HTC Freestyle User manual
Your
User guide
FreestyleTM
2
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 on
your phone 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 that something is very important. Important information is something that
you need to do in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a phone feature to work
properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems when using your phone.
3 Contents
Contents
Basics 6
Inside the box 6
Your phone 6
Bottom cover 8
Battery compartment door 9
SIM card 10
Battery 11
Storage card 13
Switching your phone on or off 13
Entering your PIN 14
Setting up your phone for the first time 14
Finger gestures 14
Getting started 15
Getting to know the Home screen 15
Status and notifications 17
Notifications panel 18
Accessing applications in the main menu 19
Connecting your phone to a computer 20
Adjusting the volume 21
Switching to Sleep mode 21
Personalizing 22
Changing your ringtone 22
Personalizing your phone with scenes 22
Changing the home wallpaper 23
Adding, rearranging, or removing Home screen features 24
About the features you can add on the Home screen 25
Phone calls 31
Making calls 31
Receiving calls 33
Using in-call options 34
Checking the call history 35
Call services 36
Turning Airplane mode on or off 36
People 37
About People 37
Adding and managing contacts 37
Contact groups 40
Linking to your contacts’ Facebook profiles 41
Friend Stream 42
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Keyboard 44
Using the onscreen keyboard 44
Using word prediction 45
Adjusting text input settings 46
Messages 47
About Messages 47
Sending text messages 47
Sending multimedia messages 48
Viewing conversations with a contact 49
Replying to a message 50
Forwarding messages 50
Managing message conversations 51
Setting message options 51
Mobile Email 52
About Mobile Email 52
Setting up your email accounts 52
Sending email messages 53
Viewing and replying to an email message 54
Managing email messages 54
Mobile Web 55
Data connection 55
Browsing the Web 56
Downloading applications 58
AppCenter 58
Managing downloaded applications 58
Camera and multimedia 59
Using the camera 59
Viewing photos and videos 61
AT&T Music 62
AT&T Radio 63
Listening to music 64
Maps and location 66
AT&T Navigator 66
Guidelines and preparation for using GPS 67
Downloading satellite positions 68
Bluetooth 69
Bluetooth basics 69
Making your phone discoverable to other Bluetooth devices 69
Connecting a Bluetooth headset for the first time 70
Sending information and media files using Bluetooth 71
Receiving information and media files via Bluetooth 72
Disconnecting and reconnecting a Bluetooth device 72
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HTC Sync 73
Synchronizing with your computer 73
Downloading and installing HTC Sync 73
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone 74
Setting up synchronization 75
Synchronizing your phone 76
More apps 77
Weather 77
Calendar 78
Alarm 80
My Stuff 81
FM Radio 83
Settings 84
Settings on your phone 84
Changing the phone’s basic settings 85
Protecting your phone 86
Optimizing your phone’s battery life 87
Factory resetting 87
Trademarks and copyrights 88
Index 89
6 Basics
Basics
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
Phone
Battery (preinstalled)
USB cable
Power adapter
Quick Start guide
CD with User Manual (Internet connection required)
Safety and regulatory guide
Your phone
Front panel
8
9
2
3
1
5
6
7
4
1 Notification LED
2 OPTIONS
3 SEND/CALL
4 Charger/USB port
5 Microphone
6 END/EXIT
7 BACK
8 Touch screen
9 Earpiece
7 Basics
Top panel
2
1
1 3.5mm headphone jack
2 POWER/LOCK SCREEN
Left and right panels
2
1
3
1 VOLUME UP
2 VOLUME DOWN
3 CAMERA
Back panel
2
3
1
1 3.2 megapixel camera
2 Speaker
3 Bottom cover
8 Basics
Bottom cover
Removing the bottom cover
Remove the bottom cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage
card slot.
With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
With your thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it.
Replacing the bottom cover
1. Slide the bottom cover onto the exposed area of your phone’s back panel.
2. Align the small tabs of the bottom cover with the notches above the battery
compartment.
3. Push the bottom cover in place.
Your phone’s antenna is located underneath the bottom cover. We recommend that you
secure the bottom cover to the phone’s back panel to get the best radio reception for your
phone.
1.
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9 Basics
Battery compartment door
Opening the battery compartment door
1. Remove the bottom cover. See “Removing the bottom cover.”
2. Open the battery compartment door by flipping it open from the right side.
Closing the battery compartment door
1. Hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
2. Flip the battery compartment door back into place to close it.
3. Gently push down the battery compartment door until it clicks to lock it in place.
10 Basics
SIM card
The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message
memory. Your phone supports both 1.8 V and 3 V SIM cards.
Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult with your
mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.
Inserting the SIM card
The SIM card slot is located below the battery compartment.
1. Remove the bottom cover.
See “Removing the bottom cover.”
2. Open the battery compartment door.
See “Opening the battery compartment door.”
3. If the battery is installed, you can remove the battery first to make it easier to insert the
SIM card. See “Removing the battery”.
4. Insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out.
5. Push the SIM card all the way in until it clicks into place.
Removing the SIM card
1. Remove the bottom cover.
See “Removing the bottom cover.”
2. Open the battery compartment door.
See “Opening the battery compartment door.”
3. If the battery is installed, remove the battery first to make it easier to remove the SIM
card. See “Removing the battery”.
4. Push the SIM card in to eject it from its slot.
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