KARBONN TitaniumS21 User Manual

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TitaniumS21

User Manual

Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) is the Operating System for your

Touch Screen SmartPhone - TitaniumS21

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INTRODUCTION

Thanks for choosing TitaniumS21 , Dual SIM Android, 3G
smart phone based on 1.0 GHz Processor. This Smartphone
is running on Android OS, V4.4.2 (Kitkat). If you’d like your
phone to live a long and fruitful life, please read this guide
carefully and keep it for future reference. You never know
when you might need it.

And don’t worry if the pictures we use to demonstrate your
phone’s functions look a little different from what you see
on its screen. It’s the functions that matter.

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Contents

1 Phone Layout 5

2 Getting Started 5

2.1Insert SIM card

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2.2Insert Memory card

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2.3Unlock the phone..................................................7

3 Placing and Receiving Calls 8

3.1Make a call

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3.2Conference Call..................................................... 8

3.3End a call

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3.4Disable Phone Calls (Airplane mode)

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3.5Using the Touch screen

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3.6Using the Phone’s Buttons

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4 The Home Screen 11

4.1Customize Home Screen

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4.2Add items to the Home screen

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5 Working With Menus 12

5.1Context Menus

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5.2Options menus

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5.3Menu Icons.......................................................... 14

6 Connect to the Internet 14

6.1Access Internet via Wi-Fi

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7 Managing Notifications 15

7.1Open the Notifications Panel

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7.2Respond to Notifications

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7.3Close Notifications Panel

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8 Messaging 17

8.1Create and Send Multimedia Message

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8.2Forward a message

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8.3Lock a Message

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8.4Using the Onscreen Keyboard

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8.5Enter Various Characters

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9 Multimedia 22

9.1Camera

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9.2Gallery

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9.3Music....................................................................23

9.4FM Radio

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10Manage Accounts 23

10.1Why Use a Google Account..............................24

11Connect to Networks and Devices 24

11.1Connect to Internet

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11.2Connect to Wi-Fi Networks

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11.3Pair With Bluetooth Devices............................24

11.4Install Secure Certificate from SD Card

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12Health and Safety Precautions 26

13 Taking Care of Your Device 29

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1

1

Phone

Phone

Layout

Layout

2

2

Getting

Getting

Started

Started

2.1

2.1 Insert SIM card

The TitaniumS21 is a Dual SIM mobile phone allowing you

to use the facilities of two networks simultaneously.

To insert SIM card(s):

1. Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover

and battery.

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2. Insert the SIM card(s) correctly in the card slot(s)

3. Finally insert the battery and the rear cover of the mobile
phone

2.2

2.2 Insert Memory card

1. Power off the mobile phone and then remove the rear
cover and battery.

2. Insert the memory card into the slot.

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3. Finally insert the battery and the rear cover of the mobile
phone.

Use only compatible memory cards approved by A92PLUS

with this device. Incompatible memory cards may damage
the card or the device and corrupt the data stored in the
card. (See figure below).

2.3 Unlock the phone

You may need to provide PIN, Password, or draw a pattern

to unlock your phone. To unlock the screen:

1. Press the power key to wake up the phone.

2. Drag to the left to unlock.

You may be required to unlock your phone based on the

unlock method in settings.

To set the unlock method:

1. On the main menu, touch Settings > Security.

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2. Touch Screen lock.

3. Choose the type of locking as desired. You can set your
screen lock on the basis of pattern, PIN, Password or none.

3

3

Placing

Placing

and

and

Receiving

Receiving

Calls

Calls

You can dial a phone number or touch a number in your

contacts.

You can also place from the Call log or contacts.

3.1 Make a call

1. Tap the icon on main menu or the home screen to
dial the desired number...

2. Tap on any of the Phone, Call Logs, Contacts and Favorite
tabs to make a call.

3. To dial an international number, touch and hold the 0
key to enter the Plus (+) symbol, and then enter the
international country prefix, followed by the phone
number

4. Touch the or icon to dial the number.

5. Press the Volume Up/ Down keys on the left to adjust the
call volume.

3.2 Conference Call

If you dial or accept a new call when you are already on a

call, you can or merge the calls into a conference call.

1. Place a call to the first participant.

2. When you are connected, touch the Add call icon, the
first participant is put on hold and you are prompted to dial
the second contact.

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3. Place the next call, using the phone tab, the Call log, or
your contacts.

4. When you are connected, touch Merge calls. The
participant is added to the conference call.

You can also click on the screen to call, call screen call

function can screen the callinterface

3.3 End a call

While during a call, touch the icon.

3.4 Disable Phone Calls (Airplane mode)

Some locations may require you to turn off your mobile,

Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth wireless connections.

 Press and hold the Power button and then choose

Airplane Mode.

 Drag notification panel down then touch the Airplane

mode .

3.5 Using the Touch screen

You can use the touch screen in the following ways:

Touch:

Touch: Acts on items on the screen, such as application

and settings icons, to type letters and symbols using the
onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons.

Touch

Touch

and

and

hold:

hold: Touch and hold an item on the screen

until an action occurs.



Drag:

Drag: Touch and hold an item and move your finger on

the screen until you reach the target position.





Swipe

Swipeoror

slide:

slide:

Quickly slide your finger across the

surface of the screen, (without dragging an item). For
example, slide the screen up or down to scroll a list.



Double-tap:

Double-tap:

Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or

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other screen to zoom. For example, double-tap a section of
a webpage in Browser to zoom that section to fit the width
of the screen. You can also double-tap to control the
Camera zoom, in Maps, and in other applications.



Pinch:

Pinch: In some applications (Such as Maps, Browser,

and Gallery) you can zoom in and out by placing two
fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together
(to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).



Rotate

Rotate

the

the

screen:

screen: On most screens, the orientation of

the screen changes as you rotate it. You can turn this
feature on and off.

3.6 Using the Phone’s Buttons

The phone’s buttons and soft buttons offers a lot of

functions and shortcuts.

Button

Press

Press and

hold

Left

button

Menu key: Opens a

context menu related with
current screen or
Application.

Opens the

search bar

Middle

button

Home key: Opens the

Home screen.

Opens

recently
used
applications.

Right

button

Back key: Opens the

previous screen you were
working on.

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4

4

The

The

Home

Home

Screen

Screen

When you sign in, the home screen opens.

 The main menu screen is your starting point to access

all the features on your phone.

 At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the

time, status, and notifications.

 Press Home icon or Back icon to close the Launcher.

4.1 Customize Home Screen

 You can add applications, shortcuts, widgets, and other

items to any part of the Home screen or change the
wallpaper.

Tap items on the Home screen
to open them. Touch and hold
an empty spot to add a
shortcut to an application, a
widget and so on

The status bar shows the time,
signal strength, battery status,
and notification icons.

Slide the Launcher left
or right to bring more
icons into view.

Touch an application
to open it..

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4.2 Add items to the Home screen

1. Press

Home

Home

key

key to open the Home screen.

2. Touch

Menu

Menu

key

key>>

Add

Add++ or just touch and hold an empty

area on the Home screen.

3. A menu for adding the following pops up.



WALLPAPERS

WALLPAPERS:: Choose different types of wallpapers as

desired.



WIDGERS

WIDGERS:: Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked

webpage, a favorite contact, a destination in Maps, a
music play list, etc.



SETTINGS

SETTINGS:: Enter the setup menu

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5

Working

Working

With

With

Menus

Menus

The phone provides you with Context menus and Options

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menus for accessing the features in an intuitive way.

5.1 Context Menus

 You can open context menu by touching Menu key on

any screen.



 Not all screens have context menus. If you touch

Menu

Menu

key

key on a screen that has no context menu, nothing

happens.

5.2 Options menus

Options menus contain tools that apply to specific items on

the screen. You can open an option by touching and holding
an item on the screen. Not all items have options menus.

When you touch and hold some items on a screen, an
Options menu opens.

Shortcut icon

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5.3 Menu Icons

You have the following menu icons to easily let you access

its important features:

Opens messaging

Opens the dialer

Opens the contacts

Opens Search bar. Needs Internet
connectivity for this feature.

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Connect

Connect

to

to

the

the

Internet

Internet

1.To configure your Internet:

A． Go to

Settings>

Settings>

Wireless

Wireless&&

Networks

Networks>>

Data

Data

usage

usage>>

Mobile

Mobile

data

data..

BB．．GoGototoSettings

Settings>>

Wireless

Wireless&&

Network

Network

>More

>More>>

Mobile

Mobile

Network>

Network>

Access

Access

point

point

names

names

(From

(From

there

there

you

you

can

can

select

select

the

the

APN)

APN)

2. By default, your network provider sends the access point

name settings via SMS, or it comes with your SIM card. You
may need to install these settings. After this, you can
choose from the listed access point names. If the access
point names are not listed by default, please contact your
network provider for the same.

3. After you have selected or configured the access point

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name, go to

Settings>

Settings>

PERSONAL>Dual

PERSONAL>Dual

Sim

Sim

Settings

Settings

>Data

>Data

Connection

Connection

Settings

Settings and tap the service provider of your

SIM to enable Internet connection.

Similarly, you can perform step 3 to enable data connection
on your SIM card.

6.1 Access Internet via Wi-Fi

To browse the Internet via Wi-Fi:

1. Go to

Menu>

Menu>SS

ettings>

ettings>

Network

Network

and

and

then

then

tap

tap

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi..

2. Next, go to

Menu>

Menu>

settings>

settings>

Network

Network>>

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Settings

Settings

and then select the WIFI connection listed under Wi-Fi

networks.Wifi is ON

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Managing

Managing

Notifications

Notifications

Notification icons inform you of new messages and events.

When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the
status bar, along with a summary that appears only briefly.

7.1 Open the Notifications Panel

Drag the status bar down from the top of the screen as
shown below.

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You can open Shortcut menu by touching on screen.

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The Notifications panel displays your network provider
name and a list of your current notifications.

7.2 Respond to Notifications

1. Open the notification panel and touch a notification to

respond to it.

2. What happens next depends on the notification.

7.3 Close Notifications Panel

1. Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to

the top of the screen. Or just press the back button. The
panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond
to it.

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8

Messaging

Messaging

You can use Messaging to exchange text messages and

multimedia messages with your friends .

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You can also press the

Menu

Menu

key

key and open the context

menu to work on messages and their settings.

Touch to compose a
new text or
multimedia

Touch to open a
messaging
conversation

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A Message becomes an MMS if you send it to an email

address, or add multimedia media file(s).

8.1 Create and Send Multimedia Message

1. Touch compose new message.

2. Enter or select a mobile phone number.

3. Touch the composition text box and enter your message
body.

4. Touch the Menu key to open the context menu.

5. Touch icon to attach various types of files.

6. Send the MMS.

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8.2 Forward a message

1. Open a message and then touch that message in a
message conversation window.

2. Touch Forward in the menu that opens.

3. Add a contact.

4. Touch Send to send the message.

You can also Copy message text, Save message to SIM card,

View message details and delete message..

8.3 Lock a Message

You can lock a message so it won’ t be deleted if you reach

your storage limits.

1. Touch and hold message in a message window.

2. Touch Lock message in the menu that opens. Unlock a
message by touching and holding it and then touch

Unlock

Unlock

message

message..

Touch to forward the
message.

Tap to lock the
message.

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8.4 Using the Onscreen Keyboard

Some applications display the keyboard by default. In

others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text,
to open the keyboard.

 Use the icon to erase characters

 After typing, press

Back

Back

key

key icon to close the keyboard.

8.5 Enter Various Characters

 Press the symbols key to switch to the numbers and

symbols keyboard.

 Touch and hold the text field to open a menu and to

copy/cut texts.

Touch to toggle between Front and rear camera modes

Tap this icon to select
desired contact from
phonebook

Touch once to
capitalize the next
letter you type. Touch
and hold for caps.

Press space or a
punctuation mark to
enter the highlighted
suggestion.

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9

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Multimedia

Multimedia

9.1 Camera

Your camera’s pictures and videos are stored in the SD

card, so you must insert one to use the Camera. You can
copy pictures and videos from the SD card to a PC and vice
versa.

9.1 Gallery

You can use the Gallery to view pictures and play videos
and share files.

1. Touch the Gallery icon in the main menu.

2. Touch an album to open and view its contents.

3. Touch a picture or a video in an album to view it.

9.2 Share an Album

1. Open the main Gallery window.

2. Tap the Menu key and then touch Share.

Touch to change settings

Slide to toggle between
video/camera/Panora
modes

Touch to toggle between
front and rear camera modes

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3. Check or uncheck the albums you want to share.

4. Touch Share again at the context menu. In the menu that
opens, touch the application to use to share the selected
albums.

You can share via email, Bluetooth, Gmail messaging and so
on.

9.3 Music

You can easily transfer your favorite music from your PC to
the SD card and experience a whole world of interesting
and melodious music.

 Touch the

Menu

Menu

key

key or the intuitive buttons and icons

on the phone in music interface to enjoy the features of
your music player.

 Press the phone’s volume up/down keys on the left side

of the mobile phone to adjust the volume.

9.4 FM Radio

You can listen to your favorite FM channels using the inbuilt

FM receiver of your phone.



 Touch the

Menu

Menu

key

key or the intuitive buttons and icons

on the phone in Radio interface to enjoy the features of
your inbuilt FM radio.

 Press the phone’ s volume up/down keys on the right

side of the mobile phone to adjust the volume.

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Manage

Manage

Accounts

Accounts

You can set up a corporate, Google account etc on your

device. You can do this by tapping

Settings>

Settings>

Personal>

Personal>

Add

Add

Account

Account::

.

.

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10.1 Why Use a Google Account

Your Google Account lets you take full advantage of Google

applications and services that you may want to use, such as
Gmail, Maps, Navigation, and various applications.

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Connect

Connect

to

to

Networks

Networks

and

and

Devices

Devices

Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and

devices, including Wi-Fi, GPRS, Bluetooth, devices, such as
headsets. You can also transfer files to/from your PC
through the data cable.

11.1 Connect to Internet

Refer to section 6 for details.

11.2 Connect to Wi-Fi Networks

Refer to Section 6.1 for details.

11.3 Pair With Bluetooth Devices

1. Go to

Settings

Settings>>

Wireless

Wireless&&

Networks

Networks>>

Bluetooth

Bluetooth

settings

settings..

2. If Bluetooth is off, check

Bluetooth

Bluetooth to turn it on. Your

phone scans and displays the Bluetooth devices in range.

3. If the device you want to pair with is not in the list, make
it discoverable.

4. If your phone stops scanning before you make the other
device discoverable, touch

Scan

Scan

for

for

devices.

devices.

5. Touch the ID of the other device in the list in Settings to
pair them. If you are prompted to for a password, enter any
password on one device and enter the same password you
entered in the other device to be paired.), If the pairing is
successful, your phone connects to the device.

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11.4 Install Secure Certificate from SD Card

If your VPN or Wi-Fi Network relies on secure certificates,

you must obtain the certificates and store them in your
phone’s storage, before you can configure access to those
VPN or Wi-Fi networks on your phone.

You may need to download the certificates from a website.

1. Copy the certificate from your computer to the root of
the SD card.

2. Touch

Settings>

Settings>

Personal>Security

Personal>Security..

3. Touch

Install

Install

from

fromSDSD

card

card

under

under

Security

Security

Settings

Settings..

4. Touch the file name of the certificate to install. Only the
names of certificates that you have not already installed on
your phone are displayed.

5. If prompted, enter the certificate’s password and touch

OK.

OK.

6. Enter a name for the certificate and touch

OK.

OK.

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Health

Health

and

and

Safety

Safety

Precautions

Precautions

Safety Precautions

Please read through the following briefings

carefully and act in accordance with these rules,

so as to prevent causing any danger or violating
any law.

SAR Value



Your mobile phone model has been designed to compile

with applicable safety requirements for exposure to radio
waves. The radio wave exposure guidelines employ a unit
of measurement called Specific Absorption Rate (SAR).
The recommended SAR limit for mobile handset is 1.6
W/Kg averaged over a 6 minutes period and taken over a
volume containing a mass 1g of human tissue.

 The highest SAR value for this mobile phone model is

xxxxx Watt/Kg averaged over a 6 minutes period and

taken over a volume containing a mass 1g of human
tissue.

 Use cell phone when the signal strength is good. Keep

your calls short or instead use headset or send a text
message. This advice applies especially to children,
adolescents and pregnant women.

 If you are using a Bluetooth headset device, please make

sure it has a low power emitter.

ROHS Declaration

Declaration of Conformity with the requirements of the

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e-waste Management Rules, 2011 (adopted by Notification
S.O.1035 (E) of Ministry of Environment and Forests)

The Product is in conformity with the requirements of Rule
13 of the e-waste Rules. The content of hazardous
substance with the exemption of the applications listed in
SCHEDULE II of the e-waste Rules:

1. Lead (Pb) – not over 0.1% by weight;

2. Cadmium (Cd) – not over 0.01% by weight;

3. Mercury (Hg) – not over 0.1% by weight;

4. Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) – not over 0.1% by
weight;

5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) – not over 0.1% by
weight;

6. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) – not over

0.1% by weight.

 Do not use the phone while driving. When you have to

use the phone, please use the personal hands-free kit.

 Please do not put the phone onto any passenger seat or

any place from which it may fall down in case of
vehicular collision or emergency braking.



 Flight is influenced by interference caused by the phone.

It is illegal to use a phone on the airplane. Please turn
off your phone during a flight.

 Your Phone’s radio waves may interfere with the

functioning of inadequately shielded medical devices.

Safe

Safe

Driving

Driving

During

During

Flight

Flight

InInHospitals

Hospitals

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Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical
device to determine whether they are adequately
shielded from external Radio Frequency. Switch off your
device when regulations posted instruct you to do so.

 To avoid potential interference with implanted medical

devices such as a pacemaker or cardioverter
defibrillator:

 Always keep your phone at least 15.3 centimeters (6

inches) from the medical device.

 Do not carry the wireless device in a breast pocket.
 Turn off the phone if there is any reason to suspect that

interference is taking place.

 Follow the manufacturer directions for the implanted

medical device.

 If you have any questions about using your wireless

device with an implanted medical device, consult your

health care provider.

 Please turn off your phone when you are close to a gas

station or in the vicinity of any place where fuel and
chemical preparations, or any other dangerous goods
are stored.

Unsafe

Unsafe

Areas

Areas

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Taking

Taking

Care

Care

of

of

Your

Your

Device

Device

Your

Your

device

deviceisisaa

product

productofof

superior

superior

design

design

and

and

craftsmanship

craftsmanship

and

and

should

shouldbebe

handled

handled

with

with

care:

care:

The

The

following

following

suggestions

suggestions

will

will

help

help

you

you

protect

protect

your

your

phone:

phone:

 Keep the device dry. Precipitation, humidity, and all

types of liquids or moisture can contain minerals that
will rust electronic circuits. If your device does get wet,
remove the battery without turning on the device, wipe
it with a dry cloth and take it the service center.

 Do not store the device in high or cold temperature.

High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic
devices and damage batteries.

 Do not use or store the device in dusty, dirty areas. Its

moving parts and electronic components can be
damaged.

 Do not attempt to open the device other than as

instructed in this guide. Repairing this phone by
yourself other than our authorized service
agents/centers goes against the warranty rules.

 Do not drop, knock, or shake the device. Rough

handling can break internal circuit boards and fine
mechanics.

 Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong

detergents to clean the device. Only use a soft, clean,
dry cloth to clean the surface of the device.

 Do not store your device near magnetic fields or allow

your device to come in contact with magnetic fields for

extended period of time.

Battery

Battery

Recommendations:

Recommendations:

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 Please put the battery in a cool and well-ventilated

place out of direct sunlight. We recommend you to
charge the battery at room temperature range.

 Batteries have life cycles. If the time that the battery

powers equipment becomes much shorter than usual,
the battery life is at an end. Replace the battery with a
new battery of the same make and specification.

 Do not discard the battery with household trash. Please

dispose of used battery according to your local
environmental laws and guidelines.

 The colors and specifications shown/mentioned in the

user manual may differ from the actual product. Images
shown are for representation purpose only. Other
product logos and company names mentioned herein
may be trademarks or trade names of their respective
owners.

Recycle

Recycle

Your

Your

Phone

Phone

Disclaimers

Disclaimers

The WEEE logo (shown at the left)

appears on the product (battery,
handset, and charger) to indicate
that this product must not be
disposed off or dumped with your
other household wastes. You are
liable to dispose of all your
electronic or electrical waste
equipment by relocating over to the
specified collection point for
recycling of such hazardous waste.

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 Karbonn keeps the right to make modifications to any of

the content in this user guide without public
announcement in advance. The content of this manual
may vary from the actual content displayed in the

mobile phone. In such a case, the latter shall govern.

All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or

storage of part or all of the contents in this document in
any form without the prior written permission of Karbonn
is strictly prohibited.

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