T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
Release 1.0c
April 15, 2003
Confidential material of Danger, Inc., 124 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
May not be duplicated or copied without the prior written consent of Danger, Inc.
Copyright © 2002-2003. Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.
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1. Start Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Thank You for Purchasing a T-Mobile Sidekick! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Your T-Mobile Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Charging Your Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Carrying Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use Your Device Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Contacting Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2. Device Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Parts of Your T-Mobile Sidekick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Device Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Terminology Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headset/Camera Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Infrared Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
USB Mini-B Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Typing and Navigating in Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3. About Your SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
What Is a SIM Card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Exactly What Information Is on My Device SIM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
My SIM Card Came Locked! How Do I Unlock It? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Can I Remove My SIM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
How Do I Handle My SIM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
What Happens If I Lose My SIM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
What Happens If I Put A Different SIM in My Device? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4. Customizing Your Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Settings Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
AutoText . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Battery & Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Jump Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key Guard & Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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System Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wireless Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5. The Jump Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
About the Jump Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
How to Find the Jump Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
The Application Splash Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How to Select an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
The Jump Screen Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6. Browsing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Browser Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Navigation/View Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Go To a Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Go to Your Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Search the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Use Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
See Recently-Viewed Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
View History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Refresh a Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Stop a Web Page from Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Web Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7. Making Phone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Phone Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Title Bar Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Manage Your Speed Dial List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Headset or Handset? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Place a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Features While on a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Answer a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
End a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Your Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Listen to Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8. Instant Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Instant Messaging Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Add a Screen Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sign On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sign Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switch Screen Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Remove Existing Screen Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
The Buddy List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Manage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Manage Buddies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
IM Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Set an Away Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Instant Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9. Email Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
The Email Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Browse Email Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
View Your Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Move Messages to Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Send Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Add Email Senders to the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Add Email Recipients to the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Discard Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Manage Your Email Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Send a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Manage Email Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Email Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Space Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
10. Phone Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Phone Messages Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Browse Messages Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
View Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sort Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Add Text Message Senders to the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Call Back Sender of a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Discard Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Retrieve Messages from the Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Setting Phone Messages Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
11. Keeping Contacts in the Address Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Address Book Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
How Much Information Can I Store? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
The Browse Contacts Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
T-Mobile Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Filter Contacts by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sort Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Create a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Edit a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Discard/Retrieve a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Contact a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Find a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Empty the Address Book Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
12. Scheduling Events with Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Calendar Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Create an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Move an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Edit an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Discard an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ways to View Your Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Upcoming View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Day View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Year View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Trash View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Go To a Specific Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
13. Taking Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Camera Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Insert the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
About Capture Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Take a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
View Your Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Email Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Change the Name of a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Sort Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Discard Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
14. Keeping To Do Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
To Do Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
The Browse Tasks Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Task Details Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Create a New Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Edit a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Mark a Task Completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Task Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Discard a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Manage Your To Do Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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15. Keeping Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Notes Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
View Your Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Sort Your Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Add a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Edit a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Discard a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Manage Your Notes Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
16. Playing Rock & Rocket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rock & Rocket Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
The Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
What Happens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
17. Playing UI Evolution Arcade Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Arcade Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bubbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Code Monkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Lab Ratz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
18. The Desktop Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Signing In To the Desktop Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Jump Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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More About the Applications on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Signing Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
19. Sending Email from the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Opening Email on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Your Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
View Your Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Send a New Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Attach Photos and Files to a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Web Email Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Collect Mail from POP3 Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Move Messages to Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Discard Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
20. Using Address Book on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Opening Address Book on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Browse Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
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How Many Contacts Can I Store? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Browse Contacts Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Add a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Edit a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Discard/Retrieve a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Import Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Communicate with a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Empty the Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
21. Using Calendar on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Opening Calendar on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
View Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
View an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Add an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Edit an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Discard an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Manage Your Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Import Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
22. Camera Gallery on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Opening Camera Gallery on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Sort Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Rename Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Discard a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Attach Photo(s) to an Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
23. Keeping a To Do List on the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Opening To Do on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
About To Do Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Browse Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Add a New Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Edit a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Mark a Task as Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Discard a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Discard Completed Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Manage Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
24. Keeping Notes on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Opening Notes on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Browse Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Add a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Edit a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Discard a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Manage Your Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
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25. Settings on the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Opening Settings on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Account Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
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1. Start Here
This chapter leads you through the basic steps of getting started with your new T-Mobile device:
Start Here
• Thank You for Purchasing a T-Mobile Sidekick!
on page 9
• Your T-Mobile Account on page 10
• Charging Your Battery on page 11
• Using the Carrying Case on page 12
• Use Your Device Safely on page 13
• Contacting Customer Care on page 13
• FCC Compliance on page 13
Thank You for Purchasing a T-Mobile Sidekick!
Here’s what you’ll find in the box:
• T-Mobile Sidekick
• SIM card
• Battery charger
• Headset
• USB cable (Mini-B type)
•Wrist strap
• Carrying case
• Start Here Guide
• Reference Guide
• T-Mobile service introduction guide
If you find that anything is missing, please contact T-Mobile Customer Care by calling 1-800-937-8997, or by
going to
www.t-mobile.com/help/
.
Before you can start using your device, you must set up your T-Mobile account. Read the following topics to find
out how.
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Start Here
Your T-Mobile Account
Before you can use your device, your T-Mobile account must be completely set up. This involves the following:
1 Obtain a telephone number.
When you purchased your device, a T-Mobile representative assigned you a telephone number, which is
stored on your device’s Subscriber Identification Module, or “SIM” for short. (Read more in
on page 27.) This step you’ve already completed.
Card
2 Wait for account activation.
T-Mobile must activate your device on the network. This can take up to 48 hours after you purchase your
device, but usually takes much less time. You will know your T-Mobile account is activated when you see a
“Welcome to T-Mobile” screen on your device display.
3 Register a username and password.
After you see the Welcome screen on your device, follow the prompts to select a username and password.
You will use your phone number and this password to sign in and out of the Web version of the applications,
and you may occasionally be prompted to enter your username/password information on the device as well.
When selecting a username and password, note the following:
- Usernames - Must start with an alphabetic character (A-Z), can include numbers, can include
underscores but no other punctuation, and must be two or more characters in length. If your preferred
username is already taken, the T-Mobile service will provide you with alternate suggestions. You can
either pick one of these or try another one of your choice. Note that usernames are not case-sensitive.
- Passwords - Must contain 4-15 characters, can include both letters and numbers, but no spaces,
single quotes ('), semicolons (;), backslashes (\),or percent signs (%). You will be asked to type your
password twice for confirmation. Note that your password appears on the screen as asterisks (*) to
ensure privacy. Select a password that is not a word, is difficult to guess, but one that you can
remember. Passwords are case-sensitive. If you forget your password at some time in the future,
contact T-Mobile Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997.
4 Select and answer a secret question.
You will also be asked to select a “secret question” and type the answer. Questions are similar to these:
• What is your mother's maiden name?
• What is your favorite pet's name?
• On what street did you grow up?
• In what city did you grow up?
• What is your favorite movie?
If you ever forget your password, you will be asked to answer this question before your password is “reset”
by Customer Care.
5 Read and agree to Danger Service and End-User License Agreement.
The legal document you must read and agree to can be found on the screen (select the View License
button) and in one of the printed guides you received in the box when you bought your device. For future
reference, you can view the license agreement on the device by pressing the Jump button, then pressing the
Menu button. From the menu, select Copyrights & Credits. From the Copyrights & Credits screen, press the
Menu button and select View License. In addition, the most recent version of this document can be found at
the following Web site:
6 Wait while data is being transmitted.
After agreeing to the Danger Service and End-User License Agreement, the registration information is sent to
the T-Mobile service. If your username has already been taken, you’ll be notified on a screen that gives you
www.danger.com/agreements.
About Your SIM
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Start Here
opportunity to select a new one. You’ll then see a Congratulations screen, letting you know that you are now
ready to use the T-Mobile services. There is a chance that the data transmission may fail, in which case you’ll
receive a message asking you to try later.
7 Congratulations!
Once your account has been set up, you’ll see the Congratulations screen and a final screen with the Start
button. Select the Start button to do just that! If you’re roaming on another network, you’ll be notified at this
point (see Warning below).
8 Read the Hints screens.
Before going to the Jump screen, take a minute to read the helpful hints that appear. After reading each hint,
select Next to advance to the next. Select Done to dismiss the hints and go to the Jump screen.
Warning! When roaming outside the T-Mobile network, you may incur additional charges for data transfer with
or without taking any actions, such as receiving emails. To avoid additional charges while roaming, go to Jump
Settings > Wireless Options and clear the GPRS Data Roaming On check box. If you do roam with GPRS
Data Roaming off, you will still be able to make and receive voice calls.
Charging Your Battery
When you first receive your device, the battery will be fully charged, but in deep sleep. To wake it, connect your
device to the charger.
Your device comes with a built-in rechargeable lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery. Note that you cannot access or
remove the battery from your device.
Read the following topics for more information about your device’s battery:
• Charging Your Device’s Battery
• Battery Charging Time
• Use and Standby Times
• Conserving Battery Power
Charging Your Device’s Battery
To charge the battery, do the following:
1 Attach the battery charger to your device.
Locate the battery charger that came with your device. Insert the charger lead (the small round end of the
adapter) into your device’s power jack (the small round hold located at the top of your device) and plug the
adapter cord into a standard 120V AC electrical wall outlet.
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Start Here
While the charger is connected to your device, a lightning bolt will display over the battery icon in the title
bar.
2 Let the device charge for at least four (4) hours to ensure maximum battery life.
Rest the device in a safe place and let the battery charge for at least four hours, or overnight. As the device
is charging, you will see the bars in the battery icon fill repeatedly from left to right in an animated fashion.
When your device is fully-charged, the bars will stop moving in the full position: .
Note: If your battery is fully-charged and you unplug the battery charger then connect it to the charger
again, the bars in the battery icon will fill from left to right for two hours, even though it is fully-charged.
Battery Charging Time
Initial charging time for your device’s lithium ion battery is approximately four hours. Recharging time is the
same, depending on how discharged the battery has become.
If your battery has become completely discharged, your device will turn off automatically. Once you connect the
device to the battery charger, give your device approximately 10 minutes to gain enough power to be turned on.
Use and Standby Times
With a fully-charged battery, you can use your device for one day. In power-saving (or even key guard) mode,
the battery should last seven days. These times are approximate however; battery operation times vary
according to how you use your device, signal conditions, and other network settings made by T-Mobile. To view
your battery consumption, open the Jump screen menu, select Settings, then Battery & Backlight. Note that
this reading is approximate. Read more in
Battery & Display
on page 35.
Conserving Battery Power
Your device has a power-saving feature that automatically reduces power to the device after a user-configurable
number of minutes of inactivity. In power-saving mode your device will still receive messages and calls. To wake
the device, simply press any control button or key. Note that you must have enabled Key Guard before your
device will go into power-saving mode automatically. Read more in
You can also conserve battery power by signing out of Instant Messaging when you are not using the
application. If you are really concerned about saving battery and can detach from the network, open the device
Settings screen, select the Wireless Options... button, then on the dialog box that appears, select the Wireless
Off option.
Battery & Display
on page 35.
Using the Carrying Case
Use the carrying case included in your box to both protect the screen and carry your device securely.
Remember! The best way to protect the screen from scratches and other damage is to always carry the
device in the case!
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Start Here
Use Your Device Safely
While using your device, please remember to follow the safety rules listed below.
Do not use your device while driving a vehicle. If you must use your device, pull off the road
•
to a safe spot first.
Turn off your device while on an aircraft. Because wireless devices interfere with navigation
•
systems, FCC regulations prohibit use of your device in the air. Please follow airline rules and switch off
your device when directed.
Turn off your device while in a hospital. Adhere to posted signs in hospitals, where an active
•
wireless device could interfere with hospital equipment and pacemakers.
Use only approved device batteries and accessories. Please do not insert or connect
•
incompatible products to your device. Do not taunt your device.
•
Turn off your device while at a fueling station or near blasting. Do not use wireless
devices near fuel or other chemicals. Follow posted restrictions at these sites.
To turn off your device when required, press and hold the keyboard On/Off Power key for four seconds.
To turn off the radio, press the Jump button, then press Menu and select Settings. Select the Wireless
Options... button, then on the dialog box that appears, select the Wireless Off option.
Warning! The hinge in the swivel display lid is assisted by a very strong magnet. Be careful to keep the device
away from magnetically sensitive items, such as credit cards and floppy disks.
Contacting Customer Care
T-Mobile’s Customer Care offers responsive and knowledgeable customer support 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. It’s a free call anytime. Dial 611 using your device or 1-800-937-8997 from any other phone.
You an also contact Customer Care through our Web site, by email, or regular mail:
Web sit e:
Email: customercare@t-mobile.com
Regular mail: T-Mobile Customer Care
www.t-mobile.com/help/
P.O. Box 37380
Albuquerque, NM 87176-7380
FCC Compliance
TESTED TO COMPLY WITH FCC STANDARDS. FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE.
For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with
accessories supplied or designated for this product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with the
FCC RF exposure guidelines.
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2. Device Basics
Read the topics in this chapter to get a quick understanding of how your device operates:
Device Basics
• Parts of Your T-Mobile Sidekick on page
14
• Device Display on page 14
• Keyboard on page 18
• Control Buttons on page 19
• Wheel on page 22
• Terminology Used in This Manual on page
22
• Headset/Camera Jack on page 25
• Power Jack on page 25
• Infrared Port on page 25
• USB Mini-B Port on page 26
• Typing and Navigating in Text Fields on
page 26
Parts of Your T-Mobile Sidekick
The illustration below identifies the basic parts of your device.
Each part is described in more detail in the topics below.
Device Display
Your device comes with a swivel display lid that covers the keyboard in the closed position. Even when closed,
the LCD faces up and the control buttons are exposed, so you can use your device. When you open the display
lid (by rotating it clockwise), the display automatically flips 180-degrees. Read more details below.
Warning! The hinge in the swivel display lid is assisted by a very strong magnet. Be careful to keep the device
away from magnetically sensitive items, such as credit cards and floppy disks.
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Device Basics
Opening and Closing the Display
1 To open the display, place your left thumb on the lower-left corner and your right forefinger on the upper-
right corner of the display and gently push in a clockwise direction. The display will spring smoothly into
position:
2 To close the display, reverse the motion to pivot the lid counter-clockwise and lock it into the closed
position.
Standard Display Screen Indicators
The display screen is your view into the T-Mobile applications, so what you see on the screen depends on what
application you are using. However, there are some standard indicators that display on the screen at all times.
These indicators are located at the top of the screen in the area circled in the example below.
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Screen identifier. Lets you know what application screen you are currently viewing.
Current date and time.
Battery charge. The more bars that fill the battery icon, the more power in the battery.
Battery charging. When your device is connected to the battery charger, a lightning
bolt icon displays over the battery icon and the bars in the battery move from left to
right. You’ll know the battery is full-charged when the lightning bold icon disappears
and the battery bars stay in the full position.
When your device is too hot, this thermometer indicator flashes over the battery.
When your device is too cold, this thermometer indicator flashes over the battery.
Wireless signal strength. The more signal bands showing, the stronger the signal
strength of the wireless connection at your current location.
No wireless connection. If you see this X over the radio tower icon, it means you have
temporarily lost network connection.
Connectivity status indicators. Animated one dot = connected to the GPRS network,
trying to get IP address; animated two dots = obtained IP address, connecting to data
server; animated three dots = connected to data server; signing in; = signed in and
connected to data service; ready to go!
Full data and voice service available.
Voice-only(GSM) service available.
You are roaming on wireless services but have GPRS data roaming turned off on the
Jump Settings > Wireless Options screen.
You have turned off your wireless connection from the Jump Settings > Wireless
Options screen.
Your SIM card has a problem, which is prohibiting access to wireless services.
You can read about other indicators and icons in the chapters describing each application.
Device Basics
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Device Basics
Notifications
When you receive a new email, text message, instant message, or voice mail message, the service will give you
a visual notification in the title bar, no matter what application you’re currently viewing. Here’s an example of a
new email notification:
The notice will appear in a balloon just once. But, until you read or listen to your new message, you’ll see a little
icon in the title bar, reminding you that there’s a message waiting:
In the example above, there’s an email message waiting to be read. Other icons you might see notify you of the
following:
New email waiting.
New text message (SMS) waiting.
New instant message (IM) waiting.
New voice message waiting.
If you have more than one reminder, the relevant message icons will display in sequence.
You can also choose to be notified of new messages using ringtones. Read more about ringtone notifications in
the following topics:
•
Set Up Phone Ringtones
•
Edit a Buddy
Play Buddy Alert Rings
•
Set Up Email Ringtones
•
•
Setting Phone Messages Ringtones
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(Use to specify buddy-specific IM rings.)
(Use to specify default IM rings.)
Device Basics
Turning on Backlighting
To help you use your device in a dark environment, enable the automatic backlighting feature:
1 From the Jump screen, open the menu and select Settings.
2 Scroll down and select Battery & Display.
3 In the Backlight section of the screen, select the Automatically turn on when in use check box.
Note for color devices: To use the device’s light meter while the backlight is on, select the Use light meter
to adjust brightness check box.
4 Select the length of time you want backlighting to stay on from the Turn on after pop-up menu.
5 Press Jump to return to the Jump screen.
Now, when you press any button or key on your device, or flip open the screen, backlighting will turn on for the
set amount of time. Note that as long as you press a key or button before the set time elapses, the backlight will
stay on.
Tip: Even if you have not enabled automatic backlighting, you can still quickly turn on backlighting by pressing
Menu + Back to open the Controls. The backlight turn on and remain on for the time specified in the
Backlight pop-up menu.
Keyboard
Your device keyboard contains five rows of keys, including a key for the “at” symbol (@) and a Directional pad
(“D-pad”) that “rocks” into eight different directions or positions. The topics below describe the keyboard in more
detail.
Directional Pad (D-Pad)
The D-pad is the round navigational device in the lower-right corner of the keypad that you can “rock” in eight
directions: up, down, left, right, plus the 4 corners (northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast), which you
use by pressing two adjacent keys at the same time. You use the D-pad to navigate while playing games and to
navigate within
examples of text boxes:
• To, From, Subject fields in an email, IM, or Phone Messages message
• Go To dialog box in the Web Browser
Press the up/down and left/right arrows to move in those directions among characters in a text box. Press the
corners of the D-pad (two adjacent arrows at the same time) to jump up/down one line and forward/backward
a character. Read more in
text boxes
. A text box is an area on the screen in which you can type characters. Here’s a couple
Typing and Navigating in Text Fields
on page 26.
ALT Key
You type special characters (shown in red on some of the keys) by first pressing the ALT key, then the key
showing the special character. For example, if you need to type a semicolon (;), you would first press the ALT
key, then the J key. (This action is also represented in the user documentation as ALT, J.)
• Lock the ALT key to type a series of special characters by pressing the key twice.
• Unlock the ALT key by pressing it once again.
Note! You can also lock the Shift key by pressing it twice. Unlock by pressing once again.
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Device Basics
Read about how text cursors change when using the ALT or Shift keys in
The Text Cursor
on page 26.
@ Key
When you type an email address, you use the “at” symbol (@) to separate the username from the domain; for
example, username@domain.com. Use the @ key (located in the bottom row of keys) to insert the @ symbol in
an email address easily.
On/Off Button
Power off the device to conserve the maximum amount of power. While the power is off, your device will not
receive messages or phone calls. Incoming calls are forwarded to voice mail.
To power your device on and off, use the On/Off button. It is located just to the left of the “Z” key on the
keyboard and is marked with the universal symbol for power: .
Control Buttons
Your T-Mobile device comes with four main control buttons, which you can still use when the display lid is in the
closed position, as shown below:
Read more details about the control buttons in the topics below.
Menu Button
The Menu button is located in the upper-left corner of the device and is marked by a diamond. When you see the
diamond on the device screen or in the documentation, this refers to the Menu button. Use the Menu button
to do the following:
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Device Basics
• Press Menu once to open a drop-down menu listing actions you can take from the current screen:
Press Menu again to close the drop-down menu.
• With a menu open, press and hold Menu while rotating the wheel one click down to jump to the last
menu item; rotate one click up to jump to the top item.
• On any screen where you can scroll, press and hold Menu while rotating the wheel to scroll screen-byscreen, rather than line-by-line.
• Press Menu in combination with a shortcut key to perform an action. There are two types of shortcut
keys:
-User-definable - Read more in
- System-defined - You’ll find the system-defined shortcuts listed in the menus to the right of a given
option. For example, in the Email application, the shortcut for composing a new message is Menu +
N.
About Context Menus - The options that appear in any given menu are dependent on what screen you are
viewing. These types of menus are often referred to as “context menus”. For example, if you are viewing the
main screen of the Email application, the menu will list options such as “New Message” and “Check for New
Email”. However, if you are viewing the main screen in the Address Book, the menu will list options such as “New
Contact”, “Sort...”, and “My Info”. So the items that appear depend on the “context” (or screen) you are in when
you open the menu.
Jump Shortcuts
on page 38.
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Device Basics
Jump Button
The Jump button is located in the lower-left corner of the device and is marked by a circle. When you see the
circle on the device screen or in the documentation, this refers to the Jump button. Use the Jump button to
open the Jump screen. No matter where you are in the applications--what screen you are viewing--if you press
the Jump button, you’ll return to the Jump screen, with the Phone application highlighted:
Rotate the wheel to scroll through the applications. To go to an application you have highlighted, press the
wheel.
Wheel
Read more in the
on page 22 and
The Jump Screen
on page 48
.
Back Button
The Back button is located in the lower-right corner of the device and is marked by a cross. When you see the
cross on the device screen or in the documentation, this refers to the Back button. Use the Back button to do
the following:
• Press Back once to go back to the screen you were previously viewing; press twice to go back two
screens, and so on.
• In a dialog box or on a screen, press Back once to save any changes you’ve made to the information. If
you’ve made changes within a dialog box, the dialog box closes as well.
• If a menu is open, press Back once to close it.
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Device Basics
Wheel
The wheel is located in the upper-right corner of your device. You use it to highlight and press buttons or links on
the screen. Use your thumb to rotate the wheel away from you (up) or toward you (down), moving through
selectable items. You can also press the wheel down. More specifically, here’s how you can use the wheel:
• Rotate the wheel toward you to advance the current selection through all the “selectable” elements on
a screen and scroll down a Web page.
• Rotate the wheel away from you to reverse through all the “selectable” elements on a screen and to
scroll up a Web page.
• Press down on the wheel (as you would a mouse button) to select a highlighted item or open a pop-up
menu.
• Press and hold the wheel to open pop-up context menus.
Terminology Used in This Manual
The instructions in this manual use many terms that may be confusing. To help you understand exactly what the
instruction is telling you to do, we’ve included some definitions:
Term What It Means Example
Action button A button that contains a word or phrase
describing what will happen if you select
(press) the button. Action buttons often
contain the keyboard shortcut as well.
Check box A small box that is either checked or clear
(does not contain a check mark). If you
check a check box, the action described next
to the box will turn “on”. Clearing the check
box will turn the action “off”.
Context menu A context menu contains only the actions
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that you can take on the item you are
highlighting. In regular menus, the actions
you cannot take on the current screen are
dimmed, but in a context menu, these
actions don’t appear at all.
Term What It Means Example
Device Basics
Dialog box A dialog box is a floating window that
presents you with buttons and options that
allow you to make decisions and carry out
actions.
Highlight This action is only applicable on your device.
All “selectable” elements can be highlighted
by rotating the wheel then stopping over the
item. Once highlighted, the element’s
appearance changes to reverse video.
In the example to the right, 3 - Janey is
highlighted.
Keyboard
shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are presented in the
documentation as follows:
+ K = Press the Menu button and hold
while pressing the K key.
, = Press the Menu button first, then
the Back button (in succession).
So, if two keys or buttons are separated by a
plus sign (+), you press them simultaneously
to make the action occur; if they’re
separated by a comma (,), then you press
one after the other.
Menu A floating window containing a list of actions
you can take on the screen. Press the Menu
button to open this list of actions.
Option (button) Choices presented to you, usually in a dialog
box. You can only select one of the options
and do so by pressing the wheel once the
option is highlighted. (Note: Sometimes
these are called “radio buttons”.)
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Term What It Means Example
Device Basics
Pop-up menu A menu that pops open (“up”) when
selected. Once the menu is open, you can
rotate the wheel to highlight an item, then
press to select it.
Press To press, you push down and quickly release
the wheel, key, or control button. It’s the
same action you take when you click a
mouse button while using your computer.
Before you can press an item on the screen
(such as an OK button, menu option, check
box, or list item) you must rotate the wheel
to “highlight” the item so it appears in
reverse video. Pressing the highlighted item
“selects” it.
Press & hold Push down on a key or control button and
hold it down for at least one second.
Rotate Used to describe the push wheel’s rotational
movement. You can rotate the push wheel
up (away from you) or down (toward you).
Select Refers to the action you take to take an
action on a screen element, such as selecting
an action button or option button, or
pressing a contact name to open it for edit.
Pop-up menu that’s closed:
Pop-up menu that’s open:
Slider bar A control that lets you set a value from a
continuous range of possible values, such as
screen contrast/brightness or sound volume.
Text field (or
text box)
A rectangular area in which you can type or
edit text. To make a text field editable, you
must first highlight the field by rotating the
wheel, then press to make it editable.
In the example to the right, the name of the
photo is in an editable text field.
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Device Basics
Headset/Camera Jack
The jack where you insert your headset or camera is located on the right side of the device. See illustration in
Parts of Your T-Mobile Sidekick
connection:
Warning! Be sure to remove the camera from the jack when you’re not using it; especially when you’re storing
your device in a backpack, pocket, bag, or purse.
on page 14. Be sure to press the headset or camera lead in firmly to secure the
Power Jack
The power jack is located at the top of your device, as shown in the illustration below. Read more in
Your Battery
on page 11.
Charging
Infrared Port
You’ll find an infrared port on the back of your device, to the right of the power jack shown in the illustration
above. In a future release, the infrared port will be used for beaming information between devices.
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Device Basics
USB Mini-B Port
The USB Mini-B port is located on the top of your device, just to the left of the power jack as shown in the
illustration below. Use the USB Mini-B port with your USB cable to connect your device to a personal computer
for restoring the device operating system software.
Typing and Navigating in Text Fields
Many of the T-Mobile applications have screens in which you type text, such as the Email Compose screen, the
individual Settings screens, the Browser’s Go To dialog box, etc. You will primarily use the keyboard to type text,
which is easy to use, but here are some hints to make typing, editing, and navigating in text fields easier:
• Use the Directional Pad to navigate within a text box:
- Press the up/down and left/right arrows to move in those directions among characters in a text box.
- Press the ALT button while using the D-pad up and down arrows to jump to the top or bottom of a text
field.
- Press the ALT button while using the D-pad left and right arrows to jump to the beginning and end of a
line of text.
• To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press the DEL key .
• To delete a character to the right of the cursor, press SHIFT + .
• To delete all the characters on one line, press ALT + .
• To delete all the characters in a text box, press ALT + SHIFT + .
•To lock the SHIFT key, press SHIFT twice. To unlock, press SHIFT once again.
•To lock the ALT key, press ALT twice. To unlock, press ALT once again.
The Text Cursor
While you’re typing, the text cursor shape reflects your current “mode” of typing:
Regular typing mode
Shift key is held down
Shift key is locked down
Alt key is held down
Alt key is locked down
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About Your SIM Card
3. About Your SIM Card
If you are unfamiliar with Smart Cards or SIM cards, you might be interested to learn more by reading the
following questions and answers:
• What Is a SIM Card? on page 27
• Exactly What Information Is on My Device SIM?
on page 27
• My SIM Card Came Locked! How Do I Unlock It?
on page 28
• Can I Remove My SIM? on page 28
• How Do I Handle My SIM? on page 29
• What Happens If I Lose My SIM? on
page 29
• What Happens If I Put A Different SIM
in My Device? on page 29
What Is a SIM Card?
A SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card is distributed to you by your wireless carrier and comes packaged
in a plastic holder about the size of a credit card. After you carefully snap the SIM card from its plastic holder,
your SIM is ready to fit into a slot within your device. The SIM card contains a chip that holds information
required to operate a device. For more information about inserting your SIM card, read
on page 28.
How to Insert Your SIM
Exactly What Information Is on My Device SIM?
Your device SIM stores the following information:
• International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) Number - Number that uniquely identifies you as a
subscriber on the network. The number is made up of three parts: a three-digit mobile country code, a
two-digit mobile network code, and a (up to) 10-digit mobile subscriber identify number.
• Mobile Subscriber ISDN (MSISDN) Number - Your mobile telephone number. (ISDN stands for
Integrated Services Digital Network.)
• SIM PIN - A Personal Identification Number (PIN) that you set using the Jump Settings > Key Guard &
Security screen. This code protects your SIM from being used by another person in another device in the
event it is lost or stolen.
• SMS Messages - Short Message Service messages that you receive and save. T-Mobile Phone Messages
messages use the Short Message Service. Note that outgoing messages (“sent”) are not saved to the SIM.
• Contact Information - Contact information (name:number) is only stored on your SIM if you’ve used
your SIM previously in a mobile phone and stored names and numbers in that phone.
Note that you can import previously-stored contact info into your device Address Book by following the
instructions in
Import Contacts from SIM
on page 126.
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About Your SIM Card
My SIM Card Came Locked! How Do I Unlock It?
When you receive your device, the SIM card may be locked by default. If this is the case, before you can connect
to the network or register your new device account, you’ll be prompted to enter a PIN. Type 1234. You can
always change your SIM PIN using the Key Guard & Security screen. Read more in
42.
Lock Your SIM Card
on page
Can I Remove My SIM?
Yes, you can; but we recommend you never remove the SIM from your device. Without a SIM card, you cannot
place phone calls to 611 (T-Mobile Customer Care), but you can call 911 (Emergency). You can only view data
that has been cached in the device memory
If you find you must remove your SIM, please follow the directions that follow.
How to Remove Your SIM
1 To avoid seeing error messages, turn off your device by pressing the power on/off key. (It is not necessary
for your to turn your device off, however.)
2 Your SIM card fits into a slot on the left side of your device behind the end cap. Remove the end cap using
the finger notch:
.
3 You will see the SIM card in its slot; press the end of the SIM in toward the device and release. The SIM
should spring gently out of its slot.
4 Remove the SIM carefully. Be sure to read
5 Replace the end cap by pressing the prongs in slightly and inserting the cap. Make sure the cap is flush with
the case.
How Do I Handle My SIM?
on page 29.
How to Insert Your SIM
1 Remove the end cap covering the SIM slot using the finger notch.
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About Your SIM Card
2 Press the SIM card into its slot with the gold contacts facing down and the cut corner going in first, beneath
the Menu button.
When you release the SIM make sure it is locked into position and it doesn’t spring out.
3 Replace the end cap by pressing the prongs in slightly and inserting the cap. Make sure the cap is flush with
the case.
How Do I Handle My SIM?
Handle your SIM card very carefully since the card and gold contacts can be easily damaged by scratches or
bends. Be sure to keep SIM cards out of reach of small children.
What Happens If I Lose My SIM?
Call T-Mobile Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997.
What Happens If I Put A Different SIM in My Device?
We do not recommend you insert a different SIM into your device. If you do, your device will function
but you will not have access to your messages and you will not be able to use the telephone application. Note
that if you are going to import contact information from another SIM, follow the instructions provided in
Contacts from SIM
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on page 126.
Import
Customizing Your Device
4. Customizing Your Device
Your T-Mobile device is designed so you can set up many of its features to suit your preferences. Learn how in
this chapter:
• The Settings Screens on page 30
• Controls on page 33
• AutoText on page 34
• Battery & Display on page 35
• Date & Time on page 37
• Jump Shortcuts on page 38
• Key Guard & Security on page 39
• Keyboard on page 43
• Network on page 44
• Sound on page 45
• System Info on page 46
• Wireless Options on page 47
The Settings Screens
All customization options are on the settings screens. There’s two types of settings screens:
•Customize device settings using the Jump Settings screens: From the Jump screen, open the menu
and select Settings to open these screens.
•Customize application-specific settings using the application Settings screens: From the Jump
screen, select any application (Web Browser, AOL Instant Messenger, Email, etc.). Then open the menu
and select Settings to open these screens.
We recommend you step through the device Settings screens and then the application-specific Settings screens
to completely customize your device for your personal use. Use the tables below to guide you through the
screens. For more details on each screen, follow the links in the first column.
Device Settings
Device Settings Screen Customizable Items and Options
Controls
on page 33 • Mute/Un-mute button
• Volume slider bar
• Display slider bar
AutoText
Battery & Display
Date & Time
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on page 34 • Capitalize new sentences check box
• Automatic Word Replacement check box and list of replacement rules you
can add to or delete from
on page 35• Battery charge indicator
• Power-saving mode check box and idle time pop-up menu
• Automatic backlight check box and pop-up menu listing times you can
choose to keep backlight on
on page 37 • Current date & time text fields
• Time Zone setting pop-up menu
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