HTC HTC Flyer User manual

Your HTC Flyer
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Flyer 8
Top cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 13
Entering your PIN 14
Finger gestures 14
Setting up HTC Flyer for the first time 15
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Flyer 15
Home screen 16
Basics
Adjusting the volume 18
Sleep mode 18
Status and notifications 20
Notifications panel 22
Switching between recently opened apps 23
Where apps, data, and files are stored 24
Connecting HTC Flyer to a computer 24
Copying files to or from the tablet storage or storage card 25
Syncing media files between HTC Flyer and your computer's multimedia app 26
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 26
Printing 28
Turning Airplane mode on or off 28
Personalizing
Making HTC Flyer truly yours 29
Personalizing HTC Flyer with scenes 29
Changing your wallpaper 30
Applying a new skin 31
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31
Adding icons and other shortcuts 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
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Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Flyer and the Web 38
Using the web browser 39
Private browsing 41
Downloading files and apps from the Web 41
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 41
Setting browser options 43
Tablet pen and fun apps
About the tablet pen 44
Choosing your pen type, color, and stroke 46
Highlighting and drawing in pen-integrated apps 47
Scribble mode 49
About Notes 50
Writing a note 51
Reviewing a note 52
Snapbooth and Camera
Snapbooth 54
Camera 55
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 60
Music 67
Connected Media 71
HTC services
HTC Watch 73
HTCSense.com 77
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 79
Synchronizing with a Google Account 79
Adding a social network account 80
Managing your online accounts 81
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 83
Twitter for HTC Sense 84
Using Friend Stream 85
Tweeting in Friend Stream 88
Chatting in Google Talk 89
Email
Gmail 92
Mail 93
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Calendar
About Calendar 101
Creating an event 101
Changing Calendar views 102
Managing Calendar events 103
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 104
Showing or hiding calendars 104
Changing Calendar settings 105
About the Calendar widget 105
Maps and location
Location settings 106
Locations 106
Google Maps 113
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 117
About the People app 118
Your contacts list 119
Setting up your profile 120
Importing contacts from your SIM card 120
Adding a new contact 120
Searching for a contact 121
Importing a contact from an ActiveSync account 121
Merging contact information 122
Contact information and conversations 123
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 124
Sending contact information as a vCard 125
Contact groups 125
Adding People widgets 127
Messages
Opening Messages 129
Sending a text message (SMS) 129
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 130
Resuming a draft message 132
Viewing and replying to a message 132
Forwarding a message 133
Previewing message conversations 134
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 134
Push messages 135
Managing message conversations 135
Setting message options 137
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 138
Using the Clock 140
Checking Weather 143
Reading eBooks 144
Reading news feeds 147
Keeping track of your stocks 149
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Viewing a PDF 150
Working on documents 151
Watching videos on YouTube 151
Sharing games and apps 153
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 154
Installing HTC Sync 154
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Flyer 155
Getting to know the workspace 155
Setting up synchronization 156
Synchronizing HTC Flyer 159
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Flyer 160
Downloading maps or purchasing services 160
Synchronizing another device with your computer 161
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 161
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 162
Entering words with predictive text 163
Entering text by speaking 165
Entering text by tracing 165
Editing text 166
Adjusting input settings 166
Internet connections
Data connection 168
Wi-Fi 169
About connection widgets 171
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 171
Using HTC Flyer as a modem (USB tethering) 172
Bluetooth tethering 173
Connecting HTC Flyer to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 173
Using HTC Flyer as a wireless router 174
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 175
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 175
Connecting other Bluetooth devices 176
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 177
Sending information using Bluetooth 178
Receiving information using Bluetooth 179
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 181
Protecting HTC Flyer with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 181
Encrypting data on HTC Flyer 183
Settings
Settings on HTC Flyer 184
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Changing display settings 185
Changing sound settings 187
Changing the language 187
Optimizing battery life 187
Managing memory 188
Checking information about HTC Flyer 190
Update and reset
Software updates 191
Restarting HTC Flyer 192
Resetting HTC Flyer 192
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
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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 SIM card and storage card slots.
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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SIM card
You'll need a SIM card inserted in HTC Flyer to use a data connection. Both 1.8V and
3V SIM cards can be used.
Inserting the SIM card
1. Turn off HTC Flyer and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Take the top cover off.
3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,
insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Flyer before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the top cover off.
2. With your finger, press down the small tab located near the opening of the SIM
card slot.
3. Slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
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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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Battery
HTC Flyer uses a rechargeable battery. How long the battery can last before it needs
recharging depends on how you use HTC Flyer. The features and accessories you use
can affect battery life. For example, leaving your Bluetooth®connection always on
uses more power. Frequent web browsing also uses up a lot of battery power.
Charging the battery
The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using
HTC Flyer, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform
best after several full charge/discharge cycles.
Only the power adapter provided in the box must be used to charge the battery.
1. Plug the power adapter into the USB connector of HTC Flyer.
2. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The
light turns to solid green when HTC Flyer is fully charged.
When you charge the battery while HTC Flyer is on, the charging battery icon is
displayed in your tablet’s status bar. After the battery has been fully charged, the
charging battery icon turns to a full battery icon .
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on HTC Flyer for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the
screen.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.
Entering your PIN
Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile
operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. No problem. Just
contact your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).
Finger gestures
Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such
as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap
them with your finger.
Press and
hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link
in a web page), simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or
slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.
While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the
target position.
Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe
your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a
vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation
from portrait to landscape by turning HTC Flyer sideways. When
entering text, you can turn HTC Flyer sideways to bring up a bigger
keyboard.
Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen
using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or
zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.
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Setting up HTC Flyer for the first time
When you switch on HTC Flyer for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. You can
choose how you want to connect to the Internet and whether you want your current
location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal contacts and calendar
events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them to HTC Flyer through
Bluetooth as well.
Be sure to sign in to your Google®Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail™
and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social
networks like Facebook®and Twitter™, and more.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services
and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You
can enable or disable them in settings later on.
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Flyer
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Flyer. You can sync HTC Flyer
with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook, and more.
Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC Flyer after you sign in to
your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts
right from HTC Flyer.
Facebook Log in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC
Sense to import your Facebook friends' contact information.
Tablet contacts Create and store contacts directly on HTC Flyer.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Flyer.
HTC Sync™Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync to sync HTC Flyer with your computer's
Microsoft®Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows®Contacts.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC Flyer syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer your contacts and other
supported types of data from your old phone to HTC Flyer.
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Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC Flyer your own. It comes with a weather
clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location. You can also
add your favorite applications, shortcuts, and widgets so they’re always just a tap
away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 29.
Home screen buttons
If you've done a software update to upgrade your tablet to Android 3.2, you'll find
that the original HOME, MENU, and BACK buttons below the touch screen are now
disabled. Please use the onscreen buttons.
1. Voice control
2. Apps
3. Personalize
4. Add widgets, apps, or shortcuts
5. Recent apps
6. Home
7. Back
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Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC Flyer, you might find that one Home screen
is not enough. No problem. You can use up to four extra screens. It should be plenty.
Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for
adding icons, widgets, and more.
Tap to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).
Using Leap view
To jump straight to the screen that you want, pinch the screen to show the Leap view.
It reveals all five Home screens as thumbnails.
Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.
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Basics
Adjusting the volume
Change the volume levels for notifications, alarms, and when you're playing back
music or video on HTC Flyer.
1. Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the volume.
Depending on the current screen, you'll see an icon of the volume type you're
adjusting:
Notification sound for different notifications such as new email, calendar
event reminders, and more.
Media playback when in apps like Music.
Sound for the alarms you set in Clock.
2. On the Volume window, tap to see all volume types, and then drag the
volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels.
Adjusting the volume via settings
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings.
2. Tap Sound > Volume.
3. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of media
playback, alarms, and notifications. A sample tone is briefly played with the
volume being adjusted as you drag a slider.
4. When you’re done, tap OK.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Flyer into a low power state while
the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Flyer is in your
bag.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.
HTC Flyer also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.
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Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake HTC Flyer up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the
screen.
HTC Flyer automatically wakes up when you have an event reminder or set an
alarm.
Unlocking the screen
Pull up the ring to unlock the screen.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to
draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks.
If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to
snooze or dismiss the event or alarm.
Opening an app from the lock screen
On the lock screen, drag an app icon to the ring to unlock the screen and directly go
to the app.
You can customize the lock screen in > Lock screen to show your four favorite
apps.
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Status and notifications
Status icons
Here are some of the essential status icons that appear on the status bar:
Signal strength Connected to a Wi-Fi®network
HSPA connected Battery is full
HSPA in use Battery is charging
3G connected Battery is low (20% remaining)
3G in use Battery is very low (10% or less
remaining)
GPRS connected Bluetooth is on
GPRS in use Connected to a Bluetooth device
EDGE connected Airplane mode
EDGE in use Wired headset connected
No signal Wired microphone headset
connected
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