HTC Hero manual Turning Your Device On and Off, Turning Your Device Off, 10 2A. Device Basics

Turning Your Device On and Off

Turning Your Device On

Press .

Turning Your Device Off

1.Press and hold for about two seconds.

Note

When the screen is locked and you press , it will only turn off the screen and not the device. You will need to unlock the screen first before you press and hold . See “To unlock the screen:” for details.

2.On the Phone options menu, tap Power off.

3.On the Power off confirmation box, tap OK.

Turning Off the Screen When Not in Use

To save battery power, the device automatically turns off the screen when you leave it idle after a certain period of time. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the device’s screen is off.

Tip

For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see “Display Settings” on page 27.

You can also turn off the screen by pressing . Pressing again or incoming calls will turn on your device screen and show the lock screen.

To unlock the screen:

Press and hold the lock screen bar and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call.

Lock screen bar

Tip	You can also press	while on the lock screen to unlock the screen.
Note	If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen before it
	unlocks. For more information on how to create and enable the screen unlock pattern, see “Protecting Your
	Device with a Screen Lock” on page 31.

10 2A. Device Basics