Huawei U8100 User Guide

U8100

AndroidTM Powered M obile Phon e

User Guide

Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life.

HUAWEI U8100 Mobile Phone
User Guide

Reading Before Proceeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Notice and Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What's in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Mobile Phone View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Getting Started with Your Mobile Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Locking and Unlocking the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Notifications and Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using a microSD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Making a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Answering and Rejecting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Other Operations During a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Airplane Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Opening the Contacts Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Importing Contacts from a SIM Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Adding a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Searching for a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Editing a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Viewing Contact Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Communicating with Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Deleting a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using the Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Displaying the Keyboard Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Customizing Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

SMS and MMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Getting Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

GPRS/3G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Connecting to a Computer via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Modem Behaviour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Taking Photos and Recording Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Using the Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Enjoying Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Listening to FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Google Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Creating a Google Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Using Gmail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Using Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Using Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Using YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Synchronizing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Managing Your Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Customizing Your Account Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using the PC Suite to Synchronize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Using Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Using the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Using the Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Using Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Using the File Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using the Notepad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Managing Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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Setting the Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Setting the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Setting Ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Setting Phone Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Setting Text-to-Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Protecting Your Mobile Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Resetting Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Upgrading the Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Warnings and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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Safety Precautions

Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the
correct use of your mobile phone. For detailed information, refer
to the section “Warnings and Precautions” on page 158.

Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile
phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and
bending of your mobile phone.

Do not use your mobile phone in a moist
environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent
your mobile phone from being soaked or
washed in liquid.

Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is
prohibited to use phones or when the phone
may cause interference or danger.

Do not use your mobile phone while driving.

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Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and
health care facilities. Switch off your mobile
phone near medical apparatus.

Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The
phone may cause interference to control
equipment of the aircraft.

Switch off your mobile phone near high­precision electronic devices. The phone may
affect the performance of these devices.

Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile
phone or its accessories. Only qualified
personnel are allowed to service or repair the
phone.

Do not place your mobile phone or its
accessories in containers with a strong
electromagnetic field.

Do not place magnetic storage media near
your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone
may erase the information stored on them.

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Do not put your mobile phone in a high­temperature place or use it in a place with
flammable gas such as a gas station.

Keep your mobile phone and its accessories
away from children. Do not allow children to
use your mobile phone without guidance.

Use only approved batteries and chargers to
avoid the risk of explosions.

Observe any laws or regulations on the use of
wireless devices. Respect others’ privacy and
legal rights when using your wireless device.

Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this
manual while using the USB cable. Otherwise
your mobile phone or PC may be damaged.

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Notice and Copyright

Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2010. All rights
reserved.

No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in
any form or by any means without prior written consent of
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

The product described in this manual may include copyrighted
software of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible
licensors. Customers shall not in any manner reproduce,
distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract,
reverse engineer, lease, assign, or sublicense the said so ftware,
unless such restrictions are prohibited by applicable laws or
such actions are approved by respective copyright holders
under licenses.

Trademarks and Permissions

, , and are trademarks or registered trademarks

of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Other trademarks and product, service and company names

mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Notice

Some features of the product and its accessories described
herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settings of
local network, and may not be activated or may be limited by
local network operators or network service providers. Thus the
descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its
accessories you purchase.

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change or
modify any information or specifications contained in this
manual without prior notice or obligation.

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

NO WARRANTY

THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”.
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, NO

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WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS
MANUAL.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, IN NO CASE SHALL HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,
LTD. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST
PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL OR
ANTICIPATED SAVINGS.

Import and Export Regulations

Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws
and regulations and will obtain all necessary governmental
permits and licenses in order to export, re-export or import the
product mentioned in this manual including the software and
technical data therein.

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Getting to Know Your Mobile
Phone

Your mobile phone can operate in almost all countries, so you'll
be able to enjoy communications wherever you are using your
mobile phone.

Note: All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only . The actual

appearance and display depend on the mobile phone you
purchase.

What's in the Box

Look. in your mobile phone box and you will find much more in
there than your new mobile phone– in fact, you will have all
these handy items:

• Mobile phone

• Battery

• Charger

• USB cable

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• Headset (with a 3.5 mm connector)

• Quick start guide

• Safety information

Mobile Phone View

Key Features at a Glance

Earpiece

ok
key

Microphone

Headset jack

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Volume
control keys

Camera key

Navigation key

Wrist strap
opening

Camera
Speaker

Charging/Data
interface

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Key Functions at Your Fingertips

ok

key

• Press to power on your mobile phone.

• Press and hold to open the Phone
options menu.

• Press to lock the screen when your
mobile phone is on.

Press to go to the Call log tab.

• Press to open the menu on an active
screen.

• Press and hold to open the keyboard
so you can perform quick searches.

Navigation
key

Press to navigate selectable items on
the screen.

Press to select a highlighted item or
action.

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Press to return to the Home screen.

Press to return to the previous screen or
exit the application you are running.

• Press to hang up a call.

• Press to return to the Home screen.

Note:

To customize the function of the End key, touch Settings > General i nfo
& option > End button behavior.

Getting Started with Your Mobile Phone

Installing the SIM Card

1 2

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1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the SIM card as shown in the diagram.

Note:

When inserting the SIM card, ensure that the golde n contact faces
downward.

Installing the Battery

1

2

a

b

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the battery at a downward angle (a) and move it slightly
forward until it snaps into place at (b).

3. Replace the battery cover.

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Charging the Battery

a

b

Before charging the battery, ensure that the battery has been
properly inserted into your phone.

1. Connect the USB cable that is delivered with your mobile
phone to the charger, as shown in a.

2. Connect the USB cable to your mobile phone, as shown in b.
Then, plug in the connector of the charger to an electrical
outlet.

Important Information About the Battery

• If the battery has not been used for a long time, your mobile

phone might not power on instantly when it is being charged.
Allow the battery to charge for a while, and you should be able
to power it on for use.

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• Over time, the battery will not hold a charge for as long as it did

when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably
shorter than usual after being charged properly, replace it with
a battery of the same type.

• Using data services will reduce the standby time significantly.

• The time required to charge the battery depends on the

environmental temperature and the age of the battery.

• When the battery power level is low, the phone plays an alert

and displays a prompt. When the battery is extremely low, the
phone will power off automatically.

Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone

Powering On Your Mobile Phone

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

Note:

When personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabl ed on your
SIM Card, you must enter the PIN before using t he mobile pho ne.

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Setting up Your Mobile Phone

The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone
displays a setup wizard to instruct you on how to set up the
phone.

The setup wizard includes the following parts:

• Using the onscreen keyboard

• Setting up your accounts

• Important settings

1. Touch the Android image to learn a few important things to get
the most out of your phone.

2. Touch Begin to start learning how to use the onscreen
keyboard.

3. Touch Skip to continue.

4. Touch the Google account, Email account, or Exchange
account icon to access the relevant settings.

5. After you set an email account, a check mark appears on the
relevant email icon. You can also touch Skip to set an
account later and go to the next step.

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6. If you want to enable the data service, select the Enable data
service check box, and then touch Next.

7. You'll be prompted whether to enable the Google location
service. This service gives you basic information about your
location without using GPS. Then touch Next to go to the next
step.

8. Set the date and time. If you want to set the time manually
rather than use the system time, clear the Automatic check
box. Touch Finish setup to finish and go to the Home screen.

Powering Off Your Mobile Phone

1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.

2. Touch Power off.

3. Touch OK when prompted to power off the mobile phone.

Using the Touchscreen

Touchscreen Actions

• Touch: Use the pressure of your fingertip to select an item.

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• Touch and hold: Use the pressure of your fingertip to select

an item and continue to press until your mobile phone
responds. For example, you can touch and hold the screen to
open the option menu of the active screen.

• Flick: Move your finger across the screen either vertically or

horizontally. For example, you can flick your finger left and
right to switch between pictures.

• Drag: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. Then,

to move the item, drag it to any part of the screen.

Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen

On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the
phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back again.

Locking and Unlocking the Screen

Locking the Screen

• When your mobile phone is on, press to lock the screen.

When the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and
calls.

• If you leave your mobile phone undisturbed for a while, the

screen will lock automatically.

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Unlocking the Screen

ok

key

Press , , , or to wake up the screen. Then drag the
lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen.

Note:

If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw
the pattern on the screen to unlock it.

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Home Screen

1

2

Notification bar: Displays the notifications and

1

status icons of your mobile phone. Flick down to
open the notification panel.

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Display area: Shows the operation and display

2

areas of your mobile phone.
Interface switching buttons: include the Main

3

Menu, Dialer, Contacts, Messag

ing, and Zoom

buttons.

Extending the Home Screen

• On the Home screen, flick your finger across the screen to go

to the every sides of the extended Home screen.

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10:23 AM

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• Touch Zoom button to zoom out home screen. you can slide

the screen and click to zoom in.

Customizing the Screen

Adding a New Screen Item

1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen until the
Add to Home screen menu is displayed.

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

Moving a Screen Item

1. Touch and hold an icon on the Home screen until the icon
magnifies and the mobile phone vibrates.

2. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired position
on the screen, and then release it.

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Removing a Screen Item

1. Touch and hold an icon on the Home screen until the icon
magnifies and the mobile phone vibrates.

2. Without lifting your finger off the item, drag it to the trash can.
The item and the trash can will turn red, meaning the item is
ready to be removed.

3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen.

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Canvas

Getting to Know the Canvas

The Canvas is like a desktop. You can expand it and customize
it. You can:

• Expand the screen display in any direction.

• Customize the Home screen.

• Create and arrange shortcuts.

• Create and arrange widgets.

• Create and arrange folders.

• Define and switch between wallpapers.

Expanding the Canvas

To expand the Canvas, touch and hold an icon, drag it to the
edge of the Canvas, and then release it.

When you move an icon to an edge of the screen to expand, you
will see the following icons displayed on the sides of the Canvas.

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Expand the desktop.

The desktop cannot be expanded at this time.

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Widgets

A widget works as a shortcut to let you preview or use an
application. You can stick widgets on your desktop as icons or
preview windows. Besides the default widgets installed on your
phone, you can also download more from Android Market.

To add a widget to the Canvas:

1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Canvas screen.

2. In the displayed menu, select Android widgets or Emotion
widgets in which contains the widget you want to use.

3. Touch your desired widget.

Folders

Creating a Folder

1. Touch and hold the screen to open the Add to Home screen
menu, and then select Folders.

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2. Choose one of various types of folders to create folders.

3. To add a shortcut to the folder, touch and hold an application
or a shortcut icon to activate the move mode. Then drag it to
the top of the folder.

4. Touch the folder to open it. When the folder is opened, touch
the title bar of the folder to close it.

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Note:

When the move mode is activated, the item magnifies and t he phon e
vibrates.

Renaming a Folder

1. Touch the folder to open it. Then touch and hold the title bar of
the folder to open the Rename folder dialog box.

2. Enter the new folder name, and then touch OK.

Changing the Wallpaper

1. On the Home screen, press , and then touch Wallpaper.

2. Do any of the following:

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• Touch Pictures to select a picture and set it as the
wallpaper.

• Touch Wallpaper gallery to select a picture and set it as the
wallpaper.

• Touch Live wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the
wallpaper.

Changing a Theme

Your phone is preset with four themes. When you feel bored with
one theme, change it to another one.

1. On the Home screen, press , and then touch Themes.

2. Touch the theme you want to use. Your theme will be
changed automatically.

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Notifications and Status Information

Notification and Status Icons

Call in progress

Call in progress

Call forwarding on Call on hold
Missed call Connected to a PC

using a Bluetooth
device

System error

Problem with sign-in
or synchronization

Downloading data Uploading data
Roaming Signal strength
No signal Airplane mode

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Memory is full

Preparing mircoSD
card

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Synchronizing data

Synchronization
failed

Connected to

Bluetooth is on

another Bluetooth
device

Wi-Fi is on

Connected to a Wi-Fi

network
GPS is on GPS connected
More undisplayed

notifications
Sound off Speaker on

Vibrate mode Microphone off
GPRS connected GPRS in use
EDGE connected EDGE in use
3G connected 3G in use

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Battery is full Battery is very low
Battery is charging Alarm is set

Music is playing

New calendar

reminder
New email New message

New voicemail

New instant

message

Notification Panel

Your mobile phone will tell you when you receive a new
message or when an event in your calendar is due. The
notification panel also informs you about alarms and settings —
for example, when Call forwarding is activated. Open the
notification panel to see who the wireless network operator is, or
view a message, reminder, or event notification.

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Opening the Notification Panel

1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar,
touch and hold the notification bar, and then flick down to
open the notification panel.

2. On the notification panel, you can do the following:

• Touch a notification to open the related application.

• Touch Clear to clear all notifications.

Closing the Notification Panel

Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up or touch

to close the notification panel.

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Using a microSD Card

Installing the microSD Card

1 2

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the microSD card as shown in the diagram.

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Note:

When inserting the microSD card, make sure that the golden cont act
faces downwards.

Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage

To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC
onto your mobile phone’s microSD card, set the microSD card
as USB mass storage.

1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable.

2. Open the notification bar, and then touch USB connected.

3. Touch Mount in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you
want to transfer files. Your PC will detect the microSD card as
a removable disk. You can now transfer files from your PC to
your mobile phone’s microSD card.

Tip:

You can also touch > Settings > General info & option, and then
select the USB Mass Storage check box to use the microSD card as the
USB mass storage.

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Note:

When your microSD card acts as USB mass storage, your mobile phone
will not use this memory space. Your PC will tell you how to safely
disconnect the USB mass storage device (your mobile phone) when you
have finished transferring files.

Removing the microSD

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch SD card & phone
storage > Unmount SD card.

3. Carefully remove the microSD card.

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Calling

To place a phone call, you can dial a number or touch a number
in your contacts list, on a Web page, or from a document that
contains a phone number. When you are on a call, you can
either answer incoming calls or send them to your voicemail box.
You can also set up conference calls with several participants.

Making a Call

To make a call, you can use the Dialer application, or select a
number from Contacts or Call log.

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

Note:

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

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Making a Call with the Dialer

1. Touch > Dialer to display the dialer.

If you are already working with Contacts or Call log, touch the Dialer
tab.

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

Tip: Your mobile phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when

you touch numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically
searches among your contacts and lists the matching results
based on the accuracy. If no contact is matched with your entered
information, the phone will not display any result.

3. Press or touch to initiate the call.

During a call, flick up the Dialpad tab to enter other numbers on the
dialpad.

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Dialing Panel

1

2

3

4

Touch to switch between Dialer, Call log,

1

Contacts, and Favorites.
2 Displays the number you enter.
3 Touch to enter the number.

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6

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4 Touch to make a voicemail.
5 Touch to dial.

Touch to erase each subsequent digit of a

number. Touch and hold to erase the entire

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number.
7 Touch and hold to enter +.
8 Touch to display all the matching contacts.

Making a Call from Contacts

1. Touch > Contacts to display the contact list.

If you are already working with Dialer or Call log, touch the Contacts
tab.

2. In the list, touch the contact you want to call.

3. Touch to dial the phone number.

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Making a Call from Call log

1. Touch > Call log to display the call log.

If you are already working with Contacts or Dialer, touch the Call log
tab.

2. Touch to the right of the log entry to dial.

Tip: If you touch and hold the log entry, the options menu for

communicating with that contact in other ways will open.

Answering and Rejecting a Call

Answering an Incoming Call

When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens
with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller
that you have entered in Contacts.

• Press to answer the call.

• Drag the to the right.

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Ending a Call

During a call, press to hang up.

Rejecting an Incoming Call

• Press to reject a call.

• Drag the to the left.

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Other Operations During a Call

Making a Conference Call

If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can
connect the second call to the call you are on. This feature is
known as conference calling. You can also set up a conference
call with multiple callers.

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Note:

Contact your wireless service provider to l earn whether it su ppor ts
conference calls and how many participants you can add.

1. To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the f irst person
to be on the call. While you are on that call, press

, and

then touch Add call.

2. Enter the phone number of the person you want to join the
conversation and press

, or select someone from your Call

log or Contacts. The first call is automatically placed on hold.

3. Once you have connected to the person you have added,
press

, and then touch Merge calls to begin the

conference call.

4. To add more people, touch Add call and repeat steps 2 and

3.

5. To drop someone from the call or to talk privately to one
person, press

, and then touch Manage conference call.

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6. To end the conference call and disconnect everyone, press

.

Switching Between Calls

If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can
switch between the two calls.

1. While you are on two calls, press , and then touch Swap
calls.

2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to
the other call.

Using Call log

The Call log contains a list of the last calls that you have dialed,
received, or missed. You can use the call log to quickly find a
recently called number or add an incoming number to your
contact list.

Adding an entry to Contacts

1. Touch > Call log to display the call log.

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2. Touch and hold the entry you want to add.

3. Touch Add to contacts in the options menu.

4. Touch Create new contact or scroll through the contact list
and touch an existing contact name.

Using the Airplane Mode

Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s
wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you
can place it in Airplane mode.

1. Press and hold .

2. Touch Airplane mode in the options menu.

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Contacts

The Contacts application enables you to save and manage
information such as phone numbers and addresses of your
contacts. After you save the contact information on your mobile
phone, it gives you easy access to the people with whom you
want to communicate.

Opening the Contacts Application

If you have a new mobile phone and have not yet added any
contacts,Contacts displays a message with hints on how to
start adding contacts to your mobile phone.

• Touch > Contacts.

• Press , and then touch the Contacts tab.

All of your contacts are displayed alphabet ically in a scrolling list.
Each contact is followed by the phone number that you have
specified as the person's default phone number.

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Importing Contacts from a SIM Card

When you open the Contacts application for the first time, you
are asked whether to import contacts from the SIM card to your
phone. Select OK to import the contacts, or Cancel to import
them later.

1. In the contacts list, press , and then touch Manage
contacts.

2. Touch Copy from SIM card. Wait for th e SIM card contents to
be loaded.

3. Select the check box of the contact you want to import.

4. Touch Copy.

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

Adding a Contact

1. In the contacts list, press , and then touch Create contact.

Tip: In the contacts list, you can touch to add a new contact.

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2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the
account to which you want to add the contact.

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

4. When you are finished, touch Done to save the contact
information.

Adding a Contact to Your Favorites

To add a contact to your favorites, you can do any of the
following while you are in the contacts list:

• Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Favorites. Then

touch Add to Favorites.

• Access the favorites list, press , and then touch Add

favorites to select the contacts you want to add to Favorites.

• Touch a contact, and then touch the star to the right of the

contact’s name. The star turns gold.

Searching for a Contact

1. In the contacts list, press , and then touch Search.

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Tip: In the contacts list, you can also touch to search for a contact.

2. Enter the name of the contact for which you are searching. As
you type, contacts with matching names appear below the
search box.

Editing a Contact

You can always make changes to the information you have
stored for a contact.

1. In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact whose details
you want to edit, and then touch Edit contact in the options
menu.

You can also press , and then touch Edit contact while viewing a
contact’s details.

2. Touch a category of contact information, such as contact’s
name, phone number or email address, to enter that kind of
information about your contact.

3. Make the desired changes to the contact information, and
then touch Done. To cancel all changes you made to the
contact information, touch Cancel.

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Contact Editing Screen

1

2

Touch the Picture Frame icon to select a picture to

1

display next to the name in your list of contacts
and in other applications.

5

4

3

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Touch to open a menu with preset labels, such as
Mobile and Work for a phone number, or touch

2

Custom in the menu to create your own label.

3 Touch to remove the entry from that category.

Touch to add more than one entry for that

4

category.
Touch to display more text boxes for entering the

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name details such as middle name and last name.

Viewing Contact Details

To view contact details, touch the contact whose details you
want to view. Detailed information such as the phone number, e­mail address, and physical address appears for each contact.

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Contact details

1

Touch an icon to open Quick Contact. Please refer

1

“Quick Contact for Android” on page 55.

to

2 Touch an address to view it on maps.

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Touch an icon to call, send a message, chat, and

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so on.
Touch the History tab to view a list of interactions

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you have had with this contact.

5 Touch to add the contact to your favorites.

Communicating with Your Contacts

From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or
send a text (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s
default phone number. You can also open details to view a list
of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This
section describes ways to initiate communication when viewing
your list of contacts.

Connecting Through Quick Contact for Android

1. Touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if you have not
assigned a picture to the contact) to open Quick Contact for
Android.

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2. Touch the icon for the way you want to communicate with the
contact.

Note: The icons available depend on the information you have for the

contact and the applications and accounts on your mobile
phone.

Quick Contact for Android

As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use
Quick Contact for Android in many applications to quickly start a
chat, email, or text message, to place a call, or to locate your
contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special icon that you
can touch to open a bubble with options for quickly initiating a
connection to that contact.

Contacts that you can access with Quick Contact are displayed
differently in different applications, but usually with a picture
frame.

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Quick Contact icon with a picture frame.

1

Touch to open a bubble with icons for all the ways
you can communicate with the contact.

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A bubble with icons for all the ways you can
communicate with the contact.

2

If there are more icons than can fit in the bubble,
drag the icons left or right to view them all.

Touch an icon to open its application, and you can

3

start communicating with your contact right away.

Communicating with a Contact

1. In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to
communicate.

2. In the contact’s details screen, touch the green icon to the
right of the number to call or send messages.

Deleting a Contact

1. In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact that you want to
delete, and then touch Delete contact in the options menu.

2. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact.

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Using the Onscreen Keyboard

Displaying the Keyboard Panel

To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications
open the keyboard automatically. In others, touch a text field to
open the keyboard. To open the keyboard, do one of the
following:

• Press and hold to show the keyboard.

• Touch the space where you want to write text to show the

keyboard.

• Touch and hold the space where you usually write your text to

open the options menu.

Press to hide the keyboard.

Choosing an Input Method

1. On the text screen, touch and hold the space where you
usually write your text until the Edit text menu is displayed.

2. Touch Input method.

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3. Choose the input method.

The keyboard panel will be automatically displayed.

Using the TouchPal Keyboard Panel

1

2

3

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8

7

4

6

5

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Displays the list of candidate words. Touch a word
to insert it into your text. If word suggestions is

1

enabled, the suggested word is highlighted. To
enable the function, please refer to

“Customizing

Keyboard Settings” on page 64.
2 Change from uppercase to lowercase.
3 Enable the word prediction.

Set the language for your mobile phone. To select

a language that your mobile phone supports, to
4

> Settings > Language & keyboard >

TouchPal > Select languages.
5 Touch to insert a space.

Switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard
6

panel.
7 Touch to add a carriage return.

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Touch to delete the character to the left side of the

1

2

3

cursor. Touch and hold to delete all characters to

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the left side of the cursor.
9 Touch to see more candidate words.

Switching the Keyboard Layout

You can switch the keyboard layout only when TouchPal is
selected.
There are three keyboard layouts you can choose: Full
QWERTY , 12–Key PhonePad, and CooTek T+.

To switch the keyboard layout, touch and hold one side of the
keyboard panel, and then flick the panel to the edge of the
screen.

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1 Full QWERTY.
2 12–Key PhonePad.
3 CooTek T+.

Note:

When you switch the keyboard layout, you need to touch and ho ld
anywhere on the panel and then flick the panel t o the edge of t he screen.

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Using the Android Keyboard

1

2

1 Change from lowercase to uppercase.

Change from the text mode to the symbol/number
2

mode. Touch again to change back.
3 Touch to insert a space.

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4 Touch to insert a smile in your text.

Touch to delete a character to the left of the

cursor. Touch and hold to delete all characters to

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the left of the cursor.

Using the Landscape Keyboard

If you find the keyboard a little inconvenient or difficult to use,
turn your mobile phone sideways to have a wider keyboard
layout. The screen will present the keyboard with a landscape
orientation.

Customizing Keyboard Settings

Touch > Settings > Language & keyboard > TouchPal to
customize the TouchPal settings.

Word
prediction

Using the Onscreen Keyboard

Select to enable the word prediction
while typing.

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Key press
sound

Select to play a brief sound each time
you touch a key on the onscreen
keyboard.

Key press
vibration

Layout in
portrait mode

Layout in
landscape
mode

Swipe to
switch layout

Mixed
language
input

Using the Onscreen Keyboard

Select to have the phone vibrate
briefly each time you touch a key on
the onscreen keyboard.

Select the layout to display in portrait
mode.

Select the layout to display in
landscape mode.

Select check box to be able to swipe
horizontally over the keyboard to
switch layout.

Select check box to enable mobile
phone to auto detect language if no
more than 3 languages have been
selected.

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Select
languages

Select the languages you want to
use.

Predict next
word

Correct
mistyping

Slide-down
symbols

Relevant
words

Help

TouchPal

Select check box to enable the ability
to predict the next word when you are
typing.

Select to automatically correct some
common misspellings as you type.

Select check box to enable you to
slide down on keys to enter symbols.

Select check box to enable you to
slide on candidate words for
synonyms or other relevant.

Access the online user manual for
using TouchPal.

View the version of TouchPal.

Touch > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android
keyboard to customize the Android keyboard settings.

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Vibrate on
keypress

Select to have the phone vibrate
briefly each time you touch a key on
the onscreen keyboard.

Sound on
keypress

Select to play a brief sound each time
you touch a key on the onscreen
keyboard.

Select to have the onscreen keyboard

Auto­capitalization

automatically capitalize the first letter
of the first word after a period, the first
word in a text field, and each word in
name fields.

Quick fixes

Show
suggestions

Using the Onscreen Keyboard

Select to automatically correct some
common misspellings as you type.

Select to show suggested words in a
strip above the onscreen keyboard as
you type.

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Auto­complete

Select to automatically enter a
suggested word, highlighted in orange
in the strip above the keyboard, when
you enter a space or punctuation.

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Messaging

The Messaging application allows you to exchange text
messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your
friends on their mobile phones. With the Email application you
can read and send email.

SMS and MMS

Text messages: One text message can contain up to 160
characters. You can send a text message of any length, but
every 160 characters or portion thereof will be charged as one
text message. For recipients, the message will count as just one
text message.

Multimedia messages: Multimedia messages make everyday
messages extra special. You can record a message and send it
as an audio file or send a slideshow of photographs. For
example, you can sing "Happy Birthday" to someone, send them
a video message, or send photos of a special event.

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Opening Messaging

• Touch on the Home screen.

• Touch > Messaging.

Creating and Sending a Text Message

1. Touch > Messaging > New message.

2. Enter a phone number in the To field, or touch + to select a
number from Contacts.

As you enter the phone number, matching contacts appear. You can
touch a suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number.

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

If you press while composing a message, it is saved as a draft in
your message list. Touch the message to resume composing it.

4. Once you are done, touch Send.

The message list opens, and your name appears in the list,
followed by the message you just sent. Responses appear in the
window. As you view and send additional messages, a message
thread is created.

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Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message

1. Touch > Messaging > New message.

2. Enter a phone number in the To field, or touch + to select a
number from Contacts.

You can also press , and then touch Add recipient to add more
recipients.

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

Tip: If you want to enter a smiley face, , and then touch Insert

smiley.

4. Press to display the options panel.

5. Touch Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile
phone is now in multimedia message mode.

6. Touch Attach to add a picture, music, or video file.

7. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send.

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Adding a Slideshow

If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the
Slideshow option.

1. On the message editing screen, press to display the
options panel.

2. Touch Attach > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start
editing it.

3. Press , and then touch More > Add slide to add more
slides.

You can touch the green arrow icon to switch between slides.

4. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to
the multimedia message screen.

5. To alter your multimedia message, touch Edit on the
multimedia message screen. When the message is ready to
be sent, touch Send.

Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message

1. In the message list, touch the message thread to open it.

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2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message.

3. Flick left or right to view the previous or next slide.

Replying to a Message

1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message
thread to open it.

2. Touch the text box to compose your message, and then touch
Send.

Customizing the Message Settings

In the message list, press , and then touch Settings to
customize the message settings.

Email

Your mobile phone puts email at your fingertips, too. Using your
Email application, you can add versions of Yahoo!, AOL, and
other popular email services to your phone. The se kinds of email
accounts are known as POP3 or IMAP.

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Adding an Email Account

When using the Email application for the first time, you must
configure your email account. The Email setup wizard helps you
set up your account for many popular email systems, so you can
read and work with the same email that you do on a computer in
a web browser, or with another email application.

1. Touch > Email.

2. To customize your email settings, answer the onscreen
prompts, and then touch Next. Or touch Manual setup if you
want to set the mail server yourself.

Note: If you touch Manual setup, contact your email service provider

for the values required for your account if you don't know what
they are.

3. Enter the name for your account and the name you want other
people to see when they receive an email from you.

4. Touch Done.

Your mobile phone starts downloading your email messages
and you can start using the phone to send and receive
messages.

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After the initial setup, your email application opens to the last
screen you were viewing or, if you have not used Email recently,
it displays the contents of your Inbox or the accounts screen
(when you have more than one account).

Adding Other Email Accounts

After creating your initial email account, press on the Your
accounts screen, and then touch Add account to create

another email account.

Tip:

When adding a subsequent email account, you can also select t he option
to use the new account to send all outgoing messages.

Viewing an Email Message

1. On the Your accounts screen, touch the email account you
want to use.

2. Access a folder, and then touch the message that you want to
view.

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Email Message Screen

1

Touch to read the next or previous message in the

1

folder.

2 Touch to open an attachment.

3

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Touch to place a star next to an important

3

message to make it easy to locate.

Creating and Sending an Email Message

1. On the Your accounts screen, touch the email account you
want to use.

2. On the Inbox screen, press , and then touch Compose in
the options panel.

3. In the To field, enter the name or the email address.

4. Write the subject and email.

To send an attachment with the message, press , and then touch
Add attachment.

5. When you are finished, touch Send.

If you are not quite ready, touch Save as draft or press to save the
message as a draft.

Replying to an Email Message

1. On the Your accounts screen, touch the email account you
want to use.

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2. Touch the email message you want to view and reply to.

3. Touch Reply or Reply all to reply to the email message.

Deleting an Email Account

1. On the Your accounts screen, touch and hold the email
account you want to delete.

2. Touch Remove account.

3. Touch OK to confirm.

Changing Email Account Settings

You can change a number of settings for an account, including
how often you check for emails, how you are notified of a new
mail, and details about the servers the account uses to send and
receive mails.

Note:

Your account’s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of
email service for your account: IMAP, or POP3. Y ou can enter th e
necessary details manually, although you will typically need to cont act
your email service provider to determine the right setting s for the account.

1. Touch > Email.

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2. On the Your accounts screen, touch and hold the email
account you want to change.

3. Touch Account settings.

4. Change General settings, Notification settings, or Server
settings.

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Getting Connected

GPRS/3G

Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your
wireless service provider’s GPRS/3G/EDGE (when available)
service when you turn on your mobile phone (if the SIM card is
inserted) for the first time.

Checking the Network Connection

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks.

3. Touch Network operators or Access Point Names to check
the network connection.

Note:

Generally your mobile phone will automatically read th e access poi nt of
the SIM card. For this reason, do not change th e par amet ers of t he
access point, or you might not be able to access network sources.

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Turning on the Data Service

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks.

3. Select the Data Service check box to turn on the data
connection.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet access.
To use Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, you need access to a
wireless access point called a “hotspot”. The range of a Wi-Fi
signal is affected by the obstacles that may be in its way.

Turning On Wi-Fi

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi check
box to turn on the Wi-Fi.

Connecting to a Wireless Network

1. After turning on the Wi-Fi, touch > Settings.

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2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. You will see a
list of detected Wi-Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section.

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

• If you select an open network, you will be automatically
connected to the network.

• If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP), enter the password, and then touch

Connect. If you connect to a secured wireless network that
you have already used, you will not be prompted to enter the
WEP/WPA key again unless you reset your mobile phone to
its default settings.

Tip:

On the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network to add a new
Wi-Fi network.

Browser

Your mobile phone comes with a browser. You can access and
browse the Internet through Browser.

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Opening the Browser

1

2

3

Touch > Browser to open the browser on the Google home
page.

1 Web page view area.
2 Touch to open the Bookmarks.

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3 Touch to enter the desired website.

Open the browser options menu and perform one of the
following operations, press :

• New window: Touch to open a new window.

• Bookmarks: Touch to open a favorite folder.

• Windows: Touch to go to the web preview screen. You can
switch to another web page or open a new web page on the
screen.

• Refresh: Touch to refresh the current page.

• Forward: Touch to browse the next web page.

• More: Touch to open other menus and perform operations
such as searching, selecting text, downloading, and setting
options.

Opening a Web Page

1. On a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the

screen.

2. Use the keyboard to enter the web page address.

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3. As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will

appear on the screen. Touch an address to go directly to that
web page or continue entering the web page address.

4. Touch Go.

Setting a Home Page

1. On a browser window, press .

2. Touch More > Settings > Set home page.

3. Enter the home page address, and then touch OK.

Managing Bookmarks

You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile
phone.

Adding a Bookmark

1. On a browser screen, go to the web page you want to

bookmark.

2. Press , and then touch Bookmarks > Add. The add

bookmark screen opens.

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3. Edit the bookmark name if needed and then touch OK.

Opening a Bookmark

1. On a browser window, press , and then touch Bookmarks.

On the Bookmarks screen, touch the History tab to view the pages
you have visited. Or touch the Most visited tab to vi ew the pages you
have visited most frequently.

2. Touch the bookmark you want to open.

Customizing the Browser Settings

Customize the browser to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set
display, privacy, and security options when using Browser. On

the browser screen, press , and then touch More > Settings.

Bluetooth

Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a
wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can
share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth
headset, or even transfer your phone photos onto your PC.

If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters of
other Bluetooth devices. Be aware that obstacles may interfere

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with the connection, including walls or other electronic
equipment.

Turning On Bluetooth

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Bluetooth

check box to turn on Bluetooth. You will know it is on when the
Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar.

3. Touch Bluetooth settings, and then touch Discoverable to

set whether the mobile phone is visible to other Bluetooth
devices.

Pairing and Connecting a Bluetooth Device

Your mobile Bluetooth lets you do the following:

• Hands Free Profile (HFP): allows you to use a hands-free
Bluetooth device.

• Headset Profile (HSP): allows you to use a mono Bluetooth
headset.

• Object Push Profile (OPP): allows you to transfer files through
Bluetooth.

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• Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP): allows you to use
a stereo Bluetooth headset.

• A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP): allows you to control
what plays through the Bluetooth headset remotely.

Before you use Bluetooth, you need to pair your mobile phone
with another Bluetooth device as follows:

1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is

enabled.

2. Touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth

settings. Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth
devices in range (or press

, then touch Scan for devices

to scan for Bluetooth devices).

3. Touch the device you want to pair with your mobile phone.

4. Enter the pairing password to complete the connection.

Sending Files via Bluetooth

With Bluetooth, you can share pictures, videos, or music files
with your family and friends. To send files via Bluetooth, do as
follows:

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1. Touch > File Manager to open the file manager.

2. Touch and hold the file to be sent. The active options menu is

displayed.

3. Touch Share, and then touch Bluetooth to select a paired

device.

Disconnecting or Unpairing a Bluetooth Device

1. Touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth

settings.

2. Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section, and then touch

and hold the connected device.

You can also just touch a connected device to disconnect it.

3. Touch Disconnect or Unpair to disconnect the device.

Connecting to a Computer via USB

Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage

To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC
onto your mobile phone’s microSD card, set the microSD card
as USB mass storage for your PC.

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1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable.

2. Open the notification panel, and then touch USB connected.

3. Touch Mount in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you

want to transfer files. Your PC will detect the microSD card as
a removable disk. You can now transfer files from your PC to
your mobile phone’s microSD card.

You can also touch > Settings > General info & option,
and then select the USB Mass Storage check box to use the
microSD card as the USB mass storage.

Note:

When your microSD card acts as USB mass storage, your mobile phone
will not use this memory space. Your PC will tell you how to safely
disconnect the USB mass storage device (that is, your mobil e phone)
when you have finished transferring file s.

Removing the microSD while Your Mobile Phone Is on

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch SD card & phone

storage > Unmount SD card.

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3. Carefully remove the microSD card from your mobile phone.

Modem Behaviour

You can use the dialup software in your mobile phone to set the
mobile phone as a modem.

1. Use your USB cable to connect the mobile phone to a

computer.

2. On the PC, choose Start > My Computer.

3. Double-click the displayed logo, then a prompt window

appears. For more information, refer to the PC Suite help.

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Entertainment

In addition to being a communication device and personal
assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with endless
entertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos
and audio clips, and download and listen to music.

Taking Photos and Recording Videos

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

Opening Your Camera

• Touch > Camera to open the camera. The camera opens

in landscape mode, ready to take a picture or shoot a video.

• Press on the picture capture screen to close the camera.

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Capture Screen

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On the capture screen, touch the screen to show the zoom in or
out controls.

1 Touch to open the settings panel.
2 Touch to zoom in or out.

Thumbnail of last photo. Touch to preview the

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photos or videos.

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Drag up to shoot videos (camcorder mode), drag

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down to take photos (camera mode).

5 Touch to take a photo or shoot a video.

On the capture screen, press key to show the capture panel.

Taking a Photo

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

2. If necessary, open the settings panel to change the camera

settings. The preview image changes as you change the
settings.

3. On the photo capture screen, frame the photo within the

screen.

4. Touch and hold the Capture key. When the frame turns

green, the content of the frame is in focus.

5. Release the Capture key to take your photo.

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

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