››Add new main menu screens

1

In Idle mode, press the Menu key to access Menu

2

mode.

 

Select Edit at the top left of the screen.

3

Rotate the device to landscape view.

4

Select

to add a new main menu screen.

 

You can add up to 10 screens.

 

Select

to remove the screen from the main

 

menu.

 

5

Rotate the device clockwise to portrait view.

6

Select Done at the top left of the screen.

Launch and manage applications

››Launch multiple applications

Your device allows you to multi-task by running multiple applications at the same time.

To launch multiple applications, press the Menu key to return to the main menu and select an application to launch.

››Use the task manager

You can manage multiple applications with the task manager. To launch the task manager,

1

Press and hold the Menu key. The icons of active

 

applications appear.

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