T-Mobile T Mobile Color Sidekick Phone Instructions Manual

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Turn On/Off Privacy Lock
If you want to secure your device from unauthorized access once your device has gone into key guard mode, 
you will first need to set up a privacy code by following the instructions below.
1From the Jump screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Key Guard & Security, then press the wheel to open the Key Guard 
& Security screen.
3Scroll down to the Privacy Lock section:
4Using the wheel, press the Turn On Privacy... button:
The combination dialog box opens.
5Enter a three-digit code using the keyboard or the dial. After you do so, a Verify Your Combination dialog box 
will appear.
6Re-enter the three digits to verify.
7A “security enabled” message appears. Select OK.
8After reading the confirmation message, select OK.
9You are returned to the Key Guard & Security screen with the Turn Off Privacy... button highlighted.
10If you want to turn off Privacy Lock at any time, simply highlight then press this button.
11At the prompt, enter your three-digit code using the keyboard or dial.
12You are returned to the Key Guard & Security screen, where you can Turn On Privacy at any time.
Note: If you accidentally lock yourself out of your device, you can still make an emergency phone call by 
pressing Menu  + Jump . 
						

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Fill in Your Identification Tag
Use your device’s Identification Tag as a device identifier if someone types an incorrect privacy code when 
attempting to unlock your device from key guard. This can be important if you lose your device and another 
person tries to use it. Your device comes with the ID Tag filled in with information about contacting Customer 
Care, but you can change this default message by doing the following:
1From Key Guard & Security screen, scroll to the Identification Tag section.
2Use the wheel to highlight the Identification Tag text box. Delete the default text in the box by pressing 
ALT + SHIFT + .
3Type identifying information about yourself, such as:
Note that you can only type four lines in your Identification Tag.
4If, for some reason, you do not want to display your Identification Tag, delete the text in the Identification 
Tag box by pressing ALT + SHIFT + .
5Press Back   to save your settings.
Lock Your SIM Card
By locking your SIM card, you ensure that no one except yourself (assuming you are the only person who knows 
the SIM PIN) can use your device while your SIM card is in place. Note that your SIM may be installed with a 
default PIN (1234).
To lock your SIM, do the following:
1From the Jump screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Key Guard & Security, then press the wheel to open the Key Guard 
& Security screen.
3Scroll to the SIM Card Lock section:
4Highlight and press the Enable SIM Lock... button. The Enable SIM Lock dialog box appears:
5Type your PIN and select Enable [ ]. You’ll receive a confirmation dialog box that your SIM card is now 
locked. Now, you will be prompted to type your SIM PIN whenever you unlock key guard. 
						

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Unlock Your SIM Card
1To unlock your SIM card, from the Key Guard & Security screen, press the Disable SIM Lock... button:
The Unlock SIM dialog box appears.
2Type your PIN, then select OK. Your SIM card is unlocked.
Change Your SIM PIN
If you have SIM Lock enabled, then you can change your SIM PIN. (Remember that the default SIM PIN is 
1234.)
1From the Key Guard & Security screen, scroll to the SIM Card Lock section:
2Select the Change SIM PIN... button, as shown above. The Change SIM PIN dialog box opens:
3In the text boxes, type your old PIN, the new PIN (4-8 digits), and then your new PIN again to confirm.
4Select Submit   to dismiss the dialog box and save your new PIN. You will receive a confirmation dialog box 
to let you know your PIN was changed successfully.
Keyboard
You can set how the keyboard responds to your touch:
•Keyboard repeat delay - If you hold down a key long enough, it will start repeating in your text box. This 
setting determines how long you must hold down a key before it starts repeating.
•Keyboard repeat rate - Once you’ve held down a key long enough so it starts repeating, this setting 
determines how fast the key repeats.
To set these preferences, do the following:
1From the Jump screen, press Menu   then select Settings. 
						

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2On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Keyboard, then press the wheel to open the Keyboard screen:
3You set your keyboard preferences by using “slider bars”. Rotate the wheel to highlight the slider you want 
adjust, then press the wheel to “open” the slider bar. An opened slider bar looks like this:
4Rotate the wheel up to increase the setting; rotate the wheel down to decrease the setting. This means 
that to:
• Increase the time you have to hold down a key before it starts to repeat, move the slider to the right.
• Increase how fast keys are repeated, once they start repeating, move the slider to the right.
5When the slider is where you want it to be, press the wheel. The settings are saved as soon as you make 
them.
Network
If you wish to change the network to which your device is connected, you can do this from the Networks screen. 
(You can always tell what network you’re currently on by pressing Jump  . The current network is shown at the 
bottom of the Phone splash screen.) 
You have two methods of selecting a network: automatic and manual. By default, your device is set to select 
a network automatically, but you can use the Network screen to select one manually:
1From the Jump screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Network, then press the wheel to open the Network screen:
3The Scan for other networks button is highlighted by default. Simply press the wheel to start the scan. 
						

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4When the available network(s) have been located, you’ll see the Choose Network screen. Press the wheel to 
open the pop-up menu:
Scroll to highlight the network you want to switch to, then press the wheel to select it.
Note: It is also from this screen that you set your device to scan for networks automatically.
5Once your device has connected to the network you selected, the Network screen will reflect your selection:
Sound
You control your device’s sound on the Sound settings screen. You can set sound volume, as well as “mute” 
options. In some situations, you may want you device to be “quiet” when notifying you of new messages or 
phone calls. This is called “mute”. You can also schedule regular times when you want your device to be muted. 
To make these settings, do the following:
1From the Jump screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Sound, then press the wheel to open the Sound screen: 
						

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3In the Sound & Music section of the screen, you can do the following:
•Adjust sound & music volume level - Rotate the wheel to highlight the Volume slider bar, then press. 
The slider bar becomes “adjustable”. Rotate the wheel up to increase volume; rotate the wheel down to 
decrease. When you have a volume you want to keep, then press the wheel to save the setting.
•Mute/un-mute all device sounds - Press the Mute/Un-mute button to toggle sounds on and off.
•Turn on/off system sounds - Select the check box to turn system sounds on/off. System sounds are 
those that are made when you press a control button or key. They are typically beeps or exclamation 
sounds.
•Turn on/off keyboard clicks - If you’ve selected the System Sounds check box, then you can also 
turn on keyboard clicks. If you select this check box, then everytime you press a key, you’ll hear a little 
beep.
4In the Mute Options section of the screen, you can do the following:
• Decide if you want to be notified by a flashing wheel or vibration even if your device is muted, select the 
appropriate check boxes.
• To have your device mute automatically at a regular time, select the Mute every day from check box. 
When checked, mute is scheduled. If you want to adjust the default scheduled time, use the wheel: rotate 
to select the time box, then press to enable scrolling through time settings and the AM/PM setting. Press 
the wheel again when the time you want displays.
• You can also schedule mute to turn on automatically on weekdays or weekends (all day). Select the Mute 
all day check box to enable this feature; then select either the Weekdays or Weekends option button.
5Your settings are saved as soon as you make them.
System Info
Use the System Info screen to look up information you may need when contacting Customer Care. You can also 
look up your phone number from this screen, in case you ever forget it.
To open this screen, do the following:
1From the Jump screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight System Info, then press the wheel to open the System Info screen:
3To dismiss the System Info screen, press Back . 
						

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Wireless Options
If you want control over your wireless connectivity, you can do so from the Wireless Options dialog:
1From the Jump screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2Scroll to the bottom of the Settings screen and select the Wireless Options... button. The Wireless Options 
dialog box opens:
3In the Wireless section of the dialog box, use the option buttons to turn your wireless connection on/off. 
This is how you turn off your wireless connection while on a plane or in a hospital, or anywhere where 
wireless connectivity may interfere with the environment.
4In the Roaming section of the dialog box, check the box to allow GPRS data roaming; clear the check box to 
disallow data roaming. Be aware that even if you have roaming turned on (box is checked), your wireless 
carrier may have disabled roaming for the SIMs they distribute.
Note! When roaming outside the home network, you may incur additional charges for data transfer with or 
without taking any actions, such as receiving emails. To avoid additional charges while roaming, clear the 
Roaming check box. If you do roam with GPRS Data Roaming turned off, you will still be able to make and 
receive voice calls.
5Once you’ve made your wireless option choices, select Done . 
						

							The Jump Screen
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5.  The Jump Screen
In this chapter you can read all about your device’s “home base” -- the Jump screen:
About the Jump Screen
The Jump screen is a view that displays all the applications you can use on your device in a ring of application 
icons (on the left) and “splash screens” (on the right). You use the Jump screen by scrolling through the 
applications by rotatating the wheel...until the application you want to open displays. Then press the wheel to 
open the application. 
The Jump screen is illustrated below, with the Phone application displayed:
Read more about splash screens in 
The Application Splash Screens on page 49. •About the Jump Screen on page 48
•How to Find the Jump Screen on page 49
•The Application Splash Screens on page 49•How to Select an Application on page 49
•The Jump Screen Menu on page 50 
						

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How to Find the Jump Screen
Simply press the Jump button   to view the Jump screen. You can “jump” to this view from any screen, in any 
application, at any time, by pressing the Jump button. The Phone application is highlighted by default.
The Application Splash Screens
As you view the Jump screen and scroll through each application using the wheel, the splash screen applicable to 
that application highlighted displays to the right of the Jump screen wheel. 
Some splash screens contain application status information. For example, in the illustration of the Jump screen 
above, the Phone splash screen shows the device owner that her total phone call time is 43 seconds. 
Jump splash screens that contain timely user information are described in more detail in the following topics:
•
Phone Splash Screen on page 59
•
Instant Messaging Splash Screen on page 74
•
The Email Splash Screen on page 87
•
Phone Messages Splash Screen on page 108
How to Select an Application
1Press Jump   to open the Jump screen.
2Scroll through the applications using the wheel. Stop when the application you want to use is highlighted.
3Press the wheel to open the application. 
						

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The Jump Screen Menu
While on the Jump screen, press Menu   to open the Jump screen menu:
Here’s what each menu option means:
•Controls... [ +  ] - Opens the Controls. Read more in 
Controls on page 33.
•Settings - Opens the Settings screen, from which you can make device-wide settings. Read more in 
4. 
Customizing Your Device on page 30.
•Key Guard [Hold  ] - Puts your device into key guard mode, which locks the keys.
•Hints... - Opens a series of help screens.
•Network Status - Lists current network status details:
•Power Off [ ] - Turns off your device. You’ll see a series of shut-down messages as the device turns off.