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Upgrading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Desktop software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Resetting your Centro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Hands-free devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Making room on your Centro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Third-party applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

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User Guide Intellectual property notices Contents Your email and other messages Your memos and documents Documents To Go Professional Memos Voice Memo Vi C O N T E N T S Welcome This chapter You should have received all the following items in the box What’s in the box?Hardware What do I need to get started? Rechargeable battery AC charger USB sync cableDocumentation and software Where to learn more While using your CentroFor a quick introduction Select My Centro If you need more information Setting up Start using your Centro right away This chapter Indicator light phone Centro OverviewFront view Stylus Lanyard loop Power connector Microphone Sync connectorBack view Ringer switch Inserting the SIM card and batteryTop view N S E R T I N G T H E S I M C a R D a N D B a T T E R Y Charging the battery H a R G I N G T H E B a T T E R Y Maximizing battery life Turn down the screen brightness see Adjusting the brightness Press Phone Making your first callPress Left to select the Dial Pad tab Status icons After you finish the call, press Power/ End to end the call Adjusting call volumeVolume Side button What’s my phone number? Upgrading from another PalmOS by Access device Setting up your computer for synchronizationSystem requirements User folder Select Info on the App menuIncluded with your device. Older versions May not work correctly A P T E R Installing the desktop synchronization software Connecting your Centro to your computer Palm Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook Synchronizing information-the basics Sync button Sync cable Computer type Desktop software What syncs and where Where’s my info stored? Windows XP and earlier Program FilesPalm HotSyncUsername Windows Vista Username Documents Moving around on your Palm Centro smart device This chapter 5-way includes the following buttons Moving around the screenCenter Left Right Way to move the highlight from one item to another Highlighting and selecting itemsLearn to recognize the highlight. It can take two forms Highlighting text Accessing command buttonsSelecting menu items Way Use the 5-way Selecting options in a pick listTo highlight Using the keyboard Backlight Backspace Option Return Shift/Find Menu Space Alt Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols Press Alt Entering other symbols and accented charactersPress Up , Down , Right , or Left Symbols and accented characters Opening applications Using the quick buttonsPhone Calendar Applications Messaging Button Primary app WebMemos Assigning an application to the Messaging button Using Applications View Press Applications A P T E R Your phone This chapter Turning your Centro smart device on and off Waking up the screen and turning it off Turning your phone on and off Opening the Phone application Dialing using the onscreen Dial Pad Press Phone Making callsStatus icons Dial Pad Favorites Contacts Main Dialing using the keyboard Press Phone Dialing by contact name Voice prompts you to say a command Do one of the following Text appears here as you enter itVoice dialing Press Applications Select Voice Dial Press Send or Center to make the call Dialing from a web page or message To select from your call history list To select from your most recently dialed Slide the Ringer switch to Sound Off Receiving calls Using voicemail Setting up voicemail Press PhoneVoicemail notification To dismiss the Alert dialog box, select OK What can I do when I’m on a call? Enter your voicemail password using the keyboardListening to voicemail messages Press Phone Press and hold 1 to dial the voicemail system A T C a N I D O W H E N I ’ M O N a C a L L ? Press Power/End Switching applications during a callEnding a call Press the button on the headset if the headset is attached To decline adding this number, select Cancel Select Add ContactMaking a second call Select Add Call When the Dial another call prompt appears, select Yes Receiving a second call call waiting Forwarding all calls Making a conference callPress Menu Select Options, and then select Call Preferences Forwarding calls under certain conditions Entering names and phone numbers How many minutes have I used?Select the Call Log tab Press Menu Insert a pause when dialing a Add a caller ID photo SelectAdd a caller ID ringtone Select Select New Contact from the Record Display additional fields for this contact Select Plus After you enter all the information, select DoneSelect the Contacts tab Assigning a caller ID photo Press Phone Assigning a caller ID ringtone Deleting a contact Customizing Contacts Press PhoneCreating a business card for beaming Defining favorite buttons Viewing your SIM Phonebook Press Phone Enter a label for the favorite Creating a speed-dial favorite button Press Phone Editing a favorite button Press Phone Using a hands-free device Deleting a favorite button Connecting to a Bluetooth hands-free device Press Applications and select Select Setup Devices Select Hands-free Setup Using a Bluetooth hands-free device Customizing advanced settings for your hands-free device Customizing phone settingsPress Applications and select Prefs Select Hands-free Creating and managing ringtones Selecting ringtonesYou can also record sounds and use them as ringtones Selecting Phone alert tones Adjusting the call volumeYou can set various tones for various types of alerts Adjusting ringer volume Customizing the Main tab in the Phone application Setting your dialing preferences Using TTY Select the Dial Pad tab Enter #*889 TTY Press Send What are all those Icons? O U R P H O N E You have a pending PTT invitation and have not yet responded A P T E R Your email and other messages This chapter Which email application should I use? If you want to… Push your email and organizer information from your Charter VersaMail applicationHow do I get started? Cablevision ESMTP, SSL Password field, enter your email account password Enter the username you use to access your email Enter the names of your incoming and outgoing mail servers Settings for this account Creating and sending messages Enter the subject and message text Adding attachments to your messagesAttaching photos and videos Red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner Attaching ringtones Receiving and viewing messages Attaching other types of filesIf a large incoming message is Truncated, select More Replying to or forwarding messages See Customizing your email settingsViewing attachments Deleting selected messages from the Inbox Switching accounts Customizing your email settingsDeleting messages by date Press Menu Select Delete Old on the Message menu Press Menu Select Options, and then select Preferences Select Auto SyncSelect OK, and then select Get Mail Viewing the Activity Log Setting preferences for getting messages Do either of the followingSelecting alert tones Check the Alert me of new mail box Message Format Sets the format for messages you retrieve Unread messages Imap accountsAttaching a signature to a message Select Signature Check the Attach Signature box Enter your signature information, and then select OKWorking with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Pushing email, events, and contacts Turning off push Using Remote Address Lookup Xpress MailGet manually Mail, Calendar, or Contacts Remote Lookup 109 Before YOU Begin You need the following Setting up Xpress Mail on your Centro Select Professional Edition, and then press NextPress Register Creating and sending email in Xpress Mail Messaging Press Applications and select Messaging Creating and sending a text messageSelect New Select the To field to address the message Supported File Types Creating and sending a multimedia messageSelect Add Media Remove, View, or Play Receiving messages Applications and selecting Using links in messagesSounds or Voice Memo Arranging your messages Applications and selecting Pics&VideosDeleting messages Chatting with Messaging Message that displays the Chat icon Enter your message Select Send Show timestamps in chats Indicate Display my name in chat window asAutomatically collect MMS Selecting Messaging alert tones What are all those icons? Instant Messaging IM Accessing IMInstant Messaging Signing on Sending a MessageReceiving a Message Applications and select Instant Messaging Leaving IM O U R E M a I L a N D O T H E R M E S S a G E S Your Push to Talk application This chapter What is Push to Talk? How PTT works What can I do with PTT? Sign up for PTT serviceHere are a couple of examples of what you can do with PTT Setting up PTT Also subscribe to the AT&T Push to Talk serviceSetting your availability Log Out You cannot make or receive PTT calls Creating a PTT contact list Adding a contact Select View Contact Changing a contact’s nameEnter a new name for the contact Select OK Creating a group Editing a group Responding to invitationsSelect Edit Group A P T E R Viewing availability Leaving a groupDeleting a group Select Delete Group Receiving availability alerts K I N G C a L L S Making a PTT call Select Dynamic Call Making a PTT call to a dynamic groupMaking a phone call What can I do when I’m on a PTT call? Responding to a Call-Me alert Converting a PTT call into a phone call Select Convert to cellular call Using the Call Log Making a second PTT call Sending a voice message Sending messagesSelect Voice Message Viewing messages Customizing your PTT settings Invitations, make calls, and send messages O U R P U S H T O T a L K a P P L I C a T I O N Your connections to the web and wireless devices This chapter Web browser Optimized ModeViewing a web View a page in wide layout format as Creating a bookmark Saving a Viewing bookmarks or saved pagesSelect the Bookmarks View icon in the web page toolbar Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved Shopping at ATT Mall Press Applications and select ATT MallExploring AT&T Music AT&T Music Videos MP4, 3G2, ASF, WMV Ringtones Downloading files from a webMusic Play Streaming files from a webCopying text from a web Customizing your web browser settings Returning to recently viewed pagesFinding text on a web Select Find Text on Page from the Page menu Select General and set any of the following preferences Select Advanced and set any of the following preferences Set memory limit for storing pages Applications and select Bluetooth On your Centro, press Accessing the Internet using a Bluetooth DUN connection Setting up your computer for a Bluetooth DUN connectionDial *99***1# Terminating a Bluetooth DUN Internet session Connecting with Bluetooth devicesClick Disconnect Select Setup Devices Select Trusted Devices Accepting a connection from another Bluetooth device Bluetooth Select After you’ve finished using this settingRemember to change it back to Hidden Device list box if you want to form a Predefined passkey. If your device has a A P T E R Your photos, videos, and music Camera and Camcorder Pictures & Videos Pocket Tunes Deluxe Taking a picture Camera CamcorderPress Applications and select Camera Recording a video You can store videos on your Centro or on an expansion card Camcorder Customizing your Camera settings Camera Or Camcorder Pictures & Videos Viewing a picture Press Applications and select Pics&Videos Select the album that contains the picture you want to seeViewing a video Select the album that contains the video you want to see Sending pictures or videos Copying a picture or video Organizing pictures and videos Saving a picture as wallpaperAdding a picture to a contact entry Rotating a picture Deleting a picture or video Pocket Tunes DeluxeViewing pictures and videos on your computer Transferring music files from your computer Applications and select pTunes Transferring music from a CD to your Centro Select Rip Music Press Applications and select pTunes Listening to music on your CentroPrevious song Plays the previous song Select Save List Creating a playlistEditing a playlist Press Applications and select pTunes A P T E R O U R P H O T O S , V I D E O S , a N D M U S I C Your personal information organizer Calendar World Clock Tasks Calendar Displaying your calendar Creating an event Select OK Type of time units Number of time units Adding an alarm to an eventCreating an untimed event Scheduling a repeating event Create an event, and then select it Select Details Color-coding your schedule Changing or deleting an eventSelect the event you want to edit or delete Select Details Delete Removes the event from your calendar Select OK Customizing display options for your calendar Select Day and set any of the following options Selecting alarm tones Indicate under which category the event is filedSelect OK Select Month and set any of the following options Press Menu Select Options, and then select Sound World Clock To delete a sound, select it and press Backspace Press Applications and select World Clock Selecting citiesAdding cities Setting an alarm Setting task priority, due date, and other detailsTasks Adding a task Press Applications and select Tasks Category Assign the task to a specific category Alarm Set an alarm for this taskChecking off a task Organizing your tasks Options Due Today, Last 7 Days, Next 7 Days, or Past Due Deleting a task Customizing Tasks A P T E R Your memos and documents Documents To Go Professional Memos Voice Memo Documents To Go Professional Memos Opening a documentDocuments Select the document you want from the list Voice Memo Creating a memo Press Applications and select MemosDeleting a memo Creating a voice memo O I C E M E M O Your application and info management tools This chapter Using Find Viewing and using the alerts Calculator Selecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode Length Length conversions for metric and English values Installing applications Installing bonus software from My Centro on your deviceInstalling applications from the Internet My Centro Installing bonus software from My Palm on your computer Installing other third-party applications from a computer Windows Select Start Programs Palm Install Tool Removing applicationsSelect Change Destination and select the expansion card Mac Manually deleting applications Mac Mac HD\Applications\Palm\Users\device name Sending information with Bluetooth wireless technology Viewing application infoPress Menu Select Info on the App menu Version The version numbers Sending info over a Bluetooth wireless connection Press Applications and select Bluetooth Select Bluetooth On Select Yes to receive the information or No to refuse it Beaming information Beaming an entry Beaming an application To applications that cannot be beamedPress Menu Select Beam from the App menu Receiving beamed information Synchronization, you can turn off synchronization for Memos Synchronizing information- advancedChanging which applications sync MAC only Setting up a Bluetooth connection for synchronization Select Setup Devices Select HotSync Setup Synchronizing over a Bluetooth connection Press Applications and select HotSync Applications and select HotSync Synchronizing over an infrared connectionSelect Local Using expansion cards Click the HotSync Controls tab, and then select EnabledRemove the battery door Open the expansion slot door Double-click the HotSync manager icon in the Palm folder Removing an expansion card Close the expansion slot door Replace the battery doorOpening applications on an expansion card Accessing items stored on an expansion card Viewing expansion card information Highlight the application you want to copy Select CopySelect Card Info Formatting an expansion card A P T E R Your personal settings This chapter System sound settings Setting system volume levelsSilencing sounds Press Applications and select Sounds Adjusting the brightness Display and appearance settingsChanging the screen font Small bold font Large font Select OK Setting display formatsPress Applications and select Prefs Press Applications and select Prefs Select Touchscreen Aligning the screen to correct tapping problemsSelect a color scheme from the list Select Done Applications settings Arranging applications by categoryPress Menu Select Category on the App menu Displaying applications by category Default Reassigning buttons Press Applications and select Prefs Select Default Apps Changing default applicationsLocking your Centro and info Locking your keyboard Keyguard To turn off Keyguard, do the following Incoming calls received Disables Screen when the phone rings. You mustLocking your screen Select Keyguard Check any of the following boxes To disable the current Phone Lock settings Locking your Centro Select the Password box Press Applications and select SecuritySelect the Auto Lock Device box Select OK Do one of the following Working with private entries Hiding or masking all private entriesViewing all private records You can reveal all the entries you’ve hidden or masked Security Password and Palm Desktop software Windows Follow these steps to recover from a lost passwordSelect Lost Password Viewing private entries in a specific application Setting the date and time System settingsPress Applications and select Prefs Select Date & Time Optimizing power settings Select PowerSelect Done Prefs Connecting to a VPN TIP For information about third-party VPN O U R P E R S O N a L S E T T I N G S Common questions This chapter Upgrading Programs Palm Safe HotSync P G R a D I N G Resetting your Centro Desktop software installationPerforming a soft reset Performing a system reset Performing a hard reset Replacing the battery E P L a C I N G T H E B a T T E R Y Screen Screen appears blank Synchronization There’s a blinking bell in the upper-left corner What is the backup folder? Can’t find my user folderPalm Desktop does not respond to a sync attempt Make sure that the HotSync manager is running Windows only Uninstall Synchronization starts but stops without finishing Mac Mac hard drive Applications Palm Users device name Palm Desktop software. Click Start Open Microsoft Outlook and delete the duplicate entries Have duplicate entries in Microsoft Outlook after I syncSelect Desktop overwrites handheld, and then click OK If you’re using Palm Desktop software My appointments show up in the wrong time slot after I syncClick HotSync manager in the taskbar and select Custom Uncheck the New events use time zones box if it’s checked Signal strength is weak PhoneSelect Calendar Click Change Text of my memos is truncated after I sync My Centro won’t connect to the mobile network Other person hears an echoHear my own voice echo My voice is too quiet on the other end Hands-free devices My phone seems to turn off by itself Confirm all the following Can’t send or receive text messages Can’t send or receive multimedia messages Web Can’t tell if data services are availableMy Centro won’t connect to the Internet Can’t access a web It takes a long time for a web page to load My Bluetooth DUN connection isn’t working Try opening the web page again to see if it loads fasterAn image or map is too small on my screen Secure site refuses to permit a transaction Camera Making room on your Centro Third-party applications Error messages M M O N Q U E S T I O N S Error M E S S a G E S O M M O N Q U E S T I O N S Terms Gprs General Packet Radio Service Edge Enhanced Data rates for GSM EvolutionFavorite HotSync Palm Install Tool Palm OS by AccessPartnership Phone Call her, press and hold M. Your Centro dials the number SIM Subscriber Identity Module cardSlide Streaming Important safety and legal information FCC Notice Bluetooth Qualification Program Battery safety information Page Specifications Specification S Included software Phone including Favorites and Dial Pad MobiTV download required Instant messaging IM Specification S Index Tasks listCustomer support for 12 email and. See email Accounts 179 Installing 214-216 196Album list 98, 176 285 167 Inserting 18273 221 Caps Lock mode Brightness durationBrowsing 192 225 159200 Charging 19, 20 278 108 Sorting 66, 69238 271 Cookies 151, 159 Delays 247 Screen 191226 Albums 179 194 Events 81, 194 Files 156, 175Discovery 164, 165 116 Errors 267, 273 Setting up 92, 93, 94155 Sending 97, 107, 117 Favorites tab 54 FDN list 246 features 9 feedback 272 files 189Storing information on 209 232 249 239Freezes 286 Cards 27, 280 troubleshooting 215, 259 SIM cardsInternet 149, 175, 214, 276 See also web browsing 147 181, 182 uninstalling desktop List view applications 241 listening toSoftware and 267 upgrading and 27 267 Masks 244 106, 108Freeing 160, 216 160 To 172, 174 Deleting 116, 118Music files 156, 181 132 Outbox 97, 122, 123 Outlook 269265 268 243, 246 143248 For 73 Deleting 172, 179 PINs 245 Making 51-55, 59, 61Selecting 54, 55 178 181 295245 Making 139-141 141, 144 creating 132, 134, 140 deleting 201131 208 Saving Rotating photos263 161, 164 182237 Email 97, 107, 117 Symbols 40, 42, 66 272114 Static 272 Tabs 51, 60 See also messages 122, 189 195180 190 164, 166 Playing 157, 174 Recording 115100 Saving 174 237 Viewing 175, 176 Accessing 151, 153 152 158-160158 Web links 36, 72, 151 109