HTC PB81120 Users Manual

HTC HD2

User Manual

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Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started

1.1 Inside the Box ......................................................................................................18

1.2 Getting to Know Your Phone .........................................................................19

Front panel ...................................................................................................................19

Back panel .................................................................................................................. 20

Left panel ...................................................................................................................... 21

Bottom panel ..............................................................................................................21

1.3 Before Charging the Battery and Turning On Your Phone ............... 22

Removing the back cover .................................................................................... 22

Removing the thin film and battery ................................................................22

Inserting the SIM card ............................................................................................23

Inserting the battery ...............................................................................................23

Inserting the microSD card .................................................................................24

Replacing the back cover.....................................................................................24

1.4 Charging the Battery .......................................................................................25

1.5 Starting Up ..........................................................................................................26

Turning the power on .............................................................................................26

Setting up your phone for the first time .......................................................26

Switching to Sleep mode .....................................................................................28

Turning the power off ............................................................................................29

1.6 Home Screen.......................................................................................................29

1.7 Status Icons .........................................................................................................30

1.8 Notifications ........................................................................................................ 32

1.9 Start Screen ......................................................................................................... 33

Moving an icon to the top of the Start screen ...........................................33

1.10 Lock Screen .........................................................................................................34

Locking your phone ............................................................................................... 34

Unlocking your phone ...........................................................................................35

Checking notifications when the phone is locked ...................................35

Receiving a call when the phone is locked ..................................................36

1.11 Adjusting the Volume ...................................................................................... 37

Setting a single volume ......................................................................................... 37

Adjusting the system and ring volumes separately ................................37

Adjusting the phone call volume ......................................................................38

1.12 Using Finger Gestures ..................................................................................... 38

Finger scrolling ..........................................................................................................38

Finger panning ..........................................................................................................39

Pinch zooming ...........................................................................................................39

1.13 Connecting Your Phone to a Computer ....................................................41

Chapter 2 Phone Calls

2.1 Making Calls ........................................................................................................42

Making a call from the Phone dialer screen ................................................42

Calling voicemail ...................................................................................................... 44

Making calls from received messages and calendar reminders ....... 44

Making an emergency call .................................................................................. 45

Making an international call (plus code dialing) ...................................... 45

Home dialing ............................................................................................................. 45

2.2 Answering and Ending Calls .........................................................................47

Accepting or rejecting an incoming call .......................................................47

During a call ............................................................................................................... 49

2.3 Using Call History ............................................................................................... 51

2.4 Speed Dial ............................................................................................................ 52

Creating a Speed Dial entry ................................................................................ 52

Making a call using Speed Dial ..........................................................................53

2.5 Making Conference Calls ................................................................................ 53

Selecting participants and starting the conference call .......................53

Making the first call and adding calls to the conference ......................55

During the conference call ..................................................................................56

Making a conference call from an email .......................................................57

2.6 Turning the Phone Connection On and Off ............................................ 58

Chapter 3 Using the Home Screen

3.1 About the Home Screen ................................................................................. 59

3.2 Switching Between the Tabs of the Home Screen ...............................60

3.3 Personalizing Home Screen Tabs ................................................................. 61

3.4 Home ....................................................................................................................... 61

Changing the wallpaper ........................................................................................62

Updating weather information ..........................................................................63

Selecting another location to display on the Home tab .......................63

Changing the date and time .............................................................................. 64

Setting the alarm clock .........................................................................................65

Adding quick links .................................................................................................. 66

3.5 People .................................................................................................................... 67

3.6 Messages ..............................................................................................................68

3.7 Mail ..........................................................................................................................69

Adding your Internet email account .............................................................. 69

Adding your Outlook work account .............................................................. 70

Checking and reading email ............................................................................... 72

3.8 Internet .................................................................................................................. 73

Adding Web favorites ...........................................................................................73

3.9 Calendar ................................................................................................................ 74

Creating an appointment .....................................................................................74

Viewing and managing your appointments ................................................75

3.10 Stocks .................................................................................................................... 77

Adding stock quotes and market indexes ...................................................77

Viewing stock information ...................................................................................78

3.11 Photos & Videos ................................................................................................ 79

Portrait view ...............................................................................................................79

Landscape view .......................................................................................................80

3.12 Music .......................................................................................................................81

Playing music in portrait view .............................................................................81

Playing music in landscape view ......................................................................82

Setting repeat and shuffle modes ...................................................................83

Finding albums and music tracks in the Library ...................................... 84

Playlists ........................................................................................................................ 84

3.13 Weather ................................................................................................................86

Adding a city ..............................................................................................................87

Weather settings ......................................................................................................87

3.14 Twitter ...................................................................................................................88

3.15 Footprints ............................................................................................................88

3.16 Settings .................................................................................................................89

Chapter 4 Staying Close

4.1 It’s All About People ........................................................................................90

4.2 Adding and Sharing Your Personal Details .............................................. 91

Adding your personal details ..............................................................................91

Sharing your personal details ............................................................................92

4.3 Adding Contacts to Your Phone .................................................................93

Creating new contacts ..........................................................................................93

4.4 Working With Favorite Contacts ................................................................95

Adding favorite contacts to the People tab ...............................................95

Quickly calling or sending a message to a favorite contact .............. 96

4.5 Viewing and Managing Your Contacts ...................................................... 97

Browsing and finding contacts ........................................................................ 98

4.6 Viewing Contact Information and Exchange of Communications

With the Contact ...............................................................................................99

Changing the number for sending text and multimedia messages .....

100

4.7 Contact Groups ................................................................................................. 101

Creating a contact group .................................................................................... 101

Sending a text or multimedia message to a group ................................ 101

Filtering the contacts list by group ............................................................... 102

4.8 Facebook Updates and Events .................................................................. 102

Logging in and out of Facebook .................................................................... 102

Checking all Facebook updates and events .............................................103

Checking a contact’s Facebook updates and events ...........................104

Updating your Facebook status .....................................................................105

Chapter 5 Entering Text

5.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard ...................................................................106

Full QWERTY ...........................................................................................................107

Compact QWERTY ............................................................................................... 107

Phone Keypad..........................................................................................................107

Onscreen navigation pad ...................................................................................108

Entering text .............................................................................................................108

5.2 Using Predictive Mode ................................................................................... 110

5.3 Entering Numbers and Symbols ..................................................................111

5.4 Text Input Settings............................................................................................113

Chapter 6 Synchronizing Information

6.1 Ways of Synchronizing Your Phone .......................................................... 114

6.2 Before Synchronizing With Your Computer ...........................................115

6.3 Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista ......116

Setting up synchronization in Windows Mobile Device Center ....... 116

Using Windows Mobile Device Center ...........................................................117

6.4 Setting Up ActiveSync on Windows XP ...................................................118

Setting up synchronization in ActiveSync .................................................. 118

6.5 Synchronizing With Your Computer ..........................................................119

Starting and stopping synchronization ........................................................ 119

Selecting information to sync ..........................................................................120

Troubleshooting sync connection problem ............................................... 121

6.6 Synchronizing via Bluetooth .........................................................................121

6.7 Synchronizing Music and Video .................................................................122

6.8 Synchronizing With Microsoft My Phone ................................................123

Setting up your My Phone account ..............................................................123

Changing sync settings ....................................................................................... 124

Stopping sync partnership with your My Phone Web account ......124

Managing your My Phone Web account from your computer ........ 125

Chapter 7 Exchanging Messages

7.1 Sending Text Messages ..................................................................................126

7.2 Sending Multimedia Messages ....................................................................127

Creating a slideshow ............................................................................................ 128

7.3 How to Know When You Have New Text and Multimedia Messages . 130

7.4 Message Conversations ..................................................................................131

Viewing the exchange of messages with a contact ............................... 131

Replying to the contact in the conversation ............................................ 132

Copying and pasting text to your reply message .................................. 132

Viewing a multimedia message ......................................................................133

Managing individual messages and message threads ......................... 135

7.5 Text and Multimedia Message Settings ...................................................138

Adding MMS server settings ............................................................................. 138

7.6 Directly Making Calls from Text Messages .............................................139

7.7 Email..................................................................................................................... 140

Synchronizing Outlook email with your computer ................................140

Setting up your Internet email account ....................................................... 141

Creating and replying to email messages ................................................... 141

Adding your signature in sent email ............................................................. 142

Downloading a complete email ......................................................................143

Downloading file attachments .........................................................................143

When viewing email ..............................................................................................144

Directly making calls from email messages ..............................................145

Synchronizing email messages .......................................................................146

Filtering your email inbox .................................................................................. 147

Customizing email settings ............................................................................... 147

Chapter 8 Working With Company Email and Meeting Requests

8.1 Synchronizing With the Exchange Server ............................................. 150

Setting up an Exchange Server connection ............................................. 150

Starting synchronization ....................................................................................150

8.2 Working With Company Email Messages ................................................151

Automatic synchronization through Direct Push .................................... 151

Scheduled synchronization ............................................................................... 152

Instant download through Fetch Mail .......................................................... 153

Searching for email messages on the Exchange Server .....................154

Out-of-office auto-reply ..................................................................................... 154

Flagging your messages ..................................................................................... 155

8.3 Starting a Conference Call from an Email ............................................. 156

8.4 Meeting Requests ............................................................................................158

Sending meeting requests ................................................................................. 158

Replying to meeting requests .......................................................................... 159

8.5 Making a Call from a Meeting Request or Reminder ......................... 160

8.6 Finding Contacts in the Company Directory ..........................................161

When browsing contacts, composing email, or creating a meeting

request.......................................................................................................................... 161

When viewing a received Outlook email message ................................ 162

Chapter 9 Internet and Social Networking

9.1 Ways of Connecting to the Internet .........................................................163

Wi-Fi ............................................................................................................................. 163

GPRS/3G ....................................................................................................................166

Dial-up .........................................................................................................................166

Starting a data connection ................................................................................ 167

9.2 Using Opera Mobile ........................................................................................ 168

The browser screen ...............................................................................................168

Searching for a website and adding it to favorites ...............................169

Mobile view ...............................................................................................................170

Zooming and panning .........................................................................................170

Opera Mobile menu ................................................................................................ 171

9.3 Using Internet Explorer Mobile ...................................................................172

The browser screen ............................................................................................... 172

Entering a website address and adding it to your favorites ............. 173

Zooming and panning ......................................................................................... 174

9.4 Using YouTube ..................................................................................................175

The YouTube main screen .................................................................................. 175

Searching for videos ............................................................................................. 176

Using the Program Guide ................................................................................... 176

Watching videos ..................................................................................................... 177

9.5 Using Streaming Media ..................................................................................178

9.6 Using Windows Live ........................................................................................179

The Windows Live screen ..................................................................................180

Using Windows Live Messenger .....................................................................180

9.7 Twittering on Your Phone .............................................................................182

Logging in to your Twitter account .............................................................. 182

Viewing tweets ........................................................................................................ 183

Sending tweets .......................................................................................................184

Sending mentions and direct messages ..................................................... 184

Searching for Twitter users to follow ...........................................................184

Sharing a photo in Twitter ................................................................................. 185

Changing Twitter settings .................................................................................. 186

Logging out of Twitter ........................................................................................186

9.8 Sharing Photos and Videos on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube ..187

Logging into your social networks ................................................................ 187

Uploading photos to Facebook ...................................................................... 187

Uploading a photo to Twitter ........................................................................... 188

Uploading videos to YouTube .......................................................................... 188

9.9 Using Facebook on Your Phone ................................................................ 189

9.10 Using Your Phone as a Modem ....................................................................191

Before you proceed ............................................................................................... 191

Setting up your phone as a USB modem.................................................... 191

Using your phone as a Bluetooth modem ................................................. 192

Ending the Internet connection ...................................................................... 193

9.11 Using Your Phone as a Wireless Router ..................................................193

Setting up your phone as a wireless router ..............................................194

Connecting your computer to your phone’s Wi-Fi network ............. 195

Turning off your phone’s Wi-Fi network ..................................................... 196

Turning on your phone’s Wi-Fi network in Comm Manager .............196

Chapter 10 Bluetooth

10.1 Bluetooth Modes ..............................................................................................197

Turning Bluetooth on and making your phone visible ......................... 198

10.2 Bluetooth Partnerships ................................................................................. 199

Creating a Bluetooth partnership ..................................................................199

Accepting a Bluetooth partnership ............................................................. 200

10.3 Connecting a Bluetooth Hands-free or Stereo Headset .................200

10.4 Sending and Receiving Information Using Bluetooth ...................... 202

Sending information from your phone to a computer .......................202

Sending a file to another Bluetooth-enabled device .......................... 204

Receiving information from another Bluetooth-enabled device .. 204

Changing the folder for saving received files......................................... 204

10.5 Printing via Bluetooth .................................................................................. 205

Printing a photo .....................................................................................................205

10.6 Connecting to Car Kit Phones ................................................................... 206

Chapter 11 Finding and Recording Places

11.1 Guidelines and Preparation for Using GPS ........................................... 207

11.2 Downloading Location Data via QuickGPS .......................................... 208

Changing the download options ...................................................................209

11.3 HTC Footprints ................................................................................................. 210

What is a footprint? ..............................................................................................210

Taking a photo of your location as a footprint ........................................ 210

Selecting and saving a photo from Albums as a footprint................212

Editing a footprint ................................................................................................. 213

Browsing your footprints to find a place you visited ........................... 214

Exporting footprints to your storage card ................................................ 215

Importing footprints from your storage card ........................................... 215

11.4 Google Maps (Available by Country) .......................................................216

Searching a place of interest ............................................................................ 216

Using Street View...................................................................................................218

Using Layers ............................................................................................................220

11.5 Using Your Phone as a Compass ...............................................................222

Using the compass ............................................................................................... 223

Navigating to a destination .............................................................................. 223

11.6 Using Your Phone with the Car Kit ...........................................................224

Using NaviPanel ..................................................................................................... 224

Auto connecting to a Bluetooth car kit or headset when in car kit

mode ........................................................................................................................... 225

Chapter 12 Camera and Multimedia

12.1 Taking Photos and Videos ...........................................................................227

Changing the capture mode ........................................................................... 227

Zooming ....................................................................................................................228

Using the flash light .............................................................................................229

Capturing photos and videos .......................................................................... 231

Onscreen controls ................................................................................................. 232

Basic settings .......................................................................................................... 233

Advanced settings ................................................................................................234

Closing the Camera .............................................................................................. 236

12.2 Viewing Photos and Videos Using Albums ........................................... 237

Viewing photos ...................................................................................................... 238

Viewing Facebook photos ................................................................................240

Playing videos .........................................................................................................240

Sharing photos and videos ............................................................................... 241

Closing Albums ...................................................................................................... 242

12.3 Using Windows Media Player Mobile.......................................................242

Playing media .......................................................................................................... 242

Synchronizing video and audio files ............................................................243

Creating playlists ...................................................................................................246

Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................246

12.4 Using Audio Booster ......................................................................................247

12.5 Using FM Radio ............................................................................................... 248

Saving presets ........................................................................................................ 249

Minimizing or turning off FM Radio .............................................................249

12.6 Using MP3 Trimmer ...................................................................................... 250

Chapter 13 Other Programs

13.1 Calculator ...........................................................................................................252

Basic Calculator .....................................................................................................252

Scientific Calculator ............................................................................................. 253

13.2 Microsoft Office Mobile ................................................................................ 254

13.3 RSS Hub ..............................................................................................................255

Subscribing to and browsing news channels .......................................... 255

Viewing headlines ................................................................................................. 257

Sharing the headline link ...................................................................................258

13.4 SIM Manager......................................................................................................258

13.5 WorldCard Mobile .........................................................................................260

13.6 JBlend ...................................................................................................................261

Installing and launching MIDlets/MIDlet suites ........................................ 261

13.7 JETCET PRINT ..................................................................................................262

13.8 Windows Marketplace .................................................................................. 264

13.9 Installing and Uninstalling Programs ......................................................264

Chapter 14 Managing Your Phone

14.1 Copying and Managing Files ..................................................................... 266

14.2 Settings on Your Phone ............................................................................... 268

Personalize ...............................................................................................................268

Wireless controls ...................................................................................................268

Sound & display ..................................................................................................... 269

Data services ...........................................................................................................269

Location .....................................................................................................................270

Security ...................................................................................................................... 270

Application ................................................................................................................ 271

SD card & phone storage ................................................................................... 271

Date & time ............................................................................................................... 271

Locale & text ............................................................................................................. 271

Updates & feedback ............................................................................................ 272

Other ........................................................................................................................... 272

About phone ........................................................................................................... 273

14.3 Basic Settings ...................................................................................................274

Changing sound and display settings ......................................................... 274

Specifying a phone name ................................................................................. 278

Changing settings of phone services .......................................................... 278

14.4 Using Comm Manager ...................................................................................279

14.5 Using Connection Setup ................................................................................281

Selecting another mobile operator ............................................................... 281

Updating the Connection Setup database ................................................ 281

14.6 Using Task Manager .......................................................................................282

14.7 Protecting Your Phone ..................................................................................282

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN ...........................................................282

Protecting your phone with a password ...................................................283

Encrypting files on your storage card ........................................................284

14.8 Resetting Your Phone ....................................................................................285

Performing a soft reset ......................................................................................285

Performing a factory reset ............................................................................... 286

Appendix

A.1 Specifications .................................................................................................. 288

Index 290

Chapter 1

Getting Started

1.1 Inside the Box

You will find the following inside the box:

HTC HD2 phone with battery

• USB sync cable

• AC adapter

• Power plug

•

3.5mm stereo headset

• microSD™ card

• Pouch

• Quick Start Guide

•

1.2 Getting to Know Your Phone

Front panel

Notification LED

Touch Screen

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Earpiece

TALK/SEND

HOME

Button Function

Notification LED

This LED shows a:

Flashing green light when there is a missed call, new text

• message, new email, or other notification. Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power

• adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. Solid amber light when the battery is being charged.

• Flashing amber light when the battery level is very low.

•

END/POWER

BACK

START

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Button Function

Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here.

TALK/SEND Press to answer a call or dial out.

HOME Press to return to the Home screen.

START Press to open the Start screen. Press twice to close.

BACK Press to return to the previous screen.

END/POWER While in a call, press to end the call.

• During a call, press and hold to turn the speakerphone on

• and off. While viewing a message, press to call the sender.

•

• Press to turn the display on or off.

• Press and hold to display the Quick List and choose whether

• to turn the power off, lock your phone, set your phone to vibrate, or disconnect the data connection.

Back panel

Speaker

5 Megapixel Camera

Dual LED Flashlight

Back Cover

Left panel

VOLUME UP

Press to increase the earpiece volume during a call or the speaker volume.

VOLUME DOWN

Press to decrease the earpiece volume during a call or the speaker volume.

Bottom panel

3.5mm Audio Jack

Connect a 3.5mm wired headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music.

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Microphone

Sync Connector

Connect the power adapter to recharge the battery.

• Connect the supplied USB cable to sync your phone

• with your computer.

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1.3 Before Charging the Battery and Turning On Your Phone

When you take your phone out from the box and remove the back cover, you will find that the battery is inside the phone, with a thin film inserted in between the battery and the battery compartment. You need to remove this film and reinsert the battery before charging or turning the phone on.

Also install your SIM card and microSD card before turning the phone on.

Removing the back cover

Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage card slot.

1. Hold your phone securely with the front facing down.

2. With your thumb or finger, open the back cover by lifting up from the left side of the cover.

Removing the thin film and battery

After removing the back cover, you will see the upper flap of the thin film wrapped over the upper half of the battery.

1. Pull the upper flap of the thin film to disengage the battery from the phone, along with the film.

2. Remove and discard the film.

3. Remove the battery.

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SIM CAR

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Inserting the SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3 V SIM cards.

Note Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should

consult with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.

1. Insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out.

2. Slide the SIM card completely into the slot.

Inserting the battery

After inserting your SIM card, put the battery back in.

Important If you have not yet removed the thin film that is inserted in between

the battery and the battery compartment, make sure to remove it first before reinserting the battery. See “Removing the thin film and battery” for instructions.

1. Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment.

2. Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place.

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Inserting the microSD card

The storage card slot is located at the lower left side, just below the battery compartment.

Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it in until it clicks into place.

Replacing the back cover

After the thin film has been removed, and the SIM card, battery, and microSD card have all been inserted, put back the back cover.

Secure the right side of the back cover first and then press down the cover into place.

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1.4 Charging the Battery

The battery is partially charged. 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.

1. Attach the power plug to the AC adapter.

2. Connect one end of the USB sync cable to

the sync connector on your phone.

3. Connect the other end of the USB sync cable to the USB port of the AC adapter.

4. Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

As the battery is being charged, the notification LED (located on the left side of the earpiece) shows a solid amber 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 your phone is turned on, you will also see a charging icon in the title bar on top of the screen. After the battery has been fully charged, a full battery icon will be shown in the title bar.

Important • Only the AC adapter and USB sync cable provided with your

• Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging

• As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it

phone must be used to charge the battery.

it using the AC or car adapter.

overheats.

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Warning! To reduce the risk of fire or burns:

• Do not attempt to open, disassemble, or service the battery pack.

• Do not crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in

• Do not expose to temperatures above 60oC (140oF).

• Replace only with the battery pack designated for this product.

• Recycle or dispose of used battery as stipulated by local

fire or water.

regulations.

1.5 Starting Up

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

Turning the power on

The rightmost button below the touch screen is the END/POWER button. Press this button to turn on your phone.

When you are in a phone call, you also press the same button to end the call. For more information about making and receiving phone calls, see Chapter 2.

Setting up your phone for the first time

When you turn on your phone for the first time, your phone displays tutorials and guides you to set up your email accounts and favorite social networks such as Facebook®, YouTube™, and Twitter™. You can follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup, or skip the setup and do it at another time.

Note If you did not insert your SIM card and you turned on your phone for the

first time, your phone displays a tutorial showing how to install the SIM card and battery. Turn off your phone, insert your SIM card, and reinsert the battery before proceeding to use the phone.

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1. Your phone first sets up GPRS/3G, MMS, and WAP connections

automatically based on your SIM card. Wait for the setup to complete.

2. Your phone walks you through a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard. Follow through the tutorial to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard.

3. If there are Wi-Fi® networks in range, a message asks you whether to connect to a Wi-Fi network. Tap OK and then tap the wireless network that you want, or tap Cancel to set up your WiFi connection at a later time.

4. Some phone features such as Weather and Footprints require Google’s location service to automatically determine your current location. On the Google Location screen, you can choose whether to allow Google’s location service to collect information about your location.

Note This service may incur additional data transfer fees from your

provider. You can enable or disable this service later in your phone’s location settings.

5. On the Set Up Accounts screen, choose the type of email account you want to set up and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the email setup.

After setting up an account, you will be taken back to the Set Up Accounts screen so you can set up more email accounts. When you are done setting up your email accounts, tap Next.

6. On the Set Up Social Networks screen, choose the type of social network account such as Facebook and YouTube that you want to access from your phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to log in to your social network account.

When you are done setting up your accounts, tap Next on the Set Up Social Networks screen.

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7. Your phone then attempts to detect your current time zone and

set your local time automatically. If auto detection is unsuccessful, tap Local Time Settings to

set your local time.

8. The subsequent screen displays the Web address from which the PC synchronization software can be downloaded. Note down the Web address so you can download and install the synchronization software on your computer later on, and then tap Next.

9. The final screen shows you where you can learn more about using your phone. Tap Finish.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the END/POWER button to turn off the display temporarily and switch your phone to Sleep mode. Sleep mode suspends your phone to a low power state while the display is off in order to save battery power.

Your phone automatically goes into Sleep mode when you leave the phone idle after a certain period of time. You are still able to receive messages and calls while your phone is in Sleep mode. Your phone wakes up automatically when you have an incoming call.

To wake up your phone manually, press the END/POWER button. You will then see that the phone has locked the screen. To find out how to unlock the screen, see “Lock Screen” in this chapter.

Tip You can set the display timeout period. For instructions, see “To change

backlight and automatic Sleep mode settings” in Chapter 14.

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Turning the power off

If you do not need to use your phone, you can turn the power off to save battery life.

1. If the display is off, press the END/POWER button to turn the display back on.

2. Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Lock Screen” for details.

3. Press and hold END/POWER for a few seconds.

4. On the Quick List screen, tap Power Off.

1.6 Home Screen

The Home screen provides you with a weather clock that shows the time and weather of your current location and displays your upcoming appointment. Tap the respective item when you want to change the weather clock to display another location, update the weather information, or access the Calendar.

Essential features that you commonly use, such as People, Messages, Mail, Internet, and more, are easily accessed up front on the Home screen. The tabs at the bottom of the Home screen correspond to the different phone features. Simply press and hold on the active tab and then slide your finger right or left to the feature you want to use. You can also directly tap a tab.

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You can also personalize the Home screen with an animated or picture wallpaper (by tapping Menu > Home Wallpaper), rearrange the tabs, as well as add quick links to people who matter most to you, your favorite websites, and applications.

For more information about using the Home screen, see Chapter 3.

1.7 Status Icons

Status icons are displayed in the title bar at the top of the screen. The following are some of the status icons that you may see on your phone.

Missed call New email

Battery charging HSPA available

Full battery HSPA connected

Very low battery

Sound on WCDMA/UMTS connected

Silent EDGE available

Vibrate EDGE connected

Maximum signal strength GPRS available

WCDMA/UMTS available

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