HTC Wildfire S metroPCS User manual

Your HTC Wildfire S
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Wildfire S 8
Back cover 10
Storage card 11
Battery 12
Switching the power on or off 13
Finger gestures 14
Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time 14
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 15
Home screen 16
Basics
Adjusting the volume 17
Sleep mode 18
Status and notifications 18
Notifications panel 21
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to a computer 23
Copying files to or from the storage card 23
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 24
Personalizing
Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 26
Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 26
Changing your wallpaper 27
Applying a new skin 28
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 28
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 29
Adding folders on your Home screen 30
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 30
Rearranging the Home screen 31
Using sound sets 32
Changing your ringtones and alarms 33
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 34
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 35
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 35
Using Speed dial 36
Calling a phone number in a text message 36
Calling a phone number in an email 36
Making an emergency call 37
Receiving calls 37
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What can I do during a call 38
Setting up a three-way call 39
Internet calls 40
Using Call history 41
Call services 42
Turning Airplane mode on or off 43
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Wildfire S and the Web 44
Using the web browser 46
Downloading from the Web 47
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 48
Setting browser options 49
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 51
Synchronizing with a Google Account 51
Adding a social network account 52
Managing your online accounts 52
People
About the People app 54
Setting up your profile 55
Adding a new contact 55
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 56
Merging contact information 57
Filtering your contacts list 58
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 59
Contact information and conversations 59
Sending contact information as a vCard 60
Contact groups 61
Adding People widgets 63
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 65
Twitter for HTC Sense 66
Tweeting on the go using Peep 67
Using Friend Stream 69
Chatting in Google Talk 71
Camera
Camera basics 74
Taking a photo 75
Recording video 76
Adding effects 77
After capturing 77
Changing camera settings 78
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 80
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Music 87
Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 91
Using the Clock 93
Checking Weather 96
Keeping track of your stocks 98
Watching videos on YouTube 99
Listening to FM Radio 100
Recording your voice 101
Sharing games and apps 103
Messages
Opening Messages 104
Sending a text message (SMS) 104
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 105
Resuming a draft message 107
Viewing and replying to a message 108
Forwarding a message 109
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 109
Push messages 110
Managing message conversations 110
Setting message options 111
Email
Gmail 113
Mail 114
Calendar
About Calendar 122
Creating an event 122
Changing Calendar views 124
Managing Calendar events 125
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 126
Displaying and synchronizing reminders 126
Changing Calendar settings 128
About the Calendar widget 128
Maps and location
Location settings 129
Google Maps 129
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 134
Installing HTC Sync 134
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Wildfire S 135
Getting to know the workspace 135
Setting up synchronization 136
Synchronizing HTC Wildfire S 139
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Wildfire S 139
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Synchronizing another device with your computer 140
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 140
HTCSense.com
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 141
Using HTCSense.com 142
Deleting your HTCSense.com account 143
Keyboard
Choosing between Swype and the Onscreen Keyboard 144
Using Swype 144
Entering text using Swype 144
Entering text by typing 145
Adjusting Swype settings 145
Using the onscreen keyboard 146
Entering words with predictive text 147
Entering text by speaking 149
Editing text 150
Adjusting input settings 151
Internet connections
Data connection 152
Wi-Fi 152
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 153
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 155
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 156
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 156
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 157
Sending information using Bluetooth 158
Receiving information using Bluetooth 160
Security
Protecting HTC Wildfire S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 161
Settings
Settings on your phone 163
Changing display settings 165
Changing sound settings 166
Changing the language 167
Optimizing battery life 167
Managing memory 168
Checking information about your phone 169
Update and reset
HTC Wildfire S software updates 170
Restarting HTC Wildfire S 171
Resetting HTC Wildfire S 171
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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 Wildfire S
§Battery (preinstalled)
§microSD™card (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§3 .5mm stereo headset
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Wildfire S
Front panel
1. Notification LED
2. Proximity sensor
3. Earpiece
4. Touch screen
5. Home
6. Menu
7. Back
8. Search
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Left panel
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. USB connector
Back panel
1. LED flash
2. 5 megapixel camera
3. Speaker
4. Microphone
5. Lanyard hole
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment and storage card slot.
1. Turn off HTC Wildfire S and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the
POWER button.
Replacing the back cover
1. Insert the lower half of the phone into the bottom of the back cover.
2. Press the sides and top part of the back cover towards the phone to lock the
cover in place. You'll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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Storage card
Use the storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage
card already inserted in HTC Wildfire S.
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 slide it in until it is securely in place.
Removing the storage card
If HTC Wildfire S 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. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Wildfire S 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 SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card.
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Battery
HTC Wildfire S uses a rechargeable battery. How long the battery can last before it
needs recharging depends on how you use HTC Wildfire S.The features and
accessories you use can affect battery life. For example, leaving your Bluetooth®
connection always on uses more power. Long phone calls and frequent web browsing
use up a lot of battery power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from
your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.
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.
Removing the battery
Right after you take HTC Wildfire S out from the box for the first time, don’t forget
to remove the thin film wrapped around the battery that’s inside HTC Wildfire S.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Wildfire S, it is recommended that you 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 Wildfire S 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 the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The
light turns to solid green when the battery is fully charged.
When you charge the battery and HTC Wildfire S is on, the charging battery icon is
displayed in the status bar. After the battery has been fully charged, the charging
battery icon turns to a full battery icon .
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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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 web page), 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 Wildfire S sideways. When
entering text, you can turn HTC Wildfire S 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 web page.
Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time
When you switch on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. You
can choose how you want to connect to the Internet and whether you want your
current location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal contacts and
calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them to
HTC Wildfire S through Bluetooth as well.
Be sure to sign in to your Google®Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail™
and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social
networks like Facebook®and Twitter™, and more.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.
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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 Wildfire S
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Wildfire S. You can sync
HTC Wildfire S 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 Wildfire S with your computer's
Microsoft®Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows®Contacts.
Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC Wildfire S after you sign in
to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC Wildfire S.
Facebook Log in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC
Sense to import your Facebook friends' contact information.
Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in
HTC Wildfire S or transfer existing ones from your old phone.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC Wildfire S 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 Wildfire S.
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Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC Wildfire S your own. It comes with a
weather clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location. You
can also add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re
always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 26.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC Wildfire S, you might find that one Home
screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six extra screens. It should be
plenty.
Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for
adding icons, widgets, and more.
Press to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center 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 seven Home screens as thumbnails.
Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.
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Basics
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the ringtone, while adjusting
the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications and music or video
playback.
Adjusting the ringer volume
§Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the ringer volume to
your desired level. 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 media volume
When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN
button to adjust the volume. The Media volume window appears on the screen to
display the volume level.
Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls
During a call, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button.
Adjusting the volume via settings
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume.
2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of the
ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications. A sample tone is briefly
played with the volume being adjusted as you drag a slider.
3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use
incoming call volume for notifications.
4. When you’re done, tap OK.
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Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Wildfire S into a low power state
while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Wildfire S is
in your bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.
HTC Wildfire S also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.
Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake HTC Wildfire S up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock
the screen.
HTC Wildfire S automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.
Unlocking the screen
Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen
or answer an incoming call.
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.
Status and notifications
Status icons
Here’s what each icon means:
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Signal strength Battery is very low (10%
remaining)
EvDO connected Silent mode
EvDO in use Vibrate mode
1xRTT connected Microphone is mute
1xRTT in use Speakerphone is on
No signal Wired microphone headset
connected
Connected to a Wi-Fi network Wired headset connected
Data synchronizing Bluetooth is on
Network sharing is on Connected to a Bluetooth device
Battery is full Airplane mode
Battery is charging Location setting is on
Battery is low (20% remaining) Alarm is set
Notification icons
Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your
messages, calendar events, and alarms.
Here’s what each one means:
New Gmail message More (not displayed) notifications
New Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email General notification
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Problem with email delivery Call in progress
New SMS/MMS Missed call
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery Message forwarding on
New Google Talk™instant
message
HTC Wildfire S is connected to a
computer via USB cable
New voicemail Wi-Fi®is on and wireless networks
are available
Upcoming event Uploading data (animated)
New updates from your social
networks Downloading data (animated)
Matched contacts suggestion Waiting to upload
Bluetooth pairing request Downloaded Android Market app
installed successfully
HTC Wildfire S software update
available
Update available for an app
downloaded from Android Market
Song is playing Blank storage card
FM Radio app in use Internal storage space is low
Voice recording is on
Notification LED
The notification LED shows a:
§Solid green light when HTC Wildfire S is connected to the power adapter or a
computer and the battery is fully charged.
§Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
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