Huawei U8520 User Manual

U8520-1

User Guide

Reading Before Proceeding

Safety Precautions

Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone.

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.

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 p hone may erase the information stored on them.

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.

Legal Notice

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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trademarks of 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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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.

Getting Started

Appearance

Phone at a Glance

Note:

All the figures in this guide are for your reference only. The actua l appearance and display features depend on the mobil e pho ne you purchase.

1 Power key 2 Earpiece 3 Front camera 4 Proximity sensors 5 Volume keys 6 Capture key 7 End key 8 Home key 9 Send key 10 Menu key

11 Search key 12 Back key

13 Headset jack 14

15 Camera 16 Speaker

Key Functions at Your Fingertips

• Press to power your phone on.

Power key

Send key

Menu key

Back key

End key

• Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.

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

• Press to go to the Call Log screen.

• Press to call an entered number.

• Press to answer a call.

Press to open the menu on an active screen.

• Press to return to the previous screen.

• Press to exit any application you are running.

Press to end a call.

Charging/Data interface

Setting Up Your Phone

Installing the SIM Cards

SIM1

SIM2

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the subscriber identity module (SIM) cards as shown in the figure.

Note:

When inserting a SIM card, ensure that the gold contact ar ea faces down. Card slot 1 supports WCDMA and GSM networks while card sl ot 2 supports only GSM networks. If you want to use a SIM card supporting WCDMA networks on your phone, insert th e card in card slot 1 for better network services.

Installing the Battery

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.

Charging the Battery

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

1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger.

2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your phone. Then, to start charging, plug the charger into an electrical outlet.

Important Information About the Battery

• If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not

be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to power the phone on.

• 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 the battery with a new one of the same type.

• Using data services increases demand on the battery and

will reduce the length of time it can hold a charge.

• 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 battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically.

Powering Your Phone On or Off

Powering Your Phone On

Press the Power key to power your phone on.

Note:

If personal identification number (PIN) protection i s enabl ed on your phone, you must enter your PIN before using the pho ne.

Powering Your Phone Off

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

2. Touch Power off > OK.

Using the Touchscreen

Touchscreen Actions

• Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item,

confirm a selection, or start an application.

• Touch and hold: Touch an item with your fingertip and

continue to press down until your phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the active screen, touch the screen and hold down until the menu appears.

• Flick: Move your finger across the screen either vertically

or horizontally. For example, flick left or right to switch between pictures.

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

Drag the item to any part of the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it.

Rotating Your Phone Screen

The orientation of most screens will rotate with the phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back again.

Locking and Unlocking the Screen

Locking the Screen

• When your 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.

Unlocking the Screen

Press the Power key to wake up the screen. Then drag the lock icon up or down to unlock the screen.

Note:

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

Home screen

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Notification bar: Displays notifications and status

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

2 Display area: Shows the date and time.

Home screen and extension indicator: Indicates

the number of home screen extensions.The yellow dot indicates the current screen.

Notifications and Status Information

Notification and Status Icons

Call in progress

Missed call

More undisplayed notifications

Roaming Signal strength Airplane mode Bluetooth on

using a Bluetooth device

New calendar reminder

Preparing the mircoSD card

Connected to another Bluetooth device

Speaker on Sound off Vibration mode Microphone off

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Battery full

Charging battery Music playing Alarm enabled New email New message

Notification Panel

Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an incoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings. For example, you will be notified when Call forwarding is activated. Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification.

Opening the Notification Panel

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

2. On the notification panel, you can:

• Touch a notification to open the relevant 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.

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Adding a Home Screen Item

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

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

Moving a Home Screen Item

1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item enlarges and the phone vibrates.

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

Removing a Home Screen Item

1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item enlarges and the phone vibrates.

2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can.

3. When the item turn red,release your finger to remove it from the Home screen.

Widgets

A widget works as a shortcut to let you preview or use an application. Several widgets have been installed on your phone by default. You can download more widgets from Android Market.

To add a widget to the Home screen:

1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen to open the Add to Home screen menu.

2. Touch Widgets to open the Choose widget menu.

3. Touch the widget you want to add to the Home screen.

Folders

Adding a Folder to the Home screen

1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen to open the Add to Home screen menu.Touch Folders to open the Select folder menu.

2. Select the folder you want to add to the Home screen.

Renaming a Folder on the Home screen

1. On the Home screen, touch the folder you want to rename to open it. Touch and hold the title bar of the folder to open the Rename folder dialog box.

2. In Folder name, enter the new folder name, and touch OK.

Changing the Wallpaper

1. On the Home screen, press , and touch Wallpaper to open the Select wallpaper from menu.

2. Do any of the following:

• Touch Gallery to select a picture and set it as the

wallpaper.

• Touch Live Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as

the wallpaper.

• Touch Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the

wallpaper.

Using a microSD Card

Installing the microSD Card

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the figure.

Note:

When inserting the microSD card, ensure that the gold contact area faces down.

Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage

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

1. Connect your phone to your PC with the USB cable provided. Your PC will detect the microSD card as a removable storage device.

2. Touch Mount sdcard to your computer in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files. You can now transfer files from your PC to your phone’s microSD card.

Tip:

You can also touch > Settings > USB connect settings > Auto USB storage mode to use the microSD card as USB mass storage.

Note:

When your microSD card functions as USB mass storage , your phone will not use this memory space.

Removing the microSD Card

1. Touch > Settings.

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

3. Touch OK to remove the microSD card.

Calling

To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the dialer or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a web page, or in a document. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You can also set up conference calls with several participants.

Note:

Your phone is Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby. When you are in a call using one SIM card, the other SIM card is out of service and you cannot use it to receive other calls.

Making a Call

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

When you are in 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 by the other parties in a cal l.

Making a Call with the Dialer

1. Touch > Phone to display the dialer.

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

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

Tip: Your phone supports the Smar tDial function, th at is, when you

touch numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically

searches among your contacts and lists t he matchi ng result s ordered according to the accuracy of the match. If no contact matches the information entered, the phone will not display any result.

3. Touch SIM1 or SIM 2 to initiate the call.

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 Call and then select SIM1 or SIM 2 to dial the phone number.

Making a Call from Call Log

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

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

2. Touch the log entry you want to call.

Tip: If you touch and hold the log entry, a menu containing multiple

options will open.

Answering and Rejecting a Call

Answering a Call

When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved the caller's number in Contacts, the caller's name and number are displayed. If the caller's number is not saved in Contacts, the caller's number is displayed.

Drag down or press to answer the call.

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Ending a Call

During a call, press End call to hang up.

Rejecting a Call

Drag up or press to reject the call.

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Other Operations During a Call

Making a Conference Call

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

Note:

Contact your network operator to learn whether confe rence calls are supported and if yes, how many parties can participate.

1. To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the first participant. After you have connected to the first

participant, press , and touch Add call.

2. Enter the phone number of the next person you want to invite for the conversation and press , or select

someone from your Call Log or Contacts. The first

participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this.

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

, and touch Merge calls to begin the conference call.

4. To add more people, touch Add call and repeat steps 2 and 3.

5. To disconnect someone from the call or to privately talk to someone, press , and touch Manage conference call.

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

Switching Between Calls

If you are already in a call and a second call comes in, you can press and touch Hold current call&answer to place

the first call on hold and connect to the second call.

Using Call Log

Call Log contains a list of calls that you have dialed, received, or missed. You can use 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 > Contacts> Call Log to display the call log.

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

3. In the displayed menu, touch Add to contacts.

4. Touch Save as new or Add to Existing.If you touch Add to Existing, scroll through the contact list and touch an existing contact name.

Using Airplane Mode

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

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

2. Touch Airplane mode.

Contacts

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

Opening the Contacts Application

If you have not yet added any contacts to your phone, Contacts displays a message with hints on how to start adding contact information. To open the Contacts application:

• On the home screen, touch > Contacts.

• On the home screen, press , and touch the Contacts

tab.

All your contacts are alphabetically displayed in a list that you can scroll through.Each contact is followed by a phone number that you have set as the contact’s default phone number.

Importing Contacts from a SIM Card

1. Open the contact list, press , and touch Import/Export > Import from USIM/SIM card.

2. Touch Import all contacts or Select and import contacts, then touch OK.

3. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded.If you have touched Import all contacts > OK, all contacts saved on your SIM card are imported.

4. If you have touched Select and import contacts > OK, select the contacts you want to import, and touch in the

top right corner of the screen.

Adding a Contact

1. Open the contact list, press , and touch New contact.

Tip: you can also open the contact list, and touch +.

2. In the Save contact to menu, touch Phone, SIM1 card or SIM2 card to select the storage where you want to save the cantact.

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

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

Adding a Contact to Your Favorites

To add a contact to your Favorites, open the contact list, an d do any of the following:

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

Then touch Add to favorites.

• Touch a contact, and then touch the star next to the

contact’s name to make the star turn gold.

Searching for a Contact

1. Open the contact list, press , and touch Search.

Tip: You can also open the contact list, and touch .

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

Editing a Contact

You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time.

1. Open the contact list, touch and hold the contact whose details you want to edit, and touch Edit contact in the displayed menu.

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

2. Touch the text field where you want to make a change, such as First name, Last name, Phone or Email.

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

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 how to communicate with a contact when you are viewing your contacts list.

Connecting Quickly with Your Contact

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, which allows you to quickly initiate a connection to your contacts.

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

Note: The icons available depend on the information you have

entered for the contact, the applications installed on your phone, and the accounts you have.

Communicating with a Contact

1. Open the contact list, and touch the contact that you want to communicate with.

2. On the contact’s details screen, touch Message or Call to send a message or make a call to the contact.

Deleting a Contact

1. Open the contact list, touch and hold the contact that you want to delete, and touch Delete contact in the displayed menu.

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

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