After installing the SIM card, battery, and microSD card and charging the battery, you are now ready to turn on your phone for the first time. Read on and learn what you can do with your phone.

4. Get Started

Press the END/POWER button to turn on your phone. When you turn on your phone for the first time: If you did not insert your SIM card and you turned on your phone for the first time, your phone displays a tutorial showing how to install the SIM card and battery. Turn off your phone, insert your SIM card, and reinsert the battery before proceeding to use the phone. Your phone automatically sets up GPRS/3G, MMS, and WAP connections based on your SIM card. Your phone walks you through a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard. Follow through the tutorial to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard. Your phone guides you to connect to a Wi-Fi network, if available, and lets you set up your email accounts and favorite social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up and log into your accounts, or you can skip the setup and do it at another time. Some phone features such as Weather and Footprints require Googles location service to automatically determine your current location. You can choose whether to allow Googles location service to collect information about your location. Your phone attempts to auto detect your time zone and set the time automatically. Set your local time if auto detection is unsuccessful. When your phone displays the Web address from which the PC synchronization software can be downloaded, note down the Web address so you can download and install it on your computer.

5. Start Screen

Tap the Start icon ( ) on the top-left corner of the screen or press the START ( ) button on your phone to open the Start screen. The Start screen gives you access to the essential features and programs of your phone.

6. Lock Screen

The Lock screen is displayed whenever your phone is locked. This prevents accidental button or touch screen presses. Your phone automatically locks when the display is turned off (automatically or you have pressed the END/POWER button) and your phone goes to sleep mode. When you see the Lock screen, slide the Lock button ( ) left or right to unlock your phone. For more information about the Lock screen, refer to the Getting Started chapter in the User Manual PDF.

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7. Get Your Contacts into the Phone
There are several ways you can add contacts to your phone.

Creating new contacts

You can create new contacts and enter their phone number, email address, and other details on your phone. 1. On the Home screen, slide to the People tab, tap All People, and then tap New. 2.To add a photo of the contact, tap the Contact Photo icon ( ) on the upper-right corner of the New Contact Card screen. Choose whether to use the persons photo from Facebook, select a photo from Albums, or take the persons photo using the Camera. 3.Enter the contact details in the fields provided. You can also assign a ringtone to the contact. 4.When done, tap Done.
Tip On the New Contact Card screen, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and then tap More to enter additional contact details.
Synchronizing Outlook contacts
If you have Outlook contacts on your computer or the Exchange Server (Outlook work account), you can sync them with your phone. For more information about synchronizing your phone with your computer, see Sync With Your Computer in this guide. Refer to the User Manual PDF to learn how to sync your phone with the Exchange Server.
Synchronizing With Microsoft My Phone
Microsoft My Phone syncs information between your phone and a password-protected website hosted by Microsoft. You can back up and restore your contacts, calendar appointments, photos, and other information. Refer to the User Manual PDF for details.

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8. Experience HTC Sense
HTC HD2 is the first Windows Mobile phone to embody HTC Sense, a holistic experience based on three core principles make it mine, stay close, and discover the unexpected.

Make it mine

Personalized Home screen See the time and weather of your current location on the weather clock of the Home screen. The Home screen also displays your upcoming appointment. Tap the respective item when you want to change the weather clock to display another location, update the weather information, or access the Calendar. Essential features that you commonly use, such as People, Messages, Mail, Internet, and more, are readily accessed up front on the Home screen. The tabs at the bottom of the Home screen correspond to the different phone features. Simply press and hold the active tab and then slide your finger right or left to the feature you want to use. You can also directly tap a tab.
You can also personalize the Home screen with an animated or picture wallpaper (by tapping Menu > Home Wallpaper), rearrange the tabs, as well as add quick links to people who matter most to you, your favorite websites, and applications.

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Stay close
Its all about people Bringing people who matter most closer to you thats what your phone is all about. Put people you keep in touch with often up front on your Home screens People tab. Simply tap the photo of a contact to quickly place a call or create a new message to send to this contact.
Since your phone organizes text and multimedia messages, email conversations, and phone logs of a contact all in one place, you get to see at a glance all communications with that person. Your phone also keeps you in tune with your social circles by seamlessly integrating Facebook information into the personal details of your stored contacts. You can instantly see what theyre doing and know whether they have new photos or other updates. More importantly, you are well informed about their birthday and other important events.

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Text messages
Facebook updates and events
Sending messages to multiple contacts is made easier, too. Slide to the Groups tab and create a group of selected contacts so you can easily send a text, multimedia, or email message to the group without having to add the addressed contacts to your message one by one.
14 Quick Start Guide Social networking Enjoy twittering directly from your phone.
With the phones high-resolution camera, you can take a photo and immediately upload it to your Facebook album. While twittering, you can also send a photo with your tweet message. Whats more, you can capture a video and share it on YouTube. See Share Photos and Videos on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in this guide for details.

Discover the unexpected

Smart Dial Your phone also makes it quick and easy to go from reading a text, multimedia or email message to calling the sender (if the senders phone number is stored in your contacts). While viewing the message, press the TALK/SEND button to call the sender.
Quick Start Guide 15 Onscreen keyboard To enter text, choose from three onscreen keyboard layouts: Full QWERTY, Compact QWERTY, and Phone Keypad. The onscreen keyboard offers word prediction and auto correction features, helping you type faster and more accurately. Dont worry about pressing the right key every timejust get close and let the onscreen keyboard do the rest. Full QWERTY When youre filling in the recipient in your message, you simply need to input the first few letters of the recipients name. A matching list of names from your stored contacts will be displayed. Tap the recipients number or email address to which you want to send your message.

16 Quick Start Guide Internet and multimedia entertainment on the big screen With the high-resolution, extra large screen of your phone, you get full enjoyment when surfing the Web and playing multimedia. When viewing Web pages, glancing through your photos and videos, or browsing through music albums, you can turn your phone sideways to the left to change the screen to landscape view.
Swipe your finger left or right across the screen when flipping through photos, videos, or music albums in landscape view. Tap a photo, video, or music album to bring it up to the center of the screen.
Quick Start Guide 17 Tap the center photo or video to view it in full screen, or tap the center album to display the music tracks in that album and start listening to the music. Pinch zooming The capacitive touch screen of your phone is built for pure finger touch control. When youre viewing Web pages, photos, messages, or documents, zoom in and out freely with just a simple pinch of your fingers. Using your thumb and index finger, press on the touch screen and spread your fingers apart to zoom in. Pinch your fingers together to zoom out.

Zooming in

Zooming out
On certain screens wherein some onscreen controls or icons appear small and hard to tap on, you can also use pinch zooming to zoom in and out. After zooming in, the onscreen control or icon becomes larger and you can easily tap it with your finger. You will also see a small preview window, and you can
18 Quick Start Guide drag your finger around this window to pan around the zoomed screen.

Normal screen

Zoomed screen
HTC Footprints Use HTC Footprints to record the chronicles of your life. Wherever you go, you can take photos of the places you visited and store their GPS location and other details to your phone. From the Home screens Footprints tab, you can then easily flip through the photos and find your favorite places again. For more information about using Footprints, refer to the Finding and Recording Places chapter in the User Manual PDF.
Quick Start Guide 19 Simply intuitive Some design features of HTC HD2 are far better experienced than can ever be explained. Like the ringer volume level that scales down when the phone detects that you have picked it up, or the display that automatically adjusts to the light level in your surroundings and turns off to prevent false screen touches during a call. Its also the capacitive touch experience combined with an interface optimized for the spacious display that lets you easily adjust the settings, set up calendar appointments, browse through photos, and navigate through menus with only the touch of a finger.

Send multimedia messages (MMS) that include photos, videos, or audio clips. 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Messages tab and then tap the New Message icon ( ) on the upper right side of the screen. 2.In the To field, enter the recipients mobile phone number or email address. You can also enter the first few letters of the recipients name to display a matching list of names from your stored contacts, and then tap the recipients mobile phone number or email address to which you want to send your message.
Quick Start Guide23 3.Tap the Attach button ( ) and then choose what you want to insert to the multimedia message: photo, video, audio, contact details, calendar appointment, or slideshow. 4.When you have finished composing your multimedia message, tap Send.
Setting up and using email
Set up email accounts on your phone, which can include your personal email and your work accounts. (Refer to the User Manual PDF to learn how to set up your Outlook work account.) To set up an Internet email account 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Mail tab. 2.If this is your first time to set up an email account, tap Add Account. Otherwise, tap Menu > Add Account. 3.Select an email provider. If your email provider is not listed, tap Other. 4.Enter your email address and password, and then tap Next. 5.Enter your name and the account display name, and then tap Next.
Note If the type of email account you want to set up is not in the phone database, the subsequent screens will prompt you to enter more details, such as the incoming and outgoing email server settings. Obtain these settings from your email provider.
6.Choose how often you want your phone to automatically send and receive email. 7. Tap Done.
24 Quick Start Guide To send email 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Mail tab and tap an email account to use on the right side of the screen. 2.Tap the New Email icon ( email message. ) to create a new
3.Tap To and then select a contact or an email group. In the To field, you can also enter the first few letters of the recipients name to display a matching list of names from your stored contacts, and then tap a recipient to automatically fill in the persons email address. 4.Enter your subject and message, and then tap Send.

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11. Use the Camera
Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and capturing videos of your trip and encounters with your phones 5 megapixel camera.

Taking a photo

1. On the Home screen, slide to the Photos and Videos tab and then tap the Camera icon (
2.Let the camera auto focus on your subject at the center of the viewfinder screen, or you can freely select any area to focus on by tapping the area that you want on the viewfinder screen.

Auto focus

Touch focus Note If you tap outside the effective focus area, a white box appears to indicate the boundary where you can use Touch Focus.
26 Quick Start Guide 3.Press the Virtual Camera button ( ) shortly to immediately take the photo, or press and hold the Virtual Camera button to refocus and then take the photo.

Capturing video

1. On the Home screen, slide to the Photos and Videos tab and then tap the Camcorder icon ( ). 2.Point the camera at your subject. 3.Press the Virtual Camera button ( ) shortly to immediately start capturing video, or press and hold the Virtual Camera button to refocus and then begin capturing. 4.To stop capturing, press the Virtual Camera button again.
To learn more about using the camera, refer to the Camera and Multimedia chapter in the User Manual PDF.

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12. Share Photos and Videos on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Directly from your phone, you can easily share your photos on Facebook and Twitter. You can also upload videos to YouTube.
Logging into your social networks
If you skipped setting up your social network accounts when you turned on your phone for the first time, you need to log in first to your accounts before you can upload and share your photos and videos. 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap Data services. 2.Log in to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter one at a time. Tap the Off/On slider that appears to the right of each of these social networks. On the subsequent screen, enter your username and password and then tap Login.
Uploading photos to Facebook
After taking a photo with your phones Camera, you can upload the photo to Facebook. Use Albums when you want to upload several photos at the same time. 1. Open the Camera and take a photo. For instructions, see Use the Camera in this guide. 2.After taking a photo, tap the Send icon ( ), select Upload to Facebook, and then tap Send. 3.To share several photos, slide to the Photos and Videos tab on the Home screen, and then tap Albums on the bottom left of the screen. In Albums, tap Menu > Share > Facebook, tap each of the photos you want to share, and then tap Upload. After upload is complete, use the Web browser to log into your Facebook account if you want to check and browse through the uploaded photos in Facebook.

28 Quick Start Guide You will see them on the main Home page. You will also find them grouped under the Mobile Uploads album.
Uploading a photo to Twitter
You can upload only one photo at a time on Twitter. Create a new tweet first, and then select a photo or use the Camera to take a photo. Your phone uploads the photo to a photo hosting service and then inserts its URL location into the tweet. 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Twitter tab. 2.Tap Menu > New Tweet. If you want to enter a tweet, type your text into the provided box. 3.Tap the Camera button ( ). 4.If you do not see the photo that you want on the subsequent screen, first tap Albums and select the album that contains the photo you want to share. 5.When you see the photo that you want, tap the photo to select it. You can also tap the Camera icon ( ) on the upper-left corner of the screen to use the Camera and take a photo. 6.Your phone then begins uploading the photo to the Twitter photo host. When the upload is done, the URL location of the photo is then entered to your tweet message. 7. Tap Update to send your tweet along with the URL of the photo so other people can see it in Twitter. If you return to the Home screens Twitter tab and tap All tweets, you will see the sent tweet that contains the URL of the shared photo.

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Uploading videos to YouTube
You can use Camera to capture a video and immediately share it on YouTube. Use Albums when you want to upload several videos at the same time. 1. Open the Camera and capture a video. For instructions, see Use the Camera in this guide. 2.After capturing a video, tap the Send icon ( ), select Upload to YouTube, and then tap Send. 3.On the Video Upload screen, enter a descriptive title and tags for the video. Also tap the Off/On slider to set whether to make this video public to everyone. 4.Tap Upload. To share several videos, slide to the Photos and Videos tab on the Home screen, and then tap Albums on the bottom left of the screen. In Albums, tap Menu > Share > YouTube, tap each of the videos you want to share, tap Next, and then follow steps 3 and 4 above to upload the videos to YouTube. After upload is complete, use the Web browser to log into your YouTube account if you want to check and view the uploaded videos. You will find them grouped under Uploaded Videos in your accounts History.

RESET button

Your phone restarts and displays the Home screen. 3.To replace the back cover, secure the right side of the back cover first and then press down the cover into place.
Note Refer to the Managing Your Phone chapter in the User Manual PDF if you need instructions on performing a clear storage or hard reset. Please be informed that after performing either action, all your data will be deleted and your phone will be set back to factory default settings. Make sure you back up first any additional installed programs, your data, and your files before you perform either action.

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16. Troubleshooting Tips
Below are basic troubleshooting tips and additional information to help you understand more about your phone.
Q.What should I do if the phone hangs or is operating slowly?
You can try restarting your phone or free up memory on the phone. Try uninstalling extra plug-ins from the phone to eliminate any functional instability that they may cause. After backing up your data and files, restore the phone to its factory default settings. From the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab, tap Security > Factory reset, and then follow the onscreen instructions to restore your phone to factory default settings. If your phone hanged and you are unable to enter Windows Mobile, perform a hard reset. For more information about hard reset, refer to the Managing Your Phone chapter in the User Manual PDF.
Q.The phones standby time seems to be decreasing.
Standby time may differ, depending on how you use your phone. Turning on and using wireless functions such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi will use up the battery faster. Long duration calls, camera usage, Internet connection, and more will use up the battery faster. Batteries are consumable items and should be replaced every eight months to a year. For more information, you can also visit HTCs support website. On the support website, select your phone model and refer to the FAQs.

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Q.The phone heats up when Im charging the battery or when Im making long duration calls.

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Important Health Information and Safety Precautions
When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product. To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

This product is intended for use when supplied with power from the designated battery or power supply unit. Other usage may be dangerous and will invalidate any approval given to this product.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER GROUNDING INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Connecting to an improperly grounded equipment can result in an electric shock to your device. This product is equipped with a USB Cable for connecting with desktop or notebook computer. Be sure your computer is properly grounded (earthed) before connecting this product to the computer. The power supply cord of a desktop or notebook computer has an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet which is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT
Use the correct external power source A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources, refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product. Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Li-ion battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts or circuits, dispose of in fire or water, or expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60C (140F).

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WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. To reduce risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, expose to temperature above 60 C (140 F), or dispose of in fire or water. Replace only with specified batteries. Recycle or dispose of used batteries according to the local regulations or reference guide supplied with your product.
Take extra precautions Keep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid as it may cause a short circuit. Keep metal objects away so they dont come in contact with the battery or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation. The phone should only be connected to products that bear the USB-IF logo or have completed the USB-IF compliance program. Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discolored, or the one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor. Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small children, to avoid swallowing of the battery. Consult the doctor immediately if the battery is swallowed. If the battery leaks: Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin or clothing. If already in contact, flush the affected area immediately with clean water and seek medical advice. Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes. If already in contact, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek medical advice. Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire as there is a danger of ignition or explosion.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT
Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the temperature may exceed 60C (140F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.
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CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time. NOTE: For France, Earphone (listed below) for this device have been tested to comply with the Sound Pressure Level requirement laid down in the applicable NF EN 50332-1:2000 and/or NF EN 503322:2003 standards as required by French Article L. 5232-1. Earphone, manufactured by HTC, Model RC E160.

SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT

Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircrafts navigation system and its communications network, using this devices phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. If you want to use this device when on board an aircraft, remember to turn off your phone by switching to Airplane Mode.

ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS

Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive atmospheres such as fuelling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on boats, chemical plants, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Please be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.

EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES

When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations, and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots, chemical plants, or where blasting operations are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked. These include fueling areas, below deck on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
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Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use telephony services with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency. In some countries, using hands-free devices as an alternative is allowed.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE
Avoid using your phone near metal structures (for example, the steel frame of a building). Avoid using your phone near strong electromagnetic sources, such as microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio. Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that do not contain any metal. Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.

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Damage requiring service Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and refer servicing to an authorized service technician or provider under the following conditions: Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen onto the product. The product has been exposed to rain or water. The product has been dropped or damaged. There are noticeable signs of overheating. The product does not operate normally when you follow the operating instructions. Avoid hot areas The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Avoid wet areas Never use the product in a wet location. Avoid using your device after a dramatic change in temperature When you move your device between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within the device. To avoid damaging the device, allow sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the device. NOTICE: When taking the device from low-temperature conditions into a warmer environment or from hightemperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the device to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power. Avoid pushing objects into product Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not be blocked or covered. Mounting accessories Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart, stand, tripod, or bracket. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturers instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. Avoid unstable mounting Do not place the product with an unstable base. Use product with approved equipment This product should be used only with personal computers and options identied as suitable for use with your equipment.

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Adjust the volume Turn down the volume before using headphones or other audio devices. Cleaning Unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but NEVER use water to clean the LCD screen.