HTC HTC Status User manual

Your HTC Status
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Status 8
Bottom cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 16
Entering your PIN 16
Finger gestures 16
Setting up HTC Status for the first time 17
Facebook all the time 17
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Status 18
Home screen 19
Basics
Adjusting the volume 20
Sleep mode 21
Status and notifications 21
Notifications panel 24
Connecting HTC Status to a computer 25
Copying files to or from the storage card 25
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 26
Personalizing
Making HTC Status truly yours 28
Personalizing HTC Status 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 31
Adding folders on your Home screen 32
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 32
Rearranging the Home screen 33
Using sound sets 33
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 35
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 36
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 36
Using Speed dial 37
Calling a phone number in a text message 37
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Calling a phone number in an email 38
Making an emergency call 38
Receiving calls 38
What can I do during a call? 39
Setting up a conference call 41
Internet calls 41
Using Call history 42
Using Home dialing 43
Call services 44
Turning Airplane mode on or off 45
Facebook everywhere
Facebook for HTC Sense 46
Facebook app 46
Facebook sharing 47
Using Facebook chat 49
Using Friend Stream 50
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Status and the Web 53
Using the web browser 54
Downloading from the Web 56
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 57
Setting browser options 58
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 60
Synchronizing with a Google Account 60
Adding a social network account 61
Managing your online accounts 61
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 63
About the People app 64
Your contacts list 65
Setting up your profile 66
Importing contacts from your SIM card 66
Adding a new contact 66
Searching for a contact 67
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 67
Merging contact information 68
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 69
Contact information and conversations 69
Sending contact information as a vCard 71
Contact groups 71
Adding People widgets 74
Camera
Camera basics 76
Taking a photo 78
Recording video 79
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Adding effects 79
After capturing 79
Changing camera settings 80
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 82
Music 89
Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 93
Using the Clock 95
Checking Weather 98
Keeping track of your stocks 100
Watching videos on YouTube 101
Listening to FM Radio 102
Recording your voice 103
Sharing games and apps 104
Chatting in Google Talk 104
Tweeting on the go using Peep 107
Messages
Opening Messages 110
Sending a text message (SMS) 110
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 111
Resuming a draft message 112
Viewing and replying to a message 113
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 114
Push messages 115
Managing message conversations 115
Setting message options 117
Email
Gmail 118
Mail 120
Calendar
About Calendar 128
Creating an event 128
Changing Calendar views 130
Managing Calendar events 131
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 132
Displaying and synchronizing reminders 132
Changing Calendar settings 133
About the Calendar widget 134
Maps and location
Location settings 135
Google Maps 136
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HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 140
Installing HTC Sync 141
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Status 141
Getting to know the workspace 142
Setting up synchronization 142
Synchronizing HTC Status 145
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Status 146
Synchronizing another device with your computer 146
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 146
HTCSense.com
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 147
Using HTCSense.com 147
Deleting your HTCSense.com account 149
Keyboard
About the keyboard 150
About predictive text 151
Entering text by speaking 153
Adjusting input settings 153
Internet connections
Data connection 155
Wi-Fi 156
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 157
Using HTC Status as a modem (USB tethering) 159
Connecting HTC Status to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 159
Using HTC Status as a wireless router 159
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 161
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 161
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 162
Sending information using Bluetooth 163
Receiving information using Bluetooth 165
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 166
Protecting HTC Status with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 166
Settings
Settings on HTC Status 168
Changing display settings 169
Changing sound settings 171
Changing the language 172
Optimizing battery life 172
Managing memory 173
Checking information about HTC Status 174
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Update and reset
Software updates 176
Restarting HTC Status 177
Resetting HTC Status 177
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 Status
§Battery (preinstalled)
§microSD™card (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§3.5mm stereo headset
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Status
Front panel
1. Earpiece
2. HOME
3. TALK
4. Keypad
5. Microphone
6. FACEBOOK
7. Keyboard
8. END
9. SEARCH
10. BACK
11. MENU
12. Touch screen
13. Front camera
14. Notification LED
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Left panel
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. USB connector
Back panel
1. Speaker
2. 5 megapixel camera
3. LED flash
4. Bottom cover
5. Lanyard hole
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
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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 Status 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.
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