Samsung Transform Ultra User Manual

Get

Started

All you need to know to get going.

Welcome!

Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the ability to get
what you want when you want it, faster than ever before. This booklet introduces
you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and your Transform™ Ultra.

Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with videos, tutorials,
and community forums for your phone.

Using This Guide

Using This Guide

This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new
Transform Ultra. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information
you need quickly and easily.

Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what

you need to do before you use your
device the first time, including inserting
a battery and activating Sprint service on
your device.

Android Basics − page 4 − Learn some

basics about how to move around on
your device, use the home screen, and
enter text. If you’re familiar with Android
devices, you can probably skip these
pages (although a refresher course never
hurt anyone).

Use Your Device − page 13 − Take

advantage of your device’s features and
Sprint services, from the basics (Making
Calls) to the more advanced (using
Android Market, Qik, and more).

Tools & Resources − page 32 − Find

useful tips for your device and discover
resources and other helpful Sprint
information. For additional information
including the full User Guide, videos,
tutorials, and community forums, visit
sprint.com/support.

Your Transform Ultra

Headset
Jack /
Earpiece

Camera
Lens

Volume
Button

Touchscreen
Display

HOME
Key

MENU
Key

Earpiece

Charger/Accessory Jack

Status Bar

Icons

Power

Button

Proximity/

Light

Sensor

BACK

Key

Camera

Button

SEARCH

Key

Shift
Key

Fn Key

Smiley
Key

hift

Symbols Key

QWERTY Keyboard

Space Key

Return/

hift

Navigation

Keys

Delete

Enter

Key

OK

Key

Key

Get Ready

Get Your Device Ready

Install the Battery

1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back

of the device.

2. Align the battery’s contacts with those inside the

battery compartment and gently press down until the
battery is seated.

3. Replace the back cover.

Charge the Battery

1. Insert the USB cable into the charging head.

2. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the

Charger/Accessory Jack.

3. Plug the charging head into a standard AC

power outlet.

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Turn the Device On

• Press and hold .

Unlock the Screen

• Drag to the right to unlock.

Switch to Spanish Menu (optional)

1. Press > and tap Settings >

Language & keyboard.

2. Tap Select language > Español.

Activate Your Device

Activate Your Device

• If you purchased your device at a Sprint Store, it is

probably activated and ready to use.

• If you received your device in the mail, and it is for a
new Sprint account or a new line of service, your
device is designed to activate automatically when
you first turn it on. To confirm your activation, make a
phone call.

• If you received your phone in the mail and it is going
to be activated on an existing number on your
account (you’re swapping phones), you can activate
on your computer online or directly on your phone.

Activate on your computer:

• Go to sprint.com/activate and follow the instructions.

2

Activate on your phone:

Note: For security reasons, you will need your Sprint phone
number and PIN to use this activation method.

1. Turn on your new phone. (Make sure the old one is

turned off.) Your phone will automatically attempt
Hands-Free Activation.

Note: Your phone will need to complete one hands-free
activation attempt before you can continue.

2. Tap Activate to override auto-activation and start the

manual activation wizard.

Note: If you don’t override Hands-Free Activation, your phone
will attempt to auto-activate five times. Wait for Retry to appear
on your screen. Tap Retry and then tap Activate.

3. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the

activation process.

4. After you have completed the wizard, make a phone

call to confirm your activation.

If your phone is still not activated, contact Sprint
Customer Service at 1-888-211-4727 for assistance.

Get Ready

Sprint ID

Sprint ID lets you instantly personalize your phone
with mobile ID packs featuring apps, ringtones,
wallpapers, widgets, and more, customized to suit
your lifestyle. ID Packs are bundles of applications,
ringtones, wallpapers, settings, and more. ID Packs
are installed using an application called Sprint ID.
You can easily switch from one ID Pack to another
without losing any applications already installed.

Install Your First ID Pack

Note: Your device must be activated, your battery should be
fully charged, and you should be in a network coverage area
before you install an ID Pack.

1. From the home screen, tap .

2. On the Welcome to Sprint ID screen, tap Continue.

(If the lock screen appears, unlock it by dragging the
UNLOCK icon

3. Tap Get New on the Choose your ID screen.

(My ID is the default ID Pack.)

4. Tap an ID Pack on the Sprint ID screen.

to the right side of the screen.)

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5. Read the information screen for a description of

the ID Pack and tap Install.

6. Read the Terms & Conditions and tap Agree.

7. Wait for the download and install to finish. (If

prompted, tap Complete Install.)

8. Tap OK.

Switch ID Packs

1. Press > .

2. Tap an ID Pack to replace your current pack.

—or—
Tap Get New to install a new ID Pack and follow

steps 4-8 of “Install Your First ID Pack.”

Note: Certain features of Sprint ID are subject to change.
For the most up-to-date information about using Sprint ID,
see the User Guide at sprint.com.

Android Basics: Getting Around Your Device

Move Around Your Device’s Menus
and Screens Using Gestures

Your device’s touchscreen lets you control everything
through various types of touches, or gestures.

Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen
keyboard, select items such as application and
settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap
them with your finger. A light touch works best.

Press and hold: To display the available options for an
item simply touch and hold the item.

Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than
swiping. This finger gesture is always used in a vertical
motion, such as when flicking through contacts or a
message list.

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Tap

Press
and hold

Flick

Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically or

horizontally across the screen.

Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure
before you start to move it. Do not release your finger
until you have reached the target position.

Swype: This unique feature allows you to enter a word
by sliding a finger from letter to letter, lifting only
between words. See page 10 for instructions on using
this text input method.

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Swype

Swipe, Slide
or Drag

Android Basics

Your Home Screen

Viewing Your Home Screen

Your device’s Home screen extends horizontally to five
full screens. This gives you room to customize your
device and put the things you need front and center,
just a swipe away.

• To display the main (center) Home screen,
press

• To view extended screens, swipe the screen left or
right. There are two additional screens on each side
of the main Home screen.

• To display thumbnails of all five screens, press
and hold one of the extended screen icons. Tap
a thumbnail to display the screen.

from any screen.

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Status Bar

The status bar at the top of the Home screen lets you
quickly see both your device status (connections,
signal strength, battery, GPS) and any current
notifications.

Notification
area

Notifications Panel

You can expand the notification area to provide
more detailed information about the current
onscreen notification icons.

1. Tap the status bar to reveal the Notifications tab, and

then drag the tab to the bottom of the screen to open
the Notifications panel.

2. Tap a notification entry to open the associated

application.

Customize Your Home Screen

1. Press > and tap Add.

2. On the Add to Home screen, touch the item you

wish to add (Shortcuts, Widgets, Folders, or
Wallpapers).

For example, to add a Power Control widget:

1. From the Add to Home screen, tap Widgets >

Power Control.

2. If the widget is too large for the free space on the

screen, slide to a screen with sufficient space,
and repeat step 1.

From your new Power Control widget, you can turn
wireless capabilities (WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Sync,
Brightness) on and off, and adjust the screen
brightness.

Android Basics

Note: The Notifications panel can also be opened on the Home

screen by pressing

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and then tapping More > Notifications.

Buttons and Keys

Transform Ultra Buttons and Keys

The bottom front of your device contains a row of four
static keys that let you perform specific functions.
Above the buttons, there is a program-dependent row
of keys (they’re always available from the unlocked
Home screen).

Applications

Phone

MENU
key

8

HOME
key

BACK
key

Sprint ID

SEARCH
key

• Menu Key ( ) – Press to open context-specific
menus.

• Home Key (

) – Press to return to the main

Home screen.

• Back Key (

) – Press to return to the previous

screen view.

• Search Key (

) – Press to launch a search

within the current screen or application.

• Phone Button (

) – Tap to open the phone

screen.

• Applications Button (

) – Tap to display the

applications list.

• Sprint ID Button (

) – Tap to add, remove,

and switch between ID packs.

Open Applications

• If an application is on one of your Home screens, just

tap it to open it.

• If an application is not available from your Home
screen, press
screen), tap
then tap the application from the alphabetical list. You
may have to scroll down to find the application you’re
looking for.

(if you’re not already on the Home

to display the applications list, and

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Access Recently-Used Applications

Your device keeps a running list of your eight most
recently used applications.

1. Press and hold to open the recently-used

applications window.

2. Tap an icon to open an application.

Android Basics

Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard

Your QWERTY Keyboards

There are two versions of onscreen keyboards available
on your Transform Ultra: the Android keyboard and
Swype (default), which uses a unique gliding method to
let you enter whole words quickly. When you select a
field that requires text or numbers, an onscreen
keyboard will appear so you can enter the information,
or type your message. (If you don’t see the keyboard
when, for instance, you’re entering contact information,
just touch the field you’re working on to bring it up.) The
device’s onscreen QWERTY keyboards can be used in
either portrait or landscape mode.

Recipient

Entry field

Caps/ALT

SWYPE mode

Send

Delete

Text Input mode Speech to Text

Text Entry with Your Swype Keyboard

1. Touch an onscreen character, and then, while

maintaining your finger onscreen, drag to the next
character in the desired word.

2. Repeat this process until the desired characters have

been drawn over. Select from an onscreen list of
possible word matches (if prompted). This occurs if
your current swype has generated more than one
possible word match. For tips on using Swype,
touch

and follow the onscreen information.

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Your Swype Keyboard Settings

You can customize your onscreen keyboard settings to
suit your needs:

Press
Swype to select your Swype settings:

and tap Settings > Language & keyboard >

Preferences:

• Language allows you to select the current text input
language. Default language is US English.