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Page 2: ...account setup and activation A data plan is also required An unlimited usage data plan is strongly recommended or additional data charges may apply Open Source License information You can view the Open Source License terms on your smartphone Tap the center of the gesture area and then tap the Launcher icon Swipe left until the PDF View icon appears Tap PDF View and then tap Open Source Information...

Page 3: ...o during a call 18 Set up and use a Bluetooth hands free device Chapter 3 Email and other messages 20 Email 21 Messaging Chapter 4 Contacts Calendar and other personal information 26 Contacts 28 Calendar Chapter 5 Photos videos and music 30 Camera 30 Photos 31 Videos 31 Music 32 Amazon MP3 Chapter 6 Web and wireless connections 36 Wi Fi 36 Web 36 Bluetooth wireless technology Chapter 7 Documents 4...

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Page 5: ...niquely yours But first take the few easy steps in this chapter to set up your smartphone and get it running Then learn about the key features that make moving around on your smartphone and accessing your information easy gestures menus search notifications and more In this chapter 6 Get to know your smartphone 7 Set up your phone 7 Turn the phone on off 9 Open applications 10 Work with applicatio...

Page 6: ...age you are composing or to accept information you entered in a field 6 Sym Press to enter symbols and accented characters that don t appear on the keys Touchscreen 1 Application name Displays the name of the currently open application Drag down over the app name to open the application menu 2 Launcher See Open an application in the Launcher 3 Connection icons Show the status of wireless service c...

Page 7: ...SIM card slot 2 Lanyard loop Set up your phone Verify your profile After you finish setup look for an email on your computer at the address you used for your Palm profile If you don t see the confirmation email in your Inbox check your spam mail folder in your desktop email program Click the link in the email to do the following Verify your Palm profile Follow a link to learn about getting data li...

Page 8: ...ireless services off airplane mode Airplane mode turns off your phone as well as the Bluetooth wireless technology and Wi Fi features Use airplane mode when you are on a plane or anywhere else you need to turn off all wireless services You can t browse the web but you can still use apps like Calendar Contacts Photos Music Doc View and PDF View Do one of the following Tap the upper right corner of ...

Page 9: ... Launcher includes multiple pages which you can organize to group apps the way you want 1 If you re in an app tap the center of the gesture area to display Card view 2 In Card View tap 3 To find the app you want swipe up or down to see all the icons on a page To see other pages swipe right or left on the screen or tap the arrows in the upper left and upper right corner of the screen 4 Tap the appl...

Page 10: ...emo make the back gesture to close and save the memo and return to the display of all your memos When you make the back gesture in an application and that s the only screen of that app that s open you minimize the app and go back to Card view To make the back gesture swipe right to left anywhere in the gesture area Display all open applications Card view Card view displays open applications as sma...

Page 11: ...symbols appear above the letters on the keys To enter these characters do one of the following Press Option and press the key for the character The alternate character symbol appears You don t need to hold down Option while pressing the second key Enter a series of alternate characters Press Option twice to turn on Option Lock The Option Lock symbol appears Turn off Option Lock Press Option Enter ...

Page 12: ...time Your info is also saved if you minimize an app screen to a card and throw the card off the top of the screen to close the app On screens with a Done button tap Done to save your information Use the menus Most applications have an application menu hidden in the upper left corner which provides access to additional features There is also a connection menu hidden in the upper right corner which ...

Page 13: ...electing an item repeat one of the options in step 1 View and respond to notifications Respond to a notification Notifications show up at the bottom of the screen to notify you of new voicemail and messages upcoming appointments missed calls application updates and more By default if a notification arrives when the screen is off the gesture area light pulses You can turn this feature off Do one of...

Page 14: ...uding apps you have downloaded from App Catalog Contacts 3 Do one of the following To open an application Tap the application To look up or get in touch with someone Tap a contact name to open the person s contact information Tap a phone number to dial it an email address to send a message and so on If only the contact name is displayed tap the name to display ways to get in touch You can also tap...

Page 15: ...ll swap between calls and set up a six way conference call You can also work with other applications while on a call Your Palm XXX smartphone helps you to do all these tasks with ease In this chapter 16 Make calls 17 Receive calls 17 Use voicemail 17 What can I do during a call 18 Set up and use a Bluetooth hands free device ...

Page 16: ...not need to press Option to enter numbers or 2 When you finish entering the number tap it to dial Dial using a speed dial See Assign a speed dial to a contact for instructions on creating a speed dial In the Launcher Card view or Phone press and hold the speed dial key you assigned to the number Dial by contact name in the Phone application See How do I add names and other info into Contacts for i...

Page 17: ...ing Tap Press power twice To reply to a caller who is in your Contacts list after you ignore a call tap the ignored call notification This opens the caller s contact entry where you can select a reply method To reply to a caller who is not in your Contacts list go to your call history Use voicemail Set up voicemail 1 In the Launcher Card view or Phone press and hold 1 When the search results scree...

Page 18: ...within range and the Bluetooth feature on your smartphone is turned on The range varies greatly depending on environmental factors The maximum is about 30 feet 10 meters NOTE You can use a stereo A2DP enabled Bluetooth headset or speakers to listen to music files on your smartphone You cannot however use a mono Bluetooth headset to listen to music files 1 Open Bluetooth 2 If the Bluetooth setting ...

Page 19: ... can access your wireless service provider s data network or a Wi Fi network You can send and receive attachments as well And keep the Messaging app in mind for times when you need to send a short text multimedia or instant message to a mobile phone number especially handy when you re in a meeting that s running late In this chapter 20 Email 21 Messaging ...

Page 20: ...u need and enter the account settings Create and send an email message 1 Open Email 2 If this is the first time you have opened the Email application and you set up synchronization with at least one email account already while setting up an account in Contacts Calendar or Messaging tap Done If you have not set up an email account 3 Tap 4 Optional Tap From to change the email account you are using ...

Page 21: ...ist and tap the account name Messaging Create and send a text or multimedia message Each text message can have up to 160 characters You can send a message of more than 160 characters but the message may be split into several messages If you send a text message to an email address the email address is deducted from the 160 character count Multimedia messages consist of both text and pictures You ca...

Page 22: ...e message text Open the application menu tap Add File and tap Tap the album containing the video and tap the video or tap New Video If you tap New Video tap to start recording tap to stop and then tap the new video s date If a video is above the maximum size allowed for sending by multimedia message you can trim the video to an appropriate size 7 Enter the message text and tap Receive and view tex...

Page 23: ... continue a conversation In Buddies view tap a buddy name If there s more than one account for that buddy the most recently used IM account is opened In Conversations view tap an existing conversation In Conversations or Buddies view if you tap you start a new text message To switch to IM tap and tap an IM address from your Contacts 3 Enter the message text and tap 4 When the message recipient rep...

Page 24: ...24 Chapter 3 Email and other messages ...

Page 25: ...sonal information Your Palm XXX smartphone is all you need to organize your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go All your personal information is backed up and kept private either in your Palm profile or in one of your online accounts In this chapter 26 Contacts 28 Calendar ...

Page 26: ...nt from your smartphone 4 Tap Name to enter the contact name 5 To add detailed name information such as prefix suffix or middle name to a name open the application menu and tap Name Details 6 Tap fields to enter contact details select a ringtone for this contact and so on Scroll to see all fields You can add a reminder that appears whenever you and this person get in touch 7 In some fields such as...

Page 27: ...or both of the following To add or change information Tap a field NOTE In a linked contact when you enter info in a field for the first time you can assign that info to any account by tapping the account button in the field To delete a piece of contact information Throw the item off the side of the screen and tap Delete 7 Tap Done Assign a speed dial to a contact You can assign a speed dial to any...

Page 28: ...e Calendar For information on managing your smartphone s time settings 1 Open Calendar 2 Tap All or an online account name in the upper right corner and tap the calendar you want to use for this event NOTE If an account doesn t appear in the list you can t add data to that account from your phone If you create an event in All Calendars view the event is created in the calendar set as the default 3...

Page 29: ...nd videos and view photos on your Palm XXX smartphone Listen to music through the built in speaker or through a 3 5mm headset or headphones sold separately Take pictures and record videos and then share them with your friends immediately directly from your phone In this chapter 30 Camera 30 Photos 31 Videos 31 Music 32 Amazon MP3 ...

Page 30: ...nts Receive pictures as part of a multimedia message Copy a picture from a web page The following table shows you the photo formats that you can see on your phone and the apps you can see them in NOTE You can download and look at GIFs in Email and they are saved to USB storage but you can t look at GIFs in Photos or use one as wallpaper You can also look at pictures on the web directly in the web ...

Page 31: ...uetooth wireless technology you can also use them to listen to music You can also listen to streaming music from the web directly in the web browser Get music onto your phone To get music onto your phone you can do any of the following Copy music files from your computer You can copy music files to any folder on your smartphone s USB drive However to make it easy to find and manage files consider ...

Page 32: ...chronized to your phone Tap Playlists Go to palm com sync solutions for a list of third party solutions sold separately that you can use to sync music and playlists from your computer to your phone Songs play in the order they are displayed onscreen To listen to them in random order Tap Shuffle All Amazon MP3 Before you can download items using the Amazon MP3 application on your smartphone you mus...

Page 33: ...To buy and download an album tap the album price and tap Buy Tap anywhere else on the album entry to view detailed album information Songs To buy and download a song tap the song price and tap Buy Tap anywhere else on the song entry to preview the song Bio Tap to read biographical information about the artist IMPORTANT Your credit card is charged for the price of an item as soon as you tap Buy Vie...

Page 34: ...the song price and tap Buy View and work with downloaded items 1 Tap Download on any screen displaying this button This displays items that you are currently downloading or that you already downloaded 2 To cancel a current download tap After you download an item listen to it in the Music application see Get music onto your phone ...

Page 35: ...e s web browser you can take the web with you almost anywhere you go You can use your phone s Wi Fi feature to connect to a public work or home network The Bluetooth wireless technology on your Palm XXX smartphone helps you easily set up wireless connections to a number of devices In this chapter 36 Wi Fi 36 Web 36 Bluetooth wireless technology ...

Page 36: ...ing search You can also search the web from the Launcher or Card view 1 Open Web 2 Enter the search term and tap a search option Bluetooth wireless technology Turn the Bluetooth feature on off Do one of the following Open Bluetooth and tap On or Off From any screen Open the connection menu tap Bluetooth and tap Turn on Bluetooth or Turn off Bluetooth Make a pairing request to another device BEFORE...

Page 37: ... t need to be open to use the Bluetooth connection but Bluetooth must be turned on 1 Open Bluetooth 2 Make sure Bluetooth is on see Turn the Bluetooth feature on off 3 Initiate a pairing from the other device 4 When the connection request appears tap Yes allow 5 If a passkey is not required pairing is complete when the Devices list appears If a passkey screen appears do one of the following An aut...

Page 38: ...ed between your smartphone and the device This means that you will need to pair with the device again if you want to connect see Make a pairing request to another device or Accept a pairing request from another device If all you want to do is temporarily disconnect from a device see Disconnect from a device 1 Open Bluetooth 2 Throw the name off the side of the screen and tap Delete Rename a device...

Page 39: ... XXX smartphone enables you to take your office with you including your Microsoft Office files You can view and search Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint files on your phone You can also view PDF files on your phone In this chapter 40 PDF View ...

Page 40: ...ter the password to open the file 3 To open another file Open the application menu and tap Open Tap the file Move around in a file Go to the next or preceding page Tap or Jump to a different page Tap the current page number at the bottom of the screen Enter the page number you want and press Enter Move a part of the current page to the center of the display Tap and hold on the part of the page you...

Page 41: ...alm XXX smartphone work better for you Personalize your smartphone to make it match your lifestyle You can easily customize many features of your phone like the wallpaper screen brightness ringtone for incoming calls and more In this chapter 42 Screen Lock 42 Sounds Ringtones ...

Page 42: ...of the picture you want for your wallpaper Tap and hold the picture and then drag the portion you want to the center of the onscreen box This portion becomes the wallpaper 5 Tap Set Wallpaper Sounds Ringtones Manage system sounds and notifications You can turn system sounds such as transition sounds and notification alerts on or off You can also set the volume for system sounds Sliding the ringer ...

Page 43: ... ringtone for incoming calls The ringtone you select here applies globally to all incoming calls You can also set a unique ringtone for a contact 1 Open Sounds Ringtones 2 Tap the displayed ringtone to open the full list of tones 3 Optional Tap to listen to the ringtone 4 Tap the name of the ringtone to select it 5 To set the ringtone volume drag the Ringtone Volume slider TIP Adjusting the Ringto...

Page 44: ...44 Chapter 8 Preferences ...

Page 45: ...Chapter 9 Learn More 45 Learn More In this chapter 46 While using your phone ...

Page 46: ...rty damage While using your phone On device Help Read short how tos and watch animations on your new smartphone To view all Help Open Help To view Help topics for a single application Open the application open the application menu and tap Help Online support from Palm Visit palm com support to edit your Palm profile watch how to animations access the Data Transfer Assistant and read comprehensive ...

Page 47: ... 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This smartphone meets the FCC Radiofrequency Emission Guidelines and is certified with the FCC as FCC ID O8F BROY Model P160UEU FCC ID O8F BROU Model P160UNA The FCC ID is located on the back of your Palm smartphone behind the touchscre...

Page 48: ...s can be used under the following conditions either for public or private use Indoor use maximum power EIRP of 100 mW for the entire 2400 2483 5 MHz frequency band Outdoor use maximum power EIRP of 100 mW for the 2400 2454 MHz band and with maximum power EIRP of 10 mW for the 2454 2483 MHz band Precaution against hearing loss Protect your hearing Listening to this device at full volume for a long ...

Page 49: ...nt guideline limits Limiting exposure to radio frequency RF fields For individuals concerned about limiting their exposure to RF fields the World Health Organization WHO provides the following advice Precautionary measures Present scientific information does not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones If individuals are concerned they might choose to limit their ...

Page 50: ...y removed from most applications radioactive substances tributyl tin TBT triphenyl tin TPT and tributyl tin oxide TBTO User Safety Operational Warnings IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION Read this information before using your smartphone For the safe and efficient operation of your smartphone observe these guidelines Potentially explosive atmospheres Turn off your smartphone whe...

Page 51: ...at least 3 to 4 bars Caution Avoid potential hearing loss Prolonged exposure to loud sounds including music is the most common cause of preventable hearing loss Some scientific research suggests that using portable audio devices such as portable music players and cellular telephones at high volume settings for long durations may lead to permanent noise induced hearing loss This includes the use of...

Page 52: ...or subjected to a severe fall do not use it until you have taken it to be checked at an authorized service center Interference in cars and to other Electronic Devices Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation R...

Page 53: ...s injured or a vehicle you know to be stolen call roadside assistance or other special non emergency wireless number General Operation Prolonged Views of Screen If you are driving do not access any function requiring a prolonged view of the screen Pull over in a safe and legal manner before attempting to access a function of the system requiring prolonged attention Even occasional short scans to t...

Page 54: ...otton The rapidity with which you touch connect or disconnect electronic devices While you should always take appropriate precautions to discharge static electricity if you are in an environment where you notice ESD events you may want to take extra precautions to protect your electronic equipment against ESD Owner s Record The model number regulatory number and serial number are located on the ba...

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