AT&T Avail Z990 User Manual

							\ftatus and Notificat\Gion Icons
Your phone will tell\& you exactly what\fs \boin\b on by 
showin\b you simple \&icons. Here\fs what they mean.
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Indicators and Ico\Ons
IndicatorWhat it means
GPRS connected 
GPRS in use
EDGE connected
EDGE in use
3G connected
3G in use
No si\bnal
Indicator What it means
Si\bnal stren\bth
Phone speaker off
Phone microphone of\&f
 USB connected
Battery flat
Battery very low
Battery low
Battery partly drained
Battery full
Battery char\bin\b
Syncin\b
Vibrate mode
Airplane mode
No SIM card install\&ed
GPS on
Recordin\b phone cal\&l
microSD card remove\&d 
						

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IndicatorWhat it means
Preparin\b microSD c\&ard
Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Alarm set
 Wired microphone he\&adset
Bluetooth® on
Speaker on
Problem with SMS/MM\&S delivery
New mail
New SMS/MMS
Voicemail
New Gmail™ messa\be
Missed call
Call in pro\bress
Call on hold
Indicator
What it means
Call forwardin\b
More (not displayed\&) notifications
 Error or warnin\b
New instant messa\be
Upcomin\b event
Son\b is playin\b
Downloadin\b data
Content downloaded \&and  
installed successfu\&lly
Sendin\b data
USB tetherin\b is on
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on\&
New Wi-Fi network detec\&ted  
						

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Using t\be Notificati\Gon Panel
Swipe the status bar\& downward from the top of \&the 
screen to open the \&Notification Panel, where you can 
see your calendar \&events, new messa\bes, and current 
settin\bs—such as cal\&l forwardin\b or call statu\&s. From 
here you can also \&open new messa\bes, reminders, etc. 
TIP: You can also open th\&e Notification Panel 
by pressin\b the Menu Key > Notifications from the 
Home Screen.
Re-open Recently Used Applica\Gtions
1.    Press and hold the \&Home Key from any screen. 
The phone will disp\&lay icons of appli\&cations you 
used recently.
2.  Tap the application \&you want to open.  
						

							How to Make Calls
There are many ways to make a call with your \&phone. 
And they\fre all easy to do.
Calling from t\be Dialer
1.   Press the Home Key >  > Dialer.
2.    Enter the phone numbe\&r with the on-scree\&n keypad. 
Tap 
 to delete wron\b di\b\&its.
3.  Tap 
.
TIP: To make international cal\&ls, press and hold  
to enter the “+”.
Calling from Your Contacts
1.    Press the Home Key >  > Contacts.
2.    Swipe your fin\ber to\& scroll the contacts\& list and tap 
the contact you want to call.
You can search for \&a contact by tappin\b\& 
 and 
enterin\b the contact \&name.
3.  Tap the phone number\& you wish to call.
Calling from Your Call History
1.    Press the Home Key >  > Call log.
2.  Tap 
 next to the number \&you want to call.
Calling from a Text Message
If a text messa\be co\&ntains a phone numb\&er that you 
want to call, you can make the call while vi\&ewin\b the 
text messa\be.
1.    Press the Home Key > 
 > Messaging. 2.
   Tap the conversation\& and then the messa\b\&e that 
contains the phone \&number you need.
3.  Tap the number. 
4.  Tap 
.
Using \fpeed Dial
Press and hold 2 -\& 9 key from the dialer \&to call the 
correspondin\b speed\& dial number.
The number key 1 is reserved for y\&our voicemail.
Assigning a speed \:dial key:
1.    Press the Menu Key > Settings > Call settings 
> Speed dial from the Home Scree\&n.
2.    Tap a speed dial key.
3.    Enter a phone number\& or tap 
 to select one from \&
the contact list.
4.   Tap OK.
How to Receive Calls
Answering a Call
Dra\b  to the ri\bht to answ\&er the call.
 
P\bone Calls
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							Rejecting a Call
Dra\b  to the left to reje\&ct the call.
Muting a Call
Durin\b a call, you can mute your \µphone so that t\&he 
person you are spe\&akin\b to cannot hear\& you, but you 
can still hear them:\&
Tap Mute to turn your microp\&hone off. The mute 
icon 
 will appear on the\& status bar. To turn your 
microphone back on,\& tap Mute a\bain.
Putting a Call on \GHold
Durin\b a call, you can put it on \&hold by pressin\b th\&e 
Menu Key > Hold. The  icon will appear \&in the 
status bar.
TIP: If you accept an i\&ncomin\b call while \&you\fre on 
another call, the first call autom\&atically \boes on ho\&ld. 
Tap 
 to switch between t\&he two callers.
Turning t\be \fpeakerp\bone On/Off
Tap  Speaker durin\b a call to turn the speakerphone on. 
This icon  will appear in the\& status bar. Tap Speaker 
a\bain to turn off th\&e speakerphone. 
ending a Call
Tap  to finish a call.
Adjusting Your Call Settings
From the Home Screen,\& you can open the c\&all  
settin\bs menu by pre\&ssin\b the Menu Key > Settings 
> Call settings. 
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Fixed dialin\b 
numbers Restrict out\boin\b cal\&ls to a fixed set 
of numbers. To do this you must k\&now 
your SIM\fs PIN2 code.
Voicemail 
service Select a voicemail \&service provider.
Voicemail 
settin\bs Specify a voicemail\& number.
TTY mode Set up TTY mode for users \&with  
hearin\b or speech d\&ifficulties.
Hearin\b aids Turn on or off hear\&in\b aid compatibilit\&y.
Speed dialSet speed dialin\b k\&eys and numbers.
Call barrin\b 
settin\bs Forbid certain types\& of calls.
Call 
forwardin\b
Forward your incomin\b c\&alls to a 
different number, and choose when 
to forward: Always forward; 
Forward when busy ; Forward when 
unanswered , or Forward when 
unreachable.
Additional 
settin\bs Caller  
IDChoose whether peop\&le you 
call can see your \&number.
Call 
waitin\b See new incomin\b ca\&lls  
while you\fre on another call.
Accounts Set up Internet call\&in\b (SIP).
Use Internet 
callin\b Choose when to use \&the Internet 
callin\b function. 
						

							You can add contacts\& on your phone and\& synchronize 
them with the contact\&s in your Goo\ble ac\&count or other 
accounts that suppor\&t contact syncin\b.
To see your contacts\&, press the Home Key > 
 > 
Contacts. From there, you can tap the tab\&s on the top 
to quickly switch to\& dialer, call lo\b, favorite contacts, or 
contact \broups.
Importing and  
exporting Contacts
You can import or ex\&port contacts from/to\& your SIM 
card or microSD car\&d. This is especially \&useful when you 
need to transfer contacts betw\&een different devic\&es.
Import Contacts from t\be \fIM Card 
or export to t\be Card
1.    From the Contacts Scr\&een, press the Menu Key > 
Import/Export.
2.    Choose to import or \&export contacts. Your phone will 
automatically displa\&y the contacts. 
3.    Tap the contacts you \&want to import or exp\&ort. Or, 
press the Menu Key > Select all.
4.  Tap OK.
Import Contacts from t\be micro\fD 
Card or export to t\be Card
1.    Press the Menu Key > Import/Export from the 
Contacts Screen.
2.  Choose to import or \&export contacts.  •    
For export, the phone will pro\&mpt you with the name\& 
of the vCard file. Tap OK to create the file i\&n the 
microSD card.
•     For import, you should have v\&Card files saved on\& the 
microSD card. If there\fs more than one vCa\&rd file, 
you need to select \&the vCard file and t\&ap OK.
\f\baring Contacts 
Information
1.    From the Contacts Scr\&een, press the Menu Key > 
Import/Export > Share visible contacts\1. Your 
phone will export a\&ll information of th\&e contacts in 
the Contact Screen t\&o a temporary vCard file.
2.    Choose how you want to send the vCar\&d file. You 
can either send it \&via Bluetooth to another device, 
or as an attachment \&in an MMS, an email or a  
Gmail messa\be. 
Creating a Contact
1.    From the Contacts Scr\&een, tap  or press the 
Menu Key > New contact.
2.    Tap Contact type to choose where to\& save 
the contact.
3.    Enter the contact name\& and phone numbers, emails, 
IM accounts, postal addresses, etc. 
4.  Tap Done to save the contact\&.
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							Adding a Contact t\Go Favorites
1.   On the Contacts Scre\&en, press and hold the\& contact 
you want to add to Favorites.
2.  Tap Add to favorites from the pop-up men\&u.
TIP: You can also tap a c\&ontact and then tap \& next 
to the contact\fs name to add it to \&Favorites. 
\fearc\bing for a Contact\G
1.  Tap  at the bottom of the\& Contacts Screen.
2.  Enter the contact name\& you want to search for.
The contacts matched \&will be listed.
Creating a New Group
1.  Tap the Groups tab from the Contacts\& Screen.
2.    Tap 
 at the bottom of the\& screen.
3.  Enter the \broup name \&and tap OK.
4.    Tap the new \broup an\&d tap 
 to add 
\broup members.
5.    Tap the check boxes next to the cont\&acts you want. 
Then tap OK.
To send messa\bes to t\&he \broup members, you can tap 
 next to the \broup a\&nd select messa\be re\&cipients 
from the listed \brou\&p members.
 
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							When you enter a fie\&ld that needs text o\&r numbers, a 
keyboard automaticall\&y appears on the sc\&reen. Press 
and hold the input \&box and select Input method from 
the pop-up menu to c\&han\be input method.
Android Keyboard
The Android Keyboard provides a\& layout similar to a\& 
desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sidew\&ays 
and the keyboard will chan\be\& from portrait to 
landscape. 
To use the landscape\& keyboard, just tap the Auto-
rotate screen check box in Settings > Display. 
(The landscape QWERTY keyboard is not supp\&orted in 
all applications.)
•    Tap the alphabetic k\&eys to enter letters\&. Press and  
hold the keys to enter associ\&ated accented letter\&s or 
numbers. For example, to enter é, press and hold 
 
and the available accented le\&tters and the number\&  
3 appear. Then slide to choose\& é.
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•     Tap  to use uppercase o\&r lowercase. This key also 
chan\bes to indicate \&the current case yo\&u are usin\b: 
 for lowercase,  for uppercase, and  when 
locked in uppercase.
•     Tap 
 to delete any text \&you have entered.
•     Tap 
 to select numbers a\&nd symbols. You can 
then tap  to find more. Also, often used symbols\& 
are displayed on to\&p of the keyboard. Swipe left or 
ri\bht to find the one\& you need and tap t\&o enter.
•     Tap 
 to enter a smiley f\&ace; hold the key and 
swipe to choose mor\&e emoticons.
•     Tap 
 to chan\be input meth\&od or set up Android 
keyboard.
•     Tap 
 to use Goo\ble\fs networked voice input.
XT9 Text Input
XT9 Text Input can speed\& up text input by re\&placin\b 
the key tappin\b motion of\& input with a tracin\b \besture. 
Simply move your fin\&\ber from letter to le\&tter without 
liftin\b your fin\ber u\&ntil you reach the \&end of the word.
XT9 offers three keyboard layouts, Keyboard, Reduced 
keyboard, and Phone keypad.
• Keyboard
Tap to select di\bits \&
and symbols.
Tap to switch 
between 
uppercase and  lowercase. Tap 
twice to lock on  uppercase.
Delete text before 
the cursor.
Tap or hold to  
input emoticons. 
						

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Move your fin\ber fro\&m letter to letter to \&trace a word 
without liftin\b the fi\&n\ber until you reac\&h the end of 
the word. 
The trace feature is also\& available in the Redu\&ced 
keyboard layout and \&Phone keypad layout.
• Reduced keyboard
• Phone keypad
  \fsing the toolbar
 
NOTe\f: 
The  icon is available when more t\&han one 
lan\bua\be is activated. You can select more \&input 
lan\bua\bes by pressi\&n\b the Menu Key > Settings 
> Language & keyboard > X\b9 \bext Input > 
Languages and sett\1ings.
TIP\f:
•     I\bnore double letter\&s – XT9 Text Input will fi\bure\& 
those out for you a\&utomatically.
•     Lift your fin\ber at t\&he end of the word.\& A space is 
added automatically \&when you be\bin to tr\&ace the 
next word.
C\boosing Touc\b Input  
\fettings
Choose the touch in\&put settin\bs by pres\&sin\b the Menu 
Key > Settings > Language & keyboard.
In the Keyboard settings section, you can choose the\& 
settin\bs for Android keyboard and XT9.
Start of 
the word.
Move your 
 
fin\ber on the 
letters without  liftin\b it up.
End of  
the word.
Press and 
hold to switch 
between 
multi-tap  
and predictive 
text input.
Press and 
hold to switch 
between 
multi-tap  
and predictive 
text input.
Tap to open  
the toolbar. Tap to access the 
settin\bs menu. Tap to close 
the toolbar.
Tap to chan\be the inp\&ut 
lan\bua\bes. Hold until a 
shortcut menu pops u\&p, then 
select an input lan\&\bua\be. Tap to switch the keyboard 
layouts. Hold until a short\&cut 
menu pops up, then select a 
keyboard layout. 
						

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Messaging
Your SMS (text messa\b\&e) and MMS (multimed\&ia 
messa\bin\b service) a\&re combined into on\&e menu in 
Home Key > 
 > Messaging.
T\be Message Box
Instead of an inbox and outbox, your phone or\baniz\&es 
all messa\bes you se\&nt and received int\&o one box, where 
messa\bes exchan\bed w\&ith the same party a\&re \brouped 
into a messa\be threa\&d on the Messa\bin\b S\&creen. You 
can tap a messa\be th\&read to see the con\&versations you 
have had with someo\&ne.
Messa\be threads are\& sorted in chronolo\&\bical order with 
the latest one on to\&p.
\fending a Message
1. Press the Home Key >  > Messaging.
2.  Tap New message or Menu Key > Compose.
3.    Enter the recipient\fs number or name. As you type, 
matchin\b contacts wil\&l appear. Tap a su\b\bested 
contact to add as a \&recipient.
4.  Tap \bype to compose and type your mess\&a\be.
  •   Press the Menu Key to insert Quick Text, 
si\bnature, smiley, or contact.
  •   If you are sendin\b \&an MMS, press the Menu Key 
to attach pictures, videos, audio, or slideshows.
5.  Tap Send to send your messa\&\be.
NOTe: Add an attachment to \&the text messa\be 
and it will be conv\&erted into an MMS a\&utomatically. 
Likewise if you remove\& all attachments fro\&m an MMS, 
it\fll automatically b\&ecome a text messa\be.
C\banging Message \fe\Gttings
The phone\fs messa\be settin\bs ar\&e pre-confi\bured for\& 
you to use immediate\&ly. To chan\be them, press the 
Menu Key > Settings from the Messa\bin\b \&Screen. 
Storage settings:
Delete old message\1s: Delete old messa\bes\& when 
your stora\be limits are reach\&ed.
\bext message limit:\1 Set the maximum numb\&er of text 
messa\bes allowed in\& a sin\ble thread.
Multimedia message\1 limit: Set the maximum 
number of multimedia\& messa\bes allowed i\&n a sin\ble 
thread.
\bext message (SMS) s\:ettings: 
Manage SIM card messages: Mana\be the messa\bes\& 
saved on your SIM \&card.
Service Center: Enables you to view \&and edit the 
service center numb\&er. 
Multimedia message\: (MMS) settings: 
Tap the Auto-retrieve check box to automatically 
download MMS messa\b\&es.