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Windows® Phone 8X by HTC®
User guide
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2 Contents Contents Unboxing Your phone 8 SIM card 9 Battery 11 Switching the power on or off 12 Setting up your phone Entering your PIN 13 Setting up your phone for the first time 13 Account setup 13 Getting contacts into your phone 14 Your first week with your new phone Features you'll enjoy 15 Start screen 16 Touch gestures 17 Motion gestures 19 Adjusting the volume 20 Sleep mode 21 Lock screen 21 Changing the ringtone 22 Changing the theme 23 Taking a screenshot 23 Switching between apps 23
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3 Contents People Keeping in touch 34 Importing contacts from your SIM card 34 Adding a new contact 34 Jumping to a section in the contacts list 35 Filtering your contacts list 35 Merging contact profiles 35 Searching, editing or deleting 36 Sharing with a group of contacts in real-time 37 Organizing your contacts into groups 38 What is the Me tile? 40 Posting to social networks 40 Filtering social updates 41 Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard 42 Entering words with predictive text 43 Changing
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4 Contents Search and Web browser Ways you can search the Web 60 Searching for information 60 Scanning codes, tags, and text 61 Opening and navigating web pages 63 Music search 64 Maps and location Location services 65 Maps 65 Local Scout 68 Calendar What you can do in Calendar 70 Creating a calendar appointment 70 Creating a new to-do task 71 Displaying and syncing calendars 72 AT&T apps AT&T myWireless 73 AT&T U-verse Mobile 73 AT&T Navigator 74 AT&T Code Scanner 74 AT&T Radio 74 More apps Wha
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5 Contents Protecting your phone with a password 88 Making your phone safe for kids 89 Setting up Kid's Corner 89 Launching Kid's Corner 89 Closing and disabling Kid's Corner 90 Update and reset How to get and install updates 91 Preparing for a software update 91 Installing an update 92 Factory reset 92 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/us/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
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8 Unboxing Unboxing Your phone 1. BACK 2. USB connector 3. START 4. SEARCH 5. Camera button 6. VOLUME 7. Notification LED 8. Proximity sensor 9. POWER 10. 3.5mm headset jack 11. Front camera 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 SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages. Inserting the SIM card 1. With the phone facing up, insert the tip of the SIM removal tool into the small hole next to the SIM card tray slot. 2. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects. 3. Pull the SIM card tray out, and place the SIM card (contacts facing down) into the tray. 4. Insert the SIM card tray back into the slot.
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10 Unboxing Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off your phone before removing your SIM card. 1. With the phone facing up, insert the tip of the SIM removal tool into the small hole next to the SIM card tray slot. 2. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects. 3. Pull the SIM card tray out and remove the SIM card. When removing the SIM card, make sure that you insert the empty SIM card tray back into the slot.
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11 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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12 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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13 Setting up your phone Setting up your phone Entering your PIN Some SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by AT&T. 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 AT&T. 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 up. Just follow the onscreen in
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14 Setting up your phone 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 then tap delete. Your primary Microsoft account cannot be deleted. You'll need to do a factory reset to remove it. Getting contacts into your phone There are several ways you can add contacts to your phone. Online accounts Log in to your online accounts to import contact information. Phone contacts Create and store contact
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15 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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16 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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17 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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18 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
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19 Your first week with your new phone Pinch the screen to zoom out of the picture or text. Motion gestures Use motion gestures to mute the ringer and more. Flip to silence When a call comes in you can turn your phone over to mute it. Pick up to lower volume In a business meeting or restaurant, pick your phone up when a call comes in to lower the ringtone volume.
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20 Your first week with your new phone Set volume to automatically rise while in your pocket or bag On a noisy street and can't hear your phone ringing in your bag? You can set your phone to automatically detect when it's in your bag or pocket and raise the ringtone volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments. Rotate your phone for a better view For many screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning your phone sideways. When entering
