Huawei Ascend II User Guide
Welcome to HUAWEI
Ascend II
User Guide
Model: HUAWEI M865
Contents
1 Reading Before Proceeding...................................................1
1.1 Safety Precautions............................................................. .......... 1
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security ...................................... 2
1.3 Legal Notice .................................................. ............................... 3
2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone......................................6
2.1 Mobile Phone View ....................................................... ............... 6
2.2 Installing Your Mobile Phone ........................ ............................... 8
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ......................................... 10
2.4 Using the Touchscreen .............................................................. 10
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen ............................................ 11
2.6 Home Screen ..................................................... ........................ 12
2.7 Application List..... ...................................................................... 16
2.8 Using a microSD Card .......................................... ..................... 16
3 Calling..................................................................................17
3.1 Making a Call ............................................................................. 17
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call............................................ ........ 18
3.3 Other Operations During a Call .................... ............................. 19
3.4 Using Call log....... ...................................................................... 20
3.5 Using Airplane Mode .............. ................................................... 20
3.6 TTY Operation .......................................................................... 20
3.7 Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility .............................................. 21
4 Contacts...............................................................................21
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application .................................. ........... 21
4.2 Adding a Contact ....................................................................... 22
4.3 Indexing Contacts...................................................................... 22
4.4 Searching for a Contact .................................................. ........... 22
4.5 Editing a Contact ....................................................................... 22
4.6 Communicating with Your Contac ts........................................... 23
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4.7 Deleting a Contact .......................... ........................................... 23
4.8 Managing Groups ...................................................................... 23
4.9 Joining and Separating Contacts ............... ................................ 24
4.10 Staying Close to Your Friends ................................................. 25
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard.............................................26
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel..................... ............................. 26
5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings.................... ............................. 28
6 Messaging ...........................................................................28
6.1 SMS and MMS........................................ ................................... 28
6.2 Email............................................................. ............................. 30
7 Getting Connected...............................................................33
7.1 Turning on the Data Service ...................................................... 33
7.2 Wi-Fi ............................................................. ............................. 33
7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection.................................... 34
7.4 Browser.............................................. ........................................ 35
7.5 Bluetooth.............. ...................................................................... 37
8 Entertainment ......................................................................38
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos ....................................... 38
8.2 Using the Gallery ....................................................................... 40
8.3 Enjoying Music...................................... ..................................... 41
9 Google Services ..................................................................43
9.1 Creating a Google Account........................................................ 43
9.2 Using Gmail ............................................................... ................ 44
9.3 Using Talk .................................................................................. 45
9.4 Using Maps ..................................................... ........................... 46
9.5 Using YouTube .......................................................................... 47
9.6 Using Market................................... ........................................... 48
10 Synchronizing Information.................................................50
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10.1 Managing Your Accounts...... ................................................... 50
10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization............................ 51
11 Using Other Applications...................................................52
11.1 Using All Backup................ .............................. ........................ 52
11.2 Using the Calendar .................................................................. 53
11.3 Using the Clock................ ........................................................ 55
11.4 Using the File Manager.......................................................... .. 56
11.5 Using the Calculator ........................ ........................................ 58
11.6 Using the Richpad ........................................................ ........... 58
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ...........................................59
12.1 Setting the Date and Time....................................................... 59
12.2 Setting the Display ........................................................ ........... 59
12.3 Setting Ringers ........................................................................ 59
12.4 Setting Phone Services ........................................................... 60
12.5 Setting Text-to-Speech ............................................................ 61
12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone ................. ........................... ..... 62
12.7 Managing Applications..................................... ........................ 63
12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone ....................................... ........... 64
12.9 Online Update ....................... ................................................... 65
13 Appendix............................................................................66
13.1 Warnings and Precautions.................................... ................... 66
13.2 FAQ ............................................................ ............................. 73
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1 Reading Before Proceeding
1.1 Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile
phone.
Do not crash, throw, or p uncture your mobile phone. Avoid dropping,
squeezing, or bending your mobile phone.
Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the
bathroom. Prevent your mobile p hone from being soaked or washed
in liquid.
Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use
phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger.
Do not use your mobile phone while driving.
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities.
Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus.
Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The phone may cause
interference to control equipment of the aircraft.
Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision electronic devices.
The phone may affect the performance of these devices.
Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its accessories.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone.
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Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with
a strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone.
Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them.
Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in
a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do
not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance.
Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of
explosions.
Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices.
Respect others’ privacy and legal rights when using your wireless
device.
Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the
USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone or PC may be damaged.
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security
The use of some functions or third-party applications on your device could result in
your personal information and data being lost or becoming accessible to others.
Several measures are recommended to help you protect personal and confidential
information.
• Place your device in a safe area to prevent it from unauthorized use.
• Set your device screen to lock and create a password or unlock pattern to open it.
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• Periodically back up personal information kept on your memory card or stored in
your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to move or delete
any personal information on your old device.
• If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a
stranger, you can delete them without opening them.
• If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites that might pose a
security risk to avoid theft of your personal information.
• If you use services such as Wi-Fi tether or Bluetooth, set passwords for these
services to prevent unauthorized access. When these services are not in use, turn
them off.
• Install or upgrade device security software and regularly scan for viruses.
• Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded
third-party applications should be scanned for viruses.
• Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application
providers.
• Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a thirdparty may be able to share your location information.
• Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third-party
application providers. Third party vendors use this information to improve their
products and services.
• If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data,
please contact mobile@huawei.com.
1.3 Legal Notice
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner
reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reverse
engineer, lease, assign, or sublicense the said software, unless such restrictions are
prohibited by applicable laws or such actions are approved by respective copyright
holders.
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Trademarks and Permissions
, , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property
of their respective owners.
Notice
Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the
software installed, capacities and settings of local network, and therefore may not be
activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers.
Thus the descriptions herein may not match exactly the product or its accessories you
purchase.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change or modify any information
or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability.
Third-Party Software Statement
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. does not own the intellectual property of the third-party
software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. will not provide any warranty of any kind for these third-party
software and applications. Neither will Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provide support
to customers who use these third-party software and applications, nor be responsible
or liable for the functions of these third-party software and applications.
Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at
any time. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. does not guarantee that any content or
service would be maintained for any period during its availability. Third-party service
providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside
of the control of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. To the greatest extent permitted by
applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not
compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers, or the
interruption or termination of third-party contents or services.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be responsible for the legality , quality, or any
other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or
downloaded third-party works, such as texts, images, videos, or software. Customers
shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatibility between the
software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or
downloading the third-party works.
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This product uses the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co.,
Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not
support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may
be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be
liable for any of such situation.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL.
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PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED
SAVINGS.
THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILI TY
FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE L AW PROHIBITS
SUCH A LIMITATION) OF HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. ARISING FROM
THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCU MENT SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
THIS PRODUCT.
Import and Export Regulations
Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws and regulations and
be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in order to
export, re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the
software and technical data therein.
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2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone
2.1 Mobile Phone View
2.1.1 Phone at a Glance
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance
and display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase.
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2
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10
9
8
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1 Earpiece 2
3
Menu
5
Search
6
Home
4
Back
6 Speaker
7 Camera 8 Volume keys
9 The second microphone 10 Headset jack
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Power
2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips
• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.
• Press and hold to open the
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active.
• Touch to return to the previous screen.
• Touch to exit any application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications.
• Touch to open Google search for searching your mobile phone and
the web.
• Touch and hold to open Google search by voice.
Phone options
menu.
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2.2 Installing Your Mobile Phone
1
Remove the battery cover
2
3
Insert the microSD card
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Install the battery
Install the battery cover
2.2.1 Installing the Battery and the microSD Card
2.2.2 Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly inserted into your phone.
1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger.
2. Connect the USB cable to your mobile phone. Then, plug in the connector of the
charger to an electrical outlet. The phone begins charging.
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If your mobile phone is charged when it is powered on, the battery icon on the
Notification bar shows the charging status. When the battery icon changes to , it
indicates that your mobile phone is fully charged.
2.2.3 Important Information About the Battery
• If the battery has not been used for a long period of time, you may not be able to
power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery.
Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before
attempting to power on the phone.
• The battery will not hold a charge for the way it did when it was new. When the
battery life becomes noticeably shorter than usual after being charged properly,
replace the battery with a new one of the same type.
• Using data services increases demand on the battery and will reduce the length of
time it can hold a charge.
• The time required to charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and
the age of the battery.
• When the battery is low on power, the phone plays an alert and displays a prompt.
When battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically.
2.2.4 Battery Saving Tips
The longevity of battery power depends on the network that you connect to, and how
you use your mobile phone.
Try the following to conserve battery power:
• Use normal wallpaper rather than live wallpaper.
• When your mobile phone is not in use, switch off the screen.
• Reset the time it takes for your screen light to switch off when you leave your phone
idle.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Use the AC adapter to plug your phone into an external power source whenever
possible.
• Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Only make your phone visible to other
Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection.
• Switch off Wi-Fi when you are not using it.
• Turn off your phone connection to GPS satellites when you are not using it.
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• Lower the volume.
• Close power-draining programs, when you do not need them.
• Turn off the data service.
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone
2.3.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone
Press and hold . The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to
sign in to your account and set up your mobile phone.
2.3.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to
help you set up the phone.
The setup wizard helps you:
• Learn about your mobile phone
• Create or sign into your account
• Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone
2.3.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone
1. Press and hold to open the
2. Touch
Power off
3. Touch OK.
.
Phone options
menu.
2.4 Using the Touchscreen
2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions
•
Touch
: Use the touch of your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, o r start an
application.
•
Touch and hold
your mobile phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the active
screen, touch the screen and hold down until the menu appears.
•
Flick
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: Touch an item with your finger and continue to press down until
: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen.
•
Drag
: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. To move an item, drag the
item to any part of the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it.
2.4.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen
The orientation of most screens will rotate with the phone as you turn it from upright to
sideways and back again.
Touch >
Settings
>
Display
>
Auto-rotate screen
to disable the function.
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen
2.5.1 Locking the Screen
• When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the screen is locked,
you can still receive messages and calls.
• If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.
2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen
1. Press to wake up the screen.
2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the
pattern on the screen to unlock it.
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2.6 Home Screen
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Notifications bar:
Displays the reminders and status icons of
your phone. Flick down to open the
notifications panel.
Display area:
Shows the operation and display areas of
your phone.
Indicates the current screen.
Touch to view thumbnails of all screens.
Shortcuts
Touch and hold one of the shortcuts until the mobile phone vibrates, you can
drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash. You can also drag a screen
item to the shortcut position.
2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons
Call in progress Bluetooth is on
Missed call Connected to a PC
GPS connected New chat message
New voicemail New email
Roaming Battery is charging
Battery is full Battery is very low
Touch to view all your applications.
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Uploading Downloading
Call mute Wi-Fi network in range
Memory is full Error
New gmail
More undisplayed
notifications
Preparing mircoSD card Synchronizing data
Synchronization failed Signal strength
1X in use
3G in use
2.6.2 Notifications Panel
Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an
upcoming event. The notifications panel also informs you of alarms and settings.
Open the notifications panel to see your network operator or to view a message,
reminder, or event notification.
Opening the Notifications Panel
1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, flick down to open the
notifications panel.
Touch >
2. On the panel, you can:
• Touch a notification to open the related application.
• Touch
Closing the Notification Panel
Flick up to close the panel.
Notifications
Clear
to clear all notifications.
to open the panel.
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2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen
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>
Screen number
to set
Touch >
the screen number.
10:23
Flick your finger left or
right across the Home
screen.
Home settings
Touch to view thumbnails
of the Home screen and its
extensions. Touch a thumbnail
to open the screen.
>
Advanced settin gs
2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen
Adding a New Screen Item
1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the
displayed.
You can also touch >
Add
to display the
2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen.
Moving a Screen Item
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expands in size and the
mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the screen, and
then release it.
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Select action
Select action
menu is
menu.
Removing a Screen Item
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expands and the mobile
phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. When the item and the
trash can turn red, the item is ready to be removed.
3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen.
2.6.5 Service Shortcuts
1. Open the notification bar.
2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch on or off data services.
You can also touch , , or to switch on or off corresponding
services.
2.6.6 Setting Home Screen Animations
1. On the Home screen, touch >
2. Select an animation, and then touch
Home settings
Save
.
>
Animation
.
2.6.7 Changing the Wallpaper
1. On the Home screen, touch >
2. Touch option to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.
Wallpaper
.
2.6.8 Changing the Theme
1. On the Home screen, touch >
2. Do any of the following:
• Touch
Theme
• Touch
• Touch
3. Touch
to select a theme.
Application icons
Download
Save
.
Home settings
to select a series of application icons.
to download themes from the Internet.
.
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2.6.9 Editing a Screen Item
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the
displayed.
2. Touch
Edit icon
• Customize the title of the screen item.
• Select a new icon for the screen item.
3. Touch
, and then do any of the following:
Save
.
Select action
menu is
2.7 Application List
Application list holds icons for all of the applications on your phone. You can touch
on the Home screen to open the application list.
2.7.1 Moving Icons in the Application List
1. In the application list, touch .
2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move in the application list until the icons
shake.
3. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired location, and then release it.
To move more icons, repeat step 2 and 3.
4. Touch or touch to save.
2.8 Using a microSD Card
2.8.1 Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage
To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone’s
microSD card, set the micr oSD card as USB mass storage.
1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable. Your PC will detect the
microSD card as a removable disk.
2. Open the notification bar, and then touch
3. Touch
Turn on USB storage
to transfer files.
USB connected
in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want
.
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You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone’s microSD card.
When your microSD card acts as USB mass storage, your mobile phone will not
use this memory space. Your PC will tell you how to safely disconnect the USB
mass storage device (your mobile phone) when you have finished transferring
files.
2.8.2 Removing the microSD Card
1. Touch >
2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch
3. Carefully remove the microSD card.
Settings
.
Storage
>
Unmount SD card
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3 Calling
To make a phone call, you can dial a number or touch a number from your contact
list, on a Web page, or in a document. When you are on a call, you can answer other
incoming calls or send them to your voicemail box. You can also set up conference
calls with several participants.
3.1 Making a Call
To make a call, you can use the
or
Call log
.
When you are on a call, you can touch to use other functions. To return to the
calling screen, flick the notification bar down and touch
Do not block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice
heard.
3.1.1 Making a Call with the Dialer Application
1. Touch >
2. Touch the appropriate numeric keys to enter the phone number.
Dialer
If you are already working with
Your mobile phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when you touch
Dialer
application, or select a number from
to display the dialer.
Contacts
or
Call log
Current call
, touch the
.
Dialer
Contacts
tab.
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numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically searches among your contacts
and lists the matching results based on the accuracy. If no contact is matched
with your entered information, the phone will not display any result.
3. Touch to initiate the call.
During a call, touch
Dialpad
to enter other numbers on the dialpad.
3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts
1. Touch >
2. In the list, touch the contact you want to call.
3. Touch to dial the phone number.
Contacts
to display the contact list.
If you are already working with
Dialer
or
Call log
, touch the
Contacts
tab.
3.1.3 Making a Call from Call log
1. If you are already working with
2. Touch to the right of the log entry to dial.
If you touch and hold a log entry, the options menu will open.
Contacts
or
Dialer
, touch the
Call log
tab.
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call
3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call
When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens with the caller's name
and number that you have entered in
Drag the to the right to answer the call.
Contacts
.
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3.2.2 Ending a Call
During a call, touch
End
to hang up.
3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call
Drag the to the left to rejec t the call.
3.3 Other Operations During a Call
3.3.1 Making a Conference Call
If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can connect the second
call to the call you are on. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also
set up a conference call with multiple callers.
Contact your network operator to learn if conference calls are supported and, if
yes, how many can participate.
1. To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the first participant. After you have
connected to the first participant, keep the connection open, touch
2. Enter the phone number of the next person you want to join the conversation and
touch , or select someone from your
is automatically placed on hold while you do this.
3. Once you have connected to the second person, touch >
begin the conference call.
4. To end the conference call and disconnect everyone, touch
Call log
or
Contacts
Add call
. The first participant
Merge calls
End
.
.
to
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3.3.2 Switching Between Calls
If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can switch between the
two calls.
1. While you are on the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming
call, and then touch >
2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call.
Manage calls
.
3.4 Using Call log
The
Call log
contains a list of calls that you have dialed, received, or missed. You can
use the call log to reference a recently called number quickly or add an incoming
number to your contact list.
3.4.1 Adding an entry to Contacts
1. If you are already working with
2. Touch and hold the entry you want to add.
3. Touch
Add to contacts
4. Touch
Create new contact
contact name.
Dialer
or
Contacts
, touch the
Call log
tab.
in the options menu.
or scroll through the contact list and touch an existing
3.5 Using Airplane Mode
Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s wireless connections. Rather
than powering off your phone, you can place it in
1. Press and hold .
2. Touch
Airplane mode
in the options menu.
Airplane mode
.
3.6 TTY Operation
3.6.1 Using the TTY Device
The Teletypewriter (TTY) is a typewriting device. By connecting the phone to the TTY
device, you can use the TTY functions to send/receive messages. When you use the
TTY function, do as follows:
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