Your Palm Treo Smartphone User Guide
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Contents
Customizing phone settings What are all those icons?
Page
Third-party applications Error messages
What’s in the box?
Welcome
Hardware
Documentation and software
Palm warranty
What do I need to get started?
E L C O M E
Setting up
This chapter
Treo 680 overview
Indicator light phone Earpiece
Front view
Back view
Top view
Inserting the SIM card and battery
A P T E R
Charging the battery
A P T E R
Battery icon
Maximizing battery life
Turn down the screen brightness see Adjusting the brightness
Adjusting call volume
After you finish the call, press Power End to end the call
Making your first call
Press Phone
Volume Side button
Setting up your computer for synchronization
What’s my phone number?
Upgrading from another Palm OS device
System requirements
A P T E R
A P T E R
Info about compatibility with your Treo
Installing the desktop synchronization software
Palm Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook
Connecting your smartphone to your computer
Sync button
Info up-to-date and backed up
Synchronizing information-the basics
Both locations
A P T E R
Moving around on your Palm Treo 680 smartphone
This chapter
5-way includes the following buttons
Moving around the screen
Center Left Right Down
Way to move the highlight from one item to another
Highlighting and selecting items
Learn to recognize the highlight. It can take two forms
Highlighting text
Accessing command buttons
Selecting menu items
Way Use the 5-way
Selecting options in a pick list
To highlight
Backlight
Using the keyboard
Option Return Shift/Find Menu Space Alt
Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols
Using the Alt key
Entering other symbols and accented characters
Press Alt
Press Up , Down , Right , or Left
Symbols and accented characters
Opening applications
Using the quick buttons
Applications Messaging
Web
Using Applications View
Memos
Press Applications
A P T E R
A P T E R
Your phone
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Waking up the screen and turning it off
Turning your Treo 680 on and off
Opening the Phone application
Turning your phone on and off
Making calls
Dialing using the onscreen Dial Pad
Press Send to make the call
Dialing by contact name
Press Send or Center to make the call
Speed-dial favorite from other types of favorites
To select from your most recently dialed
Dialing from a web page or message
To select from your call history list
Receiving calls
Send the call to voicemail Press Power
Using voicemail
Setting up voicemail
Voicemail notification
Enter your voicemail password using the keyboard
Listening to voicemail messages
Press Phone
When you make or receive a call, Active Call View appears
What can I do when I’m on a call?
Turns off the speakerphone when it is on
Switching applications during a call
Press Power/End
Ending a call
Do one of the following
Saving phone numbers
To decline adding this number, select Cancel
Select Add Contact
When the Dial another call prompt appears, select Yes
Making a second call
Receiving a second call call waiting
Making a conference call
Swap or press Send
While the first call is active, make a second call
Forwarding calls under certain conditions
Forwarding all calls
How many minutes have I used?
Adding a contact
Entering names and phone numbers
Do any of the following
Press Phone Select the Contacts tab
After you enter all the information, select Done
Select Edit
Assigning a caller ID photo
Assigning a caller ID ringtone
Deleting a contact
Customizing Contacts
Creating a business card for beaming
Select Select Business Card from the Record menu
Buttons
Defining favorite
Viewing your SIM Phonebook
Creating a speed-dial favorite button
Creating other types of favorite buttons
Editing a favorite button
Deleting a favorite button
Using a hands-free device
Microphone Headset button
Using a wired headset
Connecting to a Bluetooth hands-free device
Using a Bluetooth hands-free device
Select Setup Devices Select Hands-free Setup
Press Applications and select Prefs Select Hands-free
Customizing advanced settings for your hands-free device
Selecting ringtones
Customizing phone settings
Creating and managing ringtones
Select the Volume pick list and select the volume level
Way
Selecting Phone alert tones
Select Done twice
Barring calls
Adjusting ringer volume
Customizing the Main tab in the Phone application
Setting your dialing preferences
Using TTY
Manually selecting the wireless network
Always dial +1 in front of the area
Select Select Network from the Options menu
Press Phone Select the Dial Pad tab Enter #*TTY Press Send
What are all those icons?
O U R P H O N E
A P T E R
A P T E R
Your email and other messages
This chapter
VersaMail application
Which email application should I use?
How do I get started?
New Zealand Vodafone NZ
Brazil UOL
Taiwan HiNet Umail
Setting up VersaMail to work with common providers
Setting up VersaMail to work with other providers
Enter the subject and message text
Creating and sending messages
Red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner
Attaching photos and videos
From the Type pick list, select Photo/ Video
Adding attachments to your messages
From the Type pick list, select Sounds
Attaching ringtones
Attaching other types of files
Receiving and viewing messages
Replying to or forwarding messages
If a large incoming message is Truncated, select More
Viewing attachments
Deleting messages by date
Deleting selected messages from the Inbox
Press Menu Select Delete Old on the Message menu
Customizing your email settings
Switching accounts
Scheduling Auto Sync
Press Menu Select Options, and then select Preferences
Select OK, and then select Get Mail
Select Auto Sync
Selecting alert tones
Check the Alert me of new mail box
Unread messages Imap accounts
Attaching a signature to a message
Message Format Sets the format for messages you retrieve
Select Signature Check the Attach Signature box
Enter your signature information, and then select OK
Creating and sending a text message
Messaging
Press Messaging
Select New Select the To field to address the message
Creating and sending a multimedia message
Ringtones
Videos
Sound clips
Select New
Receiving messages
Viewing/playing a multimedia message Press Messaging
Using links in messages
Pics&Videos
Sounds or Voice Memo
Select Message Details from the Message menu
Arranging your messages
Chatting with Messaging
Deleting messages
Start a new chat Select a message and reply to it
Privacy Mode hide text Indicates
Customizing your Messaging settings Press Messaging
Continue an existing chat Select a
Create new messages as Indicates
Display my name in chat window as
Show timestamps in chats Indicate
Automatically collect MMS
Selecting Messaging alert tones
Text message Chat session
What are all those icons?
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Your connections to the web and wireless devices
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Optimized Mode Wide Page Mode
Content without scrolling left or right. You
Web browser
Like
Buttons on the 5-way to scroll in any direction
Press Applications and select Web
Follow a link to another web
Saving a
Creating a bookmark
Viewing bookmarks or saved pages
Select Edit Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu
Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved
Arranging bookmarks and saved pages
Downloading files from a web
Play
Streaming files from a web
Copying text from a web
Returning to recently viewed pages
Customizing your web browser settings
Finding text on a web
Select Find Text on Page from the Page menu
Select General and set any of the following preferences
Home Page Sets the page that appears when you select
Set memory limit for storing pages
Select Advanced and set any of the following preferences
Applications and select Bluetooth
Connecting your computer to the Internet through your Treo
Creating a partnership between your Treo and your computer
On your smartphone, press
Accessing the Internet using a Bluetooth DUN connection
Setting up your computer for a Bluetooth DUN connection
Terminating a Bluetooth DUN Internet session
Click Disconnect
Connections with Bluetooth devices
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Press Applications and select Bluetooth Select Bluetooth On
Accepting a connection from another Bluetooth device
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Your photos, videos, and music
Camera Pictures & Videos Pocket Tunes
Taking a picture
Camera
Camera
Camera Select Camcorder
Recording a video
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Customizing your Camera settings
Viewing a picture
Pictures & Videos
Select the album that contains the picture you want to see
Select the album that contains the video you want to see
Viewing a video
Viewing a slide show
Select the album you want to view
Copying a picture or video
Sending pictures or videos
Organizing pictures and videos
Adding a picture to a contact entry
Saving a picture as wallpaper
Rotating a picture
Deleting a picture or video
Select Delete Select Delete to confirm the deletion
Pocket Tunes
Viewing pictures and videos on your computer
Press Applications and select pTunes
Setting up Windows Media Player for MP3
Click the Setting pop-up menu
Click the Import Using pop-up menu
Setting up iTunes for MP3
Select MP3 Encoder
Transferring music from a CD to your smartphone
Applications and select pTunes
Listening to music on your Treo
Select Rip Music
Previous song Plays the previous song
Creating a playlist
Progress Indicator Play/Pause Volume
Choose Previous Next Song
Editing a playlist Press Applications and select pTunes
Select Save List
Your personal information organizer
Calendar World Clock Tasks
Displaying your calendar
Calendar
Creating an event
Select OK Type of time units Number of time units
Adding an alarm to an event
Creating an untimed event
Scheduling a repeating event
Changing or deleting an event
Color-coding your schedule
Select the event you want to edit or delete Select Details
Delete Removes the event from your calendar Select OK
Select Day and set any of the following options
Customizing display options for your calendar
Select OK.s
World Clock
World Clock
Selecting cities
Adding cities
Setting task priority, due date, and other details
Setting an alarm
Tasks
Adding a task
Category Assign the task to a specific category
Alarm Set an alarm for this task
Checking off a task
Options Due Today, Last 7 Days, Next 7 Days, or Past Due
Organizing your tasks
Customizing Tasks
Deleting a task
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Your memos and documents
Documents To Go Professional Memos Voice Memo
Documents To Go Professional
Opening a document
Memos
Documents
Creating a memo
Deleting a memo
Voice Memo
Important thoughts directly on your smartphone
Creating a voice memo
Voice Memo
Listening to a voice memo
Your application and info management tools
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Viewing and using the alerts
Using Find
Calculator
Switching between Basic and Advanced Calculator Modes
Press Applications and select Calc Press Menu
Length Length conversions for metric and English values
Selecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode
Installing bonus software from the CD
Installing applications
Click Install bonus software
Installing applications from the Internet
Installing applications from a computer
Removing applications
Manually deleting applications
Viewing application info
Press Menu Select Info on the App menu
Sending info over a Bluetooth wireless connection
Sending information with Bluetooth wireless technology
Press Menu Select Send from the App menu
Select Yes to receive the information or No to refuse it
Beaming information
Beaming an entry
Beam Category Sends all entries in the current category
To applications that cannot be beamed
Beaming an application
Press Menu Select Beam from the App menu
Receiving beamed information
Changing which applications sync
Synchronizing information- advanced
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Bluetooth Select Bluetooth On
Setting up a Bluetooth connection for synchronization
Synchronizing over a Bluetooth connection
Select Setup Devices Select HotSync Setup
Select Synchronizing over an infrared HotSync Connection
Applications and select HotSync
Click the HotSync Controls tab, and then select Enabled
Select Local
Double-click the HotSync manager icon in the Palm folder
Inserting an expansion card
Using expansion cards
Open the expansion slot door
Opening applications on an expansion card
Removing an expansion card
Accessing items stored on an expansion card
Highlight the application you want to copy Select Copy
Formatting an expansion card
Select Card Info
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Your personal settings
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Setting system volume levels
System sound settings
Silencing sounds
Sounds
Adjusting the brightness
Display and appearance settings
Changing the screen font
Prefs
Setting display formats
Press Applications and select Prefs Select Touchscreen
Aligning the screen to correct tapping problems
Select a color scheme from the list Select Done
Arranging applications by category
Applications settings
Press Menu Select Category on the App menu
Displaying applications by category
Reassigning buttons
Default
Press Applications and select Prefs Select Default Apps
Changing default applications
Locking your Treo and info
Select Done
Locking your keyboard Keyguard
Select Keyguard Check any of the following boxes
Locking your screen
Locking your phone Phone Lock
Locking your Treo
Press Applications and select Security
Select the Password box
Select the Auto Lock Device box
Select OK Do one of the following
Hiding or masking all private entries
Working with private entries
Viewing all private records
Select Lost Password
You can reveal all the entries you’ve hidden or masked
Viewing private entries in a specific application
Setting the date and time
System settings
Entering owner information
Press Applications and select Prefs Select Date & Time
Select Power
Optimizing power settings
On a call, dim backlight after
Connecting to a VPN
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Common questions
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On your computer, click
Upgrading
StartProgramsPalmSafe HotSync
Locate your user folder on your computer
Delete all files from the original Backup subfolder
Your Mac username Documents Palm Users
Resetting your Treo
Desktop software installation
Performing a soft reset
Performing a hard reset
Performing a system reset
Power/End
Replacing the battery
Press Power/End to turn off the screen
Screen appears blank
Screen
There’s a blinking bell in the upper-left corner
Synchronization
Can’t find my user folder
Palm Desktop does not respond to a sync attempt
What is the backup folder?
Make sure that HotSync manager is running
Windows only Uninstall
Mac Mac hard drive Applications Palm Users device name
Synchronization starts but stops without finishing
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Select Desktop overwrites handheld, and then click OK
Have duplicate entries in Microsoft Outlook after I sync
My appointments show up in the wrong time slot after I sync
Click HotSync manager in the taskbar and select Custom
If you’re using Palm Desktop software
Uncheck the New events use time zones box if it’s checked
Select Calendar Click Change
Phone
Signal strength is weak
Text of my memos is truncated after I sync
My Treo won’t connect to the mobile network
Hear my own voice echo
Other person hears an echo
My voice is too quiet on the other end
Hear static or interference
Hands-free devices
My Treo makes or answers calls when it’s in a bag or pocket
Confirm all the following
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Documentation folder
Can’t tell if data services are available
Can’t send or receive text messages
Can’t send or receive multimedia messages
My Treo won’t connect to the Internet
Web
Can’t access a web
An image or map is too small on my screen
Try opening the web page again to see if it loads faster
Secure site refuses to permit a transaction
Check all of the following
My Bluetooth DUN connection isn’t working
Making room on your Treo
Third-party
See Customizing your web browser settings
Applications
Error messages
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While using your Treo
Where to learn more
For a quick introduction
H E R E T O L E a R N M O R E
Terms
Edge Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
Gprs General Packet Radio Service
Favorite
HotSync manager
Palm OS
Palm Quick Install
Partnership
Phone
SIM Subscriber Identity Module card
SMS Short Messaging Service
Slide
Streaming
FCC Notice
Regulatory information
FCC Radiofrequency Emission
What biological effects can be caused by RF
How can I obtain the Specific Absorption Rate SAR value for
Do hands-free kits for wireless phones reduce risks from
E G U L a T O R Y I N F O R M a T I O N
What is FDAs role concerning the safety of wireless
What research is needed to decide whether RF exposure from
What about wireless phone interference with medical
Who funds and carries out research on the biological effects
Static Electricity, ESD, and Your Palm Device
Précautions dusage de votre téléphone mobile
Specifications
Specification S
32F to 104F 0C to 40C To 90% relative humidity RH
Specification S
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Index
Accounts
208
50, 194
Events 146
111
168
Album list 131, 133 199
Installing 170-171
178
173-174
208
124
Bookmarks 111-113
123 194
175
169
198
147, 148 displaying events 73 opening 36, 73 overview
150
224
179, 180, 181 Clock 152
Tasks and 155, 156
196
118
174
171
232
Cookies 109, 116
For 52
243
205
Delete command 90, 135 Delete confirmation messages
Delays 203
201
Video clips 129, 134
Discovery 121, 122
121 175 176
145
Accessing 81-95, 208 adding multiple recipients
162
161
Passwords 49, 203
Setting up 81, 83, 84
Errors 223, 228
130
172
189
186, 236 removing 186 renaming 188 sending attachments to
Favorites tab 45 FDN list
195
170
115
Contacts 44, 58
Connecting to smartphone
Full charge battery
HotSync manager icon 179 HotSync Setup button
Groupware
Downloading 113 saving
Icons 75, 140, 197 Ignore button
Importing
Storing 18, 165, 185
ITunes 136, 138
221
Memory 117, 149
Lock icon 110, 133, 172
173
Phone
104
102-104
Messaging 79
Creating 95, 97
79, 87
Services 1, 95
133
95, 231
New button
Network connection icon Network Preferences
Adding 58, 149, 155 storing
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Operating systems PCs 17 Optimized Mode browser 109
245
206
136
64, 67
199, 202
44, 57
Getting device
Opening 36 Receiving 47
Making 43-46, 51
Buttons for Downloading Placing on hold 50 Grouping
Pausing 114, 130
PINs 201
Stopping 100, 141 Precautions 247, 257
Music 114, 140
Protocol pick list 84 proxy servers 117 pTunes icon
System sounds 193 tasks
Radians Radio frequency emissions 247
233
Email 90 Resets 213, 215-217
Photos 128, 134
155
127
Save as Wallpaper command
29, 30 ringer
Saving
Email 86, 99
198 Text 29, 100 Passwords 49, 203
Photos 86, 128
Contacts 45, 58
Resetting 203
Silent alarm 70, 71, 152
Box 73
157 193 236
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Screen 151
Sounds 97, 152
Information 18, 165
Offline
181, 182 caution for 18 changing defaults for
Tabs 43, 52
Tasks
Tasks list 145, 155, 156
157 150
Sending 47, 48, 95
231
122 172
Upgrades 17-20, 62
121, 123
Time zones 147, 206
86-87
Troubleshooting
Viewing 130, 132, 136 View By pick list 198 viewing
Playing
Visibility pick list 123, 175 voice captions
Accessing 109, 110
Accessing 109, 111
234 115
112
137, 139, 140 viewing multimedia on 136
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