Turn your device on and off, Calibrate the device | HTC 8500

22Getting Started

1.3Starting Up

Turn your device on and off

To turn on your device, press the Power button. When you turn on your device for the first time, you are asked to complete a calibration process. For more information, see “Calibrate the device”.

To turn off your device, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds. A message will then be displayed, prompting you whether or not to turn off the device completely.

Note Quickly pressing the power button turns off your device temporarily and switches it to sleep mode. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while your device is in sleep mode.

Calibrate the device

Calibrating the device screen involves tapping the center of a cross with the stylus as the cross moves around the screen. This process ensures that when you tap the screen with your stylus, the tapped item is activated.

If your device does not accurately respond to screen taps, follow these steps to re-calibrate it:

1.Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen.

2.On the General tab, tap Align Screen, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the calibration.

Calibrating the device

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HTC 8500 user manual Turn your device on and off, Calibrate the device, Tap Start Settings System tab Screen

Contents

N G U L a R M a K E S B U S I N E S S R U N B E T T E R Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Please Read Before Proceeding Use the correct external power source Handle battery packs carefully Safety Precautions for Acoustic Pressure Safety in Aircrafts Heed service markings Environment Restrictions Avoid hot areas Damage requiring serviceMounting Accessories Avoid wet areas Adjust the volume Cleaning Contents Synchronizing Information Setting Up E-mail Security Using Phone FeaturesManaging Your Pocket PC Phone Mail and Messaging 117 Getting ConnectedExperiencing Multimedia 153 Appendix 193 Using Other Applications 179Index 205 Page Chapter Getting to Know Your Device and Its Accessories 13 14 15 16 No. Item Button Trackwheel Function Enter 19 20 27 28 29 30 31 Connector Experience better reception quality Car Antenna Accessories Accessory Function AC adapter UMTS/HSDPA To check the battery power Charge the batteryLow battery Alternatively, tap Start Settings Systems tab Power Turn your device on and off Tap Start Settings System tab ScreenCalibrate the device Manage screen settings Today Screen Indicators Icon Description Settings Personal tab Menus Start menu Getting Started Getting Started Personal tab System tab Connections tab Getting Started Entering and Searching for Information Using the Sliding Keyboard Input Methods To show or hide the Input Panel Tap Large keys To enter text using the on-screen KeyboardTo enlarge the on-screen Keyboard To use Letter Recognizer To use Block Recognizer To start Transcriber To write using TranscriberTo enter punctuation and symbols To edit text To open the Symbol Pad and select a symbol To search for a ﬁle or an item Tap Start Programs Search Using Phone Features Enter your PIN Using the PhonePhone screen Turn the phone function on and off Adjust the device volume Volume adjustment Make a call from Phone Make a call from Contacts To choose one of the numbers of a contact to dial Make a call from Call HistoryMake a call from Speed Dial To create a Speed Dial entry To answer or reject an incoming call Make a call from SIM ManagerTo call a SIM contact To end a call Start Smart Dialing To ﬁnd a phone number Tips on using Smart DialingTo ﬁnd a contact name Make a call or send an SMS using Smart Dialing Set up Smart Dialing On the Phone screen, tap Menu Smart Dialing Options To put a call on hold To switch between two callsTo set up a conference call Tap Conference Make an international call Make an emergency callTo mute a call Tap Start Programs SAPSettings Using Phone Features Synchronizing Information and Setting Up E-mail Security Setting Up ActiveSync To install and set up ActiveSync on the computer Synchronizing Information and Setting Up E-mail Security Synchronizing Information and Setting Up E-mail Security Information types on the PC and Exchange Server Synchronize Outlook information with the computer To manually start and stop synchronization Location Synchronize Outlook information with Exchange ServerTo change which information is synchronized New state To synchronize directly with Exchange Server Schedule synchronization with Exchange ServerTap Finish Using Comm Manager to Enable Direct Push Using ActiveSync to Enable Direct Push To synchronize with a computer via infrared To synchronize with a computer via BluetoothTo schedule synchronization at regular time intervals On your device, tap Start Programs ActiveSync Change Media synchronization settings To set up a sync relationship with a storage card Click Set up Sync Digitally sign and encrypt all messages Tap Start Programs ActiveSync Tap Menu Options Synchronizing Information and Setting Up E-mail Security Managing Your Pocket PC Phone Customize the Today screen Tap Start Settings Personal tab TodayPersonalizing Your Pocket PC Phone To customize the Today screen Customize the Start menu Why is the device name important?Tap Start Settings Personal tab Menus To set options for displaying tasks on the Today screen To change the device name To set an alarmSet Date / Time / Language / Regional Options To set the time and date To set the time and date for a different location Personal and system settingsTo change language and regional settings To reassign programs or shortcuts to program buttons To increase or decrease the size of text on the screen To choose how to be notiﬁed about events or actionsTo adjust the speed for scrolling To ﬁnd the operating system version number To adjust the brightness of the backlight Phone settingsTo make the battery last longer To set the backlight to dim after a time delay Networks Phone servicesTo choose the services To change the ring type To set preferred networks To change phone network settingsTap Start Settings Personal tab Phone Network tab Tap Set Networks Tap Start Settings System tab Remove Programs To remove programs To see available storage card memory Tap Start Settings System tab MemoryTo see how much memory is available To free up program memory To close a program Tap Start Settings System tab Memory Running Programs tabTo copy ﬁles to a storage card To copy a ﬁle between your device and the PC Tap Menu Edit PasteTo automatically save ﬁles on a storage card Tap Start Settings Personal tab Lock Tap Require PIN when phone is usedTo protect your device with a password To protect your SIM card with a PIN To change your password To display owner information on the ‘my info’ screen To perform a soft reset To perform a hard reset Managing Your Pocket PC Phone Getting Connected Connecting to the Internet Hsdpa Tap Finish Tap Start Settings Connections tab Connections To set up a dial-up connection to your ISPTo connect to a private network To set up a network card To use MEdia Net from Cingular To start Internet ExplorerTo set a Home To transfer favorites from your PC To change the size of text on Web pages To add a favoriteTo delete a favorite or folder To change how Web pages ﬁll the screen To save a picture from a Web To set up Internet security settingsTo delete temporary Internet ﬁles Tap Start Settings Connections tab Comm Manager To open Comm Manager Bluetooth modes To turn Bluetooth on and make your device discoverable Bluetooth partnershipsTo create a Bluetooth partnership To rename a Bluetooth partnership Connect a Bluetooth hands-free headsetTo accept a Bluetooth partnership To delete a Bluetooth partnership To connect a Bluetooth hands-free headset Beam information using Bluetooth To beam information from your device to a computer Use the device as a Bluetooth modem Tap Beam type of item Select Bluetooth as the Connection Type Use another Bluetooth phone as a modem To add the device as a Bluetooth modem Select a modem list, tap Bluetooth To connect to a Wi-Fi network Open Comm Manager To save battery power while connected to a Wi-Fi network To check the Wireless LAN status Getting Connected To set up your device as an infrared or USB modem On your device, tap Start Programs Wireless Modem To add your device as an infrared modem to your notebook Click Start Settings Control PanelTap Menu Start To add your device as a USB modem to your computer Double-clickPhone and Modem Options To dial up and connect to the Internet Select Connect using a dial-up modem then click Next Getting Connected To end the modem session On your device, tap Start Programs Terminal Services ClientTo navigate within Terminal Services Client To connect to a Terminal Server To disconnect after ending a session To disconnect without ending a sessionTap Disconnect Tap Log Off Getting Connected Mail and Messaging Mail and Text Messages Set up Outlook e-mailTap Start Programs ActiveSync Set up a POP3/IMAP4 e-mail account Tap Start Messaging Tap Menu Tools New Account Setting Description User name Send and receive messages Outgoing server settingsTo compose and send a message To reply to or forward a message To exclude your e-mail address when replying to allTap Advanced To receive attachments To add an attachment to a messageTap Start Messaging Tap Menu Tools Options Download messages To download messages from the server To digitally sign and encrypt a new message Individually sign and encrypt a messageMessage list, tap Menu Go To Outlook E-mail Manage folders Tap Menu Check Certiﬁcate Mail and Messaging Personal Email Setup in 5 Clicks Self Service Corporate Email Setup To download Xpress Mail Send and Receive Personal Email To set up Xpress Mail, you will need Corporate Email SetupSelf-Service Xpress Mail Start On Your Desktop Or Laptop Computer Mail and Messaging Tap Get Xpress Mail on your Today screen Complete the Setup Process on yourTap Register Send and Receive Corporate Email Tap Start, then Messaging To access MMS Change MMS settingsTap Start Messaging Tap Menu Go To MMS To conﬁgure MMS settings Connect via. Select The Internet from the list Create and send MMS messagesTo compose an MMS message Tap Send to send the MMS message To add an audio clip to an MMS message To create an MMS message from a templateTo add predeﬁned text strings to an MMS message Tap Insert an audio clip To reply to an MMS message View and Reply to MMS messagesTo view an MMS message To start MSN Messenger To send an instant message To sign in or outTo add or delete contacts To schedule an appointment To send a meeting request To set a default reminder for all new appointmentsTap Menu New Appointment Tap Attendees To create a contact on your device Select the Set reminders for new items check boxTo create a contact on your SIM card To copy SIM contacts to your device To change contact informationTo work with the contact list Tap Start Programs SIM Manager Tap Menu Contacts to SIM To copy contacts to the SIM cardTap Start Programs SIM Manager, then tap Menu Tools Options To ﬁnd a contact on your device To ﬁnd a contact online Tap Start Contacts Menu View By Name Mail and Messaging Tap Start Programs Tasks To set a default reminder for all new tasksTo create a task To change the priority of a task To show start and due dates in the task list Enter information in NotesTo locate a task To create a note To set the default input mode for NotesTap Start Programs Notes To draw in a note Record a voice note To create a voice note Tap Start Settings Personal tab Input To change recording formats Using Camera Cingular 8525 only Using Windows Media Player Mobile To open the Camera screen Capture modesTo exit the Camera Current capture mode Camera and Enter buttons Camera controlsFile formats supported Navigation Control Experiencing Multimedia Night MMS Video capture mode Video capture modeStill image capture modes Review screen icons Review screenAssign to Contacts . Tap Zooming Capture Capture size setting Zoom range ModeTo change the display duration of the Review screen Capture mode MMS Camera Settings screen To navigate the Camera Settings screen Sports Settings menu Self-timer menuPanorama Settings menu Template menu Flash Light menu Capture Settings menuCapture Mode menu Ambience menu Advanced menu Experiencing Multimedia Using Pictures & Videos File Type File Extensions Tap Start Programs Pictures & Videos To view picturesTo play GIF animation ﬁles To play videos with audio To sort pictures and video clips To view slide showsTo start Camera optional from Pictures & Videos To set a picture as the Today screen background To delete a picture or video clipTo edit a picture Tap Menu Set as Today Background Tap Menu Beam To send pictures and video clips via e-mailTo beam a picture or video clip To assign pictures to contacts Video File Formats Supported File Extensions To customize more image settingsAudio File Formats Supported File Extensions Tap Start Programs Windows Media Open Windows Media PlayerAbout the controls This control Does this About the screens and menus About licenses and protected files To synchronize and copy content manually to your device To synchronize content to your device automaticallyCopy files to your device Play media To play items on your device To play an item on a network TroubleshootingTap Menu Open URL Using Other Applications Word Mobile To create a Word ﬁle To create an Excel ﬁle To start a slide show presentation Tap Start Programs PowerPoint MobileTo stop a slide show To install MIDlets from a PC To install MIDlets from the InternetTo enlarge or reduce the display size To view the MIDlets currently running To install a MIDlet/MIDlet suiteTo run MIDlets on your device To stop running a MIDlet Manage MIDlets/MIDlet suites To conﬁgure MIDlet security To select a type of connectionSecurity Option Tap Start Programs ZIP Start ZIP and Open .zip filesTo start ZIP on your device To open a ZIP ﬁle and extract ﬁles Tap File New Archive Tap Action ExtractTo create a zip archive Tap Action Add Create a voice tag for a phone number Tap File Close Archive Using Other Applications Create a voice tag for a program Make a call or launch programs using a voice tagTap Start Settings Personal tab Voice Speed Dial Tap Start Programs Voice Speed Dial Using Other Applications Appendix European Union Notice 1Regulatory NoticesRegulatory Agency IDs EN 60950-1 IEC EN 301 Etsi EN 300 Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment may be operated Modifications Safety Precautions for RF ExposureSAR Information Other Medical Devices PacemakersHearing Aids Other tips and cautions Weee Notice RoHS Compliance 2PC Requirement to Run ActiveSync System Information 3SpecificationsPower Display Camera Module optional PhysicalControls and Lights Connections AudioExpansion Slots Appendix Index Index Security Index MMS Index Index ZIP