Huawei UM840 User Manual

Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life

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User Guide

Reading Before Proceeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Mobile Phone View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Started with Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Powering On or Off Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Locking and Unlocking the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using a microSD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Making a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Answering and Rejecting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Other Operations During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Opening the Contacts Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Importing Contacts from a SIM Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adding a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Searching for a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Editing a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Communicating with Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Deleting a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Displaying the Keyboard Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Customizing Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

SMS and MMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Getting Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

GPRS/3G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Modem Behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Taking Photos and Recording Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Enjoying Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Listening to FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Google Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Creating a Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Using Gmail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Using Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Synchronizing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Managing Your Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Customizing Your Account Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Using the PC Suite to Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Using Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Using the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Using the Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Using the File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Using the Notepad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Managing Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Setting the Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Setting the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Setting Ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Setting Phone Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Setting Text-to-Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Protecting Your Mobile Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Resetting Your Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Upgrading the Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Warnings and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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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

vironment, such as the bath

en your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid.

Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is

ohibited to use

pr may cause interference or danger.

Do not use your mobile phone while driving.

phones or when the phone

room. Prevent

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

Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The

one may cause interference to control

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uipment of the aircraft.

Switch off your mobile phone near high-

ecision electro

pr affect the performance of these devices.

Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile

one or its accessor

ph personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone.

Do not place your mobile phone or its accessor electromagnetic field.

Do not place magnetic storage media near

mobile phone. Radiatio

your may erase the information stored on them.

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nic devices. The phone may

ies. Only qualified

ies in cont

ainers with a strong

n from the phone

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

ay from children

. Do not allow children to

use your mobile phone without guidance.

Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk o

f 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

ual while using

man

the USB cable. Otherwise

your mobile phone or PC may be damaged.

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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

, , and are trademarks or registered trademarks

of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

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

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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.

NO WARRANTY

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

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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

Mobile Phone View

Phone at a Glance

Note:

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

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1 Proximity sensors 2 Earpiece

3 Volume control keys 4 End key

5 Back key 6 Optical trackpad

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MENU key

8 Send key

9 Microphone 10 Power key

11 Headset jack 12

13 Camera 14 Speaker

Key functions at your fingertips

• Press to turn on your mobile phone.

Power key

Send key

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• Press and hold to open the Phone options menu

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

Press to go to the Call log screen.

Charging/Data interface

• Press to open the menu on an active

key

screen.

ress and hold to open the keyboard so

•P you can perform

quick searches.

• Press to unlock the screen.

Optical trackpad

• Drag to navigate selectable items on the screen.

• Press to open a highlighted item or action.

• Press to return to the previous screen.

Back key

• Press and hold to return Homescreen.

• Press to exit any application you are running.

End key

• Press to end a call.

• Press to return to the Home screen.

Note:

To customize the function of the End key, Touch Settings > General info & option > End button behavior. To customize sensitivity level of Trackpad, Touch Setti

info & option > Trackpad.

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ngs > General

Getting Started with Your Mobile Phone

Installing the SIM Card

1. Remove the battery cover.

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

Note:

When inserting the SIM card, ensure that the golden contact faces downward.

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Installing the Battery

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

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

1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger, as shown in a.

2. Connect the USB cable to your mobile phone, as shown in b. Then, plug in the connector of

the charger to an electrical

outlet.

Important Information About the Battery

• If the battery has not been used for a long period of 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 on the phone.

a charg

• Over time, the battery will not hold

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.

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e for as long as it did

• The time required to charge the battery depends on the

environmental temperature and the age of 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 On or Off Your Mobile Phone

Powering On Your Mobile Phone

Press the Power key. The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to sign in to your account and set up your mobile phone.

Note:

If personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabled on your SIM Card, you must enter your PIN before using the mobile phone.

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 offers help with:

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• Using the onscreen keyboard

• Setting up your accounts

• Selecting important settings

1. Touch the Android

image to see important tips for getting

the most out of your phone.

2. Touch Begin to star

t learning how to use the onscreen

keyboard.

3. Touch Skip to cont

4. Touch the Google a

inue.

ccount, Email account, or Exchange

account icon to access the settings for these accounts.

5. After you set up an email account, a check mark appears on the relevant

email icon. If you prefer set up your accounts

later, touch Skip to go to the next step..

6. If you want to enable data service, check Enable data

ce check box, and then touch Next.

servi

7. You'll be prompted to enable the Google

location service. This

service gives you basic information about your location without using GPS. Touch Next to go to the next step.

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8. Set the date and time. If you want to set the time manually rather than use system time, clear the Automatic check box. Touch Finish setup to finish and go to the Home screen.

Powering Off Your Mobile Phone

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

2. Touch Power off.

3. Touch OK.

Using the Touchscreen

Touchscreen Actions

• Touch: Use the touch of your fingertip 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 mobile phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the active screen, touch the screen and hold down until the menu appears.

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• 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 you

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

r finger. Drag

Rotating Your Mobile 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 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

n will lock automatically.

scree

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Unlocking the Screen

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

• Press to unlock the screen.

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

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Note:

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

Canvas

Canvas Screen

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Notification bar: Displays notifications and status

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

Display area: Shows the operation and display

areas for your mobile phone.

Interface switching buttons: include the Main

Menu , Dia

ler , Co

ntacts , Messages

, and Zoom buttons.

Notifications and Status Information

Notification and Status Icons

Call in pr

Call forwarding on Call on hold

Missed call Connected to a PC

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ogress

Call in progress using a Bluetooth device

error

Memory full

More undisplayed notificatio

Downloading data Uploading data

Roaming Signal strength

No signal Airplane mode

Synchronizing data

Bluetooth on

Connected networ

to a Wi-Fi

GPS is on GPS connected

Speaker on Sound off

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Preparing mircoSD

car

Synchronization failed

Connected to another Bluetooth device

No SI

M card

Vibrate mode Microphone off

GPRS connected GPRS in use

EDGE connected EDGE in use

3G connected 3G in use

Battery full Battery very low

Battery is charging Music playing

Alarm set

New calendar r

eminde

New email New message

New voicemail

New instant 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 about alarms and settings — for example, when Call forwarding is activated. Open the notification panel

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to see who the wireless network operator is 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 then flick down to open the notification panel.

2. On the notification panel, you can do the following:

• Touch a notification to open the related application.

• Touch Clear to clear all notifications.

Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the botto

m of the panel. Then flick up or touch

to close the notification panel.

Extending the Canvas

• On the Canvas screen, flick your finger in any direction to go to

the extended screens of the Canvas.

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• Touch Zoom to zoom out the Canvas screen. you can

slide the screen and click to zoom in.

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Customizing the Screen

Expanding the Canvas

To expand the Canvas, touch and hold an icon, drag it to the edge of the Canvas, and then release it. When you move an icon

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