HTC Rezound User manual

Your HTC Rezound™ with
Beats Audio™
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 9
HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 9
Back cover 11
SIM card 12
Storage card 13
Battery 15
Switching the power on or off 17
Finger gestures 18
Setting up HTC Rezound with Beats Audio for the first time 18
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 19
Home screen 20
Plugging in your Beats headphones 21
Basics
Adjusting the volume 22
Sleep mode 23
Status and notifications 24
Where apps, data, and files are stored 29
Connecting your phone to a computer 29
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 30
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 31
Printing 32
Personalizing
Making HTC Rezound with Beats Audio truly yours 33
Personalizing HTC Rezound with Beats Audio with scenes 33
Changing your wallpaper 34
Applying a new skin 35
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 35
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 37
Adding folders on your Home screen 37
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 38
Rearranging the Home screen 39
Using sound sets 40
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 41
Customizing the lock screen style 42
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 44
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 44
Using Speed dial 45
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Calling a phone number in a text message 45
Calling a phone number in an email 46
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 46
Making an emergency call 46
Receiving calls 47
What can I do during a call 48
Using Assisted dialing 50
Internet calls 51
Using Call history 52
Call services 53
Turning Airplane mode on or off 54
Visual Voice Mail 54
Messages
Opening Messages 55
Sending a text message (SMS) 55
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 56
Resuming a draft message 58
Viewing and replying to a message 58
Forwarding a message 60
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 60
Push messages 61
Managing message conversations 61
Backing up your text messages to the storage card 62
Setting message options 63
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Rezound with Beats Audio and the Web 65
Using the web browser 66
Downloading from the Web 68
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 69
Setting browser options 70
Camera
Camera basics 72
Taking a photo 73
Recording video 74
Adding effects 75
After capturing 75
Camera scenes 76
Taking a panoramic photo 76
Taking continuous camera shots 77
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 77
Changing camera settings 77
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 79
Music 87
Connected Media 91
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HTC services
HTC Watch 93
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 97
Synchronizing with a Google Account 98
Adding a social network account 99
Managing your online accounts 99
People
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
Using Facebook chat 115
Twitter for HTC Sense 115
Using Friend Stream 116
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 117
Tweeting in Friend Stream 118
Chatting in Google Talk 120
Using Facebook chat 123
Email
Gmail 124
Mail 125
Calendar
About Calendar 135
Creating an event 135
Changing Calendar views 136
Managing Calendar events 137
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 138
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 139
Showing or hiding calendars 139
Changing Calendar settings 139
About the Calendar widget 140
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Maps and location
Location settings 141
Footprints 141
Google Maps 143
VZ Navigator 147
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 149
Using the Clock 151
Checking Weather 154
Reading news feeds 155
Watching videos on YouTube 157
Sharing games and apps 159
Productivity
Completing tasks 160
Scanning codes 163
Working on documents 165
Recording your voice 166
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 168
Installing HTC Sync 169
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 169
Getting to know the workspace 169
Setting up synchronization 170
Synchronizing HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 173
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 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 181
Wi-Fi 182
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 183
Using HTC Rezound with Beats Audio as a modem (USB tethering) 185
Connecting HTC Rezound with Beats Audio to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-
through) 186
Using HTC Rezound with Beats Audio as a wireless router 186
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 188
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 189
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 190
Sending information using Bluetooth 191
Receiving information using Bluetooth 192
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 194
Protecting HTC Rezound with Beats Audio with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 194
Encrypting data on HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 196
Backing up your contacts 196
Settings
Settings on HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 198
Changing display settings 200
Changing sound settings 201
Changing the language 202
Optimizing battery life 203
Managing memory 204
Checking information about HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 206
Update and reset
Software updates 207
Restarting HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 208
Resetting HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 208
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Please be advised that many services and applications offered through this unique
device are provided by various device, operating system, software and application
developers (e.g. Google, Motorola, Microsoft, Palm, Research In Motion). If you use,
link to or download such a service, or an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless
location based GPS-type service, chat room, marketplace or social network from this
device, you should carefully review the terms of such service or application. If you use
any of these non-Verizon Wireless services or applications, personal information you
submit may be read, collected, or used by the service or application provider and/or
other users of those forums.
Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your use of those applications or information
you choose to submit or share with others. Specific terms and conditions, terms of
use, and privacy policies apply to those applications and services. Please review
carefully any and all terms and conditions applicable to those applications and
services including those related to any location-based services for any particular
privacy policies, risks or waivers.
Your Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions and certain other
specifically identified terms govern your use of any Verizon Wireless products and
services.
7 IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

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.
8 Conventions used in this guide

Getting started
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
§HTC Rezound
§Beats™headphones (pouch and buds included)
§Battery
§microSD™card (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§RF brochure
§Product Safety and Warranty Information brochure
§Important Consumer Information brochure
HTC Rezound with Beats Audio
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Microphone
6. Touch screen
7. Front camera
8. Notification LED
9. Earpiece
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Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER/LOCK
Left and right panels
1. USB connector
2. VOLUME UP
3. VOLUME DOWN
Back panel
1. Dual LED flash
2. 8 megapixel camera
3. Back cover
4. 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 Rezound with Beats Audio™before removing the back
cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Rezound with Beats Audio facing down.
2. Lift the back cover from the notch with your finger, and then remove the back
cover.
Replacing the back cover
The phone’s antennas are placed underneath the back cover. To get the best signal
for calls, data connection, or GPS navigation, be sure to secure the back cover
tightly to the phone.
1. Align the back cover onto the top panel of HTC Rezound with Beats Audio.
2. Press the sides of the back cover down to lock it into place. You’ll hear clicks
when the small tabs underneath the back cover are 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 back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing the
red SIM card tab, insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Rezound with Beats Audio before removing your SIM
card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
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3. Press and hold the SIM card tab.
4. Slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
Storage card
Use the storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage
card already inserted in HTC Rezound with Beats Audio.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it all the way into the slot.
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Removing the storage card
If HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 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 back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Rezound with Beats Audio is
on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the
storage card.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card.
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Battery
HTC Rezound with Beats Audio uses a rechargeable battery. How long the battery
can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC Rezound with Beats
Audio.The features and accessories you use can affect battery life. For example,
leaving your Bluetooth®connection always on uses more power. Long phone calls or
frequent web browsing use up a lot of battery power. Also, consider your location:
poor signal strength and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.
Removing the battery
1. Take the back
cover off.
2. With your thumb
or finger, lift the
battery from the
battery
compartment.
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Inserting the battery
Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we
recommend.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery
compartment.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Rezound with Beats Audio, 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.
§Do not remove the battery from HTC Rezound with Beats Audio while you are
charging it using the power or car adapter.
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 the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The
light turns to solid green when the battery is fully charged.
When you charge the battery and HTC Rezound with Beats Audio is on, the charging
battery icon is displayed in the 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/LOCK button. Easy.
When you turn on HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 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/LOCK button to turn it back on, then
move the ring upward to unlock the screen.
2. Press and hold the POWER/LOCK button for a few seconds.
3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.
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 Rezound with Beats Audio
sideways. When entering text, you can turn HTC Rezound with Beats
Audio 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.
Setting up HTC Rezound with Beats Audio for
the first time
When you switch on HTC Rezound with Beats Audio for the first time, you’ll be asked
to set it up.
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®, Twitter™, and more.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.
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§Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based
services and auto-sync of your online accounts use a large amount of data. Don’t
worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on.
§To save on data cost, enable the Wi-Fi®Enhanced Connectivity feature so you can
seamlessly connect from Verizon Wireless network to an available Wi-Fi network
every time you open an app that requires Internet connection. For more
information, see Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity on page 182.
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Rezound
with Beats Audio
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Rezound with Beats Audio. You
can sync HTC Rezound with Beats Audio with contacts from your Google Account,
computer, Facebook, and more.
HTC Sync™Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync to sync HTC Rezound with Beats Audio with
your computer's Microsoft®Outlook®, Outlook Express or
Windows®Contacts.
Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC Rezound with Beats Audio
after you sign in to your Google Account. You can also create
more Google contacts right from HTC Rezound with Beats Audio.
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
Rezound with Beats Audio or transfer existing ones from your old
phone.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Rezound with Beats Audio.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC Rezound with Beats Audio syncs your work contacts from
the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Backup
Assistant
When you sign up for this service, you can automatically back up
and sync contacts with the Backup Assistant server.
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Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC Rezound with Beats Audio 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, folders and widgets
so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 33.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC Rezound with Beats Audio, you might find
that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six 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.
§Press HOME to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home
screen).
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