T-Mobile Sidekick User manual
Sidekick®
Reference Guide
27-4013-01 Rev. 0J - R4.7 - Apr 14, 2008
Copyright © 2008 Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents
Welcome! 6
Opening and Closing the Display 8
Control Buttons 9
Phone Controls 11
Sound Controls 13
Mini Media Player 13
Volume Controls 14
Wireless On/Off Control 15
Display Controls 15
Battery Charger 16
Removable Battery 17
Replaceable Device Shell 18
SIM Card Slot 20
Memory Card Slot 21
USB / Power Port 22
Registration 23
Setting Up Your Device 27
Bluetooth®Technology Setup 27
Themes 28
Font Size 28
Backlighting 29
Key Guard Mode 29
Device Privacy Code 30
Sound Profiles 31
Alarm Clock 31
Application Customization 31
2 Contents
The Device Interface 32
The Jump Screen 32
Indicators 33
Menus 35
Quick Jump 35
Quick Find 36
Empty Trash 36
Type and Edit Text 37
Navigate in Text Boxes 37
Delete Text 37
Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo 37
Check Spelling 38
AutoText & Spelling 38
Type Special Unicode Characters 40
The Desktop Interface 41
Using the Applications 43
myFaves
Add a Contact to myFaves 43
Communicate with a myFaves Contact 43
Assign an Icon to a myFaves Contact 44
Phone
Make a Phone Call 45
Use Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit 45
Answer a Phone Call 46
Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List 46
Check Your Voice Mail 47
Change Your Phone Ringtone 47
Import Contacts from Your SIM Card 48
Contents 3
Text Messaging
Send a Text Message 48
Picture Messaging
Send a Multimedia Message 49
Web Browser
Browse the Web 51
Bookmark a Web Page 51
Copy Text on a Web Page 52
View and Save Web Page Images 52
Web Page Layout 53
Email
Send an Email Message 54
Fetch Email from External Accounts 54
Edit External Email Account 57
Fetch Email Using Your Device’s Web Browser 58
Attach a Media File or vCard to an Email Message 58
Address Book
Add a Contact to the Address Book 59
Assign a Contact as a “Favorite” 60
Address Book Tabs 61
Communicate with a Contact 61
Import Address Book Contacts 62
Set and Send “My vCard” 63
Send any Contact’s vCard 64
Calendar
Add an Event to Calendar 64
Notes
Create a Note 65
Send a Note via Email 65
4 Contents
To Do
Add a Task 66
Camera
Take a Photo 66
Capture Video 67
Send Media Files via Bluetooth, Email or MMS Message 68
Use Photo for Caller ID or Key Guard Background 69
Media Player
Copy Music or Video to the Memory Card 70
Play Music or Video 71
Listen Using Stereo Bluetooth Headset 72
Create a Playlist 72
Download Catalog
Download Items from the Catalog 73
Manage Your Downloaded Items 74
Instant Messaging
Sign On 75
Send an Instant Message 75
Switch Between IM Conversations 75
Keyboard Shortcuts 77
Troubleshooting 78
Handling and Safety Precautions 82
Regulatory and Compliance Information 87
Legal Information 90
Contents 5
Welcome!
Thank you for buying a Sidekick device. Your Sidekick will
change the way you communicate, get organized, and stay
connected.
Your Sidekick connects seamlessly to wireless networks, allowing
you to browse the Internet, exchange instant messages, and
send and receive email with image attachments and multimedia
messages with voice notes. Other features include a full-featured
phone, personal information management (PIM) applications,
access to a personal Web portal (the “Desktop Interface”),
entertainment applications, a built-in video/photo 2 megapixel
camera, and a media player.
For the latest instructions on all the Sidekick applications, open
the online version of this Reference Guide by clicking Help on the
Desktop Interface.
6 Welcome
Here’s what you’ll find in the box:
Sidekick device
SIM card*
Removable battery
Replaceable Shells
USB cable
Battery charger (wall adapter)
Hands-free stereo headset
Start Guide
Reference Guide (on CD-ROM)
Limited Warranty (Terms & Conditions)
If any of these items are missing, please contact T-Mobile’s Customer Care
department.
*May not be included with all models.
Welcome 7
Now, let’s get started!
Device Basics
Opening and Closing the Display
To open the display, press your left thumb on the lower-left corner of the
display and gently push up in a clockwise direction. The display will spring
smoothly into the open position.
Alternatively, use your right index finger to push down gently on the upper-
right corner of the display. The screen will spring into the open position.
The normal operating position of the device is horizontal, with the trackball
on the right, as shown above.
To close the display, reverse the motion to pivot the display counter-
clockwise and snap it into the closed position.
8 Device Basics
Control Buttons
MENU
JUMP
TRACKBALL + SEND/END
CANCEL
DONE
TRACKBALL –Press the trackball to select a highlighted item or press
and hold to open a pop-up menu. Roll the trackball to reverse or advance
the current selection through the “selectable” items on a screen. Rolling
the trackball left or right with a folder highlighted opens/collapses folder
contents. Adjust trackball speed and acceleration from the Jump Menu >
Settings > Trackball & D-Pad screen. Read what the trackball colors mean
during sleep in “Trackball light indicators” on page 34.
SEND/END buttons –When the buttons are lit, use them to initiate/end a
call. When unlit, press to page up or to page down.
DONE button –Press DONE to go back through the screens you were
previously viewing, until you reach the Jump screen. On a screen or in a
dialog box, press DONE to save your changes and dismiss the screen or
dialog box.
CANCEL button –Press CANCEL to dismiss any changes you have
made to a screen or dialog box.
MENU button –Press MENU to open a list of actions you can take on
the current screen.
JUMP button –Pressing JUMP takes you back to the Jump screen, your
starting point for launching all the device applications.
Device Basics 9
RIGHT SHOULDER
BUTTON
LEFT SHOULDER
BUTTON
POWER ON / OFF
BUTTON
VOLUME
BUTTONS
D-PAD
+–
USB /
POWER PORT
STEREO
HEADSET JACK
DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-Pad) –Press up, down, left, or right to scroll or move
within text fields, and navigate in the browser or games. By default, the
D-Pad navigates folders and screens, jumping over individual items. You
can make the D-Pad navigate the same as the trackball (moving item-by-
item) from the Jump Menu > Settings > Trackball & D-Pad settings screen.
LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER buttons – The function of these buttons
depends on which application you’re using. For example, while using
the Camera, the right shoulder button captures a photo. While using the
Phone, the left shoulder button toggles Mute and the right shoulder button
toggles Speakerphone. While in the Email and MMS Messaging compose
screens, the right shoulder button opens your photo albums so you can
select a photo to attach to the message, and the left shoulder button opens
the voice recorder.
POWER ON/OFF button – Press the Power button for three seconds
to power the device on or off. You can also press the Power button twice
(“double-tap”) to power off.
VOLUME buttons –Press and hold +or – to step through your Sound
Profiles or to increase/decrease the volume on the phone or music player.
To silently mute your device, press and hold –.
10 Device Basics
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