HTC HTC Flyer User manual

Your HTC Flyer

User guide

Contents

Getting started

Inside the box 7

HTC Flyer 7

Top cover 9

Storage card 10

Battery 11

Switching the power on or off 11

Finger gestures 12

Setting up HTC Flyer for the first time 12

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Flyer 13

Home screen 14

Basics

Adjusting the volume 16

Sleep mode 16

Status and notifications 18

Notifications panel 19

Switching between recently opened apps 20

Where apps, data, and files are stored 21

Connecting HTC Flyer to a computer 21

Copying files to or from the tablet storage or storage card 22

Syncing media files between HTC Flyer and your computer's multimedia app 23

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 23

Printing 25

Turning Airplane mode on or off 25

Personalizing

Making HTC Flyer truly yours 26

Personalizing HTC Flyer with scenes 26

Changing your wallpaper 27

Applying a new skin 27

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 28

Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 29

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 29

Rearranging the Home screen 30

Using sound sets 30

Rearranging or hiding application tabs 32

Customizing the lock screen 33

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Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Flyer and the Web 34

Using the web browser 35

Private browsing 37

Downloading files and apps from the Web 37

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 37

Setting browser options 39

Tablet pen and fun apps

About HTC Scribe 40

Choosing your pen type, color, and stroke 42

Highlighting and drawing in pen-integrated apps 43

Scribble mode 45

About Notes 46

Writing a note 47

Reviewing a note 48

Snapbooth and Camera

Snapbooth 50

Camera 51

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 56

Music 63

Connected Media 67

HTC services

HTC Watch 68

Accounts and sync

About online accounts 72

Synchronizing with a Google Account 72

Adding a social network account 73

Managing your online accounts 74

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 76

Twitter for HTC Sense 77

Using Friend Stream 78

Tweeting in Friend Stream 81

Chatting in Google Talk 82

Gmail 85

Mail 86

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Calendar

About Calendar 94

Creating an event 94

Changing Calendar views 95

Managing Calendar events 96

Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 97

Showing or hiding calendars 97

Changing Calendar settings 98

About the Calendar widget 98

Maps and location

Location settings 99

Locations 99

Google Maps 106

People

Transferring contacts from your old phone 110

About the People app 111

Your contacts list 111

Setting up your profile 112

Adding a new contact 112

Searching for a contact 113

Importing a contact from an ActiveSync account 113

Merging contact information 114

Contact information and conversations 115

Backing up your contacts to the storage card 116

Sending contact information as a vCard 117

Contact groups 117

Adding People widgets 119

Android Market and other apps

Finding and installing apps from Android Market 121

Using the Clock 123

Checking Weather 126

Reading eBooks 127

Reading news feeds 130

Keeping track of your stocks 132

Viewing a PDF 133

Working on documents 133

Watching videos on YouTube 134

Sharing games and apps 136

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 137

Installing HTC Sync 137

Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Flyer 138

Getting to know the workspace 138

Setting up synchronization 139

Synchronizing HTC Flyer 142

Installing an app from your computer to HTC Flyer 143

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Downloading maps or purchasing services 143

Synchronizing another device with your computer 144

Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 144

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 145

Entering words with predictive text 146

Entering text by speaking 148

Entering text by tracing 149

Editing text 150

Adjusting input settings 150

Internet connections

Wi-Fi 152

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 153

Connecting HTC Flyer to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 155

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 156

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 156

Connecting other Bluetooth devices 157

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 158

Sending information using Bluetooth 159

Receiving information using Bluetooth 160

Security

Protecting HTC Flyer with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 162

Encrypting data on HTC Flyer 163

Settings

Settings on HTC Flyer 165

Changing display settings 166

Changing sound settings 168

Changing the language 168

Optimizing battery life 168

Managing memory 169

Checking information about HTC Flyer 171

Update and reset

Software updates 172

Restarting HTC Flyer 172

Resetting HTC Flyer 173

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.

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Getting started

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:

§HTC Flyer

§USB cable

§Power adapter

§Quick guide

§Safety and regulatory guide

§Call center card (hotline card)

§Warranty card

HTC Flyer

Front panel

1. Front camera on or off indicator

2. Front camera

3. PEN OPTIONS

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Right panel

1. Microphones

2. VOLUME UP

3. VOLUME DOWN

Back panel

1. Top cover

2. 5 megapixel camera

3. Speakers

4. USB connector

Top panel

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER

3. Charging notification

8 Getting started

Top cover

Removing the top cover

Remove the top cover to access the storage card slot.

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

2. With your right and left thumbs, push the top cover out to remove it.

Replacing the top cover

1. Align the two teeth underneath the top cover (one on each side) with the two

notches on the top of HTC Flyer.

2. Place the top cover on HTC Flyer, gently press down on the cover with your

thumbs, and then push it in until it clicks and locks into place.

9 Getting started

Storage card

HTC Flyer comes with a tablet storage that you can use to store your photos, videos,

and music. If you need more storage space, you can insert a storage card into

HTC Flyer.

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the top cover off.

2. Insert the storage card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing

down and push it until it clicks into place.

Removing the storage card

If HTC Flyer is on you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to

prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. Take the top cover off.

2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.

3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Flyer is on, unmount the

storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.

10 Getting started

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