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Question posted by hcjessb on February 20th, 2014
Why Do I Need To Remove Thin Film From Battery Compartment On Mytouch 4g Slide
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T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 2
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...myTouch 4G Slide
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Back cover
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SIM card
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Storage card
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Battery
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Switching the power on or off
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Setting up myTouch 4G Slide for the first time
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Finger gestures
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Ways of getting contacts into myTouch 4G Slide... or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen
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Rearranging the Home screen
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Changing your ringtone and notification sounds
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Phone calls
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T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 5
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...Using Flashlight
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Sharing games and apps
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T-Mobile apps
T-Mobile My Account
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T-Mobile My Device
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T-Mobile TV
135
Keyboard
Using the QWERTY keyboard
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... myTouch 4G Slide with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password
158
Settings
Settings on myTouch 4G Slide
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Changing display settings
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Changing sound settings
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Changing the language
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Optimizing battery...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 8
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... 3. BACK 8. QWERTY keyboard 2. Touch screen 9. Notification LED 11. Earpiece 8 Getting started
Getting started
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box: § myTouch 4G Slide § Battery (preinstalled) § microSD™ card (preinstalled) § SIM card (preinstalled) § USB cable § Power adapter § Quick start guide § Safety and regulatory...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 10
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Lift the back cover from the notch at the bottom of the back panel to switch off myTouch 4G Slide and hold it . Make sure to remove it securely with the front facing down. 2. Turn off myTouch 4G Slide before removing the back cover.
1. 10 Getting started
Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage card slot.
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 12
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...phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards can be used. Inserting the SIM card
1. Take the back cover off corner facing out,
insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.
Remove the battery. 3.
Removing... the SIM card
Make sure to switch off . 2. Take the back cover off myTouch 4G Slide before removing ...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 13
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...storage card out from its slot. Tap SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card.
Push the storage card in myTouch 4G Slide.
From the Home screen, press , and then ...corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Removing the storage card
If myTouch 4G Slide is on , you need to remove the storage card while myTouch 4G Slide is on , unmount the storage card first to prevent ...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 14
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... mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery
compartment. Long phone calls and frequent web browsing uses up a lot of the thin film out, and then remove it needs recharging depends on uses more power).
14 Getting started
Battery
myTouch 4G Slide...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 15
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Insert the battery (with your myTouch 4G Slide or a replacement that T-Mobile recommends.
1. Take the back cover off. 2. 15 Getting started
Inserting the battery
Please use only the original battery that came with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery
compartment.
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 16
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... compartment. A thin film is partially charged when shipped. As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it using myTouch 4G Slide, it is recommended that you turn on , the charging battery icon
is on and start charging the battery. Before you charge the battery. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to charge the battery.
§ Do not remove...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 22
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... receive messages and calls though.
You'll need to snooze or dismiss the event or alarm. If you can drag or to the ring to unlock the screen.
22 Basics
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting myTouch 4G Slide into Sleep mode when it unlocks. myTouch 4G Slide also automatically goes into a low power state...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 25
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... Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared No storage card installed
Storage card is low on free space
Wi-Fi Calling ready
The notification LED shows a:
§ Solid green light when myTouch 4G Slide is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.
§ Flashing...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 28
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... to charge the battery while connected to your computer.
Do one of the following :
§ Disconnect myTouch 4G Slide from the computer.
§ If you want to keep myTouch 4G Slide connected to the computer but want to copy files between the storage card and your computer.
6. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that need access to...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 118
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...Use GPS satellites
Uses Wi-Fi or your mobile data connection to find your location with Google Maps, you need to enable location sources.
1. About Google Maps...myTouch 4G Slide, you need to enable location sources. § The Google Maps app does not cover every country or city. From the Home screen, press and then tap Settings > Location. 2. Select one or both of the sky and more battery...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 126
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...Clock app's World Clock tab to dim the screen slightly on myTouch 4G Slide manually, you want to dim the screen completely and go ...as
required. It also shows an alarm clock indicator and the battery level.
§ Tap the weather image or information to turn...press and then tap Local time settings. 2. Enter the city name you need to open the Date & time settings screen. On the World Clock ...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 128
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... Calendar:
§ You need to connect to the Internet. § Location services must be enabled. While viewing forecasts, you can display up or down the screen to remove and then tap Done.... press and then tap Edit. 2. Tap Done. Deleting cities from the Weather screen
1. For myTouch 4G Slide to move. 128 Android Market and other apps
Checking Weather
Use the Weather app and widget to...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 149
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...myTouch 4G Slide must first set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) so you can connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your network administrator tells you to remove...a secured wireless network, you'll need to choose the wireless network from your login credentials and install security certificates before you 'll need to your company's local network....
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 153
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... tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Changing the device name
The device name identifies myTouch 4G Slide to save battery power, or in places where using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. It's... the A2DP Bluetooth profile.
§ Before you connect your headset, you need to make it discoverable so myTouch 4G Slide can find out how to do this by referring to turn Bluetooth on ...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 160
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...myTouch 4G Slide to use when determining your location. Set the default USB connection type to your accounts.
160 Settings
Settings
Settings on myTouch 4G Slide
Control and customize phone... switch to power saving mode when the battery level goes down to Google servers using your social ... account.
§ You can restore them when needed.
From the Home screen, press , and then...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 161
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... brightness. 5.
Also, if you 're helping us know if myTouch 4G Slide encounters a technical problem.
§ View different information about myTouch 4G Slide, such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback. You can also set the text-to set onscreen keyboard options. 161 Settings
Applications SD & phone storage
Date & time Language & keyboard Accessibility
Voice input & output...
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide - User Manual - Page 168
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... not a step to someone else or myTouch 4G Slide has a persistent problem that helps solve the problem.
1. Tap Reset phone, and then tap Erase everything. Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons
If you 're passing myTouch 4G Slide on . Press and hold the POWER/LOCK button, and then tap Restart. 4.
Remove the battery, wait for the screen with the...
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