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2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If
the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as
or
, appear in the Status Bar.
3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully
charged.
Powering Your Phone On/O
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key to turn on
your phone.
• To turn it off, press and hold the Power/Lock Key
to open the options menu. Tap Power off and then
tap OK.
Setting Up Your Phone for
the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase
it or reset it to factory settings (see Settings – Personal
– Backup & Reset), you may need to set it up before
using it.
1. Tap the language field, select the language you
want, and tap Start.
2. Connect to a Wi-Fi network and tap Next.
Otherwise, tap Skip.
3. Set the date, time, and time zone, or use date and
time data provided by the network. Then tap Next.
4. If you have a Google™ account, tap Yes to sign
in. Tap No > Get an account to create a Google
account or tap Not now to set up an account later.
5. Configure the Google location options and tap Next.
6. Enter your name, which the phone uses to
personalize some apps, and then tap Done.
7. You will be prompted to accept the Google terms of
service. Tap Next to continue.
8. Tap Finish to complete the setup.
NOTE: If the phone is not activated, it would prompt
you to connect to a Wi-Fi network before asking you to
sign in to a Google account.
Locking/Unlocking the
Screen and Keys
Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and
keys (put the phone into Sleep mode) when not in use,
and also to turn the screen back on and unlock it when
you need it.
To lock the screen and keys:
To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press
the Power/Lock Key.
NOTE: To save battery power, the phone
automatically turns off the screen after a certain period
of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to
receive messages and calls while the phone screen
is off.
To unlock the screen and keys:
1. Press the Power/Lock Key to turn the screen on.
2. Tap and hold
at the center of the screen.
NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN,
or password for your phone (see Personalizing –
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need
to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to
unlock your screen.
Using the Touch Screen
Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions
through a variety of touch gestures.
• Tap – When you want to type using the on-screen
keyboard, select items on-screen (such as application
and settings icons), or press on-screen buttons,
simply tap them with your finger.
• Tap and Hold – To open the available options for
an item (for example, a message or link in a web
page), tap and hold the item.
• Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to
quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen.
• Drag – To drag, press and hold your finger with
some pressure before you start to move your finger.
While dragging, do not release your finger until you
have reached the target position.
• Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and
Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two
fingers on the screen at once and pinching them
together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to
zoom in).
• Rotate the screen – For most screens, you can
automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.