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Adjusting the Display Brightness and Screen On-Time, Managing Your Device’s Wireless Functions - battery life

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Adjusting the Display Brightness and Screen On-Time ⅷ Press > , tap Settings > Display > Brightness, and then modify the backlight setting as desired. For more information, see "Display Settings" on page 44. - or - Add the Power Control widget to the home screen to easily adjust the screen brightness. Press and tap > Widget > Power Control. ⅷ Decrease the time before the screen turns off when the device is idle. Press > , tap Settings > Display > Screen timeout, and then select a timeout value. ⅷ To turn off the screen, press will continue to function. . The device Managing Your Device's Wireless Functions To save battery life, you can disable the 4G, Bluetooth, GPS, Sprint Hotspot, and Wi-Fi functions of the device when not in use. To change wireless settings: ᮣ Press > and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. Disable any wireless functions (for example, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi) that are not in use. To change GPS settings: ᮣ Press > and then tap Settings > Location. Disable the GPS by unchecking Use GPS satellites. To add a wireless function widget to your Home screen: ᮣ Press and tap > Widget > Settings. Tap the widget you would like to add (for example, 4G, Bluetooth, GPS, Sprint Hotspot, or Wi-Fi). 58 2B. Settings

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	7
Your Device’s Menu	7
Getting Started	13
1A. Setting Up Service	14
Setting Up Your Device	14
Activating Your Device	15
Setting Up Your Voicemail	16
Sprint Account Passwords	16
Getting Help	17
Managing Your Account	17
Sprint 411	18
Sprint Operator Services	18
Your Device	19
2A. Device Basics	20
Your Device	20
Key Functions	21
Turning Your Device On and Off	23
Turning Your Device On	23
Turning Your Device Off	23
Restarting Your Device	23
Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use	23
Using the Lock Screen	24
Viewing the Display Screen	25
Notifications Panel	28
Notification LED	30
Battery and Charger	30
Getting Around Your Device	33
Displaying Your Phone Number	35
Making and Answering Calls	35
Making Calls	35
Receiving Calls	36
Missed Call Notification	38
Calling Emergency Numbers	38
In-Call Options	39
End-of-Call Options	39
Saving a Phone Number	39
Finding a Phone Number	40
Dialing From the People List	40
Speed Dialing	40
Dialing Sprint Services	41
Entering Text	41
Using the Onscreen Keyboard	41
Adjusting Touch Input Settings	45
Using Swype to Enter Text	46
Switching Between Touch Input and Swype Keyboard	47
Home Screen	47
Extended Screens	48
Rearranging the Home Screen	49
Customizing the Home Screen	50
2B. Settings	52
Personalization Settings	52
Selecting a Scene	52
Renaming or Deleting a Scene	52
Home Screen Wallpaper	53
Default Ring Tone	53
Sound Settings	53
Phone Ring Tone	53
Notification Sound	53
Sound Set	53
Adjusting the Device’s Volume Settings	54
Vibrate	55
Silence All	55
Alert Notification	56
Enabling Touch Tones	56
Display Settings	56
Changing the Screen Timeout Period	56
Changing the Display Screen	57
Adjusting the Brightness	57
Changing the Screen Orientation	57
Recalibrating the Screen	58
Location Settings	58
Messaging Settings	59
Airplane Mode	61
TTY Use With Sprint Service	61
Security Settings	62
Protecting Your Device with a Screen Lock	62
Updating Your Device’s System Software	64
Resetting Your Device	64
Security Features for Data Services	65
Data Synchronization Settings	65
Synchronizing Google Apps	65
Synchronizing Exchange ActiveSync	66
Social Network Settings	67
Logging in to and Synchronizing Your Social Network Accounts	67
Application Settings	68
Allowing Installation of Third-Party Programs	68
Clearing Application Cache and Data	68
Date & Time Settings	69
Setting Local Date, Time Zone, and Time	69
Power-Saving Tips	69
Enabling Power Saver	69
Adjusting the Display Brightness and Screen On-Time	70
Managing Your Device’s Wireless Functions	70
Setting the Email Synchronization Schedule	71
2C. History	72
Viewing History	72
Making a Call From History	73
Saving a Number From History	73
Prepending a Number From History	74
Erasing History	74
2D. People	75
About People	75
Using the People Screen	76
Your People List	77
Setting Up Your Profile	78
Adding a New People Entry	79
Saving a Phone Number	79
Using the Details Screen	80
Merging Entries in People	81
Accepting Matched Contacts Suggestions	81
Manually Merging Entries in People	82
Viewing a List of All Your Linked Entries	82
Breaking Linked Entries	82
Editing an Entry in People	83
Displaying an Entry	83
Adding a Number to an Entry	83
Editing the Phone Number of an Entry	83
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry	83
Assigning a Picture to an Entry	84
Adding an Email Address to an Entry	84
Sending Contact Information as a vCard	84
Sending an Entry as a vCard	85
Deleting an Entry	85
Deleting Multiple Entries	85
Finding Entries in People	86
Backing Up and Importing Entries in People	86
Backing Up People Entries to the Storage Card	86
Importing Entries From the Storage Card	87
Working with Groups	87
Creating a Group and Adding Entries	87
Editing a Contact Group	88
Sending a Text or Multimedia Message to a Group	88
Sending an Email Message to a Group	88
Rearranging Your Contact Groups	89
Rearranging Members in a Contact Group	89
Deleting a Group	89
Using People Widgets	90
Adding the People Widget	90
Setting the Default Communication Method	90
Changing the Default Communication Method	90
Getting In Touch With a Contact	91
Connecting with Your Social Networks	91
Facebook for HTC Sense	91
Tweeting on Your Device using Peep	93
Using Friend Stream	96
2E. Calendar & Tools	99
Calendar	99
Creating an Event	100
Inviting Guests to Your Event (Google Account Only)	101
Sending a Meeting Request (Exchange ActiveSync only)	101
Event Alerts	102
Changing Calendar Views	102
Managing Calendar Events	105
Displaying and Synchronizing Calendars	106
Changing Calendar Settings	107
About the Calendar Widget	108
Calculator	108
Clock	109
Desk Clock	110
World Clock	111
Alarm Clock	112
Flashlight	113
Reading eBooks	114
Car Panel	117
Making a Call in Car Panel	117
Exiting Car Panel	117
Dock Mode	118
Using Dock Mode	118
Polaris Office	118
Viewing a Document	118
Editing a Document	119
Adobe Reader	119
Viewing a PDF File	119
HTC Sync	120
Installing HTC Sync	121
Setting Up HTC Sync to Recognize Your Device	121
Getting to Know the Workspace	122
Setting Up Synchronization	122
Synchronizing Your Device	125
Installing Apps From Your Computer to Your Device	126
Synchronizing Another Device With Your Computer	127
Downloading the Latest HTC Sync Upgrade	127
HTCSense.com	128
Signing Up for Your HTCSense.com Account	128
Using HTCSense.com	128
Deleting Your HTCSense.com Account	130
Updating Your Device	130
2F. Voice Services	131
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)	131
Activating ASR	131
Making a Voice Call With ASR	132
Opening Applications With ASR	132
Managing Voice Memos	133
Recording Voice Memos	133
Managing Voice Memos	133
Renaming Voice Memos	134
Erasing Voice Memos	134
Voice Input	134
Selecting the Voice Input Language	134
2G. microSD Card	135
Your Device’s microSD Card	135
The microSD Card	135
Viewing the microSD Card Memory	137
Erasing the microSD Card	137
Unmounting the microSD Card	138
Using the Device’s microSD Card as a USB Drive	138
2H. Camera & Video	140
Taking Pictures and Shooting Videos	140
Launching the Camera	140
Viewfinder Screen and Other Controls	141
Zooming	142
Auto Focusing	142
Capturing Photos and Videos in 3D	142
Using the Front Camera	143
Adding Effects	143
Taking Pictures	143
Camera Flash FAQ	144
Recording Video	145
Review Screen	145
Changing Camera Settings	146
Closing Camera	147
Viewing Pictures and Videos Using Gallery	148
Selecting an Album	148
Viewing Photos and Videos	149
Zooming In or Out on a Photo	150
Watching Videos	150
Viewing Photos in Your Social Networks	151
Editing Your Photos	152
Printing Your Photos	154
Sending Your Photos and Videos	154
Closing Gallery	158
Sharing Live Videos with Qik	159
Sharing a Live Video in Qik	159
Closing Qik	159
2I. Bluetooth	160
Using Bluetooth	160
Turning Bluetooth On or Off	160
Changing the Device Name	161
Connecting a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit	161
Reconnecting a Headset or Car Kit	162
Disconnecting or Unpairing From a Bluetooth Device	163
Sending Information Using Bluetooth	163
Adding the Bluetooth Received Folder to the Home Screen	166
Using Bluetooth FTP Server	167
Sprint Service	169
3A. Sprint Service: The Basics	170
Voicemail	170
Setting Up Your Voicemail	170
Voicemail Notification	171
New Voicemail Message Alerts	171
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages	171
Clearing the Message Icon	172
Text Messaging (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging (MMS)	172
Sending Text Messages (SMS)	173
Preset Messages	173
Sending a Multimedia Message (MMS)	174
Saving and Resuming a Draft Message	176
Viewing and Replying to a Message	176
Replying to Another Phone Number of the Contact	177
Viewing and Saving an Attachment from a Multimedia Message	178
Managing Message Conversations	178
Setting Text and Multimedia Message Options	180
Adding the Messages Widget	182
Caller ID	183
Call Waiting	183
Making a 3-Way Call	184
Call Forwarding	184
Roaming	185
Setting Roam Mode	186
Roaming Guards	186
3B. Web and Data Services	188
Ways of Connecting to the Internet	188
Connecting Using Wi-Fi	188
Turning Wi-Fi On and Connecting to a Wireless Network	189
Checking the Wireless Network Status	190
Connecting to Another Wi-Fi Network	190
Adding the Wi-Fi Widget	190
Connecting Using Sprint 4G	191
Turning Sprint 4G On and Connecting to the Sprint 4G Network	191
Checking the Sprint 4G Network Status	192
Adding the Sprint 4G Widget	192
Getting Started With Data Services	192
Your User Name	192
Launching a Web Connection	193
Data Connection Status and Indicators	193
Turning the Data Connection On or Off	194
Adding the Data Connection Widget	194
Connecting to a Virtual Private Network (VPN)	194
Using the Device’s Web Browser	196
Downloading from the Web	200
Copying Text, Looking Up Information, and Sharing	201
Viewing Bookmarks and Previously Visited Web Pages	203
Setting Browser Options	204
Mail	207
Adding a POP3/IMAP Email Account	207
Adding an Exchange ActiveSync Account	207
Checking Your Mail Inbox	208
Managing Email Messages	210
Printing Your Email Messages	213
Gmail	217
Viewing Your Gmail Inbox	217
Sending a New Email Message	218
Replying To or Forwarding An Email Message	219
Getting Help	219
Google Talk	219
Chatting with a Friend	219
Accepting a Chat Invitation	220
Changing Your Online Status and Picture	220
Adding and Managing Friends	221
Changing the Settings or Signing Out	222
Downloading Applications and Games From Android Market	222
Finding and Installing an Application	223
Opening an Installed Application	224
Uninstalling an Application	224
Creating a Google Checkout Account	225
Getting Help	225
Stocks	225
Adding a Stock Quote or Stock Market Index	226
Changing Update Schedule and Color Settings	227
Adding the Stocks Widget	227
Viewing Your Stocks on the Lock Screen	227
Weather	228
Using Weather	228
Adding a City	228
Arranging and Deleting Cities	229
Changing Weather Options	229
About the Weather Widget	229
News Feeds	230
Subscribing to News Channels	230
Searching News Stories	230
Reading a Story	230
Changing News Settings	231
Adding the News Widget	231
Sprint Hotspot	232
Setting Up Sprint Hotspot	232
Connecting Your Computer to Sprint Hotspot	233
Managing Sprint Hotspot	233
Turning Off Sprint Hotspot	234
Adding a Sprint Hotspot Widget	234
Using Your Device as a Modem	235
Connecting Your Device to the Internet Through a Computer (Internet Pass-through)	235
Data Services FAQs	236
3C. Entertainment: TV and Music	238
Sprint TV & Movies	238
Your Sprint TV Channel and Movies Options	238
Watching TV and Movies	239
TV FAQs	240
Music - MP3 Store	242
Accessing the MP3 Store	242
Purchasing and Downloading Music	242
Sprint Radio	243
Listening to Music	244
Playing Music	244
Browsing Music in the Library	246
Creating Playlists	246
Setting a Song as a Ring Tone	248
Trimming an MP3 Ring Tone	248
Sending Music Using Bluetooth	249
Finding Music Videos on YouTube	250
Using the Music Widget	250
Connected Media	250
Sharing Media on Your Home Network	250
Sharing Media on Your Device	251
Listening to the Radio	252
Using FM Radio	252
Adding Station Names	253
Closing or Turning Off FM Radio	254
YouTube	254
Opening YouTube	254
Watching Videos	255
Sharing Videos	255
Capturing a Video and Sharing it on YouTube	255
Closing YouTube	256
HTC Watch	256
NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile	256
Using NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile for the First Time	257
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Home Screen	257
The Menu Bar	258
3D. GPS Navigation	260
GPS Services	260
Activating Location Mode	260
Turning on Location Services	260
TeleNav GPS Navigator	261
Registering TeleNav GPS Navigator	261
Using TeleNav GPS Navigator	261
Google Maps	262
About Google Maps	262
Searching For a Location	263
Looking at a Location in Street View	264
Viewing Map Layers	265
Searching For a Place of Interest Near You	266
Getting Directions	267
Getting Help	268
Google Latitude	268
Opening and Joining Latitude	268
Inviting Friends to Share Their Locations	269
Responding to an Invitation	269
Viewing Your Friends’ Locations	269
Connecting With and Managing Friends	270
Changing Privacy Settings	271
Footprints	271
Creating a Footprint	272
Revisiting a Footprint	272
Editing or Deleting a Footprint	273
Exporting your Footprints	273
Importing Footprints	273
Adding the Footprints Widget	274
Safety and Warranty Information	275
4A. Important Safety Information	276
Important Health Information and Safety Precautions	276
Electrical Safety	277
Safety Precautions for Proper Grounding Installation	277
Safety Precautions for Power Supply Unit	277
Take Extra Precautions	278
Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight	279
Prevention of Hearing Loss	279
Safety in Aircraft	279
Environmental Restrictions	280
Explosive Atmospheres	280
Road Safety	280
Safety Precautions for RF Exposure	280
Interference with Medical Equipment Functions	281
Hearing Aids	281
Nonionizing Radiation	281
Electrical Safety	282
General Precautions	282
Using the 3D Function of Your Device	286
Additional Safety Information	286
When Using Your Device Near Other Electronic Devices	287
Turn Off Your Device Before Flying	288
Turn Off Your Device in Dangerous Areas	289
General Safety and Other Precautions	289
Antenna Safety	290
Battery Safety	290
AC Charger	291
Regulatory Agency Identifications	292
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement	293
Important Note	293
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices	294
SAR Information	296
Body-worn Operation	297
Telecommunications & Internet Association (TIA) Safety Information	298
Pacemakers	298
Hearing Aids	298
Other Medical Devices	298
WEEE Notice	299
RoHS Compliance	300
Owner’s Record	300
User Guide Proprietary Notices	300
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty	302
Manufacturer’s Warranty	303
12 Month Limited Warranty	303
Privacy Restrictions	305
Weather Disclaimer	305
Warranty Disclaimer	305
Limitation of Damages	306