Samsung SGH-S730HKATFN User manual

GH68-37738A Printed in China
PORTABLE QUAD-
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MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
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S730G_English_UDLI3_PS_120312_F9
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ....................................................7
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Battery Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Initial Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Switching the Device On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Locking and Unlocking the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Signing into Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 2: Understanding Your Device ..............................19
Features of Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Device Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Screen Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Customizing the Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 3: Memory Card .....................................................54
Using the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SD card Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 4: Call Functions and Contacts List ......................59
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Making Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
International Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pause Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Wait Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Redialing the Last Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
In Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Call Log Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Section 5: Entering Text .....................................................78
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Selecting the Text Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using XT9 Predictive Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Using the Google Voice Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Section 6: Contacts ............................................................89
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Contact List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Contact Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Copying Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Synchronizing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adding more Contacts via Accounts and Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Additional Contact Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
The Favorites Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The Groups Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Section 7: Messages ........................................................109
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Viewing Newly Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Microsoft Exchange Email (Outlook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Google + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Section 8: Multimedia ......................................................137
Assigning the Default Storage Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Camera Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
The Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Section 9: Applications and Development .......................157
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Google + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Play Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Downloading a New Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Launching an Installed Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Section 10: Connections ...................................................187
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Enable Downloading for Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Section 11: Changing Your Settings ................................206
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Bluetooth settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
More... Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
SD Card & Device Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

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Battery Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Accounts and Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Location Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Language and Input Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Back up and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Accessibility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Developer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Google Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
About Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ......................255
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . . . . 262
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . 282
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

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Section 13: Warranty Information ....................................285
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Index ..................................................................................303

Getting Started 7
Section 1: Getting Started
This section explains how to get started with your device by
installing and charging the battery, installing the SIM card and
optional memory card, and setting up your voice mail.
Before using your phone for the first time, you’ll need to install and
charge the battery and install the SIM card. The SIM card is loaded
with your subscription details, such as your PIN, available optional
services, and many other features. If desired, you can also install an
SD card to store media for use with your phone.
Understanding this User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your
phone. Also included is important safety information that you should
know before using your device.
This manual provides navigation instructions according to the default
display settings. If you select other settings, navigation may be
different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume
you are starting from the Home screen and using the available keys.

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Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and
may vary from your device, depending on the software version
on your device, and any changes to the device’s Settings.
Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start
with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays
may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and
any changes to the device’s Settings.
Special Text
Throughout this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the
rest. These are intended to point out important information, share
quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more.
The definitions for these methods are as follows:
• Notes : Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
• Tips : Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.
• Important : Points out important information about the current feature that
could affect performance.
• Warning : Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of
data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.

Getting Started 9
Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to use your
phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are
used to represent often-used steps:
Example: From the Home screen, press ( Menu ) ➔ System settings
➔ Bluetooth .
Battery Cover
The battery, SIM card and SD card are installed under the battery
cover.
Important! Before removing or replacing the battery cover, make sure
the device is switched off. To turn the device off, hold
down , then tap Power off ➔ OK .
Caution! Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively during
installation or removal. Doing so may damage the cover.
To remove the battery cover:
1. Hold the device firmly and locate the cover release latch.
2. Place your fingernail in the opening and firmly “pop” the cover
off the device (similar to a soda can).
➔ Arrows are used to represent the sequence of
selecting successive options in longer, or
repetitive, procedures.

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To replace the battery cover:
 Position the battery cover over the battery compartment and
press down until you hear a click.
Release Latch

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Installing the microSD Memory Card
Your device supports an optional (external) microSD™ or
microSDHC™ memory card for storage of media such as music,
pictures, video and other files. The SD card is designed for use with
this mobile phone and other devices.
Note: microSD memory cards include capacities of up to 2GB.
microSDHC™ memory card types can range from 4GB to up to
32GB.
Note: This device supports up to a 32GB microSDHC memory card.
The device comes with 2.7GB of on-board available memory.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Locate the microSD card slot on the side of the device.
3. Orient the card with the gold strips facing down.
4. Firmly press the card into the slot and make sure that it
catches with the push-click insertion. For more information on
how to use the SD card refer to Using the SD Card section in
the Online Manual.
Important! Be sure to align the gold contact pins on the card with the
phone’s contacts.

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Removing the microSD Memory Card
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Firmly press the card into the slot and release it. The card
should pop partially out of the slot.
3. Remove the card from the slot.
4. Replace the battery cover.
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Initial Device Configuration
1. Select a language from the associated field. English is the
default language.
2. Tap
Start .
Note: If a SIM card is not already installed, tap Skip and set up both a
Wi-Fi connection and configure the Date and Time settings.
3. Choose to either
Sign in to your existing Google account, Get an
account
by creating a new one, or Not now to continue.
• Once you log in to your account, if prompted to enable purchases, enter
your credit card information and click
Save .
- or -
Click
Skip to continue without entering this information.
4. Select/deselect the desired Google location services and tap
Next .
5. Enter a
First and Last name then tap Next . This will help to
identify this as your device.
6. Read and agree to the Google services notice by tapping
Next .
7. Tap
Finish to complete the setup process.
Note: Enabling Google location services can drain battery power.

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Switching the Device On or Off
Once the device has been configured, you will not be prompted with
setup screens again.
1. Press and hold (
Power/Lock ) until the device switches
on.
The device searches for your network and after finding it, you
can make or receive calls.
Note: The display language is preset to English at the factory. To
change the language, use the Language menu. For more
information, refer to “Language and Input Settings” on
page 238.
2. Press and hold until the device options screen
appears.
3. Tap
Power off ()➔ OK .
Locking and Unlocking the Device
By default, the device screen locks when the backlight turns off.
To unlock your device from the lock screen:
 With your device turned on, press ( Power/Lock ) to
wake the display and sliding your finger across the screen in
any direction.
To lock your device screen:
 Press ( Power/Lock ). The screen goes black.

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Note: You can choose to configure lock settings to prevent
unauthorized use of your device. For more information, refer to
“Setting up SIM Card Lock” on page 236.
Creating a New Google Account
You should create a Google™Account when you first use your device
in order to fully utilize the functionality. This account provides access
to several device features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google
Search, and the Play Store™applications. Before you are able to
access Google applications, you must enter your account
information. These applications sync between your device and your
online Google account.
To create a new Google Account from your device:
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔( Play Store ).
2. Read the introduction and tap
New to begin.
Note: If you do not have data usage on your account, you will be
prompted to establish an active Wi-Fi connection before
initiating data usage.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google Account.
– or –
If this is not the first time you are starting the device, tap
➔ (
Gmail ).
Note: If you already have a Google account, you only need to sign in.

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To create a new Google Account from the Web:
1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to
www.google.com .
2. On the main page, click
Sign-in ➔ Create an account for free .
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create your free account.
4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you provided,
and respond to the email to confirm and activate your new
account.
Signing into Your Google Account
1. Launch an application that requires a Google account (such as
Play Store or Gmail).
2. Click
Existing .
3. Tap the
Email and Password fields and enter your information.
4. Tap
Sign in . Your device communicates with the Google servers
to confirm your information.
5. If prompted, create a new Gmail username by entering a prefix
for your
@gmail.com email address.
Retrieving your Google Account Password
A Google account password is required for Google applications. If
you misplace or forget your Google Account password, follow these
instructions to retrieve it:
1. From your computer, use an Internet browser and navigate to
http://google.com/accounts.
2. Click on the Can’t access your account? link.
3. Follow the on-screen password recovery procedure.