HTC Desire HD User manual

Your HTC Desire HD
User guide

Contents
Basics
Inside the box 6
Your phone 6
Bottom cover 8
SIM card 9
Storage card 10
Battery 11
Switching your phone on or off 14
Entering your PIN 14
Finger gestures 14
Getting started
Setting up your phone for the first time 16
Home screen 17
Sleep mode 18
Status and notifications 19
Notifications panel 21
Connecting your phone to a computer 22
Copying files to or from the storage card 23
Adjusting the volume 23
Searching your phone and the web 24
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 26
Personalizing
Making your phone truly yours 28
Personalizing your phone 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
Using sound sets 33
Changing your ringtones and alarms 34
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 35
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 37
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 39
Calling a phone number in an email 39
Making an emergency call 40
Receiving calls 40
What can I do during a call? 42
Setting up a conference call 43
Using Call history 44
Blocking callers 45
Call services 46
Turning Airplane mode on or off 46
People
Ways of getting contacts into your phone 47
Transferring contacts from your old phone 47
About the People app 48
Setting up My contact card 49
Importing contacts from your SIM card 50
Adding a new contact 50
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 50
Merging contact information 51
Filtering your contacts list 52
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 53
Contact information and conversations 53
Sending contact information as a vCard 54
Contact groups 55
Adding People widgets 57
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 59
Entering words with predictive text 60
Entering text by speaking 62
Editing text 63
Adjusting input settings 64
Messages
Opening Messages 65
Sending a text message (SMS) 65
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 66
Resuming a draft message 68
Viewing and replying to a message 68
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 69
Push messages 70
Managing message conversations 70
Setting message options 72
Accounts and sync
Synchronizing with online accounts 73
Synchronizing with your computer 74
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Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 83
Facebook app 84
Tweeting on your phone using Peep 86
Using Friend Stream 88
Chatting in Google Talk 90
Email
Using Mail 93
Internet connections
Data connection 101
Wi-Fi 102
About connection widgets 104
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 104
Using your phone as a modem (USB tethering) 105
Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 106
Using your phone as a wireless router 106
Web browser
Using your phone’s web browser 107
Downloading from the Web 109
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 110
Setting browser options 111
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 112
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 113
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 114
Sending information using Bluetooth 115
Receiving information using Bluetooth 116
Camera
Camera basics 118
Taking a photo 120
Recording video 121
Adding effects 122
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 123
Music 131
Connected Media 136
Maps and location
Location settings 138
Locations 138
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More apps
Reading eBooks 150
Using Flashlight 153
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 154
Protecting your phone with a screen lock pattern, PIN or password 154
Settings
Settings on your phone 156
Changing display settings 157
Changing sound settings 159
Changing the phone language 160
Optimizing your phone’s battery life 160
Managing memory 161
Checking information about your phone 162
Update and reset
Phone software updates 164
Restarting your phone 165
Resetting your phone 165
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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Basics
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
Your phone
Front panel
1. POWER
2. Notification LED
3. MENU
4. HOME
5. SEARCH
6. BACK
7. Touch screen
8. Earpiece
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Left panel
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
Back panel
1. 8 megapixel camera
2. Dual LED flash
3. Bottom cover
4. Battery compartment cover
5. Speaker
Bottom panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. Microphone
3. USB connector
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Bottom cover
Removing the bottom cover
Remove the bottom cover to access the 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.
Replacing the bottom cover
1. Slide the bottom cover onto the exposed area of your phone’s back panel.
2. Push the bottom cover towards the phone. You’ll hear a click when the bottom
cover is locked in place.
Your phone’s antenna is placed underneath the bottom cover. We recommend that
you secure the bottom cover to the phone’s back panel to get the best radio
reception for your phone.
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SIM card
The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message
memory. Your phone supports both 1.8 V and 3 V 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. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,
insert the SIM card halfway into the SIM card slot.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off your phone before removing your SIM card. Otherwise, the
phone will automatically turn off when you remove the SIM card.
1. Take the bottom cover off.
2. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
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Storage card
Use the microSD card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the microSD
card already inserted in your phone.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the bottom 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 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. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap SD & phone storage.
3. Tap Unmount SD card.
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