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Palm 700wx - Treo Smartphone 60 MB, Treo 700VVX User manual

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CONTENTS
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Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Your new Palm
®
Treo
™
700wx smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Where can I learn more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chapter 2: Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Palm Treo 700wx smartphone overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Making your first call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting up synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 3: Moving around on your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Navigating around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening and closing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using your Today screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 4: Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turning your smartphone on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Making calls from the Today screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Other ways of making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
What can I do during a call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Defining speed-dial buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using a phone headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Customizing phone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
What are all those icons? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Chapter 5: Synchronizing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Synchronization overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
How do I synchronize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
What can I synchronize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting up your computer for synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Synchronizing using the sync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Setting up wireless synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Other ways to synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Setting synchronization options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Chapter 6: Your email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Setting up email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sending and receiving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Working with email messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Customizing your email settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Working with meeting invitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sending email messages from within another application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Chapter 7: Your text and multimedia messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Sending and receiving text and multimedia messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Setting message preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Chapter 8: Your connections to the web and wireless devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Browsing the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Connecting to devices with Bluetooth
®
wireless technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Using your device as a wireless modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
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Chapter 9: Your photos, videos, and music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Synchronizing your media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Pictures & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Windows Media Player Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Chapter 10: Your personal information organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Chapter 11: Your Microsoft Office and other document tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Synchronizing your Microsoft Office files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Word Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
PowerPoint Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Excel Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
PDF Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Chapter 12: Your application and info management tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Finding information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Sharing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Using expansion cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Chapter 13: Your personal settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Today screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
System sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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Display and appearance settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Locking your smartphone and info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Connection settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Submitting usage information to Microsoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Chapter 14: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Transferring info from another device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Reinstalling the desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Resetting your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Synchronization: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Synchronization: Desktop sync software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Synchronization: Exchange ActiveSync (wireless synchronization) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Third-party applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Making room on your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Voice quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Important safety and legal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
7
CHAPTER
1
Welcome
Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm
®
Treo
™
700wx smartphone.
Benefits
• Make and receive phone calls
• Manage your contacts, calendar,
and task list
• Receive and send corporate and
personal email messages
• Browse the web
• Use a Bluetooth
®
headset
(sold separately) for hands-free
operation
In this chapter
Your new Palm® Treo™ 700wx smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Where can I learn more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
WELCOME
YOUR NEW PALM
®
TREO
™
700WX SMARTPHONE
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CHAPTER
Your new Palm
®
Treo
™
700wx smartphone
In one compact and indispensable device,
you now have all of the following:
• An advanced wireless smartphone
• A Windows Mobile
®
organizer with
portable expansion capability
(MultiMediaCard/SD/SDIO expansion
cards)
• High-speed data with NationalAccess
(1xRTT) and BroadbandAccess (EVDO)
support
• A 1.3 megapixel digital camera
• Mobile email
• Text and multimedia messaging
• Windows Media
®
Player Mobile
• Microsoft
®
Office Mobile suite
This guide helps you quickly set up and
learn to use your smartphone.
NOTE Phone and text messaging services
require a service contract with Verizon
Wireless. Web, email, and messaging
services require a service contract and
high-speed data service from Verizon
Wireless. Data speeds vary based on
network availability.
What’s in the box?
All of the following items should be in the
smartphone box:
Hardware
• Treo 700wx smartphone
• Rechargeable battery
• AC charger
• USB sync cable
• Stereo headset
• Screen protector
TIP
LOOK HERE: Don’t miss the helpful tips
and cross-references given in these boxes.
TIP
Visit palm.com to purchase a replacement
screen protector if the original one becomes
scratched or worn.
WELCOME
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
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Documentation and software
• Read This First setup poster
• Quick Reference (The original guide that
came with your smartphone. A new
Quick Reference, which reflects the
changes provided when you upgraded
your smartphone to Windows Mobile 6
Professional, is available for download
from palm.com/verizon700wxupdate
.)
• Windows Mobile Getting Started CD,
which includes the following:
• Link to Microsoft Office Outlook
®
software download
• Desktop synchronization software
(ActiveSync
®
desktop software for
Windows XP, Windows Mobile Device
Center for Windows Vista)
NOTE When you upgrade your
smartphone to Windows Mobile 6
Professional, you need version 4.5 of
ActiveSync desktop software for a
Windows XP computer. This version is not
included on the Windows Mobile Getting
Started CD. Instead, go to
palm.com/us/support/treo/treo700wxverizon/
and follow the link to install ActiveSync 4.5.
• Windows Media
®
Player 10
• Additional software for your
smartphone
• User Guide (The original guide that
came with your smartphone. The
User Guide you are reading has been
updated to reflect the changes
provided when you upgraded your
smartphone to Windows Mobile 6
Professional.)
• Palm warranty
• End User License Agreement
NOTE To install Windows Media Player
and other software from the Getting
Started CD, insert the CD into your
computer’s CD drive, select Add new
programs to my desktop PC, and follow
the onscreen prompts.
WELCOME
WHAT DO I NEED TO GET STARTED?
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What do I need to
get started?
As you work through the instructions in this
guide, you need all the items that came in
the smartphone box (see What’s in the
box?), as well as the following:
• An activated wireless account from
Verizon Wireless; if you want to use
email, web browsing, or multimedia
messaging, your account must also
include a data service plan
• A location with wireless coverage for
your smartphone
• An electrical outlet for recharging the
smartphone battery
• A computer on which you can install
desktop synchronization software and
synchronize your smartphone
For more information about
synchronization, see Synchronizing
information.
Where can I learn
more?
For a quick introduction
Quick Tour: The Quick Tour introduces you
to many of your Palm
®
Treo
™
700wx
smartphone’s features. It is already
installed on your smartphone, and you
can open it anytime. Press Start , select
Programs, and then select
Quick Tour .
While using your smartphone
On-device Help: Your smartphone
includes on-device help that is specially
formatted for your smartphone screen. To
view the on-device help, press Start
and select Help.
Online support from Palm: For up-to-date
downloads, troubleshooting, and support
information, go to
palm.com/us/support/treo/treo700wxverizon/
.
WELCOME
WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?
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If you need more information
Books: Many books on Windows Mobile
®
devices are available in local or online book
retailers (look in the computers section).
Verizon Wireless customer service: For
questions about your mobile account or
network features, contact Verizon Wireless
customer service or visit
verizonwireless.com
for the latest
information and help.
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CHAPTER
2
Setting up
You’re about to discover the many ways your Palm
®
Treo
™
700wx smartphone can help you better manage your life and
have fun too.
As you become more familiar with your smartphone, you can
personalize the settings and add applications to make it
uniquely yours. But first, follow these few easy steps to set up
your smartphone and get it running.
Benefits
• Know where your smartphone
controls are located
• Start using your smartphone right
away
Benefits
• Know where your smartphone
controls are located
• Start using your smartphone right
away
In this chapter
Palm Treo 700wx smartphone overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Making your first call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting up synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SETTING UP
PALM TREO 700WX SMARTPHONE OVERVIEW
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CHAPTER
Palm Treo 700wx smartphone overview
Front view
Multi-connector
Microphone
Headset jack
Start
Phone/Send
Side button
Left softkey
Option
Volume button
Indicator light (phone
and charge indicator)
5-way navigator and
Center button
Earpiece
Power/End
OK
Right softkey
TIP
Be careful not to scratch or crush your
smartphone screen. Do not store it in a place
where other items might damage it. For a
variety of useful accessories, including
carrying cases that protect the screen, visit
palm.com/mytreo700wxVerizon
.
DID
YOU
KNOW
?
By default, pressing and
holding the Side button opens the Windows
Media
®
Player Mobile application (see
Windows Media Player Mobile
). You can
change the function of the Side button (see
Reassigning buttons
).
SETTING UP
PALM TREO 700WX SMARTPHONE OVERVIEW
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Back view
IMPORTANT The smartphone speaker
includes a large magnet, so be sure not to
store your smartphone near credit cards or
other items that could be demagnetized.
Camera lens
Battery door
release
Speaker
Self-portrait mirror
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To p v i e w
Stylus
Ringer switch
Antenna
Infrared
(IR) port
Expansion card slot
Sound On
Sound Off
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The Ringer switch silences all
sounds, including music, at once; you don’t
need to hunt for “off” or “mute” settings in
individual applications.
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INSTALLING THE BATTERY
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Installing the battery
1 Press and hold the battery door
release, while you slide the battery
door off your smartphone.
2 Align the battery contacts with the
smartphone contacts inside the battery
compartment.
3 Insert the battery into the
compartment at a 45-degree angle, and
then press it into place.
4 Slide the battery door back onto the
smartphone until it clicks into place.
5 Your smartphone screen turns on. Wait
a moment for the progress bar to fill and
the Windows Mobile
®
screen to appear.
6 Follow the onscreen instructions to
finish the installation.
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If you ever need to remove the battery, it is
easier to do so if you first remove the stylus.
Battery door
release
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If your smartphone does not turn on after
you insert the battery, charge the battery (see
Charging the battery
). If the smartphone still
doesn’t start, perform a soft reset (see
Performing a soft reset
).
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You can buy an extra battery as a spare for
long plane trips or periods of heavy data use.
Be sure to use batteries from Palm only. For
more information on battery usage, see CTIA
Battery Handling Guidelines.
Battery
contacts
Smartphone
contacts
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CHARGING THE BATTERY
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Charging the battery
Before using your smartphone, you need to
charge the battery. For tips on maximizing
the life of your smartphone battery, see
Maximizing battery life
.
IMPORTANT Charge the battery for
3.5 hours, or until the indicator light is solid
green.
1 Plug the AC charger into a wall outlet. If
necessary, connect an adapter.
2 With the arrow on the connector facing
up (toward your smartphone screen),
connect the AC charger cable to the
bottom of your smartphone.
3 Check the indicator light to confirm that
your smartphone is being charged.
• Solid red indicates that your
smartphone is charging.
• Solid green indicates that your
smartphone is fully charged.
When your smartphone is on (see Turning
your smartphone on/off), the onscreen
battery icon displays the charging status:
Indicator light
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If the indicator light does not turn on when
you connect your smartphone to the AC
charger, double-check the cable connection
and the electrical outlet to which it is
connected.
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If the battery is low, the
indicator light flashes red.
A solid lightning bolt indicates that
the battery is connected to a wall
outlet and is being charged.
A shaded lightning bolt indicates
that the battery is connected to a
wall outlet and is fully charged.
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Maximizing battery life
Battery life depends on how you use your
smartphone. You can maximize battery life
by following some easy guidelines:
• Charge your smartphone whenever
you’re at your desk, or charge
it overnight each day. The battery in your
smartphone has a much longer useful
life if you charge it frequently instead of
waiting until it’s fully drained.
• If you spend a lot of time using the
camera, games, media players
(including listening to music with
wireless headphones using the built-in
Bluetooth
®
wireless technology), or
other applications, keep an eye on the
battery icon and charge when
necessary.
• Wireless features (phone, email,
messaging, and web) generally
consume more power than the
organizer features. If you don’t plan to
use the wireless features on your
A partial battery without a lightning
bolt indicates that the battery is not
connected to a wall outlet and that
it has some power.
An exclamation point (
!) indicates
that the battery needs to be
charged immediately.
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Tapping the battery icon opens
a window showing a percentage level of
charge left in the battery.
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If your battery ever becomes
fully drained, your info remains safely stored
on your smartphone. Recharge the battery to
access your info.
Battery
icon
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You can also charge your
smartphone from your computer by
connecting them with the sync cable.
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