HTC HTC Aria manual

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    Q u i c k s t a r t[...]

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    W elc ome to A T&T Y our device contr ols are shown on this foldout. Please use this Quickst art to get a brie f overview of the major featur es and services a vailable with y our new smartphone. OR Use our inter active web tutorial a vailable at: att.c om/T utorials for the most c omplete and up-t o-date in formation a vailable t o set up your[...]

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    R emoving the back c over Mak e sure that your device is turned off be fore you r emove the back cover or bat tery . 1. Hold the device secur ely . 2. Pull the device’s fr ont panel from the gap on the top panel. 3. Care fully remov e the back cover . Note: T o reinst all the back cover , insert the tabs inside the back co ver into the holes on t[...]

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    R eplacing the micr oSD card Foll ow these steps if you need to r eplace the pre-inst alled microSD car d. 1. Remo ve the back cover . 2. Press the micr oSD card t o eject it from the slot. 3. Insert the replac ement microSD car d into the slot with its gold c ontacts facing down. 4. Push the micr oSD card until it clicks into place. Inserting the [...]

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    Char ging the battery Charge the bat tery befor e you start using your device. 1. Connect the device t o the AC adapter using the USB sync cable. 2. Plug in the AC adapt er to an electrical outlet to st art charging. Note: Use onl y the provided A C adapter and USB sync cable t o charge the device. When the batt ery is charging, the Notification LE[...]

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    Fir st things first The first time you turn on y our HTC Aria, you will be dir ected to select the language, connect t o Wi-Fi (if availabl e), set up your email and social network account s, and more. Foll ow screen instructions until you see the Home screen. Unlocking the scr een Press and hol d the bar on the lock screen and then slide your fing[...]

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    About the Home scr een The Home screen is highl y customizable and e xtends bey ond the screen width, giving you lot s of room t o add the information that matt ers most to you with t ools or applications that make your life easier . Apart from the main Home scr een, there ar e six additional screens that ext end to the left and right sides of the [...]

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    On any Home scr een, slide your finger horizontall y across the scr een to go to the le ft or right home screen. Y ou can also swipe your finger left or right over the optical tr ackball to move t o the next or previous scr een. Fo r quic k er ac cess to a Home scre en, pr ess Home whil e on the m ain Home scr een t o whi le on the ma in Hom e s cr[...]

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    Customizing the Home scr een Y ou can add widgets, shortcuts, and f olders to the Home scr een. Y ou can also use Scenes to automaticall y populate your Home screens with r elated widgets that giv e you inf ormation as you go. If you want t o further personalize your device, change the Home scr een wallpaper with artwork or a pictur e that suits yo[...]

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    Using Scenes Y our phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use Sc enes. Scenes are per sonalized Home screen la youts that you can quickly appl y to your phone. By switching between Sc enes, you instantl y turn your phone into your perf ect week end phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure pla y phone. Choosing a Scene 1. Fr om the Home scree[...]

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    Checking the device st atus Befor e you mak e a call, check the status bar to see if your devic e is r eceiving a wir eless signal. The status bar displa ys important icons that tell y ou the current status of your wir eless signal, connection type and signal str ength, remaining batt ery power , as well as any notifications. Status bar indicat ors[...]

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    Making a phone call 1. On the Home screen, t ap Phone to open the Phone screen. 2. On the Phone screen, t ap the desired phone number using the dial pad. Tip: If you ha ve contacts on y our device, matching c ontacts will appear as you enter phone numbers. Y ou can tap a matched c ontact’s photo or name. 3. T ap Call to make the call. 4. T o open[...]

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    Adding a new cont act 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap > Peopl e . 2. T ap Add contact . 3. Select a Contact type t o determine which account the c ontact will sync with. 4. Do one of the following: • For Google, Ex change or Phone contact type, tap the Name field, ent er the contact name, and choose the or der in which to displa y the names. T a[...]

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    L ogging into F acebook If you’ve chosen not t o set up your Fac ebook account the fir st time you turn on the device, follow these st eps to log in and instantl y share your update st atus with your online friends. 1. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess Menu and tap Set tings > Accounts & sync > Add account > F acebook f or HTC Sense . 2.[...]

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    Selecting the ringt one 1. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess Menu, and tap Set tings . 2. T ap Sound & display > Phone ringtone . 3. Select the ringtone y ou want to use, and tap OK . Changing your ringt one Set tin g a son g as ri ngt one Y ou can set a song that you saved in the stor age card as the phone ringtone. 1. Fr om the Home screen, ta[...]

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    Sending a te xt message 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap > Messages > New message . 2. Specify the message recipient s by: • Entering phone numbers dir ectly in the T o field. When sending to multiple recipient s, separate the phone numbers with a comma. As you enter in formation, any matching phone numbers fr om your contacts list are displa [...]

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    Capturing a phot o 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap > Camera. 2. Fr ame your subject on the screen, and then press the optical tr ackball to activat e auto focus and captur e the photo. All photos you capt ured are sa ved on the stor age card. Use Photos t o view, send, or upload your phot os. Sharing a photo 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap > Phot[...]

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    R ecor ding a video 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap > Camcor der . 2. Fr ame your subject on the screen, and then press the optical tr ackball to start rec ording video. 3. Press the optical tr ackball again to stop rec ording. All videos you r ecorded ar e saved on the stor age card. Use Photos t o play back, send, or upload your videos. W atchin[...]

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    Br owsing the W eb Access the W eb on your device using A T&T as your defaul t home page. The browser is fully optimized and comes with adv anced featur es that let you enjoy Internet br owsing on your device. Opening a W eb page 1. Fr om th e Ho me s cr een , t ap Fr om th e Ho me s cr een , t ap > Int ern et . 2. Scroll and t ap the conten[...]

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    About Mail Use the Mail application to set up these email account s on your Android power ed device: • Internet-based (POP3/IMAP) email account s Personal email syncs email directl y with your internet service pr ovider (ISP) lik e Y ahoo!, AOL or Hotmail to y our device. Mail deliver s automated setup for common int ernet-based email providers. [...]

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    Sending email 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap Fr om the Home screen, tap > Mail. 2. Press Menu and t ap Press Menu and t ap Compose . 3. In the In the T o field: • Enter email addresses dir ectly . If you’r e sending the email to mul tiple recipients, separat e the email addresses with a comma. As you ent er email addresses, any matching addr [...]

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    Connecting a Bluetooth headset Y ou ca n list en t o mus ic ov er a B lueto oth st er eo head set or ha ve ha nds-fr ee c onve rsatio ns usi ng a c ompati ble B lue to oth ha nds-fr ee h ead set . 1. T urn on the Bluetooth st ereo or hands-free T urn on the Bluetooth st er eo or hands-fr ee headset that you want t o connect with. Re fer to the head[...]

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    Playing music Copy your music tr acks from your comput er to your device’s st orage car d and start pla ying your fav orite tracks in Music. Playing music tr acks Y ou can play back these audio file formats in Music: .aac, .amr , .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, . wav , and . wma (Windows Media Audio 9) 1. On the Home screen, t ap > Music . The Now pla[...]

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    Finding apps 1. Fr om the Home screen, t ap > Market . 2. When the T erms of Service window appears, tap Ac cept to continue. 3. Do any of the following t o find an app: • Browse thr ough featured apps. Scr oll through the list of f eatured apps when you open Andr oid Market. • Browse apps by cat egories. First, tap Apps or Games , and then [...]

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    25 Fr equently used applications These are some of the applications that y ou’ll find on your device. Icon Description Calculator: P erform basic and advanced scientific cal culations on your device. Calendar: Cr eate, send, and sync events on y our device and on the Web. Camcor der: Immediately r ecord videos on your devic e and then share them.[...]

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    A T&T , the A T&T logo and all other A T&T marks contained herein ar e trademarks of A T&T Intellect ual Property and/or A T&T affiliat ed companies. All other marks contained her ein are the property of their r espective owners. © 2010 A T&T Intellectual Pr operty . All rights reserved. HTC Aria June 2010 Quickstart 26[...]

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    91H00795-40M Rev .A Find mor e information On the W eb • Inter active Web t utorials, tips & tricks and F AQs ar e available at att.c om/T utorials. Select Manuf actur er: HTC and Model: Aria fr om the drop down menus. • Detailed support in formation including devic e specifications, user guide, tr oubleshooting, user forums and knowl edgeb[...]

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    3G available Connected t o AT&T 3G Signal strength No signal Roaming Connected via W i-Fi Connected via Bluet ooth Airplane mode Alarm is set Speakerphone on Data synchr onizing Vibrat e mode Phone speaker is mut e Batt ery is very low Batt ery is full Batt ery is charging GPRS available. New Gmail message New Exchange Activ eSync or POP3/IMAP [...]

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    HT C Aria k ey functions OPTICAL TRA CKBALL Swipe your finger over t o navigate on the screen. HOME Press t o return t o the Home screen. BA CK Press t o return t o the previous scr een. SEARCH Press t o search information on the W eb or on the current application. MENU Press t o open options for the curr ent screen. TOUCH SCREEN VOL UME DOWN Press[...]