HTC PD15100 User Manual

115 Calendar

Changing Calendar settings

You can change Calendar settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies you of upcoming events. In any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap More >

Settings to access Calendar’s settings.

Reminder settings

Choose how you want Calendar to issue event reminders when there are upcoming events.

All calendars Select this check box to use the same event reminder settings

for all types of calendars. If you clear this check box, you can set different reminder settings for each calendar.

Set alerts & notifications Configure event reminders to open an alert, send you a

notification, or turn off event notifications on your phone.

Default reminder time Choose how soon before an event you want to be notified.

Select ringtone Choose a ringtone to sound when you receive an event

reminder.

Vibrate Choose whether you want your phone to vibrate when you

receive an event notification.

Hide declined events Choose whether to show or hide events to which you’ve

declined invitations.

Calendar view settings

Choose what appears in Calendar when opened and what’s shown in Day, Week, and Month views.

Start in Choose the default Calendar view that is displayed when you

open Calendar.

Day views Choose whether to display Day view in the form of an event

list or time list.

First day of week Set the Month and Week views to start on a Sunday or

Monday.

Include weather Make sure this check box is selected so that weather

information is shown in Day view’s event list.

City By default, Day view displays your current location’s weather.

You can change it to display the weather of another city.

About the Calendar widget

There’s a Calendar widget available that you can add to your Home screen, and it comes in different calendar views. Tapping a day or event on the widget brings you to the Calendar app. To find out how you can add a widget, see “Personalizing your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.

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Clock and Weather

About the HTC Clock widget

Use the HTC Clock widget to see your current date, time, and location. It’s added by default on your Home screen. Tap the weather image to open the Weather app and check for more weather forecasts. See “Checking weather” for details.

If you want to show the time of another city, just add another clock widget to the extended Home screen. Select from a variety of looks and designs. To find out how you can add a widget, see “Personalizing your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.

About the Clock app

Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use your phone as a desk clock complete with weather information. Or let it serve as a night clock or a screensaver. As a world clock, see what time it is in several cities across the globe. You could also use it as an alarm clock, stopwatch, and countdown timer.

To open the Clock app, you can:

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Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.

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From the Home screen, tap

, and then tap Clock.

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Tap the tabs at the bottom row or slide your finger across the tabs to switch between the different functions of the Clock app.

1 Desk Clock tab

2 World Clock tab

3 Alarm Clock tab

4 Stopwatch tab

5 Timer tab

2 3

Using Desk Clock

Opening the Clock app brings you directly to the Desk Clock screen.

The Desk Clock displays the current date, time, and weather. It also an alarm clock indicator and a battery charging indicator. You can dim the screen to show only the time and date on the Desk Clock.

1 Shows whether the alarm clock is on or off. To find out how to turn on and set the alarm

clock, see “Setting the alarm clock.”

2 Shows the weather information of your current location. Tapping it brings you to the

Weather app where you can see weather forecasts of the next few days. See “Checking weather” for more information about the Weather app.

3 Shows the battery charge level. You’ll see it only when your phone is plugged with the

power adapter or connected to your computer.

4 Tap to dim the screen and display only the time and date on the Desk Clock. To light up the

screen again, tap anywhere on the screen or press the BACK button on your phone.

5 Tap to dim the screen and go into screensaver mode. When in screensaver mode, the time

and date will change position on the screen after every few minutes. To light up the screen again, tap anywhere on the screen or press the BACK button on your phone.

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You can change the Desk Clock screen to display the date and time of another time zone. To find out how to select a different time zone, see “Setting the time zone, date, and time.”

Using World Clock

Use the Clock app’s World Clock screen to check the current time in several places around the globe simultaneously. You can also set your home city, add more cities to the world clock list, and manually set your time zone, date, and time.

Setting your home city

Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.

Tap the World Clock tab.

Press MENU and then tap Home settings.

Enter your home city’s name. As you enter letters, the list is filtered to show

matching cities and countries.

Scroll through the list and tap your home city.

Setting the time zone, date, and time

To set the time zone, date, and time on your phone manually, you need to turn off auto time synchronization first.

Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.

Tap the World Clock tab.

Press MENU and then tap Local time settings to open the Date & time settings

screen.

Clear the Automatic check box.

Tap Select time zone. Scroll through the list and then tap the time zone that you

want.

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To change the date, tap Set date. Adjust the date by rolling the day, month, and

year scroll wheels onscreen and then tap OK.

To change the time, tap Set time. Adjust the time by rolling the hour and minute

scroll wheels onscreen and then tap OK.

Tap the Use 24-hour format

24-hour time format.

Tap Select date format then select how you want dates to be displayed. (The

selected date format also applies to the date displayed in the alarm clock.)

From the Home screen, you can also press MENU and then tap Settings > Date & time to open the Date & time settings screen.

check box to toggle between using a 12-hour or a

Adding a city to the World Clock screen

Add more cities to the World Clock screen so you can instantly check the date and time in these cities. In addition to the current and home cities, the World Clock screen can display up to 15 cities.

Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.

Tap the World Clock tab.

Tap Add city. Enter the city name you want to add. As you enter letters, the list

is filtered to show matching cities and countries.

Scroll through the matching list and tap the city that you want to add.

Setting the alarm clock

You can use the Clock app’s Alarms screen to set up one or more wake-up alarms.

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Setting an alarm

1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.

2. Tap the Alarms tab.

3. Select the check box of an alarm. and then tap that alarm.

4. On the Set alarm screen, drag your finger up or down to roll the time scroll

wheels and set the alarm time.

5. Scroll through the Set alarms screen to see all the available alarm options. You can:

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Enter the alarm Description and choose the Alarm sound to use.

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Tap Repeat. Select what days of the week to sound the alarm and then tap OK.

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Select the Vibrate check box if you want your phone to also vibrate when the alarm goes off.

6. When you’ve finished setting the alarm, tap Done.

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To turn off an alarm, tap (clear) the check box of that alarm.

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If you need to set more than three alarms, press MENU while you’re on the Alarms screen and then tap Add alarm.

Deleting an alarm

Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.

Tap the Alarms tab.

On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then tap Delete.

Select the alarms you want to delete and then tap Delete.

Changing alarm sound settings

If you’ve set one or more alarms, you can change their settings such as the alarm volume, how long to snooze the alarm, and more.

Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.

Tap the Alarms tab.

On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. You can change the

following settings:

Alarm in silent mode Selected by default, this option allows the alarm to sound

even when your phone’s volume is set to silent mode. Clear this check box if you want to silence the alarm when the volume is in silent mode.

Alarm volume Set the volume level that you want for the alarm.

Snooze duration Set how long to snooze between alarms.

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Side button behavior Choose what happens to the alarm when pressing the side

button (VOLUME UP/DOWN) of your phone. You can set the button to snooze, dismiss the alarm, or disable the button.

The side button works only when the phone’s screen is not locked. While on the lock screen, tap the onscreen Snooze button to snooze, or slide down the screen to dismiss the alarm.

Checking weather

If you consented to turn location service on when you were setting up your phone for the first time, you’ll see the weather of your current location right on the HTC Clock widget of your Home screen.

You can also check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next four days of the week. In addition to your current location’s weather, this app also displays the weather forecasts of other cities around the globe.

If you declined to turn location service on during first-time setup of your phone, turn location service on in your phone’s settings so that you’ll be able to check your current location’s weather on the HTC Clock widget, Weather app, and the Weather widget. From the Home screen, press MENU, tap Settings > Location, and then select the Use wireless networks check box.

1. Connect to the Internet using your phone’s Wi-Fi or data connection. To find out how, see the Internet connections chapter.

2. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Weather.

3. On the Weather screen, you’ll first see your current location’s weather. To check

the weather in other cities, swipe your finger up or down the screen.

4. The Weather app automatically downloads and displays the latest weather updates. Tap to update the information anytime.

5. To see more weather details on the Web, tap Weather at the bottom center of the Weather screen.

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Adding a city to the Weather screen

Add more cities to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the weather forecasts in these cities. In addition to your current location, the Weather screen can display up to 15 cities.

On the Weather screen, tap

Enter the location you want to add. As you type, the list is filtered to show the

possible locations based on the letters you entered.

Tap the desired city to select it.

Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen

On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Rearrange.

Press and hold

highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, then release.

Tap Done.

at the end of the item you want to move. When the row is

Deleting cities from the Weather screen

On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Delete.

Select the cities you want to remove and then tap Delete.

Changing weather options

On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Settings.

You can change the following weather settings:

Update automatically Select this check box to automatically download weather

updates.

Update schedule Set an auto update schedule.

Temperature scale Choose whether to display weather in Celsius or

Fahrenheit.

About the Weather widget

Use the Weather widget to instantly check weather forecasts of your current location and other cities without having to open the Weather app. The Weather widget comes in different looks and styles.

You can add this widget to the Home screen, if it’s not yet added. To find out how you can add a widget, see “Personalizing your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.

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Internet connections

Data connection

Your phone will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator’s data connection when you turn on your phone (if the SIM card is inserted) for the first time.

Checking the data connection you are using

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings

Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network operators or Access

2. Point Names.

Turning the data connection on or off

Turning your data connection off can help save battery life and save money on data charges. However, if you don’t have data connection turned on and you’re also not connected to a Wi-Fi network, you won’t receive automatic updates to your email, social network accounts, and other synchronized information.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks.

Select the Mobile network check box to turn on the data connection; clear the

check box to turn off the data connection.

Creating a new access point

Before you add another data connection on your phone, have the access point name and settings (including username and password if required) from your mobile operator ready.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tappress MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.

On the APNs screen, press MENU and then tap New APN.

On the Edit access point screen, enter the APN settings. Tap the APN setting

item to edit it.

Press MENU and then tap Save.

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Enabling data roaming

Connect to your mobile operator’s partner networks and access data services when you’re out of your mobile operator’s coverage area.

Using data services while roaming will be costly. Check with your mobile operator for data roaming rates before you use data roaming.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tappress MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks, and then select the Data roaming

check box.

Select the Data roaming sound check box if you’d like your phone to play a sound so you’ll know when it’s connecting to a roaming network.

Wi-Fi

To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you need access to a wireless access point or “hotspot”. The availability and strength of the Wi-Fi signal will vary depending on objects, such as buildings or simply a wall between rooms, the Wi-Fi signal has to pass through.

Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi check box to turn Wi-Fi on.

The phone then scans for available wireless networks.

Tap Wi-Fi settings. The network names and security settings of detected Wi-Fi

networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.

If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected

networks, scroll down the screen, and then tap Add Wi-Fi network. Enter the wireless network settings, and then tap Save.

Tap the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.

If you selected an open network, you’ll be automatically connected to the

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network.

If you selected a network that is secured with WEP, enter the key and then

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tap Connect.

Depending on the network type and its security settings, you may also need to enter more information or choose a security certificate.

When your phone is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon appears in the status bar and tells you the approximate signal strength (number of bands that light up).

The next time your phone connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you won’t be asked to enter the key or other security information again, unless you reset your phone to its factory default settings.

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security

You may need to install a network certificate (*.p12) to your phone before you can connect to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS authentication protocol.

Save the certificate file to the root folder of the storage card.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Security > Install from SD card.

Select the network certificate needed to connect to the EAP-TLS network.

Follow the steps in the previous section to connect to the Wi-Fi network.

Checking the wireless network status

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks.

On the Wireless & networks screen, tap Wi-Fi settings, and then tap the wireless

network that the phone is currently connected to.

A message box is then displayed showing the Wi-Fi network name, status, speed, signal strength, and more.

If you want to remove the wireless network settings on your phone, tap Forget. You’ll need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network.

Connecting to another Wi-Fi network

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settingsWi-Fi settings. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed

Tap

in the Wi-Fi networks section.

To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen,

press MENU and then tap Scan.

Tap another Wi-Fi network to connect to it.

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Adding connection widgets

Add the Mobile Network and Wi-Fi widgets or the Data dashboard widget to the Home screen to make it faster for you to turn on or off these connections. Tap the widget or icon on the dashboard to turn on or off the connection.

To find out how to add widgets, see “Adding a widget to your Home screen” in the Personalizing chapter.

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)

Add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) so you can connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate network.

Depending on the type of VPN you’re using at work, you may be asked to enter your login credentials and install security certificates before you can connect to your company’s local network. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Also, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection. For information about setting up and using these connections on your phone, see “Data connection” and “Wi-Fi” in this chapter.

Setting up secure credential storage

If your network administrator tells you to download and install security certificates, you must first set up the phone’s secure credential storage.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Security > Set password.

Enter a new password for the credential storage.

Scroll down and confirm the password, and then tap OK.

Select the Use secure credentials check box.

You can then download and install the certificates needed to access your local network. Your network administrator can tell you how to do this.

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Adding a VPN connection

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tappress MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks > VPN settings.

Tap Add VPN, and then tap the type of VPN you want to add.

Tap the VPN settings and set them up according to the security details your

network administrator gave you.

Press MENU, and then tap Save.

The VPN is then added to the VPNs section of the VPN settings screen.

Connecting to a VPN

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tapress MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks > VPN settings.

In the VPNs section, tap the VPN that you want to connect to.

When asked, enter your log in credentials, and then tap Connect.

When you’re connected, the VPN connected icon area of the title bar.

appears in the notification

You can then open the web browser to access resources such as your corporate network intranet.

Disconnecting from a VPN

Press and hold the title bar, and then slide down your finger to open the

Notifications panel.

Tap the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen, and then tap the

VPN connection to disconnect from it.

When your phone has disconnected from the VPN, the VPN disconnected icon displayed in the notification area of the title bar.

Using your phone as a modem (tethering)

No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use your phone’s data connection to connect to the Internet using your computer.

You need your SIM card inserted on your phone to use the data connection. To find out how to set up and use the data connection, see “Data connection” earlier in this chapter.

Before you can use your phone as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first. To find out how to install HTC Sync, see “Synchronizing with your computer” in the Accounts and sync chapter.

Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on. See “Turning the data

connection on or off” earlier in this chapter to find out how to turn on the phone’s data connection.

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Please note that personal hotspot capabilities are enabled only in 802.11 b/g/n channel 1~11. The personal hotspot capabilities are always disabled by firmware on 802.11bgn channel 12~ 14, and all

802.11a sub-bands, 5150 ~ 5250MHz, 5250~ 5350MHz, 5350~ 5470MHz and 5725~5850MHz.

Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable.

On the Connect to PC screen, select Mobile network sharing, and then tap Done.

Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through)

If you don’t have a data plan for your phone or you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can still go online on your phone by using your computer’s Internet connection.

Before you can use your computer as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first. To find out how to install HTC Sync, see “Synchronizing with your computer” in the Accounts and sync chapter.

Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet.

Two things to check for your computer’s Internet connection. One, we recommend that you turn off your local network’s firewall. Two, if your computer connects to the Internet via PPP (e.g. Dial UP, xDSL, or VPN), Internet Pass-through will only support TCP protocol.

2. Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable.

3. On the Connect to PC screen, select Internet Pass-through, and then tap Done.

On the message window, tap OK.

Using your phone as a wireless router

Share your data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a wireless router. Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on before you use it as a wireless router. To find out how to turn on your phone’s data connection, see “Data connection” earlier in this chapter.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Wireless & networks > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.

The first time you open Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, a brief introduction describing the application is displayed. Tap OK.

3. Enter a name in Router name (SSID), or use the default router name.

4. Choose the type of Security and set the Password (key) for your wireless router.

If you selected None in Security, you don’t need to enter a password.

The password is the key other people need to enter on their device so they can connect and use your phone as a wireless router.

5. Select the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot check box to turn on your phone’s wireless router.

Your phone is ready to be used as a wireless router when you see Only two devices can connect to your phone’s wireless router at one time so if a third device tries to connect to your phone, it won’t be able to.

on the status bar.

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Web browser

Using your phone’s web browser

You must have an active data connection or Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet.

Do one of the following to open the web browser and start surfing the Web:

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On the Home screen, tap Internet.

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From the Home screen, tap

> Internet.

Going to a webpage

On the browser screen, press MENU and then tap the URL field on top of the

screen.

2. Enter the webpage address using the keyboard. As you enter the address, matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen. Tap an address to go directly to that webpage or continue entering the webpage address.

3. Tap the Enter key on the onscreen keyboard.

Setting your home page

From the browser screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Set home

1. page.

On the Set home page screen, select the home page you want to use.

Changing the screen orientation

The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how you’re holding your phone.

Turn your phone sideways to display the web browser in landscape orientation.

If the screen orientation doesn’t change automatically, please switch automatic screen orientation on. From the Home screen, press MENU, tap Settings > Display, and then select the Auto-rotate screen check box.

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Browsing full versions of all websites

Some websites display a mobile version of their pages on phone web browsers. You can choose to view the full version of all pages, even for these sites.

From the browser screen, press MENU, tap More > Settings, and then clear the Mobile

view check box.

Choosing when to show Flash content

Choose which Flash® content you want to see by switching to On demand. By switching to On demand, you decide when Flash content appear on a webpage.

From the browser screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Enable plugins.

Tap On demand.

After switching to On demand, you can show the Flash content by tapping

on the

web page.

Navigating on a webpage

You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the webpage.

Zooming in or out on a webpage

Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to zoom in and out.

Selecting a link in a webpage

You can tap a link with your finger to open it, or press and hold a link for more options.

Link What to do

Webpage address (URLs)

Email address Tap to send an email message to the email address.

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Tap the link to open the webpage.

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Press and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open, bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link via email or your social networks.

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Press and hold, then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email address to the clipboard. You can paste the email address later when creating a new contact or sending a new email message.

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Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage

You can map an address or call a phone number on a webpage.

Link What to do

Location address Tap the address to copy it or map it using Google Maps™.

Phone number Tap the phone number to copy, call, send a text message to that

number, or save the number to a contact in People.

Opening a new browser window

Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one website to another. You can open up to 4 browser windows.

While viewing a webpage, press MENU and then tap Windows.

Tap

A new browser window opens and goes to the home page that is set.

Switching between browser windows

While viewing a web page, do one of the following:

Press MENU and then tap Windows.

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Pinch the screen (zoom out) until you see the other browser windows.

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2. Select the browser window you want to view by sliding your finger on the screen from right to left.

You can also do the following:

1 Tap a webpage to display it in

full screen.

Tap

to close a webpage.

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Downloading applications from the web

All downloaded applications are saved to the storage card. Before you download an application from the web, make sure that you have installed a storage card on your phone. For information on how to install a storage card, refer to the Basics chapter.

Before you can download applications from the web, you must first enable downloading from the phone settings.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box.

When the Attention dialog box opens, tap OK.

Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market. Refer to “Finding and installing apps from Android Market” in the More apps chapter for details.

Viewing your downloads

While viewing a webpage, press MENU and then tap More > Downloads.

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

You can select text and then:

Copy it.

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Search it using Google Search.

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Look it up on Wikipedia, YouTube, or Google Dictionary.

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Get a translation of the text from Google Translate.

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Share the text in a new email, text, or multimedia message or in your status

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update on a social network.

Finding text within a webpage

While viewing a webpage, press MENU and then tap More > Find on page.

Enter what you want to search for. As you enter characters, matching characters

will be highlighted. Tap the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next matching item.

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Selecting text

1. Press and hold on a word.

2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to

select.

1 Start and end markers. Drag to increase

or decrease the text selection area.

To select text in a link, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy link URL.

Copying and pasting text

After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap . The selected text is

then copied to the clipboard.

In a text entry field (for example while composing a message), press and hold at

the point where you want to paste the text.

Tap Paste.

Searching or translating text

1. After you have selected the text you want to search or translate, tap .

2. Tap one of the following tabs:

Wikipedia. Look for related information on Wikipedia, based on the text that

you selected.

Google Search. Look for related information using Google Search, based on the text that you selected.

YouTube. Look for videos on YouTube, based on the text that you selected.

Google Translate. Translate the text to another language.

Google Dictionary. Look up the selected text in the dictionary.

Pasting text in a new message or social network status update

1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap .

2. Select an option to paste the selected text in a new email, text or multimedia

message or in your status update on a social network such as Twitter. See the Email, Messages, and Social chapters for more information on using these features.

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Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages

You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone. You can also access a convenient History list of the sites you have visited, or quickly view the pages that you access most often.

Bookmarking a webpage

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Add bookmark.

Edit the bookmark name if needed, and then tap Add.

Opening a bookmark

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.

On the Bookmarks tab

then tap it.

, navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and

Editing a bookmark

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.

On the Bookmarks tab

Tap the bookmark you want to edit.

Enter your changes, and then tap Add.

, press MENU and then tap Edit.

Viewing a previously visited page

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.

On the History tab

page.

, navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the

Clearing the list of previously visited pages

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.

On the History tab

, press MENU, and then tap Clear history.

Viewing a page that you often visit

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.

On the Most visited tab

tap the page.

, navigate to the page you want to view, and then

Clearing the list of most visited pages

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.

On the Most visited tab

, press MENU, and then tap Clear all.

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Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages

While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.

On the Bookmarks tab then tap Thumbnails, List, or Grid to change the view. For example, if you are in Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in a grid, press MENU > List, and then press MENU > Grid.

or the Most visited tab , press MENU, and

Setting browser options

Customize the web browser to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the web browser.

From the browser screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings.

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics

Turning Bluetooth on or off

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.

Select or clear the Bluetooth check box.

An even easier way to turn Bluetooth on or off is with the Bluetooth widget or Bluetooth setting shortcut on the Home screen. To find out how to add widgets and shortcuts to the Home screen, see the Personalizing chapter.

Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals.

Changing the phone name

The phone name identifies your phone to other devices.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &

1. networks > Bluetooth settings.

If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on.

Tap Device name.

Enter the name for your phone in the dialog box, and then tap OK.

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit

You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. It’s the same procedure to set up stereo audio and hands-free.

For you to listen to music with your headset or car kit, the headset or car kit

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must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile.

Before you connect your headset, you need to make it discoverable so

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your phone can find it. You can find out how to do this by referring to your headset manual.

1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.

2. If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on.

3. Make sure that the headset is discoverable.

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4. Tap Scan for devices. Your phone will start to scan for Bluetooth devices within range.

5. When you see the name of your headset displayed in the Bluetooth devices section, tap the name. Your phone then automatically tries to pair with the headset.

6. If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset.

The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth devices section. When the Bluetooth headset or car kit is connected to your phone, the Bluetooth connected icon bar. Depending on the type of headset or car kit you have connected, you can then start using the headset or car kit to listen to music and/or make and receive phone calls.

is displayed in the status

Reconnecting a headset or car kit

Normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on your phone, and then turning on the headset. However, you might have to connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.

If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on..

Make sure that the headset is discoverable.

Tap the headset’s name in the Bluetooth devices section.

If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset/car kit documentation to find the passcode.

If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in “Unpairing from a Bluetooth device”, and then follow the steps under “Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit.”

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device

Disconnecting a Bluetooth device

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.

In the Bluetooth devices section, press and hold the device to disconnect.

Tap Disconnect.

Unpairing from a Bluetooth device

You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the other device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again.

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From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &

1. networks > Bluetooth settings.

In the Bluetooth devices section, press and hold the device to unpair.

Tap Disconnect & unpair.

Or, tap Unpair if the Bluetooth device is currently not connected to your phone.

Sending information using Bluetooth

You can use Bluetooth to send information from your phone to another Bluetooth enabled device such as a phone or notebook computer. You can send the following types of information, depending on the device you are sending to:

Photos and videos

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Calendar events

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Contacts

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Audio files

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Before you begin, set the receiving device to discoverable mode. You may also need to set it to “Receive Beams” or “Receive Files”. Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth.

The first time you transfer information between your phone and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your phone and the other device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future.

1. On your phone, open the app that contains the information or file you want to send.

2. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send:

Captured photo or video

Photos or videos

Contact

After capturing, on the Camera preview screen, tap the Share button

1. On the Albums tab of the Gallery app, choose an album.

2. Tap the Share button , and then tap Bluetooth.

3. Choose the photos and videos you want to share, and then tap Next.

1. On the All tab of the People app, press and hold a contact, and then tap Send contact as vCard.

2. Tap the down arrow icon, and then select Bluetooth from the displayed list.

, and then tap Bluetooth.

Calendar event In Day view, Agenda view, or Week view, press and hold the event,

and then tap Share > Bluetooth.

Music track With the track displayed on the Music app’s Now playing screen,

press MENU, and then tap Share > Bluetooth.

Voice recording

On the main Voice Recorder screen, tap the Share button then tap Bluetooth.

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3. Turn on Bluetooth if you’re asked to do so.

4. If you haven’t paired with the receiving device before, tap Scan for devices.

5. Tap the name of the receiving device.

6. If prompted, accept the pairing request on your phone and the receiving device.

Also enter the same passcode on both your phone and the other device, or confirm the auto-generated passcode.

7. On the receiving device, accept the file.

Where sent information is saved

When you send information from your phone using Bluetooth, the location where it’s saved depends on the type of information and the receiving device.

If you send a calendar event or contact, it is normally added directly to the corresponding app on the receiving device. For example, if you send a calendar event to a compatible phone, the event is shown in that phone’s calendar app.

If you send another file type to a Windows computer, it is normally saved in the Bluetooth Exchange folder within your personal document folders.

On Windows XP, the path may be:

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C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\My Documents\Bluetooth Exchange

On Windows Vista, the path may be:

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C:\Users\[your username]\Documents

On Windows 7, the path may be:

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C:\Users\[your username]\My Documents\Bluetooth Exchange Folder

If you send a file to another device, the saved location may depend on the file type. For example, if you send an image file to another mobile phone, it may be saved in a folder named “Images.”

Receiving information using Bluetooth

Your phone is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including photos, music tracks, and documents such as PDFs.

To receive files using Bluetooth, you need to have a microSD card on your phone.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &

1. networks > Bluetooth settings.

If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on.

Select the Discoverable check box.

On the sending device, send one or more files to your phone. Refer to the

device’s documentation for instructions on sending information over Bluetooth.

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5. If prompted, accept the pairing request on your phone and the receiving device.

Also enter the same passcode on both your phone and the other device, or confirm the auto-generated passcode.

A Bluetooth authorization request is then displayed on your phone.

6. If you want to automatically receive files from the sending device in the future, select the Always check box.

7. Tap Accept or OK.

8. When your phone receives a file transfer request notification, slide down the Notifications panel, tap the incoming file notification, and then tap Accept.

9. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed. To open the file immediately,

slide down the Notifications panel, and then tap the relevant notification.

When you open a received file, what happens next depends on the file type:

Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible app.

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For example, if you open a music track, it starts playing in the Music app.

For a vCalendar file, choose the calendar where you want to save the event,

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and then tap Import. The vCalendar is added to your Calendar events. For information on using Calendar, see the Calendar chapter.

For a vCard contact file, if there are multiple vCard files on your storage

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card, you can choose to import one, several, or all of those contacts to your contacts list.

Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen

You can add a folder to the Home screen that shows all files you have received with Bluetooth.

From the Home screen, tap

On the Personalize screen, tap Folder > Bluetooth received.

Press and hold the Bluetooth received folder icon, and drag it to the Home

screen position you want.

To view the folder contents, tap the folder icon. To open a file, tap the file name.

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Camera

Camera basics

Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and encounters with your phone’s camera.

Be sure to plug in your microSD card before you use your phone’s camera. Photos and videosPhotos and videos captured with the camera will be stored onto your microSD card.

If you have not yet inserted your microSD card to your phone, follow the steps in “Inserting the storage card“ in the Basics chapter to insert it.

To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, tap from the Home

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screen, and then tap Camera.

To open the camera directly in video mode so you can immediately start

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capturing videos, tap

from the Home screen, and then tap Camcorder.

Viewfinder screen

When you’re in photo mode and you turn your phone left or right, the camera onscreen controls automatically rotate to how you hold the phone. You’ll find the following onscreen controls on the Viewfinder screen:

1 Auto focus indicator See “Auto focusing.”

2 Zoom bar See “Zooming.”

3 Gallery button See the “Photos, videos, and music” chapter.

4 Effects See “Adding effects.”

5 Shutter release/Record button Tap to take a photo or start capturing video.

6 Flash button See “Taking a photo” and “Recording video.”

7 Mode button Tap to switch between photo and video modes.

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Zooming

Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or out of your subject.

When you’ve just opened the camera or switched between photo and video modes, the zoom bar shows on screen for a few seconds. To display it again so you can zoom, do the following:

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Tap anywhere on the Viewfinder screen. Then slide your finger across the zoom bar to zoom in or out.

In photo mode, tapping on the Viewfinder screen moves the focus to your

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tapped area. To avoid moving the focus, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to zoom.

When you’re recording video, the zoom bar is always shown onscreen. You can freely zoom in or out while recording.

If you choose 720p HD resolution for video recording, there’s no zooming available.

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Taking a photo

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera.

2. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in or out first on your subject. To find out

how, see “Zooming”.

3. Tap the Flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your lighting conditions.

Auto flash Flash on Flash off

4. Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use. See “Changing camera settings” for details.

5. You can choose an effect to apply to your photo. See “Adding effects” for details.

6. Point the camera and focus on your subject. See “Auto focusing” for details. Then tap to take the photo.

You can also set the camera to automatically take a photo without the need for you to tap the shutter release button. See “Auto capturing” for details.

7. Choose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken. See “After capturing“ for details.

Auto focusing

Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen.

Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on the screen that you want to focus on.

Face detection

If you turn Face detection on in the camera settings, the camera will automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus when you’re taking photos of people. When you see boxes on people’s faces, tap to take the photo.

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Auto capturing

If you set the camera to use face detection, self-timer, or both to automatically capture, you won’t need to tap the shutter release button when taking photos.

1. Open the settings menu panel. To find out how, see “Changing camera settings.”

2. Tap Auto capture.

3. Choose whether you want the camera to identify 1 or 2 faces of people in the

shot.

4. To set a time delay before the camera takes the shot, set the timer to 2 or 10 seconds.

5. Press MENU to close the settings menu panel.

6. Point the camera at your subjects. Use the onscreen zoom bar if you need to

zoom in or out. See “Zooming” for details.

The camera focuses and automatically takes the photo.

Recording video

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camcorder.

2. Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use. See

“Changing camera settings” for details.

To record video in HD, set video quality to HD 720P. Or for sharing on the Web, select Online (HD).

3. You can choose an effect to apply to your video. See “Adding effects” for details.

4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.

5. Tap to start recording.

6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video. To find out how, see

“Zooming”.

7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the Viewfinder screen.

8. Tap the Flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording.

Light on Light off

9. To stop recording, tap again.

10. Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just recorded. See “After

capturing“ for details.

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