Huawei U8100-7 User Manual

Reading Before Proceeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Notice and Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What's in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mobile Phone View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Getting Started with Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Locking and Unlocking the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Notifications and Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using a microSD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Making a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Answering and Rejecting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Other Operations During a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the Airplane Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Opening and Viewing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adding a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Deleting a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adding a Contact to Your Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Removing a Contact from Your Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Editing a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Importing Contacts from a SIM Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Searching for a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Communicating with Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Displaying the Keyboard Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Customizing Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

SMS and MMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Getting Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

GPRS/3G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Connecting to a Computer via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Modem Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Taking Photos and Recording Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Using the Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using the Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Enjoying Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Listening to FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Google Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Creating a Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Using Gmail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Using Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Using Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Using YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Using Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Synchronizing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Managing Your Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Customizing Your Account Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Using the PC Suite to Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Using Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Using the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Using the Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Using Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Using the File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Using the Notepad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Managing Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Setting the Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Setting the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Setting Ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Setting Phone Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Setting Text-to-Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Protecting Your Mobile Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Resetting Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Upgrading the Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Warnings and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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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 193.

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 software,
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.

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Other trademarks and product, service and company names
mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Notice

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

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

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

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NO WARRANTY

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

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

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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.

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

• Quick start guide

• Safety information

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Mobile Phone View

Earpiece

Microphone

Camera key

Volume
control keys

Headset jack

Camera
Speaker

Charging/Data
interface

Wrist strap
opening

Navigation key

Key F eatures at a Glance

MENU

key

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key

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Key F unctions at Your Fingertips

MENU

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 and hold to open Voice Search.

• Press to open the menu on an active
screen.

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

• Press to unlock the screen.

• Press to navigate selectable items on

Navigatio
n key

the screen.

• Press to select a highlighted item or
action.

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Press to select a highlighted item or

ok

key

action.

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 info & option > End button behavior.

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Getting Started with Your Mobile Phone

1 2

Installing the SIM Card

1. Remove the battery cover.

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

Note: When inserting the SIM card, ensure that the golden contact faces

downward.

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Installing the Battery

2

1

b

a

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.

Note: Ensure that the printed side of the battery faces upward.

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Charging the Battery

a

b

1

2

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 Info rmation 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.

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Allow the battery to charge for a while, and you should be able
to power it on for use.

• 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 Mo bile Phone

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

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Note: When personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabled

on your mobile phone, you must enter the PIN before using the
mobile phone.

Setting u p Your Mob ile 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 Play to watch the video about using the onscreen
keyboard, or touch Skip to continue.

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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.

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 Mo bile 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.

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Using the Touchscreen

Touchscreen Acti ons

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

• 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 You r Mobile Ph one Screen

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

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Locking and Unlocking the Screen

ok

key

MENU

key

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.

Unlocking th e Screen

Press , , , or to wake up the screen. Then unlock it
by doing any of the following:

• Press to unlock the screen.

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

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Note: If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to

draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it.

Home Screen

When it's the first you use your phone, you need to select an
action for your home screen.

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1

2

3

Notification bar: Displays the notifications and

1

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

Display area: Shows the operation and display

2

areas of your mobile phone.

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Interface switching buttons: include the Main

3

Menu, Dialer, Contacts, Messages, 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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• Touch Zoom button to zoom out home screen. you can slide

the screen and double 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.

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

Canvas

Getting to Kn ow th e Canvas

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

• Expand the screen display in any direction.

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• 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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Move the item leftwards.

Expand the desktop.

The desktop cannot be expanded at this time.

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• To browse through a lot of items on the screen, press the OK

key or touch the Zoom button on the Canvas.

• To browse on the zoom-out screen, flick vertically or

horizontally or press the Navigation key.

• To zoom in on a selected area, touch it or press the OK key.

• To switch to other screens, touch the screen and flick your

finger vertically or horizontally.

• When browsing the Canvas, press the Back button to quickly

return to the previous screen you were on.

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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:

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2

1

3

5

4

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.

FM radio

Touch to listen to the radio through the

1

loudspeaker.

2 Displays the station name.

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3 Touch to switch to the previous station.

4 Touch to turn the radio on or off.

5 Touch to switch to the next station.

Tip: For more information, refer to Listening to FM Radio.

Music player

6

1

1 Touch to play the previous song.

2 Touch to turn Shuffle on or off.

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2

4

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3 Touch to play or pause the song.

Touch to switch between the repeat modes (the

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phone repeats one song, all songs, or does not
repeat songs).

5 Touch to play the next song.

6 Shows the name of the current song.

Tip: For more information, refer to Enjoying Music.

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My Notepad

2

1

3

5

4

1 Touch to create a new note.

Shows the page of the current note and the

2

number of all notes in the notepad..

3 Touch to delete the current note.

4 Displays the time when you create the note.

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5 Displays the note contents.

Flick the note upwards to display the next note, or downwards to
display the previous one.

Other widgets

Besides the widgets mentioned previously, other widgets are
available for you to customize the Home screen to fit your
needs, interests, and personality.

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Folders

Creating a Folder

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

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

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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.

Note: When the move mode is activated, the item magnifies and the

phone 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.

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Changing the Wa llpaper

MENU

key

MENU

key

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

2. Do any of the following:

• 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 T heme

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 an d 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
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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 Notifications 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

1 2

Installing the microSD Card

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

contact faces downwards.

Using the microSD C ard 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.
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.

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.

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.

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

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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 Phone 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.

Making a Call with the Dial er

1. Touch > Dialer to display the dialer.

Tip: If you are already working with Contacts or Call log, touch the

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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.

Tip: If you do not use the dialpad for a while, the screen will

automatically lock to prevent the buttons from being pressed
accidentally. To unlock the screen, touch the lock icon twice.

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Dialing Panel

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6

2

3

4

5

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2 Displays the number you enter.

3 Touch to enter the number.

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4 Touch to make a voicemail.

5 Touch to dial.

Touch to erase each subsequent digit of a

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number. Touch and hold to erase the entire
number.

7 Touch and hold to enter +.

8 Touch to display all the matching contacts.

Making a Call from Co ntacts

1. Touch > Contacts to display the contact list.

Tip: 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 Ca ll log

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

Tip: 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, to open the options menu for

communicating with that contact in other ways will open.

Answering and Rejecting a Call

Answering a n Inco ming 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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