HTC Bolt - Cleaning and Drying

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n Ifthephoneisexposedtofreshwater,makesuretodryitthoroughly.Toavoiddamagingthe
phone,donotchargewhencontaminantsarepresentortheUSBportisnotcompletelydry.In
thesecircumstances,donotconnectanyexternaldevice.
n Neveruseahairdryertodrywetpartsofthephone.
n Thepoweradapterandaccessoriesarenotwaterresistant.Neverusetheminwetareassuch
asinthebathroomorkitchensincecontactwithwatermaycausemalfunction,electricshock,or
otherhazards.
n Avoidleavingthephoneinhumidplacessuchasthebathroomorkitchenfortoolongsinceitis
notmoisture-proof.
Cleaning and Drying
IfHTCBolthashadcontactwithsaltwater,liquidchemicals,dust,orothercontaminants,
immediatelyrinsethephone.Whenthephoneiswet,makesuretodryitthoroughly.
ToavoiddamagingHTCBolt,don'tchargethephonewhencontaminantsarepresentortheUSB
portisnotcompletelydry.Inthesecircumstances,donotconnectanyexternaldevice.
Thesoundvolumeoftheearpiece,speakers,andmicrophonemaybelessaudibleifthesepartsare
notdriedwell.
Rinsing
n Beforerinsing,makesurethenanoSIMandmicroSDslotcoversareclosedtightly.SeeSIM
CardandSDCardfordetails.
n Rinsethephoneusingfreshwater.Rinsebyhandonly.Don'tuseabrushorsponge.
n Whilerinsing,donotpressonthecardslotcoverstoavoidhavinggapsaroundthecoverswhich
mayallowwatertoseepthroughthegaps.
Drying
n Gentlywipeoffthewaterfromthephonewithaclean,drycloth.Don'tusecottonswabstowipe
theearpiece,speakers,microphone,andconnectionport.
n Thedisplaymaynotrespondaccuratelytotouchgestureswhenit'swet.Forthetouchscreen
andlenses,wipewithasoftdryclothsuchasamicrofibercloththatwillnotscratchthesurface.
n Leavethephoneatroomtemperaturefor3hoursorsotoletitdrycompletely.Ifbuttonsandany
connectionportsuchastheUSBportarestillwet,makesuretoletthemdrycompletelybefore
youusethephone.
n Ifcondensationformsinsidethedisplaysuchaswhenthere'sadrasticchangeintemperature,
placethephoneatroomtemperatureuntilcondensationdisappears.