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Google Services

Note:  Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. 

Please follow the local laws and regulations to use them.

When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as 

Talk

, 

Gmail

, or 

Market

, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account.

Note:  Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connection (3G/GPRS) before you sign in to your 

Google account.

If you already have a Google account, touch 

Sign in

 and enter your username and password.

Creating a Google Account

If you do not have a Google account, you can create one:
1.  After reading the setup information, touch 

Next

.

2. Touch 

Create

.

3.  Enter a first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then touch 

Next

. The 

mobile phone will connect to the Google server to check whether the username is available. If the 
username you entered is already in use, you will be prompted to choose another one or select one 
from a list.

4.  Enter and confirm your Google account password.
5.  Select a security question from the drop down menu, and then enter the answer.
6. Touch 

Create

.

7. When the 

Google Terms of Service

 screen appears, touch 

I agree, Next

.

8.  Enter the characters that appear on the screen, and then touch 

Next

.

Tip:  

To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & sync settings screen, and touch Add account to 

select which type of accounts you want to add.

Summary of Contents for Comet

Page 1: ...n 11 Home Screen 12 Using a microSD Card 14 Calling 16 Making a Call 16 Answering or Rejecting a Call 17 Other Operations During a Call 19 Using Call log 19 Using Airplane Mode 20 Contacts 21 Opening the Contacts Application 21 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 21 Adding a Contact 21 Searching for a Contact 22 Editing a Contact 22 Communicating with Your Contacts 22 Deleting a Contact 23 Using th...

Page 2: ...deos 37 Using the Gallery 38 Enjoying Music 40 Listening to FM Radio 42 Google Services 43 Creating a Google Account 43 Using Gmail 44 Using Talk 45 Using Maps 47 Using YouTube 48 Using Market 48 Synchronizing Information 51 Managing Your Accounts 51 Customizing Your Account Synchronization 52 Using Other Applications 54 Using the Calendar 54 Using the Clock 55 Using the Calculator 56 ...

Page 3: ...our Mobile Phone 58 Setting the Date and Time 58 Setting the Display 58 Setting Ringers 59 Setting Phone Services 60 Setting Text to Speech 60 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 61 Managing Applications 61 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 62 FAQ 64 ...

Page 4: ...hone may cause interference or danger Do not use your mobile phone while driving Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft The phone may cause interference to control equipment of the aircraft Switch off your mobile phone near high precision electronic devices The phone may af...

Page 5: ...actions are approved by respective copyright holders under licenses Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them Do not put your mobile phone in a high temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children Do not allow children to u...

Page 6: ... Ltd is not responsible for the legitimacy and quality of any products that you upload or download through this mobile phone including but not limited to the text pictures music movies and non built insoftwarewithcopyrightprotection Anyconsequencesarising fromthe installation or usage of the preceding products on this mobile phone shall be borne by yourself NO WARRANTY THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ...

Page 7: ...mply with all applicable export or import laws and regulations and will obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in order to export re export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein ...

Page 8: ...end on the mobile phone you purchase Key Functions at Your Fingertips Press to power on your mobile phone Press and hold to open the Phone options menu Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active Earpiece Touch screen Home Menu Back OK Search Send End Microphone Navigation Headset jack Power Volume keys Charge Data port Wrist strap hole Speaker Camera Status indicator ...

Page 9: ... an active screen Touch to return to the Home screen Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications Touch to open Google search for searching your mobile phone and the web Touch and hold to open Google search by voice Press to make or answer a call Press to go to the Call log screen Press to hang up a call Press to return to the Home screen Press to navigate selectable items on the scr...

Page 10: ...talling the microSD card and the battery Tip microSD card is optional Charging the Battery Before charging the battery ensure that it has been properly inserted into your phone 1 Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 11: ...as not been used for a long period of time you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to power on the phone Thebattery will nothold a chargefor theway it did when itwas new When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than usual after being charged ...

Page 12: ... screen Reset the time it takes for your screen light to switch off when you leave your phone idle Lower the screen brightness Use the AC adapter to plug your phone into an external power source whenever possible Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it Only make your phone visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection Switch off Wi Fi when you are not us...

Page 13: ...ff Your Mobile Phone 1 Press and hold to open the Phone options menu 2 Touch Power off 3 Touch OK Using the Touchscreen Touchscreen Actions Touch Use the touch of your finger to select an item confirm a selection or start an application Touchandhold Touchan itemwith yourfingerandcontinuetopress downuntilyourmobile phone responds For example to open the options menu for the active screen touch the ...

Page 14: ...ur mobile phone is on press to lock the screen When the screen is locked you can still receive messages and calls If your mobile is idle for a while the screen will lock automatically Unlocking the Screen 1 Press to wake up the screen 2 Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen Note If you have set up a screen unlock pattern you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen t...

Page 15: ...PS connected Music playing New voicemail New message GPRS connected GPRS in use EDGE connected EDGE in use 10 23 Touch to open the Phone application Touch to view all your applications Touch to open the Browser Notifications bar Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone Flick down to open the notifications panel Display area Shows the operation and display areas of your phone Screen sw...

Page 16: ... a notification to open the related application Touch Clear to clear all notifications Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel Then flick up to close it Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Screen Item 1 Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to Home screen menu is displayed 10 23 Touch and hold the smal...

Page 17: ...Home screen Changing the Wallpaper 1 On the Home screen touch Wallpaper 2 Do any of the following Touch Live wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper Touch Pictures to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper Touch Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper Using a microSD Card Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage To transfer all your favorite music and ...

Page 18: ...r mobile phone will not use this memory space Your PC will tell you how to safely disconnect the USB mass storage device your mobile phone when you have finished transferring files Removing the microSD Card 1 Touch Settings 2 Scroll down the screen and then touch SD card phone storage Unmount SD card 3 Carefully remove the microSD card ...

Page 19: ...log When you are on a call you can touch to return to the Home screen and use other functions To return to the calling screen flick the notification bar down and touch Current call Note Do not block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard Making a Call with the Phone Application 1 Touch Phone to display the dialer If you are already working with Contacts or Call log...

Page 20: ...ng a Call from Call log 1 Press to display the call log If you are already working with Contacts or Phone touch the Call log tab 2 Touch to the right of the log entry to dial Tip If you touch and hold a log entry the options menu will open Answering or Rejecting a Call Answering an Incoming Call When youreceive a phone call the incoming call screen openswith thecaller sname and numberthat you have...

Page 21: ...18 Ending a Call During a call press or touch End call to hang up Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag the to the left to reject the call ...

Page 22: ...our Call logor Contacts The first participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this 3 Once you have connected to the second person touch Merge calls to begin the conference call 4 To add more people touch Add call and then repeat steps 2 and 3 5 To end the conference call and disconnect everyone touch or touch End call Switching Between Calls If you receive a new call while you are alr...

Page 23: ...Add to contacts in the options menu 4 Touch Create new contact or scroll through the contact list and touch an existing contact name Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone s wireless connections Rather than powering off your phone you can place it in Airplane mode 1 Press and hold 2 Touch Airplane mode in the options menu ...

Page 24: ...are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 1 In the contact list touch Import Export 2 Touch Import from SIM card 3 Ifyou havemore than one accountonyourphone touchtheaccount intowhichyouwanttoimport the contacts 4 Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded Select the contacts you want to import or touch Import all to import all contacts ...

Page 25: ...tegory of contact information you wish to change name phone number email address or any other information you recorded earlier 3 Make the desired changes to the contact information and then touch Done To cancel all of your changes touch Revert Communicating with Your Contacts From the Contacts or Favorites tab you can quickly call or send a text SMS or multimedia message MMS to a contact s default...

Page 26: ... In the contacts list touch the contact that you want to communicate with 2 On the contact s details screen touch the icon to the right of the number to call or send messages Deleting a Contact 1 In the contacts list touch and hold the contact that you want to delete and then touch Delete contact in the options menu 2 Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact ...

Page 27: ...rd Touch the space where you want to write text to display the keyboard Touch to hide the keyboard Tip Touch and hold the space where you usually write your text to open the options menu Choosing an Input Method 1 Touch and hold the space where you enter your text until the Edit text menu is displayed 2 Touch Input method 3 Select the input method The keyboard panel will be displayed automatically...

Page 28: ...ce Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor Touch to enter text by voice bay To enter a word just drag your finger over the letters in the word I ll To capitalize go above the keypad To enter apostrophes in common words drag through the n To enter double letters circle the letter q EN w e 1 2 3 _ 7 8 9 0 4 5 6 r t y u i...

Page 29: ...h a wider keyboard layout Customizing Keyboard Settings 1 Touch Settings Language keyboard 2 Select an input method to customize the keyboard settings q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k z x c v b n m Next 123 DEL l Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type Touch and hold for all caps Touch to change from text mode to symbol number mode Touch to enter text by voice Touch to insert a space ...

Page 30: ...position text box to start entering your message 4 Once you are done touch Send The message list opens and your name appears in the list followed by the message you just sent Responses appear in the window As you view and send additional messages a message thread is created Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special You ca...

Page 31: ...lide to start editing it 3 Touch and touch More Add slide to add more slides 4 Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia message screen 5 To alter your multimedia message touch Edit on the multimedia message screen When the message is ready to be sent touch Send Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 1 In the message list touch the message thread you wish to view 2...

Page 32: ...hoose to set up your account manually you will need the correct parameters for the account Contact your email service provider for this information 3 Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when they receive an email from you 4 Touch Done Aftertheinitialsetup yourEmailopenstothescreenyouwereviewing thelasttimetheapplicationwas opened If however the Email application has no...

Page 33: ... attachment 5 When you are finished touch Send If you are not ready to send the message touch Save as draft or touch to save the message as a draft Replying to an Email Message 1 On the accounts screen touch the email account you want to use 2 Touch the email message you want to reply to 3 Touch Reply or Reply all to reply to the email message Deleting an Email Account 1 On the accounts screen tou...

Page 34: ...sary details manually although you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct information for the account 1 Touch Email 2 On the accounts screen touch and hold the email account you want to change 3 Touch Account settings 4 Change General settings Notification settings or Server settings ...

Page 35: ... read the access point of the SIM card For this reason do not change the parameters of the access point otherwise you might not be able to access network sources Turning on the Data Service 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks Mobile networks 3 Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection Tip If you do not need a wireless network you can uncheck the Data enabled check box...

Page 36: ...n touch Connect If you connect to a secured wireless network that you have already used youwill not be prompted to enter the password againunless you reset your mobile phone to its default settings Tip On the Wi Fi settings screen touch Add Wi Fi network to add a new Wi Fi network Browser Your mobile phone comes with a browser You can use Browser to access and browse the Internet Opening the Brows...

Page 37: ... enter the web page address by voice 3 As you enter the address matching web page addresses will appear on the screen If you see the addressyou want touchitand godirectlyto thatwebpageorcompleteentering theaddressofthe web page you want Setting a Home Page 1 In a browser window touch 2 Touch More Settings Set home page 3 Enter the address of the desired home page and then touch OK Managing Bookmar...

Page 38: ...riends talk hands free with a Bluetooth headset or even transfer photos on your phone to your PC If you are using Bluetooth remember to stay within 10 meters 33 feet of other Bluetooth devices Be aware that obstacles like walls or other electronic equipment may interfere with your Bluetooth connection Turning On Bluetooth 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks and then select the Bluetooth che...

Page 39: ...th devices in range 3 Touch the device you want to pair with your mobile phone 4 Enter the pairing password to complete the connection Sending Files via Bluetooth With Bluetooth you can share pictures videos or musicfiles with yourfamilyand friends To send files via Bluetooth do as follows 1 Touch and hold the file to be sent The active options menu is displayed 2 Touch Share and then touch Blueto...

Page 40: ... pictures and videos Opening Your Camera Touch Camera to open the camera The camera opens in landscape mode ready to take a picture or record a video Touch to close the camera Capture Screen On the capture screen touch to show the capture panel Taking a Photo 1 Open your camera and switch to the camera mode 2 If necessary change the camera settings The preview changes as you change the settings To...

Page 41: ... or post it online Touch Delete to delete the photo Recording a Video 1 Open the camera and then switch to camcorder mode 2 If necessary change the camcorder settings 3 Frame the scene which you want to start your video 4 Touch to start recording a video 5 Touch to stop recording Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your microSD card Use Ga...

Page 42: ... can zoom in or zoom out on the picture Tip The picture viewer supports the automatic rotation function When you rotate your mobile phone the picture adjusts itself to the rotation Rotating a Picture 1 When viewing a picture touch to display the operations panel 2 Touch Rotate 3 Select either Rotate left or Rotate right The picture is saved with the new orientation Cropping a Picture 1 When viewin...

Page 43: ...gate to the USB drive and open it 3 Create a folder in the root directory of the microSD card for example Music 4 Copy the music from your computer to the folder you have created 5 Aftercopyingmusic unmountorejectthedriveas requiredbyyourPC soperatingsystemtosafely remove the mobile phone 6 Disconnect the mobile phone from the PC Opening the Media Library Touch Music to display the media library T...

Page 44: ...sic library screen 2 In the list that appears select the song you want to add to the playlist 3 Touch and hold the song and then touch Add to playlist in the options menu Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing playlist Touch New to create a playlist and add the song to it Playing a Playlist 1 Touch the Playlists tab on the music library screen 2 Touch and hold the playlist you want ...

Page 45: ... application 2 The first time you open FM Radio touch Auto tuning which automatically scans for available FM channels saves them as presets and plays the first FM channel found Tuning the FM Radio Open the FM Radio application and then touch to do the following Touch Inching tuning then touch or to fine tune the frequency at 0 05 MHz or 0 05 MHz intervals Touch OK when you are satisfied After tuni...

Page 46: ...you can create one 1 After reading the setup information touch Next 2 Touch Create 3 Enter a first name last name and user name for your Google account and then touch Next The mobile phone will connect to the Google server to check whether the username is available If the username you entered is already in use you will be prompted to choose another one or select one from a list 4 Enter and confirm...

Page 47: ...read Creating and Sending an Email 1 In the mail list touch and then touch Compose 2 Enter the message recipient s email address in the To field If you are sending the email to several recipients separate the email addresses with commas You can add as many message recipients as you want If you want to send a copy Cc or a blind copy Bcc of the email to other recipients touch and then touch Add Cc B...

Page 48: ...ur Gmail Settings In the mail list touch and then touch More Settings to customizing your Gmail Using Talk Talk is Google s instant messaging service You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web Opening Talk Touch Talk to open the application Note Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone Adding a Friend 1...

Page 49: ...our mobile phone can play a sound vibrate or display an icon To set up one of these handy notifications start in the friends list and then touch Then touch Settings Now choose from one of the following Signing Out of Talk In the friends list screen touch and then touch Sign out to quit Talk IM notifications Select the check box to receive a notification on the notification bar when you receive an ...

Page 50: ...x or both Opening Maps Touch Maps to open the application Searching for Places of Interest 1 On the map touch and then touch Search 2 Enter the place you want to search for in the search box and then touch the Search icon 3 Your search results will then be displayed Touch a place you are interested in and the application will show where it is on the map Getting Directions 1 While viewing a map tou...

Page 51: ...d then touch Search 2 Enter a search keyword and then touch the Search icon 3 You will see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it Sharing a Video 1 On the YouTube screen do one of the following While viewing a list of videos touch and hold a video entry and then touch Shareon the options menu While watching a video t...

Page 52: ...allation of the non Market application 1 In the Market touch Apps 2 Touch a category and then touch the item you want to download 3 On the item details screen read more about the application including its cost overall rating and user comments If you scroll down to the About the developer section you can see other applications from the same developer link to the developer s website or send the deve...

Page 53: ...Market screen touch Downloads 2 Touch the application you want to uninstall and then touch Uninstall 3 When prompted touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone 4 Choose the reason for removing the application and then touch OK ...

Page 54: ...led on your mobile phone For example you can start by adding your personal Google account so your personal email contacts and calendar are always available You could then add a work account so your work related emails work contacts are handy If you like you may add multiple Google accounts or other accounts Adding an Account When you add an account Contacts compares contacts from the newly synchro...

Page 55: ...wever remove some accounts such as the first account you signed into on the mobile phone If you attempt to remove certain accounts all personal information associated with it will be deleted 1 On the Accounts sync settings screen touch the account to delete 2 Touch Remove account 3 Confirm that you want to remove the account Customizing Your Account Synchronization You can configure background dat...

Page 56: ...tion on the phone or on the web are automatically synchronized with each other For example when this option is selected changes that you make in Contacts on the phone are automatically made in Google Contacts on the web Changing an Account s Synchronization Settings 1 On the Accounts sync settings screen touch the account whose synchronization settings you want to change The data and synchronizati...

Page 57: ... open the Event details screen 2 Enter the event name If there is a time frame for the event touch From and To to set the beginning and end times of the event If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or a day long activity set the date for From and To and then select the All day check box 3 Enter the location of the event and a description 4 If you have more than one calendar select t...

Page 58: ...Calendar Settings On any calendar view touch Then touch More Settings Hide declined events Select to hide events for which you have declined invitations Set alerts notifications Touch to set event reminders to alert you send you a notification or to turn off event notifications on your mobile phone Select ringtone Touch to select the ringtone to sound when you receive an event reminder Vibrate Sel...

Page 59: ...h Time to set the time of the alarm 3 Touch Repeat to set the days when you want the alarm to sound 4 Touch Ringtone to select a ringtone for the alarm 5 Select the Vibrate check box to have the phone vibrate in addition to playing the ringtone 6 Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm 7 Touch Done Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen touch and then touch Settings Using the Calcul...

Page 60: ...ft to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel Using the Note pad Notepadfeatures asimpletext processorand listsallnotes in a linear structure You can add edit and delete notes 1 Touch Note pad to open the application 2 Touch and then touch Add note to create a note 3 Touch to save the note ...

Page 61: ...ear and then touch Set when the configuration is complete 4 Touch Select time zone and then select the desired time zone from the list Scroll the list to view more time zones 5 Touch Set time On the set time screen touch or to adjust the hour and minute Touch Set when the configuration is complete 6 Select or clear the Use 24 hour format check box to switch between 24 hour format and 12 hour forma...

Page 62: ...rom the Home screen or any application screen except during a call or when playing music or videos Press the Volume keys to adjust volume to the level you desire You can also adjust the volume from the settings screen 1 On the Settings screen touch Sound Volume 2 Drag the slider left to make the volume lower or right to make it higher 3 Touch OK to save the adjustment Changing the Phone Ringtone 1...

Page 63: ...ks 2 Select the Data roaming check box Note Accessing data services while roaming may incur additional charges Ask your wireless service provider about data roaming fees Switching off the Data Service 1 On the Settings screen touch Wireless networks Mobile networks 2 Clear the Data enabled check box Setting Text to Speech Use the Text to Speech settings to configure the Android text to speech synt...

Page 64: ...Set up screen lock Pattern 2 Flicking your finger vertically horizontally or diagonally connect at least four dots in any order you choose Lift your finger from the screen when you are finished You must flick your finger on the screen to create the pattern not simply touch individual dots 3 Your mobile phone will record the pattern Touch Continue 4 When prompted draw the screen unlock pattern agai...

Page 65: ...can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone s settings to Google servers If you replace your mobile phone the settings you have backed up will be transferred to the new mobile phone the first time you sign in to your Google account 1 On the Settings screen touch Privacy 2 Select the Back up my data check box Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to the settings that were conf...

Page 66: ...63 2 When prompted touch Reset phone and then touch Erase everything The mobile phone resets the settings to the original factory settings and then restarts ...

Page 67: ...anel and then touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing screen How do I return to the calling screen While on a call if you re on another screen you can touch the notification bar and drag downwards to open the notifications panel Then touch the current call notification to return to the calling screen How do I create an application shortcut on the Home screen Touchandholdana...

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