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User Guide
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Contents 49 I want to keep using my current desktop app and Chapter 1 Welcome sync with an online account on my phone 49 I don’t need to sync, but I do want a copy of my data ® 6Your Palm Pre™ Plus phone backed up somewhere besides my phone 7What’s in the box? 50 I’d rather sync directly with my computer 7 Where can I learn more? Chapter 4 Phone Chapter 2 Basics 52 Make calls 10 Get to know your phone 54 Receive calls 14 Set up your phone 55 Use voicemail 14 Charge the battery 55 What can I do
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109 Clock Chapter 11 Troubleshooting 110 Calculator 111 Facebook ® 164 For users of other Palm devices 164 Battery Chapter 7 Photos, videos, and music 168 Screen and performance 169 Phone 170 Hands-free devices 114 Camera 171 Synchronization 114 Photos 173 Sending and receiving data in Email, Messaging, and 119 Videos Web 120 YouTube 174 Email 121 Music 175 Messaging 124 Amazon MP3 175 Wi-Fi 175 Web Chapter 8 Web and wireless connections 176 Calendar and Contacts 177 Camera 128 Wi-Fi 177 Amazon
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Welcome ® Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm Pre™ In this chapter Plus phone. ® 6Your Palm Pre™ Plus phone 7 What’s in the box? 7 Where can I learn more? Chapter 1 : Welcome 5
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® For example, suppose you have a Google account for personal email, Your Palm Pre™ Plus phone contacts, and calendar events, and an Exchange account for your corporate email, contacts, and events. The Email, Contacts, and Calendar applications on your Pre Plus phone all provide a kind of view in which you can see In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following: information from both of those accounts in one place—but even though the information is brought into on
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• Palm Pre Plus phone and pouch WARNING Please refer to Regulatory and Safety Information for information • USB cable that helps you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the important • AC charger safety information in this guide may result in property damage, serious bodily • Standard lithium-ion battery (installed) injury, or death. • 3.5mm stereo headset Print material What’s in the box? • Getting Started guide • Consumer Information About Radio Frequency Emissions and All of
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8Chapter1:Welcome
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Basics You’re about to discover the many things about your In this chapter ® Palm Pre™ Plus phone that will help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become 10 Get to know your phone more familiar with your phone, you’ll want to 14 Set up your phone personalize the settings and add applications to make 14 Charge the battery it uniquely yours. 16 Turn the phone on/off 18 Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch But first, take the few easy steps in this chapter to set 24
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Front view Get to know your phone Slide out the keyboard • Hold the phone as shown below and gently push up. 1 Earpiece 2 Touchscreen: Tap and make other gestures directly on the screen. See Touchscreen. 3 Volume 4 Gesture area: Make the back gesture and begin other gestures here. See Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch. 5 Microphone 6 Keyboard: See Keyboard. 7 Charger/microUSB connector 10 Chapter 2 : Basics
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Touchscreen TIP Be careful not to scratch, crush, or apply too much pressure on the touchscreen. Do not store your phone in a place where other items might damage it. When you pack your phone away, use the pouch to protect it. Keyboard 1 Application name: Displays the name of the currently open application. Drag down over the app name to open the application menu. 2 Launcher: See Open an application in the Launcher. 3 Scroll arrow: Swipe up or down to see icons that are on the page but hidden
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Table 1. Title bar icons and descriptions Icons in the title bar Item Description You can monitor the status of several items using icons at the top of the No wireless service provider network is available. phone screen. ® ® Bluetooth wireless technology is turned on. See Bluetooth Table 1. Title bar icons and descriptions wireless technology. Item Description A Bluetooth connection is in progress. The battery is being charged. A Bluetooth connection has been made. The battery is fully charged
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Back view Top view TM The back cover of your Pre Plus phone is compatible with the Touchstone charging dock (sold separately). 1 Power: Press to wake up or turn off the screen. Press and hold to turn wireless services on and off, replace the battery, or shut down your device (deep sleep) and then turn it back on after being shut down. Shut down your device before you remove the battery. 2 Ringer switch: Slide to turn the ringer and notification sounds on or off. (Red means off.) The ringer s
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What is a Palm profile? Set up your phone Your Palm profile gives you the following benefits: Complete setup • Automatic system and software updates are sent to your phone. • A Palm profile account is automatically created for you on your phone. In 1 Press and hold the power button on the upper-right corner of your this account you can store Contacts and Calendar info that you don’t store ® phone until you see the Palm logo on the screen (approximately five in online accounts like Google or
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2 Connect the small end of the USB cable to the charger/microUSB WARNING Use only batteries and chargers that are approved by Palm with your connector. phone. Failure to use a battery or charger approved by Palm may increase the risk that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or explode, resulting in property damage, serious bodily injury, or death. Use of unapproved third-party power supply accessories may damage the device and void the Limited Warranty for the product. Although the batter
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• Keep your battery away from direct sunlight and other sources of heat. Turn the screen on/off Temperatures over 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) can permanently reduce the capacity and life span of any lithium-ion battery. Turn the screen on and leave the wireless services turned off when you want • As with any mobile phone, if you are in an area with no wireless coverage, to use only the organizer features, for example, when you’re on a plane and your phone continues to search
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or anywhere else you need to turn off all wireless services. You can still use Turn wireless services on apps like Calendar, Contacts, Photos, Music, Doc View, and PDF View. When you turn on your phone, it automatically connects to your mobile Do one of the following: network so that you can make and receive phone calls and use other wireless services (if supported by the local network). • Tap the upper-right corner of any screen to open the connection menu. Tap Turn on Airplane Mode. If ai
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To turn both the screen and wireless services back on, press and hold power Turn everything (the screen and wireless services) on/off until a logo appears onscreen. Usually, turning your phone off and/or putting it in airplane mode is sufficient for normal periods when you have the phone with you but you’re not using it. Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch NOTE When you turn everything off, the phone’s alarms, ringer, and notifications are also turned off. Gestures are an importan
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Swipe: A swipe is most often a horizontal gesture, from right to left or left to Basic gestures right. Do it fast, do it lightly. In a swipe, your fingertip just skims the surface of the touchscreen or gesture area. Tap: Tap with the tip of the finger—not the fingernail. Tap fast and firmly, and then immediately lift your fingertip off the screen. Don’t bear down on One kind of swipe you’ll use a lot: Back. Make the back gesture from right to what you’re tapping. Don’t wait for a response;
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The forward gesture, available in Web only, is a swipe from left to right Flick: As its name tells you, this is a quick gesture, great for scrolling long anywhere in the gesture area. The forward gesture allows you to move lists. Do it fast, do it lightly; as with a swipe, your fingertip just skims the forward through previously viewed web pages. surface. The faster you flick, the faster and farther you scroll up or down a list. Drag: Drag is the gesture you make for a slow scroll up and down
