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Using Your Mini 5 Device

RSS

Real Simple Syndication (RSS) is a web format for website owners to publish

RSS feeds

—

full or summarized texts of frequently updated web contents

such as blog entries and news headlines.
After you subscribe to an RSS feed, you will receive an update once the RSS

publisher releases new content. You can then use your device’s RSS reader to

read RSS feeds that you have subscribed to.

To subscribe to RSS feeds

Enter a RSS feed URL into the RSS reader:

On the RSS Feed Widget, touch

Configure

Type your RSS feed’s URL and touch

Set

To read RSS feeds

Touch the RSS feed widget to open the RSS reader. A list of RSS channels

appears. Touch a channel to read the RSS feeds inside.
Your device’s RSS reader checks your subscribed feeds regularly and

downloads updates that it finds from those feeds.

NOTE:

Some RSS publishers may require a payment for downloading RSS feeds.

Facebook

Facebook is a social networking website where you can post your personal

profile, find and contact your friends, classmates or work associates, and

exchange messages with them.

On the Home screen of your device, touch the

Sign in

button at the top

right of the Facebook widget.

To use Facebook, you need to create a Facebook account if you do not have

one. Touch the

Sign Up

button and follow the instructions to proceed.

To sign in to Facebook, type your e-mail and password and touch

Login

NOTE:

For information on using Facebook, visit facebook.com/help.

Summary of Contents for Mini 5

Page 1: ...Dell Mini 5 User s Manual COMMENT ...

Page 2: ...owerPoint are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own January 2010 Federal Communications Comm...

Page 3: ...ady for Use 11 Turning On Your Device 14 Setting Up Your Google Account 14 Turning Off Your Device 15 Turning Off the Screen 15 4 Understanding Your Mini 5 Device 16 Touch Screen 16 Screen Orientation 19 Home Screen 20 Multiple Home Screens 20 Customizing Your Home Screen 21 Status Bar 26 Navigating the Applications 28 ...

Page 4: ...age Your Calls 32 Adjust Call Settings 34 Messaging 36 Pop Up Menu 42 On Screen Keyboard 42 Widgets 46 Google Search 46 RSS 47 Facebook 47 Twitter 48 Managing Contacts 48 Managing Your Device Settings 51 6 Web 53 Connecting to the Web 53 GPRS EDGE 3G HSPA 53 Wi Fi 54 Disable all Connections Using the Airplane Mode 56 Browsing the Web 56 ...

Page 5: ...Android Market 81 Synchronizing Your Google Data 83 Amazon MP3 84 7 Customizing Your Mini 5 Device 85 To change display settings 85 To change sound and ringtone settings 86 8 Protecting Your Mini 5 Device 89 Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern 89 Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password 92 9 Applications 93 Camera 93 MicroSD 97 Bluetooth 99 ...

Page 6: ...os Videos 101 Music 103 Calendar 106 Alarm Clock 107 Calculator 109 Sound Recorder 109 Voice Control 110 Tasks 111 SIM Manager 112 Notes 113 Quickoffice 113 10 Playing videos on HDMI devices 115 11 Troubleshooting 116 ...

Page 7: ... device Battery Quick Start Guide Safety Environmental and Regulatory Information Warranty Service Information USB cable Charger US plug Pouch Headset EMEA Mini5 device Battery Quick Start Guide Safety Environmental and Regulatory Information Warranty Service Information USB cable Charger UK plug EURO plug Pouch Headset ...

Page 8: ...wn button While playing media such as music tracks or video clips Press to increase or decrease the media volume by one level Press and hold to continuously increase or decrease the media volume Press either button to mute the ringer while receiving a call In all other situations Press to increase or decrease the ringer volume by one level Press and hold to continuously increase or decrease the ri...

Page 9: ... active press to start the camera If the camera is active press to capture a photo or record a video When recording a video press to stop 5 Back button Touch to return to the previous screen close a dialog box menu or pop up message and to dismiss the keyboard 6 Menu button Touch to open or close the pop up menu displaying available options for the current application or actions that you can perfo...

Page 10: ...o output 10 Earpiece Use to listen to phone conversations 11 Front facing camera lens Use for taking a front view picture e g self portrait Parts controls Functionality 12 Speaker Audio output for video and music playback 13 Back cover Secures the battery in place 14 Camera lens Captures pictures and videos 15 Camera flash For using flash to take pictures Buttons Connectors Parts Functionality 15 ...

Page 11: ...the back cover off the device NOTE The device will shut down automatically if you remove the back cover while the device is on NOTE You cannot turn on the device if the back cover is removed Insert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that covers the SIM card holder NOTE If you have trouble inserting the card ensure that you have aligned the angled corner on the card wit...

Page 12: ...ttery 4 Install the microSD card Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and insert the battery a Hold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down b Slide the microSD card into the microSD card holder ...

Page 13: ...vice and then push the cover towards the top of the device to secure the cover in place The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked a Connect the charger to the USB port on the device b Connect the other end of the charger to a power outlet and charge the device till the battery is fully charged NOTE To charge your device using a computer connect the supplied USB cable s 30 pin connector ...

Page 14: ...izes all e mails and contacts on your Google account with your device 1 Touch the Android image in the center of the screen 2 Touch the Begin button to view the tutorial about using the on screen keyboard and setting up a Google account touch the Skip button to skip the tutorial and proceed with the next step 3 Touch the Sign in button Enter your Google user name and password then touch the Sign i...

Page 15: ...ater time by selecting Settings Security location Use wireless networks 4 Touch the Finish setup button to complete setup Turning Off Your Device 1 Press and hold the Power button 2 Touch the Power off option on the screen Turning Off the Screen If both the device and the screen are on press the Power button to turn off the screen NOTE If the device is on but the screen is off press the Power butt...

Page 16: ...u can touch the surface of the screen with your fingers to operate the device Finger Gestures Tasks Touch Tap 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 ...

Page 17: ...Home screens Touch and hold the Menu button to open or close the on screen keyboard Drag 1 Touch and hold your finger on an item on the screen 2 Keeping your finger in contact with the screen move your fingertip to the desired location 3 Take your finger off the screen to drop the item in the desired location Move items such as images and icons on the screen Finger Gestures Tasks ...

Page 18: ...r in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen Scroll through Home screens web pages lists entries photo thumbnails contacts and so on Zoom out Move two fingers close together on the screen Reduce the view of an image or web page zoom out Finger Gestures Tasks ...

Page 19: ...ally to portrait or landscape depending on how you hold the device NOTE To modify the default behavior open the orientation settings by touching the Home button the Menu button Settings Sound display Orientation Zoom in Move two fingers apart on the screen Enlarge the view of an image or web page zoom in Finger Gestures Tasks ...

Page 20: ...lored dot indicates which Home screen is being viewed To navigate across the Home screens Flick the Home screens horizontally until the desired one is displayed To add a Home screen 1 Touch in the Home status area or touch and hold the Home button to view the thumbnail of the available Home screens 2 Touch the icon to add a selected Home screen NOTE Your device supports a maximum of six Home scree...

Page 21: ...To add an item to a Home screen 1 Touch the Home button 2 To access the Add to Home screen menu Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen The Add to Home screen menu appears Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option The Add to Home screen menu appears ...

Page 22: ... Bookmarks list to locate the desired bookmark 2 Touch the desired bookmark to create the shortcut on the current Home screen Contacts 1 Flick through the Contacts entries to locate the desired contact 2 Touch the desired contact entry to create the shortcut on the current Home screen Direct Dial Touch the desired phone number to create the shortcut on the Home screen You can touch the shortcut to...

Page 23: ...r web based services such as an analog clock the music player the Google Quick Search Box or a calendar showing upcoming events 1 Flick through the available applications or services to locate the desired one 2 Touch the desired widget to add it on the Home screen Folders You can create the following folders New folder Add a folder where you can store your Home screen shortcuts All contacts Add a ...

Page 24: ... activated NOTE To disable the item s moving mode touch the item again 2 With your finger remaining in contact with the screen drag the item to another location on the screen 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 Photos Select a picture stored on the device as a wallpaper 1 Flick th...

Page 25: ...een shortcut into a folder 1 Touch a Home screen folder to view the contents of the folder 2 Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable 3 Drag the item over to the folder contents NOTE You can also drag items directly into a folder without opening the folder NOTE Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder 1 Touch a Home screen folder to vie...

Page 26: ...menu incorporates all of the applications available on you device Touch an application to run it NOTE Touch the More or Less icon on the right corner of the Favorites bar to set the option for the application button to open only the Favorites bar or open both the Favorites bar and the main applications menu 2 Title area Displays the name of the current application in use 3 Notification area The No...

Page 27: ...ode wireless mode or Bluetooth mode 5 Date and time area Displays the current date and time 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 empty and needs to be charged immediately EDGE...

Page 28: ...n on top of the screen to open the Favorites bar 2 If the main applications menu is not displayed touch the More icon on the right end of the Favorites bar to open the main applications menu Airplane mode is enabled No SIM card is inserted Bluetooth is enabled Ongoing data synchronization Connected to a new Bluetooth device If the GPS satellites function is enabled this icon appears when you use G...

Page 29: ... screen or to the Home screen folders you have created For more information see Customizing Your Home Screen To open an application using the application shortcuts 1 Touch the Home button 2 If the desired application shortcut displays on the Home screen touch the shortcut to run the application If the desired application is stored in a Home screen folder touch the folder to bring up the black pane...

Page 30: ... make calls touch Phone on the Home screen to open the Phone application To make a call 1 Touch to call a desired phone number or contact from the call log 2 Touch the typed number to make a call to the number 3 Type the number to call using the on screen dialpad 3 2 5 1 7 4 6 ...

Page 31: ...our Contacts list or view the contact s details if the caller is already a contact saved in your Contacts list Touch and hold the name or number for more options such as erase the call from the call log To erase all calls from the call log touch the Menu button Clear call log To answer a call Touch on the Incoming call screen to answer an incoming call 4 Touch to call the typed number 5 Touch to c...

Page 32: ...hone number to make a 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 asked to create one Touch Add number to enter and save your voicemail number Manage Your Calls To hold an active call Touch to hold a call in progress When a call is being held the on hold icon appears in...

Page 33: ...ming call while you are on another call the device notifies you with a call waiting tone The phone number or name of the waiting call is displayed Touch or touch the Menu button Hold current call answer to accept the waiting call and put the active call on hold To end the first call and take the waiting call touch the Menu button End current call answer To dial another call during an active call T...

Page 34: ...e conference Touch to talk to a selected participant in private and place the other participants on hold Touch Back to call to rejoin the remaining call participants NOTE To end a conference call and disconnect all participants touch 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 ...

Page 35: ...OTE Your network service provider must support this service 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 how long your device waits before automatically answering an incoming call Teletypewriter TTY mode Enable this mode to let the user...

Page 36: ...ne 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 3 Repeat step 2 to enter more mobile numbers if you wish to send the message to multiple mobile phone users 4 You can add a subject line to the message by touching the Menu button Add subject 5 Touch...

Page 37: ...sing your message 5 While editing your message you can touch the Menu button Attach to insert media items into the message see below 6 When you have completed editing the multimedia message touch the Send button to send the message You can attach any of the following items to a multimedia message Picture Open the Photos Videos application and touch a picture file to attach it to your message Captu...

Page 38: ...e SD card 2 Open the Ringtones folder 3 Copy the audio file you want to attach to MMS into the Ringtones folder 4 On the MMS composer screen touch the Menu key Attach Audio 5 Select the audio file to attach it to the MMS Record audio Open the Sound 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...

Page 39: ...lide duration or the text and picture layout 6 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 7 To replace a picture on the slideshow editor screen touch the Replace picture button and select a new one to replace To remove the current slide touch the Remove Slide button To preview the slideshow tou...

Page 40: ... 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 one at the top To read a text message Touch the notification area on the status bar where the new mess...

Page 41: ...deo 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 and the Message options menu pops open Touch Copy attached to SD card To reply to a text or multimedia message 1 Touch a message or message thread to open it 2 Type your reply message into the text field 3 Touch Send to send your...

Page 42: ... menu 1 Touch the Menu button to open the pop up menu 2 Touch the desired item on the pop up menu 3 If the menu has a scroll bar on the right side you can flick the menu until the desired item is found 4 Touch the Menu button again to close the pop up menu On Screen Keyboard You can type text using the on screen keyboard When you start an application or touch a field that requires text input the o...

Page 43: ...ouch to see more suggested words 4 Touch to show the uppercase keyboard for typing an uppercase letter Touch to change back to the lowercase keyboard 5 Touch to move the cursor to the left touch to move the cursor to the right 6 Touch to show the symbol keyboard for typing punctuation marks and symbols other than the period Touch to switch back to the alphabet keyboard 7 Touch to type the smiley T...

Page 44: ...not found in the main dictionary The keyboard will also look at the words that are added to your personal dictionary to make word suggestions To add a word to the dictionary 1 Touch the Home button the Menu button Settings Locale text User dictionary or touch the Application button the Settings icon Locale text User dictionary 2 Touch the Menu button Add Vibrate on keypress The device vibrates whe...

Page 45: ... touch the Application button the Settings icon Locale text User dictionary 2 Touch a desired word 3 Touch Edit 4 Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text field 5 Touch OK To delete a word from the dictionary 1 Touch Home button the Menu button Settings Locale text User dictionary or touch the Application button Settings icon Locale text User dictionary 2 Touch the word to delete 3 Touc...

Page 46: ...ce touch the Google Quick Search Box The on screen keyboard opens 2 Type a keyword or full name into the box using the keyboard As you are typing the search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box 3 Scroll the listed search results and touch to select a desired one If you only want to view matching web links on Google either touch the Search key on th...

Page 47: ... A list of RSS channels appears Touch a channel to read the RSS feeds inside Your device s RSS reader checks your subscribed feeds regularly and downloads updates that it finds from those feeds NOTE Some RSS publishers may require a payment for downloading RSS feeds Facebook Facebook is a social networking website where you can post your personal profile find and contact your friends classmates or...

Page 48: ... then touch Sign in NOTE For information on how to use Twitter visit Twitter com Help Managing Contacts To view and manage your contacts touch the Application button Contacts NOTE If you have signed in to your Google account and have selected Auto sync and Contacts from Home button the Menu button Settings Data synchronization your Google contacts will be automatically added to your Contacts list ...

Page 49: ...visual caller ID 2 Touch to replace a default information label with another one that you choose from the Select label list for example from Mobile phone number to Home phone number To create a new information label for the current item you can flick down to the end of the Select label list and touch Custom 3 Touch to remove an item from the current information category 4 Touch to select a rington...

Page 50: ...t 2 Select the action you want to do by touching a corresponding icon To call the contact touch To send text or multimedia message to the contact touch To e mail the contact touch To start an instant messaging chat with the contact such as on Google Talk touch 3 If the contact has multiple phone numbers e mail addresses or instant messaging accounts and you want to find out which one to use a Touc...

Page 51: ...ation data to free storage space 1 Touch the Home button the Menu button Settings Applications Manage applications 2 From the Manage applications list touch the application whose cache or data you want to remove 3 In the Application info screen touch Clear data under Storage to erase unwanted application data touch Clear cache under Cache to erase unwanted cache To format the microSD card 1 Touch ...

Page 52: ... you back up all the required data before you reset the device 1 Press and hold the power button and then touch the Power off option on the screen to turn off the device 2 Simultaneously press and hold the volume up button and volume down button 3 Without releasing the volume buttons press and hold the power button until the device turns on with the configuration screen 4 Press the volume buttons ...

Page 53: ...evice automatically uses the Wi Fi connection to access the web The web connection through GPRS EDGE 3G or HSPA becomes temporarily inactive until the Wi Fi connection ends If you wish to connect to the web using a GPRS EDGE 3G or HSPA data network 1 Touch the Home button the Menu button Settings Wireless controls then touch Wi Fi to disable it 2 Touch the Home button the Menu button Settings Wire...

Page 54: ... range and quality of the Wi Fi signal is affected by the number of connected devices infrastructure and objects through which the signal passes To turn on Wi Fi and connect to a network 1 Touch the Home button the Menu button Settings Wireless controls Wi Fi to select the Wi Fi check box The device scans for available wireless networks 2 Touch Wi Fi settings The network names and security setting...

Page 55: ...ork that the device is currently connected to labeled Connected A window opens displaying the Wi Fi network s name status speed signal strength security info and IP address NOTE If you want to disconnect the Wi Fi network from your device touch Forget on this window You will need to configure the Wi Fi settings again if you want to restore connection to this wireless network To connect to another ...

Page 56: ...ser Touch Browser To use the browser controls bar To go to a web page 1 On the browser screen Touch the web page address field on the upper part of the screen Touch the Menu button Go 2 Type the web page address with the on screen keyboard As you type the address matching web page addresses appear 1 Touch to view the previous page 2 Touch to view the next page 3 Touch the web page address field an...

Page 57: ... 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 open a new window If there is only one active window touch the Menu button New window A new browser window opens and leads you to the home page If there are several active ...

Page 58: ...ype the search item into the search bar 3 Touch the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next matching item NOTE Touch to close the search bar To copy text on a web page You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e mail text or multimedia messages 1 Go to the web page from where you want copy the text 2 Locate the text you want to copy and then touch the Menu button Select text 3 ...

Page 59: ... visited tab Link type Functionality Web page address Touch the link to open the web page Touch and hold the link to open a pop up menu that allows you to open bookmark save copy to the clipboard or share the link through text messaging E mail address Touch to send an e mail to the e mail address Touch and hold till a pop up menu appears Touch Copy to copy the e mail address to the clipboard You c...

Page 60: ...icroSD card on your device For information on how to install a microSD card see Install the microSD card To install an application 1 On the browser screen touch the application you want to download 2 The application details screen opens Read details about the application such as its cost overall rating comments by users the developer contact info and more 3 To install the application select either...

Page 61: ...ton Bookmarks 2 On the Bookmarks window touch and hold a desired bookmark to open a pop up menu that provides the following options To configure browser settings On the browser screen touch the Menu button Settings to adjust the browser settings 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 ...

Page 62: ...irectly enter incoming and outgoing settings for the account being set up 3 Enter the name for the account and the name you want displayed in outgoing e mails and then touch Done After creating one e mail account touch the Menu button Add account if you need to create another e mail account To compose and send e mails 1 Touch the Application button Email 2 In an e mail account inbox touch the Menu...

Page 63: ...touch and hold the e mail you want to delete 2 On the pop up menu touch Delete To delete or edit an e mail account on your device 1 Touch the Application button Email 2 To delete an e mail account touch and hold the account you want to remove then touch Remove account on the popup menu When asked to confirm deletion touch OK 3 To edit an e mail account touch and hold the account you want to edit t...

Page 64: ...ave one or sign in with your account if you already have one NOTE Skip step 2 if you have already signed in to your Google Account during the first time use setup of your device See Setting Up Your Google Account 3 Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view All your received e mails are delivered to your inbox 1 Folder or Label and number of unread e mails 2 Touch the check box to select the...

Page 65: ...ails 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 Touch the notifications area of 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 list on the screen and then touch an e mail to open it 6 Starred e mail Touch the star to ad...

Page 66: ...nd the e mail Google Talk Google Talk is an instant messaging program provided by Google To run Google Talk 1 Touch the Application button Google Talk 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to create a Google account if you don t have one or sign in with your account if you already have one NOTE Skip step 2 if you have already signed in to your Google Account during the first time use setup of yo...

Page 67: ...ouch the Menu button Invites All chat invitations you have sent or received but have not been answered are listed on the pending invitations screen 2 Touch a pending invitation 3 Touch Accept or Cancel When a friend accepts your chat invitation the pending invitation disappears from the list To change your online status and message 1 Touch the online status icon next to your name 2 Select the stat...

Page 68: ...nu button Switch chats 2 In the panel that opens touch the name of the friend you want to chat with To close a chat 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 that you chat with most frequently are listed as the most ...

Page 69: ...d 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 Blocked In the blocked friends list touch the name of the friend to unblock then touch OK when asked To permanently remove a friend 1 In the friends list find the friend to remove 2 Touch and hold t...

Page 70: ... the Menu button Settings Security location 2 Select Use wireless networks Enable GPS satellites or both NOTE Selecting Enable 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 Application button Maps To see your location on a map On the Maps screen touch the Menu button M...

Page 71: ... As you enter information a list of the places you have already searched for or visited appears on the screen You can also touch an address on the list to show its location on the map 3 The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons 1 Touch to show the list of search results 2 If there are multiple search results touch to view the previous or next result on the map 3 Touch the place...

Page 72: ...p Touch to zoom in and to zoom out 4 The search result is marked by a lettered balloon Touch the balloon to display the name of the place 2 If you spot a place of interest while navigating the map touch and hold the place to display the address a picture thumbnail is also displayed if the street view for the location is available ...

Page 73: ...ne of the following modes to display the map Map The default map mode displays streets highways buildings main establishments mass transit stations parks rivers lakes mountains boundaries and so on Satellite The satellite mode displays maps in non real time satellite view ...

Page 74: ...he 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 device rather than by moving the view on the screen with your finger To get dire...

Page 75: ...s your destination 3 Touch Go The directions to your destination are listed 4 Touch Show on map or touch a direction instruction on the list to show the directions or routes on the map To clear a map Touch the Menu button Clear Map All the search results directions and traffic indicators are deleted from the map 1 Starting point 2 Destination 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination drivin...

Page 76: ...e one NOTE Skip step 2 if you have already signed in to your Google Account during the first time use setup of your device See Setting Up Your Google Account 3 Read the privacy policy If you accept touch Agree share To run Latitude While viewing a map touch the Menu button Latitude To invite friends to share locations 1 On the Latitude screen touch the Menu button Add friends 2 Choose the friends ...

Page 77: ...oto 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 To connect with your friends Touch a friend s name in map view or list view to open the friend s ...

Page 78: ...on Remove Remove this friend from your list and end all location sharing Show on map See your location on the map Change your photo Change the picture that your friends see on the map or in their list of friends You can take a picture using the Camera application or select one stored in Photos Videos Edit privacy setting Manage how your location is shared with your friends Detect your location Lat...

Page 79: ... the icon on the top right of the YouTube screen or touch the Menu button Search to open the search bar 2 Type the video name or keyword into the search box using the on screen keyboard The search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box You can a Scroll the search results and touch a desired one b Touch the search key on the keyboard or the search ico...

Page 80: ...3 The videos that match the selected time frame are listed To watch videos 1 Select a video listed on the on the YouTube screen The video starts playing automatically 2 To control video playback touch anywhere on the screen to display and use the playback controls 3 To end playback touch the Back button or the Home button To manage a video 1 When browsing videos in a list touch and hold a video to...

Page 81: ...tify the service provider 1 Touch the Apps tab to view the application categories All applications available for download are sorted by these categories Touch the Games tab to view the game categories All games available for download are sorted by these categories 2 The Market screen opens with featured applications for direct access 3 Shows user rating about the item and whether it is free or req...

Page 82: ... and installation The application s downloading screen will show the download progress NOTE If the application requires access to any of your data or functions on your device Market tells you what the application can access Touch the OK button to start download and installation NOTE During installation the icon appears in the notification area of the status bar Touch the notification area of the s...

Page 83: ...ization 2 Touch to select Background data to make all the sync options available 3 Touch to select Auto sync to let the device automatically synchronize the selected data Gmail Calendar and or Contacts 4 Select the data that you want the device to synchronize automatically Gmail Calendar and or Contacts From the Market screen 1 Touch the Downloads tab on the Market screen 2 Touch the installed app...

Page 84: ...on MP3 The Amazon downloader allows you to browse search download purchase and play MP3 music from the Amazon MP3 store NOTE Wireless connection is required to download music however searching and listening can be done using a 3G mobile network NOTE Music downloads may require a purchase NOTE To download an album or track touch the price tag button at the right end of the album or track s entry NO...

Page 85: ...h the setting option to select the check box to disable a setting touch the setting option to clear the check box Orientation By default the screen will switch the orientation to landscape or portrait as you rotate the device Animation Set the device to play an animation for opening and closing windows Light Adaptive Brightness Control LABC Mode Set the device to adjust the screen brightness autom...

Page 86: ...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 after an inactivity timeout selected here has passed To turn on and unlock the screen press and then touch the Menu button NOTE If you select Never timeout th...

Page 87: ...ts check box Then adjust the volume in the same way 3 Touch OK to confirm adjustment Media volume Adjust volume for music and video playback 1 Drag the Media volume slider horizontally or touch the desired portion of it to increase or decrease volume 2 Touch OK to confirm adjustment Phone ringtone Select a desired ringtone for incoming calls Phone vibrate Set the device to vibrate for incoming cal...

Page 88: ... automatically displays the network provided date time zone and time Internet Your device automatically displays the Internet based date and time Set date 1 Touch or touch and hold or to adjust the month day and year you can also touch the month day or year to type a date using the on screen keyboard 2 Touch Set to confirm the date Set time zone Select a city or region that represents the time zon...

Page 89: ...e correct unlock pattern to unlock the screen NOTE After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five consecutive times you will be asked to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern follow these steps to unlock your screen 1 Touch Forgot pattern 2 When prompted sign on to the Google website using your Google account nam...

Page 90: ...raw a pattern Then touch OK 4 Drag your finger to draw the 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 must flick your finger on the screen to create the pattern and not touch individual dots 5 The device records the pattern if it is correctly drawn Touch Continue 6 Draw the patt...

Page 91: ...ting option to select the check box to disable a setting touch the setting option to clear the check box Require pattern Select or clear the Require pattern check box to enable or disable the screen unlock pattern 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 o...

Page 92: ... the PUK NOTE You can make emergency calls without unlocking the SIM To enable the SIM card PIN 1 Touch the Home button the Menu button Settings Security location Set up SIM card lock Lock SIM Card or touch Settings Security location Set up SIM card lock Lock SIM Card 2 Type your SIM card PIN using the on screen keyboard and then touch OK To change the SIM card PIN 1 Touch the Home button the Menu...

Page 93: ...ally shifts to landscape orientation after you start the camera To change the capture mode 1 Touch the viewfinder screen to display the on screen camera controls 2 On the upper left corner of the camera screen touch Photo if you want to capture photos touch Video if you want to shoot videos To take pictures 1 Touch the viewfinder screen to display the on screen camera controls 2 Touch Photo to swi...

Page 94: ...red with your device Email Send the picture to someone using your e mail address For more information see E mail Facebook Upload the picture to this social networking website where your online friends can view your posted pictures To upload photos to Facebook you must first sign in to your Facebook account Flickr Upload the picture to this photo album website where you can share pictures with your...

Page 95: ...dom Original or Custom to set the dimension ratio of the crop frame Drag the crop frame to where you want it to be To increase or reduce the crop frame size touch any of the frame s angles Adjust Colors Touch a coloring tool to adjust the picture s color presentation Effects Select an effect style and see how the effect is applied to the picture Frames Create a frame to add to the picture Text Add...

Page 96: ...for the setting for example to change the Scene mode from Automatic to Night To play videos 1 Touch the viewfinder screen to display the on screen video controls 2 The videos you have just recorded appear as thumbnails on the Recent Videos bar along the left side of the screen Touch More to see more thumbnails of the videos on Photos Videos 3 Touch a thumbnail to display the video image on the vid...

Page 97: ... status bar s notification area Touch the notification area to open the notification menu 3 In the notification menu touch USB connected 4 Depending on your own needs touch to select one of these options Use MTP Select this option if you wish to load media files through applications that require the Media Transfer Protocol MTP Use USB Mass Storage Select this option if you wish to have full access...

Page 98: ... not be able to use the device 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 device to recognize the microSD card when the device is connected to a computer To turn off the USB storage function 1 Touch the notification area on the status bar to open the notification menu 2 Touch Turn off USB stor...

Page 99: ...ireless controls Bluetooth settings 2 Touch and select the Bluetooth check box Your device starts to scan for Bluetooth devices within range and then displays all detected devices below the Bluetooth devices banner NOTE To detect more devices touch Scan for devices 3 Touch the name of the device you wish to initiate a connection with 4 You may be prompted to enter a password to authenticate Enter ...

Page 100: ...tton Settings Wireless controls Bluetooth settings 2 Touch and hold the name of a connected device 3 On the pop up menu touch Disconnect To terminate a pairing partnership 1 Touch the Home button the Menu button Settings Wireless controls Bluetooth settings 2 Touch and hold the name of a paired device 3 On the pop up menu touch Unpair to erase all pairing information with that device You need to e...

Page 101: ...On the Photos Videos screen flick the picture thumbnails horizontally until the desired one is located 3 Touch the picture thumbnail to display the full picture 4 When a picture is displayed in full screen Flick the picture to view the next or previous picture Zoom the picture in or out Pinch the picture with two fingers then move the fingers apart to enlarge the picture or bring them closer toget...

Page 102: ... or videos or add them as your favorites Slideshow Playback all of the pictures as a slideshow To stop a slideshow touch the screen or touch the Back button Add to Favorites Copy the picture or video as your favorites that you can access by touching the Favorites tab Delete Delete the picture or video Rename Change the name of the picture or video Set as Set the picture as the Home screen wallpape...

Page 103: ...een to display your desired album category All the music files available on your device are grouped into these categories Albums Artists Genres Playlists and Songs To select a song 1 Touch an album or category to view the list within it 2 Inside a category flick the list until you find the music you want to play For instance to select music by artist a Touch Artists A list of artists opens in alph...

Page 104: ...the song is playing for less than five seconds touch to play the previous song 5 The passing playback time 6 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 7 Touch to pause playback touch resume playback 8 Touch to play the next song 9 The d...

Page 105: ...r category 2 Flick the screen until you reach the album artist or song that you want to add to the playlist 3 Touch and hold the album artist or song that you want to add in the playlist 4 A pop up menu opens Touch Add album artist song to playlist NOTE To add an album or artist to the playlist you can also touch the album or artist and then touch the Menu button Add album artist to playlist 5 In ...

Page 106: ... the event location and description 5 Set the event reminder time in Reminders then decide whether it is a recurring event in Repetition 6 Touch Done and the event is created 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 opens with the selected time slot and date in the From and To fields To view the calendar You ca...

Page 107: ... other pending event reminders these events will also appear on the screen 3 Touch Snooze all to put off all event reminders for five minutes Touch Dismiss all to turn off all event reminders Press to keep the reminders pending in the notification area of the status bar Alarm Clock Your device can work as an alarm clock You can set as many alarms as you require To open the alarm clock Touch the Ap...

Page 108: ...ck screen touch the Menu button Settings 2 Touch Alarm in silent mode to set if the alarm should ring when the device is in Silent mode Turn on alarm Turn on the alarm that you have set on the device 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 Ringtone Select the alarm rin...

Page 109: ...d panel Sound Recorder Open this application to record voice and sounds and then play them back You can also set the recording as a ringtone for your device NOTE Sound Recorder only supports recording in the amr format 1 Touch the Application button Sound Recorder 2 Touch to start recording 3 Touch to end recording 4 Touch to start playback of the recording touch to stop playback 5 Touch Save this...

Page 110: ...dapt Voice 2 Touch the Menu button Start 3 Follow the instructions to say the command examples preferably in a quiet place with minimum noise around To say a voice command to start an action 1 When Voice Control prompts you with available voice commands say the command that includes the number or the name of the contact you want to call These items are displayed as variable strings within the brac...

Page 111: ...nter the subject of the task When Set when the task starts and when it should be completed Description Summarize what the task is about Reminder Select this option and enter a reminder time if you need your device to remind you about the task at a particular time Extra options Status Touch the Status area to mark the task s status using the available labels Priority Touch the Priority area to set ...

Page 112: ...ard and check the number of the contacts and messages stored on it To copy selected entries from your device s Contacts to your SIM card touch the Menu button Import Contacts Hide completed tasks After you select this option tasks marked as Completed become invisible Set alerts notifications Choose one of these reminder modes Alert The screen displays task information directly when the reminder ti...

Page 113: ...tes to open the Notes screen 2 Touch the entry of the note you wish to delete The Edit note screen opens 3 Touch the Delete button to permanently delete the note from your device Quickoffice Touch the Application button Quickoffice With Quickoffice you can view Microsoft Office Word doc Microsoft Office Excel xls Microsoft Office PowerPoint ppt and Adobe Acrobat PDF files stored on your device s m...

Page 114: ...e search icons or to locate the matching texts along the document To sort folders or files using Quickoffice Touch the Menu button Sort by to rearrange folder and file listings by name type size or modification date To rename delete copy move folders or files or view folder or file properties Touch and hold a file or folder and from the pop up menu select the task you want to do NOTE Quickoffice s...

Page 115: ...rt playback of the video 5 The device screen displays Video out to ask for your confirmation Touch Yes to play the video on the display of the connected HDMI device Touch No if you want to play the video on the device 6 To switch video playback between the device screen and the HDMI display touch the Menu button Change video out 7 To control playback use these controls on the device screen Touch t...

Page 116: ... reception The network signal is too weak at your current location for example in a basement or near a tall building Wireless transmissions can not effectively reach it Move to a location where the network signal can be properly received The network is busy at the current time for example during peak times there may be too much network traffic to handle additional calls Avoid using the device at s...

Page 117: ...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 device is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity Touch the status area on the status bar and clear the Airplane mode checkbox You have enabled the Call barring feature Touch Home button the Menu button Settings Call settings Addit...

Page 118: ...ode to unlock the SIM card System problems Battery does not charge The battery or battery charger is damaged Contact the dealer The device s temperature is below 0 C or higher than 45 C Adjust the battery charging environment to avoid extreme temperatures Poor contact between the battery and charger Check all connectors to make sure all connections have been properly made Unable to turn the device...

Page 119: ...f you are not able to connect to the network the device 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 device Messaging problems Unable to send or receive text messages Your device is in Airplane mode with no wi...

Page 120: ...ft on your device memory Check if there is enough space on your device memory Delete useless data 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 t...

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