HTC SPRINT User Guide

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7/7/11
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Tab le o f Con te nt s

Tip: Looking for something? If you don’t see it in the headings
listed here, try the Index on page 295.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Yo ur D ev ic e’ s Me nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Activating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sprint Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 2: Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2A. Device Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Your De vi ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turn in g Your De vi ce On a nd Of f . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Getting Around Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dialing Sprint Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Personalization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
TTY Use With Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Data Synchronization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Social Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Application Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Date & Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Power-Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2C. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Making a Call From History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Saving a Number From History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Prepending a Number From History . . . . . . . . . 62
Erasing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
2D. People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
About People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the People Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adding a New People Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using the Details Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Merging Entries in People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Editing an Entry in People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Finding Entries in People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Backing Up and Importing Entries in People . . 74
Working with Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using People Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Connecting with Your Social Networks . . . . . . . 79
2E. Calendar & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Flashlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Reading eBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Car Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Polaris Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adobe Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
HTC Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
HTCSense.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Updating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
2F. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) . . . . . . . 119
Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Voice In put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
2G. microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
You r Dev ic e’s mi croS D Car d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3
Using the Device’s microSD Card as a
USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
2H. Camera & Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Tak ing P ic tures an d S hooti ng Vi deos . . . . . . . 128
Viewing Pictures and Videos Using Gallery . . 136
Sharing Live Videos with Qik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
2I. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Using Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Section 3: Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
3A. Sprint Service: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . 158
Voic email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Tex t M es sag ing (S MS) and
Multimedia Messaging (MMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Making a 3-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Ways of Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . 176
Connecting Using Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Connecting Using Sprint 4G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Getting Started With Data Services . . . . . . . . . 180
Connecting to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) . 182
Using the Device’s Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Downloading Applications and Games From
Android Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
News Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Sprint Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Using Your Device as a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Connecting Your Device to the Internet Through a Computer (Internet Pass-through) . 223
Data Services FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
3C. Entertainment: TV and Music . . . . . . . 226
Sprint TV & Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Music - MP3 Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Sprint Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Connected Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
YouTu be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
HTC Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
3D. GPS Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
GPS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
TeleNav GPS Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Google Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Footprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Section 4: Safety and
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 264
Important Health Information and
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Additional Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Regulatory Agency Identifications . . . . . . . . . . 280
Federal Communication Commission
Interference Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
SAR Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tel ecomm unica ti ons & Internet
Association (TIA) Safety Information . . . . . . . . 286
WEEE Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
RoHS Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
User Guide Proprietary Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Privacy Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Weather Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Warranty Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Limitation of Damages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Introduction

Your De vi ce’s M en u

This User Guide introduces you to Sprint® service and all the features of your new device. It’s divided into four sections:
! Section 1: Getting Started
! Section 2: Your Device
! Section 3: Sprint Service
! Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information
WARNING: Please refer to the Important Safety
Information section on page 264 to learn
about information that will help you safely use your device. Failure to read and follow the Important Safety Information in this device guide may result in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.
The following table outlines your device’s main menu structure. From the Home screen, press to open the menu. If the screen is locked, drag the ring upward until the Home screen opens.
Tip: For most programs or games on the device, pressing
brings up options available for the application or
game.
All apps
Notifications
Personalize
1: Pe rs on al iz e d is pl ay
1: S cene 2: Skin 3: Wallpaper 4: Lock screen
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2: Add it ems to Home
1: W idge t 2: App 3: Shortcut 4: Folder
3: Personalize sound
1: S ound set 2: Ring tone 3: Notification sound 4: Alarm
Wallpaper
1: H TC wa llpa pers 2: Live wall pape rs 3: Gallery
Ringtones
Settings
1: Per so na liz e (see “Personalize” on page i)
2: Wireles s & net works
1: Ai rpl an e m od e
2: Wi- Fi
3: Wi-Fi settings
1: W i-Fi 2: Netw ork noti ficat ion 3: Wi-Fi Protected Setup 4: Add Wi-Fi network
4: Bluetoo th
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5: Bluetooth settings
1: B luet ooth 2: Devi ce na me 3: Discoverable 4: Advanced Settings 5: Scan for devices
6: Sprint Hotspot
7: S p r i nt H o ts p o t se t t i ng s
1: R oute r na me ( SSID) 2 : Se curi ty 3: Password 4: Manage users
8: 4G
9: 4G settings
1: 4 G 2: Netw ork provid er 3: Signal strength 4: IP address
10: VP N s ett ing s
11: M o b i l e n e t w o r k
12: Mo bi le ne tw ork s
1: D ata roami ng s ound 2 : Ro amin g Gu ards 3: Roaming 4: Domestic Voice 5: Domestic Data 6: International Voice 7: In ter na ti on al Da ta 8: E nab le a lw ays -on
mobile data
13: U SB te the ri ng
14: US B t e t he r in g s e t ti n g
15: I nt er ne t Pa ss -t hr ou gh
3: Call
1: Vo ic em ai l
1: Vo icem ail servi ce 2: Voi cema il s etti ngs 3: Clear voicemail notification
2: O ther ca ll se ttings
1: H eari ng a ids 2: Phon e se ttin gs 3: Home country 4: Home dialing 5: TTY mode 6: DDTM mode 7: Voi ce P riv ac y 8: Au to ma tic p rep en d 9: Plus code dialing
3: Internet call settings
1: A ccou nts 2: Use Inte rnet call ing
4: Sound
1: S ound prof ile 2: V olume 3: Vibrate 4: Phone ringtone 5: Quiet ring on pickup 6: Pocket mode 7: Fl ip fo r spe ak er 8: N ot ifi ca ti on so un d 9: Audible touch tones 10: Audible selection 11: S c r e e n lo c k s o u n d s 12 : V i b r a t e f e e d b a c k 13: Em erg enc y t on e
5: Display
1: A uto -rota te sc reen 2: A nima tion 3: Brightness 4. Screen timeout 5: Notification flash 6: G-Sensor calibration
6: Accounts & sync
1: Ba ck gr ou nd d at a
2: A uto-sy nc
3: Exchange ActiveSync (if available)
1: G ener al se ttin gs 2: Mail 3: Contacts 4: Calendar 5: Update when opened 6: Update schedule
4: Facebook for HTC Sense ( if available)
1: S ync live feed 2: Sync Cal enda r 3: Sync contacts 4: Update schedule
5: Flickr (if available)
1: S ync strea m 2: Syn c con tact s 3: Update schedule
6: Google (if available)
1: S ync cont acts 2: S ync Gmai l 3: Sync Calendar
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7: H T C S e n se ( i f a v a i la b l e )
1: S ync HTC S ense 2 : Sy nc H TC Hub 3: Update when opened 4: Update schedule
8: Mail (if available)
1: A ccou nt s etti ngs 2: Sync mai l 3: Update when opened 4: Update schedule
9: Qik Video (if available)
1: A ccou nt S etti ngs 2 : Sy nc c onta cts
10: Twit te r f or HTC Sen se (i f a vai la ble )
1: S ync Peep 2: Syn c Fri end 3: Update when opened 4: Update schedule
11: W a t c h a c c o u n t
1: A ccou nt S etti ngs 2: Update widget when opened
12: N ew s
1: S ync news 2: Upda te w hen o pene d 3: Update schedule
13: S toc ks
1: S ync stoc k inf o 2: U pdat e wh en o pened 3: Update schedule
14: We a th e r
1: S ync weat her 2: Upd ate when open ed 3: Update schedule
7: Lo c a t i o n
1: U se w irele ss n etwo rks 2: Loca tion set ting 3: Use GPS satellites 4: Phone finder
8: Search
1: G oogl e se arch 2 : Sea rchab le i tems 3: Clear shortcuts
9: Privacy
1: D ispl ay me ssag e tex t on loc k scr een 2: Back up my settings 3: Automatic restore
10: Co nne ct to PC
1: D efault connect ion typ e 2 : As k me
11: S e c u r i t y
1: S et u p sc reen lock 2: Vis ible pass words 3: Set password 4: Use secure credentials 5: Install from SD card 6: Clear all credentials
12: P ow er
1: E nabl e po wer saver 2: Turn power save r on at 3: Power saver settings 4: Fast boot
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13: A pp li ca ti on s
1: Unkn own so urce s 2: M ana ge a ppl ica tion s 3: Running services 4: Development 5: Storage use 6: Start automatically 7: No tif ic at ion s
14: S D & p ho n e s t o r ag e
1: Total sp ace 2: Ava ilab le spac e 3: Unmount SD card 4: Erase SD card 5: Available space 6: Make more space 7: Fa cto ry d ata re se t
15: D at e & ti me
1: Auto mat ic 2: Set da te 3: Select time zone 4: Set time 5: Use 24-hour format 6: Select date format
16: L an gu ag e & key bo ar d
1: Se le ct l an gu ag e
1: Engl ish 2: Es pañ ol
2: S wype
1: Lang uag e 2 : Wo rd p redi ctio n 3: Audio feedback 4: Vibrate on keypress 5: Enable tip indicator 6: Auto -spacing 7: Au to -ca pi ta liz at io n 8: Sh ow co mp let e tra ce 9: Word choice window 10: Speed vs. accuracy 11: S w y p e h e l p 12 : T u to r i a l
3: Touch Input
1: K eyboa rd ty pes 2: I nter natio nal keybo ard 3: Bilingual prediction 4: Text input 5: Chinese text input 6: Tutorial 7: Tra ce key bo ard 8 : Per so na l dic ti on ary
17: A c c e s s i b i l i t y
18: V oi ce i np ut & ou tp ut
1: Vo ice recog nizer set ting s 2: Text-to-speech settings
19: S yst em up da tes
1: F irmw are u pdat e 2: Upda te p rofil e 3: Update PRL 4: HTC software update
20: About phone
1: Tel l HTC
1: R epor t er rors to H TC 2: R epor t pre feren ce 3: Report usage to HTC 4: Send reports
2: P hone i dentit y
1: M odel num ber 2: MEID 3: Phone number 4: IMSI 5: Current username
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3: Battery
1: B atte ry s tatu s 2 : Bat tery leve l 3: Battery use 4: Up time 5: Awake time
4: Har dware informat ion
1: H ardwa re ve rsio n 2: Proce ssor 3: Memory 4: Display 5: Main camera 6: Front camera 7: Wi -F i 8: W i- Fi MA C a dd res s 9: Bluetooth 10: Bluetooth address 11: 4 G M A C a d d re s s
5: Software information
1: A ndro id ve rsio n 2 : HTC Sen se ve rsio n 3: Software number 4: More 5: PRI Version 6: PRL Version
6: Legal information
1: H TC le gal 2 : Sp rint leg al 3: Google legal 4: Open source licenses
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Section 1

Getting Started

! Setting Up Your Device (page 2)

1A. Setting Up Service

! Activating Your Device (page 3)
! Setting Up Your Voicemail (page 4)
! Sprint Account Passwords (page 4)
! Getting Help (page 5)
21A. Setting Up Service

Setting Up Your Device

1. Install the battery.
" Insert a coin or other flat object into the slot at the
bottom of the battery compartment cover and lift the cover up gently to remove.
" Insert the battery, contacts end first, and then
gently press the battery into place.
" Replace the battery compartment cover, making
sure all the locking tabs are seated and there are no gaps around the cover.
2. Press to turn the device on.
" If your device is activated, it will turn on, search for
Sprint service, and enter standby mode.
" If your device is not yet activated, see “Activating
Your D evice” for more information.
Note: When you turn on your device for the first time, you will be
given options to let you quickly set up various accounts, such as your Google account, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter,
®
Exchange ActiveSync®, and other email
Microsoft accounts. We recommend that you skip these.
3. Make your first call.
" Ta p . " Use the onscreen keypad to enter a phone
number.
" Ta p .
Note: You r de vi ce’ s ba tt er y sh oul d ha ve en ou gh c ha rge f or
your device to turn on and find a signal, set up your voicemail, and make a call. You should fully charge your bat tery as soon as possible. See “Charging the Battery” on page 20 for details.

Activating Your Device

# If you purchased your device at a Sprint Store, it is
probably activated and ready to use.
# If you received your device in the mail and it is for a new
Sprint account or a new line of service, it is designed to
activate automatically. To confirm your activation, make a phone call.
# If you received your device in the mail and you are
activating a new device for an existing number on your account, you will need to go online to activate your
new device.
" From your compute r’s Web browser, go to
sprint.com/activate and complete the onscreen
instructions to activate your device.
When you have finished, make a phone call to confirm your activation. If your device is still not activated or you do not have access to the Internet, contact Sprint Customer Service at for assistance.
Tip: Do not press while the device is being
activated. Pressing cancels the activation process.
1A. Setting Up Service 3
1-888 -211-4727
Setting Up Service
Note: If you are having difficulty with activation, contact Sprint
Customer Service by dialing other phone.
1-888-211-4727 from any

Setting Up Your Voicemail

Your dev ic e automatically transfers all unans were d calls to your voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off. You should set up your Sprint Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your device is activated. Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access.
1. Press and tap > Voicemail.
2. In the Personalize your voicemail window, tap
Personalize now.
3. Your device will automatic al ly connect with Sprint
voicemail service. Follow the system prompts to:
" Create your password. " Record your name announcement. " Record your greeting.
For more information about using your voicemail, see “Voicemail” on page 158.
41A. Setting Up Service
Note: Voic email Pas sword
Sprint strongly recommends that you create a password when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your device is able to access your voicemail messages.

Sprint Account Passwords

As a Sprint customer, you enjoy unlimited access to your personal account information, your voicemail account, and your data services account. To ensure that no one else has access to your information, you will need to create passwords to protect your privacy.
Account User Name and Password
If you are the account owner, you wil l cre ate an accou nt user name and password when you sign on to
sprint.com. (Click Sign in and then click Sign up now! to
get started.) If you are not the account owner (if someone else receives the bill for your Sprint service), you can get a sub-account password at
sprint.com.
Voi cem ail P ass wor d
You’ll cre ate yo ur vo ice mail p assword when y ou s et up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your Voicemail” for more information on your voicemail password.
Data Services Password
With your Sprint device, you may elect to set up an optional data services password to control access and authorize Premium Service purchases.
For more information, or to change your passwords, sign on to
1-88 8-211-4727.
sprint.com or call Sprint Customer Service at

Getting Help

Managing Your Account
Online: www.sprint.com
# Access your account information. # Check your minutes used (depending on your Sprint
service plan).
# View and pay your bill. # Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment. # Purchase accessories. # Shop for the latest Sprint phones. # View available Sprint service plans and options. # Learn more about data services and other products
like games, ring tones, screen savers, and more.
1A. Setting Up Service 5
Setting Up Service
From Your Sprint P hone
1. Press and tap .
2. Do any of the following:
" Tap to c hec k min ute
usage and account balance.
" Tap to m ake a
payment.
" Tap to a ccess a
summary of your Sprint service plan or get answers to other questions.
From Any Other P hone
# Sprint Customer Service: 1-888-211-4727. # Business Customer Service: 1-8 88-788- 4727.
61A. Setting Up Service
Sprint 411
Sprint 411 gives you access to a variety of services and information, including residential, business, and government listings; movie listings or showtimes; driving directions, restaurant reservations, and major local event information. You can get up to three pieces of information per call, and the operator can automatically connect your call at no additional charge.
There is a per-call charge to use Sprint 411, and you will be billed for airtime.
$ Tap .
Sprint Operator Services
Sprint Operator Services provides assistance when you place collect calls or when you place calls billed to a local telephone calling card or third party.
$ Tap .
For more information or to see the latest in products and services, visit us online at
sprint.com.
Section 2

Your Device

! You r D ev i ce ( pa g e 8 )

2A. Device Basics

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! Tur ni n g You r D ev ic e O n a nd O ff (p ag e 11) ! Viewing the Display Screen (page 13) ! Battery and Charger (page 18) ! Getting Around Your Device (page 21) ! Displaying Your Phone Number (page 23) ! Making and Answering Calls (page 23) ! Speed Dialing (page 28) ! Dialing Sprint Services (page 29) ! Entering Text (page 29) ! Home Screen (page 35)
Tip: Device Software Upgrades – Updates to your device’s
software may become available from time to time. Sprint will automatically send critical updates to your device. You c an a ls o ch eck f or a nd d ow nl oad u pd at es b y
> , and then tapping Settings > System
pressing
updates > Firmware update to search for and
download available updates.
82A. Device Basics

Your Dev ice

Key Functions
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1. Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated
prompts.
2. Proximity Sensor au tomaticall y sw itc hes the display
screen off when you hold the device near your face during a call. When activated, the proximity sensor does not affect the device’s 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi connection.
3. Display Screen displays all the information needed
to operate your device, such as the call status, the People list, the date and time, and the signal and battery strength.
4. Menu Key allows you to open a list of actions that
you can do on the current screen.
5. Home Key takes you back to the Home screen.
When in standby mode, press and hold to open the recently used applications window.
6. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
7. Search Key allows you to search information on the
current screen or application. For example, while in People, press to search for a contact.
8. Back Key allows you to go back to the previous
screen, or close a dialog box, options menu, the Notifications panel, or onscreen keyboard.
9. Front Camera allows yo u to take photo s and videos
or start a video call.
10. Front Indicator Light (LED) shows your device’s
status or pending notifications at a glance.
11. 3.5 mm Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a
stereo headset or an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations. CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the device.
12. Power Button lets you turn the device on or of f, turn
the screen on or off, restart the device, or switch the device to airplane mode.
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13.
Volu me Butt ons allow you to adjust the ringer or
media volume or adjust the voice volume during a call.
14 . Dual flash helps illuminate subjects in low-light
environments when the camera is focusing and capturing a photo or video.
15. 2D/3D Switch allows you to set the camera to
capture photos or videos in 2D or 3D.
16. Camera Button allows you to launch the camera. If
the camera is activated, press this button to capture the photo or start recording video.
17. Camera lenses allow you to capture high-definition
photos and videos in 2D or 3D.
18. Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the
device charger or the USB cable (included). CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the device.
19. Speaker lets you hear the different ringers and
sounds. The speaker also lets you hear the caller’s voice in speakerphone mode.

Turn in g You r Dev ic e On a nd Of f

Turning Your Dev ice On
$ Press at the top of the device.
Turning Your Dev ice Off
1. Press and hold for about two seconds.
Note: When the screen is locked and you press , it
will only turn off the screen and not the device. You will need to unlock the screen first before you press and hold to turn the device off. See “Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use” for details.
2. On the Power options menu, tap Power off.
Restarting Your Device
Note: Restarting the device will close all running apps and
will clear all temporary files in the device’s memory. Make sure to save your work before restarting the device.
1. Press and hold for about two seconds.
2. On the Power options menu, tap Restart.
3. In the Restart phone confirmation box, tap Restart.
Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use
To sav e battery power, th e dev ice auto matica lly tu rns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the device’s screen is off.
Tip: For information on how to adjust the time before the
screen turns off, see “Display Settings” on page 44.
You ca n also turn off and lock the scre en by pre ssing
incoming call will turn on your device screen and show the lock screen.
. Pressing again or receiving an
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Device Basics
Using the Lock Screen
Aside from protecting the device’s screen from unwanted taps, the lock screen also displays important information, updates, and messages at a glance, or provide shortcut icons to your favorite applications.
To u nl o ck t h e s cr ee n :
1. When the screen is off, press to show
the lock screen.
2. Drag the ring up to unlock the screen. When you
have an incoming call, dragging the ring up answers the call.
– or –
Drag a shortcut icon, a photo, or a message board to the ring to unlock the screen and launch the related application.
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Note: If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted
to draw the pattern, enter the PIN, or enter the password. For more information on how to create and enable a screen lock, see “Protecting Your Device with a Screen Lock” on page 50.

Viewing the Display Screen

Status Bar – Notification Icons
Your d evice’s d isplay scre en pro vides information about notifications and your device’s status. This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your device’s display screen:
Status Bar – Notification Icons
New Text or Multimedia Message
New Voicemail
New Gmail message
New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email message
Problem with Text/Multimedia Message delivery
New instant message from Google Talk
Upcoming event
Music is playing
General notification (for example, sync error)
Storage card is low on free space
Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available
4G is on and 4G networks are available
Data synchronizing – connected to HTC Sync
New location detected
More (undisplayed) notifications
Call in progress (Voice Privacy locked)
Call in progress (Voice Privacy unlocked)
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Device Basics
Status Bar – Notification Icons
Missed call
Uploading data (animated)
Downloading data (animated)
Waiting to upload
Content downloaded
Device connected to computer via USB cable
Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared
No storage card installed in the device
New tweet
Updates available for an application
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Status Bar – Device Status Icons
Signal Strength (More bars = stronger signal)
No Service
Device is “roaming” off the Nationwide Sprint Network
Sprint 3G data service (EVDO) available
Sprint 3G data service (EVDO) available and active (with icon animation)
Sprint 3G data service is currently unavailable
Sprint 1xRTT network available
Sprint 1xRTT network available and active (with icon animation)
Sprint 1xRTT network is currently unavailable
Status Bar – Device Status Icons
Device’s location feature is on and available for location-based services such as GPS Navigation
Device’s location feature off and your location is available only for 911
Device microphone muted
Device speaker muted
Vibrate mode
Shows current battery charge level (Icon shown is fully charged)
Bluetooth on
Connected to Bluetooth device
Airplane mode
Alarm set
Status Bar – Device Status Icons
Speakerphone on
Wired microphone headset connected
Wired headset connected
Connected to Wi-Fi network
Connected to a 4G network
Sprint Hotspot is on and is ready to share its 4G connection
Sprint Hotspot is on and is ready to share its 3G connection
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Device Basics
Notifications Panel
Tap a n oti fica tion t o open the related application.
Press and hold, and then drag up to close the 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 4G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
To o pe n t h e No t if i ca t io n s p an e l:
To open t he No tific ations pane l, press an d hold the status bar, and then slide your finger downward.
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more notifications.
Tip: You c an a ls o op en th e No ti fi ca ti ons p an el f rom t he
Home screen by pressing and then tapping
Notifications.
To c lo s e t he N o ti f ic a ti o ns p a ne l :
$ Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications
panel, and then drag it up the screen.
– or –
Press .
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To s w i tc h be t w e en re c e nt l y o p e n ed a pp s :
On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you just recently opened.
1. Open the Notifications panel.
2. In the Recent applications section, slide your finger
left or right to see recently opened apps.
3. Tap a n ap plicati on to open it.
Tip: Press and hold to view recently opened applications.
To u s e Q u ic k S et t i ng s :
The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more, and also provides a quick shortcut to all device settings.
1. Open the Notifications panel.
2. Ta p t he Quick Settings tab.
3. Tap th e ch eck b ox nex t to an it em to turn it of f or
on.
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Notification LED
The Notification LED located near the right end of the earpiece provides information on the device status or pending notifications.
LED Status Indication
Solid green Battery is fully charged (when the
Solid red Battery is charging.
Flashing red Battery is low. (Power is below 14%.)
Flashing green You have a pending notification (for
Note: The indicators are listed in order of priority. For
example, if your device is connected to the AC adapter and the battery is charging, the LED will be solid red and will not switch to a flashing green light even if there is a pending notification.
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device is connected to the AC adapter or a computer).
example, a new message or a missed call).

Battery and Charger

WARNING: Use only Sprint-approved or HTC-approved
Sprint-approved or HTC-approved batteries and accessories can be found at Sprint Stores or through HTC; or call available at
Battery Capacity
Your dev ice is equipped with a re charg eable bat tery. The battery provides up to 6 hours of continuous talk time. For battery-saving tips, see “Power-Saving Tips” on page 57.
Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate
Tip: Watch your device’s battery level indicator and charge
batteries and chargers with your device. The failure to use an Sprint-approved or HTC-approved battery and charger may increase the risk that your device will overheat, catch fire, or explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.
1-86 6-866 -7509 to order. They’re also
sprint.com.
mode, browser use, and other variables may reduce the battery’s talk and standby times.
the battery before it runs out of power.
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