Lava Mobiles Iris Pro 30 User Guide

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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.

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Contents

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

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

IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................... 1

INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BROWSER ..............ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SAFETY INFORMATION AND NOTICES ...................... 49

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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.

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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.

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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.

Phone Display Key

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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.

Volume

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.

Roaming

Vibrate mode

3G connected

Ringer is
silenced

3G in use

Phone
microphone is

Connected to a Wi-Fi
network

Battery is very
low

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.

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Bluetooth is on

Battery is full

Airplane mode

Battery is
charging

Alarm is set

Receiving
location data

New text or
multimedia message

Uploading data

Problem with
text or

Downloading
data

Missed call

An open Wi-Fi
network is

Data is syncing

Phone is

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.

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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 (1).

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Insert the SIM card

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 (3).

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 (5).

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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.

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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 connected as an

Storage and then select USB storage check box to

turn on the USB storage.

4. To turn off the USB storage, you must select the
other options check box 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.

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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

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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.

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 pattern visible
check box.

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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. W hen 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 .

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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.

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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

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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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Calling

Making a Call

Note: You can make a call only when the network is
available.

1. Tap the Dialer icon on the Home screen.

2. Enter the phone number, select a contact, or a call

log.

3. Press the Call icon to dial the number

To end the call, press the End Call icon .

Adjusting speaker/earpiece volume

During a call, press the Volume Keys up / down to
increase or decrease the volume.

Speaker

During a call, select Speaker on.

Making an International Call

1. Touch and hold the 0 key on the Dialer tab to enter "+".

2. Enter the country code.

3. Enter the area code (normally without the 0 before it),
followed by the phone number.

4. Press the Call icon to call directly.

Making an Emergency Call

On the Dialer tab, enter the emergency number and then
press the Call icon on your phone.

When the screen is locked, you need to unlock it first
before you can make an emergency call. If your phone is
in sleep mode, press the power key to wake up the phone
and then unlock the screen.

Making a Second Call

You can make a second call by putting the current call on
hold:

1. During a call with the first caller, select Add call and

then enter the second caller’s number using the keypad.

2. Press the Call icon to dial the second party’s

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number. The first caller will be automatically placed on
hold. This is a network-dependent feature. Please contact
your service provider for more details.

Swapping calls

When you have one active call and one call on hold, you
can touch Swap calls to switch between the 2 calls.

Merging calls

When you have one active call and one call on hold, you
can select Merge calls to make a conference call
between the two calls.

Making a Conference Call

When there is a call waiting while you are already on the
phone, you can carry out the following operations to
establish the multi-party call:

1. Drag the green phone icon to the right to answer the
second call. The first call will be put on hold automatically.

2. Select Merge calls. The two calls will be combined and
a conference call is established.

During the multi-party call, you can answer a new
incoming call or add a new member to the call by selecting

Add call to dial the new member (the ongoing multi-party

call should be put on hold first).
Once the call is established, select Merge calls from
menu options.
This is a network-dependent feature. Please contact your
service provider for more details.

Calling Hands-Free

During a call, select Speaker.

Answering a Call

Drag the green phone icon to the right.
If you were already on a call, the first call is placed

on hold while you answer the new call.
To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the

Volume Down button.

Rejecting a Call

Drag the red phone button to the left.

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Answering a Second Call

If you have activated Call Waiting, a new incoming call
screen is shown to inform you when there is a second
incoming call. You can:

1. Drag the green phone icon to the right. The current call
will be put on hold automatically.

2. Drag the red phone button to the left to reject the
second call and continue with your current call.

Ending a Call

Press the End Call icon to end a call.

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Bluetooth

Your phone supports Bluetooth function. Bluetooth is a
short-range wireless communications technology that
allows Bluetooth devices to exchange information over a
short distance without requiring a physical connection.

Note: the phone can connect to a Bluetooth
hands-free headset or a Bluetooth car kit and use
those devices to send and/or receive calls. Before
you can use a Bluetooth hands-free headset or car
kit, follow the steps as below.

Turn on Bluetooth services

1. Press Home key and tap the application tab. Then
select Settings.

2. Select Wireless & Networks, and then directly
chang the icon to turn on Bluetooth

services.

3. When on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the
status bar.

Discover ability

By default, your phone is not “discoverable”. This means
other Bluetooth devices will not see your phone in their
scans for Bluetooth devices.
To make your phone discoverable:

1. Make sure you have turned Bluetooth on. Refer to
the above chapter for details.

2. Press Home key and tap the application tab. Then
select Settings > Wireless & Networks open

Bluetooth .

3. Touch your Bluetooth device name and then your
phone will be visible to other Bluetooth devices.

4. Press the Menu key and select the Visibility

timeout to set your phone visible time to other

Bluetooth devices .

Name your Bluetooth device

1. Make sure you have turned Bluetooth on.

2. Press Home key and tap the application tab to

select Settings > Wireless & networks > open

Bluetooth .

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3. Press Menu Key and select Rename phone

4. Type the name for your device in the dialog box,
then select Rename phone.

Pair & connect with Bluetooth devices

Before your phone communicate with a Bluetooth headset,
your phone should “pair” at first.

1. Make sure you have Bluetooth turned on.

2. Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks >

Bluetooth .

3. This phone automatically start scanning for
Bluetooth devices. As they are found, the devices
will appear in the list of Bluetooth devices.

4. Touch a particular device in the list to pair with it.

5. Once paired, you can select the file to send via
Bluetooth.

Rescan for Bluetooth devices

If you want to update the list of Bluetooth devices, press

SEARCH FOR DEVICES.

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Function Menu

How to Use

Select application

From the Home screen, tap the application tab .
Slide your finger to scroll through the menus and touch a

particular destination to enter the selected menu.
You can exit a menu by pressing the BACK Key.

Main Menu

Please read the following sections for a detailed
description of the main menu.

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Clock

Your mobile phone has a built-in alarm clock. You can set
up to more separate alarms and choose whether or not
the alarm should repeat.

How to set an alarm

To set an alarm:

1. To open Alarm Clock, press Home key to return to

the home screen, tap the application tab to enter
the main menu, select “Clock”, and then touch the

alarm icon .

2. Touch "+" to add an alarm and you can also edit the

existed alarm.

3. You can editing the follow details:

 Turn Alarm On: you can directly chang the

icon to turn alarm on.

 Time: You can set the alarm time here.

enter the time you want, and then touch ok
to finished.

 Repeat: Press to set the repeat day, from

Monday to Sunday.

 Ringtone: Select one ring tone for your

alarm. The ring tone plays when selected.

 Vibrate: Press to set the vibration on or off.
 Label: Touch it to set a name for the alarm.

5. Finally, press Back Key to save the settings.

In the alarm, verify that you’ve activated either Saturday or

Sunday on the Repeat area. If they are set off, your alarm
does not notify you on Saturday or Sunday.

Delete an alarm?

To turn alarm off, you can directly chang the icon

to turn alarm off.
To delete an alarm, long press the alarm until the trash
icon appears and touch the trash icon to delete the alarm.

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Chrome Browser

To open the browser, press Home key, touch the
application tab and then touch the Chrome.

The first time you enter the Browser after powering on,
You are required to accept the terms of Google Chrome
service before browse web pages . Touch Accept and

Continue and then select sign in to sign in Chrome or

select No thanks to open a Chrome screen.
Sign in Chrome with your google account to bring your
open tabs,bookmarks, omnibox data, and more
information from your computer to your phone or tablet.

Note: Browser automatically opens when you touch
a web link in an email or text message.

It may involve the transmission of large amounts of data

through your service provider’s network. Contact your

service provider for information about data transmission
charges.

Enter web address

1. Open the Browser screen and tap the Web

address tab to open the web address screen.

2. Type within the URL field to enter the web

address manually.

3. Possible matches will appear on a list of links as

you enter the web address. Select a match or
continue entering the web address.

4. Tap the Go icon to follow the link to the selected

address.

Zoom and navigation in web pages

While viewing a Web page, if you set the web page to
force enable zoom: press Menu key and select

Settings>Accessibility >Force enable zoom .you can

take advantage of the following zoom and navigation
techniques:

1. You can place two fingers on the screen at once

and pinch them together to zoom out or spread
them to zoom in.

2. Slide your finger on the screen in any direction to

navigate and view other areas of the web page.

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Windows view

If you wish to open several web pages at the same time
and want to view them on the screen, please use the

Windows function.

1. while in the web page browsing , touch the icon
in the right corner of the window .

2. You will now see all web pages that you’ve opened.

3. To close the window, touch the “X” in the right
corner of the window that you want to close.

4. To add new windows, press menu key to open the
context menu and select New tab.

5. On the windows view, you can press Menu key to
access Save to bookmarks, Settings and so on.

To find text within a web page

While viewing a web page, press Menu key and then
touch Find in page.
Enter the search item. As you enter characters, matching
characters will be highlighted.

To copy text on a web page

Copy text from web pages and then paste them on an
email or your SMS/MMS messages.

1. Open the web page where you want to copy text.

2. Locate the text you want to copy and then long
press it until the texts are highlighted in blue.

3. Position your finger at the start of the text you want
to copy and then drag to the end of the text you
want to copy.

4. Release your finger from the screen,touch
icon in the right corner of the window to copy the
text.

To paste text on an email or SMS/MMS message, touch
and hold the text box on a message or email and then
touch POSTE on the options menu.

Bookmark

1. On a browser screen, press Menu key to access
the option, and then touch .

2. Type the name and URL of the bookmark and touch

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the Save button to continue.

3. press Menu key to access the option, and then
touch Bookmarks.Below the new bookmark it lists
all the bookmarks that you have stored. Drag up
and down to scroll through the bookmarks. Click
one of them to go to browse the website.

4. To edit the bookmark, touch & hold the bookmark
that you want to edit in the bookmark screen. The
context menu will open. Now, select Edit

bookmark. Type your change and select OK.

5. To delete a bookmark in the bookmark screen,
touch & hold the bookmark that you want to edit.
The context menu will open, and select Delete

Bookmark.

Download web files and applications

Before you download any files or applications using the
browser, note the following:

1. Before you can download Web applications, you
must go to Settings > Security> Unknown

sources, select the check box.

2. All items downloaded from the Web are stored on

your SD card or your phone,

3. The browser will only allow you to download items
that are supported by an application installed on the
phone.

Warning: Applications downloaded from the web
can be from unknown sources. To protect your
phone and personal data, only download
applications from sources you trust, such as the
Android Market.

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Camera

Your mobile phone features a digital camera that allows
you to take and share pictures and videos.
Please ensure that the camera lens is clean before you
take pictures, as small dust particles can strongly affect
the picture and video quality.

To access this menu, press Home Key, touch the
application tab , and select Camera.

Do not take photos of people without their permission.
Do not take photos in a place where cameras are not
allowed.
Do not take photos in a place where you may interfere
with another person’s privacy.

Taking a photo

You can take photos in various modes, the camera
produces JPEG photos.

1. Access the Camera menu to turn on the camera. If

2. You phone supports two camera lens: primary
camera and secondary camera. One is located at
the back of phone and the other in the front. When

recording a photo or shoot a video, press to
switch camera lens.

3. Frame your subject on the screen.

4. Touch onscreen to take a picture.

5. Touch to start recording the video.

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View your photos and videos

To view the pictures and videos you have captured, as
well as any you have stored on your SD card, please go to

Gallery menu to view the details.

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FM Radio

This feature allows you to listen to your favorite FM radio
station anytime with frequencies ranging from 87.5 MHz to

108.0 MHz.

To open FM radio, press Home key, touch the application
tab and touch FM radio.

Note: The FM radio will not work unless the headset is

attached. Attach the headset to the headset port located
at the top of the phone.

Turn On/Off FM radio

Touch FM radio icon to turn on FM radio ,When the icon

turns to , it indicates that the FM radio is switched on.

touch the icon to turn off FM.

Auto search

Your phone supports to auto scan the radio stations and
the stations searched will be memorized in the channel
list.

1. In the FM radio playing interface,touch >Search

to auto scan the available channels.

2. Press or to access previous/next available

channels.

Add to favorites

1. In the FM radio playing interface, press to add to

favorites.

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Contacts

You can store phone numbers on your phone’s memory.
This menu gives you quick and easy access to the people
you want to search. You can view and create contacts on
your phone, and can also import contacts stored on your
SIM card.
To access this menu, press Home key, and touch the
application tab, and then select Contacts.

You can also press the people icon in the home
screen and select the Contacts tab.

Contact list

Use this menu to search for contact information stored in
the phone book.
Browse through your contacts by sliding your fingertip up
and down on the screen.

Creating a contact

Use this menu to add a new contact to the Phone book.

1. Press Home key, and touch the application tab,

and then select Contacts.

1. Press and the context menu appear, select
the location which you want to store to access the
create contact screen .

2. Enter the information to the new contact, such as
phone number, email address, first and last name
etc. Slide your finger up or down to see more labels.

Note: To change a defaulted information label, ie;
Home number to Work number, touch the
information label button, then select another label
on the menu.

3. Touch a category of contact information, such as
phone numbers and email addresses, to enter that
kind of information about your contact.

4. Touch the Picture Frame icon to select a
picture to display next to the name in your lists of
contacts and in other applications.

5. When you’re finished, touch Done.

Edit contact detail

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1. From contacts, touch the contact whose
information you want to edit. The context menu
opens.

2. Select Edit . The Edit contact screen appears.

3. Make your edits, then touch Done.

Communicate with a contact

From the contacts list, you can quickly call or send an
SMS or MMS to a contact.
To open a contact’s details screen, simply touch their
name from contacts.
To dial a number of the contact, touch the contact’s name,
then touch it again to dial.
To call phone numbers, you switch automatically to the
phone application as the number is called. For other kinds
of communication, you switch automatically to the
appropriate application, with the contact’s address
entered.

To import contacts from the SD card

In the contacts list, press Menu key, touch Import

/Export.

If you have stored names and phone numbers on your
SIM card, you can add these to the contacts stored on
your phone by selecting this option. Once the list of
names and numbers appears you can:

1. Open your contacts.

2. Press Menu and touch Import/Export > SD Card,

3. Press Next and select Next again when the
context menu appears.

4. Touch Ok to Import

Favorites

In the home screen, press the people icon . Tapping
the Favorites icon can access your Favorite

Contacts.

How to set a favorite contact?

1. Open your contacts.

2. Touch a contact to view its details.

Beside the Name field icon indicates contact favorites

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or not. Tap this icon until it changes color. Now the contact
will be copied to Favorites.

Call log

Use this menu to view the calls you have dialed, received,
or missed, and the length of the calls.
To access this menu, press Home key, touch the

application tab, and select Call icon , tap the Call log
tab to access the call log menu.

Accessing a call log

1. Slide your finger to scroll through the call list.

2. Touch the selected log to view its detailed
information, send an SMS message, or add the
number to contacts.

Using call log options

In the call log list, you can press the call log to access the
following options:

 Call back: Touch to call the selected number.
 Send text message: Touch to send an SMS

message to the selected contact.

 Add to contacts: Touch to add the selected

number to a new contact or view the exit contact.

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Phone

Use this menu to call your friends.
To access this menu, press Home key , touch the
application tab, and select Phone.

Or you can press the Call icon in the home screen.

How to dial a number?

Enter the number you want to dial, and then press the Call
icon

To know the detail, see calling in page 17.

Dial by using Bluetooth devices

You can place and receive calls using a hands-free
Bluetooth headset or hands-free car kit. Before you can
use your Bluetooth device, follow the following steps:

1. Go to Home , touch the application tab, and select

to dial.

Settings > Wireless & Networks to turn

Bluetooth on.

2. Get your headset or hands-free car device ready
for pairing by following the manufacturer’s
instruction.

3. Pair and connect your phone to the Bluetooth
headset or car kit.

4. Now you can use your headset or car kit to receive
call.

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Gallery

Use this menu to access photos and videos you have
taken. For photos, you can also do basic editing tasks, set
them as wallpaper or contact picture, or share them with
your friends.
To open pictures and videos, press Home Key and touch
the application tab. Then touch the Gallery icon.

Viewing an image

Gallery presents the pictures and videos on your microSD
card or your phone storage, including those you’ve taken

with the camera and those you’ve downloaded from the

web or other locations.

Select an album to view the pictures.
Touch an album to open it and view its contents.

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The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in
chronological order.

Touch a picture or video in an album to view it.
Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by
touching its icon at the top left of the screen.

Place two fingers on the screen at once pinch them
together to zoom-in and spreading them apart to
zoom-out

Image options

You can do the following while in pictures.

Touch Share icon at the top of the screen. In the
menu that opens, touch the application to share
the selected albums.
The application that you select opens with the pictures

from the selected albums or links attached to a new
message. For information about addressing and sending
the message, see the section on that application.

Share

Select this option to delete the selected picture. The

Delete

picture will be removed after you confirm.

Details

Select to show detailed information of the picture including
its name, type, the date taken, album and location

Set picture as

Select to set the selected picture as wallpaper or contact
icon. Before you do that, you can crop the picture. The
operation is the same as the above descriptions.

Crop

Select to crop the selected picture. Touch and hold an
edge of the cropper to reveal the sizing arrows and then
drag the edge in or out to size. Touch and drag the center
of the cropper to move it within the picture. When you
want to save the cropped area, select Save. To cancel the
crop,press Menu key to open the context menu and then
and select Undo.
The cropped picture is saved.

Rotate

Select from rotate left (anti-clockwise) or rotate right
(clockwise). Your picture will rotate and is saved

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automatically.

Images Slide show

Slide shows include all the pictures in your albums. in
pictures, touch menu key to open the context menu and
then touch Slideshow.
Touch a picture to end the slideshow.

To watch videos

On the main Gallery screen, touch a video album and then
touch the video you want to watch to start playing back the

video.

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Messaging

Use the Messages menu to send and receive text
messages and multimedia messages.
To access this menu, press Home Key, touch the
application tab and touch Messaging.

Messages list

Touch the Messaging icon on the Home screen
The Messaging window opens, where you can create

a new message or open an ongoing message thread.

Reading text messages

Press Home Key, touch and hold the status bar, and then
slide it down to open the notifications panel. Touch the
new message to open and read it.
On the message list, touch the message you want to read.

Note: If a link is included in a message, touch the link to
open Browser and view the web page.

If a phone number is included in a message, touch the
message to open the Dialer so you can call the number.

Reading multimedia messages

If you have selected to auto-retrieve your multimedia
messages, both the message header and body will
download. To view your message, select the “Play”
button.
If you are downloading only the headers, then you must
first select the Download button to retrieve the message
body. If you are concerned about the size of your data
downloads, you can check the message size first. Once
the message has downloaded, select the “Play” button to
view the message.

Reply to a message

1. Simply start by typing your message in the text box

at the bottom of the screen to reply to a message.

2. You can press Menu Key and select Add Subject or

touch to add An Attachment to convert it to a
multimedia message.

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3. Touch Send when ready.

View message details

Touch the message to to view details about a particular
message.

Delete a message or a message thread

In the message list, touch the message thread that you
want to delete.
To delete the entire thread, touch and hold a thread you
want to delete until the trash icon appears. Touch the
trash icon to delete the thread.
To delete a message in a thread, touch and hold the
message that you want to delete and then touch Delete
on the options menu. When prompted to confirm, touch

Delete icon.

To delete all messages on the message list, press Menu

Key on the message list and then touch Delete all
threads.

Create new message

Use this menu to create and send messages.

Text message

With an SMS-compatible phone number, you can send
and receive short message service (SMS) messages. An
SMS-compatible number is a phone number that your
service provider enables for SMS.
You can send SMS messages to contacts that have
SMS-compatible phone numbers.

1. Press Home, touch the application tab and select

Messaging.

2. On the messaging screen, touch . The

Compose screen opens.

3. In the Type name or number field, you can enter

the receiver’s number by using the onscreen
keyboard.

4. In the Type text message field, you should enter

the SMS content.

5. Finally, when you have finished writing, you should

tap the button to send the message.

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Multimedia Message Service (MMS) delivers messages
containing a combination of text, image, video, and audio
from phone to phone or from phone to email.

1. Press Menu key，touch the application tab and
touch Messaging.

2. Touch to compose a new message.

3. In the Type name or number field, you can enter
the receiver’s number or email address by using the
onscreen keyboard.

4. In the Type text message field, you should enter
the MMS content.

5. To add a subject, press Menu Key and touch Add

subject.

6. To add an attachment such as picture, melody,

video, and so on, you should press . In the
following Attach menu:

 Pictures: Opens the Gallery application where you

can choose a picture to insert into MMS.

 Capture picture: Opens the camera to take a new

photo. You can insert the new photo to MMS.

 Videos: Opens the Gallery application. Touch a

video on the screen to attach it to your message.

 Capture video: Opens the camcorder application.

Take a video and then touch to attach it to
your message.

 Audio: Opens the select audio menu. Touch an

audio file to select.

 Record audio: Open a voice recorder to record a

new audio. It can also be inserted into MMS.

 Slideshow: List all the slides that the MMS has.

Tap Add Slide to add a new slide.

Note: If you want add more attachments, you

should add a Slide Show first.

 Contact : List all the contacts stored in SD

card ,tap to add contacts.

7. In a new slide show, you can also press the Menu
Key to access the following options:

 Preview: Touch to preview the slide;
 Add picture: Touch to go to gallery to add picture.
 Capture Picture: Touch to open a camera to take

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a new photo. The photo can be inserted into a
MMS.

 Add Music: Touch to add music to MMS.
 Add Video: Touch to go to the gallery to add the

video into the MMS.

 More: Tap to set the duration and layout of the

current slide. The default duration is 5 secs and
the default layout can be found at the bottom.

8. Finally, when you have finished editing the slide,
you should tap the Done button to save and return
to main editing screen.

9. In the main editing screen, you can tap Send button
to send the message.

Message Settings

Use this menu to set up various options for using the
messaging services.

How to access message settings?

1. Press Home Key, touch the application tab and
touch Messaging;

2. Press Menu key to access the option menu and

touch Settings to configure your message settings
,such as SMS,MMS,Notifications and general.

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Music

This menu allows you to listens to your favorite music.
To open your music library, press Home key and touch
the application tab, and then touch Play Music.
Your music is organized into three categories: Albums,
Songs and Playlists . Select a category to view the lists
within each. Once in a category, keep selecting until you
reach the music you want to play. For example, if you
select the Albums category, you will see a list of Albums in
A-Z order. If you select an Albums, the list opens to
display . Select an album, and the album’s song list is
displayed.

Play music

At any level in your library, touch and hold a list (Artists,
Albums, Songs, and Playlists) to open the context menu.
Select to play and go to the playback screen.

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The following actions are available on the playback
screen:

Shuffle songs:Shuffle songs in random order. Touch

to toggle shuffle on or off. When the icon is gray, shuffle is
off.

Go to any point in song: Slide fingertip in progress

bar to desired point in a song.

Pause/resume play:Touch to pause;touch

to resume play.

Repeat mode:Touch to switch the repeat modes.

View current playlist: Touch

Playlists

You can create as many playlists as you wish. The
“Recently added” playlist is a system playlist and cannot
be deleted or renamed.

Create a playlist on your phone

1. From the home screen, touch the application tab,

and then touch Music.

2. Select a category. From the list that appears,
navigate to the Albums, Songs,and Playlists that
you want to add in the playlist.

3. Touch and hold the Albums, Songs, and Playlists
to open the context menu.

4. Touch Add to playlist.

5. In the Add to playlist menu that opens, select

New to create a new playlist.

6. Enter the name for your new playlist and then
touch Save.

Manage your playlists

Go to the Library screen and select Playlists.
All the playlists appear. Touch and hold the playlist opens
a menu asking you to play, delete or rename the playlist
etc.

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Settings

This menu allows you to control and customize phone
settings on the Settings screen.
Press Home Key, tap the application tab and touch

Settings. You can also press Menu Key in the home

screen and touch System Settings.

Wireless & networks

 SIM management:Set preference on how you use

SIMs inserted in your phone

 Roaming: Uncheck to prevent your phone

from transmitting data on other carriers’

mobile networks when you leave an area
where your phone can access your own
carrier’s mobile networks.

 Data connection:touch to turn on or off the

data connection

 Airplane mode: When airplane mode is selected,

all wireless connectivity is off. This icon will

display in the status bar when airplane mode is
selected.

 Wi-Fi: check the icon switch to if you

prefer to use Wi-Fi for your data connection. The
phone will scan for available wireless networks.

 Bluetooth: Touch the check box to turn Bluetooth

service on or off.

 Date usage: this feature allows you to count data

usage and set mobile data limit.

 Tethering & portable hotspot

In this menu, you can share your phone’s mobile
data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.

 VPN settings

 Add VPN: Opens a screen that prompts you

to select the type of VPN to add. You are then
prompted for VPN configuration details.

 Mobile networks:

 Data connection: check to enable data

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access over the mobile network.

 Access Point Names: Opens the APNs

screen, where you can select mobile access
point configurations.

 Use only 2G network: Check to obtain slightly

better battery life by preventing your phone
from connecting to higher-speed networks.

 Network operators: Opens a screen that

searches for and displays mobile networks
that are compatible with your phone.

Audio profiles

our phone provides 4 different profiles, including General,
Meeting, Outdoor,and Silent profile.

to add a new APN. Consult your carrier about how to use the tools on this screen.

You can configure how your phone rings,vibrates,or alerts
you in other ways when you receive communications and
motion sound , ect.

Display

Let you set the screen brightness,select to switch

orientation when you rotate your phone,and configure
other screen settings.

Location access

Use the Location settings to set your preferences for using
and sharing your location when you search for information
and use location-aware applications, such as Maps.

Security

You can configure settings that help secure your
phone and its data.

APPs

This menu allows you to manage applications.

Accounts

Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and
manage your Google and other supported accounts.
You also use these settings to control how and whether
all applications send, receive, and sync data on their
own schedules, and whether all applications can
synchronize user data automatically.

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storage

Let you view and manage the data storage on your phone,
manage the use of your SD card from this screen.:

Language & Input

Use the Language & Input settings to select the
language for the text on your phone and for configuring
the onscreen keyboard, including words that you’ve
added to its dictionary.

Backup&reset

This feature let you backup app data,wifi
passwords,and other settings to google servers. And
reset your phone .

Battery

Your phone supports Battery feature. You can use the
this settings to turn on or off the displaying of Battery
Percentage. In this menu, you can view how many
applications are using the battery and used
percentage.

Accessibility

You use the Accessibility settings to configure any
accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your
phone.

Date & time

Set time, time zone, and date: Use Automatic time zone
unless you need to override the network values.

Use 24-hour format: Select to set 24-hour formats on or

off.

Choose Date format: Select from a variety of formats.

Scheduled power on &off

You can set your phone to automatically Power On or to
Power Off up to scheduled times.

Developer options

If you're an application developer, you may be more
concerned about this part of the set.

About phone

View your phone Status. This screen lists a variety of
information, including your phone number, the network

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you are currently using, the type of network, signal
strength, roaming status, any Wi-Fi addresses you’re
connected to, and more.
Select Legal information for copyright and licensing
information, as well as the Google Terms of Service for
the Google applications on your phone.
You can view the model number and version information
for your phone.

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Sound recorder

The sound recorder is a simple recording tool that
provides all of the required functionalities for you to
manage voice files.

To start recording

1. In any mode, press Home Key, touch the
application tab and then touch Sound Recorder.

2. Touch button to start recording.

3. During the recording, you can pause the voice

recording anytime by touching button . Then
choose to save the recording file to File

Manager in the condition that your SD card is

inserted. press to play.

4. To exit sound recorder, you can press Back Key .

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Common issue

Cause reason

Shooting way

Bad connection

Using mobile phone in an area where the
network connection is not good, such as around
a tower or basement, and radio wave cannot be
sent effectively.

Try to avoid.

Using mobile phone when network is busy,
such as an on-off duty time, line busy.

Try to avoid.

Related to the distance of the send basis of the
network.

Ask your operator to provide a map of your
service area.

After sound or
cacophony

It is caused by network connection and it’s a

regional problem.

Hang up and redial the number.
Network connection is not good in some areas.

Idle time becomes
short

Idle time is related to network settings.

If the mobile phone is in the area where the
network connection is not good, please
temporarily shut off your phone.

When you cannot receive signals, your mobile
phone will continue to send to find a basis. A lot
of battery power is used, so as to limit idle time.

Please move to an area where signal is
strong or temporarily turn off your phone.

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Cannot switch on

Battery is drained.

Check battery volume or charge battery.

Wrong SIM card

SIM card is damaged.

Contact your operator.

SIM card is not inserted properly.

Make sure SIM card is inserted properly.

Dirt on metal side of SIM card.

Wipe metal point of SIM card with a clean
cloth.

Cannot connect to
network

SIM card is unusable

Contact your operator.
Out of GSM service area.

Request service area to operator.

Feeble signal.

Please move to an area where signal is
stronger and try again.

Cannot call

Activate call barring

Cancel call barring

Activate fix dialing

Cancel fix dialing

Wrong PIN code

Enter the wrong PIN code three times.

Contact your operator.

Cannot charge

Charge in area where the temperature is lower

than 0℃ or higher than 40℃.

Change charging environment.

Bad connection

Check the connection between the phone
and the charger.

Cannot add contact

Contacts memory is full.

Delete some contacts.

Cannot set some
functions

Operator does not support the function or you
have not applied the function.

Contact your operator.

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Safety Information and Notices

Danger:
Only use the battery and charger approved by the
manufacturer. Using other brands may cause battery
leakage, overheating, explosion or even fire.
Caution:
Keep the phone away from dust, water and damp areas.
Dust, water or other liquids may cause overheating,
electrical leakage, and/or phone failure.
The phone, battery, charger and AC adapter are not
waterproof. Keep them away from liquid.
Warning:
Do not bump, shake or tamper with the phone or charger.
This may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion
or even fire.
Do not place the battery, phone or charger near a
microwave or high-voltage device. This may cause
battery leakage, overheating, explosion or even fire; also
prevent the phone and AC adapter from overheating,

Using the Cell Phone and Charger

smoking or short circuiting.
Do not use the phone around volatile oil. This may cause
fire or damage.
To avoid any damage, do not disassemble the phone,
battery, charger or internal components by yourself.

Warning:
Do not use the phone while you are driving. Pull over and
stop your automobile to dial or listen to a phone call.
Usage of cell phones in aircrafts or in hospitals is
prohibited. Switch the phone off to prevent interference
with electronic medical devices. Follow any rules or
regulations in such places.
Do not use the phone at a gas station, near fuel or near
chemicals.
Do not use the phone near electronic medical devices
such as hearing aids, pacemakers and auto-control
devices such as fire detectors and automatic doors.
If you have to use your cell phone near an electronic
medical device such as a pacemaker, please contact your
manufacturer or dealer for information about preventing

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interference.
Caution:
Electronic systems in automobiles such as anti-lock
brakes, speed control, or fuel spraying systems, are
usually not influenced by wireless devices. Manufacturers
of these systems will tell you whether they are provided
with good screening functions. If you suspect that an
automobile failure is caused by a wireless wave, please
contact your automobile dealer.
Avoid using your phone in crowded places.
Do not store your mobile phone near, or together with, a
credit card, disk or other magnetic materials. This may
effect information stored on your phone.
Keep your phone away from pins. Pins can be absorbed
by the phone’s receiver magnet, which may cause harm.

Using the Battery

Danger:
Do not dispose of the battery into a fire. Doing so may
cause battery explosion or even fire.
If you have difficulties installing the battery, do not force
the installation. This may cause battery leakage,

overheating, explosion or even fire.

Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact

with the battery or its connectors as it may cause the
battery to short circuit, overheat or explode.
Do not weld the polarities of the battery directly together.
This may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion
or even fire.
Battery liquid is severely harmful for your eyes. If battery
liquid gets in your eyes, do not rub them. Instead, wash
your eyes with water first and then go directly to a doctor
for help.
Do not use or store your phone in high temperature areas.
This may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion
or even fire.
Warning:

If battery liquid leaks onto your skin or clothes,
immediately wash the affected parts with water.
If the battery begins to leak or emits a strange odor,
properly dispose of the battery according to local
regulations. Do not throw it into a fire.

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Caution:
Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or
in places where the temperature may exceed 60°C
(140°F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or
behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong
ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may
damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk
to the vehicle.

Danger:
Only use the charger that came with the phone. Using a
different charger may cause the phone to break or an
explosion.
If the charger short circuits or breaks, a fire may occur.
Do not use a damaged, worn or broken charger. This may
cause a fire.
Clean dust away from the power socket to avoid the
possibility of a fire.
Do not store the charger near any liquids. If liquids spill
onto the charger it may cause it to overheat or break,
If liquid does spill onto the charger, immediately unplug

Using the Charger

the power cable to prevent overheating, fire or another
type of break.
Do not use the charger in places with high humidity like a
bathroom. This may cause a fire.
Do not touch the charger, power cable or socket with wet
hands. This may cause an electric shock.
Caution:
Keep the environment temperatures within the range of
0ºC ~40ºC while charging. Temperature below 0ºC or
higher than 40ºC will cause insufficient charging,
terminate charging or even cause the battery to explode.
Unplug the charger from its power source before cleaning
it.
Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. This may
cause electric shock or fire.
Hold the plug while unplugging the power cord; this will
avoid any potential damage or even fire.

Avoid using your mobile phone in extremely high or low
temperature. Use the phone in a temperature range from

-10~55℃and humidity of 35%~85%.

Requirements for Cell Phone

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It is recommended that you do not use your mobile phone
near a telephone, TV set, radio or other radio frequency
sensitive devices.

Requirements for the Battery

When not in use, store the battery in a cool,
well-ventilated place with sunshine.
If you won’t be using the cell phone for an extended period
of time, charge the battery on a regular basis to avoid
battery breakdown.

Requirements for the Charger and AC Adapter

Do not charge your phone under the following
circumstances: sunshine, temperatures equal to or lower
than 0ºC, temperatures equal to or higher than 40ºC, high
humidity, dust, high vibration areas, or near a TV, a radio,
etc.

Cleaning and Maintenance

The mobile phone, the battery and the charger are not
waterproof. Do not use them in places with high humidity
like a bathroom and also avoid spilling any liquids on the
phone, battery or charger.

Use a soft cloth to clean the mobile phone, the battery and
the charger.
Do not use alcohol, diluted liquid or benzene to clean the
mobile phone.
If dust gets in the sockets the phone can be damaged,
short-circuit or even the lose the ability to be re-charged.
Be sure to clean the socket regularly.