Verizon Omnia Manual

Samsung Omnia i910 Manual (PDF Verizon Copy from the Samsung Website – 32.63MB)

This manual covers the following topics in detail:

• Section 1: Getting Started
• Section 2: Menu Icons
• Section 3: Understanding Your Phone
• Section 4: Customization and Navigation
• Section 5: Security
• Section 6: Call Functions
• Section 7: Network Services
• Section 8: Entering Text
• Section 9: Messaging
• Section 10: Contacts
• Section 11: Microsoft Mobile Applications
• Section 12: Multimedia
• Section 13: Web
• Section 14: Personal Organizer
• Section 15: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Services
• Section 16: Synchronization
• Section 17: Tools
• Section 18: Changing Your Settings
• Section 19: Health and Safety Information
• Section 20: Warranty Information
• Index

Samsung Omina i910 Online Guide

Samsung Omnia i910 Guide (SWF Flash Version from the Verizon website)

Now this one I tried to embed on this page but Verizon makes it impossible to distribute because the file is set up to pull all its components from the root of its page. Anyways, here’s a screenshot:

It just about covers the same topics as the PDF manual but include neat animations and videos that might help those like me who are more hands on and rather not read a bunch of technical jargon.

I may go through the Verizon CD and see if there are any other goodies worth showcasing here later today.

Samsung Omnia Physical Specs

• Dimensions: 4.4" (H) x 2.24" (W) x 0.52" (D)
• Weight: 4.34 oz
• SAR information:
  • Head: 1.31 W/kg
  • Body: 1.11 W/kg
• 3.2" Display: 240×400 pixel; 64K color TFT
  • Advanced touch screen with customizable Widgets
  • 70.0mm x 42.0mm Viewable Area
  • 175um x 175um Pixel Size

Samsung Omnia Technical Specs

Processing

• Baseband Processor: Qualcomm MSM6800A
• Applications Processor: Marvell PXA312 @ 624 MHz

Battery

• Standard Battery – 1440 mAh (3.7 V LI-ion)
• Usage: Up to 346 minutes (5 hours 46 minutes)
• Standby: Up to 464 hours (19 days 10 hours)
• Power Management: Qualcomm PM6658, Maxim MAX8660ETL

Audio

• Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4
• Speakerphone Capable
• Wolfson WM9713G Codec & Touch Panel Controler
• Voice Command Capable

Network

• Dual Band RF Transceiver (CDMA/EVDO)
  • CDMA2000 1xRTT (Avago ACPM-7813 @ 850MHz & 1900MHz)
  • 1xEV-DO rev.0
  • 1xEV-DO rev.A (800/1900MHz)
• Wi–Fi Capable: 802.11b/g (Marvell Technology 88W8686)
• GPS Capable: Internal GPS equipped with VZ Navigator (Avago ALM1412)
• Bluetooth® Wireless Technology (v2.0) including A2DP for Stereo (CSR 41814)
  • Wireless Sync Capable
  • Wireless Tethering Capable
• RF Transceiver: Qualcomm RTR6500
• Mobile Broadband Connect Capable (Tethering)

Memory & Storage

• 256MB Flash
• 128MB RAM
• 8GB Internal Memory (MLC NAND, Samsung KMCME0000M)
• microSD™ memory support (up to 16GB)
• USB 2.0 Mass Storage Capable (SMSC USB3319)

Input & Navigation

• Soft-QWERTY Keyboard
• Optical Mouse Navigation
• Accelerometer: Bosch Sensortec BMA020

Camera & Other

• 5.0 Megapixel Camera (Sony IMX034)
  • Auto–Focus
  • Zoom
  • Video capture
  • LED Flash
• Connection Ports: Samsung Proprietary
• Security locking features
• TV Out Capable (Imagis ISE2200 Video Processor)

Samsung Omnia Software & OS

• Operating System: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional (Pocket PC)
• Microsoft® Office Mobile
  • Word® Mobile (view/edit files)
  • Excel® Mobile (view/edit files)
  • PowerPoint® Mobile (view only)
• Adobe® Reader® LE PDF viewer (view only)
• View, extract, create ZIP files
• Opera™ Mobile browser
• Windows Media® Player Mobile
• ActiveSync® (v4.5) and Windows Mobile Device Center®
• Business Card Reader
• Security locking features
• Text, Picture and Video messaging (MMS)

The problem I’ve found with some screen capture software for the Windows Mobile platform is that they are not meant to be used with touch screen devices. The problem is caused by the lack of buttons on the Omnia but alas I found a great and free app.

Ilium Software Screen Capture for Windows Mobile

On the left side you will notice a sample of how the Ilium screen capture software works. The software is completely free and works well with the Samsung Omnia i910. In order to download the software you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page and check off the “I have read and understood all the documentation on this page.” box and click on download. Once you do this you will be taken to another page that gives you 3 download options. The first option extracts the package and uses the Sync Center to install the application from your computer to your phone when connected via USB. I prefer the second option which is labeled “Pocket PC (touchscreen device) .cab file” .

This is the .CAB file that you can copy to your Omnia storage and then install from within your mobile device by using the “File Explorer”. When installing you can choose the “location to install” between “Device”, “\My Storage” and “\Storage Card”. I prefer to use “\My Storage” as this is the non-removable 8 gig storage provided with your Omnia. If you install something in the “\Storage Card” you will always need to have that same Micro SD card inside your device or copy it to a new one if you upgrade size. I never install anything on the “Device” simply because it doesn’t have a lot of space and I fear that the free space in this drive is also used by the system to cache memory for other running applications.

Once the application is installed you can use it right away without needing to configure anything. The App1 key is the main menu key located on the top right corner of the phone:

Once the application is running you can “X” out of it and go about running any other program. When you want to capture a screen simply press the App1 key. The capture files are stored your \Device\My Documents\ folder by default. The default file name is “sshot000.bmp” and continues in ascending order as you take more screen shots (sshot001, sshot002, etc). From what I can see there is no way to change this default, has anyone succeeded in changing the default directories or file names?

Here are some sample screen schots which are the same size of the screen resolution (240×400):

The only problem I’ve ran into is being unable to capture screen shots when I’m in camera mode. Does anyone have a workaround for this?

• Samsung Omnia i910 Rom v2.3
• Samsung Omnia i910 Rom Instructions (PDF)

The instructions they included on the thread (which is also linked above) is for an earlier version. Which is why it lists “UMDL_OMNIA_v1.7.exe” as one of the file requirements. Just know that whenever the instruction files references “UMDL_OMNIA_v1.7.exe” they really mean “UMDL_OMNIA_v2.3.exe” which is the file included in the rom .RAR.

Moving on.

You will also need Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 and the SAMSUNG-Mobile-USB-DRIVER(4.40.7.0)-v1.6 which I’ve linked here. By the way, I pulled the Samsung USB Driver straight from the Verizon VZAccess Manager CD that came with in the Omnia box.

Now the instruction doesn’t make mention of the Broadcom Bluetooth Driver but I recommend installing it anyways. I’ve never been able to fully get my phone to tether with my laptop without it. (By tethering I mean being able to connect my laptop to the internet by using the COM port of my phone)

The rest of the instructions are pretty self explanatory. I must advice that you should only flash your ROM if you ready to accept the risk of turning your phone in to a brick. Based on the responses from the forum few people have had problems but I just want to be clear that this upgrade is AT YOUR OWN RISK. Once you’ve flashed your rom you cannot restore your original copy unless you’ve backed it up.

I plan on trying out this rom just as soon as I find a reliable way to backup and restore the original rom on my phone. Once I do of course I will post it here .

I’m adding extra stuff here to show mouse things.