HTC Wildfire S U.S. Cellular 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 15
Finger gestures 15
Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 16
Home screen 17
Basics
Adjusting the volume 18
Sleep mode 19
Status and notifications 20
Notifications panel 22
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to a computer 24
Copying files to or from the storage card 24
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 25
Personalizing
Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 27
Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 27
Changing your wallpaper 28
Applying a new skin 29
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 29
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 30
Adding folders on your Home screen 31
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 31
Rearranging the Home screen 32
Using sound sets 33
Changing your ringtones and alarms 34
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 35
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 36
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 36
Using Speed dial 37
Calling a phone number in a text message 37
Calling a phone number in an email 37
Making an emergency call 38
Receiving calls 38
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What can I do during a call 39
Setting up a three-way call 40
Internet calls 41
Using Call history 41
Call services 43
Turning Airplane mode on or off 43
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Wildfire S and the Web 44
Using the web browser 45
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
Listening to FM Radio 99
Recording your voice 100
Sharing games and apps 101
Messages
Opening Messages 102
Sending a text message (SMS) 102
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 103
Resuming a draft message 105
Viewing and replying to a message 106
Forwarding a message 107
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 107
Push messages 108
Managing message conversations 108
Setting message options 109
Email
Gmail 111
Mail 112
Calendar
About Calendar 120
Creating an event 120
Changing Calendar views 122
Managing Calendar events 123
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 124
Displaying and synchronizing reminders 124
Changing Calendar settings 126
About the Calendar widget 126
Maps and location
Location settings 127
Google Maps 127
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 132
Installing HTC Sync 132
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Wildfire S 133
Getting to know the workspace 133
Setting up synchronization 134
Synchronizing HTC Wildfire S 137
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Wildfire S 137
Synchronizing another device with your computer 138
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Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 138
HTCSense.com
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 139
Using HTCSense.com 140
Deleting your HTCSense.com account 141
Keyboard
Choosing between Swype and the Onscreen Keyboard 142
Using Swype 142
Entering text using Swype 142
Entering text by typing 143
Adjusting Swype settings 143
Using the onscreen keyboard 144
Entering words with predictive text 145
Entering text by speaking 147
Editing text 148
Adjusting input settings 149
Internet connections
Data connection 150
Wi-Fi 150
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 151
Using HTC Wildfire S as a modem (USB tethering) 153
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 153
Creating a Wi-Fi hotspot 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 HTC Wildfire S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 160
Settings
Settings on your phone 162
Changing display settings 163
Changing sound settings 165
Changing the language 166
Optimizing battery life 166
Managing memory 167
Checking information about your phone 168
Reset
Restarting HTC Wildfire S 169
Resetting HTC Wildfire S 169
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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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