Phone Basics
Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. The following topics will introduce the basic functions and features of your phone.
This illustration outlines your phone’s basic layout.
Key Functions
The following list defines the features listed in the above illustrations.
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LED Indicator: Glows to indicate battery charge level during charging, when the screen is turned off. Red indicates charging, and green indicates full charge.
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Earpiece: Allows you to hear the other caller and automated prompts during calls.
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Proximity and Light Sensors: Detects the presence of objects near the phone, such as when using motion settings. For example, while talking on the phone the sensor detects when it’s near your ear and turns off the screen to prevent accidental key presses.
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Front Camera: Takes pictures and records video when you are facing the screen, and allows you to participate in video conferences.
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Power/Lock Key: Press to turn the screen on or off, or lock the screen. Press and hold to turn the phone on or off.
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Camera Key: Press and hold to launch the Camera. While using Camera, press to take a picture or start recording.
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Search Key: Press to go to Bing to search the Web.
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Start Key: Press to return to the Start screen. Press and hold to use Speech.
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Back Key: Touch to go back one screen, or touch and hold to jump to any of the last five things you accessed.
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Volume Key: Press to adjust the volume of your phone’s sounds. From Start, press to adjust master volume. During calls or playback, press to adjust volume. Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.
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Microphones: Capture sound during calls, or when recording.
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3.5 mm Headset Jack: Plug in an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.
● Camera: Takes pictures and records video.
● Speaker: Plays ringtones and sounds, and the caller’s voice in speakerphone mode.
● USB Charger/Accessory Port: Connect the phone charger/USB cable (included) and other optional accessories (not included).
● Flash: Illuminates subjects when taking pictures or recording video.
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone.
Use the Power/Lock Key to turn the phone On or Off.
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Press and hold the Power/Lock Key.
You can 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
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To quickly turn the screen off, press the Power/Lock Key. Pressing the Power/Lock
Key again will turn on the screen and display the lock screen.
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen (times out) after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone’s screen is off.
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Note: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off and locks, see Lock
Screen .
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
1. To turn the screen on, press the Power/Lock Key.
2. Unlock the screen:
If you are using the default screen lock, flick upwards on the lock screen to unlock it.
If you have set up a password for the lock screen, enter the password. See Lock
Screen .
Features
Your phone offers new features for using gestures to interact with your phone.
Touchscreen Navigation
Your phone’s touchscreen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures.
Tap
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
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Touch and Hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a timeslot on the calendar or link in a
Web page), touch and hold the item.
Swipe
To swipe means to quickly drag your finger across the screen.
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Drag
To drag, touch and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger.
While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
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Rotate
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.
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.)
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Start Screen
The Start screen is the starting point for your phone. On Start, live tiles update continuously to show your favorite things. By default, you can access the Phone, check your email or text messages, launch Internet Explorer, and more, plus you can add your own tiles.
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Swipe your finger up or down across the Start screen to scroll the tiles.
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Swipe left to access Apps.
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Press to return to Start from any screen.
You can customize the Start screen by:
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Pinning or removing tiles.
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Moving tiles.
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Changing the accent color or background with the Theme setting.
Tiles
You can pin almost anything to Start, including apps, songs, maps, contacts, and more. Many tiles provide information at a glance, and offer ways to connect to people. For example, when you pin a contact to Start, you’ll see their social networking updates on the tile, as well as whether they’ve called you or left a message. You can tap a contact tile to call, text, or email the contact.
In most cases, you can pin an item by using one of these methods:
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Touch and hold the item, and then tap pin to start.
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Touch an item, and then tap more > pin to start.
Move a Tile
1. Touch and hold a tile until it pops up, and then drag it to a new location. You can drag the tile to a spot that already has a tile, and the tiles will adjust to make room.
2. Press Start to lock the tiles .
Resize a Tile
1. Touch and hold a tile until it pops up, and then tap the Resize arrows to change the size.
2. Press Start to lock the tiles.
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Unpin a Tile
► Tap and hold a tile until it pops up, and then tap
Unpin.
Choose an Accent Color
You can choose a color to use as an accent color, to highlight items with your favorite color. The accent color applies to tiles on Start, web links, and other items.
1. From Start, flick left to the App list, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Theme, and then tap the Accent color list to choose a color.
Choose a Background
You can make the Start background black or white.
1. From Start, flick left to the App list, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap theme, and then tap the Background list to choose a color.
Note: Using a white background can use more battery power.
Lock Screen
You can lock your phone’s screen, to prevent unauthorized access. However, your phone can give you information, even when the screen is locked.
Customize the Lock Screen
You can choose what to display on your lock screen.
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Phone calls and voicemails
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Text messages
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Email messages
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Upcoming calendar appointments
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Game notifications
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Notifications from some apps
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A picture to use as a background, from your own images, or from Bing. If you’re playing music, you can also see a picture of the artist, if it’s available.
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Access Lock Screen Settings:
1. From Start, swipe left to Apps, and then tap Settings.
2. Swipe left or right to display system, and then tap lock screen.
Lock the Screen
You can lock the screen instantly, or it will lock automatically when the screen times out. You can set the length of time the screen remains lit after the last touch or key press with the Lock screen time out setting.
To lock the screen instantly:
► Press the Power/Lock Key.
Unlock the Screen
Unlock the screen to access your phone’s features.
► Flick upwards on the lock screen. If you have a password set, enter the password.
Status Icons
Status icons at the top of the screen display show the phone’s status.
Display the Status Icons
The status icons appear on the lock screen, and you can display them any time.
► Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen.
Status Icons
Icon Description
Bluetooth
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is On
Wi-Fi
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active
Vibrate
Signal strength
3G (data service)
4G (data service)
Airplane Mode
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Battery (full charge)
Enter Text
Your phone offers a QWERTY keyboard for entering text.
As you type, your phone can suggest words and corrections based on the phone’s dictionary.
Over time, your phone automatically adapts to suggest the words you’ve previously typed, such as people’s names. These words are only stored on your phone. Your phone can also make suggestions based on portions of your recent message threads. For most languages, you can choose to disable these suggestions.
Configure Keyboard Options
► From
Start, flick left to the App list, and then tap Settings > keyboard.
Edit Text
As you enter text, you can edit your words, and copy and paste text into another field. The method you use for copying and pasting depends on the type of field.
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Copy: Tap on the text, and then tap Copy, or tap copy from the pop-up menu.
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Paste: Tap in a field, and then tap Paste
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