Huawei U8850-1 User Manual

U8850-1

User Guide

1 Read Before Proceeding

1.1 Safety Precautions

Please read the safety precautio ns car ef ully to en sur e the c orrec t us e of y our phone .

Do not crash, throw, or puncture your phone. Avoid fa llin g, squeezing, and bending of your phone.

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

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

Do not use your phone while driving.

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

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

Switch off your phone near high-precision electronic devices. The phone may affect the performance of these devices.

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

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

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

Do not put your phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.

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

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

Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless device s. Respec t other’s privacy and legal rights when using your wireless device.

Strictly follow the relevant instructions of t his man ual while us ing the USB cable . Otherwise, your phone or PC may be damaged.

1.2 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 co pyrighted sof tware of Hu awei Tec hnologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers s hall not in any manner repro duce, distribute, modify , decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract , reverse eng ineer, lease, ass ign, or sublicense the said software, unless such restrictions are prohibited by applicable laws o r such act ions are appr oved by respective copyright holders under licenses.

Trademarks and Permissions

, , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Hua wei Techn ologies

Co., Ltd. Other trademarks and product, service and company n ames mentioned are the prop erty of t heir

respective owners.

WOW HD, SRS and the symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc . WOW HD technology is incorporated under license from SRS Lab s, In c. WOW HD™ significantly improves the playback quality of audio, deliverin g a dynamic 3D

entertainment experience with deep, rich bass and high frequ enc y clarit y for crisp d eta il.

Notice

Some features of the product and its acces sories d escribed herein rely on the sof tware in stalled, capacities and settings of local network, and may n ot be ac tivated o r may be limited by loc al network operators or network service provid ers. Thus t he descr iptions h ere in may n ot exa ctly match the product or its accessories you purch ase .

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. reserves the r ight to cha nge o r modify any info rmation o r specifications contained in this manual without prior no tice or obligation.

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is not responsible f or th e legit imacy an d qua lity of a ny p roduct s that you upload or download through this phone, inclu ding b ut n ot limited t o the tex t, pictu res,

music, movies, and non-built-in software with copyrigh t prot ection . Any conse quen ces ar ising from the installation or usage of the preceding products on this p hone shall be bor ne b y yourself .

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 an d will obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in or der to e xport , re-e xpo rt or impo rt th e product mentioned in this manual including the softwar e and te chn ical d ata th erein .

2 Getting to Know Your Phone

2.1 Phone View

2.1.1 Phone at a Glance

■ Note:

All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance and display features depend on the phone you purchase.

Headset jack

Power

Earpiece

Sensors

Front camera

Touch screen

■ Note:

When applying protective film on the phone, use the protective film with good transmittance.

2.1.2 Key Functions

Camera

Speaker

Flash LED

Volume

Back cover

Microphone

Micro USB

• Press to power on your phone.

• Press and hold to open the

• Press to lock the screen when your phone is active.

Touch to open the menu on an active screen.

• Touch to return to the Home screen.

• Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications.

Phone options

menu.

• Touch to return to the previous screen.

• Touch to exit any application you are running.

• Touch to hide the keyboard.

• Touch to open Google search for searching your phone and the web.

• Touch and hold to open Google search by voice.

2.2 Installing Your Phone

2.2.1 Installing the SIM/USIM Card

Follow the steps below to install the SIM/USIM card.

OPEN

1. Remove the back cover.

2. Flip the compartment cover to open it.

3. Insert the SIM card.

■ Note:

• Before installing the SIM /USIM card, power your ph one off, to prevent the dat a stored in the SIM /USIM card from being lost.

• If remove back cover without turning off the mobile phone, the mobile phone will be turned off automatically.The mobile phone cannot be turned on normally unless install the back cov er.

2.2.2 Installing the microSD Card

You need a microSD card to use the camera applications and s tore p hotos , music , videos and other data.

OPEN

1. Remove the back cover.

2. Insert the microSD card until it clicks into place.

■ Note:

Before installing the microSD card, power your phone off, to prevent the data stored in the microSD card from being lost.

2.2.4 Charging the Battery

The mobile phone comes with a built-in battery. Connect the charger to the mobile phone using the supplied USB cable to charge the batter y.

If your phone is charged when it is powered on, the b attery icon on the not ifications bar shows the charging status. When the battery icon cha nges t o , it indicates that your phone is fully charged.

■ Note:

When the mobile phone cannot be turned on because of the exhaus ted battery, please charge the battery with the charger and wait for sev eral minutes until the ba ttery charging image appe ars.

2.2.5 Important Information About the Battery

• If the battery has not been used for a long your phone immediately after you begin charging the batte ry. Allow the batte ry to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off be fore attempting to power on the phone.

• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. The battery isn’t user replaceable; it can be replaced only by an autho rized service provider.

• Using data services increases demand on the battery.

period of time, you may not be able to power on

• The time required to charge the battery depends on the ambient te mperature and the age of the battery.

• When the battery is low on power, the phone plays an alert and dis plays a prompt. When battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically.

2.2.6 Battery Saving Tips

Battery life depends on network features and how y ou use y our phon e. Try the following to conserve batte ry pow er:

• When you do not need 3G services, set your phone to conn ect to a 2G network.

• Set the screen timeout to automatically switch the screen off when the phone is not in use.

• Lower the screen brightness.

• Turn off Bluetooth when not in use.

• Disable GPS satellites when not in use.

• Lower the volume.

• Disable data services when not in use.

2.3 Turning the Phone On or Off

2.3.1 Turning the Phone On

Press and hold until the phone vibrates.

■ Note:

When the phone is powered on, do not remove the antenna cover.

2.3.2 Setting Up Your Phone

The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard app ears. Follow the o n-sc reen ins truction s to set up your phone.

A window may also appear asking you to select a default Home sc reen lay out.

2.3.3 Turning the Phone Off

1. Press and hold to display the

2. Touch

Power off

3. Touch OK.

■ Note:

If something isn’t working right, try to press volume+ key an d power key over 10 seconds at the same time until the phone is turned off.

Phone Options

menu.

2.4 Locking and Unlocking the Screen

2.4.1 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 mobile is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.

2.4.2 Unlocking the Screen

1. Press to wake up the screen.

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

2.5 Setting the Mode

2.5.1 Setting the Phone to Silent Mode

1. Press and hold to display the

2. Touch

Silent mode

Or, on a locked screen, drag the speaker ic on from r ight to left . To undo silent mode, repeat the steps above. Or, on a lock ed scr een, drag t he vibra te icon f rom

right to left.

2.5.2 Setting the Phone to Airplane Mode

1. Press and hold to display the

2. Touch

Airplane mode

To undo airplane mode, repeat the steps above.

Phone Options

menu.

2.6 Home Screen

10:23

Touch to open the Phone application.

Touch to open the Messaging application.

Touch to view all applications.

Touch to view all screens in 3D mode.

Touch to open the Browser application.

Notifications bar

Displays notification and status icons. Flick down to open the notifications panel.

Display area

Home screen indicator

2.6.1 Setting the Default Home Screen

Your mobile phone has two default home screens: Launch er and S PB Shell 3 D. To sw itch between default home screens, do the following:

1. Touch .

2. Touch either

3. Touch

■ Note:

After doing this action, the Select Home screen window will no longer appear.You can touch

Settings defaults

2.6.2 SPB Shell 3D Home Screen

From the Home screen, you can quickly ac cess common features a nd view notifications of missed calls, received messages, check battery and c onnect ion st atu s.

Launcher

SPB Shell 3D

Use by default for this action

Applications

to clear default.

Manage applications

to set the selected home screen as the default.

All > Launcher/SPB Shell 3D

Clear

2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen

10:23

Flick your finger left or right across the screens.

Current screen indicator

Screen switching dots

2.6.4 Notification and Status Icons

Call in progress EDGE connected

Call forwarding on EDGE in use Call in progress using a Bluetooth

device Call on hold GPRS in use

Missed call GPS connected

New message Wi-Fi connected

New voicemail Wi-Fi in use

New Gmail message Bluetooth connected

New Email message New Talk message

Battery is fully charged New battery replacement needed

GPRS connected

Battery level

Battery temperature is too high, cannot charge battery

Charging error

Alarn enabled Download in progress

Sync in progress Music playing

Connected to PC

Battery temperature is too low, cannot charge battery

2.6.5 Notifications Panel

Open the notifications panel to view ongoing phone activiti es or mo re no tifica tion s.

Opening the Notifications Panel

1. Touch and hold the notifications bar, then flick down to open the notifications pane l.

2. Do any of the following:

• Touch a notification to open the related application.

• Touch

Clear

to clear all notifications.

Closing the Notifications Panel

Touch and hold the bottom of the panel, then flick up to close it.

2.6.6 Customizing the Home Screen

Adding a New Screen Panel

1. Touch to view the Home Screen in 3D mode.

2. Touch to enter 3D edit screen mode.

3. Drag an available screen panel from below towards the home screen deck.

4. Touch and hold a screen panel to r earrange its p osition.

5. Touch to exit 3D edit screen mode.

Removing a Screen Panel

1. Touch to view the Home Screen in 3D mode.

2. Touch to enter 3D edit screen mode.

3. Touch and hold a screen panel and drag it out from the home screen deck.

4. Touch to exit 3D edit screen mode.

Adding a New Screen Item

1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen un til the

displayed.

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

Add to Home screen

menu is

Removing a Screen Item

1. Touch and hold the item on the Home screen until the item enlarges and becomes mov eable.

This is the edit screen mode.

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

3. When the item turns red, release y our finger to remove it the f rom Home scree n.

4. Touch or to close the edit screen mode .

Moving a Screen Item

1. Touch and hold the item on the Home screen until the item enlarges and becomes mov eable.

This is the edit screen mode.

2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the Home sc reen.

3. Release your finger to complete move.

4. Touch or to close the edit screen mode .

2.6.5 Changing the Wallpaper

1. On the Home screen, touch >

2. In the

Select wallpaper from

3. Select the picture you want to set as the wallpaper.

Wallpaper

menu, touch

My Gallery

Wallpapers

3 Contacts

Contacts

is your phonebook that lets you save information su ch as na mes, ph one n umbers,

email addresses, pictures, etc.

3.1 Opening Contacts

Do one of the following to open

• Touch >

Contacts

3.2 Adding Contacts

1. In the contact list, touch >

2. Enter the contact’s name, phone n umber, and o ther informa tion.

3. When you are finished, touch

3.2.1 Adding a Contact to Favorites

In the contact list, do one of the following:

• Touch and hold the contact you want to add to

• Touch a contact, then touch the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star is lit.

3.3 Importing and Exporting Contacts

3.3.1 Importing Contacts from the SIM Card

1. In the contact list, touch >

2. Touch

Import from SIM card

3. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Select the contacts you want to import or touc h

Import all

3.3.2 Importing Contacts from the Memory Card

1. In the contact list, touch >

2. Touch

Import from SD card

3.3.3 Exporting Contacts to the Memory Card

1. In the contact list, touch

2. Touch

Export to SD card

3. Touch OK to confirm.

Contacts

. .

New contact

Done

Import/Export

to import all contacts.

Import/Export

> Import/Export

to save the contact information.

Favorites

, then touch

Add to favorites

3.4 Searching for Contacts

1. In the contact list, touch

2. Enter the name of the contact you want to search. As you type, matched contact s appear

below the search box.

> Search

3.5 Editing Contacts

1. In the contact list, touch and hold the contact that you want to edit, th en touch

2. Touch the text field of the information that you want to edit and make the necess ary changes.

3. When you are finished, touch

Done

to save the contact information.

Edit contact

3.6 Deleting Contacts

1. In the contact list, touch and hold the contact that you want to delete, then touch

contact

2. Touch OK to confirm.

3.6.1 Removing a Contact from Favorites

• In the contact list, touch the

contact you want to remove from

• In the contact list, touch a contact, then touch the colored star to the right of the contact’s

name to disable it.

Favorites

tab to view the favorites list. Touch and hold the

Favorites

, then touch

Remove from favorites

Delete

3.7 Communicating with Contacts

From the

Contacts

Favorites

tab, you can quickly call or send messages to your co nta cts.

3.7.1 Connecting Through Quick Contact for Android

1. In the contact list, touch a contact’s picture or picture frame to open Quic k Contact for

Android.

2. Touch the icon of the application that you want to use to communication with t he contact.

■ Note:

Available application icons vary depending on the information you have entered for the contact, the applications on your phone, and the accounts that you have.

3.7.2 Communicating with a Contact

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

2. On the contact’s details screen, touch the icon to the right of the nu mber to call or send

messages.

4 Calling

To make a phone call, you can dial a number or touch a number from your contact list, a web page, or a document. When you are o n a call, y ou can answ er other incoming c alls or send them to your voicemail box or set up conference calls with several participants.

4.1 Making a Call

To make a call, you can use the

Log

When you are on a call, touch to return to the Home screen and use other func ti ons. To return to the calling screen, flick the notifications bar down and to uch

4.1.1 Making a Call with the Phone Application

1. Touch to display th e dialer.

If you are on the

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

3. Touch to make the call.

During a call, touch

4.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts

1. Touch >

2. From the list, touch the contact that you want t o call.

3. Touch to dial the phone number.

Contacts

If you are on the

4.1.3 Making a Call from Call Log

1. Touch >

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

Call log

★ Tip:

Touch and hold a log entry to display the options menu.

Phone

application, or select a number from

Contacts

Call log

screen, touch the

Dialpad

to enter other numbers on the dialpad.

to display the con tact lis t.

Phone

Call log

screen, touch the

Phone

Contacts

Current call

tab.

Contacts

Call



4.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call

4.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call

When a call comes in, an incoming call mes sage is di splayed on th e screen. If the c aller is list ed in

Contacts

, the contact’s name and number appear on the s creen .

To answer the call, drag to the right.

4.2.2 Ending a Call

Touch

End

to end a call.

4.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call

Drag to the left to reject the call.

4.3 Other Operations During a Call

When a new call is received during a call, you can answ er the new c all and put th e current one on hold, switch between calls, or set up a conference call.

4.3.1 Making a Conference Call

Conference call allows you to set up a phone conversation with multiple par ticipan ts at the same time.

■ Note:

Conference call is network dependent. Contact your service provider for the availability of this feature and the maximum number of participants, if any.

1. Make the first call. Once connected, touch

2. Make the second call. Once connected, touch

3. To add more calls, touch

4. To end the conference call and disconnect from everyone, to uch

Add call

4.3.2 Switching Between Calls

1. While you are on the first call w hen the se cond call comes in, ans wer the inc oming call. This

automatically places the first call on hold.

2. To switch back to the first call, touch

4.3.3 Muting the Microphone

During a call, touch To undo mute, touch

Mute

to mute the microphone.

Mute

again.

4.3.4 Turning the Speakerphone On or Off

During a call, touch To turn off the speakerphone, touch

Speaker

to turn on the speakerphone.

4.3.5 Using Bluetooth Device

■ Note:

Before using this function, you must enab le Bluet ooth on you r phone and pair wit h the B luetoot h device.

During a call, touch To turn off the Bluetooth speaker, touch

Bluetooth

to use the Bluetooth device speaker.

Add call

Swap

again.

Bluetooth

Merge calls

again.

, and repeat step 2.

Speaker

to place the current call on hold.

to begin the conference call.

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