Handspring Treo 600 User Manual

							Battery life::   31
Battery life
Battery life depends on individual usage. When used as a phone, your
Treo battery provides approximately 5 hours of talk time or 10 days of
standby time. When used as an organizer only (no phone), the battery
provides about 10 days of normal use. 
Maximizing battery life
You can increase the life of your Treo battery by following a few easy
guidelines. Remember that battery life depends on how you use your Treo.
•Charge your Treo whenever you’re at your desk. The Li-Ion battery in your
Treo has a much longer useful life when it is 
topped offfrequently, versus
charging it after it is fully drained.
•The wireless features (phone, email, messaging, and web) of your Treo
generally consume more power than its organizer features. However, if
you spend a lot of time using the camera, games, media players, eBooks,
or other Palm OS applications, keep an eye on the battery level and
charge when necessary.
•If you don’t plan to use the wireless features on your Treo for a while, you
may want to turn off Wireless Mode (see page 14). You can forward calls to
a different number or let all calls be picked up by voicemail (see page 45).
•As with any mobile phone, if you are in an area with no wireless
coverage, your Treo searches for a signal, which consumes power. If you
cannot move to an area of better coverage, you may wish to temporarily
turn off Wireless Mode. 
•Use the keyboard backlight (see page 22) only when you need it. 
•Turn down the screen brightness (see page 114).
•Decrease the Auto-off setting in General Preferences (see page 120).
This turns off your screen automatically after a shorter period of inactivity.
IMPORTANT: You must
charge your Treo fully
before using it the first
time. Wait until the LED
turns solid green which may
take up to three hours.
If the battery drains to the
point where your Treo
doesn’t turn on, the Treo
stores your data safely for
about three days. We
recommend that you charge
and synchronize your Treo
every day, especially if you
use your phone often.
If the battery is fully
drained, it may take a few
moments for the LED to
turn on while charging. 
						

							32 ::   Where to learn more
Where to learn more
A quick introduction to your new Treo
•Tutorial:The Tutorial teaches you how to use many features of your Treo.
It is already installed on your Treo and you can launch it any time.
While using your Treo
•Tips: Many of the built-in applications include helpful tips for getting the
most out of your Treo. To view these tips, launch an application, press
Menu , then from the Options menu, choose Tips.
•Information:Many screens have an Information icon  in the upper-
right corner. Tap the Information icon with your stylus to learn about the
tasks you can perform in that dialog.
•Online support from Handspring:For up-to-date downloads, troubleshooting
and support information, check out www.handspring.com/support.
If you need more information
•Books:Many books on Palm Powered devices are available in local or
online book retailers (look in the computers section).
•Online forums:Consult online Treo user discussion groups to swap
information and learn about areas you may find nowhere else.
•Customer service from your mobile service provider:For questions
about your mobile account or features available on the network, contact
your mobile service provider for the latest information and help.
To launch the built-in
tutorial:
1. Press Applications
Launcher. 
2. Choose the pick list in
the upper-right, select All.
3. Choose the Tutorial icon.
4. Follow the onscreen
instructions in the
Tutorial. 
						

							first week: 
using phone,
web, and
messaging 
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							Phone overview 
The Phone application lets you make and receive calls, store information
about your contacts, and store Favorites for contacting people and
launching applications. Be sure you know how to turn on Wireless Mode
before reading this section (see page 14).
Accessing the Phone application
•Press Phone  .
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							You can monitor the status of several items, using icons at the top of the
Phone screen:
Network name Displays the name of a mobile service provider when
Wireless Mode is on and you are in a coverage area. If you
are outside a coverage area, No service or SOS Only
appears instead. 
Appears when call forwarding is active.
Appears when you have voicemail. Some networks use a
full-screen alert instead. Call your mobile service provider
for more information.
Appears when ALS, Alternate Line Service, is active.
This feature may not be available on all accounts or
regional networks. Contact your mobile service provider
for more information.
Appears when Wireless Mode is on and a GPRS network
is within range.
Appears when Wireless Mode is on but you are not
connected to any GPRS network.
Appears when you are connected to a GPRS network and
a data session is active (for example, when you are
browsing the web). You can still receive calls.
Displays the signal strength. The stronger the signal, the
more bars appear. If you are outside a coverage area, no
bars appear.
Displays the battery charge status. As the battery drains,
the icon changes from blue to clear, and then to red when
it’s time to recharge. 
Appears when your Treo battery is charging.
Appears when your Treo battery is fully charged. 
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To display details about
your battery power, tap the
battery icons at the top of
the screen.
If ALS is active and
available, you can press
and hold # to switch lines. 
						

							Dialing calls
Your Treo offers several options for making phone calls. As you get familiar
with your Treo, you’ll discover which method you prefer.
Dialing with the keyboard
1. Press Phone  .
2. Using the numbered keys on the keyboard, start typing a phone number.
You do not need to press Option to access the numbers on the keyboard.
3. Press Center to dial.
Dialing by contact name
Before you can dial a call by contact name, you must create some contacts
(see page 47), or import them with a HotSync operation (see page 30) or
from your SIM card (see tip on page 48). The first time you display the
Contacts list, Treo asks if you would like to import any numbers from your
SIM card into your Contacts list.
1. Press Phone  .
2. Use the 5-way navigation control to access the Contacts list.
3. Using the keyboard, begin typing one of the following for the contact you
want to call:
•First initial and last name
•First name
•Last name
4. Choose the number you want to dial.
5. Press Center to dial.
To start another search, press Backspace  to delete letters you’ve
entered. Or, just press Phone  to start all over.
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To see more information for
a person in your Contacts
list, highlight the name and
press Center to view their
address, company and
other details.
You can begin a Name
Lookup immediately from
the Main view in the Phone
application. From the
Options menu, select
Display Preferences, and
choose Typing Starts
Contacts Search. 
						

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Dialing with a Favorites button
Before you can use Favorites buttons, you must create some Favorites
entries. See page 49.
1. Press Phone  .
2. Use the 5-way navigation control to access your Favorites buttons.
3. Highlight the desired button.
4. Press Center to dial the selected button.
Dialing using the onscreen Dial Pad
1. Press Phone  .
2. Tap the onscreen Dial Pad to enter the number.
3. Press Center to dial.
You can paste numbers
directly into the Dial Pad
view. Copy a number from
another application, then
switch to Dial Pad view.
Press Menu, then from the
Edit menu, choose Paste.
Press Center to dial. 
						

							Dialing from a web page or text message
Treo recognizes most phone numbers that appear in web pages or text
messages.
1. Use the 5-way navigation control to highlight the phone number you
want to dial in the web page or text message.
2. Press Center to dial.
Redialing the last number you called
Do either of the following to redial the last number you called:
•Press Phone  , then press Center to display a list of your most
recently dialed numbers. 
•Press Phone  , then use the 5-way navigation control to launch
Dial Pad. Choose Dial to display the last number you dialed.
•Press Phone  , then press Menu . From the Views menu,
choose Call Log (/Y). This view shows all your recent calls in
chronological order.
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If you can’t highlight and
dial a phone number on a
web page or in a text
message, using the 5-way
navigation control or stylus,
it means that Treo does not
recognize it as a phone
number.  
						

							Receiving calls
To receive calls, Wireless Mode must be on. This is different from having
just the screen turned on (see page 14).
To answer a call, do one of the following:
•Using the 5-way navigation control, choose the onscreen Answer button.
•If the headset is attached, press the headset button.
To ignore a call and send it to voicemail, do one of the following:
•Press Backspace  .
•Using the 5-way navigation control, choose the onscreen Ignore button.
To silence the ringer while your phone is ringing:
•Press the volume buttons or any key on your Treo except the 5-way
navigation control, Space, Return, or Backspace.
•To immediately silence all system sounds including the ringer, slide the
ringer switch to Sound Mode Off  .
When you silence the ringer, you can either answer the call or let it ring
through to voicemail. 
If audio (MP3 music, for example) is playing, and a call arrives, you can still
hear the phone ringing softly. To answer the call, do one of the following:
•Using the 5-way navigation control, choose the onscreen Answer button.
•Press the headset button (if headset is attached).
The audio continues playing but you won’t hear it during your call. 
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To prevent calls from
accidentally being answered
while the phone is in a
pocket or briefcase, you can
disable the touchscreen
when an incoming call
arrives (see page 121).
See a photo of the person
calling you! Learn how to
assign a caller ID picture on
page 112. 
						

							Using voicemail
Setting up voicemail 
1. Turn on Wireless Mode, as described on page 14.
2. Press Phone .
3. Use the 5-way navigation control to access Favorites.
4. Choose the voicemail Favorites button.
Your Treo connects to your mobile service provider’s automated voicemail
system. If your Treo is unable to connect to the automated system, please
contact your mobile service provider for assistance.
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