Samsung Gem User Manual

PORTABLE ALL DIGITAL

SMART PHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

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Headquarters: 1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082 Toll Free Tel:

Customer Care Center: 1000 Klein Rd. Plano, TX 75074

1.888.987.HELP (4357)

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EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................4

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Activating your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Securing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 13

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Touch Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Your Phone’s Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Section 3: Call Functions ............................................. 32

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Call Progress Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ignoring a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Adjusting the Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Three Way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Section 4: Contacts List ............................................... 39

Your Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Launching the Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Contact Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Searching for a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Editing an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Deleting a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Sending a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Section 5: Entering Text ...............................................48

Virtual QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Section 6: Messaging ...................................................50

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Retrieving a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Changing Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Accessing Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Section 7: Camera–Camcorder ....................................56

Taking Pictures and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Camera-Camcorder Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Section 8: Playing Music and Videos ...........................63

Loading Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Playing Your Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Section 9: Apps (Applications) ....................................65

Google Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Launching an App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Available Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Accessing Apps Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Section 10: Connections ..............................................69

Accessing Wireless & network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Mobile AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Mobile networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Dial Up Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Section 11: Web and Social Networking ..................... 77

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Section 12: Changing Your Phone’s Settings .............. 84

Accessing the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Wireless & networks Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Location & security settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Applications settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Accounts & sync settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Privacy settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

SD card & phone storage settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Language & keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Voice input &output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Accessibility settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Date & time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

About phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Section 13: Health and Safety Information .................96

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . 100

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . 113

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Section 14: Warranty Information .............................115

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Index ............................................................................124

Section 1: Getting Started

This section helps you to start using your Samsung SCH-i100 phone quickly by installing and charging the battery, activating your service, and setting up your voicemail.

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your i100 phone. A robust index of features begins on page 124.

Also included is important safety information that you should know before using your phone. Most of this information is near the back of the guide, beginning on page 96.

This manual gives navigation instructions according to the default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation may be different.

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen, and using the external keys. To get to the Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone or keypad. (For more information, refer to “Lock Mode” on page 28.)

Note:

Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and may vary from your phone, depending on the software version on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Notes and Tips

Throughout this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

•

Notes

: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or

sub-menu.

•

Tips

: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.

•

Important

: Points out important information about the current feature

that could affect performance.

•

Warning

: Brings to your attention important information to prevent

loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used to represent often-used steps:

➔

Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures.

Example:

“From the Home screen, press the Menu Key

Settings ➔ Wireless & networks ➔ Wi-Fi settings

, then touch

.”

Activating your Phone

Displaying Your Phone Number

Your can display the ten-digit phone number assigned to your phone.

䊳

From the Home screen, press , then touch

About phone ➔ Phone number

Status

. Your phone number appears under

Settings ➔

Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) are included with the phone, for charging the battery.

Note:

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.

After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

Warning!:

Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life. Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.

Battery Indicator

The battery icon in the annunciator line shows battery power level. Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too low to operate, the empty battery icon will flash and a tone will sound. If you continue to operate the phone without charging, the phone will power off.

Getting Started 5

Battery Cover

The battery is under a removable cover on the back of the phone.

Removing the battery cover

䊳

Pull up using the slot provided (1), while lifting the cover off the phone (2).

Installing the battery cover

䊳

Align the cover and press it firmly into place, being sure it snaps into place at the corners.

Installing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert battery into the phone housing, aligning the gold

contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone. Push down on the bottom of the battery until it snaps into place.

3. Install the battery cover.

Removing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover. For more information, see

“Removing the battery cover” on page 6.

2. Lift the battery up by the slot provided.

Charging the Battery

Your phone comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) to rapidly charge your phone from any 120/220 VAC outlet.

Note:

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.

After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

1. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.

Charging Head

3. Lift the battery up and out of the phone.

USB Cable

Incorrect

Correct

Getting Started 7

Incorrect

Correct

Pull the connector cover out and turn to expose the connector.

3. Insert the USB cable into the port.

4. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet.

5. When charging is complete, unplug the charging head

from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the phone.

Non-Supported Batteries

Samsung handsets do not support the use of non-approved batteries.

Important!:

Using a non-supported battery may damage to your phone.

When using a non-supported battery you will hear a series of beeps and see a warning message:

“

NON-SUPPORTED BATTERY. SEE USER MANUAL

” If you receive this warning, battery charging has been disabled. Samsung charging accessories, such as the charging head and

cigarette lighter adapter, will only charge Samsung-approved batteries.

Note:

When using a non-supported battery, the phone can only be used for the duration of the life of the battery and cannot be recharged.

Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On

䊳

Press and hold for three seconds. While powering on, the phone connects with the network,

then displays the Home screen and active alerts. You are now ready to place and receive calls.

Note:

Your phone’s internal antenna is located along the bottom back of the phone. Do not block the antenna; doing so may affect call quality or cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than is necessary.

Turning Your Phone Off

1. With the phone on and unlocked, press and hold for

two seconds. The Phone options menu displays.

2. At the prompt, touch

Power off

and confirm.

Your Google Account

Your new phone uses your Google account to fully utilize its Android features, including Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk and the Android Market. When you turn on your phone for the first time, set up a connection with your existing Google account, or create a new Google account.

To create and/or link your Google account to your phone:

1. From the Home screen, press , then touch

Settings➔Accounts & sync

2. At the bottom of the screen, touch

Add account

, then follow the screen prompts to create and/or link your Google account to your phone.

System Tutorial

Learn about important concepts to get the most out of your phone.

䊳

From the Home screen, press , then touch

About phone ➔ System tutorial

Settings

Getting Started 9

➔

Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.

Voicemail allows callers to leave voice messages, which can be retrieved any time.

Dial Voicemail

1. From the Home screen, touch the

Phone

screen appears in the display.

2. Touch the Voicemail icon ( ).

Phone

icon ( ). The

– or – Touch and hold or dial your own mobile number

and press the Send key ( ). For more information, refer to “Manual Digit Dialing” on page 32.

3. Follow the prompts in the new user tutorial to setup your

voice mail box.

Listen to Voicemail

1. From the Home screen, touch the

2. Touch the Voicemail icon ( ).

Phone

icon ( ).

– or – Touch and hold or dial your own mobile number

and press the Send key ( ). For more information, refer to “Manual Digit Dialing” on page 32.

3. You are prompted to enter your password.

4. Follow the prompts in to listen to the voice messages in

your voice mail box.

TTY Mode

Your phone is fully TTY-compatible, allowing you to connect a TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Before you can use your phone with a TTY device, you’ll need to enable TTY Mode. For more information, see “TTY” on page 84.

Roaming

When you travel outside your home network’s coverage area, your phone can roam to acquire service on other compatible digital networks. When Roaming is active, the Roaming icon

appears in the Annunciator Line of the display.

Tip:

You can set your phone’s roaming behavior. For more information, refer to “Wireless & networks Settings” on page 84.

During roaming, some services may not be available. Depending on your coverage area and service plan, extra charges may apply when making or receiving call.

Note:

Contact your Wireless Provider for more information about your coverage area and service plan.

Memory Card

Your phone supports optional, removable microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards of up to 32GB capacity, for storage of music, pictures, and other files. For more information, refer to “SD card” on page 90.

Note:

You can only store music files that you own (from a CD or purchased with the phone) on a memory card.

Incorrect Correct

Installing a Memory Card

1. Remove the battery cover. For more information, see

“Removing the battery cover” on page 6.

2. Locate the memory card slot and orient the memory card

so the gold contacts are facing down.

3. Carefully insert the memory card into the slot and push it in

until it clicks into place.

4. Replace the battery cover.

Getting Started 11

Removing a Memo r y Car d

Important!:

To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the phone.

1. Unmount the memory card. For more information, refer to

“Unmount / Mount SD card” on page 90

2. Remove the battery cover. For more information, see

“Removing the battery cover” on page 6.

3. Gently press on the memory card, then release, so that it

pops out from the slot.

4. Carefully pull the card out of the slot.

5. Replace the rear cover.

Securing Your Phone

By default, the phone locks automatically when the backlight goes off, or you can lock it manually. For increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.

For more information about creating and enabling a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern, see “Screen unlock” on page 87.

For other settings related to securing your phone, see “Location & security settings” on page 87.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

Locking the phone manually

䊳

Press on the top of the phone. The display becomes dark when locked.

Unlocking the phone

1. Press to wake the screen. The last screen you

viewed displays with the Lock/Unlock icon and the Sound On/Off icon.

2. To unlock the phone, touch

and slide the unlock icon to the right.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

9This section outlines key features of your phone, including keys, displays, and icons.

Features

•

3.2-inch WQVGA full-color touch screen

•

CDMA 1X/EVDO Rev. A Wireless Technology

•

Android platform

•

Full integration with Google applications, including Google Search, Google Maps, Google Talk and Gmail

•

Android Market, plus pre-loaded applications

•

Support for Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

•

Music Player, supporting MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA9 formats

•

Messaging Services

–

Text Messaging

–

Picture Messaging

–

Video Messaging

–

Voice Messaging

–

Chat

•

3.2 Megapixel CMOS Camera/Camcorder

•

Speakerphone

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards (up to 32GB capacity)

•

Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR Wireless Technology. For more information about supported profiles, see

“Bluetooth”

on page 70.

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Front View

Earpiece

: Lets you hear ringing and alert tones, alarm

tones, and the other parties to calls.

Send Key

: Press to place or answer a call. From the Home screen, press to access the Phone screen. From the Home screen, press and hold to dial the last number you dialed. While on a call, press to answer a new incoming call, then press to switch back to the first call.

Menu Key

: Press to display options for the current screen.

Press and hold at any time to launch Quick Search.

Home Key

: Press to display the Home screen. Press and

hold to display the recent application list.

Back Key

: Press to return to the previous screen or option.

End Key

: Press to end a call. Press to send an incoming call

to Voicemail.

Side Views

Volume Key

: From the Home screen, press to adjust Ringer

Volume. During calls or music playback, press to adjust volume. Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

USB Power/Accessory Port

: Plug in a USB cable for

charging or to sync music and files.

Camera Key

: Press and hold to activate the camera. While

in Camera mode, press to take a picture.

Strap holder

included). Remove the battery cover to install a strap holder.

: Attach an optional carrying strap (not

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Back View

Power/Lock Key

: Press and hold to turn the phone on or off. Press to lock the phone, or to wake the screen for unlocking.

Camera lens

External Speaker

: Used when taking photos or recording videos.

: Listen to ringers, music and other

sounds.

3.5mm Headset Jack

equipment.

: Plug in an optional headset or TTY

Touch Screen Display

Your phone’s display is the interface to its features. With the phone in the upright position, the display defaults to Portrait mode.

Portrait Mode

Annunciator Line

: Presents icons to show network status, battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons, see “Annunciator Line” on page 18.

Home screen

: The starting point for using your phone. Place icons, widgets and other items to customize your phone to your needs. For more information, see “Home Screen” on page 21.

Primary Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to your phone’s common features. For more information, see “Primary Shortcuts” on page 20.

Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to common applications.These shortcuts are found on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Shortcuts” on page 23.

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Landscape Mode

Some of your phone’s screens automatically rotate when you hold your phone on it’s side. As shown, the such screen.

Messaging

and

Settings

are two more.

menu is one

Annunciator Line

The Annunciator line displays icons to show network status, battery power, and other details.

Signal Strength

: Current signal strength. The greater

the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Airplane Mode Active

: All wireless communications

are disabled.

Annunciator Line

battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons,

: Presents icons to show network status,

see “Annunciator Line” on page 18.

Display settings

You can customize display settings to your preferences. For more information, see “Display settings” on page 86.

System Alert

Voice Call

Speakerphone

Missed Call

Battery Level

: Check Notifications Panel for alerts.

: A voice call is in progress.

: Speakerphone is enabled.

: Displays when there is a missed call.

: Shown fully charged.

Charging Indicator

: Battery is charging.

Device Power Critical

: Battery has only three percent

power remaining. Charge immediately.

3G Connection Active

1X Connection Active

USB Connected

: Phone is active on a 3G system.

: Phone is active on a 1X system.

:The phone is connected to a computer

using a USB cable.

New Voicemail

New Email Message

Alarm Set

Silent mode

silenced, and

: You have new voicemail.

: You have new email.

: An alarm is active.

: All sounds except media and alarms are

Vibrate

is set to Never or Only when not

in Silent mode. See “Silent mode” on page 85.

Vibrate mode

: All sounds are silenced, and

Vibrate

set to Always or Only in Silent mode. See “Vibrate” on page 85.

SD Card Preparing

: Installed optional memory card is

being readied for mounting.

SD Card Unmounted

: A memory card was unmounted

and be removed.

SD Card Alert

: A memory card has been removed or

inserted.

Bluetooth Active

Bluetooth Connected

: Bluetooth is turned on.

: The phone is paired with

another Bluetooth device.

Wi-Fi Active

: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and

communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Wi-Fi Action Needed

: Action needed to connect to

Wireless Access Point (WAP).

TTY

: TTY Mode is active.

Navigation

Navigate your phone’s features using the command keys and the touch screen.

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Warning!:

If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more information, see “Warranty Information” on page 115.

Command Keys

Menu Key

Press the Menu

key ( ) to display a context-sensitive menu

of options for the current screen or feature. Press and hold the Menu

Home Key

Press the

Home

Press and hold the

key ( ) to launch Quick Search.

key ( ) to display the Home screen.

Home

key ( ) to display the recent

application list.

Back Key

Press the Back

key ( ) to return to the previous screen,

option or step.

Primary Shortcuts

Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the display. You can edit the Primary Shortcuts, except for the

Home

shortcut.

Applications

Note:

When you access

Applications

, the

Home

shortcut to provide quick return to the Home screen.

shortcut replaces the

The default primary shortcuts are:

Phone

: Launches the Phone, to make calls. For more

information, see “Making a Call” on page 32.

Applications

: Access your phone’s applications. For

more information, see “Applications” on page 26

Browser

: Access the Internet. For more information,

see “Browser” on page 77.

Notification Panel

The Notification Panel shows information about connections, messages and other items.

䊳

Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen.

Clearing Notifications

1. Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen to

display the Notifications Panel.

2. Touch

Clear

to clear all notifications.

Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

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Home Screen Panels

Quick Panel Access

Panels on left

Panels on right

(touch and hold)

The Home screen has five panels. The Center panel appears when you press the Home key ( ). To navigate to the other panels, use one of the following methods:

Swipe

To access the Left panels, swipe across the Home screen, left to right.

To access the Right panels, swipe across the Home screen, right to left.

Navigation Nodes

The Navigation Nodes are visual indications of the currently active panel. These on screen dots (located at the bottom left and right of the Home screen) indicate your current panel location.

When the Center panel is displayed, both Navigation Nodes have two dots (this indicates there are two panels at either side of the current panel).

•

To access the Left panels, touch the left Navigation Node.

•

To access the Right panels, touch the right Navigation Node.

Quick Panel Access Menu

To display the Quick Panel Access menu, touch and hold . To select and display a panel, touch a thumbnail in the Quick

Panel Access menu.

Customizing the Home Screen

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

•

Add Shortcuts

•

Add Widgets

•

Add Folders

•

Change the Wallpaper

: For more information, see

“Shortcuts”

“Widgets”

“Folders”

on page 23

on page 24

on page 25

“Wallpaper”

page 26

Shortcuts

Use Shortcuts for quick access to applications or features, such as Email or other applications. You can create a Shortcut to call or send a message to a contact you specify, or even to directions to a destination or a setting you use often.

Adding Shortcuts from the Home screen

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Shortcuts

, then touch a selection.

Add to Home screen

menu.

Applications

: Launch an application. For a list,

see “Applications” on page 26

Bookmark

: Launch bookmarked web page

Contact

: View a contact you specify.

Direct dial

: Automatically call a contact you

specify.

Direct message

: Create a message to a contact

you specify.

Directions & Navigation

: Get directions to a

destination. See “Maps” on page 82.

Latitude

: Find friends and family on Maps. See

“Maps” on page 82.

Music playlist

Settings

: Access a playlist.

: Go to a specific setting.

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Follow the prompts to configure the Shortcut and add it to the Home screen.

Adding Shortcuts from Applications

1. Navigate to the Home screen panel.

2. From the Home screen, touch

3. Touch and hold on an application icon. The Shortcut icon is

Applications

automatically placed on the selected Home screen.

Removing Shortcuts

䊳

Touch and hold the Shortcut until then drag the Shortcut to the

Trashcan

appears,

Widgets

Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place on the Home screen to access favorite features.

Adding Widgets to the Home screen

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Widgets

, then touch a selection to add it to the Home

Add to Home screen

menu.

screen.

Removing Widgets

䊳

Touch and hold the Widget until then drag the Widget to the

Trashcan

Tra sh ca n

appears,

Analog Clock

Google Search

Home Screen Tips

: Display an analog-style clock.

: Perform Google searches.

: Briefly tells you how to add, remove, arrange, and use application shortcuts and widgets on the Home screen panels.

Latitude

: Find friends and family on Maps. See

“Maps” on page 82.

Market

: Find and download Android apps from

Google Market.

Music

: Control music playback.

News & Weather

: View Google news and

weather.

Picture frame

Power c ontrol

: Display a picture.

: Set network and power settings.

Rate Places Latitude

YouTube

: Find places of interest near your

location.

: Search YouTube and watch videos.

Folders

Place Folders on the Home screen to organize items together on the Home screen.

Adding Folders

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Folders

, then touch a selection to add it to the Home

Add to Home screen

menu.

screen.

Removing Folders

䊳

Touch and hold the Folder until drag the Folder to the

Trashcan

appears, then

New folder

: Create a new empty folder.

All contacts

: Create a folder containing all

contacts.

Contacts with phone numbers

: Create a folder containing contacts with stored phone numbers.

Google Contacts

: Create a folder giving you

access to your Contacts via Google.

Received list from Bluetooth

: Create a folder containing a list of items received via Bluetooth.

Wallpaper

Choose a picture to display in the background of the Home screen. You can choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images, or select a picture you’ve taken with the Camera or downloaded.

1. From the Home screen, touch and hold on the screen to

display the

Wallpapers

Add to Home screen

menu, then touch

– or –

From the Home screen, press the Menu Key touch

Wallpaper

2. Choose a source for images:

•Pictures

: Access the Gallery to choose a picture from an optional

, then

installed memory card. Touch a picture to select it, then use the crop tool to resize the picture, if desired. Touch

Save

to save the

picture as wallpaper.

• Wallpapers

: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images. Touch a

wallpaper, then touch

Set wallpaper

Applications

Applications display in the Applications list to provide access to your phone’s applications. (For more information, refer to “Apps (Applications)” on page 65.)

You can also place shortcuts to applications on the Home screen, for quick access to the application. For more information, refer to “Adding Shortcuts from Applications” on page 24.

Accessing Applications

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Sweep your finger up or down to scroll through the

Applications

Applications list.

3. Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.

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