Huawei Ideos Quick Start Guide

What is in Your Box

• Mobile phone

• Charger

• USB cable

• Battery

• Headset

• Quick Start Guide

• Safety Information

Phone at a Glance

■ Note:

All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual
appearance and display features depend on the mobile phone you
purchase.

Earpiece

Menu

Back

Send End

Navigation

Charge/Data port

Status indicator

Touch
screen

Home
Search

OK

Microphone

Wrist strap hole

Headset jack

Camera

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Power

Volume keys
Speaker

Key Functions at Your Fingertips

• Press 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.

• Press to make or answer a call.

• Press to go to the

• Press to hang up a call.

• Press to return to the Home screen.

Press to navigate selectable items on the screen.

Press to select a highlighted item.

Call log

Phone options

screen.

menu.

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Installing the SIM Card

1 2

Installing the microSD card* and the battery

1 2

★ Tip:

*microSD card is optional.

Charging the Battery

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.

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Status Indicator

Status indicator

Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).

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

Red: Battery low.

Powering On Your Mobile Phone

Press . The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to
sign in to your account and set up your mobile phone.

Powering Off Your Mobile Phone

1. Press and hold to open the

2. Touch

Power off

3. Touch OK.

.

Phone options

menu.

Using the Touchscreen

Touchscreen Actions

•

Touch

: Use the touch of your finger to select an item, confirm a

selection, or start an application.

•

Touch and hold

down until 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

screen.

: Touch an item with your finger and continue to press

: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the

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•

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.

Home Screen

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Notications bar:

Displays the reminders and status icons of
your phone. Flick down to open the
notications panel.

Display area:

Shows the operation and display areas of
your phone.

Screen switching dots:

Indicate the number of the screens on the
left or right. Touch the left or right dots to
switch between the screen.

Touch to open the Browser.
Touch to view all your applications.
Touch to open the Phone application.

Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen

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Flick your finger left or
right across the Home
screen.

Touch a thumbnail to
open the Home screen
or its extensions.

Touch and hold the small dots to view thumbnails
of the Home screen and its extensions.

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Locking the Screen

• When your mobile phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the
screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls.

• If your mobile is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.

Unlocking the Screen

1. Press to wake up the screen.

2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen.

Adding a New Screen Item

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

Home screen

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

menu is displayed.

Add to

Importing Contacts from a SIM Card

1. In the contact list, touch >

2. Touch

Import from SIM card

3. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account
into which you want to import the contacts.

4. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Select the contacts you

want to import or touch >

Import/Export

.

Import all

.

to import all contacts.

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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.

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

4. When you are finished, touch

New contact

Done

.

to save the contact information.

Making a Call

To make a call, you can use the

Contacts

or

Call log

When you are on a call, you can touch to return to the Home screen
and use other functions. To return to the calling screen, flick the notification
bar down and touch

■ Note:

Do not block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your
voice heard.

Making a Call with the Phone Application

1. Touch >

2. Touch the appropriate numeric keys to enter the phone number.

3. Touch to initiate the call.

4. Press to end the call.

Phone

Answering an Incoming Call

Drag the to the right to answer the call.

Phone

.

Current call

.

to display the dialer.

application, or select a number from

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Rejecting an Incoming Call

Drag the to the lef t to reject the call.

Displaying the Keyboard Panel

To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the
keyboard automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the keyboard.

Touch the space where you want to write text to display the keyboard.

Touch to hide the keyboard.

★ Tip:

Touch and hold the space where you usually write your text to open the
options menu.

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Choosing an Input Method

1. Touch and hold the space where you enter your text until the
menu is displayed.

2. Touch

Input method

3. Select the input method .

The keyboard panel will be displayed automatically.

.

Edit text

Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message

1. Touch >

2. Enter a phone number in the To field.

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

4. Touch to display the options panel.

• Touch

• Touch

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

Messaging

>

New message

Add subject

is now in multimedia message mode.

Attach

to add the message subject. Your mobile phone

to add a picture, music, or video file.

.

Send

.

Getting Connected

Turning on the Data Service

1. Touch >

2. Touch

3. Select the

★ Tip:

If you do not need a wireless network, you can uncheck the
check box to save data traffic costs.

Turning On Wi-Fi

1. Touch >

2. Touch
turn on Wi-Fi.

Settings

Data enabled

Settings

.

check box to turn on the data connection.

.

Wireless & networks

Wireless & networks

>

Mobile networks

, and then select the

.

Wi-Fi

Data enabled

check box to

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Connecting to a Wireless Network

1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch >

2. Touch

Wireless & networks

detected Wi-Fi networks in the

3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it.

Settings

>

Wi-Fi settings

Wi-Fi networks

.

. You will see a list of

section.

Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

1. Touch >

2. Touch

3. Select the
connection.

★ Tip:

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings

secure it.

Settings

Wireless & networks

When

.

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

>

Tethering & portable hotspot

check box to share your data

is selected, you can touch

to change its network name or

.

Opening the Browser

Touch >

★ Tip:

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

Browser

to open the home page.

Using the microSD 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

that you want to tr ansfer files.

You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone’s microSD
card.

USB connected

in the dialog box that opens to confirm

.

Managing Your Mobile Phone

To configure your mobile phone, touch >

Settings

.

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Changing the Phone Ringtone

1. On the

Settings

2. Touch the ringtone you want to use, and then touch OK. The ringtone
plays when selected.

screen, touch

Sound

>

Phone ringtone

.

Changing the Message Ringtone

1. On the Home screen, touch >

2. In the message list, touch >

3. Touch the ringtone you want to use, and then touch OK. The ringtone
plays when selected.

Messaging

Settings

.

>

Select ringtone

.

Changing the Wallpaper

1. On the Home screen, touch >

2. Do any of the following:

• Touch

Live wallpapers

wallpaper.

• Touch

Pictures

• Touch

to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.

Wallpapers

to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.

Wallpaper

.

to select a picture and set it as the

Taking Photos and Recording Videos

The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to
shoot and share pictures and videos.

Opening Your Camera

• Touch >
landscape mode, ready to take a picture or record a video.

• Touch to close the camera.

Camera

to open the camera. The camera opens in

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Capture Screen

Thumbnail of last
photo. Touch to
preview the photos
or videos.

Drag up to record
videos, drag down
to take photos.

Touch to take a
photo.

Touch to customize the camera settings.

Taking a Photo

1. Open your camera and switch to the camera mode.

2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview changes as you
change the settings.

3. Compose your photo within the photo capture screen.

4. Touch and hold . When the frame turns green, the image is in
focus.

5. Release to take your photo.

The photo you just took is displayed for a moment. You can take another
photo or preview your photos.

Recording a Video

1. Open the camera, and then switch to camcorder mode.

2. If necessary, change the camcorder settings.

3. Frame the scene which you want to start your video.

4. Touch to start recording a video.

5. Touch to st op recording.

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Enjoying Music

Before you using music player, you must copy music files from your
computer to the microSD card.

Once you have done this, the player will search for music on the microSD
card. After the search is complete, you will be able to view all available
music files in the music library.

Opening the Media Library

Touch >

Music

to display the media library.

Playing Music

1. Touch a category on the music library screen.

2. Touch the song you want to play.

Using Market

Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which
you can download and install on your phone.

Opening Market

1. Touch >

2. When you open

of Service

Market

.

Market

window will appear. Touch

for the first time, the

Android Market Terms

Accept

to continue.

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Installing an Application

■ Note:

If you want to install a non-Market application, touch >

Applications

installation of the non-Market application.

1. In the

2. Touch a category, and then touch the item you want to download.

3. To install the item, touch

4. After the application has been downloaded and installed on your

■ Note:

Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary
according to your country or carrier. Please follow the local laws and
regulations to use them.

, and then select the

Market

, touch

displayed.

mobile phone, the content download icon appears in the notification
bar.

Apps

.

Install

Unknown sources

(if the item is free) or

Settings

check box to allow

Buy

>

, whichever is

Restoring Factory Data

If you reset your phone to the settings that were configured at the factory, all
of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your
Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings,
and any applications you have downloaded will be erased. Resetting the
phone does not erase any system software updates you have downloaded
or any files on your microSD card, such as music clips or photos.

1. On the

Settings

2. When prompted, touch

everything

settings, and then restarts.

screen, touch

. The mobile phone resets the settings to the original factory

Privacy

Reset phone

>

Factory data reset

, and then touch

.

Erase

FAQ

How do I prevent automatic switching of orientation when

rotating phone?

Touch >
function.

Settings

>

Display

>

Auto-rotate screen

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to disable the

How do I set the unlock pattern?

Touch >

Pattern

How can I change the keyboard mode?

Touch and hold the area where you write text and then select the input
method you prefer.

How do I stop the song playing in the background?

Touch the notification bar, flick downwards to open the notifications panel,
and then touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing
screen.

How do I return to the calling screen?

While on a call, if you’re on another screen, you can touch the notification
bar, and drag downwards to open the notifications panel. Then touch the
current call notification to return to the calling screen.

How do I create an application shortcut on the Home screen?

Touch and hold an application i con on the main menu screen until the Home
screen is displayed. Then drag the icon where you want it to go and release
your finger.

How do I hide the keyboard?

Touch to hide the keyboard.

How do I forward a message?

Touch and hold a message, and then touch
opens.

Why am I unable to use Navigation?

Navigation

Settings

>

.

is unavailable in some countries or regions.

Location & security

Forward

>

Set up screen lock

in the menu that

>

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Legal Notice

Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2010. 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 under licenses.

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, , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Other trademarks and 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 may not
be activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service
providers. Thus the descriptions herein may not exactly match 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 or
obligation.

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is not responsible for the legitimacy and
quality of any products that you upload or download through this mobile
phone, including but not limited to the text, pictures, music, movies, and
non-built-in software with copyright protection. Any consequences arising
from the installation or usage of the preceding products on this mobile
phone shall be borne by yourself.

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