Lenovo K3 Note User Manual

Lenovo K50a40

User Guide V1.0

Basics

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

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.

Home screen

The home screen is the starting point for using your phone. Fo r 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 diffe rent depending on your
location, language, carrier, and model.

Managing home screens

You can add, move, or delete a home screen with Screen Manager.

1. Press and hold the Menu button, and then tap Screen Manager.
Or pinch your fingers together on any home screen to open Screen Manager.

Tip: The screen manager displays home screen thumbnails. The default home screen
has

2. Do any of the following:

Using the edit mode

in its thumbnail while the other home screens have in their thumbnails.

To add a home screen, tap .
To move a home screen, press and hold a screen thumbnail until it enlarges slightly,
drag it to the new location, and then release it.

To delete an empty home screen, tap on the screen.
To set a home screen as the default, tap in the screen thumbnail.

In the edit mode, you can add and move a widget or an app, create app folders, and uninstall

an app.

1. Press and hold the Menu button, and then tap Edit.
Or press and hold anywhere on the home screen to quickly enter the edit mode.

2. Do any of the following:

To add a widget to the home screen, sli de the widgets left or right, press and hold a
widget until it pops out, drag it to where you want to place it, and then release it.
To move a widget or an app, press and hold the widget or app until its icon enlarges
slightly, drag it to where you wan t 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 uninstall an app, press and hold an app, drag it to at the top of the screen edge.

Note: Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled, so
of screen edge.

Changing the wallpaper

1. Press and hold the Menu button, and then tap Wallpaper.

2. Do any of the following:

To set a photo as the wallpa per, tap Enter Gallery , select and crop a photo, and then
tap Apply.
To use a wallpaper, tap the wallpaper thumbnail, and then tap Apply.

displays at the top

Screen buttons

There are three buttons on your phone.

Menu button : Press and ho ld to display menu options. Press to see the apps that
are running.

Home button: Press to retu rn to the default home screen. Press and hold to open
Google search.

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

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 lo ck screen, and then slide up from the bottom of the
screen to unlock.

Note: Slide is the default screen locking method. To change your sc reen lock, see
"Lock screen" in Settings.

Notifications

The Notifications panel informs you of missed cal ls, new messages, and activities in progress
such as file downl oading. The Notifications panel also allows you to qui ckly access shortcut
switches such as the WLAN switch.

You can do any of the following:

To open the Notifications panel, slide down slightly from the top of the screen. To open
the Quick Settings panel, slide down slightly again from the top of the screen based on the
previous step.
To close the Notifications panel or Quick Settings panel, slide up from the bottom of the
screen or press the Back button.
To turn on a function such as WLAN connection, tap the shortcut switch. Tap it aga in to
turn o ff the function.
To view the details of a notification, tap it.

To dismiss all notifications, tap .
To view the Notification l og, tap .

USB connection

When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable, the Notification panel
prompts "Touch for other USB options". You can tap the notification, and then select one of
the following options:

Media device (MTP) : Select this mode if you want to transfer media files such as photos,
videos, and ringtones between yo ur phone and the computer.
Camera (PTP) : Select this mode if you want to transfer only photos and videos between
your phone and the computer.
USB debugging (ADB): This mode is intended for development purposes only. Select this
mode if you want to copy data between your phone and the computer.

Calls

Making a call

Dialing a number manually

1. Open the Dialer app.

2. In the Dialer panel, tap Dialer to display the keypad if necessary.

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

Calling from the cal l log

1. Open the Dialer app.

2. Tap the Call Log tab.

3. View the missed, outgoing, and received calls, and then tap the entry that you want to
call.

Calling a contact

1. Open the Dialer app.

2. Tap the Contacts tab.

3. Locate the contact that you want to call, and tap the contact name to display the contact
details.

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

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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 the contact image to to answer the call.
Drag the contact image to to reject the call.

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.
Place the phone face down.

Options during a call

When you are on a call, the follow ing options are available on the screen:

Add call : displays the dialer so you can call another person.
Hold/Unhold: puts the current call on hold or resumes the call.
Mute: turns the microphon e on or off.
Record: starts or stops recording the call.
Dialpad/Hide: displays o r hides the keypad.
Speaker: turns the speaker on or off.

: ends the call.

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