5Important Safety InformationBasic instructionsUseful tipsTo understand information contained in this user guide, pleasekeep in mind the following:x It is assumed that you start operating applications of thephone from the Applications screen.1. Tap on the home screen to access the applicationsmenu screen.2. Flick the screen right or left and select to run theapplication you want to use.Main home screen Applications menu screenx Words in bold type refer to the relevant action on thescreen. For example, “Tap Create new contact.” in thisinstruction manual leads you to follow the correct actions.In this way, you will tap the onscreen menu, “Create newcontact,” in the Contacts menu window.x Words in all capital letters refer to hard keys. For example,LOCK/PWR indicates the lock/power key on the top left ofthe handset that locks the screen or turns on/off power.x The symbol “>” refers to the next action. For example, “TapSettings > Language & keyboard” means that you shouldtap Settings first and Language & keyboard next.x The term, ‘Applications menu’ refers to the screen where allapplications of the phone appear.x Home screen refers to the screen that appears first whenyou unlock the screen.x Idle mode refers to the status when you stay on the homescreen ready to run an application.About Google accountsIt is recommended that you have a Google account to usesome applications provided by Google, e.g. Calendar, Latitude,Market, Talk and Gmail of the phone. For more informationon setting up a Google account, refer to Creating a Googleaccount on page 21.