HTC Hero S U.S. Cellular User manual

Your HTC Hero S

User guide

Contents

Getting started

Inside the box 8

HTC Hero S 8

Bottom cover 10

Battery compartment door 10

Storage card 11

Battery 12

Switching the power on or off 14

Finger gestures 14

Setting up HTC Hero S for the first time 15

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Hero S 15

Home screen 16

Basics

Adjusting the volume 18

Sleep mode 19

Status and notifications 20

Notifications panel 23

Connecting HTC Hero S to a computer 24

Copying files to or from the storage card 25

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 26

Printing 27

Personalizing

Making HTC Hero S truly yours 28

Personalizing HTC Hero S with scenes 28

Changing your wallpaper 29

Applying a new skin 30

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 30

Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 32

Adding folders on your Home screen 32

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 33

Rearranging the Home screen 34

Using sound sets 34

Rearranging or hiding application tabs 36

Customizing the lock screen 37

Phone calls

Different ways of making calls 38

Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 38

Using Speed dial 39

Calling a phone number in a text message 39

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Calling a phone number in an email 39

Making an emergency call 40

Receiving calls 40

What can I do during a call? 41

Setting up a conference call 42

Internet calls 43

Using Call history 44

Call services 45

Turning Airplane mode on or off 46

Global Phone 46

Messages

Opening Messages 48

Sending a text message (SMS) 48

Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 49

Resuming a draft message 51

Viewing and replying to a message 51

Forwarding a message 52

Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 53

Push messages 53

Managing message conversations 54

Setting message options 55

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Hero S and the Web 57

Using the web browser 58

Downloading from the Web 60

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 61

Setting browser options 62

Camera

Camera basics 64

Taking a photo 65

Recording video 66

Adding effects 67

After capturing 67

Changing camera settings 67

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 69

Music 77

Connected Media 83

HTC services

HTC Watch 85

HTCSense.com 89

Accounts and sync

About online accounts 92

Synchronizing with a Google Account 92

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Adding a social network account 93

Managing your online accounts 93

People

About the People app 95

Setting up your profile 96

Adding a new contact 97

Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 97

Merging contact information 98

Filtering your contacts list 99

Backing up your contacts to the storage card 100

Contact information and conversations 100

Sending contact information as a vCard 101

Contact groups 102

Adding People widgets 104

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 106

Twitter for HTC Sense 107

Tweeting on the go using Peep 108

Using Friend Stream 110

Chatting in Google Talk 112

Gmail 116

Mail 117

Calendar

About Calendar 125

Creating an event 125

Changing Calendar views 126

Managing Calendar events 127

Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 128

Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 128

Showing or hiding calendars 129

Changing Calendar settings 129

About the Calendar widget 130

Maps and location

Location settings 131

Google Maps 131

Android Market and other apps

Finding and installing apps from Android Market 136

Using the Clock 138

Checking Weather 141

Reading news feeds 142

Keeping track of your stocks 145

Working on documents 146

Watching videos on YouTube 147

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Listening to FM Radio 148

Recording your voice 149

Using Flashlight 150

Sharing games and apps 151

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 152

Installing HTC Sync 153

Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Hero S 153

Getting to know the workspace 154

Setting up synchronization 154

Synchronizing HTC Hero S 158

Installing an app from your computer to HTC Hero S 158

Downloading maps or purchasing services 159

Synchronizing another device with your computer 159

Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 160

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 161

Entering words with predictive text 162

Entering text by speaking 164

Entering text by tracing 165

Editing text 165

Choosing between Swype and the Onscreen Keyboard 166

Using Swype 166

Entering text using Swype 167

Entering text by typing 167

Adjusting Swype settings 168

Adjusting input settings 168

Internet connections

Data connection 169

Wi-Fi 169

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 170

Using HTC Hero S as a modem (USB tethering) 172

Connecting HTC Hero S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 172

Creating a Wi-Fi hotspot 173

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 174

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 174

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 175

Sending information using Bluetooth 176

Receiving information using Bluetooth 177

Security

Protecting HTC Hero S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 179

Settings

Settings on your phone 181

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Changing display settings 182

Changing sound settings 184

Changing the language 185

Optimizing battery life 185

Managing memory 186

Checking information about your phone 187

Reset

Restarting HTC Hero S 188

Resetting HTC Hero S 188

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

Getting started

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:

§HTC Hero S

§Battery (preinstalled)

§microSD™card (preinstalled)

§USB cable

§3.5mm stereo headset

§Power adapter

§Quick start guide

§Safety and regulatory guide

HTC Hero S

Front panel

1. HOME

2. MENU

3. BACK

4. SEARCH

5. Touch screen

6. Proximity sensor

7. Notification LED

8. Front camera

9. Earpiece

8 Getting started

Top panel

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER

Left panel

1. VOLUME UP

2. VOLUME DOWN

3. USB connector

Back panel

1. LED flash

2. Speaker

3. 5 megapixel camera

4. Bottom cover

5. Microphone

9 Getting started

Bottom cover

Removing the bottom cover

Remove the bottom cover to access the battery, SIM card slot, and storage card slot.

1. Turn off HTC Hero S and hold it securely with the front facing down.

2. With your right and left 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. Push the bottom cover towards the phone. You’ll hear a click when the bottom

cover is locked in place.

Your phone’s antenna is placed 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.

Battery compartment door

Opening the battery compartment door

Open the battery compartment door by flipping it open from the right side.

10 Getting started

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