Brightstar A501X User Manual

mobile phone

Avvio 501S

User’s Manual

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CONTENTS

4 SAFETY INFORMATION

12 DESCRIPTION OF KEYS

16 Getting started

18 CALL FUNCTIONS

22 FUNCTION MENU

22 Messaging
25 Services

26 Phonebook

29 Camera

39 Portal Movil

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29 Multimedia

32 Organizer

35 Ideas

35 Audio player

35 Settings

37 Fun & Games

38 File manager

43 MP3 AND MP4 INSTRUCTION

44 TROUBLESHOOTING

LIMITED WARRANTY

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STATEMENT

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SAFETY INFORMATION

PERSONAL USE

Operation of any radio equipment
including mobile phones may interfere
with t he function of inadequately shielded
medical devices such as hearing aids and
pacemakers. Please consult the
manufacturer of these devices or your
physician before use.

In oil depots and chemical factories where
explosive gas or other products are stored,
the user should pay close attention to the
restriction on the use of mobile phone.
Even if your phone is in the idle mode, it
will still transmit radio frequency signals.
Therefore, you must switch off when
requested to do so.

Note traffic safety. When you are driving,
please do no use your mobile phone. Stop
on the side of the road when you do need
to use it. Avoid making calls with your
cellular phone in stormy weather.

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Safety Information related with children:

■ Be cautious of children swallowing
the small parts such as the SIM card.

■ Prevent children from playing with
your cell phone as toys. For
example, behaviors like throwing,
biting the phone, or immersing it into
water should be avoided.

■ Do not let children less than 14
years old hang the phone around
the neck.

MOBILE PHONE USE

Please use only the accessories or parts
offered by the manufacturer or those
authorized by the manufacturer. Use of
unauthorized accessories might influence
the performance of the phone. What’s
worse, your phone might get damaged
and harm will be caused to your body. It
might even violate the national regulations
on the telecommunication terminal
products.
Do not use chemical products like
cleaning solvents or detergents to clean

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your phone. It is recommended that you
use slightly damp and static electricity
proof cloth instead of cloth that is dry and
easy to catch static electricity. Before
cleaning, you should switch off your
phone.

Your mobile phone produces magnetic
fields. Do not place it next to magnetic
storage media such as computer diskettes.
Operating your mobile phone close to
other electrical equipment such as
televisions, phones, radios and personal
computers may cause interference and
therefore influence the performance of
your phone.

Please do not link it to other unnecessary
equipments.

Note! Non-professionals must not try to
dissemble the phone.

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Phone Precautions!

■ Use your phone battery only for its
intended purpose, and never use
any battery charger which is
damaged or worn out.

■ When you unplug your phone from
its charger, grasp and pull the plug,
not the power cord.

■ Do not use harsh chemicals,
cleaning solvents, or strong
detergents to clean your phone.
Wipe it with a soft cloth slightly
dampened in a mild soap-and-water
solution.

■ Do not attempt to open the casing
on your phone or its battery.

■ Always keep SIM card out of
children’s reach.

BATTERY USE

Do not short-circuit the battery terminals.
This is dangerous and will damage the
battery, produce heat and may cause a
fire.

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Never dispose of batteries in a fire as it
can cause explosion. Return waste
batteries to your supplier or an approved
recycling center. Do not dispose along
with household wastes.

Warning! If the battery case is broken,
avoid contact with the contents. Wash
contaminated skin with lots of water and
seek medical attention.

Battery Precautions!

■ Avoid dropping the cell phone.
Dropping it, especially on a hard
surface, can potentially cause
damage to the phone and battery. If
you suspect damage to the phone or
battery, take it to a service center for
inspection.

■ Never use any charger or battery
that is damaged in any way.

■ Use the battery only for its intended
purpose.

■ If you use the phone near the
network’s base station, it uses less

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power; talk and standby time are
greatly affected by the signal
strength on the cellular network and
the parameters set by the network
operator.

■ Battery charging time depends on
the remaining battery charge and
the type of battery and charger used.
The battery can be charged and
discharged hundreds of times, but it
will gradually wear out. When the
operation time (talk time and
standby time) is noticeably shorter
than normal, consider purchasing a
new battery.

■ If left unused, a fully charged battery
will fully discharge itself over time.

■ Extreme temperatures will affect the
charging capacity of your battery: it
may require cooling or warming first.

■ Do not leave the battery in hot or
cold places, such as in a car in
summer or winter conditions, as it
will reduce the capacity and life of
the battery. Always try to keep the

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battery at room temperature. A
phone with a hot or cold battery may
temporarily not work, even when the
battery is fully charged. Batteries are
particularly affected by temperatures
below 32°F.

■ Do not place the phone in areas that
may get very hot, such as on or near
a cooking surface, cooking
appliance, iron, or radiator.

■ Prevent your phone or battery from
getting wet. Even though they will
dry and appear to operate normally,
the circuitry could slowly corrode
and pose a safety hazard.

■ Avoid a battery out of the phone in
coming contact with metal objects,
such as coins, keys or jewelry.

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DESCRIPTION OF KEYS

Left Soft Key

■ Performs the functions indicated by
the text in the left bottom line of the
display screen above it.

Right Soft Key

■ Performs the functions indicated by
the text in the right bottom line of the
display screen above it.

■ Go to Calls in idle screen.

Send Key

■ Access call log from idle.

■ Press to dial a Number.

■ Press to answer an incoming Call.

End Key

■ Press to end a call or reject an
incoming call.

■ The phone will switch ON or OFF if
it is pressed and held.

■ Also in the menu mode, enables you
to return to the idle mode (screen) .

Central(OK) Key

■ Open main Menu in idle.

■ Confirm/ok/select in other state.

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Extra Key

In the idle mode, each key has the
following function.

■ Left Extra Key: go to Camera
preview mode.

■ Right Extra Key: go to Audio player
mode.

0~9 Numeric Keys

■ By pressing the keys, you can edit
numbers and characters.

Volume Key

■ When the phone is in the idle mode,
you can adjust the volume of the key
tone.

■ During a call, when the MP3 player
is working, you can adjust the
volume of the voice or music.

Hook Button on the headset

■ If you insert the headset, you can
use it as below

■ You can answer or end a call by
pressing the hook button on the
headset.

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Backlight

A backlight illuminates the display and the
keypad. When you press digit key, the
backlight comes on. It goes off when no
keys are pressed within a given period of
time.

BATTERY

The phone comes with Li-ion battery
which is only half charged but can be put
into use immediately after the package is
opened. However, the battery should be
thoroughly discharged and fully recharged
for at least 3 recycling times successively
to achieve optimum performance.

How to Charge the Battery

○ Plug your charger into the main

socket first.

○ Connect the lead from the charger

to the upper side of the phone.

○ When the battery is charging, the

icon on the upper right corner which
indicates the battery charge level

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will flash in cycle. If the phone has
powered off, a charging screen will
show that the battery is charging
now.

○ When the bars in the icon are fully

filled and has stopped flashing, it
tells you that the battery has been
fully charged. If the phone has
powered off, the screen will tell you
verbally that the charging has
finished. Generally, it takes 2~3
hours to fully charge the battery.
Normally, the battery, the phone and
the charger might get heated in the
process.

○ Release the charger from the power

socket and the phone.

○ Warning! You must only use the

supplied charger. Unauthorized
charger might result in danger and
any malfunction or damage caused
by the use of unapproved charger
will void the product warranty and it
will not be acknowledged by the
manufacturer.

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Getting started

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Insert the SIM Card

○ Insert the SIM card under the SIM

card holder.

○ When you need to remove the SIM

card, you should first switch off the
phone, remove the battery and take
it away from under the SIM card
holder.

○ Always handle the SIM card with

care and insert with the gold
contacts facing down.

Insert & Remove the Micro SD
Card

○ Insert the Micro SD card under the

Micro SD card holder.

Power ON/OFF

○ Make sure that the battery is

attached. You can switch your phone
On/Off by long pressing the [End]
key.

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○ If you switch the phone on without a

SIM card :

○ The phone will promote “Insert

SIM” ― In this case, you can make
emergency call.

○ The phone will promote “Network

Emergency”― which means it is
searching for network but has failed
to link.

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