T-Mobile T Mobile Color Sidekick Phone Instructions Manual

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6.  Browsing the Internet
Get away from it all and still browse the Internet! You’ll love the Web Browser application on your T-Mobile 
device. To learn how to take advantage of all your Web Browser features, read the topics in this chapter:
Browser Splash Screen
To open the Web Browser application, first press Jump, then scroll to highlight the Web Browser icon in the left-
hand “ring” of applications. You will see the Web Browser “splash” screen on the right side of the screen when 
you’ve highlighted the Web Browser application icon:
Status Indicators
When a Web page is being loaded, you will see (at the bottom of your screen), the following status indicators:•Browser Splash Screen on page 51
•Status Indicators on page 51
•Keyboard Shortcuts on page 52
•Navigation/View Shortcuts on page 52
•Go To a Web Page on page 53
•Go to Your Home Page on page 53
•Search the Web on page 53•Use Bookmarks on page 54
•See Recently-Viewed Web Pages on 
page 55
•View History on page 56
•Refresh a Web Page on page 56
•Stop a Web Page from Loading on page 
56
•Web Browser Settings on page 57
The remote server is being contacted for the page you 
requested.
The page you requested is being downloaded from the 
remote server onto the service. 
						

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If a Web page is longer than your display, you will see a vertical scroll bar along the right of your screen. Use the 
wheel to scroll down the page, or use the shortcuts described in Navigation/View Shortcuts below.
Keyboard Shortcuts
While you’re in the Web Browser, you can use the following shortcuts for Menu items:
Navigation/View Shortcuts
You can use the following shortcuts to navigate or change your view when using the Web Browser:
•Scroll down a page:
- Press down arrow on D-pad, 
or
- Rotate wheel toward you, or
- Hold down  while rotating wheel (to scroll down screen-by-screen)
• Scroll up a page:
- Press up key on D-pad, 
or
- Rotate wheel away from you, or
- Hold down  while rotating wheel away from you (to scroll up screen-by-screen)
• Toggle to full screen (hide title bar)
-Press
  + SHIFT + T
• Go Back to last-viewed Web page
- Press the Back button The page you requested is being displayed to the device. 
You may not see this indicator if the Web page displays 
quickly.
Bookmarks
 + K
Add Bookmark...
 + N
Go To
 + O
Home
 + H
Recent Pages...
 + L
Mail URL
 + M
Refresh
 + R
Stop Loading
 + . 
						

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Go To a Web Page
To open any Web page, do the following while you’re in the Web Browser application:
1Start typing the address (URL) of the Web page you want to visit. The Go To dialog box opens automatically, 
showing the address you are typing. Note! You do not need to type the “www.” or “.com” portion of the Web 
address. You can also open the Go To dialog box from the Web Browser menu.
2Possible matches, based on what you’ve typed in this Go To dialog box previously, plus the Search and Edit 
options appear below the possible matches:
3Use the wheel to select a choice:
• If you highlight a matching URL then press the wheel, you will be taken directly to the URL selected. 
However, if you want to paste the URL in the Go To dialog box then edit it, hold the Shift key down while 
you press the wheel. The URL is pasted in the Go To dialog box and you can edit the Web address there.
• If you highlight the Search for entry then press the wheel, a search for that entry will conducted by the 
search engine you’ve specified in 
Set Your Search Engine on page 57.
•The Edit option only appears if the current page’s URL contains a match for your Go To entry. If you 
highlight and select the Edit entry, the current page’s URL will appear in the Go To dialog box, ready for 
you to edit.
Note! If you find a Web address (URL) that cannot be displayed on your device, please send us an email at 
[email protected] and we will investigate. In the email, include the Web address and the problem you 
experienced when trying to go to the URL, including any error messages you received.
Go to Your Home Page
Your home page is set in the Web Browser Settings screen as described in Set Your Home Page on page 57. You 
can go to your home page in either of two ways while in the Web Browser:
• Press Menu   then select Home.
• Use the keyboard shortcut by pressing  + H.
Search the Web
To search the Web for keywords, do the following while you’re in the Web Browser application:
1Start typing the word(s) you want to include in the search. The Go To dialog box opens automatically, 
showing the word(s) you are typing.
2The Search option appears directly below the word(s) you are typing: 
						

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When you are finished typing your search words, use the wheel to scroll down to highlight the Search option 
(as shown below), then press.
3Your Web search is then conducted by the search engine you have specified in 
Set Your Search Engine on 
page 57. Your search results display on the search engine’s Web page. Use the wheel to scroll to the result 
you want to follow and press.
Use Bookmarks
A bookmark is a saved link to a Web page that has been added to a list of saved links. When you are looking at 
a particular Web page and want the ability to get back to it later quickly, create a bookmark for it. (Read how in 
Add Bookmarks on page 54.)
View Bookmarks
While in the Web Browser, you can see the bookmarks you have already set by doing either of the following:
• Press Menu   then select Bookmarks.
• Use the keyboard shortcut by pressing  + K.
The Bookmarks screen looks like the following:
Notice, you can create folders to organize your bookmarks. “Expand” or “collapse” the bookmarks contained 
within a given folder by highlighting the folder and pressing the wheel. Press to expand, press again to collapse 
the list.
Read more about folders in 
Add/Edit/Delete Bookmark Folders on page 55. 
Add Bookmarks
To add a bookmark to your list of bookmarks, do the following while in the Web Browser:
1Open the Web page you want to bookmark.
2Press Menu   then select Add Bookmark... [ + N]. 
						

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3The Add Bookmark screen opens with the Name and URL fields filled in:
Scroll to highlight the Folder pop-up menu, then press the wheel to open the list of options. Scroll to 
highlight the folder in which you want the bookmark to appear, then press the wheel to select it.
4When finished, press Done  . Your bookmark is added.
Edit and Discard Bookmarks
You can change the address (URL), name, or folder of an existing bookmark, or discard a bookmark by doing the 
following while in the Web Browser:
1From the Web Browser, press Menu   then select Bookmarks [ + K]. The Bookmarks screen opens.
2Scroll to highlight the bookmark you wish to modify. 
3Press Menu   to open the Bookmarks menu, and then:
•To edit a bookmark name, select Edit Bookmark to open the Edit Bookmark dialog box. Change the 
bookmark name, URL, or folder as you wish; then press Done .
•To discard a bookmark, select Discard Bookmark. You will be asked to confirm your action before the 
bookmark is actually removed.
Add/Edit/Delete Bookmark Folders
You can organize your bookmarks into folders that you name. To add, edit, or delete a bookmark folder, do the 
following while in the Web Browser:
1From the Web Browser screen, press Menu   then select Bookmarks [ + K]. The Bookmarks screen 
opens.
2Scroll to highlight the folder you wish to modify. If you are adding a folder, don’t worry about what folder is 
highlighted.
3Press Menu   to open the Bookmarks menu, and then:
•To edit a folder name, select Rename... to open the Rename dialog box. Change the folder name as you 
wish and press Done .
•To discard a folder, select Discard. You will be asked to confirm your action before the folder is 
discarded.
•To add a folder, select New Folder... The New Folder dialog box appears. Type the new folder name and 
press Done .
See Recently-Viewed Web Pages
To see a list of Web pages that you have visited recently, relative to the page you are currently viewing, use the 
Recent Pages screen while in the Web Browser application: 
						

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1From the Web Browser screen, press Menu   then select Recent Pages... [ + L]. The Recent Pages 
dialog box opens. Notice that the page you are currently viewing is marked with a diamond and its listing is 
positioned relative to where you’ve been:
2Scroll to highlight a page you wish to return to, then press the wheel to go there.
By using Recent Pages, you can easily navigate forward and backward among pages you’ve visited. 
You can clear your Recent Pages list from the Settings screen. Read more in 
Clear History on page 58.
View History
To see a chronological list of Web pages you have visited (up to 100), open the History screen while in the Web 
Browser application:
1From the Web Browser screen, press Menu  then select History. The History screen opens:
2To return to any of the pages listed, simply scroll to highlight the URL, the press the wheel to select it.
You can clear your history from the Settings screen. Read more in 
Clear History on page 58.
Refresh a Web Page
You can refresh (reload from the originating server) the Web page you are currently viewing in either of two 
ways:
• Press Menu   then select Refresh.
• Use the keyboard shortcut by pressing  + R.
Stop a Web Page from Loading
You can stop a Web page from loading in either of two ways:
• Press Menu   then select Stop Loading.
• Use the keyboard shortcut by pressing   + .. 
						

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Web Browser Settings
You can customize a number of settings from the Web Browser Settings screen:
Specifically, you can:
• Set Your Home Page
• Set Your Search Engine
• Show Pictures
•Clear History
•Clear Cache
• Clear Cookies
The sections below explain what each setting means.
Set Your Home Page
To set your Web home page (the page you want the browser to open by default), do the following while in the 
Web Browser application:
1From the Web Browser screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings screen, scroll to the Home Page text field and type the URL of your preferred home page.
Alternatively, you could select the Use Current Page button if you want to use the Web page that was 
displayed on the screen before you opened the Settings screen.
3Press Back   to save your setting.
Set Your Search Engine
To set the search engine you want to use by default, do the following while in the Web Browser application:
1From the Web Browser screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings screen, scroll to highlight the Search Engine pop-up menu.
3Press the wheel to open the list of options.
4Scroll to your preferred search engine and press the wheel to select it.
5Press Back   to save your setting. 
						

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Show Pictures
You can decide if you want the Web Browser to display Web pictures on your device by doing the following while 
in the Web Browser application:
1From the Web Browser screen, press Menu   then select Settings.
2On the Settings screen, scroll to highlight the Show Pictures check box.
3To have pictures display, press the wheel to select the check box; to prevent pictures from displaying, press 
the wheel to clear the check box.
Clear History
History contains a chronological list of Web pages you have visited (up to 100). To remove all Web pages from 
the list, scroll to highlight the Clear History button, then press the wheel to select it. Note that when you clear 
your history, you also clear your Recent Pages list.
Clear Cache
The device cache stores temporary Internet files such as Web pages and files (such as graphics). The device 
allocates up to 800 KB for the cache. This speeds up the display of pages you frequently visit or have already 
seen because the browser can open them from your device memory rather than the Web. 
To clear your cache, scroll to highlight the Clear Cache button, then press the wheel to select it. Note that this 
may take a while. You’ll be notified when the cache has been cleared.
Clear Cookies
Many Web sites save information to your system (the Web proxy service in this case) so sites can “remember” 
information you’ve entered (including which pages you’ve visited within their site) for future reference. This 
information is stored in a small text file, called a cookie. Know that only the information you type while visiting a 
Web site can be stored. Also, know that the presence of a cookie does not allow any external Web site access to 
other information on your device. A Web site can only read the cookie that it created. 
If you want to delete all the cookies stored for your account on the Web proxy service database, scroll to 
highlight the Clear Cookies button, then press the wheel to select it. 
						

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7.  Making Phone Calls
Your Phone application has many unique features that will make it easier than ever to stay connected! Read the 
topics in this chapter to learn how to take advantage of all the application has to offer:
Phone Splash Screen
To open the Phone application, first press Jump, then scroll to highlight the Phone icon in the left-hand “ring” of 
applications. You will see the Phone “splash” screen on the right side of the screen when you’ve highlighted the 
Phone application icon:
The splash screen shows the total call time elapsed since you last reset the counter (read more in 
Total Call 
Timer and Reset
 on page 71) as well as the network operator to which your device is currently connected. •Phone Splash Screen on page 59
•Keyboard Shortcuts on page 60
•Title Bar Indicators on page 60
•Manage Your Speed Dial List on page 60
•Headset or Handset? on page 62
•Adjusting Volume on page 62•Place a Call on page 63
•Features While on a Call on page 65
•Answer a Call on page 67
•End a Call on page 67
•Your Call Log on page 68
•Listen to Voice Mail on page 70
•Phone Settings on page 70 
						

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Keyboard Shortcuts
While you’re in the Phone application, you can use the following shortcuts for menu items:
Note that while you’re on a phone call:
• Press @ (at sign) to create a * (star) tone.
• Press . (period) to create a # (pound) tone.
Title Bar Indicators
Your device title bar will show you the status of your Phone application; for example:
The phone symbol shown above, plus others you might see at some time, are explained below:
Manage Your Speed Dial List
You can store up to eight speed dial numbers for easy dialing. Note that shortcut #1 is reserved for your voice 
mailbox number and cannot be reassigned. 
Once you store a speed dial number, you can easily dial that number by pressing and holding the shortcut 
number for at least two seconds. Very convenient! You can always check your Speed Dial list assignments by 
opening the Quick Call pop-up menu on the main dialing screen.
You can add, edit, or delete speed dial numbers from the Settings > Speed Dial screen or from the New Speed 
Dial menu item. Details follow. End Call Press 
Dial with Wheel
 + W
Add/Edit Contact...
 + @
Call Log
 + L
Second Call...
 + N
Mute/Un-mute Call
 + M
You have one call active; time elapsed is 3 minutes, 40 seconds. Note that the 
phone icon and the time display alternately. If you have two calls active, you’ll see 
one phone icon blinking and the time displayed will be for the foreground call.
Call forwarding is turned on. Your phone will not ring.
You have unheard voice mail.