Acer E200 - Manual

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 6 Social Networking, Notification Manager, and Preferences. Other sources of help To help you use your smartphone, we have designed a set of guides: Refer to: Accessing the help menus Your smartphone features detailed help menus to aid you in making connections and us...

7 Product registration Product registration When using your product for the first time, it is recommended that you immediately register it. This will give you access to some useful benefits, such as:• Faster service from our trained representatives• Membership in the Acer community: receive promotio...

9 Unpacking your smartphone Chapter 1: Setting Up Unpacking your smartphone Your smartphone comes packed in a protective box. Carefully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of the following items is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately:• Acer E200 Smartphone• Stylus• Battery...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 10 Getting to know your smartphone Views No. Item Description 1 Power button Press to turn the screen on/off or enter sleep mode; press and hold for more than three seconds to turn the smartphone off. 2 Volume control Increase or decrease the ringer/system volume. 3 M...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 12 LED indicators Installing or removing the battery Your smartphone uses a replaceable battery to provide power. It is packed seperately from your smartphone and needs to be inserted and charged before you can use the smartphone. Installing the battery 1 2 Press the ...

13 Installing or removing the battery Place the battery into the battery compartment, lining up the battery connectors with those at the top of the compartment.Insert the tabs on the inside of the battery cover into the slots in your smartphone. Carefully slide the cover up until it clicks into plac...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 14 in “Installing the battery“ on page 12. Lift the battery out of the compartment using the tabs on each side of the battery.Replace the battery cover as described above. Installing a SIM or microSD card To take full advantage of your smartphone’s telephony capabilit...

15 Turning on for the first time SIM card lock Your smartphone may come with a SIM card lock, i.e., you will only be able to use the SIM card provided by your network operator.To cancel the SIM lock, contact your network provider. Turning on for the first time To turn on your smartphone for the firs...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 16 The Today screen After rebooting, your smartphone will display the Today screen. This screen gives you quick, icon-based access to many of the frequently-used features of your smartphone.The first time you start your smartphone, you will see shortcuts and control i...

17 Turning on for the first time Shortcut icons You can display up to six shortcut icons on the Today screen. Control icons These icons allow you to lock the screen, access the Windows Home screen, and change or remove the shortcut icons. They may not be removed. Icon Description Opens Internet Expl...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 18 Changing or removing shortcuts Tap to add, change or delete the changeable shortcuts. If you tap the + on a shortcut placeholder that is not occupied, you will be taken directly to a screen that lists all the applications available on your smartphone.If you tap on ...

19 Before making a call Chapter 2: Making Calls This chapter shows you how to make phone calls, and the vari-ous options available to you during your call. Before making a call Check that the phone function is on before you make a call; you can activate the phone from the Comm. Manager (refer to “Co...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 20 The onscreen number pad The onscreen number pad allows you to enter numbers to dial.To access the onscreen number pad, press the Call button or tap Phone ( ). Making a call to one of your contacts 1. Your contacts will be displayed above the onscreen number pad. 2....

21 Using the numeric keypad Tap a number to view the call details. To redial any number in the call history, select the number and tap . Missed calls will be displayed in the telephone icon on the Today screen as well as at the top of the screen using the icon. Dialing from other applications You ca...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 22 The voice call screen Once you have dialed your number the voice call screen appears, where several options are available. Record the call. Mute the call. Put the current call on hold. Add a note. Enter the Phonebook. Turn the speaker phone on. End the call. Displa...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 24 To activate the speakerphone, tap Speaker On ( ) on the voice call screen. Tap Speaker Off ( ) to disable the speak- erphone. Adding notes You can write or type notes during a call to record important information and view it at a later date. 1. Tap Note ( ), on the...

25 Onscreen call options Redialing a missed call When you have a missed call, the icon appears at the Today screen, while the phone icon will display how many calls were missed.1. Tap Phone to display the missed call details. 2. Select the call from the list and press or tap Call. Call History View ...

27 The stylus Chapter 3: Input Devices This section will take you through the various input methods available to you on your smartphone. The stylus The stylus is used to select items and enter information. Care-fully remove the stylus from its holder to use.Tap: Touch the screen once with the stylus...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 28 The onscreen keyboard You can activate an onscreen key-board in certain applications when entering data.Tap the keyboard icon at the bottom of the screen to display the keyboard. Tap again to hide the keyboard.Tap the arrow next to the keyboard symbol to select dif...

29 The onscreen keyboard Enabling word completion Your smartphone makes writing emails, messages and docu-ments more efficient with the help of the word completion feature. This feature suggests words as you type.1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal > Input > Word Completion tab. 2. Select...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 30 The numeric keypad Your smartphone features a numeric key-pad for entering number data or dialing phone numbers. Note: Refer to the Help menus for more information on adjusting input settings.

31 The messaging screen Chapter 4: Messaging This chapter shows you how to set up and use the SMS, MMS and email functions of your smartphone. The messaging screen All SMS, MMS, and email messages are accessed via the mes-saging screen. To access the messaging screen, tap Text ( ). Then tap the drop...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 32 Managing your folders You can select synchronization, download and other settings for certain folders. To manage your folders, tap Menu, or tap and hold on the folder name to open a menu of action items. Text (SMS) messages You can use your smartphone to send and r...

33 MMS messages Tap the Sort by drop-down menu in the top-right of the mes-saging screen, and select an option from the list. MMS messages MMS messages are similar to text messages but also allow you to attach multimedia files such as pictures, audio or video clips. Each MMS message can be up to 300...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 34 3. Tap Menu > MMS Settings > MMS Profiles tab.4. Tap a profile from the list. Tap Edit to view the selected profile settings. 5. Tap each field to adjust its setting. These fields should be automatically configured by your network provider. If so, we recommen...

35 MMS messages Replying to MMS messages When a new MMS message arrives, a message icon appears at the top of the screen and a notification message is displayed. 1. Tap Text ( ). Then tap the drop-down menu in the top left corner of the messaging screen. 2. Tap the Messages folder and the Inbox appe...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 38 Camera icons and indicators Icon Description Adjust the camera mode. • Photo - Take a photograph. • Video - Shoot a video. • POI Photo - Take a photo and associate it with the GPS coordinates of the location. • Continuous 3/5 - Take three or five photos in a burst ...

39 Taking a photo Taking a photo 1. Frame your subject and steady your smartphone. Apply an effect to photos taken: • Normal - No effect is applied.• Greyscale - Takes black and white photos.• Negative - Uses negative colors when taking the photo. • Sepia - The photo is given a Sepia appearance.• Mi...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 40 2. Adjust any settings you require, such as brightness and scene mode. To zoom in or out, press the (+/-) volume keys. 3. Press the camera button down fully to take the photo. Shooting a video 1. Frame your subject and steady your smartphone.2. Press the camera but...

41 Photo and video options Photo and video options After you have taken your photo or video, it is automatically saved. Note: The default locations for saving photos and videos are My Documents/My Pictures and My Documents/My Videos respectively. Tap the Album icon and select a photo to view. Tap th...

43 Putting your smartphone in flight mode Chapter 6: Advanced Settings Putting your smartphone in flight mode You can enter flight mode to turn off telephone, Bluetooth and data connection and use your smartphone as a handheld device during a flight. Check with your airline to make sure this is perm...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 44 2. Tap Flight Mode ON to turn off all phone, Bluetooth and data connection functions. Comm. Manager Your smartphone features phone, Bluetooth and data connec-tion functions. This section will explain how to activate and set basic phone, Bluetooth and data connectio...

45 Adjusting connection settings Activating or deactivating connections You can choose to activate one or all connections from the Comm. Manager window.Each connection icon will be highlighted when turned on. Adjusting connection settings This section will show you how to adjust detailed settings fo...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 46 Creating and editing new phone connections If your country is not listed, or you want to create a customized GPRS connection, refer to ‘Creating a new connection’ in the Phone Data Manager Help menus for detailed information on how to do this. Selecting a network Y...

47 Adjusting connection settings Bluetooth connections For all Bluetooth settings, tap Start > Settings > Bluetooth. Here you can adjust Bluetooth profiles, status, accessibility, and services settings. You can also view version information. Creating new Bluetooth connections The simplest way ...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 48 Phone settings Many phone settings are automatically configured by your smartphone when you insert a SIM card. The device will com-municate with your service provider and automatically obtain all necessary settings, such as network name, voice mail and text message...

49 Phone settings 4. Tap OK to confirm and save. Setting up call waiting 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal > Phone > Services tab.2. Select Call Waiting from the list and tap Get Settings.3. Select whether to be notified or not when a call is waiting.4. Tap OK to confirm and save. Note:...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 50 Managing your phonebook Your smartphone features an address book that allows you to save contacts to either the internal memory or onto your SIM card. Adding a contact 1. Enter the telephone number on the phone screen.2. The phone will recognize a new number. Selec...

51 Managing your phonebook Copying a contact from internal memory to the SIM card Note: Copying a contact from internal memory to your SIM will only copy the contact’s name and phone number. Names longer than 14 characters will be truncated. 1. Tap Phonebook from the Today screen or Start > Phone...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 52 Assigning a ringtone and picture to specific contacts You can assign a specific ringtone and picture to a particular Phone contact so they are easily identifiable when they call.1. Tap Phonebook from the Today screen or Start > Phone- book. 2. Select the contact...

53 Connecting to a PC and installing software Refresh: Refresh the contact lists.SIM Information: View your SIM card information.My Phone Numbers: Displays the information of the inserted SIM cardAbout: View the version and copyright information of SIM Manager. Copying contact information You can co...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 54 Connecting to a PC The packaged mini USB sync cable enables you to synchronize the information on your smart-phone with the data on your computer using Windows Mobile Device Center, Windows Sync Center or ActiveSync (depends on your operating system and installatio...

55 Other functions Setting a new appointment 1. Tap Start > Agenda.2. Tap Add an agenda.3. Enter appointment information and reminder frequency.4. Tap OK to confirm and save.To edit an appointment, tap the date and tap the entry to open the edit page. Creating tasks Tasks can be set to remind you...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 56 Starting Windows Live 1. Tap Start > Windows Live.2. Sign in with your email address and password and your con- tacts list appears. Multimedia playback Your smartphone comes supplied with a variety of programs that you can use to enjoy multimedia content. Media ...

57 Satellite Data Update Streaming Media Note: This application may not be available in your region or for your language. Steaming Media allows you to view streamed video off the Internet directly on your smartphone.If you try to open an audio or movie video that is not supported by Microsoft Window...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 58 Note: All the following connections allow your smartphone to download the latest GPS data. If there is more than one connection available, the system will automatically select the best connection, in the following order: Sync connection to PC; GPRS (not supported w...

59 Personalizing your smartphone Tap OK to confirm and save. Naming your smartphone Your smartphone uses a name to iden-tify itself when connected to other computers. To specify a name, tap Start > Settings > System > About > Device ID tab.Enter a name for your device. Add a description ...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 60 2. Select the programs that you want to appear in the Today screen from the list. 3. Tap Save ( ) to confirm and save. Configuring sounds and notifications You can specify sounds to play for certain events or when cer-tain actions are performed.1. Tap Start > Se...

61 Personalizing your smartphone Tip: Backlight settings greatly affect battery life. Configure these settings carefully to ensure that you get the most out of your battery. Managing system certificates System certificates are used to positively identify your smart-phone to other systems. Tap Start ...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 62 1. Tap Start > Settings > System > Microphone.2. Move the slider to adjust the microphone volume.3. Tap OK to confirm and save. Configuring regional settings You can adjust regional settings for number, currency, date and time formats to match those used i...

63 Updating your smartphone Configuring screen options You can change orientation, align the screen, enable ClearType and adjust text size to make viewing your smart-phone as comfortable as possible.1. Tap Start > Settings > System > Screen > General tab.2. Select screen orientation and ...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 64 connection to download the update. Install this update cor-rectly by following the instructions provided with the files. Setting a schedule It is also possible to set schedule to check for updates.1. Tap Start > Notification Manager.2. Tap Menu, then Settings.3....

65 Resetting your smartphone Use the tip of your stylus to lightly press the Reset button inside the stylus holder. Clean boot Warning! You should only perform a clean boot when all other reset options have failed to restore your smartphone to an opera- tional state. A clean boot will restore your s...

67 Using the headset Chapter 7: Accessories and Tips This chapter shows you how to use accessories with your smart-phone, as well as provide useful tips for when you are using your smartphone. Using the headset Your smartphone comes packaged with a headset with built-in microphone for handsfree use ...

69 Using your smartphone as a modem 7. Enter the name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and click Next. 8. Enter your ISP’s phone number. The number must begin with ‘*99#’. Click Next. 9. Select one option from the Connection Availability screen and click Next. 10.Enter your username and passw...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 70 phone. To do this, open the Comm. Manager, tap Settings > Bluetooth. From the options listed, change your device’s visibil-ity status to Discoverable.Ensure that your computer’s Bluetooth adapter is switched on.• Click Add a device, then follow the steps of the ...

71 FAQ, troubleshooting and error messages Appendix FAQ, troubleshooting and error messages This section lists frequently asked questions that may arise dur-ing the use of your smartphone, and gives easy answers and solutions to these questions. Aspect Question Answer Audio Why is there no sound com...

73 Specifications Specifications Performance • Qualcomm MSM 7225, 528 MHz• System memory: • 256 MB of SDRAM• 512 MB of Flash ROM • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Edition Display • 3.0” TFT-LCD touchscreen• 400 x 240 resolution• 65K color support• Microsoft ClearType technology for clearer...

75 Warnings and precautions Dimensions Height 110 mm Width 53.5 mm Thickness 15.5 mm Weight 146 g (including battery and stylus) Warnings and precautions • Do not use this product near water.• Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. If the product falls, it could be seriously ...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 78 product. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. Warning! Batteries may explode if not handled properly. Do not disassemble or dispose of them in fire. Keep them away from chil- dren. Follow local regulations when disposing of used batteries...

79 Warnings and precautions the hearing aid. Do not place credit cards or other magnetic storage media near the device, because information stored on them may be erased. Medical devices Operation of any radio transmitting equipment, including wireless phones, may interfere with the functionality of ...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 80 systems, electronic speed control systems, and air bag systems. For more information, check with the manufacturer, or its rep-resentative, of your vehicle or any equipment that has been added. Only qualified personnel should service the device, or install the devic...

81 Emergency calls pane or butane), and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust or metal powders. Follow any restrictions. Do not use the device where blasting is in progress. Emergency calls Important: Wireless phones, including this device, operate using radio signa...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 82 Disposal and recycling information Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle. For more information on the Waste from Electrical and Electronics Eq...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 84 Safety regulations Compliant with Russian regulatory certification LCD pixel statement The LCD unit is produced with high-precision manufacturing techniques. Nevertheless, some pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black or red dots. This has no effect on th...

Acer E200 Smartphone User Guide 86 NCC warning Lithium-ion battery warning ATTENZIONE! Rischio di esplosione della batteria se sostituita in modo errato. Sostituire la batteria con un una di tipo uguale o equivalente consigliata dalla fabbrica. Non disperdere le batterie nell’ambiente. VORSICHT! Exp...