T-Mobile G1 Getting Started

Getting started
This handy guide will get you up and running with your
T-Mobile G1 with Google.
For a complete guide to your phone, check the User Manual in
the User Manual disc.
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Before you start
A. Remove the back cover
Hold the phone sideways with the
1
control buttons on the right, then
slide the screen panel up to reveal
the keyboard and the back cover
release tab.
2 Push down the back cover release
tab until it disengages from the
phone.
Back cover
release tab
2
1
Set up your T-Mobile G1 for the first time
Set up your T-Mobile G1 involves just a few simple steps. After you turned on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted
to set up a Google Mail account. Touch the T-Mobile G1 to begin.
1 2
Read the "Setting up your If you have an existing
T-Mobile G1" information, Google Mail account, tap
then tap Next. Sign in, enter your existing
account details, then tap
Sign in.
Select, scroll, and navigate on your screen
Use the following selection, scroll, and zoom techniques to select
items and navigate through your screens, applications, and menus.
Touch or tap Swipe or scroll
When selecting items on Drag or slide your finger
the screen, simply touch vertically or horizontally
or them with your finger. across the screen to scroll
up or down in a list or page.
B. Install the SIM card
Locate the SIM card slot then
1
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
2
into the slot.
C. Install the battery
Align the battery's exposed
1
copper contacts with the
battery connectors inside the
battery compartment.
Insert the contact's side of the
2
battery first and then gently
push the battery into place.
Replace the back cover.
3
Tap Create, then open the
keyboard to set up your new
Google Mail account. Follow
screen prompts to proceed.
Your Google Mail contacts,
calendar events, and emails
are downloaded to your
phone. Tap Finish setup to
display the Home screen.
TRACKBALL
Zooming Use the TRACKBALL
While browsing web pages, Roll the TRACKBALL to navigate
and viewing pictures and selectable items on the screen.
maps, tap the screen to Press the TRACKBALL to select
open the zoom control tab. a highlighted item or action.
Check that you've received
everything
These are the items that you should find
inside your box.
1. T-Mobile G1
2. USB Cable
3. AC Adapter
4. Wired Stereo Headset
5. Pouch
6. Battery
7. 2GB Memory Card
8. User Manual Disc
9. Screen Protector
10. Getting Started Guide
11. Safety and Regulatory Information
D. Install a memory card
While holding the phone sideways,
1
slide up the keyboard, then locate
the memory card slot at the side of
the control buttons.
2
Pull open the memory card slot cover.
Insert the memory card into the slot
3
Cut off corner
with its golden contacts facing down.
Copper
contacts
1
2
Replace the slot cover. Make sure
4
that both ends of the cover are
properly seated on the slot.
What you will see on your Home screens
The Home screen, which is actually three screens in one, is your starting point for using the applications on your phone.
You can customise the Home screens to display application icons, shortcuts, and widgets that suit you.
Signal strength
Connection status
Your notifications.
Tap to open the
web'n'walk site in
Browser.
Tap an icon to
open the related
application
Applications tab.
Tap to open the Applications
tab and select an application.
Enter text and more with the keyboard
When you start an application or select a field that requires
text or numbers, you can use the QWERTY keyboard to
enter information. The QWERTY keyboard is similar to a
computer keyboard with some special keys. To open the
keyboard, hold the device sideways with the control buttons
on the right, then slide the screen panel up.
Note The screen automatically changes to landscape
orientation when you open the keyboard (except in
Browser and Pictures, where you can fix the screen
orientation regardless of whether the keyboard is open).
The T-Mobile G1
Volume Control
buttons
Keyboard
MENU
HOME
CALL
TRACKBALL
Microphone
E. Charge the battery
Your battery won't be charged
when it comes out of the box.
Flip open the PC connector cover
1
at the bottom panel of your phone.
Insert the USB connector of the AC
2
adapter to the PC connector.
Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging
3
Memory card
the battery. The battery is fully charged after about 3 hours of
slot cover
charging.
F. Turn the T-Mobile G1 on
Press the END CALL/POWER button
3
to turn on the phone.
Note
When the phone is on, press and
hold the END CALL/POWER
button, then tap Power off on the
options menu to turn the phone off.
In addition to the Home screen, slide your finger left
Battery status
or right on the Home screen to display the extended
Time
Home screens.
Note
You can add application shortcuts, widgets, and
folders to any of the Home screens. Refer to the User
Manual for details.
Special keys
Search ( )
Press the Search key to open the Search bar. In the
search bar, enter the information you want to search,
then press again, or tap Search.
Menu ( )
Instead of pressing the MENU button, you can press the
Menu key, located at the left of the Z key, to open the
menu for each screen.
Keyboard shortcuts
You can set keyboard shortcuts that open individual
applications when used together with the Search key.
To assign a shortcut key:
1. Press HOME, then press MENU.
2. Tap Settings, scroll down the screen, then tap
Applications > Quick launch. See the user manual
for details.
Notification LED
Earpiece
Touch Screen
END CALL/POWER
BACK
PC Connector/
Earphone Jack
1
2
END CALL/POWER