Acer F900 User manual

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Acer F900
Quick Guide

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© 2009 All Rights Reserved
Acer F900 Smartphone Quick Guide
First issue: March 2009
Acer F900 Smartphone
Model number: __________________________________
Serial number: ___________________________________
Date of purchase: ________________________________
Place of purchase: ________________________________

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Table of Contents
Unpack your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Get to know your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Install the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Open the battery compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Insert the SIM and replace the battery . . . . . . 11
Remove the SIM card and battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power LED status during charging . . . . . . . . . . 14
Turn on for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Install add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Enter your PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Activating a new SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Before making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connect to your PC and synchronizing data . . . . . . 19
Use the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Use the stereo headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Use a Bluetooth headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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7Unpack your smartphone
Unpack your smartphone
Your Acer smartphone comes packed in a cardboard box. Care-
fully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of the
following items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer
immediately:
• Acer F900 Smartphone
•Stylus
• Battery
• Quick Start Guide
• Getting Started CD
•USBcable
• AC adapter
• Headset (not shown)

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Get to know your smartphone
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No. Item Description
1 Mini USB connector Connect to a USB cable/headphones/
charger.
2 Power button Press to turn the screen on/off or enter
sleep mode; press and hold to turn the
smartphone off.
3 Bluetooth/WLAN/GPS
indicator
Indicates Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS status.
4 Light sensor Senses ambient light to adjust screen
brightness for comfortable viewing.
5 Phone speaker Emits audio from your smartphone; suit-
able for holding to your ear.
6 Charge indicator Indicates battery charge status.

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7 Touchscreen 800 x 480 pixel screen to display data,
phone content and enter information.
8 Talk/send button Activate phone/dial/view recently dialed
numbers/answer a call.
9 End button
Press to end a call/disconnect GPRS; press
and hold to turn the phone function on/off.
10 Start button Press to open the Start menu.
11 OK/close button
Press to activate the OK/ X function (if avail-
able in the top right-hand corner of the
screen).
12 Microphone Internal microphone.
13 Stylus Use to enter information or select items
on the touch screen.
14 Up Press to move the cursor up.
15 Action key Press to activate the selected menu item.
16 Down Press to move the cursor down.
17 Micro SD card slot Expand your device’s memory capacity.
18 Reset pinhole Insert the stylus into this hole to reset the
device.
19 Camera button Activate the camera or take a picture.
Press down halfway to auto-focus.
20 Flash Used to illuminate an object when taking
photos in low-light conditions.
21 Camera A 3.2-megapixel camera for taking high-
resolution images.
22 Battery cover Covers the battery/SIM card bay.
23 Speaker Emits audio from your smartphone; suit-
able for handsfree use.
No. Item Description

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LED indicators
Bluetooth/WLAN/GPS indicator:
Charge indicator:
LED
Color
State Description
White Flashing GPS active
Amber Flashing WLAN connected
Blue Flashing Bluetooth on
LED
Color
State Description
Red Flashing Battery is low and needs recharging/alarm
notification (missed call, new message, etc.)
Steady Battery is charging
Green Flashing Phone is active
Steady Battery fully charged