GSmart Aku A1 Operating Guide

Aku A1

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Safety Information

This section c ontains important information on safe and efficient operation. Please read this informati on before using the
device.

• Use only the batteries and power adapter provided by the manufacturer. Use of unauthorized accessories may void your
warranty.

• Do not remove the battery whil e the phone is charging.

• Avoid using the phone near elec tromagnetic sources such as TVs, radios, and microwave ovens.

• Unplug the power adapter from the wall outlet during light ning storms to avoid electric shock or fire.

• Do not expose the phone or the batt er y to dir ec t sunlight.

• Do not store your phone in temperatures higher than 60ºC or 140ºF.

• Do not use harsh chemicals or deter gents to clean your phone.

• Do not handle the phone with wet hands while it is being charged. This may cause an elect ri c shock or seri ous damage
to the phone.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY USE

• Use only approved battery.

• Keep the battery dry and away from any li quid since this may cause a short circuit.

• Keep the battery away fr om met al objec ts since this may cause a short circuit.

• Do not use damaged or deformed batt eri es.

• If the battery emits a foul odor , discontinue use.

• Keep the battery away fr om babi es and small c hildren.

• If the battery leaks:

• Do not allow the leaking fl uid to come in contact with your skin, eyes or clothing. If already in contact, rinse wit h cl ean
water immediately and seek medical advice.

• Keep the battery away fr om fir e si nc e this m ay cause the bat tery to explode.

• Do not attempt to open or servic e the bat tery yourself.

• Do not dispose battery i n fire or water.

• Recycle or dispose used batteries according to the local r egulations.

• Prevent to place the batt er y in ext r em e temper ature condition, it maybe influence the battery efficiency.

ROAD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

• Turn off the phone in areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where flammable object s exist such as gas
stations, fuel depot s, and c hem ical plants among others. Sparks from these areas could cause expl osi on or fire and
result in injur y or even deat h.

• Do not use hand-held phones whil e driving a vehicle. Use hands-free devi c es as an alternative.

SAFETY IN A IR C R AFT
Do not use the phone on board an aircraft. The phone’s net work signals may cause int erference to the navigation

system. As a safety measurement, it is against the law in most countries to use the phone on board an aircraft.

Copyright © 2013 All Right s Reserved.

Android is a trademark of Googl e Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Googl e Permissions.
Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are trademarks owned by Bluet ooth SIG, Inc. Java, JME and all other Java-based
marks are trademarks or registered trademark s of Sun Micr osystems, Inc. in the United States and other c ountries.

CE SAR Compliance

This device meets the E U requi r em ents (1999/519/EC) on the limitation of ex posure of the general public to
electromagnetic fields by way of health protection.

The limits are part of ext ensive recommendations for the protection of the general public. These recommendations have
been developed and chec k ed by i ndependent scientific organi z ations through regular and t hor ough evaluations of
scientifi c studi es. The unit of measurement for the Eur opean Counci l's recommended limit f or mobil e dev ic es is the
"Specific Absorption Rate" (SAR), and the SAR limit i s 2.0 W/ kg aver aged ov er 10 gram of body tissue. It meets the
requirements of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).

For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meet s the ICNI RP exposure gui delines and the European
Standard EN 62311 and EN 62209-2, for use with dedicated acc essories. Us e of other accessories which contain metals
may not ensure complianc e with ICNIRP exposure guideli nes.

SAR is measured with the devic e at a separation of 1.5 cm to the body, while transmitti ng at the highest certified output
power level in all frequenc y bands of the mobile device.

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The maximum SAR value for each frequency band is listed below:

SAR10g

(W/kg)

GSM900

Head

0.338

GSM1800

Head

0.246

WCDMA Band VIII

Head

0.337

WCDMA Band I

Head

0.452

Band Position

WEEE Notice

The WEEE logo on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed of or dumped with your other
household waste. You ar e liable to dispose of all your electronic or electrical waste equipm ent by relocating over to t he
specified coll ec tion point for recycling of such hazardous waste. Isolated collection and proper recovery of your electronic
and electrical waste equipment at the time of disposal will allow us to help conserve natural r esources. M or eover, proper
recycling of the electronic and electri c al waste equipment will ensure safety of hum an health and environment. For more
information about electronic and electrical waste equipment disposal, recovery, and collection points, please contact your
local city center , househol d waste disposal service, shop from where you purchased the equipment, or manufacturer of
the equipment.

RoHS Compliance

This product is in compliance with Directive 2002/95/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January
2003, on the restri ction of the use of certain hazardous substances i n electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and its
amendments.

European Union Regulatory Conformance

The equipment complies with the RF Exposure Requirement 1999/ 519/EC, Council Recommendati on of 12 July 1999 on
the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0–300 GHz). This
equipment meets the following conformance standards: EN 300 328 V1.7.1, E N 301489-1 V1.9. 2, EN
301489-3 V1.4.1, E N 301489-7 V1.3.1, EN 301489-17 V2.1.1, EN 301489-24 V1.5.1, E N 301 511 V9.0.2, EN
301 908-1 V5.2.1/ -2 V5.2. 1, EN50360:2001/AC:2006, EN62209-1:2006/-2:2010, EN62311:2008, EN
62479:2010, EN 300 440-1V1.6.1/ -2 V1.4.1, EN 55022:2010/AC:2011 Class B, EN55024:2010, EN
55013:2001/A1:2003/A2:2006,EN 61000-3-2:2006/A2:2009, EN 61000-3-3:2008, EN 50332-1:2000/-2:2003
and EN 60950-1:2006/A11:2009. Changes or modific ations to t his product not authorized by the manuf actur er coul d void
the EMC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product. This pr oduct has demonstrated EMC complianc e
under conditions that included the use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components.
It is important that y ou use compliant peripher al devices and shielded cables between system c om ponents to reduce the
possibility of causing interference to radios, televisions, and other electronic devices. We, hereby, declare that this
cellular, Wi-Fi, & Bluetooth radio is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of
Directive 1999/5/EC.

Intellectu al Prop ert y Rig ht Information

Right to all technologies and products that comprise this device are the property of their r espect ive owners:
This product has an Android platform based on Linux, which can be expanded by a vari ety of Java-Script-based
applicati on SW. Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Gmail, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc .
Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are trademarks owned by Bluet ooth SIG, Inc. Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi CERTI FI E D log, and t he
Wi-Fi logo are registered t r adem ar k s of t he Wir eless Fidel ity Alliance.
Java, JME and all other Jav a-based marks are trademarks or registered tr adem ar k s of S un Microsystems, Inc. in the
United States and other c ountries. microSD is a trademark of SD Card Associat ion.

Products with 2.4–GHz Wireless LAN Devices France

L'utili sation de c et equipement (2.4GHz wireless LAN) est soumise à certaines restrictions: cet equipement peut être
utilisé à l'int eri eur d' un batiment en utilisant toutes les frequences de 2400 a 2483.5MHz (Chaine 1–13). Pour une
utilisation en env ir onement exterieur, l es fr equenc es comprises entre 2400-2454 MHz peuvent être utilisé. Pour les
dernières restric tions, voir http://www.art-telecom.fr.

For 2.4–GHz wireless LAN operation of this product, certain restrictions apply. T his equi pm ent may use the
entire–2400–MHz to 2483.5–MHz frequency band (channels 1 through 13) f or indoor applications. For outdoor use, only
2400-2454 MHz frequency band may be used. For the latest requirements, see http://www.art-telecom.fr.

Sound Pressure Level requirement

This device hav e been tested t o c om ply with the Sound Pressure Level requi r em ent laid down in the applicable EN
50332-1and/or EN 50332-2 standards. P er manent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high
volume for prol onged peri ods of time.

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Prevention of Hearing Loss
Warning statem ent requirement under EN 60950-1:A12.
To prevent possible hear ing damage, do not listen at high volume lev els for long periods.

Note:
For France, headphones/earphones for this devi c e ar e compliant with the sound pressure level requirement laid down in
the applicabl e EN 50332-1: 2000 and/or EN50332-2: 2003 standard as requir ed by French Article L.5232-1.

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General Information

This section contains important inform ation on safe and efficient operation. Please read t his informati on before using the
device. Ignorance of the following notices may lead to violations of the law.

• Before using the device, please mak e sure you hav e fully c har ged the battery.

• Do NOT remove the bat tery from the device during charging.

• Before inserting SIM card into the devic e, mak e sure t hat t he dev ic e is switched off.

• Do NOT att em pt to di ssemble the device on your own. This should be done by an author iz ed per son.

• Use the devic e in ac c or danc e to instructions when in publi c facil ities.

• In some c ountries, it is a vi olation against t he law to record phone conver sations. Always ask permi ssion of the other

party when you are going to r ec or d a conversation.

• To prot ec t your ear s, turn down the volume before you use stereo headsets or other audio devi c es.

• To avoid damaging the touch screen and the device, do NOT apply excessive pressure on them, and remov e the

device from your pants’ pocket before y ou sit down. It is also recomm ended that you only use the stylus or your fi nger
to interact with the touch screen. I t is not covered by the warranty that y ou crack the touch screen because of the
improper usage.

• When you use the devi ce f or a long tim e, such as talking on the phon e, bro wsing onl ine, or charging the bat tery, the

device may become warm. I n most cases, this condition is normal.

• Refer servicing to the provider, or an author ized technician under the following conditions: 1. The device has been

damaged. 2. When you follow the instructions to use your device, it does not operate normally . 3. The device has been
exposed to water. 4. Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen onto the device.

• Do Not push unauthorized objects into slots and openings in your device.

• The device should be placed away from heat sources such as stoves, radiators, heat registers, or other products that

produce heat.

• Condensation may form on or within your device, when you move your device between environments with very different

temperature and/ or humidity ranges. To av oid damaging your device, make the moisture to evaporate before you use
the device.

• To avoid damaging your device, do Not put y our dev ic e on an unstabl e t able, stand, bracket, or other places.

• Before you clean your device, unplug it, please. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but do Not use water, liquid cleaners, or

aerosol cleaners to clean the touch screen.

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Table of Contents

Copyright

0-1

Safety Information

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General Information

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1.1 Your Phone

1-1

1.2 Installing or uninstalling the SIM Card, Battery, and Memory Card

1-2

1.3 Charging the Battery

1-4

1.4 Turning the P hone On or Off

1-4

1.5 Lock / Unlock

1-4

1.6 Initial Sett ings

1-4

1.7 Adjusting the Volume

1-5

1.8 Contact

1-5

1.9 The Home Screen

1-7

2.1 Voice Calls

2-1

2.2 Using On-Screen Keyboard

2-2

Chapter 3 Email & Messages

3.1 Creati ng and sendi ng a text message

3-1

3.2 Multimedia Message

3-2

3.3 Voice Message

3-2

3.4 E-mail Account s

3-3

3.5 Using E-mail

3-4

Chapter 4 Using the Internet

4.1 Connecting to the Internet

4-1

4.2 Bluetooth modes

4-2

5.1 Photos and Videos

5-1

5.2 Viewing Photos and Videos

5-1

5.3 Music

5-2

6.1 Pre-installed pr ogr am s introduction

6-1

6.2 Browser

6-1

6.3 Calculator

6-3

6.4 Calendar

6-3

6.5 Gmail

6-4

6.6 Maps

6-4

6.7 Local

6-4

6.8 Navigation

6-4

6.9 Google Search

6-5

6.10 Talk

6-5

6.11 YouTube

6-5

6.12 Play Store

6-5

6.13 News and Weather

6-5

6.14 Best Choice

6-6

6.15 FM Radio

6-6

6.16 Sound Recorder

6-6

6.17 Connecti ng y our phone to a computer

6-7

6.18 File Manager

6-7

6.19 Downloads

6-7

6.20 Screenshots

6-7

7.1 Phone Setti ngs

7-1

7.2 Managing B asi c Set tings

7-4

7.3 Protecting Your Phone

7-5

7.4 Resetting Your Phone

7-6

7.5 Specifications

7-6

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Chapter 2 Phone Functions & Input

Chapter 5 Multim edia Applications

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2-1

3-1

4-1

5-1

Chapter 6 Programs

Chapter 7 Managing Your Phone

6-1

7-1

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No.

Items

Functions

Press upward or downward to turn louder or down volume. Press down key
fully to enter vibration mode.

Front

Camera

P sensor/

• P Sensor: The screen will t ur n off autom atically when the device is close

environment.

4

Receiver

The source of voice.

• Press and hold for sever al seconds to t ur n the phone on or off.
Press again to turn the displ ay bac k on.

Touch

screen

Press to view the options of
the menu.

• Go back to Home Screen.

• Press and hold to bring up recent activities.

9

Return

Return to the previ ous page.

10

MIC

Sound Receiv er.

1. Getting Started

1.1 Your Phone

This section int r oduc es you t o the hardware of the device.

Getting Started

1 Volume
2

3

Light

sensor

5 Power

6
7 Menu
8 Home

Use this front Camera to t ak e pictur es or rec or d v ideo.

to the face during a phone call .

• Light Sensor: Adjust t he bri ghtness of the screen according t o the

• To set your phone to the sleep mode, press the power button briefly.

Display screen.

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No.

Items

Functions

Micro-USB

port

•Connect USB cable and the AC adapter to charge the battery mildly.

• USB tethering: Share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB cable.

5MP

Camera

The camera on the back of the device support s 5-mega-pixel photo and
high-quality video.

13

Flash LED

Help photo shooting.

Back

cover

You need to open the cover to install or uninstall the batter y and the SIM
card.

15

Speaker

The source of music and voic e.

Earphone

jack

11
12

14

Getting Started

16

Use a headset for hands-free conversation or listening to music.

1.2 Installing or unin st all in g the SIM Card, Battery, and Memory Card
To remove the back cover

1. Please turn over your phone with the back cover facing up.

2. Please move your fingertip into the slot.

3. Pull the back cover wit h your fi nger tip and remove it.

SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone num ber , memory storage, and details of network service.

To install the SIM card

There are two slots for SIM cards. Upper sl ot is for SIM2, and SIM1 slot is on the undersi de.
The gold contact of SIM1 is facing up and the cut-off corner is facing t oward the SIM card slot.
The gold contact of SIM2 is facing down and the cut-off corner is facing toward the SIM card
slot.

To install the SIM1 card To install the SIM2 card
To remove the SIM card

1. First, remove t he batt er y.

2. Use your finger to slide the SIM card out of card slot.

Battery

Your phone comes with a rec har geable battery. Battery life varies depending on the network,
used applications, and the type of connections attac hed to your phone.

To install the battery

Make sure the contact of the bat tery is close to connectors in the batter y sl ot.

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To remove the battery

Use your fingertip to lift the battery, then remove it.

NOTE:

•To ensure battery performance and avoid risk from fire.

• Use only the original batt ery desi gn at ed for the phone.

• Do not store the battery in temp erat ure lower than -10ºC or higher than 45ºC.

To replace the back cover

1. Please insert the c ov er into the slot from the bottom.

2. Then, press two point on the left and ri ght of bac k cover fully until hearing click s.

Memory card

You may need a microSD card to store photos, m usi c , videos and other data.

To install the memory card

1. Insert the memory card with the gold contact facing down.

2. Push the memory card until it clicks into slot.

To remove the memory card

1. For safe remov al, t ap Appli c ation Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Storage >Unmount SD
card.

2. Push the memory card to eject it from the slot.

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1.3 Charging the Battery

When you take your phone out of box f or the first time, the battery isn’t at full of power. Pl ease
charge the batter y fully before using.

1. Connect the USB cable t o the AC adapter, and then, connect to the device via the USB
cable.

2. Plug the AC adapter to a socket t o start the charge.

NOTE:
To ensure safety, do not remove th e batt ery f rom the phone while the AC adapter is
connected or while it is being cha rged.

1.4 Turni ng t he P hone On or Off

After installi ng the SIM card and charging the battery, you are now ready to t ur n y our phone
on.

To turn on your phone

Press and hold the power button until the phone shortly vi br ates.

To turn off y our phone

1. Press and hold the power button f or several seconds.

2. A pop-up window appears, then tap “P ower off”.

3. Select “OK” to confirm.

To set your phone to the sleep mode

To set your phone to the sleep mode, pr ess the power but ton briefly. It will turn the display off.
To turn the display on, pr ess the power button br iefly again.

1.5 Lock/Unlock

Unlock the device

Drag lock ic on on screen and sli de to unlock icon for unlocking the device.

1.6 Initial Settings

Before initi aliz ing your device, please remem ber to insert y our SIM card first. When turning on
your phone for the first time or resetting your phone, you need to follow the steps as below:

1. On the “Welcome” screen, you could change the defaul t language, or tap “Start” to continue
the setting.

2. In the screen of “Select Wi-Fi”, you can connect t o the W i-Fi.

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3. In the screen of “Got Google”, you can tap “No” to create a new account, tap “Yes” to s ign in
the Google account, or tap “Not now” to do it later. Please follow the on-screen instruction to
log in.

4. In the screen of “Google & location”, you can allow or disallow Google’s location service to
collect anonym ous l oc ation data. You can also al low or disallow Google to use My Location
for Google search r esul ts and other Google services. Then, tap “Nex t”.

5. Set up your name to personaliz e some apps. Then, tap “Nex t”.

6. In the screen of “Google services”, you could get some informati on about Google Term of
Service from here.

7. Finally, tap “Finish” to complete the whole initi al settings.

NOTE:
Some applications and functions needed to connect to the Internet such as
location-based services and the automatic syn chronization of your online account s
may incur the fees of the connectio n f rom your service provider. You may enabl e or
disable the Intern et later.

1.7 Adjusting the Volume

To adjust the volume of ringtone, media, and alarm

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Audio P r ofiles>General

2. Slide the volume bar to adjust each volume. Do as the following:

Drag the slider towards the left to decrease the v olume, or dr ag the slider towards the right to

increase the volume. Tap “OK” to save y our settings.

NOTE:
When the phone is set to the silent mode, all sou nds are tu rned off except media and
alarm.

1.8 Contacts

“Contacts” is your phonebook that lets you store friends’ names, phone numbers, e-mail
addresses and other inf ormation.”Contact” can c onnec t t o y our Google, Corporate accounts,
and integrate y our cont ac ts information.

Adding a Contact

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap tab > tap to add a new contact.

3. Choose where you want to synchronize the new contact with, Phone, SIM1 or SIM2.

4. A new contact screen appears.

5. Tap each field to fill out the contact information.

6. Tap ”DONE” to save it.

NOTE:
The SIM card contact can’t add pict ure to contact information.

Searching for Contact s

On Contact Scr een, do any of t he following to easily search for c ont acts:

• Tap . Type the first few letters of the contact name t o search. T he list is filtered when
typing. When fi nish searchi ng, you could tap to go back to the contacts screen.

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Contact gr oups

If you want to categorize the contacts, please follow the steps as below:
To add Contact groups in local groups

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. On , tap to add a new group.

3. Enter the new group name, then tap ”OK”.

4. Tap one of groups.

5. Tap Menu>Edit and to select new members. Tap “Ok” to sav e your setti ngs.

6. Members of the group are displayed below.

Manage Accounts

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap Menu > Accounts.

3. You could turn on ”Auto-sync app data ”. If so, Applications can sync, send, and receive data

automatically.

Import / Export Contact s
Import Contacts from SIM card.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap Menu > Import/export.

3. You can select SIM1 or SIM2 (If SIM2 card inserted). Then t ap “ OK”.

4. You can select an account to save the import cont acts.

5. Select contacts you want, or check “All ” . T hen tap “Ok” .

6. You can check the import situation i n the status bar.

Import Contacts from storage

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap Menu > Import/export > Import from Phone storage.

3. You can select an account to save the import cont acts.

4. Select the Card files. Please follow the steps i n t he submenu.

5. You can check the import situation i n the status bar.

Back up Contacts
Export Contacts to SIM card

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS > Contacts.

2. Tap Menu > Import/export > Export to SIM card.

3. You can select SIM1 or SIM2 (If SIM2 card inserted). Then t ap “ OK”.

4. Select contacts you want, or check “All ” . T hen tap “Ok” .

Export Contacts to storage

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap Menu > Import/export > Export to storage.

3. Tap “OK” to confirm.

Favorite Contacts

You can add the most frequently called contacts to the favorite c ontact list which helps you to
find contacts qui c kl y and easily.

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Icons

Descriptions

Favorites Tray c an keep your m ost
important shortcuts and folders.

Tap to launch Applicati on Drawer.

Icons

Functions

Tethering or hotspot ac tive

Tap to turn on/ off network.

Enable/disable Wi-Fi.

Enable/disable Bluetooth.

Enable/disable GPS.

Enable/disable
Data Synchroni z ation.

Tap to adjust the brightness.

Add to Favorites

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. On tab, tap the desired contact into the information screen.

3. Tap icon t o add to F av orites.

4. When you tap tab on the Contacts screen, you will fi nd the contact in the favorite list.

Remove from Favorites

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap t ab, the favorite contacts are display ed.

3. Tap the desired contact into the information screen.

4. Tap icon to remove it from Favorites.

1.9 The Home Screen

On Home Screen, you can quickl y access common features and view notificati ons of missed
calls, received messages, battery, and the status of the connection.
Default Home Screen: Main functions.

You can slide the Home Screen f r om the left si de to the right side or from the right side to the
left side to switch it. The icons located at the bottom of the home page have different functions:

Self-defined Ho me Screen: You can add t he short c uts and widgets.

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Types

Icons

Descriptions

Call is in progress.

Your call is on hold.

Mute the call.

Speaker is on.

Vibration is on.

Wired headset connected.

Wired microphone headset connected.

Battery is low.

Battery is charging.

Maximum signal str ength. Fewer bars indicate lower
Right icon is SIM2 signal (GSM).

Wi-F i is connected.

Wi-F i Network is activated.

Airplane mode.

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activ ated.

Both USB tethering and Por table Wi-Fi hotspot are
activated.

Bluetooth is on.

The device is connect ed to PC vi a the USB cable.

Notification

New text message.

New e-mail.

New Gmail.

Alarm.

Event notific ation.

Missed call.

G

E

3G

H

How to Navigate

 Tap: You can tap the icon on the screen to activate the applicati on.
 Press and Hold: Press and hold the i c on on the Home Screen to make it movable. Press

and hold an icon in the Application Drawer to add it to the Home Screen you want.

 Slide: Slide the Home Screen from the left side to the right side or from the right side t o the

left side to change diff er ent pages.

 Drag: After pressing and holding the icon on the Home Screen, you can arrange it. Drag it to

anywhere you like on t he screen or to r em ov e.

Status Ic ons

The icons of the status bar indicat e different types of informati on. T ap the status bar and scroll
down to view notifications or view system information.

Phone call

Volume

Battery

Network

and

Connection

Battery is full.

Battery is very low.

signal strength. Left icon is SIM1 signal (WCDMA+GSM).

GPRS\ EDGE\ 3G\ HSDP A i s in progress.SIM 1 support s
GPRS\ EDGE\ 3G\ HSDPA networks.SIM2 supports
GPRS\ EDGE networks.

Wi-Fi is in progress.

GPS is on.

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Getting Started

USB debugging is connected.

General notification.

FM radio is on.

FM

Playing a song.
Downloading an appli c ation.

Recent apps list

Recent apps list provides an efficient way of switching between recently used appli c ations.
Switch to an app by touching it .

1. Press and hold the Home key.

2. A Recent app list screen will appear.

3. Remove an item by swiping left or right.

4. Or jump instantly from one task to another using the list.

Using Widgets

You may add and customiz e widgets on the Home S c reen as you like.

To add widgets

1. Tap Application Drawer > WIDGETS tab.

2. Select a widget you want. Then, tap and hold the widget icon to any Home Screen thumbnail

you want to add it.

3. Tap and hold the widget icon, drag to move it among the Home Screens.

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Getting Started

To delete widgets

1. Tap and hold a widget icon which you want to delet e on the screen. The widget will enlarge

and “Remove” will appear on the top of Home Screen.

2. Drag the widget icon to the “Remove” to del ete it.

Folders

You can also add / delete f older s to y our Home Sc r een and Favori tes Tray.

To create fold ers

1. Tap and hold an app icon, then drag it over to another app icon, they will automatically

create a new folder. You can also drag ot her apps to add into the same folder.

2. Tap the folder to open it.

3. Tap “Unnamed Folder” to name the folder.

To delet e fold ers

1. Tap and hold a folder of Home Screen. The folder will enlar ge and “ Rem ov e” will appear on

the top of Home Screen.

2. Drag the folder to the “Remove” to delete it.

Setting t he wa ll pa pe r

Customize the wallpaper of your Home Screen with default wallpapers or with pic tures in your
phone.

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Getting Started

Set wallpaper fro m Live wallpapers or Wallpapers

1. Long press any place on the Home S c r eens. There is a menu that will pop up.

2. Tap “Wallpapers” or “ Live Wallpapers”.

3. All system wallpapers are di spl ay ed. You can tap to preview it.

4. Tap “Set wallpaper” to set up your selection.

Set wallpaper fro m Pictures

1. Long press anywhere on the Home Screens. There is a menu that will pop up.

2. Tap “Gallery”, you can view all pic tures on the album.

3. Tap to select a picture y ou want t o use.

4. Use your finger to selec t t he crop area.

5. Tap “CROP” and the cropped image will be your wallpaper on the Home Screen.

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2. Phone Funct ions & Input

Phone Fu nc tions

Tap Applicati on Dr awer > APPS tab > Phone.

2.1 Voice Calls

Making a call
To make a call from the Phone screen

1. Go to the Phone screen.

2. Use the keypad to input phone number.

3. Tap then choose SIM1 or SIM2 to make the phone c all.

Phone Functions & Input

NOTE:
Tap to delete a number . Tap and hold to erase ent ire numbers.

To make a call from Contacts

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Phone.

2. Tap .

3. Tap a contact you want to call.

4. If SIM2 inserted, there is a menu will pop up. You may select “SIM1” or “SIM2” to make a

phone call.

To make emergency call s

You have to unlock your device bef or e making an emergency c all. Enter the international
emergency number 112, and tap SIM1 or SIM2 to make the emergency call.

To make internation al cal ls

1. Go to the Phone screen.

2. Tap and hold 0 until the “+” is displayed which is international prefix code.

3. Enter the country code, area code, and phone number.

4. Tap and SIM1 or SIM2 to make the international call.

Answering a call

When there is an incoming call:

• The phone will ring if the ring volume is turned on.

• A notification message will appear on the screen.

To accept or reject a n incoming call

• To accept a call, slide to Talk i c on on the screen.

• To reject a call, slide to End icon on the screen.

Quick response an inco ming call

When there is an incoming call, you can quick response with message by sliding to Messaging
icon on the screen.

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Phone Functions & Input

To put a call on hold

If you are having a call conversation, you can tap t o put t he c all on hold.

To manage other voice call features

When you are havi ng a call conver sation

• Tap to activate speakerphone, or t ap again to cancel it.

• Tap to mute microphone, or tap again to un-mute it.

Ending a call

Tap End i c on to end a call.

2.2 Using On-Screen Keyboard

On-screen keyboard appears in port r ait mode when an application requires text input, such as
messaging and writing e-mails. The keyboard input method is activated by the default settings.

Using on-screen keyboard

• Use the keys on the on-screen keyboard.

• Tap the keys to enter the characters.

Setting the Input Method

Your phone supports sev er al text input methods, and you could select which one you prefer.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Language & input.

2. Tap ”Default” .There is a pop-up window will show.

3. Select an input method you want to use.

Basic input settings

Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Language & i nput.

1. Language settings:

 Select language
 Spell c hec k er
 Personal dictionary

2. Keyboard & input settings:

 Androi d k ey boar d
 Google voice typing
 TouchPal keyboard

3. Speech settings:

 Voice Search
 Text-to-speech output

4. Mouse/Trackpad

 Pointer speed

Personal dictionary

On the personal dicti onar y screen, tap to add the self-defined words in the personal
dictionary. W hen y ou compose, you c an use them . Tap the self-defined word in the personal
dictionary to edit it or tap to delete it.

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TouchPal Input Met hod

Phone Functions & Input

General settings

• Keypress sound:

You can adjust keypress sound here.

• Keypress vibration:

You can adjust keypress vibration here.

• Resize keybo ard h eight :

You could adjust keyboard height here.

• Keypress popup:

Enable or disable popup effect for keypress.

• Alternative symb ols:

Show alternative symbol on buttons. You could slide-down or long-press the keyboard t o
input these symbols.

• Skin:

Customize your own skin.

Keyboard layout:
Set portrait or landscape l ay out and some other functions.

Smart input:

Keyboard intelligence for western languages.
Languages

Set up Multilanguage keyboard.

Chinese input

Keyboard intelligence for Chinese input.
Dictionary management:

You can choose backup or restore your dictionary.
Help & About

Check update, see what recomm ended application in the market , or about the version.

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Icons

Functions

Tap to close input keyboard.

Switch different language inputs and
methods.

Tap to activate the symbols and
numerical keyboard.

Using TouchPal Input Method

Tap to go to quick settings.
Tap to activate settings.
Tap to copy, cut or paste words.
Tap to activate voice input.

Tap to ac tive Capit al letter mode.
Tap to delete words.

Tap to move to th e next text zone.

TouchPal Curv e Input

Phone Functions & Input

Using Curve let you type faster than normal IME. Input a word by drawing through let ters.
Put your finger on the fi r st lett er of t he word and draw a pat h from letter to letter, then lif ting up

your finger after the last letter. And the predicted words will show on the screen.

Android keyboard

• Input languages:

You can change input language.

• Auto-capitalization:

The first letter of sentences to be capitalized.

• Vibrate on keypress:

Phone vibrates when user presses any key on the on-screen keyboard.

• Sound on keypress:

Phone sounds when user presse s any key on the on-screen keyboard.

• Popup on keypress:

Checking this option will enable the letter s to popup when the user pres se s them on the
keyboard.

• Voice Input key:

Voice input on main keyboard, on symbols keyboard, and off.

• Add-on dictionaries:

You can install Multilanguage dictionaries.

• Auto-correction:

Spacebar and punctuation automatically c orrect mistyped words.

• Show correction suggestions:

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Phone Functions & Input

Display suggested words while typing.

• Advanced setti ng s:

Options for expert users.

Using Android keyboard

• To toggle between upper and lower case letter display, tap .

• To display the numerical and symbols keyboard,

tap .

How to select input method

1. When you are using any one of input methods.

2. Slide down the status bar li st.

3. Tap “Select input method”, to show all the input method.

4. Then, tap one of them you want to use.

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Email & Messages

3. Email & Messages

Use Messaging to ac c ess text and MMS m essages. Use Email to send and receive e-mail
messages via your Internet e-mail account s.

3.1 Creating and sending a t ext message

Your phone offers several ways to create and send a new text message.

From Message screen

1. Tap Application Dr awer > APPS tab > Messag es.

2. Tap to cr eate a new message.

3. In the “To” field, enter the recipient’s phone number or tap to add from your contacts.

4. Type your message in the “Type message” field.

5. Tap to send your message. You may select SIM1 or SIM2 (If SIM2 inserted).

From Contact screen

1. Tap Application Dr awer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap a contact to display the contact information.

3. Tap the icon to send the message.

4. Compose your message.

5. Tap to send your message. You may select SIM1 or SIM2 (If SIM2 inserted).

From Phone screen

1. Tap Application Dr awer > APPS tab > Phone.

2. Tap tab to view all c all histor y .

3. Tap a call contact f r om the call log.

4. Tap icon t o send the m essage.

5. Compose your message.

6. Tap to send your message. You may select SIM1 or SIM2 (If SIM2 inserted).

NOTE:
If you exit Messages befo re sending , unsent message will be saved as a draft
automatically.

Receiving and Managing M essages

When you send and receive messages from a contact, these messages are grouped as a
message thread. A message thread l ook s l ike an exchanged conversation.

To reply to a text message

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Messages.

2. Tap a message you want to reply .

3. Enter your message in “Type message”.

4. Tap to send your message.

To forward a text message

1. Tap Application Dr awer > APPS tab > Messages.

2. Tap a message to view the whole thread.

3. Tap and hold a message to show Message options l ist.

4. Tap “Forward”.

5. Enter recipient’s phone number in the “To” field.

6. Tap to send your message. You can select SIM1 or SIM2 (If SIM2 inserted).

To delete all messages

1. Tap Application Dr awer > APPS tab > Messages.

2. Tap Menu > Delete all threads. Menu button is on the down intermediate of t he screen.

3. Tap “Delete” to delete all m essages in this message box.

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To delete a message thread

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Messages.

2. Tap and hold a message thread you want t o delete.

3. Tap to delete the message thread.

To delete a message within a thread

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Messages.

2. Choose a message you want to del ete.

3. Tap and hold it until a Message options list shows.

4. Tap “Delete” to delete the message.

3.2 Multimedia Message

A Multimedia message or MMS can contain letters, an image, an audi o, or a video file.

Creating and sending an MMS message

Your phone offers several ways to create and send a MMS message.

Send MMS from Message screen

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Messages.

2. Tap to create a new message.

3. Enter the recipient’s phone number in t he “Type nam e or number” field

4. Tap to attach capture picture, capture video, record audio, contact, pictures, videos,

audio or calendar. The message converts to a MMS message automatically.

5. Enter your message with the on-screen keyboard in “Type text message” filed.

6. Tap to send your message.

Send MMS from Contact screen

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap a contact.

3. Tap icon to write a message back.

4. In the “Type name or number” field, and enter the recipient’s phone number.

5. Tap to attach capture picture, capture video, r ec ord audio, contact, pictures, videos,

audio or calendar. The message converts to a MMS message automatically.

6. Enter your message with the on-screen keyboard in “Type text message” filed.

7. Tap to send your message.

From Phone screen

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS > Phone.

2. Tap tab.

3. Tap a call in the list of the tab.

4. Tap icon.

5. In the “Type name or number” field, and enter the recipient’s phone number.

6. Tap to attach capt ur e pictur e, capture video, record audio, contact, pictures, videos,

audio or calendar. The message converts to a MMS message automat ically.

7. Tap “Type message”, and then, enter your m essage with the on-screen k ey boar d.

8. Tap to send your message.

3.3 Voice Message

Your phone can send voice message.

To create a voice message

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Messages.

2. Tap to create a new message.

3. Enter the recipient’s phone number in t he “Type nam e or number” field.

4. Tap > Record audio.

5. Tap “Record audio” and t o r ec or d an audio file.

6. Tap t o stop r ec or ding.

7. Tap “Play” to listen to your recording, Tap “Replace” to be replaced another att ac hm ent , o r

tap “Remove” to delete your recording from the MMS message.

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8. Enter your message with the on-screen keyboard in “Type text message”

9. Tap to send your message.

3.4 Email Accounts

All your receiv ed em ail m essages are del ivered to your phone.

Setting up an Internet e-mail accou nt

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email.

2. Enter your e-mail address and Password. Tap “Next”.

3. Select the e-mail account of types.

4. The phone will retrieve the e-mail settings automatically.

• If the e-mail settings are pre-c onfigured, the e-mail setup wizard displays a successful
message.

• If the e-mail settings are not found, manual setup is in process automatically. You can
follow the instruc tions to complete the settings.

5. Enter Account name and then, tap “Next” to finish the settings.

NOTE:
The Account name is the name shown on the Email screen.

To open Ema il
Tap Applicati on Dr awer > APPS tab > Email to open your e-mail.

To add the second e-mail account

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email.

2. Tap Menu > Settings > ADD ACCOUNT.

3. Please follow the “Account setup” steps to fi nish the settings.

To delete an e-mail account

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email.

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap one of your accounts (If you have two more e-mail accounts).

4. Tap “Remove account” which is on the bottom of the page.

5. Tap “OK” to confirm.

Customizing Account settings

You can configure the account settings of your e-mail accounts such as Acc ount name, Email
check frequency, and Default account, etc.

To set up your name and account name

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email.

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap one of your accounts (If you have two more e-mail accounts).

4. Tap “Account name” or “Your name” and enter a name you want.

5. Tap “OK” to confirm.

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To set up the e-mail check frequency

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email.

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap one of your accounts (If you have two more e-mail accounts).

4. Tap “Inbox check frequency”. You can set how often to check for new e-mail automatically.

To set up default account

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email.

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap one of your accounts. (If you have two more e-mail accounts)

4. Check “Default account” to set this account as a default one.

To select an account

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email to open your e-mail.

2. Tap Account name arrow to view all e-mail accounts.

3. Tap an e-mail account you want to access.

To configure Email settings

Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email, then tap Menu > Settings > General to set up the
applicati on of y our e-mail.

3.5 Using E-mail
Composing and sending an E-mail

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email, and then, tap Account name arrow to select an
account.

2. Tap to compose a new email.

3. Enter the recipient’s e-mail address in the “To” field or tap done to add a new contact .

4. Enter the Subject.

5. Compose your e-mail.

6. Tap to send your e-mail.

Sendi ng an E-mail from Contact screen

You can send an e-mail to a contact with an e-mail address stored i n Contacts.

1. Tap Application Dr awer > APPS tab > Contacts.

2. Tap a contact whom you want to email to.

3. Tap the contact’s Email address. Tap “Email” in the submenu.

4. Enter the Subject and com pose your e-mail.

5. Tap t o send your e-mail.

Adding attachments to an e-mail message

Before sending your message, tap Menu > Attach file, and then, choose an attachment y ou
want to attach.

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Receiving e-mails

E-mails will be received automatically when your phone connec ts to wireless networks.

Reading e-mails

The Inbox displays the e-mail header s. When you open the e-mail, it shows the message of
text, unless the att ac hm ents. Please download the e-mail attachments to view it.

To reply or forward an e-mail

1. Open an e-mail.

2. Do any of the following:

• Reply: Tap t o r eply the e-mail.

• Reply all: Tap Menu > to reply all recipients and sender.

• Forward: Tap Menu > to forward the e-mail to ot her people.

3. Enter the recipient in the “To” field if need.

4. Compose your message.

5. Tap to send your e-mail.

To delete an e-mail

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email.

2. In your mailbox screen, you can v iew the e-mails.

3. Check the e-mails, and then tap to del ete the e-mail.

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Using the Internet

4. Using the Internet

4.1 Connecting to the Internet

Your phone connects to the Internet via:

 Wi-Fi
 3.5G / 3G/ EDGE / GPRS

NOTE:

If you connect to the Intern et, you may b e charg ed. If you want to stop the connection,

you need to tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > WIRELES S & NETWORKS
section > More > Mobile networks > to unmark Data enabled.

Wi-Fi

Your device can connect to t he detected network through Wi-Fi.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Switch to turn “Wi-Fi” on or off.

To connect to a Wi-Fi network

1. Tap “WI-FI”, check Wi-Fi function and turn it on. Begin to search t he available Wi-Fi
networks.

2. Detected networks are displayed bel ow. Tap one network then tap “Connect”.

3. If you select an open network, the connection is established automatically.

4. To connect a secured connection, y ou will be pr om pted for the password. Enter the
password then tap “Connect ” .

5. When Wi-Fi is connected, the connection icon will be displayed on the status bar.

To add Wi-Fi network

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. In Wi-Fi screen, tap Menu >ADD NETWORK. An on-screen window will pop-up.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the necessary information, then tap “Save” to

save the settings.

To configure Wi-Fi settings

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Tap Menu > Advanced to check the Wi-Fi settings.

Tetheri ng & portab le hotspot

Share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB, Bluetooth, or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > WIREL ESS & NETWORKS section > More
> Tethering & port able hotspot.

2. You can turn on/off USB tethering, Portable Wi-Fi hot spot, USB t ethering and configure the
portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.

VPN settings

Set up & manage Virtual Priv ate Networks (VPNs.)

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > WIRELESS & NET WORKS se ction > Mo re
> VPN.

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Using the Internet

2. You must set lock screen PIN or password before using c r edential storage. Please tap O K
go to Unlock selection, then choose which way you want to lock the screen.

3. After you set it up. It will go back to VPN screen.

4. Tap ”Add VPN network” to edit VPN network.

5. After filling in all necessary information, tap “ Save” to finish the settings.

To start a data connection

If you set up multiple data connections, select the c onnection you want to use.

1. Tap Application Drawer >APPS tab > Setti ngs > WIRELESS & NETWORKS section > More
> Mobile networks.

2. Check “Data enabled” to enable data access over Mobile network.

4.2 Bluetooth modes

Bluetooth on your phone operates in three diff erent m odes:
 On: Bluetooth is turned on. Your phone detects other Bluetooth devices, but your phone is

not visible to others.

 Discoverable: Bluetooth is turned on, but your phone is not visible t o other Bl uetooth

devices.

 Off: Bluetooth is turned off.
To turn Bluetooth on or off

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Bluetooth.

2. Switch or tap to turn it on.

3. Tap “Bluetooth” to view the menu options.

4. Tap the device’s name to make your device visible to others.

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
A connection to a Bluetoot h dev ic e is called a partnership. Y ou need to pair and c r eate a
partnership with a Bluetooth device to exchange i nformation.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Bluetooth.

2. Tap “SEARCH FOR DEVICES” to search for a new device.

3. Detected Bluetooth devices are di spl ay ed on the screen .Tap one device to connect.

4. Start to pair, enter the password, and then tap “OK” to finish pairing.

NOTE:

1. The password enter on your phone must be the same one be entered on the device
which you want to pa ir with. The password is required at the first time, once a
partnership has b een created, the pass word will no longer require again.

2. If you wan t to view the recei ved files, you can tap Menu > Show received files.

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Multimedia Applications

Icon

Function

Icon

Function

Tap to switch between rear and
front camera

Mode

Setting

-GPS location info

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-Anti-flicker

-Face Detection

-Face beauty

-EIS

5. Multimedia Applications

5.1 Photos and Videos

Your phone is equipped with a 5.0 megapixels camera to take photos and videos.

Taking a p hoto/ Recording Video

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Camera. The screen switches to landscape vi ew
automatically.

2. Tap to take a picture.

Reviewing a photo/ Video

After taking a picture or recording a video, you can review and s hare it by Messages, Bluetooth,
Gmail, Email, Google+, Picasa, Dropbox, etc.

Configuring camera and camcorder settings

In the camera or camcorder screen, tap to view and set up your camera or camcorder.

Switch to EV bracket shot mode
Switch to best shot mode
Switch to smile shot mode
Switch to Auto scene detection mode
Switch to Multi angle view model
Switch to Panorama mode
Switch to Face beauty mode

Switch to HDR mode
Switch to Normal mode
Tap to configure camera settings
Tap to record a video
Tap to take a photo
Display the flash mode

Exposure
Color effect
Scene mode
White balance
Image Properties

5.2 Viewing Photos and Videos

-Self timer

-Continuous shot

-Picture size

-Preview size

-ISO

-Microphone

-Audio model

-Time lapse interval

-Effects

-Video quality

To view photos in the album

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Gallery.

2. Tap one of picture folders to view the images i n thumbnails.

3. Tap an image to view.

4. Slide the screen from left side to right side or from right side to left side to view all the photos
in this album.

To play slideshow

1. While viewing an image, tap Menu > Slideshow.

2. Tap screen to stop the slide show.

To set the image as Wallpaper

1. While viewing the image, tap Menu > Set picture as > Wallpaper.

2. Drag your finger to select the crop area.

3. Tap “CROP” to set the image as the wallpaper.

To save a image as Contact photo

1. While viewing the image, tap Menu > Set picture as > Contact photo.

2. Choose a contact to add image.

3. Drag your finger to select the crop area.

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Multimedia Applications

Icon

Function

Tap to go to Now playing lis t. Displays the
on queue for playback .

Tap to shuffle, when it’s green means the
shuffle is on.

Tap to enable or disable the r epeat
songs or repeat current song.

4. Tap “CROP” to save the image as the contact photo.

To edit an image

While viewing the im age, t o edit an image:
 To cr op, t ap M enu > Crop.

1. Drag your finger to sel ect the area you want to keep.

2. Tap “CROP” to save the image.

 To add effects, tap Menu > Edit.

1. Using effects on the bottom to apply to the image.

2. Tap “Save” to save the image.

To view file p rop ert ies

1. While viewing the image, tap Menu > Details.

2. The file information is displayed.

3. Tap “Close” to return to the image.

Play video from the video file

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Gallery > Camera > select a video file you want.

2. Tap to play it.

5.3 Music

You have to copy your audio files to the storage card before playing music, because the music
player only plays audio files saved in the storage card of your phone. Tap Application Drawer >
APPS tab > Music.

Music Screen

 Playb ack screen: Displays the playbac k ar ea with t he play bac k c ontrols.

Album art pictur e or animation
The display ar ea of audi o information.
Tap to go to the previous song.
Tap to play or pause the song.
Tap to go to the next song.

Slide to go forward or backward.

list of currently playing songs and those

function. You c an choose to repeat all

 Library

Displays folder c ategories which could make searching for media files quickly and easily.

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 Playlists

Tap to go to play list. You may see “Recently added” and “My recordings” files in this
page.

 Now playing lis t

Tap when you are listening to music, you could tap and hold the icons on the left of each
recording files to arrange its sequence.

To play music

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Music.

2. Tap Songs, and all songs on the phone will be displayed.

3. Tap to select a song, and then it will play automatically.

Changin g P la y ba c k options

While playing music, tap Menu but ton on the down right side of screen.

 Tap “Library” to see all playlists.
 Tap “P ar ty shuffle” to play all songs in shuffle or der .
 Tap “A dd to playlist” to add the song to “Current playlist”, “New” or “My recordings”.
 Tap “Use as ringtone” to set up your personal ringtone.
 Tap “Delete” to delete the song which is playi ng.
 Tap “Search” to search music.

To edit your music

In player screen, y ou c ould set up effects, tap Menu > Sound effects.

1. Drag or tap Equalizer to turn it on.

2. Tap arrow to show different effect list

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3. Tap to select an effect you want .Items will be adj usted automatically.

4. Tap arrow to show different preset reverb list.

5. Tap to select an effect you want.

Creating a new playlis t

Add songs to a specific playlist or create a playlist.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Music.

2. In Songs tab, tap and hold a song you want to add, then tap “Add to playli st” in the pop-up
submenu.

3. Tap “New” to create a new playlist. Input a name for the created playlist, and then tap “Save”.
The song will be added to the new playlist automatically.

4. You may check this new playlist in Playlists tab.

To remove a music file from the playlist

1. Tap Application Dr awer > APPS tab > Music.

2. In Songs tab, tap and hold the song you want to delete. Then, ta p “Delete” in the pop-up

submenu.

3. Tap “OK”, and then, the song will be deleted f r om the list.

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Icons

Programs

Description

Icons

Programs

Description

Best Choice

Allows you to use the phone easily, we
and functionality.

Browser

Browses the web and download files from the

Calculator

Performs arithmetic functions, such as addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division, etc.

Calendar

Creates and tracks schedule or appointments.

Camera

Captures still images.

Chrome

Google’s browser service.

Clock

Sets up alarm clock.

Contacts

Stores names, numbers, e-mail, and other

Downloads

To view files and items you've downloaded from
mail or any other sources, like Play Store.

Drpobox

Bring and share your photos, docs, and videos
anywhere.

Earth

Let you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite

ocean.

Email

Sends and receives e-mail messages.

File Manager

Manages all files.

FM Radio

Listen to music/ news on the FM Radio.

Gallery

Views and edits photos and videos.

Gmail

Google’s web-based e-mail service.

Google

Google’s search service.

Google

Shortcuts to your Google+ settings, Maps &
Latitude, Location, Search, and Ads.

Google+

You can check friends’ updates and post

Search for places that you want near your

Maps

Google’s mapping service help you search for

Sends and receives all types of messages, such

Messenger

Google’s instant messaging.

Plays and manages the music and audio files on

Navigation

Help you get the destination.

News &

Google’s news and weather services.

Phone

Makes and receives phone calls.

Play Music

Google Music Store.

Play Store

Find applications and fun games which you can

Sound

Record a voice note.

System
update

Check the system update information.

Talk

Google’s instant messaging program.

TouchPal

To set up your Touchpal Keyboard.

Video Player

Play videos.

Voice Search

Google Voice Search.

YouTube

It is online video streaming service that allows
you to view, search, and upload videos.

6. Programs

6.1 Pre-installed programs introduction

Programs

Search

Keyboard

recommend and provide you the best software

imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from
galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the

updates of your own.

the places you want.

download and install on your phone.

Settings
Local

Messages

Music

Weather

Recorder

Internet.

information.

location.

as text message and MMS.

your phone.

6.2 Browser

Open the Browser to view web pages.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Browser.

2. An address bar appears at the upper side of screen, and you can
type the URL there.

3. You can open several web pages at the same time.
Tap to v iew all of web pages that ar e opening.

 Tap to open a new web page.
 Tap to close a web page.
 Tap to view BOOKMARKS.

To set the Home page

1. While viewing a web page, tap Menu > Settings > General > S et homepage.

2. Tap ”Other” to enter the URL of the page that you want to set as your home page.

3. Tap “OK” to save your settings.

To add the Bookmarks

1. While viewing a web page, tap Menu > Save to bookmarks.

2. Edit the bookmark label and other information if needed.

3. Tap “Add to” to save the bookmark to Home screen, Bookmar k s, or Other Folder.

4. Tap “OK” to save your settings.

Managing Bookmarks

1. While viewing a web page, tap Menu > Bookmarks. You can view bookmark s, HISTORY

and SAVED PAGES.

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Refresh

Tap to refresh web page.

Stop

Tap to stop opening another web page.

Home

Tap to go back homepage.

Save to
bookmarks

Add the web page to Bookmarks.
Close

Tap to Minimize or Quit.

Save for offline
reading

Tap to save the web page to view in offli ne m ode.
Share page

Tap to share the web page.

Find on page

Tap to find the text on the web page.

Request
desktop site

Tap to switch to desktop sit e.

Manage
Permissions

Tap to configure a number of settings for individual
websites that you visit.

Bookmarks/
History

Tap to select from the list of the saved favorite web pages/
history to visit.

Settings

Tap to set up some functions.

 Set homepage: Enters the URL and sets as your home



 Auto-fill text: Set up text to auto-fill in web forms.

Tap to configure privacy settings:

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websites.

Tap to configure br owser setti ngs:

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
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white and vice versa.

 Set search engine: Select a search engine.

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 Allow multi ple tabs per app : Allows you to use multiple

Managing a Web Page

The following table li sts the M enu options. Depending on the func tion, some options may be
unavailable.
On an open web page, tap Menu:

General

Privacy &
security

Accessibility

Advanced

page.

Form aut o-fill: Fill out web forms with a single touch.

Clear cache: Clear locally cached content and databases.
Clear history: Clear browser navigation history.
Show securit y warni ngs: S how warni ng if there’s a

problem with a site’s security.

Accept c ooki es: Allow sites to save and read “cookie”

data.
Clear all cook ie data: Clear all browser cookies.
Remember form data: Remember data I type in forms for

later use.
Clear form data: Clear all the saved form data.
Enable location: Allow sites to request access to your

location.
Clear location access: Clear location acc ess f or all

websites.
Remember passwords: Save usernames and passwords

for websites.
Clear passwords: Cl ear all saved passwords.
Enable notifications
Clear notification: Clear notific ation access for all

Force enable zoom: Override a website’s request to

control zoom behavior.
TEXT SIZE: Adjusts the text size.
INVERT E D SCREEN RENDERING: Bl ack becom e

Open in background: Open new tabs behind the current

tab.
Enable Jav aS c ri pt: Enables/disables JavaScript on web

page.

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navigati on tabs per appl ic ation.

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 Rest t o default: Restore default settings.

 Search result pr eloading: Allow browser to preload high



 Load images: Di spl ay im ages on web pages.

 Quick cont r ols: Sli de thumb from the left or right edge to
 Fullscreen: Use fullscreen mode to hide the status bar.

Enable plug-ins: Always on, On demand, and Off.
Website settings: Advanced settings for individual

websites.
Default zoom: Set up zooming functions.
Open pages in overview: Show overview of newly-

opened pages.
Auto-fit pages: Enable/disable t he webpage to fi t the

screen.
Block pop-ups: Blocks the pop-up windows when

browsing web page.
Text enc oding: Sets up text encoding.

Bandwidth
management

Labs

confidence search resul ts in the background.
Web page preloading: allow browser to preload linked

web pages in the backgr ound.

open quick contr ols and hi de app and URL bar s.

6.3 Calculator

With Calculator, you can perform basic arithmetic functions on your phone.

1. Tap Applicati on Dr awer > APPS tab > Calculator.

2. In Calculator screen, tap “Menu” to select the advanced panel.

6.4 Calendar

Calendar helps you schedule and sound al ar ms for appointment s, m eetings, and events.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Calendar.

2.If you do not log in your Google Account, tap Menu > New to create an account, or tap
“Existing” to sign in the Google account. Pl ease follow the on-screen instruction to log in.

3. Tap Calendar arrow > Day, Week, Month, or Agenda to change the displays of your events.

4. Tap to go back to today.

5. Tap Menu > Settings to see more settings.

To view a event

1.Tap Applic ation Drawer > APPS tab > Calendar.

2.Tap Calendar arrow > Agenda to display the events.

To add a nd schedule an event

1.Tap Applic ation Drawer > APPS tab > Calendar.

2.Tap Menu > New event.

3.Enter the details of the event.

4.Select the dates in the fields of “From” and “To”. For an all-day event, check “ALL DAY”.

5.To set up the “repetition”, select one of the options from the list.

6.To set up a reminder, select the time from the list.

7.When fini shed, tap “DONE” to return to the calendar.

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NOTE:
The added and scheduled events will be showed in the status bar.

6.5 Gmail

Gmail is Google's web-based email service. Gmail can be configured when you set up your
phone for the first time. Depending on your settings of the synchronization, Gmail on your
phone may be synchronized with your Gmail account on the web autom atically.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Gmail.

2. If you do not log in your Google Account, tap “NEW” to create an account, or tap “Existing” to

sign in the Google account. Please follow the on-screen instruction to log in.

3. Once logged in, you can begin reading and sending emai ls from your Gmail account.

6.6 Maps

Google's mapping service help you search for the places you want.

NOTE:
If you connect to the Internet and turn on the GPS, you may be charged.

To open Map

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Maps.

2. Do any of the following:

 My location: Tap to go back to my location.
 Search: Tap to search for a place you want. Y ou need type in a key word to begin to

search.

 To get the direction: Tap to input your start point and your desti nation, and then, Maps

will direct you to attend the destination. You can selec t Car, Bus, or Walk m ode.

 Find places: Tap to find restaurants, c afes, bars, attracti ons.
 Check layers: Tap , then you can selec t dif ferent layers and functions.

Tap Menu to set more options as below:

 To clear the map: Tap Menu > Clear Map.
 To view term s, pr ivacy, and notices: Tap Menu > Settings > T erms, Privacy & Notices.
 To view information about Maps: Tap Menu > Settings > About.

6.7 Local

Use Google maps to search places that you want to find near your current location and the
details about the location you select displays on the screen.

NOTE:
If you connect to the Internet and turn on the GPS, you may be charged.

1.Tap Applic ation Drawer > APPS tab > Local, or tap Local when using Google maps.

2.To search: Tap ,and enter the places you want, or tap the category in the list.

3.The system will display the locations you want, tap one of them to check the detailed
informati on. T ap the star on the top of the screen to add it to Maps. Helps you find the place
quickly. Tap t o go bac k to Maps. Tap to get the direction. Tap to make a phone
call to this place.

6.8 Navigation

Tap Applicati on Dr awer > APPS tab > Navigation.
Navigati on is an Internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance. Helps you
get to the destination.

NOTE:

1.If you connect to the Internet and turn on the GPS, you may be charged.

2.In some locations and regions, Navigation may not be available.

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6.9 Google Search

Search for the information in the Internet and on the phone. Tap Application Drawer > APPS
tab > Search. You can also see the search bar on the Home screen.

6.10 Talk

Talk is Google's instant messaging program.

To sign in Ta lk

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Talk.

2. If you do not log in your Google Account, tap “NEW” to create an account, or tap “Existing” to

sign in the Google account. Please follow the on-screen instruction to log in.

3. Once logged in, you can begin to use Talk and do any of the following:

 Sel ec t one of y our acc ount s.(If you have two more accounts)
 Send chat inv itation to friends: Tap .
 To configure Talk settings: Tap Menu > Settings.
 To view the blocked friends: Tap Menu > Settings > your account > Blocked friends.
 To invite a person to your chat: In the chat screen, tap Menu > Add to c hat.
 To end a c hat: In t he c hat screen, t ap Menu > End chat.
 To view term s and privacy: Tap Menu > Settings > your account > Terms & privacy.
 To Sign out: Tap Menu > Sign out.

6.11 YouTube

YouTube is an online video str eam ing service that allows you to vi ew, search, and upload
videos.

To Play YouTube

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > YouTube.

2. Videos are grouped into categori es, tap “BROWSE” tab. Tap a category to watch the

available videos.

3. Tap a video to play.

To upload your video

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > YouTube.

2. Tap “ACCOUNT” tab, and then sign in your account.

3. Tap Uploads.

4. Tap a video to upload.

6.12 Play Store

Play Store allows you to find and download applications and fun games to your phone.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Play Store.

2. If you do not log in your Google Account, tap “NEW” to create an account, or tap “Existing” to

sign in the Google account. Please follow the on-screen instruction to log in.

3. Once logged in, you can search and download progra ms from the market. Slide the screen

to switch the pages of play stor e.

4. You can also tap Menu > My apps to view the programs you have downloaded.

6.13 News and Weather

News and Weather will show the weather and ne ws of your city automatically.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > News & Weather. Slide the screen to switch between

the pages of weather and news.

2. Tap Menu > Refresh to update the information.

3. Tap Menu > Settings. You can adjust the settings of the weather and news.

NOTE:
If you connect to the Internet, you may be charg ed.

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6.14 Best Choice

For easy to use, we recommend you the best software and functionality. With this function, you
can find the web links to the services you need easily.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Best Choice.

2. Tap a desired function, and t hen, download it online.

6.15 FM Radio

You can listen to music/ news on the FM Radio. Before use, please insert the headset.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > FM Radio.

2. Tap to switch voice source between your headset and speaker.

3. Tap to save to the new station.

4. Tap or to go to the available station.

5. Tap to close and exit FM Radio.

6.16 Sound Recorder

To Record a voice note

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Sound Recorder.

2. In the recording screen, tap to record a voice note. Tap to stop the recording. Tap

to play the recording.

3. Tap Save to save or tap Discard to exit .

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To play a voice note

After recordi ng, t he file will be stored in the memory card. Please use Music to pla y it.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Music > Playlists > My recordings.

2. Displays the list of the voice not e, and t hen, t ap the voice note y ou want to play it.

6.17 Connecting your phone to a computer

If you want to copy files between your computer and your phone storage. Please have your
device connect to P C with the USB cabl e first.

Tap and drag down Status Bar and tap “Media dev ic e” or “USB Stor age” on your device.
 Media device(MTP):Lets you transfer media files on Windows, or using Android File Transfer

on Mac(see www.android. c om /f iletransfer)

 USB storage: used a s USB stor age, copy file.

6.18 File Manager

File manager helps you manage t he files in your phone and in your SD card.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > F ile Manager.

2. Tap the folder you want to browse it.

6.19 Downloads

Files and other items you downloaded i n Email or Browser are stored on your SD card. You
can view, reopen or delete what you've downloaded.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Downloads.

2. Choose “Sort by size” or “Sort by date”.

6.20 Screenshots

You could use this function to capture any screen from the device. Please press and hold
Volume Key down and Power Key at the same time. The screenshots will be saved

/sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots and you m ay vi ew screenshots in Gallery.

in

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Application

Description

SIM
Management

Set SIM name, turn on/off SIM c ar d, mobile network setting and call settings,
etc.

Wi-Fi

Enable/disable Wi-Fi. And set up and manage wireless access points.

Enable/disable Bluetooth. And manage connections, set up the name of the
device and the discoverability of the device.

Enable/disable mobile network data. M easure mobile network and Wi-Fi data
by your phone and display on c hart.

More…:

Airplane
mode

VPN

Set up & manage Virtual Priv ate Networks (VPNs).

Tethering &
hotspot

Wi-Fi direct
settings

Mobile
networks

Application

Description

Audio
profiles

Set up your def ault ringtone of i nc omi ng c alls and default notification.

Personalize:

Lock screen
notifications

Show notific ations on lock screen.

Wallpaper

Set up the wallpaper fr om gall er y , live wallpaper, and wallpaper s.

Display:

Auto-rotate
screen

Enable/disable the screen direction automatically.

Brightness

Adjust the bright ness of the screen.

Enable/di sabl e the screen protector program when the phone is docked or
sleeping.

Font s ize

Select the font size from the list.

Screen time
out

Set up the screen timeout time.
Storage

View the storage usage of phone.

Battery

View the battery usage of phone.

Apps

Manage and remove the instal led applications.

Application

Description

Location services:

Access to my
location

Let apps that have asked your permission use your location inf ormation.

GPS satellit es

Let apps use GPS to pinpoint your location.

GPS EPO
assistance

Use GPS assistance data (EPO ) to speed up GPS positioning.

EPO settings

Click to modify EPO configurations.

GPS can speed up the fixed time of location with assistant data via wireless
data connecti on.

7. Mana ging Your Phone

7.1 Phone Settings

Tap Applicati on Dr awer > APPS tab > Settings to view and adjust the settings of your phone.

Wireless & networks settings

Bluetooth
Data usage

Enable/di sabl e all wir eless connections.

potable

DEVICE

Daydream

Share your phone’s mobil e data connection via USB or as portable W i-Fi
hotspot.

Set up peer-to-peer connectivity.
Set options for roaming, networks, APNs.

PERSONAL

A-GPS

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A-GPS
settings

Set up A-GPS settings.

Wi-Fi & mobile
location

Let apps use Google’s location service to estimate your loc ation faster.
Security:

Lock screen with a slide, face unlock, voice unlock, P attern, PIN, or
password.

Improve face
matching

Have your face capt ur ed in diff er ent conditions.

Liveness
check

Require eye blink whil e unlocking.

Make pattern
visible

Enable/disable to show the pattern you draw.

Automatically
lock

Set up the time of automati c ally loc k.

Power but ton
instant ly loc k

Enable/disable power button instantly loc k.

Owner info

Type text to display on the lock screen.

Require a numeric PIN or password to decr y pt your phone each time you
power it on.

Set up SIM
card lock

Lock SIM card and change the PIN of your SIM card.

Make
visible

Enable/disable to show the password as you type.

Device
administrators

View or deactiv ate devic e admi nistrators.

Unknown
sources

Allow install ation of non-Market apps.

Verify apps.

Disallow or warn befor e installation of apps that may cause harm.

Trusted
credentials

Display trusted CA certificates.

Install f rom SD
card

Install certificates form SD card.

Clear
credentials

Remove all certific ates.

Language & input:

Language

Select a language for your phone.

Spelling
checker

Allow/disallow text to correct spelling automatically.

Personal
dictionary

You can add, edit, and delete the self-defined words.

Default

Select an input met hod.

Android
keyboard

Settings for Android keyboard.

Google voice
typing

Settings for Google voice typing.

TouchPal
keyboard

Settings f or Touc hP al k ey boar d.

Voice Search

Set up language, safe search, and black offensiv e words.

Text-to-speech
output

Text-to-speech settings.

Pointer speed

Adjusts the pointer speed.

Backup & reset:

Back up my
data

Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other sett ings to Google services.

Backup

Backing up to debug-only private cache.

network

Screen lock

Encrypt phone

passwords

Anonymous location data will be collected and sent t o Google.

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account

Automatic
restore

When reinstalli ng an app, restore backed up settings and data.

DRM reset

Deletes all DRM licenses.

Factory data
reset

Erases all data on phone.

Application

Description

Data & time:

Automatic
date & time

Check to use the provi ded v alues of the net work.

Automatic
time zone

Use network-provided time zone.

Set date

Set up the date for your phone.

Set time

Set up the time for your phone.

Select time
zone

Set up the time zone for your phone.

Use 24-hour
format

Set up the clock t o 24-hour format.

Select date
format

Set up the preferred date format.

Scheduled power on & off: Allow you to scheduled power on & off time.

Accessibility:

TalkBack

Provides spoken feedbac k to help blind and low-vision users.

Magnification
gestures

You can zoom in and out by triple-tapping the screen.

Large text

Adjusts the text size.

Power but ton
ends call

During a call, pressing Power ends the call instead of turning off the screen.

Auto-rotate
screen

Set up the screen direction automatically.

Speak
passwords

Allow/disallow speak password.

The Text-to-speech output feat ur e allows the phone to prov ide a verbal
informati on ( based on Call er ID).

Touch & hold
delay

Select short, medium , and long time.

Enhance web
accessibility

Install script s fr om Google that make their web content mor e accessibl e.

Quick boot

Enable/ disable quick boot.

About ph one

Status

Battery status, battery level, etc.

Legal
information

To view the legal inform ation of phone.

Model number

Display your phone of model nam e.

Android
version

Display your phone of Android version.

Baseband
version

Display your phone of baseband version.

Kernel version

Display your phone of kernel version.

Build num be r

Display your phone of software version.

SYSTEM

Managing Y our Phone

Text-to-speech
output

readout of onscreen data such as messages and incoming caller

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7.2 Managing Basic Setting s

Date and Time

You can set up the date and the time on your phone.

To set up the date and time

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Date & time.

2. If you check “Automatic data & time”, the system will get t he information of the current date

and time automatic ally . You can set up the date and the time manually also.

3. If you check “Automatic time zone”, the system will get the information of time zone

automatic ally . You c an tap “S elec t t he time zone” to select a time zone from the l ist also.

4. Tap “Set date”. Please adjust the month, the day, and the year. Tap “Set” to save the

settings.

5. Tap “Set Time”. Please adjust the hour and the minute. You can switch AM/PM. Tap “Set” to

save the settings.

6. Check “Use 24-hour format” if you want.

7. Tap “Select date format” to select t he date format you want.

Setting Alarms

You can set up many alarms on your phone.

To set the alarm

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Clock.

2. Tap “Alarm set” to set up a new alarm.

3. Tap “+” to Add alarm.

4. Check “Turn alarm on”.

5. Tap “Time” to set up. Please adjust the hour and the minute. You can switch AM/PM. Tap
“Set” to save the setti ngs.

6. Tap “Repeat” to select a day to sound the alarm. Tap “OK” to save the settings.

7. Tap “Ringtone” to set up the preferred ri ngtone when your alarm sounds. Tap “OK” to save
the settings.

8. Check “Vibrate” to enable/ disabl e the vibration when the alarm sounds.

9. Tap “Label” to enter the description for the alarm.

10. Tap “OK” to save the setti ngs of the alarm.

Activate an alarm

Tap an alarm to activate it.

To adjust the brightness

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Display > Brightness.

2. Drag the slider of brightness to the l eft to decr ease t he bri ghtness, or to the right to increase
the brightness. Tap “OK ” to finish.

3. Tap “Automatic brightness” to let dev ic e adjust br ightness by itself.

To change the screen orien t ation

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Display

2. Check “Auto-rotate screen” to adjust the screen automatically.

To change the ringtone of an incoming call

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Setti ngs > Audi o profiles.

2. Tap “General” .On “SIM1” or “SIM2” tab (If SIM2 inserted), tap “voice c all ringtone”.

3. Select a ringtone from the list.

4. Tap “OK” to fin is h .

To change ringt one of events

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Setti ngs > Audi o profiles.

2. Tap “General”> “Default notification”.

3. Select a ringtone from the list.

4. Tap “OK” to fin is h .

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7.3 Protecting Your Phone

You can protect your phone f r om unauthor ized users by requiring the PIN or entering a
password.

Set up Password Protection

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Security > Screen lock > Password.

2. Enter your password, and then, tap “Continue”. Confirm your password, then, t ap “OK”.

3. If you want to disable screen lock security, please tap Application Drawer > Settings > APPS

tab > Security > Screen loc k . Confi rm your password, and then, tap “Continue”. Tap “None”
to disable it.

Set up unlock pattern

You can further secure your dat a by loc ki ng the screen and requiring a screen unl oc k pattern
every time after your phone is turned on or it wakes up from the sleep mode every time (screen
is off ).

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Secu rity > Screen lock > Pattern.

2. Draw the unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots. Then tap “Continue”.

3. Draw the unlock pattern again, and then, t ap “Confirm”.

4. If you want to disable the function, please tap A pplication Drawer > APPS tab > Settings >

Security > Screen l oc k. Confirm the saved pattern, and then, tap “None” to disable it .

Set up face unlock

You can use front-facing shot to verify your identity to unloc k y our phone.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Security > Screen lock > Fac e Unloc k.

2. Tap Set it up>Continue.

3. Show your face in front of your phone until fac e captur ed. T hen tap continue.

4. Set up Pattern or PIN as the backup lock.

5. If you want to disable the function, please tap A pplication Drawer > APPS tab > Settings >
Security > Screen lock. Confirm the saved patt er n, and then, tap “None” to disable it.

Set up Voice unlock

You can use voice command to unlock y our phone.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Security > Screen lock > Voice Unlock.

2. Tap unlock command.

3. Speak a command with 2-8 syllables, then repeat 3-6times.

4. Tap Record button and speak out your voic e command.

5. Set up Pattern as the backup lock.

6. If you want to disable the function, please tap A pplication Drawer > APPS tab > Settings >
Security > voice unlock. Confirm the saved pattern, and then, tap “None” to disable it.

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System Information

Platform

Android 4.2

Processor

1.2GHz Quad-core

ROM 4 GB
RAM 1 GB

Display

Size

4.5”

Resolutions

854 x 480 pixels

Size

Dimensions
(L x W x H)

Weight

147.7 grams with batt er y

Power

Battery
Rechargeable

Power Adapter AC
input

100-240V, 50/60Hz,

0.2A ma x.

DC output

5V, 1A

Up to 333 hours (It may var y dependi ng on the availability of local
networks and the individual usage.)

Up to 5 hours (It may vary depending on the availability of local networks
and the individual usage.)

Radio Band & Standard

GSM/GPRS/EDGE

850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz

WCDMA/HSDPA

900/ 2100 MHz

Connectivity

GPS

GPS, AGP S

Wi-Fi

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 3.0

USB

Micro USB

Audio Jack

3.5 mm stereo audio jack

Digital Camera

7.4 Resetting Your Phone

With Clean Boot, you can reset your phone to its factory default s. When you reset your phone,
the data stored in your phone may be er ased.

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Backup & reset.

2. Tap Factory data reset > Reset phone > Erase everything to r eset the phone.

NOTE:
Before reset your devi ce, please remember to back up all your data and information .

7.5 Specificatio ns

Memory

136 x 67 x 12.35 mm

Li-ion pack 2000 mAh

Standby time
Talk time

Rear Camera 5.0MP Color Camera with AF and Video Recording

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Front Camera

0.3MP

External Memory

Memory Card

microSD supports up to 32GB

Temperature

Operating

-15°C to 55°C

SIM Card Slot

Dual SIM card slot.

NOTE:

1. Specificatio ns a r e s ubje c t to cha nge without the prior notice. They may vary in some

regions also.

2. Mobile data interruption, unexpected error in CPU and high power consumption

could be caused by in-app AD in Android phone. We suggest you try to remove
those apps with AD which had been installed in your device for preventing any
abnormal situatio n h app ens and savin g mo re power as well.

If this document is modified, please download the latest version on G Smart’s official website.

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