Samsung Omnia Quick Reference Guide Some of the screens and descriptions in this guide may differ from your device depending on the software of the device or your service provider.
Contents Basics to operate your Omnia Turnning on your Omnia... 3 Using Widgets... 4 Accessing the Main Menu ... 6 Using shortcuts... 8 Locking your Omnia ... 10 Using the motion sensor ... 14 Using the Etiquette pause ... 15 Changing the default function of the trackpad...
Basics to operate your Omnia Turnning on your Omnia Press and hold the Power key on the top of your Omnia. To conserve battery power when you do not use the Omnia, turn the touch screen off by pressing the Power key. To turn the touch screen back on, press the Power key.
Basics to operate your Omnia Using Widgets Widgets are user friendly shortcuts to commonly used applications allowing you to customise the Today screen. Drag a widget from the toolbar to the Today screen. You can position the widget anywhere on the screen but cannot add the more widgets you want.
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When the widgets are unavailable on the Today screen, activate the widgets. → → → tab → From the Today screen, tap Start Settings Today Items → Samsung Widget...
Basics to operate your Omnia Locking your Omnia To lock the touch screen and keys, press and hold the End/Device lock key.
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→ Unlock. To unlock, tap Unlock If necessary, change the default function of the End/Device lock key. From → → tab → → the Today screen, tap Start Settings Personal Buttons tab → → Lock device...
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Basics to operate your Omnia → the Omnia with a PIN code, from the Today screen, tap To lock Start → tab → → Settings Personal Lock Prompt if device unused for set details.
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To unlock the Omnia locked with a PIN code, enter the PIN code and tap Unlock.
Basics to operate your Omnia Using the motion sensor Your Omnia has a motion sensor enabling it to change the screen mode (Portrait and Landscape) automatically according to the direction you are holding the Omnia. To activate the motion sensor, from the Today screen, tap →...
Using the Etiquette pause You can temporarily pause the music player or mute event alarms and ringtones by placing the Omnia face down. → → tab → From the Today screen, tap Start Settings System Motion → tab → → Sensor Etiquette Etiquette pause...
Basics to operate your Omnia Changing the default function of the trackpad → → tab → From the Today screen, tap Start Settings System Finger → → Mouse 4-way Navigation...
Customising the Start menu Customise the menus that appear when you tap Start from the Today screen. You can add up to 6 items in the Start menu. → → tab → Menus. From the Today screen, tap Start Settings Personal Select the programs you want and tap...
Basics to operate your Omnia Zooming in on the screen Zoom in or out on the screen to view your documents or messages. Press and hold the Up volume key. A magnifying glass appears and the screen automatically zoom in. Scroll through the screen.
Tips to operate your Omnia Transferring files Connect your Omnia to your PC (USB connection) or use a memory card (microSD memory card) to transfer files from a PC to the Omnia. Via USB connection (Mass storage): From the Today screen, tap USB Connection Mode Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on your Omnia to a PC.
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Tips to operate your Omnia Select Open folder to view files Copy files from the PC to your Omnia. The copied files are stored in My Storage. Via a memory card: Insert your memory card into your PC. Select Open folder to view files Copy files from the PC to the memory card.
Backing up the data Synchnonise your Omnia with a PC and back up the data by using ActiveSync and MITs Wizard. Via ActiveSync: Install ActiveSync on your PC using the supplied CD. From the Today screen, tap USB Connection Mode Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on your Omnia to a PC.
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Tips to operate your Omnia When the Pocket PC Sync Setup Wizard opens, click Next. Select the data you want to synchronise with and click Next. You can back up these kinds of categories; Contacts, Calendar, E-mail, Tasks, Notes, Favorites, Files, and Media...
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Select the check box, if necessary, and click Next. Click Finish. To manually find and copy files from your Omnia to a PC and vice versa, click Explore from the Microsoft ActiveSync window.
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Tips to operate your Omnia Via MITs Wizard: Insert the supplied CD to your PC. Select Addition Tools From the Today screen, tap USB Connection Mode → MITs Wizard. → Start Settings → → ActiveSync → tab → Connections...
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Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on your Omnia to PC. Run MITs Wizard and click the Back up the data from Omnia to your PC. Backup Manager tab.
Tips to operate your Omnia Synchronising with Windows Media Player You can synchronise music files with Windows Media Player on your PC. From the Today screen, tap USB Connection Mode Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on your Omnia to a PC.
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Click the Sync tab. Select and drag the files you want to the sync list. Click Shuffle music to device automatically. Click Start Sync. From the Today screen, tap to make the sync list → → Start Programs Windows Media.
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Tips to operate your Omnia Library at the top line of the screen and select → Menu Update Library... to update the copied files. Storage.
Setting up an email account Create an email account to retrieve and send emails. The following steps may differ depending on the email service type. For more details, tap → Help. Start From the Today screen, tap Enter an email address and password and tap Next. Tap Next.
Tips to operate your Omnia Using the internet The Opera browser on your Omnia is great for surfing the internet. Not only is it faster than most other browsers, but also it looks great. To open the web browser, From the Today screen, tap Tap the address bar and enter a web address.
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To bookmark web sites, While viewing the web page, tap at the bottom right corner of the → screen and tap You can also send your bookmarks to other people by tapping (...
Tips to operate your Omnia Checking the memory My Storage is used to save your data and media files. To check the memory of My storage, from the Today screen, tap → tab → Settings System Storage. → Memory Storage Card My Storage may be labelled differently depending on your region or service provider.
Activating the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature There are a number of easy ways to activate the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature. Using the widgets: From the Today screen, drag the Wireless Manager widget ( the Today screen. Wi-Fi off Bluetooth off feature.
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Tips to operate your Omnia Using the Samsung today screen: From the Today screen, tap to switch to to activate the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature.
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Using the indicator on the top line: From the Today screen, tap the service reception icon ( ). Wireless Manager. Wi-Fi Bluetooth to activate the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature.
Tips to troubleshoot your Omnia Closing programs Tapping does not end current program and leave it running in the background. Applications running in the background will drain more battery and may cause your Omnia to run slowly. End unnecessary programs using Task Switcher or Task Manager. Via Task Switcher: Press and hold the Main menu key.
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Via Task Manager: From the Today screen, tap Manager. Tap a program and If Task Switcher or Task Manager do not work, perform a soft reset. See page 36. → Start Settings Task, or tap Menu → tab → System Task →...
Tips to troubleshoot your Omnia Resetting your Omnia If your Omnia responds slowly, stops responding, or freezes, perform a soft reset. A soft reset causes the Omnia to restart and re-adjust memory allocation. Unsaved data in an open window may be lost. Press the Rest key inside the hole which is next to the Power key.
Aligning the screen If your Omnia does not respond accurately to your taps, realign the screen. → → tab → From the Today screen, tap Start Settings System Screen → Align Screen. Follow on-screen instructions.
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