HTC HS S00 user manual Install Gprs Monitor, Gprs Monitor icon and pop-up window, Today Plug-in

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13.3Spb GPRS Monitor

Using Spb GPRS Monitor, you can monitor how much data you have sent and received on your device, and check the network usage costs by taking into account your service plan details. You can also view connection cost and traffic charts, generate reports of network connection usage, and export reports to CSV files for use with Microsoft® Office Excel® and Access.

Install GPRS Monitor

The GPRS Monitor program is included on the Application CD. To install it onto your device, run the program’s installer on your PC. Follow the onscreen instructions on your PC and your device to complete the

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The GPRS Monitor icon and pop-up window

Another way of displaying status information visually is by enabling the GPRS Monitor icon to be shown on the title bar. This icon shows the GPRS/ dial-up connection speed, data traffic, and battery status.

To show the GPRS Monitor icon on the title bar

1.Tap Start > Programs > Spb GPRS Monitor.

2.Tap Tools > Options > Icon tab.

3.Select the Show taskbar icon check box.

By default, the GPRS Monitor icon shows three bars that represent the following status information:

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The Today Plug-in

After you have installed GPRS Monitor on your device, you will find its program icon in Start > Programs. In addition, GPRS Monitor is also added to the Today screen as a plug-in which shows connection statistics, a brightness panel, battery panel, and shortcut icons.

Icon Bar 1: Speed (Full bar corresponds

to 19KB/sec.)

Icon Bar 2: Traffic

(Full bar corresponds to 100%. Each bar is 20%.)

Icon Bar 3: Battery (Each bar corresponds to 20% of the total charge.)

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1Tap to open the GPRS Monitor screen where you can set up monitoring, view cost and traffic charts, and generate reports.

2Tap inside the control bar to adjust the backlight level.

3This is the battery power monitor. Tap it to access the Power Settings screen.

4Tap to toggle between connecting or disconnecting your default data connection.

5Tap to open Internet Explorer Mobile.

6Tap to open Messaging.

When you tap the GPRS Monitor icon on the title bar, a pop-up window opens and shows you detailed statistics about data transfers, such as the data size just transferred and its cost, the data amount left that you are allowed to transfer, and more.

Set up monitoring and notification

To select the connection to be monitored

1.On the GPRS Monitor screen, tap Tools > Options > Connection tab.

2.Select the Enable connection monitoring check box.

3.In the Connection list, select the connection you want to monitor.