HTC PK76130 Users Manual

Your HTC One V

User guide

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Contents

Unboxing

HTC One V 6 Bottom cover 7 SIM card 9 Storage card 10 Charging the battery 11 Switching the power on or off 11 Setting up HTC One V for the first time 12 Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 12

Your first week with your new phone

Home screen 13 Finger gestures 13 Sleep mode 14 Ways of getting contacts into HTC One V 16 Making your first call 16 Adjusting the volume 17 Sending your first text message 17 Copying and sharing text 18 Switching between recently opened apps 19 Notifications 19 Getting to know your settings 20 Getting the battery to last longer 21 Updating the HTC One V software 21

Personalizing

Making HTC One V truly yours 22 Personalizing HTC One V with scenes 22 Changing your wallpaper 23 Applying a new skin 24 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 24 Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 26 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 26 Personalizing the launch bar 27 Grouping apps into a folder 27 Personalizing with sound sets 28

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Rearranging application tabs 29 Customizing the lock screen style 30

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 31 Using Speed dial 31

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Calling a phone number in a text message 32 Calling a phone number in an email 32 Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 32 Making an emergency call 32 Receiving calls 32 What can I do during a call? 33 Setting up a conference call 35 Internet calls 35 Call history 36 Home dialing 37 Call services 37

Messages

About the Messages app 38 Sending a text message (SMS) 38 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 38 Resuming a draft message 40 Checking your messages 40 Replying to a message 41 Forwarding a message 41 WAP push messages 42 Managing message conversations 42 Backing up your text messages 43 Setting message options 44

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC One V and the Web 45 Browsing the Web 45 Private browsing 47 Adding and managing your bookmarks 47 Viewing your browsing history 47 Downloading files and apps 48 Setting browser options 48

Accounts and sync

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 50 Adding one or more Google Accounts 50 Managing your online accounts 51

People

About the People app 52 Your contacts list 52 Setting up your profile 53 Adding a new contact 54 Importing or copying contacts 54

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Merging contact information 55 Contact information and conversations 55 Contact groups 56 Adding People widgets 58 Sending contact information 58 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 59

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Gmail 60 Mail 61

Internet connections

Data connection 67 Wi-Fi 68 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 69 Using HTC One V as a wireless router 70

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

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5 Conventions used in this guide

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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Unboxing

HTC One V

1. BACK

2. HOME

3. RECENT APPS

4. VOLUME

5. POWER

6. Notification LED

7. 3.5mm headset jack

8. Proximity sensor

9. USB connector

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Bottom cover

Removing the bottom cover

Remove the bottom cover to access the SIM card slot and storage card slot.

1. Securely hold HTC One V with the front facing down.

2. With your thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it.

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Replacing the bottom cover

Antennas are placed underneath the cover. To get the best signal for calls and data connection, be sure to secure the cover tightly.

1. Align the teeth underneath the bottom cover with the notches on the side of the

phone.

2. Press down on the bottom cover with your thumbs, and then push it until it

locks into place.

You’ll hear a click when the bottom cover is locked in place.

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SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages.

Inserting the SIM card

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,

insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot.

Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC One V before removing your SIM card.

1. Take the bottom cover off.

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

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Storage card

Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the bottom cover off.

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

down and push it into place.

Removing the storage card

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Unmounting the storage card

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

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1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.

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Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC One V, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

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

1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.

2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.

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

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

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button. Easy.

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

Switching the power off

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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.

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

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Setting up HTC One V for the first time

When you switch on HTC One V for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.

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. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on.

When HTC One V has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as the Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC One V. The tips for a screen won't display again after you've closed them.

To view the Quick Tips again, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > About > Help > Show all quick tips.

Want some quick guidance on using your phone?

Show Me helps you get the most out of HTC One V in seconds.

§ Need to know how to do something right away? Just type in some keywords and get clear, up-to-date answers right on HTC One V.

§ Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone? Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Show Me to learn how. The topics range from intro to advanced and the Show Me widget even recommends topics that you might like.

To open Show Me from the Home screen, tap > Show Me.

If you haven't downloaded Show Me content yet, or if there's updated content available, just tap the download link to get it.

Searching Show Me

1. In Show Me, tap , and then enter the words you want to search for.

2. Tap a search result to jump straight to that item.

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Your first week with your new phone

Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make HTC One V your own. You can add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 22.

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with HTC One V, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem.

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

Press to return to the main Home screen.

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

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

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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.

drag. 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 One V sideways. When entering text, you can turn HTC One V sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

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

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

Two-finger scrolling

In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or People, you can use two fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays the sorting order, and you can easily scroll to the information you want.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One V into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One V is in your bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though, and missed calls and messages appear on the lock screen.

To prevent missed calls or messages from appearing on the lock screen, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Privacy.

Switching to Sleep mode

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

Waking up from Sleep mode

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

HTC One V automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

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Unlocking the screen

Pull the ring up to unlock the screen.

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.

If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to snooze or dismiss the event or alarm.

Opening an app from the lock screen

§ On the lock screen, drag an app icon to the ring to unlock the screen and directly go to the app.

The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same apps as the ones on your Home screen's launch bar. To change the lock screen shortcuts, replace the apps on the launch bar.

§ When there's a notification or info shown on the lock screen such as a missed call or new message, you can drag it to the ring to directly go to its app.

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Ways of getting contacts into HTC One V

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

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Gmail

Facebook Log in to your Facebook account to import your Facebook

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

SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC One V. Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync

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

Google contacts are imported to HTC One V after you sign in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC One V.

friends' contact information.

HTC One V or transfer existing ones from your old phone.

HTC One V syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

calendar events and text messages from your old phone to HTC One V.

Transferring contacts from your old phone

Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to HTC One V through Bluetooth®. Depending on your old phone’s model, you may also transfer other types of data such as calendar events and text messages to HTC One V.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Transfer.

2. Tap Next to begin.

3. Choose your old phone's name and model.

4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on, set it to discoverable mode, and then

follow the instructions on the screen.

Making your first call

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name.

3. From the list, tap a contact to call.

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4. To hang up, tap End Call.

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Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume

§ Press the VOLUME buttons to adjust the ringer. The Ringtone 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 earpiece volume for calls

During a call, press the VOLUME buttons.

Adjusting the media volume

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

Sending your first text message

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap .

3. Tap , and then select the contacts you want to send the message to.

4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

5. Tap to insert a smiley or add quick text.

6. Tap Send.

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Copying and sharing text

In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it.

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 copy the address of a linked webpage, 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 an email), press and hold at

the point where you want to paste the text.

3. Tap Paste.

Sharing text

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

2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message

or social network status update.

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Switching between recently opened apps

You can easily access apps you've just recently opened.

1. Press .

2. Slide your finger up or down to see recently-opened apps.

3. Tap an app to open it.

Notifications

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:

§ Solid green light when HTC One V 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 orange light when the battery level reaches very low.

Notification icons

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

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Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see what event notification or new information you've received. The Notifications panel also lets you quickly access settings.

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

finger downward.

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

2. To close the Notifications panel, press and hold the bottom bar of the panel,

then slide your finger up. Or just press .

Getting to know your settings

Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi-Fi® connection or make the screen brighter? Do this and more in Settings.

Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap . Here are some of the basic settings you can change:

§ Tap the On/Off switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it on or off. Tap the

item itself to configure its settings.

§ Tap Sound & vibration to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure

incoming call sound settings.

§ Tap Display to change the screen brightness or set how long the screen is off

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before going to sleep.

§ Tap Security to set a screen or SIM card lock.

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Getting the battery to last longer

How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC One V. The features and accessories you use can affect battery life.

You can get the battery to last longer by following a few simple tips:

§ Turn off the display when you're not using it

§ Lower the volume

§ Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you're done using

them

§ Make sure apps are closed and not continuously running in the background

§ Use the power adapter whenever possible

Updating the HTC One V software

HTC One V can check and notify you if there’s a new software update available. You can then download and install the software update using the Wi-Fi or data connection. You can also manually check if there's an available software update.

Depending on the type of update, the update may erase all your personal data and customized settings, and also remove any applications you’ve installed. Make sure that you’ve backed up the information and files you want to keep.

You might want to use Wi-Fi to download software updates to avoid extra data fees.

Installing an update

When the Internet connection is on and there's a new update available, the system update dialog box appears and guides you through the process. If you don't see the dialog box, check for the update notification icon in the status bar.

1. Slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap the update notification.

2. In the system update dialog box, choose what type of connection to use for

downloading the update.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to start the download.

4. After the download is complete, tap Install now and then tap OK in the Install

system software update dialog box.

Wait for the update to finish. HTC One V will then restart automatically.

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Checking for updates manually

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1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. Tap About > Software updates > Check now.

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Personalizing

Making HTC One V truly yours

Make HTC One V 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.

Personalizing HTC One V with scenes

HTC One V 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 One V into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.

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

Using a preset scene

HTC One V 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. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

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

4. Tap Apply.

Creating a new scene

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

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

3. Tap > New.

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

5. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and apps, changing the wallpaper, and

more. All of your changes will be automatically saved to this scene.

Renaming a scene

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

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

rename.

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

5. Enter a new scene name.

6. Tap Done.

Deleting scenes

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

3. Tap > Delete.

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

tap one or more scenes you want to delete.

5. Tap Delete.

Changing your wallpaper

Pick your favorite photo as your Home wallpaper. Choose from the available wallpapers, or use any photo you've taken with the camera.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Wallpaper.

3. Tap one of the following:

Gallery Choose an existing photo and crop it. HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, and then tap Preview.

4. Tap Save or Apply.

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