HTC Desire 200 User manual
Your HTC Desire 200
User guide
Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 200 8
Back cover 9
SIM card 10
Storage card 11
Battery 12
Switching the power on or off 14
Setting up HTC Desire 200 for the first time 15
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 15
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire 200 16
Home screen 17
Finger gestures 17
Sleep mode 18
Getting contacts into HTC Desire 200 19
Making your first call 20
Sending your first text message 20
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC Desire 200 20
Copying and sharing text 21
Capturing the HTC Desire 200 screen 22
Switching between recently opened apps 22
Notifications 22
Getting to know your settings 23
Getting the battery to last longer 24
Updating the HTC Desire 200 software 25
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire 200 truly yours 27
Personalizing HTC Desire 200 with scenes 27
Changing your wallpaper 28
Applying a new skin 28
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 29
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 30
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 30
Personalizing the launch bar 31
Grouping apps into a folder 31
Personalizing with sound sets 32
Rearranging application tabs 33
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Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 34
Using Speed dial 34
Calling a phone number in a text message 35
Calling a phone number in an email 35
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 35
Making an emergency call 35
Receiving calls 36
What can I do during a call? 37
Setting up a conference call 38
Internet calls 38
Call history 39
Home dialing 40
Call services 40
Messages
About the Messages app 41
Sending a text message (SMS) 41
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 41
Resuming a draft message 43
Checking your messages 43
Replying to a message 44
Forwarding a message 44
WAP push messages 45
Managing message conversations 45
Backing up your text messages 46
Setting message options 47
Search and web browser
Searching HTC Desire 200 and the Web 48
Browsing the Web 48
Private browsing 50
Adding and managing your bookmarks 50
Saving web content for later 51
Viewing your browsing history 52
Downloading apps from the web 52
Setting browser options 53
Camera
Camera basics 54
Taking a photo 55
Recording video 55
Camera scenes 55
Improving portrait shots 55
Shooting in low light 56
Changing camera and video settings 56
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 57
Music 63
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Accounts and sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 67
Adding one or more Google Accounts 67
Managing your online accounts 68
People
About the People app 69
Your contacts list 69
Setting up your profile 70
Adding a new contact 70
Importing or copying contacts 71
Merging contact information 72
Contact information and conversations 72
Contact groups 73
Adding People widgets 75
Sending contact information 75
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 76
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 77
Twitter for HTC Sense 77
About Friend Stream 77
Updating your status in Friend Stream 78
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 78
Tweeting in Friend Stream 79
Email
Gmail 81
Mail 82
Calendar
About Calendar 89
Creating an event 89
Viewing the Calendar 89
Managing Calendar events 91
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 92
Setting reminders for your events 92
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 92
Showing or hiding calendars 93
Changing Calendar settings 93
Online storage and services
Dropbox 94
SkyDrive 98
Travel and maps
Location settings 101
Google Maps 101
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Essential apps
Using the Clock 104
Checking Weather 106
Working on documents 107
Keeping track of your tasks 108
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 112
Watching videos on YouTube 113
Recording voice clips 114
Sharing games and apps 115
Your phone and computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored 116
Connecting HTC Desire 200 to a computer 116
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 117
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 118
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 118
HTC Sync Manager
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 119
Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer 119
Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone 120
Copying or removing media on your phone 121
Syncing data between your phone and your computer 121
Syncing music, photos, and videos from your phone to your computer 122
Syncing playlists between your phone and your computer 123
Syncing documents from your computer to your phone 123
Getting help 124
Internet connections
Data connection 125
Managing your data usage 126
Wi‑Fi 127
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 130
Using HTC Desire 200 as a wireless router 131
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 132
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 132
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 134
Sending information using Bluetooth 134
Receiving files using Bluetooth 136
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 137
Changing display settings 137
Changing sound settings 138
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Changing the display language 139
More ways to extend battery life 140
Backing up settings to Google 140
Accessibility settings 140
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 141
Protecting HTC Desire 200 with a screen lock 141
Encrypting data on HTC Desire 200 142
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 143
Managing memory 143
Other essentials
Using the onscreen keyboard 145
Entering words with predictive text 146
Using the Trace keyboard 148
Restarting HTC Desire 200 (Soft reset) 148
Resetting HTC Desire 200 (Hard reset) 149
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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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 may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain
task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems.
7 Conventions used in this guide
Unboxing
HTC Desire 200
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. RECENT APPS
4. VOLUME
5. Proximity sensor
6. POWER
7. 3.5mm headset jack
8. 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 Desire 200 that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
§HTC Desire 200 gives you built-in phone storage so that you can immediately take
photos and videos or copy files right out of the box. To maximize storage for more
media and files, you need to purchase and insert a storage card.
8 Unboxing
Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. Securely hold HTC Desire 200.
2. Press on the center of the back cover, and then lift the cover open from the
bottom corner.
Replacing the back cover
Your phone’s antennas are placed underneath the back cover. To get the best
signal for calls, data connection, and GPS navigation, be sure to secure the back
cover tightly to the phone.
1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 200.
2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC Desire 200
to lock the cover into place.
You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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
HTC Desire 200 uses a regular SIM (miniSIM). If you have a microSIM card, make
sure you insert it with a SIM adapter. Do not directly insert your microSIM into
HTC Desire 200.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,
insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.
SIM
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 200 before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
10 Unboxing
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