T-Mobile Sidekick 3 User manual

Sidekick® 3
Reference Guide
27-3003-01 Rev. F - R3.0 - May 30, 2006
Copyright © 2006 Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 Contents
Contents
Welcome! 6
I. Device Basics 8
Opening and Closing the Display 8
Phone Controls 9
Control Buttons 11
Sound Controls 13
Mini Music Player 13
Volume Controls 14
Wireless On/Off Control 14
Display Controls 15
Battery Charger 15
Removable Battery 17
SIM Card Slot 18
Memory Card Slot 18
USB 1.1 Port 19
Wrist Strap Holder 19
II. Registration 20
III. Setting Up Your Device 24
Bluetooth® Technology Setup 24
Backgrounds 25
Backlighting 25

Key Guard Mode 26
Enter Key Guard Mode 26
Change Default Key Guard Idle Time 26
Device Privacy Code 27
Sound Profiles 27
Application Customization 28
Default Locale (Language) Setting 28
IV. The Device Interface 29
The Jump Screen 29
Menus 30
Title Bar and Indicators 31
Type and Edit Text 33
Navigate in Text Boxes 33
Delete Text 33
Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo 34
AutoText 34
Type Special Unicode Characters 35
V. The Desktop Interface 36
VI. Using the Applications 38
Phone
Make a Phone Call 38
Use Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit 39
Answer a Phone Call 39
Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List 40
Contents 3

Set Up Your Voice Mail 40
Check Your Voice Mail 40
Change Your Phone Ringtone 41
Import Contacts from Your SIM Card 41
Text Messages
Send a Text Message 42
Web Browser
Browse the Web 43
Bookmark a Web Page 43
Email
Send an Email Message 44
Fetch Email from External Accounts 44
Fetch Email Using Your Device’s Web Browser 48
Attach a Photo to an Email Message 48
Address Book
Add a Contact to the Address Book 49
Import Address Book Contacts 50
Set and Send “My vCard” 51
Send any Contact’s vCard 52
Calendar
Add an Event to Calendar 52
Notes
Create a Note 53
Send a Note 53
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To Do
Add a Task 54
Camera
Take a Photo 54
Send Photos by Email 55
Music Player
Copy Music to the Memory Card 56
Play Songs 57
Create a Playlist 58
Download Catalog
Download Items from the Catalog 59
Manage Your Downloaded Items 60
Instant Messaging
Sign On 61
Send an Instant Message 61
Switch Between IM Conversations 62
VII. Keyboard Shortcuts 63
VIII. Troubleshooting 64
IX. Handling and Safety Precautions 68
Battery Handling 68
Device Handling and Use 69
Battery Charger Handling 70
X. Regulatory and Compliance Information 71
XI. Legal Information 75
Contents 5

Note
Welcome!
Thank you for buying a Sidekick 3 device. Your Sidekick will change
the way you communicate, get organized, and stay connected.
Your Sidekick connects seamlessly to wireless networks, allowing
you to browse the Internet, exchange instant messages*, and send
and receive email with image attachments. Other features include a
full-featured phone, personal information management (PIM) appli-
cations, access to a personal Web portal (the “Desktop Interface”),
entertainment applications, a built-in megapixel camera, and a music
player.
For the latest instructions on all the Sidekick applications, open
the online version of this Reference Guide by clicking Help on the
Desktop Interface.
* Separate charges may apply.
6 Welcome!

Welcome! 7
Here’s what you’ll find in the box:
Sidekick® 3 device
SIM card
Removable battery
miniSD™ card
USB cable
Battery charger (wall adapter)
Hands-free stereo headset
Wrist strap
Carrying case
Sidekick Start Guide
Sidekick Reference Guide
If any of these items are missing, please contact your T-Mobile Customer Care
department.
Now, let’s get started!

Warning
Device Basics
Opening and Closing the Display
To open the display, press your left thumb on the lower-left corner of the
display and gently push up in a clockwise direction. The display will spring
smoothly into the open position.
Alternatively, use your right index finger to push down gently on the upper-right
corner of the display. The screen will spring into the open position.
The normal operating position of the device is horizontal, with the trackball on the
right, as shown above.
To close the display, reverse the motion to pivot the display counter-clockwise and
snap it into the closed position.
Do not open or close the display in the wrong direction as this may damage your
device. Stop if you feel any resistance; the display should spring smoothly into
position. Protect the display from scratches by always using the carrying case to
transport your device.
I.
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Phone Controls
VOLUME BUTTONS + -
DIAL PAD
SEND CALL
END CALL
MUTE BUTTON
(while on phone)
HEADSET JACK
DIAL PAD Use the keyboard dial pad to dial a number with one hand.
END CALL and SEND CALL buttons During a phone call, press to end the call
or to clear the screen of a number you’ve typed. Press to call the phone number
you’ve typed or highlighted in a list. Press with no number typed to display a list
of recently-dialed numbers.
SPEAKER When using the device as a handset, place the speaker to your ear.
MICROPHONE When you are using the phone,
speak into the microphone.
VOLUME buttons The volume buttons are
located under the JUMP button. While on a
phone call, press + to increase and - to
decrease volume. Use the shoulder buttons
to turn Mute or Speakerphone on and off.
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SPEAKERPHONE BUTTON
(while on phone)
SPEAKER
SPEAKER
MICROPHONE
VOLUME BUTTONS

Note
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BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE HEADSET OR CAR KIT To use a Bluetooth hands-free
headset or car kit, do the following:
1 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then
select Bluetooth to open the submenu. Make sure Bluetooth features are “on”.
(There should be a Turn Bluetooth Off menu item.)
2 When you are in your car, make sure your hands-free headset or car kit is ready
to pair by following the manufacturer’s instructions. On your Sidekick, go into
the Phone application. Press MENU and select Settings > Pairing.
3 From the Pairing dialog box, select your Bluetooth hands-free headset or car
kit from the list of devices (you may have to wait a few seconds while the list
populates with Bluetooth devices). If prompted, type the device’s PIN code,
then press DONE to dismiss the PIN Code dialog box.
4 By default, your call’s sound will go through the device handset. To send or
receive your call using a Bluetooth device, press MENU and select Transfer
Sound to, then select your Bluetooth device from the submenu.
You can transfer the call’s sound either before or during a call.
5 Place your call.
6 When finished with your call, press END CALL .
STEREO HEADSET JACK Always connect your stereo headset to your device before
making/receiving a call. To use the button:
 Press the button once to answer a call and a second time to end it.
 During a call, press once to answer a second incoming call and put the first
caller on hold.
 With two active calls, press the button once to end the foreground call and press
again to resume the background call.

Control Buttons
MENU
JUMP
TRACKBALL + SEND/END
CANCEL
DONE
TRACKBALL Pressing the trackball selects a highlighted item or opens a pop-
up menu. Roll the trackball up/down/left/right to reverse/advance the current
selection through the “selectable” items on a screen or Web page. Rolling the
trackball right/left with a folder highlighted will open/collapse the folder contents.
Adjust the vertical and horizontal speed of the trackball from the Jump Menu >
Settings > Trackball screen.
SEND/END buttons When not using the phone, press these buttons to page up
or down .
DONE button Pressing DONE takes you back through the screens you were
previously viewing, until you reach the Jump screen. On a screen or in a dialog box,
press DONE to save your changes and dismiss the screen or dialog box. If a menu
is open, press DONE to close it.
CANCEL button Pressing CANCEL dismisses any changes you have made to a
screen or dialog box.
MENU button Pressing MENU opens a menu of actions you can take on the current
screen. If you press MENU and nothing opens, this means there are no menu
actions available for the current screen.
JUMP button Pressing JUMP takes you back to the Jump screen, your starting
point for launching all the device applications.
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RIGHT SHOULDER
BUTTON
LEFT SHOULDER
BUTTON
POWER ON / OFF BUTTON
VOLUME BUTTONS
DIRECTIONAL
PAD
+-
USB 1.1 PORT
POWER JACK
STRAP HOLDER
DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-Pad) Press up/down/left/right to scroll or move within text
fields, and navigate in games. The D-Pad “rocks” in four different directions and
generally mirrors the behavior of the trackball.
LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER buttons The function of these buttons depends
on which application you’re using. For example, while using the Camera, the right
shoulder button captures a photo. While using the Phone, the left shoulder button
toggles Mute and the right shoulder button toggles Speakerphone. In the Email and
MMS compose screens, the right shoulder button opens your photo albums so you
can select a photo to attach to the message, and the left shoulder button opens the
voice recorder.
POWER ON/OFF button Press the Power button for three seconds to turn the device
on or off. You can also press the Power button twice (“double-tap”) to power down.
VOLUME buttons Press and hold + or - to step through your Sound Profiles or to
increase/decrease the volume of any application you’re currently using, such as the
phone or music player.
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Sound Controls
Mini Music Player
To open the mini music player from anywhere on the device, press JUMP + DONE .
Use the trackball to highlight a control, then press to perform the action:
Play previous song
Pause song now playing, or resume play if paused
Play next song
To scroll through the songs in the Play Queue, roll the trackball down and select
the Play Queue pane. Roll the trackball left or right to scroll through the songs in
your queue.
To jump to a specific place in a song, roll the trackball up, then select the song title.
The player view will switch to the following:
The row of bars is referred to as the “scrubber bar”. The highlighted bar indicates
the progress of your currently-playing song. Roll the trackball right to fast forward,
left to rewind. To exit scrubber mode, press DONE .
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Volume Controls
There are two ways you can open the volume controls:
 Press MENU + DONE . Roll the trackball left/right to step through your sound
profiles. Left is louder, right is softer. (Read more in “Sound Profiles” on page
27.)
 Press the + or - volume buttons on the lower-left edge of your device. Continue
pressing the buttons to step through your sound profiles:
If you are playing a song or on the phone, the volume control panel includes
separate volume controls for the music or phone call. This control is focused by
default; to change your Sound Profile, roll the trackball down to focus the Sound
Profile pane, then roll the trackball left or right to select a profile.
Wireless On/Off Control
If you need to turn off your device’s GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and Bluetooth wireless
connectivity (for example, during aircraft takeoffs and landings), do the following:
1 From the Jump screen, press MENU and select Airplane Mode > Turn
Wireless Off.
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Warning
2 Your device is now offline. You should confirm offline status by looking next to
the radio tower icon in the title bar; it should read OFF.
3 To turn wireless back on, from the Jump screen, press MENU and select
Airplane Mode > Turn Wireless On.
Note that after you select the Turn Wireless On/Off menu item, it takes a few
seconds for the radio to actually turn on or off. During that time, the menu item will
appear dimmed and you will not be able to select it.
Display Controls
To adjust the display backlight brightness, open the Display Control from the Jump
screen by pressing MENU then selecting Settings > Battery & Display. Scroll
down to highlight the Brightness slider. Press the trackball to open the slider for
adjustment. Roll right to increase brightness; left to decrease.
Battery Charger
Your device comes with a removable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery. When
you first receive your device, it is important that you fully charge the battery, as
described in the following steps.
Only use the charger (wall adapter) and battery provided with your device or
approved by T-Mobile, or you risk damaging your device.
1 Attach the battery charger to your device.
Locate the battery charger that came in the box with your device. Insert the
charger lead (the small round end of the cord) into your device’s power jack
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(the small round hole located on the upper right side of your device) and plug
the power cord into a standard electrical wall outlet.
The orange charge indicator light will go on and a lightning bolt icon
will appear over the battery icon in the title bar, indicating the charger is
connected and the battery is charging. Note that if your device has discharged
completely, it may take up to 15 minutes before you see any indication of
charging on the screen.
2 Let the device charge for at least four (4) hours, until fully charged.
Rest the device in a safe place and let the battery charge for at least four
hours. When you first receive your device, you must fully charge the battery for
the system to perform battery-reading calibration and deliver full capacity.
As the device is charging, you will see the bars in the battery icon fill
repeatedly from left to right. When your device is fully-charged, the lightning
bolt icon will disappear and the bars will stop moving and remain in the filled
position.
For efficient operation, charge your device nightly. If you plan to leave your device
unattended for an extended period of time, be aware that the battery will discharge
after two days if it is turned on and not attached to the charger. If your device does
fully discharge, simply attach it to the charger; all your data should be restored.
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Tip

Removable Battery
If you need to replace your rechargeable battery, or if you need to insert or remove
your SIM card, first you will need to remove the installed battery. Begin by powering
down your device:
1 Press and hold the power button three seconds to power down.
2 Turn the device over. With the camera at the top, press the cover latch with
your right thumb, push the cover left to release, then lift the cover to remove it.
3 Push the battery in slightly, then lift the battery from the bottom edge and
remove.
4 Replace with new battery by first inserting the long edge with the three tabs,
then pushing the battery down to lock into place.
5 Replace the cover. Once the battery makes contact, the power-on sequence
begins.
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COVER LATCH

SIM Card Slot
To insert or remove your SIM card, you must first remove the battery.
1 Remove the battery cover and battery by following “Removable Battery”, steps
1-3, on page 17.
2 Notice the SIM card slot, which is shaped like a SIM card and is located just to
the left of center.
3 To insert the SIM card, slide the card into the slot with the gold contacts facing
down. Make sure the two side brackets are on top of the card, holding the card
into place.
4 To remove the SIM card, insert your nail or paper clip into the notch in the case
located next to the card in order to move the card up slightly. Then gently slide
the card out, free of the two brackets.
Memory Card Slot
Your device comes with a Mini Secure Digital (miniSD) flash memory card. To insert
or remove the memory card, you must first remove the back cover as described in
“Removable Battery”, step 2, on page 17.
1 With the back cover removed, you can see the memory card slot on the right
edge of the device.
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Note
2 To insert the memory card, hold the card with the gold contacts facing down
and the card notch facing toward the device. Insert the card into the slot and
push to lock into place.
3 To remove the memory card, push the card in slightly and release; the card
should spring partly out of the slot. Pull the card free of the device.
USB 1.1 Port
The USB port is located on the right edge of your device. If you have a flash
memory card inserted, you can manage the contents of the card by connecting
a USB cable to the device and your computer. The flash memory will appear as a
drive on your computer, and you will be able to add or remove music or image files
using your computer’s file system.
While your device is connected to your computer using the USB port, the memory
card contents are not available from your device.
Wrist Strap Holder
Carry your device securely by using a wrist strap with a flexible loop on one end.
Thread the loop under the strap holder and through the “tunnel” on the right edge
of your device next to the power jack.
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Registration
Before you can start using your Sidekick, you must complete the registration steps,
as explained in step 3 in the Start Guide. This section of the Reference Guide takes
you through the registration process in more detail. Note that these instructions are
for new users, not returning users. Returning users can simply sign in using their
existing username and password.
1 Wait for account activation.
Before you can use your account, your account must be activated. This can
take up to 48 hours, but usually takes only 1-3 hours. While you wait, step
through the screens that appear. If applicable, you’ll be given the opportunity
to select your language just before the Welcome screen appears. When you
see the Welcome screen, you’ll know your device has been activated:
Press the trackball to select the New User button and advance to the next
screen. On subsequent screens, select the Next button to advance.
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II.