HUAWEI U1205 User Guide
Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life
Welcome to U1205 Mobile Phone from Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
HUAWEI U1205 Mobile Phone
User Guide
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ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless
device. For detailed information, refer to the
9 section “Warnings and Precautions”.
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Safety Precautions
11 Please read the safety precautions carefully to
ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless
device. For detailed information, refer to the
12 section “Warnings and Precautions”.
Do not switch on your phone when it is
prohibited to use mobile phones or
when the phone may cause interference or danger.
Do not use your phone while driving.
Follow any rules or regulations in
hospitals and health care facilities.
Switch off your phone near medical
apparatus.
Switch off your phone in aircraft. The
phone may cause interference to
control signals of the aircraft.
Switch off your phone near high-precision electronic devices. The phone may
affect the performance of these
devices.
Do not attempt to disassemble your
phone or its accessories. Only qualified
personnel are allowed to service or
repair the phone.
Do not place your phone or its accessories in containers with strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media
near your phone. Radiation from the
phone may erase the information stored
on them.
Do not put your phone in a hightemperature place or use it in a place
with flammable gas such as a gas
station.
Keep your phone and its accessories
away from children. Do not allow
children to use your phone without
guidance.
Use only approved batteries and
chargers to avoid the risk of explosions.
Observe any laws or regulations on the
use of wireless device. Respect others’
privacy and legal rights when using
your wireless device.
Strictly follow the relevant instructions
on 69 of this manual while using the
USB cable. Otherwise your phone or
PC may be damaged.
1Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Getting to Know Your Phone 1
Packing List........... .. ... ... .............................1
Your Phone ................................................2
Getting Started 6
Loading the Battery ....................................6
Unloading the Battery.................................6
Charging the Battery ..................................7
Loading/Removing the SIM Card...............8
Loading/Removing a Memory Card............9
Powering On/Off.........................................9
Call Service 11
Making or Answering Calls.......................11
Operations During a Call. ... .. ... .................12
Operations During a Video Call................13
Text Input 15
T9 Input Method .......................................15
Traditional Input Method ..........................16
"123" Numeric Input Method ....................16
Symbol Input Method ...............................16
Input Different Languages........................17
Contacts 18
Making Calls from the Contacts ...............18
Searching for a Contact............................18
Other Operations..................... ... ..............19
Groups......................................................20
Call Log 21
Making Calls from Call Log ......................21
Other Operations .....................................21
Messaging 22
Text Messages....................................... .. 22
Multimedia Messages ..............................25
Email........................................................29
Push Inbox...............................................34
Broadcast Inbox.......................................35
Voice Mail number ......................... ..........35
Common Phrases .................... ... .............35
Music 36
My Music........................ ... .. .....................36
Playlist......................................................37
CMB List ..................................................37
Organiser & Tools 38
SIM ToolKit ..............................................38
Alarm Clock..............................................38
Calendar ..................................................38
Task ......................................................... 39
Memo Pad................................................40
Synchronise ............................................. 40
Calculator................................................. 41
Unit Converter..........................................41
Currency Converter... ............................... 42
Voice Recorder ...................... ..................42
World Time...............................................43
Stopwatch ................................................ 43
Timer........................................................ 43
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Service Dial Number ................................43
My Files 44
Browser 45
Browser ....................................................45
Enter URL.................................................45
Bookmarks ...............................................46
Internet Settings ................... ... ... ..............46
Entertainment 47
Games......................................................47
Camera.....................................................47
Video Camera ..........................................48
Music........................................................49
Connections 50
Bluetooth (Optional) .................................50
USB..........................................................53
Settings 56
Phone Settings.........................................56
Display Settings........................................57
Message Settings.....................................58
Call Settings .............................................58
Video Call Settings...................................60
Connectivity..............................................61
Network Settings ........................ .. ... .........61
Security Settings ......................................61
Warnings and Precautions 64
Electronic Device......................................64
Hospital ....................................................64
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Storage Environment ...............................65
Children Safety ........................................65
Operating Environment ............................ 66
Cleaning and Maintenance......................66
Environmental Protection.... ... ..................67
Emergency Calls......................................67
Battery......................................................67
Charger....................................................68
Using the USB Cable............................... 69
Certification Information (SAR) ................69
Acronyms and Abbreviations 72
Appendix 73
Index 1
1Getting to Know Your Phone
Your U1205 phone can operate in virtually all countries, automatically switching between
WCDMA 850/1900 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/
1800/1900 networks. This allows you to enjoy communication wherever you use your mobile phone.
The services supported by your phone
Note
should be also supported by the network
from where you use the phone. For details,
please consult your service provider.
Packing List
Your phone package box contains the following articles:
1 One U1205 mobile phone
2 One travel charger
3 One Li-ion battery
4 One user manual
5 One headset (optional)
6 One USB cable (optional)
7 One CD-ROM disk which contains Mobile Phone
PC Assistant (optional)
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Your Phone
Your Phone
Scroll key
• Press this key to scroll through a menu.
• To qui ck ac cess Brows er, Contacts, text m ess age
editor and My Files.
Left function key
• To activate the function indicated at the left of
the prompt bar on the screen.
• To access the main menu in standby mode.
Music key
• To access the play screen in the standby mode.
• To make a video call.
Send key
• To make or answer a call.
• To access the Call Log screen in the standby
mode.
key
Press and hold it to lock the keypad in the standby
mode. Then press it and to unlock the keypad.
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Earpiece
Microphone
Headset jack
Right function key
• To activate the function indicated at the right of the
prompt bar on the screen.
• To access Homepage in standby mode.
Clear key
To delete a character before the cursor in the
editing mode.
OK key
• To start the selected function in the menu.
• To access the main menu in standby mode.
Power/End key
• To end an ongoing call or reject an incoming call.
• To return to the Home screen.
• Press and hold it to power on or power off the
phone.
key
• Press and hold it to switch to the meeting profile
from the current profile.
• To select the check box of the option item.
Charger connector/Cable connector
Your Phone
Front View and Back View
Speaker
Battery
Side View
Camera key
• To activate the camera
in the standby mode.
• To activate the voice
recorder during a call.
Memory card slot
Strap hole
Camera
Volume keys
Home Screen
Icon bar
Desktop
To display the operations and the function
options.
Prompt bar
To display the operations currently available.
◆ Icon bar
This area displays the phone status. The following
table illustrates all the icons that may appear on this
bar.
Icon Description
Indicates signal strength. The more the
horizontal bars appear, the stronger the
signal is.
Both the GSM and GPRS networks
exist.
Both the WCDMA network and data
service exist.
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Your Phone
Icon Description
You are using the roaming service.
Indicates network connection state.
Indicates security connection state of
the network.
The phone is in a call.
The keypad is locked.
The background play is activated.
Alarm clock is enabled.
Bluetooth is enabled.
You have new text messages.
You have new PUSH messages.
You have new multimedia messages.
You have new voice mail.
The vibration mode is enabled.
Indicates in mute mode.
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Icon Description
The normal profile is activated. The icon
that corresponding to the profile displays
when you select different profiles.
Forwarding all incoming voice calls to
line 1.
Call line 2 is enabled currently.
Forwarding all incoming voice calls to
line 2.
The headset is plugged in.
Your PC connects to the Internet
through your phone.
Indicates battery power level.
Introduction to the Menu
Your ph one provides an extensive range of functions.
You can use these functions by navigating the following menus: Entertainment, Music, Call Log, Browser,
Messaging, My Files, Organiser & Tools, Contacts
and Settings.
1 In the standby mode, press to display the
main menu.
2 Press the scroll key to scroll through the menu,
and then press to select.
3 If the menu contains further submenus, repeat
step 2.
4 Use the selected function according to the
prompts on the screen.
5 Select Back to return to the previous menu.
Press to return to the standby mode.
Your Phone
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Getting to Know Your Phone
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2Getting Started
Loading the Battery
To load the battery:
1 Fit the battery into the battery slot on b ack of the
phone.
2 Press the battery down until it clicks into place.
3 Slide the back cover to the phone.
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Unloading the Battery
Only unload the battery after powering off your
phone. Otherwise, your phone may be damaged.
To unload the battery, do as follo ws:
1 Slide the back cover out of the phone.
2 Take out the battery.
Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery , please read the following
precautions carefully.
• When charging the mobile phone, you
Note
must use the battery and charger provided
with the mobile phone. Otherwise, you
should be responsible for all the
consequences caused by misusing other
batteries and chargers.
• When you charge the battery for the first
time, please charge it for a minimum of 12
hours.
• The battery discharges even while not
being used. If you haven't used it for a
long time, please recharge it first.
• The charging time depends on the environmental temperature and the age of the
battery.
• Do not strike, toss or cause any kind of
violent shock to the battery , otherwise liquid leakage, body damage, overheating,
explosion or fire may occur.
Charging the Battery
• The battery can be recharged but eventually wears out. If the battery lasts for a
shorter time period than usual after being
charged normally, replace it with a battery
of the same type.
Charging with a Cable Charger
Before charging the battery with a cable charger,
ensure that the battery has been properly loaded int o
your phone.
To charge the battery, do as follows:
1 Insert the plug of the charger into the connector
of the phone as shown in the following figure.
Before inserting the plug, ensure that the arrow
on the charger output jack points to the front side
of the phone.
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Loading/Removing the SIM Card
2 Plug in the connector of the charger to a power
socket.
• When the battery power level is very low,
Note
the phone makes alert sounds and displays a prompt. When the battery power
level is too low, the phone will power off
automatically.
• When the battery is being charged, the
charging indicator blinks continuously.
When the charging indicator stops blinking, it indicates that the battery is full.
Loading/Removing the SIM Card
Your SIM card contains such information as phone
numbers and contacts. Load your SIM card before
using your phone. To use the SIM card properly,
please read the following instructions carefully.
• Keep the SIM card out of the reach of chil-
Note
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dren.
• The SIM card and its metal contacts are
easily damaged by scratching or bending.
So be careful when you carry, load or
remove it.
• Always disconnect the charger from the
phone before loading or removing the SIM
card.
To load or remove the SIM card, do as follows:
1 Power off the phone and remove the battery.
2 Position the card at the card slot entrance, mak-
ing sure it is facing the same way as shown in
the diagram below, with the notched corner at
the bottom right. Then slide in as shown.
3 To remove the SIM card, power off your phone
and take out the battery. Then press the SIM
card with one finger and slide it out of the slot.
Loading/Removing a Memory Card
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Getting Started
Loading/Removing a Memory Card
Your mobile phone supports a memory card (microSD) with a capacity up to 1 GB.
1 Remove the rubber cap from the memory card
slot; then insert the memory card into the slot, as
shown in the following figure.
2 After inserting the memory card completely,
replace the rubber cap.
3 To remove a memory card, open the rubber cap
and press the memory card gently. Now the
memory card will pop up automatically. Then
take it out as shown in the following figure.
Powering On/Off
Powering On
Ensure that the SIM card is in your phone and that
the battery has been charged.
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Powering On/Off
Press and hold to power on your phone.
Switching Off
Press and hold to power off your phone.
Access Codes
If you have set the phone password and the PIN is
ON, you have to enter the corresponding access
codes when you power on your phone. For setting
and changing the access codes, please refer to
"Settings/Security Settings" on page 61.
◆ Phone Password
The phone password is used to protect your phone
from unauthorized use. The phone password is
preset as 0000 for your mobile phone.
◆ PIN
The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is
used to protect your SIM card from unauthorized use.
Usually you will be supplied with the PIN code when
you get the SIM card from your service provider. If
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you have not got one or you have lost it, please
consult your service provider.
◆ PIN2
Some SIM cards provide PIN2 code. Some special
functions such as the "Fixed Dialer Number" are not
available until you enter the PIN2 code and, at the
same time, your SIM card must support these functions.
◆ PUK
To unlock the locked SIM card, you have to enter the
PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) code. Usually you will be
supplied with the PUK code when you get the SIM
card from your service provider. If you have not got
one or you have lost it, please consult your service
provider.
◆ PUK2
Some SIM cards provide PUK2 code which is used to
unlock the locked PIN2 code. Usually you will be supplied with the PUK2 code when you get the card from
your service provider. If you have not got one or you
have lost it, please consult your service provider.
3Call Service
Making or Answering Calls
Making a Video Call
Yo u can make a video call under the 3G network with
someone whose phone also supports video calls.
1 Enter or edit a phone number in any of the fol-
lowing ways:
• Enter a phone number through the keypad.
• Select a number from the Call Log screen.
• Access the Contacts screen to select a phone
number from Phone or SIM.
2 Press or select Options > Call >Video Call
to dial.
3 Press to end the video call.
Note
T o delete a wrong number, press once to
delete the digit to the left of the cursor.
Making a Voice Call
1 Enter or edit a phone number in any of the fol-
lowing ways:
• Enter a phone number through the keypad.
• Press to select a number from the Call
Log screen.
• Access the Contacts screen to select a phone
number from Phone or SIM.
2 Press or select Options > Call >Voice Call
to dial.
3 Press to end the call.
Making Voice Calls Using SDN
You ca n make a voice call throug h speed dialing. For
instructions on assigning speed dialing numbers,
refer to "Contacts/Other operations" on page19.
To make a call by speed dialing number (SDN),
press and hold the number key in the standby mode
until the phone dials the corresponding phone number.
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Operations During a Call
Answering or Rejecting Calls
You can set the answer mode to Any key or Send
key. For details, refer to "Settings/Call Settings/
Answer Mode".
The following describes how to answer or reject a call
in different answer modes:
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Opera-
tion
Answer
a call
Reject
a call
• If the answer mode is Any key, open
the phone and press any key. except
• If the answer mode is Send key, press
• If the headset is in use, press the control key on the headset.
Press or select Options > Reject.
Description
and .
.
Opera-
tion
End a call • If the headset is not in use, you can
press .
• If the headset is in use, press the control key of the headset.
Reply by
message
You can set the auto answer mode to Immediate
answer, Message or Recorded message.
For details, refer to “Settings/Call settings/Aut o
Answer”.
Select Options > Reply SMS to send a
predefined message to the caller.
Description
Operations During a Call
Icon Description
◆ Icon Description
: A call is ongoing.
: The call is on hold.
: There is a new incoming call during a call.
Operations
During a voice call, you can select Options to perform the following operations.
• Hold/Resume: To hold or resume the call during a
call.
• Answer/Reject: Your phone allows you to handle
two calls simultaneously. During a call, if there is a
new incoming call, select Options > Answer to
answer it or select Options > Reject to reject it.
• Swap: To swap between calls during a 3-party call.
• Conference call/Private call: To switch to the conference call during a 3-party call or to talk with a
party privately during a conference call.
• Handfree/Earpiece: To switch between the Handsfree and the Earpiece modes during a call.
• End: T o end all ca lls, the active call, the current call
or the on hold call.
• New Call: To make a 3-party call during a call.
• Start Recording/Stop Recording: to record or stop
recording the conversation.
Operations During a Video Call
• Other Applications: To access the SMS screen, the
Contacts screen or the Call Log screen.
Operations During a Video Call
Icon Description
Icon Description
Press the up or down scroll key to adjust
the brightness.
Press the left or right scroll key to zoom
in or zoom out.
Press the volume keys to adjust the volume.
Press to switch between the loud-
/
speaker mode and the earpiece mode.
Operations
During a video call, you can press to hold the call
and send a preset file to the other party. You can
press again to resume the call. Before you use
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Call Service
Operations During a Video Call
the function, you can preset a file in Settings>video
call/Send specifi c file.
During a video call, you can select Options to perform the following operations.
• Switch picture: To switch display.
• Camera off/Open video: To forbid or allow the vid eo
from your side.
• Audio off/Open audio:To forbid or allow the audio
from your side.
• Play file: To play a media file.
• Handsfree/Earpiece: Switch between the loudspeaker mode and the earpiece mode.
• Record: To record a video clip. A recorded video
clip is saved to the My Files/Videos directory.
• Other Applications:To access the SMS screen, the
Contacts screen or the Call Log screen.
• Picture in Picture: T o set the P-in-P mode to off, top
left, top right, bottom right or bottom lef t.
• Image quality: To set the image quality to best quality or more smooth.
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4Text Input
You can use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters and symbols. For example, you can add
entries to the contacts, write messages or schedule
events on the calendar.
While entering text:
Note
• Press to switch between input methods, including "abc", "Abc", "ABC", and
numbers.
• Press to enable or disable T9 input
method.
• Press to display the commonly-used
symbols list. Y ou can use the scroll keys
to select.
• Press to delete the letter before the cur-
T9 Input Method
With the T9 input method, you can easily and quickly
enter words with predictive text scheme.
• Press each key carrying the desired letter once,
sor.
and then the predictive text scheme will present the
candidate words composed by the letters you have
entered in the drop-down menu.
• After entering all letters, if there is not the expected
one in the drop-down menu, you can select [Spell]
to enter the desired letter using the traditional input
method and then select Insert. The words you
inserted will be saved in the predictive text dictionary. If the dictiona ry is full, the new word replaces
the oldest one.
For example, to enter the word "good" with the T9
input method, follow these steps.
1 Press successively the keys , , and
which "g", "o", "o", and "d" belong to, and
the candidate words composed by these letters
will be shown in the drop-down menu.
2 Use the up/down scroll key to select "good".
Press repeatedly and you will see "T9
Note
abc", "T9 Abc" and "T9 ABC" on the upper
left corner of the screen successively. It indicates the words to be entered will be in
lower case, first letter capitalized or in u pper
case.
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Traditional Input Method
Traditional Input Method
When T9 input method is off, you can use the traditional input method for entering alphabetic characters. Repeatedly press the key that carries the letter
to be entered when it appears on the screen.
For example, to enter the word "Hello" with the traditional input method, follow these steps.
1 Press that carries "h" repeatedly and all let-
ters carried by this key will be displayed successively on the screen. Stop when you see an "h"
on the screen.
2 After entering the first letter, you can directly
press another key to enter the next letter. If the
next desired letter is on the same key as the current one, wait until the cursor appears to the right
of the current letter and then you can enter the
next one.
3 Enter "e", "l", "l" and "o" in the same way.
• Press repeatedly and you will see
Note
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"abc", "Abc" or "ABC" on the upper left
corner of the screen successively. It indicates the words to be entered will be in
lower case, first letter capitalized or in
upper case.
• Press and hold number keys to enter
numbers.
"123" Numeric Input Method
With the "123" numeric input method, you can enter
corresponding numeric characters by pressing the
character/number keys. For example, to enter "1"
with the "123" numeric input method, you can press
. Then "1" appears on the screen.
Symbol Input Method
Your mobile phone provides an independent symbol
input method.
For example, to enter ":" with the symbol input
method, you can just press the scroll keys to select
":" in the symbol list and then press .
Input Different Languages
In a text editing screen, select Options>Input lan-
guage to set the language for the text. The indicator
of the selected language will be displayed on the
upper left corner of the editing screen.
Input Different Languages
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Text Input
5Contacts
Contacts enables you to save and manage such
information as phone numbers and addresses of your
contacts. You can save such information in your
phone or your SIM card. You can also assign eight
frequently-used numbers to speed dialing keys for
your convenience.
Making Calls from the Contacts
You can make a voice/video call with a contact
selected from the contacts list.
1 In the Contacts screen, press the left/right
scroll key to select Phone or SIM .
2 Select a contact and select Options > Call.
Then, you can select Voice Call or Video Call to
make a call. Alternatively, you can select
Options > Edit before call to edit the number
before making the call.
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Searching for a Contact
You can find a contact from the contacts list easily
and quickly by using this function on both the Phone
screen and the SIM screen.
1 In the Contacts screen, press the left/right
scroll key to select Phone or SIM .
2 Select Options > Search.
3 Select Options > Search, and then enter the
contact name you are searching for. The contact
will be displayed.
The search result will include all matched
Note
contacts from both the phone and SIM
memories, no matter from which screen
(Phone or SIM) you start searching.
You can also use quick search in the Phone or SIM
screen:
1 In the Contacts screen, press the left/right
scroll key to select Phone or SIM .
2 Enter a string (one or more letters or numbers)
contained in the contact name you are se arching
for (which is displayed at the bottom of the
screen). Then the contacts whose names contain this string will be displayed.
You can also find a contact by entering the initials of
the first name and the last name of the contact. For
example, to find a contact named "Alice Green",
enter the initials "ag". This contact will be displayed in
the candidate list.
Other Operations
In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll
key to select Phone or SIM .Then select
Options for the following options.
• Details: To view the details of contact.
• Edit before call: T o edit t he number before making a
call.
• Create message: To send a message, MMS or
Email to the selected contact.
Other Operations
• New: To create a new contact.
• Send contact: To send a contact to other devices
supporting SMS or Bluetooth.
• Copy to SIM/Copy to phone: To Copy one or more
contacts from your phone to the SIM card or from
your SIM card to the phone.
• Speed Dial Number: To assign oft en-used numb ers
to speed dialing keys "2" to "9".
• My business card: To save your own information to
a Business Card. You can send the information by
SMS or Bluetooth.
• Backup contacts: To back up your contacts from
your phone to a memory card or from your memory
card to your phone.
• Delete: To delete the selected contact.
• Mark/Unmark: To mark/unmark a record or all
records in your phone and SIM card.
• Memory status: To view the memory status of both
your phone and SIM card.
• Settings: To sort the contacts in the phone and the
SIM card or to set an alert before saving.
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Contacts
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