BQ Aquaris 4 Getting Started Guide
Quick start guide
bq Aquaris 4
bq Aquaris
Thank you for choosing bq Aquaris. Before using
your smartphone, please read this Quick Star t
Guide car efully.
Package contents
Before using your device for the rst time, please
check the contents of the package. If any of the
items below a re missing, contact t he vendor of the
device.
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Micro-U SB to USB cable
Headset
Mains charger
Documents
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INSTRUCTIONS
To properly use the device, carefully read this
quick-start g uide before using it .
Instructions are based on factory settings of
the device.
Images and screenshots in this guide may not
exactly matc h those of the nal pro duct.
Parts of t he content may not exac tly match the
operation of the produc t owing to rmwa re
updates of the device. For the latest version of
the user man ual, visit www.bq.com.
bq is not liable for any performance problems
or incompa tibilities cause d by the user’s editing
of the regist ry.
Part of the content and services accessed
through this device belong to third parties and
are protected by copyright, patent, registered
trademark and/or other intellectual property
laws. bq do es not guarantee the content or the
services provided.
bq does n ot guarantee the conte nt of the servi-
ces provide d by third parties.
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Instructional icons
Alert: important tips and noti cations about
how to use your n ew device.
Next: indic ates the next step in a se quence.
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Trademarks
bq logo is a registered brand under the license of
Mundo Rea der, S.L .
AndroidTM is a logo and trademark registered of
Google In c.
Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED and Wi-Fi logos are
registered t rademarks of Wi-F i Alliance.
Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of Bluetooth
SIG, In c.
TM
MicroSD
is a logo and trademark registered of
SD-3D, LLC.
Other trademarks and their copyrights are
proper ty of their respec tive owners.
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General v iews of the device
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Microphone
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Buttons and ports
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Power Press and hold down this
button to switch on the device.
Volume
buttons
These buttons let you adjust
the multimedia volume of your
smartphone. During a phone
call, they adjust the receiver
volume.
Headphone
Plug in your headphones or
jack
hands-free kit here.
Micro-USB Connects your bq Aquaris to
a computer via a USB cable,
enabling you to transfer les
between the two. Also charges
the battery.
Receiver Enables hear audio calls.
Front
VGA Camera.
camera
Rear camera 5 Mpx ash camera.
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Microphone Captures and records sounds
and voices.
Touch-
The capacitive touch-screen
screen
enables you to perform actions
by touching it directly.
Menu Displays the Option Menu for
the application you are using.
Home Press this button to go directly
to the Home Screen.
Back Press this button to go back
to the previous page within an
application.
Speaker Emits audio output when the
headphones are not connected.
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SIM CARD
Installing the SIM card
bq Aquaris 4 is dual SIM. To insert a SIM card you
need to rem ove the back cover, lift out the bat tery
and place the card in one of the SIM slots. Make
sure the device is switched off and not connected
to a PC or other power source when inser ting a
SIM card or p utting the batter y in place.
To congure your SIM cards, pres s the icon and
go to Settings > SIM management.
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GETTING STARTED
Battery
The device comes with a rechargeable Li-ion
battery. To charge the battery, connect the AC
adaptor to any standard plug socket and connect
the charger cable to the Micro USB port. The
batter y also charges when th e device is connecte d
to a computer v ia the Micro USB cable .
When the ba ttery is fully char ged, the batter y icon
will also app ear full. Disconne ct the cable from th e
device and un plug the charger fro m the socket.
It is recommended that you charge
the batter y fully before u sing your Aquaris
for the rst time. S ome batteries perform
better af ter they have completed various
charge cycles.
Do not take the batter y out of the
device while it i s charging.
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Switching on / off
To switch the device on , press and hold down the
button for a few seconds. To switch it off, press
and hold down until a pop-up menu appears
with the opti on Power Off.
Operating system
The operating system used by your smartphone
bq is Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).
Transferring les
To transfer les from your device’s internal
memory onto a computer (or vice versa), do the
following:
1. Connect the micro-USB cable to the
corresponding ports on the device and
computer. The USB connection symbol will
appear in t he bar at the top. Pull the bar down
with your nger and you will see default
mode: Connected as a multimedia device
(MTP). Tap on the text to change the transfer
mode.
2. You can choose between Media device (MTP)
or Charge only.
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