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FLO TV™
Personal Television
User Guide
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FLO TV™ Incorporated f/k/a MediaFLO USA, Inc. and QUALCOMM Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121-1714 U.S.A. © 2009 FLO TV Incorporated, a Qualcomm company. All rights reserved. FLO and FLO TV are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated in the United States and may be registered in other countries. All other trademarks and registered tradema
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Contents Contents........................................................................................................................................3
Getting Started...........................................................................................................................5
What you need.................................................................................................................5
What’s included?.......................................................
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Software Updates....................................................................................................................29
Receiving a software update notice.....................................................................29
Updating FLO TV™ Personal Television software ...........................................29
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................30
No TV signal..............
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Getting Started What you need FLO TV™ service in your area What’s included? ITEM WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT FLO TV™ Personal Television with an View linear mobile television installed smart card Recharge the FLO TV™ Personal AC adapter/charger Television’s battery Install the battery to power on the FLO TV™ Battery Personal Television Clean off the FLO TV™ Personal Television’s Polishing cloth screen 3.5 mm stereo headphones Listen television without disturbing others
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About the battery Your FLO TV™ Personal Television comes with a manufacturer-supplied rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The FLO TV Personal Television is designed to use only the manufacturer-supplied battery. Battery performance depends on many factors, including features, settings, and accessories used on the FLO TV™ Personal Television. For battery time estimates, see “Battery life” on page 44. Installing the battery 1. Open the viewing stand to reveal the back cover. 2. Rem
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Powering the FLO TV™ Personal Television on and off TO POWER THE FLO TV™ PERSONAL TELEVISION ON 1. Press . 2. Read and Agree to the Distraction Warning. TO POWER THE FLO TV™ PERSONAL TELEVISION OFF Press and hold until the FLO TV splash screen appears. • The screen powers off and all buttons become unresponsive, except for the battery indicator and Sleep/Power button. • The FLO TV™ Personal Television cannot be turned off while syncing or updating software. General precaution
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Heed service markings • Do not service any product yourself. Any service required on internal components 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: o Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the product. o The product has been exposed to rain or water. o The product has been droppe
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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 water, liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use the included cloth to clean the LCD screen. FLO TV™ User Guide 9
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Subscribing to FLO TV Before you can view FLO TV programming, you must activate your FLO TV™ Personal Television by subscribing to a service plan. Visit www.flotv.com online or call a customer service representative at 1-888-99-FLOTV (888-993-5688). While using either method, be sure to have the 15-digit Device ID and 12-digit Authorization Code (displayed on your screen during the first start-up, or available in Subscription Help section located under Settings > Help), along with credi
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Creating your account 1. Create your new account by populating the active fields. Required fields are denoted with an asterisk. 2. Click Next. 3. Populate the additional fields, accept the terms and conditions, and click Sign up 4. Upon completion of your account setup, you will receive a confirmation email A password must contain between 8 and 30 characters (at least one NOTE lowercase and one uppercase), one number, and one special character (!, @, #, $, %, ^, &, +, =). Choo
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Activating your FLO TV™ Personal Television using a customer service representative 1. Power on your FLO TV™ Personal Television by pressing . 2. Touch Agree after reading the warning notice. 3. Touch View The Basics and watch the basic tutorial, which only appears the first time you start up your FLO TV™ Personal Television. Subsequent viewing is available in the Help section under Settings. 4. Touch Subscribe Now. The Device ID and Authorization Code appear on the screen. Keep this s
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Basics FLO TV™ Personal Television at a glance Buttons and controls A few simple buttons make it easy to turn your FLO TV™ Personal Television on and off, adjust the volume, switch between active and silent modes, change channels, and charge your device. Touch screen Change channels with the swipe of a finger. The touch screen is the primary interaction point for your FLO TV™ Personal Television. Finger gestures such as touching, tapping, swiping, and dragging provide acces
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Power/Sleep button The Power/Sleep button has several functions that help maintain battery life on your FLO TV™ Personal Television. ACTION FUNCTION Turns off screen, locks the touch screen, Short press while the FLO TV™ Personal and locks hard buttons (except Television and screen are on Power/Sleep and battery indicator button) Short press while the screen is off Turns on screen to the lock state Long press (3 seconds) with the FLO TV™ Powers off the FLO TV™ Personal Personal Tele
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Icons Settings menu Jump to time (search by day/time) Device Options menu Help Info Program is locked; see Parental Controls Unlocked; see Parental Controls Reminder is set Data unavailable Back button Alert/Notification Replay (Help video) Play (Help video) Previous (Help video) Next (Help video) FLO TV™ User Guide 15
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Adjusting brightness Screen brightness affects battery life. Dim the screen to extend battery life. TO ADJUST SCREEN BRIGHTNESS 1. Select → Device Options → Brightness. 2. Touch the marker to the right to increase brightness incrementally or to the left to reduce brightness. You can also press and drag the slide in either direction. The FLO TV™ Personal Television has an ambient light sensor and automatically adjusts lighting to current light levels. Adjusting brightness NOTE levels
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Auto timeout To preserve battery life, your FLO TV™ Personal Television is set to turn off the screen if no video is playing and the FLO TV™ Personal Television has been idle for 60 seconds. When your FLO TV™ Personal Television auto times out, the screen is off and unlocked, but the FLO TV™ Personal Television and audio remain on. Simply touch the touch screen or touch any button to activate the FLO TV™ Personal Television. After 5 minutes in the auto timeout state, the FLO TV™ Pe
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Settings The settings on your FLO TV™ Personal Television allow you to establish parental controls, set ratings to block specific programs, set program reminders, find shows, adjust your visual settings, access help, and gather additional information about your FLO TV™ Personal Television. Settings menu • Reminders • Parental Control o On/Off o TV Rating Limit o Movie Rating Limit o Audiocast Rating Limit o Restricted Channels • Device Options o Channel Change View Demonstra
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Setting reminders Reminders are alarms that alert you of an upcoming program. You can set reminders from the Guide. NOTE Alarms do not record the upcoming program. To set a reminder 1. View the program information. 2. Touch Set Reminder. 3. Touch “OK” to confirm the Reminder If accessing the program information from the TV player information bar, NOTE an option to set a reminder for This Episode Only is unavailable. Receiving reminder notifications WHILE POWERED ON If
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Resolving reminder conflicts Occasionally, you may have set reminders for programs that appear simultaneously on different channels. As a result, reminder alerts are sent for each program set for that particular time. The device displays an alert for the first program 1 minute before the program begins. • View the program by touching the main text region of the notification. • Dismiss the notification by touching in the notification. An alert then appears for the next program scheduled
