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Renting or purchasing a video

Your billing information will be stored on your HTC Watch account so you won’t need
to enter it every time you rent or purchase.

1.

While viewing the synopsis of a video, tap 

 to rent or 

 to purchase the

video. 

Or while browsing the video selections, tap the respective buttons to rent or
purchase a video.

2.

If this is your first time to rent or purchase, tap 

Add a payment card

 and then

enter your credit card details and billing address. 

Make sure to use a credit card that's registered in the same region as the one
associated to your HTC Watch account.

3.

Confirm your rental or purchase.

4.

Tap 

Download

.

You can go to your library to check your downloads.

Managing your library

Use the library to manage your downloads and see all of your purchases. From the
library, you can also start watching a video as it's being downloaded.

From the Watch main screen, tap 

 to access your library.

The library organizes your downloads as follows:

Downloaded

Lists videos that have been fully downloaded to your current HTC device.

All videos

Lists all videos that you have rented or purchased and allows you to manage
your downloads. You can pause a download, resume it, or redownload a video.

Progress

Shows you the download progress of videos. You can tap a video to start
watching it as it's being downloaded,

When the download is complete, they will appear in the Downloaded videos tab
and also on the Watch main screen.

Checking or changing settings

In the Watch app, press 

, and then tap 

Settings

.

Account

Modify your account settings.

Update widget
when opened

Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you'd like
the Watch widget to auto refresh.

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Summary of Contents for Velocity 4G

Page 1: ...Your HTC Velocity 4G User guide ...

Page 2: ... to or from the phone storage or storage card 29 Copying text looking up information and sharing 30 Printing 31 Personalizing Making HTC Velocity 4G truly yours 33 Personalizing HTC Velocity 4G with scenes 33 Changing your wallpaper 34 Applying a new skin 35 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 35 Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 37 Adding folders on your Home screen 37 ...

Page 3: ...ng to a message 57 Forwarding a message 58 Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 59 Push messages 59 Managing message conversations 60 Backing up your text messages to the storage card 61 Setting message options 62 Search and Web browser Searching HTC Velocity 4G and the Web 63 Using the web browser 64 Downloading from the Web 66 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages ...

Page 4: ...acking up your contacts to the storage card 108 Contact information and conversations 108 Sending contact information as a vCard 110 Contact groups 111 Adding People widgets 113 Social Facebook for HTC Sense 115 Twitter for HTC Sense 116 Using Friend Stream 117 Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 118 Tweeting in Friend Stream 120 Chatting in Google Talk 121 Using Facebook chat 124 Email Gmail 125 M...

Page 5: ... Sync to recognize HTC Velocity 4G 181 Getting to know the workspace 181 Setting up synchronization 182 Synchronizing HTC Velocity 4G 185 Installing an app from your computer to HTC Velocity 4G 186 Downloading maps or purchasing services 186 Synchronizing another device with your computer 187 Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 187 Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard 188 Entering words with p...

Page 6: ...ard with a PIN 206 Protecting HTC Velocity 4G with a screen lock pattern PIN or password 206 Encrypting data on HTC Velocity 4G 208 Settings Settings on HTC Velocity 4G 209 Changing display settings 211 Changing sound settings 212 Changing the language 213 Optimizing battery life 213 Managing memory 214 Checking information about HTC Velocity 4G 216 Update and reset Software updates 217 Restarting...

Page 7: ...mation 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 ...

Page 8: ...inside the box HTC Velocity 4G Battery preinstalled USB cable Power adapter 3 5mm stereo headset Quick start guide Safety and regulatory guide HTC Velocity 4G Front panel 1 HOME 2 MENU 3 BACK 4 SEARCH 5 Touch screen 6 Front camera 7 Ear piece 8 Getting started ...

Page 9: ...Top panel 1 3 5mm headset jack 2 POWER Left and right panels 1 USB connector 2 VOLUME controls Back panel 1 Microphone 2 Back cover 3 8 megapixel camera 4 Dual LED flash 5 Speaker 9 Getting started ...

Page 10: ...card slot and storage card slot Make sure to switch off HTC Velocity 4G before removing the back cover 1 Securely hold HTC Velocity 4G 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 10 Getting started ...

Page 11: ...nal 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 11 Getting started ...

Page 12: ...f 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 Velocity 4G 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 12 Getting started ...

Page 13: ...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 Velocity 4G is on unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card 1 From the Home screen...

Page 14: ...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 Velocity 4G 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...

Page 15: ...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 15 Getting started ...

Page 16: ... you are charging it using the power or car adapter 1 Plug the power adapter into the USB connector 2 Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery As the battery is being charged the notification LED shows a solid orange light The light turns to solid green when the battery is fully charged When you charge the battery and HTC Velocity 4G is on the charging batter...

Page 17: ...ct or link in a web page simply press and hold the item Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag While dragging do not release your finger until you have reached the target position Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping except that you need to...

Page 18: ...ts into HTC Velocity 4G There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Velocity 4G You can sync HTC Velocity 4G with contacts from your Google Account computer Facebook and more HTC Sync Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer and then use HTC Sync to sync HTC Velocity 4G with your computer s Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express or Windows Contacts Gmail Google contacts are importe...

Page 19: ... just a tap away To find out how see Personalizing on page 33 Extended Home screen As you start to do more things with HTC Velocity 4G you might find that one Home screen is not enough No problem You can use up to six extra screens It should be plenty Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you ll discover more space for adding icons widgets and more Press to return to the main Hom...

Page 20: ...w To jump straight to the screen that you want press or pinch the screen to show the Leap view It reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails Just tap the one you want and you ll leap right there 20 Getting started ...

Page 21: ...mode The speaker mute icon displays in the status bar Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls During a call press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button Adjusting the media volume When playing music or watching video press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the volume The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level Adjusting the volume via settings 1 From the Home...

Page 22: ...ly goes into Sleep mode when it s idle for a while Waking up from Sleep mode To wake HTC Velocity 4G up manually press the POWER button You ll need to unlock the screen HTC Velocity 4G 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 th...

Page 23: ...tatus and notifications Status icons Here s what each icon means Signal strength Battery is full GPRS connected Battery is charging GPRS in use Battery is low 20 remaining EDGE connected Battery is very low 10 or less remaining EDGE in use Silent mode 3G connected Vibrate mode 3G in use Microphone is mute HSDPA connected Speakerphone is on HSDPA in use Wired microphone headset connected LTE connec...

Page 24: ...t each one means New Gmail message General notification New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3 IMAP email Call in progress Problem with email delivery Missed call New SMS MMS Call on hold Problem with SMS MMS delivery Call forwarding on New Google Talk instant message Message forwarding on New voicemail HTC Velocity 4G is connected to a computer via USB cable Upcoming event Wi Fi is on and wire...

Page 25: ...an app downloaded from Android Market Voice recording is on Blank card More not displayed notifications Internal storage is low Notification LED The notification LED shows a Solid green light when HTC Velocity 4G 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 cha...

Page 26: ...y switch between recently opened apps and also lets you easily turn on settings such as Wi Fi and Bluetooth 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 You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing and then tapping Notifications 26 Basics ...

Page 27: ... it Press and hold to view recently used apps 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 Velocity 4G settings 1 Press and hold the status bar then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel 2 Tap the Quick Settings tab 3 Tap the check box next to an item to turn it off or on Closing the ...

Page 28: ...torage is accessible and you can copy files between them When you do a factory reset you can choose whether to keep or erase the storage contents Storage card 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 The default storage for your files whether it s th...

Page 29: ...to HTC Velocity 4G 1 Connect HTC Velocity 4G 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 Velocity 4G 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 copyin...

Page 30: ...to highlight the surrounding text you want to select To copy the address of a linked web page 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 te...

Page 31: ...selected text such as in an email message or Facebook status update Printing Connect HTC Velocity 4G to a supported printer and print out documents email meeting invitations photos and more Both printer and HTC Velocity 4G must be turned on and connected to the same local network Connect HTC Velocity 4G to the local network using Wi Fi To learn how to connect the printer to a local network refer t...

Page 32: ...u 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 32 Basics ...

Page 33: ... or pure play phone Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen HTC Velocity 4G automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected Using a preset scene HTC Velocity 4G features preset scenes each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life You can choose a scene that is suitable for work play travel or your...

Page 34: ...to browse through scenes then tap one or more scenes you want to delete 5 Tap Delete Changing your wallpaper Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to give HTC Velocity 4G a fresh look Browse the collection of wallpapers included in HTC Velocity 4G or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera You can also change your Home screen to use an animate...

Page 35: ...ded to your Home screen for your convenience You can add more from the available selections of widgets Adding a widget to your Home screen 1 Go to a part of the Home screen where there s space to add a new widget 2 Tap 3 On the Add to home tab tap Widget 4 Select a widget that you want 5 Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs Slide your finger on the sc...

Page 36: ...reen 1 Press and hold a widget on the Home screen HTC Velocity 4G vibrates and you ll see a colored box around the widget Don t lift your finger just yet 2 Drag the widget to the Edit button if it s enabled The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens 3 Customize the widget settings 36 Personalizing ...

Page 37: ... your finger drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen and then release it Adding folders on your Home screen Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized You can also add information folders that show up to date information such as Bluetooth received files your Facebook phonebook and more Creating a new folder and adding items to it 1 G...

Page 38: ... or icon Don t lift your finger just yet 2 Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen You can pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel When you drag an icon to a spot that s occupied by another icon the occupant automatically moves away to give room 3 When the widget or icon is where you want it lift your finger Removing a...

Page 39: ...g the thumbnail to its new position and then lift your finger Removing a Home screen panel If you feel you need fewer Home screens you can remove some 1 On the Home screen pinch the touch screen or press to go to Leap view 2 Press and hold the panel you want to remove Don t lift your finger just yet 3 Drag the panel to the Remove panel button Adding back a Home screen panel Add back a Home screen ...

Page 40: ...From the Home screen tap Sound set 2 On the Sound sets screen tap New sound set 3 Enter a new sound set name and then tap Done The newly created sound set is then added to the list of sound sets You can assign different tones to the sound set to your preference Changing your ringtone notifications and sounds Change your ringtone notification sounds and alarms to suit your mood or lifestyle Choose ...

Page 41: ...s the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen 2 Press and hold a tab When the screen changes and shows you an empty area lift your finger 3 Do any of the following Move a tab Press and hold the tab you want to move and then drag it to its new position Remove a tab Press and hold a tab you want to hide then drag it up When you see a colored box lift your finger 4 When you re done press Adding a tab ...

Page 42: ...ose what apps you want for your lock screen so you can unlock the screen straight into your favorite app 1 From the Home screen tap 2 On the Display tab tap Lock screen style 3 Slide your finger left or right to choose a lock screen style 4 Tap Settings and then customize the items you want to display on your selected lock screen To customize apps for your lock screen tap an app that you want to c...

Page 43: ... a number from your call history 1 On the Home screen tap Phone 2 Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact name on the phone keypad The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of matching numbers and names If you enter a wrong digit or letter tap to delete it To erase the entire entry press and hold 3 Slide your finger up on the filtered list to close the p...

Page 44: ...reserved for your voicemail Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages Assigning a speed dial key 1 On the Home screen tap Phone 2 Press and then tap Speed dial 3 Enter the name of the contact you want to add When the name comes up in the list tap the name 4 On the Speed dial screen choose the phone number of the contact to use and a speed dial key to assign 5 T...

Page 45: ... an event in Calendar 2 On the Event details screen tap the phone number 3 Tap Call Making an emergency call In some regions you can make emergency calls from HTC Velocity 4G even if you don t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked 1 On the Home screen tap Phone 2 Dial the emergency number for your locale and then tap Call If you ve enabled but forgotten your lock password or ...

Page 46: ... ring to unlock the screen and answer the call Rejecting a call Do one of the following Tap Decline If the display is off when you get a call the Lock screen appears Drag to the ring on the Lock screen Press the POWER button twice to reject a call Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Do one of the following Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button Press the POWER button Place HTC V...

Page 47: ...also press and choose whether to add a call place the call on hold mute the microphone and more Putting a call on hold 1 Press and then tap Hold to put the call on hold When you put a call on hold the status bar displays the hold call icon 2 Press and then tap Unhold to resume the call Switching between calls If you re already on a call and accept another call you can choose to switch between the ...

Page 48: ...the call On the call screen tap End call If the display is off press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap End call Slide open the Notifications panel then tap If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up Setting up a conference call Conference calling with your friends family or co workers ...

Page 49: ... Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees Adding an Internet calling account 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Call 2 Under Internet call settings tap Accounts 3 Tap Add account 4 Enter your account details 5 Press to save your account 6 To set HTC Velocity 4G to receive Internet calls on your added account tap the Receive incoming calls check box Making an Intern...

Page 50: ... a particular contact Press then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such as missed calls or outgoing calls Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History 1 On the Call History screen press and hold the phone number that you want to save and then tap Save to People 2 Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing contact on HTC Velocity 4G 3 ...

Page 51: ...y prepend it with your home country code when dialing If there s already a plus sign and country code before the phone number HTC Velocity 4G will just dial as is When you call phone numbers that are not stored in HTC Velocity 4G it dials as is and does not prepend your home country code When manually entering a phone number to call you need to enter a plus sign and country code before the number ...

Page 52: ...ail for you to check your received voice messages Forward to voicemail Enable or disable voicemail forwarding for incoming calls Phone settings Modify your phone settings such as automatic saving of an unknown contact number when a call with that number ends Call forwarding Select how you want to handle busy unanswered and unreachable calls You can also set the call forwarding option for all incom...

Page 53: ...are turned off including the call function data services Bluetooth and Wi Fi When you disable Airplane mode the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi Fi is restored Do any of the following to turn Airplane mode on or off Press and hold POWER and then tap Airplane mode Open the Notifications panel and then tap the Quick Settings tab Tap the checkbox next to Airp...

Page 54: ...to view the exchange of messages You can also view your messages on the Home screen with the Messages widget Sending a text message SMS 1 From the Home screen tap Messages 2 Tap 3 Fill in one or more recipients You can Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile number As you type matching names with phone numbers from your stored contacts are displayed Tap a name ...

Page 55: ...Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile number As you type matching names with phone numbers and email addresses from your stored contacts are displayed Tap a contact s number or email address Tap and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to send the message You can also select contact groups as recipients Enter the complete phone numbe...

Page 56: ...ntact s email address showing up when I enter a contact name If only phone numbers are showing up when you re entering a contact name go to the Messages settings to enable displaying email addresses 1 If you ve created a new message press first to return to the All messages screen 2 Press and then tap Settings General 3 Select the Show email address check box Creating a slideshow 1 After you ve ad...

Page 57: ...atus bar when you receive a new message A new message icon is also displayed in the status bar 1 To open and read the message you can Press and hold the status bar and then slide your finger down to open the Notifications panel Then tap the new message notification Go to the Messages app and open the message 2 While reading the message you can reply with a text or multimedia message You can also d...

Page 58: ...tact or phone number to display the exchange of messages with that contact 2 Tap and then select another phone number of this contact 3 Tap the box that says Add text then enter your reply message 4 Tap Send Saving a text message in the Task app Save a text message in your Task list so you can remind yourself when to reply 1 On the All messages screen tap a contact or phone number to view the exch...

Page 59: ... received message tap it to view the content If the attachment is a contact vCard tap it to view the contact information then tap Save to add to your contacts If the attachment is an appointment or event vCalendar tap it to choose the calendar where to save it and then tap Import To save the attachment press and hold the multimedia message and then choose to save the type of attachment from the op...

Page 60: ... your SIM card 1 On the All messages screen tap a contact or phone number to display the exchange of messages with that contact 2 Tap the message and then tap Copy to SIM A SIM card icon is displayed at the right hand side of the message Deleting a single message 1 On the All messages screen tap a contact or phone number to display the exchange of messages with that contact 2 Tap the message that ...

Page 61: ...hread Any locked messages in the conversation thread will not be deleted unless you select the Delete locked messages check box 2 When prompted to confirm tap OK to delete the entire thread Deleting several conversations 1 On the All messages screen press and then tap Delete 2 Select the conversation threads you want to delete 3 Tap Delete Any locked messages will not be deleted Backing up your te...

Page 62: ...or copy SIM card messages to device memory Multimedia messages MMS Receive a report on the delivery status of your message Receive a report whether each recipient has read the message or deleted it without reading Automatically download complete MMS messages including the message body and attachments in your service area and when roaming Set the message priority and maximum file size of MMS messag...

Page 63: ...get local search results Search history Use suggestions from the web based Google search history from your Google Account Tap Manage search history to view or manage the web search history associated with your Google Account on the web browser 4 Press 5 Tap Searchable items and then select the items you want included when doing a search Performing searches on the Web and HTC Velocity 4G 1 From the...

Page 64: ...arch services such as Google Search and Wikipedia 1 From the Home screen tap Quick Lookup 2 If the onscreen keyboard is open press to close it first so you ll see the bottom tabs 3 Slide across the tabs to pick where you want to look up information Then in the search box enter what you want to search for 4 Tap After looking up the item on one tab you can slide to other tabs to automatically look u...

Page 65: ... it or press and hold a link for more options Link What to do Webpage address URLs Tap the link to open the webpage Press and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open bookmark copy to the clipboard share the link and more Email address Tap to send an email message to the email address Press and hold then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email address to the clipboard You can paste the ...

Page 66: ... it can be installed Downloading apps from the Web You can download apps directly from your favorite websites Apps downloaded from the Web can be from unknown sources To protect HTC Velocity 4G and your personal data we strongly recommend that you download and install only apps you trust 1 Open your web browser then go to the website where you can download the app you want 2 Follow the website s i...

Page 67: ...ress and then tap Bookmarks 2 Do one of the following On the Bookmarks tab navigate to the bookmark you want to open and then tap it On the Tags tab open a tag group navigate to the bookmark you want to open and then tap it Editing a bookmark 1 While viewing a webpage press and then tap Bookmarks 2 On the Bookmarks tab press and then tap Edit 3 Tap at the right of the bookmark you want to edit 4 E...

Page 68: ... if you are in Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in a grid press and tap List then press and tap Grid Setting browser options Customize the web browser to suit your browsing style Set display privacy and security options when using the web browser From the browser screen press and then tap More Settings Setting your home page 1 From the browser screen press and then tap More Settings ...

Page 69: ...ontent you want to see on a webpage and when you want to view it 1 From the browser screen press and then tap More Settings Enable plugins 2 Tap On demand After selecting On demand you can show the Adobe Flash content by tapping on the webpage 69 Search and Web browser ...

Page 70: ...ly in video mode so you can immediately start capturing videos tap from the Home screen and then tap Camcorder Viewfinder screen You ll find the following onscreen controls and indicators on the Viewfinder screen The onscreen controls let you switch between photo and video modes add effects and more The auto focus indicator tells you where the focus is on the shot The zoom bar lets you take anythi...

Page 71: ...t the center of the Viewfinder screen Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen Or you can tap another area on the screen that you want to focus on Using the front camera Take a picture or shoot a video of yourself using the front camera To switch to the front camera on the Viewfinder screen tap and then slide the selection to Front Some camera features are not available when you re us...

Page 72: ...on people s faces Make sure the Auto focus and Face detection check boxes are selected in the camera settings 7 When you re ready to take the photo tap 8 Choose what you want to do with the photo you ve just taken Recording video 1 From the Home screen tap Camcorder 2 Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use 3 Choose an effect to apply to your video 4 Frame your subject o...

Page 73: ...can also add certain effects to videos Choose an effect first before you start taking a photo or video 1 Tap 2 Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like After capturing After capturing a photo or a video the Review screen shows options on what you could do next Share the photo or video from a variety of options Choose how you want to use the photo such as by setting it as your...

Page 74: ...ge option to use in saving photos and videos you ve captured Widescreen photo mode only When this check box is selected default photo resolutions available for selection are in 5 3 ratio and you can use the entire Viewfinder screen to frame your subject When not selected photo resolutions available for selection are in standard 4 3 ratio Geo tag photos photo mode only Select to store GPS location ...

Page 75: ...ingle photo 1 While on the Viewfinder screen tap Scenes Panorama Zooming and flash is disabled when you re in this mode 2 Point the camera and focus on your subject 3 When you re ready to take the first frame tap A message then appears guiding you on what direction you should move to take the next shot As you move directional arrows appear 4 Using the directional arrows dotted line and circles ons...

Page 76: ... camera will then process the photo against different light exposure levels to enhance it Camera scenes Scenes provide an easy way to override your camera s normal settings to suit your current lighting and environment Use Auto and let the camera automatically determine optimal settings or choose from a wide selection of scenes in the camera settings before you start taking photos and videos Impro...

Page 77: ...edia on a TV screen To start using Gallery check first if you have photos or videos copied on HTC Velocity 4G What s more you can edit and add effects to your photos You can also easily use a photo as your contact icon location icon or wallpaper Selecting an album From the Home screen tap Gallery The Gallery app opens on the Albums screen where your photos and videos are organized by albums for ea...

Page 78: ...nd then tap More Show on map to see the location where you took the photo Show on map is available when you ve enabled Geo tag photos in Camera Zooming in or out on a photo There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out Press your thumb and index finger on the screen and then spread your fingers apart...

Page 79: ...network and more Rewind the video playback Fast forward the video playback More Show more options such as sound enhancement Share the video on your home network Adjust the media volume Editing your photos Do basic editing tasks on your photos such as rotate and crop You can also enhance your photos by applying effects such as high contrast vintage and more Rotating a photo 1 On the Gallery app s A...

Page 80: ...ep the changes The cropped photo is saved as a copy The original photo remains unedited Adding effects 1 On the Gallery app s Albums screen tap an album 2 Press and hold on the photo that you want to add effects to 3 In the menu that opens tap Edit and then tap Effects On the panel that opens you ll see options available to you 4 Tap an effect to apply on the photo 5 Tap Save to keep the changes T...

Page 81: ...deos by email You can send several photos videos or both in an email message They are added as file attachments in your email 1 From the Home screen tap Gallery 2 Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share 3 Tap Share and then tap Gmail or Mail 4 Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next 5 Compose your message and then tap Gmail or Send Mail If you selected...

Page 82: ... the Gallery app you can share photos and videos on your social networks And you can post videos on YouTube You can also use the Camera or Camcorder app to share a photo or video right after you ve captured it Sharing photos or videos on Facebook You need to be logged in to your account to be able to upload photos or videos 1 From the Home screen tap Gallery 2 Tap the album that has the photos or ...

Page 83: ... and then select who you want to tag from the list Repeat this step to continue tagging friends 8 Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video 9 Tap Save 10 Tap Done Sharing photos on Picasa You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload photos to the Picasa photo organizing service 1 From the Home screen tap Gallery 2 Tap the album that has the photos you want to share 3 ...

Page 84: ... the list to view the photos in the account Viewing photos on Flickr You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos 1 From the Home screen tap Gallery 2 On the top bar tap Flickr You may be asked to give authorization for the app to connect to the Flickr website If this happens you need to give authorization to access your Flickr account 3 Tap your account name or your frien...

Page 85: ...ayer mode or the queue list You can rearrange songs while in the queue list Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song Show options for adding the song to a playlist sharing the song and more Turn shuffle on or off Shuffle is off when button is gray Cycle through the repeat modes repeat all songs repeat current song and don t repeat Playing music from the Lo...

Page 86: ... as many playlists as you like 1 From the Home screen tap Music 2 Tap Playlists 3 Tap 4 Enter a playlist name 5 To add songs tap 6 Tap to choose a category and then browse for songs 7 Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add 8 Tap Save Playing the songs in a playlist 1 From the Home screen tap Music 2 Tap Playlists 3 Tap a playlist and then tap the song you ...

Page 87: ...ist Change playlist name Type the new name of the playlist in the title text box 4 Tap Save Deleting playlists 1 From the Home screen tap Music 2 Tap Playlists 3 Press and then tap Delete playlists 4 Select the playlists to delete and then tap Delete Setting a song as a ringtone You can set a song from the Music app s library as your regular ringtone or as ringtone for a certain contact 1 From the...

Page 88: ...et as Then choose whether to set the trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone Checking if the song was added as a ringtone 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings 2 On the Settings screen tap Sound Phone ringtone The song should be in the ringtone list and selected Sharing music using Bluetooth You can choose a song from the Music app s library and send it to someone s de...

Page 89: ...network Simply connect your phone to the network and instantly show your captured photos and videos on a big TV or start streaming your favorite music tracks on hi fi speakers all via DLNA For more information about DLNA visit www dlna org Before you share media through the network Connect your phone to the network via Wi Fi Connect the TV or speakers to the network Check the documentation that ca...

Page 90: ... track Play the next media track More Show more options such as viewing the media details Shuffle your music playlist Select a repeat mode for music tracks Adjust the media volume on the other device Connect to another photo video player on the network Disconnect your phone from the other device While playing media on another device you can press and do other things on HTC Velocity 4G 90 Photos vi...

Page 91: ...d videos on up to five HTC devices that have access to HTC Watch using your same account Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account 1 From the Home screen tap Watch If this is your first time to use the service read and accept the license agreement before you continue 2 Tap and then go to the All videos tab 3 Tap the Tap to sign in to Watch button and then tap Next 4 Create a new HTC Watch a...

Page 92: ... store Browse TV shows and movies available for rent or purchase You can also view trailers for select videos 1 From the Watch main screen tap 2 Browse the recommended and featured selections or browse by category To do a quick search press and then enter a title that you re looking for 3 Tap a video to view its synopsis Rent or make a purchase when you re ready Watching a trailer If you see the i...

Page 93: ...nloads and see all of your purchases From the library you can also start watching a video as it s being downloaded From the Watch main screen tap to access your library The library organizes your downloads as follows Downloaded Lists videos that have been fully downloaded to your current HTC device All videos Lists all videos that you have rented or purchased and allows you to manage your download...

Page 94: ...passed you ll be asked again to sign in to your HTC Watch account before you can continue to rent or purchase videos or access some settings This is a safety precaution to check your identity and to ensure that you acknowledge that it is your account How long is the rental period of a video Depending on the studio s terms and the country where you downloaded the video the rental period is either 2...

Page 95: ...owser 2 Go to www htcsense com 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense com account After signing up to HTCSense com on the Web you have to sign in using the same account credentials on HTC Velocity 4G Updating your HTCSense com account details 1 On your computer open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense com account 2 On the upper right corner click Account 3 Update...

Page 96: ...ages You can forward calls and messages to another phone if you don t have HTC Velocity 4G with you Before turning on Forward calls or Forward messages you need to customize settings first such as specifying an alternate phone number or email address To forward calls click the Forward calls On Off switch Be sure that Enable call forwarding is selected in Settings To forward messages click the Forw...

Page 97: ...sing the contents of HTC Velocity 4G If there s no chance of getting HTC Velocity 4G back you can erase its contents so no one sees sensitive information There s no way to recover data stored on HTC Velocity 4G after you erase the contents so be absolutely sure before you proceed 1 On HTCSense com click Erase device 2 When asked to confirm click Erase device Deleting your HTCSense com account 1 On...

Page 98: ...a Google Account Signing in to your Google Account lets you sync Gmail and your Google contacts and calendars between HTC Velocity 4G and the Web You also need to sign in to a Google Account to use Google apps such as Google Talk and Android Market If you skipped adding a Google Account when you first set up HTC Velocity 4G you may encounter problems when using some Google apps If these problems p...

Page 99: ...er or Flickr when you first turned on and set up HTC Velocity 4G You can still add these accounts 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Accounts sync 2 Tap Add account and then tap the account type you want to add 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the account information Your social network account is then added to the list on the Accounts sync screen Depending on how you co...

Page 100: ...it 3 Tap the type of information you want to sync or select an item to edit its settings Removing an account You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from HTC Velocity 4G for example email contacts or settings Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself You cannot remove some accounts such as the first Google account you signe...

Page 101: ... old phone turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode 5 On HTC Velocity 4G tap Next to continue HTC Velocity 4G automatically turns Bluetooth on and searches for Bluetooth devices 6 From the device list choose your old phone and then tap Next HTC Velocity 4G 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 co...

Page 102: ...rom different sources People lets you merge their contact information so you won t have duplicate entries in your contacts list 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 Tap one of the following tabs Phone Launches the Phone dialer screen People Gives you access to all contacts on HTC Velocity 4G online accounts and more Groups Lets you assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS MMS or emai...

Page 103: ...pen the contact details screen for that contact See a notification icon such as when a contact has sent you new messages or when it s the contact s birthday Check out who s online in Google Talk Online status icons are displayed if you re signed in to Google Talk on HTC Velocity 4G For example means the contact is available to chat Filtering your contacts list You can choose to only display contac...

Page 104: ...u ll see the following tabs Details Shows your own contact details You ll also see your most recent posts in social networks such as Facebook and Twitter if you re signed in to Facebook and Twitter for HTC Sense From this tab you can edit your profile or share it with others Updates and events Shows the updates and events that you ve posted in your social networks such as Facebook Twitter and Flic...

Page 105: ...ntact will sync with Some fields may not be available when you re adding contacts to your SIM card 5 Enter the contact information in the fields provided Press if you want to close the onscreen keyboard first and easily scroll through the other fields 6 Tap Save Searching for contacts In addition to searching contacts by name or email address you can set the People app to search by other criteria ...

Page 106: ...G You need to have your Exchange ActiveSync account set up on HTC Velocity 4G first 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 In the search box enter the first few letters of the contact s name or email address 3 Tap Under Company contacts matching names are listed 4 Tap the name of the contact you want copied on HTC Velocity 4G and then tap Save to People 106 People ...

Page 107: ...e a link icon in the notifications area of the status bar 1 Slide the Notifications panel down and then tap Matched contacts suggestion You ll see a list of suggested contacts to merge 2 To merge tap 3 Tap OK If you don t want to merge any of your contacts tap Dismiss all Viewing a list of all your linked contacts 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 On the All tab press and then tap Linked contact...

Page 108: ... screen tap People 2 Press and then tap Import Export Export to SD card or More Import Export Export to SD card 3 Select an account or type of contacts to export then tap OK Importing contacts from the storage card You can only import contacts that were exported to the storage card using the Export to SD card feature 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 Press and then tap Import Export Import from ...

Page 109: ... like Facebook Twitter and Flickr If you see a notification of the contact s birthday under the Events section you can tap the notification and choose how you want to greet your contact such as to write on the person s Facebook wall Gallery Shows the linked contact s Facebook and Flickr albums and photos Editing a contact s information 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 Press and hold the contact...

Page 110: ...ormation you want to send and then tap Send Sending multiple contact cards Easily share with others the contact information of several contacts from your HTC Velocity 4G 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 Press and then tap Send contacts 3 Select the contacts whose contact information you want to share and then tap Send If you can t see the Send button while the onscreen keyboard is open press to...

Page 111: ... group and then tap Save If your contacts list is long you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly or press to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list 5 Tap to select a photo for the group 6 Tap Save Editing a contact group 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 On the Group tab press and hold the group and then tap Edit group 3 You can Tap the group name to change the na...

Page 112: ...ab press and then tap Edit groups 3 Press and hold at the end of the group you want to move When the row is highlighted drag it to its new position 4 Tap Save Rearranging the members of a contact group 1 From the Home screen tap People 2 On the Groups tab tap the group to see its members 3 Press and then tap Edit group 4 Press and hold at the end of the contact s name you want to move When the row...

Page 113: ...ion method Depending on how you often reach your contacts you can choose a different communication method for each of the contacts on the People widget 1 On the Home screen go to the People widget 2 Tap a contact s name or status update not the photo on the widget to open the person s contact details screen 3 Tap Set default action and then tap the communication method you want for the contact 4 P...

Page 114: ... photo not the name or status update on the widget The default communication method you ve set for this contact will be performed On the People widget Tap a contact s name or status update to open the contact details screen for that contact Tap to open the People app and view all your contacts Adding group members to a People widget You can add more members to the contact group that s on a People ...

Page 115: ...ication of the contact s birthday you can tap the notification to send a greeting See Facebook photos right on the Gallery app You can also upload one or more photos to Facebook then tag and add captions that go with it When you re viewing the albums of a Facebook friend you can also share a link to a particular album or comment on the album photos Check your friends Facebook status updates in Fri...

Page 116: ...re signed in to Twitter for HTC Sense you can See your Twitter contacts and their latest tweets in People Send tweets and check your friends tweets in Friend Stream If you have the Twitter app preinstalled or downloaded from Android Market signing in to Twitter for HTC Sense does not sign you in to the Twitter app and vice versa These two don t share the same login credentials If you want to use t...

Page 117: ...t Like someone s Facebook posts Look at someone s album photos When you tap someone s photo or name you can Check the person s profile details Look at the person s Facebook wall Check the person s posted tweets Tap to display posts from a particular social network Slide to the other tabs to see more options You can press and then tap Settings Edit tabs to customize the Friend Stream tabs Updating ...

Page 118: ...ists and groups About the Friend Stream widget Use the Friend Stream widget so you can easily update your status and view other people s status updates right on the Home screen If you want to keep up with just one person s Facebook updates you can add the Friend Channel widget You can find it in the Friend Stream widget layout options Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream Post your status updates wri...

Page 119: ...r location with your Facebook friends Eating out in your fave restaurant Tell your friends where you are and invite them along You must be signed in to Facebook for HTC Sense to use this feature in Friend Stream In order to find your location you also need to enable location sources in Settings Location 1 Go to the Locations tab and then tap 2 Do any of the following Tap a place from the list Tap ...

Page 120: ...a tweet to open an options menu to reply send a direct message retweet and more View all the tweets from people you follow and tweets that you have posted View all tweets that mention your username using the your username convention View all private direct messages that you have received or sent View tweets that you have marked as favorites Searching for Twitter users to follow 1 In any of the tab...

Page 121: ...e Talk To open Google Talk on the Home screen tap Talk Chatting with a friend 1 In Google Talk tap a friend in the Friends list 2 Enter your message in the text box You can also insert a smiley by pressing and then tapping More Insert smiley 3 Tap Send 4 While chatting press and then tap any of these options Chat off record Your Google Talk messages are stored in the Chats folder of your Gmail acc...

Page 122: ... friend sends you a Google Talk message you receive a notification Their entry in the Friends list displays the message Do one of the following In the Friends list tap the friend who sent you the invitation to chat Open the Notifications panel and then tap the chat notification Changing your online status and picture 1 In Google Talk s Friends list tap your name to open the Set Status screen 2 Ent...

Page 123: ...nd popular 1 Press and then tap All friends 2 Press and hold a friend s name and then tap Always show friend Block a friend You can block a friend from sending you messages When blocked your friend is removed from the Friends list and is added to the Blocked friends list 1 Press and then tap All friends 2 Press and hold a friend s name and then tap Block friend Unblock a friend 1 Press and then ta...

Page 124: ... the following Tap the name of a friend to continue the conversation Tap the photo of a friend to view the person s Facebook profile wall and uploads Tap the History tab to view a list of previous conversations The number on the tab icon shows how many messages are unread Press and then tap Settings to choose to hide offline friends and select notification settings Adding the Facebook chat widget ...

Page 125: ...choose what to do with the selected messages or conversations Display drafts sent messages and other labels Tap Inbox at the top left of the screen and then tap another label such as Sent Drafts or your created label to view its messages and conversations Switch to your other Gmail account Tap the current account at the top right of the screen and then tap another account you want to switch to Ref...

Page 126: ...the email message or conversation 2 To reply to the sender tap Or tap and choose whether to Reply all or Forward 3 Do one of the following If you selected Reply or Reply all enter your reply message If you selected Forward specify the message recipients Tap Respond inline if you want to interleave your new message with the received email But this removes any attachments or formatting in the origin...

Page 127: ... You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack SP2 or later You can add up to 15 Exchange ActiveSync accounts on HTC Velocity 4G 1 From the Home screen tap Mail 2 Do one of the following If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on the Choose a mail provider screen If you ve already added an email account in Mail press and then tap...

Page 128: ... are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts they belong to Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox Switching between different views of your inbox If you have lots of email messages it may take you some time to browse through the long list and find a single email or related email messages Use the tabs of the Mail app to sort your emails into different cate...

Page 129: ...received emails manually at any time While in the account you want to synchronize press and then tap Refresh If you have several email accounts you can refresh them all at the same time Go to the All accounts inbox first Then press and tap Refresh Sorting email messages You can sort email messages by date received priority subject sender or size On the inbox press tap Sort and select from the sort...

Page 130: ...to the email account you want to use 2 Tap the check boxes of email messages you want to move 3 Tap Move to and then tap the folder where to move the email messages Moving an email message after reading 1 While viewing the email tap Move to 2 Tap the folder where you want to move the email message Deleting all messages 1 First tap the check box of any email message 2 Press and then tap Select all ...

Page 131: ...cture Take a photo and attach it or attach an existing photo Video Record a video and attach it or attach an existing video Audio Attach an audio file App recommendation Choose an app you ve installed from Android Market that you want to tell other people about The URL from which the app can be downloaded will be inserted in your email Location You can attach location information Send your current...

Page 132: ...applies 4 When you are done with the changes press to go back to composing your email Reading and replying to an email message 1 From the Home screen tap Mail 2 Switch to the email account you want to use 3 On the email account inbox tap the email you want to read 4 Choose an action on the bottom of the screen for your email Press to see options for deleting your email or marking it as unread Wher...

Page 133: ... first few characters of the item you re looking for in the search box Results will then be listed Tap a result to open the email Searching emails from a contact Do you remember the sender but can t find a particular email from this contact You can search your mail accounts for emails from a specific contact 1 Switch to the email account you want to use 2 Press and hold an email from a contact 3 T...

Page 134: ...t settings 1 Switch to the email account whose settings you want to change 2 Press and then tap More Settings 3 Select from the following Account settings Change the email account settings such as the name email address password and description General settings Set the font size when reading emails enable disable or set the signature set the account as the default email account and set where to sa...

Page 135: ...uch as Facebook birthdays and events of friends will appear in Calendar Creating an event You can create events that sync with your Google or Exchange ActiveSync calendars as well as events on HTC Velocity 4G Not signed in yet on your accounts Your calendar events will be created under PC Sync which you can later sync with your computer s Outlook Calendar through HTC Sync 1 From the Home screen ta...

Page 136: ...ws events are color coded to indicate which account or type of calendar they belong to To find out what each color represents tap Can t see the tab that you want Press and hold a tab and wait for the screen to show the other tabs You can press and hold a tab and then drag it to where you want it Using month view In month view you will see markers on days that have events Do any of the following in...

Page 137: ...s Viewing an event You can view your own events as well as events that other people have shared with you 1 In day view or agenda view tap an event The Event details screen then opens and shows the summary of the event 2 Depending on the event information do any of the following Find the event s location in Maps Call any phone number included in the event location or description Check the participa...

Page 138: ...g it as a file attachment with your email 1 While viewing an event press and then tap Forward 2 Do one of the following Tap Bluetooth You ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on HTC Velocity 4G and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device Tap Mail A new message window opens and automatically includes the vCalendar as an attachment Your default email account will be used to send the message Accepting ...

Page 139: ...w tap and then select or clear a calendar to show or hide it Calendars are kept synchronized on HTC Velocity 4G whether or not you hide them Changing Calendar settings You can change Calendar settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies you of upcoming events In any Calendar view press and then tap Settings or More Settings Reminder settings All calendars Select this check box to...

Page 140: ...ox to show weather information in the day view events list City If weather is included by default day view displays your current location s weather You can change it to display the weather of another city About the Calendar widget You can add a Calendar widget to your Home screen The widgets offer different calendar views Tapping a day or event on the widget brings you to the Calendar app 140 Cale...

Page 141: ...e or when you re in a different country With Locations you can download maps beforehand so you don t have to worry about having an Internet connection while on the road or costly data roaming charges when abroad Have your map ready before you start your journey If you are in an area where there are a lot of surrounding buildings Locations may have a hard time pinpointing your location HTC Velocity...

Page 142: ...e city or street name you want to find in the search box For example to find 321 Church Street London UK just enter Church or London to start your search You can also search by entering a zip code Matching streets are then displayed 4 Tap the street that you re looking for 5 From the available options choose to show on map get directions and more Choosing the map to search from By default Location...

Page 143: ... go Moving around the map Swipe your finger on the screen to view other areas of the map Zooming in or out of a map Do one of the following Spread your thumb and index finger across the map to zoom in Pinch your thumb and index finger on the map to zoom out Double tap a location on the map to zoom in to that location Tap on the map to display and use the onscreen zoom buttons Choosing which places...

Page 144: ...Japanese characters Use language that fits best Use this if you want to use your current language settings This may not be available for all maps Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints HTC Footprints provides an easy way to record your favorite places and revisit those places You can take a photo of a location such as a restaurant or sightseeing spot and store it together with its precise G...

Page 145: ...nt you want to revisit 3 Tap the Actions tab to view the footprint on the map get directions look up nearby establishments and more Editing or deleting a footprint 1 On the Footprints tab tap a category 2 Press and hold the footprint you want to edit or delete 3 Tap Edit or Delete on the options menu Sharing your footprints 1 On the Footprints tab tap a category 2 Press and hold the footprint that...

Page 146: ... Import 2 Tap Footprints data and then tap the file you want to import You can also tap Photos to choose a photo to import which you can then add footprint information on Planning your trips Use Trips to plan your itinerary Pinpoint places in a city or a country that you want to visit and then easily get directions from one destination to the next First stop the chocolate museum Creating a trip 1 ...

Page 147: ...rom the available options Reorder places 1 Press and then tap Edit 2 Press and hold at the end of the item you want to move When the row is highlighted drag it to its new position then release 3 Tap Done Delete places 1 Press and then tap Edit 2 Mark the places you want to delete 3 Tap Done Deleting trips 1 On the Trips tab press and then tap Delete 2 Select the trips you want to delete 3 Tap Dele...

Page 148: ...p Directions 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination The map opens showing the route to your destination 4 Do one of the following At the bottom of the screen tap or to follow the route to your destination Slide up the directions bar and then tap the instructions to follow the route to your destination If you have turn by turn navigation for that country press and then tap Premium Navi to...

Page 149: ...ch for the destination you want to go to Do you have footprints stored You can also set it as your destination Just go to the Footprints tab and then choose a footprint 2 Tap Premium navigation While navigating you can tap the screen to see what other options are available Setting navigation preferences Choose how you want Locations to map your route You can tell Locations to avoid highways or tol...

Page 150: ...net to download or purchase maps and services 1 From the Home screen tap Locations 2 Press and then tap Get more 3 Slide to the tab of the item or service that you want to download 4 Depending on what you selected tap Download or Purchase Depending on the country where you bought HTC Velocity 4G you may only need to enter a voucher code to activate turn by turn navigation If you have a voucher cod...

Page 151: ... direction on the screen to view nearby places on the map Use Compass mode Tap to switch to Compass mode In Compass mode the map changes to an angled view and automatically orients itself depending on the direction you re facing Zoom in Place your thumb and index fingers on top of the area that you want to zoom in and then spread your fingers across the map Tap Double tap the area on the map that ...

Page 152: ...een to view more options Swipe left or right across the screen to view the information for the next or previous search result Clearing the map After searching on a map you can clear away the various markers drawn on it Press and then tap Clear Map Searching for a place of interest near you Use Places to find places of interest near your current location Places uses Google Maps to search common pla...

Page 153: ... or a point that you tap on a map 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination by tapping the car public transit bike or walk button 4 Tap Get directions The next screen displays the directions to your destination in a list If the place you ve set as your destination has several locations available choose which one to go to 5 Tap an item to view the directions on the map 6 Tap the arrow button...

Page 154: ...s locations send your location details by email and more Your location is not shared automatically You must join Latitude and then invite your friends to view your location or accept their invitations Only friends that you have explicitly invited or accepted can see your location Opening and joining Latitude 1 From the Home screen tap Maps 2 While viewing a map press and then tap Join Latitude 3 A...

Page 155: ...l only apps that you trust Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to functions or a significant amount of your data on HTC Velocity 4G You re responsible for the results of using downloaded apps You need a Google Checkout account to purchase items on Android Market 1 From the Home screen tap Market 2 Do any of the following to find an app Browse featured apps Tap a featured app on Andr...

Page 156: ...tus bar open the Notifications panel and then tap the app From the Home screen tap Market Press and then tap My apps On the My apps screen tap the app and then tap Open From the Home screen tap On the All apps screen slide to the Downloaded tab and then tap the app Uninstalling an app You can uninstall any app that you have downloaded and installed from Android Market 1 From the Home screen tap Ma...

Page 157: ...ock app Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time Use HTC Velocity 4G as a desk clock complete with weather information or as a world clock so you can see what time it is in several cities across the globe You can also use it as an alarm clock stopwatch and countdown timer To open the Clock app do one of the following Tap the Clock widget on the Home screen From the Home scre...

Page 158: ...settings 2 Clear the Automatic check box and then set the time zone date and time as required From the Home screen you can also press and then tap Settings Date time to open the Date time settings screen Adding a city to the World Clock screen Add more cities to the World Clock screen so you can instantly check the date and time in these cities 1 On the World Clock tab tap 2 Enter the city name yo...

Page 159: ...te and then tap Delete Changing alarm sound settings On the Alarms tab press and then tap Settings You can change the following settings Alarm in silent mode Selected by default this option allows the alarm to sound even when the volume is set to silent Clear this check box if you want to silence the alarm when HTC Velocity 4G is in silent mode Alarm volume Set the volume level that you want for t...

Page 160: ... and more 4 While viewing forecasts you can Swipe your finger up or down the screen to check the weather in other cities Tap to update the weather information at any time Adding a city to the Weather screen Add more cities to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the weather forecasts in these cities In addition to your current location the Weather screen can display up to fifteen cities 1...

Page 161: ...eck box to frequently update your current location About the Weather widget Use the Weather widget to instantly check weather forecasts of your current location and other cities without having to open the Weather app The Weather widget comes in different looks and styles You can add this widget to the Home screen if it s not yet added Reading news feeds Don t get left behind with yesterday s stori...

Page 162: ...ntain that keyword Adding people to follow Get updated with stories and comments shared by your Google contacts 1 From the Home screen tap News 2 Tap and then tap People you follow Add new friends 3 Enter the name of a Google contact and then tap 4 Select your contact from the search results and then tap Add Your contact is listed under People you follow To see stories and comments recently shared...

Page 163: ...dget to read snippets of stories that you ve subscribed to right from your Home screen Reading eBooks Start your own library of bestsellers and literary classics right on HTC Velocity 4G Use the Reader app to read and download eBooks from Kobo an online bookstore We ve included some eBooks for you to try To browse for more titles from Kobo you need to be connected to the Internet 1 From the Home s...

Page 164: ...d Searching inside an eBook 1 While reading an eBook press 2 Type the word or words you want to search for 3 Tap You ll see a list of chapters that contain the matches 4 Tap a chapter to preview where the matches appear 5 Tap a match to go to the page that contains the text you re looking for Want to take your search further to the web Simply select the text and then tap Quick Lookup Adding a note...

Page 165: ...Kobo tab do any of the following to find a book Tap a category to see available book titles View more categories Press and then tap either Browse or Discover Press to find a specific book title or author 4 Tap the eBook you want to download You ll then see information such as the eBook s price its summary and ratings 5 Tap to place your order 6 Provide your purchase details and then tap Buy 7 Tap ...

Page 166: ...e item you want to move then drag it to its new position 3 When you ve selected a particular stock quote or stock market index you can View an item s trade information as well as its price chart for a specific period Tap another date period to view an item s past trade information Adding a stock quote or stock market index 1 On the Stocks main screen tap 2 Enter the stock quote or stock market ind...

Page 167: ...ing a video you can Turn HTC Velocity 4G sideways or double tap the screen to watch the video in full screen Tap the video screen to pause resume playback or drag the slider to jump to a different part of the video Tap a tab to learn more about the video see related videos or check out what other viewers think You can also slide your finger across the tabs to see if there are more items available ...

Page 168: ...ng tap again and then tap Done 5 Enter a title for your video 6 Tap More details to select the YouTube account you want to use add a description set the privacy level and add tags or location information to your video 7 Tap Upload Listening to FM Radio Tune in and listen to your favorite radio stations using the FM Radio app You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of HTC Velocity 4G ...

Page 169: ...LUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons to adjust the volume To repeat scanning and saving of FM stations press and then tap Scan Save Press to mute the sound or to change the sound output to Mono or Stereo You can also switch the sound output between the Speaker and Headset Closing or turning off FM Radio You can continue listening to the radio while using other apps on HTC Velocity 4G or close the FM Ra...

Page 170: ...hat you found from Android Market Share your favorite games and apps instantly with your circle of friends For your friends to link to the app and download it from Android Market they must be using an Android device 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Press and then tap Share You ll then see the list of games and apps that you downloaded and installed from Android Market 3 Tap an app and then choose how ...

Page 171: ...our finger on the screen to pan or go through the pages 4 To zoom in or out spread or pinch your thumb and index fingers across the page 5 To view in landscape turn HTC Velocity 4G sideways 6 Press to see options for saving or printing the file and more Creating a document 1 From the Home screen tap Polaris Office 2 On the Polaris Office main screen press and then tap New 3 Choose a file type to c...

Page 172: ...nts you must have a file manager app installed on HTC Velocity 4G See www dropbox com for details 1 From the Home screen tap Dropbox 2 Select or create the folder where you want to upload your file To create a new folder press and then tap New Folder 3 Press and then tap Upload 4 Choose a file type and then browse for the file you want to upload You can also directly upload files while you re in G...

Page 173: ...p 2 Press and hold the voice clip you want to set as a ringtone and then tap Set as ringtone Taking notes Seen something inspiring lately Jot it down in Notes and make it easy to remember your ideas questions and everything else You can type in your text record audio and attach photos and documents If you re taking notes during a meeting you can conveniently link them to the meeting event saved in...

Page 174: ... Home screen tap Notes 2 To manually sync notes press and then tap Sync 3 To set Notes to automatically update press on the All notes screen and then tap Settings More Accounts and sync 4 Tap your Evernote account and then customize your sync settings Composing a note 1 From the Home screen tap Notes If you open the Notes app while you have an ongoing meeting saved in Calendar you can associate a ...

Page 175: ...o link to in Calendar Saving a note Although the Notes app automatically saves your work when you press you can still manually save your notes to make sure nothing is lost While you have your note open press and then tap Save Reviewing a note 1 From the Home screen tap Notes 2 Open a notebook and then tap a note thumbnail 3 While on the note you can Slide your finger up or down the screen to scrol...

Page 176: ...n your note to jump to its timemark and hear the audio you ve recorded at that time Sharing a note You can send your notes by email or Bluetooth or share them with friends in your social networks 1 From the Home screen tap Notes 2 Open a notebook and then tap the note to share 3 Press and then tap Share note 4 Choose how you want to share your note For most sharing options notes are automatically ...

Page 177: ...ap Next 5 Enter the account name then tap Finish setup Viewing the unified task list You can view and update a unified list of tasks Tasks are color coded so you can easily distinguish which accounts they belong to In the Task app press and then tap Accounts All accounts You can also select a specific account If you want to view only tasks that you entered using HTC Velocity 4G tap My tasks Filter...

Page 178: ... your task tap after entering the task in the text box You may information such as The List it will be grouped under Priority of the task Time and date when the task is due If it is a task that is accomplished regularly If so you can also set the due date for the repeating task A description of the task Don t forget to tap Save to keep the details Managing tasks 1 In the Task app press and then ta...

Page 179: ...ne a task Press and hold an overdue task and then tap Postpone When you postpone a task its due date is automatically set to the day after Move a task to another list 1 Press and hold the task that you want to move and then tap Move 2 Tap the task list where you want the task to appear Changing Task settings 1 In the Task app press and then tap Settings or More Settings 2 Change the settings and p...

Page 180: ...your computer and HTC Velocity 4G web browsers Use your computer s Internet connection to download maps and useful add on services for the Locations app Install third party mobile phone apps not downloaded from Android Market from your computer The available categories and options depend on the device you ve connected to your computer Installing HTC Sync HTC Sync requires USB 2 0 on your computer ...

Page 181: ...nformation about HTC Velocity 4G check the used and available storage space and begin synchronization The available categories and options depend on the device you ve connected to your computer You can click a category of items to see its sync options on the right side of the Device panel Clicking Overview displays basic software information and storage usage and lets you change the name of HTC Ve...

Page 182: ...using either of these software on your computer and then choose the playlists you want to sync on HTC Velocity 4G Gallery sync options You can automatically sync photos and videos between HTC Velocity 4G and a computer You can sync photos and videos in these formats Photos bmp gif jpeg jpg png Videos 3gp 3g2 mp4 wmv 1 On the Device panel click Gallery and then click the On button Turning Gallery s...

Page 183: ... you want to keep Only the calendar fields supported on HTC Velocity 4G will be synchronized People sync options Sync HTC Velocity 4G contacts with your Outlook Outlook XP Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 Outlook Express or Windows Contacts If you have contacts to sync from your SIM card you have to import these first to HTC Velocity 4G storage 1 On the Device panel click People and then click the On ...

Page 184: ...TC Sync keeps the information from your computer Documents sync options You can sync files and documents from your computer to HTC Velocity 4G You can also sync email attachments that you stored on HTC Velocity 4G to your computer To open a document on HTC Velocity 4G you ll need a compatible app To sync email attachments stored on HTC Velocity 4G to your computer you must set up an Exchange Activ...

Page 185: ...ownloading maps or purchasing services on page 186 3 After you re done downloading items on your computer you ll see these items in the Locations content list You can then choose whether you want to sync all maps and licenses or just the items you select Synchronizing HTC Velocity 4G Check the estimated usage bar beside the Sync now button for the estimated file size of new items to sync on HTC Ve...

Page 186: ...ter installation is complete you can click Disconnect 6 Safely remove HTC Velocity 4G as required by your computer s operating system Downloading maps or purchasing services You can download maps for free or purchase premium services such as navigation safety cameras and turn by turn voice instructions 1 On the Device panel click Locations and then click the On button 2 Click Get more maps and lic...

Page 187: ...can switch from one device to another if you have more than one device to sync 1 Connect another device to your computer then set up HTC Sync to recognize it 2 Click the device you want to set up or begin synchronization The Device panel then opens where you can separately customize your sync settings for this device To switch to another device to sync click Devices and then click the device s nam...

Page 188: ...This layout features two letters on each key The key size is slightly bigger than on the Standard layout Entering text Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers symbols or accented letters The gray character displayed on the key is the character that will be inserted when you press and hold that key S...

Page 189: ...of the onscreen keyboard Turn HTC Velocity 4G sideways to use a larger keyboard for easy typing Select the Auto rotate screen check box in Settings Display to allow the screen orientation to automatically change The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all apps Entering words with predictive text The onscreen keyboard has predictive text to help you type quickly and accurately Predic...

Page 190: ...ly 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Language keyboard Touch Input 2 Tap Personal dictionary Edit personal dictionary 3 Enter the word to add and then tap OK Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary You can edit or remove words that you previously added to the predictive text dictionary 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Language keyboard Touch ...

Page 191: ...ure to select the language you ll be using in the Voice input output settings Since HTC Velocity 4G uses Google s speech recognition service you need to be connected to the Internet to enter text by speaking 1 Press and hold the language key HTC Velocity 4G cues you to speak 2 Tell HTC Velocity 4G what you want to be typed in Setting the voice input language 1 From the Home screen press then tap S...

Page 192: ...ing text It s easy to cut copy and paste text using the keyboard Some apps may offer their own way of selecting or copying text Selecting text Highlight the text that you want to copy or cut 1 Do one of the following Select a word Press and hold the word If you ve selected the wrong word drag the markers to the correct word Select a phrase or sentence Press and hold the first word of the phrase or...

Page 193: ...rrently using the English onscreen keyboard Then on the International keyboard options menu tap Settings You must have more than two keyboard languages selected before you can access Touch Input settings using the language key Keyboard types Select the keyboard layout to use International keyboard Add or remove languages from the onscreen keyboard language list Bilingual prediction Select a second...

Page 194: ...e calls including emergency calls in any mode Any alternation of the device settings shall be at your own risk Checking the data connection you re using 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Wireless networks 2 Tap Mobile networks Network operators or Access Point Names Turning the data connection on or off Turning your data connection off can help save battery life and save money on ...

Page 195: ...tor s coverage area Using data services while roaming will be costly Check with your mobile operator for data roaming rates before you use data roaming 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Wireless networks 2 Tap Mobile networks and then select the Data roaming check box Select the Data roaming sound check box if you d like HTC Velocity 4G to play a sound so you ll know when it s con...

Page 196: ... enter the network key or password 5 Tap Connect When HTC Velocity 4G is connected to the wireless network the Wi Fi icon appears in the status bar and tells you the approximate signal strength number of bands that light up The next time HTC Velocity 4G connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network you won t be asked to enter the key or other security information again unless you rese...

Page 197: ...ks section 3 To manually scan for available Wi Fi networks on the Wi Fi screen press and then tap Scan 4 Tap another Wi Fi network to connect to it Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Add set up and manage virtual private networks VPNs so you can connect and access resources inside a secured local network such as your corporate network Depending on the type of VPN you re using at work you ...

Page 198: ...onnecting to a VPN 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Wireless networks 2 Tap VPN settings 3 In the VPNs section tap the VPN that you want to connect to 4 When asked enter your log in credentials and then tap Connect When you re connected the VPN connected icon appears in the notification area of the title bar You can then open the web browser to access resources such as your corpo...

Page 199: ...n select USB tethering and then tap Done Connecting HTC Velocity 4G to the Internet through a computer Internet Pass through If you temporarily don t have Internet access you can still go online on HTC Velocity 4G by using your computer s Internet connection Before you can use your computer as a modem be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first 1 Make sure your computer is connected to the ...

Page 200: ...pot settings 3 Enter a router name or use the default router name 4 Choose the type of Security and set the password key for your wireless router If you selected None in Security you don t need to enter a password The password is the key other people need to enter on their device so they can connect and use HTC Velocity 4G as a wireless router 5 Select the Portable Wi Fi Hotspot check box to turn ...

Page 201: ...elected select it to turn Bluetooth on 4 Tap Device name 5 Enter the new name for HTC Velocity 4G in the dialog box and then tap OK Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset or have hands free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit It s the same procedure to set up stereo audio and hands free For you to listen to music ...

Page 202: ...oth on HTC Velocity 4G and then turning on the headset However you might have to connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Wireless networks 2 Tap Bluetooth settings 3 If the Bluetooth check box is not selected select it to turn Bluetooth on 4 Make sure that the headset is discoverable 5 Tap the headset s name in...

Page 203: ...from HTC Velocity 4G to another Bluetooth enabled device such as a phone or notebook computer You can send the following types of information depending on the device you are sending to Images and videos Calendar events Contacts Audio files Before you begin set the receiving device to discoverable mode You may also need to set it to Receive Beams or Receive Files Refer to the device s documentation...

Page 204: ...es 7 On the receiving device accept the file Where sent information is saved When you send information using Bluetooth the location where it s saved depends on the type of information and the receiving device If you send a calendar event or contact it is normally added directly to the corresponding application on the receiving device For example if you send a calendar event to a compatible phone t...

Page 205: ...wn the Notifications panel tap the incoming file notification and then tap Accept 10 When a file is transferred a notification is displayed To open the file immediately slide down the Notifications panel and then tap the relevant notification When you open a received file what happens next depends on the file type Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible app For exampl...

Page 206: ...d your SIM card will become PUK locked You need a PUK code to restore access to HTC Velocity 4G This code may have been provided by your mobile operator when you received your SIM card 1 On the Phone dialer screen enter the PUK code and then tap Next 2 Enter the new PIN you want to use and then tap Next 3 Enter the new PIN again and then tap OK Protecting HTC Velocity 4G with a screen lock pattern...

Page 207: ... to confirm that you want to change it 4 Choose a different screen lock type then enter your new pattern PIN or password Or tap None if you don t want to use a screen lock Forgot your screen lock pattern If you ve forgotten your screen lock pattern you have up to five attempts to try and unlock HTC Velocity 4G If this fails you can unlock HTC Velocity 4G by entering your Google Account user name a...

Page 208: ...nformation 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings 2 Tap Storage 3 Under Internal storage tap Storage encryption 4 Set a password and then tap OK The encryption process starts If you want to stop encrypting new information on HTC Velocity 4G deselect the Storage encryption checkbox 208 Security ...

Page 209: ...erphone when you flip it over Display Set up display settings such as automatic screen orientation brightness screen timeout and more Accounts sync Log in or out of your social network accounts Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync account Sign in or out of your HTCSense com account You can also manage synchronization and other settings for your accounts Location Select the sources to use when de...

Page 210: ... need to unmount the storage card first before you can erase it Clear out the cache used by apps move apps or uninstall apps if HTC Velocity 4G is running low on memory You can also do a factory reset Date time Set the date and time time zone and date or time format Choose the time and date formats that suit you Language keyboard Set the operating system language and region You can also set onscre...

Page 211: ...splay Screen timeout 3 Tap the time before the screen turns off Turning automatic screen rotation off By default the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold HTC Velocity 4G Automatic rotation is not supported in all application screens 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings 2 Tap Display 3 Clear the Auto rotate screen check box Recalibrating the G sensor Reca...

Page 212: ... the following To change back from silent to normal mode simply press the VOLUME UP button To change back from vibration to normal mode press the VOLUME UP button twice From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Sound Sound profile Add the Profile widget to your Home screen to quickly switch between modes Enabling or disabling audible selection You can choose to play a sound when you re sele...

Page 213: ...aker check box Changing the language When you turn HTC Velocity 4G on for the first time you re asked to choose the language you want to use If you want you can still change the language after you set up HTC Velocity 4G Changing the language adjusts the keyboard layout date and time formatting and more The languages available to choose from may depend on the version of HTC Velocity 4G you have 1 F...

Page 214: ...me screen press and then tap Settings 2 Tap About phone Battery Battery use Managing memory Checking how much phone memory is available for use 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings 2 Tap 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 Storage The total an...

Page 215: ...he per application 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings 2 Tap Applications Manage applications 3 On the All tab tap an application 4 On the screen tap Clear data and or Clear cache Uninstalling an app You cannot uninstall an app that s preinstalled on HTC Velocity 4G 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings 2 Tap Applications Manage applications 3 On the Downloaded tab tap ...

Page 216: ...Turn Tell HTC on or off When enabled you re helping us know if HTC Velocity 4G encounters a technical problem You can also choose when you want to send error reports Network Check information about your mobile network and its service status Phone identity Check information about HTC Velocity 4G and the SIM card you re using Battery Check information about the battery such as its current battery le...

Page 217: ...a fees Installing an update When the Internet connection is on and there s a new update available the system update dialog box appears and guides you through the process 1 If you don t see the dialog box check for the update notification icon in the status bar Slide open the Notifications panel and then tap the update notification 2 In the system update dialog box choose what type of connection to...

Page 218: ...y reset is not a step to be taken lightly It ll permanently delete all your data and customized settings and will remove any applications you ve downloaded and installed Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset Performing a factory reset via settings The most convenient way to do a factory reset is via the settings 1 From the Home screen press and then t...

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Page 221: ...all history 50 Camera basics 70 effects 73 recording a video 72 scenes 76 taking a photo 71 using the front camera 71 zooming 71 Change phone language 213 Clock 157 Compass 143 Conference call 48 Contacts adding 105 copying from SIM card 104 deleting 109 Copying text 30 D Data connection access point 194 turning on or off 194 Delete apps 156 Delete contacts 109 Display adjusting screen brightness ...

Page 222: ... World Clock 158 HTC Sync 180 HTC Watch 91 HTCSense com 95 I Internet calling 49 Internet connection data connection 194 Internet pass through 199 Tethering 199 VPN 197 Wi Fi 196 wireless router 200 Internet pass through 199 K Keyboard copying and pasting text 193 dictionary 190 editing text 192 entering text 188 entering text by speaking 191 predictive text 189 selecting text 192 L Language 213 L...

Page 223: ...ng notes 174 writing 174 Notifications panel 26 O Online accounts about 98 managing 99 Onscreen keyboard copying and pasting text 193 dictionary 190 editing text 192 entering text 188 entering text by speaking 191 predictive text 189 selecting text 192 settings 193 Optimizing battery life 213 P Pair a Bluetooth device 201 People adding a new contact 105 deleting contacts 109 editing a contact 109 ...

Page 224: ... Applications 214 Language keyboard 213 Power 213 SD phone storage 214 Sound 212 Sharing games and apps 170 SIM card copying a message 60 SIM PIN 206 Slideshow 79 Smart dial 44 SMS 54 Social networks adding 99 viewing photos 84 Software update 217 Sound audible selection 212 changing ringtone notifications and alarms 40 lowering ring volume automatically 212 Pocket mode 213 switching profiles 212 ...

Page 225: ...onnection 198 connecting 198 W Wallpaper changing 34 Weather adding cities 160 checking weather 160 Web browser 64 Wi Fi calling 49 connecting to another network 197 network status 197 turning on 196 Widgets adding 35 changing settings 36 removing 38 Wireless router 200 Y YouTube sharing videos 83 225 Index ...

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