HTC Desire Z User manual

Your HTC Desire Z
User guide

Contents
Basics
Inside the box 6
Your phone 6
Back cover 8
SIM card 8
Storage card 9
Battery 11
Switching your phone on or off 12
Entering your PIN 13
Finger gestures 13
Using the trackpad to interact with the touch screen 14
Getting started
Setting up your phone for the first time 17
Home screen 18
Sleep mode 19
Status and notifications 20
Notifications panel 22
Connecting your phone to a computer 23
Copying files to or from the storage card 24
Adjusting the volume 24
Searching your phone and the web 25
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 27
Personalizing
Making your phone truly yours 29
Personalizing your phone with scenes 29
Changing your wallpaper 30
Applying a new skin 30
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 32
Adding folders on your Home screen 32
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 33
Rearranging the Home screen 34
Using sound sets 34
Changing your ringtones and alarms 35
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 36
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 38
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Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 38
Using Speed dial 39
Calling a phone number in a text message 39
Calling a phone number in an email 40
Making an emergency call 40
Receiving calls 41
What can I do during a call? 42
Setting up a conference call 44
Using Call history 44
Blocking callers 45
Call services 46
Turning Airplane mode on or off 47
People
Ways of getting contacts into your phone 48
Transferring contacts from your old phone 48
About the People app 49
Setting up My contact card 50
Importing contacts from your SIM card 51
Adding a new contact 51
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 51
Merging contact information 52
Filtering your contacts list 53
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 54
Contact information and conversations 54
Sending contact information as a vCard 55
Contact groups 56
Adding People widgets 58
Keyboard
Using the slideout keyboard 60
Using the onscreen keyboard 62
Entering words with predictive text 64
Entering text by speaking 65
Editing text 66
Adjusting input settings 67
Messages
Opening Messages 68
Sending a text message (SMS) 68
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 69
Resuming a draft message 71
Viewing and replying to a message 71
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 72
Push messages 73
Managing message conversations 73
Accounts and sync
Synchronizing with online accounts 75
Synchronizing with your computer 76
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Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 85
Facebook app 86
Tweeting on your phone using Peep 88
Using Friend Stream 90
Chatting in Google Talk 92
Email
Using Mail 95
Internet connections
Data connection 103
Wi-Fi 104
About connection widgets 106
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 106
Using your phone as a modem (USB tethering) 107
Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 108
Using your phone as a wireless router 108
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 109
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 110
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 111
Sending information using Bluetooth 112
Receiving information using Bluetooth 113
Camera
Camera basics 115
Taking a photo 117
Recording video 118
Adding effects 119
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 120
Music 127
Connected Media 131
Maps and location
Location settings 133
Locations 133
More apps
Using Flashlight 145
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 146
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Protecting your phone with a screen lock pattern, PIN or password 146
Settings
Changing display settings 148
Changing sound settings 149
Changing the phone language 151
Optimizing your phone’s battery life 151
Managing memory 152
Checking information about your phone 153
Update and reset
Phone software updates 154
Restarting your phone 155
Resetting your phone 155
Trademarks and copyrights
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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 (keyboard opened)
Tab
FN FN
XT9
1. Earpiece
2. Slideout keyboard
3. Microphone
4. Trackpad
5. SEARCH
6. BACK
7. MENU
8. HOME
9. Touch screen
10. Notification LED
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Left and right panels
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. USB connector
4. Back cover lock
5. CAMERA
Back panel
1. 5 megapixel camera
2. LED flash
3. Back cover
4. Speaker
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and
storage card slot.
1. With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
2. Slide the back cover lock down, and then lift the back cover to remove it.
When you take your phone out from the box and remove the back cover for the
first time, you’ll find that the battery is inside the phone.
Replacing the back cover
1. Insert the back cover tabs to the openings located at the right side of your
phone’s back panel.
2. Press the back cover against the phone until the back cover lock clicks in place.
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 back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
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3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down, insert the SIM card into the slot
with its cut-off corner first.
4. Push the SIM card completely into the 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 back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot using your thumb.
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 back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Slide the storage card holder down towards the edge of the battery
compartment, and then flip it up to open.
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4. Insert the storage card to the holder with its gold contacts facing the
connectors on the storage card slot.
5. Flip the storage card holder down, and then slide it up to lock.
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 back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Slide the storage card holder down towards the edge of the battery
compartment, and then flip it up to open.
4. Pull the storage card out, and then close the storage card holder.
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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