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7.5  Bluetooth
Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a wireless connection 
with other Bluetooth devices so you can share files with your friends, talk hands-free 
with a Bluetooth headset, or even transfer photos on your phone to your PC.
If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other 
Bluetooth devices. Be aware that obstacles like walls or other electronic equipment 
may interfere with your Bluetooth connection.
7.5.1  Turning On Bluetooth
1. Touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Bluetooth check box to turn on 
Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the 
notification bar.
3. Touch 
Bluetooth settings, and then select the Discoverable to make your 
mobile phone visible to other Bluetooth devices.
7.5.2  Pairing and Connecting a Bluetooth Device
Your mobile Bluetooth lets you do the following:
•   Hands Free Profile (HFP): allows you to use a hands-free Bluetooth device.
•   Headset Profile (HSP): allows you to use a mono Bluetooth headset.
•   Object Push Profile (OPP): allows you to transfer files through Bluetooth.
•   Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP): allows you to use a stereo Bluetooth 
headset.
•   A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP): allows you to control what plays through the 
Bluetooth headset remotely. 
Before you use Bluetooth, you need to pair your mobile phone with another Bluetooth 
device as follows:
1.  Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is enabled.
2. Touch  > 
Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. Your 
mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices in range.
3.  Touch the device you want to pair with your mobile phone.
4.  Enter the pairing password to complete the connection if necessary. 
						

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7.5.3  Sending Files via Bluetooth
With Bluetooth, you can share pictures, videos, or music files with your family and 
friends. To send files via Bluetooth, do as follows:
1.  Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or SD card. The active 
options menu is displayed.
2. Touch 
Share, and then touch Bluetooth to select a paired device.
7.5.4  Disconnecting or Unpairing a Bluetooth Device
1. Touch  > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.
2.  Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section, and then touch and hold the 
connected device.
You can also just touch a connected device to disconnect it.
3. Touch 
Unpair to disconnect the device.
8  Entertainment
In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile 
phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. You can take 
photos, create videos and audio clips, and download and listen to music.
8.1  Taking Photos and Recording Videos
The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and 
share pictures and videos. 
8.1.1  Opening Your Camera
• Touch  > Camera to open the camera. The camera opens in landscape 
mode, ready to take a picture or record a video.
•  Touch   to close the camera. 
						

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Capture Screen
On the capture screen, touch   to show the capture panel.
8.1.2  Taking a Photo
1.  Open your camera and switch to the camera mode.
2.  If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview changes as you change 
the settings.
3.  Compose your photo within the photo capture screen.
4.  Touch and hold  . When the frame turns green, the image is in focus.
5.  Release   to take your photo.
The photo you just took is displayed for a moment. You can take another photo or 
preview your photos.
8.1.3  Viewing Your Photos
1.  After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the 
upper right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it.
2.  Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following:
• Touch 
Share to send the photo in a message or post it online.
• Touch Delete to delete the photo.
• Touch More > Set as to set a picture as contact icon or wallpaper.
3
5
Touch to customize the camera settings.
Thumbnail of last 
photo. Touch to 
preview the photos 
or videos.
Drag up to record 
videos, drag down 
to take photos.
Touch to take a 
photo. 
						

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8.1.4  Recording a Video
1.  Open the camera, and then switch to camcorder mode.
2.  If necessary, change the camcorder settings.
3.  Frame the scene which you want to start your video.
4.  Touch   to start recording a video.
5.  Touch   to stop recording.
8.1.5  Viewing Your Videos
1.  After recording a video, a thumbnail of the video you have just recorded is shown in 
the upper right corner of the Capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it.
2.  Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following:
• Touch 
Share to send the video in a message or post it online.
• Touch Delete to delete the video.
On the video playing screen, touch the controls to skip forward or back or to play 
or pause the video.
8.2  Using the Gallery
Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your 
mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders, 
view and edit pictures, watch videos, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for 
a contact.
8.2.1  Opening the Gallery
Touch  > Gallery to open the viewer.
The Gallery application categorizes your pictures and videos by storage location and 
stores these files in folders. Touch a folder to view the pictures or videos inside.
8.2.2  Viewing a Picture
1. In the Gallery, touch the folder that contains the pictures you want to view.
2.  Touch the picture to view it in full-screen mode. 
						

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3.  Touch the screen. Then the zoom panel appears. You can zoom in or zoom out on 
the picture. 
 The picture viewer supports the automatic rotation function. When you rotate 
your mobile phone, the picture adjusts itself to the rotation.
8.2.3  Rotating a Picture
1.  When viewing a picture, touch   to display the operations panel.
2. Touch More.
3. Select either Rotate Left or Rotate Right. The picture is saved with the new 
orientation.
8.2.4  Cropping a Picture
1.  When viewing a picture, touch   to display the more operations panel, and then 
touch More > Crop.
2.  Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop.
•  Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it.
•  Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize the image.
•  Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize the image without changing the 
length to width ratio.
3. Touch 
Save to save the cropped picture. Touch Discard to discard the changes.
8.3  Enjoying Music
You can download music files to your PC or insert a CD and copy the files to your 
microSD card so you can listen to music on your mobile phone.
8.3.1  Copying Music to the microSD Card
1.  Connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable and mount the microSD 
card.
2.  On the PC, navigate to the USB drive and open it.
3.  Create a folder in the root directory of the microSD card (for example, 
Music).
4.  Copy the music from your computer to the folder you have created. 
						

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5.  After copying music, unmount or eject the drive as required by your PC’s operating 
system to safely remove the mobile phone.
6.  Disconnect the mobile phone from the PC.
8.3.2  Opening the Media Library
Touch  > Music to display the media library.
The Music application organizes your music files by storage location. It contains four 
tabs: Artists, Albums, Songs and Playlists.
8.3.3  Playing Music
1.  Touch a category on the music library screen.
2.  Touch the song you want to play.
 When you are listening to music, touch  , to use another application. Your 
music continues to play. To return to the music controls, open the notification 
panel and then touch the song.
8.3.4  Adding Music to a Playlist
1.  Touch a category on the music library screen.
2.  In the list that appears, select the song you want to add to the playlist.
3.  Touch and hold the song, and then touch 
Add to playlist in the options menu.
• Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing playlist.
• Touch New to create a playlist and add the song to it.
8.3.5  Playing a Playlist
1. Touch the Playlists tab on the music library screen.
2.  Touch and hold the playlist you want to play.
3. Touch 
Play to play the playlist. 
						

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9  Google Services
 Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to 
your country or carrier. Please follow the local laws and regulations to use them.
When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such 
as 
Talk, Gmail, or Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google 
account.
 Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connection (3G/Wi-Fi) before 
you sign in to your Google account.
If you already have a Google account, touch 
Sign in and enter your username and 
password.
9.1  Creating a Google Account
If you do not have a Google account, you can create one:
1.  After reading the setup information, touch 
Next.
2. Touch Create.
3.  Enter a first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then 
touch 
Next. The mobile phone will connect to the Google server to check whether 
the username is available. If the username you entered is already in use, you will be 
prompted to choose another one or select one from a list.
4.  Enter and confirm your Google account password.
5.  Select a security question from the drop down menu, and then enter the answer.
6. Touch 
Create.
7. When the Google Terms of Service screen appears, touch I agree, Next.
8.  Enter the characters that appear on the screen, and then touch Next. To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & sync settings screen, 
and touch Add account to select which type of accounts you want to add. 
						

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9.2  Using Gmail
Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you 
may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account. 
The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox will contain 
the messages from your Gmail account on the web.
9.2.1  Opening Gmail
Touch  > Gmail. The Inbox mail list appears. Any emails you decide to keep on 
your mobile phone will go to your Inbox folder.
9.2.2  Switching Between Accounts
1.  In the mail list, touch  , and then touch Accounts.
2.  Touch the account that contains the email you want to read.
9.2.3  Creating and Sending an Email
1.  In the mail list, touch  , and then touch Compose.
2.  Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the 
email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with commas. You can 
add as many message recipients as you want.
If you want to send a copy (Cc) or a blind copy (Bcc) of the email to other 
recipients, touch  , and then touch 
Add Cc/Bcc.
3.  Enter the email subject and write your message.
If you want to add a picture attachment, touch  , and then touch 
Attach to 
select the picture you want to attach.
4.  After composing your email, touch  .
9.2.4  Replying To or Forwarding an Email
1.  In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward.
2.  Touch   to reply. You can also touch  , and then touch 
Reply, Reply all, or Forward.
3.  Do one of the following: 
						

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• If you selected Reply or Reply all, enter your message.
• If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients and add any 
additional text you want to include with the forwarded message.
4.  Touch   to send, or touch   to save as a draft.
9.2.5  Searching for an Email
1.  In the mail list, touch  , and then touch Search.
2.  Enter the search keywords in the box, and then touch  .
9.2.6  Customizing Your Gmail Settings
In the mail list, touch  , and then touch More > Settings to customize your Gmail.
9.3  Using Talk
Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real 
time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web.
9.3.1  Opening Talk
Touch  > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile 
phone.
9.3.2  Adding a Friend
1.  In the friends list, touch  , and then touch Add friend.
2. Enter the Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you want 
to add.
3. Touch 
Send invitation.
9.3.3  Accepting an Invitation
1.  If you have invited anyone to chat or if someone else has invited you to chat, this 
information will appear in the friends list.
2.  Touch a pending invitation, and then touch 
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9.3.4  Starting a Chat
1.  In the friends list, touch a friends name in the friends list.
2.  Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text and chat with your friend.
3.  After entering your message, touch 
Send.
9.3.5  Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages
Whenever you receive an instant message, your mobile phone can play a sound, 
vibrate, or display an icon. To set up one of these handy notifications, start in the 
friends list, and then touch  . Then touch 
Settings. Now choose from one of the 
following:
9.3.6  Signing Out of Talk
In the friends list screen, touch  , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk.
9.4  Using Maps
Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending 
on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations on a 
satellite, traffic, or other kind of map.
9.4.1  Enabling Location Source
Before you open Maps to find your location or search for places of interest, you must 
enable location source.
IM notificationsSelect the check box to receive a notification on the 
notification bar when you receive an instant message.
Select ringtoneTouch to choose the ringtone used for a new instant 
message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone 
when you select it. To turn the ringtone off, select 
Silent.
VibrateSelect the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate 
when you receive a new instant message.