Samsung SCH-R720ZRAXAR User Manual

PORTABLE TRI-BAND

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

Intellectual Property

All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters: 1301 E. Lookout Drive

Richardson, TX 75082 Toll Free Tel:

Internet Address:

For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

www.samsungtelecom.com/support

http://www.samsungusa.com

Customer Care Center: 1000 Klein Rd.

Plano, TX 75074

1.888.987.HELP (4357)

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Nuance®, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

Openwave® is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc. RSA® is a registered Trademark RSA Security, Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered

trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG. Swype® and the Swype logos are trademarks of Swype, Inc. © 2011 Swype, Inc. All rights reserved. Google®, the Google logo, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, Picasa, Android and the Android Market are trademarks of Google, Inc. Samsung® and Admire™ are trademarks of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and/or its related entities. All product and brand names

are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Screen images simulated. Appearance of the phone may vary.

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and other open source licenses. To obtain the source code covered under the open source licenses, please visit:

http://opensource.samsung.com/

Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

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.

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Touch Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Customizing the Home Screen Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Section 3: Call Functions .............................................27

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Silencing an Incoming Call Ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Section 4: Accounts and Contacts ..............................32

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Starred Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 38

Virtual QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing the Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Entering Text Using Swype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Section 6: Messaging ................................................... 42

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Text and Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Section 7: Web and Social Networking ....................... 49

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Section 8: Music ...........................................................55

Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Section 9: Pictures and Video ......................................57

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Section 10: Connections ..............................................62

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Section 11: Applications ..............................................66

Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Mobile AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

News & Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

ThinkFree Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Section 12: Settings ..................................................... 76

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Wireless & networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Call settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Location & security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Accounts & sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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

Voice input & output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

About phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Section 13: Health and Safety Information .................98

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . 102

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

HAC/Wi-Fi for Newer Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . 116

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Section 14: Warranty Information ............................. 118

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Index ............................................................................ 127

Section 1: Getting Started

This section allows you to quickly start using your phone by installing and charging the battery, activating your service, and setting up voicemail.

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your phone. For a robust index of features, see “Understanding Your Phone” on page 13.

Also included is important safety information that you should know before using your phone. For more information, refer to “Health and Safety Information” on page 98.

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

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen. To get to the Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone or keypad. (For more information, refer to “Securing Your Phone” on page 12.)

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.

Special Text

In 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.

•

Example

: Gives an example of the feature or procedure.

•

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 Menu

Wireless & networks ➔ Wi-Fi settings

.”

, then touch

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

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your phone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a quick check of your battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your device’s display. Solid color ( ) indicates a full charge.

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, making sure it snaps into place at the corners.

Installing the Battery

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

“Removing the battery cover”.)

2. Insert the battery into the phone, 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, refer to

“Removing the battery cover” on page 6.)

2. Lift the battery up by the slot provided.

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

Getting Started 7

Charging the Battery

Incorrect

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.

Incorrect

2. Insert the USB cable into the port.

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

4. 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 the

Power/Lock Key

for three

seconds.

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.

Getting Started 9

Turning Your Phone Off

䊳

Press and hold the

➔

Power off

Power/Lock Key

for two seconds

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 a Google account, or set up your Google account on your phone:

•

Use Gmail. (For more information, refer to

•

Use Accounts & sync settings (see

“Gmail”

on page 68.)

“Accounts & sync”

on page 90.)

Displaying Your Phone Number

䊳

From the Home screen, press Menu

Settings ➔ About phone ➔ Status

Your phone number displays under

, then touch

My phone number

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.

Setting up Voicemail

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch

Phone

then touch .

2. Follow the automated instructions to set up your new

password and record a greeting.

Checking Voicemail

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch

Phone

then touch .

2. Follow the automated instructions to manage voicemail.

Tip:

You can also access touch-tone phone.

Voicemail

by dialing your phone number from any

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, refer to “TTY” on page 82.

Roaming

Incorrect

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 “Mobile networks” on page 80.

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 includes a removable microSD™ memory card, for storage of music, pictures, and other files, and supports optional microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards of up to 32GB capacity.

For additional Memory Card options and information, see “Memory Card” on page 64.

Note:

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

Installing a Memory Card

1. Remove the battery cover. (For more information, refer to

“Removing the battery cover” on page 6.)

2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the

memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks into place (1).

3. Install the battery cover. (For more information, refer to

“Installing the battery cover” on page 6.)

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Removing a Memory Card

Important!:

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

1. From the Home screen, press

Settings ➔ Storage ➔ Unmount SD card

2. Remove the rear cover. (For more information, refer to

, then touch

“Removing the battery cover” on page 6.)

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

pops out from the slot, and carefully pull the card out (2).

4. Install the cover. (For more information, refer to “Installing

the battery cover” on page 6.)

Securing Your Phone

By default, the phone locks automatically when the screen times out, or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the phone using one of the default Unlock screens, or for increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.

For more information about creating and enabling a Screen unlock pattern, see “Screen unlock settings” on page 87.

For other settings related to securing your phone, see “Location & security” on page 86.

Note:

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

Locking the phone manually

䊳

Press the

Power/Lock Key

on the top, right of the

phone.

Unlocking the phone

1. Press the

2. Touch and swipe left or right to show the screen that was

Power/Lock Key

to wake the screen.

visible when the phone was locked.

Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern

1. Press the

2. Draw your personal unlock pattern on the screen.

Power/Lock Key

to wake the screen.

For information on setting a personal unlock pattern, see “Screen unlock settings” on page 87.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

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

Features

•

3.5-inch (320x480 pixel) full-screen touch screen

•

CDMA 1X/EVDO RevO Wireless Technology

•

Android platform

•

Motion and position sensitivity

•

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

•

Android Market, plus pre-loaded applications

•

Messaging Services

–

Text Messaging

–

Picture Messaging

–

Voice Messaging

–

Mobile Instant Messenger (IM)

–

Talk (chat application)

•

3.2 Megapixel CMOS Camera-Camcorder

•

Picture Gallery, supporting JPEG, PNG, GIF, A-GIF, WBMP, and BMP formats

•

Video Player (320x240 pixels), supporting H.263, H.264, MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2 (v9), and DivX formats

•

DivX Certified® to play DivX video up to 320x240 pixels

•

Music Player, supporting WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA (v9/10), MIDI, SP-MIDI, and Dolby formats

•

Full-HTML Browser

•

Global Positioning (GPS) Technology

•

Speakerphone

•

Voice recognition by Nuance®

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards (up to 32 GB capacity) (A 2GB microSD Memory Card is included with your phone.)

•

Bluetooth® 3.0 Wireless Technology. (For more information, refer to

“Bluetooth profiles”

on page 78).

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Front View

2 543

Features

Earpiece

Menu Key

Home Key

hold to display the

Back Key

: Listen to callers.

: Press to display options for the current screen. : Press to display the Home screen. Press and

Recent

applications screen.

: Press to return to the previous screen or option.

Search Key

: Press to launch Search, to search your device

or the web.

Side Views

Features

Volume Key

: From a Home screen, press to adjust Master Volume. During calls or music playback, press to adjust volume. Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

microSD card slot

: External memory port for a microSD

card.

Microphone

5 6 7

: allows other callers to hear you when you are

speaking to them.

Power/Lock key

: Sets the phone to Silent mode, Airplane

mode, Lock/wake screen, and Power on/ off.

Camera Key

: From a Home screen, press and hold to launch the Camera application. From the Camera viewfinder screen, press to take a picture or begin/end recording a video.

USB Power/Accessory Port

: Plug in a USB cable for

charging or to sync music and files.

Touch Screen Display

Your phone’s touch screen display is the interface to its features.

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Features

Annunciator Line

: Presents icons to show network status, battery power, and connection details. (For more information, refer to “Annunciator Line” on page 16.)

Home screen

: The starting point for using your phone. Place icons, widgets, shortcuts, and folders to customize your phone to your needs. (For more information, refer to “Home Screen” on page 19.)

Shortcut

: Application that runs on a Home screen panel. This shortcut is found on this Home screen panel by default. (For more information, refer to “Adding Shortcuts to a Home Screen panel” on page 21.)

Primary Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to your phone’s common features. (For more information, refer to “Customizing the Home Screen Panels” on page 20.)

Phone

: Displays your phone dialer. For more information,

refer to “Call Functions” on page 27.

Applications

: Displays the Application menu where you can

access applications for your phone.

Browser

: Displays your web browser so you can surf the

internet.

Google Quick Search bar widget

: A widget for Google

Search that allows you to search for items on the internet.

Display settings

You can customize display settings to your preferences. (For more information, refer to “Display settings” on page 85.)

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. (See “Airplane mode” on page 76.)

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

Device Power Critical

: Battery is charging.

: Battery has only three percent

power remaining. Charge immediately.

IX Connection Active

IX Connection Communicating

: Phone is active on a 1X network.

: Phone is communicating

with a 1X network.

3G Connection Active

: Displays when your connection to a

3G network is active.

3G Connection Communicating

: Displays when your phone

is communicating with the 3G network.

USB Connected

:The phone is connected to a computer

using a USB cable.

New Voicemail

New Email Message

Alarm Set

: You have new voicemail.

: You have new email.

: An alarm is active. (For more information, refer

to “Clock” on page 67.)

Silent mode

: All sounds except media and alarms are silenced, but the phone vibrates for alerts. (See “Silent mode” on page 83.)

Vibrate mode

: All sounds are silenced, but the phone

vibrates for alerts. (See “Volume” on page 84.)

SD Card Removed

Bluetooth Active

Bluetooth Connected

: A memory card was uninstalled.

: 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). Displays when Mobile AP has been activated. (For more

information, refer to “Mobile AP” on page 77.)

TTY

: TTY Mode is active.

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Navigation

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

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. 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, refer to “Warranty Information” on page 118.)

Command Keys

Menu Key

Press Menu

to display a context-sensitive menu of options

for the current screen or feature.

Home Key

Press Home

to display the Home screen. Press and hold to

see the most recently used applications.

Back Key

Press Back

Search Key

Press

to return to the previous screen, option or step.

to launch Quick Search, to search the web and your

phone.

Context-sensitive Menus

While using your phone, context-sensitive menus offer options for the feature or screen. To access context-sensitive menus:

• Press

•

Touch and hold on an item.

Touch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

•

Touch the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.

•

Touch a menu item to select it.

•

Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. For example:

•

Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.

•

Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.

Sweep

To sweep, lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Use sweep when:

•

Unlocking the screen

•

Scrolling the Home screen or a menu

Notification Panel

Touch a notification to open the related application

Touch and hold and then slide up to close the Notification panel

Tap to clear all notifications

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

䊳

Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen. To close Notification Panel, tap the panel.

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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Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus 4 panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.

Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator dots at the bottom of the display shows your current position.

Customizing the Home Screen Panels

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

•

Add Widgets

Home Screen panel”

: For more information, refer to

on page 20.

“Adding Widgets to a

•

Add Shortcuts

a Home Screen panel”

•

Add Folders

Home Screen panel”

•

Change the Wallpaper

Wallpaper on a Home Screen panel”

: For more information, refer to

on page 21.

: For more information, refer to

on page 22. : For more information, refer to

on page 23.

“Adding Shortcuts to

“Adding Folders to a

“Changing the

Adding Widgets to a Home Screen panel

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

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.

Widgets

Amazon MP3

: Displays the Amazon MP3 application

where you can buy and play music.

Analog clock

Calendar

: Displays an analog clock.

: Record events and appointments to manage

your schedule.

Facebook

: Enables you to go directly to your Facebook

account without accessing it through your web browser.

Google Search

: Display a Google Search bar on Home

screen.

Home screen tips

: Display tips about the Home screen. Widget appears on the main Home screen panel by default.

Latitude

: See locations of friends on a map or in a list.

Share or hide your own location.

Market

: Browse, download, and install Android

applications.

Music

: Play music stored on your phone or memory card.

News & Weather

: Combines multiple RSS news feeds and

weather information.

Picture frame

Power Control

Rate Places

: Display a picture.

: Set network and power settings.

: You can rate different places that are close to you using the GPS on your phone. The results of ratings are listed publicly on the web.

Traffic

: Display traffic information.

Twitter (large)

: You can use the Twitter application to go directly to your Twitter account rather than accessing it from the Browser. This option places a larger Twitter window on the screen.

Twitter (small)

: You can use the Twitter application to go directly to your Twitter account rather than accessing it from the Browser. This option places a smaller Twitter window on the screen.

YouTube

: Search YouTube and watch videos.

Removing Widgets

䊳

Touch and hold the Widget until the trash can icon ( ) appears, then drag the Widget to the icon.

Adding Shortcuts to a Home Screen panel

Use Shortcuts for quick access to applications or features, such as Email or other applications.

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold on

the screen to display the

2. Touch

Shortcuts

Add to Home screen

, then touch a selection:

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menu.

Follow the prompts to configure the Shortcut and add it to

the Home screen.

Applications

: Launch an application. For a list, see

“Applications” on page 23.

Bookmark

: Launch a 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

: Provides turn-by-turn directions for car, bus, bike, or walking trips. You can also save directions to a particular destination.

Latitude

: See locations of friends on a map or in a

list. Share or hide your own location.

Music playlist

: Set a shortcut to your favorite music

playlists.

Settings

: Go to a specific setting.

Removing Shortcuts

䊳

Touch and hold the Shortcut until the trash can icon ( ) appears, then drag the Shortcut to the icon.

Adding Folders to a Home Screen panel

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

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:

New folder

: Create a new empty folder.

All contacts

: Create a folder containing all

contacts.

Bluetooth received

: Create a folder containing a

list of items received via Bluetooth.

Contacts with phone numbers

: Create a folder

containing contacts with stored phone numbers.

Google Contacts

: List of all of your Google

contacts.

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