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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    Quick Start Guide For a more complete guide in using your phone, download the User Manual PDF www.htc.com/www/support/dreamx/user-guides.html...

  • Page 2: Please Read Before Proceeding

    PDA Phone. 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,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Contents 1. Welcome to the HTC Dream Quick Start Guide ....5 2. Inside the Box ................5 3. Getting to Know the HTC Dream ..........6 4. Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card ..7 5. Charging the Battery ..............10 6.
  • Page 4 Table of Contents 20. Using YouTube™ ................ 32 21. Bluetooth ..................33 22. Managing Your Time ..............34 23. Taking Pictures and Capturing Video ......... 36 24. Copying Multimedia Files to Your Phone ......37 25. Listening to Music ..............38 26.

  • Page 5: Welcome To The Htc Dream Quick Start Guide

    Quick Start Guide 5 1. Welcome to the HTC Dream Quick Start Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the HTC Dream. This Quick Start Guide will help you get started with your Android™ powered Touch Phone. The Quick Start Guide offers...

  • Page 6: Getting To Know The Htc Dream

    6 Quick Start Guide 3. Getting to Know the HTC Dream Earpiece Notification LED Touch Screen Keyboard MENU BACK HOME CALL END CALL/POWER TRACKBALL USB Connector/Earphone Jack Microphone VOLUME Megapixel Speaker Camera VOLUME DOWN Back Cover CAPTURE Storage Card Slot...

  • Page 7: Installing The Sim Card, Battery, And Storage Card

    Quick Start Guide 7 4. Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card Make sure your phone is turned off before installing the SIM card, battery, and storage card. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install the battery and SIM card. To remove the back cover Hold the phone sideways with the control buttons on the right.
  • Page 8 8 Quick Start Guide To install the SIM card Locate the SIM card slot, then insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut- off corner facing out the card slot. Cut-off Slide the SIM card corner completely into the slot.
  • Page 9 Quick Start Guide 9 To install the storage card Hold the phone sideways with the control buttons on the right. Open the keyboard, then locate the storage card slot at the side of the control buttons. Pry open the storage card slot cover. Insert the microSD card into the slot with its golden contacts facing down until it clicks in place.

  • Page 10: Charging The Battery

    10 Quick Start Guide 5. Charging the Battery New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you start using your phone, it is recommended that you install and charge the battery. To charge the battery Flip open the USB connector cover at the bottom panel of your phone.

  • Page 11: Home Screen

    Quick Start Guide 11 7. Home Screen The Home screen is your starting point for using the applications on your phone. You can customize the Home screen to display application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets according to your preference. Signal strength Connection status Battery status •...
  • Page 12 12 Quick Start Guide To go to the left and right side of the extended Home screen The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen.

  • Page 13: Getting Around Your Phone

    Quick Start Guide 13 8. Getting Around Your Phone There are different ways to navigate around the Home screen, menus and application screens on your phone. Touch When you want to select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.
  • Page 14 14 Quick Start Guide Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list. Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by opening the...

  • Page 15: Accessing Device Applications And Settings

    Quick Start Guide 15 9. Accessing Device Applications and Settings The Applications tab holds all pre-installed applications on your phone. This tab will also hold the icons of applications that you download and install from Android Market. To open the Applications tab Press HOME, and then touch On the Applications tab: •...

  • Page 16: Creating A Google Account And Signing In

    16 Quick Start Guide Settings Control and customize phone settings from the Settings screen. To open the Settings screen • On any application screen, press HOME > MENU, and then touch Settings. • On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Settings.

  • Page 17: Retrieve Your Google Account Password

    Quick Start Guide 17 Note If you have an existing Google account, touch Sign in. Use the keyboard to enter your user name and password, and then touch Sign in. Your Google account email messages, calendar events, and contacts will automatically synchronize with your phone. Open the keyboard, and then enter your name and account user name, and then touch Next.

  • Page 18: Making Your First Call

    18 Quick Start Guide The following sections in this Quick Start Guide will show you how to use basic phone functions including how to make a call, enter information, send text and email messages, and more. 11. Making Your First Call To place a call Press the CALL ( ) button to...

  • Page 19: Adding Contacts

    Quick Start Guide 19 12. Adding Contacts Contacts gives you quick and easy access to people you frequently communicate with. To open Contacts Press HOME, and then touch Contacts. To add a new contact When you open Contacts for the first time, you are presented with options on how you can easily import your contacts into your phone.
  • Page 20 20 Quick Start Guide To add a new contact on the phone In the Contacts tab, touch Create new contact. Open the keyboard and then enter the contact’s name and contact information such as mobile phone number, home phone number, or email address. Roll the TRACKBALL up or down to move among fields.
  • Page 21 Book (Outlook Express) on your PC, you can synchronize your contacts with your phone. To synchronize, you need to install HTC Sync™ on your PC. You can find the installer in the microSD card that is included in the box or you can download it from www.htc.com/www/support.aspx.

  • Page 22: Entering Information

    22 Quick Start Guide 13. Entering Information Open and use the QWERTY keyboard to enter information on your phone. To use the keyboard Hold your phone sideways, with the control buttons on the right. Push the screen panel up to reveal the keyboard. To enter text, simply press the keys on the keyboard.

  • Page 23: Basic Settings

    Quick Start Guide 23 14. Basic Settings Customize your phone settings to suit your personal needs. Adjust the volume • While on any screen or application (except during a call, when playing music, or watching a video), press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the ringer volume.

  • Page 24: Set Wallpaper

    24 Quick Start Guide Select the wallpaper you want to use, and then touch Set wallpaper. You can also use a picture that you have stored in the storage card as the Home screen wallpaper. For more information about customizing the Home screen wallpaper, refer to the “Phone Basics”...
  • Page 25 Quick Start Guide 25 To create and enable a screen unlock pattern In addition to locking the screen, you can create and enable a screen unlock pattern. You have to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen before you can unlock the screen and buttons.

  • Page 26: Change Display Settings

    26 Quick Start Guide Change display settings Conserve battery power by adjusting the screen brightness and setting a shorter idle time before the screen turns off. To adjust the screen brightness Press HOME > MENU, and then touch Settings. Touch Sound & display > Brightness. Drag the brightness slider to the left or right to decrease or increase the screen brightness, and then touch OK.

  • Page 27: Sending A Text Message

    Quick Start Guide 27 Change language settings You can change the language of your phone’s operating system. Press HOME > MENU. Touch Settings > Locale & text > Select locale. Select the language you want to use. 15. Sending a Text Message Easily create and send text messages (SMS) from your phone.

  • Page 28: Sending A Multimedia Message

    28 Quick Start Guide 16. Sending a Multimedia Message Create and send multimedia messages (MMS) that contain pictures, slideshows, or audio clips. Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Messaging > New message. Open the keyboard, and then enter the mobile phone number or email address of the message recipient in the To field.

  • Page 29: Using Wi-Fi

    Quick Start Guide 29 17. Using Wi-Fi You can use Wi-Fi to connect your phone to the Internet if you have access to a wireless network. To connect to an open Wi-Fi network Press HOME > MENU, and then touch Settings > Wireless controls.

  • Page 30: Sending Email Messages

    30 Quick Start Guide 18. Sending Email Messages Use Gmail/Google Mail to send and receive email messages on your phone. Note If you have not set up a Google account, you will be prompted to create a new one or sign in to an existing account before you can use Gmail/Google Mail.

  • Page 31: Surfing The Web

    Quick Start Guide 31 For more information about setting up other email accounts and an Exchange ActiveSync® account, refer to the “Exchanging Messages” chapter on the User Manual PDF. 19. Surfing the Web Experience desktop-like web surfing when browsing the Internet.

  • Page 32: Using Youtube

    32 Quick Start Guide 20. Using YouTube™ YouTube™ is an online video streaming service that allows you to search and view videos which have been uploaded by YouTube members. Note Make sure you have an active data (GPRS/3G) or Wi-Fi connection before you open YouTube.

  • Page 33: Bluetooth

    Quick Start Guide 33 21. Bluetooth Connect your phone to a Bluetooth stereo headset for hands- free phone conversations. To connect your phone with a Bluetooth stereo headset Make sure that both your phone and the Bluetooth stereo headset are turned on and within close range, and that the headset is visible.

  • Page 34: Managing Your Time

    34 Quick Start Guide 22. Managing Your Time Use Calendar and Alarm Clock to create events and remind you of your upcoming appointments. To create an event Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Calendar. Press MENU and touch New event. Open the keyboard and enter the event name.
  • Page 35 Quick Start Guide 35 Touch and hold the status bar, slide your finger down the screen to open the notifications panel, and then select the event. You are given the option to snooze or dismiss the reminder. To set an alarm Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Alarm Clock.

  • Page 36: Taking Pictures And Capturing Video

    36 Quick Start Guide 23. Taking Pictures and Capturing Video Use the built-in 3.2 megapixel camera of your phone to take pictures or shoot video. Note Install a storage card before you use the Camera. To take pictures Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Camera.

  • Page 37: Copying Multimedia Files To Your Phone

    Quick Start Guide 37 24. Copying Multimedia Files to Your Phone Before using Gallery or Music, copy pictures, music, and videos to the storage card installed on your phone. Connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable. A notification icon appears in the status bar. Open the notifications panel (by touching and then dragging the status bar down).

  • Page 38: Listening To Music

    38 Quick Start Guide 25. Listening to Music After you copied music files to the storage card, launch Music to play back music on your phone. To play music Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Music. The Music library screen opens. Touch a music category.

  • Page 39: Viewing Pictures And Videos

    Quick Start Guide 39 26. Viewing Pictures and Videos After you copied pictures and videos to the storage card, or after you captured a photo or video using Camera, open Gallery to view them. To view pictures or play videos Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Gallery.

  • Page 40: Uploading Pictures To Picasa

    40 Quick Start Guide 27. Uploading Pictures to Picasa Upload pictures from your phone to your Picasa™ Web Album. Note You need to be signed in to a Google account to upload pictures to Picasa. To upload a picture to Picasa Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Gallery.

  • Page 41: Synchronizing Google Applications

    Quick Start Guide 41 28. Synchronizing Google Applications Google applications on your phone, such as Gmail/Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts, give you access to the same personal information that you add, view, and edit using Gmail/ Google Mail or Calendar on the web. Note You need to be signed in to a Google account to synchronize Google applications.

  • Page 42: Downloading Applications From Android Market

    42 Quick Start Guide 29. Downloading Applications from Android Market Android Market is a place where you can download applications and games to your phone. Note You need to have an active data (GPRS/3G) or Wi-Fi connection before you can download and install an application. To download and install an application Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, and then touch Market.

  • Page 43: Resetting The Phone

    Quick Start Guide 43 30. 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. Important Make sure to back up all important data you have on the phone before you perform a factory data reset.

  • Page 44: Appendix: Safety And Other Notices

    Appendix: Safety and Other Notices 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.
  • Page 45 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT • Use the correct external power source A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power company.
  • Page 46 Note: This product should be operated only with the following designated Battery Pack(s). • HTC, Model DREA160 • Take extra precautions • Keep the battery or phone dry and away from water or any liquid as it may cause a short circuit.
  • Page 47 NF EN 50332-1:2000 and/or NF EN 50332-2:2003 standards as required by French Article L. 5232-1. • Earphone, manufactured by HTC, Model HS S200. SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft’s navigation system and its communications network, using this phone’s phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries.
  • Page 48 ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive atmospheres such as fuelling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on boats, chemical plants, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
  • Page 49 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE • Avoid using your phone near metal structures (for example, the steel frame of a building). • Avoid using your phone near strong electromagnetic sources, such as microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio. • Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that do not contain any metal.
  • Page 50 NONIONIZING RADIATION Your phone has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the 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.

  • Page 51: General Precautions

    General Precautions • Avoid applying excessive pressure to the phone Do not apply excessive pressure on the screen and the phone to prevent damaging them and remove the phone from your pants’ pocket before sitting down. It is also recommended that you store the phone in a protective case and only use your finger when interacting with the touch screen.
  • Page 52 • Avoid hot areas The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. • Avoid wet areas Never use the product in a wet location. • Avoid using your phone after a dramatic change in temperature When you move your phone between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within...

  • Page 53: Regulatory Agency Identifications

    • Use product with approved equipment This product should be used only with personal computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment. • Adjust the volume Turn down the volume before using headphones or other audio phones. •...
  • Page 54 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 55: Weee Notice

    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 56 Intellectual Property Right Information Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Android Market, Gmail, Google Apps, Google Calendar, Google Checkout, Google Earth, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Talk, Picasa, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc.

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