HTC Hero S U.S. Cellular User manual

Your HTC Hero S
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Hero S 8
Bottom cover 10
Battery compartment door 10
Storage card 11
Battery 12
Switching the power on or off 14
Finger gestures 14
Setting up HTC Hero S for the first time 15
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Hero S 15
Home screen 16
Basics
Adjusting the volume 18
Sleep mode 19
Status and notifications 20
Notifications panel 23
Connecting HTC Hero S to a computer 24
Copying files to or from the storage card 25
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 26
Printing 27
Personalizing
Making HTC Hero S truly yours 28
Personalizing HTC Hero S 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 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
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 36
Customizing the lock screen 37
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 38
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 38
Using Speed dial 39
Calling a phone number in a text message 39
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Calling a phone number in an email 39
Making an emergency call 40
Receiving calls 40
What can I do during a call? 41
Setting up a conference call 42
Internet calls 43
Using Call history 44
Call services 45
Turning Airplane mode on or off 46
Global Phone 46
Messages
Opening Messages 48
Sending a text message (SMS) 48
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 49
Resuming a draft message 51
Viewing and replying to a message 51
Forwarding a message 52
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 53
Push messages 53
Managing message conversations 54
Setting message options 55
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Hero S and the Web 57
Using the web browser 58
Downloading from the Web 60
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 61
Setting browser options 62
Camera
Camera basics 64
Taking a photo 65
Recording video 66
Adding effects 67
After capturing 67
Changing camera settings 67
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 69
Music 77
Connected Media 83
HTC services
HTC Watch 85
HTCSense.com 89
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 92
Synchronizing with a Google Account 92
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Adding a social network account 93
Managing your online accounts 93
People
About the People app 95
Setting up your profile 96
Adding a new contact 97
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 97
Merging contact information 98
Filtering your contacts list 99
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 100
Contact information and conversations 100
Sending contact information as a vCard 101
Contact groups 102
Adding People widgets 104
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 106
Twitter for HTC Sense 107
Tweeting on the go using Peep 108
Using Friend Stream 110
Chatting in Google Talk 112
Email
Gmail 116
Mail 117
Calendar
About Calendar 125
Creating an event 125
Changing Calendar views 126
Managing Calendar events 127
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 128
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 128
Showing or hiding calendars 129
Changing Calendar settings 129
About the Calendar widget 130
Maps and location
Location settings 131
Google Maps 131
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 136
Using the Clock 138
Checking Weather 141
Reading news feeds 142
Keeping track of your stocks 145
Working on documents 146
Watching videos on YouTube 147
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Listening to FM Radio 148
Recording your voice 149
Using Flashlight 150
Sharing games and apps 151
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 152
Installing HTC Sync 153
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Hero S 153
Getting to know the workspace 154
Setting up synchronization 154
Synchronizing HTC Hero S 158
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Hero S 158
Downloading maps or purchasing services 159
Synchronizing another device with your computer 159
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 160
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 161
Entering words with predictive text 162
Entering text by speaking 164
Entering text by tracing 165
Editing text 165
Choosing between Swype and the Onscreen Keyboard 166
Using Swype 166
Entering text using Swype 167
Entering text by typing 167
Adjusting Swype settings 168
Adjusting input settings 168
Internet connections
Data connection 169
Wi-Fi 169
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 170
Using HTC Hero S as a modem (USB tethering) 172
Connecting HTC Hero S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 172
Creating a Wi-Fi hotspot 173
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 174
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 174
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 175
Sending information using Bluetooth 176
Receiving information using Bluetooth 177
Security
Protecting HTC Hero S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 179
Settings
Settings on your phone 181
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Changing display settings 182
Changing sound settings 184
Changing the language 185
Optimizing battery life 185
Managing memory 186
Checking information about your phone 187
Reset
Restarting HTC Hero S 188
Resetting HTC Hero S 188
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 Hero S
§Battery (preinstalled)
§microSD™card (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§3.5mm stereo headset
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Hero S
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Touch screen
6. Proximity sensor
7. Notification LED
8. Front camera
9. Earpiece
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Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
Left panel
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. USB connector
Back panel
1. LED flash
2. Speaker
3. 5 megapixel camera
4. Bottom cover
5. Microphone
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Bottom cover
Removing the bottom cover
Remove the bottom cover to access the battery, SIM card slot, and storage card slot.
1. Turn off HTC Hero S and hold it 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.
Battery compartment door
Opening the battery compartment door
Open the battery compartment door by flipping it open from the right side.
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