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Before you do anything else,

Get to know your phone

please read this

Power

Charge the battery

3.5mm

The battery in your phone hasn't been charged yet. While your

headset jack

phone is charging, it's important that you do not remove the battery

pack. Doing so can damage your phone. Also, please don't try to

Earpiece

take your phone apart. (If you do, it may invalidate your warranty.)

Notification LED

Choose a rate plan wisely

Front camera

Depending on how you use your phone, it can use up a lot of

Internet bandwidth really quickly. Before you use your phone, we

strongly recommend that you talk to your mobile operator about

Volume control

data rates.

Know about privacy laws

Some countries have strict laws about how and when you can

record phone conversations. It's a good idea to find out what the

Touch screen

laws are where you live before you use your phone's recording

feature.

USB connector

And finally, a few important words from our legal team

(LIMITATION OF DAMAGES)

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event

shall HTC or its affiliates be liable to you, any user, or third party for

any indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages

of any kind, arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, including, but not

limited to, injury, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of business

opportunity, loss of data, and/or loss of profits, regardless of the

foreseeability thereof or whether HTC or its affiliates have been

advised of the possibility of such damages. And in no event shall the

total liability of HTC or its affiliates exceed the amount received from

you, regardless of the legal theory under which the cause of action

is brought. The foregoing does not affect any statutory rights which

may not be disclaimed.

HOME

Before you turn on your phone

Make sure you prepare your phone correctly before you

Inserting your SIM card

press the POWER button.

1. With the battery

compartment open, insert

your SIM card into the slot

Removing the thin film from the battery

(with its gold contacts

1. With your thumbs, push the bottom cover out to

facing down and cut-off

remove it.

corner facing out), and

2. Open the battery compartment door by flipping it open

push it all the way in.

from the right side.

2. Close the battery compartment door. Then, gently push

it down until it clicks and locks into place.

Replacing the bottom cover

1. Align the two teeth underneath the bottom cover (one

on each side) with the two notches on the bottom of

the phone.

2. Place the bottom cover on the phone, gently press

down on the cover with your thumbs, and then push it

3. Take the battery out and remove the thin film that's

in until it clicks and locks into place.

wrapped around it.

4. Reinsert the battery into the battery compartment.

Charging the battery

Where's the microSD card?

Use the supplied power adapter and USB cable to charge

The microSD card is already inserted into your phone. If

BACK

your phone.

you need to remove the microSD card, push it in to eject

it. To reinsert, push it in until it clicks into place.

Set up your phone

Keep your life organized

The first time you turn on your phone, you'll be guided to

Keep your life in order by keeping track of your schedules,

transfer contacts to your new HTC phone using Bluetooth,

contacts, and email messages.

set up your email and social network accounts, and more.

Be sure to sign in to your Google™ Account so you can

Keeping track of your events in Calendar

use Google apps such as Android Market™ on your phone.

If you're signed in to your Google Account, Facebook, and

Exchange ActiveSync accounts, you can use the Calendar

app (or the Calendar widget) to view your events from

Your Home screen

those accounts.

Personalize your phone just the

way you want it. There's up to

seven Home screen panels you can

customize with widgets that show

live updates of weather forecasts,

social network feeds, and

more. You can also keep things

organized on your Home screen

by grouping apps or shortcuts into

separate folders.

You can also easily add a new event to any of your

calendars.

Organizing your Home screen with folders

1. From the Home screen, tap

1. Press and hold on an empty space on the Home screen

and then tap Folder > New Folder.

2. Tap

. Or, press MENU and tap Add event.

2. Tap

. In the apps list, press and hold an app and

3. Choose a calendar to which you want to add the event.

then drag it to your folder.

4. Fill in the details of the event, and then tap Save.

If you have shortcuts created on your Home screen, you

can also drag a shortcut to your folder.

3. Tap your folder to access the apps or shortcuts inside it.

And here's another tip. When your folder is open, press

and hold its title bar to change the folder name.

Adding all your contacts in People

Managing all your email accounts

If you signed into your Google Account when you first set

In the People app, you'll see

up your phone, you'll be able to send and receive Gmail

your contacts from your Google

messages. From the Home screen, just tap

Account, Facebook®, and even

your Exchange ActiveSync®

Use the Mail app to set up and manage your other email

account if you're signed in to

accounts such as webmail, POP3, IMAP, or Exchange

these accounts on your phone.

ActiveSync accounts.

Aside from their contact details,

1. From the Home screen, tap

you'll also see their status

updates and birthday reminders

2. On the Choose a mail provider screen, choose the type

if they're your Facebook or

of email account to set up.

Twitter™ friends.

If you don't see this screen, press MENU, tap New

account, and then choose the type of email account.

3. Enter the Email address and Password for your email

account.

If you have more contacts in your SIM card, you can

import them all to your phone in one go:

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish setting up

your email account.

1. From the Home screen, tap

> People.

2. On the All tab, press MENU. Then tap Import/Export >

Import from SIM card.

If you have a Google and/or Exchange ActiveSync

account on your phone, choose the account where to

put your contacts.

3. Press MENU, and then tap Select all > Save.

> Calendar.

You can also add new contacts:

1. From the Home screen, tap

> People.

2. Tap Add contact. Then enter the contact information in

the relevant fields.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen. Then tap Save.

> Gmail.

> Mail.

In the Mail app, you can check

your email messages just in one

place without having to switch to

different accounts. Just choose

the All accounts inbox. Email

messages are color coded so

you can easily distinguish which

email accounts they belong to.