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product.

To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

This product is intended for use when supplied with power from the designated battery or power supply unit. Other usage may be dangerous and will invalidate any approval given to this product.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER GROUNDING INSTALLATION

CAUTION: Connecting to an improperly grounded equipment can result in

an electric shock to your device.

This product is equipped with a USB cable for connecting the product to a desktop or notebook computer. Be sure your computer is properly grounded (earthed) before connecting the product to the computer. The power supply cord of a desktop or notebook computer has an equipmentgrounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet which is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT

• Use the correct external power source

A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources, refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product.

• Handle battery packs carefully

This product contains a Li-ion Polymer battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts or circuits, dispose of in fire or water, or expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60˚C (140˚F).

WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

To reduce risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, expose to temperature above 60° C (140° F), or dispose of in fire or water. Replace only with specified batteries. Recycle or dispose of used batteries according to the local regulations or reference guide supplied with your product.

• Take extra precautions

• Keep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid

as it may cause a short circuit.

• Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the

battery or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation.

• Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or

discolored, or the one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.

• Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small

children, to avoid swallowing of the battery. Consult the doctor immediately if the battery is swallowed.

• If the battery leaks:

• Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin

or clothing. If already in contact, flush the affected area immediately with clean water and seek medical advice.

• Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes.

If already in contact, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek medical advice.

• Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire

as there is a danger of ignition or explosion.

• Communicate the appropriate steps immediately in case a hazard

occurs.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT

Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the temperature may exceed 60°C (140°F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.

PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS

CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or

headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time.

NOTE: For France, Headphones and Earphones (listed below) for this device have been tested to comply with the Sound Pressure Level requirement laid down in the applicable NF EN 50332-1:2000 and/or NF EN 50332-2:2003 standards as required by French Article L. 5232-1.

• Earphone, manufactured by Merry, Model EMC220.

SAFETY IN AIRCRAFTS

Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft’s navigation system and its communications network, using this device’s phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. If you want to use this device when on board an aircraft, remember to turn off the phone by switching to Flight Mode.

ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS

Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive atmospheres such as fuelling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Please be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.

EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES

When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations, and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots, chemical plants, or where blasting operations are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked. These include fueling areas, below deck on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.

ROAD SAFETY

Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use telephony services with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency. In some countries, using hands-free devices as an alternative is allowed.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE

• Avoid using your device near metal structures (for example, the steel

frame of a building).

• Avoid using your device near strong electromagnetic sources, such as

microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio.

• Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories

that do not contain any metal.

• Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate

your local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.

INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS

This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics.

If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.

Turn the phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.

HEARING AIDS

Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider, or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives.

NONIONIZING RADIATION

Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment.

Use only the supplied integral antenna. Use of unauthorized or modified antennas may impair call quality and damage the phone, causing loss of performance and SAR levels exceeding the recommended limits as well as result in non-compliance with local regulatory requirements in your country.

To assure optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your device only in its normal-use position. Do not touch or hold the antenna area unnecessarily when placing or receiving a phone call. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life.

Antenna location

General Precautions

• Heed service markings

Except as explained elsewhere in the Operating or Service documentation, do not service any product yourself. Service needed on components inside these compartments should be done by an authorized service technician or provider.

• Damage requiring service

Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and refer servicing to an authorized service technician or provider under the following conditions:

• Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the product.

• The product has been exposed to rain or water.

• The product has been dropped or damaged.

• There are noticeable signs of overheating.

• The product does not operate normally when you follow the

operating instructions.

• Avoid hot areas

The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including, but limited to, amplifiers) that produce heat.

• Avoid wet areas

Never use the product in a wet location.

• Avoid using your device after a dramatic change in temperature

When you move your device between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges (For example, from warm indoor conditions in a cottage on a mountain to freezing outdoor conditions), condensation may form on or within the device. To avoid damaging the device, allow sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the device.

NOTICE: When taking the device from low-temperature conditions into a

warmer environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the device to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power.

• Avoid pushing objects into product

Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not be blocked or covered.

• Mounting accessories

Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart, stand, tripod, or bracket. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

• Avoid unstable mounting

Do not place the product with an unstable base.

• Use product with approved equipment

This product should be used only with personal computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment.

• Adjust the volume

Turn down the volume before using headphones or other audio devices.

• Cleaning

Unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but NEVER use water to clean the LCD screen.

Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started 19

1.1 Getting to Know Your PDA Phone and Accessories ....... 20

1.2 Installing the USIM/SIM Card and Battery ...................... 24

1.3 Installing a Storage Card ................................................. 27

1.4 Starting Up ........................................................................ 27

1.5 The Today Screen .............................................................. 30

1.6 The Start Menu ................................................................. 31

1.7 Quick Menu ....................................................................... 32

1.8 HTC Home ......................................................................... 32

1.9 Finger Scrolling and Finger Panning .............................. 38

1.10 Status Icons ....................................................................... 40

1.11 Programs ........................................................................... 42

1.12 Settings ............................................................................. 45

Chapter 2 Entering and Searching

Information 49

2.1 Using the Hardware Keyboard ........................................ 50

2.2 Entering Information ....................................................... 51

2.3 Using the On-screen Keyboard ....................................... 52

2.4 Using Letter Recognizer ................................................... 53

2.5 Using Block Recognizer ................................................... 53

2.6 Using Transcriber .............................................................. 54

2.7 Using Symbol Pad ............................................................. 55

2.8 Using Notes to Draw, Write and Record Voice Notes ..... 56

2.9 Searching Information ..................................................... 56

Chapter 3 Using Phone Features 57

3.1 Using the Phone ............................................................... 58

3.2 Making a Call .................................................................... 60

3.3 Receiving a Call ................................................................. 63

3.4 Making a Video Call .......................................................... 65

3.5 Receiving a Video Call ...................................................... 69

3.6 Smart Dialing .................................................................... 69

3.7 Additional Dialing Information ....................................... 72

3.8 Setting Up Bluetooth SIM Access for Car Kit Phones ..... 72

Chapter 4 Setting Up Your PDA Phone 75

4.1 Basic Settings .................................................................... 76

4.2 Personalizing the Today Screen ...................................... 77

4.3 Customizing Phone Settings and Services ..................... 79

4.4 Protecting Your Device ..................................................... 81

4.5 Other Settings .................................................................. 83

Chapter 5 Synchronizing Information With

Your Computer 87

5.1 About Synchronization .................................................... 88

5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center

on Windows Vista ............................................................. 89

5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP ......................... 92

5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer ................................ 93

5.5 Synchronizing via Bluetooth ........................................... 95

5.6 Synchronizing Music and Video ...................................... 96

Chapter 6 Organizing Contacts,

Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 97

6.1 Managing Your Phonebook ............................................. 98

6.2 Contacts ............................................................................ 98

6.3 SIM Manager ................................................................... 103

6.4 Calendar .......................................................................... 105

6.5 Tasks ................................................................................ 108

6.6 Notes ............................................................................... 110

6.7 Voice Recorder ................................................................ 113

Chapter 7 Exchanging Messages 115

7.1 Messaging ....................................................................... 116

7.2 Text Messages ................................................................. 117

7.3 MMS ................................................................................. 118

7.4 Types of E-mail Accounts ............................................... 124

7.5 E-mail Setup Wizard ....................................................... 125

7.6 Using E-mail .................................................................... 128

7.7 Using Keyboard Shortcuts ............................................. 134

Chapter 8 Working With Company E-mails

and Meeting Appointments 135

8.1 Synchronizing Your Device with the Exchange Server 136

8.2 Working With Company E-mails .................................... 138

8.3 Managing Meeting Requests ........................................ 143

8.4 Finding Contacts in the Company Directory ................ 144

8.5 E-mail Security ................................................................ 146

Chapter 9 Working With Documents

and Files 151

9.1 Microsoft® Office Mobile ................................................ 152

9.2 Adobe® Reader® LE ......................................................... 153

9.3 Copying and Managing Files ......................................... 154

9.4 ZIP .................................................................................... 156

9.5 Backing Up Data ............................................................. 157

Chapter 10 Getting Connected 161

10.1 Comm Manager .............................................................. 162

10.2 Connection Setup ........................................................... 163

10.3 Ways of Connecting to the Internet .............................. 164

10.4 Wi-Fi ................................................................................. 164

10.5 GPRS ................................................................................ 168

10.6 Dial-up and Other Connections .................................... 170

10.7 Starting a Data Connection ........................................... 171

10.8 Internet Explorer® Mobile .............................................. 171

10.9 Using Your Device as a Modem (Internet Sharing) ...... 173

10.10 Bluetooth ....................................................................... 174

10.11 Windows Live™ .............................................................. 182

Chapter 11 Using GPS 187

11.1 Guidelines and Preparation for Using GPS ................... 188

11.2 Downloading Satellite Data via QuickGPS ................... 190

11.3 Using TomTom NAVIGATOR ........................................... 192

11.4 GPS Controls ................................................................... 202

Chapter 12 Experiencing Multimedia 203

12.1 Camera ............................................................................ 204

12.2 Pictures & Videos ............................................................ 216

12.3 Windows Media® Player Mobile .................................... 219

12.4 Streaming Media Player ................................................. 224

12.5 Audio Manager ............................................................... 226

Chapter 13 Managing Your PDA Phone 233

13.1 Adding and Removing Programs .................................. 234

13.2 Managing Memory ......................................................... 235

13.3 Task Manager .................................................................. 236

13.4 Resetting Your Device .................................................... 237

13.5 Checking System Information ....................................... 239

13.6 Windows Update ............................................................ 239

13.7 Battery Saving Tips ........................................................ 241

Chapter 14 Using Other Applications 243

14.1 Voice Speed Dial ............................................................. 244

14.2 Java .................................................................................. 246

14.3 Spb GPRS Monitor .......................................................... 247

14.4 WorldCard Mobile .......................................................... 250

Appendix 253

A.1 Regulatory Notices ......................................................... 254

A.2 Specifications ................................................................. 259

Index 263

Chapter 1

Getting Started

1.1 Getting to Know Your PDA Phone

and Accessories

1.2 Installing the USIM/SIM Card and Battery

1.3 Installing a Storage Card

1.4 Starting Up

1.5 The Today Screen

1.6 The Start Menu

1.7 Quick Menu

1.8 HTC Home

1.9 Finger Scrolling and Finger Panning

1.10 Status Icons

1.11 Programs

1.12 Settings

20 Getting Started

1.1 Getting to Know Your PDA Phone and Accessories

Left panel

Jog Wheel

• Scroll up or

down to navigate through menus, program instructions; press the wheel to carry out selection.

• During a call or

playing music, scroll up or down to adjust the sound volume.

• When receiving

an incoming call, scroll down to silence the audio notification.

VOICE COMMAND

• Press to activate or cancel voice recognition. See Chapter 14 for details.

• Press and hold to record a voice note.

OK button

Press to confirm your data entries, or to exit the program in use.

Right panel

POWER

Press to turn off the display temporarily. To turn off the power, press and hold for about 5 seconds. For more information, see “Starting Up” in this chapter.

CAMERA

Press to launch the Camera. See Chapter 12 for details.

Stylus

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Front panel

MESSAGING

See Chapter 7 for details.

Notification LEDs

* See description below.

Earpiece

Listen to a phone call from here.

Touch Screen

Hardware Keyboard

See Chapter 2 for details.

TALK

Press to answer an incoming call or dial a number.

Left/Right SOFT KEYs

START MENU

NAVIGATION Control/ENTER

Press this multi-directional control up, down, left, or right to move through menus and program instructions; carry out the selection by pressing the center button.

END

Press to end a call or to return to the Today screen.

OK See OK button.

INTERNET EXPLORER

See Chapter 10 for details.

Second Camera

Use this video camera for video call conversations.

* Left LED: Shows Green and Amber lights for HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GSM/GPRS

standby, message, and network status as well as for notification and battery charging status. Shows a flashing red light when the battery level reaches 5% or lower.

Right LED: Shows a flashing Blue light for Bluetooth system notification of powered-

up and ready to transmit Bluetooth signal, or a flashing Green light for Wi-Fi status. When both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are enabled, their lights flash

alternately. Shows Amber light for GPS status.

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Back panel

Speaker

3 Megapixel Camera

See Chapter 12 for details.

Back Cover

Slide the back cover upward to remove it.

GPS Antenna Connector

Peel off the rubber cap and connect an external GPS antenna for better GPS signal reception.

Note Please use

only the external GPS antenna with model number

GA S120.

Sync Connector/Earphone Jack

Connect the supplied USB cable to synchronize information or plug in the AC adapter to recharge the battery. You can also connect the supplied USB stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to audio media.

Microphone

RESET

With the stylus, press the RESET button to soft-reset your device.

microSD Slot

See "Installing a Storage Card" for details.

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Accessories

1 3

No. Accessory Function

1 A

C adapter Recharges the battery.

2 USB S

ync cable Connects your device to a PC and synchronizes data.

3 S

tereo headset Press the Send/End button to pick up a call or put a

call on hold; press and hold the button to end the call.

4 P

ouch Acts as a protective carrying case for your device.

24 Getting Started

1.2 Installing the USIM/SIM Card and Battery

Always turn off your device before installing/replacing the USIM/SIM card and battery. The USIM/SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your device supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Some legacy SIM cards will not function with your device. You should consult with your service provider for a replacement USIM/SIM card. There may be fees for this service.

Your device contains a rechargeable Li-ion polymer battery. It is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your device, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other program usage patterns.

Battery life estimates (approximations):

• Standby time: Up to 350 hours for UMTS

Up to 365 hours for GSM

• Talk time: Up to 264 minutes for UMTS

Up to 420 minutes for GSM Up to 120 minutes for video call (video telephony)

Warning! To reduce risk of fire or burns:

• Do not attempt to open, disassemble, or service the battery pack.

• Do not crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in fire

or water.

• Do not expose to temperatures above 60oC (140oF).

• Replace only with the battery pack designated for this product.

• Recycle or dispose of used battery as stipulated by local regulation.

Important Before opening the SIM card door, make sure you turn off the device

first. Opening the SIM card door while the device is turned on may damage the device.

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To install the USIM/SIM card

1. Make sure your device is turned off.

2. Slide out the hardware keyboard.

3. Slide the SIM card door lock to the left and then open the SIM card

door.

4. Hold the USIM/SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its

cut-off corner facing toward outside of the slot. Insert the USIM/SIM card by sliding it into the slot.

Tip You'll also see an illustration on how to insert the USIM/SIM card on the

SIM card door.

5. After inserting the USIM/SIM card, close the SIM card door and then

lock it by sliding the lock to the right.

To remove the USIM/SIM card

To remove the USIM/SIM card, push the USIM/SIM card out from the back of the slot and then slide it out from the SIM card slot.

26 Getting Started

To install the battery

Install the battery by inserting it with its exposed copper part aligned with the protruding copper conductor on the upper right side of the battery compartment. Insert the right side of the battery ﬁrst, then gently push the battery into place.

Copper conductor

After you have inserted the battery, replace the back cover.

To remove the battery

1. Make sure your device is turned off.

2. Slide the back cover upward to release and remove the cover.

3. To remove the battery, lift it up from the left end of the battery.

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1.3 Installing a Storage Card

There is a storage card slot at the bottom of your device. To have additional storage for your images, videos, music, and files, you can purchase a microSDTM card and insert it into the slot.

To insert a microSD card

1. Peel open the rubber that covers the storage card slot.

microSD slot

2. Insert the microSD card into the slot with the gold contacts facing

down.

3. Replace the rubber cover.

Note To remove the microSD card, press the microSD card to pop it out of the slot.

1.4 Starting Up

After inserting your USIM/SIM card and battery and charging the battery, you can now power on and start using your device.

Turn your device on and off

To turn on the power

Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

When you turn on your device for the first time, a Quick Start Wizard will guide you through the calibration process and the setup of regional settings, date and time, and password. For more information about touch screen calibration, see “Calibrate the device”.

To turn off the power

Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

A message will then be displayed, prompting you whether or not to turn off the device completely.

28 Getting Started

Auto configure the data connection settings

The first time you power on your device, you will see a notification message from the Connection Setup on the Today screen.

The Connection Setup can automatically configure your device’s data connections, such as GPRS, WAP, and MMS, for you so that you do not need to enter the settings manually onto your device.

To automatically configure data connection settings

1. When you see the notification message from the Connection Setup,

tap Yes.

Note If you do not see the notification message, tap on the title bar to

display the message.

2. If your SIM card supports multiple network operator profiles, a

message will appear with network profile choices. Select the profile you want to use and tap OK.

3. Connection Setup then starts to configure your device’s data

connection settings.

4. After the Connection Setup completes the configuration, tap Restart.

For more information about the Connection Setup, see Chapter 10.

Charge the battery

New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you start using your device, it is recommended that you install and charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. You can charge the battery in two ways:

•

Charging the device’s battery by connecting the power adapter.

• Connecting your device to a PC via the provided USB Sync cable.

Note Only the AC adapter and USB cable provided with your device should be

used to charge the device.

Charging is indicated by a solid amber light on the left LED indicator. As the battery is being charged while the device’s power is on, a charging icon ( ) will be shown on the title bar of the Today screen. After the battery has been fully charged, the left LED becomes green and a full battery icon ( ) appears on the Today screen’s title bar.

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Warning! • Do not remove the battery from the device while you are charging it

using the AC or car adapter.

• As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.

Calibrate the device

Calibrating the touch screen involves tapping the center of a cross with the stylus as the cross moves around the screen. This process ensures that when you tap the screen with your stylus, the tapped item is activated.

If your device does not accurately respond to screen taps, follow these steps to re-calibrate it:

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen.

2. On the General tab, tap Align Screen, then follow the on-screen

instructions to complete the calibration.

Manage screen settings

The device’s display has the following orientation modes: Portrait and Landscape. To change the orientation, tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen, and select the orientation you want.

Tip To quickly change the screen orientation, you can also tap the Rotate Screen

icon in HTC Home’s Launcher. See “HTC Home” later in this chapter for details.

To smooth the edges of screen fonts for many programs, on the ClearType tab, select the Enable ClearType check box.

To increase the readability or to see more content on the screen, on the

Text Size tab, adjust the text size by moving the slider.

Switch your device to Sleep mode

Quickly pressing the POWER button turns off the display temporarily and switches your device to Sleep mode. Sleep mode suspends your device to a low power state while the display is off in order to save battery power.

Your device also automatically goes into Sleep mode when you leave the device idle after a certain amount of time.

30 Getting Started

To specify the timeout period before your device goes into Sleep mode

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power > Advanced tab.

2. Under On battery power, make sure the Turn off device if not used

for check box is selected.

3. Select the battery timeout period, then tap OK.

You will still be able to receive messages and calls while your device is in Sleep mode. Pressing the POWER button again or new incoming calls/ messages will wake up your device.

1.5 The Today Screen

The Today screen displays important information, such as upcoming appointments and status indicators. You can tap a section on the screen to open the associated program.

Your upcoming appointments

Open Start Menu

Notification

Signal strength

Adjust volume

Battery status

HTC Home (See “HTC Home” in this chapter for details)

Open Quick Menu (See “Quick Menu” in this chapter for details)

Connection status

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• To access the Today screen, tap Start > Today.

• To customize the Today screen display, including the background

image, tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.

For more information about customizing the Today screen, see Chapter 4.

1.6 The Start Menu

The Start menu, located at the top left corner of the Today screen, displays a list of programs. You can start a program by scrolling through the programs list and then pressing ENTER, or by tapping a program with the stylus.

View Help information for the current screen.

View and change settings.

Access more programs.

Open a recently-used program.

Open a program. (The items displayed in the Start menu can be customized by tapping Start > Settings >

Personal

tab > Menus).

Switch to the Today screen.

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1.7 Quick Menu

The Quick Menu, located at the top right corner of the Today screen, shows the currently running programs. You can quickly switch between running programs and stop programs when you do not need to use them.

Tap this button to open the Quick Menu

• To switch to a running program, tap the program name

• To stop running a program, tap

Customize how programs are closed (See “Using Task Manager” in Chapter 13)

Stop all currently running programs

1.8 HTC Home

HTC Home™ is a Today screen plug-in that gives you up-to-date local

information at a glance, such as time, day and weather information, and shows new messages and missed calls.

HTC Home also has 3 other tabs that let you quickly access your frequentlycalled contacts, often-used or accessed programs or device settings, and ring tone settings.

HTC Home has five components: Home, Favorite People, Weather, Launcher, and Sound. At the bottom of HTC Home, there is a toolbar that allows you to switch between these components.

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HTC Home Toolbar

Home

Weather

LauncherFavorite People

Sound

To switch between the different components of HTC Home

Do any of the following:

• Tap the tabs in the toolbar.

• Use the NAVIGATION Control. If the toolbar is not selected, press

NAVIGATION up/down first to select the toolbar. Press NAVIGATION left/right to select a tab and then press ENTER.

Home

Home displays the current day, date and local time. When you have new

incoming messages and calls, it shows you the number of new e-mails, SMS/MMS messages, and missed calls. If you have set up the alarm, it also shows the Alarm icon.

Number of new e-mails. Tap this icon to view your e-mails.

Number of new SMS/MMS messages. Tap this icon to view your SMS and MMS messages.

Alarm icon

Number of missed calls. Tap this icon to view the Call History.

Time display. Tap this display area when you want to change the date or time, or to enable the alarm.

Current day and date

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Favorite People

Favorite People allows you to add 9 frequently-called contacts, giving you

easy access to these contacts whenever you need to call them.

Note To add contacts that are in your SIM card, copy the contact first to your

Contacts list.

Tap to automatically call the contact.

Tap an empty slot to add a contact.

Tap a contact to remove it.

Return

Tap to remove a contact from the Favorite People list.

Contact without picture set.

Note To replace a contact, you need to delete it first and then choose a new

contact to replace the contact that was deleted.

Weather

Weather shows you the current weather as well as weather information of

the next four days of the week. The first time you use this feature, you need to select your city first to get the weather information of your city.

To select your city

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1. Select the Weather tab ( ).

2. Tap the area that shows Select your city here.

3. On the Select City screen, type in the city name whose weather

information you want to track, then tap Find.

Tip You can also browse through the list of cities to choose your city.

4. Select the city on the list and tap Select.

To view weather information

After selecting your city, your device automatically connects to the Internet via GPRS and downloads weather information of the current day and the next four days of the week. The current temperature, the highest and lowest temperatures, and a visual indicator of the climate (showing if it’s a cloudy or rainy day, etc.) will be displayed in the Weather tab.

Weather for the next 4 days

Tap this area to return to the current day’s weather.

Current day’s weather

Tap this area to view weather information of the next four days of the week.

Tap this area if you want to select another city.

Shows the time or days that have passed since the last download of weather information. Tap this item to download the latest weather data.

Tip You can also use the Wi-Fi connection of your device to download weather

data. For more information about using Wi-Fi, see Chapter 10.

Note If you have not connected to the Internet and downloaded weather

information for five days, the following error message will be displayed: "Unable to retrieve data for selected city. Select here to retry." Use GPRS or Wi-Fi to connect your device to the Internet, then tap the area that shows the error message to download weather data.

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To customize weather settings

1. Tap the area that shows the city name.

2. On the Select City screen, select Menu > Weather Options.

3. You can enable or disable the following options:

• Download weather data automatically. When this check box is

selected, weather information will automatically be downloaded from the AccuWeather Web site whenever you select the Weather tab, if the data has not been updated within the last three hours. Weather data will also be downloaded every time an ActiveSync connection occurs (through over-the-air or USB connection).

Clear this check box if you prefer to manually download weather information.

• Download when roaming.

Select this check box only if want to allow automatic download of weather data when you’re roaming. This may incur additional costs.

• Temperature Scale. Choose

whether to display temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Tip To check for more detailed weather information on the AccuWeather Web

site, select Menu > About Weather on the Select City screen and then tap the link that shows AccuWeather.com. Internet Explorer Mobile then opens and brings you to the AccuWeather Web site.

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Launcher

Launcher allows you to add quick shortcuts to your favorite programs and settings for one-tap access. Quick settings such as Adjust Backlight, Rotate Screen and Lock Device, and a few program shortcuts are added by

default. They can be replaced with your preferred settings and programs.

Remove shortcuts

Tap a quick shortcut to open the associated program or apply the associated setting.

Tap an empty slot to add a shortcut to a setting or your favorite program.

Tap a shortcut to remove it.

Return

Note To replace a shortcut, you need to delete it first and then add a shortcut to

your favorite program or setting.

Sound

Sound lets you quickly set the device volume and change the ring tone of

your device.

Tap a button to set the device volume.

Tap to open the phone sound settings.

Tap to set the device volume to Automatic. If Automatic is selected, the device will vibrate during a scheduled event in your calendar; when there is no scheduled event in your calendar, the device will use the Normal mode settings.

Note To learn more about setting device volume, see Chapter 3.

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1.9 Finger Scrolling and Finger Panning

You can use finger scrolling and finger panning when viewing content that cannot be fit entirely on the screen, such as Web pages, documents, and messages. Finger scrolling can also be used to scroll up and down lists such as the contacts list, file list, message list, calendar appointments list, and more.

Note Finger scrolling and panning works in both portrait and landscape modes.

To use finger scrolling

• Slide your finger downward to scroll up the screen.

• Slide your finger upward to scroll down the screen.

When finger scrolling up and down, slide anywhere within this area.

• To scroll towards the left, slide your finger to the right.

• To scroll towards the right, slide your finger to the left.

• While the screen is scrolling, you can stop the scrolling by pressing

your finger on the touch screen.

Note Scrollbars shown on the screen indicate that there are more content that

cannot be fit on the screen. You can finger-scroll up and down only when there's a vertical scrollbar shown on the screen. Likewise, you can fingerscroll left and right only when there's a horizontal scrollbar.

To use finger panning

• To pan downward, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag

your finger upward; To pan upward, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger downward.

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• To pan towards the right, touch and hold on the touch screen then

drag your finger to the left; To pan towards the left, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger to the right.

• You can also pan diagonally.

Note Scrollbars shown on the screen indicate that there are more content that

cannot be fit on the screen. You can use finger panning only when there are scrollbars shown on the screen.

To continuously pan

1. Drag your finger towards the boundary and hold. The Web page,

document, or message that you are viewing then continuously pans.

Vertical boundary

Horizontal boundary

2. Release your finger to stop panning.

Enable or disable sound

You can enable or mute the finger scrolling and panning sound. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > TouchFLO then select or clear the Enable sound when finger scrolling and panning check box.

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1.10 Status Icons

The following are some of the status icons that you may see on the device.

Icons that appear in this area

GPRS available.

EDGE available.

HSDPA available.

UMTS available.

Wi-Fi function enabled, but device not connected to a wireless network yet. Connected to a wireless network.

Synchronizing via Wi-Fi.

Connection is active.

Connection is not active.

Synchronization in progress.

Icons that appear in this area

Connection Setup

There are more notifications. Tap the icon to view all. New text messages; SMS notification of voice mail.

Sending MMS.

Receiving MMS.

MMS sent.

Cannot send MMS.

New incoming MMS.

New Windows Live™ message.

Missed call.

Speakerphone on.

Roaming.

Alarm.

Other wireless network(s) detected.

Bluetooth headset detected.

ActiveSync notification.

Synchronization error.

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Icons that appear in this area

Battery charging

Battery full

Battery very low

Icons that appear in this area

Vibrate mode.

Sound on.

Sound off.

Icons that appear in this area

GPRS connecting.

GPRS in use.

EDGE connecting.

EDGE in use.

HSDPA connecting.

HSDPA in use.

UMTS connecting.

UMTS in use.

Maximum signal strength.

No signal.

Phone is turned off.

No phone service.

Searching for phone service.

Voice call in progress.

Call on hold.

Calls are forwarded.

Dialing while no USIM/SIM card is inserted.

No USIM/SIM card inserted.

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1.11 Programs

The following are programs you can find on your device or install from the Applications Disc.

Programs in the Start Menu

Icon Description

Office Mobile Use the complete suite of Microsoft® Office applications

for your mobile device.

Excel Mobile Create new workbooks or view and edit Excel workbooks.

PowerPoint Mobile View PowerPoint slides and presentations.

Word Mobile Create, view, and edit Word documents.

Calendar Keep track of your appointments and create meeting

requests.

Contacts Keep track of your friends and colleagues.

Internet Explorer Mobile Browse Web and WAP sites as well as

download new programs and files from the Internet.

Messaging Send and receive e-mail, MMS, and text messages.

Phone Make and receive calls, switch between calls, and set up

conference calling.

Help See Help topics for the current screen or program.

Programs screen

Icon Description

ActiveSync Synchronize information between your device and a PC or

the Exchange Server.

Adobe Reader LE View PDF (Portable Document Format) files on your device.

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Icon Description

Audio Manager Browse for music files by organizing music files into

categories.

Bluetooth Explorer Search for other Bluetooth devices that have file sharing enabled and access their Bluetooth shared folder.

Calculator Perform basic arithmetic and calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Camera Take photos or shoots video clips with accompanying audio.

Comm Manager Manage your device’s connections (including Wi-Fi,

GPRS, Bluetooth, and ActiveSync), turn the phone on or off, switch to ringer/vibration mode, and enable or disable the Direct Push function.

File Explorer Organize and manage files on your device.

Games Play two pre-installed games: Bubble Breaker and Solitaire.

Internet Sharing Connect your notebook computer to the Internet

using your device's data connection.

Java Download and install Java applications, such as games and tools, on your device.

Messenger This is the mobile version of Windows Live™ Messenger.

Notes Create handwritten or typed notes, drawings, and voice

recordings.

Pictures & Videos View, organize, and sort pictures, animated GIFs, and video files on your device or a storage card.

QuickGPS Downloads satellite data over the Internet via ActiveSync, Wi-Fi or GPRS to speed up the time for determining your current GPS position.

SAPSettings Enables Bluetooth Remote SIM access on your phone. See Chapter 3 for more details.

Search Search contacts, data, and other information on your device.

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Icon Description

SIM Manager Manage the contacts that are stored on your USIM/SIM

card. You can also use this program to copy USIM/SIM contents to Contacts on your device.

Spb GPRS Monitor You will find this program in the provided disc. You can install and use this program to measure the amount of data transfers that you have made via the GPRS or GSM network connection, and calculate network usage costs. See Chapter 14 for details.

Sprite Backup Provides you with a quick and easy way to create backups of your data.

STK (SIM Tool Kit) Service Access information and other services offered by your wireless service provider.

Streaming Media Stream live or on-demand video.

Tasks Keep track of your tasks.

TomTom NAVIGATOR Is a GPS navigation software that provides clear

routing directions and vocal instructions to guide you towards your destination. It provides several other features such as alternative route calculation, advanced planning, weather inquiry, and more.

Voice Recorder Record your voice, play it back, then send it via e-mail, MMS or beaming. You can also set the recorded voice as your ring tone.

Voice Speed Dial Allows you to record voice tags so that you can dial a phone number or launch programs simply by speaking a word.

Windows Live Use this mobile version of Windows Live™ to find information on the Web. It also lets you sign into your Windows Live account so that you can access your Live Mail messages and send/receive instant messages in Live Messenger.

Windows Media Player Mobile Play back audio and video files.

WorldCard Mobile Lets you capture name cards, using the device's

camera, and export the information in the name card as a new contact in your Contacts list.

ZIP Save memory and free up storage space on your device by compressing files in the conventional ZIP format.

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1.12 Settings

You can adjust the device settings to suit the way you work. To see all available settings, tap Start > Settings, then tap the Personal, System, and

Connections tabs located at the bottom of the screen.

Personal tab

Icon Description

Buttons Assign a program or function to a hardware button.

Input Set options for each of the input methods.

Keyboard Sliding Sound Select a slide-in and slide-out sound for the

hardware keyboard.

Lock Set a password for your device.

Menus Set what programs will appear in the Start menu.

Owner Information Enter your personal information on your device.

Phone Customize phone settings such as ring tone, set a PIN number for

your USIM/SIM card, and more.

Sounds & Notifications Enable sounds for events, notifications, and more, and set the type of notification for different events.

Today Customize the appearance and the information to be displayed on the Today screen.

Voice Speed Dial Create voice tags for voice dialing contacts and USIM/ SIM contacts as well as for launching programs.

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System tab

Icon Description

About This is where you can see basic information such as the Windows

Mobile® version and type of processor used on your device. You can also specify a name for your device.

Backlight Set the backlight timeout and adjust brightness.

Certificates See information about certificates that are installed on your

device.

Clear Storage Tap this icon only when you need to remove all your data and files from the memory and reset your device to factory default settings.

Clock & Alarms Set the device clock to the date and time of your locale or to a visiting time zone when you’re traveling. Alarms can also be set at specified days and times of a week.

Device Information See information about the firmware version, hardware, identity, and the duration of calls made on your device.

Encryption Allow files on your storage card to be encrypted. Encrypted files will be readable only on your device.

Error Reporting Enable or disable the device's error reporting function. When this function is enabled and a program error occurs, technical data about the state of the program and your computer will be logged in a text file and delivered to Microsoft's technical support if you choose to send it.

External GPS Set the appropriate GPS communication ports, if required. You may need to do this when there are programs on your device that access GPS data or you have connected a GPS receiver to your device. See Help for details.

Key Lock Lock the buttons on your device except for the POWER button when the device is in Sleep mode. This ensures you will not switch the device on by accident and consume unnecessary power.

Memory Check the device memory allocation status and memory card information. You can also stop currently running programs.

Microphone AGC Adjust the volume of your voice automatically when you are recording.

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Icon Description

Power Check the remaining battery power. You can also set the timeout

for turning off the display (switching device to Sleep mode) to conserve battery power.

Regional Settings Set the regional configuration to use, including the format for displaying numbers, currency, date, and time on your device.

Remove Programs Remove programs that you installed on your device.

Screen Change the screen orientation, re-calibrate the screen, and

change the screen text size.

Task Manager Stop running programs and set the ( ) button to end programs immediately when you tap the button. For more information, see "Task Manager" in Chapter 13.

TouchFLO You can enable or mute the finger scrolling and panning sound. See "Enable or disable sound" in this chapter for details.

Windows Update Link to Microsoft's Web site and update Windows Mobile® on your device with the latest security patches or fixes.

Connections tab

Icon Description

Beam Set your device to receive incoming Bluetooth beams.

Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on, set your device to visible mode, and scan

for other Bluetooth devices.

Comm Manager Manage your device’s connections (including Wi-Fi, GPRS, Bluetooth, and ActiveSync), turn the phone on or off, switch to ringer/vibration mode, and enable or disable the Direct Push function.

Connections Set up one or more types of modem connections for your device, such as phone dial-up, GPRS, and more, so that your device can connect to the Internet or a private local network.

CSD Line Type Set the line type to use when making a circuit switch data (CSD) connection. Normally, you do not need to change the setting unless you encounter a problem on establishing a connection.

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Icon Description

GPRS Setting Set the GPRS authentication method.

HSDPA Turn on or off HSDPA. Your wireless service provider must

support this feature to be able to turn it on.

Connection Setup Configure your device’s data connections, such as GPRS, WAP, and MMS, based on the detected or selected network operator. See Chapter 10 for details.

SMS Service Enables sending of SMS text messages via a data connection, such as GPRS or a circuit-switched connection. .

USB to PC Set a USB serial connection between your device and PC when there are problems connecting ActiveSync.

Wi-Fi Scan for available wireless networks.

Wireless LAN See information about the active wireless network, and

customize Wi-Fi settings.

Chapter 2

Entering and Searching

Information

2.1 Using the Hardware Keyboard

2.2 Entering Information

2.3 Using the On-screen Keyboard

2.4 Using Letter Recognizer

2.5 Using Block Recognizer

2.6 Using Transcriber

2.7 Using Symbol Pad

2.8 Using Notes to Draw, Write and

Record Voice Notes

2.9 Searching Information

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2.1 Using the Hardware Keyboard

Your device comes with a QWERTY keyboard, which is similar to a standard computer keyboard. To use the QWERTY keyboard, slide the screen panel to the left to reveal the keyboard.

Adjust the LCD screen angle

After sliding out the hardware keyboard, you can adjust the angle of the device screen to minimize glare and reflection.

Note The maximum tilting angle of the screen is 40 degrees. Do not force the

screen to tilt further than the maximum tilting angle as it will break the device. Before you retract the screen, please be sure to adjust the screen angle back to the original horizontal position (left image).

Keystrokes for entering text

When entering text, do the following:

•

To type lowercase letters, press the keys using your thumbs or ﬁngers.

• To use all uppercase letters, press ﬁrst, then press . To change

back to all lowercase letters, press again.

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•

To use a single uppercase letter, press

and then press the

corresponding key.

• To enter a number or symbol (labeled at the upper left of each key),

press and then press the corresponding key. Press twice to enter all numbers or symbols.

•

To open the Symbol Pad, press

and then press .

•

Press the Left/Right SOFT KEY ( ) to perform the command shown in the label above the key.

•

Press to verify your data entries or exit the program in use.

•

Press to open the Start menu.

•

Press the arrow keys for directional movement.

•

To type accented characters (like á, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ü, etc), press the letter key ﬁrst and then, hold

and at the same time press the space bar

several times until you ﬁnd the correct character you need.

2.2 Entering Information

When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the Input Panel icon becomes available on the menu bar.

Tap the Input Selector arrow (that appears next to the Input Panel icon) to open a menu where you can select a text input method and customize input options. After selecting a text input method, the corresponding Input Panel is then displayed and you can use it to enter text. To toggle between showing and hiding the Input Panel, simply tap the Input Panel icon.

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Input Panel (Keyboard)

Input Selector arrow

Input Panel icon

Icon Input method Icon Input method

On-screen Keyboard Transcriber

Letter Recognizer or Block Recognizer

Symbol Pad

Note Some text input methods may not be available in certain language versions

of the device.

2.3 Using the On-screen Keyboard

The on-screen Keyboard is available when text entry is possible. You can enter text by tapping keys on the keyboard that are displayed on the screen.

To enter text using the on-screen Keyboard

1. In a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Keyboard.

2. Enter text by tapping keys on the on-screen Keyboard.

To enlarge the on-screen Keyboard

1. Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Options.

2. In the Input method list, select Keyboard.

3. Tap Large keys.

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2.4 Using Letter Recognizer

With Letter Recognizer, you can write individual letters, numbers, and punctuation, which are then converted into typed text.

To use Letter Recognizer

1. From a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Letter

Recognizer.

2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing

area.

• Enter capital letters by writing in the ABC (left) area of the box.

• Enter lower case letters by writing in the abc (middle) area of the

box.

• Enter numbers by writing in the 123 (right) area of the box.

• Enter punctuation and symbols by tapping in either area of the

box and then writing the desired character.

Note Letter Recognizer is available when text entry is possible.

2.5 Using Block Recognizer

With Block Recognizer, you use a single stroke to write letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation, which are then converted into typed text.

To use Block Recognizer

1. From a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Block

Recognizer.

2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing

area.

• Enter letters by writing in the abc (left) area of the box.

• Enter numbers by writing in the 123 (right) area of the box.

• Enter symbols and punctuation by tapping in either area of the

box and then writing the desired character.

Note Block Recognizer is available when text entry is possible.

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2.6 Using Transcriber

Transcriber is a handwriting recognition program that allows you to write

in cursive, print, or a combination of both. Transcriber works transparently in the background of programs, recognizing words with its integrated dictionary. When Transcriber is turned on, it interprets stylus movement anywhere on the screen as handwriting input. For more information about using Transcriber, see Help on your device.

To start Transcriber

1. Start a program that accepts user input, such as Word Mobile.

2. Tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Transcriber. The Transcriber

introductory screen appears.

To write using Transcriber

1. In a program, position the cursor where you want text to appear.

2. Use the stylus to write anywhere on the screen. The handwriting will

be converted to text shortly after you lift the stylus from the screen.

To enter punctuation and symbols

Transcriber comes with an on-screen keyboard that provides an easy way to add punctuation or a special symbol to existing text.

From a program, tap on the Transcriber toolbar. The keyboard remains visible until you tap the button again.

Tips • To reposition the keyboard, tap and hold the title bar, then drag to the

desired location.

• When no text is selected, you can also open the keyboard by doing the

gesture. For more information about using Transcriber gestures, see Help on your device.

To edit text

1. In a program, draw a line across the text you want to edit.

2. After you lift the stylus from the screen, the line will disappear and the

selected text will be highlighted.

3. Do either of the following:

• Rewrite the text.

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• Use gestures to capitalize letters, insert a space, and so on. For

information about using Transcriber gestures, see Help on your device.

2.7 Using Symbol Pad

Symbol Pad provides a comprehensive list of common symbols such as

parentheses, braces, currency signs, and more, as well as punctuation marks and special characters.

Tap a symbol to select it. Use the Navigation

Control or press the arrow keys

the hardware keyboard to navigate through the available symbols, then press ENTER to select a symbol.

Tap to display the previous page of symbols.

Tap to display the next page of symbols.

Tap to close the Symbol Pad without selecting any symbol.

This indicates the current page and the total number of symbol pages.

To open the Symbol Pad and select a symbol

1. Create or open a document, such as a Word document.

2. To open the Symbol Pad:

• Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Symbol Pad; or

• Using the hardware keyboard, pres

s and then press .

3. To browse through the pages of symbols, tap / on the

Symbol Pad screen.

4. Tap a symbol to select it and close the Symbol Pad. The selected

symbol will then be inserted in your document.

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2.8 Using Notes to Draw, Write and Record Voice Notes

Using Notes, you can draw directly on the screen, or write on the screen and save notes in your own handwriting. You can also create a stand-alone recording (voice note) or you can add a recording to a note.

For more information on what you can do with Notes, please see “Notes” in Chapter 6.

2.9 Searching Information

You can search for files and other items stored in My Documents folder or on an installed storage card of your device. You can search by file name or by words located in the item. For example, you can search in e-mail messages, notes, appointments, contacts, and tasks, as well as in online Help.

To search for a file or an item

1. Tap Start > Programs > Search.

2. In the Search for ﬁeld, you can:

• Enter the ﬁle name, word, or other information you want to search

for.

• Tap the down arrow icon ( ), and from the list, select one item

that you have looked for before.

3. In the Type ﬁeld, you can tap the down arrow icon ( ) and select a

data type from the list to help narrow your search.

4. Tap Search. The system then starts searching the matched ﬁles in the

My Documents folder and subfolders.

5. In the Results list, tap the item you want to open.

Note The storage card symbol or is displayed next to the names of files

saved on a storage card.

Chapter 3

Using Phone Features

3.1 Using the Phone

3.2 Making a Call

3.3 Receiving a Call

3.4 Making a Video Call

3.5 Receiving a Video Call

3.6 Smart Dialing

3.7 Additional Dialing Information

3.8 Setting Up Bluetooth SIM Access for

Car Kit Phones

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3.1 Using the Phone

Like a standard mobile phone, you can use your device to make, receive, and keep track of calls and send messages. You can also dial directly from Contacts, and easily copy phonebook entries from your USIM/SIM card to Contacts on your device.

The Phone screen

From the Phone screen, you can access Call History, Speed Dial, and Phone settings. To open the Phone screen, do one of the following:

• Tap Start > Phone; or

• Press the TALK button (

TALK button

Enter your PIN

Most USIM/SIM cards are preset with a PIN (personal identification number) that is provided by your wireless service provider.

1. Enter the preset PIN assigned by your wireless service provider.

2. Tap Enter.

Note If your PIN is entered incorrectly three times, the USIM/SIM card will be

blocked. If this happens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from your wireless service provider.

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Turn the phone function on and off

In many countries, you are required by law to turn off the phone while on board an aircraft.

To turn off the phone function

1. Tap Start > Programs > Comm Manager.

2. On the Comm Manager screen, tap the Phone button to turn off the

phone function.

The icon indicates the phone function is turned off.

To resume call function

Turn on the phone function by tapping the Phone button again on the Comm Manager screen.

The icon indicates the phone function is turned on.

Flight mode

Another way to turn off the phone function is to switch your device to

Flight mode.

To enable Flight mode

When you enable Flight mode, it turns off all wireless radios on your device, which include the phone function, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

1. Tap Start > Programs > Comm Manager.

2. On the Comm Manager screen, tap the Flight Mode button to enable

Flight mode.

The icon indicates that Flight mode is enabled.

To disable Flight mode

When you disable Flight mode, it turns the phone function back on. This also restores the previous state of Bluetooth, but keeps Wi-Fi disabled. Disable Flight mode by tapping the Flight Mode button again on the Comm Manager screen.

The icon indicates that Flight mode is disabled.

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Adjust the device volume

1. Tap the Speaker icon ( ).

2. Under Volume, do the following:

• Adjust the phone volume (

) or

device volume ( ) by moving the slider to the desired volume level.

• Tap On, Vibrate, or Off to change both

the system and ringer volume settings.

You can also change the device volume settings through the Sound tab on the HTC Home. See Chapter 1 for details.

Volume adjustment

Notes • To adjust the conversation phone volume, you must do it during a call.

Adjusting the volume at another time will affect the ring, notification, and MP3 sound levels.

• When you activate Vibrate mode, sound will automatically be muted and

your device will vibrate when an incoming call is received. The Vibrate icon ( ) will appear in the title bar to indicate that Vibrate mode is

activated.

3.2 Making a Call

With your device, you can make a call from Phone, Contacts, Speed Dial, Call History, and SIM Manager.

Make a call from Phone

1. Press the TALK button (

2. On the Phone screen, tap the desired phone number, then press the

TALK button.

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Tip If you tap a wrong number, tap Delete ( ) to erase each subsequent

digit of a number. To erase the entire number, tap and hold Delete.

Make a call from Contacts

Tap Contacts on the Today screen or tap Start > Contacts, then do one of the following:

• Press NAVIGATION up or down to select a contact, and press TALK.

• Tap the desired contact in the contacts list, and tap the phone

number that you want to call.

• Tap and hold the desired contact, and on the shortcut menu,

tap Call Work, Call Home, or Call Mobile.

To choose one of the numbers of a contact to dial

By default, the mobile phone number (m) of a contact is dialed when you make a call from Contacts. However, you can specify that a different phone number is dialed instead.

1. Tap Start > Contacts.

2. Press NAVIGATION up or down to select the contact.

3. Press NAVIGATION left or right. The letters representing the number

will change as you scroll through them.

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Make a call from Call History

1. On the Phone screen, tap Call History ( ) .

2. You can either scroll through all calls in Call History, or tap Menu >

Filter and select from a category of call types.

3. Scroll to the desired contact or phone number, and tap Call.

One-touch Speed Dial

Use Speed Dial to call frequently-used numbers with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact to the location 2 in Speed Dial, you can simply tap and hold the number 2 key on the Phone screen to dial the contact’s number. Before you can create a Speed Dial entry, the number must already exist in Contacts.

To create a Speed Dial entry

1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Speed Dial.

2. Tap Menu > New.

3. Tap a contact. Select the phone number that you want to add to be

assigned with a speed dial key.

4. In the Location box, select an available key to use as the speed dial

key.

Note If you want to place a phone number in a position that is already occupied,

the new number will replace the number that is already there.

Tips • To create a Speed Dial entry from Contacts or USIM/SIM card contact, tap

the contact, select the number you want to add to Speed Dial and then tap Menu > Add to Speed Dial.

• To delete a Speed Dial entry, in the Speed Dial list, tap and hold the

desired entry, and tap Delete.

To call voicemail

The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this key to call voicemail.

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Make a call from SIM Manager

SIM Manager allows you to view the contents of your USIM/SIM card,

transfer USIM/SIM phonebook entries to Contacts on your device, and make a call from your USIM/SIM card.

To call a USIM/SIM contact

1. Tap Start > Programs > SIM Manager. Wait for your USIM/SIM card

contents to load.

2. Tap and hold the name or phone number of the person you want to

call, and tap Call.

For more information about SIM Manager, see Chapter 6.

3.3 Receiving a Call

When you receive a phone call, a message will appear, giving you the option to either answer or ignore the incoming call.

To answer or reject an incoming call

• To answer the call, tap Answer, or press TALK on the device.

• To reject the call, tap Ignore, or press END on the device.

To end a call

Once an incoming or outgoing call is in progress, press END on the device to hang up.

To check a missed call

You will see the icon on top of the screen when you missed a call. To check who the caller is:

• Tap the icon , then tap View; or

• On the Phone screen, tap the Call History button ( ). You can

view missed calls as well as incoming and outgoing calls in Call History.

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To put a call on hold

Your device notifies you when you have another incoming call, and gives you the choice of rejecting or accepting the call. If you are already on a call and accept the new call, you can choose to switch between the two callers, or set up a conference call between all three parties.

1. Tap Answer to take the second call, and put the first one on hold.

2. To end the second call and return to the first call, press END on the

device.

To switch between two calls

Tap Swap.

To set up a conference call

1. Either put a call on hold, and dial a second number; or, accept a

second incoming call when you already have one in progress.

2. Tap Menu > Conference.

Note Not all service providers support conference calling. Contact your service

provider for details.

To turn on and off the Speakerphone

The built-in Speakerphone on your device allows you to talk hands-free or lets other people listen to the conversation.

• During a call, tap Speaker On, or press and hold TALK until the

speakerphone turns on. The speakerphone icon (

) appears in the

title bar.

• To turn oﬀ the speakerphone, tap Speaker Off, or press and hold

TALK again until the speakerphone turns oﬀ.

Warning! To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold your device against your ear

when the Speakerphone is turned on.

To mute a call

You can turn off the microphone during a call, so that you can hear the caller but the caller cannot hear you.

• During a call, tap Mute.

• When the microphone is turned oﬀ, the mute icon (

) appears on

the screen. Tap Unmute to turn on the microphone again.

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3.4 Making a Video Call

Your device allows you to make video calls when you are within a 3G network coverage area. You need to use a 3G enable SIM card to make video calls.

To make a video call

• On the Phone keypad, tap the phone number to call, then tap .

• On the Phone keypad, tap the phone number to call, then tap

Menu > Video Call to start a video call.

• From Contacts, tap and hold the desired contact, and tap Video Call.

• From Call History, tap and hold the desired phone number or contact,

and tap Video Call.

Note The other party’s image will appear on the screen about 3 to 5 seconds after

a connection is established, depending on the signal strength. The streaming images quality may also be influenced by the signal.

When the video call is unsuccessful, a message pops up asking you if you want to try again, make a voice call instead, or send an SMS/MMS message.

Change Video Call settings

While on a video call, you can change certain settings such as the size of the image, brightness of the image, the camera to use, and more.

The following shows the Video Call screen and control buttons during an ongoing call.

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1 Status area. Displays your service

provider name, the other party's information, and call timer.

2 Image display area. Displays your image

and the other party's image, depending on the selected Swap Image setting.

3 Camera On/Off. Tap to toggle between

turning on/off the camera. When the camera is turned off, the image displayed depends on the Video Call options you have set. See “Set up Video Call Options” for details.

4 Audio Mute/Unmute. Tap to mute/

unmute audio.

5 Main/Second camera. Tap to toggle

between using the Main (back) and Second (front) camera.

6 Swap Image. Tap continuously to cycle

through the available image display options.

Swap Image options

Both parties

(My video small)

The other party's image is large while your image is small. This is the default setting.

Both parties

(My video large)

The other party's image is small while your image is large.

Both parties (equal)

Both your image and the other party appear the same size.

Other party only

Only the other party's image is displayed.

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Adjust the brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the device’s camera lens. To adjust the brightess, press NAVIGATION up to make it brighter or press NAVIGATION down to make it less bright. When you press NAVIGATION up or down during a video call, a brightness bar appears at the bottom the screen.

Brightness bar

Tips • You can also press NAVIGATION left or right to adjust the brightness.

• You can also adjust the brightness by tapping Menu > Brightness.

Set up video call options

On the Phone screen, or on the screen of the ongoing video call, tap Menu > Video Call Options. You can set the following options:

Video Call Options: General tab Video Call Options: Services tab

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General tab

• Show still image. Select the image you want to display when you

turn oﬀ the camera.

• Preset (female). Displays a female picture provided by your

service provider.

• Preset (male). Displays a male picture provided by your service

provider.

• Custom image. Lets you use an image from file as your display

picture. When this option is selected, the File Name box and the Browse button will be enabled, allowing you to select an image file.

• Last video frame. Uses the last video frame before you stopped

the camera as your display image.

• Video screen preference. To change how your image and the other

party’s image are displayed on the screen, select your preference from the Video screen preference list or tap the Swap Image button on the Video Call screen.

• Camera options:

• Flip the 2nd camera video. Select this check box if you are going

to show a text document to the other party using the second camera.

• Switch camera off when answering video call. Select this check

box to not send a video feed of yourself to the other party. Instead, the option you selected in Show still image will be displayed.

• Display info:

• Show call timer. Select this check box to display the call period in

the status area.

• Show phone number and name. Select this check box to display

the other party’s phone number and name in the status area.

Services tab

To set up further calling options for Video Call, tap the Services tab. On the Services screen, select the desired service from the list, then tap Get Settings to access its settings.

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3.5 Receiving a Video Call

To answer or reject an incoming video call

• To answer the video call, tap Answer, or press TALK on your device.

• To reject the video call, tap Ignore, or press END on your device.

To end a video call

Once an incoming or outgoing video call is in progress, press END on the device to hang up.

3.6 Smart Dialing

Smart Dialing makes it easy for you

to dial a phone number.

When you start entering a phone number or contact name, Smart Dialing will automatically search and sort the contact entries on the SIM card, in Contacts, and the phone numbers in Call History (including incoming, outgoing, and missed calls). You can then select the desired number or contact from the filtered list to dial.

Smart Dialing panel

Tips on using Smart Dialing

Smart Dialing starts looking for numbers or contacts that match the sequence you have entered. Below are some tips on how to use Smart Dialing to quickly find a desired phone number or contact.

To find a phone number

• Simply enter the first one or two digits to find a phone number in Call

History.

• Enter the first three digits or more if you want to ﬁnd a phone number

from the saved contacts on your device and USIM/SIM card.

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To find a contact name

You can just enter the first letter of a contact’s first name or surname. Smart Dialing will search for the letter starting from the first character of a contact name as well as from the character that appears after a space, dash, or underscore in a contact name. For example, if you tap number “2” which is associated with [a, b, c] on the Phone keypad, contact names such as the following will be considered matches: “Ben Miller”, “George Adams”, “JohnCarter”, “Carter, Ellen”, “Dixon, Allan”, “Thomas_Clark”, “JaneCampbell”.

If the matching list is long and you want to narrow down the search further, enter another letter. Using the same example above, if you continue to tap “3” which is associated with [d, e, f], the matching list will be narrowed down to the following names: “Ben Miller”, “George Adams”, “Carter, Ellen”, “Dixon, Allan”.

Make a call or send a text message using Smart Dialing

1. Press the TALK button on your device to open the Phone screen.

2. Begin entering the first few numbers or characters.

When you start entering a number or letter, the Smart Dialing panel will display matches found.

3. In the Smart Dialing panel, browse the list by sliding your finger or the

stylus up or down or by pressing NAVIGATION up or down.

4. You can do one of the following:

• When the desired contact is selected, press the TALK button to

place a call.

• To send a text message to the selected contact, tap and hold the

contact, and tap Send Text Message.

• To call a different phone number associated with the selected

contact, tap and hold the selected contact, and tap the phone number you want to call.

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Tap and hold the contact to pop up the shortcut menu.

Tip

To view or edit information associated with the selected contact, tap the contact’s name on the shortcut menu (applies only to entries stored in Contacts on your device).

Set up Smart Dialing

1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Smart Dialing Options.

2. On the Options tab, select the Enable Smart Dialing check box.

• Select the Automatically expand selected contact check box to

enable a contact’s name and phone number to be displayed when the contact is selected in the matching list.

• Select the Enable drag-scroll check box to scroll in the matched

list by dragging.

• Select the Enable double-click for dialing check box to make a

voice call by double-tapping the item in the matched list.

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3.7 Additional Dialing Information

Make an emergency call

Enter the international emergency number for your locale, and tap Call.

Tip Additional emergency numbers may be included in your USIM/SIM card.

Contact your service provider for details.

Make an international call

1. Tap and hold the number 0 key on the Phone keypad until the + sign

appears. The + replaces the international prefix of the country that you are calling.

2. Enter the full phone number you want to dial, and tap Call. The full

phone number includes country code, area code (without the leading zero, if any) and phone number.

3.8 Setting Up Bluetooth SIM Access for Car Kit Phones

Bluetooth car kits that support the SIM Access Profile (SAP) can connect to your device and access its USIM/SIM card via Bluetooth. Once a SAP connection has been established, you can download USIM/SIM contacts from your device to the car kit phone. You can also use the car kit phone to answer and make calls using your device’s USIM/SIM card.

Notes To enable downloading contacts onto the car kit, ensure that all contacts on

the device are stored in the USIM/SIM card and not in the device memory. Configure the car kit to download contacts only from the USIM/SIM card.

1. On your device, make sure that Bluetooth is turned on and set to

visible mode. For information about turning on Bluetooth and enabling visible mode, see “Bluetooth modes” in Chapter 10.

2. Tap Start > Programs > SAPSettings.

3. On the BT Remote SIM Access screen, select the Remote SIM Access

check box then tap Done.

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4. Connect the car kit phone to your device via Bluetooth. To learn how

to connect, consult your car kit phone’s manual.

5. If this is the first time you are pairing the car kit phone with your

device, enter the car kit’s passcode on your device.

6. A pop-up message should appear on your device saying that a

connection has been established between your device and car kit phone. Tap OK.

7. On the BT Remote SIM Access screen, tap Done.

Note You will not be able to make/receive calls, send/receive messages or perform

related activities on your device when the SIM Access Profile connection is active. You’ll be able to do all these from the car kit phone during this time. After the connection is disconnected, you will be able to use your device as before.

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Chapter 4

Setting Up Your PDA Phone

4.1 Basic Settings

4.2 Personalizing the Today Screen

4.3 Customizing Phone Settings and Services

4.4 Protecting Your Device

4.5 Other Settings

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4.1 Basic Settings

Owner information

Having owner information displayed on the Today screen makes it easier for someone to return your device to you if it is lost.

To enter owner information

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Owner Information.

2. On the Identification tab, enter your personal information.

Tip If you don’t see owner information on the Today screen, tap Start > Settings

> Personal tab > Today. On the Items tab, select the Owner Info check box.

To display owner information when the device is turned on

You can set your device to display the ‘my info’ screen when power is turned on. This screen shows your complete personal information.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Owner Information.

2. On the Options tab, select the Identification information check box.

3. If you want additional text displayed, tap the Notes tab and enter the

text (for instance: Reward if found).

4. On the Options tab, select the Notes check box then tap OK.

Time and date

To set the time and date

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab.

2. Select the correct time zone and change the date or time.

Note During synchronization, the time on your device is updated with the time on

your PC.

To set the time and date for a different location

If you visit or communicate with someone in a particular time zone often, you can select it as your visiting time zone.

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab.

2. Tap Visiting.

3. Select the correct time zone and change the time or date.

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Regional settings

The style in which numbers, currency, dates, and times are displayed is specified in regional settings.

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Regional Settings.

2. On the Region tab, select your region from the list.

Note This does not change the Operating System language of your device.

3. The region you select determines which options will be available on

the other tabs.

4. To customize settings further, tap the appropriate tabs and select the

desired options.

4.2 Personalizing the Today Screen

The Today screen shows your upcoming appointments, active tasks, and information about incoming messages. You can customize what to display on the Today screen.

To customize the Today screen

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.

2. On the Appearance tab, select the desired theme for the background

of the Today screen.

3. On the Items tab, select the items you want to appear on the Today

screen.

Tip To change the order of items displayed on the Today screen, tap the item,

and tap Move Up or Move Down.

To use a custom background image

You can use one of your own pictures as the background image on the Today screen. Be aware that pictures can affect the readability of text on the Today screen.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.

2. Select the Use this picture as the background check box, and tap

Browse to view a list of your picture ﬁles.

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3. Tap the ﬁle name of the picture you want to use.

4. Tap OK.

To set options for displaying appointments on the Today screen

If you have a large number of appointments, you may want to specify the kind of appointments that are displayed on the Today screen.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.

2. Tap the Items tab.

3. Select Calendar and tap Options.

4. Do any of the following:

• Select Next appointment to show only the next appointment

in your schedule, or Upcoming appointments to show multiple appointments.

• Clear the Display all day events check box if you do not want to

display all-day events.

For more information about using Calendar, see Chapter 6 and 8.

To set options for displaying tasks on the Today screen

If you have a large number of tasks, you may want to specify the kind of tasks that are displayed on the Today screen.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.

2. Tap the Items tab.

3. Select Tasks and tap Options.

4. Do any of the following:

• Under Display number of, select the type of tasks you want to

appear on the Today screen.

• In the Category list, select whether to display only tasks assigned

to a specific category or to display all tasks.

For more information about creating tasks on your device, see Chapter 6.

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Customize the Start menu

You can choose which items appear in the Start menu.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Menus.

2. Select the check boxes of the items you want to appear in the Start

menu. You can select up to seven items.

Tip Create folders and shortcuts inside the folders, Programs and Office

Mobile, on the Start menu. Using Windows Explorer on your PC, navigate

to the /Windows/Start Menu/Programs or Office Mobile folder of your device, then create the folders and shortcuts that you want. You will see the added items on your device after you synchronize. For information about synchronizing your device with the computer, see Chapter 5.

4.3 Customizing Phone Settings and Services

You can customize phone settings, such as the ring type and ring tone to be used for incoming calls, and the keypad tone to be used when entering phone numbers. You can also set up your device to use phone services such as Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, and more.

To access phone settings and services

• Tap Menu > Options on the Phone screen; or

• Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone.

Ringer settings

To change the ring tone and ring type

1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab.

2. In the Ring tone list, tap the sound you want to use.

Tip You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma or other files (see Appendix for

a list of supported file formats) that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your PC as ring tones. Copy the sound files first to the /Windows/Rings folder on your device, then select the sound from the Ring tone list of your device. For more information about copying files, see Chapter 9.

3. In the Ring type list, choose whether to be notiﬁed of incoming calls

by a ring, a vibration, or a combination of both.

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Keypad tone

You can change the tone you hear when entering a phone number on the keypad. If set to Long tones, the tone is heard continuously for as long as the number on the keypad is pressed. Use this setting if you are having trouble accomplishing tasks that rely on tones from your device such as accessing messages from an answering machine. If set to Short tones, the tone is heard only for one or two seconds. If set to Off, no tone will be heard.

1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab.

2. In the Keypad list, tap the option you want.

Phone services

Your device can directly link to the mobile phone network, and allow you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your device. Phone services may include Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Voicemail, and more. Contact your wireless service provider to find out about the availability of phone services for your device.

To access and change settings of phone services

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Services tab.

2. Select the service you want to use, then tap Get Settings.

3. Choose your desired options, then tap OK.

For more information about customizing settings of phone services, see Help on your device.

Networks

You can view on your device which mobile phone networks are available to you, and arrange them in the order that you want your device to access them. For example, if your first preferred network is unavailable, your device will try to access your second preferred network.

To view available networks

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Network tab.

2. Under Network selection, select Manual. The list of available

networks is then displayed.

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To set preferred networks

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Network tab.

2. Tap Set Networks and follow the instructions on the screen to

arrange the networks according to your preference.

3. After arranging the networks in the preferred order, tap OK to return

to the Network tab.

4. In the Network selection list, select Automatic.

5. Tap OK.

4.4 Protecting Your Device

Protect your USIM/SIM card with a PIN

You can protect your USIM/SIM card from unauthorized use by assigning a PIN (personal identification number). Your first PIN will be given to you by your wireless service provider; you can change the PIN later.

1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab.

2. Select the Require PIN when phone is used check box.

3. To change the PIN at any time, tap Change PIN.

Tip Emergency calls can be placed at any time, without requiring a PIN.

Protect your device with a password

You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the device is turned on. You create your own password when you begin using your device.

To set a device password

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Lock.

2. Select the Prompt if device unused for check box, and in the box to

the right, select how long your device must be idle before a password is required. In the Password type box, select the type of password you would like to use. Enter and conﬁrm the password.

If your device is conﬁgured to connect to a network, use an

alphanumeric password for increased security for your device.

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3. On the Hint tab, enter a phrase that will help you remember your

password, but does not allow others to guess your password.

4. Tap OK. The next time the device is turned on, you will be prompted

to enter your password.

Notes • To ensure you can always make emergency calls, do not begin your

password with the digits of your local emergency number.

• The hint will be displayed after the wrong password is entered five times.

To unlock your device

1. Enter your device password when you are prompted.

2. Tap Unlock.

Note If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the device memory.

Before you do this, make sure you back up your data and files to your PC so that you can restore them back to your device. See Chapter 9 for details.

Encrypt data on your storage card

1. On the Today screen, tap Start > Settings > System tab >

Encryption.

2. Select Encrypt files placed on storage cards.

Notes • Encrypted files can be read only on the device that encrypted them.

• Encrypted files are opened just like other files, provided you are using the

device that encrypted them. There is no separate step for you to take to read these files.

Important If Encrypt files placed on storage cards is or was enabled before, then

backup all files from the storage card before using Clear Storage, hard reset or updating the ROM system software. Otherwise you will no longer be able to access the encrypted files on the storage card. Use ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to transfer files between your storage card and computer. After the procedure, copy your files back to the storage card.

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4.5 Other Settings

Device name

The device name is used to identify your device in the following situations:

• Synchronizing with a PC

• Connecting to a network

• Restoring information from a backup

Note If you synchronize multiple devices with the same PC, each device must have

a unique name.

To change the device name

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > About.

2. Tap the Device ID tab.

3. Enter a name.

Note The device name must begin with a letter, consist of letters from A to

Z, numbers from 0 to 9, and cannot contain spaces. Use the underscore

character to separate words.

Display settings

To adjust screen brightness

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight.

2. On the Brightness tab, move the slider right to increase the

brightness, or left to decrease the brightness.

To set the backlight to dim after a time delay

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight.

2. Tap the Battery power tab, or the External power tab.

3. Select the Turn off backlight if device is not used for check box, and

specify the time delay.

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To increase or decrease the size of text on the screen

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab.

2. Move the slider to increase or decrease the text size.

Button settings

To reassign programs or shortcuts to program buttons

Your device may come with programs already assigned to hardware buttons. You can customize these buttons to open the programs you use most, or to perform certain shortcuts such as changing the screen orientation, opening the Today screen, or opening Input Panel.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Buttons.

2. A list of buttons and their current assignments are displayed on the

Program Buttons tab.

3. Tap the button you want to reassign. To help you identify the buttons,

there are numbers and icons representing the original function of the button.

4. In the Assign a program box, tap the program or shortcut you want

to assign.

5. Tap OK.

Word completion options

Word completion helps you enter text faster by suggesting words as you enter letters using the hardware keyboard or input methods. You can set the number of suggested words to display, when to show the word list, and more.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Input > Word Completion tab.

2. Make sure the Suggest words when entering text check box is

selected.

3. By default, the suggested word list appears whenever you enter a

space. To make the word list appear after letters are entered, select the number of letters that you want to be entered before displaying the word list.

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4. The suggested word list shows up to four words by default. You can

change the number of words to display in the suggested list.

5. Make sure the Enable Auto Correct check box is selected if you want

mistyped words to be corrected automatically.

Tip The word database learns and adds more words as you enter new words

during text entry. To delete the added words and reset the database back to the default, tap Clear Stored Entries.

Keyboard sliding sound

You can set your device to produce a sliding sound when you slide the hardware keyboard in or out.

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Keyboard Sliding Sound.

2. Select the Sliding sound check box to enable the sound.

3. Tap the Down Arrow icon ( ) and select a style of sound from the

list. Each style contains two sounds, one for sliding in and another for sliding out the keyboard.

4. You can preview the sound eﬀect of the selected style by tapping the

Play button ( ). It plays the slide-out sound ﬁrst, and then the slide-in sound. To stop playback, tap the Stop button ( ).

Alarms and notifications

To set an alarm

1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Alarms tab.

2. Tap <Description> and enter a name for the alarm.

3. Tap the day of the week for the alarm. You can select multiple days by

tapping each desired day.

4. Tap the time to open a clock and set the time for the alarm.

5. Tap the alarm icon ( ) to specify the type of alarm you want. You

can choose a ﬂashing light, a single sound, a repeating sound, or vibration.

6. If you choose to play a sound, tap the list next to the Play sound

check box and tap the sound you want.

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To choose how to be notified about events or actions

1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Sounds & Notifications.

2. On the Sounds tab, choose how you want to be notiﬁed by selecting

the appropriate check boxes.

3. On the Notifications tab, in Event, tap an event name and choose

how you want to be notiﬁed by selecting the appropriate check boxes. You can choose from several options, such as a special sound, a message, or a ﬂashing light.

Tip Turning off sounds and the flashing light helps conserve battery power.

Chapter 5

Synchronizing Information

With Your Computer

5.1 About Synchronization

5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center

on Windows Vista

5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP

5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer

5.5 Synchronizing via Bluetooth

5.6 Synchronizing Music and Video

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5.1 About Synchronization

You can take information from your computer wherever you go by synchronizing them to your device. The following types of information can be synchronized between your computer and your device:

• Microsoft® Office Outlook® information, which include Outlook

e-mail, contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes

• Media, such as pictures, music and video

• Favorites, which are the bookmarked links to your favorite Web sites

• Files, such as documents and other files

Before you can synchronize, you need to install and set up first the synchronization software on your computer. For more information, see “Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista®” if you are using Windows Vista®, or see “Setting Up ActiveSync on Windows XP” if you are using Windows XP®.

Ways to synchronize

After you have installed the synchronization software to your computer, connect and synchronize your device with your computer by using one of the following methods:

• Connect and synchronize using the supplied USB sync cable.

Upon connecting the sync cable to your device and your computer, the synchronization process starts automatically.

• Connect and synchronize using Bluetooth.

You must first set up a Bluetooth partnership between your device and your computer before you can synchronize information between them using Bluetooth. For more information about setting up a Bluetooth partnership, see Chapter 10. For information about synchronizing through Bluetooth, see “Synchronizing via Bluetooth” later in this chapter.

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Try to synchronize frequently in order to keep information up-to-date in both your device and your computer.

Note You can also synchronize Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks on

your device with the Exchange Server at your work. For more information about setting up your device to synchronize with the Exchange Server, see Chapter 8.

5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista

Windows Mobile® Device Center is the replacement for Microsoft®

ActiveSync® on Windows Vista®.

Note Some versions of Windows Vista come with Windows Mobile Device Center

already installed. If Windows Mobile Device Center is not available on your Windows Vista, you can install it from the Getting Started Disc that came with your device.

Set up synchronization

When you connect your device to your PC and start Windows Mobile Device Center for the first time, you are asked to create a Windows Mobile® partnership with your device. Follow the steps below to create a partnership.

1. Connect your device to your PC. Windows Mobile Device Center

configures itself and then opens.

2. On the license agreement screen, click Accept.

3. On the Windows Mobile Device Center’s Home screen, click Set up

your device.

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Note Choose Connect without setting up your device if you only want to

transfer media files, check for updates, and explore your device but not sync Outlook information.

4. Select the information types that you want to synchronize, then click

Next.

5. Enter a device name and click Set Up.

When you finish the setup wizard, Windows Mobile Device Center synchronizes your device automatically. Notice that Outlook e-mails and other information will appear on your device after synchronization.

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Use Windows Mobile Device Center

To open Windows Mobile Device Center, click Start > All Programs > Windows Mobile Device Center on your Windows Vista computer.

On Windows Mobile Device Center, you can do the following:

• Click Mobile Device Settings to view and change synchronization

settings.

• When you click Pictures, Music and Video > __ new pictures/

video clips are available for import, a wizard guides you to tag

and transfer photos from your device to the Photo Gallery on your Windows Vista PC.

• Click Pictures, Music and Video > Add media to your device from

Windows Media Player to your device to synchronize music and

video files using Windows Media® Player. For more information, see “Using Windows Media® Player Mobile” in Chapter 12.

• Click File Management > Browse the contents of your device to

view documents and files from your device.

Note See Windows Mobile Device Center Help for more information.

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5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP

The Getting Started Disc that comes with your device contains Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 or later. Follow the steps in this section to install and set up ActiveSync on Windows XP or other compatible Windows systems.

Note For a list of compatible Windows systems, please go to

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx.

Install ActiveSync

1. Insert the Getting Started Disc into the disc drive on your PC.

2. ActiveSync is available in English and several other languages. Select

the desired language then click Next.

3. Click Setup and Installation.

4. Select the ActiveSync check box and click Install.

5. Read the license terms and click Accept.

6. When installation is complete, click Done.

7. On the Getting Started with Windows Mobile® screen, click Close.

Set up synchronization

Follow the steps below to set up a synchronization partnership.

1. Connect your device to your PC. The Synchronization Setup Wizard

automatically starts and guides you to create a synchronization partnership. Click Next to proceed.

2. To synchronize your device with your PC, clear the Synchronize

directly with a server running Microsoft Exchange check box then click Next.

3. Select the information types that you want to synchronize then click

Next.

4. Select or clear the Allow wireless data connections check box

according to your preference.

5. Click Finish.

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When you finish the wizard, ActiveSync synchronizes your device automatically. Notice that Outlook e-mails and other information will appear on your device after synchronization.

5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer

Connect and synchronize your device with your PC using the USB cable or Bluetooth connection.

Start and stop synchronization

You can manually synchronize either from your device or PC.

From your device

1. Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync.

2. Tap Sync.

To end synchronization before it completes, tap Stop.

Tip To delete a partnership with one PC completely, tap Menu > Options, tap

the computer name, then tap Delete. Your device must not be connected to the PC for this option to be available.

From Windows Mobile Device Center

1. Click Start > All Programs > Windows Mobile Device Center.

2. Click at the lower left of the Windows Mobile Device Center.

To end synchronization before it completes, click .

From ActiveSync on your PC

When you connect your device to your PC, ActiveSync automatically opens on your PC and synchronizes.

• To manually start synchronization, click .

• To end synchronization before it completes, click .

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Change which information is synchronized

You can change the information types and the amount of information to synchronize for each type either on your device or your PC. Follow the steps below to change synchronization settings on your device.

Note Before changing synchronization settings on your device, disconnect it from

your PC.

1. In ActiveSync on your device, tap Menu > Options.

2. Select the check box for any items you want to synchronize. If you

cannot select a check box, you might have to clear the check box for the same information type elsewhere in the list.

3. To change synchronization settings for an information type, for

instance, E-mail, select it and tap Settings.

You can then set the download size limit, specify the time period of information to download, and more.

Notes • Some information types such as Favorites, Files and Media cannot be

selected in ActiveSync Options on your device. You can only select or clear these items from your PC’s Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync.

• A PC can have sync partnerships with many different Windows Mobile®

powered devices, but a device can have sync partnerships with at most two PCs only. To ensure that your device will synchronize properly with both PCs, set up the second PC using the same synchronization settings you used on the first PC.

• Outlook e-mail can be synchronized with only one computer.

Troubleshoot sync connection problem

When the PC is connected to the Internet or a local network, in some cases, the PC may disconnect the connection with your device in favor of the Internet or network connection.

If this happens, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > USB to PC, then clear the Enable advanced network functionality check box. This makes your PC utilize a serial USB connection with your device.

The USB to PC ( ) icon appears on the Today Screen when serial USB connection is used.

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5.5 Synchronizing via Bluetooth

You can connect and synchronize your device with the PC using Bluetooth.

To synchronize with a computer via Bluetooth

1. Set up Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync on your PC

to synchronize through Bluetooth. See the program’s Help for instructions.

2. On your device, tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync.

3. Make sure that Bluetooth on both your device and the computer

are turned on and set to visible mode. For more information, see “Bluetooth” in Chapter 10.

4. Tap Menu > Connect via Bluetooth. Make sure the Bluetooth

function of both your device and the computer are turned on and set to visible mode.

5. If this is the first time you have connected to this computer via

Bluetooth, you must first complete the Bluetooth wizard on your device and set up a Bluetooth partnership between your device and the computer. For more information about creating a Bluetooth partnership, see “Bluetooth partnerships” in Chapter 10.

Notes • To preserve battery power, turn off Bluetooth when not in use.

• To connect and synchronize your device with a computer via Bluetooth,

your computer must have built-in Bluetooth or installed with a Bluetooth adapter or dongle.

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5.6 Synchronizing Music and Video

If you want to carry your music or other digital media along with you while you travel, set up Windows Media® Player on your computer to synchronize music and video with your device.

Other than selecting the Media information type to be synchronized, all media synchronization settings must be set in Windows Media® Player. Before media can be synchronized, you must do the following:

• Install Windows Media® Player Version 11 on the PC. (Windows Media®

Player 11 works only in Windows XP or later versions).

• Connect your device to the PC with a USB cable. If your device is

currently connected using Bluetooth, you must end that connection before media can be synchronized.

• Set up a sync partnership between your device and your PC’s

Windows Media® Player.

For more information about using Windows Media® Player on your device, see Chapter 12.

Chapter 6

Organizing Contacts,

Appointments, Tasks, and

Other Information

6.1 Managing Your Phonebook

6.2 Contacts

6.3 SIM Manager

6.4 Calendar

6.5 Tasks

6.6 Notes

6.7 Voice Recorder

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6.1 Managing Your Phonebook

Your PDA phone gives you several ways to store and manage phone numbers and other information about your contacts.

• Use Contacts to create and save contacts on your device’s memory or

your USIM/SIM card.

• Use SIM Manager to store and manage USIM/SIM contacts.

6.2 Contacts

Contacts is your address book and information storage for the people and

businesses you communicate with. There are three types of contacts that you can create on your device:

• Microsoft® Office Outlook® contacts. Contacts that are stored on

your device, which can be created on your device or synchronized with your PC or the Exchange Server. For each contact, you can store phone numbers, e-mail addresses, instant messaging (IM) names, company and home addresses, and information such as a job title, birthday, and a lot more. You can also add a picture and assign a ring tone to an Outlook contact.

• USIM/SIM contacts. Contacts that are stored on the USIM/SIM card.

Only the name and a phone number can be stored for each entry.

• Windows Live™ contacts. Contacts that you communicate with using

Windows Live™ Messenger or MSN. Just like Outlook contacts, you can also enter complete information for a Windows Live™ contact. For more information, see “Add Windows Live™ contacts” in Chapter 10.

Note You can only add Windows Live™ contacts after you have set up

Windows Live™ on your device.

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Add new contacts

To add a contact on your device

1. Tap Start > Contacts.

2. Tap New, select Outlook Contact, and enter the contact information.

3. In the File as ﬁeld, choose how you want the contact name to appear

in the contact list.

4. To add a photo of the contact, tap Select a picture, then select

the picture ﬁle or tap Camera to take a photo of the contact. This photo appears on the Phone screen when you receive a call from the contact.

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5. To assign a ring tone to the contact, tap the Ring tone ﬁeld, scroll

through the list of tones, then select a desired tone.

6. When ﬁnished, tap OK.

Tips • If someone who is not in your list of contacts calls you, you can create a

contact from Call History by tapping and holding a phone number and then tapping Save to Contacts from the shortcut menu.

• To save a phone number that is contained in a message, tap the phone number, then tap Menu > Save to Contacts.

• To edit contact information, tap the contact name then tap Menu > Edit.

You can also use WorldCard Mobile to add contacts to your device, see Chapter 14 for details.

To add a contact to your USIM/SIM card

1. Tap Start > Contacts.

2. Tap New then select SIM Contact.

3. Enter a contact name and phone number.

4. Tap OK.

Tip You can also use the SIM Manager to add and edit contacts on your USIM/

SIM card. For more information, see "SIM Manager" later in this chapter.

Organize and search

To group similar contacts

You can group similar contacts for easier management by assigning them to categories.

1. Create a new Outlook contact, or select an existing Outlook contact

to edit.

2. Tap Categories.

3. Select a preset category such as Business or Personal, or tap New to

create your own category.

4. When ﬁnished, tap OK.

To view contacts by category, tap Menu > Filter then select the desired category.

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