HTC HTC Incredible S, User Manual

Page 1: ...Your HTC phone User guide F o r F C C 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 4...

Page 2: ...ble 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 that something is ve...

Page 3: ...guide Safety and regulatory guide Your phone Front panel You ll see the HOME MENU BACK and SEARCH buttons when your phone is switched on And when you turn your phone sideways these buttons rotate alo...

Page 4: ...l 2 1 3 1 3 5mm headset jack 2 Microphone 3 POWER Left panel 1 2 3 1 VOLUME UP 2 VOLUME DOWN 3 USB connector Back panel 3 2 1 4 1 8 megapixel camera 2 Dual LED flash 3 Back cover 4 Speaker F o r F C C...

Page 5: ...ompletely Replacing the back cover Please handle the back cover with care since your phone s antennas are placed underneath it Avoid twisting or bending the back cover To get the best signal for calls...

Page 6: ...serting the SIM card Take the back cover off See Back cover for details 2 Take the battery out See Battery for details 3 With the SIM card s gold contacts facing down and its cut off corner facing out...

Page 7: ...g it to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card 1 Take the back cover off See Back cover for details 2 Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot 3 Slide the storage card...

Page 8: ...o consider your location poor signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder Removing the battery When you take your phone out from the box make sure to...

Page 9: ...power or car adapter 1 Plug the power adapter into the USB connector of your phone 2 Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery As the battery is being charged th...

Page 10: ...to type using the keyboard select items onscreen such as application and settings icons or press onscreen buttons simply tap them with your finger Press and hold To open the available options for an i...

Page 11: ...operator Don t worry You can enable or disable them in your phone s settings as you go along later on To find out how see the Settings chapter Home screen Your Home screen is where you make your phone...

Page 12: ...ing EDGE connected Battery is very low 10 remaining EDGE in use Silent mode 3G connected Vibrate mode 3G in use Phone microphone is mute HSDPA connected Speakerphone on HSDPA in use Wired microphone h...

Page 13: ...email Wi Fi is on and wireless networks are available Upcoming event Portable Wi Fi Hotspot is on New updates from your social networks Uploading data animated New tweet Downloading data animated Matc...

Page 14: ...panel When you get a new notification you can open the Notifications panel to see the message reminder or event notification The Notifications panel also lets you switch between recently opened apps a...

Page 15: ...y Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while your phone is connected to your computer HTC Sync Select this option to synchronize contacts calendar and other information between yo...

Page 16: ...opy your music photos and other files to your phone s storage card 1 Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable 2 On your phone s Connect to PC screen tap Disk drive and then tap...

Page 17: ...t to search for 3 Matching search suggestions and results You can Scroll down to see more search results Tap to see more results for a particular category Tap a search result item to open its app 4 Af...

Page 18: ...box enter what you want to search for If for example you ve found the information you were looking for in one tab such as Wikipedia you can switch to the other tabs to automatically search the same i...

Page 19: ...The speaker mute icon displays in the status bar Adjusting the media volume When playing music or watching video press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the...

Page 20: ...our phone to Sleep mode Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it s idle for a while Waking up from Sleep mode Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call To wake...

Page 21: ...e 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...

Page 22: ...e name of the contact you want to add When the name comes up in the list tap the name On the Speed dial screen choose the phone number of the contact to use and a speed dial key to assign Tap Save Cal...

Page 23: ...rated by dashes For example 02 987 654 321 or 0987 654 321 4 Tap Call 5 When the phone dialer screen opens with the phone number already entered tap Call To find out more about using email on your pho...

Page 24: ...djustment in the Settings chapter Answering or rejecting an incoming call If To answer the call To reject the call Display is on Tap Answer Tap Decline Display is off When the Lock screen appears drag...

Page 25: ...on the call screen You also won t miss people s birthdays You ll see a birthday reminder if your friend s birthday will occur sometime within the next seven days Using in call options When a call is...

Page 26: ...sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service Contact your mobile operator for details Make a call to the first conference call participant When connected press MENU tap Add call and...

Page 27: ...your ear when the speakerphone is on Muting the microphone during a call On the call screen tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off When the microphone is turned off the Mute icon appea...

Page 28: ...story of a particular contact Press MENU then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such as Missed calls or Outgoing calls You can also access Call history from the People app For detail...

Page 29: ...rent voicemail service being used Voicemail settings Specify another voicemail number aside from the voice mail number on your SIM card Clear voicemail notification If you have a notification of a new...

Page 30: ...off including the call function data services Bluetooth and Wi Fi To turn Airplane mode on or off you can Press and hold POWER and then tap Airplane mode From the Home screen press MENU Tap Settings...

Page 31: ...tap People On the All tab tap Add contact 3 Select the Contact type for example Google or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync This determines which account the contact will sync with For more information se...

Page 32: ...account in the Email chapter From the Home screen tap People On the Online directories tab tap Company directory Enter the name and then tap In the list tap the name of the contact you want to copy to...

Page 33: ...t Export to SD card Select an account or type of contacts to export then tap OK Importing contacts from the storage card From the Home screen tap People Press MENU and then tap Import Export Import fr...

Page 34: ...hen tap Save If your contacts list is long you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly or press BACK to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list 5 Tap to select a photo for...

Page 35: ...wing QWERTY This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard This is the default keyboard layout Phone Keypad This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad Compact QWERTY This layout...

Page 36: ...hem to enter text 1 On the onscreen keyboard tap the Language key for example tap if you re currently using the English onscreen keyboard Then on the International keyboard options menu tap Settings I...

Page 37: ...reen keyboard tap the Language key for example tap if you re currently using the English onscreen keyboard Then on the International keyboard options menu tap Settings If tapping the Language key does...

Page 38: ...your storage card From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Language keyboard Touch Input Tap Personal dictionary Sync personal dictionary Restore from storage card When prompted tap OK E...

Page 39: ...select It should be easy since the magnifier gives you a bigger view of the text 3 After positioning the text cursor lift your finger The text selection menu then pops up 4 Do one of the following Ta...

Page 40: ...rate the keyboard and set a sound and or vibration feedback whenever you tap a key See Text input for details Tutorial Learn how to use the onscreen keyboard with this interactive tutorial Personal di...

Page 41: ...vibration feedback whenever you tap a key on the keyboard Finger touch precision Calibration tool Tap to re calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy Re calibrate the keyboard if you feel that the keyboa...

Page 42: ...hone number You can Scroll up or down the list of conversations by swiping your finger on the screen Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange of messages Tap the photo or icon to open a menu...

Page 43: ...yed Tap a name or one of the contact s number Tap the icon 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 When...

Page 44: ...tact groups as recipients When you have selected all the message recipients tap Done Enter the complete phone numbers or email address directly in the To field 4 To add a subject line press MENU and t...

Page 45: ...mation then tap Save to add to your contacts Open the People app to view the contact See the People chapter If the attachment is an appointment or event vCalendar tap it and then choose the calendar w...

Page 46: ...nt Select PC Sync to create calendar events on your phone You can sync them with your computer using HTC Sync For details see the Accounts and sync chapter Select your Exchange ActiveSync account to c...

Page 47: ...the organizer or to all the guests Press MENU and then either tap Reply or Reply all Select any text and look it up on the web To learn more see Selecting text in the Keyboard chapter and Quickly look...

Page 48: ...the vCalendar as a multimedia attachment For more information see the Messages chapter Calendar event reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event the upcoming event icon will appear i...

Page 49: ...you receive an event notification Hide declined events Choose whether to show or hide events to which you ve declined invitations Calendar view settings Choose what appears in Calendar when opened an...

Page 50: ...another clock widget to the extended Home screen Select from a variety of looks and designs To find out how you can add a widget see Personalizing your Home screen with widgets in the Personalizing c...

Page 51: ...e Setting the alarm clock 2 Shows the weather information of your current location Tapping it brings you to the Weather app where you can see weather forecasts of the next few days See Checking weathe...

Page 52: ...n the Home screen Tap the World Clock tab Press MENU and then tap Home settings Enter your home city s name As you enter letters the list is filtered to show matching cities and countries Scroll throu...

Page 53: ...so press MENU 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 dat...

Page 54: ...MENU while you re on the Alarms screen and then tap Add alarm Deleting an alarm Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen Tap the Alarms tab On the Alarms screen press MENU and then tap Delete Selec...

Page 55: ...displays the weather forecasts of other cities around the globe If you declined to turn location service on during first time setup of your phone turn location service on in your phone s settings so t...

Page 56: ...nd then tap Delete Select the cities you want to remove and then tap Delete Changing weather options On the Weather screen press MENU and then tap Settings You can change the following weather setting...

Page 57: ...u won t receive automatic updates to your email social network accounts and other synchronized information From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Wireless networks Select the Mobile...

Page 58: ...he Wi Fi check box to turn Wi Fi on The phone then scans for available wireless networks Tap Wi Fi settings The network names and security settings of detected Wi Fi networks are displayed in the Wi F...

Page 59: ...then displayed showing the Wi Fi network name status speed signal strength and more If you want to remove the wireless network settings on your phone tap Forget You ll need to enter the settings again...

Page 60: ...password Enter a new password for the credential storage Scroll down and confirm the password and then tap OK Select the Use secure credentials check box You can then download and install the certifi...

Page 61: ...a connection on or off earlier in this chapter to find out how to turn on the phone s data connection Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable On the Connect to PC screen select...

Page 62: ...s The first time you open Portable Wi Fi hotspot a brief introduction describing the app is displayed Tap OK 3 Enter a name in Router name SSID or use the default router name 4 Choose the type of Secu...

Page 63: ...If the Bluetooth check box is not selected select it to turn Bluetooth on Tap Device name Enter the name for your phone in the dialog box and then tap OK Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit You...

Page 64: ...y if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings If the Bluetooth check box is not selected sele...

Page 65: ...passcode After that your phone and the other device are paired and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future 1 On your phone open the app that contains the informa...

Page 66: ...Exchange On Windows Vista the path may be C Users your username Documents On Windows 7 the path may be C Users your username My Documents Bluetooth Exchange Folder If you send a file to another device...

Page 67: ...the file type Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible app For example if you open a music track it starts playing in the Music app For a vCalendar file choose the calenda...

Page 68: ...IN Emergency calls can be placed at any time without requiring a PIN See Making an emergency call in the Phone calls chapter for more details Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out If you enter...

Page 69: ...screen Changing your screen lock From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Security Tap Change screen lock Enter your current screen lock to confirm that you want to change it Choose a dif...

Page 70: ...rightness screen timeout and more Accounts sync Log in or out of your social network accounts Google Account Exchange ActiveSync account and HTCSense com acount You can also manage synchronization and...

Page 71: ...onscreen keyboard options Accessibility Use these settings when you ve downloaded and installed an accessibility tool such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback You can turn accessibility fu...

Page 72: ...the screen if you feel that the screen orientation does not respond properly to the way you hold the phone From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Display G Sensor calibration Place...

Page 73: ...ng volume adjustment Quiet ring on pickup Your phone has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the ring volume when you move your phone From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings T...

Page 74: ...tically switch to power saving mode when the battery level reaches a certain level From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Power Select the Enable power saver check box Tap Turn powe...

Page 75: ...r Clear cache Uninstalling third party applications You cannot uninstall applications that are preinstalled on the phone From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Applications Manage a...

Page 76: ...want to send error reports Network Check information about your mobile operator and its service status Phone identity Check information about your phone and the SIM card you re using Battery Check in...

Page 77: ...led Make sure that you ve backed up the information and files you want to keep When there is an update available the Install system software update dialog box will appear onscreen Select Install now a...

Page 78: ...ore the first time you turned it on Factory reset will not erase the data and files that are on the storage card Factory reset is not a step to be taken lightly It ll permanently delete all your data...