Palm Centro - Manual

In this chapter Your new Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Where can I le...

W E L C O M E Y O U R N E W P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E 3 1 CH A P T E R Your new Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following: • Phone application for making and receiving calls • Contacts application that stores the names, ph...

W E L C O M E W H A T D O I N E E D T O G E T S T A R T E D ? 4 1 CH A P T E R Documentation and software • Quick Reference • Quickstart Guide • Palm Software Installation CD, which includes the following: • Palm ® Desktop software • Links to bonus software for your smartphone • User Guide (this gui...

W E L C O M E W H E R E C A N I L E A R N M O R E ? 5 1 CH A P T E R receive email. Find the tutorial on the web at palm.com/centroverizon-support. While using your smartphone On-device User Guide: A specially formatted copy of this User Guide is on your smartphone. To view the guide, press Applicat...

C H A P T E R 7 Setting up 2 You’re about to discover the many things about your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone that can help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your smartphone, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely ...

In this chapter Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Maximizing battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Making...

S E T T I N G U P P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E O V E R V I E W 9 2 CH A P T E R Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone overview Front view 1 Charge indicator light 2 Volume 3 Side button 4 Phone 5 Send (for making calls) 6 Calendar 7 Stylus 8 Earpiece 9 5-way navigator and Center button 10 Applic...

S E T T I N G U P P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E O V E R V I E W 10 2 CH A P T E R Back view 1 Self-portrait mirror 2 Camera lens 3 IR (infrared) port 4 Expansion card slot 5 Lanyard connector 6 Power connector 7 Microphone 8 Speaker 9 Battery door 10 Headset jack 11 Sync connector I M ...

S E T T I N G U P I N S E R T I N G T H E B A T T E R Y 11 2 CH A P T E R Inserting the battery I M P O RTAN T Use the batter y that came with your smartphone. An unauthorized batter y cannot power your Centro smartphone. Do not use a batter y from another device in your smartphone. Using a battery ...

S E T T I N G U P C H A R G I N G T H E B A T T E R Y 12 2 CH A P T E R desktop synchronization software. Other wise, you may lose information or have difficulty with synchronization. Support is not provided for mismatched language setups. N OT E If you insert the correct battery into your smartphon...

S E T T I N G U P C H A R G I N G T H E B A T T E R Y 13 2 CH A P T E R 3 To confirm that your smartphone is being charged, check the indicator light on your smartphone. • Solid red indicates that your smartphone is being charged. • Solid green indicates that your smartphone is fully charged. * Indi...

S E T T I N G U P M A X I M I Z I N G B A T T E R Y L I F E 14 2 CH A P T E R To see the remaining battery charge expressed as a percentage, tap the onscreen battery icon. * Battery icon Maximizing battery life Battery life depends on how you use your smartphone. You can maximize the life of your ba...

S E T T I N G U P M A K I N G Y O U R F I R S T C A L L 15 2 CH A P T E R • Wireless and media features consume more power than applications like Calendar and Contacts. If you use the phone, speakerphone, email, messaging, web, camera, media players, and games a lot, keep an eye on the batter y icon...

S E T T I N G U P S E T T I N G U P Y O U R C O M P U T E R F O R S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 17 2 CH A P T E R 1 Volume 2 Side button What’s my phone number? 1 Make sure your phone is on (see Turning your phone on and off). 2 Press Phone . 3 Press Menu . 4 Select Options and then select Phone Inf...

S E T T I N G U P S E T T I N G U P Y O U R C O M P U T E R F O R S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 18 2 CH A P T E R Palm ® Desktop software (included) or Microsoft Outlook for Windows (sold separately) as your synchronization software. Synchronization means you can enter or change information on your ...

S E T T I N G U P S E T T I N G U P Y O U R C O M P U T E R F O R S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 19 2 CH A P T E R folder labeled palmOne or Handspring instead. For more info, see I can’t find my user folder.) I M P O RTAN T Synchronize your smartphone only with the version of Palm Desktop software i...

S E T T I N G U P S E T T I N G U P Y O U R C O M P U T E R F O R S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 20 2 CH A P T E R 64MB, do any of the following to reduce the storage space you’re using before you go to the next step: • Delete any third-party applications that you no longer use. • Move large files, s...

S E T T I N G U P S E T T I N G U P Y O U R C O M P U T E R F O R S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 22 2 CH A P T E R 3 If you are installing on a Mac, double-click the CD icon on the desktop, and then double-click the Palm Software.pkg icon. 4 When the installation wizard opens, follow the onscreen ins...

S E T T I N G U P S Y N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M A T I O N — T H E B A S I C S 24 2 CH A P T E R desktop synchronization software for instructions. 1 Connect your smartphone to your computer, as described in Connecting your smartphone to your computer. 2 Press the sync button on the sync cabl...

S E T T I N G U P S Y N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M A T I O N — T H E B A S I C S 25 2 CH A P T E R How each application syncs depends on your computer type and the desktop software you are using, as follows: If you choose to use the VersaMail ® application, you can also set it up to synchronize...

S E T T I N G U P S Y N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M A T I O N — T H E B A S I C S 26 2 CH A P T E R Where’s my info stored? When you synchronize your smartphone, your info is stored on your computer in one of these locations: Windows XP and earlier: Program Files > Palm > HotSync Username ...

C H A P T E R 27 3 Moving around on your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone Have you ever been to a new city and felt a bit lost until you figured out that the numbered streets run north/south and the avenues run east/west? Learning to move around on your smartphone is similar. Most applications on your sma...

M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E M O V I N G A R O U N D T H E S C R E E N 29 3 CH A P T E R Moving around the screen To move around the Palm ® Centro ™ screen, you can use the 5-way navigator for one-handed navigation, or you can tap items on the scree...

M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E M O V I N G A R O U N D T H E S C R E E N 30 3 CH A P T E R Learn to recognize the highlight. It can take two forms: Border glow: When an entire screen, an onscreen button (such as Done, New, or OK), or a pick list is hi...

M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E M O V I N G A R O U N D T H E S C R E E N 31 3 CH A P T E R Accessing command buttons In most applications, command buttons such as New, OK, and Details appear at the bottom of the screen. In many cases, you can jump dir...

M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E U S I N G T H E K E Y B O A R D 33 3 CH A P T E R Using the keyboard 1 Option 2 Shift/Find 3 Space 4 Backlight 5 Backspace 6 Return 7 Menu 8 Alt Entering lowercase and uppercase letters • To enter lowercase letters, pres...

M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E U S I N G T H E K E Y B O A R D 34 3 CH A P T E R • To turn Caps Lock on, press Shift/ Find twice. To turn it off, press Shift/Find once. When Caps Lock is on, an underlined up arrow appears in the lower-right corner of ...

M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E O P E N I N G A P P L I C A T I O N S 37 3 CH A P T E R Opening applications When you open an application, you automatically close the app you were previously using. Using the quick buttons The front of your smartphone h...

M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® C E N T R O ™ S M A R T P H O N E O P E N I N G A P P L I C A T I O N S 38 3 CH A P T E R • After you turn on your smartphone, open a button’s secondary application by pressing Option and then pressing the quick button. Using Applications View You can ac...

39 4 Your phone The Phone application is your home base for making and receiving calls and for storing info about the people you need to stay in touch with. You can effectively manage multiple calls, such as swapping between calls, sending text messages to ignored calls, and creating conference call...

Y O U R P H O N E T U R N I N G Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E O N A N D O F F 41 4 CH A P T E R Turning your smartphone on and off N OT E We use the term phone to describe the feature of your smartphone that lets you connect to the network to make and receive calls and transmit data. The phone and the...

Y O U R P H O N E T U R N I N G Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E O N A N D O F F 42 4 CH A P T E R 3 Press and release Power/End to turn off the screen and lock the keyboard. Turning your phone on and off When your phone is on, it is connected to the network (provided you are in a coverage area) so that ...

Y O U R P H O N E M A K I N G C A L L S 43 4 CH A P T E R Opening the Phone application • Press Phone to open the Phone application’s Main View. 1 Status icons 2 Dial Pad 3 Favorite buttons Making calls There are several ways to make a call. Try them all to find out which way you like best. Dialing ...

Y O U R P H O N E M A K I N G C A L L S 44 4 CH A P T E R 3 Press the numbered keys to enter the phone number. (You don’t need to press Option.) 4 Press Send to make the call. Dialing by contact name You need to have names and numbers in your contact list before you can make a call by contact name o...

Y O U R P H O N E M A K I N G C A L L S 45 4 CH A P T E R 4 Highlight the number you want to dial. 5 Press Send to make the call. Voice Dialing You can use the Voice Dialing application to call people in your Contacts list by saying their name or number. If the person you are calling has more than o...

Y O U R P H O N E M A K I N G C A L L S 46 4 CH A P T E R Dialing from a web page or message Your smartphone recognizes most phone numbers that appear on web pages or in text or email messages. 1 Select the phone number on the web page or in the message. 2 Press Center to open the Dial Number dialog...

Y O U R P H O N E R E C E I V I N G C A L L S 47 4 CH A P T E R Send and selecting Call Log from the Redial list. Receiving calls To receive calls, your phone must be on. This is different from having only the screen turned on (see Turning your phone on and off). When your phone is off, your calls g...

Y O U R P H O N E U S I N G V O I C E M A I L 48 4 CH A P T E R N OT E Sending text messages to land-line phones may not be supported. To silence the phone while it is ringing, do one of the following: • Press any key on your smartphone except Send, Power/End, or the 5-way. • Slide the Ringer switch...

Y O U R P H O N E U S I N G V O I C E M A I L 49 4 CH A P T E R When you have messages that you have not listened to, a Voicemail icon also appears in the title bar of the Phone application. You can also select this icon to listen to your voicemail. Listening to voicemail messages 1 Press Phone . 2 ...

Y O U R P H O N E W H A T C A N I D O W H E N I ’ M O N A C A L L ? 50 4 CH A P T E R What can I do when I’m on a call? When you make or receive a call, Active Call View appears. 1 Call duration 2 Caller’s name and number Use the 5-way or the stylus to select the onscreen buttons. Here’s what the bu...

Y O U R P H O N E W H A T C A N I D O W H E N I ’ M O N A C A L L ? 51 4 CH A P T E R Ending a call Do one of the following: • Press Power/End . • Select Hang Up All . • Press the button on the headset (if the headset is attached). Switching applications during a call You can use your organizer apps...

Y O U R P H O N E E N T E R I N G N A M E S A N D P H O N E N U M B E R S 56 4 CH A P T E R • If you have two calls in conference, press Send to hang up one of the calls; you can then dial another number and connect the new caller to the conference session. 4 To exit Flash mode and end all the calls...

Y O U R P H O N E E N T E R I N G N A M E S A N D P H O N E N U M B E R S 59 4 CH A P T E R 5 Select the Picture box and do one of the following: • Select Camera to take a photo and add it to this contact entr y when you save the photo. • Select Photos and select an existing photo that you want to a...

Y O U R P H O N E D E F I N I N G F A V O R I T E B U T T O N S 60 4 CH A P T E R Deleting a contact 1 Open the contact you want to delete. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Delete Contact from the Record menu, and then select OK . Creating a business card for beaming 1 Create a new contact and enter your own...

Y O U R P H O N E D E F I N I N G F A V O R I T E B U T T O N S 61 4 CH A P T E R Creating a speed-dial favorite button 1 Press Phone . 2 Use the 5-way to select a blank favorite button. 3 Enter a label for the favorite: • If the entry is for an existing contact, select Lookup . Start entering the l...

Y O U R P H O N E U S I N G A H A N D S - F R E E D E V I C E 63 4 CH A P T E R 7 Select OK . Deleting a favorite button 1 Press Phone . 2 Use the 5-way to access Favorites. 3 Highlight the favorite button you want to delete. 4 Press Menu . 5 Select Edit Favorites Button on the Record menu. 6 Select...

Y O U R P H O N E U S I N G A H A N D S - F R E E D E V I C E 64 4 CH A P T E R Check the specifications for your hands-free device to confirm compatibility. When in doubt, ask the manufacturer if the product is compatible with your smartphone. To view a list of compatible Bluetooth hands-free devic...

Y O U R P H O N E U S I N G A H A N D S - F R E E D E V I C E 65 4 CH A P T E R B E FO RE YO U B E G I N Prepare your hands-free device to accept a Bluetooth connection. See the documentation that came with your hands-free device for instructions. 1 Press Applications and select Bluetooth or tap the...

Y O U R P H O N E U S I N G A H A N D S - F R E E D E V I C E 66 4 CH A P T E R device. We recommend that, where possible, you make up a passkey of 16 alphanumeric characters (letters and numerals only) to improve the security of your smartphone. The longer the passkey, the more difficult it is for ...

Y O U R P H O N E C U S T O M I Z I N G P H O N E S E T T I N G S 69 4 CH A P T E R and then select an image to use as wallpaper. Typing: Sets whether typing while viewing the Dial Pad calls the numbers you enter, or starts a contact search. Show Calendar event: Sets whether the current event from t...

Y O U R P H O N E C U S T O M I Z I N G P H O N E S E T T I N G S 70 4 CH A P T E R 5 Select the Volume pick list and select the volume level. 6 Select the Vibrate pick list and select when you want your smartphone to vibrate for an incoming call. 7 (Optional) Uncheck the Escalate ring tone volume b...

Y O U R P H O N E C U S T O M I Z I N G P H O N E S E T T I N G S 74 4 CH A P T E R hearing, or have speech or language disabilities. Your device is compatible with select TTY devices. You can connect a TTY/TDD machine to your device through the headset jack while this mode is enabled. Please check ...

Y O U R P H O N E W H A T A R E A L L T H O S E I C O N S ? 75 4 CH A P T E R 4 Check the Hearing Aid Compatibility box. 5 Select OK . What are all those icons? You can monitor the status of several items using icons in the title bar in the Phone application: Your phone is on and you are in a Verizo...

Y O U R P H O N E W H A T A R E A L L T H O S E I C O N S ? 76 4 CH A P T E R Your phone is on and is connected to a 1xRTT network, but you are not actively transmitting data. You can still make and answer calls. Your phone is on and is connected to an EVDO network, but you are not actively transmit...

Y O U R P H O N E W H A T A R E A L L T H O S E I C O N S ? 77 4 CH A P T E R The Location setting is on and your longitude and latitude position are available to the network and third-party applications. When you select the 911 Only setting, the radiating waves disappear from this icon and your loc...

C H A P T E R 79 5 Your email and other messages You already know how efficient email and messaging are for staying in touch. Now your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone brings you a new level of convenience: email on the go. Enjoy the ease and speed of communicating with friends, family, and colleagues any...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S E M A I L O N Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E 81 5 CH A P T E R Email on your smartphone Your smartphone includes the Wireless Sync email application. You can also access web-based email, like Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail, from the web browser on your smartpho...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S T H E W I R E L E S S S Y N C A P P L I C A T I O N 82 5 CH A P T E R The sections that follow cover how to enter your email account settings in the Wireless Sync application. To use the Wireless Sync application, you must subscribe to the Wireless S...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S T H E W I R E L E S S S Y N C A P P L I C A T I O N 84 5 CH A P T E R 8 Set the following Email Setup info, and then select Next : Set up Internet email: Select this setting to set up Wireless Sync to work with your existing Internet email account. E...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S M E S S A G I N G 88 5 CH A P T E R Messaging When your phone is on, icons appear in the title bar of the Phone application’s Main View to indicate whether data services are available. Look for either the 1xRTT or EVDO icon in the title bar of the Ph...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S M E S S A G I N G 89 5 CH A P T E R N OT E Sending text messages to land-line phones may not be supported. 4 Press Down to jump to the body of the message. 5 Enter your message or select QuickText to insert predefined phrases. To insert emoticons, se...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S M E S S A G I N G 90 5 CH A P T E R Receiving messages When your phone is turned on and is in an area of wireless coverage, you automatically receive new text messages. For multimedia messages, you can set your smartphone to automatically download ne...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S M E S S A G I N G 92 5 CH A P T E R Arranging your messages You can rearrange the messages in any folder by using the Sort command. 1 Press Applications and select Messaging . 2 In the title bar, select the folder (for example, Inbox or Sent) you wan...

Y O U R E M A I L A N D O T H E R M E S S A G E S M E S S A G I N G 96 5 CH A P T E R 7 Select the Message Tone pick list and select a tone for incoming message alerts. 8 Check the boxes if you want to see onscreen alerts when a new message arrives and when a message you sent is received. 9 Select D...

C H A P T E R 97 6 Your connections to the web and wireless devices You use the web for many things: driving directions, shopping, news, web-based email. Now, with the Verizon Wireless network and the built-in web browser, you can take the web with you almost anywhere. The built-in Bluetooth ® featu...

In this chapter Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Connecting your computer to the Internet through your smartphone 107 Connecting with Bluetooth ® devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Gandalf_VZW_UG.book Page 98 ...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S W E B B R O W S E R 99 6 CH A P T E R Web browser The web browser on your smartphone provides quick and easy access to web pages. You can view most of the sites you use on your computer, including those with security a...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S W E B B R O W S E R 100 6 CH A P T E R 3 Do any of the following to navigate within the web page: View a page in wide layout format (as on your computer): Press Menu , select Options , and then select Wide Page Mode . ...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S W E B B R O W S E R 106 6 CH A P T E R Tap and Drag: Determines whether dragging the stylus selects text or scrolls through the contents of the page. Normal mode/Fast mode: Determines whether a web page appears as desi...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S C O N N E C T I N G Y O U R C O M P U T E R T O T H E I N T E R N E T T H R O U G H Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E 107 6 CH A P T E R Cache: Sets how much memor y is being used by your cache to store recent pages and hist...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S C O N N E C T I N G Y O U R C O M P U T E R T O T H E I N T E R N E T T H R O U G H Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E 108 6 CH A P T E R Bluetooth® wireless technology, you can set up a wireless connection to use BroadbandAc...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S C O N N E C T I N G Y O U R C O M P U T E R T O T H E I N T E R N E T T H R O U G H Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E 109 6 CH A P T E R 4 On the Welcome screen, click Next . 5 Select the option to accept the License Agreeme...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S C O N N E C T I N G Y O U R C O M P U T E R T O T H E I N T E R N E T T H R O U G H Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E 112 6 CH A P T E R documentation that came with your computer for details. 1 Open the Bluetooth applicatio...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S C O N N E C T I N G W I T H B L U E T O O T H ® D E V I C E S 113 6 CH A P T E R Bluetooth devices, and it optimizes battery life, too. 1 On your computer, right-click the icon or option representing your smartphone. 2...

Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S C O N N E C T I N G W I T H B L U E T O O T H ® D E V I C E S 116 6 CH A P T E R inaccessible to other devices after two minutes. Hidden: Allows only devices with which you have previously formed a partnership to reque...

C H A P T E R 117 7 Your photos, videos, and music Do you have a wallet bulging with photos of friends, family, pets, and your most recent vacation? Are you tired of carrying both your MP3 player and your phone? Your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone solves both problems. You can keep your favorite photos—...

In this chapter Camera and Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Pictures & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Pocket Tunes TM Deluxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C C A M E R A A N D C A M C O R D E R 120 7 CH A P T E R Recording a video You can store videos on your smartphone or on an expansion card. 1 Press Applications and select Camcorder . 2 (Optional) To choose or create an album where your video will be...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C C A M E R A A N D C A M C O R D E R 121 7 CH A P T E R By default, the Camcorder application stores pictures you take in the Palm folder on your expansion card (if a card is inserted). Other wise, Camera stores pictures in the Palm album on your sm...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C C A M E R A A N D C A M C O R D E R 122 7 CH A P T E R Customizing your Camera settings You can customize the built-in camera’s settings for your smartphone. 1 Press Applications and select Camera or Camcorder . 2 Press Menu . If you are in Camera ...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C P I C T U R E S & V I D E O S 125 7 CH A P T E R 5 Press Center to return to the previous view. Creating a new album You can create albums to organize your pictures and videos. 1 From the Album list, select Create New Album . 2 Enter a name for...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C P I C T U R E S & V I D E O S 126 7 CH A P T E R Copying a picture or video You can copy pictures or videos into another album. You can also copy pictures and videos between your smartphone and an expansion card. 1 From the Album list, select t...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C P O C K E T T U N E S T M D E L U X E 128 7 CH A P T E R 3 Select Delete from the Photo (or Video ) menu. 4 Select the pictures or videos that you want to delete, or select Select All to delete the entire album. (An X appears next to selected items...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C P O C K E T T U N E S T M D E L U X E 131 7 CH A P T E R Listening to music on your smartphone C AU T I O N Protect your hearing. Listening to this device at full volume for a long period of time can damage your hearing. 1 Make sure the Ringer swit...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C P O C K E T T U N E S T M D E L U X E 132 7 CH A P T E R Pocket Tunes Deluxe continues playing until it reaches the end of your list or until you select Pause . Music continues to play even if you switch to another application or turn off your scre...

Y O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , A N D M U S I C P O C K E T T U N E S T M D E L U X E 133 7 CH A P T E R 5 Do any of the following: • To delete a song from the playlist, select the song and then select Remove . • To add a song, select Add Song , select the songs you want to add, and then select ...

C H A P T E R 135 8 Your personal information organizer Say good-bye to paper calendars and throw away those scribbled to-do lists. Your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone is all you need to organize your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go. You never lose your information, even if you...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N O R G A N I Z E R C A L E N D A R 137 8 CH A P T E R Calendar Calendar is a powerful organizer application that helps you manage your schedule. You can view your calendar by day, week, or month, or as an agenda list that combines your Tasks list and emai...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N O R G A N I Z E R C A L E N D A R 140 8 CH A P T E R Scheduling a repeating event 1 Create an event, and then select it. 2 Select Details . 3 Select the Repeat pick list, and then select a repeat inter val. If the interval you need doesn’t appear on the ...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N O R G A N I Z E R C A L E N D A R 141 8 CH A P T E R Color-coding your schedule Use color-coding to quickly spot various types of events. For example, make appointments with family green, co-workers blue, and friends red. Follow these steps to create a c...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N O R G A N I Z E R W O R L D C L O C K 144 8 CH A P T E R Reminder Sound: The tone that plays if an alarm is not acknowledged and the alarm repeats itself. Repeat: The number of times the alarm repeats itself if the alarm is not acknowledged. Default Alar...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N O R G A N I Z E R T A S K S 146 8 CH A P T E R 4 Enter the name of the city. 5 (Optional) Select Location to adjust the latitude and longitude for the location, either by moving the cross hairs on the map, or by entering the coordinates. Then select OK ....

C H A P T E R 151 9 Your memos and documents With its ability to store large amounts of important information, your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone lets you take your office with you—including your Microsoft Office and PDF files. You can keep updated copies of the files on both your smartphone and your c...

Y O U R M E M O S A N D D O C U M E N T S D O C U M E N T S T O G O ® P R O F E S S I O N A L 154 9 CH A P T E R N OT E The Documents application does not support some editing functions, such as multiple font sizes and spell checking. Opening a document 1 Press Applications and select Documents . 2 ...

Y O U R M E M O S A N D D O C U M E N T S M E M O S 155 9 CH A P T E R Memos Memos are a great way to store notes on your smartphone. Creating a memo 1 Press Applications and select Memos . 2 Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. 3 Select Done . Deleting a memo 1 Open the memo you want to d...

Y O U R M E M O S A N D D O C U M E N T S V O I C E M E M O 156 9 CH A P T E R Voice Memo Voice Memo provides a place for you to record and play back notes and other important thoughts directly on your smartphone. Creating a voice memo When recording a voice memo, hold your smartphone with the scree...

Y O U R M E M O S A N D D O C U M E N T S V O I C E M E M O 157 9 CH A P T E R 3 Press Center to pause or stop playback. TIP To adjust the volume level, press the Volume button on the side of your smartphone. TIP To change a voice memo title, open the Voice Memo menu and select Rename Memo . DID YOU...

In this chapter Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Viewing and using the alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S U S I N G F I N D 161 10 CH A P T E R Using Find The Find feature locates any text in the built-in applications and databases and in some third-party applications, including Office files stored in Documents. The Find feature s...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S C A L C U L A T O R 162 10 CH A P T E R In the Alert dialog box, you can do any of the following: • Check the box next to the alert to remove it from the list. • Select the alert to open the corresponding application and view ...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S C A L C U L A T O R 163 10 CH A P T E R Selecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode 1 Switch to Advanced Mode (see the preceding procedure). 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Options and then select the type of function you want to ...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S I N S T A L L I N G A P P L I C A T I O N S 164 10 CH A P T E R 5 Select Pref and then select the decimal display format: Float , Fixed(x) , Sci(x) , or Eng(x) . 6 Press Menu . 7 Select Pref and then select the number display ...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S R E M O V I N G A P P L I C A T I O N S 167 10 CH A P T E R Removing applications If you decide that you no longer need an application, or you want to free up memory, you can remove apps from your smartphone or an expansion ca...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S V I E W I N G A P P L I C A T I O N I N F O 168 10 CH A P T E R Manually deleting applications If an app you delete reappears on your smartphone, you may need to manually delete the app from your computer. 1 Locate your Backup...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S S E N D I N G I N F O R M A T I O N W I T H B L U E T O O T H ® W I R E L E S S T E C H N O L O G Y 169 10 CH A P T E R Version: The version numbers of applications on your smartphone. Size: The size (in kilobytes) of applicat...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S B E A M I N G I N F O R M A T I O N 171 10 CH A P T E R 4 Use the other device to discover your smartphone and send information to it: • See the other device’s documentation to learn how to discover and send information over a...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S S Y N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M A T I O N — A D V A N C E D 174 10 CH A P T E R example, if you don’t use the Memos application and you want to speed up synchronization, you can turn off synchronization for Memos. W I N ...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S S Y N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M A T I O N — A D V A N C E D 175 10 CH A P T E R smartphone and “desktop” refers to your computer. 6 (Optional) If you want to make this change permanent, check the Set as default box. Othe...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S S Y N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M A T I O N — A D V A N C E D 177 10 CH A P T E R 4 Select the Visibility pick list and select Visible or Temporary . 5 Select Setup Devices . 6 Select HotSync Setup . 7 Follow the onscreen ...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S U S I N G E X P A N S I O N C A R D S 180 10 CH A P T E R Using expansion cards The expansion card slot on your smartphone enables you to add microSD cards to extend the storage capacity of your smartphone (expansion cards sol...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S U S I N G E X P A N S I O N C A R D S 181 10 CH A P T E R Removing an expansion card 1 Gently press down on the battery door, and then slide the door downward to remove it from your device. 2 Open the expansion slot door. 3 Pr...

Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S U S I N G E X P A N S I O N C A R D S 183 10 CH A P T E R Viewing expansion card information The Card Info application displays general information about the expansion card that is currently in the expansion slot, and it enabl...

185 11 Your personal settings Customizing your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone is a great way to make it match your lifestyle and work even harder for you. On your smartphone, you can easily customize the sounds, fonts, screen colors, and more. Take advantage of different levels of security. Prevent maki...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S A P P L I C A T I O N S S E T T I N G S 190 11 CH A P T E R Aligning the screen to correct tapping problems Occasionally, the smartphone touchscreen alignment may need to be readjusted. If this problem occurs, you may see the wrong feature being activated when...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S A P P L I C A T I O N S S E T T I N G S 192 11 CH A P T E R Reassigning buttons With Buttons Preferences, you can select which applications are associated with the quick buttons and the Side button on your smartphone. You can assign a primary and secondary app...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S L O C K I N G Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E A N D I N F O 197 11 CH A P T E R 3 Assign a password and a password hint. 4 Select the Auto Lock Device box. 5 When prompted, enter your password and select OK . 6 Select one of the following options: Never: Prevents ...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S S Y S T E M S E T T I N G S 200 11 CH A P T E R enter your password, and then select OK to continue. 4 Enter the text that you want to appear in the Owner Preferences screen. 5 Select Done . System settings Setting the date and time Date & Time Preferences...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S S Y S T E M S E T T I N G S 201 11 CH A P T E R 4 If the Location pick list appears, select it and then select a city in your time zone. 5 If the Date and Time fields appear, select the Date field and select the date, and then select the Time field and select ...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S C O N N E C T I N G T O A V P N 202 11 CH A P T E R specified time period, your smartphone turns off automatically. Backlight during calls: To preserve power during an active call, you can set the screen backlight to either dim or turn off after a specified am...

Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S C O N N E C T I N G T O A V P N 203 11 CH A P T E R third-party VPN client on your smartphone to use this feature. 1 Install your third-party VPN client. See Installing applications for details. 2 Press Applications and select Prefs . 3 Select VPN . 4 Enter th...

C H A P T E R 205 Troubleshooting 1 2 Although we can’t anticipate all the questions you might have, this chapter provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions you might have about your Palm ® Centro ™ smartphone. For additional information and answers to other common questions, visi...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G U P G R A D I N G 207 1 2 CH A P T E R Upgrading If you experience problems with your smartphone after performing the upgrade steps in this guide, you may have incompatible applications or settings that were not quarantined during the installation process. These incompa...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G D E S K T O P S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N 209 1 2 CH A P T E R Desktop software installation If you are having trouble installing the desktop software, you may have the wrong version of the software or some of your computer’s resources may be unavailable. Fo...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G R E S E T T I N G Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E 210 1 2 CH A P T E R 1 Remove the batter y from your smartphone, and then reinsert it. Don’t know how? See Replacing the battery. N OT E The reset begins when you reinsert the batter y. 2 At the end of the soft reset, Date &...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G R E S E T T I N G Y O U R S M A R T P H O N E 211 1 2 CH A P T E R your formats, preferences, and other settings to the factory default settings. 1 Remove the battery from your smartphone, and then reinsert it. Don’t know how? See Replacing the battery. 2 When the Palm ...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G R E P L A C I N G T H E B A T T E R Y 212 1 2 CH A P T E R Replacing the battery Your smartphone comes with a replaceable batter y. You must use a replacement battery that is recommended or sold by Palm and is compatible with the smartphone. C AU T I O N Failure to use ...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G S C R E E N 213 1 2 CH A P T E R and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your smartphone. Screen The screen appears blank 1 When a call lasts longer than the limit specified in Power Preferences, the screen dims automatically. In certain lighting conditions,...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 214 1 2 CH A P T E R There’s a blinking bell in the upper-left corner The blinking bell in the upper-left corner of the screen is the Alert icon. It appears when you have alarms or messages that you haven’t acknowledged. 1 Press and hold Ce...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 215 1 2 CH A P T E R I can’t find my user folder Windows: If your device name is one word, your user folder name is the first six characters of your device name. If your device name is two words, your user folder name consists of the first ...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 217 1 2 CH A P T E R MAC ONLY Mac computers do not provide an option for uninstalling Palm Desktop software. For information on uninstalling Palm Desktop software on a Mac, go to palm.com/centroverizon-support or contact Palm Technical Supp...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N 219 1 2 CH A P T E R 3 Open the HotSync manager on your computer, and make sure the necessary conduits are set to Synchronize the files . N OT E If you need to change the setting to Synchronize the files , be sure to check the Set as defaul...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G P H O N E 222 1 2 CH A P T E R Phone Signal strength is weak Become familiar with low coverage areas where you live, commute, work, and play. Then you will know when to expect signal–strength issues. You can check signal strength by looking at the signal–strength icon i...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G E M A I L 225 1 2 CH A P T E R • Confirm that no obstructions, including your body, are between your smartphone and your hands-free device. • If the problem persists, turn the Bluetooth setting to Off and then turn it back on again. If it still persists, create a new pa...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G W E B 226 1 2 CH A P T E R Delays can also occur between the time that a message is sent and the time it is received. • Verify with the recipient that the receiving device can handle text messages. • If a text message arrives but does not display an alert, perform a sof...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G W E B 228 1 2 CH A P T E R page you were originally trying to view, the page may contain elements that are not supported by the web browser. These include Flash, Shockwave, VBScript, WMLScript, and other plug-ins. Some websites use a redirector to their true home page. ...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G C A M E R A 230 1 2 CH A P T E R Camera Here are some tips for taking good pictures with the built-in camera: • Clean the camera’s lens with a soft, lint-free cloth. • Take pictures in bright lighting conditions. Low-light images may be grainy, due to the sensitivity of...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G T H I R D - P A R T Y A P P L I C A T I O N S 232 1 2 CH A P T E R 1 Perform a soft reset (see Performing a soft reset). 2 If the problem persists, perform a system reset (see Performing a system reset). 3 Delete the most recently installed application from your smartph...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G E R R O R M E S S A G E S 233 1 2 CH A P T E R Error messages Your smartphone is designed to minimize interruptions when a system error occurs. If your smartphone encounters a system error, it automatically resets itself and resumes functioning as normal. If possible, i...

T E R M S 235 Terms 1xEVDO (Evolution Data Optimized): A wireless broadband technology (also known as EVDO and BroadbandAccess) that is designed for very high-speed data transfer, with average download speeds of 400 to 700Kbps and the capability of reaching speeds up to a theoretical maximum of 2.4M...

T E R M S 236 Dialog box A set of options and command buttons that is enclosed by a border and that enables you to carr y out a specific task. Dial-up networking (DUN) Wireless technology that enables you to convert your smartphone into a wireless modem so that you can access the Internet from your ...

T E R M S 237 Palm ® OS by ACCESS The operating system of your smartphone. Palm ® OS is known for its simplicity of use and for the large number of compatible third-party applications that can be added to your smartphone. Palm ® Installation Tool Palm Desktop software comes with an installation tool...

T E R M S 238 messages can usually include up to 160 characters; messages with more than 160 characters are automatically split into several messages. You can send and receive SMS messages while you are on a voice call. Streaming Technology that enables you to access media content—for example, watch...

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 245 Specifications Radio CDMA 1900/800 MHz digital dual-bandEVDO and 1xRTT Phone features • Speakerphone • Hands-free headset jack (2.5mm, 4-barrel connector) • Microphone mute option • TTY/TDD compatible • 3-way calling Processor technology Intel PXA270 Bulverde processo...

249 Index SYMBOLS ! in Tasks list 148 NUMERICS 1xEV-DO technology 235 1xRTT data services 75 1XRTT protocol 235 24-hour clock 189 5-way navigator 29, 30 911 calls 77, 195 911 Only option 73, 77 A accented characters 35, 36 accessing application menus 31 applications 37, 38 Dial Pad 43, 51, 69 email ...

269 IR ports and 178–179 offline 219 overview 24 precaution for 19 removing apps and 167 third-party applications and 21, 211, 214 timing out 218 troubleshooting 214–221 synchronization software 21–22, 218 Synchronize files setting 219 system colors 190 system errors 217, 223, 233 system information...