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Your device comes with control buttons that you can still use when the display lid is in the closed position, as shown below.
Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick
Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick
Read more details about the control buttons in the topics below.

Menu Button Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick

The Menu button is located in the upper-left corner of the device and is marked by horizontal lines Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick . Use the Menu button to do the following:
  • Press Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick once to open a drop-down menu listing actions you can take from the current screen.
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    Some menu items have submenus. These items are marked with an right-pointing arrow Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick (as shown for the Sort and Settings menu items in the illustration above). To open a submenu, highlight the top-level menu item you want to expand, then press the wheel. The submenu pops open.
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    To select a submenu item, highlight it and press the wheel. To dismiss the submenu without selecting an item, press Done Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick . Press Done Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick again to close the top-level menu.
  • To jump to the last item in a menu, with the menu open, press and hold Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick while rotating the wheel one click down; to jump to the top item, rotate one click up.
  • To scroll screen-by-screen on any screen where scrolling is possible, press and hold Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick while rotating the wheel.
  • Press Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick in combination with a shortcut key to perform an action. There are two types of shortcut keys:
    • User-definable - Read more in Jump Shortcuts and Mute and Speakerphone Shortcuts.
    • System-defined - You'll find the system-defined shortcuts listed in the menus to the right of a given option. For example, in the Email application, the shortcut for composing a new message is Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick N.
The options that appear in any given menu depend on which application screen you are viewing. For example, if you are viewing the main screen of the Email application, the menu will list options such as "New Message" and "Check for New Email". However, if you are viewing the main screen in the Address Book, the menu will list options such as "New Contact", "Sort", and "My Info". The items that appear depend on the "context" (or screen) you are in when you open the menu. Tip: To turn on the "flashlight feature" (the D-pad lights continuously), from the Jump screen press Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick F (simultaneously). To turn the light off, press Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick F again.

Jump Button Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick


The Jump button is located in the lower-left corner of the device and is marked by a circle Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick . No matter what screen you are viewing, if you press the Jump button, you'll return to the Jump screen with the Phone application highlighted. (Note that some games require you quit the game [Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick Q] before you can go to the Jump screen.) Once you are on the Jump screen, rotate the wheel to scroll through the applications. To go to an application you have highlighted, press the wheel. Read more in the Wheel and The Jump Screen.

Cancel Button Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick


The Cancel button is located in the upper-right corner of the device and is marked by a cross Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick . Use the Cancel button to do the following:

  • In a dialog box or on a screen, press Cancel Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick once to discard any changes you've made to the information and dismiss the dialog box or screen.
  • In Camera, press Cancel Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick after taking a photo to discard the photo (if you're in Preview mode).

Done Button Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick


The Done button is located in the lower-right corner of the device and is marked by a check mark Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick . Use the Done button to do the following:

  • Press Done Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick once to go back to the screen you were previously viewing; press twice to go back two screens, and so on.
  • In a dialog box or on a screen, press Done Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick once to save any changes you've made to the information. If you've made changes within a dialog box, the dialog box closes as well.
  • If a menu is open, press Done Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick once to close it.

Wheel Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick


The wheel is located on the right side of your device. Use your thumb to rotate the wheel to highlight then press down on the wheel to select buttons or links on the screen.

  • Rotate the wheel toward you to advance the current selection through all the "selectable" elements on a screen and to scroll down a Web page.
  • Rotate the wheel away from you to reverse through all the "selectable" elements on a screen and to scroll up a Web page.
  • Press down on the wheel and release (as you would a mouse button) to select a highlighted item or open a pop-up menu.
  • Press and hold the wheel to open pop-up context menus.
  • Press Menu Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick then press the wheel quickly to open pop-up context menus.

Left and Right Shoulder Buttons


The default functions of the left Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick and right Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick shoulder buttons depend on which application you're using. For example, while in the Camera, the right shoulder button captures a photo. While using Multimedia Messaging, the left shoulder button starts and stops a voice recording. While on the Phone, the left shoulder button mutes a call and the right shoulder button turns on/off the speakerphone (see Mute and Speakerphone Shortcuts to select these settings). Assign the left and right shoulder buttons to be Jump shortcuts from the Jump Settings > Jump Shortcuts screen. By default, if you press Jump Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick + Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick , you will jump to the Camera application. If you press Jump Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick + Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick , you jump to the Multimedia Messaging application. Note: If you press the left shoulder button at the same time you press a volume button (located on the left side of the bottom bumper), the left shoulder button function will take precedence over the volume button. Volume Control Buttons To control your device sound, use the two buttons on the left side of the bottom bumper marked with a + and - sign, just below the Menu button. The buttons behave differently, depending on whether or not you are using the phone:

  • While on the phone, the buttons increase/decrease phone speaker volume.
  • While off the phone, the buttons step through your Sound Profiles.
Note: If you press the left shoulder button at the same time you press a volume button, the left shoulder button function will take precedence over the volume button. Directional Pad (D-Pad) The D-pad is located on the left side of your of the device between the Menu and Jump buttons. You can "rock" the D-pad in four directions: up, down, left, right. Use the D-pad to navigate while playing games, to scroll down a screen line-by-line, and to navigate within "text boxes". A text box is an area on the screen in which you can type characters. Here's a couple examples of text boxes:
  • To, From, Subject fields in an email, IM, or text message
  • Go To dialog box in the Web or WAP Browser
Press the top, left, bottom, right sides of the D-pad to move in those directions among characters in a text box. Press the top or left sides to scroll down a screen line-by-line; press bottom or right sides to scroll up. Read more in Typing and Navigating in Text Fields. Power On/Off Button Power off your device to conserve the maximum amount of power. While the power is off, your device will not receive messages or phone calls. Incoming calls are forwarded to voice mail. To power your device on and off, use the Power On/Off button located on right side of the bottom bumper (below the Done button). The Power On/Off button is marked by the power symbol: Device Control Buttons  - sidekick 2 - Sidekick . There are three ways you can power off:
  • Press and hold the Power On/Off button for three seconds.
  • Press the Power On/Off button twice within three seconds.
  • Press the Power On/Off button once to open the Power Off Device dialog box. Scroll up to select Power Off, then press the wheel.



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