BLU Studio G User Manual

Studio G

USER MANUAL

Table of Contents

Safety Information ................................................................................................................................... 4

Call Functions ............................................................................................................................................. 7

Notifications Bar ....................................................................................................................................... 8

Contacts .................................................................................................................................................... 10

Messaging ................................................................................................................................................ 13

Bluetooth & Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................................. 14

Downloads ............................................................................................................................................... 17

Internet Browser ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Gmail .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

Play Store .................................................................................................................................................. 21

Camera ....................................................................................................................................................... 22

Gallery ........................................................................................................................................................ 23

Music ........................................................................................................................................................... 25

FM Radio ................................................................................................................................................... 26

Sound Recorder ..................................................................................................................................... 28

File Manager ............................................................................................................................................ 29

Calendar .................................................................................................................................................... 30

Alarm Clock .............................................................................................................................................. 31

Settings ...................................................................................................................................................... 32

Storage ....................................................................................................................................................... 38

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 39

Safety Information

Please carefully read the terms below:

Use Safely

Do not use the phone in situations where it might cause danger.

Transportation Safety

Please observe all transportation laws and regulations. Please drive with both hands on the wheel.

Hospital Safety

Please follow hospital rules and limitations. Please turn off your mobile phone when near medical instruments.

Airport Safety

Remember to follow all airport and flight safety regulations. Please do not use your phone during flight.

Chemical Warning

Do not use your mobile phone around fuels or chemicals.

PLEASE DRIVE RESPONSIBLY - DO NOT TEXT AND DRIVE

Temperature Warning

Do not subject your phone to extreme temperature conditions.

Water Hazard

Your phone is not waterproof. Keep your phone away from water or liquid to avoid damage.

Emergency Calls

Make sure your mobile phone is switched on and in a service area. In home screen, tap the phone key and dial the emergency number.

Accessories and Batteries

Use only Blu authorized batteries and accessories.

Information Backup

Remember to keep a written record of all important information.

Battery Safety and Precautions

- For better performance and longer battery life, it is recommended that you charge the battery fully before using the mobile phone for the first time.

- The optimum performance of a new battery is typically achieved after two or three complete charge cycles. Note: Keep in mind that continuous overcharging will affect long term battery life.

- While charging, keep the mobile phone out the reach of children.

- Store the battery in a cool and dry place away from direct sunlight and water.

- Do not expose batteries to extreme temperatures.

- Immediately stop using the battery if it produces an odor, cracks and leaks, overheats, distorts or has any other type of physical damage.

- Avoid using the charger near or around liquids. If the charger comes in contact with water or any liquids, immediately unplug it from the outlet to reduce the risk of overheating, charger malfunction, electric shock or fire.

Warning: Please be careful with the disposal of used batteries. Do not throw away batteries with daily waste. Please follow local environmental laws and guidelines for proper waste disposal.

Cleaning and Maintenance

- Avoid using the handset and accessories in excessively moist areas to avoid malfunction.

- Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the handset, battery and charger.

- Do not use alcohol, thinner, benzene or any other solvent to clean the handset.

Call Functions

Call Log History

At the dial keyboard, enter the phone number and then click the dial key. If dialing an extension, you may click the dial pad icon in the bottom of the screen to open the interface and enter the number of the extension. You may also press and hold the 0 key to add a (+) sign when adding an international dialing prefix.

Call Logs

Every telephone number called and received will be saved in the phones call log. All numbers in the call log can be dialed directly by clicking the dial icon on the screen. When the number appears on the list, click it to view details. To clear the call logs, press the menu key and select delete.

Call Options

There are different options that can be used in the call log and dialing interface. You may press the menu key while in the dial interface and adjust call settings. In the call logs, you may press browse through contacts list or set default contact resources.

Notifications Bar

The notification bar is located on the top of the screen which contains useful and important information regarding your phone and the applications that are installed.

On the notification bar, several icons will appear such as signal bar, battery indicator, data indicator, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. You may slide the notification bar down with your finger to display any pending notifications or actions.

Notification Settings

Pending

Notifications and

Applications

Quick

Notification

Settings

Clear

Notification and

Quick Settings

menu buttons

The notification settings window provides shortcuts to different phone settings for quick access. Click on any of the shortcut notification icons to power on or off.

Note: To clear notifications, drag down the notification bar and click the clear notification icon on the upper right hand part of the screen (3 horizontal lines). The notification settings menu is located by dragging down the notification bar and is located on the upper right hand part of the screen next to the clear notification icon.

Contacts

Add Contact

Enter: Click on the applications menu and select contacts.

 The default display is the phone contacts and SIM card contacts.  The contacts are organized alphabetically by default.

Click the Search icon to enter the contact search interface. Any numbers or letters associated with any of the contacts saved in the list will be shown in the search results.

Add New Contact

Contact

information

entry field

 Click the add contact icon (+) to add contact.  Select to save your contacts to your Google account, the phone or the SIM card.  You may enter different contact details which include adding a picture, name, telephone number,

group, address, and email among other options.

 Click to save contact.

Delete Contact

 Click on the Contacts icon to enter the phonebook.  Click the menu key to access the Contacts menu.  Click on Delete Contact and scroll to select which contact(s) you wish to delete.

Note: You may also search for an individual contact in the phonebook. Once the contact is found click the contact name to enter the contact profile, press the menu key to bring up the contact menu and select delete to eliminate from the phonebook.

Import / Export Contacts

The phone allows you to import and export contacts to synchronize information between different storage types that include the SIM card, Gmail account and your phone.

To import or export contacts:

1. Press the Contacts icon to enter the phonebook.

2. Press the menu key and select Import / Export

3. Select the source you want to copy the contacts from. Once selected click next and select the destination where you want the contact to be copied to then select the desired contacts to be copied.

Messaging

You may use this function to exchange text messages and multimedia messages with your family and friends. The messages to and from the same contact or phone number will be saved into a single conversation so you may see the entire message history conveniently.

Send an SMS

Application Menu » Messaging » New message (or shortcut icon)

 Click the contact icon to enter text message recipient  Compose Text Message and click Send

Send an MMS

When creating message, the default message style is SMS. The message will automatically convert to MMS when adding an attachment or when surpassing 10 pages of SMS messages.

 Click the attachment icon in the messaging interface.  Click to add attachments and create an MMS message.

Attachment button

Text message

entry field

Add Recipient

Bluetooth & Wi-Fi

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices can use to exchange information and connect to different types of devices which include headsets and other devices.

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