Huawei C8688V User Manual

Quick Start Guide

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Phone at a Glance

Menu

Home

Back

Earphone

Power key

Speaker

Volume keys

Camera

micro USB charging port

Headset jack

All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your
phone’s actual display features may be different to those
described here, depending on its software version.

Key Functions at Your Fingertips

• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.

• Press and hold to open the
menu.

• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is
active.

• Touch to return to the Home screen.

• Touch and hold to open

Touch to open the menu on an active screen.

Task Manager

Phone options

.

• Touch to return to the previous screen.

• Touch to exit any application you are running.

• Touch to hide the keyboard.

(Optional) Installing the microSD Card

If you want to expand your phone memory, you can also insert a
microSD card.

1. Remove the battery cover .

2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the
diagram.

Installing the Battery

1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end
of the battery compartment.

2. Push the edge labeled
clicks firmly into place.

b

into the compartment until the battery

Charging the Battery

Status Indicator

Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).

Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).

Red: Battery low.

Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly installed
on your phone.

1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to
the charger.

2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your mobile phone.
Then, to start charging, plug the charger into an electrical outlet.

If you charge your mobile phone while it is powered on, the battery
icon on the notification bar indicates the charging status. When the

battery icon changes to , your mobile phone is fully charged.

Status Indicator

The color of the status indicator tells you the status of your mobile
phone’s battery.

Touchscreen Actions

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Flick your finger left or
right across the Home
screen.

Using your finger on the touchscreen, you can operate your phone
conveniently.

Touch & hold

Rotate Flick Drag

Touch Double touch

Home Screen

You can set up the Home screen according to your own
preferences, for example by adding a shortcut or a widget to your
Home screen, changing the wallpaper, or setting the number of
Home screen extensions.

When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place
your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the
notification panel.

Adding a New Home Screen Item

1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the

to home screen

2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen.

menu is displayed.

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Add

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Removing a Home 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.

Adding a Contact

1. In the contact list, touch >

2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the
account to which you want to add the contact.

Create contact

.

3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information
such as phone number and address.

4. When you are finished, touch
information.

Done

to save the contact

Making a Call with the Dialer Application

On the home screen, touch to open the
Your mobile phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when
you touch numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically searches
among your contacts and lists the matching results ordered
according to the accuracy of the match. If no contacts match the
information entered, the phone will not display any result.

Dialer

.

Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message

On the home screen, touch to open the
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday
communications very special. You can record a message and send
it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and send it to friend, or send
a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The possibilities are
endless.

1. Enter a phone number in the field, or touch to select a

2. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.

3. When the message is ready to be sent, touch .

contact from

Contacts

or

Groups

Message

.

.

Connecting Internet

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Get online using your phone’s Wi-Fi to save your money.

Turning On Wi-Fi

1. Touch >

2. Touch
check box to turn on Wi-Fi.

Opening the Browser

Touch > to open the home page.

When known or open Wi-Fi networks and mobile data
networks are available at the same time, your phone will
preferably select a Wi-Fi network for Internet access.

Opening a Webpage

1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the
screen.

2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage address.

Settings

Wireless & networks

.

, and then select the

Wi-Fi