HTC PG76100 User Manual

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Contents

Getting started

Inside the box 8 HTC Wildfire S 8 Back cover 10 SIM card 10 Storage card 13 Battery 13 Switching the power on or off 15 Entering your PIN 16 Finger gestures 16 Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time 17 Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 17 Home screen 18

Basics

Adjusting the volume 19 Sleep mode 20 Status and notifications 21 Notifications panel 24 Connecting HTC Wildfire S to a computer 25 Copying files to or from the storage card 26 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 26

Personalizing

Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 29 Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 29 Changing your wallpaper 30 Applying a new skin 31 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31 Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 32 Adding folders on your Home screen 33 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 33 Rearranging the Home screen 34 Using sound sets 35 Changing your ringtones and alarms 36 Rearranging or hiding application tabs 37

Phone calls

Different ways of making calls 38 Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 38 Using Speed dial 39 Calling a phone number in a text message 39

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Sending contact information as a vCard

Adding People widgets

Calling a phone number in an email 40 Making an emergency call 40 Receiving calls 41 What can I do during a call? 42 Setting up a conference call 44 Internet calls 44 Using Call history 45 Using Home dialing 46 Call services 47 Turning Airplane mode on or off 48

Messages

Opening Messages 49 Sending a text message (SMS) 49 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 50 Resuming a draft message 52 Viewing and replying to a message 52 Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 53 Push messages 54 Managing message conversations 54 Setting message options 56

People

Transferring contacts from your old phone 57 About the People app 58 Setting up your profile 59 Importing contacts from your SIM card 59 Adding a new contact 59 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 60 Merging contact information 60 Filtering your contacts list 61 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 62 Contact information and conversations 62 Sending contact information as a vCard 63 Contact groups 64 Adding People widgets 66

Gmail 68 Mail 69

Calendar

About Calendar 77 Creating an event 77 Changing Calendar views 79 Managing Calendar events 80 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 81 Displaying and synchronizing reminders 81 Changing Calendar settings 82 About the Calendar widget 83

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Tweeting on your phone using Peep

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Wildfire S and the web 84 Using the web browser 85 Downloading from the Web 88 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 88 Setting browser options 90

Camera

Camera basics 91 Taking a photo 92 Recording video 93 Adding effects 94 After capturing 94 Changing camera settings 94

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 96 Music 103

Accounts and sync

About online accounts 108 Synchronizing with a Google Account 108 Adding a social network account 109 Managing your online accounts 109

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 111 Facebook app 112 Tweeting on your phone using Peep 113 Using Friend Stream 115 Chatting in Google Talk 118

Maps and location

Location settings 121 Google Maps 122

Market and other apps

Finding and installing apps from Android Market 126 Using the Clock 128 Checking Weather 131 Keeping track of your stocks 133 Watching videos on YouTube 134 Listening to FM Radio 135 Recording your voice 136 Sharing games and apps 137

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 138

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Sending information using Bluetooth 164

Installing HTC Sync that came with the storage card 139 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone 139 Getting to know the workspace 140 Setting up synchronization 140 Synchronizing your phone 144 Installing an app from your computer to your phone 144 Downloading maps or purchasing services 145 Synchronizing another phone with your computer 145 Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 146

HTCSense.com

Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 147 Using HTCSense.com 147 Deleting your HTCSense.com account 149

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 150 Entering words with predictive text 151 Entering text by speaking 153 Editing text 154 Adjusting input settings 155

Internet connections

Data connection 156 Wi-Fi 157 About connection widgets 159 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 159 Using your phone as a modem (USB tethering) 160 Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 161 Using your phone as a wireless router 161

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 162 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 162 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 163 Sending information using Bluetooth 164 Receiving information using Bluetooth 166

Security

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 168 Protecting your phone with a screen lock pattern, PIN or password 168

Settings

Settings on your phone 170 Changing display settings 171 Changing sound settings 173 Changing the phone language 174 Optimizing HTC Wildfire S’s battery life 174 Managing memory 175 Checking information about your phone 176

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Update and reset

Phone software updates 177 Restarting HTC Wildfire S 177 Resetting HTC Wildfire S 178

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

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Conventions used in this guide

In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information:

This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.

This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.

This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a feature to work properly.

This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems.

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Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:

§ HTC Wildfire S

§ Battery (preinstalled)

§ microSD™ card (preinstalled)

§ USB cable

§ 3 .5mm stereo headset

§ Power adapter

§ Quick start guide

§ Safety and regulatory guide

§ Call center card (hotline card)

§ Warranty card

HTC Wildfire S

Front panel

1. Notification LED

2. Proximity sensor

3. Earpiece

4. Touch screen

5. Home

6. Menu

7. Back

8. Search

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Left panel

1. VOLUME UP

2. VOLUME DOWN

3. USB connector

Back panel

Top panel

1. LED flash

2. 5 megapixel camera

3. Speaker

4. Microphone

5. Lanyard hole

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER

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Back cover

Removing the back cover

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

1. Turn off HTC Wildfire S and hold it securely with the front facing down.

2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the

POWER button.

Replacing the back cover

1. Press the bottom part of the back cover first by aligning into the openings

located at the bottom part of the back of HTC Wildfire S.

2. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into

place. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards can be used.

Some legacy SIM cards may not function with HTC Wildfire S. You should consult with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.

Inserting the SIM card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

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3. Slide the SIM card holder in the direction of “OPEN” (etched on the SIM card

holder), and then flip it open.

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

facing out the SIM card slot.

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5. Slide the SIM card completely into the slot. Make sure the SIM card goes

through the 2 “guides” on the SIM card slot.

6. Close the SIM card holder and then slide it in the opposite direction of “OPEN”

to lock it.

Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Wildfire S before removing your SIM card.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Slide the SIM card holder in the direction of “OPEN” (etched on the SIM card

holder), and then flip it open.

4. Slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.

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When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Wildfire S is on, unmount the

storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

Storage card

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing

down and push it until it clicks into place.

Removing the storage card

If HTC Wildfire S is on you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Wildfire S is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. From the Home screen, press

2. Tap SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card.

, and then tap Settings.

Battery

HTC Wildfire S uses a rechargeable battery.

How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC Wildfire S. Among these are the features and accessories you use (for example, leaving your Bluetooth™ connection always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web browsing uses up a lot of battery power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.

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Removing the battery thin film

Before using HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you need to remove the thin film wrapped around the battery.

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Open the battery compartment door.

3. Pull up on the thin film to remove it.

Removing the battery

Right after you take HTC Wildfire S out from the box for the first time, don’t forget to remove the thin film wrapped around the battery that’s inside HTC Wildfire S.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.

Inserting the battery

Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we recommend.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery

compartment.

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As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The

When you charge the battery and HTC Wildfire S is on, the charging battery icon

Charging the battery

The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using HTC Wildfire S, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles.

§ The battery is already installed in HTC Wildfire S when shipped. A thin film is inserted between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film before you can charge the battery.

§ Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided in the box must be used to charge the battery.

§ Do not remove the battery from HTC Wildfire S while you are charging it using the power or car adapter.

1. Plug the power adapter into the USB connector.

2. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The light turns to solid green when the battery is fully charged.

When you charge the battery and HTC Wildfire S is on, the charging battery icon is displayed in the status bar. After the battery has been fully charged, the charging battery icon turns to a full battery icon .

As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button. Easy.

When you turn on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

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Switching the power off

1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the

screen.

2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.

Entering your PIN

Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. No problem. Just contact your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).

Finger gestures

Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such

as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.

Press and hold

Swipe or slide

Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.

Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe

Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation

Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen

To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the item.

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.

from portrait to landscape by turning HTC Wildfire S sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.

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then use HTC Sync to sync your new HTC Wildfire S with your

Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time

When you switch on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. You can choose your language, how you want to connect to the Internet, and whether you want your current location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal contacts and calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them to HTC Wildfire S through Bluetooth as well.

Be sure to sign in to your Google Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail™ and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social networks like Facebook and Twitter™, and more.

Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.

Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees from your mobile operator. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in HTC Wildfire S settings as you go along later on.

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S

There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Wildfire S. You can sync HTC Wildfire S with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook, and more.

HTC Sync Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and

then use HTC Sync to sync your new HTC Wildfire S with your computer's Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Contacts.

Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC Wildfire S after you sign in

to your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC Wildfire S.

Facebook Log in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC

Sense to import your Facebook friends' contact information.

Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in HTC

Wildfire S or transfer existing ones from your old phone.

SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to your HTC Wildfire S. Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync

HTC Wildfire S syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

Transfer Data Use the Transfer Data app to transfer not only your contacts, but

also calendar events and text messages from your old phone to HTC Wildfire S.

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the Leap view. It reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails.

to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).

Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make HTC Wildfire S your own. It comes with a weather clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location. You can also add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 29.

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with HTC Wildfire S, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six extra screens. It should be plenty.

Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.

Press to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).

Using Leap view

To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails.

Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.

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Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls

displays in the status bar.

When you’re done, tap

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Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the HTC Wildfire S ringtone, while adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications and music or video playback.

Adjusting the ringer volume

§ Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels.

§ While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN once to switch to Vibrate mode. The vibrate mode icon appears in the status bar.

§ While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The speaker mute icon displays in the status bar.

Adjusting the media volume

When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the volume. The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level.

Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls

During a call, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button.

Adjusting the volume via settings

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume.

2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of the

ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications. A sample tone is briefly played with the volume being adjusted as you drag a slider.

3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use incoming call volume for notifications.

4. When you’re done, tap OK.

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Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Wildfire S into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Wildfire S is in your bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch HTC Wildfire S to Sleep mode. HTC Wildfire S also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.

Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake HTC Wildfire S up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.

HTC Wildfire S automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

Unlocking the screen

Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call.

If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks.

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Status and notifications

Status icons

Here’s what each icon means:

Signal strength Battery is full

GPRS connected Battery is charging

GPRS in use Battery is low (20% remaining)

EDGE connected

EDGE in use Silent mode

3G connected Vibrate mode

3G in use Microphone is mute

HSDPA connected Speakerphone is on

HSDPA in use

Roaming Wired headset connected

No signal Bluetooth is on

Battery is very low (10% remaining)

Wired microphone headset connected

No SIM card installed Connected to a Bluetooth device

Connected to a Wi-Fi network Airplane mode

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Data synchronizing GPS is on

Network sharing is on Alarm is set

Notification icons

Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events, and alarms.

Here’s what each one means:

New Gmail message General notification

New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email

Problem with email delivery Missed call

New SMS/MMS Call on hold

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery Call forwarding on

New Google Talk instant message Message forwarding on

New voicemail

Upcoming event

New updates from your social networks

Call in progress

HTC Wildfire S is connected to a computer via USB cable

Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available

Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is on

Matched contacts suggestion Uploading data (animated)

Bluetooth pairing request Downloading data (animated)

HTC Wildfire S software update available

Waiting to upload

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Song is playing

FM Radio app in use

Voice recording is on

Compass needs orientation No storage card installed

More (not displayed) notifications Storage card is low on free space

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:

Downloaded Android Market app installed successfully

Update available for an app downloaded from Android Market

Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared

§ Solid green light when HTC Wildfire S is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.

§ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.

§ Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.

§ Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low.

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Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see the message, reminder or event notification. The Notifications panel lets you quickly switch between recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward.

If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see them all.

You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing and then tapping Notifications.

Switching between recently opened apps

On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you just recently opened.

1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the

Notifications panel.

2. In the Recent apps section, slide your finger left or right to see recently-opened

apps.

3. Tap an app to open it.

Press and hold to view recently used apps.

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Whenever you connect HTC Wildfire S to a computer using the USB cable, the

Using Quick Settings

The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more, and also provides a quick shortcut to all HTC Wildfire S settings.

1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the

Notifications panel.

2. Tap the Quick Settings tab.

3. Tap the check box next to an item to turn it off or on.

Closing the Notifications panel

Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the screen. Or just press .

Connecting HTC Wildfire S to a computer

Whenever you connect HTC Wildfire S to a computer using the USB cable, the Connect to PC screen opens and lets you choose the type of USB connection.

Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done:

Charge only Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while

connected to your computer.

HTC Sync Select this option to synchronize contacts, calendar, and other

information between your computer and HTC Wildfire S.

Disk drive This mode is available only when there’s a storage card installed on

HTC Wildfire S. Select this mode when you want to copy files between the storage card and your computer.

When Disk drive mode is enabled while HTC Wildfire S is connected to the computer, you will not be able to use apps on HTC Wildfire S to access the storage card.

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USB tethering

Internet pass-through

When you do not have an Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share your HTC Wildfire S mobile data connection with your computer.

If you don’t have a data plan for HTC Wildfire S or you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can select this mode to share your computer’s Internet connection with HTC Wildfire S.

Copying files to or from the storage card

You can copy your music, photos, and other files to the storage card.

1. Connect HTC Wildfire S to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

2. On the Connect to PC screen, tap Disk drive, and then tap Done. On your

computer, the storage card is recognized as a removable disk.

3. Navigate to the removable disk and open it.

4. Do one of the following:

§ Copy the files from the computer to the storage card’s root folder.

§ Copy the files from the storage card to a folder in your computer.

5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected HTC

Wildfire S) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove HTC Wildfire S.

6. Do one of the following:

§ Disconnect HTC Wildfire S from the computer.

§ If you want to keep HTC Wildfire S connected to the computer but want

HTC Wildfire S to be able to access the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive, select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done.

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

In applications such as the web browser and Mail, you can select text and choose what you want to do with it.

After selecting text, you can:

§ Copy it.

§ Search for it using Google Search.

§ Look it up on Wikipedia®, YouTube™, or Google Dictionary™.

§ Get a translation of the text from Google Translate™.

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

update on a social network.

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selected.

YouTube

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.

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

Copying and pasting text

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

The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.

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

the point where you want to paste the text.

3. Tap Paste.

Searching or translating text

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

2. Tap one of the following tabs:

Google Search

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

Wikipedia

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

YouTube

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

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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. Choose whether to paste the selected text in a new text, multimedia, or email

message or in your status update on a social network such as Twitter.

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scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.

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Personalizing

Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours

Make HTC Wildfire S look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.

Tap the Personalize button right on the Home screen to get started.

Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes

HTC Wildfire S becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply. By switching between scenes, you instantly turn HTC Wildfire S into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.

Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, HTC Wildfire S automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected.

Using a preset scene

HTC Wildfire S features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want.

3. Tap Apply.

To download more scenes, tap > Scene > Get more.

Creating a new scene

You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene.

1. From the Home screen, tap

> Scene.

2. Press , and then tap New.

3. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.

4. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and other elements, arranging the

Home screen layout, and changing the skin or wallpaper. All of your changes will be automatically saved to this scene.

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Renaming a scene

1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.

2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to

rename.

3. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, then tap Rename.

4. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.

Deleting scenes

1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.

2. Press , and then tap Delete.

3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then

tap one or more scenes you want to delete.

4. Tap Delete.

Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to give HTC Wildfire S a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers included in HTC Wildfire S or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Wallpaper.

2. Tap one of the following:

HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, then tap Preview > Apply. Live wallpapers Choose from preset animated wallpapers. Tap Preview to

view the animation, and then tap Apply.

Gallery Choose a photo that you have taken using the camera or

copied to your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save.

To download more wallpapers, tap > Wallpaper > HTC wallpapers > Get more.

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styles, and then tap

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings

such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, and Bluetooth. Scroll down the widgets list, tap

Widget

Applying a new skin

Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins are set to give a different look and feel to most onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus, and other items.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Skin.

2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want.

3. Tap Apply.

To download more skins, tap > Skin > Get more.

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets, or download more widgets.

Adding a widget to your Home screen

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.

2. Tap > Widget.

3. Select a widget that you want.

4. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your

needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one.

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, and Bluetooth. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.

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shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage,

someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to

and then tap

a setting or information.

Changing the settings of a widget

You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) from the Home screen.

1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. HTC Wildfire S vibrates and you’ll

see a colored box around the widget. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget to the Edit button (if it’s enabled).

The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens.

3. Customize the widget settings.

Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.

The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on HTC Wildfire S.

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new icon or

shortcut.

2. Tap and then tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut to add a shortcut to

a setting or information.

To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press , tap , and then press and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

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your Home screen

apps and shortcuts inside the folder.

screen panel.

When the widget or icon is where you want it, lift your finger.

Adding folders on your Home screen

Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized. You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more.

Creating a new folder and adding items to it

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new folder.

2. Tap > Folder.

3. Tap New Folder.

4. Press and hold an app icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder.

HTC Wildfire S then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

5. Drag the app icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder.

Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the apps and shortcuts inside the folder.

Renaming a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

2. Press and hold the folder window’s title bar.

3. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to make room for adding more items. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don’t frequently use.

Moving a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move. HTC Wildfire S vibrates

and you’ll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen. You can pause at the

left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel.

3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, lift your finger.

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Removing a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. HTC Wildfire S vibrates

and you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget or icon to the Remove button.

3. When the widget or icon also turns red, lift your finger.

Rearranging the Home screen

Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use them. For example, move the panels with frequently-used widgets, shortcuts, and folders closer to the main Home screen.

The center thumbnail in Leap view is always the main Home screen.

1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view.

2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move. HTC

Wildfire S then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position, and then lift your finger.

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You can customize a sound set by applying your personal choice of ringtone,

Using sound sets

Sound sets are different collections of ringtone, notification, and alarm sounds you can use to personalize the way HTC Wildfire S alerts you. Using sound sets, you can instantly change from subtle ringtone and notification sounds while you’re in the office into something fun when you’re out with friends.

Choosing a preset sound set

1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set.

2. On the Sound sets screen, tap a sound set name.

3. You can tap to listen to the different sounds for that sound set.

4. Tap Apply.

To download more sound sets, tap > Sound set > Get more.

Creating a sound set

1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set.

2. On the Sound sets screen, tap New sound set.

3. Enter a new sound set name, and then tap Done.

The newly created sound set is then added to the list of sound sets. You can assign different tones to the sound set to your preference.

Customizing a sound set

You can customize a sound set by applying your personal choice of ringtone, notification sounds, and alarms that may be from the preset selection or your storage card (except for notification sounds).

Be sure to choose the sound set you want before changing the ringtone, notification sounds, and alarm since HTC Wildfire S automatically saves your changes to the current sound set selected.

Deleting sound sets

1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set.

2. Press , and then tap Delete.

3. Tap one or more sound sets you want to delete.

4. Tap Delete.

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1.1.2.

to download more audio files from HTC Hub.

Alarm

Changing your ringtones and alarms

Change your ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms to suit your mood or lifestyle. Your changes are saved in the sound set that is currently loaded, overwriting its settings.

Changing the ringtone

1. From the Home screen, tap > Ringtone.

2. Scroll through the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use. The

ringtone briefly plays when selected.

3. If the audio file is on your storage card, tap New ringtone, select the item you want to import to the Ringtones list, then tap OK.

4. Tap Apply.

Changing notification sounds

1. From the Home screen, tap > Notification sound.

2. Choose the type of notification that you want to change.

3. Scroll through the available tones and tap the item you want to use. A sample

tone briefly plays when selected.

4. Tap Apply.

Although you can't import notification sounds from your storage card, you can tap

Get more to download more audio files from HTC Hub.

Changing the alarm sound

1. From the Home screen, tap > Alarm.

2. Scroll through the available tones and tap the item you want to use. A sample

tone briefly plays when selected.

3. If the audio file is on your storage card, tap New alarm, select the item you want to import to the Alarms list, then tap OK.

4. Tap Apply.

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When you’re done, press

Rearranging or hiding application tabs

You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use or remove the tabs you don’t really need.

1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen (for example,

the library screen in Music).

2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you an empty area,

lift your finger.

3. Do any of the following:

Move a tab Press and hold the tab you want to move, and then drag it to its

new position.

Remove a tab Press and hold a tab you want to hide, then drag it up. When

you see a colored box, lift your finger.

4. When you’re done, press .

Adding a tab back

1. Open the app from which you previously removed some tabs.

2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you some of your

hidden tabs, lift your finger.

3. Press and hold the tab you want to show, then drag it down to where you want to position it again.

4. When you’re done, press .

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to delete it. To erase the entire entry,

at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap

the number you want to call.

Phone calls

Different ways of making calls

Besides making calls from the phone dialer screen on HTC Wildfire S, you can tap a number in a text message or email to call, or press a single number on the phone dialer to quickly call a contact.

Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. Don't worry. Just contact your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).

Making a call on the Phone dialer screen

You can either dial a number directly, or use the Smart dial feature to search and call a stored contact or a number from your call history.

1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact

name on the phone keypad. The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of matching numbers and names.

If you enter a wrong digit or letter, tap to delete it. To erase the entire entry, press and hold .

3. Tap to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching numbers or contacts.

4. To browse through the filtered list, flick through the list or slide your finger up or down the list slowly.

5. To place a call, do one of the following:

§ Tap a phone number or contact from the list.

§ After entering a complete number, tap Call.

§ To call a different phone number associated with the contact, you can tap

at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap

the number you want to call.

While dialing or when the call is in progress, the status bar displays the call in progress icon .

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speed dial key to assign.

What is Smart dial?

The phone dialer’s Smart dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call.

Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person’s name you want to call. Smart dial automatically searches and filters your contacts list (stored on your phone, SIM card, and online accounts such as Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync) and the phone numbers from the call history.

Using Speed dial

Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can just press and hold 2 to dial the number.

The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.

Assigning a speed dial key

1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Press , and then tap Speed dial > Add new.

3. Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in

the list, tap the name.

4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a speed dial key to assign.

5. Tap Save.

Calling a phone number in a text message

1. Tap the phone number within the message.

2. Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call.

To call the message sender, press and hold the sender or the received message, and then tap Call on the options menu.

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Calling a phone number in an email

Want to call a number that's in an email? No problem. Numbers of at least 5 digits along with any of the following are recognized as phone numbers:

§ Numbers starting with a plus sign (+). For example, +1-987-654-32 1 or +198765432 1.

§ Numbers starting with an area or country code enclosed in a parenthesis. For example, (02)98765432 1 or (02)987-654-32 1.

§ Numbers separated by dashes. For example, (02)-987-654-32 1 or 0987-654-32

1. In the email body, tap the phone number.

2. Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call.

Making an emergency call

In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC Wildfire S even if you don’t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked.

1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Dial the international emergency number for your locale (for example, 000), and

then tap Call.

Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your mobile operator for details.

If you’ve enabled but forgotten your lock screen password, lock pattern, and/or the SIM lock, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.

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Receiving calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.

You can use the polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find out how, see Changing sound settings on page 173.

Answering a call

To answer a call:

§ Tap Answer.

§ If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag the bar

that shows the caller name or number downward.

Rejecting a call

Do one of the following:

§ Tap Decline.

§ If the display is off when you get a call, drag the bar upward on the Lock screen,

or press and then tap Decline.

§ To reject the call and send a text message, press , and then tap Send message.

You can also Press the POWER button twice to reject a call.

Changing the text message to send out for rejected calls

1. On the Phone dialer screen, press .

2. Tap Settings > Edit default message.

3. Enter the new message, and then tap OK.

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When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the

whether to add a call, place the call on hold, mute the microphone, and more.

to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold,

Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call

Do one of the following:

§ Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.

§ Press the POWER button.

§ Place the phone face down on a level surface.

If the phone is already facing down, the phone will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.

HTC Caller ID

Everytime you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s latest status update from social networks like Facebook or Twitter right on the call screen. You also won’t miss people’s birthdays. You’ll see a birthday reminder, if your friend’s birthday will occur sometime within the next seven days.

What can I do during a call?

When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or to turn the speakerphone on or off. You can also press and choose whether to add a call, place the call on hold, mute the microphone, and more.

Putting a call on hold

1. Press and then tap Hold to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold,

the status bar displays the hold call icon .

2. Press , and then tap Unhold to resume the call.

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When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon

Switching between calls

If you’re already on a call and accept another call, you can choose to switch between the two calls.

1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put

the first call on hold.

2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.

3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call.

Turning the speakerphone on during a call

To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold your phone against your ear when the speakerphone is on.

Do one of the following:

§ Flip your phone over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in > > Settings > Sound).

§ On the call screen, tap .

The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.

To turn the speakerphone off, just flip the phone over again, facing it up. Or tap again.

Muting the microphone during a call

On the call screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon appears in the status bar.

Ending a call

Do one of the following to end the call:

§ On the call screen, tap End call.

If the phone display is off, press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap End call.

§ Slide open the Notifications panel, then tap .

§ If you are using the provided wired headset, press the button to end the call.

If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.

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an Internet calling account.

Adding an Internet calling account

to add the participant to the conference call.

to save your account.

Setting up a conference call

Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make the first call (or accept a call), and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference.

Make sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service. Contact your mobile operator for details.

1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.

2. When connected, press , tap Add call, and then dial the number of the

second participant. The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second participant.

3. When connected to the second participant, tap merge .

4. To add another participant to the conference call, tap on the conference call

screen, and then dial the number of the contact you want to invite to the conference call.

5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call.

6. To talk to a person in the conference call in private, tap and then select Private call on the options menu.

7. When finished, tap End call.

Internet calls

When you're connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive calls through an Internet calling account.

Adding an Internet calling account

Before you add an Internet calling account, make sure that you've registered with an Internet calling service that supports voice calls over Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call.

2. Under Internet call settings, tap Accounts.

3. Tap Add account.

4. Enter your account details.

5. Press to save your account.

6. To set your phone to receive Internet calls on your added account, tap the Receive incoming calls check box.

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on page 38. But first, set your phone

on the phone dialer screen.

to check only the call history of a particular contact.

Making an Internet call

Make an Internet call to either your contact's Internet calling account or phone number.

Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees or may not be supported by your mobile operator.

Call any of the following:

Internet calling account

Phone number

§ In People, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and then

tap Internet call.

§ In Call History, tap an Internet call log.

See Different ways of making calls on page 38. But first, set your phone to use Internet calling for your outgoing calls. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call. Tap Use Internet calling, and then select either For all calls or Ask for each call.

Using Call history

Use Call History to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls.

Checking a missed call

You will see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.

1. Slide open the Notifications panel to check who the caller is.

2. To return the call, tap the missed call notification. Then tap the caller’s name or

number on the Call History screen.

Checking calls in the Call History

From the Home screen, tap > Call History.

You can also tap on the phone dialer screen.

On the Call History screen, you can:

§ Tap a name or number in the list to call.

§ Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.

§ Tap to check only the call history of a particular contact.

§ Press , then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such as missed

calls or outgoing calls.

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When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home.

Your home country code is automatically added when you make calls while roaming.

the country selection box.

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History

1. On the Call History screen, press and hold the phone number that you want to save, and then tap Save to People.

2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing

contact on your phone.

3. Do any of the following:

§ When creating a new contact, enter the contact name, contact type, and other information in the blank contact record that appears. The phone number is automatically added to the mobile field in the phone section. To store it as another type of number, for example a home number, tap the Mobile button.

§ When saving the number to an existing contact, tap a contact stored on your phone, and then select the number type.

4. Tap Save.

Clearing the Call History list

On the Call History screen, do one of the following:

Remove one name or number

Clear the entire list Press , and then tap Delete all.

Press and hold the name or number, and then tap Delete from call history.

Using Home dialing

When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home. Your home country code is automatically added when you make calls while roaming.

1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Enter the phone number from your home country that you wish to call.

If you enter a leading zero, it will be removed. If you enter a plus (+) sign before the phone number, your phone will dial normally.

The Home Dialing screen opens and shows the country code to be added before the phone number.

3. If you want to change the country code, choose the country that you want from

the country selection box.

4. Tap Done, and then place the call.

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