HTC Cobalt User manual

Your HTC Cobalt
User guide

Contents
Getting started
HTC Cobalt 8
Back cover 8
SIM card 9
Storage card 11
Battery 12
Getting the battery to last longer 14
Switching the power on or off 15
Finger gestures 15
Setting up HTC Cobalt for the first time 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Cobalt 16
Home screen 17
Basics
Adjusting the volume 18
Sleep mode 18
Status icons 20
Notifications 21
Switching between recently opened apps 22
Using Quick Settings 23
Where apps, data, and files are stored 23
Connecting HTC Cobalt to a computer 24
Copying files to or from the storage card 24
Copying and sharing text 25
Printing 26
Personalizing
Making HTC Cobalt truly yours 28
Personalizing HTC Cobalt with scenes 28
Changing your wallpaper 29
Applying a new skin 29
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 30
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 31
Adding folders on your Home screen 31
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 32
Rearranging the Home screen 33
Personalizing with sound sets 33
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 34
Customizing the lock screen 35
Phone calls
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 37
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Using Speed dial 38
Calling a phone number in a text message 38
Calling a phone number in an email 38
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 39
Making an emergency call 39
Receiving calls 39
What can I do during a call 40
Internet calls 41
Call history 42
Call services 43
Turning Airplane mode on or off 43
Messages
About the Messages app 44
Sending a text message (SMS) 44
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 45
Resuming a draft message 46
Checking your messages 47
Replying to a message 47
Forwarding a message 48
WAP push messages 48
Managing message conversations 49
Setting message options 50
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Cobalt and the Web 51
Browsing the Web 52
Downloading apps from the Web 54
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 54
Setting browser options 56
Camera
Camera basics 57
Before capturing 57
Taking a photo 58
Recording video 59
Camera scenes 59
Changing camera settings 60
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 61
Music 67
Connected Media 72
HTC services
HTC Watch 74
Accounts and sync
What online accounts can you sync with? 78
Syncing with a Google Account 78
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Adding a social network account 79
Managing your online accounts 79
People
About the People app 81
Your contacts list 81
Setting up your profile 82
Importing contacts from your SIM card 82
Adding a new contact 83
Searching for contacts 83
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 83
Merging contact information 84
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 84
Contact information and conversations 85
Sending contact information as a vCard 86
Contact groups 87
Adding People widgets 89
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 90
Twitter for HTC Sense 90
About Friend Stream 90
Chatting in Google Talk 92
Email
Gmail 93
Mail 94
Calendar
About Calendar 101
Creating an event 101
Changing Calendar views 101
Managing Calendar events 102
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 103
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 103
Showing or hiding calendars 104
Changing Calendar settings 104
Maps and location
Turning on location services 105
Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints 105
Using Car Panel 107
About Google Maps 107
Getting around maps 107
Searching for a location 108
Checking the details of a location 108
Searching for a place of interest near you 109
Getting directions 109
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) 110
Getting help 110
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Android Market and other apps
Getting apps from Android Market 111
Using the Clock 112
Checking Weather 114
Reading news feeds 115
Keeping track of your stocks 116
Watching videos on YouTube 117
Listening to FM Radio 118
Sharing games and apps 119
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 120
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Cobalt 121
Syncing songs and playlists 121
Syncing photos and videos 121
Syncing your calendar events 122
Syncing your contacts 122
Syncing your web bookmarks 123
Syncing documents and email attachments 123
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Cobalt 124
Syncing another device with your computer 124
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 125
Entering words with predictive text 126
Entering text by speaking 128
Entering text by tracing 128
Internet connections
Data connection 129
Wi-Fi 130
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 131
Using HTC Cobalt as a modem (USB tethering) 133
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 133
Using HTC Cobalt as a wireless router 134
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 135
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 136
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 137
Sending information using Bluetooth 138
Receiving information using Bluetooth 139
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 141
Protecting HTC Cobalt with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 141
Encrypting data on HTC Cobalt 143
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Settings
Changing display settings 144
Changing sound settings 145
Changing the language 146
Checking the power usage of applications 146
Managing memory 147
Backing up settings to Google 148
Accessibility settings 149
Checking information about HTC Cobalt 149
Update and reset
Updating the HTC Cobalt software 150
Restarting HTC Cobalt 150
Resetting HTC Cobalt 151
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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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.
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Getting started
HTC Cobalt
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. VOLUME
6. Front camera
7. POWER
8. Notification LED
9. 3.5mm headset jack
10. Proximity sensor
11. USB connector
Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. Securely hold HTC Cobalt facing down.
2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the
POWER button.
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Replacing the back cover
Your phone’s antennas are placed underneath the back cover. To get the best
signal for calls, data connection, and GPS navigation, be sure to secure the back
cover tightly to the phone.
1. Insert the bottom part of the back cover first into HTC Cobalt.
2. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into
place.
You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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.
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3. Slide the SIM card tray out with your thumb or finger.
4. Place the SIM card into the SIM card tray with its gold contacts facing down and
its cut-off corner facing towards the SIM card tray slot.
5. Slide the SIM card tray into its slot.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Cobalt before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
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