Htc Vivid User Manual
Your HTC Vivid
User guide
2 Contents
Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Vivid 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 12
Storage card 13
Battery 14
Switching the power on or off 16
Entering your PIN 17
Finger gestures 17
Setting up HTC Vivid for the first time 18
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Vivid 18
Home screen 19
Basics
Adjusting the volume 20
Sleep mode 20
Status icons 21
Notifications 22
Switching between recently opened apps 24
Using Quick Settings 24
Where apps, data, and files are stored 25
Connecting your phone to a computer 26
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 26
Transferring contacts from your old phone 27
Copying and sharing text 28
Printing 29
Personalizing
Making HTC Vivid truly yours 31
Personalizing HTC Vivid with scenes 31
Changing your wallpaper 32
Applying a new skin 33
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 33
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 34
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 35
Personalizing the launch bar 35
Grouping apps into a folder 36
Rearranging the Home screen 37
Personalizing with sound sets 38
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Rearranging application tabs 39
Customizing the lock screen style 40
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 41
Using Speed dial 41
Calling a phone number in a text message 42
Calling a phone number in an email 42
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 42
Making an emergency call 42
Receiving calls 42
What can I do during a call? 43
Setting up a conference call 45
Internet calls 45
Call history 46
Home dialing 47
Call services 47
Messages
About the Messages app 48
Sending a text message (SMS) 48
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 49
Resuming a draft message 50
Checking your messages 50
Replying to a message 51
Forwarding a message 51
WAP push messages 52
Managing message conversations 52
Backing up your text messages 53
Setting message options 54
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Vivid and the Web 55
Browsing the Web 55
Downloading files and apps 57
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 58
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 59
Setting browser options 60
Camera
Camera basics 61
Before capturing 61
Taking a photo 62
Recording video 63
Camera scenes 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
People
About the People 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
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 86
Contact information and conversations 87
Sending contact information 88
Contact groups 89
Adding People widgets 90
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
Using Facebook chat 95
Chatting in Google Talk 96
Using Google+ 96
Email
Gmail 97
Mail 98
Calendar
About Calendar 105
Creating an event 105
Calendar views 106
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Managing Calendar events 106
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 107
Setting reminders for your events 107
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 108
Showing or hiding calendars 108
Changing Calendar settings 108
Maps and location
Location settings 109
HTC Footprints 109
Google Maps 111
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 114
Using the Clock 115
Checking Weather 117
Reading news feeds 118
Keeping track of your stocks 119
Watching videos on YouTube 120
Listening to FM Radio 121
Sharing games and apps 121
Productivity
Working on documents 122
Recording your voice 123
Taking notes 123
Completing tasks 126
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 128
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Vivid 129
Syncing songs and playlists 129
Syncing photos and videos 129
Syncing your calendar events 130
Syncing your contacts 130
Syncing your web bookmarks 131
Syncing documents and email attachments 131
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Vivid 132
Syncing another device with your computer 132
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 133
Entering words with predictive text 134
Entering text by speaking 136
Entering text by tracing 136
Internet connections
Data connection 137
Wi-Fi 138
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Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 139
Using HTC Vivid as a modem (USB tethering) 141
Sharing your data connection using Mobile Hotspot 141
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 142
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 143
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 143
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 144
Sending information using Bluetooth 145
Receiving information using Bluetooth 146
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 148
Protecting HTC Vivid with a screen lock 148
Encrypting data on HTC Vivid 149
Settings
Changing display settings 151
Changing sound settings 152
Changing the display language 153
Checking battery usage 153
Managing memory 154
Backing up settings to Google 155
Accessibility settings 156
Checking information about HTC Vivid 156
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 156
Update and reset
Updating the HTC Vivid software 157
Restarting HTC Vivid 157
Resetting HTC Vivid 158
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
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
§ HTC Vivid
§ Battery
§ USB cable
§ Power adapter
§ Quick start guide
§ Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Vivid
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Touch screen
6. Front camera
7. Ear piece
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Top panel
Left and right panels
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
1. USB connector
2. VOLUME controls
Back panel
1. Microphone
2. Back cover
3. 8 megapixel camera
4. Dual LED flash
5. Speaker
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and
storage card slot.
Make sure to switch off HTC Vivid before removing the back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Vivid facing down.
2. With your thumbs, push the back cover up to unlock it.
3. With your finger, lift up the back cover from the bottom side to remove it.
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Replacing the back cover
Your phone’s antennas are placed underneath the back cover. To get the best
signal for calls, data connection, and GPS navigation, be sure to secure the back
cover tightly to the phone.
1. Insert the back cover tabs into the openings on your phone's back panel.
2. Press down the back cover to lock it into place.
You’ll hear a click when the back 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 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.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Vivid 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.
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Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Insert the microSD™ card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it into place.
Removing the storage card
If HTC Vivid 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. Remove the battery.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Vivid 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.
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Battery
HTC Vivid uses a rechargeable battery. How long the battery can last before it needs
recharging depends on how you use HTC Vivid. The features and accessories you use
can affect battery life. For example, leaving your Bluetooth® connection always on
uses more power. Long phone calls and frequent web browsing use up a lot of battery
power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your mobile network
and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.
Removing the battery film
Before using HTC Vivid 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
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 Vivid, it is recommended that you charge the
battery.
§ The battery is already installed in HTC Vivid 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 Vivid 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 Vivid for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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.
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Entering your PIN
Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile
operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. No problem. Just
contact your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).
Finger gestures
Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen
such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons,
simply tap them with your finger.
Press and
hold
Swipe or
slide
Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to
Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation
Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the
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 Vivid sideways. When
entering text, you can turn HTC Vivid sideways to bring up a bigger
keyboard.
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.
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Setting up HTC Vivid for the first time
When you switch on HTC Vivid 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.
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Vivid
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Vivid. You can sync HTC Vivid
with contacts from your Google® Account, computer, Facebook®, and more.
HTC Sync
Gmail
Facebook Log in to your Facebook account to import your Facebook
Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in HTC Vivid
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Vivid.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync
Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer not only your contacts, but also
™
™
®
Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync to sync HTC Vivid with your computer's
Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows® Contacts.
Google contacts are imported to HTC Vivid after you sign in to
your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts
right from HTC Vivid.
friends' contact information.
or transfer existing ones from your old phone.
HTC Vivid syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
calendar events and text messages from your old phone to HTC
Vivid.
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Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC Vivid 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 31.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC Vivid, 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 Vivid into a low power state while
the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Vivid 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 Vivid 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 Vivid up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the
screen.
HTC Vivid 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.
Status icons
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Signal strength Battery is low (20% remaining)
EDGE/GPRS connected
EDGE/GPRS in use Silent mode
3G/HSPA connected Vibrate mode
3G/HSPA in use Microphone is mute
4G LTE connected Speakerphone is on
4G LTE in use
Roaming Wired headset connected
No signal Bluetooth is on
Battery is very low (10% 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
Battery is full Alarm is set
Battery is charging
Notifications
Notification LED
The notification LED shows a:
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§ Solid green light when HTC Vivid 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.
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 Vivid 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 Vivid settings, tap next to Additional settings.
Where apps, data, and files are stored
HTC Vivid uses these storage types:
Apps and
data
storage
File
storage
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 People.
This is another built-in storage, labeled as Phone storage in your phone
settings. This is where you can store your files.
When you connect your phone to your computer, this storage is
accessible and you can copy files between them.
Storage
card
When you do a factory reset, you can choose whether to keep or erase
the storage contents.
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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The default storage for your files, whether it's the Phone storage or your storage card,
may vary from app to app. Some apps allow you to set the default storage.
Connecting your phone to a computer
Whenever you connect HTC Vivid 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 Select this mode when you want to copy files between HTC Vivid
and your computer.
When on Disk drive mode, you will not be able to use apps on HTC
Vivid that access the storage such as Camera.
HTC Sync Select this option to synchronize contacts, calendar, and other
information between your computer and HTC Vivid.
USB tethering When you do not have an Internet connection on your computer,
you can select this mode to share the mobile data connection of HTC
Vivid with your computer.
Internet passthrough
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 Vivid.
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card
You can copy your music, photos, and other files to HTC Vivid.
1. Connect HTC Vivid to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. On the Choose a connection type screen, select Disk drive, and then tap Done.
Your computer recognizes accessible storages on HTC Vivid as removable disks.
3. Navigate to either the phone storage or storage card.
4. Copy the files from your computer to any of the removable disks, or vice versa.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disks (on the connected HTC
Vivid) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely disconnect
HTC Vivid.
If you want to keep HTC Vivid connected to the computer but want it to be able to
access the phone storage or storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive,
select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done.
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Transferring contacts from your old phone
Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to HTC Vivid 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 Vivid.
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 Vivid, tap Next to continue. HTC Vivid automatically turns Bluetooth on
and searches for Bluetooth devices.
6. From the device list, choose your old phone and then tap Next. HTC Vivid 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 Vivid 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 Vivid to a supported printer and print out documents, email, meeting
invitations, photos, and more.
§ Both printer and HTC Vivid must be turned on and connected to the same local
network. Connect HTC Vivid 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.
Printing a photo
1. While in Gallery, open the photo you want to print.
2. Tap the photo. A menu appears.
3. Tap More > Print , and then tap the printer you want to use.
4. Tap Print.
You can check the printing details by opening the Notifications panel, and then
tapping the item you're printing.
Adding a printer
If your printer does not show up in the list, you must add it.
The printer must be in the same Wi-Fi network that you are using.
1. From the Print screen, tap Add printer.
2. Enter the IP address of the printer that you want to add and choose a port. If
you do not know the IP address of the printer, ask for help from your network
administrator.
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3. Tap Next, and then select the manufacturer and model of the printer.
4. Tap Save.
The printer appears on the list and you can tap it to print your photo or document.
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