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  • Page 1 Your HTC Desire Quick start guide...
  • Page 2 (LIMITATION OF DAMAGES) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall HTC or its affiliates be liable to you, any user, or third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages of any kind, arising in contract, tort, or otherwise,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Notes Important information Tips Safety precaution For the complete user guide and other helpful resources, check out the HTC support website at www.htc.com/support. Contents 1. What’s in the box 2. Get to know your phone 3. Before you turn on your phone 4.

  • Page 4: What's In The Box

    Quick start guide 1. What’s in the box Here’s what you should find inside the box: • Phone • microSD™ card (pre- installed in the device) • Battery • This quick start guide • USB cable • Safety and regulatory •...

  • Page 5: Before You Turn On Your Phone

    Quick start guide 3. Before you turn on your phone 1 Remove the back cover Lift the top of the back cover. There’s a narrow opening (near the POWER button) where you can use your finger to remove the back cover. 2 Insert the battery Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment.
  • Page 6 Quick start guide 3 Replace the back cover Secure and press the bottom part of the back cover first by aligning into the two openings located at the bottom part of the back of the phone. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into place.

  • Page 7: Get Started

    Quick start guide Read on and start exploring what you can do with your phone. 4. Get started On the Home screen, tap > Setup 1. Choose the phone language you want to use, and then tap Next. . Your phone walks you through a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 8 . On the Set up social networks screen, choose the type of social network account such as Facebook (for HTC Sense) and Twitter that you want to access from your phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to log in to your social network account. Tap Skip to set up social network accounts at a later time.

  • Page 9: Add Your Contacts

    You can quickly and seamlessly sync your phone with your contacts in your Google Account, Microsoft Office Outlook, Outlook Express, Exchange ActiveSync account, and even Facebook. Take a look at the complete user guide on our website, www.htc.com/support, to see how it’s done.

  • Page 10: Make Your First Call

    Quick start guide 6. Make your first call 1. On the Home screen, tap Phone at the bottom of the screen. . Dial the number or contact you want to call, and then tap Call. As you tap the keys on the phone dialer, the screen will display matches found on your phone and call log based on the keys you have tapped.

  • Page 11: Htc Sense

    Quick start guide 8. HTC Sense Discover HTC Sense™ on your phone, an intuitive, seamless experience built upon three fundamental principles — make it mine, stay close, and discover the unexpected. Personalized Home screen The Home screen is highly customizable and extends...
  • Page 12 Quick start guide To add widgets to the Home screen, tap , and then select Widget. Scenes Can’t decide how to set up your Home screen? Check out Scenes that we’ve included in the phone. Scenes are preset Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply. On the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Scenes to check out the presets.
  • Page 13 Quick start guide Tap the name of a contact and you can see all your recent communications with that person at a glance. Friend Stream Streamline your social network accounts through Friend Stream. With Friend Stream, you can post what’s on your mind simultaneously across your social network, view status updates and tweets, and look through photos from your social network accounts.

  • Page 14: Connect To The Internet

    Quick start guide 9. Connect to the Internet Your phone puts the whole Internet in your pocket. You can get online using a data connection or Wi-Fi. Using a data connection It’s simple. When you turn your phone on for the first time, it should connect automatically to your mobile operator’s data service.
  • Page 15 Quick start guide you select a secured network, enter the key, and then tap Connect. Browsing the Web Your phone’s Browser makes web browsing easy and fun. 1. On the Home screen, tap > Internet. . On the Browser screen, press MENU, and then tap the URL field on top of the screen.

  • Page 16: Get Your Messages Across

    Quick start guide 10. Get your messages across Access your email accounts right from your phone. Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 1. On the Home screen, tap > Mail. . On the Choose a mail provider screen, tap Other (POP3/IMAP). If the account type you want to set up isn’t already in your phone’s database, you’ll be asked to enter a few more details.
  • Page 17 Quick start guide MENU, tap Add attachment, and then tap the type of attachment to be added. Then follow the prompted actions based on the type of attachment you selected. . Tap Send. Other types of messages - SMS and MMS Other types of messages let you send either text-only messages (SMS) or multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones.

  • Page 18: Managing Your Applications

    Quick start guide 11. Managing Your Applications Explore the thousands of additional applications for your device using the Android Market. To access the market, press HOME , tap >Market. The first time you access the market, you will have to agree to the terms and conditions presented.

  • Page 19: Stay In Touch With Friends

    Quick start guide 12. Stay in touch with friends Your phone has everything you need to stay in contact with your friends online. People and Friend Stream give you direct access to all the leading social networks. You can update your status on Facebook, look at photos in your online albums, and follow your tweets on Twitter.

  • Page 20: Get Files Into Your Phone

    Quick start guide 13. Get files into your phone Bring your files with you wherever you go. With your phone, you can view Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. You can also listen to music and look at your prized gallery of photos and videos.

  • Page 21: Sync Your Phone With Your Computer

    1. Connect your phone to your computer. . On the Connect to PC screen in your phone, tap HTC Sync and then tap Done. Your phone then attempts to find HTC Sync on your computer which may take a few seconds.
  • Page 22 Phone Connection Wizard. Click Next. . Enter a name for your phone, and then click Finish. 5. Check the HTC Sync icon on the computer. If it’s green in color, that means your phone is connected with your computer and HTC Sync recognizes the phone.

  • Page 23: Factory Resetting

    Quick start guide 15. Factory resetting Need to start over? If you’re passing your phone on to someone else or just want a fresh start, you can factory reset your phone. It’s not a step to be taken lightly. Factory resetting your phone will delete all your data, including any applications you’ve downloaded and installed.

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting Tips

    Or back up your important data and factory reset the phone. To factory reset, press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > SD & phone storage > Factory data reset. Check for additional updates and useful tips on our  website: www.htc.com/support.
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