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2. Enter a phone number or a contacts name in the To field, or touch  to 
select a contact from Contacts or Groups.
As you enter the phone number or the contacts name, the phone 
displays possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from 
the list of possible matches or continue entering.
After you select a contact or finish entering a number, add a comma 
and you can enter another recipient. You can also touch a previously 
entered contact again to edit or delete it.
3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
4. When you are ready to send the message, touch  .
Sent and received messages will be displayed in a message thread, 
grouping together the messages in a conversation.
6.1.3  Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very 
special. You can record a message and send it as an audio file, sing Happy 
Birthday and send it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a 
special event. The possibilities are endless.
1. Touch  > 
Messaging > New message.
2. Enter a phone number in the 
To field, or touch  to select a contact 
from Contacts or Groups.
3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
4. Touch  to display the options panel. 
• Touch 
Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone 
is now in multimedia message mode.
• Touch 
Add to add a picture, music, or video file.
5. When the message is ready to be sent, touch  .
 You can select a media file (music, video or picture) and send it as an 
attachment in a multimedia message. In File Manager, touch and hold 
a media file, and then touch Share > Messaging. 
						

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Adding a SlideshowIf you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option.
1. On the message editing screen, touch  to display the options panel.
2. Touch 
Add > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it.
3. Touch  and then touch 
Add slide to add more slides.
4. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the 
multimedia message screen.
5. To alter your multimedia message, touch the slideshow on the 
multimedia message screen. When the message is ready to be sent, 
touch .
6.1.4  Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message
1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.
2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message.
6.1.5  Replying to a Message
1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it.
2. Touch the text box to compose your message. Once finished, touch  .
 You can also do the following to reply to a message: Touch  > Multiselect, select one or more message threads, and touch Reply.
6.1.6  Copying a Text Message to Notepad or Calendar
1. In the message list, touch a text message thread to open it.
2. Touch and hold one of the messages, and then touch Copy message to.
3. Touch Notepad or Calendar to save it as a note or an event.
For information about how to use Notepad or Calendar, see the relevant 
sections of this guide.
6.1.7  Customizing Message Settings
In the message list, touch  , and then touch Settings to customize the 
message settings. 
						

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6.2  Email
Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or 
other popular email services on your phone.
6.2.1  Adding an Email Account
When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an 
email account. The Email setup wizard helps you to configure your account. 
A number of popular email systems are supported. You can work with the 
same email service that you use on your PC or you can select another email 
service.
1. On the Home screen, touch  > 
Email. 
2. In the email system list, select a system, or select Others.
3. To customize your email settings, follow the onscreen instructions, and 
then touch 
Next.
4. Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see 
when they receive an email from you.
5. Touch 
Done. 
Adding Other Email Accounts
1. After creating your initial email account, touch  on the Inbox screen, 
and then touch More > Accounts to access the accounts screen.
2. Touch  on the accounts screen, and then touch 
Add account to 
create another email account.
 When adding an additional email account, you have the option to use 
the new account to send all outgoing messages.
6.2.2  Viewing an Email Message
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. Access a folder, and then touch the message that you want to view. 
						

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6.2.3  Saving an Email Attachment
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. Touch the email message you want to view.
3. Touch 
Save next to the attachment in the email.
4. Select a path for saving the attachment and touch Save.
6.2.4  Creating and Sending an Email Message
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. On the 
Inbox screen, touch  , and then touch Compose in the 
options panel.
3. In the 
To field, enter the recipients’ name or email address.
4. Enter the subject of your message and compose the message.
To send an attachment with the message, touch  , and then touch 
Add attachment. 
5. When you are finished, touch Send.
If you are not ready to send the message, touch 
Save as draft or touch 
to save the message as a draft.
6.2.5  Replying to an Email Message
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. Touch the email message to which you want to reply.
3. Touch 
Reply or Reply all to reply to the email message.
6.2.6  Deleting an Email Account
1. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to 
delete.
2. Touch 
Remove account.
3. Touch OK. 
						

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6.2.7  Changing Email Account Settings
You can change a number of account settings, including how often you 
check for emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the 
servers the account uses to send and receive mails.
 Your account’s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of 
email service you are using. You can enter the necessary details 
manually, although you may need to contact your email service 
provider to obtain the correct information.
1. Touch  > 
Email.
2. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to 
change.
3. Touch 
Account settings.
4. Change General settings, Notification settings, or Server settings.
7  Getting Connected
7.1  Mobile Networks
Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network 
operator’s 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the 
first time. Note that the SIM/UIM card must be inserted (some CDMA mobile 
phones have an integrated UIM card and do not need a separate UIM card)
7.1.1  Checking the Network Connection
1. Touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network Settings.
3. Touch Network operators or Access Point Names to check the 
network connection.
 Your mobile phone will automatically read the access point settings 
from the SIM/UIM card (if any). For this reason, do not change the 
access point parameters; otherwise, you might not be able to access 
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7.1.2  Turning on the Data Service
1. Touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks.
3. Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection.
7.2  Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on 
your mobile phone, you must have an access to wireless access points 
(hotspots). Obstacles that block the Wi-Fi signal will reduce its strength.
7.2.1  Turning On Wi-Fi
1. Touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi check box to turn 
on Wi-Fi.
7.2.2  Connecting to a Wireless Network
1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. You will see a list of 
detected Wi-Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section.
3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it.
•  If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to 
the network.
•  If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy 
(WEP) and connect to it for the first time, enter the password as 
prompted, and then touch 
Connect. If you connect to a secured 
wireless network that you have already used, you will not be prompted 
to enter the password again unless you have reset your mobile phone 
to its default settings.
 On the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network to add a new 
Wi-Fi network. 
						

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7.3  Sharing Your Phone’s Data 
Connection
You can share your mobile phones data connection with a single computer 
via a USB cable: USB tethering. You can share your mobile phones data 
connection with a number of devices at the same time, by turning your 
phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
7.3.1  Installing the USB tethering Driver
If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some 
flavors of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you typically do not need to prepare your 
computer for tethering. But if you are running an earlier version of Windows 
or another operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to 
establish a network connection via USB.
Install the 
USB tethering driver in the following steps:
1. Connect a USB cable to a computer. The computer will automatically 
recognize the phone.
2. Choose 
Start > My Computer, and then double-click Mobile Partner.
3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp 
folder. Double-click the link DownloadActiveSync.url.
4. Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a later version.
5. After the installation, you are able to use USB tethering.
7.3.2  Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB
To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to 
prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.
 You cannot share your mobile phone’s data connection and access its 
microSD card via USB at the same time.
1. Touch  > 
Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection. 
						

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7.3.3  Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a 
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. Touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data 
connection.
 When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch Portable Wi-
Fi hotspot settings to change its network name or secure it.
7.4  Browser
Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed.
7.4.1  Opening the Browser
Touch  > Browser to open the home page. When known or open Wi-Fi networks and mobile data networks are 
available at the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi-Fi 
network for Internet access.
Touch  to open the browser options menu and perform one of the 
following operations:
•  
New window: Touch to open a new window.
•  
Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks.
•  
Windows: Touch to view thumbnails of open browser windows. You can 
switch to another browser window or open a new one on this screen.
•  
Refresh: Touch to refresh the current webpage.
•  
Forward: Touch to browse the next web page.
•  
More: Touch to open other menus and perform operations such as 
searching, selecting text, downloading, or setting options. 
						

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7.4.2  Opening a Webpage
1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the screen.
2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage address. You can touch  to 
enter the web page address by voice.
3. As you enter the address, matching webpage addresses will appear on 
the screen. If you see the address you want, touch it and go directly to 
that webpage or complete entering your desired webpage.
7.4.3  Setting a Home Page
1. In a browser window, touch  .
2. Touch More > Settings > Set home page.
3. Enter the address of the desired home page, and then touch OK.
7.4.4  Managing Bookmarks
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone.
Adding a Bookmark
1. In a browser window, go to the webpage you want to save as a 
bookmark.
2. Touch  , and then touch 
Bookmarks > Add.
3. Edit the bookmark name and then touch OK.
Opening a Bookmark
1. In a browser window, touch  , and then touch Bookmarks.
On the 
Bookmarks screen, touch the History tab to view the pages 
you have visited, or touch the Most visited tab to view the pages you 
have visited most frequently.
2. Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open.
7.4.5  Customizing Browser Settings
Customize the browser to suit your browsing style. Use Browser to set 
page content, privacy, and security preferences. In a browser window, 
touch  , and then touch 
More > Settings. 
						

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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 
from your phone to your PC.
If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of 
the other Bluetooth devices to which you want to connect. 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 with and Connecting to 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 over a Bluetooth 
connection.
•   Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP): allows you to use a stereo 
Bluetooth headset.
•   A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP): allows you to control audio playing 
using a Bluetooth headset remotely.