T-Mobile Sidekick 2 User Manual
T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
Copyright © 2000-2002. Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.
Confidential material of Danger, Inc., 124 University Ave nue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
May not be duplicated or copied without the prior written consent of Danger, Inc.
Release 1.0
July 29, 2002
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1. Start Here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Thank You for Purchasing a T-Mobile Device! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Your T-Mob ile Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Charging Your Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Wrist Strap to Carry Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Carrying Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use Your Device Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Contacting Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2. Device Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parts of Your T-Mobi le Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Device Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4
Terminology Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headset/Camera Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Infrared Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
USB Mini-B Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8
Typing and Navigating in Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. About Your Smart Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
What Is a Smart Card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Exactly What Information Is on My Devic e SI M? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
My SIM Card Came Locked! How Do I Unlock It? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Can I Remove My SIM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How Do I Handle My SIM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
What Happens If I Lose My SI M? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
What Happens If I Put A Different SIM in My Device? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4. Customizing Yo ur Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Settings Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Controls Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
AutoText . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Battery & Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Jump Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Key Guard & Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
System Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wireless Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5. The Jump Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
About the Jump Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
How to Find the Jump Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The Application Preview Screen s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to Select a T-Mobile Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The Jump Screen Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6. Browsing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Browser Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Web Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Navigation/View Shortcut s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Go To a Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Go to Your Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Search the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Use Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
See Recently-Viewed Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
View History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Refresh a Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stop a Web Page from Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7. Making Phone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Phone Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Phone Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Title Bar Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Manage Your Speed Dial List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Headset or Handset? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Place a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Features While on a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Answer a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
End a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Your Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Listen to Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8. Instant Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Instant Messaging Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Add a Screen Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sign On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sign Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Switch Screen Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Remove Existing Screen Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
AOL Instant Messenger Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
The Buddy List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Manage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Manage Buddies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
IM Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Set an Away Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
9. Email Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
The Email Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Email Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Browse Email Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
View Your Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Move Messages to Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Send Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Add Email Senders to the Addres s Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Add Email Recipients to the Add ress Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Discard Email Message s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Manage Your Email Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Send a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Manage Email Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Space Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
10. Phone Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Phone Messages Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Setting Phone Messages Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Browse Phone Messages Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
View Phone Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sort Phone Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Send Phone Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Add Phone Message Senders to t he A ddres s Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Call Back Sender of a Phone M essa ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Discard Phone Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Retrieve Messages from the Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Receive Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
11. Keeping Contacts in the Address Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Address Book Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
How Much Information Can I S tore? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
The Browse Contacts Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
T-Mobile Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Filter Contacts by Cat e go ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sort Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Create a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Edit a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Discard/Retrieve a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Contact a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Find a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Empty the Address Book Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
12. Scheduling Events with Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Calendar Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Create an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Move an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Edit an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Discard an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Ways to View Your Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Upcoming View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 9
Day View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Year View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Trash View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Go To a Specific Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
13. Taking Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Camera Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Camera Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Insert the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
About Capture Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Take a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
View Your Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Email Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Change the Name of a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Sort Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Discard Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
14. Keepin g To Do Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
To Do Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
The Browse Tasks Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Tas k Details Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Create a New Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Edit a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Mark a Task Completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Tas k Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6
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Discard a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6
Manage Your To Do Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
15. Keeping Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Notes Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
View Your Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Sort Your Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Add a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Edit a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Discard a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Manage Your Notes Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
16. Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Games Preview Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bubbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Code Monkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6
Lab Ratz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rock & Rocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
17. The Desktop Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Signing In To the Desktop Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Jump Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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More About the Applications on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Signing Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
18. Sending Email from the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Opening Email on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Your Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
View Your Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Send a New Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Web Email Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Collect Mail from POP3 Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Move Messages to Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Discard Email Message s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
19. Using Address Book on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Opening Address Book on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Browse Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
How Many Contacts Can I St ore? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6
Browse Contacts Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Add a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Edit a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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Discard/Retrieve a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Import Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Communicate with a Co nta c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Empty the Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
20. Using Calendar on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Opening Calendar on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8
View Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
View an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Add an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Edit an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4
Discard an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Manage Your Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Import Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
21. Camera Gallery on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Opening Camera Gallery on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7
Sort Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Rename Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Discard a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Attach Photo(s) to an Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
22. Keeping a To Do List on the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Opening To Do on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
About To Do Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Browse Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Add a New Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Edit a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Mark a Task as Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Discard a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2
Discard Completed Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Manage Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
23. Keeping No tes on the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Opening Notes on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Browse Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Add a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5
Edit a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Discard a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Manage Your Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
24. Settings on the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening Settings on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Account Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
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25. Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Crash Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
My Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Locked Out! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Navigating on the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Text Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Instant Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Phone Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
To Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Desktop Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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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 Purchasi ng a T-Mobile
Device! on page 10
• Your T-Mobile Account on page 11
• Charging Yo ur Ba t tery on page 12
• Using the Wrist Strap to Carry Your
Device on page 13
• Using the Carrying Case on page 14
• Use Your Device Safely on page 14
• Contacting Customer Care on page 14
• FCC Compliance on page 15
Thank You for Purchasing a T-Mobile Device!
Here’s what you’ll find in the box:
• T-Mobile Device
• SIM card
• Battery charger
• Headset
• USB cable (Mini-B type)
•Wrist strap
• Carrying case
• Start Here card
• Referenc e Guide
• T-Mobile Welcome 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
and clicking the Customer Care link.
Before you can start using your device, you must set up your T-Mobile account and charge the battery. Read the
following topics to find out how.
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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 numbe r.
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 30.) 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 to T-Mobile” screen on your device, fol low 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 se lecting 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 Servi ce and End-User License Agr eement.
The legal document you must read and agree to can be found on the screen (select the View License
button) and in the printed Reference Guide you received in the box when you bought your device. F or futur e
reference, you can view the license agreement on the device from the Jump Settings > About device
screen menu. This document can also be found at the following Web site:
www.danger.com/
agreements.
About Your Smart
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6 Wait while data is being transmitted.
After agreeing to the Danger Service and End-User License Agreement, the registr ation 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
opportunity to select a new one. Y ou’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 tr ansmis sion may f ail, in wh ich 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 scre en s.
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 Hints and go to the Jump screen.
Warning! When roaming outside the T-Mobile network, you may incur additional charges f or data tr ansfer 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
Your device comes with a built-in rechargeable lithium ion ( Li-Ion) battery. Before you can begin using your
device you must charge the 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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While the charger is connected to your devi ce, 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 from left to right. 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 wil l 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 & Backlight
on page 38.
Conserving Battery Power
Your device has a power- savi ng feature that automatical ly reduces power to the device after a user-conf igur able
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 powe r-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 Wir eless Options... button, then on the dialog box that appears, select the Wireless
Off option.
Battery & Backlight
on page 38.
Using the Wrist Strap t o Carry Your Device
Use the wrist strap included in your box to carry your device safely. To attach the strap to your device, do the
following:
1 Slip the thinnest end of the strap into the metal ring located at the top-right corner of the device, then open
this end into a loop.
2 Take the opposite end of the strap (where your wrist fits) and pull it through the loop.
3 Pull the strap to make the loop tight and secure.
4 Use the strap to secure the device around your wrist.
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Using the Carrying Case
Use the carrying case included in your box to both protect the screen and carry your device securely. To
use the case:
1 Close the lid to your device and slip it into the open case.
2 Secure the case to your belt or waistband usi ng the clip.
Remember! The best way to protect the screen from scratches and other damage is to always carry the
device in the case!
Use Your Device Safely
While using your device, please remember to follow the safety rules listed below. 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. Scroll to the Wireless Options... button, then on the dialog
box that appears, select the Wireless Off option, and press Done .
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.
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. Just 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 site:
Email: customercare@t-mobile.com
Regular mail: T-Mobile Customer Care
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www.t-mobile.com
P.O. Box 37380
Albuquerque, NM 87176-7380
(click the link to Customer Care)
Start Here
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
T-Mobile 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 und ersta nd ing of how your device operates:
Device Basics
• Parts of Your T-Mobile Device on page 16
• Device Display on page 16
• Keyboard on page 20
• Control Buttons on page 21
• Wheel on page 24
• Terminology Used in This Manual on page
24
• Headset/Camera Jack on page 27
• Power Jack on page 27
• Infrared Port on page 28
• USB Mini-B Port on page 28
• Typing and Navigating in Text Fields on
page 28
Parts of Your T-Mobile Device
The illustration below identifies the basic elements of your device.
Each element is descr ib e d 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 rotates 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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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 th e 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 thermo m eter ind ic a tor flashes over the battery.
When your device is too cold, this therm om e ter 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 r adio tower icon, it means you either
have temporarily lost network connection or have turned off your wireless connection
from the Jump Settings > Wireless Options screen.
Connectivity status indicators. One dot = device is connecting to the GPRS network,
two dots = getting IP address; three dots = connecting to the data service
Full data and voice serv ic e available.
Voice-only(GSM) service available.
You are roaming on wireless services but have data roaming turned off on the Jump
Settings > Wireless Options screen.
You have turned off your wireless connection.
Your SIM card has a problem, which is prohibiting access to wireless s e rvic e s .
.
You can read about other indicators and icons in the chapters describing each application.
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Notifications
When you receive a new email, Phone Message, IM, 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 littl e
icon in the title bar, reminding you that there’s a message wa iting:
In the example above, there’s an email mess age waiting to be read. Other icons you might see notify you of the
following:
New email waiting.
New phone message (SMS) waiting.
New instant message (IM) waiting.
New voice message waiting.
If you have more than one reminder, the appropriate 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
•
on page 85 (Use to specify buddy-specific IM rings.)
on page 63
on page 81 (Use to specify default IM rings.)
on page 92
on page 111
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.
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2 Scroll down and select Battery & Backlight.
3 In the Backlight section of the screen, select the Automatically turn on when in use check box.
4 Select the length of time you want backlighting to stay on from the Turn on after po p- up menu.
5 Press Jump to return to the Jump screen.
Now, when you press any button or key on your device, 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
+ to open the Controls pane. 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 d ifferent direct ions or positions. The topics below desc ribe the keyboar d in more
detail.
Directional Pad (D-Pad)
The D-pad is the round navigational devic e 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. Yo u use the D-pad to navigate while playi ng games and to
navigate within
examples of text boxes:
• To, From, Subject fields in an email, IM, or Phone Messages message
• Go To pane 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 28.
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.
While the ALT key is active, the text cursor changes to
Note! You can also lock the Shift key by pressing it twice. Unlock by pressing once again.
Read about how text cursors change when using the ALT or Shift keys in
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The Text Cursor
on page 29.
Device Basics
@ 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 disp la y lid is in t he
closed position, as shown below:
Read more details about the cont ro l bu ttons 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 docum enta tion, this refers to the Menu button. Use the Menu button
to do the following:
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• Press once to open a drop-down menu listing actions you can take from the current screen:
Press again to close the drop-down menu.
• With a menu open, press and hold 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 hol d while rotating the wheel to scroll screen-by-screen,
rather than line-by-line.
• Press in combination with a shortcut key to perform an action. There are two types of shortcut keys:
-User-definable - Read more in
Jump Shortcuts
on page 40.
- 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 + 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.
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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 de vic e s creen or in t he d o cu m e ntation, 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 J um p 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 m ore in the
on page 24 and
The Jump Screen
on page 50
.
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 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 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 once to close it.
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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. T o 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
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.
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Term What It Means Example
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.
Device Basics
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 s eparat ed 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.
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Term What It Means Example
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 highlighte d . (Note: Sometimes
these are called “radio buttons”.)
Pane A small floating window. Examples include
the Control pane and the Go To pane in the
Web Browser.
Device Basics
Pop-up menu A menu that pops open (“up”) when
selected. Once the menu is open, you can
rotate the wheel to highligh t a n 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 s o 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).
Pop-up menu that’s closed:
Pop-up menu that’s open:
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.
Slider bar A control that lets you set a value from a
continuous range of possible val ues, such as
screen contrast or sound volume.
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Term What It Means Example
Device Basics
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 th e field b y ro ta ting 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.
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 Device
connection:
on page 16. Be sure to press the headset or camera lead in firmly to secure the
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.
Power Jack
The power jack is located at the top of your device, as shown in the illustration below. Read more in
Your Battery
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on page 12.
Charging
Device Basics
Infrared Port
You’ll find an infrared port on the back of your device, to the right of the po wer j ack shown in the illustration
above. In a future release, the infrared port will be used for beaming information between devices.
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 c able 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 pane, etc. You will primarily use the keyboard to t ype 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.
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The Te xt 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
Device Basics
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About Your Smart Card
3. About You r Smart 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 Smart Card? on page 30
• Exactly What Information Is on My
Device SIM? on page 30
• My SIM Card Came Locked! How Do I
Unlock It? on page 30
• Can I Remove My SIM? on page 31
• How Do I Handle My SIM? on page 32
• What Happens If I Lose My SIM? on
page 32
• What Happens If I Put A Different SIM
in My Device?
What Is a Smart Card?
A Smart Card is the size of a credit card and contains a SIM card, which is an acronym that st ands f or Subscriber
Identification Module. A SIM is a small card that fits into a slot within your device. The card contains a chip that
holds information required to operate a device.
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 sto le n .
• 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
Contacts from SIM
on page 124.
Import
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
44.
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Lock Your SIM Card
on page
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