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2. HTC, Model TC P300 Car Adapter Phihong, Model CLA05D-050 • Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Li-ion polymer battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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This may damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle. PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS CAUTION : Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your local RF exposure guide- lines and should be avoided. INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life. Antenna Location T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Do not place the product with an unstable base. • Use product with approved equipment This product should be used only with personal computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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• This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee con- nection in all conditions. Therefore, you must never rely solely on any wireless phone for emer- gency communications. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Phone Basics Getting to Know Your T-Mobile G1 and Accessories Front panel Notification LED See “Phone Status and Notifications” on page 26 for details. Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. MENU BACK HOME CALL END CALL/ POWER TRACKBALL...
Keyboard Keyboard See “Using the Hardware Keyboard” on page 32 for details. Back panel 3.2 Megapixel Camera See “Using Camera and Camcorder” on page 84 for details. Speaker Back Cover T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Inside the box The product package includes the following items and accessories: • Battery • USB cable • AC adapter • Wired stereo headset • Pouch • 1GB microSD™ card • Quick Start Guide T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Locate the SIM card slot, then insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out the card slot. Slide the SIM card completely into the slot. Cut off corner T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
• Do not expose to temperatures above 60 C (140 • Replace only with the battery pack designated for this product. • Recycle or dispose of used battery as stipulated by local regulations. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Push the slot cover downward through the small bump on the left edge of the slot cover to reveal the microSD card slot. Slot cover Small bump Insert the microSD card into the slot with its copper contacts facing down and its notched edge facing right. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Warning • Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it using the AC or car adapter. • As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
You can also change the screen orientation of the phone. Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Account. For more information, refer to “Set up your phone for the first time” on page 23. To turn off the phone Press and hold the END CALL/POWER button until the options menu opens. Power off On the options menu, touch Touch when prompted to turn off the phone. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
100. END CALL/POWER You can also turn off the screen by pressing the button. Pressing any of the control buttons again or incoming calls will turn on your phone screen. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Press , then slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen. Extended Home screen left Extended Home screen right T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
You can crop the picture before setting it as a wallpaper. Refer to “To crop a picture” on page 88 to learn how to crop the picture. • Touch Wallpaper gallery to use preset wallpapers that came with the phone. Save Set wallpaper Touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Missed call New instant message Call on hold New voicemail Call forwarding on Upcoming event Compass needs orientation Song is playing Uploading data Problem with sign-in/sync Downloading data Storage card is full Content downloaded T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
To open the Notifications panel When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, touch and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Battery is fully charged (When the phone is being charged using the AC adapter or connected to the computer). Solid red Battery is charging Flashing red Battery is low Flashing You have a pending notification green T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
ID. See “Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts” on page 36 for details. Sound & display Set the call and notification ring tones, or set the screen brightness and screen timeout. See “Managing Your Phone” on page 100 for details. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
You can also adjust the media volume on the Settings screen. HOME MENU Settings Press , then press , and then touch Sound & display > Media volume Touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
, and then touch SD card & phone storage Scroll down the screen, then touch Unmount SD card Format SD card Touch . This enables the option. Format SD card > Format SD card Touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Home screen or Browser to launch Google Search™ and search information on the web. SEARCH In any search bar, enter the information you want to search, then press again, or touch You can also use your voice to do a search. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Highlight text, press , or Highlight text, press and hold TRACKBALL , select Copy text to the clipboard MENU Highlight text, press , or Highlight text, press and hold TRACKBALL , select Copy T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
For example, in Browser, when you are in the URL field, some keys at the bottom row are replaced with alternate keys (for example, .com key) to make it faster for you to type web addresses. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Switch to the numeric and symbol onscreen keyboard to let you enter numbers and common symbols such as parentheses, braces, currency signs, punctuation marks, special characters, and more. Touch to show more symbols. Touch to switch back to the alphabet keyboard. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Enter the full phone number that you want to dial, and press the button. The full phone number includes the country code, area code (without the leading zero, if any), and phone number. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
• Touch a contact to access the contact details. Then touch the number you want to call. Call • Touch and hold the contact you want to call and then from the options menu, touch Mobile Call Work Call Home , or T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
If you have not set up your voicemail number, a missing voicemail number error message appears on the screen when you touch and hold the number 1 key. For more information on how to set up your voicemail number, refer to “Adjusting Phone Settings” on page 43. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch a button to put a call on hold, dial another contact for a phone conference, mute the phone microphone, and more. Call options Note End call Speaker When the phone is dialing, only the buttons are enabled. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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When a call is in progress, you can do one of the following to hang up: END CALL/POWER • Press the button. MENU End call • Press , then touch • If you are using the provided wired headset, press and hold the button to end the call. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
To end the conference call and disconnect all callers, press the END CALL/POWER button. Using the Call Log Call log tab lists all missed calls , dialed numbers , and received calls T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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• To remove a name or number, touch and hold on the name or number, then touch call log MENU Clear call log • To clear the entire Call log, press then touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Google Mail contacts on the web. You can also import contacts stored on your SIM card. To view your Contacts list Do one of the following to display your contacts list: HOME Contacts • Press , then touch CALL Contacts • Press the button, then touch the tab. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch to delete the information. Note Incoming calls If you want all calls from this contact to go directly to your voicemail, select the check box. MENU Done When finished, press and then touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact whose information you want to edit, then touch contact Save Discard Edit the contact information, then touch . To ignore all changes you made, touch changes T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Text mobile Text • Touch the contact in the list to open the contact details screen, then touch work , or another text option. A compose screen opens for your message. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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If you have more than one email account set up on your phone, you will be prompted to select which account to use to send the message. Note For more information about composing and sending email messages, refer to “Exchanging Messages” on page 52. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
To quickly create an event in Day, Week, or Month view, touch and hold an empty time slot, then touch New event . A new Event details screen appears with the selected time slot and date in the From fields. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Dismiss all • Touch to dismiss all event reminders. BACK • Press to keep the reminders pending in the notifications area of the status bar. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
If you need to set more than 3 alarms, you can add more alarms while on the Alarm Clock screen MENU Add alarm by pressing and then touching You can temporarily disable an alarm by clearing the check box (by touching it) of the alarm on the Alarm Clock screen. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
On the Alarm Clock screen, press and then touch Alarm in silent mode Touch to set whether alarms play when the phone is otherwise in silent mode. BACK When you are done, press T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Enter the mobile phone number of the message recipient in the field. As you enter the phone number, matching contacts will appear on the screen. Touch a recipient or continue entering the recipient’s phone number. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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For more information about the Video application, refer to “Using Camera and Camcorder” on page 84. Audio • . Opens the Select audio menu. Touch an audio file to select, then touch to attach the file into your message. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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To remove or replace a picture or an audio attachment, on the Compose screen, touch the Remove button beside the attachment. To remove a slideshow attachment, on the Compose Edit MENU Discard slideshow screen, touch , press , then touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
If a message contains a link to a web page, touch the link to open Browser and view the web page. • If a message contains a phone number, touch the message to open Dialer so you can call the number. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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• To delete a message in a thread, touch and hold the message that you want to delete, then Delete message touch on the options menu. When prompted to confirm, touch Note MENU To delete all messages on the message list, press on the message list and then touch Delete threads T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Note that the ring tone briefly plays when selected. Vibrate Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other MENU Add Cc/Bcc recipients, press and then touch Enter the email subject, then compose your email. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Conversations are also referred to as message threads. A new message or a change to the subject of a current message will begin a new thread. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Do one of the following: • If you selected Reply Reply all , enter your reply message. • If you selected Forward , specify the message recipients. Send Touch Message options Thread options T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Labels • Touch to select which Google Mail labels to synchronize. Email notifications • Select the check box to show a notification icon on the status bar when you receive a new email. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Enter the subject, then compose your message. Send Touch Note Save as draft BACK Touch or press the button to save the message as a draft. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch to change Touch to change your your picture. status. Opened chats. Touch a callout to open the chat Friends list screen and start chatting with your friend. Online status: Available Idle Busy Offline T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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To insert a smiley using the onscreen keyboard, touch and hold the smiley key to bring up the smiley menu. Touch a smiley to insert it into your message. Send After entering your message, touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
To show a friend in the Most popular list In the Friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu. Note MENU All friends If you cannot see the friend, Press and then touch Show friend Touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Select the check box. BACK Press to save your setting. Sign out MENU More Sign out In the friends list, press and touch > when you want to sign out from Google Talk. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. When you selected an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network. If you selected a network that is secured with WEP, enter the WEP Connect (security) key and then touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, scroll down Add Wi-Fi network Save the screen, then touch . Enter the wireless network settings, then touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch and hold the magnifying window, then drag it to the area of the page that you want to view TRACKBALL more closely. You can also roll the to move the magnifying window on any area of the screen. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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On the Current windows screen, touch the browser window you want to view. To close a browser window, touch on the browser window you want to close. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch the link to open the web page. • Touch and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open, (URL) bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link via email. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market. Refer to “Installing an application” on page 96 for details. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
The edit bookmark dialog box appears. Enter your changes and touch Adjust Browser settings MENU More Settings On the Browser screen, press and then touch > to set the Browser settings and options. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
• Make sure that the Bluetooth device that you want to pair with is set to discoverable mode. Consult the Bluetooth device’s documentation to learn how to set it to discoverable mode. Touch the hands-free headset or car kit phone in the list to start pairing. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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You will be prompted to enter the passcode again when you connect to that Bluetooth device. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Find your location on the map Your current location MENU On the Maps screen, press and then touch Location . Your location is shown on the map as a blinking blue dot. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
On the map, roll the left or right to view the location of the previous or the next place in the Search results list. Touch the call-out on the map to open the location details and options. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Map mode When viewing a map, you can switch to another map mode. Press and then touch Satellite Traffic Street View Select from , or Map mode Satellite mode Traffic mode Street view mode T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch to open the location source menu. Destination Touch to generate a route to your destination. You can also touch to open the location source menu and select a starting point and destination address. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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Next turn MENU More Clear When you are finished viewing or following the directions, press , then , then touch to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Maps history. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
You can change how your location is shared with each friend at any time. Refer to“To share your location with friends and request to see their locations” on page 81 for more details. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Send an instant message. Google Talk opens a chat window with that friend. Send email Send an email. Google Mail opens an email addressed to that friend. Directions Get directions to the friend’s location. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Refer to the next section for more details. Turn off Latitude • . Disable Latitude and stop sharing. Your friends can- not see your location. You can always join Latitude again. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
On the Camera screen, press Capture modes The phone offers two capture modes: Camera and Video. To change the capture mode MENU Switch to video Switch to camera On the Camera screen, press and then touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Gallery, set a photo as a contact icon or wallpaper, play back the video file, and share the file with friends. Touch to Touch to shoot capture another another video. photo. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
To close Gallery HOME BACK While in the Gallery screen, press to close the application. Note If you opened Gallery from the Camera application, the screen returns to the Camera screen BACK when you press T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Touch to zoom in. To view a picture in landscape orientation Turn your phone sideways to view the picture in landscape mode. The picture orientation automatically adjusts to how you hold the phone. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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“Using Google Mail™ ” on page 58. To send a picture using Messaging While viewing a picture in full screen, press MENU , then touch Share Messaging When prompted, touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
1 minute of high quality or 2 minutes of low quality. Share While viewing videos in a list, touch and hold the video, and then touch on the options menu. Messaging When prompted, touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
On the YouTube screen, select a video to watch from the available categories. Touch a category to see the available videos for that category. Touch a video to play it. Note The screen automatically switches to landscape orientation when you play a video. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
, touch the Applications tab, and then touch . The Music library screen displays. Music library Artists Albums Songs Playlists Your music is organized into four categories: , and . Touch a category to view the list within each. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
. The first randomly selected song will play. To turn off Party shuffle, MENU Party shuffle off press , then touch Use playlists Use playlists to organize your music files. You can create as many playlists as you want on your phone. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
From the Music library, navigate to the song that you want to use as ring tone. Use as phone ringtone Touch and hold the song, then touch on the menu. The song is set as your default incoming call ring tone. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Artists Album Songs On the Music Library screen, touch , or Delete Touch and hold the artist, album, or song you want to delete, then touch on the options menu. When prompted, touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
When you open Android Market for the first time, the Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue. Touch to open the application details screen. Touch a category to open a sub-category and view more applications. Touch to search Android Market. Touch to view your downloads. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Important MENU Press and select Security permissions to view the functions and data this item can access on your phone. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
In addition, if you have multiple Android phones that use the same Google Account, you can download the purchased application to all of them at no additional cost. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Managing your applications From the Android Market Home, touch My downloads to view your downloaded items. From any of MENU My downloads the Android Market screens, press and touch to go to the screen. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
On the My downloads screen, touch the application you want to uninstall, then touch When prompted, touch to remove the application on your phone. Choose the reason for removing the application, then touch T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
, and then touch Sound & display Touch Screen timeout Scroll down the screen, then touch Touch the time before the screen turns off. END CALL/POWER To turn off the screen quickly, press the button. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Settings” on page 43. To enable data roaming Data roaming lets you connect to your wireless service provider’s partner networks and access data services when you are out of your wireless service provider coverage area. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Locking the screen prevents accidental screen touches when the phone is in your bag, purse, or pocket. Note MENU To unlock the screen, press one of the buttons in front of the phone, and then press enter your screen unlock pattern. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
In the Manage applications list, touch the application whose cache and/or data you want to delete. MENU Press to bring up sort and filter options. In the Application info screen, touch Clear data and/or Clear cache T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Note Auto-sync If the check box is not selected, you need to touch the Google application in the list to synchronize it. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
. If prompted, enter your screen unlock Erase everything pattern, then touch If your phone hangs or freezes, remove the battery, then wait for a few seconds, and then re-install it. After re-installing the battery, turn on the phone. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus Audio Built-in microphone and speaker Ring tone formats AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WAV 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF) / SP MIDI T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
SAR levels exceeding the recommended limits as well as result in non-compliance with local regulatory requirements in your country. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
Turn the phone off in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external Radio Frequency energy. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
This product is in compliance with Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003, on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and its amendments. T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
- add 62 - create events 48 - compose and send emails 62 - open 48 - delete a message 63 Calendar views 49 - delete an account 63 Call Log - clear 42 T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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Phone services 101 - shift key 33 Phone views - back panel 15 - front panel 14 - left and right panels 16 Language settings 102 Picture message 52 Links 71 - reply 56 T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...
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Touch tones 101 Trackball 22 Turn off the display 23 Turn phone function on and off 43 Turn power on and off 22 USB drive 31 Videos 90 Voice call - answer call 39 T-Mobile G1 User Manual May 27, 2009...