Huawei U526 User Guide

Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life.

Welcome to U526 Handset from Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

HUAWEI U526 Handset

User Manual

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Notice

The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this manual to ensure accuracy of the contents, but all statements, information, and recommendations in this manual do not constitute the warranty of any kind, expressed or implied. The handset, accessories and battery are authorized to be used in France.

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Safety Precautions

Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless device. For detailed information, see the section of “

1HWarnings 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 is allowed to service or repair the phone.

Do not place your phone and 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 high-temperature 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 approved batteries and chargers only to avoid 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 page while using the USB cable. Otherwise, your phone or PC may be

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damaged.

Table of Contents

1 Getting to Know Your Phone................................................................................................ 3H1

Packing List.................................................................................................................... 4H1

Your Phone..................................................................................................................... 5H2

2 Getting Started.................................................................................................................... 6H11

Loading the Battery...................................................................................................... 7H11

Unload the Battery ....................................................................................................... 8H11

Charging the Battery .................................................................................................... 9H12

Loading the USIM Card............................................................................................... 10H14

Loading and Removing a Memory Card...................................................................... 11H16

Switching On/Off......................................................................................................... 12H17

3 Call Services....................................................................................................................... 13H19

Making and Answering Calls ....................................................................................... 14H19

Operations during a Call .............................................................................................. 15H23

4 Text Input ........................................................................................................................... 16H27

“Pinyin” Text Input ...................................................................................................... 17H27

Stroke Simplified Chinese............................................................................................ 18H29

Stroke Traditional Chinese ........................................................................................... 19H31

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Bopomofo Chinese.......................................................................................................

20H31

“Abc” Text Input .......................................................................................................... 21H33

T9 English Text Input................................................................................................... 22H34

“123” Numeric Input.................................................................................................... 23H35

Symbol Input................................................................................................................ 24H36

5 Using the Functions Menu.................................................................................................. 25H37

6 Contacts.............................................................................................................................. 26H39

Viewing Details............................................................................................................ 27H39

Searching for a Contact Entry ...................................................................................... 28H40

Adding a New Contact Entry ....................................................................................... 29H41

Deleting a Contact Entry.............................................................................................. 30H42

Copying a Contact Entry.............................................................................................. 31H42

Mark All....................................................................................................................... 32H43

Unmark All................................................................................................................... 33H44

Sending a Contact Entry............................................................................................... 34H44

Viewing the Memory Status......................................................................................... 35H45

My Business Card ........................................................................................................ 36H45

Backup Contacts .......................................................................................................... 37H46

Restore Contacts .......................................................................................................... 38H46

Speed Dialing Numbers ............................................................................................... 39H46

Groups.......................................................................................................................... 40H47

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7 Calls ................................................................................................................................... 41H51

Missed Calls................................................................................................................. 42H51

Received Calls.............................................................................................................. 43H53

Dialed Calls.................................................................................................................. 44H54

8 Messages ............................................................................................................................ 45H57

Creating Text Messages................................................................................................ 46H57

Creating Multimedia Messages.................................................................................... 47H58

Text Message (SMS).................................................................................................... 48H61

Multimedia Message (MMS) ....................................................................................... 49H67

New Postcard ............................................................................................................... 50H73

Push Inbox ................................................................................................................... 51H74

Settings......................................................................................................................... 52H75

9 Multimedia ......................................................................................................................... 53H79

Camera ......................................................................................................................... 54H79

Video Camera............................................................................................................... 55H82

Voice Recorder............................................................................................................. 56H84

Viewing Images............................................................................................................ 57H85

Playing Video............................................................................................................... 58H87

Playing Music .............................................................................................................. 59H88

Streaming ..................................................................................................................... 60H89

10 Tools................................................................................................................................. 61H91

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STK..............................................................................................................................

62H91

Calendar ....................................................................................................................... 63H91

To Do ........................................................................................................................... 64H95

Memo Pad .................................................................................................................... 65H97

Alarm Clock................................................................................................................. 66H97

Calculator..................................................................................................................... 67H99

World Time .................................................................................................................. 68H99

Stopwatch................................................................................................................... 69H100

Timer.......................................................................................................................... 70H100

Unit Converter............................................................................................................ 71H100

Currency Converter.................................................................................................... 72H101

Service Dial Number.................................................................................................. 73H102

11 Gallery............................................................................................................................ 74H103

Images........................................................................................................................ 75H103

Music ......................................................................................................................... 76H104

Videos ........................................................................................................................ 77H105

eBooks........................................................................................................................ 78H106

Java ............................................................................................................................ 79H106

Personal...................................................................................................................... 80H106

Memory Card ............................................................................................................. 81H106

12 Browser .......................................................................................................................... 82H107

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Homepage ..................................................................................................................

83H107

Bookmarks ................................................................................................................. 84H109

Go to URL.................................................................................................................. 85H110

Saved pages................................................................................................................ 86H110

Push Inbox ..................................................................................................................87H111

Select Profile...............................................................................................................88H111

13 Streaming ....................................................................................................................... 89H113

Playing Stream Media Files ....................................................................................... 90H113

Operations during Playing Stream Media Files.......................................................... 91H114

Operations on URL Files............................................................................................ 92H114

14 V-Call ............................................................................................................................. 93H117

Introduction to the Screen Functions.......................................................................... 94H117

Function Options........................................................................................................ 95H118

15 Connections.................................................................................................................... 96H121

USB............................................................................................................................ 97H121

Notes to the Functions of the Connections................................................................. 98H126

Data Account.............................................................................................................. 99H127

SYNCML................................................................................................................... 100H127

16 APPS .............................................................................................................................. 101H131

Applications & Games ............................................................................................... 102H131

Download More ......................................................................................................... 103H133

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Memory Status ...........................................................................................................

104H134

17 DRM............................................................................................................................... 105H135

18 Settings........................................................................................................................... 106H137

Call Forwarding ......................................................................................................... 107H137

Phone Setup................................................................................................................ 108H139

Profiles ....................................................................................................................... 109H142

Wallpaper ................................................................................................................... 110H144

Colour Themes........................................................................................................... 111H144

Connect ...................................................................................................................... 112H144

Video Call Setup ........................................................................................................ 113H145

Call Setup................................................................................................................... 114H146

Network Setup............................................................................................................ 115H152

Security Setup ............................................................................................................ 116H153

19 Warnings and Precautions............................................................................................... 117H157

Electronic Device....................................................................................................... 118H157

Hospital...................................................................................................................... 119H157

Area with Inflammables and Explosives.................................................................... 120H157

Traffic Safety.............................................................................................................. 121H158

Storage Environment.................................................................................................. 122H159

Children Safety .......................................................................................................... 123H159

Operating Environment.............................................................................................. 124H159

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Cleaning and Maintenance.........................................................................................

125H160

Environmental Protection........................................................................................... 126H161

Emergency Call.......................................................................................................... 127H161

Battery........................................................................................................................ 128H161

Charger....................................................................................................................... 129H162

Using the USB Cable ................................................................................................. 130H163

Rules for Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy ........................................................ 131H163

20 Acronyms and Abbreviations.......................................................................................... 132H165

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1 Getting to Know Your Phone

Your U526 can operate in WCDMA 2100 and GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900. It can switch from one network to another automatically. So you can enjoy the mobile telecommunication services at any time.

Note:

The services supported by your phone must be supported by the network where your phone locates. For details, please consult your local network operator.

Packing List

Your phone package box contains the following articles:

z One U526 mobile phone z One cable charger z One Li-polymer battery z One USB data cable z One stereo headset z One hand strap z One user manual z One CD-ROM disk which contains HUAWEI U526 MOBILE PHONE PC Assistant

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Your Phone

Fro nt View and Back View

Earpiece

Camera

Screen

Scroll key

Left function key

Quick menu/Option key

Send key

Clear/Return key

Charger connector/Cable c onnector

Right function key OK key

Browser shortcut key

Power/End key

Character/Number keys

Microphone

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Strap ho le

Battery latch

Camera

Side View

Headset jack

Volume keys

External screen

Loudspeaker

Battery

Record key

Memory card slot

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Key-board View

Scroll key

Left function key

Quick menu/Option key

Send key

Clear/Return key

OK key

Right function key

Browser shortcut key

Power/End key

Character/Number keys

Microphone

Charger connector/Cable connecto

Keys

Key Description

z Make or answer a call. z In standby mode, press this key to access the Calls screen. z Press this key to end an ongoing call or reject an incoming call. z When it is not on the Home screen, press this key to return to the

Home screen.

z Press and hold this key to power on; or press and hold it to power off

in standby mode.

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Key Description

z It is a clear key when in editing mode. Press it to delete a character

before the cursor. However, when you press and hold it for a moment, you will clear all the characters you have entered.

z Go back to the previous menu. z Press it to activate the function indicated at the left of the prompt bar

on the screen.

z In standby mode, press it to access the Gallery screen. z Press it to activate the function indicated on the right of the prompt

bar on the Home screen.

z In standby mode, press it to access the AAPS screen. z In standby mode, press it to access the Quick Menu screen. z On an option list screen, press it to check the checkboxes to the right

of the options.

In standby mode, press it to access the Bookmarks screen.

z Press it to start the prompt functions on the prompt bar. z In standby mode, press it to access the main menu.

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Key Description

Up:

z On a menu or on a mode selection screen, press it to scroll upward. z In standby mode, press it to access the Tools screen.

Down:

z On a menu or on a mode selection screen, press it to scroll

downward.

z In standby mode, press it to access the Profiles screen.

Left:

z On a menu or on a mode selection screen, press it to scroll leftward. z In standby mode, press it to access the Contacts screen.

Right:

z On a menu or on a mode selection screen, press it to scroll rightward. z In standby mode, press it to access the Messages menu.

Character/ Number keys

z Used to enter numbers or characters. z When menu items are numbered, press one of them to access a

corresponding menu item.

z On the main menu screen, press a Character/Number key to access a

menu whose location on the screen corresponding to that of the key.

For instance, you can press

to access the APPS screen, or

to access the Browser screen.

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Key Description

Record key/Camera shortcut key

z In standby mode with the flip opened, press and hold it for a moment

to activate the camera.

z During a call, press it to activate the voice recorder. z In standby mode with the phone folded, press and hold it to start

recording, and press it again to end the recording.

z In standby mode with the phone folded, press it to activate the

external screen and display relevant information.

z During charging with power off and the flip closed, press it to

display a blinking cylinder on the external screen. When the charging completed, the cylinder stops blinking.

Volume keys

z In standby mode or during a call, press it to adjust the volume of the

earpiece.

z In standby mode with the phone folded, press it to activate the

external screen and display relevant information.

z During charging with power off and the flip closed, press it to

display a blinking cylinder on the external screen. When the charging completed, the cylinder stops blinking.

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Home Screen

Icon bar

Desktop

Prompt bar

Icon bar

This area displays the phone status. The following table illustrates all the icons that may appear on this bar.

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Icon Description

Indicating signal strength. The more the horizontal bars appear, the stronger the signal is.

The phone is in GSM network currently.

The phone is in WCDMA network currently.

You are using the roaming service.

Network connection state.

Security connection state of the network.

The phone is in a call.

Alarm clock 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.

In mute mode.

The normal profile is activated.

Call line 1 is enabled currently.

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.

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Icon Description

Your PC connects to the Internet through your phone.

Indicating battery power level.

Desktop

This area displays the operations and the function options.

Prompt Bar

This area displays the available operations at present. The content displayed here varies with different screens.

z Press to execute the operation indicated on the left of the prompt bar.

z Press to execute the operation indicated on the right of the prompt bar.

z Press to start the selected function in the menu or the function option interface.

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2 Getting Started

Loading the Battery

To load the battery:

1. Fit the battery into the battery slot on back of the phone.

2. Press the battery down until it clicks into place.

Unload the Battery

Always unload the battery after your phone is switched off. Otherwise, your phone may be damaged.

To unload the battery:

1. Push the battery latch upward.

2. Take out the battery.

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Charging the Battery

Before charging the battery, please read carefully the following precautions.

Cautions:

z When you charge the battery for the first time, please charge it for at least 12

hours.

z The battery discharges if you do not use it for a long time, please charge it before

you use it again.

z The charging time depends on the environmental temperature and the age of the

battery.

z The battery can be recharged repeatedly, but it will eventually wear out. After

normal charging, if the time that the battery powers your phone becomes much shorter than usual, please replace the battery with one of the same type.

z Do not strike or shock violently the battery or toss it; otherwise, liquid leakage,

body damage, overheating, explosion or fire may occur to the battery.

z Charge the battery by using the charger supplied with your phone. z You can charge the battery at any time you want and use your phone during

charging.

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z When you charge the battery with your phone powering on, the battery level icon

will appear on the upper right corner of your phone screen. In battery charging, the horizontal bars of the icon will blink continuously. When the horizontal bars fill up the whole icon and the icon stops blinking, it indicates that the charging is completed.

z During charging with your phone powered off, a cylinder icon indicating the power

level of the battery will appear on the screen and will blink continuously. When the cylinder is filled and stops blinking, it indicates that the charging is completed.

Note:

When the battery power level is very low, the phone makes alert sounds and displays the corresponding prompt boxes. When the battery power level is too low to support normal operation of the phone, the phone will switch off automatically.

Charging with a Cable Charger

Before charging the battery with a cable charger, please make sure that the battery has been properly loaded into your phone.

To charge the battery:

1. Plug in the connector of the charger to an electrical outlet.

2. As shown in the following figure: Insert the plug of the charger into the connector of the

phone. Before the insertion, please make sure that the arrow on the charger output jack points to the front side of the phone.

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3. After charging, pull out the charger plug from the electrical outlet at first, and then press

and hold the gray buttons on both sides of the charger output jack and pull out the charger plug from the phone.

Loading the USIM Card

Your USIM card contains such information as phone numbers and contacts. Load your USIM card before using your phone. To use the USIM card properly, please read the following instructions carefully:

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Note:

z Keep the USIM card out of the reach of children. z The USIM card and the metal contactors are easily damaged by scratching or

bending. So be careful when you carry, load or remove it.

z Always disconnect the charger from the phone before loading or removing the

USIM card.

Loading the USIM Card

To load the USIM card:

1. Switch off the phone and remove the battery.

2. Put the card at the card slot entrance. Be aware of the direction of the card.

3. Slide the USIM card into the card slot as shown in the following figure.

Removing the USIM Card

To remove the USIM card, power off your phone and take out the battery. Then press the

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USIM card with one finger and slide it out of the slot.

Loading and Removing a Memory Card

The U526 phone supports a memory card (mini-SD) with a capacity up to 512MB.

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, put on the rubber cap.

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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.

Switching On/Off

Switching On

Ensure that the USIM card is in your phone and that the battery has been charged.

Press and hold

Switching Off

Press and hold

Access Codes

If you have set the phone password and the PIN is ON, you have to enter the corresponding

until power is on.

until power is off.

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access codes when you switch on your phone. For setting and changing the access codes, please refer to “Settings/Security Setup” on page 133H153.

Phone Password

The phone password is used to protect your phone from unauthorized use. The phone password is preset as 0000 for a U526 phone.

The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is used to protect your USIM card from unauthorized use. Usually you are supposed to get the PIN code when you get the card from your USIM card provider. If you have not got or you have lost it, please consult your service provider.

PIN 2

Some USIM cards provide PIN 2 code. Some special functions such as the “Fixed Dialer Number” are not available until you enter the PIN 2 code and, at the same time, your USIM card must support these functions.

PUK

To unlock the locked USIM card, you have to enter the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) code. Usually you are supposed to get the PUK code when you get the card from your USIM card provider. If you have not got or you have lost it, please consult your service provider.

PUK 2

Some USIM cards provide PUK 2 code which is used to unlock the locked PIN 2 code. Usually you are supposed to get the PUK 2 code when you get the card from your USIM card provider. If you have not got or you have lost it, please consult your service provider.

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3 Call Services

Making and Answering Calls

Making Video Calls

With the video call function, you can use your U526 to make video calls. To make such a call, the phone you are calling must be capable of video calls.

Step Operation

z Enter a phone number by the keypad, and then choose V-Call to dial out.

z Select a number from the call logs lists, and press to access the Edit

number screen. Then, choose V-C all to dial out.

Notes:

z To correct a wrong input number, just press . Press once to

delete the digit in front of the cursor; press and hold to delete the whole number.

z Maybe you have to wait for a moment to get through a video call. The

time you need to wait also depends on the response time of the other party.

Press

to end the call.

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Making Voice Calls

Step Operation

z Enter a phone number by the keypad.

z Select a number from the call logs lists, and press to access the Edit

number screen.

Press to dial out.

Press

to end the call.

Making Voice/Video Calls Using the Contacts

You can make voice/video calls by choosing a number from the contacts list.

Step Operation

Access the Contacts .

Press the left or right scroll key to choose Phone or USIM .

3 Choose a contact and then,

z Press to view the details. After selecting a number, press to

access the Edit number screen. Then, you can press

again to make

a voice call or select V-C all to make a video call.

z Press to access the Edit number screen. Then, you can press

again to make a voice call or select V-C al l to make a video call.

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Step Operation

Press

to end the call.

Making Voice Calls Using Speed Dialing Numbers

You can save the phone numbers you often dial to positions titled with numbers from “2” through “9” respectively; then, in standby mode, press one of the number keys from “2” through “9” you can dial the number that you have saved under it instantly. For more information, please refer to “Contacts/Speed Dialing Numbers” on page

134H46.

To make an instant call by speed dialing, follow these steps:

Step Operation

1 Press and hold a number key which you have saved during speed dialing setting.

2 The phone number you have saved under this number will be dialed out.

Answering/Rejecting Incoming Calls

The phone will ring or vibrate to prompt an incoming call. If the call number has been saved in the Contacts, the name of the calling party will be displayed on the screen.

You can set an answering mode for your phone: “Open flip”, “Any key” or “Send key”. The method for answering a call is different under different answering modes. To set the answering modes, please refer to “Settings/Call Setup/Answer Mode” on page 135H146.

You can also launch and set the auto answer mode for your phone. For more information, please refer to “Settings/Call Setup/Auto Answer” on page

136H146.

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Note:

The control key on the headset is available for answering or ending a call only. It cannot be used to reject an incoming call.

With the Auto Answer Mode Disabled

If you have disabled the auto answer mode of your phone, you will answer or end an incoming call as follows:

Note Operation

Answering a call

If you have selected one of the following answering modes:

z Open flip: You can answer a call by unfolding the phone.

z Any key: You can answer a call by pressing any key except for

and

z Send key: You can answer a call by pressing . z If the headset is used: You can answer a call by pressing the answer key

with your phone unfolded.

on the headset.

Ending a call

z If the headset is not in use, you can fold the phone or press to

end a call.

z If the headset is in use, you can press the control key of the headset to

end a call.

Note:

When the phone is folded and not in a call, you can press and hold the record key to mute the incoming call ring, or press and hold the volume keys to reject the call.

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With Auto Answer Mode Enabled

You can set your phone to automatically answer or end a call; the steps are shown as follows:

Note Operation

Answering a call

If you have selected one of the following answering modes:

z Immediate answer: The phone will answer a call automatically in 5

seconds.

z Text message: The phone will automatically send the preset message to

the calling party in 20 seconds.

z Recorded message: The phone will automatically answer a call in 20

seconds by playing the audio file you recorded and preset.

Ending a call

z If the headset is not in use, you can end a call by folding the phone or by

pressing

z If the headset is in use, you can end a call by pressing the control key on

the headset.

Operations during a Call

Basic Operations

Dialing a Second Number

You can directly enter a second number, or select Contacts from the main menu to choose a

phone number, and then press to dial out.

Answering a New Call

When a call is going on, you can also answer a new call if your network operator supports the function. You can use the U526 phone to answer up to 6 incoming calls simultaneously.

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When a new call comes, the icon

To answer it, select this information and press

and the caller’s information will appear on the screen.

Icons Description

: A call is going.

: This call is held on.

: A new call comes during a call.

Other Operations During a Call

Answer/Reject

During a call, you can press the left function key and select to Answer or Reject from the popup menu.

Swap During a call, you can press the left function key and select Swap from the popup menu to

Resume the held call or hold the ongoing call.

Resume and Reject

During a call, you can press the left function key and select Resume and reject from the popup menu to reject a coming call and resume the held call.

Handfree/Earpiece Switching

During a call, you can press

or the left function key and then select Handfree or

Earpiece from the popup menu to switch between the two modes.

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Mute

During a call, you can press the right function key to make your voice mute or to restart the conversation by pressing it again.

Contacts

During a call, you can press the left function key to pop up a menu, and then select Contacts from the menu for operations.

SMS

During a call, you can press the left function key to pop up a menu, and then select SMS from the menu for operations.

Hold/Resume a Call During a call, you can press the left function key to pop up a menu, and then select Hold or

Resume to pause or restart the call.

Conference Call

If there are three or more parties involved in the same call, you can press the left function key to pop up a menu, and select Conference to add all the saved parties into a conference.

Private Talk

During a conference call, you can press the left function key to pop up a menu from where you can select Private to talk privately to one of the parties who are involved in the call conference.

End Current/All Calls During a call conference, you can press the left function key and select End call or End

connect calls from the popup menu to end the current or all calls.

If you select to end the current talk, press the left function key at the selected talk, and then execute the relevant operations.

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End Active/Held Calls During a call, you can press the left function key and select End active calls or End held

calls from the popup menu to end all the ongoing or held calls.

Start/Stop Recording During a call, you can press the left function key to pop up a menu, and then select Start

record or Stop record to record or stop recording the other party’s voice.

New Call

During a call, you can press the left function key and select New call. At the same time, the DTMF tone of your pressing keys is not sent to the other party.

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You can use the keypad to enter simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and English characters, symbols and numbers. For example, when you add entries to the Contacts, write messages or schedule events on the calendar, you need to enter text.

Note:

While entering characters or symbols:

Press and hold the number key corresponding to the number over the desired character or symbol on the lower part of the screen, and then the desired character or symbol appears on the editing field.

Press the scroll keys to select the desired characters or symbols to the editing field.

“Pinyin” Text Input

Based on the most common-used Pinyin combinations, the Pinyin text input method helps you input Chinese characters quickly and conveniently.

z Press the keys carrying the desired letters in turn of the desired Pinyin combination. Press

a key for once without regard to the position of the desired letter on the key. The Pinyin text input method will select the most suitable Pinyin combination automatically according to the rules of Pinyin.

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z The selected combination in the list of Pinyin combinations for candidate is highlighted.

You can select the wanted Chinese character from the corresponding list of Chinese characters for candidate.

z After inputting a Chinese character, a list of Chinese characters belonging to some

common-used Chinese phrases initialized by the inputted Chinese character will be displayed. This intelligent function can improve the efficiency of inputting Chinese characters.

Let’s take inputting the Chinese phrase “

” by the Pinyin text input method for example.

Follow these steps:

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Press in turn , and that carries the letter of “P”, “I” and “N” respectively. The Pinyin combinations composed of the letters carried by these three keys will be displayed on the screen.

Press the left/right scroll key to select “pin”.

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You can operate this step in two ways:

z Press and hold corresponding to “

z Press to highlight a Chinese character in the candidate bar, and press

the left/right scroll key to select “

拼

Now the character of “

” appears in the editing field.

拼

”.

拼

”. Then, press to confirm.

The next Chinese characters of some common-used Chinese phrases initialized by “拼” are listed on the candidate bar. Now you can select the character of

” in two ways:

“

z Press and hold to select “

z Press to confirm.

”.

Stroke Simplified Chinese

With this method of inputting Chinese characters, you can input the strokes of a Chinese character, and then select the wanted Chinese character from the candidate characters listed

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on the screen.

The strokes of Simplified Chinese used in the U526 phone are shown in the following table:

Key Stroke Key Stroke

? Wildcard

For instance, to input the Chinese character “

” with the “Stroke Simplified Chinese” text

简

input method, you can operate the following steps:

Step Operation

Press

The Chinese characters containing the strokes carried by these three keys are

, and in turn.

listed on the screen:

Press can hold the key

z Press , and then press the left/right scroll key to highlight the character

简

“

”. Then, press to choose it.

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corresponding to the character “简”.

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Stroke Traditional Chinese

This method is used to input Traditional Chinese. You can input the strokes of a Chinese character, and then select the wanted Chinese character from the candidate characters listed on the screen.

The strokes of Traditional Chinese used in the U526 phone are the same as those of the Simplifies Chinese. Please refer to it.

For instance, to input the Chinese character “ input method, you can operate the following steps:

Step Operation

Press , and in turn.

The Chinese characters containing the strokes carried by these three keys are

listed on the screen:

” with the “Stroke Traditional Chinese” text

簡

z Press can hold the key corresponding to the character “

z Press , and then press the left/right scroll key to highlight the character

“

”. Then, press to choose it.

簡

”.

Bopomofo Chinese

With this text input method, you can input Chinese characters according to the phonetic notation symbols. The following table shows the comparison of the phonetic notation symbols and the keys:

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Key Phonetic Notation Key Phonetic Notation

ㄅㄆㄇㄈ

ㄍㄎㄏ

ㄓㄔㄕㄖ

ㄚㄛㄜㄝ

ㄢㄣㄤㄥㄦ

For instance, to input “

注音

operate the following steps:

Step Operation

Press

Press repeatedly till the desired character “ㄨ” appears on the screen.

to display the character “ㄓ”.

ㄉㄊㄋㄌ

ㄐㄑㄒ

ㄘㄙ

ㄞㄟㄠㄡ

ーㄨㄩ

” with the “Bopomofo Chinese” text input method, you can

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3 You can operate this step in two ways:

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z Press and hold the key corresponding to the character “

z Press to highlight a candidate Chinese character, and then press the

注

”.

scroll key to choose the character “注”. Then, press to confirm.

Now the character “

The other character of some common-used Chinese words initialized by “ are listed on the screen for candidate. Then, you can choose the character “

” appears in the editing field.

注

”

in two ways:

z Press and hold to choose the character “

z Press the scroll key to select the character “

”.

”, and then press to

confirm.

“Abc” Text Input

The “Abc” text input method is a common method for entering alphabetic characters. You can press repeatedly the key that carries the letter to be entered until it appears on the screen.

For example, to enter the word “Hello” with the “Abc” text input method, you can do as follows:

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Step Operation

Press

that carries the letter “h” repeatedly and you will see several characters successively on the screen. Now the current letter is highlighted. Stop until you see an “h” on the screen.

Wait until the desired letter is not highlighted and the cursor moves to the right of the letter, you can enter another letter. However, you can also press the right scroll key to move the cursor to the right of the letter and enter another letter.

3 Enter “e”, “l”, “l” and “o” in the same way.

Notes:

z Press repeatedly and you will see “abc”, “Abc” or “ABC” on the top left

corner of the screen; indicating you are going to enter small letters, words with the first letter being capitalized or words with all letters being capitalized respectively.

z Press repeatedly and you can enter commonly-used punctuation marks and

symbols.

T9 English Text Input

With the T9 English text input method, you can enter easily and quickly words with predictive wording scheme.

z Press once the key carrying the desired letter, regardless in which sequence the letter is

supposed to appear normally at the key; the predictive wording scheme will present a most commonly used word, which is highlighted.

z After entering all the letters, if the current word is not the expected one, you can press the

up/down scroll key to choose another one. Stop pressing the up/down scroll key until you

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find the expected word and then press the right scroll key or the space key to move the cursor to the right of the word.

For example, to enter the word “Hello” with the T9 text input method, you can do as follows:

Step Operation

Press successively , , , and which “h”, “e”, “l”, “l” and “o” belong to, and the screen will show the word that consists of these letters that the keys represent.

2 The word “Hello” appears on the screen.

Notes:

z If you choose T9 English text input method and press repeatedly, “T9

english”, “T9 English” and “T9 ENGLISH” appears on the top left corner of the screen in succession, indicating the word to be entered will be all in small letters, first letter capitalized or all letters capitalized.

z Press , and then press the up/down scroll key to enter commonly used

punctuation marks and symbols.

“123” Numeric Input

With the “123” numeric input method, you can enter corresponding numeric characters by pressing the Character/Number key.

For example, to enter “1” with the “123” numeric input method, you can press . Then “1” appears on the screen.

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Symbol Input

The U526 provides an independent symbol input method.

For example, you have chosen the symbol input method and you want to enter “:”. You can enter this punctuation mark in two ways:

z Press and hold that is corresponding to “:”.

z Or press the left/right scroll key to select “:”, and then press .

Note:

In current input method, you can press to switch among different input methods.

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5 Using the Functions Menu

The function menu of the U526 phone includes the following items: Contacts, Calls, Messages, Camera, Tools, Gallery, Browser, APPS and Settings.

The operations of the menu are shown as follows:

Step Operation

4 Operate according to the prompt on the screen.

In standby mode, press to display the main menu.

Press the scroll key to choose a menu item, and then press submenu.

Press a scroll key to choose an item from the submenu, and then press enter the mode you want.

Press

to return to the previous menu.

to return to the standby mode.

to enter a

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The Contacts enables you to save and manage such information as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. You can save such information on your phone or your USIM card. Meanwhile, you can also set some often-used numbers for speed dialing for your convenience.

Viewing Details

With this function, you can view the detailed information of the selected contact.

Step Operation

2 Press the up/down scroll key to select a contact.

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

z Press the left function key to enter Options, and then select Details from the

submenu.

z Press to view the details.

On the screen for viewing the details, you can press the left function key to select Options, and then you can perform the following operations: editing, saving, sending text messages,

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sending multimedia messages and sending postcards.

Searching for a Contact Entry

With this function, you can find the information of the desired contact from the contacts list easily and quickly. You can perform this function on either the Phone screen or the USIM screen.

Step Operation

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

Press the left function key to enter Options, and select Search from the submenu.

Press the left function key to enter Options, select Search, enter letters

contained in the name to be searched for, and then press display the related information of the contacts whose names contain the letters you entered.

Note:

No matter you search in the Phone screen or the USIM screen, the search will cover all the contacts from the both memories.

You can also use quick search in the Phone or USIM interface:

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Step Operation

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

Press one of the Character/Number keys from to . Then the letters carried by this key are displayed at the bottom of the list, and the contact entries whose names contain one of these letters are listed on the screen.

You can also find an entry by inputting the first letters of the first name and the second name of the entry.

For example, to find an entry named “Alice”, inputting any one letter in “Alice”, such as “a”, the entry is in the list on the screen.

Adding a New Contact Entry

To add a new contact entry to your phone, you can add the contact’s Name, Mobile phone number, Office telephone, Home telephone, Address, Email address and Fax number. You can also select icons, groups and ring tones for the incoming calls.

To add a new contact entry to the USIM card, you can only enter the Name, Phone number, Fax number and Email address of the contact (whether Email addresses and Fax number can be added depends on your USIM card).

Step Operation

2 Press the left function key to display the Options menu, and then select Add.

Enter Contacts screen, and then press the left/right scroll key to select

Phone

or USIM .

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Enter the relevant information and then press the left function key to select Save from the submenu to end the operation.

Deleting a Contact Entry

You can delete entries from the phone or USIM card. You can select to delete them one by one or to delete all of them at one time.

Step Operation

3 Press the left function key to pop up the Options submenu and select Delete.

4 Select Ye s to confirm the deletion, or press No to cancel it.

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

z Select the entry to be deleted. Then, press or select Options >

Mark to check the checkbox to the right of the entry. You can also select Unmark from the submenu to cancel the selection on the entry.

z To delete one entry, just perform the next step directly.

Copying a Contact Entry

You can copy one or several entries from your phone memory to your USIM card or from your USIM card to your phone.

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Step Operation

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

z Select the entry to be copied. Then, press or select Options >

Mark to check the checkbox to the right of the entry. You can also select Unmark from the submenu to cancel the selection on the entry.

z To copy one entry, just perform the next step directly.

Press the left function key to pop up the Options, and then select Copy to USIM or Copy to phone.

4 Select Ye s to confirm the copy, or press No to cancel it.

Note:

To copy entries from the phone to the USIM card, you can only copy the names, the first non-empty number and Email addresses. To copy the email address and other numbers to the USIM card are USIM-dependent.

Mark All

To select the all the records in the menu of the phone and the USIM card. You can perform this function on the phone screen or the USIM card screen separately:

Step Operation

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

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Step Operation

2 Press the left function key to pop up the Options, and then select Mark all.

Press to confirm the operation.

Unmark All

You can perform this function on the phone screen or the USIM card screen separately:

Step Operation

2 Select Options, and then select Unmark all.

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

Press to confirm the operation.

Sending a Contact Entry

This option is used to send the selected contact entries by short messages to other devices supporting SMS.

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Note:

You can send only one entry each time, and the entry can contain the name, phone number and Email address while sending it by SMS. Other information (such as home address) cannot be sent in this way.

Viewing the Memory Status

You can view the memory status of both the phone and the USIM card, including the number of the saved entries and the total capacity of the phone and the USIM card. You can access it from either the Phone screen or the USIM screen.

Step Operation

2 Select Options, and then select Memory status.

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

Press to view it.

My Business Card

This option is used to save the handset owner’s information including name, mobile phone number, office telephone number, fax number, Email address and so on. You can send the information out by Short Messages Service.

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Step Operation

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone

or USIM

2 Select Options, and then select My business card.

3 Enter the editing screen, select Options, and then

z Select Save to store the business card information you entered. z Select Send by SMS to send the existing information out by short messages. z Select Delete to clear the business card information you entered.

Press

to confirm.

Backup Contacts

This option is used to copy and save the contact entries from the phone to the memory card.

Restore Contacts

This option is used to copy and save the contact entries from the memory card to the phone.

Speed Dialing Numbers

You can save the often-used numbers to the positions for speed dialing keys. You can select one from the numbers from “2” to “9”.

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In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Speed Dial

No.

Select a position for saving the speed dialing number, and then press the left

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function key to select Edit or press

z Press the left function key and then select Search to find the desired phone

to display the Search screen.

number.

z Press the up/down scroll key to select the desired number, and then press the

left function key to choose Select or press

to confirm.

Groups

You can manage the group information by renaming a group, adding group members, or deleting a group.

Note:

You cannot edit or delete the group names preset in the U526 phone.

Step Operation

2 Select the expected group, and follow the prompt for corresponding operation.

In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Groups

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Renaming a Group

You can select the group to be modified from the Groups list, and then press the left function key to choose Rename.

Adding/Deleting a Group Member

You can add a member to a group preset in your U526 or a group that has been renamed, or delete a member from it. Follow these steps.

Step Operation

Select a group and press to view the details.

Press the left function key and then select Add to access the screen for adding members to a group.

z Press the left function key and then select Search to find the contact to be

added, and then press

z Press the up/down scroll key to select the desired number, and then press

the left function key to select Select or press

to confirm.

Note:

Only the contact entries saved in the phone can be added.

After adding a member, return to the “Group member list” screen. Now, the member you added appears on the group member list.

Select a member from the group member list, and then press the left function key and then select Delete to remove it.

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Deleting a Group

Select the group you want to delete from the Groups list. Press the left function key and select Delete to delete the group. Once a group is deleted, all the members in this group are deleted as well.

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Missed Calls

Access the Calls screen from the main menu and then select Missed .

Making Voice Calls/V-Calls

You can select a call number from the missed call logs, and then press screen for editing numbers to make a voice call or select V-C al l to make a video call.

Relevant Options

On the missed calls screen, select Options and then you can perform the following operations:

Details

This option is used to view the detailed information of incoming and dialed calls, including the calling time, call duration and so on.

You can perform this operation on any one of the missed calls, received calls and dialed calls screens.

Save number

This option is used to save the numbers of the selected missed calls to the phone, the USIM

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card, or an existing entry of the Contacts.

z Save to phone: to save the number to the phone. z Save to USIM: to save the number to the USIM card. z Add to exist: to add the number to an existing entry of the Contacts list.

Send SMS

This option is used to send a message to the number of a selected missed call.

Delete

This option is used to delete the information of missed calls you select.

Mark

This option is used to select the information of one or more missed calls.

Unmark

This option is used to cancel your selection upon the information of a missed call.

Mark All

This option is used to select the information of all the missed calls.

Unmark All

This option is used to cancel all your selections upon the information of the missed calls.

Calls status

This option is used to display the information of voice calls, video calls or data services.

You can perform this function on the screen of missed calls, the received calls or the dialed calls.

z Voice call/V-Call: Displaying the last call duration, the incoming call duration, the

outgoing call duration, the total time of all calls, and the last reset time.

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z Data: Displaying the total uplink flow, the total downlink flow, and the total connecting

duration; the last uplink flow, the last downlink flow and the last connecting duration; and the last reset time.

z From any of the Voice call, V-Call or Data service screens, you can reset all the statistic

information on that screen by selecting Reset.

Received Calls

In the Calls screen, select Received .

Making Voice/Video Calls

You can select a call number from the received call log, and then press to access the screen for editing numbers to make a voice call or select V-Cal l to make a video call.

Relevant Options

On the received calls screen, select Options, then, you can execute the following operations:

Save number

This option is used to save the number of a selected received call to the phone or the USIM card.

z Save to phone: to save the number to the phone. z Save to USIM: to save the number to the USIM card. z Add to exist: to save the number to an existing entry of the contacts list.

Send SMS

This option is used to send a message to the number of a received call you select.

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Delete

This option is used to delete the numbers of selected received calls.

Mark

This option is used to select the information of one received call.

Unmark

This option is used to cancel your selection upon the information of a received call.

Mark All

This option is used to select the information of all the received calls.

Unmark All

This option is used to cancel all your selections upon the information of the received calls.

Dialed Calls

In the Calls screen, select Dialed .

Making Voice/Video Calls

You can select a call number from the dialed call log, and then press screen for editing numbers to make a voice call or select V-Call to make a video call.

Relevant Options

On the dialed calls screen, select Options. Then you can execute the following operations:

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Save number

This option is used to save the number of a selected dialed call to the phone or the USIM card.

z Save to phone: to save the number to the phone. z Save to USIM: to save the number to the USIM card. z Add to exist: to save the number to an existing entry of the contacts.

Send SMS

This option is used to send a message to the number of a selected dialed call.

Delete

This option is used to delete the numbers of selected dialed calls.

Mark

This option is used to select the information of one dialed call.

Unmark

This option is used to cancel your selection upon the information of a dialed call.

Mark All

This option is used to select the information of all the dialed calls.

Unmark All

This option is used to cancel all your selections upon the information of the dialed calls.

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Creating Text Messages

Before using the messages service, you need to set the message center number. For more information, please refer to “Messages/Settings/Text Message Settings” on page

A text message to be sent can contain 160 English letters or 70 Chinese characters at most. If the characters you entered are more than this limit, the text will be divided into two or more continuous messages for sending.

Step Operation

3 From the screen of editing the message, select Options:

In the main menu, select Messages .

Select New SMS, and press .

z You may select one of the text entry methods to enter the message contents. z Selecting Common phrases, you can speed up the text entry. z Selecting Insert number, you can insert a phone number saved on the phone

or the USIM card.

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Press

to confirm.

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Step Operation

4 Access the “Edit numbers” screen:

z Enter the phone number, and then select Options > Send or press to

send the message.

z Select Options > Group or Contacts to choose a number and send the

message.

z Select Options > Save to save the message.

Creating Multimedia Messages

Before using the multimedia messages service, you need to perform relevant settings for the service. For more information, please refer to “Messages/Settings/Multimedia Message Settings” on page 138H76.

You can send messages attached with images, text and music under this mode.

Creating a Multimedia Message

Step Operation

In the main menu, select Messages .

Select New MMS, and press to display the Edit MMS screen.

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Select To, Cc or Bcc, and press to confirm.

z Select an entry from the recipients list, and then press or select Options

> Edit to enter a phone number.

z Select a position from the recipients list, and press the left function key to

select Contact or Group, and then select phone numbers.

From the recipients list window select phone numbers you need for To, Cc or Bcc. Then select Options and select Set To, Set Cc or Set Bcc. Meanwhile you may also select Delete or Delete all to delete the selected numbers or all numbers.

Select Back to go back to the “Edit MMS” screen, select Subject to enter text

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as subject, and then press

6 Select Content to edit the pages, and then go back.

z Select Options > Send to send this multimedia message. z Select Options > Save to save this message to Messages/MMS/Drafts. z Select Options > Add to template to save this message at

Messages/MMS/Templates.

z Select Options > Send settings to set relevant sending parameters for

sending multimedia messages. For details, please refer to “Messages/Settings/Multimedia Message Settings” on page 139H76.

z Select Options > Size to view the size of this multimedia message.

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Making Multimedia Pages

Step Operation

1 In the Edit MMS screen, make a multimedia message.

Select to access the text entry field, and then edit text.

Select

to enter the image-editing field and then you can choose images or

video files in Gallery.

Select

to enter the music-editing field and then you can choose audio files

in Gallery.

Enter the field indicated by and press the left/right scroll key to select one from different pages if there are more pages.

Enter the field indicated by and press the left/right scroll key to adjust the playing time (in seconds) of the current page.

7 Select Options and you have the following options:

z Remove object: to remove the content from the selected field. z Insert page: to insert a new page. z Delete page: to delete the current page. z Preview: to preview this page.

Note:

If the video file is chosen in the image-editing field, you cannot edit the music-editing field any more.

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Text Message (SMS)

The U526 provides three mailboxes for SMS (Short Messages Service), namely, Inbox ,

Outbox

Inbox

You can save the received messages in Inbox.

Icons in Inbox

Viewing Messages in Inbox

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > SMS from the main menu.

3 Press the up/down scroll key to view the messages.

and Draft .

Icon Description

A read message on the phone

An unread message on the phone

A read message on the USIM card

An unread message on the USIM card

A message report

Select Inbox .

Select a message and then press to view the details.

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Step Operation

z Press to reply with a text message.

z Press to access the Edit number screen. Then, you can press

again to make a voice call or select V-C al l to make a video call.

To view the text message page, select Options, and then you can do the following operations:

z Reply: to reply the message. z Delete: to delete the message. z New: to create a message. z Forward: to forward the message. z Save number: to obtain a phone number from the message (If there are

several numbers, you will be prompted to make selections.) and save it to your phone or USIM card or to add it to an existing entry in the Contacts.

z Copy to USIM: to copy the message to the USIM card. z Extract URL: to obtain an URL address from the message and use it (If there

are several URL addresses, you will be prompted to make selections.) to access the Internet or stream media.

z Save email address: to obtain an Email address from the message (If there are

several addresses, you will be prompted to make selections.) and save it.

Other Operations for Inbox

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > SMS from the main menu.

Select Inbox .

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3 Select Options, and then you can do the following operations:

z Details: to view the selected message. z Delete: to delete the selected message. z Reply: to reply to the selected message. z New: to create a new message. z Forward: to forward the selected message. z Mark/Unmark: to choose the current message, or to cancel your choice upon

the current message.

z Mark all: to choose all the messages in Inbox. z Unmark all: to cancel all the selections in Inbox. z Save number: to save the sender’s number corresponding to the selected

message. You can save it to the phone or the USIM card as a new entry, or add it to an existing entry in Contacts.

z Copy to USIM: to backup one or more selected messages to the USIM card. z Memory status: to view the memory status of the phone and the USIM card,

including quantity of saved messages and the total capacity.

Outbox

Outbox is used to save the messages that have been sent out.

Icons in the Outbox

Icon Description

A text message that has been sent out and saved to the phone

A text message that has been sent out and saved to the USIM card

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Viewing Messages in the Outbox

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > SMS from the main menu.

Select Outbox .

3 Press the up/down scroll key to view the messages.

Select a message and press to view the details.

z Press to forward this message.

z Press to access the Edit number screen. Then, you can press

again to make a voice call or select V-C al l to make a video call.

You can select Options to execute the same operations as that of Inbox of SMS. You can also edit the selected messages.

Other Operations for Outbox

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > SMS from the main menu.

Select Outbox .

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Step Operation

3 Select Options, and then you can do the following operations:

z Details: to view the selected message. z Edit: to edit the selected message. z Delete: to delete the selected message. z New: to create a new message. z Forward: to forward the selected message. z Mark/Unmark: to select the current message, or to cancel your selection upon

the current message.

z Mark all: to select all the messages in Outbox. z Unmark all: to cancel all the selections in Outbox. z Save number: to save the recipient’s number corresponding to the selected

message. You can save it to the phone or the USIM card as a new entry, or add it to an existing entry in Contacts.

z Copy to USIM: to backup one or more selected messages to the USIM card. z Memory status: to view the memory status of the phone and the USIM card,

including quantity of saved messages and the total capacity.

Draft

The Draft box is used to save the messages you created and saved and those failed to be sent.

Icons in the Draft

Icon Description

A text message saved to the phone

A text message saved to the USIM card

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Viewing and Editing Messages in the Draft

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > SMS from the main menu.

Select Drafts .

3 Press the up/down scroll key to view the messages.

Select the message to be viewed and press to edit it.

Other Operations for the Draft

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > SMS from the main menu.

Select Drafts .

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3 Select Options, and then you can execute the following operations:

z Edit: to edit the selected message. z New: to create a new message. z Delete: to delete the selected message. z Forward: to forward the selected message. z Mark/Unmark: to select the current message, or to cancel your choice upon

the current message.

z Unmark all: to cancel all the selections in the Draft. z Mark all: to select all the messages in the Draft. z Save number: to save the recipient’s number corresponding to the selected

message. You can save it to the phone or the USIM card as a new entry, or add it to an existing entry in the Contacts.

z Copy to USIM: to backup one or more selected messages to the USIM card. z Memory status: to view the memory status of the phone or the USIM card,

including quantity of saved messages and the total capacity.

Multimedia Message (MMS)

The U526 provides four mailboxes for MMS (Multimedia Messages Service), namely, Inbox

, Drafts , Sent and Templates .

Inbox

Inbox is used to save the multimedia messages you receive.

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Icons in Inbox

Icon Description

A read message

An unread message

A read notice or delivery report for MMS

An unread notice or delivery report for MMS

Viewing Messages in Inbox

Step Operation

1 Select a multimedia message to view its contents.

2 During the playing, you can select Stop to stop playing.

3 During the playing, select Options to perform the following operations:

z Next page: to play the next page. z Previous page: to play the previous page. z Rewind: return to the first page. z Object list: After entering the content list of this message, you may select an

item and select Save to save the message to a corresponding directory of the folder.

Other Operations for Inbox

Step Operation

Access the Inbox of MMS.

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Step Operation

2 Select Options, and then you can do the following operations:

z Reply: to reply to a selected multimedia message. z Forward: to forward a selected multimedia message. z Delete: to delete a selected multimedia message. z Move: to move selected multimedia message(s) to a specified folder. z Folder: to save the multimedia message(s) you moved. z Callback: to call back a selected multimedia message sender. z Save contact: to save a selected multimedia message sender’s information. z Sort: to sort the messages in the Inbox by senders or by date. z Unmark all: to cancel all the selections in the Inbox. z Mark all: to select all the multimedia messages in the Inbox. z Memory status: to view the memory status of multimedia messages, including

the occupied memory of every mailbox, Te mp la t e and Folder and that of the total.

Drafts

The Drafts is used to save the multimedia messages you created and saved and those failed to be sent.

Icons in Drafts

Icon Description

A multimedia message saved after you created it

A multimedia message failed to be sent

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Viewing and Editing Messages in Drafts

Step Operation

1 Enter the Drafts and select a multimedia message.

Press to enter the editing screen.

Now you can edit the message. The operations are the same as those for creating a multimedia message.

Other Operations for the Drafts

Step Operation

Access the Drafts of the MMS.

2 Select Options, and you can perform the following operations:

z Edit: to edit the selected multimedia message. z Mark: to choose the current multimedia message. z New MMS: to create a new multimedia message. z Delete: to delete the selected multimedia messages. z Move: to move the selected multimedia messages to a specified folder. z Folder: to save the multimedia messages you moved. z Sort: to sort the messages in the Drafts by recipients or by date. z Unmark all: to cancel all the selections in the Drafts. z Mark all: to select all the multimedia messages in the Drafts. z Memory status: to view the memory status of multimedia messages, including

the occupied memory of every mailbox, Template, Folder, and that of total.

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Sent

The Sent is used to save the multimedia messages that have been sent successfully.

Icons in the Sent

Icon Description

A multimedia message that has been sent

Viewing Messages in the Sent

Step Operation

1 Select a multimedia message and then select View.

2 During playing, you can select Stop to stop playing.

3 During playing, you may select Options to do the following operations:

z Next page: to play the next page. z Previous page: to play the previous page. z Rewind: return to the first page. z Object list: After entering the content list of this message, you may select an

item and select Save to save this item to a directory of the folder.

Other Operations for the Sent

Step Description

Access the Sent of the MMS.

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Step Description

2 Select Options and you have the following options:

z Forward: to forward a selected multimedia message. z Delete: to delete selected multimedia messages. z Move: to move selected multimedia messages to a specified folder. z Sort: to sort the messages in the Sent by recipients or by date. z Unmark all: to cancel all the selections in the Sent. z Mark all: to select all the multimedia messages in the Sent. z Settings: to set parameters relating to multimedia messages. For details,

please refer to “Messages/Settings/Multimedia Message Settings” on page

z Memory status: to view the memory status of multimedia messages, including

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Templates

To send messages quickly, you can turn the content of commonly used multimedia messages into samples and save them. All operations on the Templates menu are basically the same as those for the Drafts. Please refer to "Drafts" on page

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Folder

You can categorize your multimedia messages into different folders.

You can access Folder from the four tabs of Inbox, Drafts, Sent or Te mp l at e. The management of the Folder is similar to that for the Drafts or Temp la t e. Please refer to these sections for details.

Now let us take entering the Inbox screen as an example for description.

Select MMS > Inbox operations:

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z Rename: to rename a folder. z Select: to enter a folder. Operations for that folder are similar to those for the Drafts or

Template. Please refer to them for details.

New Postcard

Before you use the postcard service, you have to set relevant parameters first. Please refer to “Messages/Settings/Multimedia Message Setting” on page messages with pictures and text through postcard message.

Step Operation

In the main menu, select Messages .

Select New postcard, and press to enter.

On the Edit Postcard screen, press the up/down scroll key to look through the setting items, including Name, Additional Info, Street, City, Postal code, State/Province, Country and Content.

4 In the Edit Postcard screen and select Options:

z Select Edit to enter postcard content. z Select Save to save the postcard to Messages/MMS/Drafts. z Select Send to send out the edited postcard. z Select Contact to insert the contacts recorded in the phone. z Select Save contact to save the contacts to which the postcard will be

sent.

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Push Inbox

The Push Inbox is used to save the Push messages you received.

To receive Push messages, you need to switch on the Push Inbox at first. For details, please refer to “Browser/Homepage/Settings” on page to set the network. For more information, please refer to “Browser/Select Profile” on page

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Viewing Push Messages

In the Push Inbox, select a Push message. Select Detail to view the properties of the Push message. Then, select Load to start the WAP browser. Connect a URL specified by the Push message and view the details.

z : A read Push message

z : An unread Push message

Other Operations for the Push Inbox

In the Push Inbox, select Options to perform the following operations:

Load

Start the WAP browser and connect a URL specified by the Push message.

Delete

It is used to delete the selected messages.

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Unmark all

It is used to cancel all the selections upon the Push messages.

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To select all the Push messages.

Settings

Text Message Settings

You can change the SMS settings by performing the following steps.

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > Settings > SMS from the main menu.

2 Set the parameters related to messages:

z Message center: The U526 phone can automatically read the number of the

message center from the USIM card. If no such information or you have deleted the information by accident, please contact your network operator.

z Message validity: The time of keeping a message in the message center after

it is sent.

z Auto save: You can set whether a message will be saved automatically to

Outbox when it is sent. You have three options: Yes, No and Remind before.

z Save to: To set the position for saving newly created messages, received

messages, and sent messages. You have two alternatives: Phone or USIM.

z Signature: To set whether your signature will be sent along with the message.

You can edit the signature by yourself.

z Status report: You can set it to On or Off. If you set it to On, the network will

send you the information on whether the message has reached to the recipient.

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Multimedia Message Settings

Select Messages > Settings > MMS, and then you can set parameters related to multimedia messages. It contains the following submenus.

Sending

This option is used to set parameters related to sending multimedia messages.

z Message validity: The time for a multimedia message to be stored in the message canter

since it has been sent.

z Send report: You have two alternatives: On and Off. With this mode enabled (On), the

network will send a report for successfully sending a multimedia message.

z Send limit: To set the size limit of a multimedia message to be sent. z Save on send: To decide whether a multimedia message will be saved to the Sent after it

has been sent.

z Sender visibility: To set whether the sender information will be displayed when a

multimedia message is sent.

Retrieval

This option is used to set parameters related to retrieval of multimedia messages.

z Send delivery report: You have two alternatives: On and Off. With this mode enabled

(On), the network will reply to the sender’s multimedia message with a report indicating that you have received the message.

z Retrieval limit: To set the size limit of a multimedia message that you can receive. z Auto retrieval: To set whether the phone automatically receives multimedia messages or

not.

Data account

This option is used to choose the information about the data account to be adopted when you send multimedia messages. For more information, please refer to “Connections/Data Account” on page 145H127 or consult your network operator.

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WAP gateway

This option is used to set relative information of the WAP gateway, including the WAP gateway, HTTP Port, User name and Password. Please consult your network operator for detailed settings.

When entering the various parameters of the WAP gateway, you can press the up/down scroll key to access different items.

MMS center

The number of the multimedia center has been preset on your phone. If you delete or change it by accident, please contact your network operator.

Connection type

This option is used to set the connection type of multimedia messages.

Push Inbox Settings

Select Messages > Settings > Push messages to display the Push Inbox Settings screen. The submenu in the settings includes:

Push setting

z Accept all: to set to accept all Push messages. z Accept trusted: to set to accept only the trusted Push messages. z Accept MMS Push: to set to accept only the Push messages prompting you with a

multimedia message.

z Accept none: to set to accept no Push message.

Voice Mail Number

To use the voice mail services, you need to apply to your network operator. After setting the

correct number provided by your network operator, if you press and hold in standby

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mode, the phone will dial out the voice mail number automatically to access the voice mailbox.

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > Settings > Voice mail No. from the main menu.

2 Input the voice mail number and select OK.

Common Phrases

Your U526 has been preset with some commonly used phrases in inputting message, sending messages while making a call and auto replying. You can edit them if you want.

Step Operation

1 Select Messages > Settings from the main menu.

2 Select Common phrases.

3 Select the phrase to be modified; and then select Modify.

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Multimedia provides you with various multimedia services such as taking photos, making videos, recording voice, viewing images, playing music and playing video.

Camera

With this function, you can take photos with your phone at any moment.

Access the Camera function to display the viewfinder screen. You can select Options > Internal view or Options > External view to change the direction of viewfinder.

In the viewfinder mode, press

capture pictures continually. After capturing a picture, you can press Send MMS to send the latest picture out at once.

The pictures taken with the phone will be saved to the Gallery > Images > Camera folder.

to capture a picture. You can press and hold to

and then select

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Note:

If you exit from the camera function and access it again, it takes pictures with the resolution used in the last time. If you select the full screen mode, you can open the screen function menu in this way: under the full screen viewfinder mode, press the left function key, and select Normal size from the popup menu to access the non-full-screen mode.

Introduction to the Screen Functions

The screen function menu contains the following functions:

Function Description

The brightness: You can press the left/right scroll key to adjust the brightness.

The foci: You can press the up/down scroll key to adjust the foci of the camera lens.

Note:

If you set the resolution to 640 % 480, you cannot adjust the foci.

Introduction to the Menu Functions

In the viewfinder mode, press the left function key to open a menu. You can execute the following operations:

Operation Description

Snapshot To capture a picture.

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Frame

With this function, you can select a frame file, or cancel using frames in the process of taking pictures.

Normal

With this function, you can adjust the size of viewfinder frame.

size/Screen size

Gallery

Select this function to access the camera folder. Then you can view the existing pictures in the folder.

Internal/External

With this function, you can change the direction of viewfinder.

view

Self timer

With this function, you can take pictures based on timing. After

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to take photos. The countdown

time is 10 seconds.

Settings

z Size: to adjust the solution. z Effects: to select an effect for your picture. z Image quality: to select an image quality for your picture. z White balance: The phone provides you with several modes,

including Auto, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Daylight, Cloudy and Night mode.

z Save to: to select to save your pictures in your Phone or on the

Memory card.

z Shutter tone: to select a sound for the shutter. z Reset: to restore the default settings of the camera.

Video camera With this function, you can access the functions of video camera.

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Video Camera

With this function, you can make videos with your phone at any moment.

From the main menu, select Multimedia the viewfinder screen.

In the viewfinder mode, you can press

Introduction to the Functions on Viewfinder Screen

Access the Video camera function to display the viewfinder screen. You can select Options > Internal view or Options > External view to change the direction of viewfinder.

Introduction to the Screen Functions

The screen function menu contains the following functions:

Function Description

The brightness: You can press the left/right scroll key to adjust the brightness.

The foci: You can press the up/down scroll key to adjust the foci of the lens.

Introduction to the Menu Functions

In the state of viewfinder, press the left function key to open a menu where you can execute the following operations:

> Video camera, and press to access

to make video.

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Operation Description

Record Select this option to start making video.

Zoom display

With this function, you can adjust the size of the viewfinder at the same solution. When the solution is set to 176 × 144, this function is unavailable.

Internal/External

With this function, you can change the direction of viewfinder.

view

Gallery

Select this function to access the video camera folder and then you can view the existing video files in the folder.

Settings

z Size: to adjust the solution. z Quality: to select an image quality for your video. z Frame rate: to select frame rate for your picture. z Audio: to select whether to record audio while making video. z Duration: to select the duration for making a video. z Save to: to select to save your pictures in your Phone or on the

Memory card.

z Reset: to restore the default settings of the video camera.

Memory size

With this function, you can view the ratio of the used space to the total space and the duration for the free space.

Send MMS

After making a video, you can select this function to send the video file out at once.

Camera With this function, you can access the functions of camera.

Introduction to the Functions During Recording

In the state of viewfinder, you can press

to make video. In the state of shooting, you

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can press right function key to stop the shooting.

In the state of making video, if you press the right function key to stop making video, you can either choose to delete or save the video. The video files will be saved at the Gallery > Videos > Video camera folder.

to switch between pause and going on the shooting; or you can press the

Voice Recorder

The U526 phone provides you with the function of recording voice. You can set the duration for the recording.

Select Multimedia access the voice recorder screen. You can execute the following operations:

Preparations Before the Recording

1. Set the duration: On the standby screen of the voice recorder, you can select Options >

Duration to set the duration.

2. View records: On the standby screen of the voice recorder, you can select Options >

Gallery to view the audio files.

3. Start recording: On the standby screen of the voice recorder, you can press

recording.

Operations During the Recording

> Voice recorder from the main menu, and then press to

to start

1. Pause: In the process of recording, you can press

press

again to continue.

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2. Stop and save: In the process of recording, you can press the left scroll key to stop the

current recording. The audio file is saved in Gallery > Music > Voice recorder automatically.

3. Exit the current audio file: In the process of recording, you can press the right function

key or press to exit the current audio file.

Operations After the Recording

To play an audio file instantly: When the recording is finished, you can press the right scroll

key to play it instantly. You can press the left scroll key to stop the playing, and press key to switch between the two functions of playing and pausing.

Note:

While playing a recorded audio file instantly, you can press the volume keys to adjust the volume.

Viewing Images

With this function, you can view various images including those coming with the phone, those shot by yourself with the phone, those downloaded from the Internet and those attached to messages.

The phone supports images of many formats, including JPG, BMP, WBMP, PNG, GIF 87a/89a, GIF animation, BCI, and SVG.

Note:

For those too large images of some format, the phone may not be able to display.

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You can view an image in two ways: browse it; or zoom it in to view it in the original size.

You can press to switch between the two modes. The detailed description is as follows:

Browsing the Images

Select one or several images from the image list. Then, press

to view them in the state

of browsing.

The image is zoomed proportionally and displayed when you view it on the screen of browsing status, during which you can see such information as the name and size of the image.

In the state of browsing images, you can execute the following operations according to the prompts:

Operation Description

Edit the image

Press the up scroll key to view the previous image.

Press the down scroll key to view the next image.

Press to view the image in its original size.

Press the left function key and select Edit to access the screen for editing the image. Then select Options and you can perform the following operations:

z Cut picture: to crop the image. z Add text: to add texts to the image. z Add frame: to add a frame to the image.

Set as the wallpaper

You can press the left function key and then select Wallpaper to set this image as the wallpaper.

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In the state of browsing, you can press

While viewing the image at its original size, if the solution is more than 240 × 320, you can press the up/down/left/right scroll key to move it to view the whole image.

While viewing the image at its original size, you can press browsing the image.

to view the image at its original size.

to switch to the state of

Playing Video

With this function, you can play various video files including those coming with the phone, those shot by yourself with the phone, those downloaded from the Internet, those attached to the messages and those shot by yourself when you make video calls. You can also enjoy online video files.

The phone supports video files of many formats, including MP4, 3GP, 3G2, and PMD.

Select one or several video files from the video list, and then press which you can execute the following operations upon the video files.

Operation Description

Press the up scroll key to play the previous video file.

Press the down scroll key to play the next video file.

Press the right scroll key to fast forward the video file.

Press the left scroll key to rewind the video file.

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Operation Description

Pause

Press

, the playing pauses; press again, the playing

continues.

Zoom in/out the video image

You can press the left function key to zoom in or out the video image and change its direction.

Adjust the volume Press the volume keys to adjust the volume.

Note:

When a call is coming:

z If a video file is being played, the video file continues to play from where it was

interrupted after the call;

z If a video has been paused, the video file is still in the pausing state after the call.

Playing Music

With this function, you can play various music files, including those coming with the phone, those recorded by yourself with the phone, those downloaded from the Internet, those attached to the messages. You can also enjoy the online audio files.

The phone supports audio files of many formats, including MP3, AAC/AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV (ADPCM), MMF, QCP, XMF/DLS and RAM.

Select one or several music files from the music list, and then press which you can execute the following operations upon the music files.

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Huawei U526 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Fro nt View and Back View

Side View

Key-board View

Keys

Home Screen

2 Getting Started

Charging with a Cable Charger

Loading the USIM Card

Removing the USIM Card

Switching On

Switching Off

Access Codes

3 Call Services

Making Video Calls

Making Voice Calls

Making Voice/Video Calls Using the Contacts

Making Voice Calls Using Speed Dialing Numbers

Answering/Rejecting Incoming Calls

Basic Operations

Other Operations During a Call

4 Text Input

5 Using the Functions Menu

6 Contacts

Renaming a Group

Adding/Deleting a Group Member

Deleting a Group

7 Calls

Making Voice Calls/V-Calls

Relevant Options

Making Voice/Video Calls

Relevant Options

Making Voice/Video Calls

Relevant Options

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Creating a Multimedia Message

Making Multimedia Pages

Inbox

Outbox

Draft

Inbox

Drafts

Sent

Templates

Folder

Viewing Push Messages

Other Operations for the Push Inbox

Text Message Settings

Multimedia Message Settings

Push Inbox Settings

Voice Mail Number

Common Phrases

9 Multimedia

Introduction to the Screen Functions

Introduction to the Menu Functions

Introduction to the Functions on Viewfinder Screen

Introduction to the Screen Functions

Introduction to the Menu Functions

Introduction to the Functions During Recording

Preparations Before the Recording

Operations During the Recording

Operations After the Recording

Browsing the Images

Zoom Status