1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. HTC Manuals
  4. Cell Phone
  5. Hero - Smartphone - WCDMA
  6. Quick start manual

HTC Hero Quick Start Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for Hero:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual See also: User Manual

Quick Start Guide

For a more complete guide in using your phone, refer to the
User Manual PDF on the microSD card or download
the User Manual PDF from www.htc.com/us

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the Hero and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for HTC Hero

Summary of Contents for HTC Hero

  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    Quick Start Guide For a more complete guide in using your phone, refer to the User Manual PDF on the microSD card or download the User Manual PDF from www.htc.com/us...

  • Page 2: Please Read Before Proceeding

    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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Quick Start Guide  Congratulations on your purchase of the HTC Hero. This Quick Start Guide will help you get started with your Android™-powered phone. For a more complete guide in using the phone, download the User Manual PDF. Contents 1.

  • Page 4: Inside The Box

    • Battery • USB cable • AC adapter • International plug adapters • This Quick Start Guide • microSD™ card 2. Your HTC Hero .5 mm headset jack Earpiece Notification Volume Control Touch Screen TRACKBALL SEARCH MENU END CALL/POWER CALL...

  • Page 5: Before You Turn On Your Phone

    Quick Start Guide 5 3. Before You Turn On Your Phone Remove the back cover 1. Push the back cover up until it disengages from the device. . Slide the back cover up to remove. Insert the battery 1. Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment.

  • Page 6: Replace The Back Cover

    6 Quick Start Guide Replace the back cover 1. Align the “teeth” on the sides of the back cover into the 4 notches on the left and right sides of the device. . Slide the back cover down. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

  • Page 7: Get Started

    Quick Start Guide 7 4. Get Started When you turn on your phone for the first time, you will be shown a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard and you will be asked to allow or refuse the Google location service.

  • Page 8: Htc Sense

    Choose from Music, People, Twitter™, and a host of other widgets, and arrange them in multiple profiles so that your phone molds perfectly to fit your life. To add HTC widgets to the Home screen, tap then select HTC widgets.

  • Page 9: Onscreen Keyboard

    Quick Start Guide 9 Can’t decide how to set up your Home screen? Check out Scenes that we’ve included in the phone. Scenes are preset Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply. On the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Scenes to check out the presets.

  • Page 10: Smart Dial

    10 Quick Start Guide Smart Dial Dial the way you think. The Smart Dial feature searches for contact phone numbers and the first character of a contact name as well as from the character that appears after a space, dash, or underscore in a contact name.

  • Page 11: Get Your Contacts Into The Phone

    Quick Start Guide 11 6. Get Your Contacts into the Phone Keep tabs on your people with People. All your communications with a contact are neatly arranged for easy viewing. > People. On the Home screen, tap Adding a new contact using the phone On the All tab, tap Add contact.

  • Page 12: Get On The Internet

    1 Quick Start Guide 7. Get On the Internet Connect to the world through a data connection or Wi-Fi connection. Browse the web, download applications or games from Android Market, and send/ receive emails. Using a data connection Your phone is automatically configured to use your mobile provider’s 1xRTT/EVDO network.

  • Page 13: Browsing The Web

    Quick Start Guide 1 Browsing the web Experience rich Internet browsing with Browser’s Flash player, visual bookmarks, and pinch zoom controls. On the Home screen, tap Browser. On the Browser screen, press MENU and then tap the URL field on top of the screen. Enter the web page address using the keyboard.

  • Page 14: Get Your Messages Across

    14 Quick Start Guide 8. Get Your Messages Across Set up multiple email inboxes ranging from personal accounts to Enterprise Exchange solutions. Enjoy multiple viewing options – by conversation threads, flags or attachment. To add a POP3/IMAP email account > Mail. On the Home screen, tap On the Choose a mail provider screen, tap the type of email account you want to set up.

  • Page 15: Social Networking

    Quick Start Guide 15 Enter the subject, and then compose your message. Tap Send. If you want to set up an Exchange ActiveSync account, refer to Chapter 5 of the User Manual PDF to learn how. 9. Social Networking Stay in the loop with your friends with the social networking features.

  • Page 16: Snap Pictures

    16 Quick Start Guide 10. Snap Pictures With your phone’s 5.0 megapixel camera lens, you can take sharp and crisp photos. A microSD card must be installed before taking pictures or recording video. Taking pictures > Camera Press HOME, then tap Switch to Photo capture mode.

  • Page 17: Get Files Into Your Phone

    Quick Start Guide 17 11. Get Files into Your Phone Bring your files with you. With the phone’s wide range of file support, you can view Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files, listen to music, and smile at those precious photos and videos on your phone.

  • Page 18: Reset The Phone

    18 Quick Start Guide 12. Reset the Phone Need to start over? 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 important data you have on the phone before you reset the phone.

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    Backup important phone data and then reset the phone. To reset the phone, press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Security > Factory data reset. • Check for updates and useful tips on the HTC website - www.htc.com.

  • Page 20: Important Health Information And Safety Precautions

    0 Quick Start Guide Intellectual Property Right Information Copyright © 009 Google Inc. Used with permission. Google, the Google logo, Android, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Android Market, and Google Talk are trademarks of Google Inc. Google, the Google logo and Google Maps are trademarks of Google, Inc.

  • Page 21: Safety Precautions For Power Supply Unit

    This product should be operated only with the following designated power supply unit(s): • AC Adapter: HTC, Model TC P300 • 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 22  Quick Start Guide • 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. • Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small children, to avoid swallowing of the battery.

  • Page 23: Prevention Of Hearing Loss

    Quick Start Guide  Prevention of Hearing Loss CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time. Road Safety Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use telephony services with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency.

  • Page 24: Nonionizing Radiation

    4 Quick Start Guide Nonionizing Radiation Your device 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 25: General Precautions

    Quick Start Guide 5 General Precautions • Avoid applying excessive pressure to the device Do not apply excessive pressure on the screen and the device to prevent damaging them and remove the device from your pants’ pocket before sitting down. It is also recommended that you store the device in a protective case and only use the device stylus or your finger when interacting with the touch screen.

  • Page 26: Adjust The Volume

    6 Quick Start Guide 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 27 Quick Start Guide 7 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 28: Sar Information

    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 29 Quick Start Guide 9 (CTIA) website as http://www.phonefacts.net. Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) website as http://www.phonefacts.net. * In the U.S. and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile CDMA phone used by the public is 1.6 Watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue.

  • Page 30: Other Medical Devices

    0 Quick Start Guide • Other Medical Devices 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. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Turn the phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so.

  • Page 31: Month Limited Warranty

    Quick Start Guide 1 12 Month Limited Warranty Personal Communications Devices, LLC (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this handheld portable cellular telephone, that should this product or any part thereof during normal consumer usage and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship that results in product failure within the first twelve (12) month period from the date of purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced...
  • Page 32  Quick Start Guide (f ) Product damaged from external causes such as fire, flooding, dirt, sand, weather conditions, battery leakage, blown fuse, theft or improper usage of any electrical source. The Company disclaims liability for removal or reinstallation of the product, for geographic coverage, for inadequate signal reception by the antenna or for communications range or operation of the cellular system as a whole.
  • Page 33 Quick Start Guide  you may telephone in the United States (800) 229-1235, and in Canada (800) 465-9672 (in Ontario call 416-695-3060). THE EXTENT OF THE COMPANY’S LIABILITY UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT PROVIDED ABOVE AND, IN NO EVENT, SHALL THE COMPANY’S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY PURCHASER FOR THE PRODUCT.
  • Page 34 4 Quick Start Guide IN CANADA: Personal Communications Devices, LLC Canada Company 5535 Eglinton Avenue West Suite# 234 Toronto, ON M9C 5K5 (800) 465-9672...
  • Page 35 90H01304-06M Rev.A...

Table of Contents