HTC Desire VC User manual

Your HTC Desire VC
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire VC 8
Back cover 9
UIM and SIM cards 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 15
Setting up HTC Desire VC for the first time 16
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 16
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire VC 18
Home screen 19
Finger gestures 19
Sleep mode 20
Getting contacts into HTC Desire VC 22
Making your first call 22
Sending your first text message 22
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC Desire VC 23
Copying and sharing text 23
Capturing the HTC Desire VC screen 24
Switching between recently opened apps 24
Can't find the Menu button? 25
Notifications 25
Getting to know your settings 26
Getting the battery to last longer 27
Updating the HTC Desire VC software 27
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 28
Camera
Camera basics 29
Taking a photo 30
Recording video 30
Camera scenes 30
Improving portrait shots 30
Shooting in low light 31
Changing camera and video settings 31
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Personalizing
Making HTC Desire VC truly yours 32
Personalizing HTC Desire VC with scenes 32
Changing your wallpaper 33
Applying a new skin 33
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 34
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 35
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 35
Personalizing the launch bar 36
Grouping apps into a folder 36
Personalizing with sound sets 37
Rearranging application tabs 38
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 39
Using Speed dial 39
Calling a phone number in a text message 40
Calling a phone number in an email 40
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 40
Making an emergency call 40
Receiving calls 41
What can I do during a call? 42
Setting up a conference call (GSM only) 44
Call history 44
Home dialing 45
Call services 46
Messages
About the Messages app 47
Sending a text message (SMS) 47
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 47
Resuming a draft message 49
Checking your messages 49
Replying to a message 50
Forwarding a message 51
WAP push messages 51
Managing message conversations 52
Backing up your text messages 53
Setting message options 54
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Desire VC and the Web 55
Browsing the Web 55
Private browsing 57
Adding and managing your bookmarks 57
Saving web content for later 58
Viewing your browsing history 58
Downloading files and apps 59
Setting browser options 60
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Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 61
Music 67
Accounts and sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 72
Adding one or more Google Accounts 72
Managing your online accounts 73
People
About the People app 74
Your contacts list 74
Setting up your profile 75
Adding a new contact 76
Importing or copying contacts 76
Merging contact information 77
Contact information and conversations 77
Contact groups 78
Adding People widgets 80
Sending contact information 80
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 81
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 82
About Friend Stream 82
Updating your status in Friend Stream 82
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 83
Chatting in Google Talk 84
Using Google+ 84
Email
Gmail 85
Mail 86
Calendar
About Calendar 93
Creating an event 93
Viewing the Calendar 93
Managing Calendar events 94
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 95
Setting reminders for your events 96
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 96
Showing or hiding calendars 96
Changing Calendar settings 96
Online storage and services
Dropbox 97
SkyDrive 101
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HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 104
Playing music in HTC Car 104
Finding your way with HTC Car 105
Staying connected to your contacts 106
Changing HTC Car settings 106
Travel and maps
Location settings 107
Locations 107
Google Maps 116
Essential apps
Using the Clock 120
Checking Weather 122
Working on documents 123
Keeping track of your tasks 124
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 128
Watching videos on YouTube 129
Recording voice clips 130
Sharing games and apps 131
Your phone and computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored 132
Connecting HTC Desire VC to a computer 132
Copying files to or from the storage card 133
HTC Sync Manager basics 133
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 136
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 137
Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize HTC Desire VC 138
Setting up HTC Desire VC to sync with your computer 138
Syncing HTC Desire VC and your computer 142
Importing music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager 142
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 143
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 144
Internet connections
Data connection 145
Wi-Fi 146
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 147
Using HTC Desire VC as a wireless router 148
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 150
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 150
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 151
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Sending information using Bluetooth 152
Receiving information using Bluetooth 153
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 155
Changing display settings 155
Changing sound settings 156
Changing the display language 157
Checking battery usage 158
Backing up settings to Google 158
Accessibility settings 158
Protecting your UIM and SIM cards 158
Protecting HTC Desire VC with a screen lock 159
Encrypting data on HTC Desire VC 160
Checking information about HTC Desire VC 161
Managing memory 161
Other essentials
Status icons 163
Using the onscreen keyboard 164
Entering words with predictive text 165
Entering text by speaking 166
Restarting HTC Desire VC 167
Resetting HTC Desire VC 167
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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Unboxing
HTC Desire VC
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. RECENT APPS
4. VOLUME
5. Proximity sensor
6. POWER
7. Notification LED
8. 3.5mm headset jack
9. USB connector
§If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Desire VC that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
§HTC Desire VC gives you built-in phone storage so that you can immediately take
photos and videos or copy files right out of the box. To maximize storage for more
media and files, you need to purchase and insert a storage card.
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. Securely hold HTC Desire VC facing down.
2. With your finger, open the back cover from the small opening at the bottom of
HTC Desire VC.
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Replacing the back cover
1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire VC.
2. Press the sides and the bottom 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.
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