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Battery
Battery – Charge
If the battery level is below 25%, use the AC adapter instead of a car charger or USB cable.
To charge the battery, follow these steps:
- From the Home screen, select Menu.
- Scroll to and select Settings.
- Scroll to and select Personalize.
- Scroll to and select Phone settings.
- Scroll to and select USB mode.
- Scroll to and select Charging Only.
- Select Save.
- Plug the small end of the USB cable into the USB/Charging port on the side of your phone.
- Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer.
Battery – Insert / remove
To insert the battery, follow these steps:
- Power the phone off.
- Remove the back cover using the notch located at the bottom of the phone.
- Align the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment.
To remove the battery, follow these steps:
- Power the phone off.
- Remove the back cover using the notch located at the bottom of the phone.
- Lift the battery out of the compartment using the notch located above the battery slot.
SIM card
Related error: 'Insert SIM'
To insert the SIM card, follow these steps:
- Power the phone off.
- Remove the back cover using the notch located on the bottom edge of the phone.
- Lift the battery out of the compartment using the notch located near the memory card slot.
- Slide the SIM card into the slot with the gold contacts facing down.
To remove the SIM card, follow these steps:
- Power the phone off.
- Remove the back cover using the notch located on the bottom edge of the phone.
- Lift the battery out of the compartment using the notch located near the memory card slot.
- Slide the SIM card out of the slot.
Indications / functions / menu
Button functions
To identify buttons and their functions, refer to the following:
- Speaker
- OK (Select) key
- LeftSoft key
- Send key
- Voice Mail key
- Special Function keys:
Press and hold for vibration mode.
Press and hold to insert a pause.
- Microphone
- Alphanumeric keys
- Cancel/Clear key
- Power On/Off (Exit) key
- Right Soft key
- Navigation key
- Display screen
Display screen icons
To understand the meaning of display screen icons and indicators, refer to the following:
Icon | Description |
Displays your current signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal. | |
Displays when the phone is in Airplane mode. You cannot send or receive any calls or access online information. | |
Indicates there is no signal available. | |
Displays when a call is in progress. | |
Displays when call forwarding is active. | |
Displays when you have missed an incoming call. | |
Displays when the current call is muted. | |
Indicates the current call is unmuted. | |
Displays the level of charge in your battery. | |
Displays when connected to the EDGE network. | |
Displays when your phone is communicating with the EDGE network. | |
Displays when connected to the 3G network. | |
Displays when your phone is communicating with the 3G network. | |
Displays when the phone is connected to a computer using a supported USB cable connection. | |
Displays when there is a new text message. | |
Displays when a new text message was missed. | |
Displays when there is a new voicemail message. | |
Displays when a new voicemail message is missed. | |
Displays when a new visual voicemail is received. | |
Displays when a new picture message or audio postcard is received. | |
Displays when Vibration mode is active. The ringer is set to vibrate only. | |
Displays when Silent mode is active. All incoming sounds are turned off. | |
Displays when Bluetooth technology is active and enabled. |
Menu icons
To understand the meaning of the menu screen icons, refer to the following:
Select to access the T-Mobile Mall. | |
Select to access your contacts list. | |
Select to access Media including photos and music. | |
Select to access the web2go browser. | |
Select to access your text messaging and voice mail inboxes. | |
Select to access Call history. | |
Select to access Settings. | |
Select to access the Organizer. | |
Select to access My Account. |
Liquid damage indicator (LDI)
Every T-Mobile device has an indicator that shows if it has been subjected to liquid, thereby voiding the warranty.
To view the Liquid Damage Indicator (LDI), remove the back cover and battery from your device.
Refer to the following illustrations to read the label:
Figure 1: White LDI (indicates no liquid damage)
Figure 2: Red LDI (indicates liquid damage)
Memory – not supported
Memory card & transfer – not supported
We’re sorry, but this feature is not available on this device.
Access files – On device using computer
To view files on a memory card using a computer, follow these steps:
- Connect a USB cord to your phone, then to a computer.
Note: The device must be set to Media Transfer Only. - On the computer, navigate to and open the phone’s disk drive.
- Click to open the desired folder(s).
- When finished, safely disconnect the phone from the computer.
Delete files – On device using computer
To delete files on a memory card using a computer, follow these steps:
- Connect a USB cord to your phone, then to a computer.
Note: The device must be set to Media Transfer Only. - On the computer, navigate to and open the phone’s disk drive.
- Click to and delete the desired folder(s).
- When finished, safely disconnect the phone from the computer.
View available memory
To view the amount of free and used space on a memory card, follow these steps:
- From the Home screen, select Menu.
- Scroll to and select Settings.
- Scroll to and select Personalize.
- Scroll to and select Memory settings.
- Scroll to and select Memory status.
- Scroll to and select one of the following to view its memory status:
- Shared memory
- Messaging
- Media
- Calendar
- Tasks
- Memo
- Contacts
USB settings
To change the USB connection settings on the device, follow these steps:
- From the Home screen, select Menu.
- Scroll to and select Settings.
- Scroll to and select Personalize.
- Scroll to and select Phone settings.
- Scroll to and select USB mode.
- Scroll to and select Media Transfer Only.
- Select Save.
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