Display Settings, Adjusting the screen brightness | HTC 200 guide

Chapter 10

Managing Your Phone

10.1 Display Settings

Adjusting the screen brightness

1.Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings.

2.Tap Sound & display > Brightness.

Note The Automatic brightness check box needs to be selected for you to be able to manually adjust screen brightness.

3.Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. Tap OK.

Adjusting the time before the screen turns off

After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off.

1.Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.

2.Tap the time before the screen turns off.

Tip To turn off the screen quickly, press the END/POWER ( ) button.

Preventing automatic screen rotation

By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone.

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HTC 200 manual Display Settings, Adjusting the screen brightness, Adjusting the time before the screen turns off

Contents

Your HTC Hero Please Read Before Proceeding Page Disclaimers Limitation of Damages Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Electrical SafetyPage Page Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight 10 Explosive Atmospheres Interference with Medical Equipment Functions General Precautions 12 Page 14 Contents 16 Repositioning and removing a Home screen item Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Adding a new phone number to Contacts Changing Facebook and Flickr update settings Setting text and multimedia message options18 101 Sending a meeting request using the Exchange Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network 110104 106 Turning on Bluetooth and making the phone discoverable 123 Pairing and connecting with a Bluetooth hands-free20 119 Sending music using Bluetooth 152 Setting up multiple Google Accounts 153147 149 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 182 22 167 168 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone 204 184185 186 Setting stock information update frequency 220 24 210 211 224 226228 Changing the language of the operating system 228 26 232234 235 Your Phone and Accessories Front panel Phone Basics Back Phone Basics Top panelBack panel Left panel Bottom panel What’s inside the box Installing the Battery and Storage Card Battery Battery contacts Lift up from here Charging the Battery Storage card Press and hold Getting Around Your PhoneTap Swipe or slide DragFlick Rotate Setting up your phone for the first time Getting StartedTurning on your phone Turning off your phone Turning off the screen when not in use Home Screen Extended Home screen Customizing and saving a scene Using a preset scenePersonalizing your Home screen Adding Home screen items Phone Basics Repositioning and removing a Home screen item Changing the Home screen wallpaper Phone Status, Notifications, and Proximity Sensor Icons that appear in this area Phone Basics Notifications panel Applications Notification LED Settings Recently-used applications Phone Basics Adjusting the Volume Phone Basics Connecting Your Phone to a Computer Using the phone’s storage card as a USB drive Searching Your Phone and the Web Phone Basics Calling using the phone dialer screen Making Calls Using Phone Features Smart Dial Calling using Voice Dialer Calling a phone number in a text message Answering or Rejecting a Call Calling a speed dial numberCalling a phone number in an email Making an emergency call Muting the ringing sound Answering an incoming callRejecting an incoming call Handling multiple calls Using In-call OptionsRejecting a call and sending a text message Setting up a conference call Ending a call Muting the microphone during a callTurning the speakerphone on or off Using Call History Using the Call History tab Clearing the Call History list Adding a new phone number to ContactsChecking a missed call Adjusting Phone Settings Quiet ring on pickup Enabling or disabling Airplane mode Turning the Phone Function On and Off About People Ways of getting contacts into your phone Using the People Screen Using People Setting up My contact card Adding a new contact Merging contact information Viewing and managing contacts Using People Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Editing a contact’s informationSending contact information Working with Groups Deleting contacts Using People People Widget Using Facebook and Flickr in People Using People Updating your Facebook status Using the Contact Details ScreenChanging Facebook and Flickr update settings Using People Using the Onscreen Keyboard Using the landscape onscreen keyboard Qwerty Entering Text Compact Qwerty Entering Text Phone Keypad Entering Words with Predictive Text Adjusting Touch Input Settings Touch Input settings Text input Qwerty Entering Text Sending Text and Multimedia Messages Opening Messages Creating and sending SMS and MMS messages Exchanging Messages Exchanging Messages Exchanging Messages Exchanging Messages Receiving text and multimedia messages Managing messages and message threads Exchanging Messages WAP push messages Setting text and multimedia message options MMS settings Received messages Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Using MailAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Creating another email account Viewing your email inbox Exchanging Messages Composing and sending emails Exchanging Messages Setting the priority for an email message Viewing and replying to emails Exchanging Messages Editing email account settings Deleting an email account Data Connection Connecting to the InternetWi-Fi Getting Connected Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless networkChecking the wireless network status Getting Connected Preparing your phone for VPN connection Connecting to a Virtual Private NetworkSetting up secure credential storage Connecting to a VPN Adding a VPN connection Using Your Phone’s Web Browser Setting your homeOpening the Internet application Going to a web Changing the screen orientation Browsing full versions of all web sitesNavigating on a web Zooming in or out on a web Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windows Finding text within a web Selecting links in web pages Link What to do Copying and pasting text Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Sharing web pages Downloading web applications Managing bookmarks Setting Internet options Using your phone as a modem tetheringUsing Bluetooth Turning on Bluetooth and making the phone discoverable Changing the phone name Getting Connected Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth Getting Connected Getting Connected Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Disconnecting a Bluetooth device Using Camera and Camcorder Camera and Multimedia Changing capture modes Camera and Multimedia Zooming Taking pictures Shooting videos Review screen Camera menu panel Camera and Multimedia Camera and Multimedia Using Photos Opening Photos Working with pictures Zooming in or out on a photo Rotating photos Cropping photos Watching videos Sharing photos and videos Camera and Multimedia Camera and Multimedia Camera and Multimedia Playing music Using MusicOpening Music Camera and Multimedia Library Creating playlists Managing your playlists Setting a song as ringtone Sending music using Bluetooth Setting up multiple Google Accounts Signing In to Your Google Account Google Apps Using GmailViewing your Gmail inbox Switching to another Google Account Google Apps Creating and sending emails Receiving and reading emails Changing Gmail synchronization settings Searching for messages Replying to or forwarding emails Managing conversations and emails Mute to mute the entire conversation Setting Gmail settings Using Google Talk Signing in to Google Talk Google Apps Signing out of Google Talk Chatting with friendsAccepting an invitation to chat Returning to the Friends list Switching between active chats Inviting a friend to join a group chatChatting on or off the record Ending a chat Google Apps Mobile indicators Using Google Maps Adjusting Google Talk settings Moving on the map Turning on location servicesFinding your location Getting an address and additional information for a location Viewing map layers Searching for a location Getting directions Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Clearing the map Sharing your locations Using Google LatitudeJoining Latitude Inviting friends Accepting an invitation Showing your friends Connecting with your friends Changing privacy settings Using YouTube Searching for videos Sharing videos Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Using Android Market Finding and installing apps from Android MarketOpening Android Market Getting help Google Apps Opening an installed application Creating a Google Checkout account Requesting a refund for an application Uninstalling an application Synchronizing Google Apps Using Calendar More Applications Creating events More Applications More Applications Calendar views Day view Agenda view Viewing, editing or deleting an event More Applications Event reminders Displaying and synchronizing calendars More Applications Changing Calendar settings Sending a vCalendar Using Clock Using Desk Clock Using the World Clock More Applications Using Alarms More Applications Using HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync on your PC Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization Setting up more sync options Synchronizing your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade Installing Android applications More Applications Using HTC Footprints Creating a footprint Exporting your footprints Revisiting a footprintEditing or deleting a footprint Importing footprints On the Open file screen, tap the file you want to view Using Peep Opening Peep Sending a tweet Sending a direct message Searching for Twitter users to follow Using Quickoffice Viewing documents, presentations and spreadsheets More Applications Using Stocks Opening Stocks Setting stock information update frequency Adding a stock quote or stock market indexChanging the list order Deleting an item Using Weather Opening Weather Adding a city Changing Weather optionsChanging the order of cities Deleting a city Using Voice Recorder Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Display Settings Adjusting the screen brightnessAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Preventing automatic screen rotation Switching animation effects on or off Keeping the screen on while charging the phoneRecalibrating the screen Managing Your Phone Sound Settings Checking if haptic feedback is enabledChanging the ring tone Enabling touch tones Phone Services Accessing and changing the phone services settingsChoosing the notification sound Enabling data roaming Changing the language of the operating system Language SettingsSynchronizing with Online Accounts Changing general sync settings Adding a social network account Changing account settings Protecting Your PhoneSynchronizing an account manually Protecting your phone with a screen lock Managing Your Phone Uninstalling third-party applications Managing MemoryChecking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Resetting the Phone Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space Specifications Appendix Regulatory Notices Appendix Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement Important Note Important Note SAR Information Appendix Weee Notice RoHS Compliance Index Index Index QWERTY Index