Lenovo K9 Note User Manual

Lenovo K9 Note

User Guide V1.0

Lenovo L38012

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.

Note: All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only and may
differ from the final product.

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 hold anywhere on the home screen except the icons to enter 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 new 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, locate the wallpaper that you want, and then

tap it to set wallpapers.

Managing widgets and apps

Whether your home screen is in edit mode or not, 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 buttons

There are three buttons on your phone.

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

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

Recent button: Tap to see recent apps. Then you can do the following:

Tap an app to open it.

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Tap to stop running the app.
Tap to stop running all the apps except the locked ones.

In app interface, press and hold

Note: Some apps do not support split screen.

to enter split screen mode.

Screen lock

When your phone is on, press the Power button to lock the screen manually. Press the Power
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 Notifications panel (see Figure 1: Notifications) 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: Notifications

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 Notifications panel, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

To dismiss a notifications, swipe left across the notifications.

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

To open the Quick Settings panel, swipe up from the buttom of the screen.

To close the Quick Settings panel, swipe down from the top of the Quick Settings panel.

USB connection

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

Transfer files: Select this mode if you want to transfer any files between your phone and

the computer.

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

between your phone and the computer.

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

Calls

Making a call

Dialing a number manually

1. Open the Phone app.

2. Tap

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

Calling from the call log

1. Open the Phone app.

2. Tap the

3. Tap a call log entry to make a call.

Calling a contact

1. Open the Phone app.

2. Tap the

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.

to display the dialpad if necessary.

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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:

Swipe up to answer the call.

Swipe down 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 Power button.

Options during a call

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

Add call: displays the dialpad so you can call another person.

Hold/Unhold: puts the current call on hold or resumes the call.

Mute: turns the microphone on or off.

Dialpad/Hide: displays or 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.

Using the call log

The call log contains missed, outgoing, and received call entries. You can tap a call log, and
then tap an option from the option menu. For example, you can tap the Add to contact option