Gionee P6 User Manual

P6

User Guide

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user manual may differ from the actual product. In such a case, the latter shall govern.
Images shown are for representation purpose only. Specifications are subject to
change without prior notice. GIONEE keeps the right to modify the content in this user
guide without prior notice.

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Contents

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2. Learn about the phone .................................................................................................. 4

3. Before using ................................................................................................................... 4

4. Getting started ............................................................................................................... 4

4.1 Turn on/off your phone .................................................................................................... 4

4.2 Getting to know the Home screen ................................................................................. 5

4.3 Using the touch screen ................................................................................................... 5

4.4 Customizing the Home screen ....................................................................................... 6

4.5 Connect to network .......................................................................................................... 6

4.6. Input text .......................................................................................................................... 7

5. Communication .............................................................................................................. 7

5.1 Make a call ........................................................................................................................ 7

5.2 Messaging ......................................................................................................................... 8

6. Multimedia ...................................................................................................................... 8

6.1 Camera .............................................................................................................................. 8

6.2 View albums ..................................................................................................................... 9

6.3 Music ................................................................................................................................. 9

7. Connecting to networks and devices .......................................................................... 9

7.1 WLAN .............................................................................................................................. 10

7.2 Bluetooth ......................................................................................................................... 10

7.3 Connecting to a computer via USB ............................................................................. 10

8. Health and safety ......................................................................................................... 11

9. FAQ ................................................................................................................................ 13

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1. For your safety

Read these simple guidelines. Not following them may be dangerous or illegal.

SWITCH OFF IN HOSPITALS

Please abide by relevant provisions or regulations. Please turn off your mobile phone near medical
equipment.

SWITCH OFF WHEN REFUELING

Don’t use the phone at a refueling point. Don’t use near fuel or chemicals.

SIM CARDS AND T-FLASH CARD ARE PORTABLE

Keep your phone, phone parts and accessories out of children’s reach.

BATTERY

Please do not destroy or damage the battery, it can be dangerous and cause fire.
Please do not throw battery in fire to avoid hazard.
When battery cannot be used, please dispose in safe environment.
Do not try to dismantle the battery.
If the battery or the charger is broken or old, please stop using them, and replace with certified genuine
battery

USE QUALITY EQUIPMENT

Use GIONEE authorized equipment to avoid danger

ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST

Give full attention while driving, Park before using your phone. pls follow traffic rules of local city/town.

INTERFERENCE

All wireless devices may be susceptible to cause interference, which could affect performance.

SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT

Wireless devices can cause interference in aircraft. It’s not only dangerous but also illegal to use mobile

phone in an aircraft.

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2. Learn about the phone

Button

Function

Power
key

(Right
side of
the
phone

a) Press to Turns on/off the screen.
b) Press and Hold Opens a menu with options for airplane mode, powering
off the phone, Reboot the phone and change audio profile.

Volume
Up/Down

(Right
side of
the
phone)

a) Press when call is in progress, increase or decrease the volume, when
the phone is ringing, silences the ringer. On the home screen when no call
in progress, increase or decrease the ringtone volume or sets the phone to
the silent instead of ringing. In other applications, controls the volume of
music, spoken directions and other audio.
b) Press and hold to quickly increasing ringtone volume to maximum or
minimum.

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3. Before using

The phone is a Dual SIM mobile phone allowing you to use the facility of two networks.
To insert SIM card(s):

1. Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover and battery.

2. Insert the SIM card correctly in the card slot(s)

3. Finally insert the battery and replace the rear cover of the mobile phone.

Note1: The SIM card is a small object; please keep the card out of the reach of children to
avoid swallowing the card by accident. Do not touch the metal surface of Micro-SIM card
and keep it away from electromagnetic field to avoid loss and damage of the data. You will
not be able to connect to the network if the Micro-SIM card is damaged.

Charger

1. Connect the charger to the charger jack on the phone.

2. Next connect the charger to a power socket, the charging starts, with the charging icon
in an animated state.

3. When the charging icon becomes static, it indicates that the battery is full.

4. Disconnect the charger from the power socket and the phone.

Note: Slight heating during charging is normal. It indicates that the battery is full, when the
charging icon becomes static.

4. Getting started

 Turn on the phone

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Long press the power key to start up the cell phone.

 Turn off the phone

Long press the power key, a context menu will prompt, touch “Power off” to switch
off the cell phone.

 To wake up the phone

If you don’t use the phone for a while, the Home screen or other screen you are
viewing is replaced with the lock screen and then the screen darkens, to conserve the
battery.

1. Press the Power button.

2. Drag the lock icon any direction. The last screen you were working on opens.

The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It
displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. You can customize the
Home screen with different wallpaper and display the items you want.

At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the time, information about the status of
your phone, and icons for notifications that you’ve received.

The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to touch icons, buttons, menu
items, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touch screen.

 Touch: To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons, to type

letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons, you
simply touch them with your finger.

 Touch & hold: Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your

finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a menu for customizing the Home
screen, you touch an empty area on the Home screen until the menu opens.

 Drag: Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move

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