HTC Velocity 4G User manual

Your HTC Velocity 4G
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Velocity 4G 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 12
Storage card 13
Battery 14
Switching the power on or off 16
Entering your PIN 17
Finger gestures 17
Setting up HTC Velocity 4G for the first time 18
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Velocity 4G 18
Home screen 19
Basics
Adjusting the volume 20
Sleep mode 20
Status icons 22
Notifications 23
Switching between recently opened apps 25
Using Quick Settings 25
Where apps, data, and files are stored 26
Connecting your phone to a computer 27
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 27
Transferring contacts from your old phone 28
Copying and sharing text 29
Printing 30
Personalizing
Making HTC Velocity 4G truly yours 32
Personalizing HTC Velocity 4G with scenes 32
Changing your wallpaper 33
Applying a new skin 34
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 34
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 35
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 36
Personalizing the launch bar 36
Grouping apps into a folder 37
Rearranging the Home screen 38
Personalizing with sound sets 39
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Rearranging application tabs 40
Customizing the lock screen style 41
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 42
Using Speed dial 42
Calling a phone number in a text message 43
Calling a phone number in an email 43
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 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
Call history 47
Home dialing 48
Call services 48
Messages
About the Messages app 49
Sending a text message (SMS) 49
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 50
Resuming a draft message 51
Checking your messages 51
Replying to a message 52
Forwarding a message 52
WAP push messages 53
Managing message conversations 53
Backing up your text messages 54
Setting message options 55
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Velocity 4G and the Web 56
Browsing the Web 56
Downloading files and apps 58
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 59
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 60
Setting browser options 61
Camera
Camera basics 62
Before capturing 62
Taking a photo 63
Recording video 64
Camera scenes 64
Taking a panoramic photo 64
Taking continuous camera shots 66
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 66
Changing camera settings 66
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Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 67
Music 73
Connected Media 77
HTC services
HTC Watch 78
Accounts and sync
What online accounts can you sync with? 82
Syncing with a Google Account 82
Adding a social network account 83
Managing your online accounts 83
People
About the People app 84
Your contacts list 84
Setting up your profile 85
Importing contacts from your SIM card 85
Adding a new contact 86
Setting contact search options 86
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 86
Merging contact information 87
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 87
Contact information and conversations 88
Sending contact information 89
Contact groups 90
Adding People widgets 91
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 93
Twitter for HTC Sense 93
About Friend Stream 93
Updating your status in Friend Stream 94
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 94
Tweeting in Friend Stream 95
Using Facebook chat 96
Chatting in Google Talk 97
Using Google+ 97
Email
Gmail 98
Mail 99
Calendar
About Calendar 106
Creating an event 106
Calendar views 107
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Managing Calendar events 107
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 108
Setting reminders for your events 108
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 109
Showing or hiding calendars 109
Changing Calendar settings 109
Maps and location
Location settings 110
Locations 110
Google Maps 119
Android Market and other apps
Getting apps from Android Market 123
Using the Clock 124
Checking Weather 126
Reading eBooks 127
Reading news feeds 128
Keeping track of your stocks 129
Watching videos on YouTube 130
Listening to FM Radio 131
Sharing games and apps 131
Productivity
Working on documents 132
Uploading files to Dropbox 133
Recording your voice 133
Taking notes 134
Completing tasks 136
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 139
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Velocity 4G 140
Syncing songs and playlists 140
Syncing photos and videos 141
Syncing your calendar events 141
Syncing your contacts 142
Syncing your web bookmarks 142
Syncing documents and email attachments 143
Downloading maps or purchasing services 143
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Velocity 4G 144
Syncing another device with your computer 144
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 145
Entering words with predictive text 146
Entering text by speaking 148
Entering text by tracing 148
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Internet connections
Data connection 149
Wi-Fi 150
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 152
Using HTC Velocity 4G as a modem (USB tethering) 153
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 154
Using HTC Velocity 4G as a wireless router 154
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 155
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 155
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 156
Sending information using Bluetooth 157
Receiving information using Bluetooth 158
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 160
Protecting HTC Velocity 4G with a screen lock 160
Encrypting data on HTC Velocity 4G 161
Settings
Changing display settings 163
Changing sound settings 164
Changing the display language 165
More ways to extend battery life 165
Managing memory 166
Backing up settings to Google 167
Accessibility settings 168
Checking information about HTC Velocity 4G 168
Update and reset
Updating the HTC Velocity 4G software 169
Restarting HTC Velocity 4G 169
Resetting HTC Velocity 4G 170
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 Velocity 4G
§Battery (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§Power adapter
§3.5mm stereo headset
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Velocity 4G
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Touch screen
6. Front camera
7. Ear piece
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Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
Left and right panels
1. USB connector
2. VOLUME controls
Back panel
1. Microphone
2. Back cover
3. 8 megapixel camera
4. Dual LED flash
5. Speaker
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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 Velocity 4G before removing the back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Velocity 4G facing down.
2. With your thumbs, push the back cover up to unlock it.
3. With your finger, lift up the back cover from the bottom side to remove it.
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