HTC Sensation XE User manual

Your HTC Sensation XE with
Beats Audio™
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 15
Entering your PIN 16
Finger gestures 16
Setting up HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio for the first time 17
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 17
Home screen 18
Plugging in your Beats headphones 19
Basics
Adjusting the volume 20
Sleep mode 21
Status and notifications 22
Notifications panel 25
Connecting HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio to a computer 27
Copying files to or from the storage card 27
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 28
Printing 29
Personalizing
Making HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio truly yours 31
Personalizing HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio with scenes 31
Changing your wallpaper 32
Applying a new skin 33
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 33
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 35
Adding folders on your Home screen 35
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 36
Rearranging the Home screen 37
Using sound sets 37
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 39
Customizing the lock screen 40
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 41
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 41
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Using Speed dial 42
Calling a phone number in a text message 42
Calling a phone number in an email 43
Making an emergency call 43
Receiving calls 43
What can I do during a call? 44
Setting up a conference call 46
Internet calls 46
Using Call history 47
Using Home dialing 48
Call services 49
Turning Airplane mode on or off 50
Messages
Opening Messages 51
Sending a text message (SMS) 51
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 52
Resuming a draft message 54
Viewing and replying to a message 54
Forwarding a message 55
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 56
Push messages 56
Managing message conversations 57
Setting message options 58
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio and the Web 60
Using the web browser 61
Downloading from the Web 63
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 64
Setting browser options 65
Camera
Camera basics 67
Taking a photo 68
Recording video 69
Adding effects 70
After capturing 70
Changing camera settings 70
Camera scenes 72
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 73
Music 82
Connected Media 88
HTC services
HTC Watch 90
HTCSense.com 94
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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
Transferring contacts from your old phone 101
About the People app 102
Your contacts list 103
Setting up your profile 104
Importing contacts from your SIM card 104
Adding a new contact 105
Searching for contacts 105
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 106
Merging contact information 107
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 108
Contact information and conversations 108
Sending contact information as a vCard 110
Contact groups 111
Adding People widgets 113
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 115
Tweeting on the go using Peep 116
Using Friend Stream 118
Chatting in Google Talk 121
Email
Gmail 123
Mail 124
Calendar
About Calendar 132
Creating an event 132
Changing Calendar views 133
Managing Calendar events 134
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 135
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 136
Showing or hiding calendars 136
Changing Calendar settings 136
About the Calendar widget 137
Maps and location
Location settings 138
Locations 138
Google Maps 147
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Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 152
Using the Clock 154
Checking Weather 157
Reading eBooks 158
Reading news feeds 161
Keeping track of your stocks 163
Working on documents 164
Watching videos on YouTube 165
Listening to FM Radio 166
Recording your voice 167
Using Flashlight 168
Sharing games and apps 169
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 170
Installing HTC Sync 171
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 171
Getting to know the workspace 172
Setting up synchronization 172
Synchronizing HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 176
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 176
Downloading maps or purchasing services 177
Synchronizing another device with your computer 177
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 178
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 179
Entering words with predictive text 180
Entering text by speaking 182
Entering text by tracing 183
Editing text 183
Adjusting input settings 184
Internet connections
Data connection 186
Wi-Fi 187
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 188
Using HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio as a modem (USB tethering) 190
Connecting HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio to the Internet through a computer (Internet
Pass-through) 190
Using HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio as a wireless router 191
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 192
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 192
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 193
Sending information using Bluetooth 194
Receiving information using Bluetooth 195
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Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 197
Protecting HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 197
Settings
Settings on HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 199
Changing display settings 201
Changing sound settings 202
Changing the language 204
Optimizing battery life 204
Managing memory 205
Checking information about HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 207
Update and reset
Software updates 208
Restarting HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 209
Resetting HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 209
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 XE with Beats Audio™
§Beats™headphones
§Battery (preinstalled)
§microSD™card (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
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 XE with Beats Audio before removing the
back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio 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 with Beats Audio out of its back cover.
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