HTC Hero manual Getting Around Your Device, 12 2A. Device Basics

Charging the Battery

Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your device automatically turns off, and you will lose any information you were just working on.

Always use a Sprint-approved or HTC-approved desktop charger, travel charger, or vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.

1.Plug the USB connector of the AC adapter into the charger/accessory jack at the bottom of your device.

2.Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

Charging is indicated by a solid amber light in the Notification LED. As the battery is being charged while the device is on, the charging battery icon ( ) is displayed in the status bar of the Home screen. After the battery has been fully charged, the Notification LED shows a solid green light and a full battery icon ( ) displays in the status bar of the Home screen.

For more information about Notifications, see “Notification LED” for more details.

With the Sprint-approved Li-Ion battery, you can recharge the battery before it becomes completely run down.

Getting Around Your Device

There are different ways to navigate around the your device’s Home screen, menus, and application screens.

Tap

When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.

Press and hold

To open the available options for an item (for example, contact or link in a Web page), simply press and hold the item.

Swipe or slide

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

Flick

Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.

Rotate

For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the device sideways. When entering text, you can turn the device sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. See “Using the Onscreen Keyboard” for more details.

Note

The Orientation check box in > >Settings> Sound& displayneeds to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.

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