HTC Sensation 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 43
What can I do during a call? 44
Setting up a conference call 45
Internet calls 46
Using Call history 47
Using Home dialing 48
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 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 81
Connected Media 87
HTC services
HTC Watch 89
HTCSense.com 89
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Accounts and sync
About online accounts 92
Synchronizing with a Google Account 92
Adding a social network account 93
Managing your online accounts 93
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 95
About the People app 96
Your contacts list 97
Setting up your profile 98
Importing contacts from your SIM card 98
Adding a new contact 99
Searching for contacts 99
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 100
Merging contact information 101
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 102
Contact information and conversations 102
Sending contact information as a vCard 104
Contact groups 105
Adding People widgets 107
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 109
Tweeting on the go using Peep 110
Using Friend Stream 112
Chatting in Google Talk 115
Email
Gmail 118
Mail 119
Calendar
About Calendar 127
Creating an event 127
Changing Calendar views 128
Managing Calendar events 129
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 130
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 130
Showing or hiding calendars 131
Changing Calendar settings 131
About the Calendar widget 132
Maps and location
Location settings 133
Locations 133
Google Maps 143
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Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 147
Using the Clock 149
Checking Weather 152
Reading eBooks 153
Reading news feeds 156
Keeping track of your stocks 158
Working on documents 159
Watching videos on YouTube 160
Listening to FM Radio 161
Recording your voice 162
Using Flashlight 163
Sharing games and apps 164
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 165
Installing HTC Sync 166
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation 166
Getting to know the workspace 167
Setting up synchronization 167
Synchronizing HTC Sensation 170
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation 171
Synchronizing another device with your computer 171
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 171
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 172
Entering words with predictive text 173
Entering text by speaking 175
Entering text by tracing 176
Editing text 176
Adjusting input settings 177
Internet connections
Data connection 179
Wi-Fi 180
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 181
Using HTC Sensation as a modem (USB tethering) 183
Connecting HTC Sensation to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 183
Using HTC Sensation as a wireless router 183
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 185
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 185
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 186
Sending information using Bluetooth 187
Receiving information using Bluetooth 189
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 190
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Protecting HTC Sensation with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 190
Settings
Settings on HTC Sensation 192
Changing display settings 193
Changing sound settings 195
Changing the language 196
Optimizing battery life 196
Managing memory 197
Checking information about HTC Sensation 198
Update and reset
Software updates 200
Restarting HTC Sensation 201
Resetting HTC Sensation 201
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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