Huawei G7205 User Manual

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Contents

1 Getting to Know Your Phone ........................... 2

Your Phone .................................................. 2

Keys and Functions ....................................... 3

Main Screen Icons ......................................... 4

2 Getting Started .............................................. 5

Installing the SIM Card and the Battery ............ 5

Removing the Battery and the SIM Card ........... 6

Installing a microSD Card ............................... 6

Charging the Battery ..................................... 7

Customizing the Home Screen ........................ 7

Working with the Main Menu ........................... 8

Accessing a Shortcut Menu ............................. 9

Phone Lock .................................................. 9

Mass Storage ............................................. 10

PIN and PUK .............................................. 10

Locking the Keypad ..................................... 11

3 Voice Services .............................................. 12

Making a Call ............................................. 12

Handling Incoming Calls ............................... 13

4 Text Input .................................................... 13

Changing the Text Input Mode ...................... 13

Multi-Tap Input Mode ................................... 14

Predictive Input Mode .................................. 15

Entering Digits ........................................... 15

Entering Symbols ........................................ 16

5 Messaging .................................................... 16

Writing and Sending a Text Message .............. 16

Writing and Sending a Multimedia Message ..... 17

6 Email (Optional) ........................................... 19

Creating an Email Account ............................ 19

Activating an Email Account .......................... 20

Writing and Sending an Email ....................... 20

7 Voice Mail .................................................... 21

Adding or Changing a Voicemail Number ........ 21

8 Phonebook ................................................... 22

Creating a Contact ...................................... 22

Searching for a Contact ............................... 22

Setting the Preferred Storage ....................... 23

Copying Contacts ........................................ 23

Contact Group ............................................ 24

9 Multimedia ................................................... 25

Camera ..................................................... 25

Video Recorder ........................................... 25

Media Player .............................................. 26

Image Viewer ............................................. 27

FM Radio ................................................... 27

Sound Recorder .......................................... 28

TV (for G7205) ........................................... 28

TV (for G7206) ........................................... 29

10 WAP Browser ............................................. 30

Configuring Network Settings ....................... 30

Accessing a Website .................................... 31

11 Bluetooth ................................................... 31

Synchronizing Data ..................................... 32

Connecting a Bluetooth Headset to Your Phone 32

Transferring Data ........................................ 33

12 Chat Functions ........................................... 33

Facebook (Link) .......................................... 34

Facebook (Client) ........................................ 34

13 File Manager .............................................. 34

14 Tools .......................................................... 35

Alarm........................................................ 35

Calendar ................................................... 35

Tasks ........................................................ 35

Ebook ....................................................... 35

Calculator .................................................. 36

Unit Converter ............................................ 36

Currency Exchanger .................................... 36

15 App Store ................................................... 36

Installing a Java Application.......................... 37

Running a Java Application ........................... 37

Removing a Java Application ......................... 38

16 Opera (Optional) ........................................ 38

Configuring Network Settings ....................... 38

Accessing a Website .................................... 39

17 Nimbuzz (Optional) .................................... 40

Configuring Network Settings ....................... 40

Accessing Nimbuzz ...................................... 40

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18 FAQs .......................................................... 41

19 Warnings and Precautions .......................... 44

 Features marked as "optional" may vary

according to service providers. For details, contact your service provider.

 Features marked with "for G7205" are only

provided on G7205. Features marked with "for G7206" are only provided on G7206.

1 Getting to Know Your Phone

Earpiece

Volume key

Screen

Camera

Call/Answer key

Headset jack

OK/Confirm key

Charger jack/Universal serial bus (USB) port

Microphone

Speaker

End/Power key

TV antenna (for G7205) TV & FM radio antenna (for G7206)

Back cover

Your Phone

The figure above shows the appearance of your phone and is provided only for your reference.

Press…

To…



Make a call.



Answer a call.



View all call history in standby mode.



Power the phone on or off (press and hold for about 3 seconds).



End or reject a call.



Return to the standby mode.



Confirm a selection.



Increase the volume ( ) or decrease the

volume ( ) during a call.



Scroll to the desired menu (press or ).

Keys and Functions

Main Screen Icons

Icon

Indicates…

Signal strength (SIM1/SIM2).

Media player enabled.

Roaming (SIM1/SIM2).

New text messages (SIM1/SIM2).

New multimedia messages (SIM1/SIM2).

New voice mails (SIM1/SIM2).

New emails.

Call forwarding enabled (SIM1/SIM2).

Missed calls (SIM1/SIM2).

Alarm enabled.

Battery level.

General profile activated.

Meeting profile activated.

Outdoor profile activated.

Silent profile activated.

My profile activated.

Icon

Indicates…

Headset connected to the phone and Headset profile activated.

Bluetooth profile activated.

Bluetooth activated.

Stopwatch enabled.

microSD card installed.

2 Getting Started

Installing the SIM Card and the

Battery

When installing a SIM card, ensure that the golden contact area on the SIM card is facing downward and that the beveled edge of the SIM card is properly aligned with that of the SIM card slot.

The left slot is for SIM card 2 and the right slot is for SIM card 1.

Removing the Battery and the SIM

Before installing or removing a microSD card, power off the phone. After the phone is powered on, it will indicate whether the microSD card has been installed properly.

Card

Before removing the battery and the SIM card, ensure that your phone is powered off.

Installing a microSD Card

You can install a microSD card to expand the memory capacity of your phone. When inserting the microSD card, ensure that the golden contact area on the microSD card is facing downward.

Charging the Battery

To charge the battery, do the following:

1. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the

charger jack on the phone and the larger end to the charger.

2. Connect the charger to a power socket.

3. Wait until the battery is fully charged.

During charging, an animated charging icon is displayed. When the charging icon is static, the battery is fully charged.

4. Disconnect the charger from the power socket, and

then from the phone.

Customizing the Home Screen

Your phone has three home screens. After adding widgets to the home screens, you can access these widgets in standby mode.

To switch between home screens, do the following:

In standby mode, slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right screen.

To add widgets to the home screen, do the following:

1. In standby mode, tap to open the widget menu.

2. Touch and hold the desired widget, and drag it to the

home screen.

3. Tap to close the widget menu.

To reposition widgets on the home screen, do the following:

Touch and hold the icon of the widget you want to reposition, and drag it to the desired position on the screen.

To remove a widget from the home screen, do the following:

1. In standby mode, tap to open the widget menu.

2. On the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the

widget you want to remove, and drag it to the widget menu.

3. Tap to close the widget menu.

Working with the Main Menu

To work with the main menu, do the following:

1. In standby mode, tap to access the main menu.

2. Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go

to the next or previous screen, and then tap the

desired submenu to access it; or press or to

scroll to the desired submenu, and then press to access the submenu.

3. Slide your finger vertically across the screen to scroll

through options, and then tap the desired option to

access it; or press or to scroll to an option, and

then tap OK or press to access the option.

4. Tap Back to return to the previous menu.

To return to the standby mode, press .

Accessing a Shortcut Menu

To access a shortcut menu, do the following:

In standby mode, tap to open the onscreen keypad,

to access the Messaging screen, and to access

the Phonebook screen.

Phone Lock

The phone lock protects your phone from unauthorized use. By default, the phone lock is disabled. After the phone lock is enabled, the phone requests the phone code each time it is powered on.

To enable the phone lock, do the following:

1. Tap > Settings > Security settings > Phone

lock.

2. Tap the text box to open the onscreen keypad, enter

the phone code, tap and then OK.

You can change the default phone code (1234) to any numeric string of four to eight digits.

To change the phone code, do the following:

1. Tap > Settings > Security settings > Change

password > Phone password.

2. Enter the old phone code, tap and then OK.

3. Enter the new phone code, tap and then OK.

4. Enter the new phone code again to confirm it.

If you forget the phone code, contact your service

 Ensure that you connect and disconnect the USB

cable properly.

 Do not run the formatting command on the PC

to format the phone memory; doing so may damage the phone memory permanently.

 You can transfer data and charge the battery by

connecting the phone to the PC through the USB cable.

provider.

Mass Storage

When the phone is connected to a PC through a USB cable, the option Mass storage is displayed on the phone screen.

If you select Mass storage, you can manage the files stored in the phone memory and on the microSD card.

The microSD card and the phone memory are displayed as removable disks on the PC. You can perform the following operations:



Double-click a disk to open it.



Copy, paste, or delete files on the disk.



Disconnect the phone from the PC.

PIN and PUK

The personal identification number (PIN) protects your SIM card from unauthorized use. The PIN unblocking key (PUK) unlocks the blocked PIN. Both the PIN and the PUK are provided with the SIM card. For details, contact your service provider.

To enable the PIN lock, do the following:

When the keypad is locked, you can press to answer a call or make an emergency call.

1. Tap > Settings > Security settings > SIM1

security settings/SIM2 security settings > SIM1 lock/SIM2 lock.

2. Enter the PIN, tap and then OK.

If you enter incorrect PINs for a specified number of times consecutively, the phone prompts you to enter the PUK.

If you enter incorrect PUKs for a specified number of times consecutively, the SIM card becomes permanently invalid. In this case, contact your service provider for a new SIM card.

Locking the Keypad

To lock the keypad, press in standby mode. To unlock the keypad, press any key to turn on the

backlight, and then slide to the right. If the auto keypad lock function is enabled and the

phone is in standby mode for a preset period, the phone locks the keypad automatically.

To enable the auto keypad lock function, tap > Settings > Security settings > Auto keypad lock, and then select the desired preset duration.

3 Voice Services

 You can also make calls from the call history,

phonebook, and messages.

 During a call, you can press or to adjust the

in-call volume.

Making a Call

To make a call, do the following:

1. In standby mode, tap to open the onscreen

keypad.

2. Enter the phone number.



To make an international call, tap key twice to enter the plus sign (+), and then enter the country or region code, area code, and phone number in sequence.



To call an extension, enter the phone number, tap

three times to enter P, or four times to enter

W, and then enter the extension number.

3. Press to dial the number.

In the dual-SIM card mode, tap to use the SIM1 network to make a call, or tap to use the SIM2

network to make a call.

4. Press to end the call.

Handling Incoming Calls

Indicator

Text Input Mode

S ABC and S abc

Predictive input mode

ABC and abc

Multi-tap input mode

123

Number input mode

When there is an incoming call, do the following:



Press or tap Answer to answer the call.



Tap Option and select Answer to answer the call.



Press or tap Reject to reject the call.



Tap Silent to mute the speaker.

If the any key answer function is enabled, you can press

any key except , , and to answer a call.

To enable the any key function, do the following:

1. Tap > User profiles.

2. Select the desired profile except Silent.

3. Tap Options > Customize > Answer mode.

4. Tap On and then Done.

4 Text Input

Changing the Text Input Mode

The indicator of the current text input mode is displayed

on the top of the screen. You can tap on the onscreen keyboard to select the text input mode.

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