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ⅷ Personal dictionary lets you add, edit, or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. For more information, see "Adding a Word to the Predictive Text Dictionary" and "Editing or Deleting a Word in Your Personal Dictionary." Home Screen The Home screen is the starting point for many applications and functions. The Home screen allows you to add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets to give you instant access to information and applications. 1 2 5 3 4 1. Status Bar: Displays device status and notification icons. See "Viewing the Display Screen" on page 10 for a list of icons you will see on the status bar. 2. Application icon: Tap to open the related application. 3. All apps: Tap to open the All apps screen. The All apps screen holds all applications on your device. 22 2A. Device Basics

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	14
Sprint Account Passwords	15
Getting Help	15
Managing Your Account	15
Your Device	17
2A. Device Basics	18
Your Device	18
Key Functions	19
Turning Your Device On and Off	21
Turning Your Device On	21
Turning Your Device Off	21
Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use	21
Viewing the Display Screen	22
Notifications Panel	25
Notification LED	26
Battery and Charger	26
Getting Around Your Device	28
Displaying Your Device Number	29
Entering Text	29
Using the Onscreen Keyboard	29
Using Swype to Enter Text	32
Adjusting Touch Input Settings	33
Home Screen	34
Extended Screens	35
Customizing the Home Screen	36
Creating and Saving a Custom Scene	38
Changing the Lock Screen Icons	39
2B. Settings	40
Personalization Settings	40
Scenes	40
Renaming or Deleting a Scene	41
Home Screen Wallpaper	41
Sound Settings	41
Notification Sound	41
Adjusting the Device’s Volume Settings	41
Vibrate	42
Silence All	42
Alert Notification	42
Enabling Touch Tones	43
Display Settings	43
Changing the Screen Timeout Period	43
Changing the Display Screen	43
Adjusting the Brightness	44
Changing the Screen Orientation	44
Recalibrating the Screen	44
Location Settings	45
Messaging Settings	45
Airplane Mode	47
Security Settings	47
Protecting Your Device with a Screen Lock	47
Updating Your Device’s System Software	49
Resetting Your Device	49
Restarting Your Device	50
Security Features for Data Services	50
Data Synchronization Settings	50
Synchronizing Google Apps	50
Synchronizing Exchange ActiveSync	51
Social Network Settings	52
Logging in to and Synchronizing Your Social Network Accounts	52
Application Settings	53
Allowing Installation of Third-Party Programs	53
Clearing Application Cache and Data	53
Date & Time Settings	54
Setting Local Date, Time Zone, and Time	54
Power-Saving Tips	54
2C. People	57
About People	57
Using the People Screen	58
Your Address Book	58
Setting Up My Contact Card	59
Adding a New People Entry	59
Using the Details Screen	59
Merging Entries in People	60
Manually Merging Entries in People	60
Unlinking Entries	61
Editing an Entry in People	61
Displaying an Entry in People	61
Adding a Number to an Entry in People	61
Editing an Entry in People	62
Assigning a Picture to an Entry	62
Adding an Email Address to an Entry	63
Adding Additional Information to an Entry	63
Sending an Entry as a vCard	63
Deleting an Entry	63
Deleting Multiple Entries	64
Finding Entries in People	64
Backing Up and Importing Entries in People	64
Backing Up People Entries to a Storage Card	64
Importing Entries From the Storage Card	65
Working with Groups	65
Creating a Group and Adding Entries	65
Adding or Removing Entries From a Group	65
Sending a Text or Multimedia Message to All Entries in a Group	66
Sending an Email Message to All Entries in a Group	66
Deleting a Group	66
Using the People Widget	67
Adding the People Widget	67
Getting In Touch With a Contact	67
Connecting with Your Social Networks	67
Facebook for HTC Sense	67
Twitter for HTC Sense	68
Using Friend Stream	68
Opening Friend Stream	69
Updating Your Status	70
Adding the Friend Stream Widget	70
2D. Calendar & Tools	71
Calendar	71
Adding an Event to the Calendar	71
Inviting Guests to Your Event (Google Account Only)	72
Sending a Meeting Request (Exchange ActiveSync only)	73
Event Alerts	73
Viewing Events	74
Erasing Events	75
Showing or Hiding Calendars	75
Synchronizing an Exchange ActiveSync Calendar	76
Synchronizing an Outlook Calendar	76
Sending a vCalendar	76
Calculator	77
Clock	77
Desk Clock	78
World Clock	78
Alarm Clock	79
Flashlight	81
Sharing Games and Applications	81
Car Panel	82
Exiting Car Panel	83
Polaris Office	83
Viewing Documents	83
Editing Documents	84
PDF Viewer	84
Viewing a PDF File	84
Reader	85
Selecting an eBook to Read	85
Flipping Through Pages	85
Adding a Note or Highlighting Selected Text	85
Viewing Notes and Highlights You’ve Created	85
Notes	86
Creating a Notebook	86
Synchronizing Notes	86
Writing a Note	87
Reviewing a Note	87
Kid Mode	89
Setting Your Kid Mode Options	89
Closing Kid Mode	89
HTC Sync	89
Setting Up HTC Sync to Recognize Your Device	90
Setting up Synchronization for Music	91
Setting Up Synchronization for Gallery	92
Setting Up Synchronization for Calendar Events	92
Setting up Synchronization for People	93
Setting Up Synchronization for Calendar Events	93
Setting up Synchronization for Bookmarks	94
Setting up Synchronization for Documents	94
Synchronizing Your Device	95
Downloading the Latest HTC Sync Upgrade	95
Installing Apps From Your Computer to Your Device	96
Printing	97
Updating Your Device	97
2E. Voice Services	98
Managing Voice Memos	98
Recording Voice Memos	98
Voice Memo Options	98
Renaming Voice Memos	98
Erasing Voice Memos	99
Voice Input	99
Setting the voice input language	99
2F. microSD Card	100
microSD Card	100
Viewing the microSD Card Memory	101
Formatting the microSD Card	101
Unmounting the microSD Card	102
Using the Device’s internal storage or microSD Card as a USB Drive	102
2G. Camera & Multimedia	104
Taking Pictures and Shooting Videos	104
Opening the Camera	104
Viewfinder Screen	104
Review Screen	105
Zooming	105
Taking Pictures	105
Capturing Videos	106
Camera Settings	107
Closing Camera	108
Using Snapbooth	108
Taking a Closeup Shot	108
Viewing or Editing a Photo in Full-screen Mode	109
Viewing Pictures and Videos Using Gallery	109
Opening Gallery	109
Viewing Photos	110
Zooming In or Out on a Photo	110
Viewing Photos as a Slideshow	111
Watching Video	111
Viewing Photos in Your Social Networks	111
Working with Photos	112
Sharing Photos and Videos	113
Closing Gallery	116
Listening to Music	117
Playing Music	117
Browsing Music in the Library	118
Creating Playlists	118
Playing the Songs in a Playlist	119
Sending Music Using Bluetooth	120
About the Music Widget	120
2H. Bluetooth	121
Using Bluetooth	121
Turning Bluetooth On or Off	121
Changing the Device Name	121
Connecting a Bluetooth Headset	122
Reconnecting a Bluetooth Headset	122
Disconnecting or Unpairing From a Bluetooth Device	123
Sending and Receiving Information Using Bluetooth	124
Adding the Bluetooth Received Folder to the Home Screen	127
Sprint Service	129
3A. Sprint Service: The Basics	130
Text Messaging (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging (MMS)	130
Composing Text Messages	131
Preset Messages	131
Sending a Multimedia Message (MMS)	132
Saving and Resuming a Draft Message	134
New Messages Notification	134
Managing Message Conversations	135
Setting Text and Multimedia Message Options	137
Adding the Messages Widget	138
Roaming	138
Setting Roam Mode	139
Roaming Guards	139
3B. Web and Data Services	140
Ways of Connecting to the Internet	140
Connecting Using Wi-Fi	140
Turning Wi-Fi On and Connecting to a Wireless Network	141
Checking the Wireless Network Status	142
Connecting to Another Wi-Fi Network	142
Adding the Wi-Fi Widget	142
Connecting Using Sprint 4G	143
Turning Sprint 4G On and Connecting to the Sprint 4G Network	143
Checking Sprint 4G Network Status	144
Adding the Sprint 4G Widget	144
Getting Started With Data Services	144
Your User Name	144
Launching a Web Connection	145
Data Connection Status and Indicators	145
Turning the Data Connection On or Off	146
Adding the Data Connection Widget	146
Connecting to a Virtual Private Network (VPN)	146
Using the Device’s Web Browser	148
Opening the Browser	148
The Browser Menu	148
Going to a Website	149
Setting Your Home Page	149
Changing the Screen Orientation	150
Browsing Full Versions of Web Pages	150
Navigating on a Web Page	150
Opening a New Browser Window	151
Finding Text In a Web Page	151
Selecting Links in Web Pages	152
Downloading Applications From the Web	152
Copying Text, Looking Up Information, and Sharing	153
Managing Bookmarks and Previously Visited Web Pages	155
Accessing Email Messages	156
Email	156
Gmail	162
Google Talk	170
Chatting with Friends	170
Accepting Chat Invitations	170
Changing Your Online Status and Picture	171
Adding and Managing Friends	171
Changing the settings and signing out	172
Downloading Applications and Games From Android Market	172
Finding and Installing an Application	173
Creating a Google Checkout Account	174
Requesting a Refund for a Paid Application	174
Opening an Installed Application	175
Uninstalling an Application	175
Getting Help	175
Stocks	175
Opening Stocks	175
Adding a Stock Quote or Stock Market Index	176
Changing the Stock List Order	176
Deleting Stock Quotes and Indexes	177
Manually Updating Stock Information	177
Changing Update Schedule and Color Settings	177
Adding the Stocks Widget	177
Weather	178
Checking Weather	178
Adding a City	179
Changing the Order of Cities	179
Deleting a City	179
Changing Weather Options	179
About the Weather Widget	180
News Feeds	180
Subscribing to a News Channel From a List	180
Adding a Keyword	180
Reading a Story	181
Changing update schedule and content settings	181
Adding the News Widget	182
Sprint Hotspot	182
Setting Up Sprint Hotspot	182
Connecting Your Computer to Sprint Hotspot	183
Managing Sprint Hotspot	183
Turning Off Sprint Hotspot	184
Adding a Sprint Hotspot Widget	184
Data Services FAQs	184
3C. Entertainment: TV and Music	186
Music - MP3 Store	186
Accessing the MP3 Store	186
Purchasing and Downloading Music	186
YouTube	187
Opening YouTube	188
Watching Videos	188
Searching for Videos	188
Sharing Videos	189
Capturing a Video and Sharing it on YouTube	189
Closing YouTube	189
HTC Watch	189
NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile	190
Using NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile for the First Time	190
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Home Screen	191
The Menu Bar	192
3D. GPS Navigation	194
GPS Services	194
Activating Location Mode	194
Turning on Location Services	194
TeleNav GPS Navigator	195
Registering TeleNav GPS Navigator	195
Using TeleNav GPS Navigator	195
Google Maps	196
Looking at a Location in Street View	197
Viewing Map Layers	198
Searching For a Location	199
Searching For a Place of Interest Near You	200
Getting Directions	201
Google Latitude	201
Opening and Joining Latitude	202
Inviting Friends to Share Their Locations	202
Responding to an Invitation	202
Connecting With and Managing Friends	203
Changing Privacy Settings	204
Footprints	204
Creating a Footprint	204
Revisiting a Footprint	205
Editing or Deleting a Footprint	205
Exporting your Footprints	206
Importing Footprints	206
Adding the Footprints Widget	206
Safety and Warranty Information	207
4A: Important Safety Information	208
Important Health Information and Safety Precautions	208
Electrical Safety	209
Safety Precautions for Proper Grounding Installation	209
Safety Precautions for Power Supply Unit	209
Take Extra Precautions	210
Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight	210
Prevention of Hearing Loss	211
Safety in Aircraft	211
Environmental Restrictions	211
Explosive Atmospheres	211
Road Safety	212
Safety Precautions for RF Exposure	212
Interference with Medical Equipment Functions	212
Nonionizing Radiation	212
Electrical Safety	213
General Precautions	213
Additional Safety Information	217
Do Not Use the PC Functions of Your Device While Driving or Walking	217
Using The Device While Driving Is Extremely Dangerous	217
When Using Your Device Near Other Electronic Devices	217
Turn Off Your Device Before Flying	218
Turn Off Your Device in Dangerous Areas	218
General Safety and Other Precautions	219
Antenna Safety	220
AC Charger	220
Regulatory Agency Identifications	221
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement	221
Important Note	222
SAR Information	222
Body-worn Operation	224
Telecommunications & Internet Association (TIA) Safety Information	224
Pacemakers	224
Hearing Aids	225
WEEE Notice	225
RoHS Compliance	226
Owner’s Record	226
User Guide Proprietary Notices	226
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty	228
Manufacturer’s Warranty	229
12 Month Limited Warranty	229
Privacy Restrictions	231
Weather Disclaimer	231
Warranty Disclaimer	231
Limitation of Damages	232