Getting started Check that youve received The T-Mobile G1

This handy guide will get you up and running with your
everything Earpiece
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T-Mobile G1 with Google. These are the items that you should find
inside your box.
For a complete guide to your phone, check the User Manual in
the User Manual disc.
1. T-Mobile G1 Volume Control
2. USB Cable buttons
3. AC Adapter Touch Screen
Keyboard
4. Wired Stereo Headset
5. Pouch
6. Battery
7. 2GB Memory Card
MENU
8. User Manual Disc
HOME
9. Screen Protector
CALL END CALL/POWER
10. Getting Started Guide
TRACKBALL BACK
91H00815-33M Rev.A 11. Safety and Regulatory Information
Microphone PC Connector/
Earphone Jack

Before you start

A. Remove the back cover
1 Hold the phone sideways with the
control buttons on the right, then
slide the screen panel up to reveal
the keyboard and the back cover
release tab.
2 Push down the back cover release
tab until it disengages from the
phone.
B. Install the SIM card D. Install a memory card E. Charge the battery
1 Locate the SIM card slot then 1 While holding the phone sideways, Your battery wont be charged
insert the SIM card with its slide up the keyboard, then locate when it comes out of the box.
gold contacts facing down the memory card slot at the side of 1
and its cut-off corner facing the control buttons. 1 Flip open the PC connector cover
at the bottom panel of your phone.
out the card slot.
2 Pull open the memory card slot cover.
2 Slide the SIM card completely 2 Insert the USB connector of the AC
into the slot. 3 Insert the memory card into the slot adapter to the PC connector.
Cut off corner with its golden contacts facing down. 2
Memory card 3 Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging
slot cover the battery. The battery is fully charged after about 3 hours of
C. Install the battery charging.

1 Align the batterys exposed Copper

copper contacts with the
Back cover battery connectors inside the
release tab battery compartment.
2 2 Insert the contacts side of the
battery first and then gently
push the battery into place.
1 Replace the back cover.
contacts F. Turn the T-Mobile G1 on
1
2 Press the END CALL/POWER button
3 to turn on the phone.
Note When the phone is on, press and
4 Replace the slot cover. Make sure hold the END CALL/POWER
that both ends of the cover are button, then tap Power off on the
properly seated on the slot. END CALL/POWER
options menu to turn the phone off.

Set up your T-Mobile G1 for the first time What you will see on your Home screens
Set up your T-Mobile G1 involves just a few simple steps. After you turned on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted The Home screen, which is actually three screens in one, is your starting point for using the applications on your phone.
to set up a Google Mail account. Touch the T-Mobile G1 to begin. You can customise the Home screens to display application icons, shortcuts, and widgets that suit you.
1 2 3 Signal strength
Tap Create, then open the In addition to the Home screen, slide your finger left
keyboard to set up your new Connection status Battery status
or right on the Home screen to display the extended
Google Mail account. Follow Time Home screens.
screen prompts to proceed. Your notifications.

Tap to open the

web'n'walk site in
Browser.

Read the Setting up your
T-Mobile G1 information,
then tap Next.
Tap an icon to
If you have an existing Your Google Mail contacts, open the related
Google Mail account, tap calendar events, and emails
application
Sign in, enter your existing are downloaded to your
account details, then tap phone. Tap Finish setup to
Sign in. display the Home screen. Applications tab. Note You can add application shortcuts, widgets, and
Tap to open the Applications folders to any of the Home screens. Refer to the User
tab and select an application. Manual for details.

Select, scroll, and navigate on your screen Enter text and more with the keyboard
Use the following selection, scroll, and zoom techniques to select When you start an application or select a field that requires Special keys
items and navigate through your screens, applications, and menus. text or numbers, you can use the QWERTY keyboard to Search ( )
enter information. The QWERTY keyboard is similar to a
computer keyboard with some special keys. To open the Press the Search key to open the Search bar. In the
keyboard, hold the device sideways with the control buttons search bar, enter the information you want to search,
on the right, then slide the screen panel up. then press again, or tap Search.

Menu ( )
Instead of pressing the MENU button, you can press the
Menu key, located at the left of the Z key, to open the
menu for each screen.

Keyboard shortcuts
You can set keyboard shortcuts that open individual
TRACKBALL applications when used together with the Search key.
To assign a shortcut key:
Touch or tap Swipe or scroll Zooming Use the TRACKBALL
1. P ress HOME, then press MENU.
When selecting items on Drag or slide your finger While browsing web pages, Roll the TRACKBALL to navigate Note The screen automatically changes to landscape
the screen, simply touch vertically or horizontally and viewing pictures and selectable items on the screen. orientation when you open the keyboard (except in 2. T ap Settings, scroll down the screen, then tap
or them with your finger. across the screen to scroll maps, tap the screen to Press the TRACKBALL to select Browser and Pictures, where you can fix the screen Applications > Quick launch. See the user manual
up or down in a list or page. open the zoom control tab. a highlighted item or action. orientation regardless of whether the keyboard is open). for details.
Make that first call Send a Text Message or Picture Message
Send out short text messages or a Picture Message* to another mobile phone.
1 While on any application screen, press the
CALL ( ) button, then tap the Dialer tab. 1 Press HOME, tap the Applications tab, then
2 Touch the keys on the Dialer to enter the tap Messaging > New message.
phone number. If you touched a wrong 2 Open the keyboard, then enter the mobile
number key, touch to erase each phone number or email address (for Picture
Text message
subsequent digit of a number. To erase the Messages) of the message recipient in the To
entire number, tap and hold . field. As you enter the phone number or email
address, matching contacts will appear on the
3 Press the CALL

button to place the call. screen. Tap a recipient or continue entering
your recipients number or email address.
Tip During a call, press the VOLUME UP/
DOWN buttons on the left panel of the 3 Roll the TRACKBALL down to select the text
box, then start composing your message.
T-Mobile G1 to adjust the in-call volume.
If sending a Picture Message, press , then
4 When done, press the END CALL/POWER tap Add subject or Attach to add a message
( ) button

to hang up. subject, or attach a picture, an audio file, a voice Picture message
recording, or a picture slideshow.
To save contacts on your SIM card to your T-Mobile G1, press HOME, then tap Contacts. You can also tap the
Contacts tab when in the Dialer to display your contacts list. 4 When done, tap Send or press to send the
Press MENU, then tap Settings > SIM contacts importer. Select the contact you want to save to your contacts message. The send progress is displayed at the
right side of the message in the message list. * You need a 3G/GPRS connection to
list, press MENU, then tap Import. To import all your contacts, press MENU, then tap Import all.
send and receive Picture Messages.

Take a picture and send it via email Surf the web with web'n'walk
All pictures you take using your phone are automatically saved to the memory card unless you choose to delete it ( ) Use web'n'walk as your jump-off point when surfing the web.
in the post-capture screen. Refer to the User Manual to learn more about the Camera. You can also go to http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/mobile-internet/ to learn more about all T-Mobile services.

1 While on any application screen, press the 3 Tap Share on the post-capture screen. 1 On the Home screen, tap web'n'walk. 2 You are automatically taken to the T-Mobile Favourites
CAPTURE button located at the right panel of Home page. Scroll your finger up or down the screen
your phone to activate the Camera. to view other areas of the web page.
2 Frame your subject on the screen, then press
the CAPTURE button halfway to activate auto-
focus. When focus is set, press the CAPTURE
button fully to take the shot.
Auto-focus indicator
CAPTURE 4 If you have set up another email account on your
(Subject is focused.) phone aside from your Google Mail, select the
button
email account to use to send the picture.

3 Go to a different web page by entering the web page

5 Your picture is automatically attached to your email address in the URL field and tapping Go.
message. Compose your email, then tap Send.

Get your emails using Google Mail Getting around with Maps
Google Mail is activated instantly when you set up the phone for the first time. Google Mail groups each message you send Use Maps on your phone to view your current location, search for a place of interest, seek directions, know the current
with all the responses you receive. This conversation list continues to grow as new replies arrive, so you can always see traffic information (depending on availability), and more. To open Maps, press HOME, then tap Maps.
your messages in context. To synchronise your Google Mail emails, contacts and calendar, refer to the User Manual.
1 To know your location, 2 To search for a place of interest, 4 To seek directions, press
1 Press HOME, tap the press MENU, then press MENU, then tap Search. MENU, then tap Directions.
Applications tab, then
2 Tap a message header to open the message body. tap My location. Your Enter the place you want to Enter your starting point and
tap Google Mail. 3 Scroll down the message to display the message location on the map is search, then tap Search. destination, then tap Route.
The conversations list or conversation option buttons. indicated by a blue dot.
appears. To refresh
your Inbox, press
MENU, then tap 3 When the Search results list
appears, tap a place to display 5 When the Directions screen
Refresh. Email message options. appears, tap Show map to
it on the map.
Tap on a conversation Tap a button to reply the show the directions on a map.
to display all messages sender, reply to all senders,
in that conversation. or forward the email.

Your phone also enables you to fetch up to five POP3/IMAP Conversation options.
email accounts from famous Internet email providers such Tap a button to archive,
as Yahoo! Mail, AOL, and more. Consult your User Manual to label, or delete the
learn how to add external email accounts on your phone. conversation.

Transfer pictures, music, and applications to your T-Mobile G1 Personalise your T-Mobile G1 A C
After you installed a memory card, connect your T-Mobile G1 to your computer and start transferring pictures, music, and
applications. Note that the Camera application saves all captured pictures in the memory card, and Music only plays A. Change your wallpaper
audio files from the memory card. On the Home screen, press MENU, then tap
1 Connect the device to the computer using the 5 Create a top-level folder on the memory card, Wallpaper > Wallpaper gallery. You can also
USB cable. and name the folder Pictures, Music, or use your own pictures as wallpaper.
Applications, then open it. B. Set the date, time zone, and time
2 When the USB connected icon ( ) appears in the
status bar, tap and hold the status bar, then slide your Tip You can create folders in the memory card to On the Home screen, press MENU, then tap
finger downward to open the notifications panel. organise your pictures into albums, or your music Settings > Date & time. Clear the Automatic
into albums or playlists. checkbox.
Tap USB connected, then B D
3 tap Mount. Start copying or moving files into C. Change your ring tone
6 the appropriate folder.
On the Home screen, press MENU, then tap
4 On your computer, When finished, disconnect the Settings > Sound and display > Phone ringtone.
navigate to the USB drive, 7 device from the computer.
then open it. D. Adjust the ringer or media volume
Note The phone does not recognise the memory Press the VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons at the left
card when used as a USB drive. Remember to panel of your phone to adjust the ringer volume.
disconnect the device from the computer when When playing music or watching a video, press
you are done moving or copying files. the VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons to adjust the
media volume.