Your HTC Wildfire S Quick guide For the complete user guide and other helpful resources, go to www.htc.com/support.
Quick Start Guide Please read before proceeding THE BATTERY IS NOT FULLY CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE PHONE 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.
Quick Start Guide 3 Limitation of damages TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL HTC OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU, ANY USER, OR THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INJURY, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA, AND/OR LOSS OF PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF THE FORESEEABILITY THEREOF OR WHETHER HTC OR ITS AFF
Quick Start Guide Contents 1. Your HTC Wildfire S..........................................................................................5 2. Before you turn on your phone......................................................................8 3. Activate your phone....................................................................................... 10 4. Manage Your Account.................................................................................... 10 5. Your Home screen...............
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Quick Start Guide Left panel 1 VOLUME UP 2 VOLUME DOWN 3 USB connector Top panel 1 3.
Quick Start Guide 7 Back panel 1 LED flash 2 5 megapixel camera 3 Speaker 4 Microphone 5 Lanyard hole
Quick Start Guide 2. Before you turn on your phone Make sure you prepare your phone correctly before you press the POWER button. Inserting the battery 1. With your finger, open the back cover from the small opening near the POWER button. 2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery compartment.
Quick Start Guide 9 Replacing the back cover 1. Dock the phone onto the inside bottom of the back cover. 2. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into place. You’ll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place. Charging the battery Use the supplied power adapter and USB cable to charge your phone. Where’s the microSD card? The microSD card is already inserted into your phone. If you need to remove the microSD card, just slide it out.
Quick Start Guide 3. Activate your phone 1. Tap the Activate icon on the Home screen 2. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the activation process. 3. After you have completed the wizard, make a phone call to confirm your activation. 4. Manage Your Account From your phone Dial *86 on your phone or just tap My Account on the Home screen to access your account where you can do any of the following things: •• Check your minutes •• Add money (Top-Up) •• Change plans ...
Quick Start Guide 11 Auto Top-Up Auto Top-Up is the easiest way to keep your service working. Set it to Top-Up your account once a month so you can keep emailing, IMing, Tweeting with Twitter, surfing, and talking. No interruptions, no sweat. Activate Auto Top-Up and adjust your settings anytime by logging in at virginmobileusa.com. One-Time Top-Ups From Your Computer: If you don’t want to set Auto Top-Up, you can still log in at virginmobileusa.com whenever you need a quick Top-Up.
Quick Start Guide 5. Your Home screen It’s easy to personalize the HTC Wildfire S with colorful skins, useful widgets, and notification sound sets that you can download directly to your phone. Personalizing your Home screen Your Home screen has seven panels that you can customize. (Just press when on the main Home screen or pinch the Home screen to see all seven.) On the Home screen, tap the personalize button and choose what you want to change.
Quick Start Guide 13 6. Connect to the Internet Get online using your phone’s data connection or Wi-Fi. Using a data connection It’s simple. When you turn your phone on for the first time and activate it, it should connect automatically to your mobile operator’s data service. Using Wi-Fi 1. From the Home screen, press . 2. Tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 3. Select the Wi-Fi check box to turn Wi-Fi on. 4. Tap Wi-Fi settings, and then choose a Wi-Fi network to connect to. 7.
Quick Start Guide Changing the screen orientation Turn HTC Wildfire S sideways to display the web browser in landscape orientation. Navigating and zooming on a webpage •• You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the webpage. •• Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to zoom in and out.
Quick Start Guide 15 8. Keep in contact In the People app, you’ll see your contacts from your Google Account, Facebook®, and even your Exchange ActiveSync® account if you’re signed in to these accounts on your phone. Aside from their contact details, you’ll also see their status updates and birthday reminders if they’re your Facebook or Twitter™ friends. To add new contacts: 1. From the Home screen, tap > People. 2. Tap Add contact. Then enter the contact information in the relevant fields. 3.
Quick Start Guide 9. Catch up with friends Friend Stream connects you to your social networks. Share and get updates from friends in popular networks like Facebook and Twitter in a single feed. With Friend Stream, you can easily track your friends’ status messages, photo uploads, notifications, and more — or comment and post your own. Updating your status 1. From the Home screen, tap > Friend Stream. 2. Tap the text box that says What’s on your mind? and enter your status update. 3.
Quick Start Guide 17 10. Snap, tag, and share It’s easy to share photos you’ve snapped with the camera on Facebook and other social networks. Before uploading, you can give it a title and then tag it for all your friends to see. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera. 2. Point the camera at your friends and tap 3. Tap to take the photo. and then tap Facebook for HTC Sense. 4. Enter a caption if you want and then tap Tag this photo. 5. Tap anywhere near a friend.
Quick Start Guide 11. Enjoy apps with your friends The Android Market has thousands of games and apps that you can download to your phone. You can recommend your favorites instantly to your circle of friends so that they can download them too. For your friends to find the app and download it from Android Market, they must be using an Android phone. 1. From the Home screen, tap . 2. Press , and then tap Share.
Quick Start Guide 19 12. Email If you signed into your Google Account when you first set up your phone, you’ll be able to send and receive Gmail messages. From the Home screen, just tap > Gmail. Use the Mail app to set up and manage your other email accounts such as webmail, POP3, IMAP, or Exchange ActiveSync accounts. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail. 2. On the Choose a mail provider screen, choose the type of email account to set up.
Quick Start Guide 13. Get HTC Sync You can use the HTC Sync software to sync contacts, calendar, and other information between your computer and your phone. 1. On your computer, download the HTC Sync installer (HTCSync.exe) from htc.com/us/support. 2. Double-click HTCSync.exe and follow the onscreen instructions to install HTC Sync on your computer. 3. Connect your device to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 4. On the Choose a connection type screen, tap HTC Sync and then tap Done. 5.
Quick Start Guide 21 15 Managing memory Checking available phone memory and storage card space. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap SD & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the Internal storage section. Checking the available storage card space 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap SD & phone storage. The total and available storage card space is displayed in the SD card section. Clearing application cache and data 1.
Quick Start Guide Moving applications to or from the storage card Move downloaded applications to the storage card if the internal storage on HTC Wildfire S is getting low. Or, if your storage card is getting full, you can also move applications from the storage card to the internal storage. You can only move applications that are not preinstalled on HTC Wildfire S. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Applications > Manage applications. 3.
Quick Start Guide 23 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.
Quick Start Guide This product should be operated only with the following designated power supply unit(s). AC Adapter HTC, Model TC U250 Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack.
Quick Start Guide 25 ––Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes. If already in con- tact, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek medical advice. ––Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire as there is a danger of ignition or explosion. Safety precautions for direct sunlight Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures.
Quick Start Guide 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.
Quick Start Guide 27 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. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
Quick Start Guide 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.
Quick Start Guide 29 It is also recommended that you store the device in a protective case and only use the device stylus or your finger when interacting with the touch screen. Cracked display screens due to improper handling are not covered by the warranty. Device getting warm after prolonged use When using your device for prolonged periods of time, such as when you’re talking on the phone, charging the battery or browsing the Web, the device may become warm.
Quick Start Guide Avoid hot areas The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Avoid wet areas Never use the product in rain, or near washbasins or other wet locations. If your product gets wet, do not try to dry the product with the use of an oven or dryer, as this may damage your product.
Quick Start Guide 31 Small children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the phone. Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or which could become detached and create a choking hazard.
Quick Start Guide Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Quick Start Guide 33 hearing devices. Not all phones have been rated. Phones that are rated have the rating on their box or a label located on the box. The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending on the user’s hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearing device happens to be vulnerable to interference, you may not be able to use a rated phone successfully. Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the best way to evaluate it for your personal needs.
Quick Start Guide this phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different features of this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or cochlear implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise. Consult your service provider or the manufacturer of this phone for information on hearing aid compatibility. If you have questions about return or exchange policies, consult your service provider or phone retailer.
Quick Start Guide 35 The exposure standard for wireless mobile phone employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg*. The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model device with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this model device is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of https://fjallfoss.fcc.
Quick Start Guide FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This Transmitter has been demonstrated co-location compliance requirements with Bluetooth and WLAN. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
Quick Start Guide 37 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. The WEEE logo (shown at the left) on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed of or dumped with your other household waste.
Quick Start Guide that results in product failure within the first twelve (12) month period from the date of purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced (with new or rebuilt parts) at the Company’s option, without charge for parts or labor directly related to the defect(s). The antenna, keypad, display, rechargeable battery and battery charger, if included, are similarly warranted for twelve (12) months from date of purchase.
Quick Start Guide 39 To obtain repairs or replacement within the terms of this Warranty, the product should be delivered with proof of Warranty coverage (e.g., dated bill of sale), the consumer’s return address, daytime phone number or fax number and complete description of the problem, transportation prepaid. Please follow the steps at www.htc.com/us/support or return to the place of purchase for repair or replacement processing.
