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Your HTC One V
User guide
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2 Contents Contents Unboxing HTC One V 8 Bottom cover 9 SIM card 11 Storage card 12 Charging the battery 13 Switching the power on or off 13 Setting up HTC One V for the first time 14 Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 14 Your first week with your new phone Features you'll enjoy on HTC One V 15 Home screen 16 Finger gestures 16 Sleep mode 17 Getting contacts into HTC One V 19 Making your first call 19 Sending your first text message 20 Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC O
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3 Contents Changing camera and video settings 30 Personalizing Making HTC One V truly yours 31 Personalizing HTC One V with scenes 31 Changing your wallpaper 32 Applying a new skin 32 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 33 Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 34 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34 Personalizing the launch bar 35 Grouping apps into a folder 35 Personalizing with sound sets 36 Rearranging application tabs 37 Phone calls Making a
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4 Contents Setting browser options 58 Photos, videos, and music Gallery 59 Music 65 Accounts and sync Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 70 Adding one or more Google Accounts 70 Managing your online accounts 71 People About the People app 72 Your contacts list 72 Setting up your profile 73 Adding a new contact 74 Importing or copying contacts 74 Merging contact information 75 Contact information and conversations 75 Contact groups 76 Adding People widgets 78 Sending contact in
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5 Contents Online storage and services Dropbox 95 SkyDrive 99 HTC Car On the road with HTC Car 101 Playing music in HTC Car 101 Finding your way with HTC Car 102 Staying connected to your contacts 103 Changing HTC Car settings 103 Travel and maps Location settings 104 Locations 104 Google Maps 113 Essential apps Using the Clock 117 Checking Weather 119 Working on documents 120 Completing tasks 121 Google Play and other apps Getting apps from Google Play 125 Watching videos on YouTube 126 Recordi
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6 Contents Bluetooth Bluetooth basics 147 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 147 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 148 Sending information using Bluetooth 149 Receiving information using Bluetooth 150 Settings and security Turning Airplane mode on or off 152 Changing display settings 152 Changing sound settings 153 Changing the display language 154 More ways to extend battery life 155 Backing up settings to Google 155 Accessibility settings 155 Protecting your SIM card wi
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7 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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8 Unboxing Unboxing HTC One V 1. BACK 2. HOME 3. RECENT APPS 4. VOLUME 5. POWER 6. Notification LED 7. 3.5mm headset jack 8. Proximity sensor 9. USB connector § 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 HTC One V that already has a small opening for the sensor. § You need to insert and use a storage card to store your photos, videos, music, and other files.
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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 HTC One V 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.
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11 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. Take the bottom cover off. 2. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out, insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off HTC One V before removing your SIM card. 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
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12 Unboxing Storage card Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. 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 into place. Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while HTC One V is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
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13 Unboxing Charging the battery Before you turn on and start using HTC One V, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to charge the battery. 1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector. 2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter. 3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery. As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging if it overheats
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14 Unboxing Setting up HTC One V for the first time When you switch on HTC One V for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time. Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on. When HTC One V has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as
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15 Your first week with your new phone Your first week with your new phone Features you'll enjoy on HTC One V HTC One V gives you an amazing camera, great sound experience, and more. Capture every moment as it happens Launch the camera from the lock screen and take your shots instantly with no delay. Here are some of the great camera features you can use: § With Video Pic, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking a photo while recording a video on page 27. You can also capt
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16 Your first week with your new phone Rich and seamless browsing experience ® Enjoy HTML5 and Flash content on the go. And no more panning left and right. The web browser's text reflow automatically adjusts text to the width of your screen. To find out more about using the web browser, see Browsing the Web on page 53. You can also keep a copy of what you're browsing so you can read it later even without an Internet connection. See Saving web content for later on page 56. Smart dial The phone di
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17 Your first week with your new phone Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning HTC One V sideways. When entering text, you can turn HTC One V sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a webpage. Two-finger In some apps that have sorting, like
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18 Your first week with your new phone 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 the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks. If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to snooze or dismiss the event or alarm. Opening an app or folder from the lock screen § On the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon to the ring to unlock the s
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19 Your first week with your new phone Getting contacts into HTC One V There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One V. You can sync HTC One V ® ® with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook , and more. Sync with your Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and computer then use HTC Sync or HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC One V ® ® with your computer's Microsoft Outlook , Outlook Express or ® Windows Contacts. ™ Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC One
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20 Your first week with your new phone Sending your first text message 1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages. 2. Tap . 3. Tap , and then select the contacts you want to send the message to. 4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message. 5. Tap to insert a smiley or add quick text. 6. Tap Send. Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One V There are two ways you can transfer your media. § Connect HTC One V to your computer, and select the Disk drive mode. Your compute
