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1.1 Color schemes ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Your phone at a glance .................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.4.1 Opening the battery cover .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.4.2 Installing SIM cards .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.4.3 Installing a microSD card .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4.4 Installing the battery .................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.5 Home screen ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.5.1 How do I add or delete a home screen? ................................................................ ................................ ..................... 7
1.5.2 How do I configure the home screens? ...................................................................................................................... 8
1.5.3 How do I manage the applications and widgets on home screens? ............................................................................ 9
1.6.1 How do I create a contact? How do I assign a photo to a contact? .......................................................................... 10
1.6.2 How do I import contacts from or export contacts to a SIM card? ................................................................ .......... 11
1.6.3 How many contacts does my phone support? .......................................................................................................... 13
1.6.4 How do I add a contact to a contact group? ............................................................................................................. 14
1.7 Text messaging ........................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.7.1 How do I delete a message in a conversation? How do I delete multiple conversations simultaneously? .............. 15
1.7.2 How do I forward a text message, send a text message to multiple recipients, or save a text message as a draft? .. 15
1.7.3 How many English characters can be contained in a long text message? ................................................................ 15
1.7.4 How many text messages can be saved on my phone? ............................................................................................ 15
1.7.5 How do I set the SMS center number? .................................................................................................................... 15
1.8.1 How do I record a call, and where is the recording saved? ...................................................................................... 15
1.8.2 How do I make a conference call, and how do I switch between calls? .................................................................. 16
1.8.3 Does my phone support dual SIM cards? ................................................................................................................ 16
1.9.1 How do I send a multimedia message? .................................................................................................................... 16
1.9.2 I cannot send or receive multimedia messages, why? How can I solve this problem? ............................................ 16
1.9.3 Is there any restriction on the size, format, or resolution of the file to be attached to a multimedia message? ....... 17
1.9.4 Where are my multimedia messages' attachments saved? ....................................................................................... 17
1.10 Music ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
1.10.1 How are my songs sorted? ..................................................................................................................................... 17
1.10.2 How do I create a playlist? .................................................................................................................................... 17
1.10.3 What playing modes does my phone support? ....................................................................................................... 18
1.10.4 How do I play songs in the background, quit Music, and view the lyrics when a song is playing? ...................... 19
1.11 Camera ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
1.11.1 If my phone has no microSD card installed, can I take pictures or shoot videos? ................................................. 19
1.11.2 My phone cannot open some photos or videos. Why? ........................................................................................... 19
1.11.3 Where are my photos and videos saved? Can I change the save location? ............................................................ 19
1.11.4 How do I edit a photo or video or add a photo frame? ........................................................................................... 21
1.11.5 Does my phone support HD videos? ...................................................................................................................... 22
1.11.6 Can I turn off the shutter sound? ............................................................................................................................ 22
1.11.7 How do I switch between front and rear cameras? ................................................................................................ 22
1.11.8 What video formats and resolutions does my phone support? ............................................................................... 22
1.11.9 What picture formats and resolutions does my phone support? ............................................................................. 22
1.12 Bluetooth .................................................................................................................................................................. 23
1.12.1 What files can be transmitted using Bluetooth? ..................................................................................................... 23
1.12.2 How do I send data using Bluetooth? .................................................................................................................... 23
1.12.3 My phone cannot be discovered by other Bluetooth devices. Why? ..................................................................... 25
1.12.4 What is the Bluetooth working range? ................................................................................................................... 26
1.12.5 I cannot pair my phone with other Bluetooth devices. Why? ................................................................................ 26
1.12.6 Can my computer use my phone's data connection through Bluetooth? Can I play games with other devices using
1.13.1 What navigation applications does my phone come with? .................................................................................... 29
1.13.2 What can I do if the navigation application experiences data loss? What should I do if the authorization file or
activation code is lost? ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
1.13.3 What can I do if the navigation application on my phone cannot receive signals from GPS satellites? ................ 30
1.14 Does my phone support FM radio? If yes, how do I save manually found stations? ................................................ 30
1.15 Can I download themes to my phone? Does my phone support live wallpapers? .................................................... 31
1.16 Does my phone support video calls or video chats? ................................................................................................. 33
1.17 Can I take a screenshot? If yes, how? ....................................................................................................................... 33
1.18 Does my phone support flash playback? If not, can I install a third-party flash player for flash playback? ............. 33
1.19 What line order does the headset use? ...................................................................................................................... 33
2 Common settings......................................................................................................................... 34
2.1.1 How do I configure email settings? ......................................................................................................................... 34
2.1.2 Can I view emails when no Internet connection is available on my phone? ............................................................ 42
2.1.4 How do I synchronize contacts and calendar events? .............................................................................................. 42
2.2.1 How do I connect my phone to a Wi-Fi network? ................................................................................................... 44
2.2.6 I cannot connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot. Why? .............................................................................................................. 46
2.2.7 My phone's Wi-Fi connection automatically disconnects after the screen times out. What can I do? ..................... 46
2.3 Can I use my phone as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot and access the Internet from another device using my phone's data
2.4 How do I connect my phone to a Wi-Fi hotspot with a static IP address to access the Internet? ................................ 47
2.5 How do I set my phone to work as a modem and provide Internet access for computers?......................................... 48
2.6 Tone settings ................................................................................................ ............................................................... 49
2.6.1 How do I set the phone ringtone? ............................................................................................................................ 49
2.6.2 How do I turn on or off vibration for incoming calls and messages? ...................................................................... 50
2.6.3 How do I set a custom audio file as the ringtone or notification tone? .................................................................... 51
2.6.4 How do I set the ringtone for a contact group? ........................................................................................................ 51
2.6.5 How do I disable touch sounds? .............................................................................................................................. 51
2.7 Language and keyboard .............................................................................................................................................. 52
2.7.1 What languages does my phone support? How do I change the phone language? .................................................. 52
2.7.2 I installed a new text input method but cannot use it. Why?.................................................................................... 52
2.7.3 How do I change the system font size? .................................................................................................................... 52
2.7.4 What text input methods does my phone support? .................................................................................................. 52
2.7.5 How do I turn off the key press vibration? .............................................................................................................. 52
2.8 Internet access ............................................................................................................................................................. 54
2.8.1 How do I clear my browser's cache and browsing history? ..................................................................................... 54
2.8.2 How do I view a web page in full screen or save a web page to bookmarks? ......................................................... 55
2.8.3 Can I log in to my email account using the browser on my phone? ........................................................................ 56
2.8.4 Can I log in to my online banking account from my phone? ................................................................................... 56
2.8.5 How do I save an image from a web page? ............................................................................................................. 56
2.8.6 How do I set my browser's home page? ................................................................................................................... 56
2.8.7 How do I save a web page for offline reading? ....................................................................................................... 57
2.8.8 How do I configure network settings? ..................................................................................................................... 57
2.8.9 How do I enable or disable the data service? ........................................................................................................... 58
2.8.10 How do I view my phone's data service status or turn off the data service? .......................................................... 58
2.8.11 Can I use my phone to access the Internet during a call? ....................................................................................... 58
2.8.12 What does a VPN do? How do I set VPN parameters? ................................ .......................................................... 58
2.9.1 How do I enable a screen lock that must be unlocked using a PIN? ........................................................................ 61
2.9.2 How do I use the Face Unlock function? ................................................................................................................. 62
2.9.3 How do I enable a screen lock that must be unlocked using a pattern? ................................................................... 63
2.9.4 How many times can I try the screen unlock pattern before my phone becomes permanently locked? Can I unlock
the phone by sending an email from my Gmail? .............................................................................................................. 64
2.9.5 How do I lock and unlock the screen? ..................................................................................................................... 64
2.10.1 How do I add and remove an alarm? ..................................................................................................................... 64
2.10.2 Will the alarms go off when my phone is powered off? ........................................................................................ 65
2.11.1 What application formats does my phone support? Is JAVA supported? ............................................................... 65
2.11.2 How do I download third-party applications? ........................................................................................................ 65
2.11.3 Can I change the default installation location for applications? ............................................................................. 66
2.11.4 How do I install, manage, and uninstall applications? ........................................................................................... 66
2.11.5 I cannot install an application. What can I do? ...................................................................................................... 67
2.12.1 Can I install third-party applications to a microSD card? If so, will running these third-party applications take up
my phone's storage? .......................................................................................................................................................... 68
2.13 Backup and restoration ............................................................................................................................................. 68
2.13.1 Can I back up my contact groups? ......................................................................................................................... 68
2.13.2 How do I back up data to or restore data from the cloud? ..................................................................................... 68
2.13.3 What data can be backed up on my phone? ........................................................................................................... 68
2.14.1 What applications can be managed? ...................................................................................................................... 68
2.14.2 How do I access the application management screen? .......................................................................................... 68
2.14.3 What does the application management screen look like? ..................................................................................... 68
2.14.4 How do I manage a specific application? .............................................................................................................. 69
2.15.1 How do I update the weather? ............................................................................................................................... 70
2.15.2 How do I manage cities displayed in the Weather application? ............................................................................. 71
2.17 Can I synchronize my phone's date and time with the network? .............................................................................. 72
2.18 Can I use my phone as a USB flash drive? ............................................................................................................... 72
2.19 How do I free up the internal storage? ...................................................................................................................... 73
2.20 How do I adjust the screen brightness? ..................................................................................................................... 73
2.21 Does my phone support any power-saving functions for key backlight? ................................................................. 73
2.22 How do I turn on or off airplane mode? .................................................................................................................... 73
2.23 How do I restore my phone to its default settings? ................................................................................................... 74
2.24 How do I enter and exit safe mode? .......................................................................................................................... 75
2.26 Does my phone support HDMI? ............................................................................................................................... 77
2.27 Does my phone support TV-out? .............................................................................................................................. 77
2.28 Does my phone support OTG? ................................................................................................................................. 77
2.29 Status indicator ......................................................................................................................................................... 78
2.30 Can I use power adapters other than the included one to charge my phone? ............................................................ 78
2.31 What are the special features of my phone?............................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.1 How do I save battery power? .................................................................................................................................... 79
3.2 How do I reduce my mobile data usage? .................................................................................................................... 79
3.3 My phone runs very slow. What can I do? .................................................................................................................. 79
3.4 My customized wallpaper automatically stretches. Can I set it to not stretch? ........................................................... 80
3.5 How do I enter recovery mode and restore my phone to its factory settings? ............................................................ 80
3.6 Can I scan a QR code using my phone?...................................................................................................................... 80
3.7 Does my phone support 3D acceleration?................................................................................................................... 80
3.8 How do I know whether my phone has been rooted? ................................................................................................ . 80
3.9 If I remove the battery, do the date and time on my phone return to zero? Will configuring my phone to
automatically set the date and time generate data traffic? ................................................................................................ 81
3.10 Can I use my phone for recording? ........................................................................................................................... 81
3.11 Does my phone come with protective film?.............................................................................................................. 81
3.12 Does my phone support mobile TV? ........................................................................................................................ 81
3.13 How are the phone ROM and RAM allocated? ........................................................................................................ 81
3.14 How do I check the available space in the internal storage and microSD card? ....................................................... 82
1.6.1 How do I create a contact? How do I assign a photo to a
contact?
Creating a contact
Touch Contacts then , choose where you want to save the contact, enter the contact
details, and touch SAVE.
Assigning a photo to a contact
You cannot assign a photo to a contact saved to your SIM card.
Method 1: Go to Contacts and touch a contact to display the contact details. Touch the
contact photo area then Take photo, Choose from preset, or Choose photo from Gallery, as
shown in the following figure.
Method 2: Go to Contacts and touch a contact to display the contact details. Touch to
display the contact editing screen. Touch the contact photo area then Take photo, Choose from preset, or Choose photo from Gallery, as shown in the following figure.
1.6.2 How do I import contacts from or export contacts to a SIM
card?
Importing contacts from a SIM card
Go to Contacts. Touch the menu key then Import/export. From the displayed screen, touch
Import from sim (in this example, only one SIM card is inserted). Select the contacts you
want to import, and touch IMPORT. From the displayed option menu, touch Phone.
Go to Contacts. Touch the menu key then Import/export. From the displayed screen, touch
Export to sim (in this example, only one SIM card is inserted). Select the contacts you want
1.7.1 How do I delete a message in a conversation? How do I
delete multiple conversations simultaneously?
Go to Messaging and touch a conversation to display all messages in the conversation. Touch
and hold the message you want to delete. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete.
To simultaneously delete multiple conversations, touch menu,then choose Delete,select the
conversations which you want to delete,then touch delete button.
1.7.2 How do I forward a text message, send a text message to
multiple recipients, or save a text message as a draft?
To forward a text message, touch and hold the message, choose Forward from the displayed
option menu, enter a recipient, and send the message.
To send a text message to multiple recipients, compose your message, touch the plus icon in
the upper right corner, select the desired recipients, touch SELECT, and send the message.
To save a text message as a draft, compose a message, select the desired recipients, and touch
the return key. The message is then automatically saved as a draft.
1.7.3 How many English characters can be contained in a long text
message?
A long text message can contain a maximum of 1600 English characters.
1.7.4 How many text messages can be saved on my phone?
A conversation can contain a maximum of 500 text messages or 50 multimedia messages by
default. You can set the maximum numbers from Settings.
How many messages can be saved to your phone depends on your phone's available storage
space.
1.7.5 How do I set the SMS center number?
Go to Messaging and touch the menu key. From the displayed option menu, touch Settings >
SMS center number
1.8 Calls
1.8.1 How do I record a call, and where is the recording saved?
1.8.2 How do I make a conference call, and how do I switch
between calls?
If you are talking on two calls using the same SIM card, you have the following options:
To switch between the two calls, touch .
To start a conference call, touch . (Note: This function is network-dependent.
To use this function, contact your service provider and subscribe to the call hold service.)
1.8.3 Does my phone support dual SIM cards?
Your phone supports dual card dual standby single pass, which means you cannot use both
SIM cards for calls or data services simultaneously.(Notes:The device must support dual
card.)
When you are on a call using SIM card 1, SIM card 2 cannot be used to make or answer
calls. If someone calls SIM card 2, the caller will hear a voice message like "The
subscriber you dialed is out of the service zone" or "The subscriber you dialed is not able
to answer your call, please try again later."
When you are using SIM card 1's data service, SIM card 2's data service will be disabled.
Your phone's single pass feature helps reduce power consumption and increase your phone's
standby time.
It may help to contact your service provider and subscribe to missed call reminder and related
assistance services to ensure you never miss a thing.
1.9 Multimedia messaging
1.9.1 How do I send a multimedia message?
1. Go to Messaging and touch .
2. Enter the recipient and compose a message.
3. Touch the menu key then Add subject. The message then changes to a multimedia
message.
4. Touch to attach pictures, audio clips, or videos to the message.
5. Select a SIM card to send the message.
1.9.2 I cannot send or receive multimedia messages, why? How
can I solve this problem?
Reason: The network condition or signal reception is poor.
Solution: Try again later.
The message is denied by the network (MMS center).
Reason 1: The network is busy.
Solution: Try again later.
The message is denied by the network (MMS center).
Reason 1: The recipient number is invalid.
Solution: Check that the recipient number is correct and try again.
Reason 2: The multimedia message exceeds the maximum size (generally 300 KB).
Solution: Delete some content from the multimedia message to make sure that it is
smaller than the maximum size (generally 300 KB), and try again.
The balance is insufficient.
Reason: The storage is insufficient.
Solution: Top up your account and try again.
Your phone's available storage is insufficient.
Reason: The storage is insufficient.
Solution: Delete some files from your phone to free up at least 300 KB storage space.
1.9.3 Is there any restriction on the size, format, or resolution of
the file to be attached to a multimedia message?
If an audio or video file exceeds the maximum size allowed (generally 300 KB), it cannot be
attached to a message. If a picture is too large, it will be automatically compressed before
being attached to a message. As a result, the resolution of the picture attached to the message
decreases.
1.9.4 Where are my multimedia messages' attachments saved?
By default, after you receive a multimedia message, the attachment is automatically saved to
the /data folder, which is invisible to users.
You can save the attachment to the Download folder in the phone storage or microSD card.
1.10 Music
1.10.1 How are my songs sorted?
Artists: Sorts songs by artist.
Albums: Sorts songs by album.
All songs: Sorts all songs by name.
Playlists: Contains the playlists you have created.
1.10.2 How do I create a playlist?
1. Go to Music and touch Playlists then Create new playlist.
2. Enter the playlist name and touch Save.
3. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist,
1.10.4 How do I play songs in the background, quit Music, and
view the lyrics when a song is playing?
Play in background: Touch Music and play an audio clip. Touch the home key, and the
song is playing in the background.
Quit Music: On the music playing screen, touch then Exit. In the displayed dialog
box, touch OK.
Play lyrics with songs: If the lyrics of a song are saved in the same folder as the song, the
phone automatically displays the lyrics while the song is playing. On the music playing
screen, flick to the left to display the lyrics.
1.11 Camera
1.11.1 If my phone has no microSD card installed, can I take
pictures or shoot videos?
Yes.
1.11.2 My phone cannot open some photos or videos. Why?
1. The phone does not support the file format.
2. The phone memory is insufficient.
3. The file has corrupted.
4. The file is copyright-protected (for example, a .dcf file).
5. The phone does not have sufficient resources. Close some third-party applications, and
try again.
6. In some rare cases, unknown errors may occur in the phone's operating system or
applications. Restart the phone and try again.
1.11.3 Where are my photos and videos saved? Can I change the
save location?
By default, photos and videos captured by your phone are saved to the microSD card. If no
microSD card is available, they will be saved to the phone storage. To change the save
location when a microSD card is available:
1. Touch Camera > Settings > Preferred save location, as shown in the following figure.