HTC Desire 550 User Manual

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Quick Start Guide
HTC Desire
®
550
Getting to know your
HTC Desire
®
550
Navigating your phone
• Useyourngertiptolightlytouchthescreen.
• Usequickicksofyournger
onthetouchscreentoswipe
up,down,left,andright.
• Toviewrecentapps,tapthe
Recent key.
• Toreturntotheprevious
screen,taptheBack key.
• TaptheHome keyatany
timetoreturntothemain
homescreen.
• TapandholdtheHome
keytolaunchGoogleNow.
• TapApp tray toaccess
applications.
Notifications panel
TheNoticationspanel
providesquickaccesstoalerts
includingnewmessages,
emailsandsoftwareupdates.
• TouchtheNoticationsbar
anddragyourngerdown
toseetheNotications
panel.
• Swiperighttoclear
individualnoticationsor
tapClear all toclearall
notications.
Phone setup
1. Withyourphoneoffand
facingdown,opentheslot
coverwithyourthumbor
nger.
2. Toremovethetray,insert
yourngernailinthesmall
grooveinthetrayandthen
pullthetrayout.
3. PlaceyourSIMcardinto
theupperSIMslotofthe
traywiththegoldcontacts
facingupandthecut-off
cornerfacingout.
4. WhenreinsertingtheSIM
tray,makesureitisfacing
upsothattheSIMcard
doesn’tfallout.Slidethe
trayallthewayintotheslot.
5. Toaddanoptional
microSD
™
card,insertyour
cardintothebottomslot,
withthegoldcontacts
facingupandtowardsthe
slot.Slidethecardallthe
wayinuntilitclicksinto
place.
6. Closetheslotcoverby
slidingtheplastichinge
intothesideandpress
thecoveruntilitclicksinto
place.
Calls and voicemail
Make a call
1. Fromthehomescreen,
tapPhone .
2. Selectanoptiontomake
acall:
• Phone:Manuallyenter
atelephonenumber.
• Call History:Swiperightto
returnorretryacall.
• Favorites:Swipelefttocall
favoritecontacts.
• People:Callpeopleinyour
addressbook.
• Groups:Viewpeople
organizedbycategory.
Check voicemail
1. Fromthehomescreen,tapPhone .
2. Pressandholdthenumber 1 keyonthekeypad.
3. OrtapVisual Voicemail fromthehome
screentoseewhohasleftyouavoicemail.
Use call waiting
Answeracallwhenyouareon
anexistingcall.
1. Whileonacall,you’llheara
toneifanothercallcomesin.
2. Tap Answertoacceptthe
secondcallandputtherst
callonhold.
3. Toswitchbetweenthecalls,
tapacallonthescreen.
• 
Personalize
Customize home screens
1. Fromthehomescreen,
pressandholdablankarea
toaccesscustomization
options.
2. Choosewhatyouwantto
customize,suchasyour
homescreenwallpaper,
theme,andwidgets.
Youcanalsotake
personalizationevenfurther
byusingThemes inthe
App tray .
Organize home screens
• Tomoveawidget,shortcut,
orfolder,tapandholdit
andthendragittoanew
location.
• Todeleteanitem,tapand
holdandthendragitto
Removeatthetopofthe
screen.
• Tocreateafolder,tapand
holdaniconanddragiton
topofanothericon.
• Torenameafolder,tapit,
tapthefoldername,and
taptheFoldernameeld
tobringupthekeyboard.
Cut-offcorner
Goldcontacts
Frontcamera
Power
button
Microphoneandspeaker
Chargingport
Headphonejack
Volume
buttons
Earpiece
Proximity
sensor
microSD™
slot
SIMcard
slot
Insert the SIM and microSD
TM
card
Goldcontacts

HTC Desire 550 Specifications

General

Brand	HTC
Model	Desire 550
Category	Telephone
Language	English