HTC HTC Flyer User manual

Your HTC Flyer
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 7
HTC Flyer 7
Top cover 9
Storage card 10
Battery 11
Switching the power on or off 11
Finger gestures 12
Setting up HTC Flyer for the first time 12
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Flyer 13
Home screen 14
Basics
Adjusting the volume 16
Sleep mode 16
Status and notifications 18
Notifications panel 19
Switching between recently opened apps 20
Where apps, data, and files are stored 21
Connecting HTC Flyer to a computer 21
Copying files to or from the tablet storage or storage card 22
Syncing media files between HTC Flyer and your computer's multimedia app 23
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 23
Printing 25
Turning Airplane mode on or off 25
Personalizing
Making HTC Flyer truly yours 26
Personalizing HTC Flyer with scenes 26
Changing your wallpaper 27
Applying a new skin 27
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 28
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 29
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 29
Rearranging the Home screen 30
Using sound sets 30
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 32
Customizing the lock screen 33
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Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Flyer and the Web 34
Using the web browser 35
Private browsing 37
Downloading files and apps from the Web 37
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 37
Setting browser options 39
Tablet pen and fun apps
About HTC Scribe 40
Choosing your pen type, color, and stroke 42
Highlighting and drawing in pen-integrated apps 43
Scribble mode 45
About Notes 46
Writing a note 47
Reviewing a note 48
Snapbooth and Camera
Snapbooth 50
Camera 51
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 56
Music 63
Connected Media 67
HTC services
HTC Watch 68
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 72
Synchronizing with a Google Account 72
Adding a social network account 73
Managing your online accounts 74
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 76
Twitter for HTC Sense 77
Using Friend Stream 78
Tweeting in Friend Stream 81
Chatting in Google Talk 82
Email
Gmail 85
Mail 86
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Calendar
About Calendar 94
Creating an event 94
Changing Calendar views 95
Managing Calendar events 96
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 97
Showing or hiding calendars 97
Changing Calendar settings 98
About the Calendar widget 98
Maps and location
Location settings 99
Locations 99
Google Maps 106
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 110
About the People app 111
Your contacts list 111
Setting up your profile 112
Adding a new contact 112
Searching for a contact 113
Importing a contact from an ActiveSync account 113
Merging contact information 114
Contact information and conversations 115
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 116
Sending contact information as a vCard 117
Contact groups 117
Adding People widgets 119
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 121
Using the Clock 123
Checking Weather 126
Reading eBooks 127
Reading news feeds 130
Keeping track of your stocks 132
Viewing a PDF 133
Working on documents 133
Watching videos on YouTube 134
Sharing games and apps 136
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 137
Installing HTC Sync 137
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Flyer 138
Getting to know the workspace 138
Setting up synchronization 139
Synchronizing HTC Flyer 142
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Flyer 143
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Downloading maps or purchasing services 143
Synchronizing another device with your computer 144
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 144
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 145
Entering words with predictive text 146
Entering text by speaking 148
Entering text by tracing 149
Editing text 150
Adjusting input settings 150
Internet connections
Wi-Fi 152
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 153
Connecting HTC Flyer to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 155
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 156
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 156
Connecting other Bluetooth devices 157
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 158
Sending information using Bluetooth 159
Receiving information using Bluetooth 160
Security
Protecting HTC Flyer with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 162
Encrypting data on HTC Flyer 163
Settings
Settings on HTC Flyer 165
Changing display settings 166
Changing sound settings 168
Changing the language 168
Optimizing battery life 168
Managing memory 169
Checking information about HTC Flyer 171
Update and reset
Software updates 172
Restarting HTC Flyer 172
Resetting HTC Flyer 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 Flyer
§USB cable
§Power adapter
§Quick guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
§Call center card (hotline card)
§Warranty card
HTC Flyer
Front panel
1. Front camera on or off indicator
2. Front camera
3. PEN OPTIONS
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Right panel
1. Microphones
2. VOLUME UP
3. VOLUME DOWN
Back panel
1. Top cover
2. 5 megapixel camera
3. Speakers
4. USB connector
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
3. Charging notification
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Top cover
Removing the top cover
Remove the top cover to access the storage card slot.
1. Turn off HTC Flyer and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. With your right and left thumbs, push the top cover out to remove it.
Replacing the top cover
1. Align the two teeth underneath the top cover (one on each side) with the two
notches on the top of HTC Flyer.
2. Place the top cover on HTC Flyer, gently press down on the cover with your
thumbs, and then push it in until it clicks and locks into place.
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Storage card
HTC Flyer comes with a tablet storage that you can use to store your photos, videos,
and music. If you need more storage space, you can insert a storage card into
HTC Flyer.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the top cover off.
2. Insert the storage card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it until it clicks into place.
Removing the storage card
If HTC Flyer 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 top cover off.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Flyer is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.
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