HTC HTC Evo View 4G User manual

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10/13/11
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User Guide

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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Activating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Sprint Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 2: Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2A. Device Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Getting Around Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Displaying Your Device Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Personalization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Data Synchronization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Social Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Application Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Date & Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power-Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2C. People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
About People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the People Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adding a New People Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the Details Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Merging Entries in People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Editing an Entry in People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tip: Looking for something? If you don’t see it in the headings
listed here, try the Index on page 217.

Finding Entries in People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Backing Up and Importing Entries in People . 50
Working with Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the People Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting with Your Social Networks . . . . . . 53
Using Friend Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2D. Calendar & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sharing Games and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Car Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Polaris Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
PDF Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
HTC Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Updating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
2E. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Voice Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
2F. microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the Device’s internal storage or 
microSD Card as a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
2G. Camera & Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Taking Pictures and Shooting Videos . . . . . . . . 89
Using Snapbooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Viewing Pictures and Videos Using Gallery . . . 94
Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
2H. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Using Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Section 3: Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
3A. Sprint Service: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . 114
Text Messaging (SMS) and Multimedia 
Messaging (MMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Ways of Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . 125
Connecting Using Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Connecting Using Sprint 4G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Getting Started With Data Services . . . . . . . . . 129
Connecting to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) 131
Using the Device’s Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Accessing Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Downloading Applications and Games 
From Android Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
News Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Sprint Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Data Services FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
3C. Entertainment: TV and Music . . . . . . . 170
Music - MP3 Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
HTC Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
3D. GPS Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
GPS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
TeleNav GPS Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Google Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Footprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Section 4: Safety and Warranty 
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
4A: Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 192
Important Health Information and 
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Additional Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Regulatory Agency Identifications . . . . . . . . . . 205
Federal Communication Commission 
Interference Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
SAR Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Telecommunications & Internet Association 
(TIA) Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
WEEE Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
RoHS Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
User Guide Proprietary Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Privacy Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Weather Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Warranty Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Limitation of Damages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

i
Introduction
This User Guide introduces you to Sprint®service and
all the features of your new device. It’s divided into four
sections:
!Section 1: Getting Started
!Section 2: Your Device
!Section 3: Sprint Service
!Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information
Note: Because of updates in device software, this printed
guide may not be the most current version for your
device. Visit www.sprint.com and sign on to My Sprint
to access the most recent version of the user guide.
WARNING: Please refer to the Important Safety
Information section on page 192 to learn
about information that will help you safely use
your device. Failure to read and follow the
Important Safety Information in this device
guide may result in serious bodily injury, death,
or property damage.

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Section 1
Getting Started

21A.SettingUpService
!Setting Up Your Device (page 2)
!Activating Your Device (page 2)
!Sprint Account Passwords (page 3)
!Getting Help (page 3)
Setting Up Your Device
1. Press the Power button ( ) to turn the device
on.
"If your device is activated, it will turn on, search for
Sprint service, and enter standby mode.
"If your device is not yet activated, see “Activating
Your Device” on page 2 for more information.
Activating Your Device
#If you purchased your device at a Sprint Store, it is
probably activated and ready to use.
#If you received your device in the mail and it is for a new
Sprint account or a new line of service, it is designed to
activate automatically.
#If you received your device in the mail and you are
activating a new device for an existing number on your
account, you will need to go online to activate your
new device.
"From your computer’s Web browser, go to
www.sprint.com/activate and complete the
onscreen instructions to activate your device.
If your device is still not activated or you do not have
access to the Internet, contact Sprint Customer
Service at 1-888-211-4727 for assistance.
Note: When you turn on your device for the first time, you will
be given options to let you quickly set up various
accounts, such as your Google account, Facebook,
Flickr, Twitter, Microsoft®Exchange ActiveSync®, and
other email accounts. We recommend that you skip
these.
1A. Setting Up Service
Note: Your device’s battery should have enough charge for
your device to turn on and find a signal. You should
fully charge your battery as soon as possible. See
“Charging the Battery” on page 14 for details.

1A. Setting Up Service 3
Setting Up Service
Sprint Account Passwords
As a Sprint customer, you enjoy unlimited access to
your personal account information and your data
services account. To ensure that no one else has
access to your information, you will need to create
passwords to protect your privacy.
Account User Name and Password
If you are the account owner, you will create an account
user name and password when you sign on to
www.sprint.com. (Click Sign in and then click Sign up
now! to get started.) If you are not the account owner 
(if someone else receives the bill for your Sprint
service), you can get a sub-account password at
www.sprint.com.
Data Services Password
With your Sprint device, you may elect to set up an
optional data services password to control access and
authorize Premium Service purchases.
For more information, or to change your passwords,
sign on to www.sprint.com or call Sprint Customer
Service at 1-888-211-4727.
Getting Help
Managing Your Account
Online: www.sprint.com
#Access your account information.
#Check your minutes used (depending on your Sprint
service plan).
#View and pay your bill.
#Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment.
#Purchase accessories.
#Shop for the latest Sprint phones.
#View available Sprint service plans and options.
Tip: Do not press while the device is being activated.
Pressing cancels the activation process.
Note: If you are having difficulty with activation, contact Sprint
Customer Service by dialing 1-888-211-4727 from any
phone.

41A.SettingUpService
#Learn more about data services and other products
like games, ring tones, screen savers, and more.
From a Phone
#Sprint Customer Service: 1-888-211-4727.
#Business Customer Service: 1-800-927-2199.

Section 2
Your Device

62A.DeviceBasics
!Your Device (page 6)
!Turning Your Device On and Off (page 8)
!Viewing the Display Screen (page 10)
!Battery and Charger (page 14)
!Getting Around Your Device (page 15)
!Displaying Your Device Number (page 17)
!Entering Text (page 17)
!Home Screen (page 21)
Your Device
Tip: Device Software Upgrades – Updates to your device’s
software may become available from time to time. 
Sprint will automatically send critical updates to your
device. You can also check for and download updates
by touching > > Settings > System updates >
Firmware update to search for and download available
updates.
2A. Device Basics
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2A. Device Basics 7
Device Basics
Key Functions
1. Display Screen displays all the information needed
to operate your device, such as the People list, the
date and time, and the signal and battery strength.
2. Pen Options Key (landscape view) touch using the
tablet pen (sold separately) to open the options for
the tablet pen.
3. Pen Options Key (portrait view) touch using the
tablet pen (sold separately) to open the options for
the tablet pen.
4. Front Camera lets you capture a self-portrait or 
a video.
5. Front Camera On or Off Indicator lights up when the
front camera is being used.
6. Ambient Light Sensor when Automatic brightness in
the display settings is selected, automatically
adjusts the display screen brightness depending
on your surrounding’s ambient lighting.
7. Power Button lets you turn the device on or off or
turn the screen on or off, switch your device to
airplane mode, reset the device, or turn the 
device off. 8. 3.5 mm Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a
stereo headset or an optional headset for
convenient, hands-free listening to music. 
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82A.DeviceBasics
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect
jack may damage the device.
9. Camera Lens lets you take pictures and videos.
10. Volume Buttons allow you to adjust the media
volume.
11. Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the
device charger or the USB cable (included).
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect
jack may damage the device.
12. Speaker lets you hear the different sounds.
Turning Your Device On and Off
Turning Your Device On
$Press at the top of the device.

2A. Device Basics 9
Device Basics
Turning Your Device Off
1. Press and hold for about two seconds.
2. On the Power options menu, touch Power off.
Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use
To save battery power, the device automatically turns
off the screen after a certain period of time when you
leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages
while the device’s screen is off.
You can also turn off and lock the screen by pressing
. Pressing again will turn on your device
screen and show the lock screen.
To unlock the screen:
Note: When the screen is locked and you press , it will
only turn off the screen and not the device. You will
need to unlock the screen first before you press and
hold to turn the device off. See “Turning the
Screen Off When Not in Use” for details.
Tip: For information on how to adjust the time before the
screen turns off, see “Display Settings” on page 29.
Note: If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted
to draw the pattern, enter the PIN, or enter the
password. For more information on how to create and
enable a screen lock, see “Protecting Your Device with
a Screen Lock” on page 33.
See “Changing the Lock Screen” on page 25 to learn
how to change the icons on the Lock screen.
Press and hold the ring
and then drag it upward
(until the whole ring is
shown onscreen) to
unlock the screen.
Ring
You can also drag one of
the four application
icons to the ring to open
that application.

10 2A. Device Basics
Viewing the Display Screen
Your device’s display screen provides information
about notifications and your device’s status. This list
identifies the symbols you’ll see on your device’s
display screen:
Status Bar – Notification Icons
New Text or Multimedia Message
New Gmail message
New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or
POP3/IMAP email message
Problem with Text/Multimedia Message
delivery
New instant message from Google Talk
Upcoming event
Music is playing
General notification (for example, sync error)
Storage card is low on free space
Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are
available
Data synchronizing – connected to HTC
Sync
New location detected
More (undisplayed) notifications
Compass needs orientation
Uploading data (animated)
Downloading data (animated)
Waiting to upload
Status Bar – Notification Icons

2A. Device Basics 11
Device Basics
Content downloaded
Device connected to computer via USB
cable
Storage card is safe to remove or storage
card is being prepared
No storage card installed in the device
New tweet
Updates available for an application
downloaded from Android Market
Device’s location feature is on and available
for location-based services such as GPS
Navigation
Device’s location feature off and your
location is available only for 911
Status Bar – Notification Icons Status Bar – Device Status Icons
Signal Strength 
(More bars = stronger signal)
No Service
Device is “roaming” off the Nationwide Sprint
Network
Sprint 3G data service (EVDO) available
Sprint 3G data service (EVDO) available and
active (with icon animation)
Sprint 1xRTT network available
Sprint 1xRTT network available and active
(with icon animation)
Device speaker muted
Vibrate mode
Shows current battery charge level 
(Icon shown is fully charged)

12 2A. Device Basics
Notifications Panel
Notification icons report the arrival of new messages,
calendar events, and alarms being set. You can open
the Notifications panel to access message, reminder, or
event notification tabs.
The Notifications panel also features the Quick Settings
tab where you can quickly turn on or off device settings
such as 4G, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
To open the Notifications panel:
Touch the rightmost area of the status bar to open the
Notifications panel.
#If you have pending notifications below the system
clock, touch a balloon tip to respond to the
notification or open its app.
#Touch Xto remove a notification from the list.
Bluetooth on
Connected to Bluetooth device
Airplane mode
Alarm set
Wired microphone headset connected
Wired headset connected
Connected to Wi-Fi network
Connected to a 4G network
4G is on and 4G networks are available
Sprint Hotspot is on and is ready to share its
4G connection
Sprint Hotspot is on and is ready to share its
3G connection
Status Bar – Device Status Icons