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2 Contents Contents Getting started Inside the box 8 HTC Wildfire S 8 Back cover 10 Storage card 11 Battery 12 Switching the power on or off 13 Finger gestures 14 Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 14 Home screen 15 Basics Adjusting the volume 17 Sleep mode 18... Copying files to or from the storage card 23 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 24 Personalizing Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 26 Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 26 Changing your wallpaper 27 Applying a new skin 28 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 28...
2 Contents Contents Getting started Inside the box 8 HTC Wildfire S 8 Back cover 10 Storage card 11 Battery 12 Switching the power on or off 13 Finger gestures 14 Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 14 Home screen 15 Basics Adjusting the volume 17 Sleep mode 18... Copying files to or from the storage card 23 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 24 Personalizing Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 26 Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 26 Changing your wallpaper 27 Applying a new skin 28 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 28...
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... Security Protecting HTC Wildfire S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 157 Settings Settings on your phone 159 Changing display settings 160 Changing sound settings 162 Changing the language 163 Optimizing battery life 163 Managing memory 164 Checking information about your phone 165 Update and reset HTC Wildfire S software updates 166 Restarting HTC Wildfire S 167 Resetting HTC Wildfire S 167...
... Security Protecting HTC Wildfire S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 157 Settings Settings on your phone 159 Changing display settings 160 Changing sound settings 162 Changing the language 163 Optimizing battery life 163 Managing memory 164 Checking information about your phone 165 Update and reset HTC Wildfire S software updates 166 Restarting HTC Wildfire S 167 Resetting HTC Wildfire S 167...
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Back 8. Touch screen 5. Home 6. Menu 7. Notification LED 2. 8 Getting started Getting started Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: § HTC Wildfire S § Battery § microSD™ card (preinstalled) § USB cable § Power adapter § Basics Guide § Safety and regulatory guide HTC Wildfire S Front panel 1. Search Earpiece 4. Proximity sensor 3.
Back 8. Touch screen 5. Home 6. Menu 7. Notification LED 2. 8 Getting started Getting started Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: § HTC Wildfire S § Battery § microSD™ card (preinstalled) § USB cable § Power adapter § Basics Guide § Safety and regulatory guide HTC Wildfire S Front panel 1. Search Earpiece 4. Proximity sensor 3.
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Replacing the back cover 1. 10 Getting started Back cover Removing the back cover Remove the back cover to lock the cover in place. Insert the lower half of the phone into the bottom of the back cover towards the phone to access the battery compartment and storage card slot. 1. Press the sides and top part of the back cover. 2. You'll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place. Turn off HTC Wildfire S and hold it securely with the front facing down. 2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the POWER button.
Replacing the back cover 1. 10 Getting started Back cover Removing the back cover Remove the back cover to lock the cover in place. Insert the lower half of the phone into the bottom of the back cover towards the phone to access the battery compartment and storage card slot. 1. Press the sides and top part of the back cover. 2. You'll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place. Turn off HTC Wildfire S and hold it securely with the front facing down. 2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the POWER button.
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... use (for example, leaving your thumb or finger, lift the battery from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder. Removing the battery 1. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from the battery compartment. Inserting the battery Please use HTC Wildfire S. How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on uses more power).
... use (for example, leaving your thumb or finger, lift the battery from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder. Removing the battery 1. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from the battery compartment. Inserting the battery Please use HTC Wildfire S. How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on uses more power).
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... to set it up. When you turn on and start charging the battery. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter. 3. When you charge the battery and HTC Wildfire S is on, the charging battery icon is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light.... 13 Getting started Charging the battery Before you turn on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you'll need to charge the battery. § Do not remove the battery from HTC Wildfire S while you are charging it using HTC Wildfire S, it is fully charged. Easy. Insert the small end ...
... to set it up. When you turn on and start charging the battery. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter. 3. When you charge the battery and HTC Wildfire S is on, the charging battery icon is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light.... 13 Getting started Charging the battery Before you turn on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you'll need to charge the battery. § Do not remove the battery from HTC Wildfire S while you are charging it using HTC Wildfire S, it is fully charged. Easy. Insert the small end ...
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... Briefly press the POWER button to turn off . Waking up from Sleep mode To wake HTC Wildfire S up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you have set up manually, press the POWER ...button. You'll need to Sleep mode. HTC Wildfire S automatically wakes up when you will be asked to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call...on the lock screen and then slide your bag. 18 Basics Sleep mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Wildfire S into Sleep mode when it unlocks. Unlocking the screen Press the bar on the ...
... Briefly press the POWER button to turn off . Waking up from Sleep mode To wake HTC Wildfire S up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you have set up manually, press the POWER ...button. You'll need to Sleep mode. HTC Wildfire S automatically wakes up when you will be asked to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call...on the lock screen and then slide your bag. 18 Basics Sleep mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Wildfire S into Sleep mode when it unlocks. Unlocking the screen Press the bar on the ...
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19 Basics Status and notifications Status icons Here's what each icon means: Signal strength EvDO connected EvDO in use 1xRTT connected 1xRTT in use No signal Connected to a Wi-Fi network Data synchronizing Network sharing is on Battery is full Battery is charging Battery is low (20% remaining) Battery is very low (10% remaining) Silent mode Vibrate mode Microphone is mute Speakerphone is on Wired microphone headset connected Wired headset connected Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device Airplane mode Location setting is on Alarm is set
19 Basics Status and notifications Status icons Here's what each icon means: Signal strength EvDO connected EvDO in use 1xRTT connected 1xRTT in use No signal Connected to a Wi-Fi network Data synchronizing Network sharing is on Battery is full Battery is charging Battery is low (20% remaining) Battery is very low (10% remaining) Silent mode Vibrate mode Microphone is mute Speakerphone is on Wired microphone headset connected Wired headset connected Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device Airplane mode Location setting is on Alarm is set
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...Notification LED The notification LED shows a: § Solid green light when HTC Wildfire S is connected to see what event notification or new information you've received. If you have a pending notification. § Solid orange light when the battery is fully charged. § Flashing green light when you easily turn... get a new notification, you can scroll down the screen to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is being charged. § Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low. You can also open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then ...
...Notification LED The notification LED shows a: § Solid green light when HTC Wildfire S is connected to see what event notification or new information you've received. If you have a pending notification. § Solid orange light when the battery is fully charged. § Flashing green light when you easily turn... get a new notification, you can scroll down the screen to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is being charged. § Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low. You can also open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then ...
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... cable, the Choose a connection type screen opens and lets you only want to charge the battery while connected to your computer. Connect HTC Wildfire S to your music, photos, and other information between HTC Wildfire S and your computer. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that access the ... connection. On the Choose a connection type screen, select Disk drive, and then tap Done. Do one of the following : § Disconnect HTC Wildfire S from the storage card to a folder in your computer. 5. Select one of the following : § Copy the files from the computer...
... cable, the Choose a connection type screen opens and lets you only want to charge the battery while connected to your computer. Connect HTC Wildfire S to your music, photos, and other information between HTC Wildfire S and your computer. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that access the ... connection. On the Choose a connection type screen, select Disk drive, and then tap Done. Do one of the following : § Disconnect HTC Wildfire S from the storage card to a folder in your computer. 5. Select one of the following : § Copy the files from the computer...
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To light up the screen again, tap anywhere on HTC Wildfire S manually, you can also press to add. When in screensaver mode, the Desk Clock shows the time and date only and their position changes on ... to the World Clock screen Add more cities to check the current time in these cities. 1. It also shows an alarm clock indicator and the battery level. § Tap the weather image or information to show matching cities and countries. 3. Setting your home city's name. On the World Clock tab, press...
To light up the screen again, tap anywhere on HTC Wildfire S manually, you can also press to add. When in screensaver mode, the Desk Clock shows the time and date only and their position changes on ... to the World Clock screen Add more cities to check the current time in these cities. 1. It also shows an alarm clock indicator and the battery level. § Tap the weather image or information to show matching cities and countries. 3. Setting your home city's name. On the World Clock tab, press...
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...not cover every country or city. Select one or both of the following: Use wireless networks Use GPS satellites Uses Wi-Fi or your mobile data connection to find your location with Google Maps, you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to... your exact GPS location. It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of the sky and more battery power. This requires a clear view of interest or an address on HTC Wildfire S, you need to connect to the Internet to use Google Maps. § To find your approximate location. 126...
...not cover every country or city. Select one or both of the following: Use wireless networks Use GPS satellites Uses Wi-Fi or your mobile data connection to find your location with Google Maps, you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to... your exact GPS location. It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of the sky and more battery power. This requires a clear view of interest or an address on HTC Wildfire S, you need to connect to the Internet to use Google Maps. § To find your approximate location. 126...
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Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. Changing the device name The device name identifies HTC Wildfire S to music with the Bluetooth widget on board an aircraft and in the dialog box, and then tap OK. You... can find out how to do this by referring to your headset, you need to make it discoverable so HTC Wildfire S can listen to turn Bluetooth on or off 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. From the Home screen, press...
Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. Changing the device name The device name identifies HTC Wildfire S to music with the Bluetooth widget on board an aircraft and in the dialog box, and then tap OK. You... can find out how to do this by referring to your headset, you need to make it discoverable so HTC Wildfire S can listen to turn Bluetooth on or off 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. From the Home screen, press...
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... computer. § Or, select the Ask me check box to set HTC Wildfire S to always display the screen for updates. § Activate your storage card before you 've downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as the mobile network type, signal strength, battery level, and more. Clear the Automatic brightness check box. 160 Settings...
... computer. § Or, select the Ask me check box to set HTC Wildfire S to always display the screen for updates. § Activate your storage card before you 've downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as the mobile network type, signal strength, battery level, and more. Clear the Automatic brightness check box. 160 Settings...
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... respond properly to conserve battery power. Tap Applications > Development. 3. You can keep the screen from turning off . From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Clear the Auto-rotate screen check box. Recalibrating the G-sensor Recalibrate the screen if you hold HTC Wildfire S. Place HTC Wildfire S on how you 're charging HTC Wildfire S. 1. From the Home...
... respond properly to conserve battery power. Tap Applications > Development. 3. You can keep the screen from turning off . From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Clear the Auto-rotate screen check box. Recalibrating the G-sensor Recalibrate the screen if you hold HTC Wildfire S. Place HTC Wildfire S on how you 're charging HTC Wildfire S. 1. From the Home...
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...bag, the pocket mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you receive a call , you can set HTC Wildfire S to automatically switch to power saving mode when the battery level reaches a certain level. 1. Tap Sound. 3. If you want, you want to choose from may depend ...the language after a few seconds. Tap Sound. 3. Optimizing battery life You can switch to speakerphone automatically When you're on the version of HTC Wildfire S you want to the Home screen. Switching to speakerphone by simply flipping HTC Wildfire S over. 1. Select or clear the Flip for the ...
...bag, the pocket mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you receive a call , you can set HTC Wildfire S to automatically switch to power saving mode when the battery level reaches a certain level. 1. Tap Sound. 3. If you want, you want to choose from may depend ...the language after a few seconds. Tap Sound. 3. Optimizing battery life You can switch to speakerphone automatically When you're on the version of HTC Wildfire S you want to the Home screen. Switching to speakerphone by simply flipping HTC Wildfire S over. 1. Select or clear the Flip for the ...
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Tap Turn power saver on HTC Wildfire S. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. On the screen, tap Clear data and/or Clear cache. Checking the available storage card space 1. .... Checking the power usage of applications 1. Tap Uninstall. 164 Settings 4. Tap Power saver settings, and then set and select the behavior when HTC Wildfire S switches to uninstall. 4. Tap About phone > Battery > Battery use 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap SD & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the...
Tap Turn power saver on HTC Wildfire S. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. On the screen, tap Clear data and/or Clear cache. Checking the available storage card space 1. .... Checking the power usage of applications 1. Tap Uninstall. 164 Settings 4. Tap Power saver settings, and then set and select the behavior when HTC Wildfire S switches to uninstall. 4. Tap About phone > Battery > Battery use 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap SD & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the...
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... information Legal information Check information about the Android platform being used by HTC Wildfire S. Checking information about the battery such as the serial number of the phone and your mobile network and its current battery level, status, and what programs are using the battery. Read legal information from the storage card You cannot move . 4. Check information...
... information Legal information Check information about the Android platform being used by HTC Wildfire S. Checking information about the battery such as the serial number of the phone and your mobile network and its current battery level, status, and what programs are using the battery. Read legal information from the storage card You cannot move . 4. Check information...
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...then briefly press the POWER button. 3. If these steps don't work, you can remove and replace the battery, and then turn HTC Wildfire S on . 2. Resetting HTC Wildfire S Do a factory reset to return HTC Wildfire S to restart it back on to its original state before you do a factory reset is off, press ...tap Settings. 2. Press VOLUME DOWN to keep before the first time you 've downloaded and installed. Remove the battery, wait for the screen with the three Android images to turn HTC Wildfire S on . Be sure to back up any applications you turned it on or access settings, you can't...
...then briefly press the POWER button. 3. If these steps don't work, you can remove and replace the battery, and then turn HTC Wildfire S on . 2. Resetting HTC Wildfire S Do a factory reset to return HTC Wildfire S to restart it back on to its original state before you do a factory reset is off, press ...tap Settings. 2. Press VOLUME DOWN to keep before the first time you 've downloaded and installed. Remove the battery, wait for the screen with the three Android images to turn HTC Wildfire S on . Be sure to back up any applications you turned it on or access settings, you can't...
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...33 Clock 93 Contacts - settings 125 - views 121 - recording a video 75 - working with Exchange ActiveSync email 117 F Facebook for HTC Sense 64 Factory reset 167 Firmware 166 Flight mode 42 Friend Stream 68 G Gallery - sharing music 90 - turning on or off ...headset or car kit 152 - taking a photo 74 - about 79 installing 91, 136 B Back up contacts 58 Battery - disconnecting or unpairing 153 - reminders 123 - from Web 46 - optimizing battery life 163 Bluetooth - basics 73 - recalibrating G-sensor 161 - managing events 122 - deleting 92 - changing the time...
...33 Clock 93 Contacts - settings 125 - views 121 - recording a video 75 - working with Exchange ActiveSync email 117 F Facebook for HTC Sense 64 Factory reset 167 Firmware 166 Flight mode 42 Friend Stream 68 G Gallery - sharing music 90 - turning on or off ...headset or car kit 152 - taking a photo 74 - about 79 installing 91, 136 B Back up contacts 58 Battery - disconnecting or unpairing 153 - reminders 123 - from Web 46 - optimizing battery life 163 Bluetooth - basics 73 - recalibrating G-sensor 161 - managing events 122 - deleting 92 - changing the time...