Dell™ Mini 5 User's Manual COMMENT
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents 1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Mini 5 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Setting Up Your Mini 5 Device . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Getting Your Device Ready for Use Turning On Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Turning Off Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Favorites Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application Shortcuts . Recent applications . 5 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Your Mini 5 Device . Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manage Your Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjust Call Settings . Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Viewing Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Web Links, History, and Downloads . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Manage Bookmarks E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Web Applications Gmail Google Talk Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photos & Videos Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Alarm Clock Calculator Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Voice Control .
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Mini 5 Features 1 2 3 4 11 5 10 6 7 8 9 Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality 1 Headphone connector Connects to headphones. 2 Volume up/down button • While playing media such as music tracks or video clips: – Press to increase or decrease the media volume by one level. – Press and hold to continuously increase or decrease the media volume.
Buttons/Connectors/Parts 3 Power button Functionality • If the device is off, press and hold to power on the device. • If the device is on, but the screen is off, press to turn on the screen. • If both the device and the screen are on, – Press to turn the screen off. – Press and hold to select one of these options: Silent mode: The device does not vibrate and disables all sounds except for alarms. Airplane Mode: Select to disable all wireless connections. Power off: Turn off the device.
Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality 8 Microphone Use for voice calls 9 USB port • Connects to a USB cable to transfer files to a computer. • Connects to a charger to charge the device. • Connects to the Home Dock for audio and video output. 10 Earpiece Use to listen to phone conversations. 11 Front-facing camera lens Use for taking a front view picture, e.g. self-portrait. 15 14 12 13 Parts/controls Functionality 12 Speaker Audio output for video and music playback.
Setting Up Your Mini 5 Device Getting Your Device Ready for Use 1 Remove the back cover a Slide the back cover downwards in the direction towards the end of the device. b Lift the back cover off the device. NOTE: The device will shut down automatically if you remove the back cover while the device is on. NOTE: You cannot turn on the device if the back cover is removed. 2 Insert the SIM card Insert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that covers the SIM card holder.
3 Insert the battery Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and insert the battery. 4 Install the microSD card a Hold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down. 12 Setting Up Your Mini 5 Device b Slide the microSD card into the microSD card holder.
5 Close the back cover a Push the end of the back cover against the groove near the bottom of the device. b Place the cover onto the back of the device, and then push the cover towards the top of the device to secure the cover in place. . 6 Charge the device NOTE: Please charge the battery in an environmental temperature between 0 °C and 45 °C. The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked. a Connect the charger to the USB port on the device.
Turning On Your Device NOTE: Please use this device in an environmental temperature between -10 °C and 55 °C. 1 Press and hold the Power button 2 Touch the Menu button locked. . The operating system starts up. to unlock the screen if it is automatically 3 If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number (PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys using the on-screen keypad. Touch the OK button to confirm your input.
NOTE: To find your current location using Google Maps, you need to select the first option to let Google’s location service collect anonymous location data. You can disable this feature at a later time by selecting Settings → Security & location → Use wireless networks. 4 Touch the Finish setup button to complete setup. Turning Off Your Device 1 Press and hold the Power button . 2 Touch the Power off option on the screen.
Understanding Your Mini 5 Device Touch Screen Your device has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the surface of the screen with your fingers to operate the device. Finger Gestures Tasks Touch Tap gently on the screen with your fingertip. • Select the items on the screen including options, entries, images, and icons. • Start applications. • Press the buttons on the screen. • Input text using the on-screen keyboard or numeric keypad.
Finger Gestures Tasks Touch and hold Touch and hold your finger on the screen. • Make an on-screen item movable on the Home screen. • Touch and hold the Home button to add Home screens. • Touch and hold the Menu button to open or close the on-screen keyboard. Drag 1 Touch and hold your finger on an item on the screen. 2 Keeping your finger in contact with the screen, move your fingertip to the desired location. 3 Take your finger off the screen to drop the item in the desired location.
Finger Gestures Tasks Flick or swipe Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen. Scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on. Zoom-out Move two fingers close together on the screen. 18 Understanding Your Mini 5 Device Reduce the view of an image or web page (zoom out).
Finger Gestures Tasks Zoom-in Move two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image or web page (zoom in). Screen Orientation For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape depending on how you hold the device. NOTE: To modify the default behavior, open the orientation settings by touching the → the Menu button → Settings → Sound & display → Home button Orientation.
Home Screen The home screen displays widgets, folders, and shortcuts that provides easy access to your favorite or frequently-used applications. You can also display your favorite pictures as your Home screen wallpapers. NOTE: Touch the Home screen button to return to the current home screen. Multiple Home Screens Your device supports additional Home screens to give you more space to display widgets, shortcuts or folders.
Customizing Your Home Screen To add an item to a Home screen 1 Touch the Home button . 2 To access the Add to Home screen menu: • Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen. The Add to Home screen menu appears. • Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option. The Add to Home screen menu appears.
3 Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen: Items Steps Shortcuts • Applications: 1 Scroll through the application menu to locate the desired application. 2 Touch the desired application to create the shortcut on the current Home screen. Add shortcuts for items that you wish to access directly from the Home screen. • Bookmark: 1 Flick through the Bookmarks list to locate the desired bookmark. 2 Touch the desired bookmark to create the shortcut on the current Home screen.
Items Steps Shortcuts • Gmail label: Touch to create a desired Gmail label shortcut so that you can access your e-mails with that label from the Home screen. • Settings: 1 Scroll through the settings to locate the desired one. 2 Touch the desired setting to create the shortcut on the current Home screen, where you can touch the shortcut to access the setting.
Items Steps Wallpapers • Photos: Select a picture stored on the device as a wallpaper. Change the wallpaper of your Home 1 Flick the picture thumbnails screen. horizontally to locate the desired NOTE: You can also touch the Home picture. → the Menu button → 2 Touch the picture to display it. button Wallpaper to change your Home 3 To cut a portion of the picture as the screen wallpaper. wallpaper, move the crop frame and drag the angles to locate the desired part.
3 Release the item in the desired location. To remove a Home screen item 1 Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable. 2 Touch the Menu button and then touch Remove from Home. To open a Home screen folder 1 Touch the folder to open a black panel representing the contents of the folder. 2 Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
4 To close the on-screen keyboard, touch the icon touch and hold the Menu button on the keyboard, or . 5 Touch OK to confirm. Status Bar The status bar displays the application button, title area, date and time, and status area. 1 2 1 Application button 3 4 5 Touch the application button to display the applications available on your device: – The Favorites bar can be customized to display up to seven preferred or frequently used applications.
4 Status area • Displays status icons to show the current state of your device, such as battery power, charging progress, alarms set, network connections, and so on. • Touch the status area to view the information regarding the carrier currently in use, remaining battery charge, and so on. • Touch the status area to view the wireless control menu. You can enable or disable the airplane mode, wireless mode, or Bluetooth mode. 5 Date and time area Displays the current date and time.
Airplane mode is enabled No SIM card is inserted Bluetooth is enabled Ongoing data synchronization Connected to a new Bluetooth device If the GPS satellites function is enabled, this icon appears when you use Google Maps The notification area may also display some of the following icons: Missed call New SMS/MMS Call in progress New e-mail Call on hold Upcoming calendar event Call forwarding is enabled USB cable is connected Microphone is on mute A Wi-Fi network is found The SD card is safe t
3 On the main applications menu, touch and hold the application that you want to add to the Favorites bar. 4 Once the application becomes movable, drag and drop it on the Favorites bar. To remove applications from the Favorites bar 1 Touch the application button Favorites bar. on top of the screen to open the 2 On the Favorites bar, touch and hold the application to remove. 3 Drag the application out of the Favorites bar.
Using Your Mini 5 Device Calling Making Calls To make calls, touch application. Phone on the Home screen to open the Phone To make a call 7 1 6 2 5 3 4 30 1 Touch 2 Touch the typed number to make a call to the number. 3 Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad. to call a desired phone number or contact from the call log.
4 Touch to call the typed number. 5 Touch to clear an incorrect number. 6 Touch a call record to view the call information, call or send a message to the caller, or save or view the caller in Contacts. See Managing Contacts for information about using Contacts. 7 Touch to select a contact to call from Contacts. For more information, see To call, e-mail, or send a message to a contact from your Contacts list. To cancel dialing Touch on the Dialing screen to cancel a dialed call.
To end or reject a call Touch on the Dialing screen to end an active call; touch on the Incoming call screen to reject an incoming call. NOTE: Touching the Menu button → End call also ends a call. To make an international call 1 Touch and hold the number 0 key on the dialpad until + appears. 2 Enter the country code, area code, and phone number. 3 Touch the displayed phone number to make a call. To listen to your voicemail Touch and hold the number 1 key on the dialpad to call your voicemail box.
To use the speakerphone during a call WARNING: Ensure that you turn off the speakerphone before you hold the device close to your ear as this could damage your hearing. Touch to turn the speakerphone on or off. To accept calls using a Bluetooth headset When a Bluetooth headset is connected to your device, you can accept calls on the Bluetooth headset by touching . For details on how to connect a Bluetooth headset to your device, see Bluetooth®.
To conduct a conference call 1 During a call, touch the Menu button → Add call. 2 Make the second call that you want to add to the conference call. The first call is automatically placed on hold. 3 When the second call is connected, touch the Menu button calls to start the conference call. → Merge 4 To add more participants to the conference call, repeat step 1 to step 4.
Additional call settings • Call forwarding: Diverts incoming calls to a designated phone number when your device is busy, unreachable, or does not answer. To enable call forwarding, enter the number to divert to to select a contact from your Contacts list. or touch Then touch Enable. NOTE: Your network service provider must support the call forwarding service. • Call barring: Blocks certain types of incoming or outgoing calls. • Caller ID: Shows the caller id or number on the display based on the setting.
Messaging To compose, send, and read text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messages, → Messaging. The messaging screen opens with a list of touch messages or message threads representing all the received, sent and draft messages. NOTE: For information about the message thread, see Receiving text and multimedia messages. To compose and send a text message 1 On the messaging screen, touch the New message thread. The composer screen opens.
To compose and send a multimedia message 1 In the To field, type the recipient’s mobile phone number, e-mail address, or contact name. Matching contacts with their mobile numbers or e-mail addresses appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact, or continue manually typing the desired phone number or e-mail address. 2 Repeat step 1 to enter more mobile numbers if you wish to send the message to multiple mobile phone users.
Audio Open the Select audio menu. Touch a desired audio file, and then touch OK to attach the file to your message. NOTE: To attach an audio file stored on the SD card to MMS: 1 Create a folder named Ringtones in the SD card. 2 Open the Ringtones folder. 3 Copy the audio file you want to attach to MMS into the Ringtones folder. 4 On the MMS composer screen, touch the Menu key >Attach >Audio. 5 Select the audio file to attach it to the MMS.
Slideshow Open the Edit slideshow screen to create a slide show and attach it to your message. 1 Touch Add slide to create new slides. 2 Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open the slideshow editor screen. 3 Touch Add picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide. 4 You can touch the text field on the lower part of the screen to compose a caption for the displayed slide.
Receiving text and multimedia messages Depending on your notification settings, the device rings, vibrates, or displays a message briefly in the status bar as a new text or multimedia message arrives. A new message icon then appears and stays in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of a new message. NOTE: To alter notification settings for new messages, in the Messaging application touch the Menu button → Settings → Notifications.
To forward the message 1 Touch and hold the message. The Message options menu pops up. 2 Select Forward to forward the message. To view a multimedia message 1 Touch the notification area on the status bar where the new message icon is displayed. A list of notifications opens. Touch a new message notification to open the message. Or Touch → Messaging to open the message list, and then touch a multimedia message or message thread to open the message.
NOTE: To delete all messages on the message list, touch the Menu button Delete threads. → To edit message settings In the message list, touch the Menu button → Settings to change the text or multimedia message settings. Follow the instructions on the screen. Pop-Up Menu Touch the Menu button to open or close the pop-up menu that lists available options for the current application, or actions that you can perform on the current screen.
Keyboard controls 1 2 3 4 5 1 6 8 7 • Touch to type letters into the field where the cursor appears. • Touch and hold to type accented letters for applicable languages. 2 • Based on the letters being typed, the keyboard shows suggested words along the top, the most probable one highlighted in color. • You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text field. 3 Touch to see more suggested words. 4 • Touch to show the uppercase keyboard for typing an uppercase letter.
To configure the keyboard settings 1 Touch the Home button → the Menu button & text → Android keyboard, or touch the Application button text → Android keyboard. → Settings → Locale → the Settings icon → Locale & 2 To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box ; . Available keyboard settings Vibrate on keypress The device vibrates when you touch a key.
3 Type a desired word into the Add to dictionary text field. 4 Touch OK. To edit a word in the dictionary 1 Touch Home button → the Menu button text → User dictionary, or touch the Application button text → User dictionary. → Settings → Locale & → the Settings icon → Locale & 2 Touch a desired word. 3 Touch Edit. 4 Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text field. 5 Touch OK.
Widgets NOTE: To use applications, you need to create their widgets on the Home screen of your device, and have a data network connection to be able to connect to the web. For information on configuring the web see Connecting to the Web. For information on adding widgets to the Home screen see Customizing Your Home Screen. Google Search You can use the Google Quick Search Box to find websites and information on Google, or access applications installed on your device.
RSS Real Simple Syndication (RSS) is a web format for website owners to publish RSS feeds—full or summarized texts of frequently updated web contents such as blog entries and news headlines. After you subscribe to an RSS feed, you will receive an update once the RSS publisher releases new content. You can then use your device’s RSS reader to read RSS feeds that you have subscribed to. To subscribe to RSS feeds Enter a RSS feed URL into the RSS reader: 1 On the RSS Feed Widget, touch Configure.
Twitter Twitter is a social networking service application that allows you to keep in touch with people on the web by posting simple questions and answers. 1 On the Home screen of your device, touch the Sign in button at the top right of the Twitter widget. 2 To use Twitter, you need to create a Twitter account if you do not have one. Touch the Get started button and follow the instructions to proceed. 3 To sign in to Twitter, type your user name or e-mail address and your password, and then touch Sign in.
While entering the contact details, you can: 7 6 1 5 2 4 3 1 Touch and select a photo from Photos & Videos to use as the contact’s visual caller ID. 2 Touch to replace a default information label with another one that you choose from the Select label list, for example from Mobile phone number to Home phone number. To create a new information label for the current item, you can flick down to the end of the Select label list and touch Custom.
• Touch the Search button at the upper right of the screen, and then type either the contact’s full name or only the first letters of it into the Search For text field. The screen then displays the matching contacts. • Touch the contact group tab on the upper left of the screen, and then touch the desired group, Family, for example. The screen shows the contacts within that group. 2 Once the contact is located, touch the contact’s entry to view the contact’s details.
To add contacts from your SIM card You can copy contacts saved on your SIM card to your device’s Contacts. 1 In the contact list, touch the Menu button → Import contacts. 2 Touch the contact to add to the device, or touch the Menu button Import all to copy all the contacts to the device. → Managing Your Device Settings To check storage spaces Touch the Home button → the Menu button → Settings → SD card & device storage.
To erase all data from your device CAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your Google account and downloaded applications from your device. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you do this. 1 Touch the Home button → the Menu button Privacy → Factory data reset. → Settings → 2 Touch Reset device. NOTE: You need to draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled. 3 Touch Erase everything after you read the warning.
Web Connecting to the Web To browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, one of these data networking connections must be available: • GPRS • EDGE • 3G • HSPA • Wi-Fi GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPA To connect to the web using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA Your device is configured with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your device. However, this is only limited to voice calling and text messaging.
You can set the device to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network. To manually select a new network 1 Touch the Home button → the Menu button → Settings → Wireless controls → Mobile networks → Network operators → Search networks. The list of networks currently available is displayed. 2 Select a network manually from the network list.
NOTE: Your device has the ability to maintain a constant web connection through Wi-Fi or mobile networks (GPRS,EDGE,3G, or HSPA). However, Wi-Fi connection has priority over mobile network connection if both are available. To check the current Wi-Fi network connection From the status bar: When your device is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon appears in the status bar to indicate the signal strength (number of bands that light up).
Disable all Connections Using the Airplane Mode Selecting the Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is strictly prohibited, such as on an airplane. Touch the Home button → the Menu button → Settings → Wireless controls → Airplane mode to enable or disable the Airplane mode. Browsing the Web To open the browser Touch Browser . To use the browser controls bar 1 2 3 4 5 1 Touch to view the previous page.
3 Touch an address displayed on the screen to go directly to that web page, or complete typing the web page address, then touch Go. To set up your home page 1 Touch the Menu button → Settings → Set home page. 2 Enter the web address of the web site you want to use as your home page and then touch OK. Viewing Web Pages To navigate on a web page Flick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and view desired areas of a web page.
To switch between browser windows You can open multiple browser windows to easily switch from one web page to another. 1 On a browser window, touch the Menu button → Window overview. The Current windows screen opens to display multiple browser windows in a smaller view. 2 Touch a browser window with the web page you want to view. The window is then displayed in full screen. 3 To close a browser window, touch close.
Using Web Links, History, and Downloads To select a link on a web page Move to a link you want on a web page. The link is framed by an orange box when you touch it. Link type Functionality Web page address • Touch the link to open the web page. • Touch and hold the link to open a pop-up menu that allows you to open, bookmark, save, copy to the clipboard, or share the link through text messaging. E-mail address • Touch to send an e-mail to the e-mail address.
To allow download of web applications CAUTION: Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your device and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market. To download web applications, enable your device’s downloading feature. 1 Touch the Home button Applications. → the Menu button → Settings → 2 Touch Unknown sources to select the check box. 3 When the Attention dialog box opens, touch OK.
4 Enter the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed. 5 Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark. To open a bookmark 1 On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens. → 2 On the Bookmarks window: • Touch the bookmark you want to open in the same browser window. • Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then on the pop-up menu touch Open to open the book mark in the same browser window, or Open in new window to open the bookmark on a new window.
E-mail You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web-based email services on your device. To open the e-mail application Touch the Application button → Email . To set up an e-mail account 1 On the Accounts screen, touch Next. 2 Type the e-mail address and password of the e-mail account you want to add and then touch Next.
5 Compose your message. 6 Touch the Menu button → Send. NOTE: If you want to save the message as a draft and modify it later, touch touch the Menu button → Save as draft, and then select yes. or To delete an e-mail 1 On the e-mail account inbox, touch and hold the e-mail you want to delete. 2 On the pop-up menu, touch Delete. To delete or edit an e-mail account on your device 1 Touch the Application button → Email .
Web Applications NOTE: You require an active Wi-Fi or mobile data network connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) to be able to connect to the Web. For more information about configuring your device for web connectivity, see Connecting to the Web. Gmail Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google. To open Gmail 1 Touch the Application button → Gmail. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to create a Google account if you don’t have one, or sign in with your account if you already have one.
6 Starred e-mail. Touch the star to add or remove the star. 7 The number of e-mails grouped under the same subject. 8 Subject. To refresh Gmail Touch the Menu button → Refresh to send or receive e-mails and to synchronize your e-mails with your Gmail account on the web. To view e-mails in different folders or with labels To view e-mails stored in the folders other than the inbox, such as in the Sent or All Mail folders, or to view labeled or starred e-mails: 1 Touch the Menu button → View Labels.
3 Touch to view previous e-mails with the same subject. To create and send an e-mail 1 Touch the Menu button → Compose. 2 Enter the contact’s e-mail address in the To field. To send e-mail to multiple contacts, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. To send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc), touch the Menu button → Add Cc/Bcc. 3 Enter the e-mail subject. 4 Compose your e-mail. To attach a picture, touch the Menu button → Attach.
To add a new friend to your friends list NOTE: You can only add people who have a Google Account. 1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Add friend. 2 Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add to your friends list. NOTE: When you type the instant messaging ID of a friend who is already a contact saved in Contacts with the same ID, this matching contact will display on the screen before you finish typing.
To add a friend to an active chat 1 On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Add to chat. 2 Select the friend you want to invite to the current chat. To disable the chat log On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Chat off record. The subsequent chat conversations will not be recorded. To resume the chat log, touch Chat on record. To switch between active chats 1 While on a chat screen or in the friends list, touch the Menu button Switch chats.
To pin a friend You can pin a friend so that the friend always appears in your most popular friends list. 1 In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu. 2 Touch Pin friend. NOTE: To unpin a friend, in the friends list, touch and hold the friend you want to unpin and then touch Unpin friend in the options menu. NOTE: To keep a friend from appearing in the most popular list, touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Hide friend in the menu.
To sign out from Google Talk In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Sign out. Maps Google Maps help you find your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and get directions to your destination. You can also use the search tool to locate addresses or places of interest on a map or in a street view. NOTE: The Google Maps application does not completely cover every location.
a Type the place you want to find into the search box. You can enter an address, a city or country, or a type of business or organization such “restaurant” or “school”. b Touch the search key on the keyboard or the search icon search box. on the To search by voice: a Touch . b Say your destination. NOTE: As you enter information, a list of the places you have already searched for or visited appears on the screen. You can also touch an address on the list to show its location on the map.
4 The search result is marked by a lettered balloon. Touch the balloon to display the name of the place. To move around a map 1 Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view desired areas. 2 If you spot a place of interest while navigating the map, touch and hold the place to display the address (a picture thumbnail is also displayed if the street view for the location is available). To zoom in or out on a map Touch 72 to zoom in and Web to zoom out.
To change map modes 1 Touch the Menu button → Map mode. 2 Select one of the following modes to display the map: Map The default map mode displays streets, highways, buildings, main establishments, mass transit stations, parks, rivers, lakes, mountains, boundaries, and so on. Satellite The satellite mode displays maps in non-real-time satellite view.
Traffic The traffic mode displays colored lines along the roads where real-time traffic data can be collected. Green lines indicate good traffic speeds, yellow ones indicate slower speeds, and brown ones indicate congested traffic. To view a map in street view You can switch to street view for the location that you found on the map. The street view is composed of imagery captured from the streets. 1 Locate a place of interest on the map.
1 When viewing a map: → Directions. touch the Menu button Or When a place is found: a Touch the place’s name or address displayed on the map. b On the location details screen, touch Get directions. 2 Enter the starting point in the first text box and your destination in the second text box. NOTE: By default, your current location is the starting point, and the place you found on the map is your destination.
Using Google Latitude NOTE: To use Google Latitude, you need to have a Google account to sign in with. The Google Latitude location service allows you to share locations with your friends and family who have signed in to the service with their Google accounts. You can also send instant messages and e-mails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations. To let your friends view your location and accept their invitations, you need to enable Join Latitude.
To accept an invitation When you receive a request to share your location with a friend on Latitude, choose how you want to respond: • Accept and share back: You can see your friend’s location, and your friend can see yours. • Accept, but hide my location: You can see your friend’s location, but they cannot see yours. • Don’t accept: Reject the sharing request. No location information is shared. To show your friends You can show your friends on the map or in the list view.
Hide from this friend Your friend cannot see your photo icon on the map. To resume location sharing with this friend, touch Unhide from this friend. Share only city level location Share only the city or the approximate area you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in. To share street-level location, touch Best available location. Remove Remove this friend from your list and end all location sharing.
YouTube YouTube is a web video streaming service that allows you to view videos uploaded by YouTube members. NOTE: Browsing and viewing videos does not require you to sign in to a YouTube account. However, to use all of the YouTube features, such as rating or commenting on a video or viewing "My account", you must create and sign in to a YouTube account. To open YouTube Touch the Application button → YouTube.
3 Say the video name or a keyword. 4 The videos that match the words you said are listed. 5 Touch the video to start playing the video. To search for a video by category 1 Touch the Menu button → Categories. 2 Scroll the listed categories and touch the category under which the video appears. 3 Touch to start playing the video. To filter videos by different time frames 1 Touch the Menu button filter. → Settings → Filter videos by time or Time 2 Select a time frame such as Today or This week.
Share Send the video’s web link to others by e-mail. Flag If you find the video inappropriate to get posted and want to have it removed, you can flag the video to notify the service provider. Android Market You can use Android Market to download and install applications and games on your device. To open Android Market Touch the Application button → Market. 5 1 4 2 3 1 • Touch the Apps tab to view the application categories. All applications available for download are sorted by these categories.
When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab → Brain & Puzzle: 1 2 1 Touch Top free to sort the items by rating. 2 Touch Just in to sort by date. To download and install an application or game 1 Scroll and browse listed applications or games to locate the desired one. 2 Touch the application or game you want to download and install. 3 On the application details screen, you can read the introduction to the application or game, user ratings and comments, and developer information.
To open an application or game From the Market screen: 1 Touch the Downloads tab on the Market screen. 2 Touch the installed application in the list. 3 Touch the Open button. The selected application starts running. From the main application menu: 1 Touch the Application button . 2 Touch the application’s icon. From the status bar: 1 Touch the notification area of the status bar where the download icon appears to indicate a recently downloaded application.
NOTE: If you wish to synchronize individual applications manually, touch to clear Auto-sync, then touch a data option to start synchronization of the touched data. Touch the Menu button → Sync now to sync all of the data manually. NOTE: While data is syncing, the sync icon sync icon appears on the status bar, and the appears on the option of the data being synced. Amazon MP3 Touch the Application button → Amazon MP3.
Customizing Your Mini 5 Device With the Settings menu, you can customize the way your device works to suit your individual needs. To change display settings 1 Touch the Home button & display, or → the Menu button touch the Application button display. → Settings → Sound → the Settings icon → Sound & 2 Scroll down the menu to use the options grouped under the Display settings bar, and then touch the desired option. 3 Flick the list to locate and touch a desired item.
Screen timeout • Set how long the screen remains on after the last operation. Scroll the options and touch a preferred timeout period; to disable this feature select Never timeout. • The screen automatically turns off and locks itself after an inactivity timeout selected here has passed. • To turn on and unlock the screen, press then touch the Menu button and . NOTE: If you select Never timeout, the screen remains on indefinitely and quickly consumes battery power.
Silent mode Mute everything except alarms, music and videos. NOTE: If Silent mode is enabled, only Media volume and Phone vibrate are adjustable. Ringer volume Adjust ringer volume for incoming calls and notifications. 1 To adjust ringer volume for incoming calls, drag the Incoming call volume slider horizontally or touch the desired portion of it to increase or decrease volume.
To manually set the date, time and time zone 1 Touch the Home button & time, or → the Menu button touch the Application button time. → Settings → Date → the Settings icon → Date & 2 Touch a desired option. 3 Flick the list to locate and touch a desired item. 4 To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box Select time source ; . • Manual: To manually adjust the date, time and time zone, select this item.
Use 24-hour format Clear the check box of this feature if you want to display time using the 12-hour format. Select date format Select a format used for displaying the date on the status bar. To choose a language Set the language of the display text. 1 Touch the Home button & text → Select locale, or → the Menu button → Settings → Locale → Settings icon → Locale & text touch the Application button → Select locale. 2 Select a language of your choice from the list that appears.
To create a screen unlock pattern 1 Touch the Home button → the Menu button Security & location → Set unlock pattern, or → Settings → → the Settings icon touch the Application button location → Set unlock pattern. → Security & 2 Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next. 3 You can touch the Menu button to study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then touch OK.
To enable or disable the screen unlock pattern and change related settings 1 Touch the Home button → the Menu button Security & location → Require pattern, or touch the Application button location → the Settings icon → Settings → → Security & 2 To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box ; . Require pattern Select or clear the Require pattern check box to enable or disable the screen unlock pattern.
Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password You can protect your SIM card against unauthorized use with a personal identification number (PIN). After a PIN is enabled to lock your SIM, you will need to enter the PIN each time you turn on the device in order to unlock your SIM. NOTE: The SIM card will be permanently locked if you enter the incorrect PIN for three consecutive times. You must then enter the Personal Unblocking Key (PUK) to unlock the SIM card.
Applications Camera Your device has a 5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature that allows you to capture and share high-quality pictures and videos. NOTE: Before you use the camera application, you need to install a microSD card in your device. All pictures and videos that you capture using your device camera are stored on the microSD card. For more information on how to install a microSD card on your device, see Install the microSD card.
NOTE: To capture a picture such as a self-portrait using the front-facing camera lens, touch the Menu button → Use Front-Facing Camera. To manage pictures 1 Touch the viewfinder screen to display the on-screen camera controls. The pictures you have captured most recently appear as thumbnails on the Recent Pics bar along the left of the screen. 2 Touch a picture thumbnail to display the full picture on the picture viewing screen. Touch More...
Edit Scroll the tools listed along the left hand side of the screen and select one to edit your picture: • Rotate & Flip: Touch a rotate style on the left to decide how you want to rotate the picture. • Crop: Cut the desired portion of the picture using these techniques: – Touch the Select Ratio button, then touch Freedom, Original or Custom to set the dimension ratio of the crop frame. – Drag the crop frame to where you want it to be.
To shoot videos 1 Touch the viewfinder screen to display the on-screen video controls. 2 Touch Video to switch to the video recording mode. 3 Frame your subject on the viewfinder. 4 Press to start recording. 5 Press again to stop recording. To adjust video settings 1 Touch the viewfinder screen to display the on-screen video controls. 2 Flick the settings bar along the right side of the video viewfinder and touch a desired setting.
To manage videos On the right hand side of the picture viewing screen, you can perform these tasks for the displayed video: Share • Gmail: Send the video with a Gmail. • Text Messages: Send the video with a multimedia message. See To compose and send a multimedia message. • YouTube: Upload the video to the video streaming website YouTube, where people can view the posted video. To upload videos to YouTube, you must first sign in to your YouTube account. Delete Delete the video.
NOTE: After you select Use USB Mass Storage, open the My Computer window on your computer to locate a removable drive which is the microSD card installed in your device. Then copy desired files such as music or pictures from another drive/folder to the removable drive, or vice versa. To turn off USB storage The device will not recognize the microSD card when the card is being used as a USB drive.
Bluetooth® Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that lets your device connect over a wireless network to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for data exchange. Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes: On Bluetooth is turned on. Your device is enabled to detect Bluetooth devices within range, but will not be found by them. Discoverable Bluetooth is turned on, and other Bluetooth devices can detect your device. Off Bluetooth is turned off.
5 When the pairing is successful, Paired but not connected is displayed under the paired device. 6 Touch the paired device to start connection. When the paired device is successfully connected to your device, the Bluetooth connected icon appears in the status bar. NOTE: To make and receive calls or listen to the music using a Bluetooth headset, pair it first with your device. NOTE: Pairing is a one-time process.
Photos & Videos To view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your device, touch the Application button → Photos & Videos . NOTE: Before you run the Photos & Videos application, ensure that a microSD card containing media files is installed on your device. All pictures and videos that you capture using your device camera are stored on the microSD card. For more information on how to install a microSD card on your device, see Install the microSD card.
Slideshow Playback all of the pictures as a slideshow. To stop a slideshow, touch the screen or touch the Back button . Add to Favorites Copy the picture or video as your favorites that you can access by touching the Favorites tab. Delete Delete the picture or video. Rename Change the name of the picture or video. Set as Set the picture as the Home screen wallpaper. or as the visual ID for a contact: 1 Drag the crop frame to where you want it to be.
Music NOTE: The Music application only plays audio files saved on the microSD card of your device. Before opening Music, ensure that the needed audio files have been copied to the microSD card of your device. To open Music Touch the Application button → Music . The Music screen opens to display the Recently Added, Your Most Played, and Random Sampler albums as a slideshow. You can swipe the screen to display your desired album category.
To control music playback 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 9 6 7 8 1 The album’s cover image if it has one. 2 The name of the song being played. 3 The name of the artist. 4 • If the song is playing for more than five seconds, touch to jump to the beginning of the song. • If the song is playing for less than five seconds, touch to play the previous song. 5 The passing playback time. 6 • Touch the playback control bar to jump to any part of the song.
10 Touch to cycle through the repeat modes. 11 Touch to turn the shuffle mode on and off. NOTE: Press the volume up button the playback volume. or volume down button to adjust NOTE: If you are listening to the music with the supplied 3.5 mm headphones, press the button on the wire of the headphones to pause and resume playback. Press and hold the button to jump to the next song. NOTE: On the Music screen, touch Shuffle All Songs to play all songs in your library in random order.
Calendar Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. To open the Calendar Touch the Application button → Calendar . To set up an event 1 On any calendar view, touch the Menu button the Event details screen. → New event to open 2 Type the event name using the on-screen keyboard. 3 If there is a time period for the event, touch and type the From and To date and time.
• Touch and hold an event to open a menu with options for viewing, editing, or deleting the event, or creating a new event. Event reminders If you set a reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon appears in the notifications area of the status bar when the reminder time arrives. To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder 1 Touch the notification area of the status bar, to open the notification menu. 2 Touch the upcoming event name to display the event.
Turn on alarm Turn on the alarm that you have set on the device. Time Set the alarm time. Adjust the time by touching or , or touch the hour and minute fields to enter a time. Touch AM to change to PM or vice versa, then touch Set when done. Ringtone Select the alarm ringtone. Vibrate Select the check box if you want the device to vibrate when the alarm goes off. Repeat Select the days you want the alarm to ring, then touch OK.
Calculator 1 Touch the Application button calculator panel opens. → Calculator . The basic 2 Perform calculations by touching the corresponding buttons on the calculator panel; touch the CLEAR button to clear the displayed numbers or symbols. 3 To perform advanced calculations, flick the basic calculator panel away to the left and reveal the advanced panel, or touch the Menu button → Advanced panel. Sound Recorder Open this application to record voice and sounds and then play them back.
Voice Control Touch the Application button → Voice Control . Voice Control is a voice commander tool for you to say voice commands to call contacts, find contacts, and dial numbers. NOTE: To learn how to say the voice commands to start call actions, touch the Menu button → Tutorial and follow the instructions on the screen. To adapt the device to your voice To make your device easily recognize your voice commands to start desired actions, you need to get it used to your voice.
Tasks Touch the Application button → Tasks . Use this application to keep track of your to-do items. To add a task 1 Touch the Application button → Tasks to open the Task list. 2 Touch the New task entry. 3 Fill in the following information about the task: What Enter the subject of the task. When Set when the task starts and when it should be completed. Description Summarize what the task is about.
To adjust task settings On the Tasks list, touch the Menu button Hide completed tasks → Settings. After you select this option, tasks marked as Completed become invisible. Set alerts & notifications Choose one of these reminder modes: • Alert: The screen displays task information directly when the reminder time arrives. • Status bar notification: The Task Alert icon appears in the notification area of the status bar when the reminder time arrives. • Off: Disable the reminder.
Notes To enter a note 1 Touch the Application button screen. → Notes to open the Notes 2 Touch the New note entry to open the Create note screen. 3 Type your note into the note field using the on-screen keyboard. 4 Touch the Save button to save the note that you have completed and return to the Notes screen, where the new note entry is displayed. NOTE: Touch the Cancel button if you do not want to save the note. To delete a note 1 Touch the Application button screen.
To view a document or spreadsheet 1 Swipe the document to view the desired section. 2 To zoom in or out the desired area of a document, touch anywhere on the document to activate the zoom mode, and then touch the zoom controls or . To find text in a document 1 Touch the Menu button → Search. The search box opens. 2 Type the text you want to find into the search box. 3 The matching texts are highlighted.
Playing videos on HDMI devices 1 Insert the USB port on the bottom of your device into the 30-pin connector on the home dock. 2 Connect your device to a HDMI device for example a HDMI monitor or TV using a HDMI data cable. 3 Touch the Application button → Photos & Videos . 4 Touch a video thumbnail to start playback of the video. 5 The device screen displays Video out to ask for your confirmation. Touch Yes to play the video on the display of the connected HDMI device.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Possible solutions SIM card malfunction or damage. Take the SIM card to your service provider for testing. The SIM card is inserted improperly. Insert the SIM card properly. Call-related problems SIM card error Dirt or dust on the SIM card’s Use a soft, dry cloth to clean metal contacts. the SIM card’s metal contacts.
Problem Possible causes You cannot make outgoing The SIM card is not installed. calls Possible solutions Install a valid SIM card into your device. Poor signal. Move to an open space, or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window. Your device is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity. Touch the status area on the status bar and clear the Airplane mode check box. You have enabled the Call barring feature.
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Noises during a call You may be near a strong electromagnetic source (such as a TV, a microwave oven, etc.) during a call. Move to another location to reduce the interference effects. You cannot enable certain call features Your service provider does not Contact your service provider. support these features, or you have not applied for services that provide these features. PIN Code is blocked You have entered an incorrect PIN code three consecutive times.
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Shortened standby time The length of standby time is affected by your service provider’s system configuration. The same device used with different service providers' systems does not have the same length of standby time. If you are located in an area where the network signal is weak, temporarily turn off your device. Use a new battery. The battery is depleted. In high-temperature environments, battery life will be shortened.
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Unable to send or receive multimedia messages. Your device is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity. Touch the status area on the status bar and clear the Airplane mode checkbox. No MMS service is available. Subscribe to the MMS service from your network service provider. Your MMS settings are not configured properly. Check your network connection, and confirm with your network service provider if your MMS settings are configured correctly.
