HTC Sensation Cincinnati Bell User manual

Your HTC Sensation
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Sensation 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 15
Entering your PIN 15
Finger gestures 15
Setting up HTC Sensation for the first time 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 16
Home screen 17
Basics
Adjusting the volume 19
Sleep mode 20
Status and notifications 21
Notifications panel 24
Connecting HTC Sensation to a computer 25
Copying files to or from the storage card 26
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 27
Printing 28
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 29
Personalizing
Making HTC Sensation truly yours 30
Personalizing HTC Sensation with scenes 30
Changing your wallpaper 31
Applying a new skin 32
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 34
Adding folders on your Home screen 34
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 35
Rearranging the Home screen 36
Using sound sets 36
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 38
Customizing the lock screen 39
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 40
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 40
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Using Speed dial 41
Calling a phone number in a text message 41
Calling a phone number in an email 42
Making an emergency call 42
Receiving calls 42
What can I do during a call? 43
Setting up a conference call 45
Internet calls 45
Using Call history 46
Using Home dialing 47
Call services 48
Turning Airplane mode on or off 49
Messages
Opening Messages 50
Sending a text message (SMS) 50
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 51
Resuming a draft message 53
Viewing and replying to a message 53
Forwarding a message 54
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 55
Push messages 55
Managing message conversations 56
Setting message options 57
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Sensation and the Web 59
Using the web browser 60
Downloading from the Web 62
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 63
Setting browser options 64
Camera
Camera basics 66
Taking a photo 67
Recording video 68
Adding effects 69
After capturing 69
Changing camera settings 69
Camera scenes 71
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 72
Music 80
Connected Media 86
HTC services
HTC Watch 88
HTCSense.com 92
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Accounts and sync
About online accounts 95
Synchronizing with a Google Account 95
Adding a social network account 96
Managing your online accounts 96
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 98
About the People app 99
Your contacts list 100
Setting up your profile 101
Importing contacts from your SIM card 101
Adding a new contact 102
Searching for contacts 102
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 103
Merging contact information 104
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 105
Contact information and conversations 105
Sending contact information as a vCard 107
Contact groups 108
Adding People widgets 110
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 112
Tweeting on the go using Peep 113
Using Friend Stream 115
Chatting in Google Talk 118
Email
Gmail 120
Mail 121
Calendar
About Calendar 129
Creating an event 129
Changing Calendar views 130
Managing Calendar events 131
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 132
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 132
Showing or hiding calendars 133
Changing Calendar settings 133
About the Calendar widget 134
Maps and location
Location settings 135
Locations 135
Google Maps 144
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Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 149
Using the Clock 151
Checking Weather 154
Reading eBooks 155
Reading news feeds 158
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 165
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 166
Installing HTC Sync 167
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation 167
Getting to know the workspace 168
Setting up synchronization 168
Synchronizing HTC Sensation 172
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation 172
Downloading maps or purchasing services 173
Synchronizing another device with your computer 173
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 Sensation as a modem (USB tethering) 186
Connecting HTC Sensation to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 186
Using HTC Sensation 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 192
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Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 193
Protecting HTC Sensation with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 193
Settings
Settings on HTC Sensation 195
Changing display settings 197
Changing sound settings 198
Changing the language 200
Optimizing battery life 200
Managing memory 201
Checking information about HTC Sensation 202
Update and reset
Software updates 204
Restarting HTC Sensation 205
Resetting HTC Sensation 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 Sensation
§Battery (preinstalled)
§microSD™card (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§3.5mm stereo headset
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Sensation
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Touch screen
6. Proximity sensor
7. Front camera
8. Notification LED
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Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
Left panel
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. USB connector
Back panel
1. Dual LED flash
2. 8 megapixel camera
3. Speaker
4. Back cover
Bottom panel
1. RELEASE button for the back cover
2. Microphone
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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 Sensation before removing the back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Sensation facing up.
2. Press and hold the RELEASE button at the bottom of the phone, and then
slightly lift the front panel.
This detaches the bottom part of the phone from the back cover.
3. Gently pull HTC Sensation out of its back cover.
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