Your HTC Desire Quick start guide
Quick start guide Before you do anything else, please read this Charge the battery The battery in your phone hasn’t been charged yet. While your phone is charging, it’s important that you do not remove the battery pack. Doing so can damage your phone. Also, please don’t try to take your phone apart. (If you do, it may invalidate your warranty.) Choose a rate plan wisely Your phone can use up a lot of Internet bandwidth really quickly.
Quick start guide This quick start guide will help you get started with your phone. In this guide, we use the following symbols to indicate important or useful information: Notes Important information Tips Safety precaution For the complete user guide and other helpful resources, check out the HTC support website at www.htc.com/support. Contents 1. What’s in the box 4 2. Get to know your phone 4 3. Before you turn on your phone 5 4. Get started 7 5. Add your contacts 9 6.
Quick start guide 1. What’s in the box Here’s what you should find inside the box: • Phone • Battery • microSD™ card (pre-installed) • USB cable • This quick start guide • 3.5mm stereo headset • Safety and regulatory guide • Power adapter 2. Get to know your phone POWER Earpiece 3.
Quick start guide 3. Before you turn on your phone 1 Remove the back cover Lift the top of the back cover. There’s a narrow opening (near the POWER button) where you can use your finger to remove the back cover. 2 Insert the SIM card 1. Insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out. . Push the SIM card all the way in. 3 Insert the battery 1. Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment. .
Quick start guide 4 Replace the back cover 1. Secure and press the bottom part of the back cover first by aligning into the two openings located at the bottom part of the back of the phone. . Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into place. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place. 5 Charge the battery 1. Plug the power adapter into the USB connector at the bottom of your phone. .
Quick start guide Read on and start exploring what you can do with your phone. 4. Get started When you turn on your phone for the first time, your phone displays tutorials and guides you to set up your email accounts and favorite social networks. You can follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup, or skip the setup and do it at another time. 1. Choose the phone language you want to use, and then tap Next. 2.
Quick start guide Google’s location service to collect information about your location. Clear or select the checkbox, and then tap Next. This service may incur additional data transfer fees from your provider. You can enable or disable this service later in your phone’s location settings. 8. On the Set up accounts screen, choose the type of account you want to set up and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. Tap Skip to set up accounts at a later time.
Quick start guide 5. Add your contacts There are several ways you can add contacts to your phone. Importing all contacts from your SIM card 1. On the Home screen, tap > People. 2. On the All tab, press MENU. Then tap Import/Export > Import from SIM card. If you’re using a Google and/or Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone, you’ll need to tap the type of contact to categorize the imported contacts. 3. On the Select contacts to import screen, press MENU, and then tap Import all.
Quick start guide Synchronizing contacts from other sources You can quickly and seamlessly sync your phone with your contacts in your Google Account, Microsoft Office Outlook, Outlook Express, Exchange ActiveSync account, and even Facebook. Take a look at the complete user guide on our website, www.htc.com/support, to see how it’s done. 6. Make your first call 1. On the Home screen, tap Phone at the bottom of the screen. 2. Dial the number or contact you want to call, and then tap Call.
Quick start guide 11 Slide your finger left or right to go to the other parts of the extended Home screen. OR Pinch the screen to show a snapshot of the Home screen and extended Home screen, and then tap a screen thumbnail to directly to go that screen. You can press the HOME button anytime, whatever you’re doing on your phone, and go straight to the Home screen. Widgets Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen.
Quick start guide After selecting a preset, you can customize it and save it as a new scene. 1. Customize the Home screen by changing the wallpaper. You can also add widgets, shortcuts, and more. 2. After you’re done customizing, press MENU, and then tap Scenes. 3. Select Current (unsaved), and then tap Save. 4. Enter the Scene name, and then tap Done. You can rename or delete a custom scene. From the Home screen, press MENU and tap Settings > Personalize > Scenes.
Quick start guide 13 News Subscribe to news feeds to keep up with the latest buzz on the Internet. News monitors RSS feeds from your favorite news sites, blogs and more, and downloads the most current updates. Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Now you can use a cool phone while keeping your work email and other information safe. Your phone has enhanced support for Exchange security features such as password protection and Remote Wipe. You can also set your Out of Office status right from your phone.
Quick start guide 8. Connect to the Internet Your phone puts the whole Internet in your pocket. You can get online using a data connection or Wi-Fi. Using a data connection It’s simple. When you turn your phone on for the first time (with the SIM card inserted), it should connect automatically to your mobile operator’s data service. If you don’t get a connection automatically, there are two things to try. Check that the data connection is turned on.
Quick start guide 15 4. Tap a Wi-Fi network to connect to. If you select an open network, you’ll be automatically connected. If you select a secured network, enter the key, and then tap Connect. Browsing the Web Your phone’s Browser makes web browsing easy and fun. 1. On the Home screen, tap > Browser. 2. On the Browser screen, press MENU, and then tap the URL field on top of the screen. 3. Enter the web address. As you enter the address, matching web addresses will appear on the screen.
Quick start guide 9. Get your messages across Access your email accounts right from your phone. Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 1. On the Home screen, tap > Mail. 2. On the Choose a mail provider screen, tap Other (POP3/IMAP). If the account type you want to set up isn’t already in your phone’s database, you’ll be asked to enter a few more details. Have your incoming/outgoing server information ready, to save time. Your email provider can tell you this information if you don’t already know it. 3.
Quick start guide 17 10. Stay in touch with friends Your phone has everything you need to stay in contact with your friends online. People and Friend Stream give you direct access to all the leading social networks. You can update your status on Facebook, look at photos in your online albums, and follow your tweets on Twitter. It’s all built in and really easy to use.
Quick start guide 11. Get files into your phone Bring your files with you wherever you go. With your phone, you can view Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. You can also listen to music and look at your prized gallery of photos and videos. You’ll need to plug in your microSD card before you can copy files into your phone. 1. Connect the phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 2. When the Connect to PC dialog box appears, select Disk drive, and then tap Done. 3.
Quick start guide 19 12. Sync your phone with your computer You can use HTC Sync to sync Outlook contacts and calendar or Outlook Express contacts between your computer and your phone. Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card Use the HTC Sync installer that’s in the supplied microSD card to install. 1. Make sure the microSD card is inserted on your phone. 2. Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable that came with your phone. 3. You’ll see the Connect to PC screen on your phone.
Quick start guide 3. When your phone finds HTC Sync, your computer will display the Phone Connection Wizard. Click Next. 4. Enter a name for your phone, and then click Finish. 5. Check the HTC Sync icon on the computer. If it’s green in color, that means your phone is connected with your computer and HTC Sync recognizes the phone. 6. Double-click the green HTC Sync icon. Then click Synchronize Now (or Sync Manager > Settings). 7. In the Synchronization Settings Wizard, click Next. 8.
Quick start guide 21 13. Back it up Losing your data is one of the most frustrating things that can happen to you, that is why we made sure that this never happens with your phone. With the phone’s automatic backup feature, you can be confident that you won’t lose your data. You’ll need to plug in your microSD card to back up your data. Checking if automatic backup is enabled 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Privacy > Back up my data. 3.
Quick start guide 14.Factory resetting Need to start over? If you’re passing your phone on to someone else or just want a fresh start, you can factory reset your phone. It’s not a step to be taken lightly. Factory resetting your phone will delete all your data, including any applications you’ve downloaded and installed. It returns the phone to the state it was in before the first time you turned it on. Be sure to back up any data that you want to keep before you factory reset your phone.
Quick start guide 23 15. Troubleshooting tips If you ever have any problems using your phone, here are some things you can do to set things right again. Check whether there is enough free space on the phone to run the application. To check free space, go to the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > SD card & phone storage. Clear your data and cache of applications. To clear the data and cache, go to the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Applications > Manage applications.
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