HTC Sensation XE User manual

Your HTC Sensation XE
User guide

Contents
Getting started
HTC Sensation XE 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Getting the battery to last longer 14
Switching the power on or off 15
Finger gestures 15
Setting up HTC Sensation XE for the first time 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation XE 16
Home screen 17
Plugging in your headphones 17
Basics
Adjusting the volume 18
Sleep mode 18
Status icons 19
Notifications 21
Switching between recently opened apps 23
Using Quick Settings 23
Where apps, data, and files are stored 24
Connecting HTC Sensation XE to a computer 24
Copying files to or from the storage card 25
Transferring contacts from your old phone 25
Copying and sharing text 26
Printing 27
Personalizing
Making HTC Sensation XE truly yours 29
Personalizing HTC Sensation XE with scenes 29
Changing your wallpaper 30
Applying a new skin 31
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 32
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 33
Personalizing the launch bar 33
Grouping apps into a folder 34
Rearranging the Home screen 35
Personalizing with sound sets 36
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Rearranging application tabs 37
Customizing the lock screen style 37
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 39
Using Speed dial 39
Calling a phone number in a text message 40
Calling a phone number in an email 40
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 40
Making an emergency call 40
Receiving calls 40
What can I do during a call? 41
Setting up a conference call 43
Internet calls 43
Call history 44
Home dialing 45
Call services 45
Messages
About the Messages app 46
Sending a text message (SMS) 46
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 47
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 Sensation XE and the Web 53
Browsing the Web 53
Downloading files and apps 55
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 55
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 57
Setting browser options 57
Camera
Camera basics 58
Before capturing 58
Taking a photo 59
Recording video 60
Camera scenes 60
Improving people shots 60
Taking a panoramic photo 60
Taking continuous camera shots 62
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 62
Changing camera settings 62
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Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 63
Music 69
Connected Media 73
HTC services
HTC Watch 74
Accounts and sync
What online accounts can you sync with? 78
Syncing with a Google Account 78
Adding a social network account 79
Managing your online accounts 79
People
About the People app 80
Your contacts list 80
Setting up your profile 81
Importing contacts from your SIM card 81
Adding a new contact 82
Setting contact search options 82
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 82
Merging contact information 83
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 83
Contact information and conversations 84
Sending contact information 85
Contact groups 86
Adding People widgets 87
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 89
Twitter for HTC Sense 89
About Friend Stream 89
Updating your status in Friend Stream 90
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 90
Tweeting in Friend Stream 91
Using Facebook chat 92
Chatting in Google Talk 93
Using Google+ 93
Email
Gmail 94
Mail 95
Calendar
About Calendar 102
Creating an event 102
Calendar views 103
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Managing Calendar events 103
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 104
Setting reminders for your events 104
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 105
Showing or hiding calendars 105
Changing Calendar settings 105
Maps and location
Location settings 106
Locations 106
Google Maps 115
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 119
Using the Clock 120
Checking Weather 121
Reading eBooks 122
Reading news feeds 124
Keeping track of your stocks 125
Watching videos on YouTube 126
Listening to FM Radio 127
Sharing games and apps 127
Productivity
Working on documents 128
Uploading files to Dropbox 129
Recording your voice 129
Taking notes 130
Completing tasks 132
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 135
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation XE 136
Syncing songs and playlists 136
Syncing photos and videos 137
Syncing your calendar events 137
Syncing your contacts 138
Syncing your web bookmarks 138
Syncing documents and email attachments 139
Downloading maps or purchasing services 139
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation XE 140
Syncing another device with your computer 140
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 141
Entering words with predictive text 142
Entering text by speaking 144
Entering text by tracing 144
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Internet connections
Data connection 145
Wi-Fi 146
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 147
Using HTC Sensation XE as a modem (USB tethering) 149
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 149
Using HTC Sensation XE as a wireless router 150
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 151
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 151
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 152
Sending information using Bluetooth 153
Receiving information using Bluetooth 154
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 156
Protecting HTC Sensation XE with a screen lock 156
Encrypting data on HTC Sensation XE 157
Settings
Changing display settings 159
Changing sound settings 160
Changing the display language 161
More ways to extend battery life 161
Managing memory 162
Backing up settings to Google 163
Accessibility settings 164
Checking information about HTC Sensation XE 164
Update and reset
Updating the HTC Sensation XE software 165
Restarting HTC Sensation XE 165
Resetting HTC Sensation XE 166
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
HTC Sensation XE
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Touch screen
6. Proximity sensor
7. Front camera
8. Notification LED
If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Sensation XE
that already has a small opening for the sensor.
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
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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
1. Securely hold HTC Sensation XE 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 XE out of its back cover.
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Replacing the back cover
Your phone’s antennas are placed underneath the back cover. To get the best
signal for calls, data connection, and GPS navigation, be sure to secure the back
cover tightly to the phone.
1. Securely hold the back cover with the exposed side facing up.
2. Insert the top part of HTC Sensation XE into the back cover.
3. Press HTC Sensation XE down to lock the cover into place. You’ll hear a click
when the back cover is locked in place.
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 out,
insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.
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Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Sensation XE before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage
card already inserted in HTC Sensation XE.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the microSD™card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it until it clicks into place.
Removing the storage card
If HTC Sensation XE 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. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
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Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Sensation XE is on, unmount
the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.
Battery
Removing the battery
Before using HTC Sensation XE for the first time, you need to remove the
protective thin film from the battery.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.
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 Sensation XE, it is recommended that you
charge the battery.
§The battery is already installed in HTC Sensation XE when shipped. A thin film is
inserted between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film
before you can 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 Sensation XE 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 a safety precaution, the battery stops charging if it overheats.
Getting the battery to last longer
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use
HTC Sensation XE. The features and accessories you use can affect battery life.
You can get the battery to last longer by following a few simple tips:
§Turn off the display when you're not using it
§Lower the volume
§Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you're done using
them
§Make sure apps are closed and not continuously running in the background
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Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on HTC Sensation XE 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.
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 Sensation XE sideways.
When entering text, you can turn HTC Sensation XE 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 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.
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Setting up HTC Sensation XE for the first time
When you switch on HTC Sensation XE 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.
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation
XE
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Sensation XE. You can sync HTC
Sensation XE 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 Sensation XE with your
computer's Microsoft®Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows®
Contacts.
Gmail™Google contacts are imported to HTC Sensation XE after you sign
in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC Sensation XE.
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
Sensation XE or transfer existing ones from your old phone.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Sensation XE.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC Sensation XE 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
Sensation XE.
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Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC Sensation XE 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 29.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC Sensation XE, 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.
Using Leap view
§To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to
show the Leap view. It reveals all Home screens as thumbnails. Just tap the one
you want and you’ll leap right there.
§In Leap view, if there's space to add a new screen, you can tap Add panel to do
so. An empty Home screen appears and you can start customizing from there.
Plugging in your headphones
For a richer sound experience, plug in your headphones to enable Beats Audio™. With
studio quality presets from Beats Audio, your media collection sounds its best.
When you play a music track, the Beats™icon shows in the status bar. When you
watch a video, Beats Audio also improves the audio quality.
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Basics
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the ringer volume
§Press the VOLUME buttons to adjust the ringer. The Ringer volume window
appears on the screen to display the volume levels.
§While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN
once to switch to Vibrate mode. The vibrate mode icon appears in the status
bar.
§While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The
speaker mute icon displays in the status bar.
Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls
During a call, press the VOLUME buttons.
Adjusting the media volume
When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME buttons to adjust the
volume. The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Sensation XE into a low power state
while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Sensation XE
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, press
and then tap Settings > Privacy.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.
HTC Sensation XE also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.
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Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake HTC Sensation XE up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to
unlock the screen.
HTC Sensation XE automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.
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.
Status icons
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Signal strength Battery is charging
GPRS connected Battery is low (20% remaining)
GPRS in use Battery is very low (8% or less
remaining)
EDGE connected Silent mode
EDGE in use Vibrate mode
3G connected Microphone is mute
3G in use Speakerphone is on
HSDPA connected Wired microphone headset
connected
HSDPA in use Wired headset connected
Roaming Bluetooth®is on
No signal Connected to a Bluetooth device
No SIM card installed Airplane mode
Connected to a Wi-Fi®network GPS is on
Data synchronizing Alarm is set
Battery is full
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