Palm PDA CentroTM Smart, Centro Device User Manual

User Guide

Your Palm

Centro

™

Smart Device

Intellectual property notices

© 2007 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. Blazer, HotSync, Palm, Palm OS, Centro, VersaMail, and the Palm and Centro logos are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. © 2007 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. This product contains ACCESS Co., Ltd.’s NetFront 3.0 Internet browser software. © 1996-2005 ACCESS Co., Ltd. and ACCESS Systems America, Inc. NetFront is the trademark or registered trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and in other countries except the United States of America. NetFront is a registered trademark of NetFront Communications, Inc. in the United States of America and is used under a license. A portion of this software includes software modules developed by the Independent JPEG group. Documents To Go is a trademark or registered trademark of DataViz, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

This product is protected by one or more of the following United States patents:

7,007,239; 6,976,226; 6,975,304; 6,965,375; 6,961,567; 6,961,029; 6,957,397; 6,952,571; 6,950,988; 6,947,975; 6,947,017; 6,943,667; 6,940,490; 6,924,752; 6,907,233; 6,906,701; 6,906,741; 6,901,276; 6,850,780; 6,845,408; 6,842,628; 6,842,335; 6,831,662; 6,819,552; 6,804,699; 6,795,710; 6,788,285; 6,781,824; 6,781,575; 6,766,490; 6,745,047; 6,744,451; 6,738,852; 6,732,105; 6,724,720; 6,721,892; 6,712,638; 6,708,280; 6,697,639; 6,687,839; 6,685,328; 6,665,803; 6,618,044; 6,590,588; 6,539,476; 6,532,148; 6,523,124; 6,519,141; 6,516,202; 6,490,155; 6,480,146; 6,457,134; 6,456,247; 6,442,637; 6,441,824; 6,437,543; 6,429,625; 6,425,087; 6,389,572; 6,388,877; 6,381,650; 6,363,082; 6,344,848; 6,317,085; 6,241,537; 6,222,857; 6,185,423; 6,147,314; 6,115,248; 6,064,342; D421,251; D429,252; D466,128; D478,091. Patent pending.

This product also is licensed under United States patent 6,058,304.

This product includes technology owned by Microsoft and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft.

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Contents

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Where to learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Centro

™

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Inserting the SIM card and battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Maximizing battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making your first call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting up your computer for synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Synchronizing information—the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Moving around on your Palm

Centro™ smart device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Moving around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Opening applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Turning your Centro™ smart device on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Making calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Receiving calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

What can I do when I’m on a call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

How many minutes have I used? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Entering names and phone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Defining favorite buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using a hands-free device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Customizing phone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

What are all those icons? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Your email and other messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Which email application should I use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

The VersaMail

application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Xpress Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Your Push to Talk application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

What is Push to Talk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Setting up PTT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Creating a PTT contact list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Viewing availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Receiving calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

What can I do when I’m on a PTT call?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using the Call Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Sending messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Viewing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Customizing your PTT settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Your connections to the web and wireless devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Connecting your computer to the Internet through your Centro™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Connecting with Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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Your photos, videos, and music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Camera and Camcorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Pictures & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Pocket Tunes™ Deluxe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Your personal information organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

World Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Your memos and documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Documents To Go

Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Your application and info management tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Viewing and using the alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Viewing application info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Sending information with Bluetooth

wireless technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Synchronizing information—advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Using expansion cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Your personal settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

System sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Display and appearance settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Applications settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

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Locking your Centro and info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Connecting to a VPN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Common questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Upgrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Desktop software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Resetting your Centro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Hands-free devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Making room on your Centro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Third-party applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Important safety and legal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

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Welcome

Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm®Centro™ smart device!

Benefits

• Make and receive phone calls

• Manage your contacts, calendar,

and task list

• Receive and send corporate and

personal email messages

• Browse the web

• Use a Bluetooth

headset (sold separately) for hands-free operation

In this chapter

What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Where to learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following:

• Phone application for making and

receiving calls

• Push to Talk application for talking

instantly with other members who are signed up to use this walkie-talkie type of service

• Contacts application that stores the

names, phone numbers, and even pictures of friends, family, business contacts—everyone you stay in touch with

• Email applications for receiving and

sending email (business and personal)

• Palm OS

by ACCESS personal info applications for storing your appointments, to-do lists, memos, and more

• Expansion card slot that accepts

microSD cards (sold separately) for storing music files, videos, dictionaries, games, and lots of other applications

• An SXGA 1.3 megapixel (1280 x 1024)

digital camera for snapping photos and capturing short videos

• Text and multimedia messaging

• Music player

• Applications for reading, creating, and

editing Microsoft Office files and viewing PDF files

• Desktop synchronization software for

entering names, addresses, and more on your computer, and then transferring them to your Centro with one press of a button

What’s in the box?

You should have received all the following items in the box:

Hardware

• Centro

• AT&T SIM card (not included with all

models; preinstalled in Centro on some models; see Inserting the SIM card and battery for details).

TIP

LOOK HERE: Don’t miss the helpful tips

and cross-references given in these boxes.

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• Rechargeable battery

• AC charger

• USB sync cable

Documentation and software

• Getting Started Guide

• Getting Started CD, which includes the

following:

• Palm

Desktop software or a link to

this software

• Links to bonus software for your

Centro

• User Guide (this guide)

• Palm warranty

What do I need to get started?

This guide helps you set up your Centro and quickly learn to use it. To get started, you need all the items that came in the Centro box (see What’s in the box?

), plus

the following:

• Appropriate service contracts. Phone

and text messaging services and Push to Talk service require a service contract with AT&T. Web, email, and multimedia messaging services require a service contract and data services from AT&T. Be sure to sign up for a mobile account with data services. Data speeds vary based on network availability and capacity. Please contact AT&T for details about your data service options.

KEY TERM

SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)

card The smartcard that you insert into your

Centro and that identifies you to the mobile network. It contains your mobile account information, such as your phone number and the services to which you subscribe. Phone book entries and SMS messages can also be stored on the SIM card.

TIP

Missing something? Need help? Call AT&T

customer service: 1-800-331-0500 or call 611 from your Centro.

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• A SIM card. To use your Centro on the

AT&T network, you must insert the SIM card into your Centro. Without a SIM card, you can only call 911.

• If your Centro box did not contain a

SIM card, you need to contact AT&T to get one.

• If you have an old SIM card from

Cingular Wireless, you can use it if it conforms to the requirements for the SIM card to be used in a Centro.

• A location where you are within

coverage of the AT&T network.

• An electrical outlet.

• The computer with which you want to

synchronize your personal information.

Where to learn more

Whether you’re on the go or at your computer, there are several ways to learn more about using your Palm

Centro™

smart device.

For a quick introduction Quick Tour: The Quick Tour introduces you

to many of the features on your Centro. It is already installed on your Centro, and you can open it any time. Press

Applications , and then select Quick To u r .

Tu t o r i a l : The Palm Tutorial explains how to

make calls, browse the web, and send and receive email. Find the tutorial on the web at go.palm.com/centro-att/.

While using your Centro On-device User Guide: A copy of this

guide is included on your Centro. The on-device guide is specially formatted for your Centro screen. To view the on-device guide, press Applications , and then select My Centro .

Tips: Many of the built-in applications include helpful tips for getting the most out of your Centro. To view these tips, open an application, press Menu , select Options, and then select Tips.

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Many dialog boxes have a Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Select the Tips icon to learn about the tasks you can perform in that dialog box.

Online support from Palm: For up-to-date downloads, troubleshooting, and support information, go to go.palm.com/centro-att/

If you need more information Books: Many books on Palm OS

devices are available in local or online book retailers (look in the computers section), or visit go.palm.com/centro-att/

Online forums: Consult online user discussion groups to swap Centro information and learn about Centro topics you may find nowhere else. Visit go.palm.com/centro-att/

for details.

Customer service from AT&T: For questions about your mobile account or features, contact AT&T at 1-866-246-4852, or dial 611 from your Centro.

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Setting up

You’re about to discover the many things about your Palm

Centro™ smart device that will help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your Centro, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely yours.

But first, take the few easy steps in this chapter to set up your Centro and get it running.

Benefits

• Know where your Centro controls

are located

• Start using your Centro right away

• Establish a link between your

Centro and your computer

In this chapter

Centro™ Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Inserting the SIM card and battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Maximizing battery life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making your first call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting up your computer for synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Synchronizing information—the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Centro™ Overview

Front view

Indicator light (phone and charge indicator)

5-way navigator and Center button

Earpiece

Phone

Send

Side button

Volume

Messaging

Applications

Power/End

Calendar

Stylus

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Back view

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Protect your screen. Be careful to store your Centro away from items that might scratch or crush the screen. Your Centro comes with a screen protector. Visit go.palm.com/centro-att/

to find carrying cases

and other useful accessories.

DID YOU KNOW

When your Centro screen is on, you can press the Side button to open the Push to Talk application. If you decide not to subscribe to Push to Talk, you can change your button settings and select an application of your choice; see Reassigning buttons

for

details.

Camera lens

Battery door

Speaker

Self-portrait mirror

Sync connector

Headset jack

Microphone

Expansion card slot

Infrared (IR) port

Lanyard loop

Power connector

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IMPORTANT The Centro speaker includes

a large magnet, so be sure to keep your Centro away from credit cards or other items that could be demagnetized.

Top view

Inserting the SIM card and battery

Your SIM card contains account information such as your phone number and voicemail access number. To use the

phone, email, or web features, the SIM card must be inserted into your Centro.

NOTE Your SIM card may already be

installed in your Centro. Follow steps 1 through 3 to check. If a SIM card did not come with your Centro, you may already have one. If the SIM card does not work, contact AT&T.

1 Press the battery door near the top and

slide the battery door downward to remove it from your Centro.

2 If the battery is installed, remove it.

(See Replacing the battery

for details.)

DID YOU KNOW

The Ringer switch silences all sounds at once. You don’t need to hunt for Off buttons all over the device.

Ringer switch

Battery door

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3 If the SIM card is already installed, skip

to step 7.

4 Remove the stylus to make insertion of

the SIM card easier. Replace it when you finish these steps.

5 Align the notch on the SIM card with

the right side of the SIM holder.

6 Insert the straight end of the SIM card

into the SIM holder, and then push the SIM card forward until it fits into place.

7 Align the metal contacts on the battery

with the contacts inside the battery compartment, insert the battery into the compartment at a 45-degree angle, and then press it into place.

Battery contacts

Centro contacts

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IMPORTANT Use the battery that came

with your Centro. Do not use a battery from another Centro model in your Centro. Similarly, do not use the Centro battery in another Centro model. Using a battery that is designed for another Centro model can damage your Centro. For info on replacement batteries, see Replacing the battery.

NOTE Unauthorized batteries will not

power your Centro. Only a Palm approved battery will wake up and power your Centro. If your Centro does not turn on, check to see whether an unauthorized battery has been inserted in your Centro.

8 Slide the battery door onto the back of

the Centro until it clicks into place.

9 Your Centro screen wakes up and

begins the setup process. When the language selection screen appears, select the language you want to use, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your Centro.

IMPORTANT Always use the same

language for your Centro, your computer operating system, and your desktop

synchronization software. Otherwise, you may lose information or have difficulty with synchronization. Support is not provided for mismatched language setups.

NOTE If the correct battery is inserted and

your Centro still does not turn on, you need to connect it to the AC charger. Make sure the AC charger is plugged in to a wall outlet. If your Centro still does not turn on after being connected to the AC charger for five minutes, do a soft reset. See Performing a soft reset

Charging the battery

The battery comes with a sufficient charge to complete the setup process and activate your phone. After activation, we recommend charging your Centro for three hours (or until the indicator light is solid

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The power-saving feature turns off the Centro screen after a period of inactivity. To wake up the screen, press and release Power/End, and then press Center on the 5-way to turn off Keyguard.

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green) to give it a full charge. See Maximizing battery life

for tips on

maximizing the life of your Centro battery.

1 Plug the AC charger into a wall outlet. 2 Connect the charger cable to the

bottom of your Centro. Make sure the arrow on the connector is facing up, toward the screen.

3 To confirm that your Centro is being

charged, check the indicator light on your Centro.

• Solid red indicates that your Centro is

being charged.

• Solid green indicates that your Centro

is fully charged.

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To avoid draining the battery, charge your Centro every day, especially if you use your phone often.

DID YOU KNOW

If your battery ever becomes fully drained, your info is still stored safely on your Centro until you connect it to a power source and charge the battery.

DID YOU KNOW

You can also trickle-charge your Centro without the AC charger by connecting it to your computer with the sync cable. Trickle-charging takes longer, however. Be sure to plug your computer into a power source, or your Centro could drain the computer’s battery. For the quickest charge time, use the AC charger.

When trickle-charging your Centro with the sync cable, the indicator light may not turn on. To make sure the battery is being charged, check the onscreen battery indicator.

Indicator light

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When your Centro is on (see Turning your Centro™ smart device on and off), the onscreen battery icon displays the charging status:

To see the remaining battery charge expressed as a percentage, tap the onscreen battery icon.

Maximizing battery life

Battery life depends on how you use your Centro. You can maximize the life of your battery by following a few easy guidelines:

IMPORTANT You must use the battery

that came with your Centro or a Palm-approved replacement. For info on replacement batteries, see Replacing the battery.

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If the battery is fully drained, it may take a few moments for the indicator light to turn on when you begin charging.

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If the indicator light does not turn on when you connect your Centro to the AC charger, double-check the cable connection and the electrical outlet to which it is connected.

A red lightning bolt indicates that the battery is connected to an electrical outlet and is being charged.

A green lightning bolt indicates that the battery is connected to an electrical outlet and is fully charged.

A partial battery without a lightning bolt indicates that the battery is not connected to an electrical outlet and it has some power.

An almost empty battery that is red at the bottom indicates that you need to charge the battery immediately.

Battery icon

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Unauthorized batteries cannot power your Centro. Only a battery approved by Palm will wake up and power your Centro.

• You can buy an extra battery as a spare

for long plane trips or periods of heavy use. To purchase batteries that are compatible with your Centro, go to att.com/wirelessaccessories

or visit

your local AT&T store.

• Charge your Centro whenever you can.

Charge it overnight. The battery has a much longer useful life when it is topped off frequently than when it is charged after it is fully drained.

• The wireless features (phone, email,

messaging, Push to Talk, and web) and media features (camera, media players, eBooks, and games) of your Centro consume more power than its organizer features. Speakerphone usage also consumes more power than using the earpiece. If you use the wireless, speakerphone, and media features often, keep an eye on the battery icon and charge when necessary.

• If you don’t plan to use the wireless

features on your Centro for a while, turn off your phone (see Turning your Centro™ smart device on and off) and let all calls be picked up by voicemail.

• As with any mobile phone, if you are in

an area with no wireless coverage, your Centro searches for a signal, which consumes power. If you cannot move to an area of better coverage, temporarily turn off your phone. While your phone is off, you can continue to use the nonwireless features of your Centro.

• Turn down the screen brightness (see

Adjusting the brightness

• Decrease the settings in Power

Preferences and turn off Beam Receive (see Optimizing power settings

• Turn off the Bluetooth

feature if you’re not using it. See Connecting to a Bluetooth® hands-free device.

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Making your first call

1 Press Phone . 2 If prompted, press Center to turn

off Keyguard (see Locking your keyboard (Keyguard) for more info).

• If Check SIM Card appears in the title

bar, see Inserting the SIM card and battery.

• If a blank space appears in the title

bar, the phone is either searching for a network or you’re outside a wireless coverage area. It may take a few moments for the title bar to display a network name. If you believe you are in a wireless coverage area and this problem persists, contact AT&T for assistance.

3 Press Left to select the Dial Pad

tab.

4 Tap the onscreen Dial Pad to enter the

number you want to call.

5 Press Send to dial the number. 6 If prompted, press Center to select

Ye s and turn on your phone.

Center

Dial Pad

Favorites

Main

Status icons

Contacts

Call Log

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7 After you finish the call, press Power/

End to end the call.

Adjusting call volume

While a call is in progress, press the Vol ume button on the side of your Centro to adjust the call volume.

• To increase the volume, press the upper

half of the Vol ume button.

• To decrease the volume, press the

lower half of the Volume button.

What’s my phone number? 1 Make sure your phone is on (see

Turning your phone on and off

2 Press Phone . 3 Press Menu . 4 Select Options, and then select Phone

Info.

If your phone number doesn’t appear in Phone Info, make sure your SIM card is properly inserted into your Centro. If your phone number still does not appear in Phone Info, look for the number on the plastic holder to which the SIM card was attached. If you still need assistance, please contact AT&T.

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If you are inside a coverage area and cannot complete a call, contact AT&T for assistance.

Volume

Side button

Look here for your phone number

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Setting up your computer for synchronization

Before you can synchronize the info on your computer and the info on your Centro, you need to install the desktop synchronization software and connect the sync cable to your computer.

You can use either Palm

Desktop software (included) or Microsoft Outlook for Windows (sold separately) as your desktop software.

Not familiar with synchronization? See Synchronizing information—the basics

System requirements

Your computer should meet the following minimum system profiles for Windows or Mac computers.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Media Center Edition 2005, or Vista:

• 32MB of available memory (RAM)

• 170MB of free hard disk space

• CD drive

• Available USB port

Mac OS X version 10.3 to 10.5:

• 128MB of total memory (RAM)

• 190MB of free hard disk space

• CD drive

• Available USB port

Upgrading from another PalmOS

ACCESS device

NOTE If you are setting up your first Palm

device, skip ahead to Installing the

desktop synchronization software.

When you install the desktop software from the Getting Started CD, some third-party applications may be quarantined because they are not compatible with the Palm OS software version 5.4.9 on your Centro. Quarantined files are not installed on your Centro, nor are they deleted. These files are placed in a new folder on your computer: C:\Program Files\Palm\<device name>\PalmOS5

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Incompatible Apps. (Can’t find a Palm folder in Program Files? Then look for a folder labeled palmOne or Handspring instead. For more info, see I can’t find my user folder.)

IMPORTANT Synchronize your Centro only

with the version of Palm Desktop software included with your device. Older versions may not work correctly.

You can transfer all compatible applications and information from your previous Palm OS device—whether it’s a handheld or a Treo—to your new Centro, so long as the space taken up by all the info you want to transfer is 64MB or less. This includes your calendar events, contacts, memos, and tasks, as well as your application settings and any compatible third-party applications and files.

1 Calculate how much space your apps

and info occupy on your previous Palm OS device.

• In Applications View, open the menus.

• Select Info on the App menu.

• At the bottom of the screen, select

Size.

• Look at the numbers on the Free

Space line and subtract the number on the left from the number on the right to calculate the space used. For example, on the device shown here,

22.4 – 17.5 = 4.9. This means that

4.9MB of space is occupied on this device.

2 If the space occupied on your previous

device is 64MB or less, go to step 3. If the space occupied is greater than 64MB, do any of the following to reduce

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We do not recommend using third-party utilities that back up your old device’s information onto an expansion card and then transfer the info to your Centro. Such methods transfer all applications to your Centro, including those that are not designed to work with Palm OS version 5.4.9.

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the storage space you’re using before you go to the next step:

• Delete any third-party applications

that you no longer use.

• Move large files, such as eBooks and

images, to an expansion card.

• Move third-party applications to an

expansion card.

• Purge old info in applications such as

Calendar (Date Book), Tasks (To Do), and email. Refer to the documentation that came with your previous device for instructions on these items.

3 Synchronize your previous device with

your previous desktop software to back up your information one last time.

4 Install the desktop synchronization

software from your new Getting Started CD (see I

nstalling the desktop

synchronization software).

5 During the installation process, sync

your Centro with your new desktop software as instructed. When prompted, do the following:

• Connect your Centro to your

computer (see Connecting your Centro to your computer).

• Indicate that you want to sync only

the info in your PIM apps (Calendar, Contacts, Memos, and Tasks). This is strongly recommended to ensure an optimal upgrade experience. Or indicate that you want to sync all info and apps (excluding apps known to be incompatible).

• Select a device name for your Centro;

be sure to select the same name that you used for your old device. (To locate this name, select the HotSync application on your old Palm device. The device name appears in the upper-right corner of the screen.)

MAC ONLY If you have pictures on

your previous device, copy them from your previous device to an expansion card or beam them to your Centro.

7 If you plan to continue using your

previous device, perform a hard reset on your previous device to remove its associated device name. (See the documentation that came with your previous device for instructions on

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performing a hard reset.) Each device you synchronize with your computer must have a unique name. The next time you synchronize your previous device with your computer, be sure to assign it a new name.

If any third-party applications are quarantined during the installation, do not manually install them. Contact the third-party developer for software updates and info about compatibility with your Centro.

If you have trouble upgrading or finding quarantined files, see Upgrading

Installing the desktop synchronization software

IMPORTANT Even if you already own a

Palm OS device and have installed a previous version of the desktop software, you must install the software from the Getting Started CD that came with your Centro.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN If you are installing

on a computer at work, make sure your computer is configured to let you install new software. Contact your company’s IT department for help.

1 Close any applications that are currently

running on your computer, including those that are minimized. Your computer needs to have all its resources available to install the software.

2 Insert the Getting Started CD into the

CD drive on your computer.

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If you want to sync info with applications other than Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook, you need to purchase additional third-party sync software. This sync software is sometimes called a conduit.

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3 If you are installing on a Mac,

double-click the CD icon on the desktop, and then double-click the Palm

Software.pkg icon.

4 When the installation wizard opens,

follow the onscreen instructions. Note these important points about the installation.

• When the language selection screen

appears, select the same language you selected on your Centro.

• WINDOWS ONLY You can choose

which desktop software you want to use for synchronization:

Palm Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook.

NOTE Whether you select to synchronize

with Microsoft Outlook or Palm Desktop software, Palm Desktop software is still installed on your computer. If you use Outlook as your desktop email application, select Outlook as your desktop synchronization software. Remember that when you enter information on your computer, you must enter it in the software you selected in this step.

• The installation process prompts you

to connect your Centro to your computer. Go to the next section.

Connecting your Centro to your computer

After you install the desktop software (see I

nstalling the desktop synchronization software), you’re ready to connect your Centro to your computer.

1 Plug the AC charger into a wall outlet. 2 Plug the USB sync cable into an

available USB port or into a powered USB hub connected to your computer.

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3 With the sync button facing up, connect

the sync cable to the bottom of your Centro. Do not press the sync button until you are instructed to do so.

4 (Optional) Connect the charger cable to

the bottom of your Centro.

You are now ready to synchronize; go to Synchronizing information—the basics

Synchronizing information—the basics

Synchronizing means that info you enter or change in one place (your Centro or your computer) is automatically entered or changed in the other; so there’s no need to enter the info twice. We strongly recommend that you sync your Centro with your computer or corporate server frequently to keep your info up-to-date (and backed up) in both locations.

The info from all the following applications is updated by default each time you sync your Centro with your desktop software:

How each application syncs depends on your computer type and the desktop software you are using, as follows:

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For best performance, plug your sync cable directly into a USB port on your computer. If your computer has USB ports on both the front and back, we recommend using the back port; the front port is often a low-power port. If you use a USB hub, make sure the hub has its own power supply.

Sync cable

Sync button

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