Huawei U8687-1 Owner's Manual
User Guide
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Welcome to HUAWEI
Contents
1 Read Before Proceeding .................................................. 1
1.1 Safety Precautions..................................................................1
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security .................................2
1.3 Legal Notice............................................................................3
2 Getting Started .................................................................6
2.1 Appearance ............................................................................6
2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone ...............................................7
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone....................................10
2.4 Using the Touchscreen.........................................................12
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen .......................................13
2.6 Home Screen........................................................................14
2.7 Applications and Widgets .....................................................18
2.8 Using a microSD Card..........................................................19
3 Calling ............................................................................ 20
3.1 Making a Call........................................................................20
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call...............................................21
3.3 Other Operations During a Call ............................................23
4 People ............................................................................ 24
4.1 Opening the People Application ...........................................24
4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card....................................24
4.3 Adding a Contact ..................................................................24
4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites......................................25
4.5 Searching for a Contact........................................................25
4.6 Editing a Contact ..................................................................25
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts......................................26
4.8 Deleting a Contact ................................................................26
4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts..............................27
4.10 Managing Groups ...............................................................28
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4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts........................................28
4.12 Sending Contacts ...............................................................29
5 Text Input .......................................................................30
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard.......................................................30
5.2 Using the Android Keyboard.................................................30
5.3 Editing Text...........................................................................31
5.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard............................................31
5.5 Customizing Your Keyboard Settings...................................31
6 Messaging ...................................................................... 32
6.1 Opening Messaging..............................................................32
6.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message ................................32
6.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message ......................33
6.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message.......................34
6.5 Replying to a Message .........................................................34
6.6 Searching for a Message......................................................34
6.7 Customizing Message Settings ............................................34
7 Getting Connected ......................................................... 35
7.1 Mobile Networks ...................................................................35
7.2 Wi-Fi .....................................................................................36
7.3 Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection...............................36
7.4 Controlling Data Usage.........................................................38
7.5 Browser.................................................................................39
7.6 Bluetooth...............................................................................41
8 Email .............................................................................. 43
8.1 Adding an Email Account......................................................43
8.2 Switching Between Email Accounts......................................43
8.3 Viewing an Email Message...................................................44
8.4 Saving an Email Attachment.................................................44
8.5 Creating and Sending an Email Message ............................44
8.6 Replying to an Email Message .............................................44
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8.7 Deleting an Email Account....................................................45
8.8 Changing Email Account Settings ........................................45
9 Entertainment ................................................................. 46
9.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos ..................................46
9.2 Using the Gallery ..................................................................48
9.3 Enjoying Music......................................................................49
9.4 Listening to the FM Radio.....................................................50
10 Google Services...........................................................51
10.1 Creating a Google Account.................................................51
10.2 Gmail ..................................................................................52
10.3 Talk .....................................................................................53
10.4 Maps...................................................................................55
10.5 YouTube .............................................................................56
10.6 Play Store ...........................................................................56
11 Synchronizing Information............................................58
11.1 Managing Your Accounts....................................................58
11.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization.......................60
12 Using Other Applications ..............................................61
12.1 All Backup...........................................................................61
12.2 Calendar .............................................................................62
12.3 File Manager.......................................................................64
12.4 Clock...................................................................................66
12.5 Calculator............................................................................67
12.6 Notes ..................................................................................67
13 Managing Your Mobile Phone...................................... 68
13.1 Setting the Date and Time..................................................68
13.2 Setting the Display..............................................................68
13.3 Setting Ringers ...................................................................69
13.4 Setting Phone Services ......................................................70
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13.5 Adjusting the Speech Rate.................................................71
13.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone............................................71
13.7 Managing Applications........................................................72
13.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone.............................................73
13.9 Online Update.....................................................................74
14 Appendix ......................................................................75
14.1 FAQs...................................................................................75
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1 Read Before Proceeding
1.1 Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautio ns carefully to ensure the correct use of
your mobile phone.
Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone.
Avoid dropping, 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.
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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 flam mable 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.
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security
The use of some functions or third-party applications on your device
could result in your personal information and data being lost or
becoming accessible to others. Several measures are recommended to
help you protect personal and confidential information.
• Place your device in a safe area to preve nt it from unauthorized use.
• Set your device screen to lock and create a password or unlock
pattern to open it.
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• Periodically back up personal information kept on your SIM card,
memory card, or stored in your device memory. If you change to a
different device, be sure to move or delete any personal information
on your old device.
• If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or
emails from a stranger, you can delete them without opening them.
• If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites that
might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your personal information.
• If you use services such as Bluetooth, set passwords for these
services to prevent unaut horized access. When these services are
not in use, turn them off.
• Install or upgrade device security software and regularly scan for
viruses.
• Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source.
Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses.
• Install security software or patches release d by Huawei or third-party
application providers.
• Some applications require and transmit location information. As a
result, a third-party may be able to share your location information.
• Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to
third-party application providers. Third party vendors use this
information to improve their products and services.
• If you have concerns about the security of your personal information
and data, please contact mobile@huawei.com.
1.3 Legal Notice
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.
No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means
without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its affiliates
("Huawei").
The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei
and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner reproduce, distribute,
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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.
Trademarks and Permissions
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Technologies Co., Ltd.
Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under
license.
Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned may be 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 therefore 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
which you purchase.
Huawei reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications
contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability.
Third-Party Software Statement
Huawei does not own the intellectual property of the third-party software and
applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei will not provide
any warranty of any kind for third party software and applications. Neither will Huawei
provide support to customers who use third-party software and applications, nor be
responsible or liable for the functions or performance of third-party software and
applications.
Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at
any time, and Huawei does not guarantee the availability of any content or service.
Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or
transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei. To the greatest extent permitted
by applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei shall not compensate or be liable
for services provided by third-party service providers, or the interruption or termination
of third-party contents or services.
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Huawei shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any
software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party
works in any form, including but not limited to texts, images, videos, or software etc.
Customers shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatibility between
the software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or
downloading the third-party works.
This product is based on the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei has made
necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the
functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible
with third-party software. Huawei does not provide any warranty or representation in
connect with any such compatibility and expressly excludes all liability in connection
with such matters.
DISCLAIMER
ALL CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS
REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND , EITHER
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PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR
CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL.
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CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE,
DATA, GOODWILL SAVINGS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH LOSSES ARE FORSEEABLE OR N OT.
THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILI TY
FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE L AW PROHIBITS
SUCH A LIMITATION) OF HUAWEI ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE
PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THI S PRODUCT.
Import and Export Regulations
Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws and regulations and
be responsible to 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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Privacy Policy
To better understand how we protect your personal information, please see the
privacy policy at http://consumer.huawei.com/en/privacy-policy/index.htm.
2 Getting Started
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your
phone's actual display features may be different to those described
here, depending on its software version.
2.1 Appearance
2.1.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips
• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.
• When your mobile phone is powered on, press and hold this
button to display the options menu. You can then choose to
power off the phone or perform shortcut operations.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to display recently used applications.
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application
you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
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2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
2.2.1 Installing the SIM Card
There are two steps to install the SIM card:
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1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the SIM card.
2.2.2 Installing the microSD Card
Your mobile phone is already equipped with a large-volume built-in
embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC). If you want to expand your phone
memory, you can also insert a microSD card.
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1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the diagram.
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2.2.3 Installing the Battery
b
a
1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end of
the battery compartment.
2. Push the edge labeled b into the compartment until the battery clicks
firmly into place.
2.2.4 Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly installed
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 mobile phone. Then,
to start charging, plug the charg er into an electrical outlet.
If you charge your mobile phone while it is powered on, the battery icon
on the notification bar indicates the charging status. When the battery
icon changes to , your mobile phone is fully charged.
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Status Indicator
The color of the status indicator tells you the status of your mobile
phone's battery.
Status Indicator
Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).
Red: Battery low.
2.2.5 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.
• As it ages, the battery's performance will degrade, in particular it will
not hold charge 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 the power consumption of the phone
and will therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be
used between battery charges.
• The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient
temperature and the age of the battery.
• When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and display a
message. When the battery power is almost exhausted, your phone
will power off automatically.
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2.2.6 Power Saving Tips
The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you
connect, and how you use your mobile phone.
Try the following to conserve battery power:
• When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight.
• Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when
your phone is idle.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Turn off Bluetooth wh en you are not using it. Only make your phone
visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a
Bluetooth connection.
• Turn off Wi-Fi when you are not using it.
• Turn off your phone's GPS receiver when you are not using it.
• Lower the volume.
• Close power-draining programs, when you do not need them.
• Turn off the data service.
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile
Phone
2.3.1 Powering Your Mobile Phone On
Press and hold . If you have protected your mobile phone with a
personal identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile
phone.
2.3.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a
setup wizard to help you set up the phone.
The setup wizard helps you:
• Create or sign in to your account
• Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile
phone.
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2.3.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone
1. Press and hold to display the op tions menu.
2. Touch Power off.
If Quick Pwr On is enabled, the mobile phone will enter deep sle ep
mode. If Quick Pwr On is disabled, touch OK to power off the
phone.
2.3.4 Turning On Fast Boot
1. Touch > Settings.
2. Touch the button next to Quick Pwr On.
Do not turn on Quick Pwr On while on an airplane.
2.3.5 Restarting Your Mobile Phone
1. Press and hold to display the op tions menu.
2. Touch Restart.
3. Touch OK.
2.3.6 Using 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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2.4 Using the Touchscreen
2.4.1 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 finger and
do not release it until the mobile phone responds. For
example, to open the options menu for the active
screen, touch and hold the screen until the menu
appears.
Flick: Move your finger either vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
Drag: Touch and hold the desired item with your
finger. To move an item, drag the item to any part of
the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it.
2.4.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen
The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait
view when you rotate your phone sideways.
On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display > Auto-
rotate screen to disable this function.
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2.5 Locking and Unlocking the
Screen
2.5.1 Locking the Screen
• When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the
screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls.
• If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.
2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen
1. Press to wake up the screen.
2. Drag the unlocking icon to the small open lock, the screen is
unlocked.
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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2.6 Home Screen
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Touch to view all your applications.
Shortcuts
Notifications bar:
Displays the reminders and status icons of
your phone. Flick down to open the
notifications panel.
Display area:
Shows the operation and display areas of
your phone.
Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can
then drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash. You can
also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the shortcut
position.
2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons
Signal strength No signal
Connected to GPRS
mobile network
Connected to EDGE
mobile network
Connected to 3G
mobile network
Roaming Airplane mode
Bluetooth on
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GPRS in use
EDGE in use
3G in use
Receiving location
data from GPS
Vibration mode Ringer silenced
Call muted Charging battery
Battery full Battery extremely low
Call in progress Missed call
Alarm enabled New mail from Gmail
New text message
New chat message New email
New voicemail Connected to a PC
Open Wi-Fi network
available
Uploading Downloading
Phone storage space
is getting low
Preparing the
mircoSD card
Synchronizing data
Connected to a VPN
Problem with text or
multimedia message
delivery
Upcoming event
Sign-in or
synchronization
problem
More undisplayed
notifications
Synchronization
failed
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2.6.2 Notification Panel
Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or
there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of
alarms and settings. 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, place
your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the
notification panel.
2. On the panel, you can:
• Touch a notification to open the corresponding application.
• Flick left or right on a notification to delete it.
• Touch the cross sign (×) to clear all notifications.
• Touch to display the settings screen.
Closing the Notification Panel
Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up to close it.
2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen
10:23
10:23
+
Flick your finger left or right
across the Home screen.
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Touch to view thumbnails
of the Home screen and its
extensions. Touch a thumbnail
to open the screen.
2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen
Adding a New Home Screen Item
1. On the Home screen, touch to display the application list.
2. Press and hold an application icon, and then drag the icon to a blank
area on the Home screen.
Moving a Home Screen Item
1. Touch and hold the item on the Home screen that you want to move
until your mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the
screen, and then release it.
Removing an Icon from the Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen that you want to remove
until your mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting yo ur finger, drag the item to the trash can. Wait until the
item and the trash can turn red.
3. Release the item.
2.6.5 Service Shortcuts
1. Open the notification bar.
2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off.
You can also touch , , or to turn the corresponding
services on or off.
2.6.6 Changing the Wallpaper
1. On the Home screen, touch > Wallpaper.
2. Touch the following menu items to select a picture and set it as the
wallpaper:
• Gallery
• Live Wallpaper s
• Wallpapers
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2.6.7 Changing the Theme
On the Home screen, tou ch > Theme settings to select a theme.
2.7 Applications and Widgets
The Application screen holds icons for all of the applications on your
phone. You can touch on the Home screen to open the application
screen.
2.7.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen
1. On the application screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen.
3. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired location, and
then release it.
To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3.
4. Touch or to save.
2.7.2 Accessing Widgets
On the application screen, tou ch the WIDGETS tab to switch to the
widget screen. From the widget screen, you can touch and hold a
widget, and then drag it to the Home screen.
2.7.3 Viewing Recently Used Applications
To display the list of recently used applications, press and hold . To
open an application, touch the corresponding thumbnail. To close the
application, flick left or right across the screen.
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2.8 Using a microSD Card
2.8.1 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass
Storage
To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your
mobile phone's microSD card, set the microSD card as a USB mass
storage.
1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable provided.
Your PC will detect the microSD card as a removable storage device.
2. Open the notification bar, and then touch USB connected.
3. Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog box that opens to confirm
that you want to transfer files.
You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone's
microSD card.
When your microSD card acts as a USB mass storage, your mobile
phone will not use this memory space. Ensure that you follow the
correct procedures to disconnect the USB mass storage device
(your mobile phone) from the PC when you have finished
transferring files.
2.8.2 Removing the microSD Card
1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch Storage > Unmount SD
card.
3. Touch OK
4. Carefully remove the microSD card.
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3 Calling
To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch
a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places.
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.
3.1 Making a Call
To make a call, you can use the Phone application, or select a number
from People.
When you are in a call, you can touch to use other functions. To
return to the call screen, flick the notification bar down and touch
Current call.
Be careful not to blo ck the microphone at the bottom of yo ur phone
if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call.
3.1.1 Making a Call with the Phone Application
1. On the Home screen, touch > Phone. If the dialer is not
displayed, touch .
2. Enter the phone number.
3. Touch to initiate the call.
During a call, touch to enter other numbers on the dialer.
3.1.2 Making a Call from People
1. On the Home screen, touch > Phone.
2. Touch to display the contacts saved on your mobile phone.
Select a contact to place a call.
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