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User Guide HT C Hero™ w w w.sprint.com © 2009 Sprint. Sprint and the logo ar e trad emarks of Sprint. Other marks ar e the property of their respective owners .
Consejo Para encontrar esta guía para usu arios en español, por favo r visita a ww w .sprint.com y haz clic en Support > Phones & Devices . T o find this user guid e in Spanish, p lease visit www . sp r in t. c om and click Support > Phones & Devices .
T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Y our Device’ s Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2C. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2I. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Bluetooth Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 7 4A . Impor tant Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 8 Important Health In formation and Safety Pr ecautions .
i Introduction This User Guide intr oduces you to Sprint ® service and all the featur es of y our new device. It’ s divided into four sections: ⽧ Section 1 : Getting Star ted ⽧ Section 2: Using.
ii Settings 1 : Personaliz e 1 : Scenes 2: Home wallpaper 3: Lockscreen wallpaper 4: Default ringtone 2 : Wireless controls 1 : Airplane mode 2: Wi -F i 3: Wi-Fi settings 1 : Wi-Fi 2: Network notifica.
iii 9: Applications 1 : Unknown sources 2: Manage applications 3: Development 1 0: SD card & phone st orage 1 : T otal space 2: Av ailable space 3: Unmount SD card 4: Format SD car d 5: Av ailable.
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Section 1 Getting Started.
2 1A. Setting Up Ser vice 5 ⽧ Setting Up Y our Device (page 2) ⽧ Activating Y our Device (p age 2) ⽧ Setting Up Y our V oicemail (page 3) ⽧ Sprint Account P asswords (page 3) ⽧ Getting Help (page 4) Setting Up Y o ur Device 1.
1A. Setting Up Ser vice 3 Setting Up Ser vice Setting Up Y o ur V o icemail Y our de vice automatically tr ansfers all unanswer ed calls to your v oic email, ev en if your device is in use or turned of f. Y ou should set up your Sprint V oicemail an d personal gr eeting as soon as y our device is activated.
4 1A. Setting Up Ser vice Getting Help Managing Y our Account Online: w ww.sprint.com 䢇 Access your account informat ion. 䢇 Check your mi nutes used (depending on your Spri nt service plan). 䢇 View and pa y your bi ll. 䢇 Enr oll in Spr int online billing and aut omatic pa yment.
Section 2 Yo u r D e v i c e.
62 A . D e v i c e B a s i c s ⽧ Y our Device (page 6) ⽧ Viewing the Display Screen (page 7) ⽧ T urning Y our Device On and O ff (page 1 0) ⽧ Battery and Charger (page 1 1 ) ⽧ Getting Around.
2A. Device Basics 7 Device Basics 4. Display Screen displa ys all the information needed to oper at e y our device, such as the cal l status, the Peopl e list, the date and time, and the signal and battery strength. 5. MENU K ey allows you to open a list of actions that you can do on the curr ent scr een.
82 A . D e v i c e B a s i c s Notifications P anel Notification icons r eport the arrival of new messag es, calendar e vents, alarms being set and ongoing settings such as call forwar ding be ing on or the cur r ent call status . Y ou can open the No tification s panel to access message, r eminder , or e vent notification tabs.
2A. Device Basics 9 Device Basics T o open the Notifications panel: When a new notific ation icon displays in the status ba r , pr ess and hold the status bar , and then slide your finger downwar d to open the Notifications panel. If y ou hav e sev era l notifications, you ca n scr oll down the scr een to vi ew mor e notifications.
1 0 2A. Device Basics T urning Y our Device On and Off T urning Y our Device On 䊳 Pr ess . T urning Y our Device Off 1. Pr ess and hold for about t wo seconds. 2. On the Phone options menu, tap Po we r of f . 3. On the Pow er of f confirmation bo x, tap OK .
2A. Device Basics 1 1 Device Basics Batter y and Charger Sprint-appr ov ed or HT C -appr o ved batteries and accessori es can be found at Sprin t Stor es or thr ough HT C; or call 1 -8 66-866- 7 509 to order . They’ r e also available at www .sp ri nt .
1 2 2A. Device Basics Charging the Batter y K eeping track of y our bat tery’s char ge is important. If your battery level becomes too low , your de vice automatically turns of f, and you will lose a ny information y ou we r e just working on.
2A. Device Basics 1 3 Device Basics Pinch The device scr een supports multi-touc h. For some applications, lik e Albu ms or the br owser , you can “pinch” the scr een using two fingers (for exa mple, thumb and index fingers) to z oom in or zoom out when viewing a pictur e or a Web page.
1 4 2A. Device Basi cs Calling a speed dial number T o call a stor ed speed dial number , pr ess and hold a number button. For information on setting up speed dial numbers, see “ Assigning Sp eed Dial Numbers” on page 42.
2A. Device Basics 1 5 Device Basics Missed Call Notification When you do not answer an incoming call, you will se e the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call. T o check who the caller was, pr ess and hold the status bar , an d then slide y our finger downwar d on the scr een to open the Notifi cations pane l.
1 6 2A. Device Basics End-of-Call Options Aft er y ou receiv e a call fr om or make a call to a phone number that is not in your People list, y ou can choose to sav e the number to People. On the Phone scr een, tap at the right side of the number to add the new number to Pe ople.
2A. Device Basics 1 7 Device Basics Entering T ext Using the Onscreen K eyboard When y ou start a pr ogr am or select a bo x that r equir es te xt or numbers, the onscreen k eyboar d becomes av ailable. Y ou can cho ose fr om three k eyboar d lay outs: QWERTY , Compact QWERTY , and Phone keypad .
1 8 2A. Device Basics 4. T ap to open a menu wher e you can change the k e yb oard la yout and open the T ouch Input Set tings. (See “ Adjusting T ouch Input Set tings” for details.) 5. T ap to switch to the numeric an d symbol k e yboar d. (See “Entering Numbers and Symbols” for d etails.
2A. Device Basics 1 9 Device Basics T o enter text using Compact QWER TY : 1. F r om a pr ogram that accepts te xt input, tap > K eyboard ty pes > Compact QWERTY .
20 2A. Device Basics T o enter text usin g Phone K eypad: 1. F r om a pr ogram that accepts te xt input, tap > K eyboard types > Phone K eypad . 2. Start tapping ke ys on the onscreen k e yboar d to enter your te xt. When in Multit ap mode ( ), enter a char acter by tapping a ke y until the char ac ter y ou want is display ed on the scr een.
2A. Device Basics 2 1 Device Basics T ext Input QWERT Y 䡲 Prediction : Enable the word pr ediction feature. 䡲 Spell correction : Correct typogr aphical errors b y selecting from a list of possible wor ds that reflect the char acters of th e ke ys y ou ha ve tappe d as well as char acters of nearby k eys.
2 2 2A. Device Basics Extended Home Screen The Home scr een e xtends bey ond the scr een width to pr o vide mor e space for addi ng icons, widgets, and mor e. Pr ess , and then slide your finger horiz ontally across the scr een to go to the lef t or right side of the e xtend ed Home scr een.
2A. Device Basics 2 3 Device Basics Y o ur default Home scr een lo oks lik e this: Customize your Home scr een by adding app lication s hortcuts and widgets. Y ou ca n also use pr eset widgets fr om a Scene. T o use a Scene, press > and tap Scenes .
2 4 2A. Device Basics T o create a folder and add items to it: Y ou can create folders on the Home scr een to hold application ic ons or shortcuts. 1. Pr ess > an d tap Add to Home > Folder > New folder . A new folder appears on the screen. 2.
2B. Settings 2 5 Settings ⽧ Personalization Settings (page 2 5) ⽧ Sound Settings (page 2 6) ⽧ Display Settin gs (page 2 7) ⽧ L ocati on Settings (page 2 9) ⽧ Messaging Settings (p age 2 9) .
2 6 2B. Settings Sound Settings Phone Ring T one Select a default ring tone for incoming calls. Selecting the default ring tone Y our device pr ovides a v ariety of ring tones that yo u can set as the default ring tone of y our device. 1. Pr ess > an d tap Settings > Sound & display > Ph one ringtone .
2B. Settings 2 7 Settings Silence All The Silence All option allows yo u to mute all sounds without turning your de vice of f. T o activate Sile nce All: 䊳 Pr ess the volume but ton down in standb y mode unti l y ou see the image below on the scr een.
2 8 2B. Settings Changing the Display Screen Choose what y ou see on the displa y scr een while powering on or off and when in standby mode. 1. Pr ess > an d tap Wallpaper .
2B. Settings 2 9 Settings Recalibrating the Screen Recalibr ate the scr een if you feel that the scr een or ientatio n does not r espond properly to the wa y you hold the device. 1. Pr ess > an d tap Settings > Sound & displa y > G-Sensor calibration .
30 2B. Settings T o flash the sc reen when you receive a mess age: 1. Pr ess > an d tap Settings > Sound & displa y > Notification flash . 2. Select the SMS/MMS check bo x and then pr ess . Managing Preset Messages Y our device is loaded with nine preset messages to help mak e sending te xt mess ages easier .
2B. Settings 3 1 Settings TTY Use With Sprint Ser vice A T TY (teletypewriter , also known as a TDD or T ext T elephone) is a telecommunications de vice that allows people who ar e deaf, har d of hearin g, or who ha ve speech o r language disabiliti es, to communicat e by telephone.
32 2B. Settings When you fail to draw the corr ect unlock pat tern on the screen after five attempts, y ou will be pr ompted to wait for 30 sec onds befor e you can try again. Setting Firmware Download Preferences Firmwar e updates ma y be av ailable for y our device .
2B. Settings 33 Settings Social Network Settings L ogging In or Out of Y our Social Network Accounts Quickly log in or ou t fr om y our Facebook, Flickr , o r T wit ter account. T o log in to your Facebook or T witter account: 1. Pr ess > an d tap Settings > Social network .
3 4 2B. Settings Synchronizing Exchange ActiveSync Y ou can syn chr onize your de vice with your compan y ’ s Micr osof t Ex change Server to let y ou access your your de vice’s Ex change Server account’ s email, contacts, and calendar e vents. T o select which Ex change ActiveSync it ems to synchroniz e: 1.
2B. Settings 35 Settings Date & Time Settings Setting L ocal Date, Time Z one, and Time By default, your de vice automatically uses the networ k -pr o vided date, time zone, and time. Y ou can set the date, time zone, and time manually . 1. Pr ess > an d tap Settings > Date & time .
36 2C. Histor y ⽧ Viewing History (page 36) ⽧ Making a Call From History (page 36) ⽧ Saving a Number From History (page 36) ⽧ Prepending a Number From History (page 3 7) ⽧ Erasing History (page 3 7) Viewing Histor y History is a list of phone numbers (or People entries) for calls you pla ced, accepted, or missed.
2C. Histor y 3 7 History 3. The phone number is automatically added to the Mobil e box in the Numbe r section. Enter the name and other contact informat ion. 4. Scr oll down the scr een and tap Sav e . Aft er y ou hav e sav ed the number , your device displays the new P eople entry .
38 2D. People ⽧ About People (page 38) ⽧ Using the People Screen (page 38) ⽧ Adding a New P eople Entr y (page 40) ⽧ Saving a Phone Number (page 40) ⽧ Editing an Entry in People (page 40) .
2D. People 39 Peo pl e 3. Groups lets you assign contacts to gr oups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole gr oup. (For mor e information , see “Working with Gr oups” for details.) 4. Updates and events lets you assign contacts to gr oups so y ou can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole gr oup.
40 2D. People Adding a New P eople Entr y 1. On the All tab, tap Add new contact . 2. Select the Contact typ e , for example Phone or Google . This determines which a ccount the contact will sync with.
2D. People 4 1 Peo pl e Selecting a Ringer T ype for an Entr y Assign a ringer type to an entry in People so y ou can identify the call er by the ringer type. (See “Sound Settings” on page 26.) 1. Displa y an entry in P eople. (See “Displ a ying an Entry in P eople” for det ails.
4 2 2D. People Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Y our device can store up to nine phone number s in sp eed dial locations. ( For de tails on how to mak e calls using speed dial numbers, see “Speed Di aling” on page 1 6.) T o assign a speed dial number to P eople entry: 1.
2D. People 4 3 Peo pl e Using Favorites On the Favorites tab, a dd the people you inte ract with most fr equently , so that y ou can alwa ys access them quickly . T o add a favorite contact: 1. On the Favorites tab, tap Add favorite people , and then tap the contact you want to add.
4 4 2D. People Sending an Email Message to All Contacts In a Group 1. Pr ess and tap Pe opl e > Groups tab 2. Pr ess and hold a gr oup and tap Send group m ail . 3. Ta p Compose to use Gmail to send the email messa ge. (Y ou need to be signed in to your Google account to use G mail.
2D. People 4 5 Peo pl e Using Facebook and Flickr in P eople If your contacts ha ve F acebook accounts, you can view their curr ent status and upcoming ev ents and get notifications when the y change their pr ofile informati on. Y ou can also update y our o wn F acebook status.
46 2D. P eople Updating your F acebook status 1. On the All tab of the P eople scr een, tap Me or [Y our Name] > Facebo ok . 2. Enter your status in the “What’s on y our mind” window and tap Share . Linking to your contacts’ F acebook accounts 1.
2E. Calendar and T ools 4 7 Calendar and T ools ⽧ Calendar (page 4 7) ⽧ Calculator (page 50) ⽧ World Clock (page 50) ⽧ Quickoffice (page 5 1 ) ⽧ PDF Viewer (page 5 2) ⽧ HT C Sync (page 52) ⽧ Updating Y our Device (p age 54) Calendar Use Calendar to cr eate and manage ev ents, m eetings, and appointments.
48 2E. Calendar and T ools Event Aler t Menu When your de vice is turned on and y ou hav e an ev ent alarm scheduled, y our devi ce alerts you and displa ys the e vent summary . Ther e ar e sev eral wa ys yo ur de vice alerts y ou to scheduled ev ents: 䢇 By pla ying the assi gned ringer type.
2E. Calendar and T ools 49 Calendar and T ools Agenda view 䊳 Swipe your finger up or down to view more e vents. Month view 䢇 Swipe y our finger up or down to go to the pr evious or ne xt month. 䢇 Pr ess and hold a day to open the options menu to let y o u cr eate an ev ent, show the da y ’ s ev ent, or switch to Agenda vi ew.
50 2E. Calendar and T ools 4. In the Delete confirmation box, tap OK . – or – If the calendar ev ent is r ecurring, select This & future events or All events , and tap OK .
2E. Calendar and T ools 5 1 Calendar and T ools Alarm Clock Y our de vice comes with a built-in alarm cl ock that has multiple alarm capabilities. 1. Pr ess and tap > Clock > Alarms tab.
5 2 2E. Calendar and T ools PDF Viewer Use PDF Viewer to vi ew PDF files that you ha v e copied to the device’ s micr oSD card. Viewing a PDF file 1. Pr ess and tap > PDF Viewer . (Y ou ma y need to scroll down the scr een to see the icon.) 2. On the Open file scr een, tap the file y ou want to view .
2E. Calendar and T ools 5 3 Calendar and T ools Installing HT C Sync on Y our Computer Y o u can find the HT C Sync installer on the pro vided micr oSD car d or you can download the installer fr om the HT C website.
54 2E. Calendar and T ools 䢇 If you chose I want to start the s ynchronization manually or Do not synchronize automatic, manual star t , follow this pr ocedur e: 䡲 On your computer , open HT C Sync. 䡲 Connect the device to the computer using the USB cable.
2F. V oice Ser vices 5 5 Voice Services ⽧ Automatic Speech Recogni tion (ASR) (page 5 5) ⽧ Managing Voice Memos (page 56) Automatic Speech Recognition (A SR) Y ou can use your device’ s built-in automatic speech r eco gnition (ASR) softwar e to dial a phone number in People or to launch de vice functions.
56 2F. V oice Ser vices Opening Applications With A SR Y ou can ju mp dir ectly to man y applications by sa ying “Open” followed b y the application name. 1. Pr ess and hold . 2. Wait until you hear a tone and the wo r d “Listening... ” appears on the scre en.
2F. V oice Ser vices 5 7 Voice Services Renaming V oice Memos 1. Pr ess , tap Open , and then tap the voice memo y ou want to r ename. – or – T ap or to go to the voice memo y ou want to r ename. 2. Pr ess and tap Rename . 3. Enter the name and tap Sav e .
58 2G. microSD Card ⽧ Y our Device’ s microSD Card (page 5 8) ⽧ Using the Device’ s microSD Card as a USB Drive (page 59) Y our Device’ s microSD Card The microSD Card Y our device is equipped with a 2 GB micr oSD TM (Secur e Digital) memory car d to expa nd the device’ s av ailable memory space.
2G. microSD Card 59 microSD Card Viewing Memor y in the microSD Card 䊳 With the micr oSD car d inserted, press > and tap Settings > SD card & phone stor age. (T he total and a vailable memory space will be displa yed.) Formatting the microSD Card Fo rmat ting a micr oSD card pe rmanently r emov es all files stor ed on the car d.
60 2H. Camera and Multimedia ⽧ T aking Pictures and Shooting Videos (page 60) ⽧ Viewing P ictures and Videos Using Albums (page 62) ⽧ Listening to Music (page 67) T aking Pictures and Shooting Videos Y ou can u se the camer a or camcor der to take and shar e pictures and videos.
2H. Camera and Multimedia 6 1 Camera and Multimedia T aking Pictures 1. Switch to Photo captur e mode. 2. F rame y our subject on the scr een. 3. T ap an ar ea on the scr een you want to focus. The au to-focus indicator appears an d starts to focus on t he selected ar ea.
62 2H. Camera and Multimedia 1. View the captur ed image or video in Albums. 2. Delete the captur ed image or video. 3. Send the captur ed image or video using email or MMS or set the captur ed imag e as your Home scr een wallpaper . 4. Go Back to the live camer a or Camcor der scr een.
2H. Camera and Multimedia 63 Camera and Multimedia If you stor ed your files in folders (dir ectories) on the micr oSD car d, Albums wi ll displa y these folders as separ ate albums. 1. Contains all the pictur es inside all the albums. 2. Album name and number of files inside.
64 2H. Camera and Multimedia T o view pictures in your Facebook or Fl ickr account: 1. On the Albums scr een, go to the Facebook or Flickr tab. 2. T ap your account name or y our friend’s account on the list to view the pictur es in the account. 3. T ap a pictur e to view it in full-scr een mode.
2H. Camera and Multimedia 65 Camera and Multimedia 䡲 T o mo ve the cr opping tool to another ar ea on the pi ctur e, pr ess and hold inside the tool, and then dr ag it with your finger to the position you want. 3. Ta p Save to apply the changes to the pictur e.
66 2H. Camera and Multimedia 3. Select the pictur es y ou want to shar e and then tap Next . 4. The pictur es ar e automatically added as an attach ment to the email or added into the MMS message. 5. Compose y our message and then tap Send . Working with Videos Once you ha ve tak en a video, y ou can view it or shar e it with friends.
2H. Camera and Multimedia 67 Camera and Multimedia 4. The video is automatically added into the MMS me ssage. 5. Compose y our message and then tap Send . T o share videos on Y ou T ube: Y o u can shar e your videos b y uploading them to Y ou T ube™.
68 2H. Camera and Multimedia P laying Music 1. T ap to turn shuffle on or of f. (Shu ffle is off when but ton is gr a y .) 2. Shows the pr ogre ss bar . 3. Pr ess and dr ag to jump to another part of the song. 4. Shows the elapsed time. 5. T ap to go to the pr evious song i n the Now pla ying list.
2H. Camera and Multimedia 69 Camera and Multimedia Librar y Y our music is organiz ed into dif fer ent categories su ch as Albums, Artists, Genre, Composers, and m or e. Select a category by tapping one of the category tabs at the bottom of the scr een.
7 0 2H. Camera and Multimedia T o delete a playlist: 1. In the Pla ylists scr een, pr ess and then tap Delete playlists . 2. Select the pla ylists to delete and then tap Delete . Setting a Song as a Ring T one Y ou can use son gs as y our device’ s ring tone.
2I. Bluetooth 7 1 Bluetooth ⽧ Bluetooth Modes (page 7 1 ) ⽧ Using the Bluetooth Sett ings Menu (page 7 1) ⽧ Pairing Bluetooth Devices (page 7 2) ⽧ Disconnecting a Bluetoot h Device (page 7 2) .
7 2 2I. Bluetooth P airing Bluetooth Devices Paired Device s The Bluetooth pairing pr ocess allows you to establish trusted c onnections between your de vice and another Bluetooth device. When y ou pair devices, the y shar e a passke y , allowing for fast, secur e connections while bypassing the disco very and authentication pr ocess.
Section 3 Sprint Ser vice.
7 4 3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics ⽧ V oicemail (page 7 4) ⽧ T ext Messaging (SM S) (page 7 6) ⽧ Picture Messaging (MMS) (page 7 8) ⽧ Caller ID (page 80) ⽧ Call Waiting (page 80) ⽧ Making.
3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics 7 5 Sprint Service: The Basics Retrieving Y our Voicemail Messages Y ou can re view your messages dir ectly from y our wir e less device or fr o m an y other touch-tone phone. T o dial fr om y our wir eless de vice, either speed dial y our voicemail or use the menu ke ys.
7 6 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics T ext Messaging (SMS) With T e xt Messaging (SMS) , y ou can send and r eceive in stant te xt messages between y our wir eless d evice and another messaging-r eady phone.
3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics 7 7 Sprint Service: The Basics T o reply to a text message: 1. On the All messages scr een, tap a te xt message thr ead to open it. 2. T ap the te xt bo x at bottom of the scr een, enter your r eply message, and tap Send .
7 8 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics 䢇 Notifications : Select this option if you want to r eceive a noti fica tion in the status bar when a new te xt or multimedia message arriv es.
3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics 7 9 Sprint Service: The Basics can also na vigate to the text bo x and enter a caption for the picture. When finished, tap Done to attach the slideshow to y our message. 6. When you ar e finished composing the pictur e message, tap Send .
80 3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics Setting P icture Message Options On the All messages scr een, pr ess , tap Settings , and go to the MMS Settings section to set the picture message options. Y ou can set the follo wing: 䢇 Delivery repor ts : Select this option to r eceive a r eport on the delivery status of your message.
3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics 8 1 Sprint Service: The Basics Making a 3-Way Call With 3-Wa y Calling, you can talk to two people at the same time. When using this featur e, the normal airtime r ates will be char ged fo r each of the two calls. 1. On the Phone scr een, enter a number and tap .
82 3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics Checking for V oicemail Messages While Roaming When you ar e r o aming off the Nationwide Sprint Networ k, y ou may not r eceive on-device notification of new voicema il messages.
3A. Sprint Ser vice: The Basics 83 Sprint Service: The Basics Data Roam Guard Depending on service a vailability a nd ro aming agre emen ts, your de vice ma y be able to access data services while r oaming on certain digital systems.
8 4 3B. Web and Data Ser vices ⽧ Ways of Connecting to the Internet (page 84) ⽧ Connecting Using Wi-Fi (page 84) ⽧ Getting Started With Data Services (page 85) ⽧ Using the Browser (page 86) .
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 85 Web and Data Services Checking the Wireless Network Status Y ou can check the current wir e less connection status fr om the following: Status bar When your device is con.
86 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Finding Y our User Name If y ou ar en’t sur e what yo ur user name i s, you can easily find it on y our de vice. 䊳 Pr ess > , tap Settings > About phon e > Status , and then scr oll down to Current username .
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 8 7 Web and Data Services 2. Enter the website addr ess using the k eyboar d. As y ou enter the addr ess, matching website addresses will appear on the scr een. T ap an addr ess to go dir ectly to that website or continue entering the website addr ess.
88 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Switching between Browser windows 1. On the br owser scre en, press and then tap Windows . 2. Select the br owser window you want to view by sliding your finger on the scr een from right to left. 3. T ap the br owser window to op en it in full-s cr een mode .
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 89 Web and Data Services Downloading Web Applications Befor e you can download W eb applications, you must first enable downloading from the de vice set tings. 1. Pr ess > an d tap Settings > Applications . 2. Select the Unknown sources check bo x.
90 3B. Web and Data Ser vices The Browser Menu Although the home page of fers a br oad and convenient ar r a y of sites and s ervices for you to br owse, not all sites are r epresented, and certai n functions, such as goin g dir ectly to specific websites, ar e not av ailable.
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 9 1 Web and Data Services 3. Enter the Email address and Pas sw o rd for the email acc ount and then tap Next . 4. Enter the Account name and Yo u r n a m e and tap Finish setup . Adding a Microsoft Ex change ActiveSync account Y ou can only add one Microsoft Exchange Activ eSync accou nt on y our device.
92 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Composing and sending email 1. Pr ess and tap > Mail . 2. On the email account Inbo x, pr ess and tap Compose . 3. Enter the message r ecipien t’ s email addr ess in the To : box. As y ou enter information, matching contac ts will appear on the scr een.
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 9 3 Web and Data Services 3. Inbox . Displa ys messages as individual item s. 4. Attachments . Displa ys all email messages with at tachments. 5. Marked (Exchange ActiveSync only) . Displa ys all flagged emai l. 6. Marked (Ex change Acti veSync only) email.
9 4 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Deleting an email account 1. Pr ess and tap > Mail . 2. Switch to the email a ccount you want to delete. 3. Pr ess and tap More > Settings > Delete account . Gmail Gmail is Google’ s Web-ba sed email se rvice.
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 95 Web and Data Services 3. Enter the email subject and compose y our message. 4. Aft er composing your email, tap Send . T o add a signature to an email message: 1. In the Inbo x, pr ess and tap Settings > Sign ature . 2.
96 3B. Web and Data Ser vices T o search for email mes sages: Y ou can search for a specific email message by sender , wor d in a subject, or label. 1. In the Inbo x, pr ess and tap Search . 2. Enter the sear ch k eywor d in the bo x, and tap Search .
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 9 7 Web and Data Services 䢇 More > 䡲 Back to Inbox to r eturn to y our Inbo x. 䡲 Mute to mute the entir e conv ersation. 䡲 Repor t spam to r e port the emai l message as spam. Setting Gmail settings 1. In the Inbo x, pr ess and tap Settings .
98 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Google T alk Google T alk is Google’ s instant messaging pr ogram. It lets y ou co mmunicate wi th ot her people that also use Google T alk. Signing in and chatting onl ine T o open Google T alk: 䊳 Pr ess and tap > Google T alk .
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 99 Web and Data Services T o star t a chat: 1. T ap a friend in the F riends list. – or – Na vigate to a friend using the tr ackball and pr ess the tr ackball. 2. Chat with your friend b y entering text using the onscr een k eyboar d.
1 00 3B. Web and Data Ser vices T o pin a friend: Y ou can pin a friend to make sur e that friend always appears in y our Most popular friends list. 1. In the F riends list, pr ess and hold the friend’ s name to open the options menu. 2. Ta p Pin friend .
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 1 0 1 Web and Data Services T o sign in automatic ally: Y ou can sign in to your Google T alk account au tomatically ev ery time you turn on y our device. 1. In the F riends list, pr ess and tap More > Settings . 2. Select the Automatically sign in check box.
1 02 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Getting help If you e ver need help or ha ve questions about Android Mark et, pr ess and tap Help . The browse r will take y ou to the Andr oid Market Help W eb page. Finding Applications The Andr oid Market home page pr ovides se ve ral wa ys to find applications.
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 1 03 Web and Data Services 4. T o check the pr ogr ess of the down load, open the Notifications panel. Most applic ations are installed within seconds.
1 04 3B. Web and Data Ser vices 4. In the surve y form, select the answer that best matches your r eason, and tap OK . Managing Applications F r om the Andr oid Market Home, tap My downloads to vi ew y our downloaded items. F rom an y of the Android Market scr eens, pr ess and tap My downloads to go to the sc r een.
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 1 05 Web and Data Services Sending a T weet 1. On the All T weets tab, tap the “What are y ou doing?” text bo x. 2. Enter your tweet and then tap Update . 1. T ap to post a pi cture fr om Albums or camer a to your defa ult photo hosting site and add the li nk to the pictur e into the tweet.
1 06 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Stocks Stocks lets you to add, view , and analyze stocks and stock market mov e ments using updated financial information. Opening Stocks 䊳 Pr ess and tap > Stocks . (Y ou ma y need to scr oll down th e screen to see the icon.
3B. Web and Data Ser vices 1 0 7 Web and Data Services Weather Weather l ets you view the curr ent weather as well as w eather information for the ne xt four days of the wee k. Wea ther can displa y weather inf o rmation for your city or weather for up to ten cities.
1 08 3B. Web and Data Ser vices Mobile Network Sharing Y our device’ s data capabilities enable you to use its high-speed data c onnection as a modem for your laptop computer . Y ou can send and r eceive e mail an d br owse the Internet an y wher e on the Nationwide Sprint Network.
3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music 1 09 Enter tainment: TV and Music ⽧ TV (page 1 09) ⽧ Music - Amazon MP3 (page 1 1 1) ⽧ Streaming Music (page 1 1 1 ) ⽧ Y ou T ube (page 1 1 2) ⽧ N ASC AR Spr.
1 1 0 3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music TV F A Qs 1. Will I know if I’ m receiving an incoming call while I’ m viewing or listening to a media clip? No. All incoming calls will r oll into voicemai l while you ar e playing a cl ip. If the caller lea ves a v oicemail, you wi ll see the voicemail icon on the scr een.
3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music 1 1 1 Enter tainment: TV and Music Music - Amaz on MP3 Amaz on MP3 pro vides you with one-touch access to digital music fr om w ww.amaz on.com . Amaz on has mor e than 6 million DRM-fr ee MP3 tracks y o u can pur chase and down load to your de vice.
1 1 2 3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music Yo uTu b e Y ou T ube is an online video str eaming service that allows y ou to view vi deos that ha v e been uploaded b y Yo u Tu b e m e m b e r s . Opening Y ou T ube 䊳 Pr ess and tap > Y ou T ube . (Y ou may need to scr oll down the scr een to see the icon.
3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music 1 1 3 Enter tainment: TV and Music Sharing Videos Y o u can shar e a video b y sending its link to your contacts. 1. While viewing videos i n a list, pr ess and hold the video, and then tap Share on the options menu. – or – While watching a video, pr ess and tap Share .
1 1 4 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music 3. A message is then displa y ed, c onfirming whether to add your fa vorite NA SC AR driv er to your My Drivers list. T ap YES to add. 4. If ther e ar e subsequent scr eens that ar e display ed, r ead the messages on the scr eens and select your pr efer ences.
3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music 1 1 5 Enter tainment: TV and Music Menu Bar Icons Icon Description Home Returns y ou to the NA SC AR Home scr een. My Driv er Displa ys your fa vorite driver’ s pr of ile, season and r ace statistics, news and downloads.
1 1 6 3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music NFL Mobile Live NFL Mobile Live k eeps you up to date on all NFL (National Football League) ga mes and information while y ou ar e on the go. Using NFL Mobile Liv e, you can watch and list en to live video, hear the latest scores, get alerts, and customiz e the pr ogram to track y our fa vorite te am.
3C. Enter tainment: TV and Music 1 1 7 Enter tainment: TV and Music Menu Bar Icons Icon Description NFL Centr al Returns you to the NFL Centr al scr een. NFL Network Allows you to view content from the live TV broadcast of the NFL Network and view vario us On Demand clips, includin g T otal Acc ess.
1 1 8 3D. GPS Navigation ⽧ GPS Serv ices (page 1 1 8) ⽧ Sprint Navigation (page 1 1 8) ⽧ Google Maps (page 1 1 9) ⽧ Google Latitude (page 1 2 1 ) ⽧ Footprints (page 1 2 4) GPS Ser vices Y o .
3D. GPS Navigation 1 1 9 GPS Navigation Google Maps Google Maps lets you tr ack your curr ent location, vi ew r eal-time tr af fic situations, and r eceive detailed dir ections to your destination.
1 20 3D. GPS Navigation 3. T ap . The sear ch resul ts ar e display ed on the map. 4. T ap the callout to show the Address , Details (if a vailable), and Reviews (if av ailable) for the sear ch item. Viewing Google Maps While viewing a map, take adv antage of the follow ing z oom and na vigation techniques.
3D. GPS Navigation 1 2 1 GPS Navigation Getting Directions Use Google Maps to get detailed dir ections to your destination. 1. While viewing a map in an y mode, pr ess and tap Directions . 2. Enter the starting point in the first te xt box, and then enter y our destination in the seco nd te xt box.
1 2 2 3D. GPS Navigation T o open Latitude af ter joining: 䊳 While viewing a map in an y mode, pr ess and then tap Lat itude . Sharing Y our Locations Aft er y ou join Latitude, you can start sharing y our locations with your friends. Only friends that you ha ve e xplicitly invited or a ccepted can see your loca tion.
3D. GPS Navigation 1 2 3 GPS Navigation List view T o show a list of y our friends, in Google Maps, press and then tap Latitude . T o see a friend’ s pr ofile and c onnect with him or her , select your friend’s name fr om the list.
1 2 4 3D. GPS Navigation ● Detect your location : Let Latitude automatically detect and update your location as you mo ve ar oun d. The update fr equency is determined by se ver al factors, such as your device’ s battery charge le vel and how r ecently your location has changed.
3D. GPS Navigation 1 2 5 GPS Navigation 3. T ap the Footprint you want to r e visit. Editing or Deleting a Footprint On a category scr een, pr ess and hold the F ootpr int you want to edit or delete, and then tap Edit or Delete on the options menu.
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Section 4 Safety and Warranty Information.
1 2 8 4A. Impor tant Safety Information ⽧ Important Health Information an d Safety Precautions (page 1 2 8) ⽧ General Precautions (page 1 3 1) ⽧ Additional Safety Information (page 1 32) This User Guide contains impor tant operational and safety information that will help you safely use your device.
4A. Impor tant Safety Information 1 29 Important Safety Information 䢇 T ake extra precautions : 䡲 K eep the battery or de vice dry and awa y fr om wa ter or any liquid as it ma y cause a short cir cuit.
1 30 4A. Impor tant Safety Information Prevention of Hearing L oss CA UT I ON : Permanent hearing loss ma y occur if earphones or headphones ar e used at h igh v olume for pr olonged periods of time. Road Safety V ehicle driv ers in motion ar e not permit ted to use tele phon y services with handheld devices, e xcept in the case of emer gency .
4A. Impor tant Safety Information 1 3 1 Important Safety Information General Precautions 䢇 Avoid applying ex cessive pressure to the de vice . Do not apply e x cessive pr essure on the scr een and the device to pr ev ent damaging them and r emov e the device fr om your pants’ pock et befor e sitting down.
1 32 4A. Impor tant Safety Information 䢇 Avoid unstable mou nting . Do not place the pr oduct with an unstable base. 䢇 Use product w ith approved equip ment . This product should be used only with perso nal computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment.
4A. Impor tant Safety Information 1 33 Important Safety Information When Using Y our Device Nea r Other Electronic Devices Y our wireless handheld portable de vice is a low power r adio transmitter and r eceiver . When it is ON, it r eceiv es and also send s out r adio fr equency (RF) signals.
1 3 4 4A. Impor tant Safety Information Potentially Explosive Atmospher es T urn your de vice OFF when in an y ar ea with a pote ntiall y explosi ve atmospher e and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such area s could cause an explos ion or fir e resulting in bo dily injury or even death.
4A. Impor tant Safety Information 1 35 Important Safety Information Batter y Safety Y our device uses a r emovabl e and r echar geable lithiu m ion battery . Please contact customer service for assistance should y ou need a repl acement bat tery . DOs 䢇 Only use the battery and charge r appr o ved b y the manufactur er .
1 36 4A. Impor tant Safety Information Nev er allow an y liquids or water to spill on an AC p hone charger when it is connected to an A C power sour ce. Alwa ys use the authoriz ed Sprint A C phone char ger to a void an y risk of bodily injury or da mage to your cellular phone or battery.
4B. Regulatory Notices 1 3 7 Regulatory Notices ⽧ Regulatory Agency Identifications (page 1 3 7) ⽧ Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement (page 1 3 7) ⽧ SAR Information (page 1 .
1 38 4B. Regulator y Notices SA R I nf o r m a t i o n 1 . 1 3 W/KG @ 1g (HE AD) 0.7 1 1 W/K G @ 1g (BOD Y) THIS MODEL DEVICE ME ETS THE GOVERNMENT ’S REQUIREMENT S FOR EXPOSURE T O RADIO W A VE S.
4B. Regulatory Notices 1 39 Regulatory Notices T elecommunications & Internet Asso ciation (TIA) Safety Information P acemakers The Health Industry Manufactur ers Association recomm ends that a mi.
1 40 4C. Manufacturer’ s Warranty ⽧ Manufacturer’ s Warranty (page 1 40) ⽧ Privacy Restrictions (page 1 4 1) ⽧ Weather Disclaimer (page 1 4 2) ⽧ Warranty Disclaimer (page 1 4 2) ⽧ Limitation of Damages (page 1 42) Y our ph one has been designed to pr o vide you with r eli able, worry-fr ee service.
4C. Manufact urer’ s Warranty 1 4 1 Manufacturer’s Warranty (f) Pr odu ct damaged fr om external causes such as fi r e , flooding, dirt, sand, weat her conditions, bat tery leakage, blown fuse, theft or impr op er usage of an y electrical sour ce.
1 4 2 4C. Manufacturer’ s Warranty Weather Disclaimer THE WEA THER INFORMA TION, D A T A AND DOCUMENT A TION ARE PROVIDED “ AS IS” AND WITHOUT W ARRANTY OR TECHNIC AL SUPPOR T OF ANY KIND FROM HT C.
4D. Copyright, T rademark, and Proprietary Notices 1 43 Copyright, T rademark, and Proprietar y Notices © 2009 Sprint. Sprint and the logo ar e trademarks of Sprint.
1 4 4 Index Inde x Numerics 3-Way Call 81 A Activation 2 Airpla ne Mode 30 Alarm Clock 51 Albums 62 Amazon MP3 111 Android Mark et 101 Answering Calls 14 Automatic Speech Recogn ition (ASR) 55 B Batte.
Index 1 45 Index N NASCAR Sprin t Cup Mobile 113 Navigati on, GPS 118 NFL Mobile Live 116 Notificatio ns Panel 8 O Onscreen Keyboard 17 Compact QWERTY 1 8 Phone keypad 19 QWER T Y 17 P Pairing Bluetoo.
An important point after buying a device HTC Hero (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought HTC Hero yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data HTC Hero - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, HTC Hero you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get HTC Hero will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of HTC Hero, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime HTC Hero.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with HTC Hero. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device HTC Hero along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
