HTC Explorer User manual

Your HTC Explorer
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Explorer 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 14
Entering your PIN 15
Finger gestures 15
Setting up HTC Explorer for the first time 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Explorer 16
Home screen 17
Basics
Adjusting the volume 19
Sleep mode 20
Status and notifications 21
Notifications panel 23
Connecting HTC Explorer to a computer 25
Copying files to or from the storage card 25
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 26
Personalizing
Making HTC Explorer truly yours 28
Personalizing HTC Explorer with scenes 28
Changing your wallpaper 29
Applying a new skin 30
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 30
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 31
Adding folders on your Home screen 32
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 32
Rearranging the Home screen 33
Customizing the shortcuts on the lock screen 33
Using sound sets 34
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 35
Shortcuts & Clock widget 36
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 38
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 38
Using Speed dial 39
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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 43
Internet calls 44
Using Call history 45
Using Home dialing 46
Call services 47
Turning Airplane mode on or off 48
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Explorer and the Web 49
Using the web browser 50
Downloading from the Web 52
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 53
Setting browser options 54
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 56
Synchronizing with a Google Account 56
Adding a social network account 57
Managing your online accounts 57
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 59
About the People app 60
Your contacts list 61
Setting up your profile 62
Importing contacts from your SIM card 62
Adding a new contact 63
Searching for contacts 63
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 64
Merging contact information 65
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 66
Contact information and conversations 66
Sending contact information as a vCard 68
Contact groups 69
Adding People widgets 71
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 73
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 74
Chatting in Google Talk 75
Camera
Camera basics 78
Taking a photo 79
Recording video 80
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Adding effects 80
After capturing 80
Changing camera settings 81
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 82
Music 89
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 93
Using the Clock 95
Checking Weather 98
Watching videos on YouTube 99
Listening to FM Radio 100
Recording your voice 101
Sharing games and apps 102
Messages
Opening Messages 103
Sending a text message (SMS) 103
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 104
Resuming a draft message 106
Viewing and replying to a message 106
Forwarding a message 107
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 108
Push messages 108
Managing message conversations 109
Backing up your text messages to the storage card 110
Setting message options 111
Email
Gmail 112
Mail 113
Calendar
About Calendar 122
Creating an event 122
Changing Calendar views 123
Managing Calendar events 124
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 125
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 126
Showing or hiding calendars 126
Changing Calendar settings 126
About the Calendar widget 127
Maps and location
Location settings 128
Google Maps 128
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HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 133
Installing HTC Sync 133
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Explorer 134
Getting to know the workspace 134
Setting up synchronization 135
Synchronizing HTC Explorer 138
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Explorer 138
Synchronizing another device with your computer 139
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 139
HTCSense.com
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 140
Turning on Device finder 140
Using HTCSense.com 141
Deleting your HTCSense.com account 142
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 143
Entering words with predictive text 144
Entering text by speaking 146
Entering text by tracing 147
Editing text 147
Adjusting input settings 148
Internet connections
Data connection 150
Wi-Fi 151
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 152
Using HTC Explorer as a modem (USB tethering) 154
Connecting HTC Explorer to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 154
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 155
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 155
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 156
Sending information using Bluetooth 157
Receiving information using Bluetooth 158
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 160
Protecting HTC Explorer with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 160
Encrypting data on HTC Explorer 162
Settings
Settings on HTC Explorer 163
Changing display settings 165
Changing sound settings 166
Changing the language 167
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Optimizing battery life 168
Managing memory 169
Checking information about HTC Explorer 171
Update and reset
Software updates 172
Restarting HTC Explorer 173
Resetting HTC Explorer 173
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
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
§HTC Explorer
§Battery
§USB cable
§Power adapter
§Safety and regulatory guide
We recommend installing a storage card to enhance your experience when using
the phone, and for storing photos, videos, music, and other files.
HTC Explorer
Front panel
1. Home
2. Menu
3. Back
4. Search
5. Microphone
6. Touch screen
7. Earpiece
8 Getting started

Left and right panels
1. USB connector
2. VOLUME controls
Back panel
1. 3 megapixel camera
2. Speaker
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
9 Getting started

Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and
storage card slot.
1. Turn off HTC Explorer and hold it securely upside down with the front facing
away from you.
2. With your fingers, pry the bottom of the back cover away from the phone while
pressing in with your thumb against the middle of the back cover.
Replacing the back cover
1. Insert the top half of the phone into the top of the back cover.
2. Press the bottom part of the back cover towards the phone to lock the cover in
place. You'll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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