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- Page 1 Sidekick ™ Reference Guide 27-3003-01 Rev. B - R3.0 - Mar 23, 2006 Copyright © 2006 Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Welcome! 6 I. Device Basics 8 Opening and Closing the Display 8 Phone Controls 9 Control Buttons 11 Sound Controls 13 Mini Music Player 13 Volume Controls 14 Wireless On/Off Control 14 Display Controls 15 Battery Charger 15 Removable Battery 17 SIM Card Slot 18 Memory Card Slot 18 USB 1.1 Port 19... - Page 3 Key Guard Mode 26 Enter Key Guard Mode 26 Change Default Key Guard Idle Time 26 Device Privacy Code Sound Profiles 27 Application Customization 28 Default Locale (Language) Setting 28 IV. The Device Interface 29 The Jump Screen 29 Menus 30 Title Bar and Indicators 31 Type and Edit Text 33 Navigate in Text Boxes 33...
- Page 4 Set Up Your Voice Mail 40 Check Your Voice Mail 40 Change Your Phone Ringtone 41 Import Contacts from Your SIM Card 41 Text Messages Send a Text Message 42 Web Browser Browse the Web 43 Bookmark a Web Page 43 Email Send an Email Message 44 Fetch Email from External Accounts 44...
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Page 5: Contents
Camera Take a Photo 54 Send Photos by Email Music Player Copy Music to the Memory Card 56 Play Songs 57 Create a Playlist 58 Download Catalog Download Items from the Catalog 59 Manage Your Downloaded Items 60 Instant Messaging Sign On 61 Send an Instant Message 61 Switch Between IM Conversations 62... -
Page 6: Welcome
Welcome! Thank you for buying a Sidekick 3 device. Your Sidekick will change the way you communicate, get organized, and stay connected. Your Sideick connects seamlessly to wireless networks, allowing you to browse the Internet, exchange instant messages*, and send and receive email with image attachments. Other features... - Page 7 Here’s what you’ll find in the box: Sidekick 3 device ™ SIM card Removable battery miniSD card ™ USB cable Battery charger (wall adapter) Hands-free stereo headset Wrist strap Carrying case Sidekick Start Guide Sidekick Reference Guide If any of these items are missing, please contact your T-Mobile Customer Care department.
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Page 8: Device Basics
Device Basics Opening and Closing the Display To open the display, press your left thumb on the lower-left corner of the display and gently push up in a clockwise direction. The display will spring smoothly into the open position. Alternatively, use your right index finger to push down gently on the upper- right corner of the display. -
Page 9: Phone Controls
Phone Controls SPEAKERPHONE BUTTON (while on phone) MUTE BUTTON (while on phone) END CALL SEND CALL SPEAKER HEADSET JACK DIAL PAD VOLUME BUTTONS + DIAL PAD Use the keyboard dial pad to dial a number with one hand. END CALL and SEND CALL buttons During a phone call, press to end the call or to clear the screen of a number you’ve typed. - Page 10 BLUETOOTH HEADSET OR HANDS-FREE To use a Bluetooth headset or hands-free car device, do the following: Press to open the Jump screen. Press to open the menu, JUMP MENU then select Bluetooth to open the submenu. Make sure Bluetooth features are “on”. When you are in your car, make sure your headset or hands-free car device is ready to pair by following the manufacture’s instructions.
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Page 11: Control Buttons
Control Buttons MENU CANCEL JUMP TRACKBALL + SEND/END DONE TRACKBALL Pressing the trackball selects a highlighted item or opens a pop- up menu. Roll the trackball up/down/left/right to reverse/advance the current selection through the “selectable” items on a screen or Web page. Rolling the trackball right/left with a folder highlighted will open/collapse the folder contents. - Page 12 LEFT SHOULDER RIGHT SHOULDER BUTTON BUTTON POWER JACK DIRECTIONAL STRAP HOLDER USB 1.1 PORT VOLUME BUTTONS POWER ON / OFF BUTTON DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-Pad) Press up/down/left/right to scroll or move within text fields, and navigate in games. The D-Pad “rocks” in four different directions and generally mirrors the behavior of the trackball.
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Page 13: Sound Controls
Sound Controls Mini Music Player To open the mini music player (transport controls) from anywhere on the device, press JUMP DONE Use the trackball to highlight a control, then press to perform the action: Play previous song Pause song now playing, or resume play if paused Play next song To scroll through the songs in the Play Queue, roll the trackball down and select the Play Queue pane. -
Page 14: Volume Controls
Volume Controls There are two ways you can open the volume controls: Press . Roll the trackball left/right to step through your MENU DONE sound profiles. Left is louder, right is softer. (Read more in “Sound Profiles” on page 27.) Press the volume buttons on the lower-left edge of your device. -
Page 15: Display Controls
Your device is now offline. You should confirm offline status by looking next to the radio tower icon in the title bar; it should read OFF. To turn wireless back on, from the Jump screen, press and select MENU Airplane Mode > Turn Wireless On. Note that after you select the Turn Wireless On/Off menu item, it takes a few seconds for the radio to actually turn on or off. - Page 16 power jack (the small round hole located on the upper right side of your device) and plug the power cord into a standard electrical wall outlet. The orange charge indicator light will go on and a lightning bolt icon will appear over the battery icon in the title bar, indicating the charger is connected and the battery is charging.
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Page 17: Removable Battery
Removable Battery If you need to replace your rechargeable battery, or if you need to insert or remove your SIM card, first you will need to remove the installed battery. Begin by powering down your device: Press and hold the power button three seconds to power down. Turn the device over. -
Page 18: Sim Card Slot
SIM Card Slot To insert or remove your SIM card, you must first remove the battery. Remove the battery cover and battery by following “Removable Battery”, steps 1-3, on page 17. Notice the SIM card slot, which is shaped like a SIM card and is located just to the left of center. -
Page 19: Usb 1.1 Port
To insert the memory card, hold the card with the gold contacts facing down and the card notch facing toward the device. Insert the card into the slot and push to lock into place. To remove the memory card, push the card in slightly and release; the card should spring partly out of the slot. -
Page 20: Registration
Registration Before you can start using your Sidekick, you must complete the registration steps, as explained in step 3 in the Start Guide. This section of the Reference Guide takes you through the registration process in more detail. Note that these instructions are for new users, not returning users. - Page 21 Type your first and last names. Use the keyboard to type your First name, then roll the trackball down to highlight the Last name field. Type your last name, scroll down to highlight the Next button, then press the trackball to advance to the next screen. Select a username.
- Page 22 Select a password. Select a secure password that follows the rules below: Passwords cannot be the same as your username. Passwords must contain 4-15 characters, can include both letters and numbers, but no spaces, single quotes ('), semicolons (;), backslashes (\), or percent signs (%).
- Page 23 Roll the trackball down to highlight the Answer field, then type your answer. When finished, select Next to continue. Read and agree to the end-user agreement. Before you can finish registration, you must read and agree to the end-user agreement. You can read it by selecting the on-screen View Agreement link or from the Desktop Interface.
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Page 24: Setting Up Your Device
III. Setting Up Your Device ® Bluetooth Technology Setup Your device supports the Bluetooth wireless technology Specification 1.1 so you can connect to hands-free devices (car and headset) and any device that can receive a vCard via Bluetooth (PCs, phones). To turn on Bluetooth features and open the Bluetooth settings, do the following: Press... -
Page 25: Backgrounds
+ Y. Read more in “Set and Send option or by using the shortcut MENU My vCard” on page 51. With Bluetooth features on, you can also use a hands-free device in your car or headset to place and receive phone calls from your device. Read more in “Bluetooth Headset or Hands-Free”... -
Page 26: Key Guard Mode
Key Guard Mode You can effectively lock the controls by entering key guard mode. By default, your device is set to enter key guard mode after one minute of idle time. Enter Key Guard Mode Press to go to the Jump screen. Press to open the menu, JUMP MENU... -
Page 27: Device Privacy Code
Device Privacy Code If you want to secure your device from unauthorized access once your device has gone into key guard mode, you will first need to set up a privacy code: Press to open the Jump screen. Press then select JUMP MENU Settings >... -
Page 28: Application Customization
Application Customization Set application-specific preferences using the Settings screens found within the applications: Some of application settings you can customize include: Set your favorite Web home page (Web Browser) Select individual Caller ID icons or photos (Phone/Address Book) Create your own categories and labels for identifying contact information ... -
Page 29: The Device Interface
The Device Interface The Jump Screen The Jump screen is your entry point to all device applications. Applications are arranged on the left-side of the screen in a “ring”. Some applications are grouped into a second-level folder. The Jump screen menu provides device- wide settings and controls: Go to the Jump screen from any screen by pressing . -
Page 30: Menus
To select an application, scroll through the “ring” of application icons. When the application or application folder you want is highlighted, simply press the trackball once to open that application or to enter the second- level application ring. Menus Almost every screen on your device has a set of actions you can take while on that screen. -
Page 31: Title Bar And Indicators
Title Bar and Indicators The device display indicators appear at the top of your screen at all times. The Device Interface... - Page 32 Phone call indicators A timer appears when you have a call in progress; in the example, call time elapsed is 3 mins, 40 secs. Note that the phone icon blinks. If you have two calls active, the time displayed is for the foreground call. Call forwarding is turned on.
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Page 33: Type And Edit Text
Type and Edit Text It’s easy to type and edit text in any text box using the keyboard and the advanced text editing features described below. Navigate in Text Boxes Use the control buttons and keyboard to navigate within a text box: To move character-by-character, press the D-pad or roll the trackball left/ ... -
Page 34: Autotext
and select Edit Text to open the Edit Text submenu, or Press MENU simply press and hold the trackball to open the Edit Text context menu. Select the operation you want to perform on the selected text. Note the standard shortcuts: ... -
Page 35: Type Special Unicode Characters
Type Special Unicode Characters To type special Unicode characters in any text box, press the key. The Special Character selector opens, displaying special characters alphabetically. Use the D-pad or trackball to navigate through the list: left-right to flip through the Favorites, Recent, alphabet, and symbol sets; up-down to select specific characters. -
Page 36: The Desktop Interface
The Desktop Interface The data you store in your device’s Email, To Do, Calendar, Address Book, Notes, and Camera applications are also available for viewing or editing on the Web from any computer connected to the Internet. Information in your account is stored on servers in a data center with enhanced security and firewall features. - Page 37 Desktop Interface Jump Page Remember! When you’ve finished using the Web applications, always click the Sign Out link to exit the Web site securely. The Desktop Interface...
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Page 38: Using The Applications
Using the Applications Phone Make a Phone Call Type the number you want to call by using any of these dialing methods: To dial using your list of speed dials and recently-dialed numbers: From the Jump or Phone screen, press . -
Page 39: Use Bluetooth Headset Or Hands-Free Device
To dial by finding a contact and phone number from your Address Book: From the Phone screen, highlight then select . Start typing a name to narrow your search. Highlight a number, then press to place the call. SEND CALL To end your call, select the on-screen button , or press END CALL... -
Page 40: Add A Number To Your Speed Dial List
Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List Press to go to the Jump screen, then press the trackball to open JUMP the Phone application. to open the menu. Select New Speed Dial to open the New Press MENU Speed Dial Entry dialog box. You can create 8 speed dial shortcuts. Select a Shortcut Key from the pop-up menu.
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