Palm AT&T Treo 680 User manual

Palm®Treo™680 i
Table of Contents
Welcome to AT&T 1
Overview: Your Palm®Treo™680 smart device 1
Setup 2
Insert the battery 2
Complete setup 3
Navigation 4
Wake up the touchscreen and turn it off 4
Move around the touchscreen 5
Use the keyboard 6
Open applications 8
Your phone 9
Turn your phone on and off 9
Open the Phone application 9
Make and receive calls 10
Set up voicemail 11
What can I do when I’m on a call? 12
Your email 14
Choose the best email option 14
Set up personal email 14
Set up corporate email 16
Synchronization 22
Why synchronize information? 22
Synchronize for the first time 22

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Your Contacts, Calendar, Messages, and Web 24
Contacts 24
Calendar 26
Messaging 27
Web browser 28
Your music and pictures 30
Listen to music 30
Take pictures 33
Troubleshooting 35
Tips and Tricks 37
Keyboard 37
Phone 37
Data 38
Typing 38
Browser 39
Navigation 39
General 39
Status indicators 40

Palm®Treo™680 1
Welcome to AT&T
Overview: Your Palm®Treo™680 smart device
Indicator light (phone
and charge indicator)
Calendar
Microphone
Earpiece
Menu
Send
Phone
Side button
Volume
Power/End
Messaging
Applications
5-way navigator and
Center button
Multi-connector
Headset jack
Stylus
Ringer switchInfrared (IR) port
Stylus

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Setup
Insert the battery
1. Remove the battery door.
2. Insert the battery into the compartment.
3. Slide the battery door back into place.
4. Connect the charger.
The touchscreen on your Palm®Treo™680 smart device turns on. Wait
for the progress bar to fill and the language selection screen to appear.
Tip
Your phone won't
work without a SIM
card. The SIM card
is usually pre-
installed in your
Treo 680, unless
you’re upgrading
from another AT&T
phone. Check the
SIM card tray to see
if the SIM card is
installed. The SIM
card tray is tucked
away in a drawer
in the battery
compartment. See
"I need to insert my
SIM card" on page
35 for more info.
If you need a SIM
card, call AT&T at:
1-800-331-0500.
Align battery
contacts with
compartment
contacts
Press battery door
release

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Complete setup
1. Select the language you want to use.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to set the date and time.
Note: If you want your Treo 680 to obtain the date, time, and time zone from the
local network, accept the default setting on the Date & Time screen.
3. When the setup is complete, press Applications and select
Quick Tour .
4. RECOMMENDED: Complete the Basics and Phone sections
before proceeding.
Note: If your Treo 680 doesn’t turn on after you charge it, do a soft reset by removing
the battery and reinserting it. For more information on resetting your Treo 680, see
Your Palm Treo 680 Smart Device User Guide on the CD.
Tip
You need a high-
speed data plan for
email, web
browsing, and
multimedia
messaging. Find
out if you have a
plan by checking
your AT&T bill or
calling AT&T: dial
611 from your
Treo 680 or call
1-800-331-0500
from any phone.
Tip
Need help setting
up your Treo 680?
Call the Palm Setup
Help desk for AT&T
customers at
1-800-331-0500.

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Navigation
Wake up the touchscreen and turn it off
The phone and the touchscreen of your Palm®Treo™680 smart device can
be turned off and on separately. When you wake up the touchscreen and
leave the phone off you can use only the organizer features, for example,
when you’re on a plane and want to look at your calendar, play MP3 files,
or write email offline.
If you’re taking your Treo 680 out of the box and turning it on for the first
time, the phone is already on. You just need to wake up the touchscreen.
1. Press and release
Power/End to
wake up the touchscreen.
2. Press Center to
turn off Keyguard.
3. Press and release
Power/End to turn
off the touchscreen and
lock the keyboard.
Did You Know?
Pressing Phone,
Calendar, or
Messaging wakes
up the touchscreen
and opens the
corresponding app.
Pressing
Applications wakes
up the touchscreen
and opens
Applications View.
Did You Know?
You can set how
long the
touchscreen stays
on. Press
Applications, select
Preferences, select
Power, and then
adjust the Auto-off
after setting.
Center
Power/End

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Move around the touchscreen
To move around the touchscreen on your Treo 680, you can use the 5-way
navigator, or you can tap items on the touchscreen with the stylus. The 5-way
includes the following buttons:
Highlight and select items
The highlight identifies which item is affected by
your next action. Use Left , Right , Up , and
Down on the 5-way to move the highlight
from one item to another. The highlight can take
two forms: A border glow around an entire screen,
an onscreen button, or a pick list; and light text
on a dark background.
After highlighting an item, you can select
(activate) it by pressing Center , or by
tapping it with the stylus. When an entire screen
is highlighted, switch the highlight to the first
item by pressing Center .
Did You Know?
On most screens,
one item—a button,
a list entry, or a
check box—is
highlighted by
default.
Tip
If the item you want
doesn’t appear on
the touchscreen, try
tapping the
onscreen scroll
arrows to view
more info.
Up
Right
Left
Center
Down

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Select menu items
Many applications have menus to give
you access to additional features.
These menus are usually hidden from
view, but they appear when you press
Menu .
1. Press Menu to display an
application’s menus.
2. Press Right and Left to
switch between menus.
3. Press Up and Down to highlight a menu item.
4. Press Center to select the menu item, or press Menu to close
the menu and cancel your selection.
Use the keyboard
Tip
Most menu items
have a shortcut. To
use a menu
shortcut, press
Menu + the
shortcut letter. For
example, in
Calendar, you can
press Menu + D to
delete an event.
Menu
shortcut
letter
Menu
Backspace
Return
Alt
Space
Option
Shift/Find
Backlight (Option
+ P)

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Enter lowercase and uppercase letters
•To enter lowercase letters, press the key you want.
•To enter an uppercase letter, press Shift/Find and then press a letter
key—no need to hold Shift/Find while entering the letter.
•To turn Caps Lock on, press Shift/Find twice. The following symbol
appears . To turn it off, press Shift/Find once.
Enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols
Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above
the letters on the keys. To enter these characters,
do one of the following:
•Press Option , and then press the key with the character—no need to
hold Option while pressing the second key.
•To turn Option Lock on, press Option twice. The following symbol
appears . To turn it off, press Option once.
Enter more symbols and accented characters
1. Enter the character that corresponds to the character you want.
2. Press Alt .
3. Highlight the character you want on the pop-up list, and then press
Center to select the highlighted character.
Note: To enter characters such as _ • \ % =, press Alt by itself, after a space or at
the beginning or end of a line.
Did You Know?
Some application
views automatically
default to Option
Lock, such as the
Dial Pad tab in the
Phone application.
In this case, you do
not need to press
Option to enter
numbers.
Tip
Alternate
characters are
grouped by their
similarity to the
base key. For
example, the
alternate
characters for the
Ekey are: É, È, Ë,
and Ê.
Letter
Symbol

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Open applications
When you open an
application using a quick
button or Applications View,
you automatically close the
application you were
previously using and save
any information you created
in that app.
Use the quick buttons
The front of your Treo 680
has three quick buttons that
open applications. The
fourth button opens Applications View.
Use Applications View
You can access all available applications
through Applications View.
1. Press Applications .
2. Use the 5-way to highlight the
application you want to use.
3. Press Center to open the selected
application.
Tip
In Applications
View, you can enter
the first few letters
of an application
name to highlight it.
For example, if you
press P, it highlights
Phone; if you then
press R, it highlights
Prefs. If you pause
and then press R, it
highlights the first
application that
starts with R.
Did You Know?
Press Applications
repeatedly to cycle
through various
categories of
applications.
Phone
Calendar Messaging
Applications

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Your phone
Turn your phone on and off
When your phone is on, it is connected to the AT&T network (provided you’re
in a coverage area) so that you can make and receive phone calls and use
wireless services, such as email, messaging, and the web browser.
During initial setup, your phone is automatically turned on, so you can use
wireless services right away. If you turn off your phone, you can still use the
organizer and media features such as Calendar and Pics&Videos.
1. Wake up the touchscreen.
2. Press and hold Power/End to turn on
your phone.
You know your phone is on and that you’re
inside a coverage area when you see the signal
strength icon at the top of the Main tab of
the Phone app.
Note: If you’re prompted for a PIN code, your SIM card
is locked. If you don’t know your PIN code, ask AT&T to
provide you with the PIN code.
3. Press and hold Power/End again to turn off your phone.
You know your phone is off when you see Phone Off at the top of the
Main tab of the Phone app.
Open the Phone application
Press Phone to display the Main tab in the Phone application.
Tip
If you’re outside a
coverage area, No
Service appears in
the upper-left
corner and the
indicator light
flashes red.
Tip
Don’t remember
your mobile phone
number? To find
your phone
number, press
Phone, press Menu,
select Options, and
then select Phone
Info.
Main tab
Status icons

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Make and receive calls
To make and receive calls, your phone must be on. When your phone is off,
your incoming calls go to voicemail.
Dial using the keyboard
1. Press Phone .
2. If prompted, press
Center to turn
off Keyguard.
3. Use the number
keys on the keyboard
to enter the phone
number.
4. Press Send
to make the
call.
5. Press Power/End to end the call.
Answer calls
To answer a call, press Send or
select Answer.
Did You Know?
If the headset is
attached, you can
press the headset
button to answer a
call and to end a
call. (The headset
button may work
differently on
headsets other
than the one
provided with your
Treo 680.)
Center
Power/End
Number
keys
Send
Phone

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Ignore calls
To ignore a call, do one of the following:
Send the call to voicemail: Press Power/End or select Ignore.
Send the caller a text message: Select Ignore with Text. This option sends
the call to voicemail and opens a text message addressed to the caller.
(Sending text messages to land-line phones may not be supported.)
Silence the ringer
To silence the phone while it is ringing, do one of the following:
•Press any key except Send, Power/End, or the 5-way.
•Slide the Ringer switch to the Sound Off position.
Set up voicemail
Your AT&T service includes voicemail. Keep in mind that airtime and other
charges apply when using voicemail from your Treo 680.
1. Press Phone .
2. Press and hold 1to dial the AT&T automated voicemail system.
3. Follow the voice prompts to set up your voicemail.
To retrieve your voicemail later, press Phone and then press and hold 1.
Tip
Pressing Phone
silences the ringer,
but it does not
answer the call.
Tip
If you can’t connect
to the AT&T
voicemail system,
contact AT&T for
assistance:
dial 611 from your
Treo 680 or call
1-800-331-0500
from any phone.
Tip
You can also access
the AT&T voicemail
system by selecting
the Favorites tab
and then selecting
the Voicemail
favorite.

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What can I do when I’m on a call?
When you make or receive a call, Active Call View appears.
Use the 5-way or stylus to select any of the following onscreen
buttons:
0
Tip
While a call is in
progress, press the
Volume button on
the side of your
Treo 680 to adjust
the call volume.
Did You Know?
When you use a
headset or a hands-
free device, it’s easy
to use other
applications during
a call.
Tip
If you’re using a
wired headset,
simply unplug the
headset to switch
to holding your Treo
to your ear.
Turns on the speakerphone so you can check your calendar,
look up contact info, take notes, and use other features
during a call.
Turns off the speakerphone when it is on.
Replaces the Speakerphone button when you use a
Bluetooth®hands-free device. Select this button to stop
using the hands-free device.
Caller’s name and
number
Call duration
Button label
Call status
Caller ID photo (if assigned)

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0
Did You Know?
If the touchscreen
dims during a call,
press any key
except Send or
Power/End to
restore the
touchscreen
brightness.
Puts a call on hold. To take the call off hold, select this
button again.
Lets you make another call while the first call is on hold.
Opens the Dial Pad so you can dial additional numbers, such
as an extension.
Dials any extra digits that you assigned to a speed-dial
favorite button.
Mutes the microphone so that you can’t be heard on the
other end. When you want to speak, select this button again.

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Your email
Choose the best email option
Before You Begin: You must have a data plan with AT&T to use email on
your Palm®Treo™680 smart device.
You can use your Treo 680 to access email from both personal and
corporate email accounts.
•A personal email account is an account with an Internet service
provider (ISP) such as Yahoo!, AOL, and Comcast.
•A corporate email account is an account on a corporate mail server
such as a Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Domino server.
Set up personal email
Use the VersaMail®application to access up to eight personal email
accounts.
Before You Begin: If you used VersaMail on your previous Palm OS®
device, and you want to transfer those settings to your Treo 680 see the
User Guide for the VersaMail Application on the CD for upgrade
instructions.
1. Press Applications and select Email to open the VersaMail
application.
2. If prompted to select an initial setup option, select Continue.
Key Term
Email provider The
service you use to
exchange email.
Your provider’s
name is between
the @ symbol and
the dot in your
email address.
Tip
To access web-
based email, such
as Hotmail, use the
web browser.
Tip
Can’t find the
User Guide for
VersaMail? Install
the CD and do one
of the following:
Windows: Start>
Programs>Palm
Mac: Click the
link in the
Documentation
folder.

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3. Make up a descriptive name for this account
and enter it in the Account Name field. For
example, Personal Email.
4. Select the Mail Service pick list, select your
email provider, such as AOL, and then
select Next.
5. Enter the username for your email account.
Your username usually appears before the @
symbol in your email address.
Note: For some email providers, such as Gmail, your username is your entire email
address. Check with your email provider if you are not sure what to enter as your
username.
6. Select the Password box, enter your email account password, select OK,
and then select Next.
7. Select Next, and then select Done.
Create and send email in VersaMail
1. From the Inbox, select New.
2. Enter the addressee’s email address.
3. Enter the subject and message text.
4. Select Send to connect and send the
message. If the message cannot be sent, it is
stored in your Outbox.
Tip
If your email
provider’s name is
not listed, select
Other and
manually enter
your provider’s
settings. See the
User Guide for
the VersaMail
Application on the
CD for details.
Tip
You can also enter
an addressee’s first
or last name. If a
name or email
address matches
one of your
contacts, VersaMail
displays the
matching contacts.
To accept a
suggestion, select
the correct contact.

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Set up corporate email
There are two types of applications you can use to access corporate email
on your Treo 680:
Self-service Xpress Mail is a self-service option for accessing your
corporate email from your Treo 680 without support from IT. Using Xpress
Mail with a corporate account also enables wireless synchronization of
calendar appointments and contacts, as well as wireless corporate
directory lookup.
IT-managed IT-managed email means that your company uses Good
Mobile Messaging™ or VersaMail to access corporate email. You need your
IT department to establish an account on a corporate server to use these
applications.
•Good Mobile Messaging provides wireless push synchronization of
email, calendar, contacts, and more when your company has a Good
Mobile Messaging Server installed (server license sold separately). For
setup instructions, see Your Palm Treo 680 Smart Device User Guide.
•VersaMail provides access to email on a Microsoft Exchange server, a
Lotus Notes server, or a Microsoft MAPI server. For setup instructions,
see the User Guide for the VersaMail Application on the CD.
Tip
Can’t find the
User Guide for
VersaMail? Install
the CD and do one
of the following:
Windows: Start>
Programs>Palm
Mac: Click the
link in the
Documentation
folder.

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Set up Xpress Mail on your computer
Before You Begin: You need the following:
•Your work email address
•The type of mail server your company uses: Microsoft Exchange, Lotus
Notes, or IMAP
•The computer you use to access your corporate email (Internet
connection required)
1. On your computer, open your web browser.
2. Go to https://xpressmailpe.cingular.com and click Register Now.
3. Enter all the required info, keep the following in mind:
•In the Email Address field, enter the work email address you want to use
with Xpress Mail.
•Your Xpress Mail username and password can be anything you want;
they don’t need to match your email username and password.
Note: Jot down your Xpress Mail username and password exactly as you enter them.
You need this information later in the Xpress Mail setup process.
Did You Know?
The Xpress Mail
software you use to
access your
corporate email is
called the Personal
Edition, so you see
this name on the
registration web
page.

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4. Click Next.
5. Click Download to copy Xpress Mail desktop software to your computer.
6. When the File Download dialog box appears, click Open.
7. Click Yes to install Xpress Mail Personal Edition.
8. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. On the
Completing the Xpress Mail Personal Edition Setup Wizard screen, uncheck
Show Readme and make sure Run Xpress Mail Personal Edition is
checked. Click Finish.
9. Enter the Xpress Mail username and password you made up in step 3,
and then click Next.
10.Select your company’s mail server from the list, and then click Next.
Tip
Need additional
help setting up
Xpress Mail? Visit
www.cingular.com/
tutorials/
xpressmail.