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Windows® Phone 8S by HTC
User guide
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2 Contents Contents Unboxing Your phone 8 Bottom cover 9 SIM card 10 Storage card 11 Battery 13 Switching the power on or off 14 Setting up your phone Entering your PIN 15 Setting up your phone for the first time 15 Account setup 15 Getting contacts into your phone 16 Your first week with your new phone Features you'll enjoy 17 Start screen 18 Touch gestures 19 Motion gestures 21 Adjusting the volume 22 Sleep mode 23 Lock screen 23 Changing the ringtone 24 Changing the theme 25 Taking a screensh
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3 Contents Starting a conference call 33 Call history 34 Turning airplane mode on or off 35 People Keeping in touch 36 Importing contacts from your SIM card 36 Adding a new contact 36 Jumping to a section in the contacts list 37 Filtering your contacts list 37 Merging contact profiles 37 Searching, editing or deleting 38 Sharing with a group of contacts in real-time 39 Organizing your contacts into groups 40 What is the Me tile? 42 Posting to social networks 42 Filtering social updates 43 Keyboa
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4 Contents Sync and Backup Keeping things in sync 60 Backing up your files 60 Internet connections Data connection 61 Wi-Fi 62 Using your phone as a mobile hotspot 64 Search and Web browser Ways you can search the Web 65 Searching for information 65 Scanning codes, tags, and text 66 Opening and navigating web pages 68 Music search 69 Maps and location Location services 70 Maps 70 Local Scout 74 Calendar What you can do in Calendar 76 Creating a calendar appointment 76 Creating a new to-do task 7
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5 Contents Security Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 93 Protecting your phone with a password 93 Making your phone safe for kids 94 Setting up Kid's Corner 94 Launching Kid's Corner 94 Closing and disabling Kid's Corner 95 Update and reset How to get and install updates 96 Preparing for a software update 96 Installing an update 97 Factory reset 97 Trademarks and copyrights Index
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6 Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information 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
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7 Other helpful resources Other helpful resources For health, safety, and regulatory information, please read the Safety and regulatory guide that’s included in the box. In addition to this user guide, you can find help information, FAQs, and more in www.htc.com/support. ® To learn a lot more about using Windows Phone, open Help+Tips on your phone. Or use your web browser and go to windowsphone.com. ® Certain Windows Phone features or Microsoft services may not be available in some countries or
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8 Unboxing Unboxing Your phone 1. BACK 2. USB connector 3. START 4. SEARCH 5. Camera button 6. VOLUME 7. Proximity sensor 8. Notification LED 9. POWER 10. 3.5mm headset jack If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for your phone that already has a small opening for the sensor.
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9 Unboxing Bottom cover Removing the bottom cover Remove the bottom cover to access the SIM card slot and storage card slot. 1. Securely hold your phone with the front facing down. 2. With your thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it.
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10 Unboxing Replacing the bottom cover Antennas are placed underneath the cover. To get the best signal for calls and data connection, be sure to secure the cover tightly. 1. Align the teeth underneath the bottom cover with the notches on the side of the phone. 2. Press down on the bottom cover with your thumbs, and then push it until it locks into place. You’ll hear a click when the bottom cover is locked in place. SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory f
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11 Unboxing Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off your phone before removing your SIM card. 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Press the SIM card in to eject it from its slot. 3. Slide the SIM card out from its slot. Storage card Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, music, and more. Inserting the storage card 1. Take the bottom cover off. ™ 2. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it until it clicks into place.
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12 Unboxing Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while your phone is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card. 1. On the Start screen, slide to the left. 2. Tap Settings > phone storage. 3. Tap SD card > remove SD card. Removing the storage card 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot. 3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
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13 Unboxing Battery Your phone uses a rechargeable, non-removable battery. How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use your phone. The features and ® accessories you use can affect battery life. For example, leaving your Bluetooth connection always on uses more power. Long phone calls and frequent web browsing use up a lot of battery power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work
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14 Unboxing Switching the power on or off Switching the power on Press the POWER button. Easy. When you turn on your phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. Switching the power off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the screen. 2. Press and hold the POWER button until you see the message, slide down to power off. 3. Swipe your finger down the screen. Phone not responding? Restart your phone if it doesn't respond when you touch the screen
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15 Setting up your phone Setting up your phone Entering your PIN Some SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap enter. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the SIM card is blocked. If this happens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unlocking Key) obtained from your mobile operator. Setting up your phone for the first time When you switch on your phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it
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16 Setting up your phone Syncing an account If you're not seeing your most recent email messages or status updates in an account, you can manually sync the account to download them. 1. On the Start screen, slide to the left. 2. Tap Settings > email+accounts. 3. Press and hold the account whose information you want to download, and then tap sync. Deleting an account 1. On the Start screen, slide to the left. 2. Tap Settings > email+accounts. 3. Press and hold the account you want to delete, and t
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17 Your first week with your new phone Your first week with your new phone Features you'll enjoy Keep up to date with your family and friends, and share what's going on in your life. Hear what you've been missing in your music. And more. Make your phone as unique as you are Personalize your Start screen with what's important and unique to you. Create live tiles for your favorite people, music albums, apps, and more, and pin them all to your Start screen. To find out more, see Start screen on pag
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18 Your first week with your new phone Start screen Up front on the Start screen, you'll see live tiles that continuously update and show what’s most personal to you. You’ll see your photo album, how many new text and email messages you have, and more. § Simply swipe your finger up or down to scroll through the tiles. § Swipe your finger left to access apps and settings. Tap a letter tile to see all of the alphabet tiles. § To return to the Start screen from any screen, press . Rearranging and r
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19 Your first week with your new phone Touch gestures Use touch gestures to get around your phone. Tap Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons. Press and hold Press and hold an item to view available options (for example, additional keys on the keyboard). Swipe or slide Swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen when you need to scroll through a long list or see other screens in a
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20 Your first week with your new phone Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes, such as when moving from the Start screen to the apps list. Pinch and spread In some apps, such as Photos or Internet Explorer, spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in when vi
