HTC ONE V User manual

Your HTC One V
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC One V 8
Bottom cover 9
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Charging the battery 13
Switching the power on or off 13
Setting up HTC One V for the first time 14
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 14
Your first week with your new phone
Home screen 15
Finger gestures 15
Sleep mode 16
Getting contacts into HTC One V 18
Making your first call 18
Sending your first text message 19
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One V 19
Copying and sharing text 20
Capturing the HTC One V screen 21
Switching between recently opened apps 21
Notifications 21
Getting to know your settings 23
Getting the battery to last longer 23
Updating the HTC One V software 23
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 24
Camera
Camera basics 25
Taking a photo 26
Recording video 26
Taking continuous camera shots 27
Camera scenes 27
Improving portrait shots 27
Taking a group shot 28
Taking a panoramic photo 28
Using HDR 28
Shooting in low light 29
Recording videos in slow motion 29
Changing camera and video settings 29
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Personalizing
Making HTC One V truly yours 30
Personalizing HTC One V with scenes 30
Changing your wallpaper 31
Applying a new skin 32
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34
Personalizing the launch bar 34
Grouping apps into a folder 35
Personalizing with sound sets 36
Rearranging application tabs 37
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 38
Using Speed dial 38
Calling a phone number in a text message 39
Calling a phone number in an email 39
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 39
Making an emergency call 39
Receiving calls 39
What can I do during a call? 41
Setting up a conference call 42
Internet calls 42
Call history 43
Home dialing 44
Call services 45
Messages
About the Messages app 46
Sending a text message (SMS) 46
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 46
Resuming a draft message 48
Checking your messages 48
Replying to a message 49
Forwarding a message 49
WAP push messages 50
Managing message conversations 50
Backing up your text messages 51
Setting message options 52
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC One V and the Web 53
Browsing the Web 53
Private browsing 55
Adding and managing your bookmarks 55
Saving web content for later 56
Viewing your browsing history 56
Downloading files and apps 57
Setting browser options 58
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Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 59
Music 65
Accounts and sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 70
Adding one or more Google Accounts 70
Managing your online accounts 71
People
About the People app 72
Your contacts list 72
Setting up your profile 73
Adding a new contact 74
Importing or copying contacts 74
Merging contact information 75
Contact information and conversations 76
Contact groups 77
Adding People widgets 78
Sending contact information 79
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 79
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 81
About Friend Stream 81
Updating your status in Friend Stream 81
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 82
Chatting in Google Talk 83
Using Google+ 83
Email
Gmail 84
Mail 85
Calendar
About Calendar 92
Creating an event 92
Viewing the Calendar 92
Managing Calendar events 93
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 94
Setting reminders for your events 95
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 95
Showing or hiding calendars 95
Changing Calendar settings 95
Online storage and services
Dropbox 96
SkyDrive 100
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HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 102
Playing music in HTC Car 102
Finding your way with HTC Car 103
Staying connected to your contacts 104
Changing HTC Car settings 104
Travel and maps
Location settings 105
Locations 105
Google Maps 114
Essential apps
Using the Clock 118
Checking Weather 120
Working on documents 121
Completing tasks 122
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 126
Watching videos on YouTube 127
Recording voice clips 128
Sharing games and apps 128
Your phone and computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored 129
Connecting HTC One V to a computer 129
Copying files to or from the storage card 130
HTC Sync Manager basics 130
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 134
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 135
Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize HTC One V 136
Setting up HTC One V to sync with your computer 136
Syncing HTC One V and your computer 140
Ripping music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager 140
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 141
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 141
Internet connections
Data connection 142
Wi-Fi 143
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 144
Using HTC One V as a wireless router 145
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 147
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 147
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 148
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Sending information using Bluetooth 149
Receiving information using Bluetooth 150
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 152
Changing display settings 152
Changing sound settings 153
Changing the display language 154
More ways to extend battery life 155
Backing up settings to Google 155
Accessibility settings 155
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 156
Protecting HTC One V with a screen lock 156
Encrypting data on HTC One V 157
Checking information about HTC One V 158
Managing memory 158
Other essentials
Status icons 160
Using the onscreen keyboard 161
Entering words with predictive text 162
Entering text by speaking 164
Entering text by tracing 164
Restarting HTC One V 165
Resetting HTC One V 165
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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Unboxing
HTC One V
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. RECENT APPS
4. VOLUME
5. POWER
6. Notification LED
7. 3.5mm headset jack
8. Proximity sensor
9. USB connector
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Bottom cover
Removing the bottom cover
Remove the bottom cover to access the SIM card slot and storage card slot.
1. Securely hold HTC One V with the front facing down.
2. With your thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it.
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Replacing the bottom cover
Antennas are placed underneath the cover. To get the best signal for calls and data
connection, be sure to secure the cover tightly.
1. Align the teeth underneath the bottom cover with the notches on the side of the
phone.
2. Press down on the bottom cover with your thumbs, and then push it until it
locks into place.
You’ll hear a click when the bottom cover is locked in place.
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SIM card
The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing
phonebook contacts and/or text messages.
Inserting the SIM card
1. Take the bottom cover off.
2. 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 One V before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the bottom cover off.
2. Slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
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Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the bottom cover off.
2. Insert the microSD™card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it into place.
Removing the storage card
1. Take the bottom cover off.
2. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC One V is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap Storage > Unmount storage card.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC One V, it is recommended that you charge the
battery.
Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to charge
the battery.
1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging if it overheats.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on HTC One V for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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.
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Setting up HTC One V for the first time
When you switch on HTC One V for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
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.
When HTC One V has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as the
Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC One V. The tips for a screen won't
display again after you've closed them.
To view the Quick Tips again, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >
About > Help > Show all quick tips.
Want some quick guidance on using your
phone?
Show Me helps you get the most out of HTC One V in seconds.
§Need to know how to do something right away? Just type in some keywords
and get clear, up-to-date answers right on HTC One V.
§Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone?
Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Show Me to learn how. The topics
range from intro to advanced and the Show Me widget even recommends
topics that you might like.
To open Show Me from the Home screen, tap > Show Me.
If you haven't downloaded Show Me content yet, or if there's updated content
available, just tap the download link to get it.
Searching Show Me
1. In Show Me, tap , and then enter the words you want to search for.
2. Tap a search result to jump straight to that item.
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Your first week with your
new phone
Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC One V your own. You can add your
favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away.
To find out how, see Personalizing on page 30.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC One V, you might find that one Home screen
is not enough. No problem.
Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right on the screen and you’ll discover more
space for adding icons, widgets, and more.
Press to return to the main Home screen.
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 webpage), 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 One V sideways. When
entering text, you can turn HTC One V sideways to bring up a bigger
keyboard.
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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 webpage.
Two-finger
scrolling
In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or People, you can use two
fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays the sorting order, and
you can easily scroll to the information you want.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One V into a low power state while
the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One V is in your
bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though, and missed calls and messages
appear on the lock screen.
To prevent missed calls or messages from appearing on the lock screen, slide the
Notifications panel open, and then tap > Privacy.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.
HTC One V also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.
Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake HTC One V up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the
screen.
HTC One V automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.
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Unlocking the screen
Pull the ring up 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.
The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same apps as the ones on your Home
screen's launch bar. To change the lock screen shortcuts, replace the apps on the
launch bar.
§When there's a notification or info shown on the lock screen such as a missed
call or new message, you can drag it to the ring to directly go to its app.
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Getting contacts into HTC One V
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One V. You can sync HTC One V
with contacts from your Google®Account, computer, Facebook®, and more.
HTC Sync
Manager
Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC One V with your
computer's Microsoft®Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows®
Contacts.
Gmail™Google contacts are imported to HTC One V after you sign in to
your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts
right from HTC One V.
Facebook Log in to your Facebook account to import your Facebook
friends' contact information.
Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in
HTC One V or transfer existing ones from your old phone.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC One V.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC One V syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer not only your contacts, but also
calendar events and text messages from your old phone to
HTC One V.
Transferring contacts from your old phone
Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to HTC One V through Bluetooth®.
Depending on your old phone’s model, you may also transfer other types of data such
as calendar events and text messages to HTC One V.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Transfer.
2. Tap Next to begin.
3. Choose your old phone's name and model.
4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on, set it to discoverable mode, and then
follow the instructions on the screen.
Making your first call
1. On the Home screen, tap .
2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name.
3. From the list, tap a contact to call.
4. To hang up, tap End Call.
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Sending your first text message
1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.
2. Tap .
3. Tap , and then select the contacts you want to send the message to.
4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.
5. Tap to insert a smiley or add quick text.
6. Tap Send.
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off
HTC One V
There are two ways you can transfer your media.
§Connect HTC One V to your computer, and select the Disk drive mode. Your
computer will recognize it just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy
your media between them.
§Download and use our HTC Sync Manager software. You can easily set it up to
sync folders containing media and playlists on your computer with HTC One V.
HTC Sync Manager can also automatically get photos and videos off HTC One V
to your computer.
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Copying and sharing text
In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then
paste or share it.
Selecting text
1. Press and hold on a word.
2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to
select.
To copy the address of a linked webpage, press and hold the link, and then tap
Copy link URL.
Copying and pasting text
1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy.
The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.
2. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press and hold at
the point where you want to paste the text.
3. Tap Paste.
Sharing text
1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap Share.
2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message
or social network status update.
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