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Printed in Korea
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http://www.samsungmobile.com
Code No.:GH68-21251A
English. 10/2008. Rev. 1.0
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Samsung Omnia
Quick Reference Guide
Some of the screens and descriptions in this guide may differ from your
device depending on the software of the device or your service provider.
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Contents
Basics to operate your Omnia
Turnning on your Omnia....................................................................... 3
Using Widgets...................................................................................... 4
Accessing the Main Menu .................................................................... 6
Using shortcuts .................................................................................... 8
Locking your Omnia ........................................................................... 10
Using the motion sensor .................................................................... 14
Using the Etiquette pause .................................................................. 15
Changing the default function of the trackpad.................................... 16
Customising the Start menu............................................................... 17
Zooming in on the screen................................................................... 18
Tips to operate your Omnia
Transferring files ................................................................................. 19
Backing up the data........................................................................... 21
Synchronising with Windows Media Player ........................................ 26
Setting up an email account............................................................... 29
Using the internet ............................................................................... 30
Checking the memory ........................................................................ 32
Activating the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature ............................................ 33
Tips to troubleshoot your Omnia
Closing programs............................................................................... 36
Resetting your Omnia......................................................................... 38
Aligning the screen............................................................................. 39
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Turnning on your Omnia
Press and hold the Power key on the top of your Omnia.
To conserve battery power when you do not use the Omnia, turn the
touch screen off by pressing the Power key. To turn the touch screen
back on, press the Power key.
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Using Widgets
Widgets are user friendly shortcuts to commonly used applications
allowing you to customise the Today screen.
Drag a widget from the toolbar to the Today screen. You can position the
widget anywhere on the screen but cannot add the more widgets you
want.
To open or close the toolbar, tap the arrow
at the bottom of the screen.
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When the widgets are unavailable on the Today screen, activate the widgets.
From the Today screen, tap
Samsung Widget →
.
Start → Settings → To da y → Items
tab →
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Accessing the Main Menu
Press the Main menu key on the right side of your Omnia.
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You can also tap
screen.
Start
→ Programs
→
Main Menu
from the Today
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Using shortcuts
Press the Main menu key and tap
corresponding application.
Shortcuts
. Tap an icon to launch the
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To customise shortcuts, tap
the location you want.
Edit
. Tap an icon on the left and drag it into
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Locking your Omnia
To lock the touch screen and keys, press and hold the End/Device lock
key.
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To un lock, tap
Unlock
→
Unlock
.
If necessary, change the default function of the End/Device lock key. From
the Today screen, tap
tab →
Key
Lock device → .
Start → Settings → Personal
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tab →
Buttons → End
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Basics to operate your Omnia
To l o ck
Settings
the
→
set details.
Omnia with a PIN code, from the Today screen, tap
Personal
tab →
Lock →
Prompt if device unused for
Start
→
and
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To unlock the
tap
Unlock
.
Omnia
locked with a PIN code, enter the PIN code and
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Using the motion sensor
Your Omnia has a motion sensor enabling it to change the screen mode
(Portrait and Landscape) automatically according to the direction you are
holding the Omnia.
To activate the motion sensor, from the Today screen, tap
Settings
→
System
tab →
Motion Sensor
Even if the motion sensor is activated, the
screen mode does not change when the
Omnia is locked or in Dimming mode.
Also, some programs like Digital Frame,
Camera, and Smart reader do not support
the motion sensor.
→
Automatic → .
Start
→
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Using the Etiquette pause
You can temporarily pause the music player or mute event alarms and
ringtones by placing the Omnia face down.
From the Today screen, tap
Sensor
→
Etiquette
tab →
Start
→
Settings
Etiquette pause
→
System
→ .
tab →
Motion
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Changing the default function of the trackpad
From the Today screen, tap
→
Mouse
4-way Navigation
Start
→
→ .
Settings
→
System
tab →
Finger
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Customising the Start menu
Customise the menus that appear when you tap
Start
screen. You can add up to 6 items in the Start menu.
From the Today screen, tap
Start
→
Settings → Personal
Select the programs you want and tap .
from the Today
tab →
Menus
.
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Basics to operate your Omnia
Zooming in on the screen
Zoom in or out on the screen to view your documents or messages.
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2
3
Press and hold the Up volume key.
A magnifying glass appears and the screen automatically zoom in.
Scroll through the screen.
Press the End key or tap the screen twice to return to the normal
mode.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
Transferring files
Connect your Omnia to your PC (USB connection) or use a memory card
TM
(microSD
Via USB connection (Mass storage):
memory card) to transfer files from a PC to the Omnia.
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2
From the Today screen, tap
USB Connection Mode
Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on
your Omnia to a PC.
Start
→
Mass storage → .
→
Settings
→
Connections
tab →
When connected, a pop-up window will appear on the PC.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
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Select
Open folder to view files
in the pop-up window on the PC.
Copy files from the PC to your Omnia.
The copied files are stored in My Storage.
Via a memory card:
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2
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4
Insert your memory card into your PC.
Select
Open folder to view files
Copy files from the PC to the memory card.
Remove the memory card from the PC and insert it into your Omnia.
in the pop-up window on the PC.
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Backing up the data
Synchnonise your Omnia with a PC and back up the data by using
ActiveSync and MITs Wizard.
Via ActiveSync:
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2
3
Install ActiveSync on your PC using the supplied CD.
From the Today screen, tap
USB Connection Mode
Start
→
ActiveSync → .
→
Settings
→
Connections
tab →
Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on
your Omnia to a PC.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
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When the Pocket PC Sync Setup Wizard opens, click
Select the data you want to synchronise with and click
Next
Next
.
.
You can back up these kinds of categories; Contacts, Calendar,
E-mail, Tasks, Notes, Favorites, Files, and Media
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Select the check box, if necessary, and click
Next
.
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Click
Finish
.
To manually find and copy files from your Omnia to a PC and vice
versa, click
Explore
from the Microsoft ActiveSync window.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
Via MITs Wizard:
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2
3
Insert the supplied CD to your PC.
Select
From the Today screen, tap
Addition Tools
→
MITs Wizard
Start
→
Settings
.
→
Connections
tab →
USB Connection Mode
→
ActiveSync → .
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4
Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on
your Omnia to PC.
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Run MITs Wizard and click the
Backup Manager
tab.
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Back up the data from Omnia to your PC.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
Synchronising with Windows Media Player
You can synchronise music files with Windows Media Player on your PC.
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From the Today screen, tap
USB Connection Mode
→
Start
→
Settings
→
Connections
ActiveSync → .
tab →
2
Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on
your Omnia to a PC.
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Run Windows Media Player on the PC.
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Click the
Sync
tab.
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Select and drag the files you want to the sync list.
Click
automatically.
Click
Start Sync
From the Today screen, tap
Shuffle music to device
.
Start
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to make the sync list
→
Programs
→
Windows Media
.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
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Tap
Library
at the top line of the screen and select
My Storage
.
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Tap
Menu
→
Update Library...
to update the copied files.
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Setting up an email account
Create an email account to retrieve and send emails. The following steps
may differ depending on the email service type. For more details, tap
Start
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2
3
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5
→
Help
From the Today screen, tap
Enter an email address and password and tap
Tap
Next
Enter a user name and tap
.
Start
→
Messaging
→
Next
.
Next
.
Select the frequency to retrieve your emails and tap
Setup E-mail
.
Finish
.
.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
Using the internet
The Opera browser on your Omnia is great for surfing the internet. Not
only is it faster than most other browsers, but also it looks great.
To open the web browser,
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2
3
From the Today screen, tap
Start
→
Opera Browser
Tap the address bar and enter a web address.
Tap to open the web page.
Tap and hold the web page to open
available options.
.
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To bookmark web sites,
While viewing the web page, tap at the bottom right corner of the
→
screen and tap
You can also send your bookmarks to other people by tapping ( ).
.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
Checking the memory
My Storage is used to save your data and media files.
To check the memory of My storage, from the Today screen, tap
Settings
Storage
→
.
System
tab →
Memory
→
Storage Card
My Storage may be labelled differently
depending on your region or service
provider.
tab →
My
Start
→
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Activating the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature
There are a number of easy ways to activate the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
feature.
Using the widgets:
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2
From the Today screen, drag the Wireless Manager widget ( ) onto
the Today screen.
Tap
Wi-Fi off
or
Bluetooth off
to activate the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
feature.
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Tips to operate your Omnia
Using the Samsung today screen:
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2
3
From the Today screen, tap .
Tap to switc h t o .
Tap or to activate the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature.
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Using the indicator on the top line:
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2
3
From the Today screen, tap the service reception icon ( ).
Tap
Wireless Manager
Tap
Wi-Fi
or
Bluetooth
.
to activate the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature.
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Tips to troubleshoot your Omnia
Closing programs
Tapping does not end current program and leave it running in the
background. Applications running in the background will drain more
battery and may cause your Omnia to run slowly.
End unnecessary programs using Task Switcher or Task Manager.
Via Task Switcher:
Press and hold the Main menu key. Scroll to a program and tap
tasks
→ , or tap
End all tasks
.
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Via Task Manager:
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From the Today screen, tap
Manager
Tap a program and
.
End Task
Start
, or tap
→
Settings
Menu
→
System
→
End All Tasks
tab →
.
Task
If Task Switcher or Task Manager do not work, perform a soft reset. See
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Tips to troubleshoot your Omnia
Resetting your Omnia
If your Omnia responds slowly, stops responding, or freezes, perform a
soft reset. A soft reset causes the Omnia to restart and re-adjust memory
allocation. Unsaved data in an open window may be lost.
Press the Rest key inside the hole which is next to the Power key.
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Aligning the screen
If your Omnia does not respond accurately to your taps, realign the
screen.
From the Today screen, tap
→
Align Screen
. Follow on-screen instructions.
Start
→
Settings
→
System
tab →
Screen
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