Hisense U965
User Guide
Before using the device, please read the user guide in detail.
Manufactured by Hisense Communications Co., Ltd.
1. Contents
Safety Precautions ................................................................... 3
General Safety Information ............................................. 3
Medical Device ................................................................ 6
Road Safety ..................................................................... 7
Power Supply & Charging................................................7
Body-worn Operation ...................................................... 8
Hearing Protection ........................................................... 9
Protecting the Environment ........................................... 10
Cleaning and Maintenance ............................................ 11
Emergency Call ............................................................. 11
Copyright ....................................................................... 12
Unboxing your Phone ............................................................ 13
Inserting and Removing Cards ...................................... 13
Turning your Phone On/Off ........................................... 14
Charging the Battery ..................................................... 14
Screen and Display ................................................................ 17
Phone at a Glance ......................................................... 17
Basic operation ....................................................................... 18
Power button ................................................................. 18
Volume button ............................................................... 18
Home screen ................................................................. 19
Touchscreen Gestures .................................................. 19
Notification Center ......................................................... 23
Lock the phone .............................................................. 23
Screenshot .................................................................... 23
Calls and Contacts ................................................................. 23
Making calls ................................................................... 23
Receiving calls............................................................... 24
Importing contacts ......................................................... 25
Creating a new contact .................................................. 25
Searching for contacts ................................................... 25
Messaging ............................................................................... 26
Sending messages ........................................................ 26
Viewing messages ........................................................ 26
Searching messages ..................................................... 26
Camera and Gallery ................................................................ 26
Taking photos ................................................................ 26
Recording videos ........................................................... 26
Viewing photos or videos .............................................. 27
Deleting photos or videos .............................................. 27
Sharing photos or videos ............................................... 27
Music ....................................................................................... 27
Listening to music .......................................................... 27
Creating a playlist .......................................................... 28
Playing a playlist ............................................................ 28
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FM Radio ................................................................................. 28
Chrome .................................................................................... 28
Using browser................................................................ 29
File Manager ............................................................................ 29
Finding files quickly ....................................................... 29
Creating a folder ............................................................ 30
Renaming files ............................................................... 30
Calendar .................................................................................. 31
Creating an event .......................................................... 31
Deleting an event .......................................................... 31
Searching an event ....................................................... 31
Clock ........................................................................................ 32
Alarms ........................................................................... 32
Clock .............................................................................. 33
Timer ............................................................................. 33
Stopwatch ...................................................................... 33
Recorder .................................................................................. 33
Recording sound ........................................................... 34
Playing a recording ........................................................ 34
Managing recordings ..................................................... 34
Appendix ................................................................................. 34
Important Information .................................................... 34
IMEI Identification .......................................................... 35
Disclaimer ...................................................................... 35
Troubleshooting ............................................................. 36
Specification ........................................................................... 42
Contact information ............................................................... 43
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Safety Precautions
Warning: situations that could cause injury to yourself
orothers.
Caution: situations that could cause damage to
yourdevice or other equipment.
Notice: notes, usage tips, or additional information.
General Safety Information
Failure to follow the following safety instructions could
result in fire, electric shock, injuries, or damage to your
phone or other property. Read all the safety information
below before using your phone.
• Do not crash, throw, or puncture your phone. Avoi d falling,
squeezing, and bending of your phone.
• Do not use your phone in a moist environment, such as
bathroom. Prevent your phone from being soaked or
washed in liquid.
• Do not power on your phone when it is prohibited to use or
when the phone may cause interference or danger.
• Some parts of your phone are made of glass. The glass
could be broken if your phone is dropped on a hard surface
or receives a substantial impact. If the glass is broken, do
not touch the glass parts of the phone or attempt to remove
the broken glass from the phone. Stop using your phone
until the glass is replaced by authorized service provider.
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• Turn off your phone in aircraft. The phone may cause inter-
ference to control equipment of the aircraft.
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• Turn off your phone near high-preci sion el ectronic devices.
The phone may affect performance of these devices.
• Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its acces-
sories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or
repair the phone.
• The socket-outlet shall be installed near the phone and shall
be easily accessible.
• Do not place your phone or its accessories in containers
with a strong electromagnetic field.
• Do not place magnetic storage media near your phone. Ra-
diation from the phone may erase the information stored on
them.
• Keep the phone away from direct sunlight. Do not put your
phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with
flammable gas such as gas station.
• Use only approved batteries and charger s to avoid the risk
of explosion.
• Obey all laws or regulations on the use of the phone.
Respect others’ privacy and legal rights when using your
phone.
• Strictly obey relevant instructions of this manual while using
USB cable. Otherwise your phone or PC may be damaged.
• Use a dry soft cloth to clean your phone. Do not use water,
alcohol, detergent or any chemicals.
• Please backup your important data. Repair or other causes
may result in data loss.
• Do not disconnect the phone during memory formatting or
file transfer operations. Otherwise, it may cause program
failures or file damages.
• Keep the phone and charger out of the reach of children. Do
not let children use the phone or charger without supervi-
sion.
• Keep small phone accessories away from children to protect
them from being choked.
• Do not modify or remanufacture your phone.
• Do not immerse your phone in water or other liquids.
• Do not expose your phone to fire, explosion or other haz-
ards.
• The phone shall only be connected to a USB interface of
version USB 2.0.
• Ideal operating temperature are 0℃ to 40℃ , Ideal storage
temperature are -20 ℃ to 50℃ .
Medical Device
• Obey all rules or regulations in hospitals and health care
facilities.
• Your phone contains radios that emit electromagnetic fields.
These electromagnetic fields may interfere with
pacemakers or other medical devices.
• If you wear a pacemaker, maintain at least 20 cm of separa-
tion between your pacemaker and your phone.
• If you suspect your phone is interfering with your pacemaker
or any other medical devices, stop using your phone and
consult your physician for information specific to your medi-
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cal device.
• W hen you perform repetitive activities such as typing or
playing games on your phone, you may experience occa-
sional discomfort in your hands, arms, wrists, shoulders,
neck or other parts of your body. If you experience discom-
fort, stop using your phone and consult your physician.
Road Safety
• Check local laws and regulations on using phone.
• Obey all local laws. Always keep your hands free to operate
the vehicle while driving. Your first consideration while driv-
ing should be road safety.
• Pull off road and park before making or answering a call if
driving conditions require so.
• RF energy may affect some electronic systems in your vehi-
cle such as car stereos and safety equipment.
• W hen your vehicle is equipped with an air bag, do not ob-
struct with installed or portable wireless equipment. It may
cause the air bag to fail or cause serious injury due to im-
proper performance.
• If you listen to music, please keep the volume at a reason-
able level so that you are aware of your surroundings. This
is of particular importance when near roads.
• Using your phone in some circumstances can distract you
and may cause danger. Obey rules that prohibit or restrict
the use of phone or headphones (for example, avoid texting
while driving a car or using headphones while riding a bicy-
cle).
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Power Supply & Charging
• Charge your phone with the included USB cable and power
adapter. Use of incompatible adapter or cable may cause
permanently damage to your phone.
• Power adapter shall be installed near phone and shall be
easily accessible.
• Using damaged cables or chargers, or charging when mois-
ture is present, can cause electric shock.
• Power adapter is intended for indoor use only.
• Power outlet should be easily accessible. The outlet should
not be blocked during use.
• To fully disconnect the phone from the mains, unplug the
AC/DC cable from power outlet.
• Power adapters may become warm during normal use, and
prolonged contact may cause injury.
• Always allow adequate ventilation around power adapters
when using them.
• The ventilation should not be impeded by covering ven-
tilation openings with items (for example newspapers,
tablecloths, curtains and so on) to avoid overheating and
malfunction. Maintain a clearance of at least 10 cm around
the phone.
• The phone should be used in a moderate climate.
• Do not plug or unplug USB port with wet hands, or it may
result in risk of electric shock.
• The phone is built with an internal rechargeable battery: do
not expose the phone to excessive heat such as sunshine,
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fire or the like.
• Battery contains materials which are hazardous and harmful
to the environment. The battery must be recycled or dis-
posed of separately from household waste.
Body-worn Operation
This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the
handset kept 10mm from the body. To maintain compliance
with FCC RF exposure requirements, use accessories that
maintain a 10mm separation distance between the user’s
body and the handset. The use of belt clips, holsters and similar
accessories should not contain metallic components in its
assembly. The use of accessories that do not satisfy these
requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure
requirements, and should be avoided. The FCC has granted an
Equipment Authorization for this model handset with all
reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC
RF emission guidelines.
Hearing Protection
• Stop using the product or lower the volume if you feel your
ears ringing.
• Do not turn up the volume too high, doctors warn against
prolonged exposure to high volume.
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This phone respects the current regulations for
limiting the maximum output volume. Prolonged
headset listening at high volume could lead to
hearing damage!
• Excessive sound pressure from headsets and headphones
can cause hearing loss.
• To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high
volume levels for long periods.
• Please only use Hisense headphones with your phone.
Protecting the Environment
• Please observe the local regulations o n phone packaging,
battery and used phone disposal and bring them to the col-
lection point for proper recycling.
• Please take your used, unwanted lithium batteries to a des-
ignated place. Do not dispose of them in a rubbish bin.
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Do not dispose of used phones or batteries in a
household rubbish bin.
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an in-
correct type. Dispose of used batteries according
to the instructions.
Cleaning and Maintenance
• Turn off the phone before cleaning and maintenance. Char-
ger should be unplugged from socket. Phone and charger
should be disconnected to prevent any electric shock or
short circuiting of battery or charger.
• Do not wipe the phone or charger by using chemical sub-
stance (alcohol benzene), chemical agents or abrasive
cleaning agents to avoid damaging its parts or causing mal-
function. You may clean with a slightly damp anti-static soft
cloth.
• Do not scrape or alter phone case as paint substances, or it
may cause allergic reaction. If such reaction occurs, stop
using the phone immediately and seek medical help.
• Wipe dust off power plug and keep it dry to avoid risk of fire.
• If phone or accessories do not work properly, contact your
local vendor.
• Do not disassemble phone or its accessories by yourself.
Emergency Call
In an emergency situation, if the phone is on and you are with-
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in network range, it can be used to make an emergency call.
However, emergency call numbers may not be reachable in all
networks. You should never rely on your phone for emergency
calls.
Copyright
The equipment is for private use only. Copying CDs or down-
loading music, video or picture files for sale or other business
purposes may be a violation of copyright law. Copyrighted
materials, works of art and/or presentations may require autho-
rization to be fully or partially copied or recorded. Be aware of all
such applicable laws concerning recording and use of such
contents in your country and jurisdiction.
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Unboxing your Phone
Inserting and Removing Cards
Follow the instructions in the following figure to set up your
phone.
Ensure that the card is correctly aligned and that the
card tray is level when you insert it into your device.
Do not use cut or modified SIM or microSD cards with
your device as these may not be recognized and could
damage the cardtray.
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