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All you need to know to get going.

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  • Page 1: Get Started

    Get started _ All you need to know to get going.

  • Page 2: Activate Your Phone

    Activate Your Phone • If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated and ready to use. • If you received your phone in the mail and it is a new Sprint account or a new phone number, your phone activates automatically after you complete setup (see p.

  • Page 3: Turn On Your Phone

    Activate your phone before you turn it on (see previous page). Then press and hold the power button until you see the Palm logo. Wait for setup to start (please be patient). Power button Use of this device requires providing a valid email address, mobile phone number, and related information for account setup and activation.
  • Page 4 Overview...
  • Page 5 Earpiece Speaker (on back) Gesture area Microphone Option key: See p. 12. Ringer switch: Flip to turn the ringer and notification sounds on and off (red means off). Volume: For call, ringer, and music/video playback. See p. 14. Charger/microUSB connector Sym: See p.

  • Page 6: Set Up Your Phone

    NOTE: Do you have a Palm profile from a phone that you no longer use? Just sign in to your existing profile. All info associated with your profile is downloaded to your new phone.
  • Page 7 Set Up Contacts & Calendar to Sync To wirelessly sync Contacts and Calendar info, set up online accounts with providers like Google and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. If you don’t already have an account with a service provider, you must create one before you set up the account on your phone.

  • Page 8: Set Up Accounts

    > Preferences & Accounts > Add An Account. Your Palm profile also has an account associated with it. You can use it for Contacts and Calendar info, and for other kinds of info as well, like Memos. This info is backed up daily, but you can access this info only on your phone.

  • Page 9: Your Phone

    Transfer Info to Your Phone On your computer, look for an email from Palm at the address you used to create your Palm profile. Finish setting up your profile on your computer; then click the link that takes you to a website (palm.com/migrate-pixi) that explains...

  • Page 10: Open Applications

    Open Applications Launcher: To open the Launcher, flick up twice from the gesture area to the screen. (In Card view, flick up once.) The Launcher displays all your apps. Swipe left and right onscreen to scroll through Launcher pages, up and down to see everything on the page.

  • Page 11: Move Among Open Applications

    Move Among Open Applications You can open and use multiple applications at the same time. To move among them, first tap the center of the gesture area to shrink the app you’re using. You’re now in Card view, where all open apps appear as small windows (cards).
  • Page 12 Enter and Save Info To select text: You can select text in messages, web pages, memos, and so on. See the text selection gestures on the back of the Gesture Guide attached to this guide. Open the application menu to use Cut, Copy, and Paste. To enter uppercase letters: Press Shift and the letter key.
  • Page 13 Make a Call, Use the Phone Make a call Quick Launch > > enter the number with the keyboard > tap the number. To end the call, tap If you need to wake up the screen, press power Turn the phone off and on Tap the upper-right corner of any screen >...
  • Page 14 Set up/listen to voicemail Quick Launch > > > listen for instructions. NOTE: Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail passcode. Without a passcode, anyone who has access to your phone can access your messages and place outbound calls through your wireless account.

  • Page 15: Set Up Email

    Set Up Email Email Quick Launch > The first time you open Email, the address you used to create your Palm profile is already in the Email Address field. Enter the password > Sign In to complete setup of that account.
  • Page 16 Find It Fast In Launcher or Card view, simply start typing a word, name, or first and last initials. Your phone displays any matching results. Tap the one you want. Tap a phone number to dial it. Or tap beside a phone number to send a text message.
  • Page 17 Merged Views The Palm Synergy™ feature displays ® data from several sources in a single view on your phone, but keeps the sources of your data separate. Let’s say you use Google calendar for your personal appointments and your company’s Outlook calendar for business appointments.

  • Page 18: Linked Contacts

    Linked Contacts The Contacts application also offers a merged view—all your contacts from all your accounts appear in a single list. But more than that, Contacts lets you see all your information for a person in a single view—even if that information comes from multiple sources.
  • Page 19 Notifications Notifications at the bottom of the screen alert you to voicemail, incoming messages, upcoming appointments, and more. For some notifications, tap the notification to act on it. For others, such as Calendar reminders, the notification gives you options such as opening the appointment or dismissing the notification.

  • Page 20: Get Help

    Get Help Need help with setup? After your phone is activated with Sprint, Palm support staff can help you set up your phone and get you up and running. Call 1-866-750-PALM (7256) from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM Pacific, Monday through Friday, and 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Page 21: Manage Your Account

    Manage Your Account Check minute usage and account balance Quick Launch > > * 4 > Make a payment Quick Launch > > * 3 > Find service plan information Quick Launch > > * 2 > TIP: You can also manage your account online at sprint.com, or by calling Sprint from any phone: •...
  • Page 22 ©2009 Sprint. SPRINT and the Sprint logo are trademarks of Sprint. Other marks are the property of their respective owners. ©2009 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. Palm, Pixi, Synergy, and the Palm and Pixi logos are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm Inc.
  • Page 23 Gesture Guide Watch the gesture animations on palm.com/support and in Help on your phone. Make gestures lightly. Don’t use your fingernail. Turn on your phone Press the power button. Touch the screen firmly and quickly with your fingertip, not the fingernail.
  • Page 24 Back: Go up a level in an app, save data Quick swipe from right to left anywhere in the gesture area. Minimize app and go to Card view Tap the center of the gesture area. Resize cards and change card order In Card view, tap and hold a card.
  • Page 25 Close an app In Card view, throw the card off the top of the screen. Open menus Application: Tap the upper-left corner. Connection: Tap the upper-right corner. NOTE: You can also open either menu by dragging down from the top of the phone to the screen.

  • Page 26: Enter Text

    Insert the cursor in a text field Tap the location. NOTE: A cursor appears in places where you can enter text. Move cursor Insert the cursor, press and hold Option , and then drag anywhere onscreen. Select text with cursor Tap the start point, press and hold Shift , and...
  • Page 27 Zoom in Place two fingers and spread them apart. Zoom out Place two fingers and bring them together. Zoom in/out a fixed amount Double-tap the screen. Double-tap again to zoom out. Move to previous or next open app Full swipe left or right in gesture area.
  • Page 28 Delete a list item Throw the item off the side of the screen. NOTE: In some apps, you must open the application menu and tap Delete. Scroll Slow: Drag up or down. Fast: Flick up or down. Stop: Tap the screen while scrolling.

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