Rejecting an Incoming Call

To reject the call:

Tap Ignore or press the End key.
To reject a call and send a text message: When you reject a call, you can choose to automatically send a text message to the caller. 1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options. > Advanced tab. 2. Select the Reject call with text message check box. 3. Change the default text message if needed, and then tap ok. When Reject call with text message is enabled, tap Send Text to reject the call and send the text message to the caller.

In-Call Options

To put a call on hold: Your device notifies you when you have another incoming call, and gives you the option of rejecting or accepting the call. If you are already on a call and accept the new call, you can choose to switch between the two callers, or set up a conference call between all three parties. For instructions on how to start a conference call, see Making a Three-Way Call on page 126. 1. Tap Answer to take the second call, and put the first one on hold. 2. To end the second call and return to the first call, tap End Call or press the End key on your device. To switch between two calls:

Press the Talk key.

To turn on and off the Speakerphone:
During a call, tap to turn the speakerphone on or off. The speakerphone icon ( title bar when the speakerphone is on.
You can also press and hold the Talk key to turn the speakerphone on or off.

) appears in the

To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold your device against your ear when the speakerphone is turned on.
To mute the microphone during a call:
Tap to turn the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon ( appears on the screen.
To open Notes while in a call:

or pull out the stylus.

Ending a Call
When a call is in progress, tap End Call or press the End key to hang up. To add a new phone number to Contacts after a call: If the phone number of the person who called is not in Contacts, you can choose to save the number after you hang up. 1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options. > Advanced tab. 2. Select the Add new phone number to Contacts at end of call check box, and then tap ok. When you enable this option, a pop-up message appears after you end the phone call and lets you add the phone number to Contacts.

Checking Missed Calls

Missed Call Notification
There are several ways your device alerts you when you have missed calls:

The missed call icon (

) is displayed in the title bar.
The number of missed calls is shown on the TouchFLO 3D Home tab. White light circles counterclockwise around the LED ring of the Navigation Control twice.
To check who the caller was:
Tap the title bar and tap or

, and then tap View.

On the TouchFLO 3D Home tab, tap the Call History or Missed Call item. (For more information about the TouchFLO 3D Home tab, see Home on page 39.) or On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Call History.

3. On the Select a Contact screen, touch the name of the desired contact. Tip
To create a new contact, touch Menu > New Contact. See Contacts on page 69 for details.
4. Select a phone number or email address to associate with the favorite contact. Note
If there is no picture associated with the contact, the next screen prompts you to assign a picture to the contact.
5. To add another favorite contact, touch the small Plus icon ( steps 3 and 4.
) at the right side of the screen and repeat
Choosing from Your Favorite Contacts
1. Do any of the following:
To flip through the contact pictures one at a time, swipe your finger up or down the screen. You can also press the Navigation Control up or down to flip through the contact pictures.
On the picture strip at the right side of the People screen:
Touch the picture of the desired favorite contact. or Press and hold on the currently selected contact picture to display a slideout bar, and then slide up or down the picture strip. Release your finger when the desired contact is selected.
2. After selecting a favorite contact, touch the icon on the left side of the contact name. The icon shown will depend on the contact information chosen for the contact. For example, a phone icon ( ) will be shown if a phone number is selected and you can tap this icon to call the favorite contact. 3. Touch the picture of the contact on the center screen to access his or her contact card. On the contact card, you will see the last outgoing or incoming call as well as contact details such as phone numbers, email address, and more. Tip
On the People tab, touch All People to access all contacts that are stored on your device. To remove the current favorite contact, touch Menu > Remove Favorite.
On the Messages tab, you can read text messages as they arrive and create a new text message. When there are new incoming text messages, the icon on the Messages tab will show the number of new messages. For example, indicates that there is a new unread message.
To view the entire message thread from the sender and reply, touch the message on the screen. Touch All Messages to access all text messages in your inbox and other folders. Touch Menu to remove the current message and access more options. To flip through received text messages, swipe your finger upward or downward, touch the up or down arrow on the screen, or press the Navigation Control up or down. Touch the New icon to create a new text message.
For more information about working with text messages, see Using SMS Text Messaging on page 123.
The Mail tab is where you send and receive email messages. Including Outlook Email, you can add up to four POP3/IMAP4 and Web-based email accounts in this tab. To add an email account: 1. On the Home screen, slide your finger to the Mail tab. 2. If this is your first time to add an email account, touch New Account on the bottom right side of the screen. 3. Set up your email account using the Email Setup wizard. 4. To add another email account, touch Menu > Accounts > New Account and use the Email Setup wizard to set up your account. For detailed instructions on setting up email accounts using the Email Setup wizard, see Email Setup Wizard on page 151.

When you have filled up the screen with programs, scroll down the Programs tab to access more empty slots and add more programs. To scroll down, press and hold on the screen and then drag your finger upward. You can add up to 18 favorite programs. To scroll back up, press and hold on the screen and then drag your finger downward. Note
To replace a slot with another program, you must delete the occupying program shortcut first and then add your desired program.

Finger Gestures

You can use finger gestures to scroll, zoom and pan on the touch screen.

Finger-scrolling

Finger-scrolling can be used to scroll up and down Web pages, documents, and lists such as the contacts list, file list, message list, calendar appointments list, and more.
When finger-scrolling, swipe or flick your finger on the touch screen. To scroll up and down:
To scroll down, swipe your finger upward on the touch screen. To scroll up, swipe your finger downward on the touch screen. To auto-scroll, flick your finger upward or downward on the touch screen. Touch the screen to stop scrolling.
To scroll left and right:
To scroll towards the right, swipe your finger to the left. To scroll towards the left, swipe your finger to the right. To auto-scroll, flick your finger left or right. Touch the screen to stop scrolling.

Finger-zooming

The type of finger gesture to use when zooming varies in different programs.
To zoom in on a Web page in Opera Mobile, tap your finger twice on the screen. See Navigating the Web on page 132 for details. To zoom in on a photo in Album, make a full-circle swipe on the touch screen. See Viewing Photos and Videos on page 95 for details.

Finger-panning

You can use finger-panning to move to and view other parts of a zoomed photo, Web page, document, or an email message. To pan, touch and hold on the touch screen and then drag your finger in any direction.
To enable or mute finger scrolling and panning sounds, touch Start > Settings > System tab > TouchFLO, and then select or clear the Enable sound when finger scrolling and panning check box.

Section 2D

Entering Text
Selecting an Input Method (page 54) Using Full QWERTY Layout (page 55) Using Compact QWERTY Layout (page 56) Using the Phone Keypad (page 57) Using Multitap and T9 Modes (page 58) Using Numeric and Symbol Mode (page 60) Using Block Recognizer (page 60) Using Letter Recognizer (page 61) Using Transcriber (page 61)
Your device provides convenient ways to enter letters, numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted to enter text (for
example, when adding a Contacts entry or when using email and SMS text messaging). This section shows you how to enter text using the different input methods that are available on your device.

Using Numeric and Symbol Mode
Switch to Numeric and Symbol mode to let you easily enter numbers and common symbols such as parentheses, braces, currency signs, punctuation marks, special characters, and more. Numeric and Symbol mode is available when using the Full QWERTY and Compact QWERTY layouts and the Phone keypad. Tap a number or symbol to insert it into your text. Tap to go to the previous or next page of symbols. Tap to lock the keyboard or keypad for continuous typing. Tap to switch to the numeric keyboard. Compact QWERTY and Phone Keypad To switch to Numeric and Symbol mode: 1. While using the Full QWERTY, Compact QWERTY, or Phone keypad, tap 2. Locate the number or symbol, and then tap it to insert it into your text. To lock the keyboard in Numeric and Symbol mode: You can lock the keyboard in Numeric and Symbol mode so you can continuously enter symbols and numbers. 1. Tap the Input Selector arrow and then tap Other Input Methods > Options. 2. In the Input Method tab, select a Touch input method in the Input method list, and then tap Options. 3. Clear the Turn on one-touch symbol entry check box. Tip
When using the Compact QWERTY layout or the Phone keypad, tap / to toggle between locking the keyboard in Numeric and Symbol mode and switching back to the letter keyboard layout after tapping a symbol or number.
Tap to switch back to the letter keyboard layout.

Full QWERTY

Using Block Recognizer
With Block Recognizer, you use a single stroke to write letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation, which are then converted into typed text. To use Block Recognizer: 1. From within a program, tap the Input Selector arrow and then tap Other Input Methods > Block Recognizer. 2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing area.
Enter letters by writing in the abc (left) area of the box. Enter numbers by writing in the 123 (right) area of the box. Enter symbols and punctuation by tapping the left or right area of the box (a gray dot appears), and then writing the desired character.
For help with writing characters, tap the question mark near the writing area.

Using Letter Recognizer

With Letter Recognizer, you can write individual letters, numbers, and punctuation marks, which are then converted into typed text. To use Letter Recognizer: 1. From a program, tap the Input Selector arrow and then tap Other Input Methods > Letter Recognizer. 2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing area.
Enter uppercase letters by writing in the ABC (left) area of the box. Enter lowercase letters by writing in the abc (middle) area of the box. Enter numbers by writing in the 123 (right) area of the box. Enter punctuation and symbols by writing the desired character in the 123 (right) area of the box.

Disk Drive

Select this mode to use the 4 GB internal storage of your device as a USB thumb drive. (This mode lets you copy files between your device and computer faster.) When Disk Drive mode is enabled while your device is connected to the computer:
The 4 GB internal storage will be inaccessible on your device. You will not be able to access files and run applications from the internal storage while your device is connected to your computer.
Your devices memory will be inaccessible from the computer. Your computer will connect only to the your devices internal storage. From the computer, you will be able to see and access the contents of your devices internal storage only. Device memory is inaccessible from the computer.
To change back to ActiveSync mode, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > USB to PC and select ActiveSync. For more information about ActiveSync mode in the USB to PC setting, see Troubleshooting Sync Connection Problems on page 67.
Section 2E. Synchronizing Information With Your Computer

About Synchronization

The following types of information can be synchronized between your computer and your device:
Microsoft Office Outlook information,
which includes Office Outlook email, contacts, calendar, tasks, and

Notes, Media,

which are created using Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 such as pictures, music, and video which are the bookmarked links to your favorite Web sites

Favorites, Files,

such as documents and other files
Before you can synchronize, you first need to install and set up the synchronization software on your computer. For more information, see Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista and Setting Up ActiveSync on Windows XP in this section.

Ways to Synchronize

After you have installed the synchronization software on your computer, connect and synchronize your device with your computer by:
Using the supplied USB sync cable. Upon connecting the sync cable to your device and your computer, the synchronization process automatically starts. Using Bluetooth. You must first set up a Bluetooth partnership between your device and your computer before you can synchronize information between them using Bluetooth. For more information about setting up a Bluetooth partnership, see Bluetooth Partnerships on page 83. For information about synchronizing through Bluetooth, see Synchronizing via Bluetooth.
Try to synchronize regularly in order to keep information up-to-date in both your device and your computer. Note
You can also synchronize Outlook email, contacts, calendar, and tasks on your device with the Exchange Server at your workplace. For more information about setting up your device to synchronize with the Exchange Server, see Working With Company Email and Meeting Appointments on page 157.

You may see a single *.exe file, a *.zip file, a Setup.exe file, or several versions of files for different device types and processors. Be sure to select only the programs designed for your device.
2. Read any installation instructions or documentation that comes with the program. Many programs provide special installation instructions. 3. Connect your device to the computer. 4. Double-click the installation setup file. To uninstall a program: 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Remove Programs. 2. In the Programs in storage memory list, select the program you want to remove, and then tap Remove.

Resetting Your Device

Soft Reset
Occasionally, you may need to reset your device. A soft (or normal) reset of your device clears all active program memory and shuts down all active programs. This can be useful when your device is running slower than normal, or a program is not performing properly. A soft reset is also necessary after the installation of some programs. If a soft reset is performed when programs are running, unsaved work will be lost. To perform a soft reset: 1. Pull out the stylus. 2. Remove the back cover. 3. Use the stylus to press the Reset button located at the bottom of the back side of the device. Your device restarts and displays the Home screen.

Reset button

Hard Reset
You can also perform a hard reset (also known as a full reset). A hard reset should only be performed if a normal reset does not solve a system problem. After a hard reset, the device is restored to its default settingsthe way it was when you first purchased it and turned it on. Any programs you installed, data you entered, and settings you customized on your device will be lost. Only Windows Mobile software and other preinstalled programs will remain. Warning
Your device will be set back to factory default settings. Make sure that any additional installed programs and/or user data have been backed up before you perform a hard reset.
To perform a hard reset: 1. Turn off the power. 2. Press and hold the Volume Down and Enter keys, and then press the Power key. 3. Release the Power key, but continue pressing the Volume Down and Enter keys until you see the following message on the screen: This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to manufacturer default. Press VolUp to restore manufacturer default, or press other keys to cancel. 4. Release the Volume Down and Enter keys, and then press the Volume Up key to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.

Clearing Storage

Voicemail Menu Key

Following the prompts on the voicemail system, you can use the keypad on the Phone screen to navigate through the voicemail menu. The following list outlines the voicemail menu structure. Listen Date and Time Information Send a Reply Message Advance a Few Seconds Replay Rewind a Few Seconds Forward Message Erase Return This Call Save Options Skip to the Next Message
Send a Message Personal Options Settings Skip Passcode Autoplay Play Back Date, Time, and Caller Info. Change Passcode Group Distribution Lists Numeric Paging Return to Personal Options Menu Greetings Personal Greetings Name Announcement Extended Absence Greeting Return to Personal Options Menu Expert Mode Place a Call Exit

Using SMS Text Messaging

With SMS Text Messaging, you can send and receive instant text messages between your device and another messaging-ready device. When you receive a new text message, it will notify you by sounding the assigned alert or ringer type and then displaying the SMS icon ( ) in the title bar. In addition, SMS Text Messaging includes a variety of preset messages, such as Im running late, Ill be right there, and more, which make composing messages fast and easy. You can use your device to customize your own preset messages (up to 160 characters).
Creating a New Text Message
From the TouchFLO 3D Home Screen
1. On the Home screen, slide to the Messages tab. 2. Touch the New icon ( Tip ) on the upper right side of the screen.
To send a text message to a favorite contact, first select the photo of the desired contact in the People tab to open his or her contact card and then touch Send text message. For more information about working with favorite contacts, see People on page 40.
From the Messaging Screen
1. Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages. 2. Tap Menu > New.

From the Contacts Screen

1. Tap Start > Contacts. 2. Tap the contacts name to open his or her contact card. 3. Touch Send text message.
Composing and Sending a Text Message
After creating a new text message, follow the steps below to enter your message and then send it. 1. To add recipients, enter their mobile phone numbers in the To field, separating them with a semicolon. You can also tap To or tap Menu > Add Recipient to add mobile phone numbers from Contacts. 2. Enter your message. Tip
To choose from preset messages, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message. To check the spelling, tap Menu > Spell Check.

Installing Pocket Express
Pocket Express is not preinstalled on your device. You need to download it first and install it on your device. 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Programs tab and then tap the Pocket Express icon.
or Tap Start > Programs > Get Pocket Express. 2. Enter your preferred ZIP code and then tap I Agree. 3. A message is then displayed, informing you that the Pocket Express application will be downloaded and installed on your device. Choose whether to install on the Device or \Internal Storage, and then tap Install to start the installation. 4. On the next message that is displayed, tap OK to reset your device and complete the installation.
Initializing Your Pocket Express Service
1. On the Home screen, slide to the Programs tab and then tap the Pocket Express icon. or Tap Start > Programs > Pocket Express.
2. On the welcome screen, enter the same ZIP code that you specified when installing Pocket Express, and then tap I Agree. 3. Initializing your Pocket Express service may take a while. Wait for the initialization process to complete.
Accessing Pocket Express Information
Finding the information youre looking for with Pocket Express is as easy as navigating a Web browser on your computer. (The following examples will illustrate how to access News and Movies information). To access News information using Pocket Express: 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Programs tab and then tap the Pocket Express icon. or Tap Start > Programs > Pocket Express. 2. The Pocket Express PageOne menu will be displayed. From the Pocket Express PageOne menu screen, tap Breaking News Photos & Opinion (or News). You will then be presented with a list of news categories.
3. Tap the desired category to display a list of news stories for that category. 4. Tap the story you want to read. The news story you selected is then displayed on the screen. 5. After you have finished reading the news story, you can return to the PageOne menu screen by tapping Menu > Page One. To access Movies information using Pocket Express: 1. From the Pocket Express PageOne menu, tap Showtimes & Entertainment (or Entertain). 2. Select a movie. You will be presented with showtimes, the option to buy tickets, and more. Select other categories such as Weather, Sports, and Money from the Pocket Express main screen and enjoy the feature-rich contents of Pocket Express. Every category offers you the capability to customize news and information based on your preference.

In the news summary screen, tap Menu > Next or Menu > Previous, or press the Navigation Control right or left.
For more information about the features and configuring RSS Hub, refer to the program help. To open the program help, tap Start > Help while in RSS Hub.
Using Your Device As a Modem
Internet Sharing connects your computer to the Internet by using your devices data connection. You can
connect via USB or Bluetooth. Notes
Sprint requires customers to have a separate Phone As Modem service plan in order to use this device as a modem. More information about Phone As Modem service plans are available at www.sprint.com, or you can contact Sprint Customer Service to add the Phone as Modem service plan to your account. Make sure you have subscribed to a Phone As Modem Service plan and have set up a phone dial-up modem connection on your device. If your device has not been set up with a data connection yet, tap Menu > Connection Settings on the Internet Sharing screen. To use a Bluetooth connection, make sure your computer has built-in Bluetooth capability. If your computer does not have Bluetooth, you can connect and use a Bluetooth adapter or dongle on your computer. When you launch Internet Sharing, ActiveSync will automatically disconnect.
Setting Up Your Device as a USB Modem
1. On your device, tap Start > Programs > Internet Sharing. 2. In the PC Connection list, select USB. 3. In the Network Connection list, select the name of the connection that your device uses to connect to the Internet. 4. Plug in the USB Sync cable between your device and the computer, and then tap Connect.
Using Your Device as a Bluetooth Modem
For the computer to use the Internet connection of your device, activate Internet Sharing on your device, and then set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) between the computer and your device. 1. On your device, turn on Bluetooth and set it to visible mode by following the steps in Turning Bluetooth On and Making Your Device Visible on page 82. 2. Initiate a Bluetooth partnership from your device by following the steps in Creating a Bluetooth Partnership on page 83. 3. Tap Start > Programs > Internet Sharing. 4. Select Bluetooth PAN as the PC Connection.

The information required to sign in will vary depending on the instant messaging community you are accessing.
The instant messaging screen for your selected community will then be displayed, and you can start chatting online with your friends or family.
Using Sprint Picture Mail
Sprint Picture Mail lets you send pictures and videos that you have captured using your devices built-in camera to wireless phone numbers and email addresses. You can send a picture to up to 10 people at a time using their email addresses or their device phone numbers. To register your Sprint Picture Mail account: If this is your first time to use Sprint Picture Mail, you need to register your Sprint Picture Mail account and establish a password. 1. Launch the Web browser on your device. (You can use either Opera Mobile or Internet Explorer Mobile.) 2. Go to this Web site: www.sprint.com/picturemail. 3. Scroll to the bottom right section of the Sprint Picture Mail Web site and then tap Join Now. 4. On the right side of the sign-in Web page, enter your devices phone number in the Sprint Phone Number box (without hyphens) and ensure the No, send me a password option is selected.
5. Tap Submit. 6. Your password will be sent to your device in a text message. On the Home screen, slide to the Messages tab and check if you have received this text message. Tip
Write down your Sprint Picture Mail password and keep your password in a secure place so you will not lose it.
7. Tap Start > Messaging > Sprint Picture Mail. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your Sprint Picture Mail password. You will be prompted to confirm your password. Your device will then connect to the Sprint Picture Mail Web site and confirm your account information. When you receive confirmation that your account has been successfully registered, you may start using this service to send pictures and videos to your friends and family. To capture a picture or video and send it: 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Photos and Videos tab. 2. Tap the camera icon ( ) if you want to take a picture, or tap the video camera icon to record a video clip. For information about capturing photos and videos with the camera, see Taking Photos and Videos on page 87. 3. After taking a photo or recording video, tap the Send icon ( 4. On the Send File screen, tap Send. ) at the bottom of the camera screen.

Enter the sender name or email subject you want to look for. As you type characters, the message list narrows down to the sequence of characters you have entered. For example, entering B, and then E narrows the list to only the emails that contain sender names and email subjects that start with BE.
Viewing and Replying to Messages
To download a complete email message: By default, each email received in the inbox on your device contains only the first few kilobytes of the message. When you open an email message, it displays only the headers and part of the message. You must download the whole email to view the complete content. To download a complete email message, open the email and then do one of the following:
Finger-scroll to the end of the message, and tap Get entire message and any attachments (POP3 email account) or tap Get the rest of this message (IMAP4 and Outlook email accounts). or Tap Menu > Download Message.
The Fetch Mail feature, which is available for POP3 and IMAP4 Internet email accounts, downloads an entire email without the need for you to perform a full synchronization. This limits the download to just the email message that you want and helps save data cost. Fetch Mail is also available for Outlook Email. See Instant Email Download Using Fetch Mail on page 160 for details. Downloading may take some time, depending on the speed of your Internet connection, email file size, and whether file attachments are automatically downloaded.
To download file attachments:

POP3 email account: File

attachments of a POP3 Internet email account are automatically downloaded when you download a complete email. attachments appear below the subject of an email message. Tapping an attachment opens the attachment if it has been fully downloaded or marks it for download the next time you send and receive email.
IMAP4 and Outlook email accounts: File
You can set automatic downloading of file attachments. See Customizing Email Settings on page 156 for details. To reply to or forward a message: 1. Open the message and tap Menu > Reply, Menu > Reply All, or Menu > Forward. 2. Enter your response, and then tap Send. Notes
You can receive and view HTML email from any type of email account. The HTML format is retained, without layout shifting or resizing. HTML email support in Outlook Mobile is available only if you are synchronizing your device with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. When replying using an Outlook email account, you can customize ActiveSync to exclude addresses, including your own, from being added to the recipient list. Tap Menu > Options. in ActiveSync, select the E-mail item, tap Settings, and then tap Advanced. In the My e-mail addresses box, enter email addresses you want to exclude.

Interference with Medical Equipment Functions
This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics. If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.

Nonionizing Radiation

Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment. Use only the supplied integral antenna. Use of unauthorized or modified antennas may impair call quality and damage the phone, causing loss of performance and SAR levels exceeding the recommended limits as well as result in non-compliance with local regulatory requirements in your country. To assure optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your device only in its normal-use position. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life.

General Precautions

Heed service markings. Except as explained elsewhere in the Operating or Service documentation, do not service any product yourself. Service needed on components inside the device should be done by an authorized service technician or provider. Damage requiring service. Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and refer servicing to an authorized service technician or provider under the following conditions:
Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the product. The product has been exposed to rain or water. The product has been dropped or damaged. There are noticeable signs of overheating. The product does not operate normally when you follow the operating instructions.
Avoid hot areas. The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Avoid wet areas. Never use the product in a wet location. Avoid using your device after a dramatic change in temperature. When you move your device between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within the device. To avoid damaging the device, allow sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the device. NOTICE: When taking the device from low-temperature conditions into a warmer environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the device to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power. Avoid pushing objects into product. Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not be blocked or covered. Mounting accessories. Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart, stand, tripod, or bracket. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturers instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. Avoid unstable mounting. Do not place the product with an unstable base. Use product with approved equipment. This product should be used only with personal computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment. Adjust the volume. Turn down the volume before using headphones or other audio devices. Cleaning. Unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but NEVER use water to clean the LCD screen.