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Advantage X7501 Tips & Tricks
| General Tips | |
| To | Do |
| Perform a Soft Reset | Use the stylus to lightly press and hold the Reset button on the back of your device. Your device restarts and displays the Today screen. |
| Perform a Hard (Factory) Reset | Slide the Volume slider down and at the same time, use the stylus to press the RESET button at the back of your HTC Advantage. Note: This will erase all information on the device and restore it to factory default settings. |
| Send a Digital Photo or video | From today screen, tap Start > Programs > Pictures and Videos > Select picture or video you want to send > press Send > Select email account you wish to use or MMS |
| Turn On/Off Bluetooth | Press Comm Manager button on the right side of the device, tap the Bluetooth icon to turn Bluetooth on/off |
| Turn On/Off Wi-Fi | Press Comm Manager button on the right side of the device, tap the Wi-Fi icon to turn Wi-Fi on/off |
| Turn on/off flight mode | Press Comm Manager button on the right side of the device tap the Flight Mode icon to turn Wi-Fi on/off |
| Modify the backlight time-out period) | Tap Start > Settings > Systems > Backlight > Battery Power. Note: default is 30 seconds when not in use |
| Close running programs and/or to free up additional memory | Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Memory > Running Programs tab. In the Running Programs list, tap the program you want to close > tap Stop or Stop All |
| Reassign programs or shortcuts to program buttons | Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Buttons. Tap the button you want to reassign. (To help you identify the buttons, there are numbers and icons representing the original function of the button.) In the Assign a program box, tap the program or shortcut you want to assign. Tap OK. |
| Change the ring tone | On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab. In the Ring tone list, tap the sound you want to use. |
| From the Today Screen | |
| To | Do |
| See the menu of programs, applications and settings | Tap Start |
| Customize the Today screen, including the background image | Start > Settings > Personal > Today |
| Display owner information on the ‘My Info’ screen | Tap Start > Settings > Personal > Owner Information |
| Open Phone Screen | Press Send/Talk (green button). Tap numbers to dial |
| Make a call | Tap numbers to dial > tap Talk button (green button) |
| Call selected name or number | Press Send or tap name |
| Turn mute on/off during call | Tap Mute/Unmute |
| Lock or Unlock the device screen and keys | Tap Power button |
| Change font size to see more/less content on the screen | Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size |
| Return to the Today Screen | Press End (unless on a call) or Tap X on any screen |
| Change the sleep settings | Start > settings > System> Power >advanced |
| Switch to/from sleep mode | Press Power once (1-2 seconds) |
| Voice and Messaging | |
| To | Do |
| Access the mailbox | Press the Messaging quick key or tap Start > Messaging |
| Open selected message | Tap on the message |
| Compose a new message | Start > Messaging > Select type of messaging account > tap New |
| Reply to a message | Select the message > Menu > Reply |
| Reply to All | Select the message > Menu > Reply to All |
| Forward a message | Select the message > Menu > Forward |
| View text messages | Start > Messaging > Text Messages |
| Quickly add common phrases to IM messages | Tap Menu > My Text > Select a phrase in the list |
| View phone call logs | Start > Phone > tap Call History |
| Access addresses and phone numbers from Contacts | Tap Contacts |
| Check spelling | Tap Menu > Spell Check |
| Check voice mail messages | Press and hold the 1 key, follow prompts |
| Set the message as priority | Tap Menu > Message Options |
| Always include the original message, from the list view | Tap Menu > Tools > Options > Message tab > select "When replying to e-mail, include body" check box |
| Store attachments on a storage card rather than on the device | Tap Menu > Tools > Options > Storage tab, and select "When available, use this storage card to store attachments" check box |
| Typing | |
| To | Do |
| Access onscreen keyboard | While in application, tap Keyboard icon at bottom center of screen |
| Access Letter Recognizer / Transcriber | While in application, tap arrow next to Keyboard icon, choose Letter Recognizer |
| Type a single uppercase letter | Press Cap/Shift and then the corresponding key |
| Use all uppercase letters | Press Cap/Shift key twice (this is also how you access special symbols or keys like @ or _) |
| Enter a number or symbol | Press Function key and then the corresponding key |
| Open the Start Menu | Press Windows Start key |
| Perform command shown on screen above the key | Press left or right soft key on screen |
| Troubleshooting issues | |
| To | Do |
| If the battery discharges fast |
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| If the screen freezes, responds slowly, or has no response |
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| If the HTC Advantage is unable to get a UMTS signal |
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| If the HTC Advantage cannot dial out or receive calls |
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| If the Camera screen frequently blacks out with a message | To save battery power, the HTC Advantage blacks out the screen and displays the notification message when the Camera program is not in use for two minutes. To reactivate the Camera screen, simply press the CAMERA button |
| If you are experiencing problems in connecting to and browsing the Internet |
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| If you have problems in connecting a Bluetooth headset to the HTC Advantage |
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| If the HTC Advantage cannot sync Outlook e-mails automatically with the Exchange |
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| If ActiveSync on the PC cannot detect the HTC Advantage |
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| Browser | |
| To | Do |
| Open Browser | Tap Start > Tap Internet Explorer |
| Browse to Web address | Type in Web address in address bar that appears at top of screen |
| Set a Home page | In the address bar on top of the Internet Explorer screen, enter the desired Web page address. Tap to open the Web page. Tap Menu > Tools > Options > General tab. Do one of the following:
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| Calendar and Contacts | |
| To | Do |
| View or edit calendar appointment | Tap calendar icon on today screen |
| Add a new calendar entry | Select Day/Week/Month > Select Menu > New appointment > enter the desired information, then select Appointment > Save |
| Delete an appointment | Select Appointment > Menu > Delete |
| Move between days | Select Day/Week/Month |
| Add a picture or assign a ring tone to a contact | Tap Start > Contacts. Tap New and enter the contact information. When finished, tap OK. In the list of contact information, you’ll see where you can add a picture or assign a ring tone to a contact. |
| Create a contact from Call History | Tap Start > Contacts. Tap and hold the desired contact, Menu tap Add Voice Tag. Select the phone number that you want to create a voice tag, and then tap the Record button. |
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