Palm Pre User Guide
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User Guide Intellectual property notices As part of Palm's corporate commitment to be a good steward of the environment, we strive to use environmentally friendly materials, reduce waste and develop the highest standards in © 2009 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. Palm, Pre, Synergy and the Palm and Pre logos are electronics recycling. among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. Microsoft and Outlook are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Exchange ActiveSync v. 1.0 Enabled. Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. Google and Google Maps are trademarks of Google, Inc. Doc View and PDF View are provided by Documents To Go®, a product of DataViz, Inc. (dataviz.com). All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. Disclaimer and limitation of liability Palm, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this guide. Palm, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this software. Palm, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss. Patent pending. This product also is licensed under United States patent 6,058,304. To use this device, you are required to provide a valid e-mail address, mobile phone number and related information for account set-up and activation. A data plan is also required. An unlimited usage data plan is strongly recommended or additional data charges may apply. Open Source Licence information You can view the Open Source Licence terms on your phone. Press the Centre button and then tap the Launcher icon. Swipe left until the PDF View icon appears. Tap PDF View, then tap Open Source Information.pdf. You can also view the file on your computer. Connect your phone to your computer with the USB cable. On your phone, tap USB Drive. On your computer, locate and double-click the Palm Pre drive. To locate the drive, do the following for your operating system: • Windows Vista: Open Computer. • Windows XP: Open My Computer. • Mac: Open Finder. • Linux (Ubuntu): The drive is displayed on the desktop. • Other Linux distribution: The location of the drive may vary by system. When you have opened the Palm Pre drive, double-click the file Open Source Information.pdf. Recycling and disposal This symbol indicates that Palm products should be recycled and not be disposed of in unsorted municipal waste. Palm products should be sent to a facility that properly recycles electrical and electronic equipment. For information on environmental programmes visit palm.com/environment or recyclewirelessphones.com/. Contents Chapter 1 Welcome 44 I want to access the contacts, calendar events and tasks in my current desktop app, and then use the 6Your Palm® Pre™ phone Synergy feature to access the same data on my 7 What's in the box? phone 7 Where can I learn more? 45 I don't need to sync, but I do want a copy of my data backed up somewhere besides my phone 45 I'd rather sync directly with my computer Chapter 2 Basics Chapter 4 Phone 10 Get to know your phone 14 Set up your phone 17 Charge the battery 48 Make calls 18 Turn the phone on/off 50 Receive calls 20 Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch 51 Use voicemail 25 Open applications 51 What can I do during a call? 27 Work with applications 54 What's my number? 30 Enter information 55 View your call history 33 Use the menus 55 Save a phone number to Contacts 34 Search to find info and make calls 55 Use a phone headset 35 View and respond to notifications 57 Customise phone settings 36 Update the software on your phone 39 Copy files between your phone and your computer Chapter 5 Email and other messages Chapter 3 Transferring Data 62 Email 72 Messaging 42 Data transfer overview 42 How do I get data from my old phone? Chapter 6 Personal information 42 How do I get data off my computer? 43 I'm already using Google, Facebook and/or 82 Contacts Microsoft Exchange 90 Calendar Contents 3 96 Tasks Chapter 11 Troubleshooting 100 Memos 101 Clock 148 For users of other Palm® devices 103 Calculator 148 Battery 152 Screen and performance Chapter 7 Photos, videos and music 153 Phone 155 Hands-free devices 106 Camera 155 Synchronisation 106 Photos 157 Email 110 Videos 158 Messaging 111 YouTube 159 Wi-Fi 112 Music 159 Web 161 Calendar and Contacts Chapter 8 Web and wireless connections 161 Camera 162 Transferring information from your computer 162 Backing up and restoring data 116 Wi-Fi 163 Updates 119 Location Services 163 Third-party applications 120 Web 164 Making room on your phone 124 Google Maps ® 125 Bluetooth wireless technology Terms Chapter 9 Documents Regulatory and Safety Information 130 Doc View 133 PDF View Specifications Chapter 10 Preferences Index 138 Backup 140 Date & Time 141 Device Info 143 Regional Settings 144 Screen & Lock 145 Sounds & Ringtones 4Contents Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm® PreTM In this chapter phone. 6Your Palm® Pre™ phone 7 What's in the box? 7 Where can I learn more? Chapter 1 : Welcome 5 Yo u r Pa l m ® Pre™ phone email, contacts and events. The Email, Contacts and Calendar applications on your Pre phone all provide a kind of view in which you can see information from both of those accounts in one place – but even though the information is brought into one view, the sources of that information are In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following: kept separate. For more information, read about linked contacts, layered calendars and the single inbox for your email in Contacts, Calendar and • An advanced wireless phone running the Palm® webOS™ platform Email. • A full suite of organiser applications: Contacts, Calendar, Memos and Ta s ks Thanks also to the Synergy feature, in the Messaging application, all your • High-speed data with GPRS/EDGE and UMTS (3G and HSDPA) support conversations with the same person are grouped together in one chat-style • Wi-Fi capability view. If you start an IM chat with Ed, for example, you can continue the same conversation when Ed signs out of IM by sending him a text message • A 3-megapixel digital camera – and you can see it all in the same view. For more information, see • GPS functionality Messaging. • Integrated text, multimedia and instant messaging (IM) • Tools to view and manage Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF files Universal search: Need to call Ed? Just slide out the keyboard and type ed. If he's listed in your Contacts, you can get his numbers from the search Yo u r Pa l m ® Pre™ phone puts Palm's new multitasking, gesture-based results. Tap a number and you've made the call. Search works just as fast operating system, the Palm® webOS™ platform, inside a small, beautiful when you need to search the web. For more information, see Search to find device with a keyboard that you can slide out whenever you need it. Here info and make calls. are a few highlights of your new phone. Sync: Your Pre phone gives you synchronisation without a cable. You can Gestures: On your Pre phone, you make calls, move around and manage sync with online services that Palm has partnered with so that you can store your applications and info by making simple gestures either on the and sync your info in online accounts. You can access your data even when touchscreen or in the gesture area directly beneath the screen. For more you are not able to make a connection to the Web because a copy of your information, see Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch, and go to data is stored on the device. palm.com/support to see animations that demonstrate these gestures. The introductory piece in your Pre phone's box has a detachable gesture guide to Yo u r Pa l m p ro f i l e : When you set up your phone, you create a Palm profile. put in a pocket and consult when you need to – you won't need it very long. Your profile gives you access to services like automatic updates and automatic, frequent backups of any of your info that is stored only on your Multitasking: You can have many applications open at once and easily move phone and isn't synchronised with an online account. among them. Go to the Launcher to open apps. See the line-up of your open apps in Card view. Tap an app to bring it into the foreground and work with it. For more information, see Open applications. WARNING Please refer to Regulatory and Safety Information for information that helps you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the important The Palm® Synergy™ feature: The Palm® Synergy™ feature on your Pre safety information in this guide may result in serious bodily injury, death or phone displays information from several sources in a single view, so you can property damage. access your info quickly, without having to remember where you stored it. For example, suppose you have a Google account for personal email, contacts and calendar events, and an Exchange account for your corporate 6Chapter1:Welcome What's in the box? Print material • Getting Started Guide All of the following items are included in the phone box: • Palm warranty • End User Licence Agreement Hardware Where can I learn more? • On-device Help: Read short how-tos and watch animations on your new phone.