HTC Dream Quick Start Guide

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Contents

1. Welcome to the HTC Dream Quick Start Guide .................5

2. Inside the Box ................................................................................5

3. Getting to Know the HTC Dream ............................................6

4. Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card...........7

5. Charging the Battery ................................................................10

6. Starting Up ................................................................................... 10

7. The Home Screen ......................................................................12

8. Accessing Device Applications and Settings ................... 14

9. Making Your First Call ...............................................................16

10. Creating Contacts ..................................................................... 17

11. Entering Information ...............................................................19

12. Basic Settings.............................................................................. 20

13. Sending a Text Message .........................................................25

14. Sending a Multimedia Message .......................................... 26

15. Using Wi-Fi ................................................................................... 27

16. Sending E-mails .........................................................................28

17. Surfing the Web and Viewing Internet Videos ............... 29

18. Bluetooth .....................................................................................31

19. Managing Your Time ................................................................ 32

Table of Contents

20. Taking Pictures ...........................................................................34

21. Copying Multimedia Files to Your Device ........................ 35

22. Listening to Music .....................................................................36

23. Viewing Pictures ........................................................................ 37

24. Synchronizing Your Device .................................................... 38

25. Downloading Applications.................................................... 39

26. Resetting Your Device .............................................................40

1. Welcome to the HTC Dream Quick Start Guide

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Congratulations on your purchase of the HTC Dream.

This Quick Start Guide will help you get started with your Android™ powered Touch Phone. The Quick Start Guide offers information about the basic features and functions that you want to know or use right away after you turn on the device for the first time.

For a more complete guide in using your device, refer to the User Manual PDF that we have included in the microSD™ card that came with the device. Copy the User Manual PDF to your PC for viewing.

2. Inside the Box

You should find the following items inside the box.

HTC Dream device• Battery• USB cable• AC adapter• Wired stereo headset• Pouch• 1GB microSD™ card• Quick Start Guide•

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3. Getting to Know the HTC Dream

Earpiece

Notification LED

VOLUME UP

VOLUME DOWN

Keyboard

HOME

CALL

TRACKBALL

Microphone

3.2 Megapixel Camera

Storage Card Slot

Touch Screen

BACK

END CALL/POWER

USB Connector/Earphone Jack

Speaker

Back Cover

CAPTURE

4. Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card

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Make sure your device is turned off before installing the SIM card, battery, and storage card. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install the battery and SIM card.

To remove the back cover

Hold the device sideways with the control buttons on the

right. Slide the screen panel up to reveal the keyboard and the

back cover release tab. Gently push down the release tab with your finger until the

back cover disengages from the device.

Back cover release tab

4. Pull the back cover out, then set it aside.

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To install the SIM card

Locate the SIM card slot,

then insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cutoff corner facing out the card slot.

Slide the SIM card

completely into the slot.

To install the battery

Align the battery’s

exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment.

Insert the contact side

of the battery first then gently push the battery into place.

Replace the back cover.

Cut-off corner

Battery contacts

To install the storage card

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Hold the device sideways with the control buttons on the

right. Open the keyboard, then locate the storage card slot at the

side of the control buttons. Pry open the storage card slot cover.

Insert the microSD card into the slot with its golden

contacts facing down until it clicks in place.

Storage card slot cover

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5. Replace the storage card slot cover.

Note Make sure that both ends of the cover are properly seated on the slot.

The device will not detect the storage card when the slot cover is not properly replaced.

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5. Charging the Battery

New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you start using your device, it is recommended that you install and charge the battery.

To charge the battery

Flip open the USB connector cover at the bottom panel of

your device. Insert the USB connector of the AC adapter to the USB

connector on your device.

Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start

charging the battery. The battery is fully charged after about 3 hours of charging.

6. Starting Up

After installing your SIM card and battery and charging the battery, you can now power on and start using your device.

Turn on the power

Press the END CALL/POWER button.

After you turned on the device for the first time, you will

be prompted to create a Gmail account or sign in to your existing Gmail account. Touch the screen to begin.

Create a Gmail™ account and sign in

Read the set up information on the screen then touch Next.

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2. Touch Create.

Notes • If you have an existing Gmail

account, touch Sign in. Use the keyboard to enter your user name and password, then touch Sign in. All e-mails, contacts, and calendar events on your Gmail account will automatically synchronize with your device.

• Touch Skip if you want to set up an account later and start using your device. The Home screen will

3. Open the keyboard, then enter your name and account

4. The device synchronizes with your Gmail account. Touch

display.

user name, then touch Next. Follow screen instructions to create your Gmail account.

Finish setup to display the Home screen.

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7. The Home Screen

The Home screen is your starting point for using the applications on your device. You can customize the Home screen to display application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets according to your preference.

Notifications.

•

Your call, text, and other notifications appear here. Touch and hold

•

this area to display the date.

Connection status

Signal strength

Battery status

Time

Touch an icon to open the related application

Tip While in any application, press HOME to display the Home screen.

Touch the Applications tab to access the applications of your device.

To go to the left and right side of the extended

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Home screen

The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen.

Tip While on an extended Home screen, press HOME to return to the

center Home screen.

To learn how to customize the Home screen, refer to the “Getting Started” chapter in the User Manual PDF.

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8. Accessing Device Applications and Settings

The Applications tab holds all pre-installed applications on your device. This tab will also hold the icons of applications that you download and install from Android Market.

To open the Applications tab

Press HOME, then touch .

On the Applications tab:

Touch an icon to open the related

•

application. Scroll up/down on the tab using

•

your finger or the TRACKBALL to view more applications.

Note To hide the Applications tab, touch

For complete information about applications that are pre-installed on your device, refer to the User Manual PDF

or press the BACK button.

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Control and customize device settings from the Settings screen.

To open the Settings screen

On any application screen, press

•

HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. On the Home screen, touch the

•

Applications tab, then touch Settings.

For complete information about the settings on your device, consult the User Manual PDF.

The following sections in this Quick Start Guide will show you how to use basic device functions including how to make a call, enter information, send text and e-mail messages, and more.

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9. Making Your First Call

To place a call

Press the CALL ( ) button, then

touch the Dialer tab. Touch the keys on the dialer to

enter the phone number. If you touched a wrong number key, touch to erase each subsequent digit of a number. To erase the entire number, touch and hold .

Press the CALL button to place

the call.

Tip During a call, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on

the left panel of the device to adjust the in-call volume.

To check missed calls

When you have missed calls, you will see the missed call icon ( ) in the status bar. To check who the caller was, touch and hold the status bar, then drag your finger downward on the screen to open the notifications panel. The missed call information will be displayed in the notifications list.

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