OVERVIEW
This guide provides you with everything you need to get started. For more information and support, please visit www.t- mobile.com/support where you can:
nRegister for My.T-Mobile.com to check your minutes, pay your bill, upgrade your phone, and change your rate plan.
nReview the User Manual and troubleshooting FAQs.
nView the latest troubleshooting solutions in the Support Forums or ask a question of your own.
You can also access the following Help information on your phone:
nPress the Menu key. Scroll to and select Settings and then scroll to and select Help.
nPress the Menu key. Scroll to and select Settings and then scroll to and select My Account.
View monthly usage, bill summary, and other account information right on your phone.
Service ACTIVATION
If you are a new T-Mobile customer and your service has not been activated, simply call Customer Care at 1-800-937- 8997 from your landline phone and a T-Mobile Activations representative will assist you.
You will need the following information when activating service:
nService Agreement and agent code on your Agreement
nYour name, home address, home phone, and billing address
NOTE: For business and government accounts, please provide the name of your company or government agency, address, and tax ID.
nYour Social Security number, current driver’s license number, and date of birth for credit check purposes
nYour choice of T-Mobile rate plan and services (see www.t-mobile.com for latest plan information)
nSIM serial number and IMEI number (located on the box bar code label)
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Introducing Your Phone ..................................................... |
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Typing Tips ......................................................................... |
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SIM Card ............................................................................ |
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Power ................................................................................. |
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Memory Card ..................................................................... |
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Battery................................................................................ |
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Call Functions .................................................................... |
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Contacts .......................................................................... |
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E-mail Setup .................................................................... |
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Bluetooth® Setup.............................................................. |
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Emergency Dialing........................................................... |
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Tips for Safety................................................................... |
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Caring for your Phone ..................................................... |
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By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions and your Service Agreement.
Introducing your phone
Volume keys
Left Soft key
Messaging key
Program a shortcut to your favorite messaging tool.
Send key
4-Way Navigation key with Central Select
Memory card slot
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Power/Accessory port
Connect a power cable, USB cable, or hands-free headset.
Right Soft key
Back/Clear key
Press to return to the previous screen or to clear text while typing.
End key
Press and hold to turn on/off.
Camera key
Press and hold to turn on/off.
Typing Tips
Your phone supports four text modes.
nABC mode: This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key with the corresponding letter.
nT9® mode: This mode allows you to enter words with only one press per letter. T9 compares your key presses with an internal dictionary to determine the most likely word.
nNumber mode: This mode allows you to enter numbers.
nSymbol mode: This mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuation marks.
ALT key
Press to enter the second level character on a key.
Symbol key
Press to open the symbol menu.
Emoticon key
Press to enter a smiley face.
Space key
Press to enter a space or press and hold to turn
vibrate mode on/off.
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sim card
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card identifies you to the wireless network. Your phone will not work without the SIM card.
To insert the SIM card and battery:
1.Detach your SIM card.
2.Press and slide the back battery cover away from the phone in the direction indicated by the arrow.
3.Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot with the gold contacts facing down and the notched corner facing out of the slot.
4.Align the gold contacts on the battery with the contacts in the battery compartment. Push the battery into place and replace the battery cover.
Power
To turn on the phone, press and hold the red End key. To turn off phone, press and hold the red End key.
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Memory card
Your phone does not ship with a microSD memory card but you can purchase one to store multimedia files, such as video clips, music tracks, sound files, images, and messaging data.
Install or remove the memory card
Pictures, videos, and music files are saved to the memory card by default, when installed.
1.Open the memory card slot cover on the left side of your phone.
2.Slide the memory card into the slot with the gold contacts facing down and press until the card clicks into place.
3.Close the slot cover.
To remove the memory card, gently press the card into the slot until it clicks. Release the card and it will pop out slightly. Gently slide the card out of the memory card slot and close the slot cover.
Battery
Charge using a wall outlet
Plug the small end of the AC adapter into the Power port on the right side of your phone. Plug the AC adapter into a wall outlet.
Tips for conserving battery life
Turn off Bluetooth®
1.At the Home screen, select Menu.
2.Select Settings.
3.Select Bluetooth.
4.Select Turn Bluetooth off.
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Reduce the backlight brightness
1.At the Home screen, select Menu.
2.Select Settings.
3.Select Personalize.
4.Select Display settings.
5.Select Brightness.
6.Press the Navigation key right or left to the desired setting.
7.Select Save.
Shorten backlight timeout
1.At the Home screen, select Menu.
2.Select Settings.
3.Select Personalize.
4.Select Display settings.
5.Select Backlight time.
6.Select On and select the desired timeout setting.
7.Select Dim and select the desired dim setting.
8.Select Save.
Call Functions
Make a call
1.Slide open the phone.
2.Enter the phone number.
3.Press the green Send key .
Answer a call
Slide open the phone.
If the phone is already open, press the green Send key .
End a call
Slide the phone closed or press the red End key .
Use mute and speakerphone
While on a call, select Mute or Spkr on.
To turn off, select Unmute or Spkr off.
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Volume
Adjust call volume
While on an active call, press the Volume keys up or down.
Adjust ringer volume
At the Home screen, press the Volume keys up or down.
Adjust ringtone profile volume
1.At the Home screen, select Menu.
2.Select Settings.
3.Select Personalize.
4.Select Sound profiles.
5.Scroll to the profile you want to edit and select Options.
6.Select Edit.
7.While on the Phone tab, scroll to Ringtone volume and select Edit.
8.Press the Navigation key right or left to the desired volume.
9.Select OK.
10.Select Options and then select Save.
Adjust speaker volume
While speaker is activated, press the Volume keys up or down.
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Adjust media volume
While a video is playing, press the Volume keys up or down.
Voicemail
Use voicemail
To set up voicemail, press and hold the 1 key. Follow the tutorial to finish setting up voicemail.
To reset the password to the last four digits of your phone number, enter #793# and press the green Send key.
To call voicemail, press and hold the 1 key.
Use Visual Voicemail
With Visual Voicemail you can play and replay messages in any order, save voice messages to your phone, choose how you want to respond to messages, share special audio messages
using e-mail, and create personalized greetings.
Set up Visual Voicemail
1.At the Home screen, select Menu.
2.Select Messaging.
3.Select Voicemail.
4.Select Yes to activate and set up. If you are activating
Visual Voicemail for the first time, continue with step 5.
5.Scroll to Full greeting and select Record.
NOTE: You can also select Name only or Standard greeting.
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6.Press the Center Select key to select Record.
7.Select OK when done.
8.Select Save.
9.At Old, enter your current voicemail PIN.
NOTE: The default PIN is the last 4 digits of your phone number.
10.At New, enter a new voicemail PIN.
11.At Confirm, re-enter the new voicemail PIN.
12.Select Save.
Check Visual Voicemail
1.When you receive a new voicemail, you will see an alert on your Home screen.
2.Select Open.
3.Scroll to the desired message and select Open.
4.Select Play.
Reply to a Visual Voicemail
1.At the Home screen, select Menu.
2.Select Messaging.
3.Select Voicemail.
4.Select the desired message.
5.Select Options > Reply.
Messaging Shortcut key
You can set your shortcut key to open your favorite or most used application. To set the key:
1.Press the Messaging key.
2.Select OK.
3.Scroll to the messaging feature you want the key to open.
4.Select Assign.
5.Select OK.
Contacts
About Mobile Backup
Mobile Backup is a free service that lets you store contact information on your phone and on www.my.t-mobile.com. You can manage contacts on your phone or on the Web and the changes are synchronized. With Mobile Backup, you don’t have to worry about losing your contact information if you lose your phone.
You may choose to not use this feature but your address book may be backed up in order to deliver certain services. See the FAQ section on www.my.t-mobile.com for details.
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