Dell V03B002 SMART PHONE User Manual 1

Dell Inc. SMART PHONE Users Manual 1

Contents

Users Manual 1

Dell™ Venue
User's Manual
COMMENT
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your smartphone.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the
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August 2010 A00
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This smartphone complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1) this smartphone may not cause harmful interference and
2) this smartphone must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the smartphone.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
For body worn operation, this smartphone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure
guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the
handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure
compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
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Contents 3
Contents
1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue
Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use . . . . . 7
Turning On Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning Off Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2 Dell Venue Smartphone Features . . 13
Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts. . . . . . 24
Dell Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Quick Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Navigating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3 Using Your Dell Venue
Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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4Contents
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Pop-Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Android Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Swype Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Google Search Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Power Control Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Managing Your Smartphone Settings . . . . . . 72
4 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Browsing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5 Customizing Your Dell Venue
Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
To change the display settings. . . . . . . . . . 130
To change sound and ringtone settings . . . . 131
To manually set the date, time and time zone . 133
To set the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
6 Protecting Your Dell Venue
Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Screen
Unlock Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Protect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN . . . 138
Protect Your Smartphone Data With a
Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock
Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
7 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Copying Files to and from the MicroSD. . . . . 145
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Photos and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
SIM Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
SIM Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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6Contents
8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue
Smartphone and Computer Using
Nero SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Connect to a Computer and Install Nero
SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using Nero SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone 7
1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue
Smartphone
Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use
1 Remove the back cover
aSlide the back cover down towards the bottom of the smartphone.
bLift the back cover off the smartphone.
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8Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone
2 Insert the SIM card
3 Insert the battery
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.
Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery
holder and insert the battery.
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4 Install the microSD card
aHold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down.
bSlide the microSD card into the microSD card holder.
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10 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone
5Close the back cover
aAlign the tabs on the back cover with the slots on back of the
smartphone.
bPlace the cover onto the back of the smartphone, and then slide the
cover towards the top of the smartphone to secure the cover in place.
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Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone 11
6 Charge the smartphone
NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between
0°C and 45°C.
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.
Turning On Your Smartphone
NOTE: Use this smartphone in an environmental temperature between
-10°C and 55°C.
The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.
aPlug the supplied USB cable's micro USB connector into the connector
on the smartphone.
bPlug the other end of the cable to the supplied USB wall charger plug.
cPlug the USB wall charger plug into an electric outlet and charge the
smartphone till the battery is fully charged.
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12 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone
1Press and hold the Power button to turn on your smartphone. The
operating system starts up.
2If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon right
to unlock the screen.
3If 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.
4The smartphone is ready for use when the default Home screen is
displayed.
Turning Off Your Smartphone
1Press and hold the Power button.
2Touch th e 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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Dell Venue Smartphone Features 13
2 Dell Venue Smartphone
Features
This section provides information about the features available on your
Dell Venue smartphone.
Feature Function(s)
1Headphone connector Connects to headphones.
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2Power and Sleep/Wake button • 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.
3Ambient 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.
4Proximity 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.
5Earpiece Use to listen to phone conversations.
6Back button Touch to return to the previous
screen, close a dialog box, menu, or
pop-up message, and to dismiss the
keyboard.
Feature Function(s)
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7Menu button Touch to open or close the pop-up
menu that displays the available
options for the current application or
actions that you can perform on the
current screen.
8Home button • Touch to return to the default
Home screen.
• Touch and hold: For quick access
to the recently accessed
applications.
9Microphone 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.
Feature Function(s)
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Feature Function(s)
1Camera lens Captures photos and videos.
2Camera flash For using while capturing photos and
videos.
3Ring/Silent switch Switches between ring and silent
modes.
• Slide the switch upward to enable
silent mode. The icon appears
in the status area.
• Slide the switch downward to
enable ring mode.
4Back cover Secures the battery in place.
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5Camera 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.
6Volume 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.
7Volume 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.
Feature Function(s)
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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 Allows you to:
Touch
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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Touch and hold
Touch and hold your finger on the screen. Move an item on a Home
screen panel, except for the
HOME Stage widget.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Drag
1Touch and hold your finger on an item on
the screen.
2Keeping your finger in contact with the
screen, move your fingertip to the desired
location.
3Take your finger off the screen to drop the
item in the desired location.
• Move items such as images
and icons on the screen.
• Open/close the application
drawer:
–From any of the desktop
Home screen panels,
drag up in the lower area
of the screen to open the
application drawer.
–To close the application
drawer, drag down
anywhere within the
application drawer.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Flick or swipe
Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal
direction on the screen.
Scroll through Home screen
panels, web pages, lists,
entries, photo thumbnails,
contacts, and so on.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Zoom out
Move two fingers close together on the
screen.
Reduce the view of an image
or web page.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Zoom in
Move two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image
or web page.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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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 screen panels 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 → Menu button → Settings→
Display→ Auto-rotate screen.
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 panel
and provides quick and easy access to information. For example, the
Facebook widget allows you to read posts on your wall and update
your status.
Shortcut - A link that you can add on a Home screen panel to provide
quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or
bookmarks.
Dell Stage
Dell Stage widgets are designed to provide you direct access to your
recently-used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts,
Facebook & Twitter applications, and frequently-used websites.
You can use the free Home screen panels to add the other Stage
widgets. The following are the available Dell Stage widgets:
• HOME (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on page 27.)
• CONTACTS (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on
page 27.)
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• EMAIL (see "Using the EMAIL Stage widget" on page 28.)
• GALLERY (see "Using the GALLERY Stage widget" on page 29.)
• MUSIC (see "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 30.)
• SOCIAL (see "Using the SOCIAL Stage widget" on page 31.)
• WEB (see "Using the WEB Stage widget" on page 31.)
Adding a Stage Widget
1Navigate to a free Home screen panel.
2Touch and hold on the Home screen panel until the Add to Home
screen menu appears.
3Touch Stage Widgets.
4From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select Stage
widget you want to add to the Home screen panel.
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
The panoramic Home screen comes with Dell Stage widget. You can
directly access your most recently-used applications on the HOME
Stage widget.
The panoramic Home screen also has plenty of space to display
widgets, folders, and shortcuts, providing easy access to your favorite
or frequently-used applications. You can also display your favorite
pictures as your Home screen wallpapers.
NOTE: To return to the default Home screen from anywhere, touch the
Home button .
Navigating across the Home screen panels
The panoramic Home screen is made up of seven individual panels.
Each panel fits the physical display border and can be set to have their
own shortcuts and widgets.
You can move around the Home screen by flicking the Home screen
horizontally until the desired panel is displayed.
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Or, you can touch at the bottom of the screen to display the shortcuts
for each Home screen panel. Touch on the corresponding icon to go
to the desired Home screen panel.
Using the CONTACTS Stage widget
From the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your favorite
contacts, or add a new contact quickly.
• 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
•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.
• 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.
• 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. For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see
"Facebook" on page 86 and "Twitter" on page 89.
Using the WEB Stage widget
The WEB Stage widget displays your recently-visited websites and
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 Screen Panels
To add an item to a Home screen panel
1Touch the Home button .
2To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:
• Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen panel. The
Add to Home screen menu appears.
• Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option.
The Add to Home screen menu appears.
3Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen panel:
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Items Steps
Shortcuts
Add shortcuts for items that you
want to access directly from the
Home screen panel.
Applications:
1Flick the application menu to locate the
desired application.
2Touch the desired application to create
the shortcut on the current Home screen
panel.
Bookmark:
1Flick the Bookmarks list to locate the
desired bookmark.
2Touch the desired bookmark to create
the shortcut on the current Home screen
panel.
Contact:
1Flick the Contacts entries to locate the
desired contact.
2Touch the desired contact to create the
shortcut on the current Home screen
panel.
Direct dial:
Touch the desired phone number to create
the shortcut on the Home screen panel. 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 panel. You
can touch the shortcut to compose and
send a message to the number.
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Shortcuts Directions & Navigation: Create a shortcut
that you can touch to open Google Maps
and view directions to a location.
1Type your destination in the Destination
field.
2Choose how you want to get to your
destination by touching the By car ,
By public transit , or Walking
icon (from left to right).
3Type a name for the shortcut.
4Touch the shortcut icon that you want to
use for the shortcut.
5Touch the Save button.
NOTE: For more information on getting
directions using Google Maps, see
"To get directions" on page 110.
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:
1Scroll through the settings to locate the
desired setting.
2Touch the desired setting to create the
shortcut on the current Home screen
panel.
Items Steps
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Widgets
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.
1Touch and hold an empty area on a
Home screen panel.
2Touch Widgets in the Add to Home
screen menu that appears.
3Flick the available applications or services
to locate the desired one.
4Touch the desired widget to add it on the
Home screen panel.
Folders
You can create the following
folders:
New folder: Add a folder where
you can store your Home
screen shortcuts.
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.
Touch the desired folder to create a folder
on the Home screen panel.
Once the folder is on your Home screen
panel, you can drag and drop an item on top
of the folder in order to add it to the folder.
Items Steps
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To add an application shortcut to a Home screen panel:
1Touch the Launcher button at the bottom of the screen to enter
the main applications view.
2On the main applications view, touch and hold a desired application and
drag it onto the current Home screen panel. The application’s icon
appears on the Home screen panel.
To move a Home screen item
1Touch 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.
Wallpapers
Change the wallpaper of your
Home screen.
NOTE: You can also touch the
Home button → the
Menu button →
Wallpaper to change
your Home screen
wallpaper.
Gallery: Open the Gallery application and
select a saved picture as a wallpaper, or
touch to open the camera
application and capture a picture that you
can set as a wallpaper.
1Touch a picture category from your
collection, such as Camera, bluetooth,
and so on.
2Flick the picture thumbnails horizontally
to locate the desired picture.
3Touch the picture to display it.
4To cut a portion of the picture as the
wallpaper, move the crop frame and drag
the angles to locate the desired part.
5Touch 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.
Items Steps
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2With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen,
drag the item to another location on the screen.
3Release the item in the desired location.
To remove a Home screen item
1Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that
you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable.
2Drag it to the Trash icon that appears at the bottom of the
screen.
To open a Home screen folder
1Touch the folder to open the panel displaying the contents of the
folder.
2Touch 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
1Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
2Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen
panel.
NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.
To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder
1Touch a folder on the Home screen panel to view the contents.
2Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
3Drag the shortcut in the folder to the Trash icon that appears
at the bottom of the screen.
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To rename a folder
1Touch the folder you want to rename. A panel displaying the
contents of the folder appears.
2Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel
, until the Rename folder menu pops up.
3Touch the Folder name input field to type the name using the on-
screen keyboard.
4Touch OK to confirm.
Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification,
status, and time areas.
1Notification 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.
2Status 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.
3Time 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
Battery status — 100% full 3G data network is in use
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
Battery is charging EDGE data network is
connected
Vibrate mode is enabled EDGE data network is in use
Silent mode is enabled
HSPA data network is
connected (only available for
carrier-specific versions)
Microphone is on mute
HSPA data network is in use
(only available for carrier-
specific versions)
Speakerphone is on Roaming signal strength —
strong
Signal strength — strong Connected to a Wi-Fi network
No signal No SIM card is inserted
Airplane mode is enabled GPS satellites function 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 Problem with sign-in or sync
Call in progress MicroSD card is full
Call on hold A Wi-Fi network is found
Call forwarding is enabled USB cable is connected
Call in progress using a
Bluetooth headset
Some notifications not
displayed
New Gmail message Song is playing
New SMS/MMS Download in progress
Problem with SMS/MMS
delivery Download finished
New Google Talk message Application update available
New voicemail 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.
1Phone button Touch the Phone button to open the
Phone application to make calls.
2Launcher button • Touch the Launcher button to display
the applications menu:
–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 to
display thumbnails of the Home screen panels.
3Browser button Touch the Browser button to open the
Browser application.
4Dots The panoramic Home screen is made up of
seven individual panels. Small dots at the lower
left and right of the screen indicate which Home
screen panel 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 panel
and contains all of the applications installed on the smartphone,
including those you have downloaded from the Android Market.
To open the application drawer
1Touch the Home button to display the default Home screen
on the desktop.
2From any of the desktop Home screen panels, 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 panel or
to the folder that you created on a Home screen panel. For more
information, see "Customizing Your Home Screen Panels" on page 32.
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To open an application using the application shortcuts
1Touch the Home button .
2If the desired application shortcut is displayed on the Home
screen panel, touch the shortcut to launch the application.
If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen
panel, 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
1Touch and hold the Home button to view the recently used
applications.
2Touch 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 on the Home screen to open the
Phone application quickly.
• 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
1Touch to select a contact from your Favorites contact list. Touch a
contact and then touch to call or touch to send a text message
to the contact.
2Touch to select a contact from your Contacts list. Touch a contact and
then touch to call or touch to send a text message to the
contact.
3Touch 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.
4Touch to open the on-screen dialpad.
5• Touch to bring up the numeric keypad or move the cursor.
• Touch and hold to bring up the Edit text pop-up menu.
6Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.
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To call a number with an extension
1Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.
2Touch and hold the asterisk key on the dialpad until “,” appears.
3Type the extension.
4Touch to make the call.
To make an international call
1Touch and hold the number 0 key on the dialpad until "+" appears.
2Enter the country code, area code, and phone number.
3Touch 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.
7Touch 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.
8Touch to call the typed number.
9Touch 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.
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To answer or reject an incoming call
1
Drag right to answer an incoming call.
2
Drag left to reject an incoming call.
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Controls during a call
1• Touch to hold an active call. To resume a held call, touch .
• Touch to swap between active and held calls.
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• Touch to bring up the dialpad and make another call. The first
call is placed on hold automatically.
• Touch to connect the active and held calls to have a
conference call.
3Touch 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 146.
4Touch to mute the microphone during a call.
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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.
5Touch 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.
6Touch to open the dialpad for dialing.
7Touch to end an active call or cancel dialing.
Fixed Dialing Numbers
(FDN)
Restricts outgoing calls to the phone numbers on the
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.
1This area shows the account in which the new contact is stored.
2Touch to capture a photo or select a photo from the Gallery application
to use as the contact’s visual caller ID.
3Enter the contact information using the on-screen keyboard. Scroll the
screen to find more items to fill.
4Touch 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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To find a contact
1To 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.
2Once 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.
5Touch to save the new contact to your Contacts list.
6Touch to return to your Contacts list.
7Touch to remove an item from the current information category.
8Touch to add a new item to the current information category, for
example a second phone number.
9Touch to fill more name information.
1Touch to see the actions that you can do with the contact.
2Touch to call the contact.
3Touch to text message the contact.
4Touch to e-mail the contact using Gmail.
5Touch to start an instant messaging chat on Google Talk
6Touch to view the contact’s address using Google Maps.
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• When viewing the contact details:
NOTE: For information about composing and sending SMS and MMS,
see "Messaging" on page 56. To find out how to start an instant
messaging chat on Google Talk, see "Google Talk" on page 99. For
information about using the e-mail applications, see "Gmail" on page 96
and "E-mail" on page 84.
1Touch an action you want to do with the contact.
2Touch to add the current contact to your Favorites list.
3Touch 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
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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 Choose from which accounts you want to display the
contacts, or set your smartphone to only display the
contacts who have phone numbers.
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Accounts Contacts stored on your smartphone can be
synchronized with a computer using Nero PC Suite;
contacts stored on your personal e-mail account like
Gmail can be synchronized through an Internet
connection.
To select the data to synchronize:
1Select Background data to make all the sync
options available.
2Select 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:
1Touch your e-mail account to open the data list.
2Select 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.
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
Bluetooth or Gmail.
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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 61.
To compose and send a text message
1On the Messaging screen, touch the New message thread. The
compose screen opens.
2In 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.
3Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your
message.
4Touch the Send button to send the text message.
5To 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.
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To compose and send a multimedia message
1In 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.
2Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your
message.
3While editing your message, you can touch the Menu button →
Attach to insert media items into the message.
4When 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 Open the Gallery application and touch a 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 140.
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 140.
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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:
1Create a folder named Ringtones in the
microSD card.
2Open the Ringtones folder.
3Copy the audio file you want to attach to your
MMS into the Ringtones folder.
4On the MMS composer screen, touch the
Menu button → Attach→ Audio.
5Select the audio file to attach it to your MMS.
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Record audio Open the Recorder application to record an
audio clip.
•Touch to start recording.
•Touch to stop recording.
•Touch 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.
1Touch Add slide to create new slides.
2Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open
the slideshow editor screen.
3Touch Add picture, and then select the picture
you want to add to the slide.
4You can touch the text field on the lower part
of the screen to compose a caption for the
displayed slide.
5Touch 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 to return to the
previous slide.
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
1Touch and hold the message. The Message options menu pops
up.
2Touch Forward to forward the message.
To view a multimedia message
1Touch 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.
2Touch 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
1Touch a message or message thread to open it.
2Type your reply message into the Type to compose text field.
3Touch Send to send your message to the sender.
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To delete a message or a message thread
1In the Messaging list, touch and hold the message thread that you
want to delete.
2To 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
1Touch the Menu button to open the pop-up menu.
2Touch the desired item on the pop-up menu.
3If the menu has a scroll bar on the right side, you can flick the
menu until the desired item is found.
4Touch 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: The Android keyboard is the default keyboard that opens when
you touch a text box for the first time. 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 68.
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
1• 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• 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.
4• 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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To configure the keyboard settings
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ Android keyboard.
2To 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
5Touch 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.
6• Touch to enter the smiley emoticon.
• Touch and hold to see the other available emoticons.
7• Touch to delete a typed character, symbol, or a space to the left of
the cursor.
• Touch and hold to quickly delete typed text.
8Touch to see more suggested words.
Vibrate on keypress The smartphone vibrates when you touch a key.
Sound on keypress The smartphone beeps when you touch a key.
NOTE: To activate this feature, you also
need to select Settings→ Sound→ Audible
selection.
Auto-capitalization The first letter of the word in a new sentence is
capitalized.
Voice input 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
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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2Touch the Menu button → Add.
3Type the desired word into the Add to dictionary text field.
4Touch OK.
To edit a word in the dictionary
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2Touch the desired word.
3Touch Edit.
4Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text field.
5Touch OK.
To delete a word from the dictionary
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2Touch the word you want to delete.
3Touch Delete.
Quick fixes Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos.
Show suggestions Show suggested words as you type.
Auto-complete A space or a proper punctuation mark is
automatically inserted after a typed word.
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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
1To 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.
2To 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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3• 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• Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers, punctuation marks,
and symbols.
5• Touch to enter “,”.
• Touch and hold to enter “-”.
6• Touch to enter a space.
• Touch and hold to enter a tab space.
7• Touch to enter “.”
• Touch and hold to enter “’”
8The 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
1From the Google Search widget you created on the Home screen,
touch to select the type of your search: All, Web, Apps or
Contacts.
2Touch the Google Quick Search Box. The on-screen keyboard
appears.
3Type 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.
4Scroll 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.
5The matching application or the browser with matching web links
opens.
6Touch the desired link if you want to view a web page.
To search by voice
1Touch that is displayed next to the search box.
2Say the name or keyword of the item you are looking for.
3The 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.
1Indicates if the appropriate mode is enabled or disabled.
2Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi connection.
3Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth.
4Touch 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.
5Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync mode, which lets your phone
automatically sync your Gmail data and Outlook data using Nero PC
Suite.
6Touch 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Applications→ Manage applications.
2From the Manage applications list, touch the application whose
cache or data you want to remove.
3In 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD
card & phone storage.
2Touch 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 Nero
SyncWizard" on page 160.
3Touch 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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1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD
card & phone storage.
2Touch Unmount SD card.
3Turn off your smartphone.
4Remove the back cover.
5Remove 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.
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Privacy→ Factory data reset→ Erase everything.
2Touch Reset phone.
NOTE: You need to draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled.
3Touch 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.
1Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off
option→ OK on the screen to turn off the smartphone.
2Simultaneously press and hold the volume up and down buttons.
3Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the Power
button, until the smartphone displays the configuration screen.
4Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar on the screen
to the Factory reset option.
5Press 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:
•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:
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks, then clear the Wi-Fi check box to disable
Wi-Fi.
2Touch 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→ Network operators→
Search networks. A list of networks currently available is
displayed.
2Select 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.
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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi to select the Wi-Fi check box. The
smartphone scans for available wireless networks.
2Touch 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.
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3Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network to connect to.
4Enter 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.
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 in the status bar indicates the signal strength (number of
bands that light up). If Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings→
Network notification is enabled, the icon appears in the status
bar as the smartphone discovers an accessible Wi-Fi network within
range.
From the Wi-Fi network:
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings.
2Touch 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.
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To connect to another Wi-Fi network
1Touch 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.
2Flick through the Wi-Fi networks list and touch the name of the
network you want to connect to.
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
1Touch the web page address field and type the address of the web page
you want to go to.
2Touch to view bookmarks, most visited web pages, and browsing
history.
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To go to a web page
1On the browser screen, touch the web page address field on the
screen.
2Type the web page address using the on-screen keyboard. As you
type the address, matching web page addresses appear.
3Touch 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.
To set up your home page
To manually enter a home page:
1Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page.
2Enter 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:
1Go to the web page that you want to set as the home page.
2Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page.
3Touch Use current page→ OK.
To select a home page from bookmarks:
1Touch from the browser control bar to view the lists of
bookmarks, most visited sites, and browsing history.
2Touch 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.
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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.
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.
1On a browser window, touch the Menu button → Windows.
NOTE: To close a browser window, touch on the browser window.
2Touch the web address of a desired web page. The window opens
displaying the page in full screen.
To find text within a web page
1When viewing a web page, touch the Menu button → More→
Find on page.
2Type the search item in the search bar.
3Touch or to go to the previous or next matching item.
NOTE: Touch to close the search bar.
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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.
1Go to the web page from where you want copy the text.
2Locate the text you want to copy and then touch the Menu
button → More→ Select text.
3Position 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.
4Release your finger from the screen.
5To 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.
Using Web Links, History, and Downloads
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.
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To check the history of visited web pages
1On the browser screen, touch → History, or touch the Menu
button → Bookmarks.
2Touch the History tab .
3Touch the day when your desired web page was last visited.
4Touch a web address to open the web page.
NOTE: To check your most visited web pages, touch the Most visited
tab .
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.
To download web applications, enable your smartphone’s
downloading feature.
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Applications.
2Touch Unknown sources to select the check box.
3When 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 9.
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.
Link type Functionality
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To install an application
1On the browser screen, touch the application you want to
download.
2The application details screen appears. Read details about the
application, such as its cost, overall rating, comments by users,
the developer contact info, and more.
3To 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.
Manage Bookmarks
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your smartphone.
To bookmark a web page
1On the browser screen, go to the web page you want to
bookmark.
2Touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks. The
Bookmarks window opens.
3On the Bookmarks tab, touch Add.
4Enter the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed.
5Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark.
To open a bookmark
1On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button
→ Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens.
2On the Bookmarks window, you can either:
• Touch the bookmark you want to open in the same browser
window.
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• 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
1On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button
→ Bookmarks.
2On the Bookmarks window, touch and hold a desired bookmark
to open a pop-up menu that provides the following options:
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.
Delete bookmark Touch to delete the selected bookmark.
Set as homepage Set the selected bookmark as the home page.
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To configure browser settings
On the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→ Settings
to adjust the browser settings.
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
1On 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: Tou ch Manual setup rather than Next to directly enter incoming
and outgoing server settings for the account being set up.
2Enter 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 again→ Add account, if you
need to create another e-mail account.
To compose and send e-mails
1Touch the Launcher button → Email .
2In an e-mail account inbox, touch the Menu button →
Compose.
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3Type 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
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.
4Type the subject.
5Compose your message.
6Touch 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.
To delete an e-mail
1On the e-mail account inbox, touch and hold the e-mail you want
to delete.
2On the pop-up menu, touch Delete.
To delete or edit an e-mail account on your smartphone
1Touch the Launcher button → Email .
2Touch the Menu button → Accounts.
3To 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.
4To 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 74.
Facebook
Touch the Launcher button →
Facebook
.
Facebook is a social networking website where you can post your
personal profile and pictures, find and contact your friends, classmates
or work associates, and exchange messages with them.
To log in to Facebook
T
ouch the
Login
button and type your e-mail and password with which
you registered your Facebook account. If you do not have a Facebook
account, touch the Sign Up button and follow on-screen instructions
to create one.
NOTE: Refer to "Status Bar" on page 38 as an alternative way of using
Facebook.
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To use Facebook on your smartphone
Once logged in, press the Menu button , and then touch Home at
the bottom of the screen to enter your Facebook main page.
1Touch News feed to view the messages and pictures you and your
friends posted. From here you can also:
• Type the message you want your friends to know into the What’s on
your mind? text box, then touch the Share button to post the
message on the Wall of your Facebook Profile page.
• Touch to capture a picture, then touch the Upload button to
post it to your Facebook account for your friends to see.
2Touch Photos to view the pictures you posted.
3Touch Profile to view your Facebook Profile page.
• Touch the Wall tab to view your Facebook wall, where you can see
the messages and pictures you and your friends posted.
• Touch the Info tab to view your account details.
• Touch the Photos tab to view the pictures you posted.
4Touch Notifications to view notifications of your friends’ wall postings.
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The Facebook widget
From the Facebook widget you created on the Home screen, you can
view your friends’ wall postings.
NOTE: For detailed information on using Facebook, visit
facebook.com/help.
5Touch Inbox to view e-mails sent between you and your friends. Touch
the desired e-mail to read it.
• To delete an email, touch the check box next to the desired e-mail,
then touch the Delete button.
• To reply to the e-mail, type your reply into the text box at the bottom
then touch the Send button.
• To compose a new e-mail, touch the Menu button → Compose.
6Type the name of a friend you are looking for on Facebook, and then
touch the name of the friend you found to:
• View the friend’s wall, info, and pictures on their profile page.
• On your friend’s Wall screen, type a message into the Write
something... text box, then touch Share to post your message on
their wall.
1Touch to view a Facebook friend's wall postings.
2To respond to this friend’s postings, touch the text box then type the
message you want to post on this friend’s wall.
3Touch Share to post your message on this friend’s wall.
4Touch the arrow buttons to scroll and view other friends’ postings.
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Twitter
Touch the Launcher button →
Twitter
.
Twitter is a social networking service application that allows you to
view short messages called Tweets posted by Twitter users. You can
also post your own Tweets for others to read.
To sign in to Twitter
NOTE: You must have a Twitter account to use Twitter. To set up a
Twitter account, touch Sign up now and follow the instructions on the
screen.
1To sign in to Twitter, type your user name or e-mail address and
your password, and then touch Sign in.
2Choose the contacts you want to sync to your Twitter account,
then touch the Done button.
NOTE: Refer to "Using the SOCIAL Stage widget" on page 31 as an
alternative way of using Twitter.
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To use Twitter on your smartphone
1Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on
page 92.
2Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow.
• Touch an author’s picture to view the tweets from the author.
•Touch on a tweet and choose to reply to the author, forward
(Retweet) the tweet to your followers on Twitter, add the author to
your favorites list, or share the tweet through Facebook, e-mail,
Messaging, or Twitter.
3Tweets that contain “@username” in the body of the tweet are collected
in here as “Mentions”.
4Touch to send private tweets, called direct messages, to people you
follow. From the Direct messages screen, touch to compose and
send your message. Touch and choose the person you want to send
your message.
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5View the most popular trending topics at the moment.
•Touch the Current, Daily, and Weekly tabs to view the lists of current,
daily and weekly trending topics.
• Touch a trending topic to view the tweets related to that topic.
6• Touch to search for tweets about a desired topic, or tweets sent by
authors around your location.
–To search for tweets about a topic, type the topic or keyword into
the Search Tweets text box, then touch .
–To search for tweets around your location, touch or drag to
turn Location on, then touch to display available tweets around.
• Touch to find people who use Twitter.
–Touch . From the pop-up menu, touch . Type a name in the
Search people text box, and then touch .
7Touch to view your profile and the tweets you posted. To post your
profile picture onto Twitter, touch the Menu button → Change
profile photo, then select a desired picture from Gallery.
8Touch to read the tweets forwarded by you or by the people you follow.
9Organize users you follow into listed groups. To create a list:
1Touch or the Menu button → Create list.
2Give the list a name and description.
3Choose to make the list public (everyone can see it) or private (only
you can see it).
4Touch th e Create list button to create the list.
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To create a tweet
1Type your tweet message here.
2Touch the Update button to post your tweet.
3Touch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet.
4Touch to view the people you follow, then select who you want to talk
to in your tweet. Their names will appear in your tweet as “@name”.
5Touch to start the camera and capture a picture to post along with your
tweet.
6Touch to open Gallery and select a picture to post along with your
tweet.
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The Twitter widget
From the Twitter widget you created on the Home screen, you can
view the latest tweets posted by the authors you follow.
NOTE: For information on how to use Twitter, visit Twitter.com/Help.
1Touch to view the tweets posted by the authors you follow.
2To post your tweet, touch the text box to open the tweet composing
screen, then type your tweet and touch Update to post it.
3You can also touch the Update button here to compose and post your
tweet.
4Touch the arrow buttons to scroll tweets.
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RadioTime
RadioTime is an Internet radio service that allows you to listen to your
local AM/FM radio, and find many types of streaming talk radio and
streaming music radio online.
1Touch the Launcher button →
RadioTime
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In the RadioTime main page, select the desired radio from the
options available below, or directly type a keyword in the
Search
text box.
•My Presets: allows you to select radio from the list of radio
channels you have added to the Presets. This option only
appears when you have entered your RadioTime account.
•Local Radio: allows you to select radio from a list of your local
radio AM/FM stations.
•Music: allows you to select radio from multiple kinds of music
genres.
•Talk: allows you to select radio from multiple types of talk
radio.
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•Sports: allows you to select radio from multiple types of
sports radio.
•By Location: allows you to select radio by country/region.
•By Language: allows you to select radio by language.
•Podcasts: allows you to select radio from a list of podcasts.
3Once a radio is selected, it will start streaming and playback.
4To stop playback, touch the Menu button → Exit→ OK.
NOTE: On the 3G network, the quality of radio streaming is dependent
on the signal from your carrier. If the signal is weak, the quality may be
lower.
1Touch to return to the previous page.
2Touch to select the action you want to proceed with.
3Touch to start/pause the playback.
4Touch to add the current radio to your Presets, if you have a RadioTime
account.
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To access RadioTime presets
If you have a RadioTime account, preform the following steps to
access your presets.
1In RadioTime, touch the Menu button → Settings.
2Touch If you have a RadioTime account, enter it here to access
Presets.
3Type your username and password in the corresponding fields.
4Touch Save.
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.
NOTE: You will not be required to sign in with your Google account if
you have already signed in when previously using an application that
requires signing in to your Google account.
1On the Add a Google account screen, touch the Next button to
proceed.
2Touch the Sign in button. Enter your Google user name and
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 73).
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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 74.
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.
1Indicates the number of e-mails grouped under the same subject.
2Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails.
3Touch the check box to select the e-mail. To use this feature, touch the
Menu button → More→ Settings, then enable Batch operations.
4Touch to store the selected e-mail thread in the All Mail folder.
5Touch to delete the selected e-mail thread.
6Touch to label the selected e-mail thread.
7Starred e-mail. Touch the star to add or remove the star.
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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.
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:
1Touch the Menu button → Go to labels.
2Touch 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.
1Touch to view previous e-mails with the same subject.
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To create and send an e-mail
1Touch the Menu button → Compose.
2Enter 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.
3Enter the e-mail subject.
4Compose 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 148).
NOTE: Touch to remove an attachment.
5Touch Send to send the e-mail.
Google Talk
Google Talk is an instant messaging application provided by Google.
To activate Google Talk
1Touch the Launcher button → Google Talk .
2Sign 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 96).
3The Talk window opens with your friends list.
2Touch to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in Inbox, touch
the Menu button → Go to labels→ Starred.
3Touch to reply to the contact.
4Touch to reply to all contacts in the mail loop.
5Touch to forward the e-mail to another contact.
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To sign in automatically
You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever
you turn on the smartphone.
1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings.
2Select Automatically sign in.
To add a new friend to your friends list
NOTE: You can only add friends who have a Google Account.
1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Add friend.
2Enter 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.
3Touch Send invitation.
To view and accept an invitation
1In 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.
2Touch a pending invitation.
3Touch Accept or Cancel.
When a friend accepts your chat invitation, the pending invitation
disappears from the list.
To change your online status and message
1Touch the online status icon next to your name.
2Select the status you want from the Set Status menu.
3To enter your status message, touch the text box and enter your
message.
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4To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon→ Change to
open Gallery, then select the photo to use.
5When finished, touch Done.
To start a conversation
1Touch to select a friend in the friends list.
2Type your message in the text box.
3Touch the Send button to send the message.
To add a friend to an active conversation
1On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Add to chat.
2Select 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
1While on a chat screen or in the friends list, touch the Menu
button → Switch chats.
2In 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
1In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the
options menu.
2Touch Show friend.
To always show a friend in most popular list
You can let a friend always appear in your most popular friends list.
1In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the
options menu.
2Touch 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
1In the friends list, find the friend to block.
2Touch 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
1In the friends list, find the friend to remove.
2Touch 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
1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings→ Mobile
indicator.
2In 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:
1Touch H om e button → Menu button → Settings→ Location
& security.
2Select 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 the Menu button → My Location. Your
location is marked on the map with a blinking blue dot.
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
1On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button → Search.
2To search by typing:
aType 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”.
bTouch the search key on the keyboard or the search icon
on the search box.
To search by voice:
aTouch .
bSay 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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3The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons.
1Touch 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 106.
2Touch to show the list of search results.
3Touch to zoom in or out on the map.
4The 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).
1Touch to display the map view.
2Touch to obtain directions. For more information, see "To get directions"
on page 110.
3Touch 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.
4Touch to call the contact number of the place if available.
5Touch to switch to street view for the location. For more information,
see "To view a map in street view" on page 110.
6Touch the photo thumbnail to switch to street view for the location. For
more information, see "To view a map in street view" on page 110.
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To move around a map
1Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view the
desired areas.
2If 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.
1Touch the Menu button → Layers.
2From 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; indicates where the
road is blocked.
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NOTE: Touch the Menu button → Layers → More layers to find more
layers that you can apply on the map. For information about the other
layers, visit the Google Maps website.
NOTE: To remove all of the layers other than the map layer, touch the
Menu button → Layers → Clear Map.
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.
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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.
1Locate a place of interest on the map. For more information, see
"To find a location on the map" on page 104 and "To move around
a map" on page 107.
2On the map, touch the name or address of the place.
3On the location details screen, touch Street View .
4To view the area around the place, turn the view on the screen
with your finger.
5To 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.
1When viewing a map:
touch the Menu button → Directions.
Or
When a place is found:
aTouch the place’s name or address displayed on the map.
bOn the location details screen, touch → Get directions.
2Enter the starting point in the first text box and your destination in
the second text box.
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NOTE: By default, your current location is the starting point, and the
place you found on the map is your destination.
3Touch Go. The directions to your destination are listed.
4Touch 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 → More→ Clear Map. All the search results,
directions and traffic indicators are deleted from the map.
1Starting point
2Destination
3Choose how you want to get to your destination: driving, public
transportation, or walking.
4Touch to render directions.
5Touch to set your current location, a contact address, or a place on the
map as the starting point or destination.
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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
their Google accounts. You can also send instant messages and e-
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.
1While viewing a map in any mode, touch the Menu button →
Latitude.
2Sign 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 96).
3Read 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
1On the Latitude screen, touch the Menu button → Add friends.
2Choose 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.
3Touch Add friends then Yes.
4Your 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.
1Switch to street view of the friend’s location.
2Get directions to the friend’s location.
3See a friend’s location on the map.
4 Sharing options:
•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.
5 Remove this friend: Remove this friend from your list and end all location
sharing.
6Touch 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
1In Maps, touch the Menu button → Latitude.
2Touch your name to open your public profile window.
3Set the following options based on your preferences.
1See 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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4 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 103.
•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.
5Switch 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.
1Touch to select a category.
2From 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 106.
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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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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. Press the Menu button →
Layers→ Traffic to turn on Traffic view.
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Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your
route. Press the Menu button → Layers
to access popular types of places.
Satellite View Satellite view allows you to view your route
overlaid on 3D satellite views with Google's
high-resolution aerial imagery. Press the
Menu button → Layers→ Satellite to
turn on Satellite view.
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.
Feature Description
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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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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.
Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking
directions. Your smartphone vibrates for
turn notifications.
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To search for a video by typing
1Touch the icon on the top right of the YouTube screen, or
touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.
2Type 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.
3Touch the video to start playing the video.
To search for a video by voice command
1Touch on the top right corner of the YouTube screen, or
touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.
2Touch .
3Say the video name or a keyword.
4The videos that match the words you said are listed.
5Touch the video to start playing the video.
To search for a video by category
1Touch the Menu button → Categories.
2Scroll the listed categories and touch the category under which
the video appears.
3Touch to start playing the video.
To filter videos by different time frames
1In the search results that appear, touch the Menu button →
Time filter.
2Select a time frame such as Today or This week.
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3The videos that match the selected time frame are listed.
To watch videos
1Select a video listed on the on the YouTube screen. The video
starts playing automatically.
2To control video playback, touch anywhere on the screen to
display and use the playback controls.
3To end playback, touch the Back button or the Home button
.
To manage a video
1When browsing videos in a list, touch and hold a video to open
the options menu.
When playing a video, touch the Menu button .
2You can perform these actions that require signing in to your
YouTube account.
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.
Rate Rate the video with stars.
Favorite Add the video’s web link to your browser bookmarks.
Share Send the video’s web link to others by e-mail.
Comments Write and send your comments about the video.
Flag 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.
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To open Android Market
1Touch the Launcher button → Market .
2Sign 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 96).
3Touch the Accept button after you read and agree with the
Android Market Terms of Service.
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4The Android Market screen opens.
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.
2The Market screen displays popular application categories here for
direct access.
3The Market screen opens with featured applications for direct access.
4Shows user rating about the item and whether it is free or requires a
purchase.
5Touch Downloads to view your downloads.
6Touch 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:
To download and install an application or game
1Scroll and browse listed applications or games to locate the
desired application.
2Touch the application or game you want to download and install.
3On 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 → Security to view the functions or
data that the application or game can access on your smartphone.
4On the application details screen, touch Install to start download
and installation. The application's download screen displays the
progress of the download.
1Touch Top free to sort the items by rating.
2Touch Just in to sort by date.
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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.
5After the application is downloaded and installed on your
smartphone, the download complete icon appears in the
notification area of the status bar.
To open an application or game
To uninstall an application or game
1On the downloads screen, touch the application you want to
uninstall.
2Touch Uninstall.
3After the uninstall is completed, you can select the reason for
removing the application.
From the Market screen:
1Touch the Downloads tab on the Market screen.
2Touch the installed application in the list.
3Touch t he Open button. The selected application starts running.
From the main application menu:
1Touch the Launcher button .
2Touch the application’s icon.
From the status bar:
1Drag down the status bar to view the Notifications panel where
the download complete icon appears to indicate a recently
downloaded application.
2Touch the name of the application you want to open.
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Synchronizing Your Google Data
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
1Touch Home butto n → Menu button → Settings→
Accounts & sync.
2Under the General sync settings bar, touch to select Background
data to make all the sync options available.
3Under the General sync settings bar, touch to select Auto-sync
to allow the device to automatically synchronize the selected
data.
4Under 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 → Sync now.
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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5 Customizing Your Dell
Venue Smartphone
You can customize your smartphone, using the options available in the
Settings menu.
To change the display settings
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Display, or
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon →
Display.
2Touch the desired item under Display settings.
3To 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.
1Drag 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.
2Touch 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 If enabled, the screen will switch the orientation
to landscape or portrait as you rotate the
smartphone.
Animation Set the smartphone to play an animation when
opening and closing windows.
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To change sound and ringtone settings
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Sound, or touch → Settings icon → Sound.
Use the options under Sound settings, and then touch a desired
option.
2Flick the list to locate and touch a desired option.
3To 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 .
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 135.
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General settings
Incoming calls settings
Notifications settings
Feedback settings
Silent mode Silence all sounds except media and alarms.
Vibrate 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.
1To adjust volume, drag the sliders horizontally
or touch the desired portion of the slider to
increase or decrease volume.
2If 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.
3Touch OK to confirm the adjustment.
Phone ringtone Select the desired ringtone for incoming calls.
Notification ringtone Select the desired ringtone for notifications.
Notification sound Enables/disables notification sound.
Audible touch tones Plays a tone as you dial using the on-screen
dialpad.
Audible selection Plays a tone as you touch the screen to select
items.
Screen lock sounds Plays a tone when the screen is locked and
unlocked.
Haptic feedback 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Date
& time.
2Touch the desired option.
3Flick the list to locate and touch the desired item.
4To 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 1Touch 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.
2Touch 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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To set the language
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ Select language, or
touch → Settings icon → Language & keyboard→
Select language.
2Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears.
Set time 1Touch 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.
2Touch the AM/PM button if the 12-hour format
is in use.
3Touch Set to confirm the time.
Use 24-hour format Clear this check box to display the time in 12-
hour format.
Select date format Select a format used for displaying the date.
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6 Protecting Your Dell Venue
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:
1Touch Forgot pattern.
2When prompted, sign on to the Google website using your
Google account name and password.
3Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in "To create a
screen unlock pattern" on page 135.
NOTE: If you are unable to obtain a new unlock pattern following the
above steps, visit support.dell.com.
To create a screen unlock pattern
1Touch 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.
2Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.
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3Study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then
touch Next when you are ready to draw your own pattern.
4Drag 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.
5The smartphone records the pattern if it is correctly drawn. Touch
Continue.
6Draw 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Location & security→ Change screen lock, or
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon →
Location & security→ Change screen lock.
2To 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 .
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 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.
Use tactile feedback 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
1Touch 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.
2In the Choose your PIN screen, type a PIN in the text box. You PIN
must have a minimum of 4 characters.
3Touch Continue to proceed.
4Enter the PIN code again to confirm.
5Touch OK.
To unlock your screen using the PIN, type the PIN and touch OK.
Protect Your Smartphone Data With a
Password
1Touch 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.
2In 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.
3Touch Continue to proceed.
4Enter the password again to confirm.
5Touch 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
1Touch 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.
2Type your SIM card PIN using the on-screen keyboard, and then
touch OK.
To change the SIM card PIN
1Touch 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.
2Type the old SIM card PIN using the on-screen keyboard, and
then touch OK.
3Type the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.
4Type 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 9.
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
1Viewfinder screen.
2Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camera
settings.
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To manage pictures
3• On-screen shutter button.
• To capture a picture:
1Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen.
2To start the auto focus mode, half-press and hold the camera button,
or touch and hold the on-screen shutter button.
3Touch 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.
4Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for
capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.
5Touch the thumbnail view of the last taken picture to view and manage
the picture.
1Touch to return to the Gallery main page.
2Touch to return to the album the current picture belongs to.
3Display current/total number of pictures.
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4Flick horizontally to view the previous or next picture.
5Touch to run a slideshow of the pictures stored in the same album.
6Touch 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.
7Touch 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.
8Touch to return to the camera viewfinder.
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To start the camcorder mode
Touch the Launcher button → Camcorder .
Camcorder controls
1Viewfinder screen.
2Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the
camcorder settings.
3To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button
or press the camera button.
4Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for
capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.
5Touch the thumbnail view of the last captured video to play and manage
the video.
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To manage vid eos
1Flick horizontally to view the previous or next video.
2Share: 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.
3 Delete: Touch to delete the video from your smartphone.
4More:
•Details: Touch to view detailed information about the video.
5Touch 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
1Connect 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.
2The USB notification icon appears on the status bar’s
notification area.
3Drag down the status bar, and from the Notifications panel that
opens, touch USB connected.
4Touch Turn on USB storage→ OK, if you want to copy files
between your computer and the microSD card.
5Open 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:
1Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel.
2Touch Turn off USB storage.
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To remove the microSD card
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:
1Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off
option to turn the smartphone off.
2Remove the back cover.
3Slide and lift the microSD card out of the microSD card slot on
the smartphone.
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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings →
Wireless & networks.
2Select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. The
Bluetooth icon appears in the status bar.
3Touch 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2Touch 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.
3To initiate a connection with a device, touch the name of the
device.
4You 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.
5When the pairing is successful, Paired but not connected is
displayed under the paired device.
6Touch 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2Touch and hold the name of a connected device.
3Touch Disconnect on the pop-up menu that appears.
To terminate a pairing partnership
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2Touch and hold the name of a paired device.
3Touch 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
1Ensure that you have turned on Bluetooth on your smartphone
( indicates in the status bar that Bluetooth is enabled).
2Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings→ Device name.
3Enter a name to identify the smartphone when you connect using
Bluetooth.
4Touch 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 29 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 9.
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.
1Touch and hold an album until the check box appears.
2Touch 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
1Touch an album to display the thumbnails of all pictures and
videos inside.
2To browse the thumbnail s:
• 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.
3To select a thumbnail, touch and hold it until appears; touch
more thumbnails as you need.
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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
1Touch a video thumbnail to start playback of the video.
2To control playback, use these controls below the viewing screen:
• 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 30 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
1Touch an album or category to view the list within it.
2Inside a category, flick the list until you find the music you want to
play. For instance, to select music by artist:
aTouch Artists. A list of artists appears in alphabetical order.
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bFlick the list and touch the name of an artist. A list displays the
songs by the artist according to the album name.
cTouch a music file to open the music playback screen and
play the music.
To control music playback
1The album’s cover image if available.
2The name of the artist.
3The name of the album.
4The name of the song being played.
5• 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.
6The current playback time.
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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
1On the Music screen, touch the Artists, Albums, or Songs tab.
2Flick the screen until you reach the artist, album, or song that you
want to add to the playlist.
3Touch and hold the artist, album, or song that you want to add in
the playlist. A pop-up menu appears.
4Touch Add to playlist.
5In 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.
6Enter the name for your new playlist in the text field and then
touch Save.
7• 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.
8Touch to pause playback; touch to resume playback.
9Touch 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.
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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
1On any calendar view, touch the Menu button → More→ New
event to open the Event details screen.
2Type the event name using the on-screen keyboard.
3If 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.
4Type the event location and description.
5Set the event reminder time in Reminders, then decide whether it
is a recurring event in Repetition.
6Touch 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:
• 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.
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• Touch and hold an event to open a menu with options for
viewing, editing, or deleting the event, or creating a new event.
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.
To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder
1Touch the notification area of the status bar, to open the
notification menu.
2Touch the upcoming event name to display the event.
NOTE: If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also
appear on the screen.
3Touch 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
1Touch the Launcher button → Clock .
2Touch .
To set an alarm
1On the Alarms screen, touch Add alarm.
2Set the alarm time as needed.
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3The Set alarm menu appears with these settings:
NOTE: On the Alarm Clock screen you can also add a new alarm by
touching the Menu button → Add alarm.
Turn on alarm Turn on the alarm that you have set on the
smartphone.
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.
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 Select the alarm ringtone.
Vibrate 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.
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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.
To delete an alarm
1On the Alarms screen, touch the alarm time you want to delete.
2On the Set alarm screen, touch Delete.
To silence all alarms
You can change the settings to choose if the alarm should ring when
the smartphone is in Silent mode.
1On the Alarms screen, touch the Menu button → Settings.
2Touch Alarm in silent mode to set the alarm to ring when the
smartphone is in Silent mode.
Green bar
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158 Applications
Calculator
1Touch the Launcher button → Calculator . The basic
calculator panel opens.
2Perform calculations by touching the corresponding buttons on
the calculator panel; touch the CLEAR button to clear the
displayed numbers or symbols.
3To 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.
1Touch the Launcher button → Sound Recorder .
2Touch to start recording.
3Touch to end recording.
4Touch to start playback of the recording; touch to stop
playback.
5Touch Save this recording to save the recording on the microSD
card.
6To 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 151.
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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
1When 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".
2Once your smartphone recognizes your command, it
automatically calls the contact or number.
SIM Manager
Touch the Launcher button → SIM Manager .
You can add and delete contacts on your SIM card, and check the
number of the contacts and messages stored on it.
To copy selected entries from your smartphone’s contacts to your SIM
card, touch the Menu button → Import Contacts.
SIM Toolkit
Touch the Launcher button → SIM Toolkit .
SIM Toolkit contains the smartphone applications developed by your
network service provider.
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8 Synchronizing Your Dell
Venue Smartphone and
Computer Using Nero
SyncWizard
Connect to a Computer and Install Nero
SyncWizard
1Connect the supplied USB cable to your smartphone and a
computer. Wait for your computer to automatically install the
software driver.
2Once the installation is complete, a new “Removable Disk” will
become available on your computer. This will allow you to view
the contents of the microSD card from your computer.
3On your smartphone, drag down the status bar to open the
Notifications panel and touch USB connected→ Turn on USB
storage→ OK.
4Browse the contents of the Removable Disk from your computer,
double-click on WebInstall.exe to install Nero MediaHub.
NOTE: You can also download Nero SyncWizard at support.dell.com
and selecting your product model.
5Once the installation is complete, click Start→ Programs→ Dell→
Nero SyncWizard to launch the synchronization software.
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Using Nero SyncWizard
To synchronize using SyncWizard
1Once you launch Nero SyncWizard, the Nero SyncWizard window
opens and detects the connected smartphone.
2Click My Dell Venue→ Next to proceed.
3Follow the instructions on the screen to select the Outlook®
application and categories (Contacts, Tasks, Calendar and Notes)
that you want to synchronize with the smartphone, and choose
whether you want to synchronize manually or automatically.
4Click Next to start synchronization.
To back up or restore smartphone data using Backup & Restore
To prevent data loss from your smartphone, you can use
NeroBackItUp to create a backup of your smartphone data. It is
recommended that you make backups of your smartphone data on a
regular basis.
1Touch the Launcher button → Backup & Restore .
2Touch Backup or Restore to perform a backup or restore task.
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162 Troubleshooting
9Troubleshooting
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.
Poor reception The network signal may be
too weak at your current
location. For example,
network signals cannot
reach effectively near tall
buildings or in the
basement.
Move to a location where
the network signal can be
received properly.
The network may be busy at
the at present. For example,
during peak network traffic,
the network may not be
able to handle additional
calls.
Try calling again after
waiting for a short duration.
You may be too far away
from a base station for your
service provider.
You can request a service
area map from your service
provider.
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You cannot make
outgoing calls
The SIM card may not be
installed.
Install a valid SIM card in
your smartphone.
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).
You cannot answer
incoming 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.
Unable to add contacts
to the smartphone
Memory for storing
contacts is already full.
Delete unnecessary contact
information from the
smartphone.
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions
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Echo or noise Poor network trunk quality
from your service provider,
or poor local telephone line
quality.
End the call and dial again.
You may be switched to a
better-quality network trunk
or phone line.
Noises during a call 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.
You cannot enable
certain call features
Your service provider does
not support these features,
or you have not subscribed
for services that provide
these features.
Contact your service
provider.
PIN Code is blocked You have entered an
incorrect PIN code in three
consecutive attempts.
Contact your service
provider. If the service
provider provides the SIM
card's PUK code, use the
PUK code to unlock the SIM
card.
System problems
Battery does not charge The battery or battery
charger is damaged.
Contact the dealer.
The smartphone’s
temperature is below 0°C or
higher than
45°C.
Try charging the phone at
temperatures ranging
between 0°C and 45°C.
Poor contact between the
battery and charger.
Check to see if you have
connected the USB cable
and charging plug correctly.
Unable to turn the
smartphone on.
The battery is empty. Charge the smartphone.
The smartphone system is
corrupted.
See page 167 for solutions.
Battery contacts are not
clean.
Seek your dealer's help to
clean the contacts.
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions
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Shortened standby time The standby time is affected
by your service provider’s
system configuration.
If you are located in an area
where the network signal is
weak, temporarily turn off
your smartphone.
The battery is depleted. In
high-temperature
environments, battery life
will be shortened.
Use a new battery.
If you are not able to
connect to the network, the
smartphone will continue to
send out signals as it
attempts to locate a base
station. Doing this
consumes battery power
and consequently shortens
standby time.
Change your location to
one where the network is
accessible, or temporarily
turn off your smartphone.
Messaging problems
Unable to send or
receive text messages.
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.
The signal strength is not
strong enough.
Try moving to a different
location for better signal
reception.
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions
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Unable to send or
receive multimedia
messages.
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.
No MMS service is available. Subscribe to the MMS
service from your network
service provider.
Your MMS settings are not
configured properly.
Check your network
connection, and confirm
with your network service
provider if your MMS
settings are configured
correctly.
Not enough space left on
your smartphone memory.
Check if there is enough
space on your smartphone
memory. Delete data that
you do not require to free
space if necessary.
Unable to send or
receive e-mail.
The Internet connection or
the e-mail setting is not
configured properly.
Check your network
connection, and confirm
with your e-mail service
provider if your e-mail
setting has been configured
correctly.
Internet problems
Unable to connect to the
network.
Invalid SIM card. Contact your service
provider.
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
Windows Media Player
on my computer cannot
play the sounds of the
video captured using the
smartphone.
The smartphone records
video sounds in amr format.
Windows media player does
not support the amr format.
Play the video using a video
player with the amr
decoder, such as
QuickTime.
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions
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If your smartphone does not turn on due to corrupt system files, you can
either rest your smartphone or start emergency software recovery.
Reset your smartphone to the default state
1Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option→
OK on the screen to turn off the smartphone.
2Press and hold the volume up and volume down buttons simultaneously.
3Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the Power button,
until the smartphone turns on the configuration screen.
4Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar on the screen to the
Factory reset option.
5Press the Camera button to start the reset process.
6Wait for the smartphone to restart.
Start emergency software recovery
1Remove the microSD card from the smartphone.
2Connect a microSD card adapter to your computer and insert your
smartphone's microSD card in the adapter.
3On your computer, go to support.dell.com and follow the instructions to
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.
4Disconnect the microSD card adapter from your computer, and insert the
microSD card in your smartphone.
5Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Reset your smartphone to the default state" on
page 167 to turn on the configuration screen.
6Press 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.
7Press the Camera button to confirm and start emergency software
recovery.
NOTE: If you want to cancel software recovery, press the volume down
button.
8Wait for the smartphone to load files and restart.
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168 Index
Index
A
Airplane Mode, 77
Alarm Clock, 155
Ambient light sensor, 14
Android Market, 124
Applications
Definition, 24
Erase data, 72
Navigate, 42
Recently used, 43
Shortcuts, 42
B
Back cover
Close, 10
Remove, 7
Backup
data, 161
Battery
Charge, 11
Insert, 8
Bluetooth, 146
Button
Back, 14
Camera, 17
Home, 15
Menu, 15
Power and Sleep/Wake, 14
Volume up/down, 17
C
Calculator, 158
Calendar, 154
Calling, 44
Camera, 140
Charging, 11
Connection
Mobile networks, 74
To a com puter, 1 4 5
Wi-Fi, 75
Contacts, 51
Add, 51
View, 52
Controls, 13
Touch screen, 18
D
Data
Backup and restore, 161
Data connection, 74
Date, 133
Disable all connections, 77
Display settings, 130
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Index 169
E
E-mail, 84
Emergency software
recovery, 167
Erase all data, 73
F
Facebook, 86
Factory reset, 73
G
Gmail, 96
Google Account
Setup, 96
Google Maps, 103
Google Search, 70
Google Talk, 99
H
Home Screen
Customize, 32
K
Keyboard, 64
L
Language, 134
M
Maps, 103
Messaging, 56
microSD, 145
Format, 72
Install, 9
Set as USB drive, 145
Turn off USB storage, 145
Mobile networks, 74
Music, 151
Create a playlist, 153
Playback, 152
O
On-Screen Keyboard, 64
P
PC Suite, 160
Photos & Videos, 148
PIN
Change, 139
Enable, 139
Pop-Up menu, 63
Proximity sensors, 14
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170 Index
R
Recorder, 158
Restore
Data, 161
Ringtone, 131
S
Screen
Orientation, 24
Turn off/on, 12
Screen Unlock Pattern, 135
Create, 135
Enable/disable, 137
Search, 70
Sensor, 14
Settings
Date and time, 133
Display, 130
Language, 134
Sound and ringtone, 131
Shortcuts, 42
Add, 33
Definition, 24
SIM card
Insert, 8
SIM Manager, 159
Smartphone
Overview, 13
Protect, 135
Reset, 73
Settings, 72
Tur n of f, 1 2
Tur n on , 1 1
Software
Recovery, 167
Sound, 131
Stage, 24
Status bar, 38
Icons, 39
Synchronize Google Data, 129
Synchronize with PC
Use PC Suite, 160
T
Text M es sages
Compose
MMS,57
SMS,56
Receive, 61
Tim e, 1 3 3
Tim e zo ne , 13 3
Touch screen, 18
Troubleshooting, 162
Twitter, 89
V
Voice Control, 159
Voice Search, 70
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Index 171
W
Web
Applications, 86
Bookmarks, 82
Browse, 77
Connection, 74
Widgets
Add, 35
Definition, 24
Google Search, 70
Wi-Fi, 75
Y
YouTube, 122
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