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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide User Manual www.htc.com by HTC...

  • Page 2: Please Read Before Proceeding

    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2009 HTC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. HTC, the HTC logo, HTC Innovation, ExtUSB, HTC Sense, HTC Peep, Footprints, HTC Sync, and HTC Care are trademarks and/or service marks of HTC Corporation.
  • Page 3 All other company, product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. HTC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing this material. The information is provided...
  • Page 4   notice. HTC also reserves the right to revise the content of this document at any time without prior notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without prior written permission of HTC.

  • Page 5: Limitation Of Damages

    DOCUMENTATION. Limitation of Damages TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL HTC OR ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED...
  • Page 6   Location Based Services (LBS) Your wireless device can determine its (and your) physical, geographical location (“Location Information”). Certain software applications are capable of accessing, collecting and using Location Information and disclosing the information to the application provider and other people. You should use caution and discretion when determining whether or not Location Information should be made available to them.
  • Page 7    Important Health Information and Safety Precautions When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product. To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.
  • Page 8   service provider or local power company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources, refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product. • Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Li-ion battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly.
  • Page 9    • The phone should be only connected to products that bear the USB-IF logo or have completed the USB-IF compliance program. • Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discolored, or the one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.
  • Page 10 10  • Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire as there is a danger of ignition or explosion. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the temperature may exceed 60˚C (140˚F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time.
  • Page 11   11 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations, and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots, chemical...
  • Page 12 1  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.

  • Page 13: General Precautions

      1 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.
  • Page 14 1  • 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:...
  • Page 15   1 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.

  • Page 16: Table Of Contents

    1  Contents Chapter 1 Phone Basics 1.1 Your Phone and Accessories ................26 Front panel ........................26 Back panel ........................27 Left panel ........................27 Top panel ........................28 Bottom panel ......................28 What’s inside the box ...................28 1.2 Installing the Battery and Storage Card ............ 29 Battery .........................29 Storage card.......................31 1.3 Charging the Battery ..................
  • Page 17   1 1.6 Getting Started ....................37 Turning your phone on and off ................37 Setting up your phone for the first time .............38 Turning off the screen when not in use ............39 1.7 Home Screen ......................41 Extended Home screen ..................42 Customizing the Home screen .................42 1.8 Phone Status, Notifications, and Proximity Sensor .......46 Notifications panel ....................
  • Page 18 1  2.3 Using In-call Options ..................60 Handling multiple calls ..................61 Setting up a conference call................61 Muting the microphone during a call ............62 Turning the speakerphone on or off .............62 Ending a call ......................62 2.4 Using Call History ....................63 Using the Call History tab ...................63 Adding a new phone number to Contacts ..........
  • Page 19   1 Chapter 4 Entering Text 4.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard ............... 82 Using the landscape onscreen keyboard ............82 QWERTY ........................83 Compact QWERTY ....................84 Phone keypad ......................85 4.2 Entering Numbers and Symbols ..............86 4.3 Adjusting Touch Input Settings ..............87 Touch Input settings....................87 Text input ........................87 Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages...
  • Page 20 0  Deleting an email account ................105 Adding the Mail widget ..................105 Chapter 6 Getting Connected 6.1 Connecting to the Internet ................106 6.2 Data Connection ....................106 6.3 Wi-Fi ........................106 Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network ....107 Checking the wireless network status ............
  • Page 21   1 Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 7.1 Using Camera and Camcorder ...............121 Opening Camera ....................121 Closing Camera ..................... 122 Changing capture modes ................. 123 Taking pictures ....................... 123 Shooting videos ....................124 Review screen ......................125 Camera menu panel ................... 125 7.2 Using Albums ......................127 Opening Albums ....................
  • Page 22   Chapter 8 Google Apps 8.1 Signing In to Your Google Account .............141 Retrieving your Google Account password ..........141 8.2 Using Gmail ....................... 142 Creating and sending emails ................143 Receiving and reading emails ................. 145 Replying to or forwarding emails ..............147 Managing conversations and emails ............
  • Page 23 Deleting an alarm ....................184 Using Stopwatch and Timer ................184 Adding the Clock widget ..................184 9.3 Using HTC Sync ....................184 Installing HTC Sync on your PC ..............185 Setting up HTC Sync to synchronize Outlook items ......185 Synchronizing Outlook items ................. 187...
  • Page 24 Resolving conflicts between the phone and PC ........188 Opening Sync Manager help ................188 Installing Android applications ..............188 9.4 Using HTC Footprints ..................189 Creating a Footprint .................... 189 Revisiting a Footprint ..................190 Editing or deleting a Footprint ..............190 Backing up your Footprints ................
  • Page 25    Changing the order of cities ................201 Deleting a city ......................201 Adding the Weather widget ................202 9.10 Using Voice Recorder .................. 202 Recording your voice ..................202 Setting a voice clip as a ringtone ..............202 Renaming a voice clip ..................203 Chapter 10 Managing Your Phone 10.1 Changing Basic Settings ................

  • Page 26: Chapter 1 Phone Basics

    Chapter 1 Phone Basics 1.1 Your Phone and Accessories Front panel Notification LED Proximity Sensor See “Phone Status and Notifications” in this chapter for details. Earpiece Listen to a phone Touch Screen call from here. MENU TRACKBALL BACK HOME SEARCH CALL END/POWER...

  • Page 27: Back Panel

    Phone Basics 27 For more information about the functions of the MENU, HOME, CALL, END/POWER, SEARCH, and BACK buttons, see “Phone Controls” in this chapter. For more information about the TRACKBALL, see “Using the Trackball” in this chapter. For more information about the proximity sensor, see “Proximity Sensor”...

  • Page 28: Top Panel

    28  Phone Basics Top panel 3.5 mm Audio Jack Connect a headset (not included in  the box) for hands-free conversation  or for listening to audio media. Bottom panel Microphone USB Connector/Earphone Jack Connect the: • USB cable to transfer files. • AC adapter to recharge the battery. • USB stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music (not included in box).

  • Page 29: Installing The Battery And Storage Card

    Phone Basics 29 1.2 Installing the Battery and Storage Card Always turn off your phone before installing or replacing the battery and storage card. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install the battery and storage card. Note The microSD card is pre-installed in the phone.
  • Page 30 30  Phone Basics Battery life estimates (approximations): Talk time:    U p to 214 minutes Standby time:    U p to 373 hours Note  Battery life is subject to network and phone usage. Warning!  To reduce risk of fire or burns: • D o not attempt to open, disassemble, or service the battery  pack. • D o not crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in  fire or water. • Do not expose to temperatures above 140 F (60 • Replace only with the battery pack designated for this product. • R ecycle or dispose of used battery as stipulated by local  regulations. To install the battery 1. Align the battery’s exposed  Battery contacts copper contacts with the ...

  • Page 31: Storage Card

    Phone Basics 31 To remove the battery 1. Make sure your phone is Notch turned off. 2. Remove the back cover. 3. Lift out the battery from the notches at the upper right and left sides of the battery compartment. Notch Storage card Store your pictures, music, and applications on the microSD...

  • Page 32: Charging The Battery

    32 Phone Basics To remove the storage card Press the storage card in to eject it from the slot. Note If you want to remove the storage card while the phone is on, see “To remove the storage card while the phone is on” later in this chapter. 1.3 Charging the Battery New batteries are not charged when shipped.

  • Page 33: Phone Controls

    Phone Basics 33 Charging is indicated by a solid amber light in the Notification LED. As the battery is being charged while the phone is on, the charging battery icon ( ) is displayed in the status bar of the Home screen. After the battery has been fully charged, the Notification LED shows a solid green light and a full battery icon ( ) displays in the status...
  • Page 34 34 Phone Basics Button Function CALL • Press to open the phone dialer screen. • When a contact, contact number, or phone number is highlighted on the screen, press to call the contact or phone number. • During a call, press and hold to turn on speakerphone. Press and hold again to turn off speakerphone.

  • Page 35: Search Button

    Phone Basics 35 Search button Press SEARCH to search information on the current screen or application. For example, while in the People, press SEARCH to search for a contact in the phone. Press SEARCH while in Maps to search for places of interest. Press SEARCH while in the Home screen or Browser to launch Google™...

  • Page 36: Press And Hold

    36 Phone Basics Press and hold To open the available options for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the item. Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

  • Page 37: Pinch

    Phone Basics 37 Pinch For some applications, like Albums or Browser, you can “pinch” the screen using 2 fingers (for example, thumb and index fingers) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a webpage. Using the Trackball Roll or press the TRACKBALL to select or highlight items on the screen.

  • Page 38: Setting Up Your Phone For The First Time

    38 Phone Basics Setting up your phone for the first time When you turn on your phone for the first time, you will be given options to let you quickly set up various accounts, such as Google™ Account, Facebook®, Flickr™, Twitter™, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync, and other email accounts.

  • Page 39: Turning Off The Screen When Not In Use

    Phone Basics 39 After setting up an account, you will be taken back to the Set up social network accounts screen. Tap Next when you are done setting up the accounts. 4. On the Location consent screen, select the check box to allow Google’s location service to collect location data, and then tap Next.
  • Page 40 40 Phone Basics To unlock the screen Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call. Lock screen Lock screen: Incoming call You can also press MENU while on the lock screen to unlock the screen. Note If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen before it unlocks.

  • Page 41: Home Screen

    The Home screen provides a lot of space to work with so you can add the items you want and need on the Home screen. Add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, and HTC or Google widgets to give you instant access to information and applications.

  • Page 42: Extended Home Screen

    42 Phone Basics Extended Home screen The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Press HOME, then slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen.
  • Page 43 Phone Basics 43 HTC widget. Add HTC widgets to the Home screen such as a • clock, calendar, mail, people, Footprints, and more. Android™ widget. Add Android widgets to the Home screen • such as a clock, music player, a picture frame, the Google™...
  • Page 44 2. In the Add to Home options menu, tap HTC widget. 3. Select a widget to add to the Home screen and then select the layout to use. Note Most HTC widgets offer various layouts and sizes to fit your needs. 4. Tap Select. Note You may need to remove a widget on the Home screen first if there is no space to place the new widget.
  • Page 45 Phone Basics 45 To change the Home screen wallpaper 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Wallpaper. 2. Select Home. Note Select Lock screen to change the Lock screen wallpaper. 3. Tap Albums or Wallpaper gallery. • Tap Albums to use a picture that you have captured using the camera or copied to your phone as a wallpaper.

  • Page 46: Phone Status, Notifications, And Proximity Sensor

    46 Phone Basics 1.8 Phone Status, Notifications, and Proximity Sensor Phone status icons These are the icons that may appear on the phone status area of the status bar: Icons that appear in this area EVDO available Signal strength 1xRTT available Roaming EVDO in use No signal...

  • Page 47: Notification Icons

    Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks Storage card is safe to remove or are available storage card is being prepared Data synchronizing or connected No storage card installed on the to HTC Sync phone Update available for an application New tweet downloaded from Android Market...

  • Page 48: Notifications Panel

    48 Phone Basics Notifications panel Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms set and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the wireless service provider name.

  • Page 49: Notification Led

    Phone Basics 49 Notification LED The Notification LED located at the right corner of the earpiece provides information on the phone status. Notification LED LED Status Indication Solid green Battery is fully charged (when the phone is connected to the AC adapter/computer). Solid red Battery is charging.

  • Page 50: Applications

    50 Phone Basics 1.9 Applications The All programs screen holds all applications on your phone. All applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market or from the web are also added to the All programs screen. Important Some applications that are mentioned in the User Manual may not be available on your phone by default.

  • Page 51: Settings

    Phone Basics 51 1.10 Settings Control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen. To open the Settings screen, do one of the following: • Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. • Press HOME, then tap > Settings. Personalize Select a scene, set the Home screen or Lockscreen wallpaper to use, and set the default ring tone to use for...

  • Page 52: Adjusting The Volume

    52 Phone Basics SD card & phone Check the available storage card and phone memory. See storage Chapter 10 for details. Date & time Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. See Chapter 9 for details. Locale &...
  • Page 53 Phone Basics 53 While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The speaker mute icon ( ) displays on the status bar. To quickly switch your phone to silent mode, press and hold END/ POWER, then tap Silent mode on the options menu. You can also adjust the ringer volume on the Settings screen.

  • Page 54: Using The Phone's Storage Card As A Usb Drive

    54 Phone Basics 1.12 Using the Phone’s Storage Card as a USB Drive To transfer music, pictures, and other files from your computer to your phone’s storage card, you need to set the phone’s storage card as a USB drive. To set the phone’s storage card as a USB drive Connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable.

  • Page 55: Chapter 2 Using Phone Features

    Chapter 2 Using Phone Features 2.1 Making Calls There are several convenient methods to make a call from your phone. Calling using the phone dialer screen You can either dial a number directly, or you can use the Smart Dial feature to search and call a contact in People or a number from or Call History.
  • Page 56 56 Using Phone Features 2. Begin entering the first few digits or characters by tapping the keys on the Phone keypad. As you enter digits or letters, the Smart Dial panel displays matches found. If you enter a wrong digit, tap to erase that digit.

  • Page 57: Calling Using Voice Dialer

    Using Phone Features 57 Calling using Voice Dialer 1. Do one of the following: • Press and hold the CALL button. • Press HOME, and then tap > Voice Dialer. 2. When the Voice Dialer message box appears and you see “Listening” on the screen, say “Call [name of person]”...

  • Page 58: Calling A Speed Dial Number

    58 Using Phone Features Calling a speed dial number To call a stored speed dial number, press and hold a number button. For information on setting up speed dial numbers, see “To add a contact to speed dial” in Chapter 3. Calling a phone number in an email While viewing a received email message, tap a phone number that is displayed in the body of the email message to open the phone dialer...

  • Page 59: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    Using Phone Features 59 2.2  Answering or Rejecting a Call When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in Contacts, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.

  • Page 60: Rejecting A Call And Sending A Text Message

    60 Using Phone Features Rejecting a call and sending a text message You can automatically send a default text message to the caller and reject the incoming voice call. Press MENU and then tap Send  message when you have an incoming call to send the text message. You can change the default text message by pressing MENU and then tapping Phone settings > Edit default message while on the phone dialer screen.

  • Page 61: Handling Multiple Calls

    Using Phone Features 61 Handling multiple calls Your phone 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.

  • Page 62: Muting The Microphone During A Call

    62 Using Phone Features Note The conference call is put on hold when you call another contact. When you are connected to the other contact, you can talk to that party in private. 5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call.

  • Page 63: Using Call History

    Using Phone Features 63 2.4 Using Call History When you miss a call, the missed call icon ( )appears in the title bar. Use the Call History tab of the People screen to check who the caller was or view all your dialed numbers and received calls. Using the Call History tab Press CALL >...

  • Page 64: Adding A New Phone Number To Contacts

    64 Using Phone Features Adding a new phone number to Contacts If the phone number of a person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number after you hang up. 1. Press CALL > MENU, and then tap Call history. 2.

  • Page 65: Adjusting Phone Settings

    Using Phone Features 65 2.5 Adjusting Phone Settings You can adjust the phone settings of your phone such as your voice mail number, Plus code dialing, Voice privacy, and more. To open the phone settings menu, press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings >...

  • Page 66: Turning The Phone Function On And Off

    66 Using Phone Features 2.6 Turning the Phone Function On and Off In many countries, you are required by law to turn off the phone while on board an aircraft. A way to turn off the phone function is to switch your phone to Airplane mode.

  • Page 67: Chapter 3 Using People

    The People widget allows you to get in touch with your favorite contacts directly from the Home screen. See “Using Favorites” in this chapter for more details. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1.

  • Page 68: Contact Sources

    Google Account. For details, see Chapter 8. Phone contacts Contacts on your PC See “To add a new See “Using HTC Sync” contact” in this in Chapter 9. chapter for details.

  • Page 69: Using The People Screen

    Using People 69 3.2 Using the People screen The People screen gives you easy access to all your contacts, as well as even faster access to the people and groups of people you contact most often. The People screen has the following tabs: Groups Call history Favorites...

  • Page 70: Setting Up My Contact Card

    70 Using People Setting up My contact card My contact card provides a convenient way to store your personal contact information so that you can easily send it via MMS. In addition, you can log in to your Facebook and Flickr accounts to receive notifications of your contacts’...
  • Page 71 Using People 71 Create a new contact. Tap to edit or update My Contact Card Tap any contact to open the Contact Details The Facebook screen for that contact. status appears when you link This icon appears when the the contact to his contact: or her Facebook •...
  • Page 72 72 Using People To add a new contact 1. On the All tab, tap Add contact. 2. Select the Contact type, for example Google or Exchange. This determines which account the contact will sync with. For more information, see “Contact sources” in this chapter. 3.

  • Page 73: Using Favorites

    Using People 73 To delete multiple contacts 1. On the All tab, press MENU and then tap Delete contacts. 2. Select the contacts you want to delete and tap Done. 3. When prompted, tap OK. To delete one contact On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Delete contact.

  • Page 74: Working With Groups

    74 Using People The contacts in your Favorites are the same as the contacts in the People widget. To remove a favorite contact 1. On the Favorites tab, press MENU, and then tap Remove favorite. 2. Tap the favorite contact you want to delete, and then tap Done. 3.
  • Page 75 Using People 75 3. Tap Add contact to group. 4. Select the contacts you want in the group, and then tap Done. If your contacts list is long, you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly, or tap to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll to the bottom of the contacts list.

  • Page 76: Using Facebook And Flickr In People

    76 Using People Note You will be charged by your service provider for each message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages. To send an email message to all contacts in a group On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Send group mail.
  • Page 77 Using People 77 • On the Updates and events tab of the Contact Details screen for each contact, the contact’s Facebook status, profile updates, and upcoming events are displayed. Notifications of new photo uploads to Flickr are also displayed. Tap an item to open the browser and go to the relevant webpage in Facebook or...
  • Page 78 78 Using People To log in to Facebook or Flickr 1. On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me, press MENU, and then tap Edit. Note If you have not entered your contact details on My contact card, you can do so now.

  • Page 79: Using The Contact Details Screen

    Using People 79 Note If you later want to link a contact who did not appear in the list, open his or her Contact Details screen, slide to the Updates and events tab, and tap Link Facebook profile. For more information, see “Using the Contact Details screen”...
  • Page 80 80 Using People Functions Information Shows the information you have stored for the contact, and allows you to get in touch with the contact directly by tapping any of the displayed methods. For example, if the contact has a stored work phone number, tap Call Work to call that number.
  • Page 81 Using People 81 To add a contact to speed dial 1. On the Information tab of the Contact Details screen, press MENU and then tap Set speed dial. 2. In Number, tap Not defined, and then tap the contact number you want to assign to the speed dial number.

  • Page 82: Chapter 4 Entering Text

    Chapter 4 Entering Text 4.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. You can choose from these keyboard layouts: QWERTY, Compact QWERTY, and Phone keypad. Using the landscape onscreen keyboard When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard, by turning the phone sideways, to use a...

  • Page 83: Qwerty

    Entering Text 83 QWERTY QWERTY is a keyboard layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. • Tap to enter Displays the word letters or candidate list when symbols. word prediction • Press and hold to is turned on. Tap enter accented a word to insert it letters, numbers, into your text.

  • Page 84: Compact Qwerty

    84 Entering Text To enter text using QWERTY 1. Start a program that accepts text input 2. Tap , and then tap Keyboard types > QWERTY. 3. Start tapping keys on the onscreen keyboard as you would on a PC keyboard to enter your text. Compact QWERTY Compact QWERTY is a type of keyboard which features 20 keys.

  • Page 85: Phone Keypad

    Entering Text 85 To enter text using Compact QWERTY 1. Start a program that accepts text input. 2. Tap , and then tap Keyboard types > Compact QWERTY. 3. Start tapping keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter your text. Phone keypad Phone keypad is a 12-key onscreen keypad that has a layout similar to mobile phone keypads, plus some additional keys.

  • Page 86: Entering Numbers And Symbols

    86 Entering Text To enter text using Phone keypad 1. Start a program that accepts text input. 2. Tap , and then tap Keyboard types > Phone keypad. 3. Start tapping keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter your text. 4.2 Entering Numbers and Symbols Switch to the numeric and symbol onscreen keyboard to let you easily enter numbers and common symbols such as parentheses, braces,...

  • Page 87: Adjusting Touch Input Settings

    Entering Text 87 4.3 Adjusting Touch Input Settings Open the Touch Input settings by doing one of the following: • On any of the keyboard layouts, tap to open the Touch Input settings. • On the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings > Locale &...
  • Page 88 88 Entering Text • Phone keypad & Compact QWERTY • Spell correction Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys. •...

  • Page 89: Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages

    Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 5.1 Sending Text and Multimedia Messages Messages lets you compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. Opening Messages Press HOME, then tap Messages. Tap to create a new text or picture Indicates new message.

  • Page 90: Creating And Sending Sms And Mms Messages

    90 Exchanging Messages Creating and sending SMS and MMS messages Send short text messages (SMS) to other mobile phones. If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.
  • Page 91 Exchanging Messages 91 Enter a name to look up a contact Enter or tap to enter a your text phone number. message here. Tap to automatically enter the mobile Tap to send phone number of the the message. matched contact. Note: The phone number only appears if the number was...
  • Page 92 92 Exchanging Messages You can add a subject line by pressing MENU and then tapping Add subject. 3. Tap the text box that contains the text “Tap to compose”, and then start composing your message. 4. Press MENU and then tap Attach. 5.
  • Page 93 Exchanging Messages 93 • Record audio. Opens Voice Recorder. Tap to start recording your message, and then tap to stop. • Slideshow. Opens the Edit slideshow screen. Tap Add slide to create a new slide. Tap the created slide (for example, Slide 1), tap Insert picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide.

  • Page 94: Receiving Text And Multimedia Messages

    94  Exchanging Messages Note  To receive delivery reports and know when a picture message is  received, in the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.  Select the Delivery reports check box below the MMS settings section. To save a message as a draft While composing a text or multimedia message, press BACK to  automatically save your message as a draft. To resume composing  the message, tap the message in the All messages screen. Continue  editing the message, and then tap Send to send it. Receiving text and multimedia messages Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring  tone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you  receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification  for new text and multimedia messages, see “Setting text and  multimedia message options” later in this chapter. A new message icon (   ) also appears in the notifications area of  the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. The  Messages application icon also displays the number of new messages  . To open the message, refer to the next section.

  • Page 95: Managing Messages And Message Threads

    Exchanging Messages 95 Managing messages and message threads Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
  • Page 96 96 Exchanging Messages You can save the file attachment on the multimedia message to the SD card. To save, press and hold the file and then tap Copy attached to SD card on the options menu. Notes • When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded.

  • Page 97: Setting Text And Multimedia Message Options

    Exchanging Messages 97 To reply a text message with a multimedia message, open the text message, press MENU and then tap Add subject, or Attach. The text message is automatically converted into a multimedia message. To delete a message or a message thread 1.

  • Page 98: Adding The Messages Widget

    Adding the Messages widget Add the Messages widget to let you read your messages on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1.

  • Page 99: Using Mail

    Exchanging Messages 99 5.2  Using Mail The Mail application lets you add external POP3 or IMAP email accounts from popular web-based email service providers such as Hotmail® and AOL®. It also lets you add an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone. Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 1. ...

  • Page 100: Synchronizing Exchange Activesync Emails

    100 Exchanging Messages Note Your corporate Exchange Server must support auto-detect for the phone to automatically set up the Exchange ActiveSync account. If your corporate Exchange Server does not support auto-detect, you will need to enter your Exchange Server settings after you tap Next. Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details.

  • Page 101: Composing And Sending Emails

    Exchanging Messages 101 • If you are in the Inbox of an email account, press MENU and then tap More > New account. To switch to another account, in an email account inbox, tap the arrow and then select the email account to use.

  • Page 102: Viewing And Replying To Emails

    102 Exchanging Messages • If you have set up an Exchange ActiveSync account, press MENU and then tap Add recipient > To > Company directory to let you add recipients from the Exchange ActiveSync account contacts. 4. Enter the subject, and then compose your message. Tap Send. Note Tap Save as draft to save the message as a draft.

  • Page 103: Managing Emails On Your External Email Account

    Exchanging Messages 103 Managing emails on your external email account To filter the inbox Tap a tab at the bottom of the screen to filter the inbox by individual emails, conversations, or emails with attachments. Number of unread emails. Marked (Exchange Conversations ActiveSync only) Displays emails as...

  • Page 104: Editing Email Account Settings

    104 Exchanging Messages To delete a message 1. On the email account Inbox, press and hold the email you want to delete. 2. On the options menu, tap Delete. When prompted to confirm deletion, tap OK. To delete multiple messages 1.

  • Page 105: Sending A Meeting Request Using The Exchange Activesync Account

    3. Press MENU and then tap More > Settings > Delete account. Adding the Mail widget Add the Mail widget to let you view your POP3/IMAP or Exchange ActiveSync emails on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1.

  • Page 106: Chapter 6 Getting Connected

    Chapter 6 Getting Connected 6.1 Connecting to the Internet Your phone’s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet through data connection or Wi-Fi. 6.2 Data Connection Settings for connecting to the Verizon data network are already preconfigured on your device, and your device is ready to connect to the Internet 6.3 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300...

  • Page 107: Turning Wi-Fi On And Connecting To A Wireless Network

    Getting Connected 107 Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless controls. 2. Select the Wi-Fi check box to turn Wi-Fi on. The phone will scan for available wireless networks. 3.
  • Page 108 108 Getting Connected • Wi-Fi networks On the Wireless controls screen, tap Wi-Fi settings, then tap the wireless network that the phone is currently connected to. A message box will be displayed showing the Wi-Fi network name, status, speed, signal strength, and more.

  • Page 109: Using Browser

    Getting Connected 109 6.4 Using Browser Open Browser to start surfing the web. Browser is fully optimized and comes with advanced features that let you enjoy Internet browsing on your phone. Note You must have an active data or Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet. Opening Browser Do one of the following: •...

  • Page 110: Changing The Screen Orientation

    110 Getting Connected Changing the screen orientation The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how you are holding your phone. Note The Orientation check box in HOME > MENU > Settings > Sound & display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.

  • Page 111: Opening A New Browser Window

    Getting Connected 111 Use your thumb and index fingers to Use your thumb and index fingers to ‘spread’ the web page to zoom in. ‘pinch’ the web page to zoom out. Opening a new browser window Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one web site to another.

  • Page 112: Switching Between Browser Windows

    112 Getting Connected Switching between browser windows 1. On a browser window, press MENU and then tap Windows. 2. Select the browser window you want to view by sliding your finger on the screen from right to left. Tap to close the web page.

  • Page 113: Selecting Links In Web Pages

    Getting Connected 113 Selecting links in web pages Navigate to links on a web page using the TRACKBALL. Links are enclosed in a colored box when selected. Link is not selected Link is selected Link What to do Web page •...

  • Page 114: Downloading Web Applications

    114 Getting Connected Link What to do Location Tap the address to open Google Maps and locate the address address. Phone number Tap to open the phone dialer screen to call the phone number. When links are too small for tapping directly on the screen, highlight it with the TRACKBALL, then either press the TRACKBALL to open the link, or press and hold the TRACKBALL to select an option from the menu.

  • Page 115: Managing Bookmarks

    Getting Connected 115 Managing bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone. To bookmark a web page On a browser screen, go to the web page you want to book mark. Press MENU and then tap New bookmark.

  • Page 116: Setting Browser Options

    116 Getting Connected If you are using the List view, press and hold the bookmark you want to edit, and then tap Edit bookmark to edit the bookmark. Setting Browser options Customize Browser to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set display, privacy, and security options when using Browser.

  • Page 117: Turning On Bluetooth And Making The Phone Discoverable

    Getting Connected 117 Turning on Bluetooth and making the phone discoverable Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. Tap Wireless controls, then select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. When on, the Bluetooth icon ( ) appears in the status bar.
  • Page 118 118 Getting Connected 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Wireless controls > Bluetooth settings and then select the Bluetooth check box. 3. Tap Scan for devices. Your phone will start to scan for Bluetooth devices within range and will display all detected devices below the Bluetooth devices section.

  • Page 119: Disconnecting A Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset Or Car Kit

    Getting Connected 119 icon represents that the device is a stereo Bluetooth headset (A2DP Bluetooth icon profile). represents that You need to use a the device is a stereo Bluetooth mono Bluetooth headset (A2DP headset Bluetooth profile) if (Headset and you want to listen Handsfree to music through a...
  • Page 120 120 Getting Connected Tap Disconnect & unpair if you want the phone to erase all pairing information with the hands-free headset or car kit. You will be prompted to enter the passcode again when you connect to that Bluetooth device.

  • Page 121: Chapter 7 Camera And Multimedia

    Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 7.1 Using Camera and Camcorder Use Camera or Camcorder to take and share pictures and videos. Your phone comes with a 5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature that lets you capture sharp pictures and videos. Important You must install a storage card before you use Camera or Camcorder.

  • Page 122: Closing Camera

    122 Camera and Multimedia Current capture mode. Tap to switch between Photo and Video modes. Zoom Remaining control available shots* Opens the Albums program. See “Albums” in this chapter for details. Camera screen when Camera screen when phone is held phone is held upright.

  • Page 123: Changing Capture Modes

    Camera and Multimedia 123 Changing capture modes The phone offers two capture modes: Photo and Video. On the screen, to switch between Photo and Video modes. Taking pictures 1. Switch to Photo capture mode. 2. Frame your subject on the screen. Hold the phone upright when taking portrait shots or hold the phone horizontally when taking landscape shots.

  • Page 124: Shooting Videos

    124 Camera and Multimedia Shooting videos 1. Switch to the Video capture mode. 2. Frame your subject on the screen. 3. Press the TRACKBALL button to start capturing video. Press the TRACKBALL again to stop capturing video. Recording indicator Capture duration...

  • Page 125: Review Screen

    Camera and Multimedia 125 Review screen After capturing a photo or video, the review screen lets you save, view, send, or delete the picture or video by tapping a button at the bottom of the screen. Review screen buttons Icon Function Icon Function...
  • Page 126 126 Camera and Multimedia To open the menu panel While on the Camera screen, press MENU. Resolution Tap to change the resolution (capture size). 2 White Balance Tap to adjust the white balance. White balance enables the camera to capture colors more accurately by adjusting to the current lighting environment.

  • Page 127: Using Albums

    Camera and Multimedia 127 7.2 Using Albums Albums lets you view photos and play back videos. You can also view your photos or your friends’ photos on Facebook or Flickr. For photos, you can also do basic editing tasks, set them as your wallpaper or contact picture, and share to your friends.

  • Page 128: Working With Pictures

    1. On the Albums screen, go to the Facebook or Flickr tab. Note When you switch to the Flickr tab, you may be asked to give authorization for the HTC Flickr client to connect to the Flickr web site. You need to give authorization to access your Flickr account.
  • Page 129 Camera and Multimedia 129 When viewing pictures in full screen, you can: • Slide your finger from right to left or left to right to view the next or previous picture. • Roll the TRACKBALL left to view the previous picture, or roll it right to view the next picture in the album or in the pictures list.
  • Page 130 130 Camera and Multimedia If you want to rotate the picture and save the rotated state, see “To rotate and save the rotated state” below. To rotate and save the rotated state 1. View the picture you want to rotate in full screen 2.
  • Page 131 Camera and Multimedia 131 Note The cropped picture is saved in the storage card as a copy. The original picture remains unedited. To share pictures on Facebook You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to be able to upload pictures.
  • Page 132 132 Camera and Multimedia To share a picture on Picasa You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload pictures to the Picasa™ photo organizing service. 1. In the Albums screen, open the album where the pictures you want to share are in.

  • Page 133: Working With Videos

    Camera and Multimedia 133 Working with videos Once you have taken a video, you can view it or share it with friends. To watch videos 1. On the main Albums screen, tap a video album and then tap the video you want to watch to start playing back the video. 2.
  • Page 134 134 Camera and Multimedia Note If you selected Mail and you have multiple email accounts, the default email account will be used. 5. Compose your message and then tap Send. To send a video using Messages 1. In the Albums screen, open the album where the videos you want to share are in.

  • Page 135: Adding The Photo Album Or Photo Frame Widget

    Add the Photo frame or Photo album widget to let you view a single photo or a whole album on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1. Closing Albums While in the Albums screen, press HOME or BACK to close the application.

  • Page 136: Opening Music

    136 Camera and Multimedia Opening Music Press HOME, then tap > Music. The Playback screen displays. Playing music Tap to turn shuffle on and off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.) Tap to cycle through the repeat modes: Progress bar •...

  • Page 137: Listening To Music On The Lock Screen

    Camera and Multimedia 137 Listening to music on the Lock screen When you are playing back music and the screen turns off, you can control the music playback from the Lock screen when you “wake up” the phone by pressing END/POWER. Tap to go to the previous song, play/ pause music, or go to...

  • Page 138: Creating Playlists

    138 Camera and Multimedia Category name Tap to play back. List songs in the category. Indicates the song currently being played back. Tap a music category to open the music file you want to play. Creating playlists Use playlists to organize your music files. You can create as many playlists as you want on your phone.

  • Page 139: Managing Your Playlists

    Camera and Multimedia 139 Managing your playlists To play the songs in a playlist In the Playlists screen, tap the playlist name and then tap a song. To add songs to a playlist 1. In the Playlists screen, tap the playlist where you want to add songs.

  • Page 140: Setting A Song As Ringtone

    The song should be listed as an option. Adding the Music widget Add the Music widget to control music playback on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1.

  • Page 141: Chapter 8 Google Apps

    Chapter 8 Google Apps 8.1 Signing In to Your Google Account Signing in to your Google Account lets you synchronize Gmail, Calendar, and contacts between your phone and the web. You also need to sign in to a Google Account to use Google Apps such as Google Talk™...

  • Page 142: Using Gmail

    142 Google Apps 3. In the Please select your issue section, select I forgot my password. 4. Click Reset your password now, and then follow the procedure on how to recover your password. 8.2 Using Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. Gmail is configured when you first set up your phone.

  • Page 143: Creating And Sending Emails

    Google Apps 143 The Inbox conversations list (hereinafter referred to as Inbox) is your default Gmail view. All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox. To refresh Gmail Press MENU and then tap Refresh to send or receive new emails and to synchronize your emails with your Gmail account on the web.
  • Page 144 144 Google Apps Recipient Subject Tap to remove the Attachment attachment. Enter your message here. 4. After composing your email, tap Send. Note While composing the message, tap Save as draft or press the BACK button to save it as a draft. To view your draft email messages, in the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels >...

  • Page 145: Receiving And Reading Emails

    Google Apps 145 Receiving and reading emails Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ring tone, vibrates, or displays the email message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new email. A new email message ( ) icon also appears on the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new email.
  • Page 146 146 Google Apps Message subject Message label Online status. Appears when the contact is a Google Talk friend and you are signed in to Google Talk. To scroll through the message: • Slide your finger up/ down on the screen. •...

  • Page 147: Replying To Or Forwarding Emails

    Google Apps 147 Replying to or forwarding emails In the message thread, scroll down to the end of the conversation. 2. Tap Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. 3. Do one of the following: Message • If you selected Reply or options Reply all, enter your reply message.
  • Page 148 148 Google Apps • Mark read or Mark unread as desired. Unread messages are displayed in bold in the Inbox. • Delete to delete the conversation. • Add star or Remove star to assign a star or remove the star on the conversation.

  • Page 149: Setting Gmail Settings

    Google Apps 149 If you’re part of a long message conversation that isn’t relevant, you can ‘mute’ the email to keep all future additions out of your Inbox. • Report spam to report the email message as spam. Setting Gmail settings 1.

  • Page 150: Using Google Talk

    150 Google Apps 8.3 Using Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other people that also use Google Talk. Note The Google Talk account that is set up is based on the Google Account that you used when you set up the phone.
  • Page 151 Google Apps 151 To add a new friend You can only add people who have a Google Account. In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap Add friend. Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you want to add. Note When you add a friend with an instant messaging ID and has been saved in your contacts list, matching contacts will display on the screen as you enter information.
  • Page 152 152 Google Apps • Navigate to a friend using the TRACKBALL, and then press the TRACKBALL. Timestamp. Appears after every minute of Tap to inactivity. send your Enter your message. message here. 2. Chat with your friend by entering text using the onscreen keyboard.

  • Page 153: Managing Your Friends

    Google Apps 153 To close a chat Do one of the following: • In your Friends list, press and hold a friend with an active chat and then tap End chat on the menu. • While on a chat screen, press MENU and then tap End chat. Managing your friends Friends in your friends list is sorted by their online status —...

  • Page 154: Mobile Indicators

    154 Google Apps To pin a friend You can pin a friend to make sure that friend always appears in your Most popular friends list. In the Friends list, press and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu. Note If you cannot see the friend, Press MENU and then tap All friends.

  • Page 155: Adjusting Instant Messaging Settings

    Google Apps 155 You can also choose to show a mobile indicator. To show: In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap More > Settings. Select the Mobile indicator option, and then press BACK. The mobile indicator icon will display along with your name in other people’s Friends list and will let your friends know what type of mobile device you are using.

  • Page 156: Signing Out

    156 Google Apps Signing out In the friends list, press MENU and then tap More > Sign out when you want to sign out from Google Talk. 8.4 Using Google Maps Google Maps lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination.

  • Page 157: Searching For Places Of Interest

    Google Apps 157 To open Google Maps Press HOME, then tap > Google Maps. To find your location on the map On the Google Maps screen, press Your MENU and then tap My Location. Your current location is shown on the map as a location blinking blue dot.

  • Page 158: Viewing Maps

    158 Google Apps 3. Tap . The search results are displayed on the map. Tap to show the search results as a list. Tap to go to the previous or next search item on the map if there are multiple search results.
  • Page 159 Google Apps 159 Map mode Satellite mode Traffic mode • Map mode This is the default view and displays a map, complete with names of streets, rivers, lakes, mountains, parks, and boundaries. • Satellite mode Google Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth™.

  • Page 160: Getting Directions

    160 Google Apps To view a map in Street View Street View mode (available only in selected areas) provides a street- level view of the location. 1. Search for the place you want to view in Street View. See “Searching for places of interest” for details. 2.

  • Page 161: Using Google Latitude

    Google Apps 161 4. Tap Go. The directions to your destination appears in a list. Tap a direction instruction on the list to show the map. When you are finished viewing or following the directions, press MENU and then tap More > Clear map to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Google Maps history.

  • Page 162: Opening Latitude

    162 Google Apps Opening Latitude To join Latitude 1. While viewing a map in any mode, press MENU and then tap Join Latitude. 2. Read the privacy policy. If you agree with it, tap Agree & share. To open Latitude after joining While viewing a map in any mode, press MENU and then tap Latitude.

  • Page 163: Accepting An Invitation

    Google Apps 163 Accepting an invitation When you get a sharing request from a friend, you can: • Accept and share back. You can see your friend’s location, and your friend can see yours. • Accept, but hide my location. You can see your friend’s location, but they can’t see yours.

  • Page 164: Connecting With Your Friends

    164 Google Apps To see your friend’s profile and connect with him or her, tap the photo. This will display your friend’s name, then tap the balloon right above his or her icon. To see other friends, tap either one of the arrow buttons next to the balloon.

  • Page 165: Controlling What You Share

    Google Apps 165 Options Description Directions Get directions to the friend’s location. Hide from this friend Stop sharing your location with this friend. Your friend cannot see your photo icon on the map. To share your location with this friend again, tap Unhide from this friend.

  • Page 166: Google Apps

    166 Google Apps Options Description Change your Change the picture, which is also shared across other photo Google products and features. After you tap Change your photo, you can either take a picture of yourself with the phone or select a picture from Albums.

  • Page 167: Using Youtube

    Google Apps 167 8.6 Using YouTube YouTube is an online video streaming service that allows you to view videos that have been uploaded by YouTube members. Notes • You do not need a YouTube account to browse and view videos. However, to use all the features of YouTube (such as viewing “My account”), you must create a YouTube account from your computer and sign in to that account from your phone.

  • Page 168: Searching For Videos

    168 Google Apps Note The screen automatically switches to landscape orientation when you play a video. 3. Tap the screen to display the playback controls. Press and hold Press and hold to fast forward to rewind the the video. video. Progress bar Total playback time...

  • Page 169: Sharing Videos

    Google Apps 169 Sharing videos You can share a video by sending its link to your contacts. Do one of the following: • While viewing videos in a list, press and hold the video, and then tap Share on the options menu. •...

  • Page 170: Getting Help

    170 Google Apps Tap to open the application details screen. Tap a category to open a sub- category and view more applications. Tap to search Android Market. Tap to view your downloads. Getting help If you ever need help or have questions about Android Market, press MENU and tap Help.

  • Page 171: Installing And Opening An Application

    Google Apps 171 Tap the tab to sort by popularity or date. Note All items in a subcategory are listed in each tab; those in the By popularity tab are sorted from most popular to least popular, and those in the By date tab are sorted from newest to oldest Installing and opening an application 1.
  • Page 172 172 Google Apps Scroll down to view more of this developer’s applications or to email the developer. More info about item. Press and hold User comments a comment to about item. let you report a comment as spam. 3. On any application details screen, tap Install. Important If the application requires either access to any of your data or control of any functions on your phone, Market tells you what the...

  • Page 173: Managing Applications

    Google Apps 173 5. After the item is downloaded and installed on your phone, the content download icon ( ) appears in the notification area of the status bar. 6. On the Android Market screen, tap My downloads. 7. Tap the installed application in the list, then tap Open. You can also find the icon of the installed application on the All programs screen.

  • Page 174: Uninstalling An Application

    174 Google Apps Uninstalling an application You can uninstall any application that you have downloaded and installed from Android Market. 1. On the My downloads screen, tap the application you want to uninstall, then tap Uninstall. 2. When prompted, tap OK to remove the application on your phone.
  • Page 175 Google Apps 175 Indicates that there is a problem with data synchronization. Check your data connection and try again. Date and Tap to include or time of last exclude the application synchronization from automatic synchronization. The arrows move clockwise when data is being synchronized.

  • Page 176: Chapter 9 Other Applications

    Chapter 9 Other Applications 9.1 Using Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the Calendar on your phone stays in sync with your Calendar on the web, Exchange ActiveSync calendar, and Outlook calendar. Opening Calendar Press HOME, then tap >...
  • Page 177 Other Applications 177 4. Do one of the following: • If there is a time frame for the event, tap the From and To date and time to set them. • If it is a special occasion such as a birthday or a whole-day event, set the From and To date, then select the all day check box.

  • Page 178: Calendar Views

    178 Other Applications Calendar views You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. To change the Calendar view, press MENU, then tap Day, Agenda, or Month. Day view Tap to open event details. Colored bars indicate which calendar the event was created in.

  • Page 179: Event Reminders

    Other Applications 179 Agenda and Month views Indicates Tap to there are open event events for details. that day. Colored bars Tap to view indicate which events for calendar the that day. event was created in. Tap to switch to Agenda Tap to switch view.

  • Page 180: Synchronizing Exchange Activesync Calendar

    Exchange ActiveSync Server. To check if Exchange ActiveSync items are set to be synchronized, go to the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Data synchronization > Exchange ActiveSync. Synchronizing Outlook Calendar See “HTC Sync” in this chapter for details.

  • Page 181: Adding The Calendar Widget

    Add the Calendar widget to let you view your calendar and access your appointments on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1. 9.2 Using Clock Clock lets you view the date and time of cities around the world. You can also set alarms and use the stopwatch and timer.

  • Page 182: Setting The Local Date, Time Zone, And Time

    182 Other Applications Setting the local date, time zone, and time By default, your phone automatically uses the network-provided date, time zone, and time. You can set the date, time zone, and time manually. 1. In Clock, go to the World Clock tab, press MENU, and then tap Local time settings.

  • Page 183: Setting Your Home City's Date And Time

    Other Applications 183 Setting your home city’s date and time 1. In Clock, go to the World Clock tab, then press MENU, and then tap Home settings. 2. Enter your home city name. As you enter letters, the list is filtered to show matching cities and countries.

  • Page 184: Deleting An Alarm

    Adding the Clock widget Add another clock with the time of another city in the world on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1. 9.3 Using HTC Sync HTC Sync™...

  • Page 185: Installing Htc Sync On Your Pc

    • On your phone, check Notifications on the status bar for the icon to confirm if HTC Sync recognizes the phone. • The first time you connect the phone to the PC using HTC Sync, the Phone Connection Wizard runs. Follow the instructions to finish the wizard.
  • Page 186 8. Check the settings that you have chosen and then click Finish. If you want to have more customization features when setting up HTC Sync, you can use Manual settings. To learn how to set up HTC Sync using Manual settings, consult the HTC Sync help on your PC. To learn how to open the help, see “Opening Sync Manager help”...

  • Page 187: Synchronizing Outlook Items

    Other Applications 187 Synchronizing Outlook items When you set up HTC Sync, you were asked to set when you want to synchronize with the PC. Depending on the option you have selected, you may need to manually start synchronization or it will automatically start synchronization when you connect the phone to the PC.

  • Page 188: Resolving Conflicts Between The Phone And Pc

    188 Other Applications Resolving conflicts between the phone and PC 1. On your PC, open HTC Sync. 2. On the HTC Sync window, click Sync Manager > Settings > Conflict Policy. 3. Select the option you want and then click OK.

  • Page 189: Using Htc Footprints

    9.4 Using HTC Footprints HTC Footprints™ provides an easy way to record favorite places and revisit those places. A footprint consists of a photo you take of a location such as a restaurant, a sightseeing destination, etc., stored together with a precise GPS position and other information about that location such as the street address and phone number.

  • Page 190: Revisiting A Footprint

    190 Other Applications • You may be asked if you want HTC Footprints to automatically determine the address for the location. 5. Tap Done. Note Before pressing Done, you can press MENU, and then tap Edit to change the name, category, or address of the Footprint, enter the phone and website, and add a voice memo to the Footprint.

  • Page 191: Backing Up Your Footprints

    Footprint. Adding the Footprint widget Add the Footprint widget to view and access your Footprints on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1. 9.5 Using PDF Viewer Use PDF Viewer to view PDF files that you have copied to the phone’s storage card.
  • Page 192 192 Other Applications Tap to toggle between showing Tap to go to a and hiding the page specific page toolbar. on the PDF file. Tap to let you change Tap to open the view: Continuous another PDF or Reflow. file. Tap to search the Tap to zoom in on the PDF file, view...

  • Page 193: Using Peep

    Other Applications 193 9.6 Using Peep Peep™ is a Twitter client that lets you enjoy “twittering’’ on your phone. Send out tweets, read and receive tweets from people, search for new Twitter users to follow, all from your phone. Note You need to be signed in to your Twitter account to use Peep.

  • Page 194: Sending A Tweet

    194 Other Applications Sending a tweet 1. On the All Tweets tab, tap the text field with the words “What are you doing?”. 2. Enter your tweet and then tap Update. Enter your tweet here. Tap to insert your Tap to post a location into the picture from tweet.

  • Page 195: Searching For Twitter Users To Follow

    2. On the options menu, tap Show profile > Unfollow. Adding the Twitter widget Add the Twitter widget to let you follow your tweets right on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1.

  • Page 196: Using Quickoffice

    196 Other Applications 9.7 Using Quickoffice Quickoffice lets you view Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint files on your phone. Quickoffice supports viewing of Microsoft Office 2003 Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), PowerPoint (.ppt) and text (.txt) files. Viewing documents, presentations and spreadsheets Make sure you have copied the files to the phone’s storage card before you open Quickoffice.
  • Page 197 Other Applications 197 4. While viewing a file, you can: • Slide your finger on the screen to bring up the zoom controls. • For Excel files, press MENU and then tap Worksheet to view other worksheets on the file. •...

  • Page 198: Using Stocks

    198 Other Applications 9.8 Using Stocks Stocks lets you to add, view, and analyze stocks and stock market movements using updated financial information. Opening Stocks Press HOME, then tap > Stocks. List of your stock quotes and stock market indices. Tap an item to view its Shows the time intraday chart and...

  • Page 199: Changing The List Order

    Add the Stocks widget to the Home screen to let you follow your stock quotes on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1. 9.9 Using Weather Weather lets you view the current weather as well as the weather forecast for the next four days of the week.

  • Page 200: Displaying Weather In Your Location

    200 Other Applications To view the weather in other cities, swipe your finger upward/ downward on the screen. Shows the last weather update. Download the latest weather Add a location. information. Displaying weather in your location If location service is disabled, you can set your current location and add it to Weather.

  • Page 201: Adding A City

    Other Applications 201 Adding a city 1. On the Weather screen, tap 2. Enter the location you want to add on the text field. As you enter text, the list is filtered to show the possible locations based on the letters you entered. 3.

  • Page 202: Adding The Weather Widget

    Add the Weather widget to let you view the weather conditions of the cities you have set on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “To add an HTC widget” in Chapter 1. 9.10 Using Voice Recorder Voice Recorder is useful for quickly recording thoughts.

  • Page 203: Renaming A Voice Clip

    Other Applications 203 Renaming a voice clip 1. On the Voice Recorder screen, tap to select the voice clip you want to rename. 2. Press MENU and then tap Rename. 3. Enter the new name and then tap Save.

  • Page 204: Chapter 10 Managing Your Phone

    Chapter 10 Managing Your Phone 10.1 Changing Basic Settings Setting the date and time See “Using Clock” in Chapter 9 for details. Display settings To adjust the screen brightness 1. Press HOME > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Sound & display > Brightness. Note The Disable auto backlight check box needs to be selected for you to be able to manually adjust screen brightness.

  • Page 205: Ringer Settings

    Managing Your Phone 205 To prevent the screen orientation from automatically changing By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone. Note Not all application screens support automatic rotation. 1. Press HOME > MENU, then tap Settings. 2.

  • Page 206: Phone Services

    206 Managing Your Phone You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or other types of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer as ring tones. For a complete list of supported audio file formats for ring tones, see “Specifications”...

  • Page 207: Language Settings

    Managing Your Phone 207 Note For more information about the phone services on your phone, refer to the “Adjusting Phone Settings” in Chapter 2. To enable data roaming Data roaming lets you connect to Verizon Wireless’s partner networks and access data services when you are out of Verizon Wireless’s coverage area.

  • Page 208: Protecting Your Phone

    208 Managing Your Phone 10.2 Protecting Your Phone Protecting your phone with a screen lock You can further secure your data by locking the screen and/or requiring a screen unlock pattern every time your phone is turned on or every time it wakes up from sleep mode (screen is off). To lock the screen Press END/POWER.
  • Page 209 Managing Your Phone 209 5. Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical, horizontal and/or diagonal direction. Lift your finger from the screen when finished. Note You must slide your finger on the screen to create the pattern and not tap individual dots.

  • Page 210: Managing Memory

    210 Managing Your Phone 10.3 Managing Memory To see how much phone memory is available for use Press HOME > MENU, then tap Settings > SD card & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the Internal phone storage section.

  • Page 211: Resetting The Phone

    Managing Your Phone 211 • Uninstall downloaded programs from Android Market you no longer use. See Chapter 8 for details. 10.4 Resetting the Phone Resetting the phone deletes all data, including downloaded applications, and resets the phone back to its initial state—the state before you turned on the phone for the first time.

  • Page 212: Appendix

    Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP ® for wireless stereo headsets • Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g • HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in ™ one) • 3.5 mm audio jack Camera 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus...

  • Page 213: Regulatory Notices

    Appendix 213 Audio supported MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI formats and Windows Media Audio 9 Video supported MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9 formats Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1300 mAh • Talk time: Up to 214 minutes •...
  • Page 214 214 Appendix Note This product is intended for use with a certified Class 2 Limited Power Source, rated 5 Volts DC, maximum 1 Amp power supply unit. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 215 Appendix 215 IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, please follow operation instruction as documented in this manual.
  • Page 216 216 Appendix successfully. Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the best way to evaluate it for your personal needs. M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not rated.

  • Page 217: Sar Information

    FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with the HTC Corporation. Accessories supplied or designated for this product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines.
  • Page 218 218 Appendix on the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies: • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) IEEE. C95.1-1992. • National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP). Report 86. 1986. • International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1996.
  • Page 219 Appendix 219 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. Body-worn Operation This device was tested for typical body-worn operations. To comply with RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance of 1.5 cm must be maintained between the user’s body and the handset, including the antenna.
  • Page 220 220 Appendix Telecommunications & Internet Association (TIA) Safety Information Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.

  • Page 221: Weee Notice

    Appendix 221 WEEE Notice The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which entered into force as European law on 13th February 2003, resulted in a major change in the treatment of electrical equipment at end-of-life. The purpose of this Directive is, as a first priority, the prevention of WEEE, and in addition, to promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce disposal.

  • Page 222: Additional Safety Information

    222 Appendix A.3 Additional Safety Information This section provides more safety information in addition to the information at the beginning of the user manual. When Driving Do Not Use The PC Functions Of Your Pocket PC While Driving Or Walking Never use the personal computer functions of your device while driving an automobile or any other moving vehicle.

  • Page 223: When Using Your Device Near Other Electronic Devices

    Appendix 223 Using The Phone Function Of Your Pocket PC While Driving Is Extremely Dangerous Talking on or using your device while driving is extremely dangerous and is illegal in some states. Remember, safety comes first. Check the laws and regulations on the use of phones in the areas where you drive.
  • Page 224 224 Appendix PACEMAKERS The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six (6”) inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.

  • Page 225: Turn Off Your Device Before Flying

    Appendix 225 OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.

  • Page 226: Turn Off Your Device In Dangerous Areas

    226 Appendix representative before using your device aboard an aircraft. Always follow the instructions of the airline representative whenever using your device aboard an aircraft, to prevent any possible interference with airborne electronic equipment. Turn Off Your Device in Dangerous Areas BLASTING AREAS To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your device OFF when in a “blasting area”...

  • Page 227: Antenna Safety

    Appendix 227 DO NOT use or store this equipment in a place where it will be exposed to high temperatures, such as near an open flame or heat- emitting equipment. DO NOT drop your device or subject it to severe shock. When not using, lay down the unit to avoid possible damage due to instability.

  • Page 228: Battery Safety

    228 Appendix Battery Safety Your device uses a removable and rechargeable lithium ion battery. Please contact customer service for assistance should you need a replacement battery. • Only use the battery and charger approved by the manufacturer. • Only use the battery for its original purpose. •...
  • Page 229 Appendix 229 Lithium ion batteries are recyclable. When you replace the removable battery, please request the repair center to recycle the battery in accordance with RBRC standards. When disposing of the battery by yourself, please call RBRC at (800) 822-8837 for proper disposal tips. Never touch any fluid that might leak from the built-in battery.

  • Page 230: Important Customer Information

    230 Appendix Always use the authorized AC adapter/charger to avoid any risk of bodily injury or damage to your cellular phone or battery. Never attempt to connect or disconnect the AC adapter/charger with wet hands. Always unplug the AC adapter/charger from the power source before attempting any cleaning.
  • Page 231 Appendix 231 VERIZON WIRELESS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION YOU CHOOSE TO SUBMIT OR SHARE WITH OTHERS. SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TERMS OF USE, AND PRIVACY POLICES APPLY TO THOSE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY ANY AND ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THOSE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO ANY LOCATION-BASED SERVICES FOR ANY PARTICULAR PRIVACY...

  • Page 232: Index

    Index - charge battery 32 - install 30 Add an Exchange ActiveSync - remove 31 account 99 Bluetooth Airplane Mode 66 - about 116 Alarm clock 183 - modes 116 Albums 127 Bookmarks 115 - opening 127 - a web page 115 - widget 135 - edit 115 - working with pictures 128...
  • Page 233 Index 233 Contact details 79 Contacts 70 Calendar 176 - add new 68, 72 - create events 176 - edit 72 - Exchange ActiveSync 180 - search 72 - open 176 Creating another email account 100 - Outlook Calendar 180 - widget 181 Calendar views 178 Data Connection 106...
  • Page 234 - widget 191 HTC Sync 184, 185 Friends list 153 - installing Android applications 188 - pin 154 - installing HTC Sync 185 - setting up 185 - synchronizing Outlook contacts Getting around your phone 35 and calendar events 187...
  • Page 235 Index 235 - opening 136 - playing 136 Mail 99 - setting a song as ringtone 140 - deleting an account 105 - widget 140 - widget 105 Mute the microphone 62 Making Calls 55 My contact card 70 Map mode 158 - Map mode 159 - Satellite mode 159 Notification LED 49...
  • Page 236 236 Index - My contact card 70 Settings 51 - People widget 67 Shortcut 42 Phone controls 33 SMS settings 97 Phone keypad 85 Social network account settings 207 Phone services 206 Speakerphone 62 Phone views Specifications 212 - back panel 27 Status icons 46 - bottom panel 28 Stocks 198...
  • Page 237 Index 237 Videos 167 Viewing and replying to emails 102 Voice call - answer call 59 - end call 62 Voice Dialer 57 Voice Recorder 202 Voice search 35 Volume - adjust 52 - media volume 53 - ringer volume 52 Wallpaper 45 Weather 199 Web applications 114...
  • Page 238 238 Index DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.

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