Lava Mobiles Iris 406q Operating Guide

1 Preface

Thank you for purchasing this cellular phone. To guarantee your cellular phone works properly, please follow the instructions in this manual to prevent any possible incidents or malfunctions. Follow all safety warnings to avoid injury or property damage. Screen displays and illustrations in this user’s manual are designed to help you to operate your phone.

We continuously strive to improve our products. Therefore, we reserve the right to revise this user manual or withdraw it at any time without notice.

Contents

PREFACE .............................................. I

CONTENTS .......................................... II

IMPORTANT SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS .................................... 1

GETTING STARTED ........................... 6

TOUCH SCREEN ................................ 10

HOME SCREEN .................................. 12

CALLING............................................. 16

BLUETOOTH ...................................... 19

FUNCTION MENU ............................. 21

CLOCK ................................................. 22

CHROME BROWSER ........................ 23

CAMERA .............................................. 26

FM RADIO ........................................... 28

CONTACTS.......................................... 29

PHONE ................................................. 32

GALLERY ............................................ 33

MESSAGING ....................................... 36

MUSIC .................................................. 40

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SETTINGS ........................................... 42

SOUND RECORDER .......................... 46

TROUBLESHOOTING ....................... 47

SAFETY INFORMATION AND

NOTICES .............................................. 50

Important safety precautions

Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal. Please carefully read and observe the terms below:

Safe power on

Do not use your mobile phone where it is forbidden to use or you might cause a disturbance or danger.

Safe transportation first

Please observe all related local laws and regulations. Please drive with both hands. Transportation security should be considered when driving.

Turn off when in hospital

Please follow related limitations. Please turn off your mobile phone when near a medical instrument.

Turn off on an airplane

Please follow related limitations. Do not use your phone on an airplane.

Turn off when at a gasoline station

Do not use your mobile phone at a filling station or around fuels or chemicals.

Turn off around exposure Area

Please observe related limitations and do not use your mobile phone around

an area where explosions can occur.

Proper use

As described in this manual, your mobile phone can be used only in right

location. If possible, please do not touch the antenna area on your phone.

Use qualified after sale service

Only a qualified maintainer can install or repair your mobile phone.

Accessories and batteries

Only use the authorized accessories and batteries and do not connect to

unmatched manufacturers or products

Waterproof

Your mobile phone is not waterproof. Please keep it away from water.

Backup

Do remember to make a backup or keep a written record of all important information saved in your mobile phone.

Connect to other devices

Please read the user manual of the device to get more detailed security instructions before connecting to other

devices and do not connect to unmatched product.

SOS emergency calls

Make sure your mobile phone is switched on and in a service area. In

home screen, tap the dial key, input the SOS number, then press the Dial Key. Tell where you are and do not hang up without permission.

Introduction

Packaging

There are various accessories for your cellular phone. Your pack will include charger x 1, data cable x 1, and user manual x 1. Please note: Only use accessories and charging devices approved by the phone manufacturer, otherwise there is a risk of serious damage to health and property. Failure to do this may invalidate your warranty. Accessories may vary by region.

Key

Function

Home Key

-Press to return to the Home screen from anywhere on your phone.

-Press and hold to bring up the recent applications window.

Menu Key

-Press to open a list of actions available in the current screen.

Volum e Keys

Press to adjust the volume.

Power key

-Press (when the display is active): locks the display.

-Press (when the display is in sleep mode): wakes up the display.

-Press and hold: Access phone options.

Phone Display Key

Roaming

Vibrate mode

3G connected

Ringer is silenced

3G in use

Phone microphone is mute

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Battery is very low

Bluetooth is on

Battery is full

Airplane mode

Battery is charging

Alarm is set

Receiving location data from GPS

New text or multimedia message

Uploading data

Note: “Press” in this manual, means to press and release the key; “press and hold” means to press and hold the key for

at least 2 seconds.

Icons & Symbols

In idle mode, network and battery icons are displayed all the time. The rest of the icons appear if the feature is available. If the network symbol is not displayed, the network is currently unavailable. You may be in a bad reception area; moving to a different location may help.

Probl em with text or

Downloading data

Missed call

An open Wi-Fi network is available

Data is syncing

Phone is connected via USB cable

Problem with sign-in or sync

Notifications

When you see a notification in the status bar, touch the bar and slide your finger down the screen to

open the list of notifications displayed in the sliding window. To close the Notification panel, touch and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide

your finger up the screen.

2 Getting Started

Please read the safety instructions in the "Safety

Information and Notices" section before use.

In order to use your phone, you must insert a valid SIM card supplied by your operator or retailer. The SIM card contains your subscription information, your mobile telephone number, and a small amount of memory in which you can store phone numbers and messages.

Note: Some SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult your wireless service provider for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.

You can also insert a memory card. This provides you with expanded memory capability, which allows you to store additional music, photo, and video files separate from the phone's built-in memory.

Inserting the SIM Card

Remove the back cover

Make sure that the phone is turned off. You need to remove the back cover of your phone before you can insert the SIM card.

Lift the back cover up to remove it.

Make sure that the clipped corner of the SIM card is facing the correct direction and the metallic contacts are facing downwards. Slide the SIM card into the card slot until it stops.

Insert the SIM card

Install the back cover

Align and hook the back cover to the top of the battery slot and then press the back cover down until it locks into place.

Power on/off

To power on the phone, press and hold the Power Key. Enter the PIN code if required (the 4 to 8 digit secret code of your SIM card). It is preconfigured and provided to you by your network operator or retailer. If you enter an incorrect PIN code 3 times in succession, your SIM card will be locked. To unlock it, you must obtain the PUK code from your network operator. To power off your phone, press and hold the Power Key. On release, the phone options menu opens, select Power off.

Charging the Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery. The new battery is partially charged. A sound alert will warn you when the battery level becomes low. To charge the battery, plug in the connector at the bottom of your phone (USB interface), and then plug the other end into an AC power socket. The battery symbol indicates the charging status.

During charging, the charge indicators will scroll;

When all the scroll bars are steady, the battery is fully charged. You can then disconnect the charger.

Inserting a micro SD Card

Your phone has a slot for a micro SD card.

1. With the metal contacts facing down, gently

put the SD card into the slot. Note: The metal contacts are facing forward.

2. If you want to get the T-Flash card out,

gently press the SD card, then you can remove it from your phone.

Note: if you are going to remove your SD card, first you must remove it from your

phone by selecting Home key，then tap the application tab to select Settings >

Storage >Unmount SD card.

Transfer files to the SD card

To transfer music, picture, and other files from your computer to your phone’s SD card, you need to set the phone’s SD card into a USB drive.

1. Connect the phone to the computer using a USB cable. A notification icon appears in the status bar.

2. Open the notifications panel by touching it and drag it down.

3. In the notifications panel, touch USB

connected and then touch Open the USB storage device>confirm check box to turn

on the USB storage.

4. To turn off the USB storage, you must touch Turn off the USB storage device to clear the USB storage check box.

Wireless off

To turn off all your phone radios, please go to

Home, tap the application tab, select Settings > More. Select Airplane mode check box. Your

phone will switch to “airplane” mode now. An airplane mode icon will be displayed in the

status bar and all wireless connections will be disabled.

To enable wireless connections again, return to the settings screen and clear the Airplane mode check box.

3 Touch screen

Your mobile phone features a touch screen which provides a faster and more intuitive way for you to navigate through lists and menus. The controls on the touch screen change dynamically depending on the task you are performing.

Selection

To select an item or button on the screen, touch the item with your fingertip. The color will change on the screen when it is selected, usually to blue.

Context menus

To open the context menu for an item on the screen, you can: Touch and hold the item on the screen with your fingertip. You must hold for one full second before the context menu appears.

Scroll

To scroll up or down in a list or page on the screen,

you can slide your finger up/down on the screen. Dragging your finger to scroll will not choose or activate anything on the screen.

Zoom in or out

Zoom in / out on a picture when viewed in full screen, web page, or map:

1. You can zoom in and out by placing two

fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to room out) or spreading them apart(to zoom in)

Pattern lock

You can increase the security of your phone by setting a screen unlock pattern. Once set, in order to unlock your screen, you’ll have to draw the correct unlock pattern. You can set your screen unlock pattern as follows:

1. Press Home key, then tap the application tab to select Settings.

2. Select security, then scroll down to the Screen lock section.

3. Set or change your unlock pattern by selecting screen lock > Pattern, as applicable.

4. Follow the prompts to define your pattern. Note: you must slide your finger along the screen to create the pattern, not select individual dots. Connect at least four dots.

pattern visible check box.

Screen sleep

After a period of inactivity, your screen will go to sleep (display will turn black). In sleep, your phone uses less battery power. You can go to Home, then tap the application tab to select Settings >

Display > Sleep to select a time.

Pressing the Power Key can also make your phone sleep or awake immediately.

If you unlock your screen, and you want your pattern to be hidden as you draw it, clear the Make

4 Home Screen

The Home screen is your starting point for using all the applications on your phone. You can customize your Home screen to display applications, shortcuts, and widgets as you like. Press the Home button to return to the Home screen.

Extended Home screen

After pressing Home key, slide your fingertip left or right along the screen to reveal the full width of the Home screen. This additional space gives you more room to customize Home with applications, shortcuts, and widgets.

Find an application quickly

From the home screen, tap the application

tab .

Add a Home screen item

1. To create an application shortcut quickly,

touch the application tab to reveal all the application icons, then touch & hold an application or widget icon and drag it to the home screen. Its shortcut is added to the Home screen.

Set wallpaper

1. Start from the Home screen; press

Menu key to access the context menus.

You can also touch & hold an empty area of the home screen and in the menu, touch Wallpapers.

2. Tap Wallpapers item. Select one of the pictures. It can be from the Gallery, Live

wallpapers, Video Wallpaper or Wallpapers. Gallery contains the pictures

you have stored on your SD card. Wallpaper is pre installed on your phone.

3. When you’ve decided on a picture, make sure it is highlighted, and then select Set

wallpaper.

4. If you select Gallery, the picture album opens. Slide your fingers to find the picture

you want to use, and then touch it. If this picture is too large ,you must crop it first .

Remove items from the Home screen

To remove a shortcut or widget from your Home screen, touch and hold the item to enter “Remove

mode”. The application tab turns into a Trash

button. Drag the item to the Trash button. When the icon and application tab turn red, release it.

Move objects on the Home screen

1. To move an icon or other item on the Home screen, you should touch and hold it to enter the “move mode”. The object will magnify when it is ready to be moved.

2. Without lifting your finger, drag the object to

the new position. To move an item to a section of the Home screen not in view, move it to the edge of the screen and hold it there for a moment. The screen view will shift; position the object and release.

Options on home screen

In the home screen, press Menu key to access the following options:

 Wallpaper: Select wallpaper from the

pictures album, Live wallpapers or wallpaper gallery.

 Manage Apps: Select to manage Apps.

System Settings: Shortcut to the settings

menu. Please refer to “Settings” section.

Keyboard

When you select or touch a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available.

Adjusting keyboard settings

Before you start using the onscreen keyboard, we recommend you set the onscreen keyboard options

such as vibrate and/or emit a sound when you touch a key, auto-capitalization, auto-complete, etc.

1. Press Home key, then touch the

application tab, select Settings > Language & input.

2. Touch Android keyboard, you can choose the type method as your favorite, and then set the options you want to use for the onscreen keyboard.

3. If you select the Show correction

suggestions, and Auto-correction

options, the phone will offer you smart word suggestions as you type, so you can enter text quickly and accurately on the onscreen keyboard.

Android Onscreen Keyboard

Note: When you do not need the keyboard, you can close it by pressing BACK. To show the keyboard again, touch a text box on the screen.

If you need to insert or delete a character, slide your fingertip to position the cursor next to the character you want to edit. The available keys on the keyboard will be different depending on the type method you select. Settings > Language &

input.

Smart Onscreen Keyboard

Smart Onscreen keypad is an intelligent text editing mode for typing, which includes a comprehensive dictionary. It allows you to quickly enter text. When you enter the first or second letter, the word suggested may be displayed on the screen.

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