Huawei U3900 User Guide

User Guide

Contents
1 Getting Started ................................................................	3
Your Phone.............................................................................	3
Installing the SIM Card and Battery..........................................	4
Inserting the microSD Card......................................................	5
Charging the Battery...............................................................	5
Keys and Functions .................................................................	6
Status Icons ............................................................................	8
2 Call Functions.................................................................	10
Making a Call........................................................................	10
Answering a Call...................................................................	11
Operations During a Call .......................................................	12
Call Waiting..........................................................................	13
Making a Conference Call .....................................................	13
3 Text Input ......................................................................	14
Changing the Text Input Mode..............................................	14
Entering a Word ...................................................................	14
Entering a Number................................................................	15
Entering a Symbol.................................................................	15
4 Contacts.........................................................................	16
Creating a Contact................................................................	16
Searching for a Contact.........................................................	16
Adding a VIP contact ............................................................	16
Adding a Group ....................................................................	16
Assigning Speed Dialing to a Contact ....................................	17
5 Messaging .....................................................................	17
Creating and Sending a Message...........................................	17
Voicemail..............................................................................	17

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6 Multimedia ....................................................................		18
Camera.................................................................................		18
Music Player .........................................................................		18
Managing Multimedia Files ...................................................		19
7 Bluetooth.......................................................................		20
Using a Bluetooth Headset....................................................		20
Transferring Data ..................................................................		20
8 Browser .........................................................................		21
Setting the Connection Profile...............................................		21
Accessing a Web Page ..........................................................		21
9 Security..........................................................................		21
Keypad Lock .........................................................................		21
Phone Lock...........................................................................		22
PIN and PUK .........................................................................		22
10	TTY Operation..............................................................	23
Configuring the TTY Settings .................................................		23
Using a TTY ..........................................................................		23
11	Settings........................................................................	24
12	Troubleshooting...........................................................	28
13	Legal Notice.................................................................	29
14	Safety Precaution.........................................................	32
15	Safety information .......................................................	34

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1 Getting Started

Your Phone

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Installing the SIM Card and Battery

Before you begin to use your phone, a SIM card must be inserted. Follow the steps laid out below to insert your SIM card into the phone.

Power off your phone before attempting to remove the battery or SIM

card.

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Inserting the microSD Card

Your phone supports a microSD card of up to 32 GB.

No microSD cards are included in the product package. You can purchase one separately.

Charging the Battery

When the icon is displayed or the charging icon stops blinking, the battery is fully charged.

If the battery has not been used for a long time or if the battery power is completely depleted, the charging icon may take

several minutes to appear after you start charging.

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Keys and Functions

In this guide, the navigation keys on your phone are indicated by ,

, , , , .

Press	To

Select the option displayed in the lower left corner of the screen.

Select the option displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.

 Place or answer a call.

 View call logs in standby mode.

Power your phone on or off (press and hold the key for 3 or more seconds).

 End or reject a call.

Return to standby mode.

Turn the backlight on or off in standby mode.

Start the camera.

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Press	To

 In text input mode, delete the character to the left of the cursor. Press and hold the key for 3 or more seconds to clear all the characters to the left of the cursor.

 Return to the previous menu.

Confirm a selection or display a menu.

Access the functions assigned to the navigation keys in standby mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and symbols in text input mode.

Call voicemail in standby mode (press and hold

for 3 or more seconds).

– Speed-dial phone numbers in standby mode (press

and hold the keys

–

for 3 or more

seconds). To set speed dial numbers, select Menu >

Contacts > Options > Manage Contacts > Speed Dialing.

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Press	To

Enter *, +, P or W when entering phone numbers.

Enable or disable the Vibration profile in standby

mode (press and hold the key for 3 or more seconds). To configure the profile, select Menu >

Settings > Phone > Sound > Ringer Type.

 Enter #.

 Lock the keypad (press and hold the key for 3 or more seconds).

 Adjust the volume.

Turn the external screen on when the clamshell is closed and the external screen is off.

Status Icons

Icon	...Indicates

Signal strength.

Call in progress.

Missed calls.

New text messages.

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Icon	Indicates...
	New multimedia messages.
	New voicemails.
	Message storage capacity is full. No more space for
	new messages.
	Music is playing in the background.
	Alarm enabled.
	Bluetooth turned on.
	Bluetooth headset connected.
	Your phone is sending data using Bluetooth.
	Your phone is receiving data using Bluetooth.
	Your battery is currently charging.
	Battery full.
	Battery low.
	Headset connected.
	microSD card inserted.

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Icon	...Indicates

GPS is currently enabled.

Ringing profile activated.

Ringing and Vibration profile activated.

Vibration profile activated.

Silence profile activated.

2 Call Functions

Making a Call

1.In standby mode, enter a phone number.

To make an international call, press twice to enter the plus sign (+). Then enter the country or region code, area code, and phone number.

To call an extension number, enter the phone number, P or W, and then the extension number. Press three times to enter P and four times to enter W.

2.Press to dial the number.

3.Press to end the call or cancel dialing.

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If you enter P between a phone number and extension number, your phone will automatically dial the extension number after the call is connected.

If you enter W between a phone number and extension number, your phone prompts you to choose whether to dial the extension number after the call is connected.

You can also make a call through your call logs and contacts.

Answering a Call

When a call comes in, press to answer it, or to reject it.

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

except the

,

,

, or

keys to answer the call. To

enable this function, select Menu > Settings > Call > Answer Mode > Any Key.

When the Headset Auto-Answer function is enabled and a headset is connected to your phone, the phone automatically answers incoming calls if they are not handled within a predefined period. To enable this function, select Menu > Settings >

Call > Headset Auto-Answer.

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Operations During a Call

	To		Do
	Toggle speaker mode.	Press	.
	Adjust the volume.	Press or	.
	Access Contacts.	Press	to select Contacts, and
		then press .
	Access Messaging.	Press	to select Messaging, and
		then press .
	Mute or unmute the	Press	to select Mute or Unmute,
	microphone.	and then press .
	Create a memo.	Press	to select Memo, and then
		press .
	Hold or resume a call.	Select Options > Hold or Resume.
	Set the TTY.	Select Options > TTY Settings.

For details about the TTY, see section 10 "TTY Operation."

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Call Waiting

The call waiting function is network-dependent. For details, contact your

service provider.

If a call comes in when you are already busy on the phone, press or to answer the call and place the ongoing call on

hold, or press to reject the new call.

If a call is placed on hold, you can press to switch between the two calls.

To end the active call, select Options > End > Active Call.

To end the on-hold call, select Options > End > On-hold Call.

To end both calls, select Options > End > All Calls.

Making a Conference Call

Your phone supports conference calls involving three parties.

The conference call function is network-dependent. For details, contact

your service provider.

To make a conference call:

1.Make a call to the first person.

2.After the call is set up, access Contacts to select the next person you want to join the call, or enter the phone number of that person directly.

3.Press to place a call to the second person.

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4.After you have connected to the second person, press Options > Conference Call to begin the conference call.

5.Press to end the conference call.

3 Text Input

Changing the Text Input Mode

The current text input mode is displayed in the upper right corner of a text editing screen. Press to switch between text input

modes.

On a text editing screen, select Options > Text Input Settings to configure text input settings, such as the default input language and whether to enable auto-capitalization or predictive input.

Entering a Word

Multi-tap Input Mode

In multi-tap input mode, press the number key labeled with the desired letter once to enter the first letter on the key, twice to enter the second letter on the key, and so on.

If the letter you want to enter is on the same key as the one that you have just entered, wait for the cursor to reappear, or press

to move the cursor to the right of the previous letter before

entering the next one.

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