User Guide ® Your Palm Treo 500v Smartphone ™
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Contents Chapter 1: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Your new smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Where to learn more . . . . . .
Using a phone headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Customising phone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Using the SIM toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 What are all those icons? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Chapter 5: Synchronising information . .
Using your device as a wireless modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Chapter 9: Your photos, videos, and music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Synchronising your media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Pictures & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 13: Your personal settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Home screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 System sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Display and appearance settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Application settings . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAP TE R 1 Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone! Benefits • Make and receive phone calls • Browse the web • Manage you contacts, calendar, and task list • Use a Bluetooth® headset for hands-free operation • Receive and send corporate and personal email messages
In this chapter Your new smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Where to learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Your new smartphone In one compact and indispensable device—your new Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone—you now have all of the following: web and send and receive email, you need not only a service contract but also a data service plan from your network operator. You may also need a specific data service plan to send and receive multimedia messages. Data speeds vary based on network availability and capacity. 1 CHAPTER WELCOME LOOK HERE: Don’t miss the helpful tips and cross-references given in these boxes.
CHAPTER 1 WELCOME • Introducing Your Treo 500v Smartphone • Windows Mobile Getting Started CD, which includes the following: • Desktop synchronisation software (ActiveSync desktop software for Windows XP, Windows Mobile Device Center for Windows Vista) ® • Link to Microsoft Office Outlook software download • Link to User Guide (this guide) • Palm warranty • End User Licence Agreement • If you plan to synchronise personal information between your smartphone and a computer, you need access to
CHAP TE R 2 Setting up Congratulations on the purchase of your new Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone. You’re about to discover the many things about your smartphone that will help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your smartphone, you’ll want to personalise 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.
In this chapter Palm Treo 500v smartphone overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Inserting the SIM card and battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Making your first call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting up synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palm Treo 500v smartphone overview 2 CHAPTER SETTING UP Front view Indicator light (visible when smartphone is charging) Earpiece 5-way navigator with Centre button Right softkey Back End Sync and charge connector Volume Side button Microphone Left softkey Home Lanyard connector Phone/Send Headset jack PALM TREO 500V SMARTPHONE OVERVIEW 7
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP Be careful not to scratch or crush your smartphone screen. Do not store it in a place where other items might damage it. TIP Pressing and holding the Side button opens Internet Explorer Mobile (see Browsing the web). DID YOU KNOW? TIP To connect a lanyard (sold separately), remove the battery door, connect the lanyard, and then replace the battery door.
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 demagnetised. Top view and voicemail access number. To use your smartphone’s phone, email, or web features, you need to insert a SIM card. If a SIM card is not included in your smartphone box, your network operator will provide you with one.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP 2 If the battery is installed, remove it. Slide your finger under the left side of the battery and lift up to remove it. Battery contacts Smartphone contacts 3 With the metal contacts facing the battery compartment, slide the SIM card into the cutout in the lower-left corner of the compartment until you feel the card click into place. Align the notches to make sure you have the card oriented correctly. 5 Slide the battery door back into place.
plan from your network operator in addition to your service contract. You may also need a data service plan to send and receive multimedia messages. You can buy an extra battery as a spare for long airplane trips or periods of heavy data use. To ensure proper functioning and avoid nullifying the warranty, be sure to use batteries from Palm only. Visit palm.com. TIP 1 Prepare the AC charger by inserting the adapter that fits the wall outlet you’re going to use.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP DID YOU KNOW? If the battery is low, the indicator light flashes red. If your battery ever becomes fully drained, your info remains safely stored on your smartphone. Recharge the battery to access your info. DID YOU KNOW? When your smartphone is on (see Turning your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone on/off), the onscreen battery icon displays the charging status: This icon indicates that the battery is being charged. This icon indicates that the battery is fully charged.
• • • The wireless features (phone, email, messaging, and web) on your smartphone generally consume more power than the organiser features. If you don’t plan to use the wireless features on your smartphone for a while, turn off your wireless services (see Turning wireless services on/off). You can forward calls to a different number or let all calls be picked up by voicemail (see Forwarding calls). To see if your wireless services are on, press Power and select Wireless Manager.
SETTING UP CHAPTER 2 Adjusting call volume While a call is in progress, press the Volume button on the side of your smartphone to adjust the call volume. TIP You can also press End to display your Home screen, unless you are on a call. If you’re on a call, pressing End hangs up the call. 2 Using the numbered keys and the * and # keys on the keyboard, enter a phone number. Volume What’s my number? BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure your phone is on (see Turning your phone on).
Setting up synchronisation Look here for your phone number 4 Press Done (left softkey. 2 CHAPTER SETTING UP After you’ve finished setting up your smartphone, we recommend that you set up a synchronisation method to get the most out of your smartphone. Synchronising means that information that has been entered or updated in one place—your smartphone, your computer, or your corporate server—is automatically updated in the other (see Synchronising information).
SETTING UP CHAPTER 2 16 SETTING UP SYNCHRONISATION
CHAP TE R 3 Moving around on your Palm Treo 500v smartphone ® ™ Have you ever been to a new city and felt a bit lost until you figured out the streets? Learning to move around on your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone is similar. Most applications that work on your smartphone use the same set of controls. So once you learn how to use these controls, you’ll be driving all over town and you won’t even need a map.
In this chapter Navigating around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Opening and closing applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using your Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Navigating around the screen Using the 5-way, press Right , Left , Up , or Down to move around the screen. Press Centre to highlight and select items. To navigate around the smartphone screen, you use the 5-way navigator. As you become familiar with your smartphone, you’ll find your own favorite way to scroll, highlight, and select items.
CHAPTER 3 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE Scrolling through screens As on a computer, on your smartphone you scroll to move from field to field or page to page, or in some cases to highlight an item or option in a list. There are several methods of scrolling: • Press the 5-way on the front of your smartphone. Press Right , Left , Up , or Down to move to the next field, button, or action in that direction.
The highlight can take one of two forms, depending on what is highlighted: • Border: This rectangular border highlights items such as a text-entry field, a check box, an option, or a web link. 1 Use the 5-way to position the cursor at the beginning or end of the text you want to highlight. 3 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE 2 While pressing and holding Shift , press Right or Left to highlight the text you want.
MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE CHAPTER 3 Left softkey activates this command Left softkey Right softkey activates this command Right softkey Selecting menu items In many applications, a menu provides access to additional features. The menu is hidden until you press Menu (right softkey). To get the most out of your smartphone, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the additional features available through the menu in various applications.
4 If an arrow appears next to a menu item, press Centre or Right to display additional options for that item, and then press Up or Down to highlight a menu item. To return to the main menu without making a selection, press Left . 3 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE Selecting options in a list If a rectangle appears around a field and the field contains both a right- and a left-pointing arrow, a list is available.
CHAPTER 3 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE Lists are different from the menus described earlier in this section. To select from a list, do any of the following: • 24 Use the 5-way to highlight the field, and then press Centre to display the items in the list. Press Up or Down to highlight the item you want, and then press Centre to make your selection.
3 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE Using the keyboard Left softkey Right softkey End Back Phone/Send Home Backspace Return Option Shift Space Use the keyboard to enter text and other symbols in many applications on your smartphone, as well as to dial phone numbers (see Making calls). Understanding the keyboard backlight Your smartphone includes a keyboard backlight for low light conditions. The keyboard backlight activates automatically when the screen turns on.
CHAPTER 3 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE You can change the backlight shut-off interval. Press Home, press Start (left softkey), navigate to the My Settings content list, and then press All Settings (right softkey). Select More, and then select Power Management. Use the two Backlight time out on... lists to specify how long the backlight stays on.
Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols Entering other symbols and accented characters Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To enter these characters, do one of the following: You can enter symbols and accented characters that don't appear on the keys by using the alternate characters list. • • Press Option , and then press the key of the desired character. You don’t need to hold Option while pressing the key.
CHAPTER 3 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE Opening and closing applications You can open applications in one of four ways: Recent Programs content list: Contains the ten programs you used most recently. Other content lists: Contain groups of related applications to give you fast access to frequently used applications. Keyboard shortcuts: Open applications with just two key presses. Main Menu: Gives you full access to all applications and files on your smartphone.
2 Press Right or Left to navigate to the content list containing the application, file, or feature you want. Using the Main Menu 3 Press Up or Down desired item. 2 Navigate to the category or item you want and press Centre . You may need to navigate through one or more levels of folders to get to the item you want. to highlight the 4 Press Centre to open the item in the appropriate application. 1 Press Home Centre .
CHAPTER 3 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE Closing applications You can have several applications open at once, so you don’t need to exit an application to open another one. In most cases, applications close automatically when available memory is low, but you can also close applications manually. NOTE If you press Back to leave an application, the current application continues to run in the background. Manually closing applications helps conserve battery power and frees up memory.
Title bar and status icons • Title bar and status icons: See What are all those icons? to learn about the icons that appear in this area. • Start (left soft key): Press this key to open the content lists (see Using the Recent Programs content list and Using other content lists). • live! (right soft key): Press this key to open your smartphone’s web browser to the Vodafone live! website.
MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 500V SMARTPHONE CHAPTER 3 32 USING YOUR HOME SCREEN
CHAP TE R 4 Your phone The phone is your home base for making and receiving calls. You can creatively manage multiple calls, such as swapping between calls and creating conference calls. You can also access voicemail or talk using a wired or wireless headset. Your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone helps you perform all these tasks with ease. Benefits • Stay in touch—you choose how • Work in other applications when on an active call.
In this chapter Turning your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Making calls from the Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Other ways of making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 What can I do during a call? . . . . . . .
Turning your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone on/off The term smartphone refers to the device and its physical aspects. The term phone refers to the wireless feature of your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone that enables you to connect to your network operator’s network so that you can make and receive calls and send and receive data. The phone and your smartphone can be turned off and on separately. This means you can turn on your smartphone to use just the organiser features without turning on the phone.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE Turning your phone on 1 Press Power Manager. If battery power is extremely low, the screen does not turn on when you press and hold Power. If this happens, you need to charge the battery. TIP and select Wireless 2 Select Phone. 3 Press Done (left softkey). When your smartphone locates a signal, your network operator’s name appears in the upper-left of the screen and the signal-strength icon appears at the top of the screen.
You can change the time interval for the period of inactivity that takes place before the screen turns off. Press Home, press Start (left softkey), navigate to the My Settings content list, and then press All Settings (right softkey). Select More, and then select Power Management. Select the Display time out list and specify how many minutes the screen stays on during a period of inactivity.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 4 If you lock your smartphone and select Simple PIN as the password type, you can dial an emergency number by entering the number in the password field and pressing Phone/Send. You do not need to press Option before entering the number. However, if you select Strong alphanumeric as the password type, you must first press Option twice before entering the number in the password field. See Locking your smartphone.
You can type letters from the last name first; for example, typing “S J” or “Smi Joh” also finds “John Smith.” TIP The search function offers several features that make it easy to find the contact you want, even if you are not sure of the exact name: 1) Search results include name variations, such as “David” for “Dave.” 2) The search function inserts a space before the last letter typed in if it cannot find a match.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE Other ways of making calls Dialling from a web page or message Does Otto support this feature? I can’t get it to work? Your smartphone offers several ways to make phone calls other than from the Home screen. Try them all and you’ll discover which methods you prefer. Your smartphone recognises most phone numbers that appear in web pages or in messages (text, email, or multimedia).
Receiving calls Using voicemail To answer calls, your phone must be on. This is different from having only your smartphone turned on (see Turning your phone on). When your phone is off, your calls go to voicemail. Setting up voicemail See a picture of the person calling you! Learn how to assign a caller ID picture in Adding a contact. TIP If music is playing when a call arrives, the smartphone rings softly. You can answer the phone as you normally would. The audio pauses during your call.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE 2 Press and hold 1 on the keyboard to dial your network operator’s voicemail system. Caller’s name and/or number 3 Enter your voicemail password using the keyboard. 4 Follow the voice prompts to listen to your messages. What can I do during a call? Your smartphone offers many advanced telephone features, including call waiting, six-way conferencing, and call forwarding. These features depend on your service plan. Please contact your network operator for more information.
Use the built-in speakerphone: Press Menu (right softkey) and select Speakerphone On. To turn the speakerphone off, press Menu (right softkey) and select Speakerphone Off. Switch to another application: Press Home , press Start (left softkey), and then select the application. DID YOU KNOW? When you are on a call, the screen dims to conserve battery power. Press any key except End to light up the screen. DID YOU KNOW? You can send and receive text messages during a call.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE list. If an incoming call uses caller ID blocking, you cannot save the number. Add this number to an existing contact: Select the contact name. 1 After you hang up the call, press Save (left softkey. Decline adding the number: Press Cancel (right softkey). 2 Do one of the following: Create a new contact: Select . Add this number to an existing contact: Select the contact name. Decline adding the number: Press Cancel (right softkey).
Answering a second call (call waiting) Making a conference call When you’re on a call and you receive a second call, the call waiting notification appears if you have chosen to be notified (see Setting call waiting notification). You can do any of the following: BEFORE YOU BEGIN Not all service plans Send the new call to voicemail: Press Ignore (right softkey). Place the current call on hold and answer the new call: Press Answer (left softkey) or Phone/Send .
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 4 3 (Optional) Do one or more of the following: • • 46 Make or answer more calls and join them into the conference call. The number of calls you can join in conference depends on your service plan. Extract a caller from the conference call to talk with them privately by pressing Menu (right softkey), selecting Private, and then selecting the phone number. The extracted call becomes the active call.
When all calls are forwarded, the call forwarding icon appears in the title bar. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see Turning your phone on). 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the My Settings content list and press All Settings (right softkey). 3 Select Phone, and then select Call Forwarding. 4 Select when you want calls to be forwarded. Select Unconditional if you want all calls to be forwarded.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE DID YOU KNOW? On the recent calls list, outgoing calls are designated by a right-pointing green arrow, and incoming calls are designated by a left-pointing yellow arrow. Missed calls are designated by a red exclamation point. 2 Do one or more of the following: Save the phone number to a contact: See Saving phone numbers. Send a text message to the number: Press Menu (right softkey) and select Send Text Message. Enter the message text and press Send (left softkey).
Viewing all of your calls Your Call History list contains the numbers for all incoming and outgoing calls. 1 Press Home Centre . , and then press 2 Select Calls . Open the contact associated with the phone number: Press Menu (right softkey) and select Find Contact. 4 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Send a text message to the number: Press Menu (right softkey) and select Send Text Message. Enter the message text and press Send (left softkey).
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE Delete the entire Call History list: Press Menu (right softkey) and select Delete List. Press Yes (left softkey) to confirm the deletion. To filter the calls shown on the Call History list, press Menu (right softkey), select Filter, and then the type of calls you want to view.
Using a phone headset You can connect a phone headset for hands-free operation. You can use either the headset that came with your smartphone or a compatible third-party headset. IMPORTANT If driving while using a smartphone is permitted where you are and you need to make a call, we recommend using a phone headset or a hands-free car kit (sold separately). If you must use the wired headset while driving, place a speaker in only one ear. Leave the other ear free to hear outside noises.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE The headset button is context-sensitive, and it performs various actions based on the situation. You can press the headset button to perform tasks such as the following: • Answer an incoming call • Respond to call waiting • Hang up a single active call or all calls on a conference call if there is no extracted call • Swap between calls if there is one active call and one call on hold separately) enabled with Bluetooth® wireless technology version 2.0 or earlier.
3 Navigate to the My Settings content list and press All Settings (right softkey). 4 Select Connections, and then select Bluetooth. 5 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Turn On Bluetooth if it is not already on. 6 Select Add new device. 7 Wait for your smartphone to search for devices and to display the device list. 8 Select the device you want to connect to and press Next (left softkey). 4 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 9 Enter a passkey between 1 and 16 digits long and press Next (left softkey).
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE 11 Press OK Using a Bluetooth hands-free device To learn how to set up and connect to Bluetooth devices, see Connecting to a Bluetooth® hands-free device. Here are tips for working with a Bluetooth hands-free device: • • 54 headset and press the button on the Bluetooth headset or car kit. (left softkey). You can now communicate with this device whenever it is within range and the Bluetooth feature on your smartphone is turned on.
1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the My Settings content list and press All Settings (right softkey). 3 Select Sounds. 4 Select one or more of the following lists, and then press Right or Left to make your selection: Ring tone: Sets the ring sound for incoming calls. Select Vibrate to have your smartphone vibrate when a call arrives (see Selecting a sound profile). TIP New voice message: Sets the sound when you receive a new voicemail message.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE While a call is in progress, press Volume to adjust the call volume. 2 Navigate to the My Settings content list and press All Settings (right softkey). Assigning a caller ID ringtone 3 Select Phone, and then select Auto Answer. 1 Press Home , and then press Right to open the Favourite Contacts content list. 2 Press All Contacts (right softkey). 4 Select an option for how quickly calls are automatically answered when using a hands-free device. 3 Highlight the contact’s name.
2 Navigate to the My Settings content list and press All Settings (right softkey). Int’l except to home: All outgoing international calls are blocked except to the country where the phone is based. 3 Select Phone, and then select Call Barring. Int’l calls: All outgoing international calls are blocked. 4 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE All calls: All outgoing calls are blocked. 6 Press Done (left softkey). 7 Enter the call barring password and press Done (left softkey).
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE 4 Check the box if you want to receive call waiting notifications. 5 Press Done 4 Select the appropriate option to provide your caller ID to Everyone, No one, or Only my contacts. (left softkey). 5 Press Done Setting caller ID You can turn caller ID on or off. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see Turning your phone on). (left softkey). 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey).
Enabling fixed dialling 4 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Fixed dialling allows you to restrict your outgoing calls and messages to selected phone numbers included in your fixed dialling list. After the service is activated, you can call and send messages only to the phone numbers from the list. 5 Select any of the following options: Enable channels: Allows you to receive channels. Receive channel list: Downloads the list of channels to your smartphone.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE 3 Select Phone, 4 Select More, and then select Fixed Dialling. If your network operator provides you with a new PIN2 number, you can easily change it on your smartphone. Press Home, press Start, and navigate to the My Settings content list. Press All Settings (right softkey), select More, and then select Security. Select Change PIN2 and enter your new PIN2 number.
4 Select More, and then select GSM/3G Networks. network operator. The network settings options vary according to your wireless service provider. 4 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see Turning your phone on). 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 5 Select the Network list, and then select one of the following: Automatic: Automatically selects a network.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE Find a New Network, and select an available network. 6 To switch to another network, press Menu (right softkey), select Select a Network, and select an available network. 2 Navigate to the My Settings content list and press All Settings (right softkey). 3 Select Phone, and then select Call Options. 7 To change your preferred network, select Preferred Networks, check the box next to the networks you want, and then select your order of preference.
Text messages service centre: The number for your network operator’s text message service centre is entered by default. Enter a new number only if your network operator changes its text message service centre number. Country code: Enter a country code that you want to be dialled automatically when you enter a phone number. All numbers you dial are preceded by this code. IMPORTANT Not all network operators offer the SIM toolkit on their SIM cards.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR PHONE You have a new text, multimedia, or email message. Your phone is off. You have a new text message. The SIM card is locked. You need to enter a PIN or a PUK to unlock the SIM card (see “Locking the SIM card” on page 106). You have a new instant message. No SIM card is inserted. A voice call is in progress. There is a problem reading the SIM card. The ringer on your phone is off. Your phone is on. The bars display the signal strength.
You are in a roaming coverage area and your phone is connected to a 3G UMTS network, but you are not actively transmitting data. Additional fees may apply for calls or data transmission. Your phone is connected to a GPRS network, but you are not actively transmitting data. You can still make or receive calls. Your phone is on and a GPRS data connection is active. You can still make or receive calls, but the data transmission is automatically interrupted.
CHAPTER 4 66 YOUR PHONE You have an alert from Microsoft.
CHAP TE R 5 Synchronising information Synchronising means that information that has been entered or updated in one place—your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone, your computer, or your corporate server—is automatically updated in the other. There’s no need to enter information twice. Some types of synchronisation can happen on an automated schedule, so you don’t even have to think about it.
In this chapter Synchronisation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 How do I synchronise?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 What can I synchronise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Setting up your computer for synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Synchronising using the sync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Setting up wireless synchronisation. . . . . .
Synchronisation overview How do I synchronise? This chapter discusses using desktop sync software and other methods to synchronise your smartphone and your computer. There are a number of ways to make synchronisation occur. You may be able to synchronise wirelessly with an Exchange server, or you can install desktop sync software on your computer to synchronise in one of several ways.
CHAPTER 5 SYNCHRONISING INFORMATION you synchronise wirelessly with the server. You need the desktop sync software to synchronise pictures, videos, music files, and other info directly with your computer. Synchronising with desktop sync software BEFORE YOU BEGIN Install the software from the Windows Mobile Getting Started CD, which came with your smartphone. You must install this software even if you have already installed a previous version of desktop sync software.
If you don’t already have Outlook 2002 or later installed on your computer, you can install a trial version of Outlook 2007 from the Windows Mobile Getting Started CD. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD drive, select Add Programs (Windows XP) or Bonus Software (Windows Vista), and then select the link to download a trial version of Outlook 2007.
CHAPTER 5 SYNCHRONISING INFORMATION Info type Method Where to learn more Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Tasks Desktop sync software (sync with computer) or Exchange ActiveSync (direct sync with server) Setting up your computer for synchronisation or Outlook Email Desktop sync software or Exchange ActiveSync Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF files Desktop sync software Music and video files Desktop sync software and Windows Media Player Setting up wireless synchronisation Setting up your computer for
Info type Method Where to learn more Outlook Notes Desktop sync software Setting up your computer for synchronisation 5 CHAPTER SYNCHRONISING INFORMATION Changing which applications sync Files to be transferred to an expansion card Desktop sync software If you want to synchronise music and videos, you need to have Windows Media Player 10 or later installed on your computer. If you don’t already have Windows Media Player on your computer, you can download it from microsoft.com.
SYNCHRONISING INFORMATION CHAPTER 5 DID YOU KNOW? Because your desktop copy of Outlook also syncs with the server, whatever is synchronised to the server from your smartphone also shows up in Outlook; and whatever you enter or change in Outlook on your computer syncs to the server and then shows up on your smartphone. DID YOU KNOW? You cannot synchronize email distribution lists wirelessly with the Exchange Server.
