Huawei U8110 User Manual
Contents
Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What You Will Find in Your Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mobile Phone View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the SIM Card and Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Turning Your Mobile Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Touchscreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locking and Unlocking the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the microSD™ Card as the USB Mass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Customizing Your Mobile Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Answering or Rejecting a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Other Operations During a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ending a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Customising the Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
My Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Getting down and QWERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Inputting Text, Numbers, and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Customising the Input Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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SMS and MMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Getting Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
GPRS/3G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Modem Behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Taking Pictures and Recording Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using the Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Listening to the FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Google Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Creating a Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adding another Google Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using Gmail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using Google Talk™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using YouTube™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using Android™ Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Synchronizing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Using the T-Mobile or Google Server to synchronise . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Using the Google Server to Synchronise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Using the RoadSync to synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the PC Suite to Synchronize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using Other Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Using the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Using the Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Using the Notepad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Using the Sound Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using the File Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Managing Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Setting the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Setting Ringers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Setting Phone Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Setting the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Protecting Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Managing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Resetting Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Updating the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Notice and Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Warnings and Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
FAQs and trouble shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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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 151.
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.
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.
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Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision
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.
Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature 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. 2009. 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
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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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 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
Ready to get hands-on with your touchscreen? To take every last
gadget and gizmo for a spin? Great – here is where you will get to grips
with the basics and best bits of your new mobile phone. So thumb
through our manual and get up to speed with your mobile phone!
Box Clever with Your Mobile Phone
Take a peak 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 to play with:
• Mobile phone
• Battery
•Charger
•USB cable
• CD-ROM including the User Guide, PC Suite and drivers
•Quick start guide
• Safety information
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Mobile Phone View
Key features at a glance
1Earpiece 2Volume control keys
3Capture key 4End key
5 Navigation key 6OK key
7Send key 8Mircophone
9Home button
11 Back button
13 Charging/Data interface
15 Camera
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MENU button
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Power key
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Flash lamp
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Speaker
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17 Stylus
19 Headset jack
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Hole for a wrist strap
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Key functions at your fingertips
• Press to turn on your mobile phone.
Power key
Send key Press to go to the Dialer screen.
MENU
button
Navigation
key
OK key Press to select a highlighted item or action.
Home
button
Back button
End key
• Press and hold to open the
when the phone is unlocked.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone
is on.
• 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 the screen.
Press to return to the home screen.
• Press to return to the previous screen or exit the
application you are running.
• Press to hide the onscreen keyboard
• Press to hang up a call.
• Press to return to the Home screen.
Phone options menu
Note: You can customize the function of the End key by selecting
Settings > General info & option > End button behavior.
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Installing the SIM Card and Battery
How to slot in your SIM card
It takes just two simple steps to install your SIM card:
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1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the SIM card.
How to pop in your battery
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Note: Make sure the printed side of the battery points upwards.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Angle the edge labelled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end
of the battery slot.
3. Push down the edge labelled b until the battery clicks firmly into
place.
How to charge your mobile phone
Before charging the battery, make sure that the battery has been
properly inserted into your mobile phone.
Before you charge the battery, read the following instructions:
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1. Connect your USB cable to your mobile phone, as shown in a.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the charger, as shown in b.
3. Plug the charger into a power socket.
4. The phone starts charging, with the charging icon displayed in
animation on the screen.
How to keep your battery in top shape
The longevity of battery power depends on the network that you
connect to, and how you use your mobile phone.
Try the following to conserve battery power:
• When you do not need 3G services, set your phone to connect to
a 2G network: choose Main Menu > Settings > Wireless & controls
> Mobile networks, then select Use only 2G networks.
• When your mobile phone is not in use, press the Power key to
switch off the screen.
• Reset the time it takes for your screen light to switch off when you
leave your phone idle: choose Main Menu > Settings > Sound &
display > Screen timeout.
• Lower the screen brightness. Choose Main Menu > Settings >
Sound & display > Brightness.
• Use the AC adapter to plug your phone into an external power
source whenever possible.
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• Turn Bluetooth off when you’re not using it. Only make your phone
visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a
Bluetooth connection. Choose Main Menu > Settings > Wireless &
controls > Bluetooth > (Bluetooth settings).
• Switch off Wi-Fi when you’re not using it. Choose Main Menu >
Settings > Wireless & controls > Wi-Fi > (Wi-Fi settings).
• Turn off your phone connection to GPS satellites when you’re not
using it. Choose Main Menu > Settings > Security & location, then
clear the Enable GPS satellites option.
• Lower the volume.
• Close power-draining programs, like the Camera application,
when you don’t need them.
Turning Your Mobile Phone On and Off
How to turn on your mobile phone
1. Press the Power key.
2. 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
enabled on your mobile phone, you need to enter the PIN before using
the mobile phone.
How to set up your mobile phone
The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a
setup wizard to instruct you to set the phone, including:
• Using the onscreen keyboard.
• Setting up your accounts.
• Important settings.
1. Touch the Android image to know a few important things to get the
most out of your phone.
2. Touch Begin to start learning how to use the onscreen keyboard.
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3. Touch Play to watch the video about using the onscreen keyboard,
or touch Skip to continue.
4. Touch the Google mail, Email, or Exchange icon to access the
relevant settings.
Tip: On the Setting up your accounts screen, you can press the
MENU button, and then touch APN settings to set the APN. When
a SIM card has been installed on your phone, the phone can
automatically read the APN settings from the SIM card. Contact
your operator for details.
5. After you set an email account, a tick is shown on the relevant
email icon. You can also touch Skip to se t an acc ount la ter and go
to the next step.
6. If you want to enable the date service, select the Enable data
service check box, and then touch Next.
7. You'll be prompted whether to enable the Google's 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.
How to turn off your mobile phone
1. Press and hold the Power key to open the Phone options menu.
2. Touch Power off.
3. Touch OK when prompted to turn off the mobile phone.
Using the Touchscreen
Enjoying the touchscreen at your fingertips
• Touch: Touch a desired item with your finger or stylus to confirm
your selection or start an application.
• Touch and hold: Touch and hold the screen until your mobile
phone responds. For example, you can always touch and hold the
screen to open the options menu of the active screen.
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• Flick: Flick your finger or stylus vertically or horizontally across the
screen. For example, you can flick left and right to switch between
pictures.
• Drag: Touch and hold your desired item with your finger or stylus.
Then, drag the item to any part of the screen to move the item. For
example, you can drag an icon on the screen to move or delete it.
Rotating your mobile phone
Now you will never get in a spin – because when you turn your mobile
phone, the screen twists too. And that means your screen is always the
right way up, even if you are holding it portrait or landscape. But watch
out – for this tricksy technology to work, you will always have to turn
your mobile phone anti-clockwise.
Locking and Unlocking the Screen
How to lock the screen
• When your mobile phone is on, press the Power key 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.
How to unlock the screen
1. Press the Power key, Send key, End key or OK key to wake up the
screen.
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2. Drag the lock icon to the right. Then the last screen you are
working on opens.
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
The Home screen gives a lot of fun to play with and you can adds the
items you need in one place.
Getting to know your home screen
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Notifications bar: displays the reminders and status icons of
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your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel.
Display area: shows the operation and display areas of your
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phone.
Interface switching buttons: include the Main Menu, Dialer,
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Contacts, Messaging, and Zoom buttons from left to right.
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Notification and status icons
The notifications panel at the top of the screen contains icons that tell
you about messages and phone status. To view your notifications,
touch the notifications panel and drag it down.
Call in progress Call via a Bluetooth device
Call forwarding on Call on hold
Missed call Connected to a PC
System error
Problem with sign-in/sync
Downloading data Uploading data
Roaming Signal strength
No signal Airplane mode
Synchronizing data Sync failed
Bluetooth is on
Wi-Fi is on
GPS is on GPS connected
More undisplayed
notifications
Sound off Loudspeaker on
*Memory is full
Preparing the mircoSD™
card
Connected to another
Bluetooth device
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
No SIM card
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Vibrate mode Mobile phone is mute
GPRS connected GPRS in use
EDGE connected EDGE in use
3G connected 3G in use
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
More undisplayed
notifications
FM radio is on
*Memory is full
If you're running out of the storage space, an icon will appear in the
notification bar. Just delete some old junk you don't want anymore - an
application that's collecting dust, tired old texts from your ex - it's a big
hint to spring clean your mobile memory!
1. Touch and hold the notification bar, and then flick your finger
downwards to open the notification panel.
2. Touch Low on space to go to the f ile man agemen t scre en of yo ur
mobile phone.
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