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KYOCERA Rise
User Guide
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Get Started
This section gives you all the information you need to set up your device and the service the first time.
Get Started 1
Your Device at a Glance
Set Up Your Device
You must first install and charge the battery to begin setting up your device.
1. Install the battery.
Hook your thumb- or fingernail into the slot at the left side of the battery compartment cover ( ) and gently lift up to remove the cover ( ).
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Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press into place ( ).
Make sure the locking tabs of the cover are seated and then gently press the cover.
( ).
2. Charge your battery.
Plug the smaller end of the microUSB cable into the device’s charger/accessory jack.
Plug the other end of the USB cable into the charger, and then plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
WARNING: Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-Ion battery as you can be burned.
Note: Your device’s battery should have enough charge for the device to turn on and find a signal, run the setup application, set up voicemail, and make a call. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.
3. Press and hold the Power button to turn your device on.
To remove the battery, after removing the battery compartment cover, grasp the tab extending from the battery pack and pull the battery out of its compartment.
Activate Your Device
Find out information about activating your device.
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Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan
Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan
1. From your computer, visit virginmobileusa.com
and click on Activate .
2. Choose an activation option and click Next . Then enter your zip code and click Next .
3. When prompted, enter the serial number (MEID DEC) printed on the sticker located on the back of your device in the battery compartment and click Next .
4. Follow the remaining instructions to choose your plan and select a payment method.
5. Follow the activation instructions below after creating your account in order to be able to start using your device.
Activate Your Device
1. Turn on your new device.
2. Touch the Activate icon
– or –
on the home screen.
Touch , and then touch the Activate icon .
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the activation process.
After activation, your device will automatically download “The Essentials” ID pack. This may take several minutes or more depending on the network speed. However, you may continue to use your device as the ID pack is being downloaded in the background.
Account Management
Find out information about managing your account.
Managing Your Account
Manage your account from your device or your computer.
From Your Device
Dial *86 on your device or press Home and touch > My Account your Account, where you can do any of the following things:
to access
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● Check your minutes
● Add money (Top-Up)
● Change plans... and a lot more
From Your Computer
Log in with your phone number and Account PIN at virginmobileusa.com
where you can do everything above, and more.
Top-Up Your Account
Buy Top-Up cards at thousands of retailers. Or, make it real easy by registering your credit/debit card or PayPal account.
Auto Top-Up
Auto Top-Up is the easiest way to keep your service working. Set it to Top-Up your account once a month so you can keep emailing, IMing, Tweeting with Twitter, surfing, and talking. No interruptions, no sweat. Activate Auto Top-Up and adjust your settings anytime by logging at virginmobileusa.com
.
One-time Top-Ups
From Your Device:
Dial *729 on your device or press Home and touch > My Account .
From Your Computer:
If you don ’t want to set Auto Top-Up, you can still log in at virginmobileusa.com
whenever you need a quick Top-Up.
Set Up Voicemail
You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your device is activated.
Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access. Your device automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off.
1. Press Home , and touch . (If your screen is locked, press the Power button to turn on the display, and then touch and flick it to unlock the screen.)
2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number.
3. Follow the system prompts to:
Create your password.
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Record your name announcement.
Record your greeting.
Note: Voicemail Password – It is strongly recommended that you create a password when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your device is able to access your voicemail messages.
Mobile ID
Mobile ID is a free service from Virgin Mobile that lets you download a complete mobile experience on demand. Customize your device to match whatever you ’re into... music, entertainment, social networking, and more.
“The Essentials” ID pack includes an entire set of apps, widgets, and more – handpicked by
Virgin Mobile.
You can install as many as five ID Packs at any one time in addition to the default “The
Essentials ” ID pack. You can easily switch from one ID Pack to another without losing any applications already installed.
Installing an ID Pack
Note: Your device must be activated, your battery should be fully charged, and you should be in a network coverage area before you install an ID Pack.
1. Press Home , and touch . (If your screen is locked, press the Power button to turn on the display, and then touch and flick it to unlock the screen.)
2. Touch Get New ID Packs .
3. Touch All ID Packs .
4. Scroll to and touch the desired ID Pack.
5. Touch Install .
6. Read the Terms and Conditions and touch Agree .
If a Downloading message appears, read the message and touch Continue .
7. The ID Pack is now installed.
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Switching ID Packs
1. Press Home , and touch .
2. Touch an ID Pack to replace your current pack.
– or –
Touch Get New ID Packs to install a new ID Pack and follow steps 3
Note: Certain features of Mobile ID are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information about using Mobile ID, please visit virginmobileusa.com
.
Customer Support
Contact Virgin Mobile ’s customer support department for information about your device, account history, call coverage area, and specific features available to you.
● Visit virginmobileusa.com
.
● Dial *VM from your Virgin Mobile device.
● Dial 1-888-322-1122 from any phone.
For questions about the device features, refer to the materials provided with your device, or visit virginmobileusa.com
.
Virgin 411
Virgin 411 gives you access to a variety of services and information, including residential, business, and government listings; movie listings or show times; driving directions, restaurant reservations, and major local event information. There is a per-call charge to use Virgin 411, and you will be billed for airtime.
● Dial 411 from your Virgin Mobile device.
For more information or to see the latest in services, visit virginmobileusa.com
.
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Device Basics
The topics in this section will introduce the basic functions and features of your device.
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Your Device ’s Layout
The illustrations and descriptions below outline your device ’s basic layout.
Key Functions
● Power Button lets you turn the device on or off, or turn the screen backlight on or off. This button can be configured to end a call.
● LED Indicator shows your device’s battery status. It also flashes for incoming calls or pending notifications.
● Proximity Sensor/Light Sensor automatically deactivates the touchscreen when you hold the device near your face. This prevents you from unintentionally activating device functions during a call. It also automatically turns off the backlight and brightens the display when you are in sunlight or a bright room, and dims the display in darker places.
● Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringtone and media volumes when you are not on a call, or the voice volume during a call.
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● Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the micro-USB cable (included) to charge the battery or to transfer files to and from a computer.
CAUTION!
Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the device.
● Back Key ( ) returns you to the previous screen or closes the dialog box.
● Home Key ( ) returns you to the Home screen.
● Recent Apps Key ( ) allows you to show the Recent Apps screen.
● Menu Key ( ) lets you open the menus of the current screen or application.
● Camera Button lets you activate the camera and camcorder and take pictures and videos.
● Display Screen displays all the information needed to operate your device. Use finger gestures to navigate and interact with items on the screen.
● microSD Card Slot (internal) allows you to insert a microSD card to support external memory.
Note: Your device comes with the microSD card preinstalled.
● Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.
● Headphone Jack allows you to plug in an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.
CAUTION!
Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the device.
● Internal Antennas facilitate reception and transmission. To maximize performance, do not obstruct while using the device.
● Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
● Camera Lens , as part of the built-in camera, lets you take pictures and videos.
● Camera Flash allows you to take pictures and videos in low light conditions.
●
Self Portrait Mirror allows you to see your reflection when taking photos or videos.
● Speaker lets you hear the different ringtone s and sounds. It also lets you hear the caller’s voice in speakerphone mode.
Turn Your Device On and Off
The instructions below explain how to turn your device on and off.
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Turn Your Device On
To turn your device on, follow the step below.
► Press and hold the
Power button.
Turn Your Device Off
To turn your device off, follow the steps below.
► Press and hold the Power button to open the device options menu. Touch Power off >
OK to turn the device off.
Your screen remains blank while your device is off.
Turn Your Screen On and Off
Your device allows you to quickly turn the screen off when not in use and to turn it back on and unlock it when you need it.
Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use
To turn your screen off, follow the step below.
► To quickly turn the screen off, press the Power button. Pressing the Power button again will turn on your device screen and show the lock screen.
To save battery power, the device automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the device’s screen is off.
Note: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see Sleep within
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
1. To turn the screen on, press the Power button.
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2. Flick until it turns to (with a blue frame) to unlock the screen.
– or –
Open the slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
You can disable the screen lock or add more secure one from the System settings menu. See Screen lock
Touchscreen Navigation
Your device’s touchscreen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures.
Touch
Touch once with your finger to select or launch a menu, option, or application. A light touch works best.
Warning:
Warning:
Do not touch with a pen or stylus. It may damage the touchscreen.
If the touchscreen of your device does get wet, dry it with a clean soft cloth before touching it.
Touch and Hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, options for a contact), simply touch and hold the item.
Drag
Touch and hold your finger before you start to move it. Do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Slide or Flick
To slide, quickly move your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. To flick, move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than sliding. When you’re flicking through a long list, touch the screen to stop scrolling.
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Pinch and Spread
Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or spread the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.)
Rotate
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the device sideways. When entering text, you can turn the device
sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. See Touchscreen Keyboard for more details.
Note: The Auto-rotate screen check box in Home > Menu > System settings >
Display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.
Your Home Screens
The H ome screen is the starting point for your device’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets, and more. Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.
Home Screen Overview
The below explains some examples you see on the Home screen.
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1. Status Bar : Displays the time, notification, and device status icons. Slide down to display the Notifications panel.
2. Shortcut : Allows users to quickly launch applications.
3. Application Launcher : Touch to display available applications and widgets on the device.
4. Favorites Tray : Keeps icons of your favorite application. The icons in the tray remain visible on every Home screen. You can change icons except the Application launcher icon (center).
5. Screen Position Indicator : Allows users to know where you are among five home screens.
6. Folder : Allows users to store multiple application icons as a group.
7. Google Search Bar : Allows users to enter text or spoken keywords for a quick search on the device or on the Internet. Touch to enter text or touch to speak your keyword.
Customize the Home Screens
Learn how to add, move, or remove items from the home screen.
Add Application Icons or Widget to the Home Screens
1. Touch on the Favorites Tray.
2. Slide the APPS and WIDGETS screens to find the item you want to add to the Home screens.
3. Touch and hold an application or widget icon. The initial Home screen appears.
4. Pressing the application or widget icon, move your finger left or right to the place you want to add the icon.
5. Release your finger.
Move or Remove Items on the Home Screens
► Touch and hold the item you want to move or remove from the screen.
To move the item, drag it to a new area and release it.
To remove the item, touch and hold the item until you see “X Remove” at the top of the home screen, and then drag the item until it turns red, and then release your finger.
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Change Wallpaper
1. Touch and hold the empty area of the Home screens.
2. Select one of the following options.
Gallery : Select to use saved or captured pictures on your device. Touch to select a picture, and crop it before setting it as wallpaper.
ID wallpapers : Select to use ID wallpapers. Select the wallpaper and touch Set wallpaper .
Live Wallpapers : Select to use Live wallpapers. Select the wallpaper and touch Set wallpaper .
Wallpapers : Select to use preset wallpapers. Select the wallpaper and touch Set wallpaper .
Favorites Tray
Favorites Tray keeps five icons you usually use. The icons in the tray remain visible on every
Home screen. You can change icons except the Application launcher icon located in the center of the tray.
To add a new icon on the Favorites Tray:
1.
Remove the current icon on the tray. See Move or Remove Items on the Home Screens .
2. Touch and hold the application icon and drag it to the Favorites Tray.
3. Release your finger.
Use folders
You can combine several app icons in a folder. Drop one app icon over another on a Home screen, and the two icons will be combined.
1. Drag one application icon over another icon.
2. Release your finger. You can see two icons piled within a folder (a black circle).
3. Touch a circle. You can see application icons within the folder.
4. Touch Unnamed Folder . The keyboard opens and you can name this folder. To rename it, touch the name.
Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the screen provides device and service status information on the right side and notification alerts on the left. To view notification alerts, slide the status bar down.
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Status Icons
Icon Description
Bluetooth
®
enabled
Wi-Fi
®
active (full signal)
Vibrate
Silent
Network (full signal)
Network (no signal)
3G (data service)
Airplane mode
Alarm set
Battery (charging)
Battery (full charge)
Battery (discharged)
Notification Icons
Icon Description
Missed call
New email
New Gmail
New SMS message
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New MMS message
Event
Music application is running background
USB connection
Alarm
When animating, GPS is active
Downloading
Enter Text
You can type on your device using either the slide-out QWERTY keyboard or one of the available touchscreen keyboards.
Enter Text Using the Android Keyboard
Slide-out QWERTY Keyboard
Open the slide-out QWERTY keyboard to type faster using your thumbs. The slide-out keyboard also comes with special keys that let you quickly access menus and search your device.
To open the slide-out QWERTY keyboard:
1. Hold the phone sideways, with the front panel buttons to your right.
2. Push the screen panel up with your thumbs to reveal the slide-out keyboard.
Note: When the slide-out keyboard is opened, the display stays in landscape mode and you will not be able to use the onscreen keyboard.
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3. Start an app or select a field that requires text or number entry.
4. Press the letter keys to enter text. Press the following keys to enter uppercase letters, numbers, special characters, or symbols:
Shift key ( )
• Press once to capitalize the next letter you select.
• Press twice to lock the shift key and type a series of uppercase letters. (This works just like the Caps Lock key on your computer keyboard.)
• To unlock, press the shift key once again.
Function key ( )
• Press to enter the number or symbol located at the upper right corner of the key
(for example #, *, &, +, ! , .com). Press this key first and then any corresponding key.
• Press twice to lock the function key.
• To unlock, press the function key once again.
Note: Do not confuse with the four keys at the bottom of your device when closed and in portrait orientation. These keys can also be referred to as “function keys.”
Symbol key ( )
• Press to open the Symbols window. Touch the symbol you want to insert into your text.
5. Press these keys to perform other actions:
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Navigation keys ( )
• Press to scroll through the phone’s menu options. On the text input screen, press to move the cursor.
Enter key ( )
• Press to insert a line feed in text input mode, or access the phone’s menus and select the highlighted choice when navigating through a menu.
Backspace key ( )
• Press to delete characters from the display in text input mode.
Touchscreen Keyboard
The touchscreen keyboard lets you enter text directly onscreen without opening the slide-out
QWERTY keyboard.
Your device provides convenient ways to enter letters, numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted to enter text. To manually display the touchscreen keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text. There are two ways of entering text on your device: Swype and
Android keyboard .
To switch the touchscreen keyboard:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Touch Default under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS .
3. Choose Android keyboard or Swype .
– or –
1. When a touchscreen keyboard is displayed, slide the status bar down.
2. Touch Select input method .
3. Choose Android keyboard or Swype .
Enter Text Using Swype
Swype
®
allows you to enter text by sliding your finger from letter to letter rather than touching each key individually. To enter text, slide your finger from one letter to the next.
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Swype Keyboard Overview
Note: Key appearance may vary depending on the selected application.
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Tip: For tips on using Swype, touch and hold the Swype key and then select How to
Swype .
You can do the following with the Swype keyboard:
Text mode: Touch to toggle between the Alphabet keyboard and Number &
Symbol keyboard.
Swype Key: Touch and hold to access the tips or the settings of Swype.
Voice input mode: Touch to enter text using your voice.
Backspace: Touch to delete a character. Touch and hold to delete multiple characters.
Smiley: Touch to insert a smiley. Touch and hold to view and select other smileys.
Space: Touch to insert a space.
Enter: Touch to confirm your entry.
Shift: Touch to toggle between the uppercase, lowercase and caps lock text input.
For more information about the Swype application, visit www.nuancemobilelife.com/apps/swype .
ABC Mode
In ABC mode, you can enter letters from the onscreen keyboard by sliding your finger. While in this mode, the text mode key displays .
1. Select the ABC mode by touching . Capitalization in ABC mode can be altered by touching .
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(Unshifted) to make all letters in a word lowercase.
(One-character-shifted) to capitalize only the first letter of a word.
(Caps Lock) to make all letters in a word uppercase.
2. Enter text using the keyboard.
If you make a mistake, touch to erase an entire word.
to erase a single character. Touch and hold
Touch the key for the characters you want to enter.
Touch and hold to enter the character located at the upper right corner of the key.
Confirm the character you want to enter is displayed and release your finger.
Touch and long-hold to bring up a list of all the characters available on that key.
Touch the character you want to enter from the list.
Numbers & Symbol Mode
In Number & Symbol mode, you can enter numbers and symbols from the onscreen keyboard by sliding your finger. While in this mode, the text mode key displays .
To enter numbers and symbols in Swype mode:
1. Select the Number & Symbol mode by touching .
2. Enter numbers or symbols using the keyboard.
If you make a mistake, touch to erase an entire word.
to erase a single character. Touch and hold
Touch the key for the number or symbol you want to enter.
Touch and hold to enter the number or symbol located at the upper right corner of the key. Confirm the number or symbol you want to enter is displayed and release your finger.
Touch and long-hold to bring up a list of all the characters available on that key.
Touch the character you want to enter from the list.
Tip: Touch to show the keyboard with the symbol characters located at the upper right corner of the key.
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Entering Text by Speaking
You can use voice input to enter text by speaking anywhere that you can enter text with the touchscreen keyboard.
1. Touch on the keyboard.
2. Say the text you wish to enter into the microphone.
Adding a Word to the User Dictionary
You can use the user dictionary option to add new words into the dictionary.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Scroll to Swype under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS and touch .
3. Touch Personal dictionary .
4. Touch and type the word you want to add, and then touch list of words you have added to the dictionary is displayed.)
To edit a word, touch a word to edit it.
To delete a word, touch
> OK .
. (A
and touch a word to check it and then touch
• Touch
to select all the words in the dictionary.
• Touch to cancel deleting and back to the previous screen.
Swype Settings
You can customize the Swype settings as you like.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Scroll to Swype under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS and touch .
Tip: You can open the Swype settings from the Swype keyboard. Touch and hold on the keyboard.
3. Choose from the following options.
Select Input Method: Touch to select Swype or Android keyboard.
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How to Swype: Touch to learn Swype in quick steps.
Personal dictionary: Touch to make your personal dictionary for Swype.
Preferences: Touch to show the following settings menu for Swype.
• Audio feedback: Touch to turn on sounds from Swype.
• Vibrate on keypress: Check to activate vibration when a key is touched.
• Show tips: Check to turn on a flashing indicator for quick help.
• Auto-spacing: Check to automatically insert spaces between words.
• Auto-capitalization: Check to automatically capitalize the first letter of sentenceinitial words within the specific text entry fields.
• Show complete trace: Check to display the complete Swype path.
• Word suggestion: Touch to activate word prediction when typing in Swype.
• Speed vs. accuracy: Touch to set how quickly Swype responds to input.
• Reset Swype ’s dictionary: Touch to delete all the words you have added to
Swype ’s dictionary.
• Version: Displays the current Swype version.
Language Options: Touch to select the language to use on Swype.
Enter Text Using the Android Keyboard
When entering text, you can choose to use the Android keyboard.
To select the Android keyboard:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Touch Default under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS .
3. Touch Android keyboard .
– or –
1. When a touchscreen keyboard is displayed, slide the status bar down.
2. Touch Select input method .
3. Touch Android keyboard .
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Android Keyboard Overview
You can do the following with the Android keyboard:
Shift: Touch to toggle between lower case or upper case.
Capslock:
Text mode: Touch to toggle between the Alphabet keyboard and Number &
Symbol keyboard.
Smiley: Touch to insert a smiley. Touch and hold to view and select other smileys.
Next: Touch to go to the next text entry field.
Alternate:
Double-touch the lower case or upper case shift key.
Touch to toggle between the default Number & Symbol keyboard and additional Number & Symbol keyboard.
Go: Touch to go to a Web address.
Space: Touch to insert a space. Touch and hold to select the input method.
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ABC Mode
In ABC mode, you can enter letters from the onscreen keyboard. While in this mode, the text mode key displays .
1. Select the ABC mode by touching .
You can switch the capitalization style in ABC mode by touching the shift key .
(Unshifted) to make all letters in a word lowercase.
(One-character-shifted) to capitalize only the first letter of a word.
You can select the caps lock by double-touching in a word uppercase.
or to make all letters
(Caps Lock) to make all letters in a word uppercase.
2. Touch the corresponding alphabet keys to enter the word.
Tip: Some keys have alternate characters. Touch and hold a key to bring up a list of all the characters available on that key. Touch the character you want to enter from the list.
Numbers and Symbols Mode
In Number & Symbol mode, you can enter numbers and symbols only from the onscreen keyboard. While in this mode, the text mode key displays .
To enter numbers:
. 1. Select the Number & Symbol mode by touching
2. Touch the appropriate numeric key.
To enter symbols:
1. Select the Number & Symbol mode by touching
2. Touch the appropriate symbol key.
– or –
.
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Touch to select from additional symbol characters.
Tip: Some keys have alternate characters. Touch and hold a key to bring up a list of all the characters available on that key. Touch the character you want to enter from the list.
Entering Text by Speaking
Voice input is an experimental feature that uses Google’s speech-recognition service, so you must have a data or Wi-Fi connection to use it.
If the touchscreen keyboard does not display , voice input is not turned on.
To turn on voice input:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Scroll to Android keyboard under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS and touch
3. Touch Voice input key and select On main keyboard or On symbols keyboard .
To enter text by speaking:
.
1. Touch on the keyboard.
2. Say the text you wish to enter into the microphone and touch Done .
Adding a Word to the User Dictionary
You can use the user dictionary option to add new words into the dictionary.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input >
Personal dictionary .
2. Touch .
3. Type the word you want to add, and touch OK . (A list of words you have added to the dictionary is displayed.)
Touch a word to edit it.
Touch to delete it.
Android Keyboard Settings
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Scroll to Android keyboard under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS and touch .
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Tip: Check Show settings key to always show on the Android keyboard.
Tip: If is not displayed, touch and hold the key at the left of the space key and then touch Android keyboard settings .
3. Choose from the following options:
Input languages: Touch to select the input language. The dictionary for the selected language will be enabled.
Auto-capitalization: Check to automatically set the first letter of a sentence to upper case.
Vibrate on keypress: Check to activate vibration when a key is touched.
Sound on keypress: Check to activate a clicking sound when a key is touched.
Popup on keypress: Check to display a larger image of the key above it when you touch it.
Show settings key: Check to display the keyboard settings key on the keyboard.
Voice input key: Touch to select where the Voice Input key is displayed from On main keyboard , On symbols keyboard , or Off .
Add-on dictionaries: Touch to select the dictionary you want to use.
Auto correction: Touch to allow the space bar and punctuation to automatically correct mistyped words.
Show correction suggestions: Touch to select when correction suggestions are displayed.
Advanced settings: Touch to open the settings for expert users.
Copy and Paste Text
In applications that require text entry, such as Messaging, use the copy and paste functions to copy and paste text from one application to another.
To copy and paste the text:
1. Open the application or received message that you want to copy text from.
2. Touch and hold the text body. Selection tabs appear, and currently selected words or characters are highlighted. Drag tabs to expand or reduce the range of selected text.
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Tip: Touch , , or SELECT ALL to select all the text on the Web page.
3. Touch or to copy.
4. Open the application that you want to paste the text to.
5. Touch and hold the text box where you want to paste the text.
6. If you want to add the selected text to the current text, drag a selection tab to the position where you want to insert selected words or characters.
7. Touch and hold the text box, and touch PASTE .
To copy text from a Web page:
1. Scroll to the area of the Web page containing the text you want to select.
2. Touch and hold the text you want to copy. Drag tabs to expand or reduce the range of selected text. Any selected text will appear highlighted.
Tip: Touch SELECT ALL to select all the text on the Web page.
3. Touch > Copy .
4. Open the application that you want to paste into.
5. Touch and hold the text box where you want to paste the text, and touch PASTE .
To copy a URL:
1. To copy a URL, touch and hold the URL to display the options menu.
2. Touch Copy link URL or .
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3. Open the application that you want to paste into.
4. Touch and hold the text box where you want to paste the URL, and touch PASTE .
Google Account
You will need a Google account to access several device features such as Gmail ™, Google
Maps Navigation ™, Google Talk™, and Google Play™ applications. Before you can access
Google applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your device and your online Google account.
Sign In to Your Google Account
Create a Google Account
If you do not already have a Google account, you can create one online or by using your device.
Note: Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your device, such as
Google Play ™, you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your device.
Create a Google Account Online
1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to google.com
.
2. On the main page, click Sign in > Create an account for free .
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account.
Create a Google Account Using Your Device
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT , and then touch Google .
3. Touch New .
4. Enter your First name, Last name, and touch Next .
5. Enter your email address and touch Next .
6. When prompted, enter and reenter a password and touch Next .
7. Create a security question and answer, enter a secondary email address to help you recover your password if you ever lose it, and then touch Next .
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Note: When setting up a new Google account, either on your device or online, you will be prompted to add a secondary email address. Enter a second Gmail address or any other email address from which you currently send and receive email. This address is used to authenticate your account should you ever encounter problems or forget your password.
It is strongly encouraged for Android users so you can regain access to Google services and purchases on your device.
8. Select if you want to join Google+ or not.
9. Read and accept the Google Terms of Service, and then touch I accept .
10. Enter the characters shown, and then touch Next .
11. Select if you save your credit card number or not.
12. Select if you want to set a PIN code in Google Play or not.
13. Select items you want to sync with Google servers and touch Next .
Sign In to Your Google Account
If you already have a Google account, sign in with the account.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT , and then touch Google .
3. Touch Existing .
4. Enter your Gmail username and password, and then touch Sign in .
5. Select if you want to join Google+ or not.
6. Select if you want to set a PIN code in Google Play if requested.
7. Select items you want to sync with Google servers and touch Next .
Add Account
You can add additional accounts to your device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT .
3. Touch an account type.
Corporate, Google, etc.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to add your additional account.
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Depending on the account type, you may need to enter an email address or user address, password, domain name, or other information. For Corporate accounts, contact your server administrator to determine what information you will need.
General Sync Settings
Let applications synchronize data in the background, whether or not you are actively working in them.
As default your Google accounts are automatically synced.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. If you see at the upper right corner, your accounts will automatically sync. Touch the account with data you want to sync.
3. Touch the types of data you wish to synchronize automatically. (A check mark indicates the feature is enabled.)
Note: If you do not want to sync your Google account automatically, touch right corner and confirm is displayed.
at the upper
Note: If you want to remove the account, press Menu > Remove account .
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Phone
With the n etwork and your device’s calling feature, you can enjoy clear calling across the country.
Make Phone Calls
There are several convenient ways to place calls from your device.
Call a Number in a Text Message
Call Using Plus (+) Code Dialing
Call Using the Internet Calling
Call Using the Phone Dialpad
The most “traditional” way to place a call is by using the phone’s dialpad.
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Touch the number keys on the dialpad to enter the phone number.
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3. Touch on the bottom of the screen to call the number.
4. To end the call, touch .
Call From Recent Calls
The Recent Calls list lets you quickly place calls to recent incoming, outgoing, or missed numbers.
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Touch to display the Call log list.
3. Touch the phone icon next to a number or a People entry to place a call.
For additional options, touch the name or number.
Call From People
You can place phone calls directly from entries in your People list.
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Touch to display the People list. Your frequent People entries are displayed at the top of the list.
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Touch to search your People entry.
Press Menu > Contacts to display to select a list which contains your People entries.
3. Touch the entry you want to call and then touch the number to place a call.
Call a Number in a Text Message
While viewing a message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the message.
1. Press Home , and touch > Messaging .
2. Touch the message with the phone number.
3. The Phone screen then opens, with the phone number automatically filled in and ready to be dialed. To place the call, touch .
Call Emergency Numbers
You can place calls to 911 even if the device’s screen is locked or your account is restricted.
1. Flick to unlock the screen, if the device ’s screen is locked. For more information,
see Turn Your Screen On and Off .
2. Touch on the Home screen.
3. Touch .
To call the 911 emergency number when the device’s screen is locked with a pattern, PIN, or
1. Touch Emergency call on the screen.
2. Touch .
Enhanced 911 (E911) Information
This device features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chip necessary for utilizing
E911 emergency location services where available.
When you place an emergency 911 call, the GPS feature of your device seeks information to calculate your approximate location. Depending on several variables, including availability and access to satellite signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location.
Important: Always report your location to the 911 operator when placing an emergency call.
Some designated emergency call takers, known as Public Safety Answering
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Points (PSAPs), may not be equipped to receive GPS location information from your device.
Call Numbers with Pauses
You can dial phone numbers with pauses for use with automated systems, such as voicemail or credit card billing numbers.
There are two types of pauses available on your device:
● Add 2-sec pause: Automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds.
● Add wait: Sends the next set of numbers when you touch Yes in the pop-up window.
1. Press Home , and touch and enter all or part of a number.
2. Press Menu , and touch Add 2-sec pause or Add wait .
3. Enter additional numbers.
4. Touch to dial the number.
Call Using Plus (+) Code Dialing
When placing international calls, Plus Code Dialing automatically enters the international access
code for your location (for example, 011 for international calls made from the U.S.). See North
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Touch and hold until you see a “+” on the display screen.
3. Enter the country code and phone number, and then touch . The device automatically prepends the access code for international dialing, followed by the country code and phone number.
Call Using the Internet Calling
When Wi-Fi network is available, you can make and receive calls through an Internet calling account.
Important: Calling a phone number using Internet calling may incur additional charges.
Adding an Internet Calling Account
1. Press Home and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Press Menu , and touch Settings .
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3. Touch Accounts under INTERNET CALL SETTINGS .
4. Touch ADD ACCOUNT .
5. Enter your account details and touch SAVE .
6. To set your phone to receive Internet calls on your added account, touch the Receive incoming calls check box.
Note: This requires the phone to maintain a connection with a Wi-Fi data network, which reduces the life of your phone’s battery.
Making an Internet Call
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry, and then touch Internet call .
Changing Internet Calling Settings
1. Press Home and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Press Menu , and touch Settings .
3. Touch Use Internet calling under INTERNET CALL SETTINGS .
4. Select an option from the following:
For all calls when data network is available to use Internet calling for all calls when Wi-Fi network is available.
Only for Internet calls to use Internet calling only for calls to Internet calling addresses.
Ask for each call to ask each time you make a call.
Receive Phone Calls
The following information lets you know how to answer incoming calls, mute the ringtone on incoming calls, reject incoming calls, and more.
When you receive a phone call from an entry stored in People, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.
Note: If your device is turned off, all calls automatically go to voicemail.
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Answer an Incoming Call
► On the Incoming call screen, flick the Answer icon
Mute the Ringtone
To mute the ringtone without rejecting the call:
► Press the volume button up or down.
Reject an Incoming Call
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► Flick the Ignore icon to send the call to your voicemail inbox.
Reject a Call and Send a Text Message
You can automatically send a text message to a caller and reject the incoming voice call.
► Flick the Ignore & Text icon to ignore the call and send a message to the caller.
Voicemail
You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your device is activated.
Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access. Your device automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off.
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages
Set Up Voicemail
1. Press Home , and touch .
2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number.
3. Follow the system prompts to:
Create your password.
Record your name announcement.
Record your greeting.
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Important: Voicemail Password – It is strongly recommended that you create a password when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your device is able to access your voicemail messages.
Voicemail Notification
There are several ways your device alerts you to a new voicemail message.
● By sounding the assigned notification sound.
● By vibrating the device.
● By displaying in the notifications area of the status bar when new unheard voicemail message(s) is received. The figure is the number of new messages. This icon means you have 10 unheard new messages.
Note: Your device accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, your device notifies you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in the service area.
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages
You can review your messages directly from your device or from any other touch-tone phone.
Use Voicemail to Access Your Messages
1. Press Home , and touch .
2. Touch and hold . If prompted, enter your voicemail password.
3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.
Note: Depending on your plan, you may be charged when you are accessing your voicemail from your wireless device.
Use Another Phone to Access Messages
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When your voicemail answers, press the asterisk key (*) on the phone.
3. Enter your password.
Voicemail Settings
Follow the steps below if you need to change the voicemail settings.
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Press Menu , and touch Settings .
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3. Touch Voicemail service under VOICEMAIL to select the voicemail service provider.
4. Touch Voicemail settings under VOICEMAIL to configure the voicemail number if necessary.
Phone Call Options
Your phone application provides many useful features and options to help you make the most of your calling experience.
Caller ID
Caller ID identifies a caller before you answer the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call, follow these steps.
1. Press Home , and touch .
2. Touch .
3. Enter a phone number.
4. Touch .
To permanently block your number, call Virgin Mobile Customer Support.
Call Waiting
When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding beeps. Your device’s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays the caller’s phone number (if it is available).
To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:
► Flick .
To switch back to the first caller:
► Touch Switch calls .
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Note: For those calls where you don’t want to be interrupted, you can temporarily disable Call
Waiting by pressing before placing your call. Call Waiting is automatically reactivated once you end the call.
Other Call Settings
North American Dialing
1. Press Home and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Press Menu , and touch Settings .
3. Check North American dialing under OTHER CALL SETTINGS when placing
international calls while in the United States or Canada. See Call Using Plus (+) Code
TTY Mode
A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities to communicate by telephone.
Your device is compatible with select TTY devices. Please check with the manufacturer of your
TTY device to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Your device and TTY device will connect using a special cable that plugs into your device’s headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY device, contact your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable.
To turn TTY mode on or off:
1. Press Home and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Press Menu , and touch Settings .
3. Touch TTY mode .
4. Touch TTY Full , TTY HCO , or TTY VCO to turn TTY mode on.
– or –
Touch TTY Off to turn TTY mode off.
Note: When enabled, TTY mode may impair the audio quality of non-TTY devices connected to the headset jack.
Warning: 911 Emergency Calling
It is recommended that TTY users make emergency calls by other means, including Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), analog cellular, and
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landline communications. Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received by public safety answering points (PSAPs), rendering some communications unintelligible. The problem encountered appears related to TTY equipment or software used by PSAPs. This matter has been brought to the attention of the FCC, and the wireless industry and the PSAP community are currently working to resolve this.
In-Call Options
While you’re on a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it.
● End: End the current call.
● Dialpad/Hide: Toggle the appearance of the onscreen dialpad to enter additional numbers, for example, an extension or access code.
For example: When you call your bank’s 800 number, use your dialpad to enter your account number and PIN.
● Mute: Mute the microphone ( ) during an active call, or unmute the microphone ( ).
● Speaker: Route the device’s audio through the speaker (
( ).
Warning:
) or through the earpiece
Because of higher volume levels, do not place the device near your ear during speakerphone use.
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Press Menu during a call to display a list of additional in-call features. Touch an option to select it.
● Contacts: Display your People list.
● Bluetooth: Route the device’s audio through a connected Bluetooth headset (checked) or through the speaker (not checked).
Call Log
The Call log tab of the Phone application lists max. 500 recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls.
View Recent Calls
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Touch to display the Call log list.
You can determine if an entry was an incoming, outgoing, or a missed call from the icons shown below.
= Incoming Call
= Outgoing Call
= Missed Call
Call Log Options
● To make a call from Call log, see Call From Recent Calls .
For additional options:
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Touch to display the Call log list.
3. Touch the name to display the options list.
Touch to send a text message.
Touch to view a People entry.
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Touch to add the number to People.
Press Menu > Remove from call log to remove the log.
Press Menu > Edit number before call to edit the number before calling.
Clear Call Logs
Use the menu option to clear the Call log list.
1. Press Home , and touch to display the phone screen.
2. Touch to display the Call log list.
3. Press Menu , and touch Clear call log > OK .
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Device Settings
This section provides an overview of items you can change using your device’s Settings menus.
WIRELESS & NETWORKS Settings
This group of settings lets you control your device’s wireless network settings, Wi-Fi settings,
Bluetooth, and more.
Wi-Fi
Your device lets you take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots for high-speed data access using
available computer networks. For details on your device’s Wi-Fi features and settings, see Wi-Fi .
Bluetooth
Your device’s Bluetooth capabilities let you use wireless headsets, send and receive pictures
and files, and more. For details on your device’s Bluetooth settings, see Bluetooth .
Data Usage
Your device provides a new data usage chart feature which shows current usage as well as usages in a specific period of time.
View Data Usage by Application
You can view the amount of the data usage for the specific period of time.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Data usage .
2. Confirm Mobile data is set to .
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3. Touch of Data usage cycle to change the period of time for which the chart will display the data usage.
4. Drag the bottom of the white line to set the short period of time you want to see the data usage within that cycle.
The usage amount will be displayed just below the chart.
Set Data Usage Limit
You can also set the limit for mobile data in case you don’t have unlimited data plan which cuts off data at a specified threshold.
Warning: The usage displayed is measured by your phone. Your carrier ’s data usage accounting may differ and the usage in excess of your data limit plan can result in charges. Data usage limit set in this menu is not guaranteed to prevent additional charges.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Data usage .
2. Touch to check Set mobile data limit . Read the message and touch OK .
3. Drag the right side of the red line at the top of the chart to set the limit you want.
When your data usage reaches the limit, mobile data will be turned off automatically.
4. Drag the right side of the orange line under the red line to set the level where you receive the warning.
When your data usage reaches the level set with the orange line, you will see the message.
Restrict Data Usage by Application
You can restrict the background data usage.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Data usage .
2. Press Menu > Restrict background data to check it.
3. Read the message and touch OK .
Tip: You can see the Wi-Fi usage. Press Menu > Show Wi-Fi usage to check it .
Airplane Mode
Airplane m ode allows you to use many of your device’s features, such as Gallery, Camera, and
Music, when you are on an airplane or in any other area where making or receiving calls or data
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is prohibited. When you set your device to Airplane mode, it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information.
To quickly turn Airplane mode on or off:
► Press and hold the Power button, and then touch Airplane mode under Phone options.
While in Airplane mode, the status bar will display .
To turn Airplane mode on or off in Settings:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > More … under
WIRELESS & NETWORKS .
2. Touch the Airplane mode check box. While in Airplane Mode, the status bar will display
.
Mobile Networks
Mobile networks menu lets you enjoy the data connection.
Enable Data
Enable data access to enjoy the data connection.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > More … under
WIRELESS & NETWORKS .
2. Touch Mobile networks and confirm Data enabled is checked.
Connections Optimizer
Your device can be set to automatically select the best mobile network.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > More … under
WIRELESS & NETWORKS .
2. Touch Mobile networks > Connections Optimizer .
3. Read the message and touch I Agree .
– or –
Touch More Information for further details. Read the message and leave the check box checked if you agree, or touch the check box to uncheck if you do not agree.
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DEVICE Settings
The DEVICE settings menu lets you control your device’s feature.
Sound
Use the following settings for such features as silent mode, vibrate, and overall device volume.
Volumes
Adjust your device’s volume settings to suit your needs and your environment.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Sound > Volumes .
2. Drag the onscreen slider to adjust the volume level of Music, video, games, & other media , Ringtone & notifications , or Alarms .
3. Touch OK .
Tip: You can adjust the ringtone volume in standby mode (or the earpiece volume during a call) by using the volume button on the left side of your device.
Silent Mode
The Silent mode option allows you to mute all sounds or vibrate (except for media and alarm sounds).
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Sound > Silent mode .
2. Select your option.
Off to disable the silent mode.
Vibrate to mute all sounds but vibrate. You can select the vibrate pattern. See
Mute to mute all sounds.
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Tip: Press the volume button down in standby mode until you see screen.
Phone Ringtone
You can select and assign ringtones for your incoming calls.
or on the
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Sound > Phone ringtone .
2. Touch a ringtone from the available list. The ringtone briefly plays when selected.
3. Touch OK to assign a ringtone.
Tip:
You can assign individual ringtones to your People entries. See Assign a Ringtone to a
Vibrate Pattern
You can select the vibrate pattern.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Sound > Vibrate
Pattern .
2. Touch a vibrate pattern from the available list. Your phone briefly vibrates when selected.
3. Touch OK to assign a vibrate pattern.
Default Notification
Use the settings menus to assign specific ringtones for notifications.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Sound > Default notification .
2. Touch a notification sound from the available list. The sound briefly plays when selected.
3. Touch OK to assign a notification sound.
Vibrate and Ring
Check this option to let your device ring and vibrate simultaneously.
Persistent Alerts
This menu lets you set alerts, such as beep, vibration, or LED blinking for notification.
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1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Sound > Persistent alerts .
2. Check the following.
Audible tone to beep when notification is on the notification bar.
Vibrate to vibrate when notification is on the notification bar.
Blink LED to blink the LED indicator when notification is on the notification bar.
SYSTEM
The SYSTEM settings menu lets you select whether you hear tones when touching numbers on the dialpad, selecting onscreen options, and more.
● Dial pad touch tones: Check to play tones when using the dialpad.
● Touch sounds: Check to play sounds when making an onscreen selection.
● Screen lock sound: Check to play sounds when locking or unlocking the screen.
● Vibrate on touch: Check to vibrate when touching softkeys and during certain other instances.
● Hearing aid: Check to use your hearing aid device effectively.
Display
Adjusting your device’s display settings not only helps you see what you want, it can also help increase battery life.
Brightness
Adjust your screen’s brightness to suit your surroundings.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Display > Brightness .
2. Drag the Brightness slider left or right to adjust the screen brightness.
– or –
Check Automatic brightness to set the brightness automatically.
3. Touch OK .
Wallpaper
Select wallpaper using this menu.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Display > Wallpaper .
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2. Select the wallpaper you want to display on the screen.
Auto-rotate Screen
Your device is capable of automatically changing the orientation of some onscreen content.
With this feature, you can view the screen in either portrait or landscape orientation by turning the device sideways. By default, the screen orientation automatically changes when the device is rotated.
To deactivate the Auto-rotate feature:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Display .
2. Touch Auto-rotate screen check box to uncheck it.
If you open the device and access the slide-out keyboard, the screen automatically changes to
the landscape orientation. See Slide-out QWERTY Keyboard .
Sleep
Select the delay time before the screen automatically turns off.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Display > Sleep .
2. Touch a delay time to select it.
Font Size
Choose the font size of the screen as you like.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Display > Font size .
2. Select your desired font size.
Keyboard Timeout
Select the delay time before the key backlight automatically turns off.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Display > Keyboard timeout .
2. Touch a time delay to select it.
Screen Proximity Safety
Set the distance between your device and your face that triggers your device ’s proximity sensor to work.
Note: If you disable the proximity sensor, it may cause accidental key presses during a call.
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1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Display > Screen proximity safety .
2. Drag the slider left or right to adjust the distance between your device and your face, and then touch OK .
Storage
The Storage settings menu lets you see the available space of the internal storage and the SD card on your device and provides options for your microSD card. For SD card options, see
Battery
The battery menu lets you see the current battery status and which applications have been using the battery.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Battery .
2. Touch “… on battery ” to see the history details of the battery usage.
PC Connection
Set your device’s default connection mode when connected to the USB port of a computer.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > PC connection .
2. Touch Default connection type and select one of the following options.
Charge only : Let your PC charge your device only.
Mass Storage : Let your device function as a removable disk when connected to the
USB port of a computer.
Media Transfer : Let your device function as a media device when connected to the
USB port of a computer.
3. Check Ask me if you want to display the selection screen whenever you connect your device to a computer.
If Ask me is checked, the selection screen is displayed whenever you connect your device to a computer. If you want this selection set as default, check Remember this choice > Done on the selection screen.
Apps
This menu lets you view applications on your device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Apps .
2. Touch one of the following tabs to select the applications to be displayed.
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DOWNLOADED : Select to display downloaded application. You can also see the storage status on your device at the bottom of the screen.
ON SD CARD : Select to display applications stored on the microSD card. You can also see the storage status on your SD card at the bottom of the screen.
RUNNING : Select to display currently running applications. You can also see the
RAM status on your device at the bottom of the screen. Touch SHOW CACHED
PROCESSES to see the cached process of the application.
ALL : Select to display all applications stored on your device and the installed SD card.
PERSONAL Settings
The PERSONAL settings menu lets you manage your personal settings of your device.
Accounts & Sync
The Accounts & sync settings menu lets you add and manage your accounts and synchronizes
the calendar or People entries on your device. See General Sync Settings .
Location Services
Your device is equipped with a Location feature for use in connection with location-based services. The Location services menu allows the network to detect your position. Turning the
Location services menu off will hide your location from everyone except 911 .
Google ’s Location Service
This service uses Wi-Fi and/or mobile networks to detect your location.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Location services .
2. Touch Google’s location service . (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.)
3. Read the disclaimer and touch Agree .
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GPS Satellites
This service uses available GPS to pinpoint your location within certain applications such as
Google Maps Navigation ™.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Location services .
2. Touch GPS satellites . (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.)
Location & Google Search
This service lets Google use your location to improve search results and other services.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Location services .
2. Touch Location & Google search . (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.)
3. Read the disclaimer and touch Agree .
Security
The Security settings menus let you set device security, lock codes, passwords, administrator settings, and more.
Screen Lock
You can choose the way how your device acts when the device ’s display screen is turned on.
As default, you must flick the lock button on the screen. See Turn the Screen On and Unlock It .
The security of your device can be increased by drawing the correct pattern on the screen, entering the correct PIN, or entering the correct password to unlock the device’s control keys, buttons, and touchscreen.
If you fail to enter the correct pattern, PIN or password after five attempts, you will have to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again.
Use a Pattern:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Screen lock .
2. Touch Pattern .
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3. Read the information and study the example pattern on the screen and touch Next .
4. Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal direction. Lift your finger from the screen when finished.
5. The device records the pattern. Touch Continue .
6. When prompted, draw the screen unlock pattern again, and then touch Confirm .
Note: Clear the Make pattern visible check box if you do not want the pattern to be displayed on the screen when you draw it.
Use a PIN:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Screen lock .
2. Touch PIN .
3. Enter a PIN and touch Continue .
4. Enter your PIN again and touch OK to confirm it.
Use a Password:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Screen lock .
2. Touch Password .
3. Enter a password and touch Continue .
4. Enter your password again and touch OK to confirm it.
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Note: Check the Vibrate on touch check box if you want the device to vibrate when you draw the pattern or enter the PIN.
Note: Touch Automatically lock to select the time duration before the screen lock feature activates.
Note: Check the Power button instantly lock check box if you want the screen lock feature to activate by pressing the Power button.
Note: Touch Owner info to enter your information to be displayed on the lock screen.
Change or Disable the Screen Lock:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Screen lock .
2. Draw your unlock screen pattern, or enter your PIN or password and touch Next .
3. Touch None to disable the screen lock or change the unlock mode. Touch Slide to return to the default lock pattern.
Encrypt Data
You can encrypt your device and the SD card installed in your device.
Warning: To unencrypt your device, you need to reset your device to the original factory settings, which erases all data from the device ’s application storage.
Warning: To unencrypt your SD card, you need to format the card, which permanently removes all files stored on the card.
Note: Charge the battery enough and connect the device to an electrical outlet.
Note: You cannot use other features including making or receiving phone calls during encryption.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Encrypt data .
2. Select the following options.
Phone & SD card to encrypt your device and the SD card installed in your device .
Phone to encrypt your device only.
SD card to encrypt the installed SD card only.
3. Read the message and touch Next .
4. If you use the security lock with a PIN or password, enter it and touch Next .
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5. Read the message and touch Encrypt .
Warning: Do not remove the SD card during the encryption of the SD card, otherwise you will lose some or all of your data.
Warning: If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose some or all of your data.
Passwords
You can hide your password or PIN number as you type it.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security .
2. Clear the Make passwords visible check box.
Device Administration
You can disable the authority to be a device administrator of certain applications. If disabled, you will typically lose some functionality in those applications, such as the ability to sync new email or calendar events to your device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Device administrators .
2. Touch an application you want to disable the authority to be a device administrator.
Unknown Sources
Follow the steps below to install non-Google Play applications.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security .
2. Touch Unknown sources > OK . (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.)
Credential Storage
You can see the trusted credentials on your device
’s system.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Trusted credentials .
2. Touch to read the information.
You can install encrypted certificates from the SD card.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Install from
SD card .
2. Touch an available certificate.
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3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
You can remove all the credentials on your device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Security > Clear credentials .
2. Touch OK .
Language & Input
Your device’s Language & input settings let you select a language for the device’s screens and menus, as well as manage a personal user dictionary. The Keyboard settings let you select a
preferred input method, control keyboard settings, and more. For details, see Enter Text .
Backup & Reset
This menu helps you to back up and restore your data.
Back up My Data
You can back up your settings to a Google server.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Backup & reset .
2. Touch Back up my data . (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.)
Automatic Restore
Check this option to restore your settings and other data when you install an application.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Backup & reset .
2. Touch Automatic restore . (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.)
Factory Data Reset
Your device’s Backup & reset menu includes the Factory data reset option. This option lets you reset your device to the original factory settings, which erases all data from the device’s application storage, including the following options.
● Your Google account
● All other email and social networking accounts
● System and application data and settings
● Downloaded applications
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To reset your device:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Backup & reset >
Factory data reset . Read the Factory data reset information.
2. Touch Reset phone .
3. Touch Erase everything . Your device will power down and reset itself, which may take up to 10 minutes.
SYSTEM Settings
The SYSTEM settings menu lets you manage the system settings of your device.
Date & Time
Your device obtains its time and date information by using the network-provided date, time, and time zone. These values can be changed manually.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Date & time .
2. Clear the Automatic date & time check box if necessary.
3. Clear the Automatic time zone check box if necessary.
4. Touch Set date . Adjust the date, month, and year by touching or . Touch Set when finished.
5. Touch Set time . Adjust the hour, minute, and AM or PM by touching or . Touch
Set when finished.
6. Touch Select time zone , and then select a time zone from the onscreen list. Scroll down the list to view additional time zones.
7. Touch Use 24-hour format to toggle between 12-hour or 24-hour format.
8. Touch Select date format to select how the date information is displayed on your device.
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Accessibility
You can download and manage accessibility-related applications or configure the accessibility setting of your device.
Note: You can also enable your TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) settings. See TTY mode
within the Other Call Settings section.
SERVICES
This menu provides you the list of accessibility-related applications. Touch the application and configure its settings.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accessibility .
2. Touch an application to configure its settings.
TalkBack
TalkBack is an application to help blind and vision-impaired users use their devices more easily.
It adds spoken, audible, and vibration functionality services to your device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accessibility .
2. Touch TalkBack .
3. If is displayed at the right of TalkBack, touch it to turn TalkBack on.
4. Read the message and touch OK . is displayed.
5. Touch SETTINGS and configure the TalkBack settings
SYSTEM
This menu configures the accessibility settings of the system in your device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accessibility .
2. Configure the following system accessibility settings.
Large text to use large fonts on the screen.
Power button ends call to use the Power button to end a call.
Auto-rotate screen to automatically change the orientation of some onscreen content when the device is rotated.
Speak passwords to let your device speak the password you enter.
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Explore by touch to let your device speak or write the descriptions of what ’s under your finger (when TalkBack is turned on).
Touch & hold delay to set the delay time when the screen recognizes the touch and hold operation.
Install web scripts to install web scripts that make the web content more accessible.
Developer Options
These menus are specific for application development. Unless you have a specific reason for changing these settings, you should leave them at the default settings.
About Phone
The About phone menu lets you access important phone information including your phone number, and view legal information.
System Update
From time to time, updates may become available for your device. You can download and apply updates through the System update menu.
Update Kyocera Software
This option provides you to the latest Android Operating System (OS) and the device software on your device via an over-the-air connection.
Before Updating Your Firmware:
Updating your device firmware may erase all user data from your device. You must back up all critical information before updating your device firmware.
To back up your account information:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. Touch the account containing data you want to back up now.
3. Press Menu , and touch Sync now .
As an added precaution, to preserve any data on your microSD card, please remove it from your device prior to starting the update process.
Update Kyocera Firmware:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > System update >
Update Kyocera software .
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2. Follow the onscreen instructions. (Your device automatically downloads and installs any available updates. You may be required to power your device off and back on to complete the software upgrade.)
Confirm Your Current Device Firmware:
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > About phone .
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the version number.
Reinstall Your Google Application:
You r Google™ application purchases are reloaded remotely and can be re-installed after the update is applied.
1. Log into your Google account via the device.
2. Press Home , and touch > Play Store .
3. Press Menu , and touch My Apps .
4. Scroll through the list of previously downloaded Google applications and choose the one you wish to reinstall.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions.
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People
The People application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save directly in your device as well as contacts synchronized with your
Google account or compatible email programs.
Get Started with People
Before using People , it’s best to learn a few basics.
Access People
Follow the steps below to access People.
► Press Home , and touch > People .
There are four tabs on People:
Groups to display the Group of entries.
All to display all entries.
Favorite to display your favorite entries.
ICE to display your ICE (in case of emergency) entry.
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Scroll through the list to view all your entries. To see a specific entry, scroll to it and touch it.
People List Options
You can manage your entries from the People list.
● Touch
to add an entry. See Add a New People Entry .
● Touch to search an entry.
You can also press Menu to display the People list options.
● Contacts to display
: Selects the People list to be displayed. See Select People List .
● Import/export : Imports/exports entries from/to the microSD card.
● Accounts : Opens the Accounts & sync settings screen.
● Settings : Opens the Display options screen. You can select how your entries are displayed.
Add a New People Entry
Enter details such as name, phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, and more.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. If this is the first time to open the People application, select where to save a new entry.
Existing to save a new entry to your existing Google account.
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New to save a new entry to your new Google account.
Not now to save a new entry in your device only.
3. Touch .
You may be prompted to select a type of the entry.
• Select your Google account to save an entry to.
• Select Add new account to save an entry to your new account. Select Google or Corporate .
• They will be synced automatically with your Google account online.
4. Use the keyboard to enter as much information as you want.
People
(People icon):
Touch to assign a photo to the entry. See Assign a Stored
or
Assign a New Picture to a People Entry .
Name
Add organization
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EVENTS
GROUPS
Add another field: Touch to include additional information such as IM (address),
Notes, Nickname, Website, Internet call, etc.
Note: To select a type (label) for a phone number, email address, or postal address (such as
Mobile, Home, Work, etc.), touch the type to the right of the field.
Note: To add more phone numbers, email addresses, etc., touch Add new under the current numbers or addresses.
5. When you have finished adding information, touch DONE .
Save a Phone Number
You can save a phone number to People directly from the phone dialpad.
1. Press Home , and touch > .
2. Enter a phone number and press Menu , and touch Add to contacts .
3. To add the number to an existing entry, scroll through the list and touch the entry or touch Find contacts to find the entry. To add a new entry, touch CREATE NEW
CONTACT .
4. For an existing entry, select a number type for the new number, and then touch OK .
5. For a new entry, enter the name and any additional information, and then touch DONE .
See
Edit a People Entry
Once you’ve added an entry, you can add or edit any of the information in the entry, assign a caller ID picture, customize it with a unique ringtone, and more.
Add or Edit Information for a People Entry
Assign a Stored Picture to a People Entry
Assign a New Picture to a People Entry
Assign a Ringtone to a People Entry
Assign a Vibration to a People Entry
Send an Entry ’s Call to Voicemail
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Add or Edit Information for a People Entry
Use the Edit menu to add or edit information for an existing entry.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu , and touch Edit .
3. Touch any field you want to change or add. See Add a New People Entry .
4. Add or edit the information, and then touch DONE .
Note: To select a type (label) for a phone number, email address, or postal address (such as
Mobile, Home, Work, etc.), touch the type at the right of the field.
Assign a Stored Picture to a People Entry
The Edit menu lets you assign a picture stored in your device’s memory or SD card to an entry.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu , and touch Edit .
3. Touch the entry icon at the right of the name.
4. Touch Choose photo from Gallery and select a location.
5. Touch a picture to select it.
You may be prompted to size the picture for use with entries. Touch and drag the square to frame the portion of the picture to use. Touch and drag the side of the square to resize the square and touch CROP .
6. Touch DONE to save the entry.
Assign a New Picture to a People Entry
Follow the instructions to take a new picture and assign it directly to an existing entry.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu , and touch Edit .
3. Touch the entry icon at the right of the name.
4. Touch Take photo .
5. Touch to take the photo. If you’re satisfied with the picture, touch to continue.
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You may be prompted to size the picture for use with entries. Touch and drag the square to frame the portion of the picture to use. Touch and drag the side of the square to resize the square and touch CROP .
6. Touch DONE to save the entry.
Assign a Ringtone to a People Entry
Know who’s calling without looking at your device by assigning a specific ringtone to an entry.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu > Set ringtone .
3. Touch an available ringtone.
When you touch a ringtone, you will hear a sample.
4. Touch OK to assign the ringtone.
Assign a Vibration to a People Entry
You can assign a specific vibration pattern to a People entry.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu > Set vibrate .
3. Touch an available vibration.
When you touch a vibration, you will feel a vibration.
4. Touch OK to assign the vibration.
Add an Entry to Favorites
The Favorites tab of the Phone menu is a listing that can help you quickly access your most used or preferred People entries.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry.
3. Touch the star at the upper right corner. The star turns to white.
Send an Entry
’s Call to Voicemail
You can transfer your entry
’s voice call to voicemail anytime you receive it.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
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2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu .
3. Check All calls to voicemail .
Delete a People Entry
You can delete an entry from the entry ’s details page.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu > Delete .
3. Touch OK .
Select People List
Display the People list you like if you have multiple Google account s .
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Press Menu > Contacts to display .
3. If you save multiple accounts, select the account. People entries saved in the account will be displayed.
If you select All contacts , all the entries you saved will be displayed.
Customize People List
You can customize the People list of the account.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Press Menu > Contacts to display .
3. Touch Customize and touch the account.
4. Check the types of entries to be displayed or uncheck those types you don ’t wish to display.
5. Touch OK .
Synchronize People Entries
Syncing data from your managed accounts allows you to add and manage a new or existing entry from your online or remote accounts to your device. Prior to syncing, you must first have an active Google or Corporate account with current People entries, and be signed into your account via the device.
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With syncing, any entries (with phone numbers, email addresses, pictures, etc.) are updated and synced with your device.
For more information about syncing existing managed accounts, see General Sync Settings .
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. Touch the account you want to sync your People with.
3. Touch the Sync Contacts check box to select the feature. (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.)
Note: The process of updating your People can take several minutes. If after 10-20 minutes, your list has not been updated, repeat steps 2 and 3.
Your People then reflects any updated entry information.
This update process works both ways. For example, any changes on the device are updated to your Gmail contacts list after sync.
Display Options
Select how the People list is displayed.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Press Menu > Settings .
3. Set the following options.
Sort list by to choose how your entries are sorted.
View contact names as to choose how the names of your entries are displayed.
Share a People Entry
You can quickly share People entries using Bluetooth, Email, or Gmail.
1. Press Home , and touch > People .
2. Touch an entry to display it, and then press Menu , and touch Share .
3. In the Share contact via menu, select a method:
Bluetooth
to send the information via Bluetooth. See Bluetooth
for information on pairing and sending via Bluetooth.
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Email to send the information as an email attachment. If prompted, select an email account. Address the message, add a subject and a message, and then touch .
for details on sending email.
Gmail to send the information as a Gmail attachment. Address the message, add a subject and a message, and then touch
. See Send a Gmail Message for details.
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Messaging
With the data service and your device’s messaging capabilities, you have the opportunity to share information through many different channels and accounts.
Gmail
Gmail is Google
’s web-based email service. You need to setup your Google Account in advance.
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages
Access Gmail
Your device allows you to access, read, and reply to all your Gmail messages.
1. Press Home , and touch > Gmail .
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2. Do any of the following:
View more email messages: If the Inbox is full, swipe your finger up the screen to view more messages and conversations.
Read a new email message: Touch the unread message or the conversation with an unread message (just-arrived items display in bold).
Select messages and conversations: Touch the box before the email or conversation.
View the Inbox of your other Gmail account. Touch Inbox at the top of the screen and select the account you want to view its inbox.
Refresh the Inbox: Touch .
Send a Gmail Message
1. Press Home , and touch > Gmail .
2. Touch .
3. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you ’re sending the email message to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your People list are displayed.
Touch a match to enter that address directly.
Tip: If you want to send a CC or a BCC of the email to other recipients, press Menu , and touch Add Cc/Bcc .
4. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.
Note: If you want to attach a picture, press Menu , and then touch Attach file . Locate and then touch the picture you want to attach.
5. After composing your message, touch .
Note: While composing the message, press Menu > Save draft if you want to send it later. To open a draft email, in the email account Inbox, touch Inbox (top of the Gmail screen), and then touch Drafts .
Note: To view your sent messages in the Inbox, touch Inbox , and then touch Sent .
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages
1. Press Home , and touch > Gmail .
2. Touch a message to display it.
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Tip: You can also access new messages through the status bar. When a new Gmail message arrives, you’ll see the icon in the status bar. Slide the bar down to display notifications. Touch a message to display it.
3. To reply to or forward a message:
Touch to reply to the message.
Touch > Reply all to reply to all recipients.
Touch > Forward
to forward the message.
4. After composing your message, touch .
Use the Email application to send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts, using
POP3 or IMAP. You can also access your corporate email and other features on your device.
Add an Email Account (POP3 or IMAP)
Add an Email Account (POP3 or IMAP)
You can add several types of personal email accounts, such as POP3 and IMAP accounts, on your device.
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then touch Next .
Important: If the account type you want to set up is not in the device database, you will be asked to enter more details. You should get all pertinent information for the email account, such as incoming and outgoing server settings, before you proceed.
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3. Confirm the Email settings and touch Next .
4. Touch Next . The inbox of the account is displayed.
Add a Corporate Account
If you synchronize your device with your corporate account, you can read, manage, and send email in the same easy way as with a POP3/IMAP account. However, you can also access some powerful Exchange features.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT , and then touch Corporate .
3. Enter your Email address and Password information, and then touch Next . Consult your network administrator for further details.
Email address: your corporate email address.
Password: typically your network access password (case-sensitive).
4. Enter a Domain\Username , Password , and Server information and touch Next .
Domain\Username: enter your network domain\login username.
Password: typically your network access password (case-sensitive).
Server: your exchange server remote email address. Typically it is in the form mail.XXX.com. Obtain this information from your company’s network administrator.
5. If your network requires SSL encryption, touch the Use secure connection (SSL) box to place a check mark and activate this additional level of security. If your exchange server requires this feature, leaving this field unchecked can prevent connection.
6. If the onscreen activation disclaimer is displayed, touch Next .
7. Configure your Inbox checking frequency, Days to sync (days to synchronize between your device and server), and activate any other email settings, then touch Next .
Note: Signal interruptions or incorrect user name or password information can cause completion issues.
8. Identify your new account with a unique name and provide the outgoing name, then touch Done .
Note: You can have multiple corporate email accounts active on your device.
Note: Your corporate Exchange Server must support auto-detect for the device to automatically set up the Exchange ActiveSync account. If your corporate Exchange
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Server does not support auto-detect, you will need to enter your Exchange Server settings after you touch Next . Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details.
Create Another Email Account
While you are viewing one email account, you can access the tool to create another email account.
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. Press Menu , and touch Settings .
3. Touch ADD ACCOUNT .
4. Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then touch Next .
5. Confirm the Email settings and touch Next .
6. Touch Next . The inbox of the account is displayed.
Compose and Send Email
Compose and send email using any account you have set up on your device. Increase your productivity by attaching files such as pictures or videos to your email messages.
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. On the email account Inbox, touch .
Tip: Touch displayed email address to select a different email account.
3. Enter email addresses directly in the To field. I f you’re sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your People list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that address directly.
Tip: If you want to send a CC or a BCC of the email to other recipients, press Menu , and touch Add Cc/Bcc .
4. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.
5. To add an attachment, press Menu , and touch Attach file , and choose from the following options:
Pictures: Select photos from Gallery.
Videos: Select videos from Gallery.
Audio: Select sound files.
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6. Touch to send the message immediately, or press Menu > Save draft as draft if you want to send it later.
Note: To open a draft email, in the email account Inbox, touch Inbox (top of the Email screen), and then touch Drafts .
View and Reply to Email
Reading and replying to email on your device is as simple as it is on your computer.
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. On the email account Inbox, touch the message you want to view.
3. Touch or > Reply all to reply to the message.
Manage Your Email Inbox
View Your Email Inbox
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. Touch the account whose mails you want to view.
Touch to search an email.
Touch to display folders.
Touch to refresh your email box.
Press Menu > Settings
to display the Email settings. See Email General
Settings and Email Account Settings .
Refresh an Email Account
Whatever your automatic synchronization settings are, you can also synchronize your sent and received email messages manually at any time.
► While in the account you want to synchronize, touch .
Delete an Email Message
1. On the email account Inbox, touch the message you want to delete (the message is checked).
2. Touch .
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Delete Multiple Email Messages
1. On the email account Inbox, touch the check box of the messages you want to delete.
2. Touch .
Email General Settings
You can edit the general settings of your email.
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. Press Menu > Settings > General .
Auto-advance: Choose which screen to show after you delete a message.
Message text size: Select the message text size.
Reply all: Check if you want to display “Reply all” option as default.
Ask to show pictures: Touch if you want to be asked before pictures in messages to be displayed.
Email Account Settings
You can edit settings for your individual email accounts, such as email address and password, name display and signature, frequency of retrieval, and more.
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. Press Menu > Settings .
3. Select the account you want to edit the settings of.
4. Set the following options:
Account name: Edit your account name.
Your name: Edit your name displayed on your emails.
Signature: Create an email signature for your outgoing emails.
Quick responses: Edit the text you frequently insert when composing emails.
Default account: Check to assign this account as the default email used for outgoing messages.
Inbox check frequency: Touch to select the time interval used by your device to check your new emails from Automatic (Push) (corporate account only), Never ,
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Every 5 minutes , Every 10 minutes , Every 15 minutes , Every 30 minutes , and
Every hour .
Days to sync: Set a period of time to synchronize your account (corporate account only).
Sync email: Check to synchronize your email (corporate account only).
Sync contacts: Check to synchronize your contacts (corporate account only).
Sync calendar: Check to synchronize your calendar (corporate account only).
Download attachments: Check if you want to automatically download attachments via Wi-Fi.
Email notifications: Check to display the email notification icon on the status bar when a new email is received.
• Choose ringtone: Select a ringtone for new email messages.
• Vibrate: Select a vibration pattern for new email messages.
Incoming settings: Adjust the incoming email parameters, such as username, password, and other incoming connection parameters (ex: IMAP server).
Outgoing settings: Adjust the outgoing parameters, such as username, password, and other outgoing connection parameters (ex: SMTP server, not for a corporate account).
Out of office settings: Set your current status and your message to reply automatically while you are out of the office (corporate account only).
Remove account: Touch to remove the account.
Delete an Email Account
If you no longer want an email account on your device, you can delete it through the email settings menu.
1. Press Home , and touch > Email .
2. Press Menu > Settings .
3. Select the account you want to delete.
4. Touch Remove account > OK .
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Text Messaging and MMS
With Text Messaging (SMS), you can send and receive instant text messages between your wireless device and another messaging-ready phone.
Multimedia messages, or MMS, can contain text and pictures, recorded voice, audio or video files, or picture slideshows.
See your service plan for applicable charges for messaging.
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)
Save and Resume a Draft Message
Managing Message Conversations
Compose Text Messages
Quickly compose and send text messages on your device.
1. Press Home , and touch
2. On the Messaging screen, touch
> Messaging .
. The compose screen opens.
3. Fill in one or more recipients.
Enter phone numbers or email addresses in the To field. If you’re sending the message to several recipients, separate the phone numbers or email addresses with commas. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers or addresses from your People list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number or address.
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4. Touch Type message and then start composing your message.
Tip: You can add a subject line by pressing Menu , and then touching Add subject .
5. When done, touch to send the text message.
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)
When you need to add a little more to a text message, you can send a multimedia message
(MMS) with pictures, recorded voices, or audio or video files, or slideshows.
1. Press Home , and touch
2. On the Messaging screen, touch
> Messaging .
. The compose screen opens.
3. Fill in one or more recipients.
Enter phone numbers or email addresses in the To field. If you’re sending the message to several recipients, separate the phone numbers or email addresses with commas. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers or addresses from your People list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number or address.
4. Touch Type message and then start composing your message.
Tip: You can add a subject line by pressing Menu , and then touching Add subject .
5. Touch and select from the following file attachments.
Pictures: Open Gallery to attach a photo from your storage card.
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Capture picture: Run the camera application to take a photo and attach it.
Videos: Open Gallery to attach a video from your storage card.
Capture video: Run the camcorder application to take a video and attach it.
Audio: Select a ringtone and attach it.
Record audio: Run the voice recorder application to create a recording and attach it.
Slideshow:
See Create a Slideshow for details.
6. To make changes to your attachment, touch Replace or Remove .
7. Touch to send the MMS message.
Create a Slideshow
In a multimedia message, you can add slides, each containing a photo, video, or audio.
1. I n the multimedia message you’re composing, Touch > Slideshow .
2. To compose your slideshow, do any of the following.
Touch Add slide to create a new slide. (This is a placeholder for new images to be added, similar to a playlist.)
Touch the created slide (example, Slide 1), touch Add picture , and then select the picture you want to add to the slide.
Touch the text field below the image to enter a caption for the picture.
Touch Preview (to preview the slide), Replace picture (to delete the currently selected picture), Remove slide , press Menu , and touch Add music , Add slide , Duration , or Layout .
When finished, touch Done to attach the slideshow to your message.
3. When you have finished composing the multimedia message, touch or Send .
Save and Resume a Draft Message
While composing a text or multimedia message, press Back > Yes to save your message as a draft.
To resume composing the message:
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1. On the Messaging screen, touch the message to resume editing it. “Draft” in red appears at the right of the message in the list.
2. When you finish editing the message, touch , or touch attachments to your message.
if you have added
New Messages Notification
Depending on your notification settings, the device will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To
change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see Text and MMS Options for
details.
A new message icon or also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message.
To open the message, slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages see
Managing Message Conversations .
Managing Message Conversations
Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the Messaging screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
To read a text message:
► Do one of the following:
On the Messaging screen, touch the text message or message thread to open and read it.
If you have a new message notification, slide the status bar down to open the
Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it.
To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, press Back .
Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, touch the message to open the options menu, and then touch View details .
Note: If a message contains a link to a Web page, touch the message and then touch the link to open it in the Web browser.
Note: If a message contains a phone number, touch the message to dial the number, or touch and hold the message to send a text message to the number or to add the number to your People list.
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To view a multimedia message (MMS):
1. Press Home , and touch > Messaging .
2. On the Messaging screen, touch a multimedia message or message thread to open it.
3. Touch the attachment to open it.
Tip: To save the attachment, touch and hold the message, and then touch Save attachment on the options menu.
Note: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, touch the Download button at the right
side of the message. For details, see Text and MMS Options .
Note: If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size before you download it.
To reply with a multimedia message (MMS):
1. Press Home , and touch > Messaging .
2. On the Messaging screen, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it.
3. Touch the text box at the bottom of the screen, enter your reply message, attach files, and then touch .
To delete a message thread:
1. Press Home , and touch > Messaging .
2. On the Messaging screen, touch the message thread that you want to delete.
3. Press Menu , and then touch Delete thread .
4. When prompted to confirm, touch Delete .
To delete a single message:
1. While viewing a message thread, touch and hold the message that you want to delete.
2. From the options menu, touch Delete .
3. When prompted to confirm, touch Delete .
When you have received a message from someone stored in your People, you can touch the entry ’s photo or icon in the message thread to open a menu of options. Depending on the stored
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entry information, you can view the entry details, phone or send an email message to the entry, and more.
Text and MMS Options
The messaging settings menu lets you control options for your text and MMS messages including message limits, size settings, and notifications.
1. Press Home , and touch > Messaging .
2. Press Menu , and then touch Settings . You can set the following options.
STORAGE Settings
●
Delete old messages: Automatically delete older messages, when the set limits are reached.
● Text message limit: Choose the maximum number of text messages to store in each conversation thread.
● Multimedia message limit: Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each conversation thread.
TEXT (SMS) MESSAGES Settings
● Emergency Alerts: Sets the federally supervised cell phone alert services to send out broadcast SMS messages for public warning.
Presidential: Receives an emergency presidential alert. (Presidential is always grayed out [not selectable] and cannot be excluded.)
Imminent Threat - Extreme: Select this option if you want to receive emergency alerts in an extreme emergency situation (an extraordinary threat to life or property).
Imminent Threat - Severe: Select this option if you want to receive emergency alerts in a severe emergency situation (a significant threat to life or property).
Amber: Select this option if you want to receive alerts related to missing or endangered children.
Emergency Alerts Test: Select this option if you want to receive a test message to make sure that the alert messages can be successfully received.
Help: Displays the help information for Emergency Alerts.
MULTIMEDIA (MMS) MESSAGES Settings
● Auto-retrieve: Select this option to automatically retrieve all your multimedia messages completely. When selected, the multimedia message header plus the message body and
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attachments will automatically download to your device. If you clear this check box, only the multimedia message header will be retrieved and shown in your Messaging screen.
NOTIFICATIONS Settings
● Notifications: Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives.
Choose ringtone: Select a ringtone that is specific to new text and multimedia messages. Note that the ringtone briefly plays when selected.
Vibrate: Select when your device to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives.
Social Networking Accounts
Stay in touch on the go with all your social networking accounts.
YouTube
YouTube™ is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. The site is used to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as video content such as video blogging, informational shorts and other original videos.
Opening YouTube
► Press Home , and touch > YouTube . The library screen appears.
Note: If Terms of Service appears, touch Accept if you agree to the Terms of Service.
Watching YouTube Videos
1. On the YouTube screen, touch a video.
2. Touch the screen to show the progress bar at the bottom. Touch the screen while the bar is displayed to pause/play the video. Move the slider on the bar to the left or right to rewind or fast-forward the video.
Searching for Videos
1. On the YouTube screen, touch at the upper right of the screen to open the search box.
2. Enter the keyword to search. Search results appear below the status bar.
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3. Touch one of the results, or touch or .
4. Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it.
Google Talk
Google Talk ™ is the instant messaging program provided by Google. Google Talk lets you chat with other people that also have a Google account. Your Google Talk account is tied to the
Google account you used to set up your device.
Signing In and Chatting
You need to sign in the Google Talk before starting chatting.
► Press Home , and touch > Talk to open Google Talk.
Adding New Friends
You can add only people who have a Google account.
1. On the friends list screen, touch .
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2. Enter the Google Talk ID or the Gmail address of the person you want to add.
3. Touch DONE .
Viewing Your Invitations
On the friends list screen, the friends you invited appear offline in your Friends list until they accept your invitation.
Accepting and Canceling Invitations
On the friends list screen, touch Chat invitation . When an invitation pop-up window appears, touch Accept or Cancel .
Changing Your Online Status Message
1. On the friends list screen, touch your email address at the top of the list.
2. Touch the status and select the status you want from the menu.
3. Touch the text box below the online status, and then type your status message.
4. Press Back .
Starting a Chat
1. Touch a friend on the friends list.
2. Touch the text box, and then type your message.
3. Touch .
Switching Between Active Chats
You can conduct multiple chats at the same time and switch between active chats.
► On the friends list, touch the friend you want to chat with.
Closing a Chat
To close a chat, do one of the following:
► On a chat screen, press Menu > End chat .
– or –
On the friends list screen, press Menu > End all chats . All the chats will be closed.
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Managing Your Friends
Friends on the friends list screen are sorted according to their online status and are listed alphabetically.
Viewing the Friends List
You can sort your friends as you like.
► On the friends list screen, press Menu , and touch Display option .
Availability to show the friends that you frequently chat with first and now available first.
Name to sort all your friends by name.
Recency to show the friends that you frequently chat with first.
Blocking Friends
You can block friends from sending you messages.
1. On the friends list screen, touch the name of the friend you want to block.
2. Press Menu > Friend info > Block . That friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the blocked friends list.
Unblocking Friends
1. On the friends list screen, press Menu > Settings and touch your account.
2. Touch Blocked friends .
3. On the blocked friends list, touch the name of the friend you want to unblock.
4. Touch OK to confirm.
Mobile Indicators
Mobile indicators allow you to check your friend ’s device.
Checking Friends’ Devices
You can see which devices your friends are using to chat in Google Talk.
● If “on Mobile Device” appears below your friend’s name, it indicates that your friend is using an Android phone.
● If an email address is displayed, it indicates that your friend is using a computer.
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Displaying a Mobile Indicator
You can choose to show a mobile indicator along with your name to let your friends know the type of wireless device you are using.
1. On the friends list screen, press Menu , and touch Settings .
2. Touch your account name and check Mobile indicator .
Signing Out
Follow the steps to sign out from the Google Talk.
► On the friends list screen, press Menu , and touch Sign out to sign out from Google
Talk.
Google Talk Settings
You can manage the Google Talk settings as you like.
1. On the friends list screen, press Menu , and touch Settings .
2. Touch your account name and touch any of the following to change the settings.
Mobile indicator: Select to allow your friends to see the type of wireless device you
are using. See Mobile Indicators .
Away when screen off: Select to show your status as away when the screen is turned off.
Invitation notifications: Select to show a notification in the status bar when someone invites you to become a friend.
IM notifications: Select to show a new instant message icon on the status bar when a new instant message is received.
Notification ringtone: Select if you want the device to ring when a new instant message is received. On the ringtone menu, touch a ringtone to play the tone briefly, and then touch OK to confirm selection. Select Silent if you do not want the device to ring when a new instant message is received.
Vibrate: Select if you want the device to vibrate when a new instant message is received.
Video chat notifications: Select if you want the device to open a dialog or only to show notification when a voice or video chat invitation arrives.
Video chat ringtone: Select if you want the device to ring when a new video chat notification arrives. On the ringtone menu, touch a ringtone to play the tone briefly,
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and then touch OK to confirm selection. Select Silent if you do not want the device to ring when a new video chat notification arrives.
Vibrate: Select if you want the device to vibrate when a new video chat notification arrives.
Blocked friends: Select to show your blocked friends list.
Clear search history: Select to delete the Google Talk search history.
Manage account: Select to open the Accounts & sync settings menu.
Terms & privacy: Select to show the Google legal information.
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Applications and Entertainment
All of your device’s features are accessible through the Applications list. Touch the applications launcher icon on the Home screen.
Google Play Store App
Google Play ™ is the place to go to find new Android apps, books, movies, and music for your device. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid content ranging from productivity apps and games to bestselling books and blockbuster movies and music. When you find what you want, you can easily download and install it on your device.
To access the Google Play Store app, you must first connect to the Int ernet using your device’s
Wi-Fi or data connection and sign in to your Google account. See Web and Data
Your Google Account for details.
Important: Virgin Mobile ’s policies often do not apply to third-party applications. Third-party applications may access your personal information or require Virgin Mobile to disclose your customer information to the third-party application provider. To find out how a third-party application will collect, access, use, or disclose your personal information, check the application provider’s policies, which can usually be found on their website. If you aren’t comfortable with the third-party application’s policies, don’t use the application.
Find and Install an Application
Create a Google Wallet Account
Request a Refund for a Paid Application
Find and Install an Application
When you install apps from the Google Play Store app and use them on your device, they may require access to your personal information (such as your location, contact data, and more) or
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access to certain functions or settings of your device. Download and install only apps that you trust.
1. Press Home , and touch > Play Store . (If a message from Google “Android
Market is upgrading to Google play ” appears, touch Continue .)
2. When you open the Google Play Store app for the first time, the Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue if you agree to the Terms of Service.
3. Find an application you want and touch it to open its details screen.
Note: The Google Play Store screen shots and options may vary depending on the version installed on your device. Your Google Play Store app will update automatically when available.
4. Touch an app to read a description about the app and user reviews.
5. Touch Download or Install (for free applications) or touch the price button (for paid applications).
Note:
You need a Google Wallet account to purchase items on Google Play. See Create a
Google Wallet Account to set up a Google Wallet account if you do not have one.
6. The subsequent screen notifies you whether the app will require access to your personal information or access to certain functions or settings of your device. If you agree to the conditions, touch Accept & download (for free applications) or Accept & buy (for paid application) to begin downloading and installing the app.
If you selected a paid application, after touching Accept & buy , you’re redirected to the
Google Wallet screen to pay for the application before it’s downloaded to your device.
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Warning: Read the notification carefully!
Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many functions or a significant amount of your data. Once you touch OK on this screen, you are responsible for the results of using this item on your device.
Create a Google Wallet Account
You must have a Google Wallet account associated with your Google account to purchase items from the Google Play Store app.
Do one of the following:
► On your computer, go to wallet.google.com
to create a Google Wallet account.
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The first time you use your device to buy an item from Google Play , you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google Wallet account.
Warning: When you’ve used Google Wallet once to purchase an application from the
Google Play Store app , the device remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should secure your device to prevent others from using it without your permission. (For more information, see
Request a Refund for a Paid Application
If you are not satisfied with an application, you must ask for a refund within 15 minutes of purchase, unless otherwise stated by the app developer. Your credit card is not charged and the application is uninstalled from your device.
If you change your m ind, you can install the application again, but you can’t request a refund a second time.
1. Press Home , and touch > Play Store .
2. Press Menu , and touch My Apps .
3. Touch the application to uninstall for a refund. The details screen for the application opens.
4. Touch Refund . Your application is uninstalled and the charge is cancelled.
If requested, choose the reason for removing the application, and then touch OK .
Open an Installed Application
There are several options for opening an installed application.
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► On the status bar, check if you see the icon. If you see the icon, open the
Notifications panel, and then touch the app to open it.
– or –
1. Press Home , and touch .
2. On the All apps screen, locate the app, and then touch the icon.
Uninstall an Application
You can uninstall any application that you have downloaded and installed from the Google Play
Store app.
1. Press Home , and touch > Play Store .
2. Press Menu , and touch My Apps .
3. On the INSTALLED screen, touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch
Uninstall .
4. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application on your device.
If requested, choose the reason for removing the application, and then touch OK .
– or –
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Apps .
2. Touch the DOWNLOADED tab and touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall .
3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application on your device.
4. Touch OK .
Get Help with Google Play
If you ever need help or have questions about the Google Play Store app, press Menu , and then touch Help . The Web browser will take you to the Google Play Help Web page.
Navigation
Your device offers a number of location-based navigation programs to help you figure out where you are and get you where you’re going.
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Google Maps
Use this application to find directions, location information, business addresses, etc., all right from your device. Determine your current location with or without GPS, get driving and transit directions, get phone numbers and addresses for local businesses.
Opening Google Maps
► Press
Home , and touch > Maps .
Finding Your Current Location
Note: Don’t forget to set your location sources.
On the Google Maps screen, touch . A blinking blue arrow indicates your current location on the map. This feature is available when Google’s location service or GPS satellites is
enabled. See Location Services .
Searching Maps
1. On the Google Maps screen, touch .
2. Type the place that you want to search. You can enter an address, a city, or type of establishment.
Tip: Touch to search by speaking the location you are searching.
3. Touch or . A callout label appears on the map to indicate the location.
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4. Touch the callout to open the menu for the location.
Adding Map Layers
Layers allow you to view locations and additional info overlaid on the map.
On the Google Maps screen, touch and then touch one or more of the following options:
● Traffic: Add this layer to view real-time traffic conditions with roads marked in color-coded lines that indicate the traffic condition. This mode is available in selected areas only.
● Satellite: Add this layer to use the same satellite data as Google Earth. The images are not real-time and are approximately one to three years old.
● Terrain: Add this layer for a shaded relief view of topographic features.
● Transit Lines: Add this layer to provide geographic representations of transit lines. This mode is available in selected areas only.
● Latitude: Add this layer to see your friends’ locations and share yours with them. You may sign in with your Google account to use this feature.
● My Maps: Adds this layer to display Google My Maps on Google Maps of your device.
● Bicycling: Adds this layer to provide the road map suitable for bicycling.
● Wikipedia: Adds this layer to provide a list of Wikipedia articles that are geo-referenced.
An extract of the Wikipedia article can be accessed by clicking on the icon, a link to the full version of the Wikipedia article is also available.
Getting Directions
1. On the Google Maps screen, touch
2. Do one of the following:
.
The starting point is set to your current location as default. Touch your starting point place.
to change
Touch End point: and type your destination or touch from the list.
to select the destination
3. Select the way to get to the destination (by car, by train, or by foot).
4. Touch GET DIRECTIONS . The directions to your destination appear in a list or on the map. Touch NAVIGATION to open Google Navigation to navigate you to your destination.
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Clearing the Map
When you have reached your destination, press Menu > Clear Map to reset the map.
Google Navigation
Another Google Maps navigation application is available on your device. It provides turn-by-turn voice guided navigation using your current location (provided by GPS communication to your device) to provide various location-based services.
1. Press Home , and touch > Navigation .
2. If you see the onscreen disclaimer, read it and touch Accept if you agree.
3. Choose from the following onscreen options:
STARRED tab to obtain directions to the locations that have been starred within
Google Maps ( maps.google.com
).
SHORTCUTS tab
• Speak destination to use the voice recognition feature to search for matching locations in your area.
•
Type destination to manually enter a destination address.
• Go home to show the route guidance to your home.
• Map to open the Map application.
• RECENT DESTINATIONS to display a recently searched route.
CONTACTS tab to receive turn-by-turn directions to the address stored for a selected People entry.
Google Latitude
Google Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other. It also lets you send instant messages and emails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations.
Your location is not shared automatically. You must join Latitude, and then invite your friends to view your location or accept their invitations.
Opening Latitude
To join Latitude:
1. Press Home , and touch > Latitude .
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2. If you see the privacy policy, read it and touch Agree & Continue if you agree with it.
After you join Latitude, you can start sharing your locations with your friends. Only friends that you have explicitly invited or accepted can see your location.
To open Latitude after joining:
1. Press Home , and touch > Latitude .
2. Select the following options.
Touch MAP VIEW to see your friend on Google Maps.
Touch to invite your friend to Latitude.
Touch to check in with Latitude.
Touch to refresh the friend list.
Press Menu > Location settings > Location reporting to configure your location reporting and sharing.
Inviting Friends
To share your location with friends and request to see their locations:
1. In Latitude, touch .
2. Choose how to add friends:
Select from Contacts : Select any number of friends from People.
Add via email address : Enter an email address and touch Add friends.
3. Confirm your friend is checked and touch Yes .
If your friends already use Latitude, they receive an email request and a notification on Latitude.
If they have not yet joined Latitude, they receive an email request that tells them to sign in to
Latitude with their Google account.
Accepting an Invitation
When you get a sharing request from a friend, you see “… new sharing requests” message.
Touch it and you can:
● Accept and share back: You can see your friends’ locations, and they can see yours.
● Accept, but hide my location: You can see your friends’ locations, but they can’t see yours.
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● Don’t accept: No location information is shared between you and your friends.
You can change how your location is shared with each friend at any time. See Connecting with
Showing Your Friends
You can show your friends using the map view or the list view.
Map View:
Touch MAP VIEW on the Latitude screen. Google Maps™ shows your friends’ locations. Each friend is represented by a photo icon with an arrow pointing at his or her approximate location. If a friend has opted to enable city-level sharing, his or her icon will not have an arrow and it
appears in the middle of the city. See Connecting with Your Friends for more details.
To see your friend’s profile and connect with him or her, touch the photo. This will display your friend’s name, and then touch the balloon right above his or her icon.
List View:
To show a list of your friends, in Google Maps, press FRIENDS LIST .
To see a friend’s profile and connect with him or her, select your friend’s name from the list.
Connecting with Your Friends
Touch a friend’s contact details balloon in map view or touch a friend in list view to open the friend’s profile. In the profile screen, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy options.
● Map: Find a friend’s location on the map.
● Directions: Get directions to the friend’s location.
● Ping for check in: Send this friend a notification asking them to check in.
● Manage sharing: Select from the following:
Share best available location: Share your precise location information.
Share only city level location: Share only the city you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in. To share more precise location again, touch Share best available location .
Hide from this friend: Stop sharing your location with this friend, both in list view and in map view.
● Remove this friend: Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations with him or her altogether.
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Changing Location Settings
You have control over how and when you can be found by your friends. Only the last location sent to Latitude is stored with your Google account. If you turn off Latitude or are hiding, no location is stored.
To change your public profile:
1. Press Home , and touch > Latitude .
2. Touch your own name, and then touch Location settings .
3. Set the following options to your preferences.
Location reporting : Let Latitude detect and update your location as you move. The update frequency is determined by several factors, such as how recently your location has changed.
Enable location history: Store your past location and visualize them on the Latitude website.
Manage your friends: Add or remove friends who can see your location.
Sign out of Latitude: Disable Latitude and stop sharing your location or status. You can always join Latitude again.
Automatic check-ins: Check you into places you have designated.
Check-in notifications: Enable notifications that suggest places to check in.
Manage your places: View and modify your automatic check-ins and muted places.
Google Play Music App
Play Music plays digital audio files saved on the storage card. You need to copy music files to
your storage card first to use the Google Play Music application. See Use the Device’s microSD
Card as a USB Drive for more details on copying files.
Note: If you have signed up for Google Music™, the first time you open the Google Play Music application you will be prompted to select the account whose online music library you want to access from the Google Play Music application. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
Search for Music in the Play Music Library
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Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files
Open the Play Music Library
Access the Play Music library to enjoy your favorite music.
► Press Home , and touch > Play Music . The Play Music library screen appears.
Play Music
Learn the basics to use the Play Music application.
1. On the Play Music library screen, touch a category name to view its contents. Available categories are:
RECENT to show the albums you have listened to recently.
ARTISTS to show your music library sorted by artist.
ALBUMS to show your music library sorted by album.
SONGS to list all of your songs in alphabetical order.
PLAYLISTS to select a customized playlist you’ve created.
GENRES to show your music library sorted by genre.
2. Touch a song in your library to play it. The Now playing screen opens.
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Touch the triangular menu button next to an item and touch Play .
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3. Touch to show options. The following options are available for the control:
Touch to pause, or touch to play again.
Touch to go back to the beginning of the current song, and touch the next song in an album.
to play
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Touch the Shuffle button to toggle shuffle on or off.
Touch the Repeat button to cycle through the repeat modes: Repeating all songs , Repeating current song , or Repeat is off .
Displaying Additional Options
While using the Play Music application you can touch the triangular menu button next to any song, album, artist, or playlist to view additional options. These options may vary depending on the music data.
● Play to play the song.
● Add to playlist to add the song to the playlist.
● More by artist to show another album of the selected artist.
● Shop for artist to open the Google Play Store app and find items related to the artist.
●
Search to conduct a search using the application that you select.
● Delete to delete the song.
Tip: To change the settings in the Android Play Music application, press Menu from the
Play Music library screen, and then touch Settings .
Search for Music in the Play Music Library
Follow the instructions to find music in your Play Music library.
1. Open the Play Music library and touch the Search button .
2. Start typing the name of the artist, album, song, or playlist you ’re looking for. As you type, matching information is displayed on the screen.
3. To select a matched item, touch the item.
Use Playlists
Create a playlist to organize your music.
Creating Playlists
1. Open the Play Music library and browse for the song that you want to add to the playlist.
2. Touch next to the song you want to add and touch Add to playlist .
3. On the Add to playlist window, touch New playlist .
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4. Type the name of your new playlist and touch OK . After you save the playlist, it's added to the Playlists library.
Adding Song to Existing Playlists
1. Open the Play Music library and browse for the song that you want to add to the playlist.
2. Touch next to the song you want to add and touch Add to playlist .
3. On the Add to playlist window, touch the name of the playlist that you want to add the song to.
Removing Song From Playlists
1. Open the Playlists library.
2. Touch the playlist that contains the music you want to remove.
3. Touch next to the song you want to remove and touch Remove from playlist .
Renaming Playlists
1. Open the Playlists library.
2. Touch next to the playlist you want to rename and touch Rename .
3. Type the new name of the playlist and touch Rename .
Playing Song in Playlists
1. Open the Playlists library.
2. Touch next to the song you want to play and touch Play .
Deleting Playlists
1. Open the Playlists library.
2. Touch next to the playlist you want to delete and touch Delete .
3. Touch OK to confirm.
Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files
Virgin Mobile recommends you back up your downloaded music files to your computer.
Although the downloaded files can only be played on your device and on your account, backing them up to your computer lets you access the files in case your microSD card is lost or
damaged, or if you install a new microSD card. See Use the Device’s microSD Card as a USB
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1. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Use your computer to navigate to the microSD card’s Music folder.
3. Select and copy the music files to a folder on your computer’s hard drive.
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Web and Data
Your device’s data capabilities let you wirelessly access the Internet or your corporate network through a variety of connections, including Wi-Fi and Data Services.
This section addresses your device’s data connections and the built-in Web browser. Additional
data-related features can be found in Messaging ,
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Wi-Fi
WiFi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet. To use your device’s
WiFi, you need access to a wireless access point or “hotspot.”
The availability and range of the Wi-Fi signal depends on a number of factors, including infrastructure and other objects through which the signal passes.
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network
Check the Wireless Network Status
Connect to a Different Wi-Fi Network
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network
Use the WIRELESS & NETWORKS settings menu networks to enable your device
’s Wi-Fi radio and connect to an available Wi-Fi network.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings .
2. If is displayed at the right of Wi-Fi , touch it to turn Wi-Fi on. and the device will scan for available wireless networks.
is displayed
3. Touch Wi-Fi . The network names and security settings (open network or secured with
WEP/WPA/WPA2 PSK) of detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed.
4. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If you selected an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network. If you selected a network that is secured, enter the key, and then touch Connect .
Depending on the network type and its security settings, you may also need to enter more information or choose a security certificate.
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When your device is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon ( ) appears in the status bar and tells you the approximate signal strength. (The above icon indicates maximum signal strength.)
If Network notification is enabled, this icon ( ) appears in the status bar whenever the device detects an available open wireless network within range. Press Menu > Advanced , and check Network notification .
Note: The next time your device connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not be prompted to enter the security key again, unless you reset your device to its factory default settings.
Note: Wi-Fi networks are self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are required for your device to connect to a Wi-Fi network. It may be necessary to provide a user name and password for certain closed wireless networks.
Check the Wireless Network Status
Check the status of your current wireless network, including speed and signal strength, through the WIRELESS & NETWORKS settings menu.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Wi-Fi .
2. Touch the wireless network that the device is currently connected to. You will see a message box showing the Wi-Fi network name, status, speed, signal strength, and other details.
Note: If you want to remove the remembered wireless network settings, touch Forget on this window. You need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network.
Connect to a Different Wi-Fi Network
Use the WIRELESS & NETWORKS settings to scan for and connect to a different Wi-Fi network.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Wi-Fi . Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. To manually scan for available
Wi-Fi networks touch SCAN .
2. Touch another Wi-Fi network to connect to it.
Note: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, scroll down the screen, and touch ADD NETWORK . Enter the wireless network settings and touch Save .
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Data Services
With your Virgin Mobile service, you are ready to start enjoying the advantages of data services.
This section will help you learn the basics of using your data services, including managing your user name, launching a data connection, and navigating the Web with your device.
Important: Certain data services requests may require additional time to process. While your device is loading the requested service, the touchscreen or QWERTY keyboard may appear unresponsive when in fact they are functioning properly. Allow the device some time to process your data usage request.
Data Connection Status and Indicators
Launch a Web Connection
Launching a Web connection is as simple as opening the browser on your device.
► Press
Home , and touch > Browser . (Your data connection starts and you see the home page.)
Note: Internet connections can be made either through the data service or via Wi-Fi
(configured within the Settings > Wi-Fi ).
Tip: To change the device’s default launch page to your current page, press Menu , and touch Settings > General > Set homepage > Current page .
Note: The Browser automatically launches when a Web link is touched from within either an email or text message.
Data Connection Status and Indicators
Your device displays the current status of your data connection through indicators at the top of the screen.
The following symbols are used:
Icon Description
Your device is connected to the 3G Network. When the arrows are animated, your device is transferring data (for example, when you are opening a Web page).
Your device is connected to the network but is not currently transferring data (for example, when you are viewing a Web page that is completely open).
In any state, you can receive incoming calls.
If you do not see an indicator, your phone does not have a current data connection. To launch a
connection, see Launch a Web Connection .
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Browser
Your device’s Web browser gives you full access to both mobile and traditional websites on the go, using data service, or Wi-Fi data connections.
Adjust Browser Privacy and Security Settings
Adjust Browser Accessibility Settings
Adjust Browser Advanced Settings
Adjust Browser Bandwidth Management Settings
Learn to Navigate the Browser
Navigating through menus and websites during a data session is easy once you have learned a few basics.
Note: Before you access the home page, you may be asked to enter your 10-digit wireless phone number and touch OK . Entering your phone number is not required for access to other Web pages.
Scrolling
As with other parts of your device’s menu, you’ll have to drag up and down to see everything on some websites.
To scroll through a website’s page:
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► In a single motion, touch and drag across or up and down a page.
Selecting
To select onscreen items or links:
► Drag across a page, and then touch or touch an onscreen link to select the link.
Links, which are displayed as underlined text, allow you to jump to Web pages, select special functions, or even place phone calls.
Go Back
To go back one page:
► Press
Back on your device. Repeat this process to keep going back through your
Web page history of recently visited pages.
Go to a Web Page
1. Touch the Address field (top of the browser window) and enter a new Web address.
As you enter the address, possible matches are displayed within an onscreen list.
Touch an entry to launch the desired website.
2. Touch Go to launch the new page.
Note: Not all websites are viewable on your device.
Browser Menu
The browser menu offers additional options to expand your use of the Web on your device.
Open the Browser Menu
The browser menu may be opened anytime you have an active data session, from any page you are viewing.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu . You will see the browser menu.
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Options available within the browser menu include:
● Stop: Stops loading the current Web page.
● Refresh: Reloads the current Web page.
● Forward: Returns you to a previously viewed page.
● Bookmarks: Allows you to access and manage your bookmarks.
● Save to bookmarks: Adds the currently viewed page as a bookmark.
● Share page: Allows you to send a URL via Gmail, SMS, Email, or Bluetooth.
● Find on page: Searches the current Web page for a word.
● Request desktop site: Displays the PC site of the current Web page.
● Save for offline reading: Saves the current Web page in cache to read it offline.
● Settings: Lets you configure and manage your browser settings.
Note: These additional options can also be accessed via the QWERTY keyboard by using a combination of the Menu key ( ) and the specified keys.
Select Text on a Web Page
You can highlight text on a Web page and copy it, search for it, or share it.
1. Scroll to the area of the Web page containing the text you want to select.
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2. Touch and hold the text you want to copy. Drag tabs to expand or reduce the range of selected text. Any selected text will appear highlighted.
Tip: Touch SELECT ALL to select all the text on the Web page.
3. Touch and select the following options.
Copy to copy the selected text.
Share to share the selected text via Bluetooth, Gmail, or messaging, etc.
Find to find the selected text on the Web page.
Web Search to search the selected text on Internet.
Adjust Browser Settings
You can change the settings for your browser, including setting your home page, and more.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > General .
3. Select from one of the following browser general settings.
Set homepage: Sets the current home page for the Web browser.
Form auto-fill: Fills out web forms with a single touch.
Auto-fill text: Sets up text to auto-fill in web forms.
Adjust Browser Privacy and Security Settings
You can adjust your browser’s privacy and security settings such as whether or not to save passwords, history, or cache.
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1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Privacy & security .
3. Select from one of the following browser privacy and security settings.
Clear cache : Deletes all currently cached data. Touch OK to complete the process.
Clear history : Clears the browser navigation history. Touch OK to complete the process.
Show security warnings : Notifies you if there is a security issue with the current website. Clear the check mark to disable this function.
Accept cookies : Allows sites that require cookies to save and read cookies from your device.
Clear all cookie data : Clears all current browser cookie files. Touch OK to complete the process.
Remember form data : Allows the device to store data from any previously filled-out forms. Clear the check mark to disable this function.
Clear form data : Deletes any stored data from previously filled out forms. Touch OK to complete the process.
Enable location : Allows sites to request access to your current location (using the built-in GPS function).
Clear location access : Clears location access for all websites. Touch OK to complete the process.
Remember passwords : Stores user names and passwords for visited sites. Clear the check mark to disable this function.
Clear passwords : Deletes any previously stored usernames or passwords. Touch
OK to complete the process.
Adjust Browser Accessibility Settings
You can adjust your browser’s accessibility settings such as font size or screen inversion.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Accessibility .
3. Select from one of the following browser accessibility settings.
Force enable zoom: Overrides a website ’s request to control zoom behavior.
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Text scaling: Changes text size as you see on its preview screen.
Zoom on double-tap: Enables zoom function by double-tapping the screen.
Minimum font size: Sets the minimum font size on the Web as you see on its preview screen.
Inverted rendering: Inverts the screen image. Black becomes white and vice versa.
When enabled, you can set the contrast using the Contrast slider.
Adjust Browser Advanced Settings
You can adjust your browser’s advanced settings such as setting search engine or default zoom.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Advanced .
3. Select from one of the following browser advanced settings.
Set search engine:
Sets the search engine. See Set Search Engine .
Open in background: New pages are launched in a separate page and displayed behind the current one. Clear the check mark to disable this function.
Enable JavaScript: Enables javascript for the current Web page. Without this feature, some pages may not display properly. Clear the check mark to disable this function.
Enable plug-ins: Allows you to determine the way your device handles program enhancements. Select Always on , On demand , or Off .
Website settings: Allows you to configure advanced settings for individual websites.
Default zoom: Sets the default browser viewing size. Choose from: Far , Medium , or
Close .
Open pages in overview: Provides an overview of recently opened pages.
Auto-fit pages: Allows Web pages to be resized to fit as much of the screen as possible.
Block pop-ups: Prevents pop-up advertisements or windows from appearing onscreen. Clear the check mark to disable this function.
Text encoding: Adjusts the current text encoding.
Reset to default: Resets the browser settings to default.
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Adjust Browser Bandwidth Management Settings
You can adjust your browser’s bandwidth management settings.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Bandwidth management .
3. Select from one of the following browser bandwidth management settings.
Search result preloading: Allows browser to preload high confidence search results in the background.
Load images: Displays images on Web pages.
Adjust Browser Labs Settings
You can adjust your browser’s labs settings.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Labs .
3. Select from one of the following browser labs settings:
Quick controls: Opens the Quick controls and hide application and URL bars.
Fullscreen: Enables the full screen mode and hide the status bar.
Set Search Engine
You can select the default search engine.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Advanced .
3. Touch Set search engine and select a search engine you want to use.
Create Website Settings
You can create settings for individual websites.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Advanced > Website settings .
3. Touch the website you want to create settings. These advanced settings can be configured for individual sites.
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4. Touch the settings(for example, Clear location access ) to complete the process.
Reset the Browser to Default
You always have the option to restore your browser to its default settings.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > Advanced > Reset to default .
3. Touch OK to complete the process.
Set the Browser Home Page
Customize your Web experience by sett ing your browser’s home page.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu and touch Settings > General > Set homepage .
3. Select the page you want to set as a home page. Touch Current page to select the current page as the home page.
Read Web Page Offline
You can save web pages for offline reading.
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu , and touch Save for offline reading . The Web page will be saved in
SAVED PAGES of the bookmark.
To view the saved pages:
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu , and touch Bookmarks .
3. Touch the SAVED PAGES tab and select the page you want to view. If you want to view the page online, press Menu > Go live .
Manage Bookmarks
Make browsing easier by setting up and using custom bookmarks.
Show Bookmarks
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
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2. Press Menu , and touch Bookmarks . Three tabs are revealed.
BOOKMARKS : Displays a list of your current Web bookmarks.
HISTORY : Displays a record of your browsing history. These records are organized into folders such as: Today , Yesterday , Last 7 days , and Most visited .
SAVED PAGES : Displays a list of websites you saved for offline reading. Touch an entry to launch the selected page.
Create Bookmarks
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Open the Web page you want to bookmark.
3. Press Menu , and touch Save to bookmarks .
4. Enter a descriptive name for the new bookmark.
5. Select an account you want to add the bookmark to.
6. Select where to save the bookmark and touch OK .
Create Bookmarks From History Tab
1. Press Home , and touch > Browser .
2. Press Menu , and touch Bookmarks .
3. Touch the HISTORY tab.
4. Touch the star mark at the right of the entry and touch OK .
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Camera and Video
You can use the camera or camcorder to take and share pictures and videos. Your device comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera that lets you capture sharp pictures and videos.
View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery
Take Pictures
Important: Make sure the microSD card is installed before you use the camera or camcorder.
All pictures or videos that you capture using your device are stored on the microSD card. For more information on how to install a microSD card on your
device, see Insert a microSD Card .
Open the Camera
Follow the instructions below to open the camera in photo mode and take photos.
► Press and hold the camera button at the lower right side of the device.
– or –
Press Home , and touch > Camera .
Tip: You can open the camera from the lock screen. Flick .
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Camera Viewfinder Screen
You’ll find the following controls on the camera viewfinder screen.
1. Camera mode icons: Displays the current camera modes.
2. Available shots: Displays the number of shots left available (depending on the capacity of the microSD card).
3. Zoom slider: Drag this slider to change the zoom settings. You can also change the zoom settings by pressing the volume button up or down.
4. Settings button: Reveals additional camera mode buttons (8-12).
5. Thumbnail: Thumbnail of the latest picture. Touch to view and manage.
6. Shutter button: Touch to take a picture.
7. Switch button: Touch to select camera or camcorder.
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8. Close button: Touch to close the camera mode buttons (9-12) and return to the zoom slider.
9. Flash mode button: Touch to select the flash mode.
10. White balance button: Touch this button to change the white balance to enable the camera to capture colors more accurately by adjusting to your current lighting.
11. Scene mode button: Touch to select a scene mode.
Note: If you select items other than Auto , you cannot select Auto Exposure , Flash mode , and White balance .
12. Camera settings button: Opens the camera settings menu and lets you change the
camera settings. For more information, see Camera/Video Settings .
Review Screen
After capturing a photo or video, touch the thumbnail to display the review screen. You can
instantly share your photos or videos. See Share Photos and Videos.
Touch the Gallery icon to
edit your photos or replay your videos. See View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery .
1. Gallery: Opens the Gallery application to edit your photo or replay your video.
2. Share: Displays the available applications to share your photo or video.
Take a Picture
You can take highresolution pictures using your device’s camera.
1. Press and hold the camera button at the lower right side of the device.
– or –
Press Home , and touch
2. Change the settings if necessary.
> Camera .
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3. Frame your subject on the screen.
Tip: Hold the device vertically when taking portrait shots or hold the device horizontally when taking landscape shots. Then you will not need to rotate the photo after capturing it.
4. Touch to take the photo.
5. Cho
ose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken. See Review Screen for
details.
Close the Camera
On the camera screen, press Home or Back .
Record Videos
Record high-quality videos (up to WVGA resolution) using your device’s video camera.
Video Viewfinder Screen
You’ll find the following controls on the video viewfinder screen.
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1. Thumbnail: Thumbnail of the latest video. Touch to view and manage.
2. Recorder button: Touch to take a video. Touch again to stop.
3. Zoom slider: Drag this slider to change the zoom settings. You can also change the zoom settings by pressing the volume button up or down.
4. Switch button: Touch to select camera or camcorder.
5. Settings button: Reveals additional video mode buttons (6-10).
6. Close button: Touch to close the video mode buttons (7-10) and return to the zoom slider.
7. Flash mode button: Touch to select the flash mode.
8. White balance button: Touch this button to change the white balance to enable the video to record colors more accurately by adjusting to your current lighting.
9. Video quality button: Touch to select a video quality.
10. Video settings button: Touch this button to change the video settings. For more
information, see Camera/Video Settings .
Record a Video
1. Press and hold the camera button at the lower right side of the device.
– or –
Press Home , and touch > Camera .
2. Touch and then touch to activate camcorder mode.
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3. Select MMS or Long video .
MMS: Select this option to attach the captured video to your mail. The quality will be automatically set to QCIF (176x144).
Long video: Select this option to capture a long video. The quality can be selectable.
4. Frame your subject on the screen.
5. Touch to start capturing video.
6. Touch to stop capturing.
7.
Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just captured. See Review Screen for
details.
Camera/Video Settings
Follow the steps below to change the camera/video settings.
1. Press Home , and touch
- or –
Press Home , and touch
Long video .
>
>
Camera
Camera
.
> > , and then select MMS or
2. Touch and then touch to show the camera/video settings menu.
Store location: Stores the location information of the picture/video.
Picture size: Selects from: 3.2M(2048x1536) , 2.0M(1600x1200) , 0.8M(1024x768) ,
VGA(640x480) , or HVGA(480x320) (camera only).
Picture quality: Selects the quality of the pictures from: Super fine , Fine , or
Normal (camera only).
Color effect: Adds a color effect to the picture. Choose from: None , Mono , Sepia ,
Negative , or Aqua .
Auto exposure: Selects the exposure metering range from: Frame average , Center weighted , or Spot metering .
Restore defaults: Restores all of the camera/video settings to their default values.
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View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery
Using the Gallery application, you can view photos and watch videos that you’ve taken with your device’s camera, downloaded, or copied onto your microSD card.
For photos that are on your microSD card, you can do editing. You can also easily make a photo as your contact picture or wallpaper and share photos with your friends.
Open Gallery
The Gallery application opens in the Albums view where your photos and videos organized by albums for easy viewing.
► Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
Photos or videos you took with the internal camera are stored in Camera album.
Folders in your storage card that contain photos and videos will also be treated as albums and will be listed below Camera . The actual folder names will be used as the album names. If you have downloaded any photos and videos, these will be placed in the download album.
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When viewing pictures in Gallery, scroll left or right the screen to view more albums. Simply touch an album to view the photos or videos in that album.
Note: Depending on the number of pictures stored on the microSD card, it may take some time for Gallery to load all your photos on the screen.
View Photos and Videos
After selecting an album, you can browse through the photos and videos of that album in grid view. Touch a photo or video to view.
1. Touch to go back to the Gallery screen.
2. Name of the album.
3. Touch to show the slideshow of pictures in this album.
► Press Menu to select pictures or sort pictures.
Zoom In or Out on a Photo
There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo.
► Touch the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then touch the screen twice quickly again to zoom out.
– or –
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Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or spread the screen to zoom in.
Watch a Video
Use the onscreen controls to play, pause, or stop the video.
► Touch to play the video.
► Touch to pause the video.
Close Gallery
Use the Home key to close the Gallery and return to the Home screen.
► While in the Gallery screen, press Home .
Working with Photos
You can manage your photos or videos.
Photo Options Menu
With the picture displayed, press Menu to show the following menu.
Delete: Deletes the selected picture/video.
Slideshow: Starts the slideshow of the pictures stored.
Edit:
Edits the picture. See Edit a Photo .
Rotate left/Rotate right:
Rotates the picture. See Rotate and Save a Photo .
Crop:
Crops the picture. See Crop a Photo .
Details: Shows the details of the picture.
Set picture as: Sets the picture as the contact photo or wallpaper.
Show on map : Shows the location where you took the picture in Google Maps if
Store location is set to ON. See Camera/Video Settings .
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Edit a Photo
Your device has a built in editing tool and you can alter the picture you took easily.
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch an album and then touch a picture.
3. Press Menu > Edit .
4. Touch the following icon to edit the picture and scroll left and right to select your favorite effect.
to add exposure effect.
to add artistic effect.
to add color effect.
to add additional effect.
to undo the action.
to redo the action.
5. When finished, touch SAVE .
Rotate and Save a Photo
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch an album and then touch a picture.
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3. Press Menu , and touch Rotate left or Rotate right .
Crop a Photo
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch an album, and then touch a picture.
3. Press Menu , and touch Crop . A crop box then appears on the photo.
4. To adjust the crop box size, press and hold the edge of the box. When directional arrows appear, drag your finger inward to or outward to resize the crop box.
5. To move the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the crop box to the desired position.
6. Touch CROP to apply the changes to the picture.
The cropped picture is saved on the storage card as a copy. The original picture remains unedited.
Share Photos and Videos
The Gallery application lets you send photos and videos using email or multimedia messages.
You can share photos on your social networks such as Picasa and share videos on YouTube.
You can also send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth.
Send Photos or Videos by Email/Gmail
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Send Photos or Videos by Multimedia Message
Send Photos or Videos Using Bluetooth
Share Photos or Videos on Google+
Send Photos or Videos by Email/Gmail
You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email/Gmail message. They are added as file attachments in your email.
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Touch and hold the photo or video until you see a blue frame around it. Touch multiple photos and videos to select them.
4. Touch > Gmail or Email . If you cannot find it, touch See all… .
5. Compose your message and then touch .
Note: If you selected Email and you have multiple email accounts, the default email account will be used.
Send Photos or Videos by Multimedia Message
Although you can send several photos or videos in a multimedia message, it may be better to just send one at a time, especially if the files are large in size.
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Touch and hold the photo or video until you see a blue frame around it. Touch multiple photos and videos to select them.
4. Touch > Messaging . If you cannot find it, touch S ee all…
.
5. Compose your message and then touch .
Send Photos or Videos Using Bluetooth
You can select several photos, videos, or both and send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth.
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1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Touch and hold the photo or video until you see a blue frame around it. Touch multiple photos and videos to select them.
4. Touch > Bluetooth .
5. In the next few steps, yo u’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your device and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent. For more information, see
Share Photos or Videos on Google+
You need to be signed in to a Google account to share photos, videos, or both on Google+.
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Touch and hold the photo or video until you see a blue frame around it. Touch multiple photos and videos to select them.
4. Touch > Google+ .
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Share Photos on Picasa
You need to be signed in to a Google a ccount to upload pictures to the Picasa™ photo organizing service.
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch the album that contains the photos you want to share.
3. Touch and hold the photo until you see a blue frame around it. Touch multiple photos to select them.
4. Touch > Picasa .
5. Select the online album where you want to upload the pictures, or touch to create a new album.
6. Touch Upload . You can view the photos online at picasaweb.google.com
.
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Share Videos on YouTube
You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube™. Before you do this, you must create a YouTube account and sign in to that account on your device.
1. Press Home , and touch > Gallery .
2. Touch the album that contains the videos you want to share.
3. Touch and hold the video until you see a blue frame around it. Touch multiple videos to select them.
4. Touch > YouTube .
5. Enter the prompted information, such as description and tags, and select a privacy option.
6. Touch Upload .
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Tools and Calendar
Learn how to use many of your device’s productivity-enhancing features.
Calendar
Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Your Calendar helps organize your time and reminds you of important events. Depending on your synchronization settings, your device’s Calendar stays in sync with your Calendar on the Web, or the corporate calendar.
Synchronize Calendars with Your Device
Add an Event to the Calendar
Add events to your calendar directly from the Calendar application.
1. Press Home , and touch > Calendar .
2. On any Calendar view, press Menu , and touch New event .
3. If you have more than one calendar, select a calendar in which to add the event.
Note: You can create multiple Google Calendars only in Google Calendar on the Web. After creating them in Google Calendar on the Web, you’ll be able to see them in the
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Calendar application on your device. For more information about creating and managing multiple Google Calendars, visit the Google website: calendar.google.com
.
Note: If you have synchronized your device with a corporate account, you can also select these calendars.
4. Enter a name for the event.
5. Enter the event location.
6. To specify the date and time of the event, do one of the following:
If there is a time frame for the event, touch the FROM and TO dates and times to set them.
If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or an all-day event, set the
FROM and TO dates, and then select the ALL DAY check box.
7. Select the time zone for the event.
8. Enter email addresses to invite guests to your event and add the event descriptions.
See Invite Guests to Your Event .
9. If the event occurs on a regular basis, touch the REPETITION box and then choose how often the event occurs.
10. Set the event reminder time and select how you are notified.
Note: You can add another reminder time in a Google Calendar event. Touch Add reminder to add another reminder.
11. Select your status to be displayed on your calendar.
12. Set the privacy status of this event.
13. Touch DONE .
Invite Guests to Your Event
If you want to invite guests to your event, you need to create and add the event in your Google
Calendar.
An email invitation will be sent to your guests using your Google or Corporate account.
1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Select your Google account (or one of your
other Google Calendars). See Add an Event to the Calendar .
2. Add details about the event, such as date and time, location, and more.
3. In the GUESTS field, enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to the event. Separate multiple addresses with commas.
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4. Add the description of the event to be displayed on the email to your guests.
5. Touch DONE to add the event to your Google Calendar.
If the people to whom you send invitatio ns use Google Calendar, they’ll receive an invitation in
Calendar and by email.
Event Alerts
When your device is turned on and you have an event alarm scheduled, your device alerts you and displays the event summary.
There are several ways your device alerts you to scheduled events:
● By playing the assigned ringtone or vibration.
● By showing the icon on the status bar.
● By showing the Alert pop-up screen.
Event Reminders
If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of the upcoming event.
To view, dismiss, or postpone the reminder:
1. Slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel.
2. Touch the upcoming event name to display the event.
Note: If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also appear on the screen.
3. Do one of the following:
Touch Snooze all to postpone all event reminders for five minutes.
Touch Dismiss all to dismiss all event reminders.
Press Back to keep the reminders pending in the notifications area of the status bar.
To set reminder settings:
► On any Calendar view, press Menu , and touch Settings > General settings , and set the items under REMINDER SETTINGS .
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View Events
You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. To change the
Calendar view, touch the month and year displayed at the upper left corner, and touch Day ,
Week , Month , or Agenda .
The color of the events indicate the type of calendar that includes the event. To find out what each color represents, press Menu , and then touch Calendars to display .
Day View and Agenda Views
Day view displays a list of the events of one day. Agenda view shows a list of all your events in chronological order.
When in Day view, slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days.
Week View
Week view displays a chart of the events of one week.
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When in Week view:
● You can touch and hold on a time slot to create an event.
● Touch an event to view its details.
● Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later weeks.
Month View
In Month view, you’ll see markers on days that have events.
When in Month view:
● Touch a day to view the events of that day.
● Slide up or down the screen to view earlier or later months.
Erase Events
1. Press Home , and touch > Calendar .
2. Open the calendar event details.
In Agenda , Day , and Week views, touch the calendar event you want to delete.
In Month view, touch the date where the calendar event occurs, and touch the calendar event.
3. Touch > OK .
- or -
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If the calendar event is recurring, select Only this event , This and future events , or
All events , and touch OK .
Show or Hide Calendars
► In any Calendar view, press Menu , touch Calendars to display , and then touch a calendar to check to display or uncheck to hide it.
Synchronize Calendars with Your Device
You can choose which Google Calendars to keep synchronized on your phone or which ones to stop synchronizing.
Synchronize a Google Calendar
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Accounts & sync .
2. Touch the account you want to sync with.
3. Touch Sync Calendar .
4. In any Calendar view, press Menu > Calendars to display > Calendars to sync .
5. Check the calendar to sync and touch OK .
Synchronize a Corporate Calendar
If you have set up a corporate account on your device, you can also synchronize corporate calendar events on your device. Calendar events on your corporate account will also show in
Calendar if you chose to synchronize with the Exchange ActiveSync Server.
Clock & Alarm
The Clock application functions as a desk clock that shows the date and time. You can also use it to turn your device into an alarm clock.
Open Clock
The instructions below show how to open the Clock application.
► Press Home , and touch > Clock .
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Set an Alarm
You can use your device as an alarm clock.
> Clock . 1. Press Home , and touch
2. Touch on the screen.
Note: When you first open the alarms, two alarms are set up by default and ready for you to customize. These alarms are turned off by default.
3. Touch an existing alarm to change the settings or touch Add alarm to add a new one and set the alarm time.
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4. Touch Time to adjust the hour and minute by touching or .
5. Touch Repeat to select a repeat status for the alarm.
6. Touch Ringtone to select a ringtone that will play as an alarm.
7. Touch Vibrate to add a vibration feature to the alarm.
8. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm.
9. Touch Turn alarm on to set the alarm on.
10. When you’re finished, touch OK . (Alarms that are set are checked in blue.)
Touch the check mark next to an alarm to turn it on or off.
To delete an Alarm:
1. Press Home , and touch > Clock .
2. Touch on the screen.
3. From the Alarms screen, touch a desired alarm, and then touch Delete .
4. Touch OK to confirm the deletion.
Change Alarm Settings
1. Press Home , and touch > Clock .
2. Touch on the screen.
3. From the Alarms screen, press Menu , and touch Settings .
4. Configure the following options.
Alarm in silent mode: Select to sound the alarm even when the device is in silent mode.
Alarm volume: Select to set the alarm volume.
Snooze duration: Select to set the snooze duration from 5 to 30 minutes in 5-minute intervals.
Auto-silence: Select to set how long the alarm sounds.
Volume and Camera: Select to set the behavior of the volume and camera buttons when pressed while the alarm sounds. Choose from: None , Silence , Snooze , or
Dismiss .
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Set default ringtone: Select to set the ringtone for the alarm.
Calculator
Your device comes with a built-in calculator.
1. Press Home , and touch > Calculator .
2. Enter numbers by touching the onscreen keys.
3. Touch DELETE to clear a number. Touch and hold to clear an entire number.
4. To access more advanced features, flick the screen left or press Menu , and touch
Advanced panel .
5. Press Back to close the calculator.
Voice Service
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
You can use your device’s built-in automatic speech recognition (ASR) software (Voice Dialer) to dial a phone number in your People or to launch device functions. All you have to do is talk into the device, and ASR will recognize your voice and complete tasks by itself.
Activate the Voice Dialer
► Press Home , and touch > Voice Dialer .
The device prompts you to say a command from the list displayed on the screen. To complete your task, simply follow the onscreen prompts or touch an onscreen option.
If the application does not recognize the number, name, or application name, it will find the most likely matches and display a list. Touch a selection or touch Cancel to exit the Voice Dialer.
Tip: Use ASR in a quiet environment so it can accurately recognize your commands.
Make a Voice Call with the Voice Dialer
1. Press Home , and touch > Voice Dialer .
2. When prompted to speak, say “ Call [contact]” or “ Dial [number].”
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3. For example, say “ Call John Smith on mobile ,” to call John Smith’s mobile phone.
Your device dials the number stored for the contact “John Smith” with the label “Mobile.”
Open an Application with the Voice Dialer
1. Press Home , and touch > Voice Dialer .
2. When prompted to speak, say “ Open [appli cation name].”
For example, say “ Open Calendar , ” to open the Calendar. The application screen is displayed.
Open a Settings Menu with the Voice Dialer
1. Press Home , and touch > Voice Dialer .
2. When prompted to speak, say “ Open [settings menu name].”
3. For ex ample, say “ Open sound settings .
” The Sound settings menu screen is displayed.
Text-to-speech Settings
Your device can convert text into speech in some downloaded applications. You may select the language you hear or adjust its speed.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Touch Text-to-speech output under SPEECH .
3. Select your engine. Touch to configure the settings of the selected engine.
4. Touch Speech rate and select a speed.
5. Touch Listen to an example to play a short demonstration of the set speech synthesis.
Voice Search
Voice Search allows you to find information on the web as well as items and information on your device by speaking your search terms.
1. Touch on the Google Search Bar.
- or -
Press Home , and touch > Search > .
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2. Speak clearly into the device’s microphone. If an error occurs, touch Speak again or
Try again .
3. Touch a matching item from the onscreen list.
Voice Search Settings
You can configure the settings of the voice search feature.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Language & input .
2. Touch Voice Search under SPEECH .
Language to set the language used when entering text by speaking.
SafeSearch to filter explicit text and images from the search results. Select from Off ,
Moderate , or Strict .
Block offensive words to replace recognized offensive words in transcriptions with
[#] when entering text by speaking.
Personalized recognition to improve speech recognition accuracy.
Google Account dashboard to manage your collected data.
Eco Mode
The Eco Mode allows you to save battery life while using your device.
1. Press Home , and touch > Eco Mode .
2. Drag the onscreen slider to select when you use the Eco Mode.
Never: Disables the Eco Mode.
10-90%: Selects the remaining battery power when the Eco Mode activates. For example, 40% means the Eco Mode activates when the remaining battery power reaches 40%.
Always: Sets your device to always use the Eco Mode.
3. Touch Eco settings to select the Eco level.
4. Touch the leaf of the following items to select.
Sleep to set the screen timeout to 15 seconds.
Display brightness to decrease the display brightness.
Wallpaper to select the Eco wallpaper.
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Auto-sync to disable automatic synchronization with applications.
Haptic feedback to turn off Haptic feedback feature.
Auto-rotate screen to disable the Auto-rotate screen feature.
5. Touch Close .
When Eco Mode is on, the Eco Mode icon appears on the status bar.
Configured settings in the Eco Mode are automatically reflected in the respective Settings menu, and vice versa.
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, computers, printers, and wireless phones. The Bluetooth communication range is usually approximately 30 feet.
Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit
Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit
Disconnect or Unpair From a Bluetooth Device
Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth
Turn Bluetooth On or Off
Use the Bluetooth menu to enable or disable your d evice’s Bluetooth capabilities.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings .
2. If is displayed at the right of Bluetooth , touch it to turn Bluetooth on. displayed and the device will scan for available Bluetooth devices.
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Note: Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as aboard an aircraft and in hospitals. Touch and confirm is displayed.
The Bluetooth Menu
You can access information and controls for y our device’s Bluetooth feature.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Bluetooth .
2. Touch your device name (at the top of the list) to set your device visible from other devices.
Note: Touch again to set your device not visible from other devices. The time duration in which your device is visible can be changed.
3. Press Menu and set the following options.
Rename phone
to rename your device. See Change the Device Name .
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Visibility timeout to select the time duration in which your device is visible from other devices.
Show received files to show the files received using the Bluetooth feature.
Change the Device Name
The device name identifies your device to other devices.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Bluetooth .
2. If the Bluetooth is not turned on, touch to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Press Menu > Rename phone .
4. Enter the name for your device in the dialog box, and then touch Rename .
Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit
You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. It’s the same procedure to set up stereo audio and hands-free devices.
To listen to music with your headset or car kit, the headset or car kit must support the A2DP
Bluetooth profile.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Bluetooth .
2. If the Bluetooth is not turned on, touch to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Make sure that the headset is discoverable, so that your device can find the headset.
Refer to the instructions that came with the headset to find out how to set it to discoverable mode.
4. Touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES . Your device will start to scan for Bluetooth devices within range.
5. When you see the name of your headset displayed in the Bluetooth devices section, touch the name. Your device then automatically tries to pair with the headset.
6. If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset.
The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth devices section. When the Bluetooth headset or car kit is connected to your device, the Bluetooth connected icon is displayed in the status bar. Depending on the type of headset or car kit you have connected, you can then start using the headset or car kit to listen to music or make and receive phone calls.
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Note: Due to different specifications and features of other Bluetooth compatible devices, display and operations may be different, and functions such as transfer or exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth compatible devices.
Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit
When you have paired a headset with your device, you should be able to reconnect it automatically by turning on Bluetooth on your device and then turning on the headset. However, sometimes you will need to reconnect manually, for example if you have been using your headset with another Bluetooth device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Bluetooth .
2. If the Bluetooth is not turned on, touch to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Make sure that the headset is discoverable.
4. Touch the headset’s name in the Bluetooth devices section.
5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset or car kit documentation to find the passcode.
6. If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in
Disconnect or Unpair From a Bluetooth Device , and then follow the instructions in
Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit .
Disconnect or Unpair From a Bluetooth Device
You can manually disconnect or unpair from a Bluetooth device through the Bluetooth settings menu.
Unpair From a Bluetooth Device
Disconnect a Bluetooth Device
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Bluetooth .
2. On the PAIRED DEVICES list, touch the device you want to disconnect.
3. Touch OK .
Unpair From a Bluetooth Device
You can make your device forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the other device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Bluetooth .
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2. On the PAIRED DEVICES list, touch
3. Touch Unpair .
next to the device you want to unpair.
Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth
You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your device and another Bluetoothenabled device such as a phone or notebook computer. The first time you transfer information between your device and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode.
After that, your device and the other device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future.
Send Information From Your Device to Another Device
Receive Information From Another Device
Send Information From Your Device to Another Device
You can send the following types of information, depending on the device you are sending to.
● Images and videos
● Contacts information
1. Set the receiving device to discoverable mode. You may also need to set it to “Receive
Beams” or “Receive Files.” Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth.
2. On the device, open the application that contains the information or file you want to send. For example, if you want to send a photo, press Home , and touch >
Gallery .
3. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send:
Photo or video (in Camera): After capturing a photo, on the preview screen, touch
.
Photos and videos (in Gallery): On the Albums tab, touch an album, and select the items you want to share. Touch , and then touch Bluetooth .
Contacts information: Touch the entry, and then press Menu , and touch Share
> Bluetooth .
4. If you are prompted to turn on Bluetooth, touch Turn on .
5. Touch the name of the receiving device.
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6. If prompted, accept the connection on the receiving device, and enter the same passcode on both your device and the other device, or confirm the auto-generated passcode.
7. On the receiving device, accept the file.
The location where the information is saved depends on the type of information and the receiving device:
● If you send a contact, it is normally added directly to the contact application on the receiving device.
● If you send another file type to a Windows computer, it is normally saved in the Bluetooth
Exchange folder within your personal document folders.
On Windows XP, the path may be: C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\
My Documents\Bluetooth Exchange.
On Windows Vista, the path may be: C:\Users\[your username]\Documents.
● If you send a file to another device, the saved location may depend on the file type. For example, if you send an image file to another wireless phone, it may be saved in a folder named “Images.”
Receive Information From Another Device
Your device is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including photos, videos, or contacts.
To receive files from another device, you need to have a microSD card installed in your device.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Bluetooth .
2. If the Bluetooth is not turned on, touch to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Touch your device name to set it visible from other devices.
4. Press Menu > Visibility timeout .
5. Select the time duration in which your device is visible to others.
6. On the sending device, send one or more files to your device. Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on sending information over Bluetooth.
7. If prompted, enter the same passcode on both your device and the other device, or confirm the auto-generated passcode. If a Bluetooth authorization request is displayed on your device, touch Pair .
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8. When your device receives a file transfer request notification, the Bluetooth share
(Incoming file) icon is displayed on the status bar. Slide down the notifications panel, and then touch Bluetooth share: Incoming file > Accept .
9. When your device receives a file, the Bluetooth share (Received files) icon is displayed on the status bar. To import a file immediately, slide down the notifications panel, and then touch Bluetooth share: Received files .
When you open a received file, what happens next depends on the file type:
● For a vCard contact file, if there are multiple vCard files on your storage card, you can choose to import one, several, or all of those contacts to your People list.
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microSD Card
Your device is equipped with a 2 GB microSD ™ (Secure Digital) memory card that allows you to store images, videos, music, documents, and voice data on your device.
Important: Your device comes with the microSD card preinstalled.
Use the Device’s microSD Card as a USB Drive
Use the Device’s microSD Card as a Media Device
Remove the microSD Card
Before removing your device ’s microSD card, use the Storage settings menu to unmount the card.
1. Unmount the microSD card. See Unmount the microSD Card .
2. Remove the battery cover. See Set Up Your Device .
3. Push the card inward slightly and release, causing it to come about halfway out of the slot. microSD Card 151
4. Gently remove the card from the slot.
5. Replace the battery cover.
Note: You can easily damage the microSD card by improper operation. Please be careful when inserting, removing, or handling the microSD card.
Note: Make sure your battery is fully charged before using the microSD card. Your data may become damaged or unusable if the battery runs out while using the microSD card.
Insert a microSD Card
Remove the battery cover and battery to insert a compatible microSD card into your device.
1. Remove the battery cover. See Set Up Your Device .
2. Insert a microSD card into the slot with the gold terminals facing down.
3. Gently press the card in until it snaps into place.
4. Replace the battery cover.
View the microSD Card Memory
The Apps settings menu gives you access to your microSD card memory information.
1. With the microSD card inserted, press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Apps .
2. Touch ON SD CARD tab. The total and available memory space will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Format the microSD Card
Formatting a microSD card permanently removes all files stored on the card. microSD Card 152
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Storage .
2. Scroll down the screen, touch Erase SD card > Erase SD card > Erase everything .
Note: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files
CANNOT be retrieved. To prevent the loss of important data, please check the contents before you format the card.
Unmount the microSD Card
When you need to remove the microSD card, you must unmount the microSD card first to prevent corrupting the data stored on it or damaging the microSD card. Before removing the microSD card, close all running applications on your device and save any data first.
1. Press Home > Menu , and touch System settings > Storage .
2. Touch Unmount SD card > OK .
3. Remove the microSD card. See Remove the microSD Card .
Use the Device’s microSD Card as a USB Drive
To transfer music, pictures, and other files from your computer to your de vice’s microSD card, you need to set the device’s microSD card as a USB drive.
1. Connect the device to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. If you see on the status bar, slide it down to open the Notifications panel and touch the USB connection notification.
3. Touch Mass Storage > Done > OK . See
4. On your computer, the connected device is recognized as a removable disk. Navigate to this removable disk and open it.
5. Do one of the following.
Copy files from the computer to the root folder on the device’s storage card.
Copy files from the device’s storage card to a folder on your computer or computer desktop.
6. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected device) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your device, and disconnect the device from the computer.
Note: The device will not recognize the microSD card when it is connected to a computer as a disk drive. You will not be able to use some of the device’s applications such as the
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Use the Device’s microSD Card as a Media Device
You can connect your device as a media device to your computer.
1. Connect the device to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. If you see on the status bar, slide it down to open the Notifications panel and touch the USB connection notification.
3. Touch Media Transfer > Done . See
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Notes
● Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may change depending on the software version on your phone.
● All screens in this guide are simulated. Actual displays may vary.
● Certain mobile phone features are dependent on the capabilities and settings of Virgin
Mobile ’s network. Additionally certain features may not be activated by Virgin Mobile, and/or
Virgin Mobile’s network settings may limit the feature’s functionality. Always contact Virgin
Mobile about feature availability and functionality. All features, functionality and other specifications, as well as the information contained in this user guide are based upon the latest available information and are believed to be accurate at the time of issuing. Kyocera
Communications, Inc. reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.
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Copyrights
© 2012 Kyocera Corporation. All rights reserved. The “Virgin” name and the Virgin signature logo are registered trademarks of Virgin Enterprises Limited and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. KYOCERA is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation.
Android, Google Play, Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation, Gmail, Google Talk, and
YouTube are trademarks of Google, Inc.
The Bluetooth
®
word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Kyocera Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
Swype and the Swype logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nuance
Communications, Inc. © 2012 Nuance Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
microSD and microSDHC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.
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411, 7
Accessory Jack, 10
Account
Google Account, 30
Internet Calling, 36
Manage, 4
Airplane Mode, 46
Android Keyboard
Settings, 27
User Dictionary, 27
Voice Input, 27
Answer a Call, 38
Applications, 92
Auto-rotate Screen, 51
Back Key, 10
Battery
Charge, 3
Install, 2
Bluetooth, 145
Car kit, 146
Device Name, 146
Disconnect, 147
Headset, 146
Menu, 145
Receive Information, 149
Reconnect, 147
Send Information, 148
Send Photos or Videos, 130
Turn on or off, 145
Unpair, 147
Brightness, 50
Browser, 110
Accessibility Settings, 114
Advanced Settings, 115
Bandwidth Management Settings, 116
Bookmarks, 117
General Settings, 113
Labs Settings, 116
Menu, 111
Navigate, 110
Index
Index 157
Offline Reading, 117
Open, 109
Privacy Settings, 113
Reset, 117
Search Engine, 116
Security Settings, 113
Select Text, 112
Set the Home Page, 117
Website Settings, 116
Calculator, 141
Calendar, 133
Add an Event, 133
Erase Events, 137
Event Alerts, 135
Event Reminders, 135
Invite Guests, 134
Show or Hide, 138
Synchronize, 138
View Events, 136
Call Log, 43
Clear, 44
Call Waiting, 40
Caller ID, 40
Camcorder, 122
Record, 123
Settings, 124
Share Videos, 129
Viewfinder, 122
Camera, 119
Close, 122
Lens, 10
Open, 119
Review Screen, 121
Settings, 124
Share Photos, 129
Take a Picture, 121
Viewfinder, 120
Zoom, 126
Charge Battery, 3
Charger/Accessory Jack, 10
Clock & Alarm, 138
Change Alarm Settings, 140
Open, 138
Set an Alarm, 139
Index 158
Copyrights, 156
Credential Storage, 57
Customer Support, 7
Data Connection
Status and Indicators, 109
Data Services, 109
Date & Time, 59
Device Administration, 57
Device Layout (illustration), 9
Drag, 12
Eco Mode, 143
Email, 74
Send Photos or Videos, 130
Emergency Call, 35
Enhanced 911 (E911), 35
Enter Text, 17
Speaking, 23, 27
Entertainment, 92
Factory Data Reset, 58
Favorites Tray, 15
Folder, 15
Font Size, 51
Gallery, 125
Close, 127
Open, 125
View, 126
Watch a Video, 127
Gestures, 12
Gmail, 72
Send Photos or Videos, 130
Google Account, 30
Add, 31
Create, 30
Settings, 32
Sign In, 31
Google Play, 92
Google Talk, 87
Google+, 131
Home Key, 10
Home Screen, 13
Add Items, 14
Customize, 14
Move or remove items, 14
Incoming Calls
Index 159
Answer, 38
Reject, 38
Internet Calling, 36
Keyboard
Android, 24
QWERTY, 17
Slide-out, 17
Swype, 19
Keyboard Timeout, 51
Location
Settings, 53
Menu Key, 10
Messaging, 72
Send Photos or Videos, 130 microSD Card, 151
Format, 152
Insert, 152
Memory Information, 152
Remove, 151
Unmount, 153
Use as a Media Device, 154
Use as a USB Drive, 153
Mobile ID, 6
Install, 6
Switch, 7
Mute
Ringtone, 38
My Location, 53
Navigation
Google Latitude, 98
Google Maps, 96
Google Navigation, 98
Notification Icons, 16
People, 63
Phone, 33
Phone Calls
From People, 34
From Recent Calls, 34
From Text Messages, 35
In-Call Options, 42
Make Calls, 33
Plus Code Dialing, 36
Receive, 37
Using Internet Calling, 36
Index 160
Using the Phone Dialpad, 33
With Pauses, 36
Picasa, 131
Pictures, 119
Crop, 129
Edit, 128
Options Menu, 127
Rotate, 128
Take, 121
Pinch and Spread, 13
Play Music, 101
Back Up Downloaded Music Files, 105
Playlist, 104
Search for Music, 104
Power Button, 9
Power On, 11
Proximity Sensor, 9
QWERTY Keyboard, 17
Recent Apps Key, 10
Recent Calls
Options, 43
View, 43
Reject an Incoming Call, 38
Reset Phone, 59
Rotate, 13
Screen Lock
With Password, 55
With Pattern, 54
With PIN, 55
Screen Proximity Safety, 51
Screen Timeout, 51
Set Up
Voicemail, 5, 38
Your Device, 2
Settings, 45
Android Keyboard, 27
Swype, 23
Silent Mode, 48
Sleep, 51
Slide or Flick, 12
Slide-out Keyboard, 17
Speaker, 10
Status Bar, 15
Status Icons, 16
Index 161
Storage
Settings, 52
Swype, 19
Settings, 23
User Dictionary, 23
Voice Input, 23
Text Entry, 17
Copy, 28
Paste, 28
Speaking, 23, 27
Tools, 133
Top-Up, 5
Touch, 12
Touch and Hold, 12
Touchscreen
Keyboard, 19
Navigation, 12
Turn on, 11
Trademarks, 156
TTY mode, 41
Turn Device On, 11
User Dictionary
Android Keyboard, 27
Swype, 23
Video, 122
Record, 123
Settings, 124
Share, 129
Watch, 127
Voice Input
Android Keyboard, 27
Swype, 23
Voice Service, 141
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), 141
Text-to-speech Settings, 142
Voice Dialer, 141
Voice Search, 142
Voicemail, 38
Notification, 39
Retrieve Messages, 39
Set Up, 5, 38
Settings, 39
Volume, 48
Button, 9
Index 162
Wallpaper, 15
Web, 107
Wi-Fi, 107
Check Status, 108
Connect to a Different Network, 108
Turn On and Connect to a Network, 107
YouTube, 86, 132
Index 163
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