Lenovo A6600, a6600d40 Operation Manual

Lenovo A6600

User Guide V1.0

Lenovo A6600d40

Basics

Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the follow ing:

Quick Start Guide
Regulatory Notice

Appendix

The Quick Start Guide and the Regulatory Notice have been uploaded to the website at
http://support.lenovo.com.

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Technical specifications

This section lists the technical specifications about wireless communication only. To view a full
list of technical specifications about your phone, go to http://support.lenovo.com.

FDD-LTE/TDD-LTE/WCDMA/GSM

Data

WLAN WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
BluetoothBluetooth 4.0
GPS Supported

Note: In some countries, LTE is not supported. To know if your smartphone
works with LTE networks in your country, contact your carrier.

Screen buttons

There are three buttons on your phone.

Multitask button: Tap to see the apps that are running. Then you can do the following:

Tap an app to open it.
Tap to stop running the app.

Tap to stop ru nning all the apps.

Home button: Tap to return to the default home screen.

Back button : Tap to return to the previous page or exit the current app.

Home screen

The home screen is the starting point for using your phone. For your convenience, the home

screen is already set up with some useful apps and widgets.

Note: Your phone's features and the home screen may be different depending on your
location, language, carrier, and model.

Customizing home screens in edit mode

Press and ho ld any blank area on the home screen to enter edit mode. Tap the Back button to
exit edit mode.

In edit mode, you can do any of the following:

To move a home screen, press and hold a screen thumbnail until it enlarges slightly, drag it

to the n ew location, and then release it.

To add a widget to the home screen, tap WIDGETS, swipe up or down to locate the widget

that you want, press and hold the widget until it pops out, drag it to where you want to place

it, and then release it.

Tip: Some widgets are grouped by app, swipe left or right to locate the app that you

want and then tap it to see the available widgets.

To change the wallpaper, tap WALLPAPERS, swipe left or right to locate the wallpaper that

you want, tap it and then tap Set wallpaper .

To go to the setting, tap SETTINGS, swipe up or down to locate the setting that you want,

and then tap it.

Managing widgets and apps

In your home screen, you can do any of the following:

To move a widget or an app, press and hold the widget or app until its icon enlarges slightly,

drag it to where you want to place it, and then release it.

To create an app folder, press and hold an app until its icon enlarges slightly, and then drag

it onto another app.

To remove a widget from the home screen, press and hold the widget until its icon enlarges

slightly, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and then drop the widget over

To uninstall an app, press and hold the app, slide your finger toward the top of the screen,

and then drop the app over

Note: System apps cannot be uninstalled. When you are trying to uninstall a system

app,

does not appear at the top of the screen.

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Screen lock

When your phone is on, press the On/Off button to lock the screen manually. Press the On/Off
button again to display the lock screen, and then swipe up from the bottom of the screen to
unlock.

Note: Swipe is the default screen unlocking method. To change your screen lock, see

Settings.

Notifications and Quick Settings

The Notification panel (see Figure 1: Notification) informs you of missed calls, new messages,
and activities in progress such as file downloading. The Quick Settings panel (see Figure 2:
Quick Settings) allows you to access frequently- used settings such as the WLAN switch.

Figure 1: Notification

Figure 2: Quick Settings

You can do any of the following:

To see notifications, swipe down from the top of the screen.

To close the Notification panel, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

To dismiss a notification, swipe left or right across the notification.

To dismiss all notifications, tap at the bottom of the Notification panel.

To open the Quick Settings panel, swipe down from the top of the screen twice.

To close the Quick Settings panel, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

USB connection

When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable, the Notification panel displays
a notification such as "USB computer connection". You can tap the notification, and then select
one of the following options:

Media device (MTP) : Select this mode if you want to transfer any files between your phone

and the computer.

Camera (PTP) : Select this mode if you want to transfer only photos and videos between your

phone and the computer.

MIDI: Select this mode if you want MIDI -enabled applications on your phone to work with MIDI

software on the computer.

Charge only : Select this mode if you want to charge your phone only.

Calls

Making a call

Dialing a number manually

1. Open the Dialer app.

2. In the

3. Enter the phone number that you want to dial, and then tap

Calling from the call log

1. Open the Dialer app.

2. Tap

3. Tap

Calling a contact

1. Open the Dialer app.

2. Tap

3. Locate the contact that yo u want to call, and tap the contact name to display the contact

details.

4. Tap the phone number that you want to dial.

, tap to display the dialpad if necessary.

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to see the call log entry.

to make a call.

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Receiving calls

Answering or rejecting a call

When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen appears. You can do one of the
following:

Drag to to an swer the call.
Drag to or to reject the call.

Drag to to answer a message.

Silencing a call

You have the following ways to silence a call:

Press the volume up button or the volume down button.

Press the On/Off button.

Options during a call

When you are on a call, the following options are availa ble on the screen:

: turns the speaker on or off.
: turns the microphone on or off.

: displays or hides the keypad.

: puts the current call on hold or resumes the call.
: then yo u can do the following:

Add call : displays the dialpad so you can call another person.
Start recording: starts or stops recording the call.

: ends the call.

You can also pre ss the volume button to turn the volume up or down.