Micromax A068 User Guide

CONTENTS

THE ANDROID ADVANTAGE ................................4

READ ME FIRST ...............................................4

DISCLAIMERS ........................................................... 4

INSTRUCTIONAL ICONS ............................................... 5

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

PHONE LAYOUT ........................................................ 7

INSERT SIM CARD .................................................... 7

INSERT MEMORY CARD .............................................. 8

TURNING YOUR PHONE ON/ OFF .................................. 8

CHARGING THE BATTERY ............................................ 9

LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE PHONE .............................. 10

REVERIE SMARTPAD AND PHONEBOOK ............. 13

REVERIE SMARTPAD................................................ 14

CONFIGURING REVERIE SMARTPAD ............................ 14

USING REVERIE SMARTPAD ...................................... 14

REVERIE PHONEBOOK ............................................. 15

PLACING AND RECEIVING CALLS ...................... 16

MAKE A CALL ......................................................... 17

IN CALL OPTIONS.................................................... 17

CONFERENCE CALL ................................................. 18

MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL CALL .................................. 19

END A CALL .......................................................... 19

DISABLE PHONE CALLS ............................................ 19

HEADSET .............................................................. 20

CHANGING THE PHONE’S VOLUME .............................. 20

SENSORS .............................................................. 21

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN ............................ 22

TAP AND HOLD ....................................................... 23

DRAG AN ITEM ....................................................... 23

SCROLL ................................................................ 24

SWIPE .................................................................. 24

USING THE PINCH ZOOM .......................................... 24

DOUBLE-TAP.......................................................... 25

CHANGE THE ORIENTATION ....................................... 25

USING THE HANDSET’S KEYS .................................... 26

THE HOME SCREEN ................................................ 26

LAUNCHER ICONS ................................................... 27

CONTEXT MENU ..................................................... 27

OPTIONS MENUS/DETAILS ........................................ 28

SWITCH BETWEEN HOME SCREENS ............................ 28

REARRANGE ITEMS ON THE HOME SCREEN .................. 29

CUSTOMIZE HOME SCREEN ...................................... 29

MANAGING NOTIFICATIONS ............................. 31

OPEN THE NOTIFICATIONS PANEL ............................... 32

RESPOND TO NOTIFICATIONS .................................... 32

CLOSE NOTIFICATIONS PANEL ................................... 32

TOOLKIT ............................................................... 33

MESSAGING ................................................. 34

CREATE AND SEND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE .................. 35

FORWARD A MESSAGE ............................................. 35

LOCK A MESSAGE ................................................... 36

USING THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARD ............................. 37

MULTIMEDIA ................................................ 39

GALLERY .............................................................. 41

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MUSIC .................................................................. 41

FM RADIO ............................................................. 42

RECORD SOUND ..................................................... 42

CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES ........ 44

CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ...................................... 45

PAIR WITH BT DEVICES ........................................... 47

MANAGING ACCOUNTS .................................. 48

WHY USE A GOOGLE ACCOUNT ................................. 49

START GMAIL......................................................... 49

CONFIGURING E-MAIL ............................................. 49

USING E-MAIL ....................................................... 50

GOOGLE SEARCH ................................................... 50

SYNCHRONIZE CONTACT LIST.................................... 51

USING APPLICATIONS AND WIDGETS ................. 52

MAPS ................................................................... 53

WIDGETS .............................................................. 54

DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS FROM ANDROID MARKET ...... 54

TASKBAR .............................................................. 55

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................. 57

TAKING CARE OF YOUR DEVICE ........................ 58

BATTERY RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... 59

RECYCLE YOUR PHONE ............................................ 59

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Micromax A068 comes with Jelly Bean 4.2.2 that is capable of performing various functions just like your personal computer and can be personalized according to your own needs. For example, you can add and remove applications or upgrade existing applications to improve the functions. At the Android market, an ever growing range of applications, games, movies, and books are available for you to download.

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DISCLAIMERS

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 Please read all safety precautions and this manual carefully

 The descriptions in this manual are based on the default

 Available features and additional services may vary by device,

 Applications and their functions may vary based on the

 The colors, specifications, functions and graphics

before using your device to ensure safe and proper use.

settings of your device.

software, or service provider.

country, region, software or hardware specifications. Micromax is not liable for performance issues caused by thirdparty applications.

shown/mentioned in the user manual may differ from the actual product. In such a case, the latter shall govern. Images shown are for representation purpose only. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Micromax keeps the right to modify the content in this user

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guide without prior notice.

Information: Provides useful information

Warning: Situations that could cause injury to yourself or others

Caution: Situations that could cause damage to your device or other equipment

Tips to help you with the features.

 Upon first use of your device, your device will send

information related to your mobile, IMEI numbers, location details and other software details through SMS* automatically. This information may be used as further specified in Micromax privacy policy**.

 Talk and standby times are affected by network preferences,

type of SIM cards, connected accessories and individual usage patterns. Services and some features may be dependent on the network, service/content providers, SIM cards, compatibility of the devices used and the content formats supported.

 Other product logos and company names mentioned herein

may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners.

*Operator tariff shall be applicable for SMS.

**Micromax privacy policy is available at www.micromaxinfo.com.

INSTRUCTIONAL ICONS

Before you start, please familiarize yourself with the icons you will see in this manual:

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PHONE LAYOUT

Please keep the SIM Card out of the reach of children.

INSERT SIM CARD

To insert the SIM card:

1. Switch off your phone and remove the rear cover.

2. Remove the battery and insert the SIM card(s) correctly in

the card slot(s), as illustrated in the following image:

3. Place back the battery and rear cover.

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The card and the contacts are vulnerable to damage due to scratching or bending. Therefore, be careful when using, inserting or removing the cards

INSERT MEMORY CARD

Use only compatible memory cards approved by Micromax with this device. Incompatible memory cards may damage the card or the device and corrupt the data stored in the card.

To store additional multimedia files, you must insert a memory card.

To insert memory card:

1. Switch off the mobile phone, and then remove the rear

cover.

2. Remove the battery and insert the memory card into the

slot, as illustrated below:

3. Finally, place back the battery and rear cover.

TURNING YOUR PHONE ON/ OFF

Switch On: Press and hold the Power key for a few seconds.

Switch Off: Press and hold the power key and select Power Off.

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Tip: You can also use a compatible USB charger to charge your battery.

Use only Micromax approved chargers and cables. Unapproved chargers or cables can cause battery to explode or damage your device.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

Before using the device for the first time, you must charge the battery. You can charge the device with a travel adapter or connecting the device to a PC with a USB cable.

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We suggest you charge the battery for 4 hours continuously for the first time.

LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE PHONE

You may need to provide PIN, password, draw a pattern, take your face in front of the phone screen, speak something for voice recognition, or simply slide to unlock your phone.

Slide unlock will be the default unlocking method in the phone. To unlock the screen:

1. Press the power key to wake up the phone.

2. Hold and drag the lock icon towards the unlock icon.

You will be required to unlock your phone based on the unlock method set in the phone settings.

To set the unlock method:

1. Go to (Application Menu) → → Security →

Screen lock.

2. Choose the type of locking as desired. You can set your

screen lock based on pattern, PIN, Password, face recognition, voice recognition, slide, or none.

Using the Pattern Lock

Pattern Lock is a security feature you can enable on your phone to prevent it from unauthorized access. You can draw a pattern by connecting the dots (as shown in the following image).

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To set the unlock method:

1. On the Home screen, tap → → Security.

2. Select Screen lock.

3. Choose Pattern and then follow the guided instructions to

set the pattern lock.

Note: You can also set other locking methods as desired from Screen lock.

Other screen locking methods available in your A068 include:

 Slide: Just wake up the screen and slide the lock icon

towards the unlock icon to unlock your phone.

 Face Unlock: Allowing you to keep your face as screen

unlocking password. You just need to look at your phone to unlock it.

 Voice Unlock: Allowing you to provide your voice as the

screen unlocking password. You need to speak something for the phone to recognize your voice and unlock the screen.

 PIN: You may enter a PIN and set it as your screen unlocking

password.

 Password: You may enter any desired password and set it

as your screen unlocking password.

You can disable all unlocking methods from your handset by selecting

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the None option.

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REVERIE SMARTPAD

Reverie Smartpad lets you enter text messages in 20 regional languages apart from English. The list of languages supported by your A068 is:

 English  Hindi  Gujarati  Punjabi  Malayalam  Tamil  Telugu  Kannada  Odia  Bengali  Assamese

Using Reverie Smartpad, you can now send a text message in your native language.

 Marathi  Nepali  Bodo  Dogri  Konkani  Kashmiri  Maithili  Manipuri  Sanskrit  Sindhi

CONFIGURING REVERIE SMARTPAD

To start using the Reverie Smartpad supported by this phone, you are required to configure your phone settings.

Go to → → Language & input and select the Reverie

Smartpad option (if it is not selected already). Tap icon next to the Reverie Smartpad option, to configure other Reverie Smartpad settings.

USING REVERIE SMARTPAD

After configuring Reverie Smartpad, you may use it while creating text messages. To enter text message in a language other than English, tap and hold the Space key on the onscreen keypad and select your desired language.

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REVERIE PHONEBOOK

Reverie Phonebook allows you to view the contact list in your desired

language. To open the Reverie Phonebook, go to → .

In the Reverie Phonebook, tap to select the desired language in

which the contacts are to be viewed; tap to add a new contact;

tap to view details about the Reverie Phonebook. You can search

for contacts in the Reverie phonebook by tapping the icon.

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MAKE A CALL

To make a call:

1. Tap on the main menu or the home screen to dial the

desired number. Tap to hide the dial pad and to view the dial pad.

2. Tap to enter the desired number to be dialed.

Tap to open the Call log and select a number to make call.

Tap to open the Contacts and select the number to make call.

Tap to open the contact groups and select the number to make call.

3. Tap to make call.

Note: If two SIM cards have been inserted into the device, you may open the dial pad and drag down the notification panel to select the SIM from which the call is to be made. If you select Always ask option, a pop-up appears asking you to select the SIM every time you make a call. Select the desired SIM card to make the call.

IN CALL OPTIONS

 Press the Volume up/ down keys on the left side to adjust

the call volume.

 Tap to add another person to the call.

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 Tap to mute your voice so that the phone’s MIC will not

transmit voice to the other end. You can resume transmitting

your voice by tapping again.

 Tap to hold the call. Tap the icon again to resume the

call.

 Tap to listen via the speaker.  Tap to view the dial pad.  Tap to end the call.

CONFERENCE CALL

Your device supports conference calls (network service) between more than two people.

If you dial or accept a new call when you are already on a call, you can merge the calls into a conference call.

To make a conference call:

4. Make a call to the first participant.

5. When you are connected, tap and dial the number. The

first participant is put on hold. You can make the next call from the phone tab, the call log, or your contacts.

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