HTC HTC Raider User manual

Your HTC Raider
User guide
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Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Raider 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 12
Storage card 13
Battery 14
Switching the power on or off 16
Entering your PIN 17
Finger gestures 17
Setting up HTC Raider for the first time 18
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Raider 18
Home screen 19
Basics
Adjusting the volume 21
Sleep mode 22
Status and notifications 23
Notifications panel 26
Where apps, data, and files are stored 28
Connecting your phone to a computer 28
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 29
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 30
Printing 31
Personalizing
Making HTC Raider truly yours 32
Personalizing HTC Raider with scenes 32
Changing your wallpaper 33
Applying a new skin 34
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 34
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 36
Adding folders on your Home screen 36
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 37
Rearranging the Home screen 38
Using sound sets 38
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 40
Customizing the lock screen 41
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 42
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 42
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Using Speed dial 43
Calling a phone number in a text message 43
Calling a phone number in an email 44
Making an emergency call 44
Receiving calls 44
What can I do during a call? 45
Setting up a conference call 47
Internet calls 47
Using Call history 48
Using Home dialing 49
Call services 50
Turning Airplane mode on or off 51
Messages
Opening Messages 52
Sending a text message (SMS) 52
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 53
Resuming a draft message 55
Viewing and replying to a message 55
Forwarding a message 56
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 57
Push messages 57
Managing message conversations 58
Setting message options 59
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Raider and the Web 61
Using the web browser 62
Downloading from the Web 64
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 65
Setting browser options 66
Camera
Camera basics 68
Taking a photo 69
Recording video 70
Adding effects 71
After capturing 71
Changing camera settings 71
Taking a panoramic photo 73
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 73
Camera scenes 73
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 74
Music 82
Connected Media 88
HTC services
HTC Watch 90
HTCSense.com 94
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Accounts and sync
About online accounts 97
Synchronizing with a Google Account 97
Adding a social network account 98
Managing your online accounts 98
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 100
About the People app 101
Your contacts list 102
Setting up your profile 103
Importing contacts from your SIM card 103
Adding a new contact 104
Searching for contacts 104
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 105
Merging contact information 106
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 107
Contact information and conversations 107
Sending contact information as a vCard 109
Contact groups 110
Adding People widgets 112
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 114
Twitter for HTC Sense 115
Using Friend Stream 116
Chatting in Google Talk 119
Email
Gmail 122
Mail 123
Calendar
About Calendar 131
Creating an event 131
Changing Calendar views 132
Managing Calendar events 133
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 134
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 134
Showing or hiding calendars 135
Changing Calendar settings 135
About the Calendar widget 136
Maps and location
Location settings 137
Locations 137
Google Maps 146
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Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 151
Using the Clock 153
Checking Weather 156
Reading news feeds 157
Keeping track of your stocks 160
Working on documents 161
Watching videos on YouTube 162
Listening to FM Radio 163
Recording your voice 164
Using Flashlight 165
Sharing games and apps 166
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 167
Installing HTC Sync 167
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Raider 168
Getting to know the workspace 168
Setting up synchronization 169
Synchronizing HTC Raider 172
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Raider 173
Downloading maps or purchasing services 173
Synchronizing another device with your computer 174
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 174
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 175
Entering words with predictive text 176
Entering text by speaking 178
Entering text by tracing 179
Editing text 179
Adjusting input settings 180
Internet connections
Data connection 182
Wi-Fi 183
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 184
Using HTC Raider as a modem (USB tethering) 186
Connecting HTC Raider to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 186
Using HTC Raider as a wireless router 186
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 188
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 188
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 189
Sending information using Bluetooth 190
Receiving information using Bluetooth 191
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 193
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Protecting HTC Raider with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 193
Settings
Settings on HTC Raider 195
Changing display settings 197
Changing sound settings 198
Changing the language 200
Optimizing battery life 200
Managing memory 201
Checking information about HTC Raider 202
Update and reset
Software updates 204
Restarting HTC Raider 205
Resetting HTC Raider 205
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 Raider
§Battery (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§Power adapter
§3.5mm stereo headset
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Raider
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Touch screen
6. Front camera
7. Ear piece
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Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
Left and right panels
1. USB connector
2. VOLUME controls
Back panel
1. Microphone
2. Back cover
3. 8 megapixel camera
4. Dual LED flash
5. Speaker
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and
storage card slot.
Make sure to switch off HTC Raider before removing the back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Raider facing down.
2. With your thumbs, push the back cover up to unlock it.
3. With your finger, lift up the back cover from the bottom side to remove it.
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