HTC EVO View 4G User Manual (Honeycomb) - Page 17

Turning Your Device Off, Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use

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Device Basics Turning Your Device Off 1. Press and hold for about two seconds. 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. 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. Tip: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see "Display Settings" on page 29. 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: Press and hold the ring and then drag it upward (until the whole ring is shown onscreen) to unlock the screen. You can also drag one of the four application icons to the ring to open that application. Ring 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. 2A. Device Basics 9

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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.