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Your HTC Amaze 4G User guide 2 Contents Contents Getting started Inside the box 8 HTC Amaze 4G 8 Back cover 10 SIM card 12 Storage card 13 Battery 14 Switching the power on or off 16 Setting up HTC Amaze 4G for the first time 17 Entering your PIN 17 Finger gestures 17 Ways of getting contacts into your phone 18 Home screen 19 Basics Adjusting the volume 21 Sleep mode 22 Status and notifications 23 Notifications panel 26 Where apps, data, and files are stored 28 Connecting your phone to a computer 28 Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 29 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 30 Printing 31 Personalizing Making HTC Amaze 4G truly yours 32 Personalizing HTC Amaze 4G 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 36 Adding folders on your Home screen 36 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 37 Rearranging the Home screen 38 Using sound sets 38 Rearranging or hiding application tabs 40 Customizing the lock screen 41 Phone calls Different ways of making calls 42 Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 42 3 Contents Using Speed dial 43 Calling a phone number in a text message 43 Calling a phone number in an email 44 Making an emergency call 44 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 Forwarding a message 56 Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 57 Push messages 57 Managing message conversations 58 Setting message options 59 Search and Web browser Searching HTC Amaze 4G and the Web 61 Using the web browser 62 Downloading from the Web 64 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 65 Setting browser options 66 Camera Camera basics 68 Taking a photo 69 Recording video 70 Adding effects 71 After capturing 71 Camera scenes 72 Taking a panoramic photo 72 Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 73 Changing camera settings 73 Photos, videos, and music Gallery 75 Music 83 Connected Media 89 HTC services HTC Watch 91 HTCSense.com 95 4 Contents Accounts and sync About online accounts 98 Synchronizing with a Google Account 98 Adding a social network account 99 Managing your online accounts 99 People About the People app 101 Your contacts list 102 Setting up your profile 103 Importing contacts from your SIM card 103 Adding a new contact 104 Searching for contacts 104 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 105 Merging contact information 106 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 107 Contact information and conversations 107 Sending contact information as a vCard 109 Contact groups 110 Adding People widgets 112 Social Facebook for HTC Sense 114 Tweeting on the go using Peep 116 Using Friend Stream 118 Chatting in Google Talk 121 Email Mail 124 Gmail 131 Calendar About Calendar 134 Creating an event 134 Changing Calendar views 135 Managing Calendar events 136 Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 137 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 137 Showing or hiding calendars 138 Changing Calendar settings 138 About the Calendar widget 139 Maps and location Turning on location services 140 About Locations 140 Finding your location and what’s around you 140 Searching for a place of interest 141 Searching for an address 141 Choosing the map to search from 141 Viewing maps 142 5 Contents Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints 143 Planning your trips 145 Getting directions 147 Using turn-by-turn navigation (Premium navigation) 149 Managing Locations services 150 Downloading maps or purchasing services 150 Adding navigation widgets 150 About Google Maps 150 Getting around maps 151 Searching for a location 152 Searching for a place of interest near you 152 Getting directions 153 Getting help 154 Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) 154 Android Market and other apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market 155 Using the Clock 157 Checking Weather 160 Reading news feeds 161 Keeping track of your stocks 164 Watching videos on YouTube 165 Using Tags 166 Listening to FM Radio 168 Using Flashlight 169 HTC Sync About HTC Sync 170 Installing HTC Sync 170 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Amaze 4G 171 Getting to know the workspace 171 Setting up synchronization 172 Synchronizing HTC Amaze 4G 175 Installing an app from your computer to HTC Amaze 4G 175 Synchronizing another device with your computer 176 Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 176 Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard 177 Entering words with predictive text 178 Entering text by speaking 180 Entering text by tracing 181 Editing text 181 Adjusting input settings 182 Internet connections Data connection 184 Wi-Fi 185 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 186 Using HTC Amaze 4G as a modem (USB tethering) 188 Connecting HTC Amaze 4G to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 188 Using HTC Amaze 4G as a wireless router 189 6 Contents Bluetooth Bluetooth basics 190 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 190 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 191 Sending information using Bluetooth 192 Receiving information using Bluetooth 193 Security Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 195 Protecting HTC Amaze 4G with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 195 Settings Settings on HTC Amaze 4G 197 Changing display settings 199 Changing sound settings 200 Changing the language 202 Optimizing battery life 202 Managing memory 203 Checking information about HTC Amaze 4G 205 Update and reset Software updates 206 Restarting HTC Amaze 4G 207 Resetting HTC Amaze 4G 207 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 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 feature to work properly. This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems. 8 Getting started Getting started Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: § HTC Amaze 4G § Battery (preinstalled) § USB cable § Power adapter § Quick start guide § Safety and regulatory guide HTC Amaze 4G Front panel 1. HOME 2. MENU 3. BACK 4. SEARCH 5. Touch screen 6. Notification LED 7. Front camera Top panel 1. 3.5mm headset jack 2. POWER 9 Getting started Left and right panels 1. USB connector 2. VOLUME UP 3. VOLUME DOWN 4. CAMCORDER 5. CAMERA Back panel 1. 8 megapixel camera 2. Speaker 3. Dual LED flash 4. Back cover Bottom panel 1. RELEASE button for the back cover 2. Microphone 10 Getting started Back cover Removing the back cover Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage card slot. Make sure to switch off HTC Amaze 4G before removing the back cover. 1. Securely hold HTC Amaze 4G facing up. 2. Press and hold the RELEASE button at the bottom of the phone, and then slightly lift the front panel. This detaches the bottom part of the phone from the back cover. 3. Gently pull HTC Amaze 4G out of its back cover. 11 Getting started Replacing the back cover Your phone’s antennas are placed underneath the back cover. To get the best signal for calls, Internet connection, and GPS navigation, be sure to secure the back cover tightly to the phone. 1. Securely hold the back cover with the exposed side facing up. 2. Insert the top part of HTC Amaze 4G into the back cover. 3. Press HTC Amaze 4G down to lock the cover into place. You’ll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place. 12 Getting started SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages. Inserting the SIM card 1. Take the back cover off. 2. Remove the battery. 3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out, insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot. Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off HTC Amaze 4G before removing your SIM card. 1. Take the back cover off. 2. Remove the battery. 3. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot. 13 Getting started Storage card Install a microSD™ card to have additional storage for your photos, videos, and music. Inserting the storage card 1. Take the back cover off. 2. Insert the microSD 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 HTC Amaze 4G is on, you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.