HTC Maple Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

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Table of Contents

Contents

1. Welcome to the HTC Maple Quick Start Guide ...........................4

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

3. Get to Know the HTC Maple ..............................................................

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

5. Get Started ...............................................................................................

6. Personalize Your HTC Maple ...........................................................

7. Use HTC Home .....................................................................................

8. Add Contacts ........................................................................................

9. Take Charge of Your Inbox with Inner Circle .............................

10. Make Calls .............................................................................................

11. Send Text and Multimedia Messages ..........................................

12. Set Up and Use E-mail .......................................................................

13. Keeping Track of Appointments ...................................................

14. Experience the Internet on the Go ...............................................

15. Use the Camera ...................................................................................

16. Manage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Other Connections .................

17 Troubleshooting .................................................................................

Appendix: Safety and Other Notices .................................................. 26

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1. Welcome to the HTC Maple Quick Start Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the HTC Maple™ phone!

This Quick Start Guide will help you get started with your new phone. This guide will walk
you through the features we feel you will want to learn right away when you use your HTC
Maple.

For a more complete guide in using your HTC Maple, please refer to the User Manual PDF
in the User Manual CD that came with the device.

2. Inside the Box

You should find the following items inside the box.

HTC Maple™ phone

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Battery

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AC adapter

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USB sync cable

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Wired stereo headset

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Two accompanying discs

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Quick Start Guide

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3. Get to Know the HTC Maple

Notification LED Earpiece

HOME BACK

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Trackball

Right SOFT KEYLeft SOFT KEY

TALK/SEND

Keypad

Speaker

Volume Up

Volume Down

END/POWER

QWERTY keyboard

Inner Circle

Microphone

2.0 Megapixel Camera

Sync Connector/
Earphone Jack

Using the Trackball

Roll the TRACKBALL to scroll left, right, up, or down. Pressing the center acts as the CENTER
OK button to click items on the screen.

Note You can modify TRACKBALL settings such as sensitivity, repeat mode and more.

Click Start > Settings > Trackball.

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

You need to remove the back cover before you can install the SIM card, battery or storage
card. Also, make sure to always turn off the power before installing or replacing the SIM
card and battery.

To remove the back cover

Make sure your device is turned off.

1.

Hold the device securely with the front facing down.

2.

With your thumb or finger, lift up the bottom of the

3.

back cover.

SIM card

To install the SIM card

Locate the SIM card slot and unlock the

1.

SIM card lock by pressing it towards the
battery compartment.

Insert the SIM card with its gold

2.

contacts facing down and the cut-off
corner facing away from the slot (check
the SIM card slot for the correct orientation when inserting the SIM card).

Slide the SIM card completely into the slot.

3.

Press the SIM card lock to lock the SIM card in place.

4.

To remove the SIM card

Remove the battery if it is installed.

1.

Unlock the SIM card lock.

2.

Slide the SIM card out to remove it.

3.

SIM card
lock

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Battery

To install the battery

Align the exposed metal contacts on the edge of the

1.

battery with the prongs in the body of the phone.

Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then

2.

gently push the battery into place.

Replace the back cover.

3.

To charge the battery

Connect the USB connector of the AC adapter to the

1.

sync connector on the top right side of your phone.

Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start

2.

charging the battery.

Note Only the AC adapter and USB sync cable provided

with your device must be used to charge the battery.

Sync connector

Storage Card

To have additional storage for your images, videos, music, and files, you can purchase a
microSD™ card and install it into your device.

To install the microSD card

Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts
facing down until it clicks into place. Refer to the illustration
above the SIM card slot for the correct orientation.

Note To remove the microSD card, press it to eject it from the

slot.

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5. Get Started

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

Turning on the power

Press and hold the END/POWER button for a few seconds. When you turn on the phone
the first time, the phone installs customization settings and then restarts.

After the phone restarts, you will be asked if you want to automatically configure your
phone’s data connections. By letting the phone configure the data connection settings,
you do not need to enter the settings for 3G/GPRS and WAP manually.

When you see the Connection Setup screen, click

1.

Yes.

Connection Setup then configures your phone’s

2.

data connection settings.

Note For step 1, if your SIM card supports multiple network

operator profiles, a message will appear with network
profile choices.
Select the profile you want to use and click OK.

The Home Screen

After the phone restarts from configuring your data
connections, you are taken to the HTC Home™. HTC Home
lets you quickly access various information, applications,
and settings on the phone.

Navigate through the panels on HTC Home by scrolling
up or down with the TRACKBALL. When a panel is
selected, scroll left/right to go through the available
options of that HTC Home panel. Open any panel by
pressing CENTER OK.

For more information about HTC Home, refer to the User Manual PDF in the Getting
Started disc.

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Entering Text

You can enter text, numbers, and symbols using the QWERTY keyboard. The raised keys,
laid out in a natural offset pattern create a truly enjoyable typing experience. The status
indicator on the top-right side of the display screen displays the input mode that you are
currently using.

Press and then press the corresponding key to use a single uppercase letter.

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To use all uppercase letters, press first and then press . To change back to all
lowercase letters, press these buttons again.

To enter a number or symbol (labelled in brown), press and then press the

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corresponding key.

To continuously enter numbers or symbols (labelled in brown), press twice. Press

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again to exit continuous input mode.

To open the Symbol table while entering text, press .

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Press and hold to lock the keyboard. To unlock, press the left soft key and then

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press .

Press to change between uppercase, lowercase, and caps lock within a text input

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mode.

For more information about the keypad and QWERTY keyboard, see Chapter 1 of the User
Manual PDF.

Quick List

The Quick List offers convenient access to a list of functions, such as locking your phone
and keypad, opening Comm Manager, and choosing a different profile.

To access the Quick List

Press and hold the HOME button.

1.

Select the desired option and click Select.

2.

To exit the Quick List at any time, click Cancel.

3.

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6. Personalize Your HTC Maple

Personalize your HTC Maple to suit your lifestyle.

Date and Time

If you are a frequent traveler, you can easily set your device to display the date and time of
your location.

On the Home screen, scroll to the Home panel and then press CENTER OK.

1.

Click Date and Time and then set the Time zone, Date, and Time.

2.

Click Done.

3.

Wallpaper

Personalize the Home screen to display your personal photo.

On the Home screen, scroll to the Settings panel.

1.

Scroll right until you see Background Image and then press CENTER OK.

2.

Select the picture you want to use by scrolling right/left and then clicking Done.

3.

Note To use personal photos for the Home screen wallpaper, copy the photos to \My Documents\

My Pictures on your device.

Ring tone

On the Home screen, scroll down to the Settings panel.

1.

Scroll right until you see Ringtone and press CENTER OK.

2.

On the Sounds screen, select a ringtone in Ring tone and then click Done.

3.

Profile

You can select a profile for incoming calls.

On the Home screen, scroll to the Settings panel and then press CENTER OK (option

1.

should be Profile).

Select the profile you want to use and then click Done.

2.

Tip To quickly change the profile, press and hold the HOME button to display the Quick List, and

choose a profile.

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Battery and backlight settings

Conserve battery power by adjusting the battery and backlight settings. On the Home
screen, click Start > Settings > Power > Power Management, and adjust the backlight,
display, or light sensor settings.

More settings

To access all settings on your device, click Start > Settings.

7. Use HTC Home

HTC Home lets you quickly access various information, applications, and settings on your
phone. Navigate through the panels on HTC Home by scrolling up or down with the
Trackball. When a panel is selected, scroll left/right to go through the available options of
that particular HTC Home panel. Open the item by pressing CENTER OK.

Home

Displays the current time and date. Click to open the
Clock & Alarm screen where you can adjust the time
and set alarms.

Tip Pressing HOME while on the Home screen takes you to

this panel.

Note If Wi-Fi is turned on, the status will also be shown here.

Appointments

Lets you see your upcoming appointments for the day
or set a new appointment. If you have more than one
appointment for the day, scroll right to go through the
appointments.