HTC HTC Desire X User manual

Your HTC Desire
User guide

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Before you do anything else, please read this
Charge the battery
The battery in your phone hasn’t been charged yet. While your phone
is charging, it’s important that you do not remove the battery pack.
Doing so can damage your phone. Also, please don’t try to take your
phone apart. (If you do, it may invalidate your warranty.)
Choose a rate plan wisely
Your phone can use up a lot of Internet bandwidth really quickly.
Before you use your phone, we strongly recommend that you talk to
your mobile operator about data rates. If you’re on a standard data
plan, the costs could really add up. Switching to a flat-rate plan could
be a lot cheaper.
Know about privacy laws
Some countries have strict laws about how and when you can record
phone conversations. For example, you may need to tell the person
you’re speaking to before you start recording. It’s a good idea to find
out what the laws are where you live before you use your phone’s
recording feature.

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And finally, a few important words from our legal team (LIMITATION OF
DAMAGES)
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall
HTC or its affiliates be liable to you, any user, or third party for any
indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages of any
kind, arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, including, but not limited
to, injury, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of business opportunity,
loss of data, and/or loss of profits, regardless of the foreseeability
thereof or whether HTC or its affiliates have been advised of the
possibility of such damages. And in no event shall the total liability of
HTC or its affiliates exceed the amount received from you, regardless
of the legal theory under which the cause of action is brought. The
foregoing does not affect any statutory rights which may not be
disclaimed.
Please also read the Safety and regulatory guide that is included in
the box for information on the proper usage of your phone to prevent
injuries and to avoid damaging your phone. You can also refer to this
guide for regulatory information about your phone.
You can also visit our support website at www.htc.com/support to
download the Safety and regulatory guide and to access other helpful
resources for your phone.
Notice
Screen images and icons are simulated. Actual display may vary.
Instructions in this guide may change depending on the software
version on your wireless device.

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Trademarks and copyrights
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The HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Desire, HTC Sense,
Footprints, HTC Sync, and HTC Care are trademarks and/or service
marks of HTC Corporation.
Copyright © 2010 Google Inc. Used with permission.
Google, the Google logo, Android, Google Search, Google Maps,
Gmail, Google Mail, YouTube, Android Market, and Google Talk are
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Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are trademarks owned by Bluetooth
SIG, Inc.
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Twitter is a trademark of Twitter, Inc., and is used under license.
Flickr is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

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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 on your phone 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 that something is very important. Important information is
something that you need to do in order to accomplish a certain task or to
get a phone feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you
need to be careful about to prevent potential problems when using your
phone.

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Contents
Basics 21
Inside the box.......................................................................................................................21
Your Phone ...........................................................................................................................22
Front panel ................................................................................................................22
Back panel..................................................................................................................24
Top panel ....................................................................................................................25
Bottom panel............................................................................................................25
Left panel....................................................................................................................26
Before turning on your phone ....................................................................................27
Back cover .................................................................................................................27
Storage card..............................................................................................................28
Battery .........................................................................................................................29
Finger gestures.........................................................................................................31
Getting started ...................................................................................................................33
Turning on your phone.........................................................................................33
Turning off your phone........................................................................................33
Setting up your phone for the first time.....................................................33
Sleep mode................................................................................................................35
Home screen........................................................................................................................37
Extended Home screen .......................................................................................37
Navigating the Home screen ............................................................................38
Phone status and notifications ...................................................................................39
Phone status icons.................................................................................................39
Notification icons...................................................................................................40
Checking notifications...........................................................................................41
Using the optical joystick to interact with the touch screen .......................42
Going to an extended Home screen .............................................................42

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Selecting an item onscreen ...............................................................................42
Selecting a tab........................................................................................................ 43
Moving the cursor when entering text........................................................ 43
Selecting a link on a webpage ........................................................................ 43
Adjusting the volume ..................................................................................................... 44
Adjusting the ringer volume............................................................................. 44
Adjusting the media volume............................................................................ 44
Connecting your phone to a computer................................................................. 45
Copying files to and from the storage card ........................................................ 46
Searching your phone and the Web........................................................................47
Setting Web and Quick Search Box options.............................................47
Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box 48
Personalizing 49
Making your phone truly yours.................................................................................. 49
Changing the ringtone................................................................................................... 49
Personalizing your phone with scenes .................................................................. 50
Using a preset scene............................................................................................ 50
Customizing and saving a scene......................................................................51
Renaming or deleting a scene..........................................................................52
Changing your wallpaper ..............................................................................................52
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets ..................................................53
Adding a widget to your Home screen .......................................................53
Downloading HTC widgets............................................................................... 54
Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen ....55
Adding folders on your Home screen.....................................................................56
Creating a new folder and adding items to it...........................................57
Renaming a folder..................................................................................................58
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen .......58
Moving a widget or icon .....................................................................................58

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Removing a widget or icon ...............................................................................59
Phone calls 60
Making calls......................................................................................................................... 60
Calling somebody using your phone ..........................................................60
Calling a speed dial number...............................................................................61
Calling a phone number in a text message ...............................................62
Calling a phone number in an email..............................................................62
Making an emergency call..................................................................................63
Using Assisted Dialing..........................................................................................63
Receiving calls ................................................................................................................... 64
Answering an incoming call ............................................................................. 64
Rejecting an incoming call................................................................................ 66
Rejecting a call and sending a text message........................................... 66
Using in-call options ........................................................................................................67
Handling multiple calls.........................................................................................67
Setting up a conference call............................................................................. 68
Muting the microphone during a call........................................................... 69
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call................................. 69
Ending a call ........................................................................................................... 69
Using call history .............................................................................................................. 70
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history ...71
Checking a missed call..........................................................................................71
Clearing the call history list ...............................................................................72
Call services..........................................................................................................................72
Turning Airplane mode on or off ..............................................................................74
People 75
About People ......................................................................................................................75
Ways of getting contacts into your phone...........................................................75
People screen......................................................................................................................76

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Setting up My contact card...............................................................................77
Your contacts list....................................................................................................77
Adding a new contact..........................................................................................79
Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account ............79
Merging contact information........................................................................... 80
Editing a contact’s information ........................................................................81
Searching for a contact........................................................................................81
Backing up your contacts to the storage card.........................................81
Importing contacts from the storage card .................................................81
Deleting contacts ...................................................................................................82
Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS.................................82
Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS ......................83
Contact groups ..................................................................................................................83
Creating a group and adding contacts........................................................83
Deleting a group .................................................................................................... 84
Adding or removing contacts from a group............................................ 84
Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group............................85
Contact information and conversations.................................................................85
People widget.....................................................................................................................87
Adding the People widget.................................................................................87
Setting the default communication method.............................................87
Changing the default communication method........................................87
Getting in touch with a contact ..................................................................... 88
Keyboard 89
Using the onscreen keyboard .................................................................................... 89
Using the landscape onscreen keyboard................................................... 89
Changing the onscreen keyboard layout...................................................90
Entering text ............................................................................................................90
Entering words with predictive text...............................................................91
Entering text with voice input..........................................................................92