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Basic Skills

This chapter familiarizes you with the basic operations of your Smartphone, such as using the
Navigation Button, understanding the Home screen and screen elements, entering text and numbers
and taking care of your Smartphone.

This chapter includes:

2.1 Navigation Methods.........................................14

2.2

Home Screen and Screen Elements..................16

2.3

Entering Text and Numbers.............................20

2.4

Securing the Smartphone .................................23

Summary of Contents for Mio 8380

Page 1: ...Operation Manual Part Number 5615 1426 0010 Revision R00 July 2003...

Page 2: ...Trademarks All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Note The information in this manual is subject to change without notice...

Page 3: ...ation quality and consume more power Use a phone headset or pull over your car first if using the Smartphone when driving Your Smartphone produces the electromagnetic wave with the specific absorption...

Page 4: ...the wrong battery Discard used batteries according to the local regulations Use only the AC adapter that comes with the Smartphone to charge the battery Store the battery where the temperature is betw...

Page 5: ...nchronize your personal Microsoft Outlook data between the Smartphone and desktop computer including Contacts Calendar Inbox and Tasks About this Manual This manual tells you how to use the Smartphone...

Page 6: ...l More information on Microsoft ActiveSync ActiveSync Help on your desktop PC Information on non core programs such as PhoneCamera jMMS and jBrowser games etc Software Manual Last minute updates and d...

Page 7: ...ync 9 1 7 Expanding Your Smartphone 11 Accessories 11 Using the Phone Headset 11 Using a SD MMC Card 12 2 Basic Skills 13 2 1 Navigation Methods 14 Navigation Pad 14 Action Button 14 Home Button 14 Ba...

Page 8: ...rence Call 32 3 4 In Call Options 33 Adjusting the Phone Volume 33 Speakerphone 33 In Call Options 33 3 5 MySIM 34 Opening MySIM 34 Dialing a Number from MySIM 35 Add a Phone Number 35 MySIM Settings...

Page 9: ...ice Recordings into Messages 59 5 2 Receiving E mail and SMS Messages 60 Opening a E mail or SMS Message 60 Receiving a Complete Message 60 Receiving Message Attachments 61 5 3 Managing Inbox 62 Viewi...

Page 10: ...Synchronization 86 Creating a Schedule to Synchronize 87 7 3 Setting Up Server ActiveSync 88 Setting Up Server ActiveSync 88 Stopping Synchronizing with a Server 88 7 4 Synchronizing Remotely 89 Synch...

Page 11: ...Product Specification 104 9 2 Technical Support and Troubleshooting 105 FAQ 105 Product Service 105 9 3 Restoring Factory Default State 106 9 4 Regulatory Information 107 Class B Regulations 107 Europ...

Page 12: ...rough the process of setting up your Smartphone for use This chapter includes 1 1 Hardware Features 2 1 2 ActiveSync Cable and USB Cradle 5 1 3 Installing the SIM Card and Battery 6 1 4 Charging the B...

Page 13: ...ery is fully charged Speaker Sends out voice music audible reminders and alerts Small Status Display Displays current time battery power signal strength number of missed calls and messages Camera Lens...

Page 14: ...is opening ActiveSync Connector Connects to your desktop computer for data synchronization Back Components Battery Lock Secures the battery in place Car Antenna Jack Connects the car antenna Battery S...

Page 15: ...y above the keys Action Button Confirms your selection similar to the Enter key on a keyboard Navigates to the previous screen Back Button Backspaces over one or more characters when you are in a text...

Page 16: ...o the desktop PC Smartphone Connector Connects your Smartphone Power Connector Connects the AC adapter ActiveSync Connector Connects the ActiveSync cable _ N O T E Depending on the model you purchased...

Page 17: ...the SIM card with the contact area facing downward the angled corner is in left bottom position Make sure that the SIM card should be engaged below the two metal holders 2 To install the battery inser...

Page 18: ...nect the DC end of the AC adapter to the power connector on the rear of the cradle and the other end to the electrical outlet on the wall 3 The notification indicator on the Smartphone s top cover glo...

Page 19: ...until the Quick List appears 2 The first option is Power off Press the Action button or OK soft key to turn off your Smartphone Power Management By default your Smartphone will automatically turn off...

Page 20: ...with this desktop computer Do not select Synchronize with Microsoft Mobile Information Server and or this desktop computer unless you are sure that your company is running Microsoft Mobile Information...

Page 21: ...ble to the connector on the rear of the cradle and the other end to a USB port on your desktop computer 9 The Add New Hardware Wizard should automatically install the USB driver If you need to specify...

Page 22: ...cessories You can expand the capabilities of your Smartphone or facilitate your operation by purchasing accessories designed for your Smartphone For example you can use the cradle phone headset SD MMC...

Page 23: ...ce To remove a card first make sure that no application is accessing the card then slightly push the top edge of the card to release it and pull it out of the slot _ N O T E A storage card is also cal...

Page 24: ...ch as using the Navigation Button understanding the Home screen and screen elements entering text and numbers and taking care of your Smartphone This chapter includes 2 1 Navigation Methods 14 2 2 Hom...

Page 25: ...move the cursor between the text blocks Action Button The Action button confirms your selection You can think of the Action button as the Do It button In some cases confirming your selection will tak...

Page 26: ...rform common commands Numeric Keypad You can use numbers to navigate quickly to programs and settings on your Smartphone Just press the number on the keypad that corresponds to the number shown next t...

Page 27: ...ram list is the default Home screen of your Smartphone It provides a shortcut for opening the Mio program list When you press the Down button to select Mio program list and press the Action button you...

Page 28: ...iewer To view JPEG and BMP pictures Software Manual VideoPlayer To view the videos you recorded using your Smartphone Software Manual Product Service To view and access the service information such as...

Page 29: ...s and their meanings Icon Meaning Icon Meaning New e mail or SMS Battery level New voice mail Low battery New instant message Battery charging Voice call active Signal strength Data call active No sig...

Page 30: ...can also run the program s in the SIM card Menus On many screens the right soft key is labeled Menu The Menu soft key displays a list of menu options that are relevant to the screen you are viewing S...

Page 31: ...xt input mode uppercase T9 text input mode uppercase Multipress text input mode caps lock T9 text input mode caps lock Numeric input mode Entering Text in Multipress Mode In Multipress mode you can en...

Page 32: ...ord erase the word and then press and hold the Asterisk key to change to Multipress mode and manually enter the word _ N O T E T9 cannot always find the word you want in the T9 dictionary in these cas...

Page 33: ...risk key When you are in text mode the first letter of a sentence is automatically capitalized Lock caps Press the Asterisk key twice to lock caps Press the Asterisk key again to return to lowercase E...

Page 34: ...eive calls and make emergency calls when the keypad is locked Locking the Smartphone Locking your Smartphone prevents access to personal data When you enable this feature the Smartphone will automatic...

Page 35: ...e Programs soft key select Settings then Security and then press the Action button 2 Select Disable phone lock and then press the Action button 3 Enter the password 4 Press the Done soft key The time...

Page 36: ...ge the PIN 1 On the Home screen press Programs soft key select Settings then Security and then press the Action button 2 Select Change SIM Lock and then press the Action button 3 Enter the original PI...

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Page 38: ...calls and phone numbers more efficiently This chapter includes 3 1 Making a call 28 3 2 Responding to a Call 31 3 3 Managing More than One Call 32 3 4 In Call options 33 3 5 MySIM 34 3 6 Call History...

Page 39: ...ase the number 2 Press the Talk button 3 You can talk when the other party takes the call 4 To end the call press the End button Alternately you can press Menu soft key and select End and then press t...

Page 40: ...er a Home phone number and a Mobile phone number The Work phone number is set as the default number Pressing the Talk button will always dial the default number but you can change the default number a...

Page 41: ...ton A list of recently dialed phone numbers appears on the screen 2 Select the number or name for the person to call by pressing the Up Down button and press the Talk button Making a Call from the Cal...

Page 42: ...may be situations where you want to immediately silence the ring of an incoming call Simply press the Volume control and then proceed to answer the call You can customize the phone ring See section 3...

Page 43: ...all and answer the second call press the End button and then press the Talk button or Accept soft key Rejecting the Second Call Press Reject soft key to reject the second call and keep your current ca...

Page 44: ...s the Menu soft key to access menu options for common tasks The following table shows the options available when a call is in progress Some of these options are available only when multiple calls are...

Page 45: ...the SIM card is not installed the radio has been turned off or the SIM card is invalid the program will not load the phone numbers in the SIM card On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select...

Page 46: ...hoose Contacts you can decide the category of the contact to be All categories Business Miscellaneous or Personal under Select Categories 3 Press the OK soft key 4 Enter the name 5 Move to the next fi...

Page 47: ...To set the location of data to be loaded You can choose SIM Card Contacts or SIM Card Contacts default Load from Contacts column To specify the type of Contacts phone number to be displayed because My...

Page 48: ...to Contacts or vice versa NOTE When you are copying information from Contacts to the SIM card the characters exceeding the length limit of MySIM 10 characters for name and 20 for number will be trimme...

Page 49: ...Contacts list and contains an e mail address View Timers Displays detailed information regarding the length of your last call the total number of calls made and received calls by type and a lifetime...

Page 50: ...d dial You can also create speed dials for Web addresses and e mail addresses that are stored in Contacts 4 Press the Menu soft key select Add Speed Dial and then press the Action button 5 Under Keypa...

Page 51: ...ams soft key select Settings then Telephony and then press the Action button 2 Select Call Options Under Voice mail number L1 enter the number for voice mail This number will be automatically assigned...

Page 52: ...ral ring tones If you want to use your own MIDI file copy the file to the IPSM Application Data Sounds folder in the Smartphone using ActiveSync 2 On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select...

Page 53: ...MMS and files transferred by infrared To close MIDI Player and return to the previous screen press the Menu soft key select Back and then press the Action button Deleting Ring Tones In the ring tone l...

Page 54: ...you want to insert a three second pause press the Menu soft key and select Insert Pause The letter p will appear in the number to show where the three second pause will occur in the dialing sequence I...

Page 55: ...artphone but you can still use other functions such as camera Calendar games Media Player etc To turn off the radio 1 Press and hold the End button until the Quick List appears 2 Select Airplane Mode...

Page 56: ...xample you can change the sounds or use your own sounds for ring tones use your own image for the Home screen background set up Call Forwarding and Call Waiting to manage your calls more efficiently a...

Page 57: ...Silent Call Options Meeting Call Waiting Loud Caller ID Automatic Channels Headset Fixed Dialing 3 Profiles Car 1 Telephone Networks Home screen layout Ring tone for line 1 Color scheme Ring tone for...

Page 58: ...ons Enables you to change phone numbers such as your voice mail and SMS service center answer incoming calls by pressing any key and other advanced call options Call Waiting Enables you to turn Call W...

Page 59: ...n button to select from the list and then press Done soft key _ N O T E If you enabled the polyphony for Line1 Line2 as described in section 3 9 a setting on one side will overrides the setting on the...

Page 60: ...When you connect the Car Kit the Smartphone will enable this setting automatically Car Ring 4 Play sound 4 4 Changing the Profile Quickly Press and hold the End button until the Quick List appears Th...

Page 61: ...On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select Settings then Home screen and then press the Action button 4 Select Background image Press the Left Right button to select an image or select from...

Page 62: ...service provider you can use GPRS to connect to the network The available services depend on what you have applied with your service provider and the services are charged To set up the GPRS connectio...

Page 63: ...e appropriate information for the remaining fields including the phone number for dialing up user name and password and Domain Name 9 Press the Done soft key To create a dial up connection to your cor...

Page 64: ...A VPN connection is used to access your corporate network using an existing Internet connection Proxy Connection A proxy connection is used to access the Internet using an existing connection to your...

Page 65: ...sequence Setting Items Page 2 Name 4 Remove Programs Telephone number Enable Phone Lock E mail address 5 Security Enable SIM Lock 1 Owner Information Notes Main battery Backlight time out 2 Power Man...

Page 66: ...his is helpful for example in the event that you lose your Smartphone so that you can be contacted if it is found Power Management On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select Settings then O...

Page 67: ...Action button 2 Select the program you want to remove by pressing the Up Down button and then press the Action button You can also press the Menu soft key to select Remove and then press the Action b...

Page 68: ...age Service SMS messages and using MSN Messenger to communicate with others This chapter includes 5 1 Sending E mail and SMS Messages 58 5 2 Receiving E mail and SMS Messages 60 5 3 Managing Inbox 62...

Page 69: ...t Sending from Contacts On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select Contacts and then press the Action button Select the contact you want from the list and press the Action button Select the...

Page 70: ...ed text appears on the screen Select the predefined text to insert into your message and press the Insert soft key To Edit Your Predefined Text Messages 1 When in Inbox press the Menu soft key select...

Page 71: ...key select Add Sender to Contacts Receiving a Complete Message When you connect to the e mail server or synchronize Inbox with your desktop computer only the first 5 KB of each new message are downloa...

Page 72: ...to determine whether you want to download the attachment _ N O T E On POP3 messages the attachment size is omitted The attachment icon has the following three states Not downloaded Downloaded Marked...

Page 73: ...are stored until you empty this folder Sent Items where copies of e mail messages that you have sent are stored Outbox where sent e mail messages are stored until you synchronize or connect to your e...

Page 74: ...ail message from the e mail server the next time you connect Mark as Read Displays the header text of a message in Inbox in lightface indicating that the message has been read Mark as Unread Displays...

Page 75: ...es you to specify whether you want to include an original copy of the message in your reply save a copy of your sent messages or use Unicode for SMS messages Receiving Enables you to specify the volum...

Page 76: ...t synchronized and you cannot use them to send or receive attachments Importing SMS Messages from the SIM Card to Inbox Your SIM card may have been inserted in another mobile phone Note that any SMS m...

Page 77: ...dy have a Hotmail account To set up a Microsoft NET Passport account go to http www passport com Once you have this account you will need A connection on your Smartphone that enables you to connect to...

Page 78: ...press the Menu soft key select Add Contact and then follow the directions on the screen Delete a contact In the Messenger contacts list select the contact s name press the Menu soft key and select Del...

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Page 80: ...ou manage your personal information and tasks These programs are compatible with your desktop s Microsoft Outlook Using ActiveSync you can easily keep your data on your Smartphone and desktop computer...

Page 81: ...an press the soft key to access the Contacts list The Contacts list displays the names of your contacts alphabetically along with an abbreviation for the default communication method such as the perso...

Page 82: ...Menu Description Add Speed Dial Enables you to create a shortcut to a selected phone number or e mail address See section 3 7 for more information Set As Default Makes the selected phone number or e...

Page 83: ...he Action button If the right soft key on the Home screen is Contacts you can also press the soft key 2 Select the contact to delete by pressing the Up Down button 3 Press the Menu soft key select Del...

Page 84: ...ve to Custom ring tone Select a ring tone by pressing the Left Right button You can also select from the list by pressing the Action button 5 Press the Done soft key _ N O T E The custom ring tone set...

Page 85: ...he Default Number 1 On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select Contacts and then press the Action button If the right soft key is Contacts you can also press the soft key 2 Select the conta...

Page 86: ...reminder to appear 5 When completed press the Done soft key _ N O T E When you create a new appointment on your Smartphone you can synchronize Calendar with your desktop computer or a server to keep y...

Page 87: ...rding to start time All day appointments are shown as a single line at the top of the Agenda view Up to three all day events will be displayed To look at your agenda for previous or approaching dates...

Page 88: ...ew of your monthly schedule with arrow indicators for morning and afternoon appointments The arrows pointing upward represent morning appointments and the arrows pointing downward represent afternoon...

Page 89: ...assed since your last haircut Creating a New Task 1 On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select Tasks and then press the Action button 2 Select the Enter new task here field and enter the ta...

Page 90: ...pears to indicate that the task is completed Mark a completed task as incomplete Select the task and press the Activity soft key The check mark disappears to indicate that the task is uncompleted Dele...

Page 91: ...can press the Record soft key to begin recording 4 Press the Stop soft key to stop recording your voice note 5 The recording will appear in the list and is named by numbers in your Smartphone To renam...

Page 92: ...ton 4 Align the infrared ports so that they are unobstructed and within close range of each other 5 Press the Beam soft key to start transmitting Status information will then be displayed indicating t...

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Page 94: ...Sync and explains how to synchronize information on your Smartphone and desktop computer or server This chapter includes 7 1 ActiveSync Overview 84 7 2 Using ActiveSync 85 7 3 Setting Up Server Active...

Page 95: ...mation including Contacts Calendar Tasks up to date by synchronizing your Smartphone with your desktop computer Choose to synchronize Contacts Calendar and Tasks with a server so that you have the lat...

Page 96: ...motely See section 7 4 2 On the Home screen press the Programs soft key select ActiveSync and then press the Action button 3 Press the Sync soft key to start synchronizing _ N O T E The time setting o...

Page 97: ...bytes of each new message The messages on your Smartphone and on your desktop computer are linked When you delete a message on your Smartphone it is deleted from your desktop computer the next time y...

Page 98: ...then Schedule and then press the Action button 3 Select the When connected to my PC synchronize with the server every check box and select a length of time 4 Press the Done soft key To Create a Sched...

Page 99: ...ord 7 Under Domain enter the name of the domain for your Microsoft Exchange Server if required 8 Select Save password if you want your Smartphone to save your password so that you need not enter it re...

Page 100: ...button 5 Select Include PC sync remotely when synchronizing and then press the Action button to check this option 6 Under Connect To select the appropriate computer name 7 Press the Done soft key 8 T...

Page 101: ...ktop computer quickly This method is ideal for quickly changing between multiple devices because there are no cables or adapters to change When creating a partnership you must connect using infrared a...

Page 102: ...using Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer play audio and video files using Microsoft Windows Media Player set up a modem link play Solitaire and use Calculator This chapter includes 8 1 Internet Explor...

Page 103: ...ess your Favorites list from any Web page by simply pressing the Favorites soft key After opening Internet Explorer you can To Do this View a favorite Select a favorite to view and press the Go To sof...

Page 104: ...st 1 When you are in the Web page you want press the Menu soft key select Add Favorite and then press the Action button 2 Enter a name for the Web site as you want it to appear on your Favorites list...

Page 105: ...orer Options Function General Enables you to change the way Web pages are downloaded and displayed For example you can choose to omit displaying images turn off sound fit the Web page to the screen re...

Page 106: ...tions when you play a file To Do this Play or stop a file Press the Action button Skip to the beginning of the current file Press the Left button Skip to the beginning of the previous file Press the L...

Page 107: ...playback of the current file Next Skips to the next file on the current playlist This command is not available if the last file is the current selection Previous Skips to the beginning of the current...

Page 108: ...n press the Play soft key 4 Press the Menu soft key select Add to Favorites and then press the Action button To Play a Favorite 1 On the Home screen select Windows Media and then press the Action butt...

Page 109: ...opy content to your Smartphone For more information about copying content to your Smartphone and other portable devices see the Windows Media Player Help on your desktop computer Media Player Compatib...

Page 110: ...then Modem Link and then press the Action button 3 Under Connection select IrCOMM 4 Press the Menu soft key select Activate and then press the Action button 5 Align the Smartphone s infrared IR port...

Page 111: ...card you want to move and then press the number or character above the card stack to which you want to move the card Tip Pressing the Up button will move a card to one of the four card stacks on the u...

Page 112: ...able mathematical symbols the plus sign the minus sign the multiplication sign X and the division sign You can also use the Menu options to display the available mathematical symbols You can also use...

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Page 114: ...tion This chapter provides the reference information This chapter includes 9 1 Product Specifications 104 9 2 Technical Support and Troubleshooting 105 9 3 Restoring Factory Default State 106 9 4 Regu...

Page 115: ...flective color LCD display 65K color 176x220 resolution with backlight AC Adapter 100 240V 1A Battery 1000mAH Standby Time Up to 72 to 100 hours Talk Time Up to 2 to 3 hours WAN Function GSM900 suppor...

Page 116: ...umber No ring tone Check the sound volume Make sure that your Smartphone is not muted Poor signal quality If you are inside a building move near a window or go outside If you are in a reinforced struc...

Page 117: ...ding all files system settings and additional programs you have installed will be erased Follow this procedure to clear the memory from your Smartphone 1 To ensure the integrity of your data should it...

Page 118: ...ot occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encoura...

Page 119: ...irectives implies conformity to the following European Standards 1999 5 EECRadio Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive R TTE EN 301 511 Specific Absorption Rate SAR Standard EN 50360 EN 50361...

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