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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide Your Palm ® Centro 690 Smart Device ™...
  • Page 2 Palm, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage Ltd. and ACCESS Systems America, Inc. NetFront is the trademark or or loss resulting from the use of this guide. Palm, Inc. and its registered trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and in other suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this software.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Synchronizing information—the basics ........23 Chapter 2: Moving around on your Palm Centro 690 smart device ....27 Moving around the screen .
  • Page 4 Using a hands-free device ..........68 Customizing phone settings .
  • Page 5 Viewing and using the alerts ......... . 175 Calculator .
  • Page 6 Camera ............243 Making room on your Centro .

  • Page 7: Welcome

    Phone application for making and • them to your Centro 690 with one press receiving calls of a button Contacts application that stores the •...

  • Page 8: What Do I Need To Get Started

    This guide helps you set up your number and the services to which you Centro 690 and quickly learn to use it. To subscribe. Phone book entries and SMS get started, you need all the items that messages can also be stored on the SIM card.

  • Page 9: Where Can I Learn More

    While using your Centro • coverage of your network. On-device User Guide: A copy of this An electrical outlet. guide is included on your Centro 690. The • on-device guide is specially formatted for The computer with which you want to •...
  • Page 10 Online forums: Consult online user discussion groups to swap Centro information and learn about Centro topics you may find nowhere else. Visit go.palm.com/centro690/ for details. W E L C O M E...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Setting Up

    690 smart device that will help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your Centro 690, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely yours. But first, take the few easy steps in this chapter to set up your Centro 690 and get it running.
  • Page 12 In this chapter ™ Centro 690 overview ........7 Inserting the SIM card and battery.

  • Page 13: Centro ™ 690 Overview

    S E T T I N G U P ™ Centro 690 overview Front view Stylus 5-way navigator and Earpiece Indicator light (phone Center button and charge indicator) Applications Power/End Volume Lanyard loop Side button Menu Phone Send Messaging Calendar ™...
  • Page 14 Protect your screen. Be careful to store When your Centro 690 screen DID YOU KNOW your Centro 690 away from items that might is on, you can change your button settings and scratch or crush the screen. Your Centro 690 select an application of your choice;...

  • Page 15: Inserting The Sim Card And Battery

    Centro 690. demagnetized. Your SIM card may already be NOTE installed in your Centro 690. Follow steps 1 Top view through 3 to check. If a SIM card did not come with your Centro 690, you may already have one. If the SIM card does not work, contact your network operator.
  • Page 16 SIM holder, and then push the SIM card forward until it fits into place. Centro 690 contacts I N S E R T I N G T H E S I M C A R D A N D B A T T E R Y...

  • Page 17: Charging The Battery

    S E T T I N G U P Use the battery that came synchronization software. Otherwise, you IMPORTANT with your Centro 690. Do not use a battery may lose information or have difficulty with from another Centro model in your synchronization. Support is not provided for Centro 690.
  • Page 18 When trickle-charging your Centro 690 your Centro 690 until you connect your with the sync cable, the indicator light may Centro 690 to a power source and charge the not turn on. To make sure the battery is being battery.
  • Page 19 If the indicator light does not turn on when An almost empty battery that is red you connect your Centro 690 to the AC charger, double-check the cable connection at the bottom indicates that you...

  • Page 20: Maximizing Battery Life

    Use the battery that came IMPORTANT topped off frequently than when it is with your Centro 690. Do not use a battery charged after it is fully drained. from another Centro in your Centro 690. The wireless features (phone, email, •...

  • Page 21: Making Your First Call

    S E T T I N G U P Making your first call As with any mobile phone, if you are in • an area with no wireless coverage, your Centro searches for a signal, which consumes power. If you cannot move to 1 Press Phone an area of better coverage, temporarily 2 If prompted, press Center...
  • Page 22 Adjusting call volume While a call is in progress, press the Dial Pad Call Log Volume button on the side of your Centro 690 to adjust the call volume. Favorites Contacts Main To increase the volume, press the upper •...

  • Page 23: Setting Up Your Computer For Synchronization

    If your phone number doesn’t appear in Phone Info, make sure your SIM card is System requirements properly inserted into your Centro 690. If your Your computer should meet the following phone number still does not appear in Phone minimum system profiles for Windows or Info, look for the number on the plastic holder Mac computers.
  • Page 24 Upgrading from another Palm OS by information onto an expansion card and then ACCESS device transfer the info to your Centro 690. Such methods transfer all applications to your If you are setting up your first Palm NOTE Centro 690, including those that are not OS device, skip ahead to Installing the designed to work with Palm OS version 5.4.9.
  • Page 25 4.9MB of space is occupied on this 5 During the installation process, sync device. your Centro 690 with your new desktop 2 If the space occupied on your previous software as instructed. When device is 64MB or less, go to step 3. If...
  • Page 26 Palm OS device and have installed a your previous device to an expansion previous version of the desktop software, card or beam them to your Centro 690. you must install the software from the 7 If you plan to continue using your...
  • Page 27 When the language selection screen those that are minimized. Your • appears, select the same language computer needs to have all its you selected on your Centro 690. resources available to install the software. You can choose WINDOWS ONLY •...
  • Page 28 The installation process prompts you 3 With the sync button facing up, connect • to connect your Centro 690 to your the sync cable to the bottom of your computer. Go to the next section. Centro 690. Do not press the sync button until you are instructed to do so.

  • Page 29: Synchronizing Information-The Basics

    Centro 690 with your desktop software: Synchronizing means that info you enter or change in one place (your Centro 690 or your computer) is automatically entered or changed in the other; so there’s no need to enter the info twice. We strongly...
  • Page 30 To sync your info, BEFORE YOU BEGIN you must install Palm Desktop software from the Palm Software Installation CD that came with your Centro 690—even if Sync button you sync with Outlook or another third-party application. See Installing the Messages on both your computer and...
  • Page 31 S E T T I N G U P Centro 690. You can also install bonus software later; see Installing applications. For info on locating your pictures and videos on your computer, see Viewing pictures and videos on your computer.
  • Page 32 S E T T I N G U P S Y N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M A T I O N — T H E B A S I C S...

  • Page 33: Chapter 2: Moving Around On Your Palm Centro 690 Smart Device

    Learning to move around on your Centro 690 is similar. Most applications on your device use the same set of controls in the same way. So once you learn how ®...
  • Page 34 In this chapter Moving around the screen ....... . 29 Using the keyboard .

  • Page 35: Moving Around The Screen

    In this guide, we use arrow DID YOU KNOW icons to indicate directions on the 5-way. To move around the Centro 690 screen, These are different from any onscreen arrows you can use the 5-way navigator for that you tap with your stylus or select with the one-handed navigation, or you can tap 5-way to display pick lists.
  • Page 36 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E Highlighting and selecting items On most screens, one item—a button, a list entry, or a check box—is highlighted by...
  • Page 37 • appear when you press Menu . To get you want to highlight. the most out of your Centro 690, it’s a To highlight a word, double-tap it. • good idea to familiarize yourself with the To highlight a paragraph, triple-tap it.
  • Page 38 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E Stylus: Use your stylus to tap the pick list.

  • Page 39: Using The Keyboard

    Shift/Find Menu Space When using the keyboard, most people The Centro 690 includes a DID YOU KNOW find it easiest to hold the Centro with two keyboard backlight that turns on and off when hands and use the tips of both thumbs to the screen turns on and off.
  • Page 40 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E Entering lowercase and uppercase letters Press Option , and then press the...
  • Page 41 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E 1 Enter the character that corresponds to the symbol or accented character you want.
  • Page 42 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E Symbols and accented characters Enter…...

  • Page 43: Opening Applications

    M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E Opening applications Using the quick buttons The front of the Centro 690 has three quick buttons—Phone, Calendar, and When you open an application using a Messaging—that open applications.
  • Page 44 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E Each quick button opens two applications: Using Applications View You can access all available applications To turn on your Centro 690 and open a • through Applications View. button’s primary application, simply press the button.
  • Page 45 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E In Applications View, you can also do the following: Press Applications...
  • Page 46 M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M C E N T R O 6 9 0 S M A R T D E V I C E O P E N I N G A P P L I C A T I O N S...

  • Page 47: Chapter 3: Your Phone

    You can effectively manage multiple calls, such as swapping between calls, sending text messages to ignored calls, and creating conference ® ™ calls with up to five callers. Your Palm Centro 690 smart device helps you perform all these tasks with ease.
  • Page 48 In this chapter ™ Turning your Centro 690 smart device on and off ... . . 43 Making calls ......... . . 45 Receiving calls .

  • Page 49: Turning Your Centro ™ 690 Smart Device On And Off

    The phone and the screen of your Centro 690 can be turned on and off separately. You can wake up the screen to use just the organizer and media...
  • Page 50 Y O U R P H O N E Turning your phone on and off You know your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area when you When your phone is on, it is connected to go to the Main tab of the Phone the network (provided you are in a application and you see the Signal coverage area) so that you can make and...

  • Page 51: Making Calls

    Y O U R P H O N E 2 Select the Dial Pad tab. Status 3 Enter the phone number by tapping the icons onscreen Dial Pad with the stylus. Press Backspace to delete numbers you’ve entered. To cancel the call altogether, press Phone to return to the Main tab in the Dial Pad Phone application.
  • Page 52 Y O U R P H O N E Dialing using the keyboard add contacts directly into your Centro 690 (see Adding a contact), but the fastest way 1 Press Phone to enter lots of contacts is to enter them in...
  • Page 53 Y O U R P H O N E Voice dialing Text appears You can use the Voice Dialing application to here as you enter it call people in your Contacts list by saying their name or number. If the person you are calling has more than one phone number, you can specify which number to call.
  • Page 54 Y O U R P H O N E Dialing with a speed-dial favorite button You can see all the contact numbers for Your Centro 690 comes with a few the selected person or business. Highlight a predefined speed-dial favorite buttons, but speed-dial favorite button and press Space you can also create your own favorites.
  • Page 55 Y O U R P H O N E If you can’t use the 5-way or stylus to highlight and dial a phone number on a web page or in a message, it means that your Centro doesn’t recognize the number as a phone number.

  • Page 56: Receiving Calls

    When your phone is off, your calls go to voicemail. The headset button may work differently on headsets other than the one provided with your Centro 690. If you are playing music on DID YOU KNOW your Centro and a call arrives, the music...

  • Page 57: Using Voicemail

    Y O U R P H O N E To silence the phone while it is ringing, do Voicemail notification one of the following: When you have a new voicemail message, you are notified with an Alert dialog box. Press any key on your Centro except •...

  • Page 58: What Can I Do When I'm On A Call

    Y O U R P H O N E 3 Enter your voicemail password using the keyboard. Caller’s name and number You don’t need to press Option to enter Call duration numbers, *, or # during a call. Call status If you defined Extra Digits for the NOTE Voicemail favorite button (see Editing a...
  • Page 59 Cancel Mute. device and switch to holding your When you want to speak, be sure Centro 690 to your ear. to select the Mute button again. Puts a call on hold, and the call status changes to On Hold. To take...
  • Page 60 Y O U R P H O N E Ending a call 2 Press Applications Do one of the following: 3 Select the icon for the application you want to open. Press Power/End • 4 When you’re ready to leave the app, Press the button on the headset (if the •...
  • Page 61 Y O U R P H O N E 6 Select New to create a new contact, or You can turn the Add New Number prompt select Add to add this number to an on and off. In Contacts, open the Options existing contact.
  • Page 62 Y O U R P H O N E To place the current call on hold and • answer the new call, press Send select Answer. To send the new call to voicemail, select • Ignore. To send the new call to voicemail and •...
  • Page 63 Y O U R P H O N E 1 While the first call is active, make a If you want to hold a separate, “sidebar” second call. conversation with one of the people on a 2 Select Conference . This joins you conference call, you can extract that call from and the two calls in a conference call.
  • Page 64 If the forwarding number does not your Centro 690 is off, or you are outside a • appear in the pick list, select Edit coverage area.

  • Page 65: How Many Minutes Have I Used

    Y O U R P H O N E Off/No service: Forwards calls when 4 Select Totals from the Record menu. your Centro 690 is not connected to a mobile network. 6 If the forwarding number appears in the pick list, select the number. If the...
  • Page 66 Y O U R P H O N E can also assign a photo and ringtone ID to 6 Do any of the following: that contact, so you know when they call Add a caller ID photo: Select the you. Picture box.
  • Page 67 Y O U R P H O N E Display additional fields for this 5 Select Edit, make changes to the entry contact: Select Plus as necessary, and then select Done. 7 After you enter all the information, Getting directions to a contact’s address select Done.
  • Page 68 Y O U R P H O N E view the next and previous steps in If no address has been DID YOU KNOW the directions. entered for the contact, the Map button does not appear. Assigning a caller ID photo 1 Press Phone Select an item, and select To to •...
  • Page 69 Caller ID ringtones can let you know who is calling before you even look at your Centro 690. This is a great way to identify calls from important people in your life and to screen calls that you’d prefer not to answer.
  • Page 70 Y O U R P H O N E 5 Select the Ringtone pick list and select 5 Set any of the following options: a tone for this contact entry. Remember Last Category: Sets whether Contacts opens to the last category you selected.

  • Page 71: Defining Favorite Buttons

    Record menu, and then select Export to port—provided the device supports beaming SIM. ® with Palm OS devices. Go to Contacts or to the Main tab in the Phone application, open the Record menu, and then select Beam Defining favorite Business Card.
  • Page 72 Record menu and then selecting Organize Favorites. For more info about upgrading, see Upgrading ® from another Palm OS by ACCESS device. You can define additional digits to dial, such as a password or extension.
  • Page 73 Phone app and press and hold M. Your This is an easy way to send messages to a Centro 690 dials the number. group of people. 7 Select OK. Editing a favorite button...

  • Page 74: Using A Hands-Free Device

    (a wired headset is Deleting a favorite button included with your Centro 690) or car kit (sold separately) for hands-free operation. Some favorites, such as voicemail, cannot Using a hands-free device also makes it be deleted.
  • Page 75 ® Connecting to a Bluetooth hands-free The headset designed for Centro 180/270/ device 300 is not compatible with your Centro 690. Partnership Two devices—for KEY TERM Check the specifications for your example, your Centro 690 and a hands-free hands-free device to confirm compatibility.
  • Page 76 In either case, 3 (Optional) Enter a device name that you must use the same passkey on both identifies your Centro 690 when it is your Centro 690 and your hands-free discovered by other Bluetooth devices.
  • Page 77 Centro. When a call comes in, your Centro 690 rings and the 7 After you finish setting up the device, hands-free device beeps. Even if you select Done to return to Trusted answer the call on your Centro, the call Devices View.
  • Page 78 Centro by using the controls on device. your Centro 690 (see Receiving calls). Customizing advanced settings for your 4 Select Done. hands-free device...

  • Page 79: Customizing Phone Settings

    You can download any DID YOU KNOW compatible ringtone directly to your Centro 690 (see Downloading files from a web page). You can also download ringtones to your computer and then email them to your 5 Select the Volume pick list and select Centro 690.
  • Page 80 Y O U R P H O N E 8 Select a ringtone from the pick list to To play a sound, select it with the • identify each of the following: 5-way Known Caller: An incoming call from To delete a sound, highlight it and •...
  • Page 81 5 Select the Volume pick list and select Side button the volume level. 6 Select the Vibrate pick list and select when you want your Centro 690 to vibrate for a phone alert. Adjusting ringer volume 7 Select an alert tone from the pick list for...
  • Page 82 Y O U R P H O N E 3 Select Options, and then select Phone If you select the Typing starts contacts Display Options. search option, you can still enter a phone 4 Set any of the following options: number from the Main tab in the Phone app.
  • Page 83 408555. To call a number. colleague, simply dial your colleague’s 1 Press Phone 4-digit extension; your Centro 690 2 Press Menu automatically dials the rest and makes the call. You can also create contact 3 Select Options, and then select Dial entries with just the extension number Preferences.

  • Page 84: What Are All Those Icons

    TTY is enabled. disabilities, to communicate by telephone. Your Centro 690 is compatible with select What are all those TTY devices. You can connect a TTY/TDD machine to your Centro 690 through the...
  • Page 85 Your phone is on and a GPRS or reverse blue when your EDGE network is within range, Centro 690 is communicating but you are not actively with another Bluetooth device. transmitting data. You can still make and receive calls.
  • Page 86 Y O U R P H O N E This icon replaces the Bluetooth Your battery is being charged. icon when your Centro 690 is The lightning bolt turns from red connected to a Bluetooth to green when the battery is fully hands-free device.
  • Page 87 Y O U R P H O N E GPRS (General Packet Radio KEY TERM Service) A mobile connectivity technology that provides persistent data connections. (Additional charges may apply.) EDGE (Enhanced Data rate for GSM KEY TERM Evolution) An enhanced version of GPRS that delivers data speeds that are up to three times faster than standard GPRS connections.
  • Page 88 Y O U R P H O N E W H A T A R E A L L T H O S E I C O N S ?

  • Page 89: Chapter 4: Your Email And Other Messages

    You already know how efficient email and messaging are for ® ™ staying in touch. Now your Palm Centro 690 smart device brings you a new level of convenience: email on the go. Enjoy the ease and speed of communicating with friends, family, and colleagues anywhere you can access your data network.
  • Page 90 In this chapter ® The VersaMail application ....... . 86 Messaging .

  • Page 91: Your Email Application

    KEY TERM provider, but an application on your Sync your email and organizer info with • Centro 690, that gives you a way to view and your company’s Exchange server (using manage email. An email application just ® Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync...
  • Page 92 Windows: Start > Programs > Palm ISP , and then skip to Setting up Mac: Insert the Palm Installation CD and VersaMail to work with other providers: click the link to the User Guide for the Mail protocol: POP , IMAP , or Outlook •...
  • Page 93 Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S Incoming and outgoing mail server VersaMail application from working • port numbers, such as 110 (incoming correctly.
  • Page 94 Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S If the Next button does not change NOTE to Done, you need to follow the next procedure, Setting up VersaMail to work with other providers.
  • Page 95 Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S Your username can be either the part of your email address appearing before the @ symbol or your entire email address.
  • Page 96 Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S Test settings (POP accounts only): Last name • Select Test Settings to test settings for this account.
  • Page 97 Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S 2 On the New Message screen, select the red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner. 3 From the Type pick list, select Photo/ Video.
  • Page 98 Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S Attaching ringtones 3 From the Type pick list, select Documents. 1 Create the message to which you want to attach the ringtone.
  • Page 99 Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S Two small dots in the lower-right corner of When viewing a message, tap the scroll the Inbox alternate in size to indicate arrows at the top of the screen to view the background activity, such as downloading...

  • Page 100: Tasks

    Centro 690 (for example, Microsoft including View, Install, or Unzip, depending on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files;...

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