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Micromax A50 User Guide

A50
User Guide
User Guide
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Congratulations on becoming a proud owner of the Micromax A50 Android mobile phone. You have now joined the millions of satisfied Micromax customers spread across the Globe. Your A50 device offers you these exciting features and much more:
Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread 650 Mhz Processor 2 MP camera 7.9 CM touch screen Dual Band (GSM/WCDMA) HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)/HSUPA (5.76 Mbps) T-Flash card support (up to 32 GB) Music Player and FM Radio Motion sensor GPS Bluetooth 2.0/Wi-Fi
The colors and specifications shown/mentioned in the user manual may differ from the actual product. Images shown are for representation purpose only. Other product logos and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners.
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Contents
1 Welcome 2 2 Phone Layout 5
2.1 Keya and Parts .................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Icons and Indicators ........................................................................................ 6
3 Getting Started 7
3.1 Insert SIM card ................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Insert Memory card ......................................................................................... 8
3.3 Charge the Battery .......................................................................................... 8
4 The Home Screen 9
4.1 Wake up the Phone ...................................................................................... 10
4.2 Using the Touch screen ............................................................................. 11
4.3 Using the phone’s buttons ....................................................................... 12
4.4 Home Screen ................................................................................................... 13
4.5 Widgets ................................................................................................................ 14
5 Placing and Receiving Calls 15
5.1 To place a call by dialing ........................................................................... 15
5.2 End a call ............................................................................................................ 16
5.3 To Disable Phone Calls (Airplane mode) ........................................ 16
5.4 Options During a Call .................................................................................. 16
5.5 Conference Call .............................................................................................. 18
6 Connect to the Internet 19
6.1 Access Internet via Wi-Fi .......................................................................... 20
7 Managing Notifications 20
7.1 Open the Notifications Panel ................................ .................................. 21
7.2 Respond to Notifications ........................................................................... 21
7.3 Clear all Notifications .................................................................................. 22
7.4 Close Notifications Panel.......................................................................... 22
8 Working With Call Logs 22
8.1 Open the Call log ........................................................................................... 22
8.2 Actions from Call Log .................................................................................. 22
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9 Working With Menus 23
9.1 Context menus ................................................................................................ 23
9.2 Options menus ................................................................................................ 24
9.3 Change the Wallpaper ................................................................................ 25
9.4 Using the Onscreen Keyboard .............................................................. 26
9.5 Enter text ............................................................................................................ 27
9.6 Enter Various Characters ......................................................................... 27
9.7 Select Text ......................................................................................................... 28
9.8 Cut /Copy/Paste Text .................................................................................. 28
9.9 Open and Switch Applications ............................................................... 29
9.10Open and Close the Launcher ............................................................. 30
9.11Switch to Recently Used Application ................................................ 30
9.12Lock Your Screen ......................................................................................... 31
9.13Customize Home Screen ......................................................................... 32
10 Messaging 34
10.1Delete Message Threads......................................................................... 34
10.2Exchange Messages .................................................................................. 35
10.3Create and Send Multimedia Message ........................................... 35
10.4Forward a message .................................................................................... 36
10.5Lock a Message ............................................................................................ 36
11 Camera 37
11.1Take a Picture ................................................................................................. 37
11.2Shoot Videos ................................................................................................ ... 38
11.3Gallery.................................................................................................................. 38
11.4Share an Album ............................................................................................. 39
12 Music 40
12.1Control Playback Volume ................................ ........................................ 42
13 FM Radio 43 14 Manage Accounts 44
14.1Why Use a Google Account ................................................................... 44
14.2Start Gmail ........................................................................................................ 45
14.3Manage Your Calendar ............................................................................. 46
15 Connect to Networks and Devices 46
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15.1Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................................... 47
15.2Connect to Wi-Fi Networks ..................................................................... 47
15.3Receive Notifications .................................................................................. 48
15.4Bluetooth ............................................................................................................ 48
15.5Working with Secure Certificates ........................................................ 50
15.6Install Secure Certificate from SD Card .......................................... 51
16 Phone Settings 51 17 Health and Safety Information 53 18 Taking Care of Your Device 55
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Icons
Indicators
Icons
Indicators
Signal strength indicator
Alarm has been set
New missed calls
Wi-Fi is activated
USB is connected
Bluetooth is on The headphone is
being used
Battery level 1
USB connector
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Power key
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Volume up
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Earpiece socket
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Volume down
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Receiver
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menu key
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Back key
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Microphone
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Camera lens
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Home Key
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speaker
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New message
Airplane mode is activated
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The A50 is a Dual SIM mobile phone allowing you to use the facility of two networks.
Note: Dual SIM (WCDMA/GSM + WCDMA/GSM) Only one SIM can use 3G services at a time.
1. Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover and battery.
2. Insert the SIM card correctly in the card slot(s)(See figure below)
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Micro SD Card
3. Finally insert the battery and replace the rear cover of the mobile phone.
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1. Power off the mobile phone, then remove the rear cover and battery.
2. Insert the memory card into the slot.
3. Finally insert the battery and the rear cover of the mobile phone.
Use only compatible memory cards approved by Micromax for use with this device. Incompatible memory cards may damage the card or the device and corrupt the data stored in the card.
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You can charge your battery using the charger or the USB cable supplied with this phone.
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Touch items on the Home screen to open them. Touch and hold an empty spot to add a shortcut to an application, a widget and so on
Touch the Launcher icon to open the Launcher and view all your applications.
The status bar shows the time, signal strength, battery status, and other information. It also displays notification icons.
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When you sign in, the home screen opens.
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the
features on your phone. It displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features.
At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the time, status,
and notifications.
Touch the Launcher icon at the bottom of the screen to view
all installed applications.
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If you do not use the phone for a while, the Home screen or other screen is replaced with a locked screen and the screen darkens to conserve the battery.
1. Press the power key.
2. Drag the screen to unlock according to the arrow direction on the screen.
Based on your locking method, you may need to draw an unlock pattern or enter a PIN or password to unlock.
Tap Settings> Security> Set up screen lock to set your type of screen lock.
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You can access the features using your finger to touch the icons, buttons, menu items, onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touch screen.
Touch: Acts on items on the screen, such as application and
settings icons, to type letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons.
Touch and hold: Touch and hold an item on the screen until an
action occurs. For example, to open a menu for customizing the Home screen, you can touch an empty area on the Home screen until the menu opens.
Drag: Touch and hold an item and move your finger on the
screen until you reach the target position.
Swipe or slide: Quickly slide your finger across the surface of
the screen, (without dragging an item). For example, slide the screen up or down to scroll a list, and in some Calendar views swipe quickly across the screen to change the range of time visible.
Double-tap: Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other
screen to zoom. For example, double-tap a section of a webpage in Browser to zoom that section to fit the width o f the screen. You can also double-tap to control the Camera zoom, In Maps, and in other applications.
Pinch: In some applications (Such as Maps, Browser, and
Gallery) you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).
Rotate the screen: On most screens, the orientation of the
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Button
Press
Press and hold
Back Opens the previous screen you were working on.
Home Opens the Home screen. If you are viewing the left or right Extended Home screen, opens the central Home screen.
Opens the most recently used application.
Power (Top)
Turns on/off the screen.
Opens a menu with options for airplane mode, for powering off the phone and so on.
Volume Up/Down
(Left side)
Increases or decrease the call volume silences the ringer. Controls the volume of music,
Quickly setting the ringtone volume to maximum or
screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to its slide and back again. You can turn this feature on and off.
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The phone’s buttons and soft buttons offer a lot of functions and
shortcuts.
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and other audio.
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Interface switches includes: The dialer, Main menu and
Browser
Status bar: Appears at the top of every screen. Displays icons indicating that you have received notifications, and icons indicating the
phone’s status, along
with the current time. Display area: For
various interface actions and display.
Dialer
Main menu
Status bar
Display area
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A widget acts as a shortcut to preview or open an application. You can paste the widget on the desktop as icons or preview windows. Press and hold any icon on the main menu to place it on a widget for easier access.
You can also download additional widgets from the library of Android widgets.
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You can dial a phone number or touch a number in your contacts.
You can also place from the Call log or contacts.
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1. Touch the phone icon on the Home screen or touch the Phone tab from Contacts or the Call log.
2. Touch the keys on the phone tab to enter the phone number. If you enter a wrong number, touch to erase the digits one by one. To erase entire number, touch & hold icon.
To dial an international number, touch and hold the 0 key to
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enter the Plus (+) symbol, then enter the international prefix or the country, followed by the full phone number.
Touch the phone icon to dial the number that you
entered.
You can switch applications during a call—for example, to look up contacts. The green phone icon appears in the status bar while the call is underway.
Press the Volume Up/ Down button to adjust the call volume.
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While during a call, touch the icon.
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Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s mobile,
Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth wireless connections. You can turn off all these wireless connections at once by placing your phone in Airplane mode.
1. Press and hold the PPoowweerr button.
2. Touch the Airplane mode.
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When a call is in progress, you can put it on hold, initiate a phone conference, mute your microphone etc.
To place a call on hold, touch the Hold icon.
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Take the call off hold by touching the Unhold icon. Touch the Mute icon to mute your voice at the other end.
Unmute the microphone by touching the Mute icon again.
Touch the speakerphone icon to turn on/off the speaker.
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Touch to swap calls
Touch to merge the calls
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If you accept a new call when you are already on a call, you can switch between the two callers or merge the two calls into a conference call.
1. Place a call to the first participant
2. When you are connected, touch the Add call icon, the first participant is put on hold and you are prompted to dial the second caller.
3. Place the next call, using the phone tab, the Call log, or your contacts.
4. When you are connected, touch Merge calls. The participant is added to the conference call.
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