HTC Sensation XL withBeats Audio User manual

Your HTC Sensation XL with
Beats Audio
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 11
Battery 12
Switching the power on or off 14
Entering your PIN 15
Finger gestures 15
Setting up HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio for the first time 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 16
Home screen 17
Plugging in your Beats headphones 18
Basics
Adjusting the volume 19
Sleep mode 20
Status and notifications 21
Notifications panel 24
Connecting your phone to a computer 26
Copying files to or from the phone storage 27
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 27
Printing 29
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 30
Personalizing
Making HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio truly yours 31
Personalizing HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio with scenes 31
Changing your wallpaper 33
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 38
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 39
Customizing the lock screen style 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
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 43
Making an emergency call 43
Receiving calls 44
What can I do during a call? 45
Setting up a conference call 46
Internet calls 47
Using Call history 48
Using Home dialing 49
Call services 50
Turning Airplane mode on or off 51
Messages
Opening Messages 52
Sending a text message (SMS) 52
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 53
Resuming a draft message 55
Viewing and replying to a message 55
Forwarding a message 57
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 57
Push messages 58
Managing message conversations 59
Backing up your text messages 60
Setting message options 61
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio and the Web 62
Using the web browser 63
Downloading from the Web 65
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 66
Setting browser options 67
Camera
Camera basics 69
Taking a photo 70
Recording video 71
Adding effects 72
After capturing 72
Camera scenes 73
Taking a panoramic photo 73
Taking continuous camera shots 74
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 74
Changing camera settings 74
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 76
Music 84
Connected Media 88
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HTC services
HTC Watch 90
HTCSense.com 94
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
Contact information and conversations 108
Sending contact information as a vCard 109
Contact groups 110
Adding People widgets 112
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 114
Twitter for HTC Sense 115
Using Friend Stream 116
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 117
Tweeting in Friend Stream 118
Using Facebook chat 120
Chatting in Google Talk 121
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
Locations 141
Google Maps 151
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 155
Using the Clock 157
Checking Weather 160
Reading eBooks 161
Reading news feeds 164
Keeping track of your stocks 166
Watching videos on YouTube 167
Listening to FM Radio 168
Using Flashlight 170
Sharing games and apps 170
Productivity
Working on documents 171
Uploading files to Dropbox 172
Recording your voice 172
Taking notes 173
Completing tasks 176
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 180
Installing HTC Sync 180
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 181
Getting to know the workspace 181
Setting up synchronization 182
Synchronizing HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 185
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 186
Downloading maps or purchasing services 186
Synchronizing another device with your computer 187
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 187
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 188
Entering words with predictive text 189
Entering text by speaking 191
Entering text by tracing 191
Editing text 192
Adjusting input settings 193
Internet connections
Data connection 194
Wi-Fi 195
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 196
Using HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio as a modem (USB tethering) 198
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Connecting HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio to the Internet through a computer (Internet
Pass-through) 198
Using HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio as a wireless router 199
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 200
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 200
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 201
Sending information using Bluetooth 202
Receiving information using Bluetooth 203
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 205
Protecting HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 205
Settings
Changing display settings 207
Changing sound settings 208
Changing the language 209
Optimizing battery life 210
Checking information about HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 211
Update and reset
Software updates 213
Restarting HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 213
Resetting HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio 214
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 XL with Beats Audio™
§Beats™headphones
§Battery (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio
Front panel
1. Earpiece
2. Notification LED
3. Touch screen
4. HOME
5. MENU
6. BACK
7. SEARCH
8. Front camera
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Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. Microphone
3. POWER
Bottom panel
1. RELEASE button for the back cover
2. Microphone
Left and right panels
1. micro-USB connector
2. VOLUME controls
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Back panel
1. Dual LED flash
2. Back cover
3. 8 megapixel camera
4. Speaker
Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment and SIM card slot.
Make sure to switch off HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio before removing the
back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio face down.
2. Press and hold the RELEASE button at the bottom of the phone, and then
slightly lift the back cover.
This detaches the bottom part of the phone from the back cover.
3. Gently separate the back cover from HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio.
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