HTC 7 Pro User Manual
Your HTC 7 Pro
User guide
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Contents
Basics
Inside the box 6
Your phone 6
Back cover 8
Battery 9
Switching your phone on or off 11
Finger gestures 11
Getting started
Setting up your phone for the first time 12
Start screen 12
Accessing apps and settings 13
Hubs 13
Sleep mode 13
Unlocking the screen 14
Changing your lock screen wallpaper 14
Status icons 14
Adjusting the volume 15
Searching 15
Interacting with your phone by speaking 16
Setting up an account 16
Changing the ringtone 16
Changing the theme 16
Phone calls
Making calls 17
Receiving calls 17
Using in-call options 18
Using call history 19
Call services 20
Turning Flight mode (Airplane mode) on or off 20
People
About the People hub 21
Viewing your contacts list and feeds 21
Adding a new contact 22
Merging contact information 23
Editing, searching, and deleting 23
Your Me tile 24
Keyboard
The Hardware Keyboard 25
Using the onscreen keyboard 26
Entering words with predictive text 27
Changing keyboard settings 27
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Messaging
About Messaging 28
Sending a text message 28
Sending a picture message 29
Viewing and replying to a message 29
Managing message conversations 30
Email
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 31
Adding a Microsoft Exchange Server account 31
Checking your inbox 32
Sending an email message 33
Calendar
About Calendar 35
Creating a calendar appointment 35
Changing calendar views 36
Viewing, editing or deleting an appointment 37
Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing appointment reminders 37
Displaying and synchronizing calendars 37
Getting connected
Data connection 39
Wi-Fi 39
Using your phone’s web browser 40
Bluetooth 43
Camera
Camera basics 45
Taking a photo 46
Capturing a video 46
After capturing 47
Camera settings 47
Pictures
About the Pictures hub 48
Viewing photos and videos 49
Touching up your photos 49
Sending your photos 49
Sharing your photos on the Web 50
Zune
Synchronizing your computer and phone 51
Music + Videos hub 52
Listening to music 52
Watching videos 53
Listening to or watching your podcasts 53
Listening to the radio 53
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Maps and location
Turning on location services 54
Bing Maps 54
HTC Hub
About the HTC Hub 58
More apps
Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 63
Windows Marketplace 64
Games 64
Security
Protecting your phone with a password 66
Protecting your phone through the Web 66
Settings
Settings on your phone 67
Changing display settings 68
Changing sound settings 68
Checking information about your phone 69
Changing the phone language 69
Update and reset
Updating the phone software 70
Restarting or factory resetting your phone 70
Trademarks and copyright 72
Index 73
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Basics
Inside the box
You’ll find the following inside the box:
Phone
Battery
USB cable
3.5mm stereo headset
Power adapter
Start here guide
Quick guide
Safety and regulatory guide
Your phone
Front panel
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2
9
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1 Earpiece
2 Hardware keyboard
3 BACK
4 Microphone
5 CAMERA
6 SEARCH
7 START
8 Touch screen
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5
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4
9 Notification LED
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Top panel
Left panel
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1 3.5mm audio jack
2 POWER
1 VOLUME UP/DOWN
2 USB
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Back panel
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2
1 LED flash
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2 Back cover
3 5 megapixel camera
4 Speaker
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment.
With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
1.
Slide the back of the phone to the right.
2.
With your thumb or finger, lift up the back cover from the small notch at the side of the
3.
phone.
Replacing the back cover
Secure the right side of the back cover first by aligning the tabs on the back cover into
1.
the openings located inside the battery compartment.
Press the left side of the back cover down to lock the cover into place. You will hear
2.
a click when the back cover is locked in place. (You may find it easier if you slide the
keyboard back into place first.)
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Battery
Your phone uses a rechargeable battery. Please use only original batteries and accessories
that came with your phone or replacements that we recommend.
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use your
phone. Among these are the phone features and accessories you use (for example, leaving
your Bluetooth connection always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web
browsing use up much battery power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from
your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.
Inserting the battery
Remove the back cover. See “Removing the back cover.”
1.
Insert the battery with its exposed copper contacts into the phone first.
2.
The exposed copper contacts should be on the right when you insert the battery.
Gently push the battery into place.
3.
Removing the battery
Make sure the phone is turned off.
1.
Take the back cover off. See “Removing the back cover.”
2.
Pull the battery up from the indentation in the battery compartment.
3.
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Charging the battery
The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using your
phone, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after
several full charge/discharge cycles.
To charge the battery, please use only the power adapter and USB cable that come with your phone.
Don’t remove the battery from the phone while you’re charging it with the power or car adapter.
Connect the large end of the USB cable to the power adapter.
1.
Connect the small end of the USB cable to the phone.
2.
Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
3.
Your phone may turn on when the battery is being charged.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid red light when the
battery is being charged. The light turns to solid green when the phone is fully charged.
When you charge the battery while the phone is on, the charging battery icon is
displayed in the status bar of the Start screen. After the battery has been fully charged, a full
battery icon will be displayed in the status bar of the Start screen.
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
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Switching your phone on or off
Switching your phone on
Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on the phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. Go to “Setting up your phone
for the first time” and we’ll take you through it.
Switching your phone off
If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.
1.
Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in the
2.
Getting started chapter.
Press and hold the POWER button until you see the word “Goodbye” onscreen.
3.
Finger gestures
Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as apps
and settings, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
Press and hold To open the available options for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web page),
simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across
the screen.
Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While
dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger
in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as
when flicking the contacts or message list.
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can
turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.
Pinch In some applications, like Pictures or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen
using 2 fingers (for example, thumb and index fingers) to zoom in or zoom out
when viewing a picture or a web page.
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Getting started
Setting up your phone for the first time
When you switch on your phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to set some options such
as your time zone and your Window Live ID. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll
be up and running with your phone in no time.
Start screen
Up front on the Start screen, you get to see at a glance Windows® Phone live tiles that
continuously update and show what’s most personal to you. You’ll see things like your photo
album, XBOX LIVE, how many new messages and email you have, and more.
Simply swipe your finger up or down to scroll through the tiles on the Start screen.
Rearranging the tiles on the Start screen
Press and hold the tile you want to move until it floats.
1.
Drag the tile to the position where you want to place it. Pause at the top or bottom
2.
edge of the screen to drag the tile to the extended Start screen.
When the tile is where you want it, tap the tile to dock it.
3.
Pinning items to the Start screen
You can pin just about anything you want to the Start screen: apps, pictures, songs, shortcuts,
and even contacts. For example, when you pin a contact to the Start screen, you’ll get all of
that person’s updates—feeds, email, text messages, and call notifications—right from that tile.
To pin something, let’s say a contact, to the Start screen, press and hold the contact until a
menu appears, and then tap pin to start.
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Unpinning a tile
On the Start screen, press and hold the tile you want to remove, and then tap .
Accessing apps and settings
Easy. On the Start screen, just tap or slide your finger left.
Hubs
Simplify your everyday tasks with hubs. Instead of going in and out of various apps, hubs
simplify things by tying together related experiences. For example, in the People Hub,
not only can you see all your contacts but you can also check status updates from your
Facebook friends. Check out the other cool hubs on your phone such as Office, Pictures,
Music + Videos, and more.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting your phone into a low power state while the
display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when the phone’s in your bag or pocket.
You’ll still receive messages and calls though.
Switching to Sleep mode
Press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch your phone to Sleep mode. Your
phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.
Waking up from Sleep mode
Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call. To wake it up manually,
press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.
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Unlocking the screen
When you see the lock screen, press the bottom of the screen and then slide your finger up
to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call.
If you’ve set up a phone password, you’ll need to enter the it to unlock the screen.
To find out how to enable the phone password, see “Protecting your phone with a password” in the
Security chapter.
Changing your lock screen wallpaper
Browse the collection of wallpapers available on your phone or choose from photos that you
have taken with the camera.
On the Start screen, tap .
1.
Tap Settings > lock & wallpaper > change wallpaper.
2.
Choose whether to select from preset wallpapers, camera photos, or a photo album.
3.
Select the photo you want to use as your lock screen wallpaper.
4.
If the photo you selected is bigger than the allowable wallpaper size, crop the photo
5.
first. Drag the photo and position the part that you want to be your wallpaper inside
the crop box, and then tap .
Status icons
You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status bar.
Simply tap the top of the screen to show the status icons. The status icons disappear after a
few seconds.
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Here’s some of the icons you might see and what they mean:
Signal strength 3G (EVDO) connection
Battery is charging 1xRTT connection
Battery is full Wi-Fi enabled but not connected to a
Wi-Fi network
Battery state unknown Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Airplane mode is turned on Connected to a Bluetooth headset
Roaming Phone set to vibrate
Calls are being forwarded based on the
network settings.
only displays connection status, not signal strength. To find out how to view Wi-Fi network signal
strength, see “Wi-Fi” in the Getting connected chapter.
Phone set to silent
Adjusting the volume
Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the volume to your desired level.
The volume bar appears on top of the screen and shows the volume level.
On the volume bar, tap the icon on the right to quickly switch to ring or vibrate.
If you want to have silent as an option, you need to turn off vibrate on your phone.
See “Changing sound settings” in the Settings chapter to find out how to turn off vibrate.
Searching
Searching the Web
On the Start screen, press SEARCH . The Bing™ search screen opens.
1.
Tap the search box, enter what you want to search for, and then tap on the
2.
keyboard. You’ll then see a list of matched items onscreen.
Tap the category below the search box (for example, local) or swipe left or right on the
3.
screen to check the other results for the other categories.
Use your voice to do a search by tapping the microphone icon inside the search box.
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Searching within an app
In some apps like People, Maps, and Marketplace, you can do a search within those apps.
Simply open the app, and then press SEARCH .
Interacting with your phone by speaking
From anywhere on your phone, press and hold START to bring up Tell Me, which lets you use
your voice to call people, start apps, and search the web.
To make a phone call, you’d say “Call Jennifer Singer, mobile.”
To start an app, like Calendar, say “Open Calendar.”
To search for something, just tell the phone what you want, like “Find pizza parlors,”
and Bing will look for an answer.
If you’re not sure, say “What can I say?”
Setting up an account
Set up your Windows Live, Microsoft Outlook, Facebook, and other accounts so you can
sync information and receive updates from these accounts on your phone.
On the Start screen, tap .
1.
Tap Settings > email & accounts.
2.
Tap add an account, and then tap the type of account you want to set up.
3.
Enter your email address and password, and then tap sign in.
4.
Changing the ringtone
Choose from the available selections of ringtones on your phone.
On the Start screen, tap .
1.
Tap Settings > ringtones & sounds.
2.
Tap the Ringtone box.
3.
Listen to a ringtone by tapping the play icon beside its name.
4.
Tap the name of the ringtone that you want to use.
5.
Changing the theme
Feeling a little blue? You can change the theme of your phone to match your mood for the
day.
On the Start screen, tap .
1.
Tap Settings > theme.
2.
Select the Background and Accent color to fit your mood by tapping their respective
3.
boxes.
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Phone calls
Making calls
On the Start screen, tap the Phone tile.
1.
Tap .
2.
Dial the number you want to call, and then tap call.
3.
Making an emergency call
On the phone dialer screen, dial the international emergency number for your locale (for
example, 911), and then tap call.
Receiving calls
When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays
the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone
call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone
number appear on the Incoming call screen.
Answering or rejecting an incoming call
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If To answer the call To reject the call
Display is on Tap answer. Tap ignore.
Display is off When the lock screen appears, slide
up from the bottom of the lock
screen, and then tap answer.
When the lock screen appears, slide up
from the bottom of the lock screen, and
then tap ignore.
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
Do one of the following:
Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.
Press the POWER button.
Place the phone face down on a leveled surface.
If the phone is already facing down, the phone will still ring when there are subsequent incoming
calls.
Using in-call options
When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or
to turn the speakerphone on or off. You can also press MENU and choose whether to add a
call, mute the microphone, and more.
Switching between calls
If you’re already on a call and accept another call, you can choose to switch between the
two calls.
When you receive another call, tap answer to accept the second call, and to put the
1.
first call on hold.
To switch between the calls, tap the bar at the top of the screen.
2.
Setting up a conference call
Three-way conference calling with your friends, family, or coworkers is easy.
Make a call to the first conference call participant.
1.
Once the call has been answered by the first participant tap the (down arrow) and
2.
then tap FLASH.
Once the first participant is on hold tap ADD CALL and dial the number of the second
3.
participant.
Once the second participant has answered the call, tap FLASH again to join the calls
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together.
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Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call
Tap .
1.
Tap speaker. Tap speaker again to turn off the speakerphone.
2.
Make sure you don’t have the phone against your ear when you have the speakerphone on. It may
damage your hearing.
Muting the microphone during a call
Tap .
1.
Tap mute. Tap mute again to turn on the microphone.
2.
Ending a call
On the screen, tap end call.
If the phone display is off, press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap end call.
Using call history
Use the call history to check missed calls, your dialed numbers and received calls.
Checking calls in the call history
On the Start screen, tap the Phone tile.
1.
Tap a name or number in the list to go to a screen where you can select to call the
2.
number, view the contact information (if the number is stored in your contacts list),
save the contact information (if the number is not stored in your contacts list), or send
a text message.
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history
On the Start screen, tap the Phone tile.
1.
Tap the number you want to save to your contacts.
2.
At the bottom of the screen, tap .
3.
Tap new contact.
4.
Edit the number if you need to, select the phone number type, and then tap .
5.
Enter the contact name and other information. The phone number is automatically
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added for you.
Tap .
7.
To find out how to add new contacts or edit the contact information, see the People chapter.
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Clearing the call history list
On the call history screen, you can do the following:
To remove a name or number from the list, press and hold it, and then tap delete item.
To clear the entire list, tap ... , and then tap delete all.
Call services
Your phone can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and
change the settings of various phone services for your phone. Contact your mobile operator
to find out about the availability of call services for your phone.
To open call services, tap the Phone tile on the Start screen, tap ... , and then tap call settings.
My phone number Displays your phone number.
Voicemail number Shows the current voicemail service being used. Tap to change the voicemail
number.
International assist Turn on or off international assist.
Long tones When Long tones is set to on, the tone is heard continuously for as long as
the number on the keypad is pressed. Turn this off to only hear a brief tone
when you press keys on the keypad.
Turning Flight mode (Airplane mode) on or off
In many countries, you are required by law to turn off the phone while on board an aircraft. A
way to turn off the phone function is to switch your phone to Flight mode (Airplane mode).
When you enable Flight mode, all wireless radios on your phone are turned off, including the
call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
On the Start screen, tap .
1.
Tap Settings > airplane mode.
2.
Tap the Status switch to turn it on or off.
3.
When you disable airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.
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People
About the People hub
When you set up your email and other accounts on your phone, your contacts are imported
automatically into your People hub. You’ll be able to see contacts from your Windows Live,
Facebook, as well as other email accounts like Google and Outlook (Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync).
Your friends’ Windows Live and Facebook feeds also appear in your People hub. Their
photos show up in your Pictures hub, and your own feeds pop up in your Me tile.
If you haven’t set up your email or Facebook account yet, see “Setting up an account” in the
Getting started chapter.
Viewing your contacts list and feeds
To open the People hub, tap the People tile on the Start screen.
In all of the People hub, you’ll see all contacts that you’ve created on your phone as well as
contacts that are synchronized with your email and Facebook accounts.
If you’re signed in to your Windows Live and/or Facebook accounts, swipe to the left to see
updates from your friends.
If you signed in to your Windows Live account when you first set up the phone, your contacts from
those accounts will appear in the contacts list when you first open People.
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Contact information
When you tap a contact on the People hub, the profile screen opens, showing you the
person’s contact details. You can call, send text, or send an email to the contact from the
profile screen.
Call, send a message, or send an email to that contact in the profile page. Slide your finger
left to see what’s new with that contact. You’ll only see updates when you are signed in to
your Windows Live and/or Facebook accounts and the person is also your friend in Windows
Live and/or Facebook.
Adding a new contact
On the Start screen, tap the People tile.
1.
In all of the People hub, tap .
2.
Select the Account, for example Windows Live. This determines which account the
3.
contact will sync with.
Enter information by tapping an item.
4.
Tap when you’re done.
5.
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Merging contact information
If you have the same contacts stored in your phone and online accounts such as Windows
Live and Facebook, your phone will try to link them as one automatically. If it doesn’t, you
can manually link them so that you won’t have duplicated entries in your contacts list.
On the Start screen, tap the People tile.
1.
In all of the People hub, tap the name of the contact you want to link.
2.
At the bottom of the screen, tap . The link icon may look a little different depending
3.
if the contact is already linked to other contacts.
Do one of the following:
4.
Under suggested links (if available), tap the contact to link to that contact’s
account.
Tap choose a contact to select a contact from your People list to link to.
Breaking the contact information link between contacts
On the Start screen, tap the People tile.
1.
In all of the People hub, tap the name of the contact whose contact information link
2.
you want to break.
At the bottom of the screen, tap the link icon. The link icon will show how many
3.
contacts are linked.
Tap one of the linked profiles, and then tap unlink.
4.
Editing, searching, and deleting
Editing a contact’s information
On the Start screen, tap the People tile.
1.
In all of the People hub, press and hold the contact, and then tap edit.
2.
Enter the new information for the contact.
3.
If the contact is linked to another account on your phone, you can choose to edit the contact
information on the other account by tapping edit [name of account].
Tap .
4.
Searching for a contact
On the Start screen, tap the People tile.
1.
Press SEARCH .
2.
In the search bar, enter the first few letters of the first or last name of the contact you
3.
are looking for. Matching contacts are displayed.
Tap the contact to open his or her contact details screen. See “Contact information” in
4.
this chapter for details.
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