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1.
 Open the HTC Sync Manager.  
2.  When you see the Getting Started window, you can choose to:  
   Automatically discover Media on My PC . Automatically search for all music, 
photos, and videos on your computer and add  them to your HTC Sync Manager 
library.  
   Manually Import or Add Media from My PC . Choose folders to import media files 
from. You can also import media files and playlists from other media applications.  
3.  If you chose to manually import media files, click  OK t o start importing them to your 
library.  
The HTC Sync Manager Main Screen  
From the main screen, you can see your media libraries and play your media. You can also 
sync with your phone when it’s connected, or rip music when there’ s a CD inserted on your 
computer.  
  Click  Music  or  Gallery  to switch between these two libraries. While you’ re in one of 
these libraries, click to return to the previous screen.  
  Play a music track or video. Use the controls at the bottom center of the screen to 
control the playback.  
  Click   to change settings, check for software updates, and more.  
  Clicking   opens a menu, showing a list of connected phones.  
   If your  phone  is connected to your computer, click it on the menu to set up how you 
want to sync media and data.  
   If you inserted a music CD, click the disc drive on the menu to rip music from the CD.  
Import More Media to the Library 
To import more media to your HTC Sync Manager library, there are several easy ways you can 
do this. 
  Click  Music  >  LIBRARY , and then drag a folder (or any music file inside that folder) to 
the LIBRARY screen.  
  Click  Gallery  >  ALBUMS , and then drag a folder (or any photo or video file inside that 
folder) to the ALBUMS screen.  
  Set up HTC Sync Manager to check for new musi c, photos, and videos from selected 
folders on your computer and import them to your library automatically.  
Note:  When you drag a folder or media file, the whole folder will be added as an album to 
the library. The folder path will also be added to the lis t of watched folders in the 
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Add New Media to Your Library Automatically 
You can set HTC Sync Manager to automatically add media to your library whenever there are 
new music, photos, or videos on your computer. Simply add the folders to the Watched Folder 
in settings that you want HTC Sync Manager to check for new media.  
1.  From the main screen, click   >  Settings . 
2.  In the Music library settings:  
   Click  Add to choose folders that you want HTC Sync Manager  to check for new 
music files.  
   Click  Import  to choose what other media applications on your computer (such as 
iTunes and Windows Media Player) you want to import music from.  
   Click  Import  playlist  to get playlists from other media applications.  
3.  Click  Galler y library  >  Add  to choose folders that you want HTC Sync Manager to 
check for new photos or videos.  
4.  Click  Apply  to save your settings.  
5.  Click  OK. 
Check for New Software Updates  
Make sure that you have the latest HTC Sync Manager version.  
1.  Click   >  Check for updates.  
2.  When an update is available, you can choose to download and install it immediately on 
your computer.  
You ’ll need to close HTC Sync Manager when you’ re prompted, and then re-open the 
application after  the installation is complete.  
HTC Sync Manager Supported File Formats  
Here is a list of supported file formats. 
Video formats and codecs  3GP and 3G2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 
 MP4 (MPEG -4)  
Audio formats and codecs  AAC and M4A (Advanced Audio Coding) 
  FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)  
  AAC and M4A (High Efficiency AAC v1 and v2)  
  MP3 (MPEG -1 Audio Layer 3)  
  WAV (Resource Interchange File Format)  
  WMA (Windows Media Audio)  
Image formats  BMP  
						

							 
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 GIF 
 JPEG and JPG  
  PNG  
Note:  WMA and WAV formats are only supported in Windows.  
Play Music in HTC Sync Manager  
Are you a music junkie with a big collection of digital music on your computer?  Manage your 
music library and enjoy listeni ng to your favorite songs from HTC Sync Manager.  
1.  In HTC Sync Manager, click  Music. By default, you’ ll see the RECENT screen  where 
recently added or played songs and albums are displayed.  
2.  To browse for your songs and albums, click LIBRARY , and then select an album to 
open.  
3.  Double- click a song to play it.  
4.  Use the playback controls at the bottom of the screen to pause, resume playback, repeat 
songs, and more.  
Tip:   At the bottom -left side of the screen, drag the progress bar slider   to jump to 
any part of the  song. 
Note:  Switching to another screen will not stop music playback. You’ ll see the song title 
and album that ’s currently playing at the bottom of the screen.  
Create a Playlist in HTC Sync Manager  
Enjoy your favorite songs for different occasions by creating a playlist.  
1.  From the Music library, click an album or song that you want to add to a new  playlist.  
2.  Click  Add to playlist  >  New playlist . 
3.  Enter a playlist name, and then click  OK. 
4.  To add more songs to the playlist, hold down the CTRL key while clicking one or more 
albums or music tracks, click  Add to playlist, and then select the playlist name.  
5.  When you ’re done adding songs, click PLAYLIST . Double-click the playlist  thumbnail 
and start playing.  
Tip:   To send  just a single playlist to your  phone, right-click the playlist, click Send to 
phone, and then choose the phone  name. (Be sure that your phone is connected to 
your computer.)  
View Photos and V ideos in HTC Sync Manager  
Browse through and view your computer ’s photos and videos that you’ ve imported to the HTC 
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 In HTC Sync Manager, click  Gallery. By default, you’ ll see the RECENT screen  where 
recently added or viewed photos and videos are displayed.  
2.  Click  ALBUMS , and then double- click an album to open it.  
3.  Click   next to Sort by  and choose how you want to arrange your photos and  videos. 
4.  Double- click a photo or video to see a larger view.  
Ti p:   To move several photos or videos to another albu m, mouse over and select the 
check button of each photo or video you want to move. Then click Move to album . 
Edit  Your  Photos  
You can do basic photo edits such as cropping and rotating.  
1.  Open the album that contains the photos you want to edit.  
2.  Mouse over and select the check button of each photo you want to edit.  
3.  Click  . A screen then opens, showing a thumbnail strip of all your selected  photos.  
4.  On the thumbnail strip, click the first photo, and then choose what you want to do with 
the photo.  
   See photo  information.  Click  Detail  to see information such as resolution, file 
format,  and more.  
   Rotate.  Click Rotate right  or  Rotate left . 
   Crop . Click Crop , resize or drag the crop box to the part  of the photo you want to 
crop.  You can also click Custom, and then select a preset photo  size. Click  Apply . 
5.  Move to the next photo. You’ ll be asked to save your changes to the current  photo.  
6.  Click  OK to save and edit the next photo.  
Tip:   To send just one edited photo to  your phone , click Send to phone , and then choose 
the  phone  name. (Be sure that your  phone is connected to your computer.)  
Set Up HTC Sync Manager to Recognize Your Phone 
Connect your phone to your computer with HTC Sync Manager and start syncing contacts, 
media and more.  
1.  Connect  your phone  to your computer using the USB cable that comes in the box.  
2.  When  your phone  prompts you to choose a type of USB connection, touch  HTC Sync 
Manager , and then touch  Done. Wait for HTC Sync Manager to recognize and connect 
to  your  phone . 
3.  If this is your first time to connect your  phone to your computer, enter a phone  name, 
choose the storage on your  phone to sync with, and then click Save .  
						

							 
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Set Up Your Phone to Sync with your Computer 
Set your phone to automatically sync content with your computer . 
1.  When you see your  phone connected in HTC Sync Manager, click   and then click 
your  phone  name. 
2.  On the Synchronize Settings screen, set up how you want to sync your media and data 
between  your phone  and your computer.  
Sync Music  
You can set up HTC Sync Manager to sync music files and playlists between  your phone  and 
your computer.  
1.  On the Synchronize Settings screen, click   next to the Music item.  
2.  Click the  On button.  
3.  You can choose the fol lowing options: 
   Import new music from  phone. Select this option to import new music found on 
your  phone  to HTC Sync Manager. The music files will be copied to the  folder 
specified in the Import settings.  
   Sync music to  phone . Select this option to sync  music from your computer to  your 
phone.  Select to sync  All Music  or only Selected  Playlists. 
4.  In cases when there are conflicting  playlists on your phone and your computer,  choose 
which playlist you want to keep.  
5.  Click  Done  to save your music sync settings.  
Sync P hotos and V ideos 
1. On the Synchronize Settings screen, click   next to the Gallery item.  
2.  Click the  On button.  
3.  You can choose the following options:  
   Copy  phone  photo and  video.  Select this option to import new photos and videos 
from  your  phone  to HTC S ync Manager. The photos and videos will  be copied to the 
folder specified in the Import settings.  
   Sync albums to phone . Select this option to sync Gallery albums from HTC Sync  
Manager to your  phone. Select  to sync  All Albums  or only  Selected Albums.  
4.  Click  Done  to save your sync settings.  
Sync Documents and E mail Attachments  
Important:  To sync email attachments received on your  phone to your computer, you must 
set  up an Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email account from the Mail 
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 On the Synchronize Settings screen, click   next to the Calendar item.  
2.  Click the  On button.  
3.  To sync email attachments received and stored on your  phone, select Copy all 
downloaded mail documents to PC . 
4.  To choose folders on your computer that contain documents you want to sync  with  your 
phone, select Sync PC documents from directory , and then click Add. 
5.  Click  Done  to save your sync settings.  
Sync Your  Contacts  
Set up HTC Sync Manager to sync your  phone with your Outlook, Outlook Express, or  Windows 
Contacts.  You can sync  your phone  with the following Outlook versions: Outlook XP, Outlook  
2003,  Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010.  
1.  On the Synchronize Settings screen, click   next to the People item.  
2.  Click the  On button.  
3.  Choose the application you want to sync your contacts from.  
4.  In cases when conflicting information is found on both your  phone and your  computer, 
select  which contact data you want to keep.  
5.  Click  Done  to save your sync settings.  
Note:  Only the contact fields that are in the People application  on your phone  will be 
synced.  
Sync Your  Calendar  Events  
Set up HTC Sync Manager to sync your  phone with your Outlook Calendar or  Windows 
Calendar on your computer.  You can sync  your phone  with the following Outlook versions: 
Outlook XP, Outlook  2003, Outlook 2007,  and Outlook 2010.  
1.  On the Synchronize Settings screen, click   next to the Calendar item.  
2.  Click the  On button.  
3.  Select the application you want to sync calendar events from.  
4.  Choose from when you want to start syncing calendar events.  
5.  In cases when conflicti ng appointments are found on both your  phone and your  
computer,  select which data you want to keep.  
6.  Click  Done  to save your sync settings.  
Note:  Only the data fields that are in your  phone’s Calendar will be synced.   
						

							 
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Sync Your  Web  Bookmarks  
1. Open  the Web browser on your computer, create a favorites folder named  HTC 
bookmarks. Make sure to save your favorite bookmarks in this folder to be able  to sync 
them with your  phone. 
2.  On the Synchronize Settings screen of HTC Sync Manager, click   next to the 
Bookmarks item.  
3.  Click the  On button.  
4.  Choose which  Web browser on your computer stores the bookmarks you want  to sync 
with  your  phone.  
5.  Click  Done  to save your sync settings.  
Syncing Your Phone and Your Computer  
Important: Before you start syncing, check and make sure your phone  is connected to your  
computer and is recognized by HTC Sync Manager.  
 
To avoid sync problems, be sure to close all browser windows before you start  
syncing  Web bookmarks.  
 
When conflicting bookmarks are found on both  your phone and your computer,  
HTC Sync Manager keeps the information from your computer.  
After you’ ve finished setting up all the items you want to sync in HTC Sync Manager, click the 
Sync button on the Synchronize Settings screen to star t syncing your phone and your computer. 
Ripping Music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager  
With HTC Sync Manager, you can play and rip audio CDs . You can then sync music  with your 
phone.  
1.  Insert an audio CD into your computer ’s CD drive.  
HTC Sync Manager prompts you that a new disc is inserted. Click OK  to show the disc 
contents.  
Tip:   You can also click  , and then select the name of the CD inserted.  
2.  From the list of music tracks available, click a music track that you  want to rip. 
To select multiple files, hold down the CTRL key while clicking one or more  music tracks. 
3.  Click  Import  to start ripping the audio files.  
   You ’ll see this icon   beside the music track when ripping is in progress or this  icon  
  if the music tra ck is in the queue.  
   When ripping music is complete, audio files are imported to your computer, and  this 
icon   appears beside the selected tracks.  
Note:  To check where the ripped music tracks are saved, click   >  Settings  >  Rip CD.   
						

							 
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Voice Recorder  
Use Voice Recorder to capture information during lectures, interviews, or even to  create your 
own audio log.  
Record Your Voice  
Set a Voice Clip as a Ringtone  
Record Your Voice 
Start creating voice memos on your phone.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Voice Recorder . 
2.  Hold the microphone near the sound source.  
3.  Touch   to start recording a voice clip.  
Note :  Voice Recorder can run in the background while you do other things on  your phone , 
except when you open other applications  that also use audio functions.  
4.  Touch   to stop recording.  
5.  Type a name for the voice clip and  touch Save. 
To play back the voice clip, touch  . 
Tip:   To show options for deleting or renaming the voice clip,  touch . 
Set a Voice Clip as a Ringtone  
You can use recorded voice as ringtone.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Voice Recorder . 
2.  On the Voice Recorder screen, t ouch . 
3.  Touch  and hold the voice clip you want to set as a ringtone , and then touch Set as 
ringtone . 
Bluetooth  and NFC 
Bluetooth is a short -range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a 
number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets and hands -free car kits, and Bluetooth -enabled 
handhelds, computers, printers, and wireless phones. The Bluetooth communication range is 
usually approximately 30 feet.  
Your phone is also equipped with near field communic ation (NFC) technology that allows you to 
send and receive information to and from an NFC -enabled device. Just place the phone’ s back 
panel closer to the other device to start exchanging information.  
Turn Bluetooth On or  Off  
						

							 
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Change the Phone Name 
Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit
 
Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit  
Disconnect or Unpair From a Bluetooth Device 
Send Information Using Bluetooth  
Where Sent Information is Saved 
Receive Information Using Bluetooth  
Use Bluetooth FTP Server  
Share Content with Android Beam  
Turn Bluetooth On or Off 
You can turn Bluetooth on or off via the  phone settings. 
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch . 
2.  Touch  the Bluetooth  On/Off switch to turn it on and off.  
Note :  Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power, or in places where 
using a wireless phone  is prohibited, such as aboard an aircraft and in hospitals.  
Change the Phone Name 
The phone  name identifies your phone  when using Bluetooth . 
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch . 
2.  If Bluetooth is off, touch the  Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on  
3.  Touch  Bluetooth . The Bluetooth screen opens.  
4.  Touch  , and then touch Rename phone.  
5.  Enter the new name for your  phone, and then touch Rename . 
Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit 
You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands -free conversations 
using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit.   
Important :  For you to listen to music with your headset or car kit, the headset or car kit must 
support the A2DP Bluetooth profile.  
Before you connect your headset, you need to make it discoverable so your phone  can find it. 
You can find out how to do this by referring to your headset manual.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and t hen touch  .  
						

							 
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 If Bluetooth is off, touch the  Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on  
3.  Touch  Bluetooth . The Bluetooth screen opens.  
4.  If you don’ t see your headset listed, touch  >  Search for phones  to refresh the list.  
5.  When you see the name of your headset in the Available  phones section, touch the 
name. Your phone  then automatically tries to pair with the headset.  
6.  If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset.  
The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands -free headset or car kit name in 
the Bluetooth phone s section. When the Bluetooth headset or car kit is connected to your phone , 
the Bluetooth connected icon   is displayed in the status bar.   
Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit 
Normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on your  phone, and 
then turning on the headset. However, you might have to connect manually if your headset has 
been used with another Bluetooth phone . 
Important:  Make sure that the headset is discoverable. Refer to the headset manual for 
details.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch . 
2.  If Bluetooth is off, touch the  Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on  
3.  Touch  Bluetooth . The Bluetooth screen opens.  
4.  Touch  the headset ’s name in the Paired  phones section. 
5.  If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset /car kit 
documentation to find the passcode.  
If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in  Disconnect or 
Unpair From a Bluetooth Device, and then follow the steps in Connect a Bluetooth Headset or 
Car Kit . 
Disconnect or Unpair From a Bluetooth Device  
If you do not need to use Bluetooth at any given point, you can disconnect and unpair your 
phone from a Bluetooth device. 
Disconnect a Bluetooth Device 
1. Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch . 
2.  Touch  Bluetooth . The Bluetooth screen opens.  
3.  In the  Paired  phones section, touch  the  name of the phone  to disconnect. 
4.  Touch  OK. 
Note:  Touch the name of the phone  to reconnect it.