HTC Sensation 4G MR User Guide

Your HTC Sensation 4G

User guide

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Contents

Getting started

HTC Sensation 4G 8 Back cover 10 SIM card 11 Storage card 12 Battery 13 Switching the power on or off 15 Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time 16 Finger gestures 16 Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G 17 Home screen 18

Basics

Adjusting the volume 19 Sleep mode 19 Status icons 21 Notifications 22 Switching between recently opened apps 24 Using Quick Settings 24 Where apps, data, and files are stored 25 Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer 26 Copying files to or from the storage card 26 Transferring contacts from your old phone 27 Copying and sharing text 28 Printing 29

Personalizing

Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours 30 Personalizing HTC Sensation 4G with scenes 30 Changing your wallpaper 31 Applying a new skin 32 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32 Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34 Personalizing the launch bar 34 Grouping apps into a folder 35 Rearranging the Home screen 36 Personalizing with sound sets 37 Rearranging application tabs 38 Customizing the lock screen style 38

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Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 40 Using Speed dial 40 Calling a phone number in a text message 41 Calling a phone number in an email 41 Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 41 Making an emergency call 41 Receiving calls 41 What can I do during a call? 42 Setting up a conference call 44 Wi-Fi Calling 44 Internet calls 45 Call history 46 Home dialing 47 Call services 48 Turning Airplane mode on or off 48

Messages

About the Messages app 49 Sending a text message (SMS) 49 Sending a picture message (MMS) 50 Resuming a draft message 51 Checking your messages 51 Replying to a message 52 Forwarding a message 52 WAP push messages 53 Managing message conversations 53 Backing up your text messages 54 Setting message options 55

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Sensation 4G and the Web 56 Browsing the Web 56 Downloading files and apps 58 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 58 Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 60 Setting browser options 60

Camera

Camera basics 61 Before capturing 61 Taking a photo 62 Recording video 63 Camera scenes 63 Improving people shots 63 Taking a panoramic photo 63 Taking continuous camera shots 65 Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 65 Changing camera settings 65

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Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 66 Music 72 Connected Media 76

HTC services

HTC Watch 77

Accounts and sync

What online accounts can you sync with? 81 Syncing with a Google Account 81 Adding a social network account 82 Managing your online accounts 82

Contacts

About the Contacts app 83 Your contacts list 83 Setting up your profile 84 Importing contacts from your SIM card 84 Adding a new contact 85 Setting contact search options 85 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 85 Merging contact information 86 Contact information and conversations 87 Sending contact information 88 Contact groups 88 Adding People widgets 90 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 91

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 92 Twitter for HTC Sense 92 About Friend Stream 92 Updating your status in Friend Stream 93 Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 93 Tweeting in Friend Stream 94 Chatting in Google Talk 95 Using Google+ 95

Gmail 96 Mail 97

Calendar

About Calendar 104 Creating an event 104 Calendar views 105 Managing Calendar events 105

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Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 106 Setting reminders for your events 106 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 107 Showing or hiding calendars 107 Changing Calendar settings 107

Maps and location

Location settings 108 Google Maps 108

Productivity

Working on documents 112 Recording your voice 113 Taking notes 113 Completing tasks 116

Google Play and other apps

Getting apps from Google Play 118 Using the Clock 119 Checking Weather 120 Reading news feeds 121 Keeping track of your stocks 123 Watching videos on YouTube 124 Listening to FM Radio 125 Sharing games and apps 125

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 126 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation 4G 127 Syncing songs and playlists 127 Syncing photos and videos 128 Syncing your calendar events 128 Syncing your contacts 129 Syncing your web bookmarks 129 Syncing documents and email attachments 130 Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation 4G 130 Syncing another device with your computer 131

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 132 Entering words with predictive text 133 Entering text by speaking 135 Entering text by tracing 135

Internet connections

Data connection 136 Wi-Fi 137 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 138 Using HTC Sensation 4G as a modem (USB tethering) 139

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Connecting to the Internet through a computer 139 Using HTC Sensation 4G as a wireless router 140

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 141 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 141 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 142 Sending information using Bluetooth 143 Receiving information using Bluetooth 144

Security

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 146 Protecting HTC Sensation 4G with a screen lock 146

Settings

Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 148 Changing display settings 148 Changing sound settings 149 Changing the display language 150 More ways to extend battery life 150 Managing memory 151 Backing up settings to Google 153 Accessibility settings 153 Checking information about HTC Sensation 4G 153

Update and reset

Updating the HTC Sensation 4G software 154 Restarting HTC Sensation 4G 154 Resetting HTC Sensation 4G 155

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

7 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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Getting started

HTC Sensation 4G

Front panel

1. HOME

2. MENU

3. BACK

4. SEARCH

5. Touch screen

6. Proximity sensor

7. Front camera

8. Notification LED

If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Sensation 4G that already has a small opening for the sensor.

Top panel

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER

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Left panel

1. VOLUME UP

2. VOLUME DOWN

3. USB connector

Back panel

Bottom panel

1. Dual LED flash

2. 8 megapixel camera

3. Speaker

4. Back cover

1. RELEASE button for the back cover

2. Microphone

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Back cover

Removing the back cover

1. Securely hold HTC Sensation 4G facing up.

2. Press and hold the RELEASE button at the bottom of the phone, and then

slightly lift the front panel.

This detaches the bottom part of the phone from the back cover.

3. Gently pull HTC Sensation 4G out of its back cover.

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Replacing the back cover

1. Securely hold the back cover with the exposed side facing up.

2. Insert the top part of HTC Sensation 4G into the back cover.

3. Press HTC Sensation 4G down to lock the cover into place. You’ll hear a click

when the back cover is locked in place.

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 back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

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

insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.

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Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Sensation 4G before removing your SIM card.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.

Storage card

Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage card already inserted in HTC Sensation 4G.

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.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Sensation 4G is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

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

2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.

Removing the storage card

If HTC Sensation 4G 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 back cover off.

2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.

3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

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Battery

Removing the battery thin film

Before using HTC Sensation 4G for the first time, you need to remove the thin film that's underneath the battery.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Pull the flap of the thin film out, and then remove it from the battery

compartment.

Removing the battery

Before using HTC Sensation 4G for the first time, you need to remove the protective thin film from the battery.

1. Take the back cover off.

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

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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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Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC Sensation 4G, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

§ The battery is already installed in HTC Sensation 4G 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 cable provided in the box must be used to charge the battery.

§ Do not remove the battery from HTC Sensation 4G while you are charging it using the power or car adapter.

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 Sensation 4G 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.

Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time

When you switch on HTC Sensation 4G 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.

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

To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a webpage), 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 Sensation 4G sideways. When entering text, you can turn HTC Sensation 4G sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

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 webpage.

Two-finger scrolling

In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or Contacts, 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.

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Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G

There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Sensation 4G. You can sync contacts from your T-Mobile account, Google® Account, social networks, your computer, and more.

MobileLife Contacts

Google contacts Google contacts are imported to HTC Sensation 4G after you

Social network accounts

Phone contacts Create contacts and store them only on HTC Sensation 4G. SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Sensation 4G. Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync

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

HTC Sync

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MobileLife Contacts is a free service from T-Mobile that stores your address book. If you stored your contacts under MobileLife Contacts on the My T-Mobile website before, you can sync them to HTC Sensation 4G.

You can also create more contacts right from HTC Sensation 4G and sync them to MobileLife Contacts on My T-Mobile.

You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC Sensation 4G.

HTC Sensation 4G syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

calendar events and text messages from your old phone to HTC Sensation 4G through Bluetooth®.

Install and use HTC Sync on your computer to sync HTC Sensation 4G with your computer's Microsoft Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows® Contacts.

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Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make HTC Sensation 4G 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 30.

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with HTC Sensation 4G, 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.

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 Home screens as thumbnails. Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.

§ In Leap view, if there's space to add a new screen, you can tap Add panel to do so. An empty Home screen appears and you can start customizing from there.

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Basics

Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume

§ Press the VOLUME buttons to adjust the ringer. 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 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.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Sensation 4G into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Sensation 4G 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, press and then tap Settings > Privacy.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode. HTC Sensation 4G also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.

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Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake HTC Sensation 4G up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.

HTC Sensation 4G automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

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.

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Status icons

Here’s what each icon means:

Signal strength Battery is full

4G connected Battery is charging

4G in use Battery is low (20% remaining)

3G connected

3G in use Silent mode

GPRS connected Vibrate mode

GPRS in use Microphone is mute

2G connected Speakerphone is on

2G in use

Roaming Wired headset connected

No signal Bluetooth is on

Battery is very low (8% or less remaining)

Wired microphone headset connected

No SIM card installed Connected to a Bluetooth device

Connected to a Wi-Fi® network Airplane mode

Data synchronizing GPS is on

Network sharing is on Alarm is set

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Notifications

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:

§ Solid green light when HTC Sensation 4G 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

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 lets you quickly switch between recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

1. 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.

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

then slide your finger up the screen. Or just press .

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Switching between recently opened apps

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

1. Press and hold .

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

3. Tap an app to open it.

Using Quick Settings

The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more, and also provides a quick shortcut to all HTC Sensation 4G settings.

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

Notifications panel.

2. Tap the Quick Settings tab.

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3. Tap the On/Off switch next to an item to turn it off or on.

4. To access Wi-Fi settings, tap next to Wi-Fi connection.

5. To access all HTC Sensation 4G settings, tap next to Additional settings.

Where apps, data, and files are stored

HTC Sensation 4G uses these storage types:

Apps and data storage

Storage card

Apps are installed to this storage, labeled as Internal storage in your phone settings. It also stores data such as your text messages, contacts you created or synchronized to your phone, account settings, and more.

This storage is managed and carefully guarded by your phone since it contains your private information. When you connect your phone to your computer, this storage is not accessible from your computer.

Storage contents will be erased when you do a factory reset. Make sure to back up your data before starting a factory reset. Some apps allow you to back up to your storage card, such as Contacts.

Your phone comes with a microSD card already installed.

You can store your files such as photos, music, and videos to this removable storage.

When you connect your phone to your computer, this storage is accessible and you can copy files between them.

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Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer

Whenever you connect HTC Sensation 4G to a computer using the USB cable, the Choose a connection type 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.

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

HTC Sensation 4G. Select this mode when you want to copy files between the storage card and your computer.

When Disk drive mode is enabled while HTC Sensation 4G is connected to the computer, you will not be able to use apps on HTC Sensation 4G to access the storage card.

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

information between your computer and HTC Sensation 4G.

USB tethering

Internet pass-through

When you do not have an Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share the mobile data connection of HTC Sensation 4G with your computer.

If you don’t have a data plan 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 Sensation 4G.

Copying files to or from the storage card

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

1. Connect HTC Sensation 4G to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

2. On the Choose a connection type screen, select 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.

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

Sensation 4G) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove HTC Sensation 4G.

6. Do one of the following:

§ Disconnect HTC Sensation 4G from the computer.

§ If you want to keep HTC Sensation 4G connected to the computer but

want it 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.

Transferring contacts from your old phone

Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to HTC Sensation 4G 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 Sensation 4G.

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 and set it to discoverable mode.

5. On HTC Sensation 4G, tap Next to continue. HTC Sensation 4G automatically

turns Bluetooth on and searches for Bluetooth devices.

6. From the device list, choose your old phone and then tap Next. HTC Sensation

4G then tries to pair with your old phone. You’ll see a security passkey on the screen.

7. On your old phone, enter this passkey or simply confirm it.

8. Select the Contacts check box (and other supported types of data you want to import), and then tap Next.

9. When HTC Sensation 4G finishes importing data, tap Done.

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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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Printing

Connect HTC Sensation 4G to a supported printer and print out documents, email, meeting invitations, photos, and more.

§ Both printer and HTC Sensation 4G must be turned on and connected to the same local network. Connect HTC Sensation 4G to the local network using Wi-Fi. To learn how to connect the printer to a local network, refer to your printer user guide.

§ The local network must not be behind a firewall.

1. While in an app such as Internet, Mail, Calendar, or Polaris Office, open the item

you want to print.

2. Press , and then tap Print (or More > Print).

3. On the Print screen, tap the printer you want to use.

4. If there's more than one page to print, set the page range that you want.

Tap Advanced to set the page size, print layout, and page orientation, and choose if you want to print in color or black and white.

5. Tap Print.

You can check the printing details by opening the Notifications panel, and then tapping the item you're printing.

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Personalizing

Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours

Make HTC Sensation 4G 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.

Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen, and then choose what you want to customize.

Personalizing HTC Sensation 4G with scenes

HTC Sensation 4G 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 Sensation 4G into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.

Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, HTC Sensation 4G automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected.

Using a preset scene

HTC Sensation 4G 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. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

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. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

3. Press , and then tap New.

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