GSmart Arty A3 Instruction Manual

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General Information

This section contai ns important information on safe and efficient oper ation. Please read this informati on before using the dev ice. Ignorance of the fol lowing noti ces m ay l ead to v i olati ons of the law.

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efore using the device, please make sure you have fully charged t he batt er y.

 Do NOT remove the batt er y fr om the dev ic e duri ng c hargi ng.  Befor e inserti ng S IM c ar d into the device, make sure that the device is switched off.  Do NOT attempt to dissemble the device on your own. This should be done by an

authorized person.

 Use the device in acc or danc e to instructions when in publi c facil ities.  In some countries, it is a violation against the law to record phone conversati ons. Always

ask permission of the ot her par ty when you are going to record a conversati on.

 To protect your ears, t ur n down the volum e before you use stereo headsets or other audio

devices.

 To avoid damaging the touch screen and the device, do NOT apply excessive pressure on

hem, and remove the device from your pants’ pocket before you sit down. It is als

ecommended that you only use the stylus or your finger to interact wit h the touch screen.

r It is not covered by the warranty that you crack the t ouch screen because of t he improper usage.

 When you use the device for a long time, such as talking on the phone, browsing online, or

charging the battery, the device may become warm. In most cases, this condition is normal.

 Refer servicing to the provi der , or an authorized tec hnic ian 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

pill ed or an obj ect has fallen onto the device.

 Do Not push unauthoriz ed objects into slots and openi ngs in your dev ic e.  The device should be placed away from heat sources such as stoves, radiators, heat

registers, or other pr oduc ts that produce heat.

 Condensation m ay form on or within your device, when you move your device between

environments with v ery different temper ature and/or humidity ranges. T o avoid damagi

our device, make the moisture to evaporate before you use the device.

 To avoid damaging your device, do Not put your device on an unstable table, stand,

bracket, or other plac es.

 Befor e you clean your dev ice, unplug it, please. Use a damp cloth for cleani ng, but do Not

use water, liqui d cl eaner s, or aer osol cl eaner s to c lean the touch screen.

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Table of Contents

General Information

1. Getting Started 4

1.1 Your Phone

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

1.3 Charging the Battery

1.4 Turning the P hone On or Off

1.5 Lock/Unlock

1.6 Contacts

1.7 The Home Screen

2. Phone Functions & Messages

2.1 Voice Calls

2.2 Video Calls

2.3 Creati ng and sendi ng a text message

2.4 Multimedia Message

3.1 Wi-Fi

3.2 Bluetooth

4.1 Camera

4.2 Music

6.1 Protecting Your Phone

6.2 Backup or Reset Your Phone

3. Wi-Fi & Bluet ooth 12

4. Multimedia Applications 13

5. Pre-Installed Programs Introduction 15

6. Mana ging Your Phone 17

7. Specifications

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Micro-USB Port

Earphone Jack

Home

Receiver

Return

Front Camera

MIC

P Sensor/ Light Sensor

8MP Camera

Volume

Flash LED

Power

Battery Cover

Touch Screen

Speaker

1. Getting Stared

1.1 Your Phone

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

No items No Items

1.2 Installing or unin st all in g the SIM Card, Battery, and Memory Card SIM card

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

To install the SIM card

There are two slots for SIM cards. Lef t slot is for SIM1 (WCDMA+GSM) and right slot is for SIM2 (GSM).The gold contact s are f aci ng down. And t he cut-off c or ner is faci ng toward the outside.

To install the SIM1 card To install the SIM2 card

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To remove the SIM card Please turn off your phone first, and use your finger to slide t he SIM card out of c ar d 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.

To remove the battery

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

To replace the back cover

(1) Insert the cover into the slot from the bottom. (2) Then, press all ar ound back cover fully until hearing cl ic k s.

Memory card

You may need a microSD card to store photos, music, v ideos and other data.

To install the memory card

(1) Insert the memor y 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 removal, tap Applications tab > Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card > OK. (2) Push the memory card to eject it from the slot.

1.3 Charging the Battery

When you take your phone out of box f or the first time, the battery isn’t at full power. Please charge the batter y fully before using. (1) Connect the USB cabl e to t he AC adapter , and t hen, connect to the device via the USB

cable. (2) Plug the AC adapter to a socket to start the charge. (3) For phone’s saf ety, please only use the original char ger that comes with your device. Any

possible damage caused by using non-original charger or any ot her equipment will not be

under GIGABYTE Comm unic ation Inc.’s responsibilit y .

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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 bein g cha rged.

1.4 Turning the Phone on or off

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 butt on for several seconds. (2) A pop-up window appears, then tap “Power 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 G icon on screen and sli de to unlock icon for unlocking the devi c e.

1.6 Contacts

“Contacts” i s your phonebook that you can store friends’ nam es, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and other inf ormation.”Contacts” can connect to your Google, corporat e ac c ounts, and integrate y our contact information.

Adding a Contact

(1) Tap Applications tab > . (2) Tap > tap to add a new contact.

(3) Choose where you want to synchroniz e the new contact with Google ac c ount, P hone,

SIM1 or SIM2. (4) A new contact screen appears. (5) Tap each field to fill out t he contac t 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 Screen, do any of the following to easily search for c ontacts:

• Tap to type the first few letters of the contact name to search. The list is filtered when typing. When finishing searching, you could tap to go back to the contac ts screen.

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1.7 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.

Icons Descriptions

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

Tap to launch Applicati on Drawer.

You can slide the Home Screen fr 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.

Icons Functions

Tethering or hotspot ac tive Tap to turn on/ off network. Enable/disable Wi-Fi.

Enable/disable Bluetooth. Enable/disable Google Location service. Enable/di sabl e Data Synchronization. Tap to adjust the bright ness.

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Maximum signal strength. F ewer bars indic ate lower signal strength. (GSM).

Status Ic ons

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

Types

Phone call

Volume

Battery

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 full. Battery is low. Battery is very low. Battery is charging.

Left icon is SIM1 signal (WCDM A+ GSM ). Right icon is SIM2 signal

Network

and

Connection

Notification

GPRS\EDGE\ 3G\ HSPA is i n progress.SIM 1 supports GPRS\ EDGE\ 3G\ HSPAnetworks.SIM 2 support s GP RS \ EDGE networks.

Wi-F i is connected. Wi-Fi is in progress. Wi-Fi Network is activated. Airplane mode. Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activ ated. Both USB tethering and Por table Wi-Fi hotspot are activ ated. Bluetooth is on. The device is connect ed to PC vi a the USB cable. New text message. New e-mail. New Gmail. Alarm. Event notific ation. USB debugging is connected.

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Types

Notification

Icons

Missed call. General notification. FM radio is on. Playing a song. Downloading an appli c ation.

Descriptions

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2. Phone Functions & Messages

2.1 Voice Calls To make a call from the Phone screen

(1) Go to the Phone screen. (2) Use the keypad to input phone numbers.

(3) Tap to make the phone call.

NOTE:

1. Tap to delete a numbe r . Tap and h ol d to erase entire nu mbers.

2. If you insert SIM1 and SIM2 at the same time, the Voice service will be set as default.

You can set the default from the status bar on Phone screen.

To make a call from Contacts

(1) Tap Applications tab > . (2) Tap .

(3) Tap a contact you want to call .

To make emergency call s

You have to unlock your device bef or e making an emergency call. Enter the internati onal emergency number 112 to make the emergency call.

Answering a call

When there is an incoming c all:

 The phone will ring with the r ing volume is turned on.  A notification m essage will appear on the screen.

Ending a call

Tap . It’s the end icon to end a call.

2.2 Video Calls To make a video call

(1) Go to the Phone screen. (2) Use the k ey pad to input phone number .

(3) Then tap . (4) Tap “Video Call” to make the video call.

2.3 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 Applications tab > . (2) Tap to creat e a new message.

(3) In the “Type name or number” field, enter the recipient’s phone numbers or t ap to

add from your contacts.

(4) Type your message in t he “Type text message” field. (5) Tap to send your message.

NOTE: If you insert SIM1 and SIM2 at the same time, the Message service will be set as default. You can set the default from the status bar on Message screen.

From Contact screen

(1) Tap Appli c ations tab > . (2) Tap a contact to display the contact inform ation.

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(3) Tap the icon to send the message. (4) Compose your message.

(5) Tap

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

Google keyboard

to send your message.

Icons Function

Tap to active Capital letter mode. Tap to activate the sym bols and numerical keyboard. Tap to input something by v oic e.

Tap to delete words.

2.4 Multimedia Message

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

To send MMS from Message screen

(1) Tap Applications tab > . (2) Tap to create a new m essage.

(3) Enter the recipient’s phone numbers in the “Type name or number” field (4) Tap to attach picture, video, record audio, contact, pi ctures, videos, audio or calendar.

The message converts to a MMS message automatically. (5) Enter your message with the on-screen key boar d in “Type text message” filed.

(6) Tap to send your message.

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3. Wi-Fi & Bluetooth

3.1 Wi-Fi

Your device can connect to t he detected network through Wi-Fi. (1) Tap Appli c ations tab > > Wi-Fi.

(2) Switch to turn “Wi-Fi” on or off.

To connect to a Wi-F i ne t w or k

(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 displ ay ed below. Tap one network then tap “Connect ” . (3) If you select an open network, t he connection is established automatically. (4) To connect a secured connection, you will be prompted for the password. E nter the

password then tap “Connect” . (5) When Wi-Fi is connected, the connection icon will be displ ay ed on the status bar.

To add Wi-Fi network

(1) Tap Appli c ations tab > > Wi-Fi. (2) In Wi-Fi screen, tap . An on-screen window will pop-up.

(3) Follow the on-screen instruc tions and enter the necessary information, then tap “Save” to

save the settings.

3.2 Bluetooth

Bluetooth on your phone operates in three diff erent m odes:  On: Bluetooth is turned on. Y our phone detec ts other Bluetooth devic es, but your phone is not visible to others.

 Discoverable: Bluetoot h is tur ned on, and y our phone is visible to other Bluetoot h devi c es.  Off: Bluetooth is turned off .

To turn Bluetooth on or off

(1) Tap Appli c ations tab > > Bluetooth. (2) Switch or tap t o turn it on. (3) Tap “Bluetooth” to view the menu opti ons. (4) Tap the dev ic e’s name to make your device visible to others.

To connect 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 information.

(1) Tap Appli c ations tab > > Bluetooth. (2) Tap “SEA RCH FOR DEVICES” to search for a new device. (3) Detected Bl uetooth devices are display ed on the screen. Tap one device to connect. (4) Start to pair, ent er the password, and then tap “OK” to finish pairing.

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Icon

Function

Icon

Function

photo.

view mode.

a video.

flash mode.

camera.

settings.

mode.

last image.

mode.

4. Multimedia Applications

4.1 Camera

Your phone is equipped with an 8MP camera to take photos and videos.

Camera Function

Tap to take a

Tap to record

Multi angle

Display the

Switch

Normal mode.

between rear and front

Configure

HDR mode.

Face beauty

Panorama

camera

Displays the

Taking a p hoto

(1) Tap Appli c ations tab > . The screen switches to landscape view automatically. (2) Tap to take a picture.

Recording a video

(1) Tap Applications tab > . (2) Switch to recorder mode. (3) Aim the phone at the subject.

(4) Tap to start to record, t ap again to stop recording.

4.2 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 Applications tab > Music.

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 Playback screen: Displays the playbac k ar ea with t he playbac k c ontrols.

Icon Function

Album art pictur e or animation

The area of audio inform ation Slide to go forward or backward To play the song To pause the song Previous song Next song Tap to go t o playli sts To start or close shuffle function To repeat the current song/ all song s

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