HTC Touch 3G User Manual

Qu ick Star t Guide
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Table of Contents
Contents
1. Welcome to the HTC Touch 3G Quick Start Guide ..............6
2. Inside the Box ..................................................................................
3. Getting to Know the Touch Phone ...........................................
4. Installing the SIM Card and Battery .........................................
5. Charging the Battery ..................................................................
6. Starting Up
7. The TouchFLO™ Home Screen ................................................
8. Making Your First Call .................................................................
9. Entering Information ..................................................................
10. Basic Settings
11. Adding Favorite Contacts ......................................................
12. Sending a Text Message .........................................................
13. Sending an MMS Message .....................................................
14. Using Wi-Fi ...................................................................................
15. Setting Up Your Internet E-mail Account .........................
16. Mobile Internet ..........................................................................
17. Bluetooth .....................................................................................
18. Keeping Track of Appointments ..........................................
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19. Keeping Track of Things to Do ..............................................30
20. Taking Photos and Shooting Videos ..................................
21. Viewing Photos and Videos ...................................................
22. When Connecting Your Device to a Computer ..............
23. Synchronizing Your Device with Your Computer ..........
24. Copying Files to Your Device
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25. Synchronizing Music Files .....................................................
26. Listening to Music on Your Device ......................................
27. Resetting Your Device .............................................................
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1. Welcome to the HTC Touch 3G Quick Start Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the HTC Touch 3G device.
This Quick Start Guide will help you get started with your Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional powered Touch Phone. We have arranged this Quick Start Guide in a way that it starts from when you open the box and then it walks you through the features we feel that you want to know or use right away when you turn on your device for the first time.
For a more complete guide in using your device, please refer to the User Manual PDF that we have included in the Application disc that came with the device. The Application Disc also includes some programs that you can install on your device.

2. Inside the Box

You should find the following items inside the box.
HTC Touch 3G device
Battery
Power adapter
Screen protector
Wired stereo headset
USB sync cable
Quick Start Guide
Getting Started and Application discs

3. Getting to Know the Touch Phone

Earpiece
LED
Touch
NAVIGATION CONTROL/ ENTER
TALK/SEND
END
VOLUME UP
VOLUME DOWN
Screen
Stylus
Sync Connector/Earphone Jack
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POWER
Microphone
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Speaker
Back Cover
Strap Holder
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RESET

4. Installing the SIM Card and Battery

Make sure your device is turned off before installing the SIM card and battery. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install these components.
To remove the back cover
Hold the device securely with
1.
the front facing down. With your thumb or finger,
2.
lift up the bottom of the back cover.
To install the SIM card
Locate the SIM card slot, then
1.
insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing in the card slot.
Slide the SIM card completely
2.
into the slot.
Cut-off corner
To install the battery
Align the battery’s
1.
exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment.
Insert the contact’s side
2.
of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place.
Replace the back cover.
3.
You can also install a microSD™ card (not included in the box) on your device. To learn how to install a microSD card, refer to the User Manual PDF on the Application disc.
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5. Charging the Battery

New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you start using your device, it is recommended that you install and charge the battery.
To charge the battery
Connect the USB connector of the AC adapter to the sync
1.
connector at the bottom of your device. Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start
2.
charging the battery. The battery is fully charged after about 3 hours of charging.

6. Starting Up

After installing your SIM card and battery and charging the battery, you can now power on and start using your device.
Turn on the power
Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
1.
A Quick Start Wizard guides you through the calibration
2.
of the screen and the setup of regional settings, date and time, and password. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the Quick Start Wizard. After the Quick Start Wizard finishes, the device installs customization settings, then restarts.
Auto configure data connection settings
After the device restarts, you will be asked if you want to automatically configure your device’s data connections.
Follow the onscreen instructions to go through the configuration process so that you do not need to enter the settings for 3G/GPRS, MMS, and WAP manually. After the configuration is completed, tap
Restart.
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7. The TouchFLO™ Home Screen

Your device’s main screen is the TouchFLO™ Home screen which allows finger-touch access to the most important functions such as favorite contacts, text messages, e-mail, Internet, and more.
The following are some of the tabs you will find on the TouchFLO Home screen:
Home People Messages Mail
Internet Photos and Videos Music Weather
To switch between the tabs of the Home screen
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Do one of the following:
Touch or tap the desired tab on the Home screen.
Press Navigation Right or Left.
Press and hold your finger on the active tab, then slide your
finger right or left over the tabs.
Note Apply some pressure when pressing and holding on the active tab
to be able to slide over the tabs.
The succeeding sections in this Quick Start Guide will show you how to use some of the Home screen tabs. For complete information about using TouchFLO, refer to the User Manual PDF on the Application disc.
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8. Making Your First Call

To place a call
Press the TALK/SEND button to
1.
open the Phone screen.
2.
Tap the keys on the keypad to enter the phone number.
Tip If you tapped a wrong number,
tap to erase each subsequent digit of a number. To erase the
entire number, tap and hold .
3. Press the TALK/SEND button again
to place the call.
Tip When in a call, use the VOLUME button on the side of the device to
adjust the phone volume.
To check missed calls
When you have missed calls, you will see the icon in the title bar and the number of missed calls on the Home tab. To check who the caller was, touch the missed call item on the Home tab.

9. Entering Information

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When you need to enter text, choose one of the available onscreen input methods. Here are some examples of onscreen input methods.
Full QWERTY Compact QWERTY Phone Keypad
To enter text, simply tap the keys on the onscreen keyboard. Depending on the keyboard layout selected, you may need to tap the same key more than once to select the desired character.
Tip When using T9 mode, tap the SPACE key to select the first word in
the predicted word list.
For more information about using the different input methods, refer to the “Entering Text” chapter in the User Manual PDF.
Tap the Up arrow icon to open a selection menu and choose the desired input method.
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10. Basic Settings

Customize your device settings to suit your personal needs.
Ring tone
Press TALK/SEND to open the Phone screen and then tap
1.
Menu > Options. From the Ring tone list, select the desired ring tone and
2.
then tap OK.
Alarm clock
On the Home screen, select the
1.
Home tab and then tap the time
display. Tap the Alarms tab.
2.
Select a check box to enable an
3.
alarm. Edit the Description of an enabled alarm by tapping the default description and changing the text.
Tap the days you want the alarm
4.
to sound. Tap the time to set the time you
5.
want the alarm to sound.
Phone profile
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A profile is a preset that determines how your device will alert you when there are incoming phone calls. To select a profile:
On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap
1.
Sounds. Choose one of the following: Normal, Vibrate, Silent, or
2.
Automatic.
NotesAutomatic sets your device to vibrate only when you receive
phone calls during scheduled appointments in your Calendar.
• If your device has been set with the alarm clock and you set the profile to Vibrate or Silent mode, you will not hear any sound from the alarm. To enable the alarm sound, make sure you turn on the Alarm Sound option on the Sound Profiles screen.
Wallpaper
You can change the background image of the Home tab.
On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap
1.
Wallpaper.
On the Select a Picture screen, navigate to the folder where
2.
the image you want to use is located. When you have found the desired image, tap the image to set it as the wallpaper for the Home tab.
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