Huawei G525-U00 Owner's Manual
G525
User Guide
Welcome to HUAWEI
Contents
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Contents
Foreword ................................................................................1
Safety precautions..................................................................2
Preparations ...........................................................................4
Your phone at a glance .......................................................................... 4
Inserting a USIM/SIM card ..................................................................... 5
Installing the microSD card..................................................................... 6
Installing the battery ............................................................................... 7
Charging the battery............................................................................... 7
Powering your phone on and off............................................................. 8
Dual-Card Management ......................................................................... 9
Setting up your phone for the first time................................................... 9
Getting started......................................................................10
Gestures............................................................................................... 10
Locking and unlocking the screen ........................................................ 11
Getting to know your home screen....................................................... 12
Using the notification panel .................................................................. 15
Accessing applications ......................................................................... 16
Texting.................................................................................................. 16
Personalizing your phone.....................................................19
Setting the theme ................................................................................. 19
Changing the wallpaper........................................................................ 19
Setting the home screen transition effect ............................................. 20
Organizing home screen widgets and application icons....................... 20
Organizing home screen items using folders ....................................... 21
Me Widget ............................................................................................ 21
Customizing your home screens .......................................................... 23
Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel ........................ 23
Managing profiles ................................................................................. 24
Setting tones......................................................................................... 25
Changing the font size.......................................................................... 25
Setting the screen unlock method ........................................................ 26
Adjusting the screen brightness ........................................................... 27
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Calls .....................................................................................28
Smart dialing......................................................................................... 28
Answering or rejecting a call................................................................. 28
What you can do during a call .............................................................. 29
Making a conference call...................................................................... 30
Answering a third-party call .................................................................. 30
Making emergency calls ....................................................................... 30
Other call services................................................................................ 31
People ..................................................................................33
Creating a contact ................................................................................ 33
Searching for a contact......................................................................... 33
Copying contacts.................................................................................. 33
Importing or exporting contacts ............................................................ 34
Adding a contact to your favorites ........................................................ 35
Deleting a contact................................................................................. 35
Joining or splitting contacts ..................................................................35
Sharing contacts................................................................................... 36
Contact groups ..................................................................................... 37
Messaging............................................................................39
Sending a text message....................................................................... 39
Sending a multimedia message ........................................................... 39
Replying to a message......................................................................... 40
Searching for a message...................................................................... 40
Managing messages ............................................................................ 40
Modifying message settings ................................................................. 42
Browser ................................................................................43
Browsing web pages ............................................................................ 43
Managing bookmarks ........................................................................... 43
Setting the home page ......................................................................... 44
Clearing your browsing history ............................................................. 44
Email ....................................................................................45
Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account................................................ 45
Adding an Exchange account............................................................... 45
Switching between email accounts....................................................... 46
Sending emails.....................................................................................46
Checking your emails ........................................................................... 46
Removing an email account ................................................................. 47
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Multimedia............................................................................48
Camera................................................................................................. 48
Gallery .................................................................................................. 50
Music .................................................................................................... 52
Internet connection...............................................................55
Mobile data connection......................................................................... 55
Wi-Fi network........................................................................................ 55
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection...................................... 57
Controlling your data usage.................................................................. 58
Sharing data.........................................................................60
Bluetooth .............................................................................................. 60
DLNA.................................................................................................... 61
Connecting your phone to a computer ................................................. 62
File Manager ........................................................................63
Creating a folder................................................................................... 63
Searching for a file................................................................................63
Copying or moving a file .......................................................................64
Compressing or decompressing files ................................................... 64
Renaming a file..................................................................................... 64
Deleting a file........................................................................................ 65
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder ................................................... 65
Checking the memory status................................................................65
Managing applications..........................................................66
Obtaining applications .......................................................................... 66
Installing an application ........................................................................ 66
Viewing applications ............................................................................. 66
Uninstalling an application....................................................................67
Clearing the application cache ............................................................. 67
Huawei applications .............................................................68
Backup.................................................................................................. 68
Google services....................................................................69
Gmail .................................................................................................... 69
Google Talk .......................................................................................... 70
Maps..................................................................................................... 70
YouTube ............................................................................................... 71
Play Store............................................................................................. 72
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Basic utilities.........................................................................73
Calendar ............................................................................................... 73
Clock.....................................................................................................74
Calculator ............................................................................................. 75
Notes .................................................................................................... 75
Weather ................................................................................................ 76
FM radio ............................................................................................... 77
Accounts and synchronization..............................................79
Adding an account................................................................................ 79
Deleting an account.............................................................................. 79
Turning on data synchronization ..........................................................80
Modifying account synchronization settings ......................................... 80
Settings ................................................................................81
Turning on or off airplane mode ........................................................... 81
Tone settings........................................................................................ 81
Display settings .................................................................................... 82
Setting the PIN of your SIM card.......................................................... 82
Setting the date and time...................................................................... 83
Changing the system language ............................................................ 83
Modifying location service settings....................................................... 84
Turning on or off fast boot .................................................................... 84
Restoring to factory settings................................................................. 84
Online update ....................................................................................... 85
Accessibility.......................................................................................... 85
FAQs ....................................................................................86
Legal notice..........................................................................88
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Foreword
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Foreword
Thank you for choosing the Huawei Ascend G525 smartphone.
This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone.
Please read this guide carefully before you start using the phone.
All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The
actual product may vary.
Symbols and definitions
The following symbols are used in this document to indicate useful and
important information:
Note Provides additional information.
Indicates important information that helps you
Caution
accomplish a task or get a feature to work.
Overlooking this information may result in your
device becoming damaged or data being lost.
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Safety precautions
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Safety precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of
your mobile phone.
Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the
falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone.
Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such
as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone 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.
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.
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Safety precautions
Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of
explosions.
Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless
devices. Respect the privacy and legal rights of others when
using your wireless device.
Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while
using the USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone or
computer may be damaged.
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Preparations
Your phone at a glance
Preparations
Front camera Screen
Return Home
Menu
Volume button Rear camera
Power button ( )
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Micro USB port (for
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charging and data
exchange)
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Headset jack
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Buttons
Speaker Status indicator
Earpiece
• Press and hold to power on your phone.
• When your phone is powered on, press and hold to display an
option menu.
• When your phone is powered on, press to turn off the screen.
• Touch to return to the previous scr
application.
• Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard.
• Touch to return to the home screen.
• Touch and hold then swipe up to open Google Search.
• Touch to display an option menu where available.
• Touch and hold to display the list of recently used
applications.
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exit the current
een or
Inserting a USIM/SIM card
To install a USIM/SIM card, perform the operations shown in the following
figures.
1. Remove the battery cover.
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Preparations
USIM/SIM
SIM
2. Insert the USIM/SIM card into the USIM/SIM card slot with its metal
contacts facing down.
Installing the microSD card
You can insert a microSD card to expand your phone's storage capacity. To
do so, perform the operations shown in the following figure.
To remove the microSD card:
1. On the home screen, touch and then the
2. Touch
Storage
>
Unmount SD card
.
3. Carefully remove the microSD card.
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All
tab.
Preparations
a
b
Installing the battery
To install the battery, perform the operations shown in the following figures.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Align the battery's metal contacts with those at the bottom
compartment (refer to position a in the preceding figure).
b
3. Press the other end of the battery (position
against your phone to fix it to the battery compartment.
4. Close the battery cover.
in the preceding figure)
Charging the battery
1. Connect your charger to the provided USB cable.
2. Connect the charger to a power outlet.
3. Connect your phone to the USB cable to start charging.
of the battery
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Preparations
Battery indicator light
The battery indicator shows your phone's battery level.
• Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 10%.
• Steady red (when charging): The battery level is lower than 10%.
• Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is higher than 10%.
• Steady green (when charging): The battery level is almost or already full.
The charging is complete when the screen shows that the battery level is
100%.
Important information about the battery
• If the battery power is depleted, you may not be able to power on your
phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. This is normal.
Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes before attempting to power
on your phone.
• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may
eventually need to be replaced. When the battery life becomes noticeably
shorter, replace the battery.
• The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient
temperature and the age of the battery.
• If your phone is very low on power, it plays an alert tone and displays a
message. If the battery level is extremely low, your phone automatically
powers off.
Powering your phone on and off
• To power on your phone, press and hold .
• To power off your phone, press and hold to display an option menu,
and then touch
Power off
.
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Preparations
Dual-Card Management
Your mobile phone supports access to both WCDMA and GSM networks.
Follow the onscreen instructions or the quick start guide to install USIM/SIM
cards.
1. On the home screen, touch and then the
2. Touch
Dual card
for network connection or for calls/messages.
to activate the USIM/SIM cards or set the selected card
All
tab.
Setting up your phone for the first time
When you use your phone for the first time, follow the onscreen instructions
to set it up.
When you power on your phone or open some applications for the first time,
your phone displays instructions to warm you up to basic operations. To read
the instructions again, touch
Management
> from the home screen.
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Getting started
Gestures
Touch
: Touch to select an item or open an
application.
Getting started
Touch and hold
screen for 2 seconds or longer. You can touch and
hold an application, a widget, or a blank area to
display the related option menu.
Flick
: Where applicable, swipe your finger in the
direction you want the screen to move. For example,
you can flick left or right across the notification panel
to dismiss a notification.
Drag
: Touch and hold an item and then drag it to
another position. You can re-arrange icons on the
home screen this way.
Pinch
: Pinch two fingers together to zoom out or
stretch them apart to zoom in on a map, web page,
or picture.
: Touch and leave your finger on the
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Getting started
Locking and unlocking the screen
Locking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out
undesirable operations when you are not using it, but also protects it from
unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways.
The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this
section.
Locking the screen
• You can press to lock the screen.
• After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically
locks its screen.
To set the screen lock method, touch on the home screen. On the
displayed
General
Unlocking the screen
1. If the screen is off, press to wake it.
tab, touch
Screen lock
.
2. Drag right to unlock the screen.
Drag towards an application to open it.
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Getting to know your home screen
Your phone displays applications right on its home screen, giving you easy
access to the applications. This section uses the default theme as an
example to introduce the home screen.
Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the
status bar to open the notification panel.
Display area: displays the application icons, folders, and
widgets.
Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position
among the entire home screen.
Dock: touch to open the desired applications.
Status icons
Signal strength No signal
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Getting started
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*
R
Enhanced Data Rates
GPRS network
connected
(
for GSM Evolution
(EDGE) network
connected
High Speed Downlink
3G network connected
+
Packet Access
(HSDPA) network
connected
Roaming Airplane mode enabled
Bluetooth on
Receiving location data
from GPS
Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled
Alarms enabled Charging
Battery full Battery low
Call in progress Missed calls
New messages New emails
New voicemail Select input method
Wi-Fi network available
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Uploading data Downloading data
Phone memory full Upcoming events
Sign-in or
No SIM card found
synchronization
problem
Synchronizing data Synchronization failed
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Getting started
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10:30
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Google
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
on
More notifications
Connected to a VPN Headset plugged in
Connected to a
computer
USB tethering on
Switching between home screens
Running out of space on the home screen? No worries! Your phone lets you
create more home screens for various application icons and widgets.
• Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens.
• Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch
a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen.
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Taking a screenshot
Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high
score in a game? Simply take a screenshot and share it.
Press and hold and the volume down button simultaneously to take a
screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the
screenshot. Screenshots are saved to the
Screenshots
album in
Gallery
.
Auto-rotate screen
Your phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone while browsing a
web page or viewing a photo, the orientation of your screen will automatically
change to landscape or portrait view. You can also enjoy tilt sensor-based
games, such as car racing games.
To quickly turn the auto-rotate screen function on or off, flick down from the
status bar to open the notification panel and touch .
Using the notification panel
Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Touch to display the settings screen.
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Touch to delete all notifications.
Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn the
desired functions on or off.
Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a
notification to close it.
Accessing applications
Starting applications and switching between them
On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it.
To switch to another application, touch to return to the home screen, and
touch the icon of the desired application.
Viewing recently used applications
To display the list of recently used applications, touch and hold . You
can then:
• Touch an application to start it.
• Flick left or right across an application to close it.
• Touch to clear the list.
Texting
Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter
text using the onscreen keyboard.
• Touch a text field to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
• To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch .
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Getting started
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Selecting an input method
1. On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the
notification panel.
2. Touch and select an input method.
To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home
All
screen. Then touch the
Language & input
>
Default
tab. In the
and select an input method.
PERSONAL
area, touch
Android Input Method
• When you type in lower case, touch to capitalize the next
character to be entered.
• When you type in lower case, touch and hold or double-touch
to capitalize all characters to be entered.
Touch to enter numbers.
• Touch to switch to voice input.
• Touch and hold to open the
• Touch to enter a space.
• Touch and hold to switch to another input method.
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Input options
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menu.
Getting started
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• Touch to enter a period.
• Touch and hold to enter symbols.
• Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
• Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the
cursor.
Editing text
You can easily select, cut, copy, paste, and replace text on your phone.
•
Select text
•
Cut text
•
Copy text
•
Paste text
insertion point, and touch >
cut.
: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag and
to select more or less text, or touch to select all text.
: Select text and touch .
: Select text and touch .
: Touch where you wish to insert the text, drag to move the
PASTE
to paste the text you copied or
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Replace text
: Touch and hold the text, drag and to select more or
less text, and touch .
Configuring an input method
1. On the home screen, touch and then the
2. In the
3. In the
PERSONAL
area, touch
Keyboard & input methods
to configure and then touch
Language & input
area, touch the input method you wish
to configure it.
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All
tab.
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Personalizing your phone
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Personalizing your phone
Setting the theme
Your phone comes with a variety of themes. You can download more
themes from the web and mix and match theme elements to find a perfect fit.
Changing the theme
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Select a theme and touch
Apply
to apply it.
Customizing a theme
1. From the theme list, touch
2. From the element list, choose the elements you wish to modify.
3. When you are done, touch
The custom theme is then saved to the
Customize current theme
Save as my theme
Local
on the
tab.
.
Customize
screen.
Changing the wallpaper
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area. In the displayed
home screen
2. Select the image you wish to set as the wallpaper from one of the
following:
•
Gallery
•
Live wallpapers
•
Themes
•
Wallpapers
dialog box, choose
Wallpapers
.
Set
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Personalizing your phone
Setting the home screen transition effect
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the
dialog box.
screen
2. Touch
3. Select the desired home screen transition effect.
Transitions
.
Set home
Organizing home screen widgets and
application icons
Adding a widget to the home screen
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the
dialog box.
screen
2. Touch
3. Drag a widget to the desired screen thumbnail.
4. Touch to return to the home screen.
Widgets
If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will
automatically create a new home screen to the original's right and place
the widget on the new home screen.
.
Set home
Deleting an application icon or widget
On the home screen, touch and hold the application icon or widget you wish
to delete until is displayed. Drag the unwanted application icon or widget
to to delete it.
Deleting an application icon uninstalls the application. When you delete
an application icon, your phone prompts you to confirm the action.
OK
Touch
to uninstall the application.
Moving an application icon or widget
You can re-arrange application icons and widgets to any fitting empty space
on the home screen.
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Personalizing your phone
Organizing home screen items using folders
Managing folders on the home screen
1. On the home screen, drag an item onto another item to create a folder
containing both of them.
2. You can then:
• Touch the folder name to rename it.
• Touch and add more items to the folder.
Removing an item from a folder
1. On the home screen, touch the desired folder.
2. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item.
A folder must contain at least two items; otherwise the folder will
automatically disappear.
Me Widget
Me Widget groups widgets including People, Music, Clock, and Weather
together.
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Personalizing your phone
Removing a widget unit from Me Widget
1. Touch and hold Me Widget until your phone vibrates. Release your finger.
The icon is displayed in the upper right corner.
2. Touch to enter editing mode.
3. Touch in the upper right corner on the widget unit you wish to remove.
4. When you are done, touch .
Adding a widget unit
1. Touch and hold Me Widget until appears in the upper right corner on
Me Widget.
2. Touch to enter editing mode.
3. Flick left or right across the widget unit list, select a widget unit and drag it
to a blank area on Me Widget.
Each widget unit takes up certain space on Me Widget. If a message is
displayed indicating that there is no available space, delete some
widget units to free up space first.
4. When you are done, touch .
Moving a widget unit
Before you move a widget unit, make sure that Me Widget have a blank area
the same size as the widget unit you wish to move.
1. Touch and hold Me Widget until appears in the upper right corner on
Me Widget.
2. Touch to enter editing mode.
3. Touch and hold a widget unit on Me Widget until your phone vibrates.
Then, drag the widget unit to the blank area.
4. When you are done, touch .
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Personalizing your phone
Customizing your home screens
Re-arranging home screens
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the
dialog box.
screen
2. Touch
3. Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates. Then,
Thumbnails
drag the home screen thumbnail to the new location.
.
Set home
Adding a home screen
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the
dialog box.
screen
2. Touch
3. Touch to add a home screen.
Thumbnails
.
Set home
Deleting a home screen
Only blank home screens are deletable.
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the
dialog box.
screen
2. Touch
3. Touch on the unwanted home screen to delete the home screen.
Thumbnails
.
Set home
Customizing switch shortcuts on the
notification panel
You can move the switch shortcuts to your most used functions to the top of
the switch shortcut list so that these shortcuts can be displayed on the
notification panel.
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Flick left on the upper area. Touch to display the switch shortcut list.
3. Drag a switch shortcut to move it to another place in the switch shortcut
list.
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Personalizing your phone
Managing profiles
Changing the profile
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. From the profile list, select a profile and touch the button to its right to
activate the profile.
You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel
and change the profile using the switch shortcuts on the notification
panel.
Adding a profile
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch .
3. Touch the text box and name the profile.
4. Touch
Next
.
5. Configure the profile settings.
6. When you are done, touch
Done
.
Deleting a profile
To delete a custom profile, perform the following operations. Nevertheless,
preset profiles cannot be deleted.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch >
3. Select the profile you wish to delete.
You can select more than one profile.
4. Touch .
5. Touch OK.
Delete
.
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