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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome! 4 Open & Close the Display 5 Prior to Using Your Device 6 Remove and Replace the Back Cover 6 Insert and Remove the SIM Card 6 Insert and Remove the Memory Card 7 Formatting the Memory Card 7 Insert and Remove the Battery 8 Charge the Battery 8 Device Controls 10...
  • Page 2 2    AutoText & Spelling 25 Type Special Characters 26 Using the Applications 26 Instant Messaging Sign On 26 Send an Instant Message 26 Switch Between IM Conversations 27 Phone Make a Phone Call 27 Use Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit 28 Answer a Phone Call 28 Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List 28 Checking Your Voice Mail 29...
  • Page 3 3    Media Player Copy Music or Video to the Memory Card 42 Play Music or Video Using the Media Player 43 Listen Using Stereo Bluetooth Headset 43 Create a Playlist 44 Games 44 Calculator 45 Keyboard Shortcuts 46 Handling and Safety Precautions 47 Regulatory and Compliance Information 50 90 Day Limited Warranty 53...
  • Page 4: Welcome

    4    Welcome! Thank you for buying the PV300G. Your device will open up a whole new way of communicating, staying organized and connecting to your world. Designed to seamlessly connect to wireless 3G networks, your PV300G delivers information to you faster than ever. An intuitive phone interface and Bluetooth compatibility are only the beginning.
  • Page 5: Open & Close The Display

    5    Protective sleeve • Start Guide • Reference Guide (on www.pcdphones.com) • Recycle bag If any of these items are missing, please contact Customer Service. *May not be included with all models. Open & Close 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.
  • Page 6: Prior To Using Your Device

    6    Prior to Using Your Device Before you use your device, do the following: • Insert the SIM Card • Insert and charge the Battery The following sections walk you through the above actions in addition to providing other information about these elements. This section also contains instructions on how insert the memory card.
  • Page 7: Insert And Remove The Memory Card

    7    2. Hold card with gold contacts facing down and card notch facing to the upper right. Slide the card into the slot and push to lock in place. 3. To remove the SIM card, use your finger to press down gently and slide the card right.
  • Page 8: Insert And Remove The Battery

    8    3. Select the Format Now button to format the card. This action will erase all card contents. Insert and Remove the Battery 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: 1.
  • Page 9 9    Now plug the power cord into a standard electrical wall outlet. An 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.
  • Page 10: Device Controls

    10    Device Controls MENU button – Press MENU to open a list of actions you can take on the current screen. JUMP button – Press JUMP to go back to the Jump screen, your starting point for launching all the device applications. CANCEL button –...
  • Page 11 11    LEFT and RIGHT SHOULDER buttons – The function of these buttons depends on which application you’re using. For example, while using the Camera, the right shoulder button captures a photo and when pressed half, it focuses. While using the Phone, the left shoulder button toggles Mute and the right shoulder button toggles Speakerphone.
  • Page 12: Phone Controls

    12    the memory card contents are not available for playing music or viewing photos via the device. To avoid the possibility of corrupting the file system on the memory card, follow your computer’s instructions on removing external hardware to safely remove the device from the computer.
  • Page 13: Volume Controls

    13    MICROPHONE – When you are using the phone, speak into the microphone, located by the DONE button. Volume Controls There are two ways you can open the volume controls: • Press MENU + DONE to open the Sound Profile and Brightness control panels.
  • Page 14: Display Controls

    14    3. To turn wireless back on, select Airplane Mode > Turn Wireless On. Remember to turn wireless back on after landing so you can make and receive calls. Display Controls To adjust the display brightness, go to the Battery & Display settings screen: 1.
  • Page 15: Setting Up Your Device

    15    The row of bars is referred to as the “scrubber bar”. The highlighted bar indicates where you are in the currently-playing item. Roll the trackball right to fast forward, left to rewind. To close the scrubber bar, press DONE Setting Up Your Device ®...
  • Page 16: Themes

    16    ® Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit - To use a Bluetooth stereo/mono hands-free headset or car kit, do the following: 1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Press MENU and then select Bluetooth to open the submenu. Make sure Bluetooth features are “on”. 2.
  • Page 17: Backlighting

    17    Backlighting As long as you are actively using your device, the backlight will stay on. After you stop using your device, the backlight will stay on for 15 seconds, but you can change this setting: 1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen.
  • Page 18: Sound Profiles

    18    To unlock and wake the device, open the screen or press MENU DONE . If you have set a privacy code, type it at the prompt. To change the image displayed while in key guard mode, see “Use Photo for Caller ID or Key Guard Background”...
  • Page 19: Location Based Services

    19    Location Based Services Location Based Services (LBS) is an implementation of GPS technology that allows you to use the geographical position of your device for geotagging of photos and mapping functions. Once you turn GPS on, your device will automatically update your location at pre-set intervals.
  • Page 20: Application Customization

    20    Application Customization You can 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 (Opera Mini™ Web Browser). • Select Photo Caller ID icons or photos (Phone/Address Book). •...
  • Page 21: Indicators

    21    Indicators Wireless signal strength indicator – The number of signal bands showing to the right of the radio tower icon represents the strength of the signal at your current location. If you see an X flashing over the radio tower icon, you’ve temporarily lost your network connection and can make no calls.
  • Page 22: Menus

    22    Sound Profile setting – When you have selected a sound profile that has sound turned off, the title bar will indicate whether you have flashing lights or vibration set for alerts or notifications. From left to right, the icons indicate: totally silent (no sound, no flashing lights, no vibration), flashing lights only, and vibration only.
  • Page 23: Quick Find

    23    Recent (recently-used applications) or Pending (messages you haven’t read yet). Note that you can use the shortcuts listed to go directly to that application or message. Quick Find To search for an item on your device (such as a contact, message, note, task, event, song, photo, or video), use the Quick Find dialog.
  • Page 24: Delete Text

    24    Use the control buttons and keyboard to navigate within a text box: • Move character-by-character – Press the D-Pad or roll the trackball left/right. • Jump to beginning/end of a word – Press ALT + D-Pad or trackball left/right.
  • Page 25: Autotext & Spelling

    25    With the focus in the text field, press MENU then select Edit Text > Check Spelling, or simply press MENU + S. If you have spelling errors, a pop-up will offer spelling suggestions for each error. Select the word replacement, Ignore the word, or Add the word to “My Dictionary”.
  • Page 26: Type Special Characters

    26    Type Special Characters To type special characters, including unicode characters, in any text box, press the SYM key. The Special Character selector opens. 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 27: Switch Between Im Conversations

    27    1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Instant Messaging then press the trackball. Select the IM application. 2. Sign on with your username and password; the screen listing all your IM friends’ usernames displays. 3.
  • Page 28: Use Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset Or Car Kit

    28    to place the call. To switch back to using the embedded dial pad to type numbers, select • Dial using a list of recently-dialed numbers – From the Phone screen, highlight then select . If the number you want to call is on the list, highlight it with the trackball, then press SEND CALL •...
  • Page 29: Checking Your Voice Mail

    29    5. To dial using the shortcut, from either the Phone application or the Jump screen, simply press and hold the number on the keyboard. Checking Your Voice Mail 1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen then press the trackball to open the Phone application.
  • Page 30: Send A Text Message

    30    Send a Text Message 1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Phone Messaging then press the trackball to open the second-level ring of applications. Highlight Text Messaging then press the trackball. 2. Press MENU + N to open a message Compose screen.
  • Page 31: Send An Audio Postcard

    31    • Add a photo or video by selecting the “Add Photo or Video” icon Your Browse Albums screen opens, where you can select one photo or video. Select the item to attach it to the slide. • Add a voice recording by selecting the “Add Audio” icon .
  • Page 32: Address Book

    32    4. The Select Picture Frame screen appears. Use D-pad left and right to change the postcard frame. You can also D-pad up and down to zoom. Click DONE when you are finished. 5. On the Compose Postcard screen click the Add Voice Note button to add a voice message to your Audio Postcard.
  • Page 33: Assign A Contact As A "Favorite

    33    • To capture a new photo, press . Press again to capture, then DONE to save the photo. Press DONE again to view the album contents. Select the photo. Press DONE A smaller version of the photo now appears on the Identity screen and will be used to identify that contact on incoming call notifications.
  • Page 34: Set And Send "My Vcard

    34    Communicate with a Contact From the Address Book’s Browse Contacts screen, highlight a contact, then press and hold the trackball. A menu opens that lists all the communication options available for that contact. Select the action you want to take. Alternatively, you can quickly dial the contacts preferred number by pressing the green call button directly from the Browse Contacts screen.
  • Page 35: Opera Mini™ Web Browser

    35    1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Address Book then press the trackball. 2. Scroll to highlight the contact whose vCard you want to send, then press MENU and select vCard > Send Contact’s vCard via > Text, MMS, or Bluetooth.
  • Page 36: Settings

    + sign to add the current site as a bookmarked site. • History – View a list of the websites you have visited recently on your PV300G • Saved Pages – View a list of saved pages • Downloads – View your downloads •...
  • Page 37: Alarm Clock

    37    Alarm Clock The Alarm Clock feature has alarms, timers, and stopwatches. Alarms 1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Planning then press the trackball to open the second-level ring of applications. Highlight Alarm Clock then press the trackball. 2.
  • Page 38: Notes

    38    1. Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Planning then press the trackball to open the second-level ring of applications. Highlight Calendar then press the trackball. 2. Press MENU + N to open an Event Details screen. 3.
  • Page 39: Camera

    39    Camera Your device comes with a built-in 3.2 megapixel photo/video camera with built-in flash and auto focus. You can store photos plus videos on your microSD™ card. The number you can store will depend on the capacity of the card and the size of the photos (Small, Medium, or Large) and length of the videos.
  • Page 40: Take A Photo

    40    giving you the option to rotate, crop, or reduce the photo and edit the item info. Note that for videos, you can only edit the item info. • For information on how to send an album item(s), read “Send Media Files via Bluetooth, or MMS Message”...
  • Page 41: Capture Video

    41    Once the preview has disappeared, you can select to send the photo via Audio Postcard, Bluetooth and MMS. 9. To return to the album, select or press DONE Capture Video Videos can only be stored on your memory card, so be sure you have a card inserted! 1.
  • Page 42: Camera Albums

    42    Use Photo for Caller ID or Key Guard Background You can assign the photos you’ve saved in one of your photo albums as a Caller ID or a key guard background image. To assign a photo as a Caller ID: Follow the instructions in “Add a Contact to the Address Book”, step 4, on page 32.
  • Page 43: Play Music Or Video Using The Media Player

    43    example, you could create one folder for each album or artist. Use sub- folders in the Video folder too if that helps you organize the files. 5. Copy audio or video files from your computer’s hard drive to your device’s mounted USB drive, in the folders under “Music”...
  • Page 44: Create A Playlist

    44    Create a Playlist You can create as many playlists as you wish and edit them at any time. 1. From the Browse Library screen, select one of the top-level categories, then find a song, video, artist, album, genre, or composer you want in a playlist.
  • Page 45: Calculator

    45    Calculator Your device comes with a Basic calculator and a Bill Splitter. To choose the tab you want, press the DPad left or right. On the Basic tab: 1. Using the keypad, enter the first number in your equation. 2.
  • Page 46: Keyboard Shortcuts

    46    Keyboard Shortcuts Call a speed dial number Press and hold speed dial # on keyboard while in Phone or on Jump screen. Redial last number Press JUMP Answer an incoming call Press trackball or Ignore incoming call Press (call forwards) Hang up active call Press...
  • Page 47: Handling And Safety Precautions

    Handling and Safety Precautions The PV300G is a mobile computing device that may break if dropped, subjected to severe shock, or exposed to water. Please handle the device carefully and read the precautions listed below. These precautions provide essential information for the safe handling of the product and for the protection of the users and others from possible harm.
  • Page 48 48    to observe this instruction may lead to suspension or denial of cellular telephone services to the offender, or legal action, or both. • Check with your doctor if you have a pacemaker or hearing aid to make sure you can safely use the device’s cellular and Bluetooth radio frequencies.
  • Page 49: Battery Charger Handling

    49    • Never use or store your device in the following locations: - Anywhere it may be exposed to water (e.g., bathroom, sauna) - Conditions of high humidity (e.g., rain or fog) - Conditions of extreme high temperatures (e.g., near fire, in a sealed car) - In direct sunlight - Locations or sites subject to strong vibration •...
  • Page 50: Regulatory And Compliance Information

    50    • It is normal for the battery charger to become warm when charging. Disconnect the battery charger from the outlet when not in use. • Never attempt to disassemble or repair a battery charger, power supply cables, or plugs, because doing so exposes you to electric shock. CAUTION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.
  • Page 51 51    equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. •...
  • Page 52: Hearing Aid Compatibility With Mobile Phones

    MHz). For body-worn operation, to maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines and IC RF exposure rules, keep the PV300G at least 5/8 inch (15 mm) away from the body, and only use the carrying cases, belt clips, or holders that do not have metal parts and that maintain at least 5/8 inch (15mm) separation between the PV300G and the body.
  • Page 53: 90 Day Limited Warranty

    53    M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to be more usable with a hearing device’s telecoil (“T Switch”...
  • Page 54 54    This Warranty extends only to consumers who purchase the product in the United States or Canada and it is not transferable or assignable. This Warranty does not apply to: (a) Product subjected to abnormal use or conditions, accident, mishandling, neglect, unauthorized alteration, misuse, improper installation or repair or improper storage;...
  • Page 55 55    THE EXTENT OF THE COMPANY’S LIABILITY UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT PROVIDED ABOVE AND, IN NO EVENT, SHALL THE COMPANY’S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY PURCHASER FOR THE PRODUCT.ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY.

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