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Dell Venue
User's Manual
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Touch Screen
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Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts.
The Stage Desktop
Dell Stage Widgets
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Status Bar
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Quick Buttons .
Navigating Applications
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Calling .
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Managing Contacts .
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Messaging .
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Pop-Up Menu .
Swype Keyboard.
4 Internet
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Connecting to the Internet
Browsing the Internet
E-mail.
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To change sound and ringtone settings
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To manually set the date, time and time zone .
To set the language .
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6 Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone
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Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Screen Unlock
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Copying Files to and from the MicroSD.
Bluetooth
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Photos and Videos
Music .
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Calendar .
Alarm Clock .
Calculator .
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Sound Recorder .
Voice Dialer
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8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone
and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync
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9 Troubleshooting
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Contents
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Insert the SIM card
Insert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that
covers the SIM card holder.
NOTE: If you have difficulty in inserting the SIM card, ensure that the
angled corner of the SIM card is aligned with the angled corner of the
SIM card holder.
3
Insert the battery
Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery
holder and insert the battery.
Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone
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Charge the smartphone
NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between
0°C and 45°C.
The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.
a Plug the supplied USB cable's micro USB connector into the connector
on the smartphone.
b Plug the other end of the cable to the supplied USB wall charger plug.
c Plug the USB wall charger plug into an electric outlet and charge the
smartphone till the battery is fully charged.
NOTE: The smartphone is fully charged within two hours when
connected to a power outlet.
NOTE: To charge your smartphone using a computer, connect the
supplied USB cable's micro USB connector to the smartphone, and the
other end of the cable to a USB connector on the computer.
NOTE: The type of USB wall charger plug may vary depending on the
country/region where you purchased the smartphone.
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Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone
Turning On Your Smartphone
NOTE: Use this smartphone in an environmental temperature between
-10°C and 55°C.
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Press and hold the Power button to turn on your smartphone. The
operating system starts up.
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3
If the screen is locked automatically, flick the
to unlock the screen.
icon right
If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number
(PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys
using the on-screen keypad. Touch the OK button to confirm
your input.
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The smartphone is ready for use when the default Home screen is
displayed.
Turning Off Your Smartphone
1
Press and hold the Power button.
2
Touch the Power off option on the screen.
Turning Off the Screen
If both the smartphone and the screen are on, press the Power button
to turn off the screen.
NOTE: If the smartphone is on, but the screen is off, press the Power
button to turn on the screen.
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Features
This section provides information about the features available on your
Dell Venue smartphone.
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Feature
Function(s)
1 Headphone connector
Connects to headphones.
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Feature
2 Power and Sleep/Wake button
Function(s)
• If the smartphone is off, press and
hold to turn on the smartphone.
• If the smartphone is on, but the
screen is off, press to turn on the
screen.
• If both the smartphone and the
screen are on,
–Press to turn off the screen.
–Press and hold to select one of
these options:
Silent mode: The smartphone is
set to vibrate mode; all sounds
are disabled except for alarms.
Airplane mode: Select to disable
all wireless connections.
Power off: Turn off the
smartphone.
3 Ambient light sensor (ALS)
Controls screen brightness according
to the surrounding lighting
conditions.
NOTE: To enable the ambient light
sensor, touch the Home button
→
Menu button , and then select
Settings→ Display→ Brightness→
Automatic brightness→ OK.
4 Proximity sensor
Automatically turns off screen as you
bring the smartphone close to your
face to make or receive a call, in order
to prevent unintentional touch on the
screen.
5 Earpiece
Use to listen to phone conversations.
Touch to return to the previous
screen, close a dialog box, menu, or
pop-up message, and to dismiss the
keyboard.
6 Back button
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Feature
Function(s)
Touch to open or close the pop-up
7 Menu button
menu that displays the available
options for the current application or
actions that you can perform on the
current screen.
• Touch to return to the default
Home screen.
8 Home button
• Touch and hold: For quick access
to the recently accessed
applications.
9 Microphone
Use for voice calls.
10 Micro USB connector
• Connects to a USB cable to transfer
files to a computer.
• Connects to a charger to charge
the smartphone.
11 Speaker and speakerphone
Audio output for video and music
playback.
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Feature
Function(s)
1 Camera lens
Captures photos and videos.
2 Camera flash
For using while capturing photos and
videos.
3 Ring/Silent switch
Switches between ring and silent
modes.
• Slide the switch upward to enable
silent mode. The
in the status area.
icon appears
• Slide the switch downward to
enable ring mode.
4 Back cover
Secures the battery in place.
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Feature
Function(s)
5 Camera button
• If the camera is not active, press
and hold to start the camera.
• If the camera is active, half press to
focus the camera.
• If the camera is active, press to
capture a photo or record a video.
• When recording a video, press to
stop.
6 Volume down button
• While playing media such as music
tracks or video clips:
–Press to decrease the media
volume by one level.
–Press and hold to continuously
decrease the media volume.
• Press to mute the ringer while
receiving a call.
• In all other situations:
–Press to decrease the ringer
volume by one level.
–Press and hold to continuously
decrease the ringer volume.
7 Volume up button
• While playing media such as music
tracks or video clips:
–Press to increase the media
volume by one level.
–Press and hold to continuously
increase the media volume.
• Press to mute the ringer while
receiving a call.
• In all other situations:
–Press to increase the ringer
volume by one level.
–Press and hold to continuously
increase the ringer volume.
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Touch Screen
Your smartphone has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch
the surface of the screen to operate the smartphone.
Finger Gestures
Touch
Allows you to:
Touch gently on the screen with your
fingertip.
• Select the items on the
screen including options,
entries, images, and icons.
• Start applications.
• Press the buttons on the
screen.
• Input text using the on-
screen keyboard or
numeric keypad.
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Finger Gestures
Allows you to:
Touch and hold
Touch and hold your finger on the screen.
Move an item on a Home
screen, except for the HOME
Stage widget.
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Finger Gestures
Allows you to:
Drag
1 Touch and hold your finger on an item on
the screen.
• Move items such as images
and icons on the screen.
2 Keeping your finger in contact with the
screen, move your fingertip to the desired
location.
• Open/close the application
drawer:
–From any of the desktop
Home screens, drag up in
the lower area of the
screen to open the
3 Take your finger off the screen to drop the
item in the desired location.
application drawer.
–To close the application
drawer, drag down
anywhere within the
application drawer.
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Finger Gestures
Allows you to:
Flick or swipe
Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal
direction on the screen.
Scroll through Home screens,
web pages, lists, entries,
photo thumbnails, contacts,
and so on.
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Finger Gestures
Allows you to:
Zoom out
Move two fingers close together on the
screen.
Reduce the view of an image
or web page.
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Finger Gestures
Allows you to:
Zoom in
Move two fingers apart on the screen.
Enlarge the view of an image
or web page.
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Screen Orientation
For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes
automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you
hold the smartphone.
NOTE: The Home screens are always displayed in portrait format and
does not automatically orient to landscape format. Applications
downloaded from the Android Market may not support automatic screen
orientation to landscape or portrait format.
NOTE: To modify the default behavior, open the orientation settings by
touching the Home button
Display→ Auto-rotate screen.
→ Menu button
→ Settings→
Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts
Application - Software which allows you to perform a specific task.
Your smartphone is preloaded with a variety of applications, and
additional applications can be downloaded from the Android Market.
Widget - A small application which resides on a Home screen and
provides quick and easy access to information.
Shortcut - A link that you can add on a Home screen to provide
quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or
bookmarks.
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The Stage Desktop
As part of the new Dell Stage interface, the Stage desktop is composed
of seven individual screens including the HOME screen. The desktop
displays predefined Stage widgets, shortcuts, and widgets to give you
quick and easy access to frequently-used applications, Twitter or
Facebook postings, music, pictures, and more.
You can customize the Stage desktop to your personal preferences by
adding your own shortcuts or widgets, or by displaying your favorite
picture as the desktop wallpaper.
NOTE: For more information on using Dell Stage widgets, see "Dell
Stage Widgets" on page 27.
NOTE: To return to the Home screen from anywhere, touch the Home
screen button
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To navigate across the desktop
Flick the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is
displayed.
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To control the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails
The Home screen thumbnails work as shortcuts to their individual
Home screens. The icon of the thumbnail will change to represent the
Stage widget displayed on the Home screen.
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To bring up the Home screen thumbnails:
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Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated
in red.
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Touch and hold the Launcher button
to display the thumbnails.
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To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either:
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Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired
screen.
Home screen thumbnails
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To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger
horizontally across the shortcuts, until the desired Home
screen appears.
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Dell Stage Widgets
Dell Stage widgets are designed to provide you direct access to your
recently-used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts,
application to it's default screen. For example, touching the label of the
MUSIC widget opens up the Music player just as it would by touching
You can use the free Home screens to add the other Stage widgets.
The following are the available Dell Stage widgets:
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HOME (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on page 28.)
CONTACTS (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on
page 28.)
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EMAIL (see "Using the EMAIL Stage widget" on page 29.)
GALLERY (see "Using the GALLERY Stage widget" on page 30.)
MUSIC (see "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 31.)
SOCIAL (see "Using the SOCIAL Stage widget" on page 32.)
WEB (see "Using the WEB Stage widget" on page 32.)
Adding a Stage Widget
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Navigate to a free Home screen.
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Touch and hold on the Home screen until the Add to Home
screen menu appears.
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Touch Stage Widgets.
From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select Stage
widget you want to add to the Home screen.
Deleting a Stage Widget
To delete a Stage widget, touch and hold the Stage widget, and then
drag it to the
icon that appears at the bottom of the screen. When
the Stage widget turns red, release your finger from the screen.
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Using Stage Widgets
Using the HOME Stage widget
From the HOME Stage widget, you can view the weather information
of your current location, use Android Market and Google Search, and
also touch application shortcuts to access your most recently-used
applications.
Using the CONTACTS Stage widget
From the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your favorite
contacts, or add a new contact quickly.
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Touch a favorite contact to select the action to proceed with.
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Touch ADD to go to your address book to add a new contact.
Refer to "To add a new contact" on page 51 for instructions on
adding contacts. Designate your contact as a Favorite to see it in
the Stage CONTACTS Widget.
Using the EMAIL Stage widget
From the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read the e-mail messages in
your e-mail account or compose a new message. If you have not set
up an e-mail account, touch Add an Account and follow the
instructions on the screen to complete your e-mail configuration.
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Using the GALLERY Stage widget
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From the GALLERY Stage widget, you can view thumbnails of
your image and video files in the Gallery application. Touch to
open an image or a video file.
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Touch the camera in the lower right to take a new picture or
video.
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Using the MUSIC Stage widget
From the MUSIC Stage widget, you can view the music albums or
playlists created on your smartphone, and also can quickly open the
Amazon MP3 application where available.
NOTE: Amazon MP3 is not available in all areas.
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Touch a music album to browse the songs available. Touch a song
to start playback.
Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created. Touch a song to
start playback.
Touch Amazon MP3 to open the application.
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Using the SOCIAL Stage widget
The SOCIAL Stage widget provides shortcuts to Facebook and Twitter
applications.
NOTE: The SOCIAL Stage Widget displays either Facebook or Twitter. If
you want to display both applications on the Home screen, add another
SOCIAL widget to a different screen and sign in to the appropriate
service there.
Using the WEB Stage widget
The WEB Stage widget displays your website bookmarks. Touch the
website you want to visit, or touch MORE BOOKMARKS to select a
website you want to visit.
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Customizing Your Home Screens
To add an item to a Home screen
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Touch the Home button
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2
To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:
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Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen. The Add to
Home screen menu appears.
Touch the Menu button
and then touch the Add option.
The Add to Home screen menu appears.
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Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen:
Items
Steps
Shortcuts
Applications:
1 Flick the application menu to locate the
desired application.
Add shortcuts for items that you
want to access directly from the
Home screen.
2 Touch the desired application to create
the shortcut on the current Home screen.
Bookmark:
1 Flick the Bookmarks list to locate the
desired bookmark.
2 Touch the desired bookmark to create
the shortcut on the current Home screen.
Contact:
1 Flick the Contacts entries to locate the
desired contact.
2 Touch the desired contact to create the
shortcut on the current Home screen.
Direct dial:
Touch the desired phone number to create
the shortcut on the Home screen. You can
touch the shortcut to dial the number
directly.
Direct message:
Touch the desired phone number to create
the shortcut on the Home screen. You can
touch the shortcut to compose and send a
message to the number.
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Items
Shortcuts
Steps
Directions & Navigation: Create a shortcut
that you can touch to open Google Maps
and view directions to a location.
1 Type your destination in the Destination
field.
2 Choose how you want to get to your
destination by touching the By car
,
By public transit , or Walking
icon (from left to right).
3 Type a name for the shortcut.
4 Touch the shortcut icon that you want to
use for the shortcut.
5 Touch the Save button.
NOTE: For more information on getting
directions using Google Maps, see
"To get directions" on page 99.
Latitude: Create a shortcut that you can
touch to open Google Latitude to share
locations with your friends and family who
have signed in to the service with their
Google accounts.
Music playlist: Create a Play all or a
Recently added shortcut that you can touch
to play all songs or recently added songs.
Settings:
1 Scroll through the settings to locate the
desired setting.
2 Touch the desired setting to create the
shortcut on the current Home screen.
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Items
Steps
Widgets
1 Touch and hold an empty area on a
Add widgets to display active
Home screen windows or
controls for your favorite
applications or web-based
services, such as an analog
clock, the music player, the
Google Quick Search Box, or a
calendar showing upcoming
events.
Home screen.
2 Touch Widgets in the Add to Home
screen menu that appears.
3 Flick the available applications or services
to locate the desired one.
4 Touch the desired widget to add it on the
Home screen.
Folders
You can create the following
folders:
Touch the desired folder to create a folder
on the Home screen.
New folder: Add a folder where Once the folder is on your Home screen,
you can store your Home
screen shortcuts.
you can drag and drop an item on top of the
folder in order to add it to the folder.
All contacts: Add a shortcut to
all your contacts stored in the
Contacts application.
Bluetooth received: Add a
shortcut to access files received
through Bluetooth.
Contacts with phone numbers:
Add a shortcut to the contacts
with phone numbers.
Starred contacts: Add a
shortcut to the contacts
marked with a star.
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Items
Steps
Wallpapers
Gallery: Open the Gallery application and
select a saved picture as a wallpaper, or
Change the wallpaper of your
Home screen.
touch
to open the camera
NOTE: You can also touch the
application and capture a picture that you
can set as a wallpaper.
Home button
→ the
Menu button
→
1 Touch a picture category from your
collection, such as Camera, bluetooth,
and so on.
Wallpaper to change
your Home screen
wallpaper.
2 Flick the picture thumbnails horizontally
to locate the desired picture.
3 Touch the picture to display it.
4 To cut a portion of the picture as the
wallpaper, move the crop frame and drag
the angles to locate the desired part.
5 Touch the Save button to set the
wallpaper.
Live wallpapers: Select an animated and
interactive wallpaper.
Wallpapers: Flick to or touch a picture
thumbnail to display a picture, then touch
Set wallpaper to set it as a wallpaper.
To add an application shortcut to a Home screen:
1
Touch the Launcher button
the main applications view.
at the bottom of the screen to enter
2
On the main applications view, touch and hold a desired application and
drag it onto the current Home screen. The application’s icon appears on
the Home screen.
To move a Home screen item
1
Touch and hold the item you want to reposition until it magnifies
and becomes movable. The smartphone vibrates to indicate that
the item’s moving mode is activated.
NOTE: To disable the item’s moving mode, release the item.
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3
With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen,
drag the item to another location on the screen.
Release the item in the desired location.
To remove a Home screen item
1
Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that
you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable.
2
Drag it to the Trash icon
screen.
that appears at the bottom of the
To open a Home screen folder
1
Touch the folder to open the panel displaying the contents of the
folder.
2
Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
To close a Home screen folder
Touch the Close icon
to close the panel.
To move a Home screen shortcut into a folder
1
Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
2
Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen.
NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.
To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder
1
Touch a folder on the Home screen to view the contents.
Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
2
3
Drag the shortcut in the folder to the Trash icon
at the bottom of the screen.
that appears
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To rename a folder
1
Touch the folder you want to rename. A panel displaying the
contents of the folder appears.
2
Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel
, until the Rename folder menu pops up.
3
4
Touch the Folder name input field to type the name using the on-
screen keyboard.
Touch OK to confirm.
Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification,
status, and time areas.
1
2
3
1 Notification area
• The notification area displays notification
icons to inform you of missed calls, new e-
mail, messages, and so on.
• Touch and drag the status bar down to view
the notifications listed the order of arrival time,
and then touch a notification to view the
desired message, e-mail, or missed call record.
2 Status area
• Displays status icons to show the current state
of your smartphone, such as battery power,
charging progress, alarms set, network
connections, and so on.
• Touch and drag the status bar down to view
the information regarding the carrier currently
in use, remaining battery charge, and so on.
3 Time area
Displays the current time.
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The status area may also display some of the following icons:
Alarm is set
3G data network is connected
3G data network is in use
Battery status — 100% full
Battery is low and needs to be
charged
GPRS data network is
connected
Battery is extremely low and
needs to be charged
immediately
GPRS data network is in use
EDGE data network is
connected
Battery is charging
Vibrate mode is enabled
EDGE data network is in use
HSPA data network is
Silent mode is enabled
Microphone is on mute
connected (only available for
carrier-specific versions)
HSPA data network is in use
(only available for carrier-
specific versions)
Roaming signal strength —
strong
Speakerphone is on
Signal strength — strong
No signal
Connected to a Wi-Fi network
No SIM card is inserted
GPS satellites function is
enabled
Airplane mode is enabled
Bluetooth is enabled
Receiving location data from
GPS satellites
Connected to a new Bluetooth
device
Ongoing data synchronization
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The notification area may also display some of the following icons:
Missed call
New e-mail message
Call in progress
Call on hold
Problem with sign-in or sync
MicroSD card is full
Call forwarding is enabled
A Wi-Fi network is found
USB cable is connected
Call in progress using a
Bluetooth headset
Some notifications not
displayed
New Gmail message
New SMS/MMS
Song is playing
Problem with SMS/MMS
delivery
Download in progress
New Google Talk message
New voicemail
Download finished
Application update available
The MicroSD card is safe to
remove
Upcoming calendar event
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Quick Buttons
The quick buttons at the bottom of the Home screen allow you to
access the application menu and some main functions quickly.
1
2
3
4
4
1 Phone button
Touch the Phone button
to open the
Phone application to make calls.
2 Launcher button
• Touch the Launcher button
the applications menu:
to display
–The applications menu contains all of the
applications on your smartphone, including
those you have downloaded from the
Android Market.
–Touch an application to launch it.
• Touch and hold the Launcher button
display thumbnails of the Home screens.
to
3 Browser button
Touch the Browser button
to open the
Browser application.
4 Dots
The panoramic Home screen is made up of
seven individual screens. Small dots at the lower
left and right of the screen indicate which Home
screen you are viewing.
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Navigating Applications
You can find applications available on your smartphone in these
screen elements:
Application Drawer
The application drawer can be accessed from any home screen and
contains all of the applications installed on the smartphone, including
those you have downloaded from the Android Market.
To open the application drawer
1
Touch the Home button
on the desktop.
to display the default Home screen
2
From any of the desktop Home screens, you can:
Drag up in the lower area of the screen.
•
•
Touch the Launcher button
.
To navigate pages of applications
Flick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to
run it.
To close the application drawer
•
•
Drag down anywhere within the application drawer.
To return to the default Home screen, touch
To return to the current Home screen, touch
.
•
.
Application Shortcuts
To quickly launch applications on the Home screen, you can add
shortcuts for frequently-used applications to a Home screen or to the
folder that you created on a Home screen. For more information, see
"Customizing Your Home Screens" on page 33.
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To open an application using the application shortcuts
1
Touch the Home button
.
2
If the desired application shortcut is displayed on the Home
screen, touch the shortcut to launch the application.
If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen,
touch the folder to display the contents of the folder, and then
touch the desired application shortcut.
Recent Applications
To open a recently used application
1
Touch and hold the Home button
applications.
to view the recently used
2
Touch the desired application shortcut to launch the application.
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Calling
Making Calls
To make calls, you can perform either of the following:
•
•
Touch the Phone button
Phone application quickly.
on the Home screen to open the
Touch the Launcher button
to open the applications menu
and flick the screen horizontally to touch Phone
on the
applications menu to open the Phone application.
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To make a call
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3
2
1
5
6
11
7
8
9
10
1
2
3
Touch to select a contact from your Favorites contact list. Touch a
contact and then touch
to the contact.
to call or touch
to send a text message
Touch to select a contact from your Contacts list. Touch a contact and
then touch
contact.
to call or touch
to send a text message to the
Touch to view the call log, call or text message the caller, or save or view
the caller in Contacts.
NOTE: To erase all calls from the call log, touch the Menu button
Clear call log→ OK.
→
4
5
Touch to open the on-screen dialpad.
• Touch to bring up the numeric keypad or move the cursor.
• Touch and hold to bring up the Edit text pop-up menu.
Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.
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Touch to call your voicemail box.
NOTE: If no voicemail number is stored on your SIM card, you will be
prompted to enter a number. Touch Add number to enter and save your
voicemail number.
8
9
Touch to call the typed number.
Touch to clear an incorrect number.
10 Touch a call record to view the call information, call or send a message
to the caller, or save or view the caller in Contacts. For more
information on using Contacts, see "Managing Contacts" on page 51.
11 Touch to call a desired phone number or contact from the call log.
To call a number with an extension
1
2
3
Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.
Touch and hold the asterisk key on the dialpad until “,” appears.
Type the extension.
4
Touch
to make the call.
To make an international call
1
Touch and hold the number 0 key on the dialpad until "+" appears.
Enter the country code, area code, and phone number.
2
3
Touch
to make the call.
To listen to your voicemail
Touch and hold the number 1 key on the dialpad to call your voicemail
box.
NOTE: If no voicemail number is stored on your SIM card, you will be
prompted to enter a number. Touch Add number to enter and save your
voicemail number.
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To answer or reject an incoming call
1
2
1
Drag right
Drag left
to answer an incoming call.
to reject an incoming call.
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Controls during a call
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2
3
6
5
4
1
• Touch to hold an active call. To resume a held call, touch
.
• Touch
• Touch
to swap between active and held calls.
to bring up the dialpad and make another call. The first
2
call is placed on hold automatically.
• Touch
to connect the active and held calls to have a
conference call.
3
4
Touch to accept calls using a Bluetooth headset when a Bluetooth
headset is connected to your smartphone. For information on
connecting a Bluetooth headset to your smartphone, see "Bluetooth"
on page 136.
Touch to mute the microphone during a call.
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Touch to turn the speaker on or off.
WARNING: Ensure that you turn off the speaker before you hold
the smartphone close to your ear as this could damage your
hearing.
6
7
Touch to open the dialpad for dialing.
Touch to end an active call or cancel dialing.
Adjust Call Settings
You can change call settings to suit your personal needs, or enable the
call services available from your network service provider.
Touch the Home button → Menu button , and then select
Settings→ Call settings.
Fixed Dialing Numbers Restricts outgoing calls to the phone numbers on the
(FDN)
FDN list. To enable this service, you need to enter
your SIM card’s PIN2 that you can obtain from your
network service provider.
Voicemail
• Voicemail service: Displays the name of your
carrier.
• Voicemail settings: Stores another voicemail
number other than the one already on your SIM
card.
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Other call settings
• Call forwarding: Diverts incoming calls to a
designated phone number when your phone is
busy, unreachable, does not answer, or if you want
to always forward calls.
To enable call forwarding, enter the number to
divert to or touch
to select a contact from your
Contacts list, and then touch Enable.
NOTE: Your smartphone can use Call forwarding
only if the Call forwarding function is
supported by your network service
provider.
• Call barring: Blocks certain types of incoming or
outgoing calls.
• Additional settings:
–Caller ID: Shows the caller ID or number on the
screen based on the setting.
NOTE: Your smartphone displays the caller ID
only if the caller ID function is supported
by your network service provider.
–Call waiting: Alerts an incoming call with a call
waiting tone or message when you are on
another call.
NOTE: To use call waiting, you may need to
register this service with your service
provider.
• Auto Answer: Sets the duration your phone waits
before automatically answering an incoming call.
• TTY mode: Enable Teletypewriter (TTY) mode to
let the user with speech or hearing disabilities have
a phone conversation by typing.
• Hearing aids: Enable Hearing Aid Compatible
(HAC) mode to minimize interference from the
smartphone with the user's hearing aid, and
optimize audio output for the hearing aid.
NOTE: Enabling the HAC mode disables the
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi transmitter functions.
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Managing Contacts
To view and manage your contacts, touch Contacts
or touch
Phone
→ Contacts
.
To add a new contact
Touch the Menu button → New contact→ Create contact under
account.
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2
3
9
8
3
7
4
5
6
1
This area shows the account in which the new contact is stored.
2
Touch to capture a photo or select a photo from the Gallery application
to use as the contact’s visual caller ID.
3
4
Enter the contact information using the on-screen keyboard. Scroll the
screen to find more items to fill.
Touch to replace a default information label with another one that you
choose from the Select label list, for example from Mobile phone
number to Home phone number.
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6
7
8
Touch to save the new contact to your Contacts list.
Touch to return to your Contacts list.
Touch to remove an item from the current information category.
Touch to add a new item to the current information category, for
example a second phone number.
9
Touch to fill more name information.
To find a contact
1
To find a contact, you can either:
•
•
Flick the Contacts list until you find the contact.
Touch the Menu button → Search, and then type either the
contact’s full name or only the first letters of it into the Search
contacts text field. The screen displays the matching
contacts.
2
Once the contact is found, touch the contact’s entry to view the
contact’s details.
To call, e-mail, or send a message to a contact
From the Contacts list, select a desired contact.
•
2
3
4
5
6
1
1
Touch to see the actions that you can do with the contact.
Touch to call the contact.
2
3
4
5
6
Touch to text message the contact.
Touch to e-mail the contact using Gmail.
Touch to start an instant messaging chat on Google Talk
Touch to view the contact’s address using Google Maps.
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When viewing the contact details:
2
1
3
1
Touch an action you want to do with the contact.
2
3
Touch to add the current contact to your Favorites list.
Touch the Menu button
to edit the contact details or share the
contact information with your friends through e-mail. To designate a
ringtone for the contact’s incoming calls, or to allow your smartphone
to automatically send the contact’s calls to your voicemail box, touch
Options.
NOTE: For information about composing and sending SMS and MMS,
see "Messaging" on page 55. To find out how to start an instant
messaging chat on Google Talk, see "Google Talk" on page 88. For
information about using the e-mail applications, see "Gmail" on page 85
and "E-mail" on page 83.
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Contacts settings
To see the contact settings, you can either:
•
•
Touch Contacts
on the home screen, and then touch the
Menu button
.
Touch Phone
→ Contacts
and then touch the Menu
button
.
Display options
Accounts
Choose from which accounts you want to display the
contacts, or set your smartphone to only display the
contacts who have phone numbers.
Contacts stored on your smartphone can be
synchronized with a computer using Dell Mobile
Sync; contacts stored on your personal e-mail
account like Gmail can be synchronized through an
Internet connection.
To select the data to synchronize:
1 Select Background data to make all the sync
options available.
2 Select Auto-sync to let the smartphone
automatically synchronize the selected data in
your e-mail account.
To select the data to sync from your e-mail account:
1 Touch your e-mail account to open the data list.
2 Select the data that you want the smartphone to
synchronize automatically: Sync Picasa Web
Albums, Sync Contacts, Sync Calendar, and/or
Sync Gmail.
NOTE: If you want to synchronize individual data
manually, clear Auto-sync, and then from
your account, touch a data item to start
synchronization of that data.
NOTE: While data is syncing, the sync icon
appears on the status bar, and the sync
icon
appears on the option of the data
being synced.
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Import/Export
You can import contacts from your SIM/microSD card
to your phone, export contacts from your phone to
your microSD card, or share visible contacts using
Messaging
To compose, send, and read text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS)
messages, touch the Launcher button → Messaging
. The
Messaging screen opens with a list of messages or message threads
representing all the received, sent, and draft messages.
NOTE: For information about the message thread, see "Receiving text
and multimedia messages" on page 59.
To compose and send a text message
1
On the Messaging screen, touch the New message thread. The
compose screen opens.
2
In the To field, type the mobile phone number or the contact
name of the recipient. As you type a phone number or contact
name, matching contacts with their mobile numbers appear
below the To field. Touch a matched contact to enter the
contact’s mobile number, or continue typing the desired phone
number.
NOTE: Repeat step 2 to enter more mobile numbers if you want to send
the message to multiple recipients. You need to enter ";" for a second
number.
NOTE: To add a subject line to the message by touching
the Menu button
→ Add subject.
NOTE: When adding a subject, the message automatically changes to
MMS format.
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4
Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your
message.
Touch the Send button to send the text message.
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To start a text conversation similar to online instant messaging,
you can continue to compose and send messages to the same
recipient(s). All of the sent and received messages between you
and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs.
To compose and send a multimedia message
1
In the To field, type the recipient’s mobile phone number, e-mail
address, or contact name. Matching contacts with their mobile
numbers or e-mail addresses appear below the To field. Touch a
matched contact, or continue manually typing the desired phone
number or e-mail address.
NOTE: Repeat step 1 to enter more mobile numbers if you want to send
the message to multiple recipients. You need to enter ";" for a second
number.
NOTE: To add a subject line to the message by touching
the Menu button
→ Add subject.
2
Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your
message.
3
4
While editing your message, you can touch the Menu button
Attach to insert media items into the message.
→
When you have completed editing the multimedia message,
touch the Send button to send the message.
You can attach any of the following items to a multimedia message:
Picture
file to attach it to your message.
Capture picture
Open the Camera application to capture a
picture, then attach it to your message. For
information about the Camera application, see
"Camera" on page 130.
Video
Open the Gallery application and touch a video
clip to attach it to your message.
Capture video
Open the Camcorder application to capture a
video clip, then attach it to your message. For
more information about the Camcorder
application, see "Camera" on page 130.
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Audio
Open the Select audio menu. Touch a desired
audio file, and then touch OK to attach the file to
your message.
To attach an audio file stored on the microSD
card to your MMS:
1 Create a folder named Ringtones in the
microSD card.
2 Open the Ringtones folder.
3 Copy the audio file you want to attach to your
MMS into the Ringtones folder.
4 On the MMS composer screen, touch the
Menu button
→ Attach→ Audio.
5 Select the audio file to attach it to your MMS.
Record audio
Open the Recorder application to record an
audio clip.
• Touch
• Touch
• Touch
to start recording.
to stop recording.
to listen to the recording.
• Touch Use this recording to attach the
recording to your message.
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Slideshow
Open the Edit slideshow screen to create a slide
show and attach it to your message.
1 Touch Add slide to create new slides.
2 Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open
the slideshow editor screen.
3 Touch Add picture, and then select the picture
you want to add to the slide.
4 You can touch the text field on the lower part
of the screen to compose a caption for the
displayed slide.
5 Touch the Menu button
to preview the
slide, remove the picture, add a music to the
current slide, add a new slide, or change the
slide duration or the text and picture layout.
• When editing multiple slides, touch
to edit
the next slide; touch
previous slide.
to return to the
NOTE: You can create a slideshow of up to ten
slides.
• To replace a picture, on the slideshow editor
screen, touch the Replace picture button and
select a new picture to replace. To remove the
current slide, touch the Remove Slide button.
To preview the slideshow, touch the Preview
button.
• When complete, touch the Done button at the
bottom right to attach the slideshow to your
message.
• On the message composer screen, touch the
slideshow attachment icon
to play back
the slide show; touch Edit to modify the
slideshow.
• To remove the slideshow attachment from
your message, touch Edit→ Menu button
→ Discard slideshow.
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Receiving text and multimedia messages
Depending on your notification settings, the smartphone rings,
vibrates, or displays a message briefly in the status bar as a new text or
multimedia message arrives.
A new message icon
appears and stays in the notifications area of
the status bar to remind you of a new message.
NOTE: To alter the notification settings for new messages, in the
Messaging application touch the Menu button
→ Settings→
Notification settings. In the Notification settings section, you can
decide whether to receive a text notification in the status bar when a new
message arrives by enabling/disabling Notifications. You can also select
a ringtone that rings on the arrival of a new message, or let the
smartphone vibrate to report a new message.
Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from the
same contact or a number are grouped into message threads similar
to text conversations of an online chat. You can see all of the
messages exchanged between you and the contact. Message threads
are listed according to when they are sent or received, with the latest
message at the top.
To read a text message
To read a text message, you can either:
•
Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon
is displayed. A list of notifications is displayed. Touch a new
message notification to open and read the message.
•
Touch the Launcher button
→ Messaging
to open the
message list, and then touch a text message or message thread to
open and read it.
If the message includes a:
•
Website link — touch the link to open the Browser application
and visit the website.
•
Phone number — touch the number to open the Phone
application and call the number.
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E-mail address — touch the e-mail address to open the
Email/Gmail application and compose an e-mail to send to the
address.
To forward the message
1
Touch and hold the message. The Message options menu pops
up.
2
Touch Forward to forward the message.
To view a multimedia message
1
Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon
is displayed. A list of notifications is displayed. Touch a new
message notification to open the message.
Or
Touch the Launcher button
→ Messaging
to open the
message list, and then touch a multimedia message or message
thread to open the message.
2
Touch the thumbnail of the attached picture to display the
picture; touch the Play button
to play back the attached
video.
NOTE: Touch the Download button, to manually download the media
file in the message.
NOTE: To save the attached media item to your microSD card, touch
and hold the message until the Message options menu pops up. Touch
Copy attached to SD card.
To reply to a text or multimedia message
1
2
3
Touch a message or message thread to open it.
Type your reply message into the Type to compose text field.
Touch Send to send your message to the sender.
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To delete a message or a message thread
1
In the Messaging list, touch and hold the message thread that you
want to delete.
2
To delete the entire thread, touch Delete thread and then touch
Delete to confirm deletion.
To delete a message within a thread, touch and hold the message
to delete, and then touch Delete message on the Message
options menu. Touch Delete to confirm deletion.
NOTE: To delete all messages in the Messaging list, touch the Menu
button
→ Delete threads.
To edit message settings
In the Message application, touch the Menu button → Settings to
change the text or multimedia message settings. Follow the
instructions on the screen.
Pop-Up Menu
Touch the Menu button
to open or close the pop-up menu that
lists the available options for the current application, or actions that
you can perform on the current screen.
To select an option or item on the pop-up menu
1
2
3
Touch the Menu button
to open the pop-up menu.
Touch the desired item on the pop-up menu.
If the menu has a scroll bar on the right side, you can flick the
menu until the desired item is found.
4
Touch the Menu button
again to close the pop-up menu.
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Android Keyboard
You can type text using the Android on-screen keyboard. When you
start an application or touch a field that requires text input, the on-
screen keyboard opens. The keyboard automatically changes to either
the portrait or landscape mode based on the orientation of your
phone.
To open the Android keyboard
Touch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button
.
NOTE: To open the Swype keyboard:
•
Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→
Input method→ Swype.
•
On the Android keyboard, touch and hold
to open the Android
keyboard context menu→ Input method→ Swype. For information
on using the Swype keyboard, see "Swype Keyboard" on page 66.
NOTE: To switch back to the Android keyboard from the Swype
keyboard, touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context
menu→ Input method→ Android keyboard.
To close the keyboard
Touch the Back button , or touch and hold the Menu button
.
To display the keyboard
Touch a text field, or touch and hold the Menu button
.
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Keyboard controls
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2
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3
4
7
6
5
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• Touch to type letters into the field where the cursor appears.
• Touch and hold to type accented letters for applicable languages.
2
• Based on the letters being typed, the keyboard shows suggested
words along the top, the most probable one highlighted in color.
• You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text field.
3
4
• Touch once to show the uppercase keyboard for typing an upper
case letter.
• Touch and hold to enable the Caps Lock mode.
• Touch to change back to the lowercase keyboard.
• Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers, punctuation marks,
and symbols other than the period.
• Touch to switch back to the alphabet keyboard.
–Android keyboard settings: Configure the keyboard settings.
–Input method: Choose to use the Swype or Android keyboard.
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Touch to use voice input. Say the words you want to enter to the
microphone. The device enters the words that it can recognize from
your voice.
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• Touch to enter the smiley emoticon.
• Touch and hold to see the other available emoticons.
• Touch to delete a typed character, symbol, or a space to the left of
the cursor.
• Touch and hold to quickly delete typed text.
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Touch
to see more suggested words.
To configure the keyboard settings
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ Android keyboard.
2
To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check
box
; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the
check box
.
Available keyboard settings
Vibrate on keypress
The smartphone vibrates when you touch a key.
The smartphone beeps when you touch a key.
Sound on keypress
NOTE: To activate this feature, you also
need to select Settings→ Sound→ Audible
selection.
Auto-capitalization
Voice input
The first letter of the word in a new sentence is
capitalized.
Turn on the microphone to enable voice input for
the main keyboard or symbols keyboard.
Input languages
Select more input languages. To change to use
another input language, use your finger to slide
on the spacebar.
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Word suggestion settings
Quick fixes
Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos.
Show suggested words as you type.
Show suggestions
Auto-complete
A space or a proper punctuation mark is
automatically inserted after a typed word.
Create your personal dictionary
The keyboard uses the default dictionary to display suggested words
as you type. You can create a personal dictionary to include words not
found in the main dictionary. The keyboard will also look at the words
that are added to your personal dictionary to make word suggestions.
To add a word to the dictionary
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2
3
4
Touch the Menu button → Add.
Type the desired word into the Add to dictionary text field.
Touch OK.
To edit a word in the dictionary
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2
3
4
5
Touch the desired word.
Touch Edit.
Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text field.
Touch OK.
To delete a word from the dictionary
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2
3
Touch the word you want to delete.
Touch Delete.
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Swype Keyboard
The Swype keyboard allows you to enter text by drawing a path
through the letters of a word, instead of touching each key to type the
word.
To open the Swype keyboard
Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→ Input
method→ Swype.
Swype Keyboard controls for composing an e-mail
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3
6
7
4
5
1
To enter the word “Need” for example, place your finger on the first
letter “N” and glide to the following letters. Lift your finger after the last
letter “d”. The keyboard predicts and enters the word according to the
letters that the path you drew goes through. Letters irrelevant to the
spelling of the word are ignored.
2
To enter the double letters “ee” for the word “Need”, do a quick back-
and-forth scribble or draw a loop on the letter “e”.
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• When no word is entered into the text box, touch the key to choose
from the following:
–Tutorial: Play the animated tutorial demonstrating how to use
Swype.
–More Help: Read Swype Help for detailed information on using
Swype.
–Options: Adjust the Swype keyboard settings.
• After words are entered into the text box, touch the key to see other
word suggestions to replace the word where the cursor is inserted.
• Touch and hold the key to access Swype Help directly.
4
5
• Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers, punctuation marks,
and symbols.
• Touch to enter “,”.
• Touch and hold to enter “-”.
• Touch to enter a space.
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7
• Touch and hold to enter a tab space.
• Touch to enter “.”
• Touch and hold to enter “’”
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The Swype keyboard display word suggestions when it cannot predict
the word according to the trace you draw, or when you touch
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Google Search Widget
You can use the Google Quick Search Box to find websites and
information on Google, access applications installed on your
smartphone, or find contacts stored in your Contacts list.
To search by typing
1
From the Google Search widget you created on the Home screen,
touch
to select the type of your search: All, Web, Apps or
Contacts.
2
3
Touch the Google Quick Search Box. The on-screen keyboard
appears.
Type a keyword or text into the box using the keyboard. As you
type, the search results that fully or partially match the text being
typed appear below the search box.
4
Scroll the listed search results and touch to select a desired
keyword. If you only want to view matching web links on Google,
either touch the
key on the keyboard or the search icon
on the search box.
5
6
The matching application or the browser with matching web links
opens.
Touch the desired link if you want to view a web page.
To search by voice
1
Touch
that is displayed next to the search box.
2
3
Say the name or keyword of the item you are looking for.
The browser with matching web links opens.
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NOTE: You can also access the Voice Search function by touching the
Launcher button → Voice Search
.
Power Control Widget
To conserve battery, you may choose to disable one of these modes
when not in use.
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3
4
5
6
1
1
Indicates if the appropriate mode is enabled or disabled.
Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi connection.
Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth.
2
3
4
Touch to enable or disable the Use GPS satellites mode, which allows
you to pinpoint locations down to the street-level. This mode requires a
clear view of the sky and more battery power.
5
6
Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync mode, which lets your phone
automatically sync your Gmail data and Outlook data using Dell Mobile
Sync.
Touch repeatedly to adjust the brightness of your display backlight.
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Managing Your Smartphone Settings
To check storage spaces
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card &
phone storage. The screen displays the total and available space on
the phone and on the microSD card.
To erase unwanted application data to free storage space
1
2
3
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Applications→ Manage applications.
From the Manage applications list, touch the application whose
cache or data you want to remove.
In the Application info screen, touch Clear data under Storage to
erase unwanted application data; touch Clear cache under Cache
to erase unwanted cache.
To format the microSD card
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD
card & phone storage.
2
Touch Unmount SD card to enable the Format SD card option.
CAUTION: Formatting a microSD card erases all data and downloaded
applications stored on it. Ensure that you back up the data that you
need before formatting your microSD card.
NOTE: For information on how to back up your smartphone data, see
"Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Dell
Mobile Sync" on page 150.
3
Touch Format SD card→ Format SD card→ Erase everything
button.
To remove the microSD card safely
CAUTION: Removing the microSD card while the smartphone is
working may cause data lost or result in application errors.
CAUTION: It is strongly recommended to unmount the microSD card
before removing it.
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Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD
card & phone storage.
2
3
4
5
Touch Unmount SD card.
Turn off your smartphone.
Remove the back cover.
Remove the microSD card from your smartphone.
To erase all data from your smartphone
CAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your
Google account and downloaded applications from your smartphone.
Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Privacy→ Factory data reset→ Erase everything.
2
Touch Reset phone.
NOTE: You need to draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled.
3
Touch Reset phone after you read the warning.
To reset your smartphone to the default state
CAUTION: The following steps will restore your smartphone to the
default state and erase all data and downloaded applications stored on
it. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you reset the
smartphone.
1
Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off
option→ OK on the screen to turn off the smartphone.
2
3
Simultaneously press and hold the volume up and down buttons.
Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the Power
button, until the smartphone displays the configuration screen.
4
5
Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar on the screen
to the Factory reset option.
Press the Camera button to start the reset process and wait for
the smartphone to restart.
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Connecting to the Internet
To browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant
messaging, one of the following data networking connections must be
available:
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GPRS
EDGE
3G
HSPA
Wi-Fi
GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPA
To connect to the internet using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA
Your smartphone is configured with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA
network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in
your smartphone. However, this is only limited to voice calling and text
messaging. If a Wi-Fi connection is currently available, the smartphone
automatically uses the Wi-Fi connection to access the internet. The
internet connection through GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA becomes
temporarily inactive, until the Wi-Fi connection ends.
If you want to connect to the internet using a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or
HSPA data network:
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks, then clear the Wi-Fi check box to disable
Wi-Fi.
2
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks, then touch Data
enabled.
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NOTE: Depending on whether a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network is
currently in use, a corresponding data network icon appears on the
status bar after a data connection is established. For information about
identifying the data network icons, see "Status Bar" on page 38.
You can set the smartphone to search for available networks if you are
outside your home network or want to register to a different network.
To manually select a new network
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→ Network operators→
Search networks. A list of networks currently available is
displayed.
2
Select a network manually from the network list.
To automatically select a new network
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless
& networks→ Mobile networks→ Network operators→ Select
automatically.
To schedule mobile data connection
You can schedule your data connection to minimize the amount of
time that you use your data connection to save battery power.
1
To enable this feature, touch the Home button → Menu button
→ Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→
Schedule data connection→ Enable.
2
In the off-peak hours section, set a time range as off-peak hours.
•
Touch Start Time. Adjust the time by touching
or
,
or touch the hour and minute fields to enter a time. Touch Set
when done.
•
Touch End Time and repeat the step above to set End Time.
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Touch Cellular Data Timeout to set the timeout value. For
example, if you select 15 minutes, data connection will be turned
off after 15 minutes of inactivity.
To resume data connection, turn on the display of your
smartphone.
NOTE: You can also touch Cellular Data Timeout in the peak hours
section to set the timeout value for peak hours.
Wi-Fi
You can connect your smartphone to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
To use Wi-Fi on your smartphone, you need access to a wireless point
or “hotspot” within a distance of up to 300 feet (100 meters).
NOTE: The range and quality of the Wi-Fi signal is affected by the
number of connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which
the signal is transmitted.
To turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a network
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi to select the Wi-Fi check box. The
smartphone scans for available wireless networks.
2
Touch Wi-Fi settings. The network names and security settings
(Open network or Secured with WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS) of
discovered Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks
list.
3
4
Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network to connect to.
Enter a password (if necessary), then touch Connect to connect
to the Wi-Fi network.
NOTE: To connect to a network protected by Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2, or WPS (Wireless Protected
Setup), you must enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS security key to obtain
authorized access to the network. The next time your smartphone
connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not
be required to enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS key again, unless you
reset your smartphone to its factory default settings.
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NOTE: Your smartphone has the ability to maintain a constant internet
connection through Wi-Fi or mobile networks (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or
HSPA). However, Wi-Fi connection has priority over mobile network
connection if both are available.
To check the current Wi-Fi network connection
From the status bar:
When your smartphone is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi
icon
bands that light up). If Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings→
Network notification is enabled, the icon appears in the status
in the status bar indicates the signal strength (number of
bar as the smartphone discovers an accessible Wi-Fi network within
range.
From the Wi-Fi network:
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings.
2
Touch the Wi-Fi network that the smartphone is currently
connected to (labeled Connected). A window opens displaying
the Wi-Fi network’s name, status, security info, signal strength,
link speed, and IP address.
NOTE: If you want to disconnect the Wi-Fi network from your
smartphone, touch Forget on the window. You will need to configure
the Wi-Fi settings again if you want to restore connection to this wireless
network.
To connect to another Wi-Fi network
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings. The detected Wi-Fi
networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks list.
NOTE: To start a new search for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi
settings screen, touch the Menu button
→ Scan.
2
Flick through the Wi-Fi networks list and touch the name of the
network you want to connect to.
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NOTE: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of
detected networks, flick to the bottom of the list to touch Add Wi-Fi
network. Enter the Wi-Fi network settings, and then touch Save.
Disable All Connections Using the Airplane Mode
Selecting the Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections.
This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is strictly prohibited,
such as on an airplane.
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless
& networks→ Airplane mode to enable or disable the Airplane mode.
Browsing the Internet
To open the browser
Touch the Launcher button
→ Browser
.
To use the browser controls bar
1
2
1
Touch the web page address field and type the address of the web page
you want to go to.
2
Touch to view bookmarks, most visited web pages, and browsing
history.
To go to a web page
1
2
3
On the browser screen, touch the web page address field on the
screen.
Type the web page address using the on-screen keyboard. As you
type the address, matching web page addresses appear.
Touch an address displayed on the screen to go directly to that
web page, or complete typing the web page address, then touch
the Go button.
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To set up your home page
To manually enter a home page:
1
Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page.
2
Enter the web address of the website you want to use as your
home page and then touch OK.
To set the current page as the home page:
1
Go to the web page that you want to set as the home page.
2
3
Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page.
Touch Use current page→ OK.
To select a home page from bookmarks:
1
Touch
from the browser control bar to view the lists of
bookmarks, most visited sites, and browsing history.
2
Touch and hold a desired bookmark to display the commands
menu→ Set as homepage.
Viewing Web Pages
To navigate on a web page
Flick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and
view desired areas of a web page.
To zoom in on a web page
Pinch-out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart
on the screen.
To zoom out on a web page
Pinch-in a desired area of a web page by bringing two fingers closer
together on the screen.
To view the next or previous page
Touch the Back button
to view the previous page; touch to Menu
button → Forward to view the next page.
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To open a new window
Touch the Menu button → New window. A new browser window
opens and displays the home page.
To switch between browser windows
You can open multiple browser windows and easily switch from one
web page to another.
1
On a browser window, touch the Menu button → Windows.
NOTE: To close a browser window, touch on the browser window.
2
Touch the web address of a desired web page. The window opens
displaying the page in full screen.
To find text within a web page
1
When viewing a web page, touch the Menu button → More→
Find on page.
2
3
Type the search item in the search bar.
Touch
or
to go to the previous or next matching item.
to close the search bar.
NOTE: Touch
To copy text on a web page
You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail, text, or
multimedia messages.
1
Go to the web page from where you want copy the text.
2
Locate the text you want to copy and then touch the Menu
button → More→ Select text.
3
Position your finger at the start of the text you want to copy and
then drag to the end of the text you want to copy. The copied text
is highlighted in pink.
4
5
Release your finger from the screen.
To paste text on an e-mail, text, or multimedia message, touch
and hold the text field on a message or e-mail screen and then
touch Paste on the pop-up menu.
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To select a link on a web page
Move to a link you want on a web page. The link is framed by an
orange box when you touch it.
Link type
Functionality
Web page address
Touch and hold the link to open a pop-up menu
that allows you to copy the link of the web page
to the clipboard, or share the link through
Bluetooth, Evernote, Facebook, Gmail, text
messaging, or Twitter.
E-mail address
• Touch to send an e-mail to the e-mail address.
• Touch and hold till a pop-up menu appears.
–Touch Send email to send an e-mail to the
e-mail address.
–Touch Copy to copy the e-mail address to
the clipboard. You can paste the e-mail
address later to a new contact or while
composing a new e-mail.
Phone number
Touch to open the Phone application to call the
phone number.
NOTE: You can call a number from the web
page only if the feature is supported by
your service provider.
To check the history of visited web pages
1
On the browser screen, touch
→ History, or touch the Menu
button → Bookmarks.
2
3
4
Touch the History tab
.
Touch the day when your desired web page was last visited.
Touch a web address to open the web page.
NOTE: To check your most visited web pages, touch the Most visited
tab
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To allow download of web applications
CAUTION: Applications downloaded from the web can be from
unknown sources. To protect your smartphone and personal data,
download applications only from trusted sources such as Android
Market.
downloading feature.
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Applications.
2
3
Touch Unknown sources to select the check box.
When the Attention dialog box appears, touch OK.
NOTE: All downloaded applications are saved to the microSD card.
Before you download an application from the web, ensure that you have
installed a microSD card on your smartphone. For information on how to
install a microSD card, see "Install the microSD card" on page 8.
To install an application
1
On the browser screen, touch the application you want to
download.
2
The application details screen appears. Read details about the
application, such as its cost, overall rating, comments by users,
the developer contact info, and more.
3
To install the application, select either Install (free applications) or
Buy (applications that require purchase).
To check downloads
On the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→
Downloads.
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Manage Bookmarks
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your smartphone.
To bookmark a web page
1
On the browser screen, go to the web page you want to
bookmark.
2
Touch
or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks. The
Bookmarks window opens.
3
4
5
On the Bookmarks tab, touch Add.
Enter the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed.
Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark.
To open a bookmark
1
On the browser screen, touch
or touch the Menu button
→ Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens.
2
On the Bookmarks window, you can either:
•
Touch the bookmark you want to open in the same browser
window.
•
Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then on the
pop-up menu touch Open to open the bookmark in the same
browser window, or Open in new window to open the bookmark
in a new window.
To manage your bookmarks
1
On the browser screen, touch
or touch the Menu button
→ Bookmarks.
2
On the Bookmarks window, touch and hold a desired bookmark
to open a pop-up menu that provides the following options:
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Edit bookmark
Touch to open the Edit bookmark window. Enter the
bookmark’s name and address and touch OK.
Add shortcut to Home Touch to create the bookmark’s shortcut on the
current Home screen. Then you can touch the
shortcut on the Home screen to start the browser
and go directly to the bookmarked page.
Share link
Touch to share the link through Bluetooth, Evernote,
Facebook, Gmail, Messaging, or Twitter.
• Bluetooth: Touch Bluetooth. If your device is not
listed under Bluetooth devices, touch Scan for
devices. Touch the device you want to share the
link with.
• Gmail: Touch to open the Compose window with
the bookmark’s address automatically pasted on
the text field. Then send the bookmark’s address
to others with an e-mail.
• Messaging: Touch to open the message
composer with the bookmark’s address
automatically pasted on the text field. Then send
the bookmark’s address to others with a text
message.
Copy link URL
Copy the link of the web page to the clipboard.
Touch to delete the selected bookmark.
Delete bookmark
Set as homepage
Set the selected bookmark as the home page.
To configure browser settings
On the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→ Settings
to adjust the browser settings.
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E-mail
You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web-
based e-mail services on your smartphone.
To open the e-mail application
Touch the Launcher button
→ Email
.
To set up an e-mail account
1
On the Set up email screen, type the e-mail address and
password of the e-mail account you want to add and then touch
Next.
NOTE: If the e-mail account you want to set up is not in the smartphone
e-mail database, you will be asked to manually enter the e-mail account
settings, including the e-mail server, protocol, and so on after touching
Next.
NOTE: Touch Manual setup rather than Next to directly enter incoming
and outgoing server settings for the account being set up.
2
Enter the name for the account and the name you want displayed
in outgoing e-mails and then touch Done.
After creating one e-mail account, touch the Menu button
→
Accounts→ touch the Menu button
need to create another e-mail account.
again→ Add account, if you
To compose and send e-mails
1
Touch the Launcher button
→ Email
.
2
In an e-mail account inbox, touch the Menu button
Compose.
→
3
Type the recipient’s e-mail address in the To field. As you type
information, matching contacts appear on the screen. Touch the
recipient to automatically add the e-mail address, or continue
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typing the e-mail address completely. If you are sending the e-
mail to multiple recipients, separate their e-mail addresses with a
comma. You can add as many recipients as you need.
4
5
Type the subject.
Compose your message.
6
Touch the Menu button → Send.
NOTE: If you want to save the message as a draft and modify it later,
touch
or touch Save as draft.
NOTE: When you receive a new e-mail, the e-mail icon
appears on
the status bar to alert you of a new e-mail. Drag down the status bar to
open the Notifications panel and touch the new e-mail to view it.
To delete an e-mail
1
On the e-mail account inbox, touch and hold the e-mail you want
to delete.
2
On the pop-up menu, touch Delete.
To delete or edit an e-mail account on your smartphone
1
Touch the Launcher button
→ Email
.
2
3
Touch the Menu button → Accounts.
To delete an e-mail account, touch and hold the account you
want to remove under the Accounts bar, then touch Remove
account on the pop-up menu. When the confirm deletion screen
is displayed, touch OK.
4
To edit an e-mail account, touch and hold the account you want
to edit, then touch Account settings on the pop-up menu.
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Web Applications
NOTE: You require an active Wi-Fi or mobile data network connection
(GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) to be able to connect to the web. For more
information about configuring your smartphone for web connectivity,
see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 72.
NOTE: Not all applications are available in all versions of this product.
Gmail
Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google.
To open Gmail
Touch the Launcher button
→ Gmail
.
To set up your Google account
You need to sign in to a Google account to use Google applications
and services such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, and Android
Market. Signing in to your Google account also synchronizes all e-
mails and contacts on your Google account with your smartphone.
you have already signed in when previously using an application that
requires signing in to your Google account.
1
On the Add a Google Account screen, touch the Next button to
proceed.
2
password, then touch the Sign in button.
NOTE: If you need to use a different Google user name and password
with your smartphone, you must erase all data from your smartphone by
performing a Factory Reset (see "To erase all data from your smartphone"
on page 71).
NOTE: Signing in to your Google Account requires an Internet
connection. Ensure that your smartphone has an active Wi-Fi or mobile
data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) before you sign in. For more
information about setting up a data connection, see "Connecting to the
Internet" on page 72.
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NOTE: Touch the Create button if you do not have a Google Account.
Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received e-
mails are delivered to your inbox.
1
2
3
7
4
5
6
1
2
3
Indicates the number of e-mails grouped under the same subject.
Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails.
Touch the check box to select the e-mail. To use this feature, touch the
Menu button
→ More→ Settings, then enable Batch operations.
4
5
6
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Touch to store the selected e-mail thread in the All Mail folder.
Touch to delete the selected e-mail thread.
Touch to label the selected e-mail thread.
Starred e-mail. Touch the star to add or remove the star.
To refresh Gmail
Touch the Menu button → Refresh to send or receive e-mails and
to synchronize your e-mails with your Gmail account on the web.
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To view e-mails in different folders or with labels
To view e-mails stored in the folders other than the inbox, such as in
the Sent or All Mail folders, or to view labeled or starred e-mails:
1
Touch the Menu button → Go to labels.
2
Touch the folder that stores the e-mails you want to view, or
touch the label with which the e-mails are marked.
To read e-mails
•
When you receive a new e-mail, the e-mail icon
appears on
the status bar to alert you of a new e-mail. Drag down the status
bar to open the Notifications panel and touch the new e-mail to
view it.
•
While in the inbox or in any other folder, scroll the e-mail threads
on the screen, and then touch an e-mail to open it.
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2
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1
Touch to view previous e-mails with the same subject.
2
Touch to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in Inbox, touch
the Menu button
→ Go to labels→ Starred.
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4
Touch to reply to the contact.
Touch to read the next e-mail thread.
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Touch to read the previous e-mail thread.
Touch to reply to all contacts in the mail loop.
Touch to forward the e-mail to another contact.
Touch to open or close the Reply all and Forward buttons.
To create and send an e-mail
1
2
Enter the contact’s e-mail address in the To field. To send e-mail
to multiple contacts, separate their e-mail addresses with a
comma. To send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc),
touch the Menu button → Add Cc/Bcc.
Enter the e-mail subject.
3
4
Compose your e-mail. To attach a picture, touch the Menu
button → Attach. Select the picture you want to attach from
the Gallery application (for more information, see "Photos and
Videos" on page 138).
NOTE: Touch
to remove an attachment.
5
Touch Send to send the e-mail.
Google Talk
Google Talk is an instant messaging application provided by Google.
To activate Google Talk
1
Touch the Launcher button
→ Google Talk
.
2
Sign in to Google Talk with your Google account. If you do not
have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to
create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on
page 85).
3
The Talk window opens with your friends list.
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You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever
you turn on the smartphone.
1
In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings.
2
Select Automatically sign in.
To add a new friend to your friends list
NOTE: You can only add friends who have a Google Account.
1
In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Add friend.
2
Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of
the friend you want to add to your friends list.
NOTE: When you type the instant messaging ID of a friend who is
already a contact saved in Contacts with the same ID, this matching
contact will display on the screen before you finish typing. You can touch
the contact whose ID is then entered automatically.
3
Touch Send invitation.
To view and accept an invitation
1
In the friends list, touch the Menu button → More→ Invites. All
chat invitations you have sent or received but have not been
answered are listed on the pending invitations screen.
2
3
Touch a pending invitation.
Touch Accept or Cancel.
When a friend accepts your chat invitation, the pending invitation
disappears from the list.
To change your online status and message
1
Touch the online status icon
next to your name.
2
3
Select the status you want from the Set Status menu.
To enter your status message, touch the text box and enter your
message.
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To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon→ Change to
open Gallery, then select the photo to use.
When finished, touch Done.
To start a conversation
1
2
3
Touch to select a friend in the friends list.
Type your message in the text box.
Touch the Send button to send the message.
To add a friend to an active conversation
1
On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Add to chat.
2
Select the friend you want to invite to the current conversation.
To disable the chat log
On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Chat off record. The
subsequent chat conversations will not be recorded. To resume the
chat log, touch Chat on record.
To switch between active conversations
1
While on a chat screen or in the friends list, touch the Menu
button → Switch chats.
2
In the panel that opens, touch the name of the friend you want to
chat with.
To close a conversation
•
In your friends list, touch and hold the name of a friend with an
active chat. Touch End chat on the menu that pops up.
•
On a chat screen, touch the Menu button → End chat.
To display all friends in your friends list
Only the friends you chat with most frequently are listed as the most
popular friends. If you want to display all your friends, touch the Menu
button → All friends.
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To show a friend in the most popular list
1
In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the
options menu.
2
Touch Show friend.
To always show a friend in most popular list
You can let a friend always appear in your most popular friends list.
1
In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the
options menu.
2
Touch Always show friend.
NOTE: To remove a friend from the most popular list, in the friends list,
touch and hold the friend you want to remove from the list, and then
touch Auto show friend in the options menu.
NOTE: To keep a friend from appearing in the most popular list, touch
and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Hide friend in the menu.
To block a friend from sending you messages
1
In the friends list, find the friend to block.
2
Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Block friend.
Your friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the
blocked friends list.
NOTE: To unblock a friend, in the friends list, touch the Menu button
→ More→ Blocked. In the blocked friends list, touch the name of the
friend to unblock, then touch OK.
To permanently remove a friend
1
In the friends list, find the friend to remove.
2
Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Remove
friend.
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To find out what device your friend uses to chat on Google talk
1
In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings→ Mobile
indicator.
2
In the friends list, check the image that appears next to your
friend’s name. For example, if your friend is using an Android
phone, the Android image will appear. If no image is displayed, it
indicates that your friend has signed in to Google using a
computer.
To sign out from Google Talk
In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Sign out.
Maps
Google Maps helps you find your current location, view real-time
traffic situations, and get directions to your destination. You can also
use the search tool to locate addresses or places of interest on a map
or in a street view.
NOTE: The Google Maps application does not completely cover every
location.
To enable location source
To search for desired places or find your current location using Google
Maps, you need to enable My location sources:
1
Touch Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location
& security.
2
Select Use wireless networks, Use GPS satellites, or both.
NOTE: Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint locations
down to the street-level. However, this mode requires a clear view of the
sky and more battery power.
To open Google Maps
Touch the Launcher button
→ Maps
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To see your location on a map
On the Maps screen, touch
with a blinking blue dot.
. Your location is marked on the map
NOTE: Selecting Enable GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint your
current location down to the street-level. However, this mode requires a
clear view of the sky and more battery power.
To find a location on the map
1
On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button → Search.
2
To search by typing:
a
Type the place you want to find in the search box. You can
enter an address, a city or country, or a type of business or
organization such as a “restaurant” or “school”.
b
Touch the search key on the keyboard or the search icon
on the search box.
To search by voice:
a
Touch
.
b
Say your destination.
NOTE: As you enter information, previous searches or matching
locations appear below the search box. You can touch a place name or
address to show the location on the map.
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The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons.
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4
2
3
1
Touch the place name to view the address, details, and reviews for the
place if the information is available. For more information, see "To view
the details of a place" on page 95.
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3
4
Touch to show the list of search results.
Touch to zoom in or out on the map.
The search result is marked by a lettered marker. Touch the marker to
display the name of the place.
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To view the details of a place
When you touch a place name on the map view, the following screen
appears, showing the address, details and review for the place (if
available).
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2
3
1
Touch to display the map view.
2
Touch to obtain directions. For more information, see "To get directions"
on page 99.
3
Touch to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the
information is available. Scroll down the list to find more actions you
can do.
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5
Touch to call the contact number of the place if available.
Touch to switch to street view for the location. For more information,
see "To view a map in street view" on page 99.
6
Touch the photo thumbnail to switch to street view for the location. For
more information, see "To view a map in street view" on page 99.
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To move around a map
1
Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view the
desired areas.
2
If you spot a place of interest while navigating the map, touch and
hold the place to display the address (a picture thumbnail is also
displayed if the street view for the location is available).
To zoom-in or zoom-out on a map
Touch to zoom out and touch
to zoom in.
To change map layers
Google Maps opens with the default map layer. You can apply different
types of layers to view additional information or images on the map.
1
Touch
.
2
From the Layers menu, touch the desired layer to display it on the
map.
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Map layer
The map layer displays streets, highways, buildings, main establishments,
mass transit stations, parks, rivers, lakes, mountains, boundaries, and so on.
Traffic layer
The traffic layer displays colored lines along the roads where real-time traffic
data can be collected. Green lines indicate good traffic speeds, yellow lines
indicate slower speeds, and brown lines indicate congested traffic.
indicates where construction work is taking place;
road is blocked.
indicates where the
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Satellite layer
The satellite layer displays the map in non-real-time satellite view.
Terrain layer
The terrain layer combines street maps with visual information about terrains.
NOTE: Touch
→ More Layers to find more layers that you can apply
to the map. For information about the other layers, visit the Google Maps
website.
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→ Clear Map.
To view a map in street view
You can switch to street view for the location that you found on the
map. The street view is composed of imagery captured from the
streets.
1
Locate a place of interest on the map. For more information, see
"To find a location on the map" on page 93 and "To move around
a map" on page 96.
2
On the map, touch the name or address of the place.
3
4
On the location details screen, touch Street View
.
To view the area around the place, turn the view on the screen
with your finger.
5
To move the view along the street, touch the arrows displayed on
the screen, or touch the Menu button → Step forward or Step
backward.
NOTE: While viewing a street view of a location, touch the Menu button
→ Compass mode to enable the compass mode, which allows you to
view the area around the selected location by tilting or turning your
smartphone, rather than by moving the view on the screen with your
finger.
To get directions
Use Google Maps to obtain directions to your destination.
1
When viewing a map:
touch the Menu button → Directions.
Or
When a place is found:
a
Touch the place’s name or address displayed on the map.
b
On the location details screen, touch → Get directions.
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Enter the starting point in the first text box and your destination in
the second text box.
NOTE: By default, your current location is the starting point, and the
place you found on the map is your destination.
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3
Starting point
Destination
Choose how you want to get to your destination: driving, public
transportation, or walking.
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5
Touch to render directions.
Touch to set your current location, a contact address, or a place on the
map as the starting point or destination.
3
4
Touch Go. The directions to your destination are listed.
Touch Show on map or Navigate, or touch a direction instruction
on the list to show the directions or routes on the map.
To clear a map
Touch the Menu button → Clear Map. All the search results,
directions and traffic indicators are deleted from the map.
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Using Google Latitude
NOTE: To use Google Latitude, you will be required to sign in to a
Google account.
The Google Latitude location service allows you to share locations
with your friends and family who have signed in to the service with
mails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations.
To let your friends view your location and accept their invitations, you
need to enable Latitude.
1
While viewing a map in any mode, touch the Menu button
Latitude.
→
2
Sign in to Google Latitude with your Google account. If you do
not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen
to create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on
page 85).
3
Read the privacy policy. If you accept, touch Agree & share.
To launch Latitude
While viewing a map, touch the Menu button → Latitude.
To invite friends to share locations
1
On the Latitude screen, touch the Menu button → Add friends.
2
Choose the friends you want to share locations with:
•
Select from Contacts: Select friends from your contacts.
Friends already using Latitude have an icon next to their
names.
•
Add via email address: Enter an e-mail address.
3
4
Touch Add friends then Yes.
Your friends already using Latitude receive an e-mail request and
a notification on Latitude requesting them to share locations. If
they have not yet joined Latitude, they receive an e-mail that
requests them to sign in to Latitude with their Google accounts.
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To accept an invitation
When you receive a request to share your location with a friend on
Latitude, choose how you want to respond:
•
•
•
Accept and share your location: You can see your friend’s
location, and your friend can see yours.
Accept, but hide your location: You can see your friend’s
location, but they cannot see yours.
Don’t accept: Reject the sharing request. No location information
is shared.
To show your friends
You can show your friends on the map or in the list view.
•
Map view
When you open Google Maps, it displays the locations of your
friends. Each friend is marked by a photo icon with an arrow that
indicates their location. To see a friend’s profile and communicate
with them, touch the photo, then touch their location callout
right above their photo. To see other friends, touch either one of
the arrow buttons next to the callout.
•
List view
To show a list of your friends, touch the Menu button
Latitude. To see a friend’s profile and communicate with them,
→
touch the friend’s name from the list.
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To connect with your friends
Touch a friend’s name in map view or list view to open the friend’s
profile. In the profile screen, you can communicate with your friend
and configure privacy options.
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Switch to street view of the friend’s location.
Get directions to the friend’s location.
See a friend’s location on the map.
Sharing options:
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3
4
• Share best available location: Share street-level location with your
friend.
• Share only city level location: Share only the city or the approximate
area you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can see your
photo icon in the middle of the city you are in.
• Hide from this friend: Stop location sharing with this friend. Your
friend cannot see your photo icon on the map.
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Remove this friend: Remove this friend from your list and end all location
sharing.
Touch the thumbnail to open the pop-up menu. Depending on available
settings, you may use Messaging and Gmail services to send a message
to your friend.
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To control what to share and change your public profile
1
In Maps, touch the Menu button → Latitude.
2
Touch your name to open your public profile window.
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1
2
3
4
3
Set the following options based on your preferences.
1
See your location on the map.
2
Change your photo:
Change the picture that your friends see on the map or in their list of
friends.
You can capture a picture using the Camera application, or select a
picture from the Gallery.
3
Send location to others:
Touch if you want to send your location to others through Bluetooth,
Messaging, or Gmail.
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Edit privacy settings: Manage how your location is shared with your
friends.
• Turn off Latitude: Disable Latitude and end location sharing.
• Detect your location: Latitude automatically detects and updates your
current location.
NOTE: To let Latitude report your location, you must enable My location
sources. For more information, see "To enable location source"
on page 92.
• Set your location: Select a location from the map, contact addresses
or nearby places, or type an address.
• Hide your location. All of your friends will not be able to see your
location on their maps.
5
Switch to street view of your location.
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Places
Touch the Launcher button
→ Places
.
Places automatically detects your current location and offers guide to
nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, gas
stations, etc.
1
Touch to select a category.
2
From the list of places, touch the desired one to view more
details. For more information on using the controls on this screen,
see "To view the details of a place" on page 95.
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Navigation
NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is not available in all areas.
NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is only available for use in the United
States at this time.
WARNING: Ensure that you use this application in a safe and
responsible manner. You must obey local traffic laws, posted road
signs, and safety regulations. Do not operate your smartphone while
driving.
Touch the Launcher button
→ Navigation
.
Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS satellite
navigation system with voice guidance. Navigation provides the
following features:
Feature
Description
Searching in plain language
Type a place, a name of a business, or a kind
of business.
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Feature
Description
Searching by voice
Speak your destination using Google Search
by voice (English only).
Traffic view
Traffic view provides live traffic data and
shows up-to-date traffic status on the
screen. Touch the Menu button
Layers→ Traffic to turn on Traffic view.
→
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Feature
Description
Searching along route
Search for any kind of business along your
route. Touch the Menu button
to access popular types of places.
→ Layers
Satellite View
Satellite view allows you to view your route
overlaid on 3D satellite views with Google's
high-resolution aerial imagery. Touch the
Menu button
turn on Satellite view.
→ Layers→ Satellite to
Street View
Street view helps visualize turns with Street
View imagery. Navigation automatically
switches to Street View as you approach
your destination.
Car dock mode
Place your phone in a car dock to access
Navigation and Voice Search easily.
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Feature
Description
Navigation shortcut
• Speak Destination: Speak your
destination.
• Type Destination: Type your destination.
• Contacts: Select a destination from the
location of your contacts.
• Starred Places: Select a destination from
the list of Starred Places.
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Feature
Description
Walking navigation
Get voice-guided navigation for walking
directions. Your smartphone vibrates for
turn notifications.
News and Weather
Touch the Launcher button
→ News and Weather
.
Weather
The Weather service automatically detects your current location and
shows the local weather information.
If your current location is temporarily unavailable, you can set the
location manually using the following instructions:
1
In the News and Weather screen, touch the Menu button
Settings→ Weather settings.
→
2
3
4
Clear the Use my location check box.
Touch Set location.
Enter a city or postal code.
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Touch
. The weather information will be updated to the
location you manually set.
News
When holding the smartphone in portrait format, flick pages
horizontally to view news topics, such as Top Stories, U.S., Sports, and
Entertainment. Touch the news headline you are interested in to view
the full content.
To add/remove news topics
To manage the news topics displayed on your smartphone:
1
In the News and Weather screen, touch the Menu button
Settings→ News settings.
→
2
Touch Select news topics.
•
Select the check boxes next to the news topics you want to
display on the smartphone.
•
Clear the check boxes next to the unwanted news topics.
To refresh news and weather settings
1
2
3
In the News and Weather screen, touch the Menu button
Settings→ Refresh settings.
→
To refresh the settings automatically, select the Auto-refresh
check box.
Touch Refresh interval to adjust the refresh interval. Faster refresh
intervals use more battery power.
NOTE: To refresh the settings manually, in the News and Weather
screen, touch the Menu button
→ Refresh.
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YouTube
YouTube is an internet video streaming service that allows you to view
videos uploaded by YouTube members.
NOTE: Browsing and viewing videos does not require you to sign in to a
YouTube account. However, to use all of the YouTube features, such as
rating or commenting on a video or viewing “My account”, you must
create and sign in to a YouTube account.
To open YouTube
Touch the Launcher button
→ YouTube
.
The YouTube screen opens with the videos grouped into categories
such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Top rated, and so on.
To search for a video by typing
1
Touch the icon
on the top right of the YouTube screen, or
touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.
2
Type the video name or keyword into the search box using the
on-screen keyboard. The search results that fully or partially
match the text being typed appear below the search box. You
can:
•
Scroll the search results and touch a desired one.
•
Touch the search key on the keyboard or the search icon
on the search box to search for results that match the entered
text, then touch a desired search result.
3
Touch the video to start playing the video.
To search for a video by voice command
1
Touch
touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.
Touch
Say the video name or a keyword.
on the top right corner of the YouTube screen, or
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3
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The videos that match the words you said are listed.
Touch the video to start playing the video.
To search for a video by category
1
Touch the Menu button → Categories.
2
Scroll the listed categories and touch the category under which
the video appears.
3
Touch to start playing the video.
To filter videos by different time frames
1
In the search results that appear, touch the Menu button
Time filter.
→
2
3
Select a time frame such as Today or This week.
The videos that match the selected time frame are listed.
To watch videos
1
Select a video listed on the on the YouTube screen. The video
starts playing automatically.
2
To control video playback, touch anywhere on the screen to
display and use the playback controls.
3
To end playback, touch the Back button
.
or the Home button
To manage a video
1
When browsing videos in a list, touch and hold a video to open
the options menu.
When playing a video, touch the Menu button
.
2
You can perform these actions that require signing in to your
YouTube account.
Rate
Rate the video with stars.
Favorite
Share
Add the video’s web link to your browser bookmarks.
Send the video’s web link to others by e-mail.
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Flag
Write and send your comments about the video.
If you find the video inappropriate to get posted and
want to have it removed, you can flag the video to
notify the service provider.
Android Market
You can use Android Market to download and install applications and
games on your smartphone.
NOTE: Applications downloaded from Android Market may not support
automatic screen orientation to portrait or landscape.
To open Android Market
1
Touch the Launcher button
→ Market
.
2
Sign in to Android Market with your Google account. If you do not
have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to
create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on
page 85).
3
Touch the Accept button after you read and agree with the
Android Market Terms of Service.
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The Android Market screen opens.
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2
4
3
1
• Touch Apps to view the application categories. All applications
available for download are sorted by these categories.
• Touch Games to view the game categories. All games available for
download are sorted by these categories.
2
The Market screen displays popular application categories here for
direct access.
3
4
The Market screen opens with featured applications for direct access.
Shows user rating about the item and whether it is free or requires a
purchase.
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6
Touch Downloads to view your downloads.
Touch to search Android Market for applications or games.
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When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab→
Brain & Puzzle:
1
2
1
Touch Top free to sort the items by rating.
2
Touch Just in to sort by date.
To download and install an application or game
1
Scroll and browse listed applications or games to locate the
desired application.
2
3
Touch the application or game you want to download and install.
On the application details screen, you can read the introduction
to the application or game, user ratings and comments, and
developer information.
NOTE: Touch the Menu button
data that the application or game can access on your smartphone.
→ Security to view the functions or
4
On the application details screen, touch Install to start download
and installation. The application's download screen displays the
progress of the download.
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NOTE: If the application requires access to any of your data or functions
on your smartphone, Market displays the information that the application
can access. Touch the OK button to start download and installation.
NOTE: During installation, the downloading icon
appears in the
notification area of the status bar. Touch the notification area of the
status bar to open the Notifications panel and check download progress.
NOTE: To stop downloading an application, touch Cancel download on
the application’s download screen.
5
After the application is downloaded and installed on your
smartphone, the download complete icon
notification area of the status bar.
appears in the
To open an application or game
From the Market screen:
1
2
3
Touch the Downloads tab on the Market screen.
Touch the installed application in the list.
Touch the Open button. The selected application starts running.
From the main application menu:
1
Touch the Launcher button
Touch the application’s icon.
.
2
From the status bar:
1
Drag down the status bar to view the Notifications panel where
the download complete icon
downloaded application.
appears to indicate a recently
2
Touch the name of the application you want to open.
To uninstall an application or game
1
On the downloads screen, touch the application you want to
uninstall.
2
3
Touch Uninstall.
After the uninstall is completed, you can select the reason for
removing the application.
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Through a web connection, your smartphone can synchronize your
Google data including Gmail, calendar, and contacts with your
computer or any other device that you use to access your Google
account.
To select the applications to synchronize
1
2
3
Touch Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Accounts & sync.
Under the General sync settings bar, touch to select Background
data to make all the sync options available.
Under the General sync settings bar, touch to select Auto-sync
to allow the device to automatically synchronize the selected
data.
4
Under the Manage accounts bar, touch your account to select
the data that you want the smartphone to synchronize
automatically: Picasa Web Albums, Contacts, Gmail, and/or
Calendar.
NOTE: If you want to synchronize individual applications manually,
touch to clear the Auto-sync check box, then touch a data option to
start synchronization of the touched data. To sync all of the data
manually, touch the Menu button
NOTE: While data is syncing, the sync icon
and the sync icon appears on the option of the data being synced.
→ Sync now.
appears on the status bar,
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You can customize your smartphone, using the options available in the
Settings menu.
To change the display settings
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Display, or
touch the Launcher button
→ Settings icon
→
Display.
2
3
Touch the desired item under Display settings.
To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check
box
; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear
the check box
.
Brightness
Manually adjust screen brightness.
1 Drag the brightness slider horizontally or
touch the desired portion on the slider. The
length of the highlighted bar on the slider
determines the brightness of the screen.
2 Touch OK to confirm the adjustment.
NOTE: If Automatic brightness is enabled, the
smartphone adjusts the screen
brightness automatically based on the
surrounding light conditions.
Auto-rotate screen
Animation
If enabled, the screen will switch the orientation
to landscape or portrait as you rotate the
smartphone.
Set the smartphone to play an animation when
opening and closing windows.
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Screen timeout
• Set how long the screen remains on after the
last operation. Scroll the options and touch a
preferred timeout period; to disable this
feature select Never timeout.
• The screen automatically turns off and locks
itself based on the preset timeout duration.
• To turn on and unlock the screen, press the
Power button and then flick the
icon right to unlock the screen if it is
automatically locked.
NOTE: If you select Never timeout, the screen
does not turn off, and depletes the
battery charge soon.
NOTE: You must draw the unlock pattern if you
have set up and enabled the screen lock
pattern. For more information, see
"Protect Your Smartphone Data With a
Screen Unlock Pattern" on page 125.
To change sound and ringtone settings
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Sound, or touch → Settings icon → Sound.
Use the options under Sound settings, and then touch a desired
option.
2
3
Flick the list to locate and touch a desired option.
To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check
box
; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear
the check box
.
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General settings
Silent mode
Vibrate
Silence all sounds except media and alarms.
Set the smartphone to vibrate based on the
available settings.
Volume
• Ringtone: Adjust ringer volume for incoming
calls and notifications.
• Media: Adjust volume for music and video
playback.
• Alarm: Adjust volume for alarm ringtone.
1 To adjust volume, drag the sliders horizontally
or touch the desired portion of the slider to
increase or decrease volume.
2 If you want to set a different volume for
notifications, touch Use incoming call volume
for notifications to clear its check box. Then
adjust the Notification volume.
3 Touch OK to confirm the adjustment.
Incoming calls settings
Phone ringtone
Select the desired ringtone for incoming calls.
Notifications settings
Notification ringtone
Notification sound
Select the desired ringtone for notifications.
Enables/disables notification sound.
Feedback settings
Audible touch tones
Plays a tone as you dial using the on-screen
dialpad.
Audible selection
Screen lock sounds
Haptic feedback
Plays a tone as you touch the screen to select
items.
Plays a tone when the screen is locked and
unlocked.
The smartphone vibrates when you touch some
buttons on the screen in certain circumstances.
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To manually set the date, time and time
zone
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Date
& time.
2
3
4
Touch the desired option.
Flick the list to locate and touch the desired item.
To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check
box
; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear
the check box
.
Select time source
• Manual: Allows you to manually adjust the
date, time zone and time.
• Mobile Cell Network: Your smartphone
automatically displays the date, time zone and
time provided by the mobile cell network.
• Internet: Your smartphone automatically
displays the date, time zone and time provided
by the Internet time server.
Set date
1 Touch or touch and hold
or
to
adjust the month, day and year; you can also
touch the month, day or year to type a date
using the on-screen keyboard.
2 Touch Set to confirm the date.
Select time zone
Select a city or region that represents the time
zone for your smartphone. Touch the Menu
button
to sort the time zone list alphabetically
or by time zone.
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Set time
1 Touch or touch and hold
or
to
adjust the hour and minute; you can also
touch the hour or minute to type a time using
the on-screen keyboard.
2 Touch the AM/PM button if the 12-hour format
is in use.
3 Touch Set to confirm the time.
Use 24-hour format
Select date format
Clear this check box to display the time in 12-
hour format.
Select a format used for displaying the date.
To set the language
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ Select language, or
touch
Select language.
Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears.
→ Settings icon
→ Language & keyboard→
2
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Smartphone
Protect Your Smartphone Data With a
Screen Unlock Pattern
You can protect your smartphone data against unauthorized access by
locking the touch screen with a screen unlock pattern. Once the
unlock pattern is enabled and the screen is locked, you need to draw
the correct unlock pattern to unlock the screen.
After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five
consecutive times, you will be asked to wait for 30 seconds before you
can try again. If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern,
follow these steps to unlock your screen:
1
Touch Forgot pattern.
2
When prompted, sign on to the Google website using your
Google account name and password.
3
Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in "To create a
screen unlock pattern" on page 125.
NOTE: If you are unable to obtain a new unlock pattern following the
To create a screen unlock pattern
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern, or
touch the Launcher button
→ Settings icon
→
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern.
2
Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.
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3
Study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then
touch Next when you are ready to draw your own pattern.
4
Drag your finger to draw an unlock pattern by connecting at least
four dots in a vertical, horizontal and/or diagonal direction. Take
your finger off the screen when a pattern is drawn.
NOTE: You touch and drag your finger on the screen to create the
pattern.
5
6
The smartphone records the pattern if it is correctly drawn. Touch
Continue.
Draw the pattern again as prompted, and then touch Confirm.
NOTE: To change your unlock screen pattern, you need to draw the old
pattern and perform steps 4 to 6 to create a new pattern.
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To enable or disable the screen unlock pattern and change related
settings
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Location & security→ Change screen lock, or
touch the Launcher button
Location & security→ Change screen lock.
To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check
→ Settings icon
→
2
box
; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear
the check box
.
Change screen lock
• Select None to disable screen unlock security.
• Select Pattern to enable screen unlock
security by drawing an unlock pattern.
• Select PIN to enable screen unlock security by
entering a PIN code.
• Select Password to enable screen unlock
security by entering a password.
Use visible pattern
Use tactile feedback
Clear the Use visible pattern check box if you do
not want the lines of the unlock pattern to display
on the screen when you draw it.
Clear this option if you do not want the
smartphone to give you tactile feedback when
drawing the unlock pattern.
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Protect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN, or
touch the Launcher button
→ Settings icon
→
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN.
2
In the Choose your PIN screen, type a PIN in the text box. You PIN
must have a minimum of 4 characters.
3
4
5
Touch Continue to proceed.
Enter the PIN code again to confirm.
Touch OK.
To unlock your screen using the PIN, type the PIN and touch OK.
Protect Your Smartphone Data With a
Password
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password, or
touch the Launcher button
→ Settings icon
→
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password.
2
In the Choose your password screen, type a password in the text
box. Your password must have a minimum of 4 characters, and
must include a letter.
3
4
5
Touch Continue to proceed.
Enter the password again to confirm.
Touch OK.
To unlock your screen using the password, type the password and
touch OK.
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Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock
Password
You can protect your SIM card against unauthorized use with a
personal identification number (PIN). After a PIN is enabled to lock
your SIM, you will need to enter the PIN each time you turn on the
smartphone in order to unlock your SIM.
NOTE: The SIM card will be permanently locked if you enter an incorrect
PIN in three consecutive attempts. You must then enter the Personal
Unblocking Key (PUK) to unlock the SIM card. Please contact your
service provider to obtain the PUK.
NOTE: You can make emergency calls without unlocking the SIM.
To enable the SIM card PIN
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card, or
touch the Launcher button
→ Settings icon
→
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card.
2
Type your SIM card PIN using the on-screen keyboard, and then
touch OK.
To change the SIM card PIN
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN, or
touch the Launcher button
→ Settings icon
→
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN.
2
Type the old SIM card PIN using the on-screen keyboard, and
then touch OK.
3
4
Type the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.
Type the new SIM card PIN again, and then touch OK.
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7 Applications
Camera
Your smartphone has a 8.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature
that allows you to capture and share high-quality pictures and videos.
NOTE: Before you use the camera application, you need to install a
microSD card in your smartphone. All pictures and videos that you
capture using your smartphone’s camera are stored on the microSD
card. For more information on how to install a microSD card on your
smartphone, see "Install the microSD card" on page 8.
To launch the camera in picture mode
To launch the camera, do one of the following:
•
Press and hold the camera button.
•
Touch the Launcher button → Camera
.
Camera controls
5
1
4
3
2
1
Viewfinder screen.
2
Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camera
settings.
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• On-screen shutter button.
• To capture a picture:
1 Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen.
2 To start the auto focus mode, half-press and hold the camera button,
or touch and hold the on-screen shutter button.
3 Touch the on-screen shutter button or press the camera button all
the way down and release to capture the picture.
NOTE: To achieve optimal focus such as for taking a close shot, half-
press and hold the camera button to use the auto-focus mode.
Then without releasing the camera button, press it again to
capture the picture.
4
5
Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for
capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.
Touch the thumbnail view of the last taken picture to view and manage
the picture.
To manage pictures
1
8
2
3
4
7
5
6
1
2
3
Touch to return to the Gallery main page.
Touch to return to the album the current picture belongs to.
Display current/total number of pictures.
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4
5
6
Flick horizontally to view the previous or next picture.
Touch to run a slideshow of the pictures stored in the same album.
Touch to view more actions you can do with the picture.
• Share: Touch to select a way to share the picture.
–Select Picasa to upload the picture to Picasa to allow your friends
see it.
–Select Bluetooth to send the picture to another paired Bluetooth
device, or print the picture using a paired Bluetooth printer.
–Send the picture using Messaging or Gmail.
• Delete: Touch to delete the picture from your smartphone.
• More:
–Details: Touch to view detailed information about the picture.
–Set as: Touch to set the picture as a contact’s visual caller ID, or the
wallpaper of the Home screen. Drag and move the frame to crop
the desired portion as the wall paper.
–Crop: Touch to drag and move the frame to crop the desired
portion of the picture.
–Rotate Left: Touch to rotate the picture 90 degrees
counterclockwise.
–Rotate Right: Touch to rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise.
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Touch to zoom-in or zoom-out the picture.
NOTE: You can also tap anywhere inside the picture frame to toggle
between the zoom-in and zoom-out states. After a picture is
zoomed in, you can flick the screen to see the desired portion
of the picture.
8
Touch to return to the camera viewfinder.
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To start the camcorder mode
Touch the Launcher button
→ Camcorder
.
Camcorder controls
5
4
1
3
2
1
Viewfinder screen.
2
Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the
camcorder settings.
3
4
5
To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button
or press the camera button.
Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for
capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.
Touch the thumbnail view of the last captured video to play and manage
the video.
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To manage videos
5
1
2
3
4
1
Flick horizontally to view the previous or next video.
2
Share: Touch to select a way to share the video.
• Select YouTube to upload the video to the video streaming website
YouTube, where people can view the posted video. To upload videos
to YouTube, you must first sign in to your YouTube account.
• Select Bluetooth to send the video to another paired Bluetooth
device.
• Send the video using Messaging or Gmail.
Delete: Touch to delete the video from your smartphone.
More:
3
4
• Details: Touch to view detailed information about the video.
Touch to return to the camera viewfinder.
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Copying Files to and from the MicroSD
The files on your smartphone are stored on the microSD card. To
exchange pictures, videos, music, and other files between your
smartphone and a computer, use the microSD card as a USB drive by
connecting the smartphone to a computer with the included USB
cable.
To set the microSD card as a USB drive
1
Connect one of the USB cable to the micro-USB connector on
your smartphone and the other end to an available USB
connector on your computer.
2
The USB notification icon
notification area.
appears on the status bar’s
3
4
5
Drag down the status bar, and from the Notifications panel that
opens, touch USB connected.
Touch Turn on USB storage→ OK, if you want to copy files
between your computer and the microSD card.
Open the My Computer window on your computer to locate a
removable drive that maps to the microSD card installed on your
smartphone. Then copy desired files such as music or pictures
from another drive/folder to the removable drive, or vice versa.
To turn off USB storage
The smartphone will not recognize the microSD card when the card is
used as a USB drive. You will not be able to use the smartphone’s
applications that involve saving or retrieving files on the microSD card,
such as camera or music playback. You need to turn off USB storage
for the smartphone to recognize the microSD card when the
smartphone is connected to a computer.
To turn off the USB storage function:
1
Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel.
2
Touch Turn off USB storage.
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To remove the microSD card
1
Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off
option to turn the smartphone off.
2
3
Remove the back cover.
Slide and lift the microSD card out of the microSD card slot on
the smartphone.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that
lets your smartphone connect over a wireless network to other
Bluetooth-enabled devices for data exchange.
Bluetooth on your smartphone operates in three different modes:
On
Bluetooth is turned on. Your smartphone is enabled to detect
Bluetooth devices within range, but will not be found by
them.
Discoverable Bluetooth is turned on, and other Bluetooth devices can
detect your smartphone.
Off
Bluetooth is turned off. Your smartphone is unable to send
and receive data using Bluetooth.
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To turn on Bluetooth and make the smartphone discoverable
1
Touch the Home button
Wireless & networks.
→ Menu button → Settings →
2
Select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. The
Bluetooth icon appears in the status bar.
3
Touch Bluetooth settings, then select the Discoverable check
box to make the smartphone recognizable by other nearby
Bluetooth devices.
To pair and connect a Bluetooth headset
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2
Touch and select the Bluetooth check box. Your smartphone
starts to scan for Bluetooth devices within range and then displays
all detected devices in the Bluetooth devices section.
NOTE: To detect more devices, touch Scan for devices.
3
4
To initiate a connection with a device, touch the name of the
device.
You may be prompted to enter a password to authenticate. Enter
the same password on both devices, or enter the specific
password provided by the device manufacturer. Ensure that you
read the documentation of the pairing device to check if it
requires a default password.
5
6
When the pairing is successful, Paired but not connected is
displayed under the paired device.
Touch the paired device to start the connection. When the paired
device is successfully connected to your smartphone, the
Bluetooth connected icon
appears in the status bar.
NOTE: To make and receive calls or listen to the music using a
Bluetooth headset, pair the headset to your smartphone.
NOTE: Pairing is a one-time process. Once your smartphone
successfully pairs with another device, your smartphone recognizes that
device without the need to re-enter the password.
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To end a Bluetooth connection
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2
3
Touch and hold the name of a connected device.
Touch Disconnect on the pop-up menu that appears.
To terminate a pairing partnership
1
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2
3
Touch and hold the name of a paired device.
Touch Unpair on the pop-up menu that appears to erase all
pairing information with that device. You need to enter the
password again if you want to restore a Bluetooth connection to
that device.
To change your smartphone’s Bluetooth name
1
Ensure that you have turned on Bluetooth on your smartphone
indicates in the status bar that Bluetooth is enabled).
(
2
3
4
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings→ Device name.
Enter a name to identify the smartphone when you connect using
Bluetooth.
Touch OK.
Photos and Videos
To view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your
smartphone, touch the Launcher button
→ Gallery
.
NOTE: Refer to "Using the GALLERY Stage widget" on page 30 as an
alternative way of using Gallery.
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The Gallery application displays not only the pictures and videos
stored on your microSD card, but also those uploaded to the Picasa
web album of your Gmail account which you signed in with on your
smartphone.
NOTE: Before you run the Gallery application, ensure that a microSD
card containing media files is installed on your smartphone. All pictures
and videos that you capture using your smartphone’s camera are stored
on the microSD card. For more information on installing a microSD card
on your smartphone, see "Install the microSD card" on page 8.
To share or delete albums
All pictures and videos are grouped in separate albums as overlapping
thumbnails, according to their dates, sources, or folders in which they
are stored. For example, pictures captured using the smartphone’s
camera are grouped as Camera, and downloaded pictures are
grouped as download.
1
Touch and hold an album until the check box
appears.
2
Touch more albums to select them if you want to do the same
task for those albums.
•
•
To post the selected album to YouTube, Picasa, or to send it using
Bluetooth, Messaging or Gmail, touch Share.
To delete the album, touch Delete.
To browse picture and video thumbnails
1
Touch an album to display the thumbnails of all pictures and
videos inside.
2
To browse the thumbnails:
•
Touch or drag
to display all the thumbnails in grid view,
or group them by date as overlapping thumbnails.
•
When the thumbnails are displayed in grid view, drag
or
touch the arrows on it to move thumbnails horizontally, until the
desired thumbnail is located.
3
To select a thumbnail, touch and hold it until
more thumbnails as you need.
appears; touch
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•
To post a selected picture or video to YouTube, Picasa, or to send
it using Bluetooth, Messaging or Gmail, touch Share.
•
•
To delete a selected picture or video, touch Delete.
To set a picture as the Home screen wallpaper, touch More→ Set
as→ Wallpaper.
To display a full picture
Touch a desired picture thumbnail to display the picture in full screen.
•
•
Flick the picture to view the next or previous picture.
To see the picture viewing controls, touch anywhere on the
picture.
•
To zoom-in or zoom-out on the picture, you can:
•
•
Touch
.
Pinch the picture with two fingers, then move the fingers
apart to enlarge the picture, or bring them closer together to
reduce the picture.
•
•
To zoom in or out a particular area of the picture, tap that area
twice.
When a picture view is being enlarged, flick or drag the
enlarged picture across the screen until the required area
appears.
To play a video
1
Touch a video thumbnail to start playback of the video.
To control playback, use these controls below the viewing screen:
2
•
Touch the
button to pause and the
button to
resume playback.
•
Touch or drag the blue playback progress bar to rewind or
fast-forward the video.
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Music
NOTE: The Music application only plays audio files saved on the
microSD card of your smartphone. Before opening Music, ensure that
the needed audio files have been copied to the microSD card of your
smartphone.
NOTE: Refer to "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 31 as an
alternative way of using Music.
To open Music
Touch the Launcher button
→ Music
.
The Music library screen appears and displays the music files grouped
in the Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists tabs. You can touch a tab
to display the desired category.
All the music files available on your smartphone are grouped into one
of the following categories: Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists.
NOTE: If you rotate your smartphone to landscape format, an additional
Now playing tab appears.
To select a song
1
Touch an album or category to view the list within it.
2
Inside a category, flick the list until you find the music you want to
play. For instance, to select music by artist:
a
Touch Artists. A list of artists appears in alphabetical order.
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b
c
Flick the list and touch the name of an artist. A list displays the
songs by the artist according to the album name.
Touch a music file to open the music playback screen and
play the music.
To control music playback
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2
3
4
5
6
10
7
8
9
1
The album’s cover image if available.
2
3
4
5
The name of the artist.
The name of the album.
The name of the song being played.
• If the song is playing for more than five seconds, touch to jump to the
beginning of the song.
• If the song is playing for less than five seconds, touch to play the
previous song.
6
The current playback time.
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• Touch the playback control bar to jump to any part of the song.
• Drag and scroll the playback control bar forward to fast-forward the
song.
• Drag and scroll the playback control bar backward to rewind the
song.
8
9
Touch
to pause playback; touch
to resume playback.
Touch to play the next song.
10 The duration of the song.
11 Touch to cycle through the repeat modes.
12 Touch to turn the shuffle mode on and off.
13 Go to the Now playing list.
NOTE: Press the volume up button or volume down button to adjust the
playback volume.
NOTE: On the Music screen, touch the Menu button
→ Shuffle all to
play all songs in your library in random order. The first randomly selected
song starts to play.
To create a playlist
1
On the Music screen, touch the Artists, Albums, or Songs tab.
2
Flick the screen until you reach the artist, album, or song that you
want to add to the playlist.
3
Touch and hold the artist, album, or song that you want to add in
the playlist. A pop-up menu appears.
4
5
Touch Add to playlist.
In the Add to playlist window, touch New.
NOTE: If you want to add the artist, album, or song to the current
playlist, touch Current playlist in the Add to playlist options menu.
6
Enter the name for your new playlist in the text field and then
touch Save.
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Calendar
Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and
appointments.
To open the calendar
Touch the Launcher button
→ Calendar
.
To set up an event
1
On any calendar view, touch the Menu button → More→ New
event to open the Event details screen.
2
3
Type the event name using the on-screen keyboard.
If there is a time period for the event, touch and type the From
and To date and time.
If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or spans the
whole day, set the From and To date, and then select the All day
check box.
4
5
Type the event location and description.
If you have more than one calendar, you can choose the calendar
to which to add the event.
6
7
Set the event reminder time in Reminders, then decide whether it
is a recurring event in Repetition.
Touch Done.
NOTE: To quickly set up an event in day, week, or month view, touch
and hold an empty time slot→ New event. A new Event details screen
appears with the selected time slot and date in the From and To fields.
To view the calendar
You can display the calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view.
To change the calendar view, touch the Menu button
Day/Week/Month/Agenda/Today.
→
While viewing the calendar you can:
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In day or week views, touch an event to open a quick view
window of the event on the lower part of the screen.
•
•
Touch the quick view window to view details about the event.
Touch and hold an event to open a menu with options for
viewing, editing, or deleting the event, or creating a new event.
To view and synchronize multiple calendars
If you have set up more than one account on your smartphone, you
can view multiple calendars from the accounts on your smartphone.
You can configure which calendars to synchronize to the smartphone,
and which of those to show or hide on the smartphone in Calendar.
To set whether calendars are synchronized to the smartphone or
visible, follow the steps below.
1
In Calendar, touch the Menu button → More→ Calendars.
The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added
or subscribed to for each account on your smartphone,
organized by account. Touch the name of an account to show or
hide its calendars on your smartphone. An icon to the right of
each calendar indicates whether its events are synchronized to
the smartphone and whether they are visible in Calendar.
2
Touch the icon next to a calendar to change whether it is
synchronized to the smartphone and visible in Calendar.
Calendar events are synchronized to the smartphone and
visible in Calendar.
Calendar events are synchronized to the smartphone but not
visible in Calendar.
Calendar events are not synchronized to the smartphone.
3
Touch OK.
Event reminders
If you set a reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon
appears in the notifications area of the status bar at the time of the
event.
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To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder
1
Touch the notification area of the status bar, to open the
notification menu.
2
Touch the upcoming event name to display the event.
NOTE: If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also
appear on the screen.
3
Touch Snooze all to put off all event reminders for five minutes.
Touch Dismiss all to turn off all event reminders.
Press
to keep the reminders pending in the notification area of
the status bar.
Alarm Clock
Your smartphone can work as an alarm clock. You can set as many
alarms as you require.
To open the alarm clock
1
Touch the Launcher button
→ Clock
.
2
Touch
.
To set an alarm
1
2
3
On the Alarms screen, touch Add alarm.
Set the alarm time as needed.
The Set alarm menu appears with these settings:
Turn on the alarm that you have set on the
smartphone.
Turn on alarm
Time
Set the alarm time. Adjust the time by touching
or
, or touch the hour and minute fields
to enter a time. Touch AM to change to PM or vice
versa, then touch Set when done.
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Applications
Repeat
Select the days you want the alarm to ring, then
touch OK.
NOTE: If you did not select any days for the alarm,
Never appears to hint that your alarm will
only go off once.
Ringtone
Vibrate
Select the alarm ringtone.
Select the check box if you want the smartphone to
vibrate when the alarm goes off.
Label
Give the alarm a name for a special event.
NOTE: On the Alarm Clock screen you can also add a new alarm by
touching the Menu button
→ Add alarm.
To temporarily disable an alarm
On the Alarms screen, touch to clear the green bar that appears next
to the alarm you want to disable.
Green bar
To delete an alarm
1
On the Alarms screen, touch the alarm time you want to delete.
2
On the Set alarm screen, touch Delete.
Applications
147
To silence all alarms
You can change the settings to choose if the alarm should ring when
the smartphone is in Silent mode.
1
On the Alarms screen, touch the Menu button → Settings.
2
Touch Alarm in silent mode to set the alarm to ring when the
smartphone is in Silent mode.
Calculator
1
Touch the Launcher button
calculator panel opens.
→ Calculator
. The basic
2
Perform calculations by touching the corresponding buttons on
the calculator panel; touch the CLEAR button to clear the
displayed numbers or symbols.
3
To perform advanced calculations, flick the basic calculator panel
away to the left and reveal the advanced panel, or touch the
Menu button
→ Advanced panel.
Sound Recorder
The sound recorder allows you to record sounds and play them. You
can also set the recording as a ringtone for your smartphone.
NOTE: Sound Recorder only supports recording in amr format.
1
Touch the Launcher button
→ Sound Recorder
.
2
3
4
Touch
Touch
to start recording.
to end recording.
Touch
to start playback of the recording; touch
to stop
playback.
5
Touch Save this recording to save the recording on the microSD
card.
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Applications
6
To play back a sound recording again, touch the Launcher button
→ Music → Playlist→ My recordings, then select a
recording to play. For information about Music, see "Music" on
page 141.
Voice Dialer
Touch the Launcher button
→ Voice Dialer
.
The voice dialer allows you to make calls and run applications using
voice commands on your smartphone. The voice dialer pop-up
displays examples of voice commands that you can use.
To use a voice command to start an action
1
When Voice Dialer prompts you with voice command examples
such as to call a contact, say an appropriate command to start an
action. For example, if you want to call a contact named John, say
"Call John".
2
Once your smartphone recognizes your command, it
automatically calls the contact or number.
Applications
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8 Synchronizing Your Dell
Venue Smartphone and
Computer Using Dell Mobile
Sync
The Dell Mobile Sync (powered by Nero™) software allows you to copy
or sync music, photos, videos, and Outlook contacts between your
device and a computer.
NOTE: The Dell Mobile Sync software is supported by Microsoft
Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems.
To install the Dell Mobile Sync software on your computer:
1
Connect the supplied USB cable to your device and a computer.
Wait for your computer to automatically install the device driver.
After the driver installation is complete, the Dell Mobile Sync
installer may start automatically on computers running the
Microsoft Windows XP (SP3) and Windows Vista operating
systems.
2
If the Dell Mobile Sync installer does not start automatically:
a
Double-click the new Removable Disk that appears on your
computer.
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b
c
Navigate to the Dell Mobile Sync folder on the removable
disk.
Double-click the InstallDellMSync.exe file to start the
installation.
NOTE: You can also download and install the drivers and Dell Mobile
To sync music, photos, videos, and Outlook contacts:
1
Ensure that the supplied USB cable is connected to your device
and a computer.
2
Double-click the Dell Mobile Sync icon
on the Windows
desktop. Your device appears under the Devices section in the
Dell Mobile Sync software.
3
After the copy or sync is complete, disconnect the USB cable.
NOTE: For information about the Dell Mobile Sync software and to learn
how to sync your device to a computer using Wi-Fi, see the
documentation included in the Dell Mobile Sync software.
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9 Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible causes
Possible solutions
Call-related problems
SIM card error
SIM card malfunction or
damage.
Take the SIM card to your
service provider for testing.
The SIM card may be
inserted improperly.
Insert the SIM card properly.
The SIM card's metal
contacts may have dirt or
dust.
Use a soft, dry cloth to
clean the SIM card’s metal
contacts.
The network signal may be Move to a location where
Poor reception
too weak at your current
location. For example,
network signals cannot
reach effectively near tall
buildings or in the
the network signal can be
received properly.
basement.
The network may be busy at Try calling again after
the at present. For example, waiting for a short duration.
during peak network traffic,
the network may not be
able to handle additional
calls.
You may be too far away
from a base station for your area map from your service
service provider. provider.
You can request a service
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible causes
Possible solutions
The SIM card may not be
installed.
Install a valid SIM card in
your smartphone.
You cannot make
outgoing calls
Poor signal.
Move to an open space, or if
you are inside a building,
move closer to a window.
Your smartphone is in
Airplane mode with no
wireless connectivity.
Press and hold the Power
button and then touch the
Airplane mode option to
disable it.
You have enabled the Call
barring feature.
Touch the Home button
→ Menu button
→
Settings→ Call settings→
Call barring→ Deactivate
all.
You have enabled Fixed
Dialing Numbers.
Touch the Home button
→ Menu button
→
Settings→ Call settings→
Fixed Dialing Numbers.
Disable Fixed Dialing
Numbers (FDN).
Poor signal.
Move to an open space, or if
you are inside a building,
move closer to a window.
You cannot answer
incoming calls
Your smartphone is in
Airplane mode with no
wireless connectivity.
Press and hold the Power
button and then touch the
Airplane mode option to
disable it.
You have enabled the Call
barring feature.
Touch the Home button
→ Menu button
→
Settings→ Call settings→
Call barring→ Deactivate
all.
Memory for storing
contacts is already full.
Delete unnecessary contact
information from the
smartphone.
Unable to add contacts
to the smartphone
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Problem
Possible causes
Possible solutions
Poor network trunk quality End the call and dial again.
from your service provider, You may be switched to a
or poor local telephone line better-quality network trunk
Echo or noise
quality.
or phone line.
You may be near a strong
electromagnetic source
such as a TV, microwave
oven, and so on during a
call.
Move to another location to
reduce the interference
effects.
Noises during a call
Your service provider does Contact your service
not support these features, provider.
or you have not subscribed
You cannot enable
certain call features
for services that provide
these features.
You have entered an
incorrect PIN code in three provider. If the service
Contact your service
PIN Code is blocked
consecutive attempts.
provider provides the SIM
card's PUK code, use the
PUK code to unlock the SIM
card.
System problems
The battery or battery
charger is damaged.
Contact the dealer.
Battery does not charge
The smartphone’s
Try charging the phone at
temperature is below 0°C or temperatures ranging
higher than
45°C.
between 0°C and 45°C.
Poor contact between the Check to see if you have
battery and charger.
connected the USB cable
and charging plug correctly.
The battery is empty.
Charge the smartphone.
Unable to turn the
smartphone on.
The smartphone system is See page 157 for solutions.
corrupted.
Battery contacts are not
clean.
Seek your dealer's help to
clean the contacts.
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible causes
Possible solutions
The standby time is affected If you are located in an area
Shortened standby time
by your service provider’s
system configuration.
where the network signal is
weak, temporarily turn off
your smartphone.
The battery is depleted. In
high-temperature
Use a new battery.
environments, battery life
will be shortened.
If you are not able to
Change your location to
connect to the network, the one where the network is
smartphone will continue to accessible, or temporarily
send out signals as it
attempts to locate a base
station. Doing this
turn off your smartphone.
consumes battery power
and consequently shortens
standby time.
Messaging problems
Your smartphone is in
Airplane mode with no
wireless connectivity.
Press and hold the Power
button and then touch the
Airplane mode option to
disable it.
Unable to send or
receive text messages.
The signal strength is not
strong enough.
Try moving to a different
location for better signal
reception.
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Problem
Possible causes
Possible solutions
Your smartphone is in
Airplane mode with no
wireless connectivity.
Press and hold the Power
button and then touch the
Airplane mode option to
disable it.
Unable to send or
receive multimedia
messages.
No MMS service is available. Subscribe to the MMS
service from your network
service provider.
Your MMS settings are not Check your network
configured properly.
connection, and confirm
with your network service
provider if your MMS
settings are configured
correctly.
Not enough space left on
Check if there is enough
your smartphone memory. space on your smartphone
memory. Delete data that
you do not require to free
space if necessary.
The Internet connection or Check your network
Unable to send or
receive e-mail.
the e-mail setting is not
configured properly.
connection, and confirm
with your e-mail service
provider if your e-mail
setting has been configured
correctly.
Internet problems
Invalid SIM card.
Contact your service
provider.
Unable to connect to the
network.
You are not within the
network’s service area.
Check the service area with
your service provider.
Poor signal.
Move to an open space or if
you are inside a building,
move closer to a window.
Media problems
The smartphone records
Play the video using a video
Windows Media Player
on my computer cannot
play the sounds of the
video captured using the
smartphone.
video sounds in amr format. player with the amr
Windows media player does decoder, such as
not support the amr format. QuickTime.
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If your smartphone does not turn on due to corrupt system files, you can
either reset your smartphone or start emergency software recovery.
Reset your smartphone to the default state
1 Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option→
OK on the screen to turn off the smartphone.
2 Press and hold the volume up and volume down buttons simultaneously.
3 Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the Power button,
until the smartphone turns on the configuration screen.
4 Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar on the screen to the
Factory reset option.
5 Press the Camera button to start the reset process.
6 Wait for the smartphone to restart.
Start emergency software recovery
2 Connect a microSD card adapter to your computer and insert your
smartphone's microSD card in the adapter.
download the software upgrade package to the microSD card.
NOTE: Check if the downloaded file is named as Update.pkg. If not,
rename the file as Update.pkg.
4 Disconnect the microSD card adapter from your computer, and insert the
microSD card in your smartphone.
5 Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Reset your smartphone to the default state" on
page 157 to turn on the configuration screen.
6 Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar to the Software
upgrade from update.z option, and press the Camera button to confirm
your selection.
7 Press the Camera button to confirm and start emergency software
recovery.
NOTE: If you want to cancel software recovery, press the volume down
button.
8 Wait for the smartphone to load files and restart.
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Index
A
Airplane Mode, 76
Alarm Clock, 146
Ambient light sensor, 13
Android Market, 115
Calendar, 144
Calling, 44
Camera, 130
Charging, 10
Applications
Definition, 23
Erase data, 70
Navigate, 42
Recently used, 43
Shortcuts, 42
Mobile networks, 72
To a computer, 135
Contacts, 51
View, 52
B
Back cover
Close, 9
Remove, 6
Battery
Charge, 10
Insert, 7
Data connection, 72
Date, 123
Bluetooth, 136
Dell Mobile Sync, 150
Disable all connections, 76
Display settings, 120
Button
Back, 13
Camera, 16
Home, 14
Menu, 14
Power and Sleep/Wake, 13
Volume up/down, 16
E
E-mail, 83
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Index
Emergency software
recovery, 157
M
Messaging, 55
Erase all data, 71
Install, 8
F
Factory reset, 71
Set as USB drive, 135
Mobile networks, 72
G
Music, 141
Gmail, 85
Create a playlist, 143
Playback, 142
Google Account
Setup, 85
Google Maps, 92
Google Search, 68
Google Talk, 88
O
On-Screen Keyboard, 62
P
H
Photos & Videos, 138
Home Screen
Customize, 33
Change, 129
Enable, 129
Pop-Up menu, 61
K
Proximity sensors, 13
Keyboard, 62
R
L
Recorder, 148
Ringtone, 121
Language, 124
Index
159
S
Synchronize Google Data, 119
Screen
Orientation, 23
Turn off/on, 11
Screen Unlock Pattern, 125
Create, 125
Enable/disable, 127
Search, 68
Sensor, 13
Compose
SMS, 55
Receive, 59
Settings
Date and time, 123
Display, 120
Language, 124
Sound and ringtone, 121
Shortcuts, 42
Add, 33
Definition, 23
SIM card
Insert, 7
Smartphone
Overview, 12
Protect, 125
Reset, 71
Voice Control, 149
Settings, 70
Turn off, 11
Turn on, 11
W
Web
Software
Applications, 85
Bookmarks, 81
Browse, 76
Recovery, 157
Sound, 121
Connection, 72
Stage
Desktop, 24
Widgets, 27
Widgets
Add, 35
Definition, 23
Google Search, 68
Status bar, 38
160
Index
Stage Widgets, 27
Wi-Fi, 74
Y
YouTube, 113
Index
161
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