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Emergency Alerts 
This device is designed to receive wireless emergency alerts 
from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS) which 
may also be known as the Personal Localized Alerting 
Network (PLAN). If your wireless provider has chosen to 
participate in CMAS/PLAN, alerts are available while in the 
provider's coverage area. If you travel outside your provider's 
coverage area, wireless emergency alerts may not be 
available. For more information, please contact your 
wireless provider. 
Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive 

geographically-targeted messages. Alert messages are 

provided by the US Department of Homeland Security and 

will alert customers of imminent threats to their safety 

within their area. There is no charge for receiving an 

Emergency Alert message.
 
There are three types of Emergency Alerts: 
• Alerts issued by the President 
• Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life (Extreme 
and Severe) 
• AMBER Alerts (missing child alert)  Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Threats 
(Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts. Alerts issued by the 
President cannot be disabled. 
To disable Imminent Th
reats and AMBER Alerts: 
1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔
 
Messaging
.
 
2.	  To u c h Menu  ➔ Settings . 
3.  Scroll downward and touch Emergency alerts . 
4.	  All alerts are enabled by default (check mark showing). 
Touch an alert option to disable it. 
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Using Email 
Email enables you to review and create email using various 
email services. You can also receive text message alerts 
when you receive an important email. 
To access the Email app: 
� 	From a Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ Email. 
Creating an Email Account 
1. From a Home screen, touch  Apps ➔ Email. 
2.  Enter your email address in the  Email address field. 
3.  Enter your password in the  Password field. 
4.	  Touch  Next or touch  Done on the keyboard. 

The Account options screen displays.
 
5.  Review and configure the settings. 
6.	  Touch  Next. 
7.	  Enter a name for this email account (optional) and 
touch  Next or touch  Done on the keyboard. Your email 
account is now set up. 
Creating Additional Email Accounts 
To create additional email acco unts after setting up your first 
account, follow these steps: 
1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ Email. 
2.	  To u c h 
Menu  ➔ Settings . 
3.	  To u c h  Add account  to add another email account. 
4.	  Enter the information required to set up another 

account.
 
Switching Between Email Accounts 
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ Email. 
Your Email screen displays showing your emails from 
the active account. 
2.	  To u c h  t h e  Inbox button  at the top of the screen. 
Your Email accounts screen displays. 
3.	  Touch the Email account  Inbox you would li ke to 

make 
active. 
– or – 
To u c h  Combined inbox  to display email messages 
from all accounts. 
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Composing and Sending Email 
1. 
2. 
3.	  Touch 
 Compose, then tap fields to ent er 
recipients and the   email text.
 
From a Home screen, touch 
 Apps  ➔  Email . 
If you have mult iple accounts set up, ch oose an 
account from  the menu at the top of the  screen. 
 
4. While composing a message: 
• Touch displayed buttons to  set Scheduling options and 
Priority. 
•  Touch  
Attach to add a file to the message. 
•  To u c h 
Menu to set Tracking options and 
Security options.Available options depend on the type 
of email account. 
5.	  Touch the body of the email  to enter the text of your 
email. Touch the text option buttons to edit and format 
your message text. 
6.	  Touch 
Send  to send the message. 
– or – 
Touch   Save to save the email to the Drafts folder. 
Gmail 
Send and receive emails by using Gmail, Google’s
 
web-based email.
 
� 	From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gmail. 
Setting Up Your Gmail Account 
The first time you launch Gmail,  your device prompts you to 
set up your Google account, if you have not already set it up. 
Once you set up your Google account on your device, Gmail 
is set up automatically. 
1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ Gmail. 
2.  Foll
ow the prompts to sign  in or create a new account. 
3.	  The device communicates with the Google server to set 
up your account and synchronize your email. 
You can use more than one Google account on 
your device. 
Tip:  Touch  
Menu  ➔ Settings  ➔ AccountsAccounts ➔ Add Account 
to add another Google account. 
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Refreshing Your Gmail Account 
Syncing refreshes your device  with the account’s servers. 
When you set up an email account, you can choose whether 
the account syncs in the background or manually. 
� 	To u c h Gmail ➔ Menu ➔ Refresh . 
Gmail Settings 
Use settings to configure your Gmail preferences. 
1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ Gmail. 
2.	  T
ouch Menu  ➔ Settings  for options. 
Composing and Sending Gmail 
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ Gmail. 
2.	 Touch , then touch fields to compose the message. 
While composing, touch 
Menu for options. 
3.	  Touch  
SEND  to send. 
Hangouts 
Hangouts is a free instant messaging app offered by Google. 
You can connect with your friends across computers and 
various Android devices. You can have conversations or video 
calls with up to 10 friends. 
Visit 
google.com/hangouts to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google account. 
� 	From a Home screen, touch Apps  ➔
Hangouts . 
Google+ 
Stay connected and share life as  it happens with Google+ on 
your device. Join a group chat, post a photo, or see what 
friends are sharing while you are on the go. 
Visit 
google.com/mobile/+ to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google account. 
� 	From a Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ Google+. 
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Section 6: Multimedia 
This section explains how to use the multimedia features of 
your phone. 
Music Player 
Music Player is an application that can play music files. 

Music supports files with extensions AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, 

MP3, WMA, 3GP, MP4, and M4A.
 
Playing Music 
1.	  Touch  Apps  ➔ Music. 
2.	  Touch a library category at the top of the scre
en 
(Songs, Playlists, Albums, Artists, or Folders) to view 
available music files. 
3.	  Scroll through the list of songs and touch an entry to 
begin playback. 
The following music controls are available: 
Streams the current music file to another device 

via Change player.
 
Volume control and SoundAlive.
 
Volume control showing volume muted. 
Shuffles the current list of songs randomly.
 
Songs play in order and are not shuffled.
 
Assign the current song as a Favorite.
 
P

lays the entire song list once.
 
Replays the current list when the list ends.
 
Repeats the currently playing song.
 
Displays the current song in the player window.
 
Touch and hold to rewind the song. Touch to go 

to previous song.
 
Pause the song.
 
Start the song after pausing.
 
Touch and hold to fast-forward the song. Touch 

to go to next song.
 
Lists the current playlist songs.
 
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Using Playlists 
Playlists are used to assign songs to a list of preferred media 
which can then be grouped into a list for later playback. 
These Playlists can be created via either the handset’s Music 
options menu or from within a 3rd party music application 
(such as Windows Media Player) and then downloaded to 
the handset. 
Creating a Playlist 
1.	  Touch  Apps  ➔ Music. 
2.  Touch the Playlists tab. 
Menu  ➔ Create playlist .
3.	  Touch 
4.  Type a name for this playlist in the field and touch  OK. 
Adding Music to a Playlist 
1.	  Touch  Apps  ➔ Music. 
2.  Touch the Playlists tab. 
3.  Touch the playlist name in which to add music. 
4.	  Touch 
Add music . 
5.	  Touch a music file. Touch  Select all to add all the 
music tracks to this playlist. 
6.	  Touch  Done. 
Removing Music from a Playlist 
1.	 To u c h Apps  ➔ Music . 
2.  To u c h  t h e  Playlists tab. 
3.  Touch the desired playlist name. 
4.	  To u c h 
Menu  ➔ Remove . 
5.	  Touch the checkbox to the left of each track you want 
to remove from this playlist. Touch  Select all to 
remove all the music tracks from this playlist 
6.	  To u c h  Remove . 
Editing a Playlist 
Besides adding and removing music files in a playlist, you 
can also rename the playlist. 
To edit a playlist: 
1.	  To u c h 
Apps  ➔ Music. 
2.  To u c h  t h e  Playlists tab. 
3.	  To u c h 
Menu  ➔ Edit title. 
4.  Touch a playlist name to edit. 
5.  Enter a new name for the playlist then touch  OK. 
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Music Options 
The following options may or may not appear depending on 
whether or not music is actually playing. Also, options will be 
different if the song you are listening to is in a playlist. 
1.  Touch  
Apps  ➔ Music. 
2.  Touch 
Menu for options: 
•  Add to playlist : Add the current music file to a 
selected playlist. 
•  Create playlist : Create and add music to playlists 
(only available in the Playlists tab). 
•  Via Bluetooth : Scan for and pair with a Bluetooth 
headset. 
•  List view / Thumbnail view : Display entries in a list or 
as thumbnails. 
•Delete : Delete the music file. 
•Search : Search your device for a certain song. 
•  Scan for nearby devices: Share music with nearby 
DLNA compatible devices. 
•Settings : Change your Music settings. 
•End : End the Music app. 
Music Settings 
Set preferences for the Music a pp such as whether you want 
the music to play in the background, sound effects, and how 
the music menu displays. 
1.  To u c h 
Apps  ➔ Music . 
2.  To u c h 
Menu  ➔ Settings . 
3.  Select one of the following settings: 
• Music menu : Select which category tabs to display. 
•  Adapt Sound : Set Adapt sound on when your are 
listening with earphones to al ert of incoming calls and 
notifications. 
•  SoundAlive : Set a type of equaliza tion such as Normal, 
Pop, Rock, Jazz, Dance, Classic, and so on. 
•  Play speed : Set the play speed anywhere between 
0.5X and 2.0X using the slider. 
•  Music auto off : When activated, music will 
automatically turn off after a set interval. 
•Lyrics : When activated, displays  lyrics when available. 
•  Smart volume : Automatically adjusts each track’s 
volume to an equal level. 
•  Voice control : Use voice commands to control 
the app. 
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							Making a Song a Ringtone 
1.	 Touch   Apps➔  Music . 
2.	  Touch the Songs  tab. 
3.	  Touch and hold a song from the list to reveal the 

context menu.
 
4.	  Touch  Set as  ➔ Phone ringtone . 
Note: Additional  Set as options include Caller ringtone and 
Alarm tone. 
Google Play Music 
With Google Play Music, you can play music that you have 
added to your music file as well as any music you copied 
from your PC. While offline, you can listen to music you have 
copied from your PC. 
� 	To u c h    Apps➔  Play Music . 
Tip:  For more information, touch  Menu ➔ Help  or 
visit 
play.google.com/store/music. 
Camera 
You can use the camera or camcorder to take and share
 pictures and videos.  
Taking pictures with your phone's built-in camera is as 
simple as choosing a subject, pointing the camera, then 
pressing the camera key. 
Switch to front/ 
back camera 
Open settings 
Capture 
picture  Use video 
camera 
View picture  Apply  Change 
in Gallery  effects  camera 
modes 
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 Important!  Do not take photos of people without their 
permission. 
Do not take photos in places where cameras are 
not allowed. 
Do not take photos in places where you may 
interfere with another person’s privacy. 
Take a Picture 
You can take pictures with  your phone's front or back 

camera, or combine shots with Dual mode.
 
1.	  Touch   Apps ➔ Camera . 
2.	  Using the phone's screen as a viewfinder, compose 
your shot by aiming the camera at the subject. While 
composing your picture, use the onscreen options, or 
these gestures: 
• Press the  Volume Key  up or down to zoom in or out, or 
touch the screen with two fingers and pinch or spread 
them on the screen to zoom in or out. 
•  Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched. 
3.	 
Touch   to take the picture. 
Record Videos 
In addition to taking pictures, you can record, view, and send 
videos with your phone's  built-in video camera. 
1.	  To u c h  Apps ➔ Camera . 
Note:  When the Camera app is init ially launched, the screen 
displays onscreen camera controls, including the 
Record Video button. While recording video, video 
camera controls are temporarily displayed. For more 
information about the Camera screen, see  “Camera” 
on page 72
. 
2.	  Using the phone's screen  as a viewfinder, compose 
your shot by aiming the camera at the subject. While 
composing yo

ur shot, use the onscreen options, or 
these gestures: 
•  Press the  Volume Key  up or down to zoom in or out, or 
touch the screen with two fingers and pinch or spread 
them on the screen to zoom. 
•  Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched. 
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3.	 Touch Record to begin recording. Camera Options 
Camera options are special options that you can choose,
right on the camera screen,  to make your pictures or 
videos special. Elapsed Time  Stop File Size  Pause 
1. To u c h  Apps ➔ Camera . 
2.  Touch an option: 
• Front/Back Camera : Touch  to switch between the 
front and back

 cameras. With the front camera, you can 
take self-portraits or reco rd yourself. With the back 
camera, you can take pictures  or record what's in front 
of you. 
View video 	 Capture •Mode
: Touch
  to choose a shooting mode. ScrollMODE
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in Gallery picture	  available modes, and then touch a mode to select it. 
Modes includ e: 
4.  While recording, you can use these options: 
– Auto : Automatically adjusts 
 the
 exposure to optimize 
the color and brightness of   pictures. In Auto mode, 
you can take single or burst shots (take burst shots 
by holdin

g Capture button to take multiple shots until 
you lift your finger).
  
•  Touch the screen   t
o change the focus area to the area 
you touched. 
•  Touch to take a pictur e while continuing recording. 
•  To
u c h  Pause to temporarily stop recording. 
To u c h  Start to beg
in recording again.
 
– Beauty face : Automatically enhances facial 
•  To u c h 
  Stop
 to stop recording.	 
features. 
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