Unimax Communications U680 CDMA EVDO REV A 800/1900MHz mobile phone User Manual U680 UserManx

Unimax Communications CDMA EVDO REV A 800/1900MHz mobile phone U680 UserManx

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User Manual

CDMAEVDOREVA
800/1900MHzmobilephone
UserManual
U680
www.umxmobile.com
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Conventionsusedinthisguide
Inthisuserguide,weusethefollowingsymbolstoindicateusefulandimportantinformation:
NOTE NOTE Notes,usagetips,oradditionalinformation
Warning Situationsthatcouldcauseinjurytoyourselforothers
Caution Situationsthatcouldcausedamagetoyourdeviceorotherequipment
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Contents
Specifications6
Basics7
InBox7
PhoneOverview7
Battery8
MicroSDCard9
TurningPhoneOnorOff10
PhoneOptions11
TouchscreenGestures11
UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard12
EditingText13
GettingStarted15
GettingtoKnowtheHomeScreen16
CustomizingtheHomeScreen16
EssentialDisplayIcons18
NotificationsPanel19
OpeningandSwitchingBetweenApplications19
SleepMode20
AdjustingVolume22
SearchingYourPhoneandtheWeb22
ConnectingYourPhonetoaComputer23
PhoneCalls24
MakingCalls24
AnsweringorRejectingCalls25
UsingInCallOptions26
UsingCallLog26
ListeningtoYourVoicemail28
UsingVoiceDialer28
People29
AboutPeople29
OpeningYourPeople29
GettingStarted29
Editing/DeletingContacts31
Communicating33
AccountSetting33
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Messaging34
AboutMessaging34
SendingMessages34
ReadingMessages36
ReceivingEmergencyAlertsMessages37
ChangingMessagingSettings37
Google39
Gmail39
GoogleTalk41
Maps44
Local46
Navigation47
Latitude48
Calendar50
PlayMusic53
GooglePlayStore54
PlayBooks56
Web58
Email58
Browser61
YouTube64
WiFi67
Downloads68
Bluetooth69
UsingBluetooth69
DisconnectingorUnpairingfromaBluetoothDevice  69
ConnectingtoaBluetoothHeadset70
SendingandReceivingInformationUsingBluetooth    70
Entertainment71
Camera/Camcorder71
Gallery73
SoundRecorder76
Facebook 76
Twitter76
Tools76
Clock76
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Calculator78
Settings78
SettingsonYourPhone78
FirmwareUpgradeUsingmicroSDCard     84
SafetyandUse85
Pleasereadbeforeproceeding85
Limitationofdamages85
Importanthealthinformationandsafetyprecautions    86
Regulatoryagencyidentifications93
Accessoriesareavailableatwww.umxmobile.com.
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Specifications
Display
4.0”WVGA
CapacitiveTouchScreen
Camera
PrimaryCamera5.0MP
SecondaryCamera0.3MP
DimensionsandWeight
Dimensions:122x64x13.5mm
Weight:4.2oz.
Memory
4GB(ROM)/4GB(RAM)
Externalmemory:2GBmicroSD™cardincluded(supportsupto32GB)
OperatingSystem
Android4.1
Connectivity
BT3.0+EDR,WiFi802.11b/g/n
Sensors
Accelerometer,ProximitySensor,Geomagneticfieldsensor
PowerManagement(Performance)
BatteryTypeCapacityStandbyTime TalkTime
LithiumIon(Liion)1650mAhUpto270Hours(11.3Days)Upto210minutes
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Basics
InBox
TheU680comeswiththefollowingitemsincludedinthebox:
Mobilephone
MicroUSBcable
Batterycover
Battery
USBpoweradapter
QSG
2GBMemoryCard
PhoneOverview
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Battery
Notethatbrowsingthewebfrequently,extendeddatausage,beinginapoorsignalarea,or
subjectingthedevicetoextremetemperatureswillcausethebatterytodischargequickerthan
normal.Toincreasebatterylife,limityourdatausage,orturnoffGPSandBluetoothwhennot
required.
Installingthebattery
PleaseuseonlytheoriginalbatteriesandaccessoriesyoureceivedwithyourphoneorUltimateMobile
recommendedreplacements.
1.Removethebatterycoverfromtheunit.
2.Alignthebattery’sexposedgoldcontactswiththebatteryconnectorsinsidethebattery
compartment.
3.Insertthecontactsideoftheplace.
4.Gentlypushthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentandpressdownuntilyouhearaclick.
Replacethebatterydoor.
Removingthebattery
1.Makesurethatyourdeviceisturnedoff.Toremovethebatterycoverfromyourphone,try
openingthebackcoverusingyourfingeratthesmallopeningonthebottomofthephone.
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2.Pushthebottomofthebatteryupwardsandremovethebattery.
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Chargingyourbattery
Beforeyouturnonyourdeviceandstartusingit,itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebattery.
1.PlugtheUSBcableintotheUSBpoweradapter.
2.Plugthepoweradapterintoastandardoutlet.
3.LocatetheUSBportlocatedontheleftsideofyourdevice.
4.PlugtheotherendoftheshieldedUSBcableintothephone’smicroUSBport.
5.TheUSBicononthecableshouldalwaysfaceupwhenconnectingthecabletoyourdeviceas
shown.
NOTE

Itismoreefficienttochargethebatterywithyourdevicepoweredoff.
Batteryoperatingtimegraduallydecreasesovertime.
microSDCard
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UsethemicroSDcardtostoreyourphotos,videos,musicandcertainappsfromGooglePlay
TM
Store.
Youcanalsomoveandcopyfilestoyourcomputerfromyourdevice.
NOTE
WhenyouinsertorremovethemicroSDcard,youshouldremovethebatterycoverfirstlythenopentheTF
cover.
InsertingthemicroSDcard
1.LocatethemicroSDcardslotandremovethecover.
InsertthemicroSDcardintotheslotwithitsgoldcontactsfacingdownuntilitclicksintoplace.
RemovingthemicroSDcard
1.RemovethemicroSDcardcover.
2.PressthemicroSDcardtoejectitfromtheslotthenslideitouttherestoftheway.
RemovingthemicroSDcardwhilethephoneison
IfyouneedtoremovethemicroSDcardwhilethephoneison,unmountthemicroSDcard
firsttopreventcorruptingordamagingthefilesinthemicroSDcard.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapStorage>UnmountSDcard>OK.
3.RemovethemicroSDcardbyfollowingthestepsinSDcardsafetoremove”.
TurningPhoneOnorOff
Turningyourphoneon
1.PressandholdPower/Lock.
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NOTE
Thefirsttimeyouuseyourphoneyou’llneedtosetitup.SeetheGettingStartedchapterfordetails.
Turningyourphoneoff
1.Ifthedisplayisoff,pressPower/Locktoturnitbackon.
2.PressandholdPower/Lockforafewseconds.
3.WhenPhoneoptionsmenuappears,tap Poweroff>OK.
PhoneOptions
Silentmode
1.Pressandhold Power/LocktodisplayPhoneOptions.
2.TapSilentmode.
WhenyouselectSilentmode,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.Ringtones,alerts,andall
audiblesoundsexceptmediaandalarmsaresilenced.
NOTE
Toturnsilentmodeoff,pressandhold Power/Lockandthentap.
Airplanemode
1.Pressandhold Power/LocktodisplayPhoneOptions.
2.TapAirplanemode.
WhenyousetAirplanemode,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.WiFi,Bluetooth,andmobile
networkfunctionsarealldisabled.
NOTE
Toturnairplanemodeoff,pressandholdPower/LockandthentapAirplanemodeagain.
TouchscreenGestures
TapToselectonscreenitemssuchasapplicationandsettingsiconsorpress
onscreenbuttons,simplytouchthemwithyourfinger.
TapandholdToopenavailableoptionsfortheitem,simplytouchandholdyourfingeronthe
screenovertheitem.
SwipeorslideQuicklydragyourfingerverticallyorhorizontallyacrossthescreen.
DragTapandholdyourfingerbeforeyoustarttodrag.Whiledragging,donot
releaseyourfingeruntiltheitemreachesyourdesiredlocation.
FlickFlickingthescreenissimilartoswiping,butyouonlyneedtoswipeyourfinger
inlighterandquickerstrokes.Thisfingergestureisalwaysinavertical
direction,suchasflickingthroughthecontactsorthemessagelists.
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RotateFormostscreens,youcanautomaticallychangethescreenorientationfrom
portraittolandscapebyturningthephonesideways.Whenenteringtext,you
canturnthephonesidewaystobringupabiggeronscreenkeyboard.
UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard
Youcanentertextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.Someapplicationsopenthekeyboard
automatically.Inothers,tapanywhereinatextfieldtoopenthekeyboard.
1.Tapeachletterontheonscreenkeypad.
2.Tapandholdaletterforadditionalkeyoptions(notallkeyshaveadditionaloptions).
Additionalkeyoptionsincludenumbersandletterswithaccentmarks.Ifoptionsareavailable,
youwillseeaboxwithalltheoptionsshown.Slideyourfingertoselectthecharacteryouwant.
3.Continueuntilyouhavefinishedtheword.
Youcan
also
usethefollowingicons:
Tap3whileyoutype.Whenyoureleasethekey,thelowercaselettersreappear.
Turncapslockon.doubletaportouch&hold
Tap3,soitchangesto.Touchshiftkeyagaintoreturntolowercase.
•Tap
1
youcantodeletewords.tap
4
youcanchangetothenumberandsignkeyboard.
TohidetheAndroidkeyboard,press
Back
.

•Whenyouwriteanewmessage,youcantap2toskipfromthereceiverframetotextframe.

NOTE
Whenyoutypethenotificationpanelwillhavea“selectinputmethod”youcansettheinputmethods.
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Adding,EditingorDeletingWordsintheUserDictionary
Sometimesyoumayneedtoaddawordtothepredictivetextdictionary,forexample,anameora
specializedtechnicalword.IfyouwanttoaddawordtoyourUserdictionarywhileenteringtext,
doubletapthewordtohighlightit,thentapandholdthewordandselectAdd**todictionary.
Addingawordmanually
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapLanguage&input>Personaldictionary.
3.PressAdd.
4.Typetheword>tapOK.
Editingordeletingaword
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapLanguage&input>Personaldictionary.
Toeditwordsfromthedictionary,tapthewordyouwanttoedit>Edit>Edittheword>Tap
OK.
Todeletewordsfromthedictionary,tapthewordyouwanttodelete>Delete.
EditingText
Youcanselect,copyorcutthetextyou’veentered,thenpasteitinanothertextfieldwithintheuser
interface.
NOTE
Someapplicationsmayofferdifferenttexteditingmethods.
Selectingtext
1.Tapthetextfield.
2.Movethecursortothebeginningorendofthedesiredtextbytappinginthelocationyouwant
thecursor.
3.Tapandholdthetextfield.
4.TapSelectwordinthepopupmenu.
OrtapSelectalltoselectallthetextinthetextfield.
5.Dragyourfingertomovethetextcursortoaletterwithinthetextthatyouwanttoselect.The
selectedtextishighlightedinorange.
Cuttingandcopyingthetext
1.Doubleclicktoselectthetexttocutorcopyit.
2.Tapandholdtheselectedtext.
3.TapCutorCopyinthemenuthatopens.
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Ifyoutap Cut,theselectedtextisremovedfromthetextfield.Inthiscase,thetextissaved
totheclipboard,sothatyoucanpasteitintoanothertextfield.
Pastingthetext
1.Cutorcopythetexttopaste.
2.Tapthetextfieldwhereyouwanttopastethetextandmovethecursortoyourdesiredlocation.
Youcanpastetextthatyoucopiedfromoneapplicationintothetextfieldinanyother
application.
3.TapandholdthenselectPasteinthepopupmenu.
Thetextisinsertedafterthecursor.Thetextalsoremainsintheclipboard,soyoucanpaste
thatsametextintoanotherlocation.
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GettingStarted
GoogleAccount
YoumustsignintoaGoogleaccounttouseGmail,GoogleCalendar,andotherGoogle
applications;todownloadapplicationsfromGooglePlayStore;tobackupyoursettingstoGoogle
servers;andtotakeadvantageofotherGoogleservicesonyourphone.
RegisteringaGoogleaccount
Gmail,GooglePlayStore,andotherapplicationsrequireavalidGoogleaccountforuse.Youwillbe
promptedtologinintoGooglethefirsttimeyouusetheseapplications.
1.TapExisting>SignintoregisteryourGoogleaccount.
Ifyoudon’thaveaGoogleaccount,tapNewinstead.Seethenextsectionformoredetails.
2.EnteryourGoogleaccountEmailandPassword>TapSignin.
CreatinganewGoogleaccount
1.TapNew>EnterFirstname,LastnameandEmail>TapNext.
2.EnterapasswordintotheTypeapassword,Confirmpasswordfields,thentapNext.
Passwordtip:Yourpasswordmustbeaminimumof8charactersinlength.
3.SelectSecurityquestionandentertheAnswer,whichwillbeneededifyouforgetyour
passwordandthenenteraSecondaryEmail>Create.
4.ReadthroughGoogleTermsofService>TapIagree,Next.
5.Enterthelettersshownonthescreen>TapNext>TapFinish.
AddingaGoogleaccount
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapAccounts&sync>Addaccount.
3.TapGoogle>TapExisting.
4.TapSignintoregisteryourGoogleaccount.
5.EnteryourGoogleaccountEmailandPassword>TapSignin>Finish.
TheU680supportsmultipleGoogleaccounts.
IfyouhavethesamecontactacrossmultipleGoogleaccounts,youcanmergeduplicatesintoa
singleiteminthecontactlist.
AddaGoogleaccount
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapAddaccount.
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GettingtoKnowtheHomeScreen
TheHomescreenisdisplayedwhenthedeviceisinidlemode.Youcanaddyourfavoriteapps,
shortcuts,foldersandwidgetstotheHomescreensothey’reonlyatapaway.
TheHomescreenisactuallyfiveseparatescreens.Slideyourfingertheleftorrightandyou’ll
discovermorespacetoaddicons,widgets,andmore.Press HometoreturntothecenterHome
screen.
PreviewingtheHomescreens
1.FromanyHomescreen,tapandholdApps.
2.WhenyouchooseadesiredHomescreen,thedisplayshiftstotheselectedHomescreen.
CustomizingtheHomeScreen
TheHomescreensanddisplaywallpaperarecustomizable.
Homescreencustomizationoptions
OpentheHomescreenyouwanttocustomize.
MovinganitemontheHomescreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdtheitemyouwanttomoveuntilitvibrates.Don’tliftyour
finger.
2.DragtheitemtoanewlocationontheHomescreen.
3.Liftyourfingeratthelocationwhereyouwanttheitem.
ToaddashortcutforanyapplicationtoaHomescreen,tapApps,tapandholdtheitem,then
dragitontoaHomescreen.
RemovinganitemfromtheHomescreen
1. FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdanitemuntilitvibrates.Don’tliftyourfinger.The
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×
Remove iconwillappearatthetopofthedisplay.
2.Dragtheitemto
×
Remove.
3.Whentheitemturnsblue,liftyourfinger.
ChangingtheWallpaperoftheHomescreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdanyemptyareaonaHomescreenlongtime.
2.Taponeofthefollowing:
Gallery:Chooseaphotofromyourcameragalleryormemorycardstorage.You
cancroptheimagebeforesettingitasthewallpaper.
Livewallpapers:Choosefrompreloadedanimatedwallpapers.Additionallivewallpapers
canbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStore.
Wallpapers:Choosefromthepreloadedanimatedorstaticwallpapers.Additional
wallpaperscanbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStore.
3.TapSetwallpaper.
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EssentialDisplayIcons
Statusicons
YoucantellalotaboutyourphonewhenyouunderstandtheiconsintheStatusbar.Here’swhat
eachonemeans:
SignalstrengthSynchronizedwiththeweb
Nosignal
GPSisactive
3Gnetworkconnected
Vibrateonlymode
WiFisignalstrength
Speakerphoneison
Airplanemode
Silentmodenoaudioorvibration
Datasynchronizing
Microphoneismuted
Bluetoothison
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Itindicatesthatbatteryisremaining
(Emptytofullchargestates)
Bluetoothdeviceconnected ConnectedtoacomputerviaUSB
cable
Notificationicons
NotificationiconsintheStatusbaralertyoutoitemsthatmayrequireyourattentionsuchasnew
messages,calendareventreminders,missedcallnotifications,etc.Here’swhateachonemeans:
Callinprogress
Downloadingdata
Missedcall
Uploadingdata(animated)
CallDiverted
GeneralWarningIcon
More(notdisplayed)notifications
NomicroSDcardinstalled
NewGoogleTalkinstantmessage
MicroSDcardisbeingprepared
Newvoicemail
Upcomingevent
Newmessage
Alarmisset
NewGmail
WiFiisonandwirelessnetworks
areavailable
Connectedtoordisconnectedfrom
VPN
Songisplaying
NewEmail
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NotificationsPanel
Whenyoureceiveanewnotification,aniconwillbedisplayedinyourstatusbaratthetopofyour
screen.
ViewingandrespondingtoNotifications
1.TapandholdStatusbar,andthenslideyourfingerdownwardtoopentheNotificationspanel.
2.Ifyouhavemultiplenotifications,youmayneedtoscrolltoseethemall.
3.Tapanotificationtorespondtoit.
ClosingtheNotificationspanel
Dragthebottombarofthepanelup.OrjustpressBack.
Opening&SwitchingBetweenApplications
OpeningandclosingtheApplicationsList
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps.
2.Toclose,press HomeorBack.
Switchingtoarecentlyusedapplication
1.Fromanyscreen,pressandholdRecentapps.Scrolltoseeallrecentlyusedapplication.
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2.TapanicontoopentheapplicationorpressBacktoreturntoyourpreviousscreen.
SleepMode
Sleepmodesavesbatterypowerbyturningoffyourdisplay.Youwillstillreceivemessagesandcalls
whenthedisplayisturnedoff.
SwitchingtoSleepmode
PressPower/LocktoswitchyourphonetoSleepmode.
Yourphoneautomaticallyturnsoffthedisplayafteraperiodofinactivity.Tocustomizethescreen
timeoutsettings,fromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Display>Sleep.
WakingupfromSleepmode
Yourphoneautomaticallywakesupwhenyouhaveanincomingcall.
Towakeitupmanually,press Power/Lock.You’llneedtounlockthescreenasdescribedbelow.
Unlockingthescreen
Onthelockscreen,taptheunlockiconandslideyourfingerinthedirectionofthearrowsto
unlockthescreen.Thescreenunlocksautomaticallywhenyouansweranincomingcall.
NOTE
Ifyouhavesetupascreenunlockpattern,pin,orpassword,youwillbeaskedtodrawthepatternonthe
screenorenterthePINorpasswordtoaccessthephonesoftware.
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ActivatingSecureScreenLock
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.Tap security>screenlock.
Ifyouhavealreadyconfiguredthescreenlock,tapChangescreenlocktochangehowto
lockorunlockyourscreen.
3.TapPattern,PIN,Password,orFaceUnlock.Thenenteracustompattern,PINorpasswordas
prompted.
IfyouselectNone’,screenunlocksecurityiscancelled.
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AdjustingVolume
RingtoneandMediavolumeareindependentofeachotherandadjustedseparately.
Adjustingtheringervolume
FromtheHomescreen,pressVolumeuporVolumedownontherightsideofthephoneto
adjusttheringervolumetoyourdesiredlevel.
Whileinthelowestringervolumelevel,pressVolumedownoncetosetyourphoneto
Vibratemode.TosetyourphonetoSilentmode,youcanpressVolumedownonceagain.
WhileintheSilentmodeorVibratemode,pressVolumeuponcetoswitchtoringtonemode.
Adjustingthemediavolume
Whileplayingmusic,watchingavideoorusingpreloadedordownloadedgamesorapplications,
pressVolumeupor Volumedownontherightsideofthephonetoadjustthemediavolume.
Adjustingtheearpiecevolumeforphonecalls
Duringaphonecall,pressVolumeuporVolumedown.
AdjustingthevolumeviaSettingsmenu
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapSound>Volumes.
3.Dragthevolumeslidersleftorrighttoadjustyourphone’sRingtone,Media,andAlarm.Your
phoneplaysasampletoneattheselectedvolumelevelwhileyoudragtheslider.
NOTE
Ifyouunchecktheoptiontousecallvolumefornotifications,youcansetthenotificationringtonevolume
independently.
4.Whenyou’redone,tapOK.
SearchingYourPhoneandtheWeb
ThesearchkeyisapowerfulpartoftheU680’ssoftwareandenablesyoutoquicklylocatefiles,
contacts,andapplications.Youcanalsosearchthewebusingyourfavoritewebsearchservice.
1.TapApps>google.
2.Beginenteringtext,ortapapreviouslyusedsearchterm.
Asyouenterthetext,matchingitemsonyourphoneandsuggestionsfromGooglewebsearch
willappearonthescreen.
3.Tapasuggestiontogodirectlytothatresult.
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ConnectingYourPhonetoaComputer
Copyingfilesto/fromthemicroSDcard
Youcancopyyourmusic,photos,andotherfilestothemicroSDcardofyourphone.
NOTEThisoptionisavailableonlywhenamicroSDcardisinsertedintotheslotofyourphone.Whileyourphone
isconnectedtoacomputer,USBMassstoragemodepreventsyoufromusingapplicationsthataccessthe
memorycard.
1.ConnectyourphonetoyourcomputerusingthesuppliedUSBcable.
2.OpentheNotificationspanel>tapUSBconnected.
3.Onyourcomputer,theconnectedphoneisrecognizedasaremovableharddrive.
4.Navigatetotheremovabledriveandopenit.
5.Dooneofthefollowing:
CopythefilesfromthecomputertothemicroSDcard’srootfolder.
Copythefilesfromthephone’smicroSDcardtoafolderinyourcomputer.
6.Aftercopyingthefiles,unmounttheremovabledrive(thatis,yourphone)asrequiredbyyour
computer’soperatingsystemtosafelyremoveyourphone.
7.Afteryouhaveunmountedtheremovabledrive,youcandisconnectthephonefromthe
computer.
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PhoneCalls
MakingCalls
Thesimplestwaytomakeacallistodialthenumberdirectly.Youcanalsocallnumberslistedin
yourcalllogorContactslist.
Makingacallfromthedialerscreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone.OrtapApps>Phone.
2.Tapthenumberyouwanttodial.
Ifyoumakeamistake,taptoeraseasinglecharacter.Tapandholdtoerasetheentire
string.
3.TapDial.
TheCallingscreenisshownandappearsintheStatusbarwhilethecallisactive.
Tochangethevolumeduringacall,pressVolumeup/Volumedown.
4.Toendthecall,tapEndCall.
EnteringaPause/Wait
Pauseandwaitoptionscanhelpyoudialadditionalnumberssuchasavoicemailpassword,or
phonebankingsystemmenus.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone.
2.Tapthenumberyouwishtodial>tap Option>Add2secpauseorAddwait.
Add2secpause:Yourphonewillwaitfor2secondsthencontinuetodialtheremaining
numbersautomatically.
Addwait:Yourphonewillwaitwiththemessage,‘Sendthefollowingtone?’untilSendis
tapped,thencontinuedialingtheremainingnumbers.
Makinganinternationalcall
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone.
2.Tapandhold0untiltheinternationalprefix+appears.
3.Tapthecountrycode,areacode,andphonenumber.
4.TapDial.
CallinganumberfromtheCalllog
Yourphonelogsallincomingandoutgoingcalls.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone>Calllog.
2.TapDialattherightofanyentrytodial.
Callsarelistedwiththemostrecentatthetop.
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Callstothesamephonenumberaregroupedtogether.
Scrollupordowntoviewadditionalentriesinthelog.
Ifyouwanttoeditanumberbeforecalling,tapandholdthedesirednumber,andthentap
Menu>Editnumberbeforecall.
MakingacallfromtheContactlist
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone>.Ortap Apps>People.
2.Scrollthroughthecontactlist.
Tofindaspecificcontact,youcansearchbytappingSearch.Enterthenameofthecontact
you’researchingfor.Asyoutype,contactswithmatchingnamesappearbelowthesearchbox.
Oryoucanusethetabontherighthandsideofthescreentoscrollthroughthealphabetical
contacts.
3.Tapthecontactyouwanttocall.
4.Tapthephoneormobilenumber.
Makinganemergencycall
Yourphonesupportsinternationalemergencynumberssuchas911.Emergencycallingis
supportedanywherethephonehasanetworksignal.
Makinganemergencycall
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone.
2.Taptheemergencynumberforyourlocation.Thisisusually911,*911or#911.
3.TapDial.
4.Toendtheemergencycall,tapEndCall.
Makinganemergencycallwhilethephoneislocked
1.Whenyourphoneisnoservicestatus,Emergencycallbuttonisdisplayedonthelockscreen.
TapEmergencycall.
2.Taptheemergencynumberforyourlocation.Thisisusually911,*911or#911.
3.TapDial.
4.Toendtheemergencycall,tapEndCall.
AnsweringorRejectingCalls
Whenyoureceiveaphonecall,thescreendisplaysthecaller’sname,phonenumber,andcallerID
icon(ifstoredinContacts).Whenyoureceiveaphonecallfromaphonenumbernotstoredin
yourContacts,onlythedefaultcallerIDiconandphonenumberareshown.
AllincomingcallsarerecordedintheCalllog.Ifyoumissacall,youreceivearemindernotification.
Answeringorrejectinganincomingcall
1.Dragtheiconinthedirectionofthearrowstoanswerthecall.
Ifyouwerealreadyinacall,thefirstcallisplacedonholdduringansweringthenewcall.
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Tosilencetheringerbeforeansweringthecall,presseitherofthevolumekeys.
NOTE
Thecalleryourejectissentdirectlytoyourvoicemailboxtoleaveamessage.
Checkingmissedcalls
Ifyoumissacall,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.
IfyouopentheNotificationspanel,youwillseethenumberofmissedcalls.Tapthe
notificationtobetakentothecalllogandviewdetailedinformation.
UsingInCallOptions
Whenacallisinprogress,thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
DialPadTapDialPadtoenteradditionalnumbersduringyourcall.
MuteYoucanunmutethemicrophonebytappingMuteiconagain.
SpeakerYoucanturnthespeakerphoneoffbytappingtheSpeakericonagain.
Thespeakeristurnedoffautomaticallywhenyourcurrentcallends.
BluetoothWhenaBluetoothdeviceispairedandconnectedtoyourphone,youcan
conductallcallsusingBluetoothforhandsfreeconversation.Whenusing
Bluetoothheadsetduringacall,thecurrentcallscreenhasablueborderandthe
OngoingCalliconturnsblueintheStatusbar.
ContactsYoucansearchforcontactsduringacall.
ManagecallsYoucanswitchbetweentwocallsbytappingManagecallsicon.
NOTE
Toavoiddamagingyourhearing,donotholdthephoneuptoyourearwhenthespeakerphoneison.
UsingCallLog
ThephonestoresthenumbersofallincomingandoutgoingcallsintheCalllog.TheCalllog
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displaysthedetailsofthecallincludingtime,date,andduration.
OpeningtheCalllog
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone>Calllog.
Callsarelistedwiththemostrecentatthetop.Callsofthesamephonenumberare
groupedtogether.Scrolltoviewearlierentriesinthelog.
NOTE
YoucantapandholdthedesirednumberinthecallloglisttoselectoptionssuchasCall,Viewcontact,Edit
numberbeforecall,Sendtextmessage,Addtocontacts,Removefromcalllog.
CallinganumberfromtheCalllog
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone>Calllog.
2.Ifyouwanttocallanumberdirectly,tapattheright
oftheentry.Or,selectacontact>tapDial.
Ifyouwanttoeditanumberbeforecalling,tapandholdthedesiredentry,andthentap
Option>Editnumberbeforecall.
AddingaphonenumberfromyourCalllogtoyourContactslist
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone>Calllog.
2.Tapandholdthedesiredentry>Addtocontacts.
3.Inthelistofcontactsthatopens,tapCreatenewcontactoraddtoanexistingcontact.
4.TapDone.
SendingatextmessagefromtheCalllog
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone>Calllog.
2.Tapandholdthecontact>Sendtextmessage.
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3.EnteryourmessageandtaptoSend.
ClearingtheCalllog
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone>Calllog.
2.TapOption>Clearcalllog>OK.
ToremovejustoneentryfromtheCalllog,tapandholdtheentry.Inthepopupmenu,tap
Menu>Removefromcalllog.
ListeningtoYourVoicemail
Voicemailapplicationisdisplayedonlywhenphonecallsareavailable.Whenyouhaveanew
voicemailmessage,appearsintheStatusbar.
Callingyourvoicemail
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Voicemail.
CallingyourvoicemailfromtheDialPad
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone.
2.Tapandhold1.Or,tap1andtap Dial.
CallingyourvoicemailfromtheNotificationpanel
1.OpentheNotificationspanelandtapNewvoicemail.
UsingVoiceDialer
YoucanusetheVoiceSearchapplicationorVoiceDialerapplicationtoplaceaphonecallby
speakingthenameofacontactoraphonenumber.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>VoiceDialer.
IfyouhaveaBluetoothheadsetthatsupports“voicerecognition”or“voicedialing,”you
maybeabletoopenVoiceSearchbypressingandholdingyourheadset’smainbuttonand
dialbyvoiceusingyourheadset.Fordetails,seeyourheadsetmanual.
2.TheVoiceDialeropens,listensforyourspokeninstructions,anddisplayssomehintsforhowto
useit.
3.Say“Call”followedbythenameofthecontacttocall.
Or,followoneofthesuggestionsfordialinganumberorcontrollingyourphoneinotherways.
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People
AboutPeople
Peoplegiveyouquickandeasyaccesstothepeopleyouwanttoreach.ContactsfromGoogle
accountsarealsodownloadedandsyncedwiththeContactlist.
Youcanmanageyourcommunicationswithyourcontactsviaphone,messaging,andemail
withouttheneedtojumpfromoneapptoanother.
OpeningYourPeople
OpenPeopletoadd,view,andcommunicatewithyourfriendsandacquaintances.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
Allofyourcontactsaredisplayedalphabeticallyinascrollinglist.
Youcanusethetabontherighthandsideofthescreen,orflickyourfingerupordownto
scrollquickly.
GettingStarted
Addinganewcontact
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tap.
3.Ifyouhavemorethanoneaccount,selectanaccountthenentertheinformationforthecontact.
Tap>selectTakephotoorSelectphotofromGallerytoaddapicture.
Enteryourcontact’sinformation.
4.TapDone.
SavingaphonenumberfromtheDialPad
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone.
2.Enterthenumber>TapOption>Addtocontacts.
3.TapCreatenewcontactoranexistingcontact.
4.Entertheinformationforthecontact>tapDone.
StoringacontactusingCalllog
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.TapCalllog>tapthenumberyouwanttosave>Addtocontacts.
3.TapCreatenewcontactorselectanexistingcontact.
4.Ifyouhavemorethanoneaccount,taptheaccountwhereyouwanttosavethecontact>enter
theinformationforthecontact>tapDone.
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Importing/Exporting/Sharingcontacts
ImportingcontactsfromyourmicroSDcard
IfyouhavecontactsstoredinvCardformatonthemicroSDcard,youcanimportthemintoContacts
onyourphone.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.TapOption>Import/Export.
3.TapImportfromstorage.
4.Ifyouhavemorethanoneaccountonyourphone,selectthedesiredaccount.
5.TaptheoptiontoImportonevCardfile,ImportmultiplevCardfilesorImportallvCardfiles
onthemicroSDcard.
6.TapOKtoconfirm.Thecontactsareimported.
ExportingcontactstoyourmicroSDcard
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.TapOption>Import/Export.
3.TapExporttostorage.
4.TapOKtoconfirm.
Thisprocesscreatesafilecontainingallyourcontactswitha.vcfextensiononyourmicroSD
card.
Sharingvisiblecontacts
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.TapOption>Import/Export.
3.TapSharevisiblecontacts>SelectBluetooth,Email,Gmail.
Viewingdetailsaboutacontact
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapthecontactwhosedetailsyouwanttoview.
3.Tapthecommunicationicontostartdialing,texting,oremailingthecontact.
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1Taptocomposeatextmessage.
2Taptosendanemail
3TaptoviewtheaddressonMaps
4Taptoedit,share,delete,setringtone,sendcontactsviaSMS,Allcallstovoicemail
5Addtofavorites:Toremoveacontactfromyourfavoriteslist,tapthegoldstaragain.Thestarturnsgrayandthecontactisremovedfrom
yourfavoriteslist.
Searchforacontact
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.TapSearch.
3.Startenteringthecontact’sname.
Asyoutype,contactswithmatchingnamesappearbelowthesearchbox.
4.Tapthematchingcontactinthelisttoopen.
Editing/DeletingContacts
Editingcontactdetails
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapandholdthecontactyouwanttoedit>Tap Option>TapEditcontact.
3.Editthecontactinformation.
4.TapDone.
Settingacontact’sdefaultphonenumber/email
Settingacontact’sdefaultphonenumber
Thedefaultphonenumberisusedwhenyouinitiateacallortextmessagebytappingandholdinga
contact.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Findthedesiredcontact>Tapandholdthephonenumbertodesignateitasthedefaultphone
number.
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3.TapSetdefault.
Thedefaultphonenumberisindicatedwithacheckmark.
Settingacontact’sdefaultemail
Thedefaultemailisusedwhenyousendanemailfromthelistbytappingandholdingacontact.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Findthedesiredcontact>Tapandholdtheemailaddresstodesignateitasthedefaultemail
address.
3.TapSetdefault.
Thedefaultemailisindicatedwithacheckmark.
Settingaringtoneforacontact
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapthedesiredcontact.
3.TapOption>Setringtone.
Taparingtonefromthelisttoplaywhenthecontactcalls.Asampleoftheringtoneisplayed.
4.TapOK.
Addingacontacttoyourfavorites
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapandholdthedesiredcontact>Tap.
Toremoveacontactfromyourfavoriteslist,tap People>tapandholdthecontact>tap.
Joiningcontacts
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapthecontactyouwanttosave.Theotherswillmergeintothisfile.Thisisthecontactyou
willseeincontactsafterjoining.
3.TapOption>Edit>TapOption>Join.
4.Tapthecontactyouwanttojoinwiththefirstcontact.Theinformationfromthesecondcontact
isaddedtothefirstcontact,andthesecondcontactishidden.
Separatingcontacts
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapthecontactyouwanttoseparate.
3.TapOption>Edit>TapOption>Separate>OK.
4.Thecontactinformationissplitintoseparatecontacts.
Deletingacontact
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
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2.Tapthecontactyouwanttodelete,tapOption>Delete.
3.TapOK.
Communicating
Sendingtextmessage
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapandholdthecontactyouwanttosend>tap .
ThePrimaryPhoneNumberisused,oryouarepromptedtochooseaphonenumber.
Makingcalls
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapandholdthecontacttocall>tapthenumber.
ThePrimaryPhoneNumberisused,oryouarepromptedtochooseaphonenumber.
Mapofcontacts
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Tapthedesiredcontact>taptheplaceiconoftheaddress.
3.Themappingapplicationwillopen.
ConnectingbyusingQuickContact
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.Taptheiconorphotonexttoyourdesiredcontact>tapthedesiredcommunicationmethod.
Onlytheiconsrelevanttoyourcontact’sdataaredisplayed.
Iftherearetoomanyiconstofitonthescreen,dragtotheleftorrighttoselectanicon.
AccountSetting
WorkingwithGoogleaccounts
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1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.TapMenu>Accounts.
AfterregisteringyourGoogleaccount,youronlineGooglecontactsaresynchronizedtoyour
phone.Changesmadeonlineoronthephoneareautomaticallysynchronizedandupdated
inbothlocations.Thisaddressbookwillbeusedthroughouttheuserinterface.
Ifyouregistertwoormoreaccounts,youcanmergeaddressbooksfromthemultipleaccounts
intooneaddressbook.
ContactListDisplayOptions
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>People.
2.TapOption>Contactstodisplay.
Onlycontactswithphones:Onlycontactswithphonenumbersareshowninthecontactslist.
Sortlistby:SelectFirstnameorLastname.
Viewcontactnamesas:SelectFirstnamefirstorLastnamefirst.
Choosecontactstodisplay:Tapanaccounttoopenitslistofgroups.Checkoruncheckthe
groupsyouwanttodisplayinthecontactlist.
Messaging
AboutMessaging
UseMessagingtosendtextmessages(SMS)andmultimediamessages(MMS)toothermobile
phonesandemailaddresses.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
OntheMessagingscreen,yoursentandreceivedmessagesareneatlygroupedintoconversations,
bycontactnamesorphonenumber.Youcan:
Scrollupordownthelistofconversationsbyflickingyourfingeronthescreen.
Tapacontactnameornumbertoviewtheconversationhistory.
Tapthephotoortoopenadditionalmenuoptions.
SendingMessages
SendingaTextMessage
NOTE
Dependingonyourbillingplan,ifyouexceedthesingletextmessagecharacterlimit,youwillbebilledfor
multiplemessages.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.TapCreatNewmessage.
3.EnterthephonenumberintheTofield.Fillinoneormorerecipients.Youcan:
Enterthefirstfewlettersofacontactnameorphonenumber.Matchingcontactsaredisplayed.
Continuetypingortapanameorphonenumberfromthesearchresults.
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Tap>Selectmessagerecipientsfromyourcontactlist>Ok.
4.TapTypemessage>enteryourmessage.
Tap Menutoseemoreoptions.
AddsubjectAddsubject.
AttachAttachMediaFilesoraSlideshowwithinthemessage.
SendSendthemessage.
InsertsmileyInsertasmileyinthemessage.
DiscardDeletethemessageinprogress.
ImportTempleSomedefaulttext
5.TaptoSend.
Tap Backtosavethemessageasadraft.
NOTE
Yourtextmessageautomaticallybecomesamultimediamessageonbelowcondition:
Composeamessageover160characters
Addsubject
Attachanitem
Sendingamultimediamessage(MMS)
Tocomposeamultimediamessage,startbycreatinganewtextmessage.Thensimplyaddan
attachment.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.TapCreatNewmessage.
3.EnterthephonenumberintheTofield.Orselectrecipientsfromthecontactlist.
4.TapTypemessage>enteryourmessage.Taptoaddthemessagetemplate.
5.TapAttach>choosethetypeofattachment.
PicturesSelectaphoto.
Capture
picture
Captureanewphoto.
VideosSelectavideo.
Capture
video
Recordanewvideo.
AudioSelectanaudiofile.
RecordaudioRecordanewaudiofile.
Slidesho Createaslideshowfromupto10ofyourphotos.
6.Fromthemessagebody,tap:
View:Toviewtheattacheditem.
Replace:Tochangeattachedfiles.
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Remove:Toremoveattachedfiles.
7.TapSendMMS.
Tap Backtosaveitasadraft.
Resumingadraftmessage
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.TapthemessageindicatedbyDrafttoresumeediting.
3.Whenyoufinishediting,tapSend.
ReadingMessages
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.Tapamessagethread.
3.Tapandholdanindividualmessagetoseemoreoptions.
Lock/UnlockTolock/unlockamessa
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Call***Tocallthemessagesender.(Onlyonincomingmessages)
Add***to
Contacts
TosavethephonenumberoremailaddresstoContacts.(Onlyonincoming
messages)
ForwardToforwardamessage.Enterarecipient,editthecontentofthemessageas
needed>tapSend.
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Viewmessa
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DeletemessageTodeleteamessage.
Deletingamessagethread
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.Tapandholdthemessagethread,tap Option>Deletethread.
Ifyouwantdeleteallmessagethreads,tap Option>Deleteallthreads.
3.TapDelete.
Searchingmessages
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.Tap Searchtosearch.
3.Enterthesearchterm>tapSearch.
Replyingtoamessage
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.Tapthereceivedmessage>tapTypemessage>enteryourmessage.
3.TapSend.
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ReceivingEmergencyAlertsMessages
EmergencyAlertsserviceallowsyoutoreceiveautomaticalertsintimesofcrisis(e.g.,earthquake,
hurricanes,etc.).WirelessEmergencyAlerts(WEA),alsoknownasCMAS,isapartofanational
alertingsystemcalledIPAWS(IntegratedPublicAlertandWarningSystem)thatenablesemergency
managementofficialstorapidlydisseminatethewarningsandsafetyinformationviatextalertsto
wirelessphonesbasedonthephones’geographiclocation,TheFederalEmergencyManagement
AgencyorFEMAisresponsibleforreceivingthealertinginformationandforwardingthealertsto
participatingwirelesscarrierssuchasSprint.SuchalertsmaycomefromthePresidentoftheUnited
States;theNationalWeatherService,stateorcountypublicsafetyofficials.Thissystemisintegrated
intothesamenationalalertingservicesthatservetelevisionandradiotoday.Formoreinformation
regardingWEA/CMASpleasegoto:FEMAwebsite.
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/projects.shtm#6
ReceivingEmergencyAlertsMessages
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.TapEmergencyalertsmessageyouwanttoview.Emergencyalertmessagesareindicatedwith
Emergencyalerticon.
IfEmergencyalertarrivesonyourphoneduringacall,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.If
PresidentialEmergencyAlert,Emergencyalerticonflashes.IfnonPresidential,Emergency
alerticonisstaticicon.
OnlythePresidentialEmergencyAlerticonisdisplayedundertheTime/Dateonthe
unlock/lockscreen.
IfyouareonanEmergencyalertmessagescreenintheMessagingapplication,the
followingoptionsareremovedordisabled:Reply,Forward,andCall.
IfyouhavepowercycledyourphoneandaPresidentialEmergencyAlerthasnotbeenviewed,
thePresidentialEmergencyAlerticonwillcontinuetoflashwhenthedeviceispoweredon
again.
ChangingMessagingSettings
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Messaging.
2.Tap Option>Settings.
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Storagesettings
Deleteold
messages
Checktodeleteoldermessagesinathreadwhenmessagingmemoryor
threadlimitsarereached.Unchecktokeepallmessages.Youmayneedto
manuall
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deletemessa
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limitisreached.
TextmessagelimitTaptosetthenumberofmessagestosavepermessagethread.Whenthe
limitisreached,oldertextmessagesaredeletedif‘Deleteoldmessages’is
checked.
Multimedia
message
limit
Taptosetthenumberofmultimediamessagestosavepermessagethread.
Whenthelimitisreached,oldermultimediamessagesaredeletedif‘Delete
oldmessages’ischecked.
Multimediamessage(MMS)settings
AutoretrieveUnchecktodownloadonlytheheadingofmultimediamessages.Youwill
needtotaptheMMSmessageheadingandmanuallydownloadeachMMS
message.Youmaywanttousethisfeaturewhenroamingorwhen
connectedtoaslowdatanetwork.
NumberofRetry
Attempts
Setnumberofretryattemptsofdownloadifmultimediamessage
downloadfails.
Notificationsettings
NotificationsChecktobenotifiedinStatusbarwheneveryoureceiveanewmessage.
SelectringtoneSelectaringtonetosoundwhenyoureceivenewmessagenotifications.
VibrateSetthephonetovibrateeverytimeyoureceiveanewmessagenotification,
onlywhensilentmode,ornever.
ReceiveEmergencyAlerts
EmergencyAlertsThissettingcannotbechanged.
PresidentialPresidentialEmergencyAlertsarealwaysdisplayedandthissettingcannot
bechanged.
AmberSettoreceiveAmberEmergencyAlerts.
–ExtremeSettoreceiveExtremeEmergencyAlerts.
–SeverealertsSettoreceiveSevereEmergencyAlerts.
EmergencyAlert
Test
SettoreceiveEmergencyAlertTestmessage.
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Google
Gmail
OpeningyourInboxandReadingyourGmail
TheinboxisyourdefaultGmailview.Allyourreceivedemailsaredeliveredtoyourinbox.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
2.Taptheemailyouwanttoread.
Taptostartheemail.
IfthesenderisafriendinGoogleTalk,youcanseeyourfriend’sonlinestatus.
TapArchivetoarchivethemessage.
TapDeletetodeletethemessagefromyourinbox.
Slidleftandrighttoseethepreviousornextmessageinthelist.
Replyingtoorforwardinganemailmessage
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
2.Whenreadingamessage:
Toreplytothesender,tap.
Toreplytoallmessagerecipients,tapOption>Replyall.
Toforwardthemessage,tapOption>forward.
Sendinganewemail
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
2.Fromanymessagelist,tap.
3.EnteranameoraddressintheTofield.Tosendtheemailtoseveralrecipients,separate
eachemailaddresswithacomma.
4.EnterasubjectintheSubjectfield.
5.TypethemessagetextintheComposeMailfield.
Toattachanimagefile,Tap Option>Attachfile>selectthepictureyouwanttoattach.
6.TapSend.
Tosavethemessageasadraft,tap Option>Savedraft.
WorkingwithMultipleEmailMessages
Youcanarchive,deleteorlabelgroupsofemailmessagesatthesametime.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
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2.Fromanymessagelist,
checktheboxnexttotheemailmessagesyouwanttoworkwith.
TapArchivetomovemessagesoutofyourinboxwithoutdeleting.Archivedemailsareassigned
theAllMaillabel.
TapDeletetodeleteselectedmessages.
TapLabels>selectthelabelsthatyouwanttoassign>tapOK.
SwitchingbetweenGoogleaccounts
IfyouhavesetuptwoormoreGoogleAccountsonyourphone,youcanswitchbetweenthemin
Gmail.GmaildisplaysonlyoneGoogleAccountatatime.Thecurrentaccountisshownatthetop
rightofanymessagelist.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
2.Fromanymessagelist,tap Option>Accounts.
3.Taptheaccountthatyouwanttoview.Youcanalsotaptheaccountnameatthetopofthe
screentoseealistofyouraccounts.
Labelingemailmessages
Youcanorganizeyouremailsbylabel.Gmailhaspresetlabels.Oryoucancreateyourownlabelsin
Gmailwhenviewedonacomputer.(Note:Customlabelcolorscreatedonthewebarenot
supportedonyourphone).
Labelinganemail
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
2.Whenreadingamessage,tap >Changelabels.
3.Selectalabel>tapOK.
Viewingemailsbylabel
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
2.Fromanymessagelist,tap >Gotolabels.
3.Tapalabeltoviewmatchingemailmessages.
Starring/unstarringanemailmessage
Youcanstaranimportantemailtomakeiteasytofindagain.StarredemailsareassignedtheStarred
labels.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Gmail.
2.Fromanymessagelist:
Taptostaramessage.
Tap tounstaramessage.
NOTE
Googleservices(Gmail,GoogleTalk,etc.)areadataintensivefeature.UltimateMobilerecommendsthatyou
upgradetoanunlimiteddataplantoavoidadditionaldatacharges.
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GoogleTalk
UseGoogleTalktosendinstantmessagestootherGoogleTalkusersanywheretheyareloggedin.
SigninginoroutofTalk
OpeningTalkandSigningin
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.WhenyoufirstopenTalk,yourfriendslistis
displayed.
NOTE
WhenyoufirstturnonyourphoneandsignintoyourGoogleAccount,youareautomaticallysignedinto
GoogleTalk.Youwillremainsignedin,evenwhileyou’reusingotherapplications,untilyoudeliberately
signout.
TalksyncsdataonlyfromthefirstGoogleAccountyouaddedtoyourphone.
SigningoutofTalk
1.FromtheTalkfriendslist,tap Option>Signout.
UpdatingYourOnlineStatus,ProfilePicture,andStatusMessage
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
2.TapyournameatthetopoftheTalkfriendslist.
Tapyourpicture>RemovetodeletetheimageorChangetoselectanotherpicturefromyour
microSDcard.
Taptheonlinestatusbar>selectyouronlinestatus:Available,Busy,orInvisible.
Enteranewstatusmessage.
3.TapDone.
Yourpicture,onlinestatus,andmessagewillbeupdatedanywhereyourTalkstatusisdisplayed.
Addingandmanagingfriendslist
OnlineStatusIndicators
Available
Busy
AwayOffline
Monitoringonlinestatus
TheTalkfriendslistissortedbyonlinestatus:activechats,online,away,busy,andoffline.Within
eachstatusgroup,friendsarelistedalphabetically.IconsinTalk,Gmail,Maps,andother
applicationsindicateTalkstatus.
Addingafriendtoyourfriendslist
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
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2.tap Option>Addfriend.
3.EnteraGoogleTalkIDoraGmailaddress>Sendinvitation.
Whenyourfriendacceptstheinvitation,thefriendisaddedtoyourTalkcontactslist.Toviewalist
ofpendinginvitationstofriends,tap Option>More>Invites.
Acceptingchatinvitations
Whenyouareaddedtoafriend’sTalkcontactlist,youwillreceiveanotificationandaninvitation
appearsinyourfriendslist.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
2.FromtheTalkfriendslist,tapChatinvitation.
TapAccepttoaccepttheinvitation.Thefriendisaddedtoyourfriendlist.
TapCancelifyoudon’twanttochatorshareyourTalkstatuswiththesender.
TapBlocktoblockandaddthesendertoyourblockeduserslist.
Viewingallfriendsormostpopularfriends
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
Tap Option>Allfriendstoviewallyourfriends.
WhenviewingAllfriends,tap Option>Mostpopulartoviewonlyfriendsthatyouoften
chatwith.
Managingafriend
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
2.Tapandholdafriend’snametoseemoreoptions(Startchat/Gotochat/Endchat,Friendinfo,
Blockfriend,Removefriend,Viewcontact,alwaysshowfriend/Autoshowfriend,Hide
friend).
NOTE
Blockfriend:Thisoptionwillblockauserfromsendingyoumessagesandaddtheusertoyourblockedfriends
list.Alwaysshowfriend:ThissettingwilladdthefriendtoyourMostpopularlist.Toremoveafriendfrom
theMostpopularlist,tapandholdthefriend’snamethentap>Autoshowfriend.
Chattingwithfriends
Chattingwithafriend
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
2.Tapanonlinefriend.
3.Enteryourmessageinthetextbox>Send.
Acceptinganinvitationtochat
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WhenafriendsendsyouaTalkmessage,youreceiveanotification.Thereare2waystorespond:
Onyourfriendslist,tapthefriendwhosentyouthechatinvitationor
Openthenotificationspanelandtapthechatnotification.
Addinganotherfriendtoyourchat
1.Whenyou’rechattingwithafriendtap Option>Addtochat.
2.Tapafriendtoinvite.
Thiswillstartanewgroupchatforallparties.Onlythosewhoacceptthenewchatinvitationwill
bejoinedtothegroupchat.
Switchingbetweenactivechats
Youcanswitchbetweenmultipleactivechats.
1.Whenyou’rechattingwithafriend:
tap Option>Switchchats>tapthedesiredactivechat.
Orswipeleftorrightacrossthescreentoswitchbetweenchats.
Ontherecordorofftherecordyourchats
Youcanmakeyourchatsontherecordorofftherecord.
1.Whenyou’rechattingwithafriend:
tap Option>Chatonrecord.
Ortap Option>Chatoffrecordtomakeyourchatsofftherecord.
Endingyourcurrentchat
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
2.Fromanychatwindow,tap Option>Endchat.
Talksettings
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Talk.
2.Tap Option>Settings.
GeneralsettingsAutomatically
signin
AutomaticallysignintoTalkwhenyouturnyourphoneon.
MobileindicatorWhenselected,yourstatuswillindicateyouareusingTalk
onyourmobilephone.
Automaticaway
status
Setyourstatustoawaywhenyourphone’sdisplayisoff.
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Clearsearch
histor
y
ClearpreviousTalkchatsearchesfromshowingupinthe
Searchbox.
Notification
settings
IMnotificationsShowanotificationiconinStatusbarwhenyouhaveanew
message.
SelectringtoneSelecttheTalkNotificationringtone.
VibrateSettovibratethephonewhenanewTalkmessagearrives.
Invitation
notifications
NotifyinStatusbarwhenfriendinvitationsarereceived.
AboutTerms&privacyReaddetailedGoogleTalklegalTermsandprivacy
statements.
Maps
UseMapstofindyourcurrentlocationandgetdirections.Youcansearchforaddresses,landmarks
andbusinessesdirectlyonastreetmaporsatelliteimage.
NOTE
YouneedanactivemobiledataorWiFiconnectiontouseMaps.Toseeyourlocationandgetdirections,you
mustturnonlocationservices.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Locatioservices.Select
oneorbothfromUsewirelessnetworksorUseGPSsatellites.Mapsmaynotbeavailableforalllocations.
OpeningandviewingMaps
Viewingyourlocation
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Maps.
2.Tap Option>MyLocation.
Showsyourlocationonthemapandpointsnorthforyourreference.
UsingMaps
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Maps.
2.Whileviewingamap,swipetoanydirectiononthescreen.
Viewinglocationdetails
Viewinginformationforalocation
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Maps.
2.Whileviewingamap,tapandholdalocation,starredplace,orasearchresultonthemap.
Aballoonopensoverthelocation,withsummaryinformation.
3.Taptheballoontoseetheaddressormoreinformation.
Starringorunstarringalocation
AddaStartobookmarkandeasilyreturntoamaplocation.
1.Whileviewingdetailinformationforalocation,
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Taptostarthelocation.
Taptounstarthelocation.
ViewingalocationinStreetview
Streetviewmodeprovidesastreetlevelviewofthelocation.Streetviewmaynotbeavailableforall
areas.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Maps.
2.Whileviewingdetailedinformationforalocation,tap.
Toviewsurroundingareas,swipethescreeninanydirection.
Searchingforalocation
YoucansearchGoogleMapsforspecificlocations,companynames,orbusinesstypes.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Maps.
2.TapSearch.
3.Enterthesearchcriteria.Asyoutype,suggestedmatchesfromyourcontacts,theweb,and
previouslysearcheditemsaredisplayed.
Taptosearch
Tapasuggestedsearchterm.
4.Thesearchresultsaredisplayedasmarkerswithletterlabelsonthemap.
Tapmarkersandtitlestoviewmoreinformation.
Taptoshowthesearchresultsasalist>tapeachitemtoseemoreinformation.
Viewingmaplayers
Initially,GoogleMapsopenswithastreetmap.Youcanviewadditionalmaplayers,suchas
satelliteimagesandtrafficinformation.YoucanalsoviewcustomWebcreatedGoogleMaps.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Maps.
2.Tap Option>Layers.Adialogopenswithalistoflayers.
3.Turnlayersonoroffbytappingthelayername.Acheckmarkindicatesthelayerisselected.
Tap Option>ClearMaptodeselectalllayers.
Layersmaychangethemapentirelyoroverlayadditionalinformation.Tapiconsorinteractiveitems
toexploredifferentlayertypes.
Gettingdirections
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Maps.
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2.Tap>Directions.
3.Useyourcurrentlocationasthestartingpoint,orenteralocationintheStartpointfield.

4.EnteryourdestinationintheEndpointfield.
5.Taporor toselectyourtransportationmethod>tapGetdirections.
Local
UseGooglePlacestoexploreyourcurrentlocation.
NOTE
YouneedanactivemobiledataorWiFiconnectiontousePlaces.Toseeyourlocationandgetdirections,you
mustturnonlocationservices.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Locationservices.Select
oneorbothfromUsewirelessnetworksorUseGPSsatellites.Mapsmaynotbeavailableforalllocations.
Searching
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Local.
2.FromthePlacescategories:
TaptheSearchfieldontopofthescreen>entertheplaceyouwanttosearch>tap.To
narrowyourresults,selectacategorybeforesearching.
3.Thesearchresultsdisplayinalist,withtheirapproximatedistanceanddirection.
Taptoseeyourresultsonamap.
Tap Option>Settings.
LabssettingsMeasureTapthebuttontostartandstopmeasuring
BiggertextUseincreasethetextsizeoflabelsonthemap
Insersection
Explorer
Enablesblindandlowvisionuserstoexploreragiven
neighborhoodfromthecomfortoftheirhome
Display ZoomButtonsUseshowzoombuttonsonmap
ScaleBarUseshowscalebaronmap
BubbleactionShow“Getdirections”buttononbubbles
OffineandcacheAutomaticcachingUsechoosewhenautomaticcaching
ClearallmaptilesUseclearofflineareasandcachedties
LocationsettingsReportfromthis
device
Useautomaticallyupdateyourlocationfromyourdevice
Manageyour
friends
Useaddorremovefriendswhocanseeyourlocation
AboutsettingsAbout Youcanseemanyinformationaboutthemap
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Navigation
NavigationisaninternetconnectedGPSnavigationsystemwithvoiceguidance.Navigation
providesbothspokenandonscreenturnbyturndrivingdirections.
NOTE
YouneedanactivemobiledataorWiFiconnectiontouseNavigation.Toseeyourlocationandgetdirections,
youmustturnonlocationservices.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Locationservices..
SelectoneorbothfromUsewirelessnetworksorUseGPSsatellites.Mapsmaynotbeavailableforall
locations.
Opening&UsingNavigation
TherearemanywaystoviewthemapandtravelprogresswhileinNavigationmode.Seethe
ChangingViewssectionbelowformoreinformation.
NavigatingwithTurnbyTurnDirections
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Navigationortapwhenviewingdrivingdirections
inGoogleMaps.
2.Customizeyournavigationsettingsforhighwaysortollsbytapping.
TapMaptobegintrackingyourjourney,evenifyouhaven’tchosenadestination.
3.Fromthelistofdestinationoptions:
TapSpeakDestinationtosearchthedestinationwithvoice.
TapTypeDestinationtoenterthedestination.
TapContactstouseacontact’saddressinformation.
TapStarredPlacestoselectthedestinationfromstarredplaces.
Taparecentdestinationtoselectthepreviousdestination.
Amapopenswithyourroutedrawninblue.Specificinstructionsarelistedatthetopofthescreen.
Asyounavigateyourroute,eachdirectionisspokeninturn,andthenextturnisdisplayed.Your
currentlocationisshownasabluearrowonthemap,whichisupdatedasyounavigateyourroute.
GoogleNavigationdownloadsandtemporarilystoresacopyofthedirectionsandother
informationaboutyourrouteonthephone,soifyouloseyourconnectiontoadatanetwork,you
canstillnavigatetoyourdestination.
YoucancontrolthevolumeofthespokeninstructionswithVolumeup/Volumedown.Toturn
offthespokendirections,tap Option>Mute.
Previewingyourroute
1.Fromanactivenavigation,tapthedirectionalinstructionbanneratthetopofthescreen.
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2.Taportopreviewthenextorprevioussegmentofyourroute.
Whenyoupreviewaroute,taptoswitchtothestreetlevelviewofyourroute.
Changingviewsofyourroute
Youcanviewyourprogressonyourrouteasamapwithdifferentinformationallayers.Zoom
inandoutordragtoviewadjacentareas.YoucanalsoviewyourprogressinSatelliteor
StreetView.
1.Whileviewinganactivenavigation:
Tap Option>LayerstoswitchtoviewstrafficoraSatelliteView,ortoshowthelocationsof
parking,restaurants,andotherlandmarksalongyourroute.
Tap Option>RouteInfoforahighlevelsummaryofyourroute,withoptionstopicka
newroute,seetrafficinformation,andmore.
TapwhileontheRouteInfoscreentovieweachturnasascrollinglistofwrittendirections.
Dragthemaptoviewadjacentareas,ortapthemaptoseecontrolsforzoominginandout.
Findinganalternateroute
Iftrafficisslowonyourcurrentroute,orifyoujustwanttotryadifferentroute,youcanrequest
analternateroutefromtheGoogleMapsNavigationservice.
1.Fromanactivenavigation:
Tap Option>RouteInfo>.
Selectthealternaterouteyou’dliketousetoresumeturnbyturnguidance.
ExitingNavigation
YoucanexitNavigationmodewhenyoureachyourdestination.
Latitude
Latitudeallowsyoutoshareyourlocationwithfriendsandviewtheirlocationsonamap.
Yourlocationisnotsharedautomatically.YoumustjoinLatitude,andtheninviteyourfriendsto
viewyourlocationoraccepttheirinvitations.Onlyfriendsthatyouhaveexplicitlyinvitedor
acceptedcanseeyourlocation.
NOTE
YouneedanactivemobiledataorWiFiconnectiontouseLatitude.Toseeyourlocationandgetdirections,you
mustturnonlocationservices.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Locationservices.Select
oneorbothfromUsewirelessnetworksorUseGPSsatellites.Mapsmaynotbeavailableforalllocations.
JoiningandopeningLatitude
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Latitude.
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2.ThefirsttimeyoujoinLatitude,you’repromptedtoacceptorrejecttheGoogleprivacypolicy.
Addingfriends
AddfriendstoLatitudetoshareyourlocationwiththemandrequesttoseetheirlocation.Only
friendsyouhaveexplicitlyinvitedoracceptedcanseeyourlocationwithinLatitude.
Invitingfriends
1. FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Latitude.
2. TapFRIENDSLIST>tap
TapSelectfromContacts>selectcontactstoinvite>whenaskedtoconfirm,Yes.
OrtapAddviaemailaddress>enteroneormoreemailaddresses,separatedby,>Add
friends>whenaskedtoconfirm,Yes.
IfyourfriendsarecurrentLatitudeusers,theywillappearatthetopofyourGoogleContactslists
withaLatitudeicon.CurrentuserswillreceiveemailrequestandarequestwithinLatitude.
Ifyourfriendsaren’tusingLatitude,they’llreceivealocationrequestemail,buttheymustsigninto
LatitudewithasupportedGoogleaccountbeforetheycanacceptyourrequest.Ifyouinviteafriend
whoisnotusingaGoogleID,youoryourfriendswillneedtoresendanylocationrequestsonce
theyhavesignedintoLatitudewithasupportedGoogleaccount.
Respondingtoaninvitation
1.FromtheHomescreen,tap Apps>Latitude.
2.TapNewsharingrequest.
TapAcceptandsharebacktosharelocationsbetweenyouandyourfriend.
TapAccept,buthidemylocationtoseethefriend’slocation,andhideyourlocation.
TapDon’taccepttorejecttherequest.
Viewingfriends’locationsandmanagingfriends
Youcanviewyourfriends’locationsonamaporinalist.
WhenyouopenLatitude,youareshownlistofyourLatitudefriendswithlocationsummaries.
WhenyouopenMaps,yourfriends’locationsareshown.Eachfriendisrepresentedbya
photoandarrowindicatingtheirapproximatelocation.Ifafriendhaschosentoshareonly
citylevellocationdetails,thefriend’sphotoisshowninthefriend’scitycenterlocation.
Viewingfriends’profile
WhileusingMapmode,tapthefriend’sphoto.Yourfriend’snameappearsinaballoon.Tap
theballoon.
FromtheLatitudefriend’slist,tapafriend.
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Managingfriends’communicationandprivacyoptions
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Latitude.
2.Fromafriend’sprofile:
Taptoviewthefriend’slocationonthemap.
Taptogetdirectionstothefriend’slocation.
Taptoviewthefriend’slocationinstreetview.
Tapthefriend’sphototoopenQuickcontactwhereyoucanviewcontactdetails,sendanemail,
andmore.
TapSharingoptionstochangesharingoptionsforthefriend.
Sharebestavailable
location
Shareyourpreciselocationinformation.
Shareonlycitylevel
location
Shareonlyyourcitylocation,notastreetlevellocation.Yourfriend
willseeyourpictureinthemiddleofyourcurrentcity.
HidefromthisfriendStopsharingyourlocationwiththisfriend.
TapRemovethisfriendtoremovethefriendfromyourlistandstopsharinglocations.
Privacysettings
OnlythelastlocationsenttoLatitudeisstoredbyGoogle.IfyouturnoffLatitudeorarehiding,no
locationisstored.Tochangeyourprivacysettings:
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Latitude.
2.Tap Option>Latitudesettings.
LocationreportingReportfromthis
device
Useautomaticallyupdateyourlocationfromthis
device
LocationhistoryEnablelocation
history
Storeyourpastlocationsandvisualizethemonthe
Latitudewebsite.
Latitudelocation
sharing
Manageyourfriends Addorremovefriendswhocanseeyourlocation
Calendar
TheCalendarapplicationdataonyourphonesyncswiththewebbasedGoogleCalendarservice.It
isalsocompatiblewithMicrosoftExchangeActiveSyncCalendar.
OpeningCalendar
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1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Calendar.
Eventsarecolorcodedtoenableyoutodistinguishbetweenmultiplecalendars.Eventstimesare
shownusingyourlocaltimezone,whichisprovidedbyyouractivemobilenetwork.When
traveling,youmaywanttosetahometimezoneinCalendar.
Creatinganevent
EventscreatedonyourphonewillbesyncedtoGoogleCalendarorMicrosoftExchange
automatically.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Calendar.
2.Therearetwowaystocreateanevent:
Tap Option>Newevent.
InDay,Week,orMonthview,tapandholdthescreenatthedateand/ortimeyouwant>New
event.
3.Enterthename,time,location,description,andoptionaladditionaldetailsforyourevent.
Ifyouhavemorethanonecalendar,choosethecalendartowhichtoaddtheevent.
IntheGuestsfield,enteremailaddressesofanyoneyouwanttoinvite.Separatemultiple
addresseswithcommas(,).IfyourinviteesuseGoogleCalendar,they’llreceiveaninvitation
inCalendarandbyemail.
Iftheeventoccursonaregularbasis,taptheRepetitionboxandchoosethereoccurrence
information.
Youcansetmultipleremindersforanevent.
3. TapDone.
Viewingcalendarandevents
Changingcalendarview
WhenyouopenCalendar,Monthviewisshownbydefault.YoucanalsoviewtheCalendarby
Agenda,Day,orWeek.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Calendar.
2.Tap Option>Settings>Generalsettingschoosethetypeofviewthatyouwant
Day Displaysachartoftheeventsofoneday,inatableofonehourrows.Alldayand
multidayeventsaredisplayedatthetop.Eacheventisdisplayedatthe
correspondingtime.Swipeleftorrighttochangedates,andswipeupordownto
viewearlierorlatertimes.
Week Displaysoneweekcalendar.Alldayandmultidayeventsaredisplayedatthetop.
Swipeleftorrighttochangeweeks,andswipeupordowntoviewearlierorlater
times.
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MonthDisplaysachartoftheeventsofthemonth.Eventsareshownasbluebarsoneach
calendardate.Swipeleftorrighttochangemonths.
AgendaAlistofyoureventsinchronologicalorder.Alldayandmultidayeventsare
listedatthestartofeachday.Dayswithouteventsarenotshown.Flickupor
downtoviewearlierorlaterevents.
TodayDisplaysachartoftheeventsoftoday.
Option
YoucanselectNewevent,CalendarsorSettings.
Viewingeventdetails
InDay,Week,orAgendaview,tapanevent.
InMonthview,tapadaytoswitchtoDayview>tapanevent.
Editingordeletinganevent
1.Ineventdetailsview,press
theevent
>Editeventtoedittheevent.
2.Makeyourchangestotheevent>tapDone.
Todeletetheevent,press
theevent
>Deleteevent>tapOK.
Synchronizinganddisplayingcalendars
Youcanselectwhichcalendarstoshoworhideonyourphone’sCalendar,andwhichonesto
synchronize.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Calendar.
2.Tap Option>Calendarstodisplay.
Allthecalendarsyou’veaddedorsubscribedtoaredisplayed.(Calendarsforaccountsyou’ve
configurednottosynchronizearenotincludedinthelist.)
3.Taptheiconnexttoacalendartochangestorageandvisibilitysettings.
CalendareventsstoredonphoneandvisibleinCalendar
CalendareventsstoredonphonebutnotvisibleinCalendar
Calendareventsnotsynchronizedtophone
4.TapOK.
ChangingCalendarsettings
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Calendar.
2.TapOption>Settings.
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Calendarview
setting
HidedeclinedeventsCheckifyoudon’twanttoseeeventstowhichyou’ve
declinedinvitations.
UsehometimezoneDisplayscalendarsandeventtimesinyourhometime
zonewhentraveling.
HometimezoneIfUsehometimezoneischecked,youcansethometime
zone.
Weeknumber
setting
DisplayweeknumberCheckifyouwanttoseeweeknumberinCalendar.
FirstweekofyearIfDisplayweeknumberischecked,youcansetfirstwee
k
ofyear.
Reminder
settings
Setalerts&notifications Configureeventreminders.
SelectringtoneSelectwhichringtonewillsoundwhenyoureceivean
eventreminder.
VibrateConfigurethephonetovibratewheneveryoureceive
aneventreminder.
DefaultremindertimeSelectthedefaultremindertimeusedwhencreating
newcalendarevents.
PlayMusic
PlaymusicandaudiofileswithMusicapplication.
NOTE
YouneedtocopymusicfilestoyourmicroSDcardtousetheMusicapplication.
Viewingyourmusiclibrary
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>PlayMusic
2.Youcanselectlibrarytoopenatthebottomofthescreen.
YoucanviewthelistsofmusicinthemicroSDcard.
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Thelistsareautomaticallyorganizedaccordinginformationcontainedinthemusicfiles.To
vieweachlistofmusic,youcantapthecorrespondingcategory;Artists,Albums,
Songs,PlaylistsorGenres.
GooglePlayStore
GooglePlayStoreprovidesdirectaccesstoapplicationsandgamestodownloadandinstallonyour
phone.ToaccessGooglePlayStore,youmustfirstsignintoyourGoogleaccountusingaWiFior
dataconnection.WhenyouopenGooglePlayStoreforthefirsttime,youmustreadandacceptthe
termsofservicetocontinue.
Findingapplications
Browsingapplications
Youcanbrowseandsortapplicationsbycategory.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>PlayStore.
2.TapGAMES,BOOKS&REFERENCE,BUSINESSorCOMICS,etc.attheleftoftheMarket
screen.
Scrolltoviewsubcategoriesandtaponetoexplore.
3.Tapthesubcategoryyouwant.
Searchingforapplications
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>PlayStore.
2.Tapatthetoprightofthescreentosearchapps.
3.Enterthenameortypeofappyou’relookingfor>taptosearch.
Viewingdetailsaboutanapplication
1.WhilebrowsingGooglePlayStore,orinalistofsearchresults,tapanapplicationtoviewmore
details.
Applicationdetailsscreensincludeadescription,ratings,andspecificinformationaboutthe
application.TheCommentstabincludescommentsfrompeoplewhohaveusedthe
application.Youcandownloadandinstallanapplicationfromthisscreen.
Installingapplications
Installinganapplication
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>PlayStore
2.Findtheapplicationyouwanttopurchaseandviewtheapplicationdetails.
3.TapDownloadtodownloadandinstalltheapplication.
Forpaidapplications,thedownloadbuttonislabeledwiththeapplication’sprice.Taptheprice
tobuytheapplication.Thesubsequentscreennotifiesyouwhethertheappwillrequireaccessto
yourpersonalinformationoraccesstocertainfunctionsorsettingsofyourphone.
4.TapAccept&downloadtobegindownloadingandinstallingtheapp.Ifyouselectedapaid
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app,youwillberedirectedtotheGoogleCheckoutscreentopayfortheappbeforeit’s
downloadedtoyourphone.
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Becautiouswhendownloadingappsthathaveaccesstophonefunctionalityorasignificantamountof<