T-Mobile Sidekick User manual

T-Mobile Sidekick
Reference Guide
Copyright © 2002 Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.
27-0006-01

Contents
Welcome 4
I. Device Controls 6
Opening and Closing the Display 6
Control Buttons 7
II. Registration 8
III. Device Basics 12
Battery Charger 12
USB Cable and Port 13
Wrist Strap 13
Title Bar and Indicators 14
Device Settings 15
Customization 18
The Jump Screen 19
Menus 20
IV. The Desktop Interface 21
V. Using the Applications 23
Make a Phone Call 23
Answer a Phone Call 24
Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List 24
Change Your Phone Ringtone 25
Check Your Voice Mail 25
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Contents

Import Contacts from Your SIM Card 26
Send a Phone Message 26
Browse the Web 27
Bookmark a Web Page 27
Signing On to the AOL Instant Messenger™ Service 28
Send an Instant Message 28
Send an Email 29
Fetch Email from External Accounts Using POP3 30
Fetch Email Using Your Device’s Web Browser 32
Send a Photo 32
Add a Contact to the Address Book 33
Import Address Book Contacts 34
Add an Event to Calendar 35
Create a Note 35
Add a To Do Task 36
Insert the Camera Accessory into Your Device 36
Take a Photo 37
Play Games 37
VI. Keyboard Shortcuts 38
VIII. Troubleshooting 39
IX. Customer Care 43
X. Legal Information 44
Contents
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Welcome!
Thank you for buying a T-Mobile Sidekick. It will change the way
you communicate, get organized, and stay connected.
Your T-Mobile Sidekick connects seamlessly to wireless
networks, which gives you the ability 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) applications, access
to a personal Web portal, entertainment applications, and a
camera accessory.
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Welcome!

Here’s what you’ll find in the box:
T-Mobile Sidekick
SIM card
Battery charger
Hands-free headset
USB cable (Mini-B type)
Wrist strap
Carrying case
Start Here Guide
Reference Guide
T-Mobile Welcome Guide
If any of these items are missing, please contact T-Mobile Customer Care at
1 [phone].
Now, let’s get started!
Welcome!
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Warning
Device Controls
Opening and Closing the Display
To open the display, press your left thumb on the lower-left corner of the
display and gently push in a clockwise direction. The display will spring
smoothly into position.
BACK
Normal operating position of the device is horizontal, with the wheel on the
right side, 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 or you risk damaging
your device. Stop if you feel any resistance; the display should spring smoothly
into position. Prevent display scratching by always using the carrying case to
transport your device.
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Device Controls
I.

Control Buttons
MENU
JUMP
POWER
DIRECTIONAL PAD
WHEEL
BACK
MENU button
Pressing
opens a menu of actions you can take on the
current screen. If you press the MENU button and nothing opens, this means
there are no menu items available for the current screen.
JUMP button
Pressing
takes you back to the Jump screen, your
starting point for launching all the device applications.
POWER
Press the power button for 3 seconds to turn the device on or off.
DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-Pad)
Press to scroll or move within text fields. The
D-Pad “rocks” into eight different directions or positions.
WHEEL
Use the wheel to highlight then select buttons or links. Rotating the
wheel toward you advances the current selection through the “selectable”
elements on a screen and scrolls you down a Web page. Pressing the wheel
selects the highlighted item or opens a pop-up menu.
BACK button
Pressing
takes you back to the screen you were pre-
viously viewing, as far as the Jump screen. In a dialog box, press
to save your changes and dismiss the dialog box. If a menu is open, press
to close it.
Device Controls
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Registration
Before you can start using your Sidekick, you must complete the registration
steps, as explained in step 3 on your Start Here card. 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, T-Mobile must activate your account.
This can take up to 48 hours, but usually takes only 1-3 hours. You’ll know
your device has been activated when the Welcome screen appears on
your device display:
Press the wheel to select the
New User
button and advance to the next
screen. For subsequent screens, you’ll select the
Next
button to advance.
2 Type your first and last names.
Use the keyboard to type your
First
name, then rotate the wheel to
highlight the
Last
name field. Type your last name, then scroll to highlight
the
Next
button, then press the wheel to advance to the next screen.
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Registration
II.

3 Select a username.
The username you select will be the first part of your email address (for
example, user[email protected]). Before you select a username, read the
following guidelines:
n
Usernames must start with an alphabetic character (A-Z), but can
include numbers and underscores ( _ ), but no other punctuation.
n
Usernames must be at least 2 but no more than 32 characters in
length.
n
Usernames are not case-sensitive.
Once you decide on a username, type it on the screen:
4 Select a password.
Select a password that follows the rules below:
n
Passwords must contain 4-15 characters, can include both
letters and numbers, but
no
spaces, single quotes ('), semicolons (;),
backslashes (/), or percent signs (%).
n
Passwords are case-sensitive. For example, if you set your password
to be “Hard2Guess”, then you will not be authenticated if you sign in
by typing “hard2guess”.
After you type your password, type it again to confirm.
Registration
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5 Select a “secret question” and type your answer.
If you ever forget your password, you can reset it by going to
www.t-mobile.com. You’ll be asked to provide an answer to the “secret
question” you select on this screen. Press the wheel to open the
Question
pop-up menu, scroll to highlight a question, then press the
wheel to select it.
Rotate the wheel to highlight the
Answer
field, then type your answer.
6 Read and agree to Danger Service and End-User License Agreement.
Before you can finish registration, you must read and agree to the
Danger
Service and End-User License Agreement
. You can read it by clicking
the
View License
link, or on page 44 of this guide, or on the Web page
found at www.danger.com/agreements. Once you read and agree to
the Agreement, select the
Next
button to indicate your acceptance and
transmit your registration data.
7 Wait while data transmits.
Wait while the data you entered in Registration is transmitted to T-Mobile.
The T-Mobile service will check to see if your username has already been
taken. If it has, T-Mobile will provide you with alternate suggestions. You
can either pick one of these alternates or type another username. Note
that If you are out of network coverage, you’ll be asked to “try again” to
resume registration.
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Registration

Note
8 Congratulations!
Once your account has been set up, you’ll see the Congratulations screen
and a final screen with the
Start
button:
Select the
Start
button to do just that! Roaming is “on” by default, so if
you’re roaming, you’ll be notified at this point (read Note below).
9 Read the Hints screens.
Before going to the Jump screen, take a minute to read the helpful Hints
that appear. After reading each hint, select
Next
to advance. Select
Done
to dismiss Hints and go to the Jump screen.
When roaming outside the T-Mobile network, you may incur additional charges
for data transfer even if you don’t take any actions (like receiving an email).
To avoid additional charges while roaming, go to Jump Settings > Wireless
Options and clear the
GPRS Data Roaming On
check box. If you do roam
with GPRS Data Roaming off, you still can make and receive voice calls.
Registration
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Warning
Device Basics
Battery Charger
Your Sidekick comes with a built-in rechargeable lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery.
The battery should be fully charged when you receive your device, but if it
isn’t, follow the instructions below to charge the battery.
Only use the battery charger provided with your T-Mobile Sidekick to charge
your battery, or you risk damaging your device.
1 Attach the battery charger to your device.
Locate the battery charger that came with your device. Insert the charger
lead (the small round end of the adapter) into your device’s power jack
(the small round hole located at the top of your device) and plug the
power cord into a standard 120V AC electrical wall outlet.
A lightning bolt icon will appear over the battery icon (in the title bar),
indicating the charger is connected and the battery is charging.
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Device Basics
III.

2 Let the device charge for at least four (4) hours.
Rest the device in a safe place and let the battery charge for at least
four hours, or overnight, to ensure maximum battery life. As the device is
charging, you will see the bars in the battery icon fill repeatedly from left
to right in an animated fashion. When your device is fully-charged, the
lightning bolt icon will disappear and the bars will stop moving and remain
in the filled position.
USB Cable and Port
The USB cable connection is used for software recovery, not software update.
If your device should ever need recovery software installed (this would have
been diagnosed by Customer Care), you will need to connect your device to
your desktop or laptop computer using the USB cable. The illustration below
shows you how you would attach the cable to USB port on your device.
Wrist Strap
To carry your device securely, attach a wrist strap (one came in the box) to the
retractable strap ring on your device. Use your fingernail to expose the ring, as
shown below.
Device Basics
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Title Bar and Indicators
The device display indicators appear at the top of your screen at all times.
Screen Title
Battery Strength
Wireless Signal Strength
Date and Time
Service Connectivity Status
New Message Notification (Email)
Wireless signal strength indicator.
The more signal bands showing to the
right of the radio icon, the stronger the signal strength at your current location.
If you see an X flashing over the radio tower icon, you’ve temporarily lost
network connection.
Service connectivity indicators.
One dot = device is connecting to the
GPRS network, two dots = getting IP address; three dots = connecting to the
data service; “G” = fully connected to the T-Mobile data service. If you see a
phone icon in the place of the “G”, it means you have phone service only.
GSM Service Only.
A phone icon in the place of the “G” means you have
phone service only. (If you have a call in progress you’l lalso see a timer.)
Data Off indicator.
Flashes if you’ve entered a roaming area but have GPRS
Data Roaming turned off (in Jump Settings > Wireless Options).
Battery indicators.
The more bars shown in the battery icon, the more
charge in the battery. When connected to the charger, a lightning bolt appears,
and when your battery is almost out of charge, and exclamation point appears!
Phone Call Indicators.
You have a call in progress; time elapsed is 3 mins, 40
secs. Note that the phone icon blinks. If you have two calls active, you’ll see
one phone icon blinking and the time displayed will be for the foreground call.
Call forwarding is turned on. Your phone will not ring.
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Communication Services Notifications.
When you receive a new email,
SMS, IM, or voice mail message, you’ll see a visual notification move across
the title bar, no matter what application you’re currently viewing.
Until you read your new message or listen to your voice mail, you’ll see the
appropriate icon in the title bar, as a reminder.
Device Settings
Sound and Display Controls
To mute your device, adjust the system and phone sound volume, or adjust
display brightness, open the Controls by pressing
+
.
Backlighting
To better use your device in dark environments, enable backlighting.
1
Press
to open the Jump screen. Press
to open the menu,
then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
2
Scroll down to highlight
Battery & Display
, then press the wheel.
3
Select the
Automatically turn on when in use
check box to enable
backlighting. Select the length of time you want backlighting to stay on
from the pop-up menu.
4
To use the device’s light meter to detect when the backlight is not needed,
select the
Use backlight only when needed
check box.
5
Press
to save your settings then
to go to the Jump screen.
Now, with backlighting enabled, when you press any button on your device,
backlighting will turn on for the set amount of time.
Device Basics
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Key Guard Mode
You can effectively lock the controls by entering key guard mode. By default,
your device is set to go into key guard mode after five minutes of idle time.
To enter key guard mode, do the following:
1
Press
to open the Jump screen. Press
to open the menu,
scroll to highlight
Key Guard
, then press the wheel. You can also quickly
enter key guard mode by pressing and holding
for three seconds.
2
Your device control buttons lock.
3
To unlock and wake the device, press
+
. If you have set a
privacy code (see next section), type it at the prompt.
To prevent display damage, after your device has been in key guard mode for
two hours, a screen saver will appear. To dismiss the screen saver, press any
key or open the device.
To change the default key guard idle time setting:
1
Press
to open the Jump screen. Press
to open the menu,
then select
Settings
. The Settings screen appears.
2
Scroll to highlight
Key Guard & Security
, then press the wheel. The Key
Guard & Security screen displays.
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Note
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3
In the first section, Key Guard, the key guard idle time pop-up is selected
by default. Press the wheel to open the pop-up. Highlight a “guard” time,
then press the wheel to select it.
4
Press
to save your settings.
Your device will still receive calls and messages while in key guard mode.
Device Privacy Code
If you want to secure your device from unauthorized access once your device
has gone into key guard mode, you will first need to set up a privacy code:
1
Press
to open the Jump screen. Press
to open the menu,
then select
Settings
. The Settings screen appears.
2
Scroll to highlight
Key Guard & Security
, then press the wheel. The Key
Guard & Security screen displays.
3
Scroll to highlight
, then press the wheel to select it.
4
Enter a three-digit code using the keyboard or the dial:
At the prompt, re-enter your code to confirm.
5
A “New Combination Enabled” message appears. Select
OK
.
6
Press
to save your settings.

Tip
Customization
Your T-Mobile Sidekick is designed so you can set up many of its features to
suit your preferences. You specify device-wide preferences using the Settings
screens accessed from the Jump screen menu.
You can also customize many of the applications. Ways you can customize
applications include:
n
Setting your favorite Web home page (Web Browser)
n
Selecting individual caller-ID icons (Phone)
n
Setting special chat notification ringtones for individual buddies (AIM)
n
Creating your own categories and labels for identifying contact
information (Address Book)
n
Setting different ringtones for individual callers (Phone/Address Book)
You specify most application-specific preferences using the application
Settings screens: From the Jump screen, open any application (Web Browser,
AOL Instant Messenger, Email, and so on). Then open the menu and press
Settings
to open these screens.
If you see a musical note
next to a menu item, you’ll know that’s where you
customize that application’s ringtone settings.
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The Jump Screen
The Jump screen is your entry point to all the Sidekick applications: Web
Browser, AOL Instant Messenger, Email, Phone, Phone Messages, Address
Book, Calendar, To Do, Notes, Camera, and Games. You also set device-wide
preferences from the Jump screen.
1
To return to the Jump screen from any screen, press
.
2
To select a particular application, use the wheel to scroll through the
applications. When the application you want is highlighted, simply press
the wheel once to open that application’s main screen.
3
Press
from the Jump screen to open device Controls, Settings, as
well as the Key Guard, Hints, Network Status, and Power Off features.
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Menus
Almost every screen on your device has a set of actions you can take while
on that screen. These actions are listed in a floating window, called a menu,
which you open by pressing the Menu button
.
Menu
Frequently-used menu items also have keyboard shortcuts that use the Menu
button plus a shortcut key. For example, take a look at the menu shown above.
To compose a new email message, you could press
+
N
rather than
opening the menu and selecting
New Message
with the wheel.
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