Quick Start Guide
Please Read Before Proceeding THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE DEVICE IS CHARGING. YOUR WARRANTY IS INVALIDATED IF YOU DISASSEMBLE OR ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE THE DEVICE. PRIVACY RESTRICTIONS Some countries require full disclosure of recorded telephone conversations, and stipulate that you must inform the person with whom you are speaking that the conversation is being recorded.
Table of Contents Contents 1. Welcome to the HTC Maple Quick Start Guide............................4 2. Inside the Box..........................................................................................4 3. Get to Know the HTC Maple...............................................................5 4. Install the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card...........................6 5. Get Started................................................................................................8 6.
Quick Start Guide 1. Welcome to the HTC Maple Quick Start Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the HTC Maple™ phone! This Quick Start Guide will help you get started with your new phone. This guide will walk you through the features we feel you will want to learn right away when you use your HTC Maple. For a more complete guide in using your HTC Maple, please refer to the User Manual PDF in the User Manual CD that came with the device. 2.
Quick Start Guide 3. Get to Know the HTC Maple Notification LED Earpiece Trackball HOME BACK Left SOFT KEY Right SOFT KEY END/POWER TALK/SEND Keypad QWERTY keyboard Inner Circle Microphone Speaker 2.0 Megapixel Camera Volume Up Volume Down Sync Connector/ Earphone Jack Using the Trackball Roll the TRACKBALL to scroll left, right, up, or down. Pressing the center acts as the CENTER OK button to click items on the screen.
Quick Start Guide 4. Install the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card You need to remove the back cover before you can install the SIM card, battery or storage card. Also, make sure to always turn off the power before installing or replacing the SIM card and battery. To remove the back cover 1. Make sure your device is turned off. 2. Hold the device securely with the front facing down. 3. With your thumb or finger, lift up the bottom of the back cover. SIM card To install the SIM card 1.
Quick Start Guide Battery To install the battery 1. Align the exposed metal contacts on the edge of the battery with the prongs in the body of the phone. 2. Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place. 3. Replace the back cover. To charge the battery 1. Connect the USB connector of the AC adapter to the sync connector on the top right side of your phone. 2. Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
Quick Start Guide 5. Get Started After installing your SIM card and battery and charging the battery, you can now power on and start using your phone. Turning on the power Press and hold the END/POWER button for a few seconds. When you turn on the phone the first time, the phone installs customization settings and then restarts. After the phone restarts, you will be asked if you want to automatically configure your phone’s data connections.
Quick Start Guide Entering Text You can enter text, numbers, and symbols using the QWERTY keyboard. The raised keys, laid out in a natural offset pattern create a truly enjoyable typing experience. The status indicator on the top-right side of the display screen displays the input mode that you are currently using. • Press and then press the corresponding key to use a single uppercase letter. To use all uppercase letters, press first and then press .
Quick Start Guide 6. Personalize Your HTC Maple Personalize your HTC Maple to suit your lifestyle. Date and Time If you are a frequent traveler, you can easily set your device to display the date and time of your location. 1. On the Home screen, scroll to the Home panel and then press CENTER OK. 2. Click Date and Time and then set the Time zone, Date, and Time. 3. Click Done. Wallpaper Personalize the Home screen to display your personal photo. 1. On the Home screen, scroll to the Settings panel.
Quick Start Guide 11 Battery and backlight settings Conserve battery power by adjusting the battery and backlight settings. On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Power > Power Management, and adjust the backlight, display, or light sensor settings. More settings To access all settings on your device, click Start > Settings. 7. Use HTC Home HTC Home lets you quickly access various information, applications, and settings on your phone.
Quick Start Guide Notification Displays your missed calls and voicemails. Note A different icon is shown if there is no picture associated with the contact. Message Read snippets of your unread messages or create a new text or media (MMS) message. Click the message to open the full message. Tip Scroll left/right to go through your unread messages. Email View snippets of your unread emails or create a new email. Click the email to open the full email.
Quick Start Guide 13 Internet Explorer Quickly access your Internet Explorer Mobile favorites. Scroll right/left to go through your favorites and then press CENTER OK to go to the favorite page. Music Playback your music right on the Home screen. Press CENTER OK to play/pause music playback. Getting Started Scroll right/left to go through the available tutorials to learn basic features and settings of your phone. Press CENTER OK to view the selected tutorial.
Quick Start Guide 8. Add Contacts Save the contact information of the people you stay in touch with on your phone. To add a contact to your phone 1. On the Home screen Home panel, click Contacts > New > Outlook Contact. Tip Select SIM Contact to create the contact on the SIM card. 2. Enter information for the new contact. 3. Click Done. To copy SIM card contacts to your phone Copying the contacts on your SIM card to the phone will result in duplicate contacts in the Contacts list. 1.
Quick Start Guide 15 9. Take Charge of Your Inbox with Inner Circle Inner Circle™ enables you to group your most important contacts together in one location and access them with the press of a single key. Email messages from your Inner Circle members will be grouped together as well. To display the Inner Circle screen Do one of the following: • Click Start > Inner Circle. • Press the Inner Circle key . Inner Circle The first time you run Inner Circle, a tutorial explains how to use the program.
Quick Start Guide To add non-contact members to the Inner Circle 1. In the Inner Circle - Add screen, click Menu > New. 2. Enter the email address for the new member. 3. Click OK. To add the sender of an email to the Inner Circle 1. From the email account inbox, select or open an email message. 2. Click Menu > Add to Inner Circle. 3. Click OK on the confirmation screen. To delete a member from the Inner Circle 1. In the Inner Circle - Member list, press Menu > Delete. 2.
Quick Start Guide 17 10. Make Calls With your phone, you can make calls from the Phone screen, Contacts, and Call History. Making a call from the Phone screen 1. Enter the phone number by pressing the keys on the keypad. Press the BACK key if you need to delete a number. 2. Press TALK/SEND. Making a call from Contacts 1. On the Home panel, click Contacts. 2. Select the desired contact, and press TALK/SEND. Phone screen Making a call from Call History 1. On the Home screen, click Start > Call History.
Quick Start Guide 11. Send Text and Multimedia Messages Creating and sending text or multimedia messages to your family, friends or business associates is fun and easy with your phone. The QWERTY keyboard makes it a snap to type your messages. Sending a Text Message Create and send SMS messages from your phone. 1. On the Home screen, scroll to the Messages panel and then press CENTER OK.
Quick Start Guide 19 12. Set Up and Use E-mail On the Home screen, scroll to the Email panel and set up your personal e-mail account such as Yahoo! Mail Plus or AOL and your Outlook work email account. If this is your first time to set up an e-mail account, click Set Up. If you are setting up subsequent accounts, on the Home screen click Start > Messaging > Setup Email. The Email Setup screen then opens, guiding you to set up your email account. To set up an Internet email account 1.
Quick Start Guide To create and send an email message 1. On the Home screen, scroll to the Email panel. 2. Scroll left/right until you see New Email. 3. Press CENTER OK. 4. Choose an email account on the Accounts screen and click Select. 5. Enter the email address of one or more recipients, separating them with a semicolon. 6. Enter a subject and compose your message. 7. Click Send. 13. Keeping Track of Appointments Keep track of your important appointments by adding them on the Appointments panel.
Quick Start Guide 21 14. Experience the Internet on the Go Internet Explorer Mobile is a full-featured Internet browser, optimized for use on your phone. To open Internet Explorer On the Home screen, click Start > Internet Explorer. To browse the web 1. In Internet Explorer, click Menu > Go to Web Address. 2. Enter the address and click Go. 3. Use the TRACKBALL to browse the Web page. Press CENTER OK when a link is highlighted to access it.
Quick Start Guide 15. Use the Camera Use the phone’s camera to take photos and shoot videos. To take a photo 1. Press to open the camera. 2. Aim the phone at the subject. 3. Press CENTER OK to take the shot. To shoot video 1. Press to open the camera. 2. Scroll right to enable video capture ( ) mode. 3. Aim the phone at the subject. 4. Press CENTER OK to start capturing video. Press again to stop recording video.
Quick Start Guide 23 16. Manage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Other Connections Using the Comm Manager Comm Manager lets you easily turn on and off the wireless communication features of your device such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, the phone connection, and data connection. To open Comm Manager, click Start > Comm Manager. On the Comm Manager screen, click the ON/OFF switches on the right to turn a function on or off. Click Settings to configure Phone, Bluetooth, and WLAN settings, and to switch phone profiles.
Quick Start Guide To synchronize your phone with a Windows XP PC 1. Insert the Getting Started Disc into the disc drive on your PC. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install ActiveSync. 3. After installation is completed, connect the phone to your PC. 4. The Synchronization Setup Wizard automatically starts and guides you to create a synchronization relationship. Click Next to proceed. 5.
Quick Start Guide 25 17 Troubleshooting Q. What should I do if the device hangs or is operating slowly? • You can try restarting your device or free up memory on the device. • Try uninstalling extra plug-ins from the device to eliminate any functional instability that they may cause. • If your device hangs and does not respond to input, remove the battery, wait for three seconds, then reinsert the battery and turn on your phone.
Appendix: Safety and Other Notices Disclaimers THE WEATHER INFORMATION, DATA AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OR TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ANY KIND FROM HTC.
Important Health Information and Safety Precautions When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product. To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.
WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. To reduce risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, expose to temperature above 60°C (140°F), or dispose of in fire or water. Replace only with specified batteries. Recycle or dispose of used batteries according to the local regulations or reference guide supplied with your product.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the temperature may exceed 60°C (140°F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics. If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.
To assure optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your device only in its normal-use position. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life.
• Damage requiring service Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and refer servicing to an authorized service technician or provider under the following conditions: • Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen onto the product. • The product has been exposed to rain or water. • The product has been dropped or damaged. • There are noticeable signs of overheating. • The product does not operate normally when you follow the operating instructions.
• Avoid unstable mounting Do not place the product with an unstable base. • Use product with approved equipment This product should be used only with personal computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment. • Adjust the volume Turn down the volume before using headphones or other audio devices. • Cleaning Unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
Telecommunications & Internet Association (TIA) safety information • Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.
WEEE Notice The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which entered into force as European law on 13th February 2003, resulted in a major change in the treatment of electrical equipment at end-of-life. The purpose of this Directive is, as a first priority, the prevention of WEEE, and in addition, to promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce disposal.
