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Your HTC Desire S User guide 2 Contents Contents Getting started Inside the box 8 Your phone 8 Bottom cover 10 Battery compartment door 12 SIM card 13 Storage card 14 Battery 15 Switching your phone on or off 18 Entering your PIN 18 Finger gestures 18 Setting up your phone for the first time 19 Ways of getting contacts into your phone 19 Home screen 20 Basics Adjusting the volume 22 Sleep mode 23 Status and notifications 24 Notifications panel 27 Connecting your phone to a computer 28 Copying files to or from the storage card 29 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 29 Personalizing Making your phone truly yours 32 Personalizing your phone with scenes 32 Changing your wallpaper 33 Applying a new skin 34 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 34 Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 35 Adding folders on your Home screen 36 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 36 Rearranging the Home screen 37 Using sound sets 38 Changing your ringtones and alarms 39 Rearranging or hiding application tabs 40 Phone calls Different ways of making calls 41 Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 41 Using Speed dial 42 3 Contents Calling a phone number in a text message 42 Calling a phone number in an email 43 Making an emergency call 43 Receiving calls 44 What can I do during a call? 45 Setting up a conference call 47 Internet calls 47 Using Call history 48 Using Home dialing 49 Call services 50 Turning Airplane mode on or off 51 Messages Opening Messages 52 Sending a text message (SMS) 52 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 53 Resuming a draft message 55 Viewing and replying to a message 55 Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 56 Push messages 57 Managing message conversations 57 Setting message options 59 People Transferring contacts from your old phone 60 About the People app 61 Setting up your profile 62 Importing contacts from your SIM card 62 Adding a new contact 63 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 63 Merging contact information 64 Filtering your contacts list 65 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 66 Contact information and conversations 66 Sending contact information as a vCard 67 Contact groups 68 Adding People widgets 70 Email Gmail 72 Mail 73 Calendar About Calendar 81 Creating an event 81 Changing Calendar views 83 Managing Calendar events 84 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 85 Displaying and synchronizing reminders 85 Changing Calendar settings 87 About the Calendar widget 87 4 Contents Search and Web browser Searching your phone and the web 88 Using your phone’s web browser 89 Downloading from the Web 92 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 92 Setting browser options 94 Camera Camera basics 95 Taking a photo 96 Recording video 97 Adding effects 98 After capturing 98 Changing camera settings 98 Photos, videos, and music Gallery 100 Music 107 Connected Media 113 Accounts and sync About online accounts 115 Synchronizing with a Google Account 115 Adding a social network account 116 Managing your online accounts 116 Social Facebook for HTC Sense 118 Facebook app 119 Tweeting on your phone using Peep 120 Using Friend Stream 122 Chatting in Google Talk 125 Maps and location Location settings 128 Locations 128 Google Maps 138 Market and other apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market 142 Using the Clock 144 Checking Weather 147 Reading eBooks 148 Reading news feeds 151 Keeping track of your stocks 153 Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations 154 Watching videos on YouTube 155 Listening to FM Radio 156 Recording your voice 157 5 Contents Using Flashlight 158 Sharing games and apps 159 HTC Sync About HTC Sync 160 Installing HTC Sync that came with the storage card 161 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone 161 Getting to know the workspace 162 Setting up synchronization 162 Synchronizing your phone 165 Installing an app from your computer to your phone 166 Synchronizing another phone with your computer 166 Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 166 HTCSense.com Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 167 Using HTCSense.com 167 Deleting your HTCSense.com account 169 Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard 170 Entering words with predictive text 171 Entering text by speaking 173 Editing text 174 Adjusting input settings 175 Internet connections Data connection 176 Wi-Fi 177 About connection widgets 179 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 179 Using your phone as a modem (USB tethering) 180 Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 181 Using your phone as a wireless router 181 Bluetooth Bluetooth basics 182 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 182 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 183 Sending information using Bluetooth 184 Receiving information using Bluetooth 186 Security Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 188 Protecting your phone with a screen lock pattern, PIN or password 188 Settings Settings on your phone 190 Changing display settings 191 6 Contents Changing sound settings 193 Changing the phone language 194 Optimizing your phone’s battery life 194 Managing memory 195 Checking information about your phone 196 Update and reset Phone software updates 197 Restarting your phone 197 Resetting your phone 198 Trademarks and copyrights Index 7 Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens on your phone when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations. This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful. This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a phone feature to work properly. This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems when using your phone. 8 Getting started Getting started Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: § Phone § Battery (preinstalled) § microSD™ card (preinstalled) § USB cable § 3.5mm stereo headset § Power adapter § Quick start guide § Safety and regulatory guide § Call center card (hotline card) § Warranty card Your phone Front panel 1. Earpiece 2. Proximity sensor 3. Notification LED 4. Front camera 5. Touch screen 6. HOME 7. MENU 8. BACK 9. SEARCH 9 Getting started Left panel 1. VOLUME UP 2. VOLUME DOWN 3. USB connector Back panel 1. Speaker 2. 5 megapixel camera 3. LED flash 4. Microphone 5. Bottom cover 6. Microphone Top panel 1. 3.5mm headset jack 2. POWER 10 Getting started Bottom cover Removing the bottom cover Remove the bottom cover to access the battery, SIM card slot, and storage card slot. 1. With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down. 2. With your right and left thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it. 11 Getting started Replacing the bottom cover 1. Align the two teeth underneath the bottom cover (one on each side) with the two notches on the bottom of the phone. 2. Place the bottom cover on the phone, gently press down on the cover with your thumbs, and then push it in until it clicks and locks into place. Your phone’s antenna is placed underneath the bottom cover. We recommend that you make sure the bottom cover is correctly secured to the phone’s back panel to get the best radio reception for your phone. 12 Getting started Battery compartment door Opening the battery compartment door Open the battery compartment door by flipping it open from the right side. Closing the battery compartment door 1. Flip the battery compartment door back into place to close it. 2. Gently push the compartment door down until it clicks into place to lock it. 13 Getting started SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service. Inserting the SIM card 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out, insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off your phone before removing your SIM card. 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot. 14 Getting started Storage card Use the storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage card already inserted in your phone. Inserting the storage card 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3. Insert the storage card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it until it clicks into place. Removing the storage card If your phone is on you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card. 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3.