Mi-fone MI-A300 User Manual

Preface

Thank you for purchasing this cellular phone.
To guarantee your cellular phone works properly, please follow the instructions in this manual to prevent any possible
incidents or malfunctions.
Follow all safety warnings to avoid injury or property damage.
Screen displays and illustrations in this user’s manual are designed to help you to operate your phone.

We continuously strive to improve our products. Therefore, we reserve the rights to revise this user manual or
withdraw it at any time without prior notice.

Contents

PREFACE ..................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION .....................................................................5

GETTING STARTED ........................................................... 10

TOUCH SCREEN .................................................................. 16

HOME SCREEN .................................................................... 18

ONSCREEN KEYBOARD ................................................... 21

CALLING ............................................................................... 23

BLUETOOTH ........................................................................ 26

FUNCTION MENU ............................................................... 28

ALARM CLOCK ................................................................... 29

BROWSER.............................................................................. 30

CALENDAR ........................................................................... 36

CAMERA & CAMCORDER ................................................38

CONTACTS ............................................................................40

PHONE .....................................................................................44

GALLERY ...............................................................................45

GMAIL .....................................................................................49

TALK ........................................................................................53

MAPS ........................................................................................56

MARKET .................................................................................58

MESSAGING ..........................................................................61

MUSIC ......................................................................................67

SETTINGS ...............................................................................70

VIDEO PLAYER ....................................................................78

YOUTUBE .............................................................................. 79

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................ 81

SAFETY INFORMATION AND NOTICES .......................84

Important safety
precautions

Failure to comply with the following precautions may be
dangerous or illegal.
Please carefully read and observe the terms below:

Safe power on

Do not use your mobile phone where it is
forbidden to use or you might cause a
disturbance or danger.

Safe transportation first

Please observe all related local laws and
regulations.
Please drive with both hands.
Transportation security should be considered
when driving.

Disturbance

All mobile phone performances might be
disturbed

Turn off when in hospital

Please follow related limitations.
Please turn off your mobile phone when near
a medical instrument.

Turn off on an airplane

Please follow related limitations.
Do not use your phone on an airplane.

Turn off when at a gasoline station

Do not use your mobile phone at a filling
station or around fuels or chemicals.

Turn off around exposure Area

Please observe related limitations and do not
use your mobile phone around an area where
explosions can occur.

Proper use

As described in this manual, your mobile phone
can be used only in right location.
If possible, please do not touch the antenna
area on your phone.

Use qualified after sale service

Only a qualified maintainer can install or repair
your mobile phone.

Accessories and batteries

Only use the authorized accessories and
batteries and do not connect to unmatched
manufacturers or products.

Waterproof

Your mobile phone is not waterproof. Please
keep it away from water.

Backup

Do remember to make a backup or keep a
written record of all important information saved
in your mobile phone.

Connect to other devices

Please read the user manual of the device to
get more detailed security instructions before
connecting to other devices and do not
connect to unmatched product.

SOS emergency calls

Make sure your mobile phone is switched on
and in a service area. In home screen, tap the
dial key, input the SOS number, then press the
Dial Key. Tell where you are and do not hang
up without permission.

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Introduction

Packaging

There are various accessories for your cellular phone.
Your pack will include standard battery x 1, charger x 1,
data cable x 1, and user manual x 1. Please note:
Use only accessories and charging devices approved by
the phone manufacturer, otherwise you would risk serious
damage to health and property.
Failure to do this may invalidate your warranty.
Accessories may be different in different regions.

Phone Display

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Key

Function

HOME

Key

- Press to return to the Home screen
from anywhere on your phone.

- Press and hold to bring up the
recent applications window.

MENU Key

- Press to open a list of actions you
can take on the current screen.

BACK Key

- Within a menu, press to return to
the previous screen, or to dismiss
a dialog box or menu.

- When the onscreen keyboard is
open, press to close the onscreen
keyboard.

Search

Key

- On the Home screen, opens
Google search for searching your
phone and the web. In many
applications, opens a search box
for searching within the
application.

Power /
Lock key

- Press (when the display is active):
locks the display.

- Press (when the display is in sleep
mode): wakes up the display.

- Press and hold: Access the phone
options.

Touchpad

- Slide the Touchpad
up/down/left/right to navigate
selectable items.

- Press to select a highlighted item
or action.

Camera

Key

- On the home screen, press and
hold to go to the capture screen.

- In the camera application, press to
focus and take a picture.

Volume

Side Keys

Press to adjust the volume.

Key

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GPRS connected

Roaming

GPRS in use

No signal

EDGE connected

No SIM card
installed

EDGE in use

Vibrate mode

3G connected

Ringer is silenced

3G in use

Phone microphone
is mute

Connected to a
Wi-Fi network

Battery is very low

Bluetooth is on

Battery is low

Connected to a
Bluetooth device

Battery is partially
drained

Airplane mode

Battery is full

Alarm is set

Battery is charging

Speakerphone is
on

Receiving location
data from GPS

New Gmail
message

3 more notifications
not displayed

Note: ―Press‖ in this manual, means to press and
release the key; ―press and hold‖ means to press

and hold the key for at least 2 seconds.

Icons & Symbols

In idle mode, network and battery icons are displayed all
the time. The rest of the icons appear if the feature is
available. If the network symbol is not displayed, the
network is currently unavailable. You may be in a bad
reception area; moving to a different location may help.

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New text or
multimedia
message

Call in progress

Problem
with text or
multimedia
message
delivery

Call in progress
using Bluetooth
head- set

New Google Talk
message

Missed call

New voicemail

Call on hold

Upcoming event

Call forwarding is
on

Data is syncing

Uploading data

Problem with
sign-in or sync

Downloading data

phone memory full

Download finished

An open Wi-Fi
network is
available

Connected to VPN

Phone is
connected via USB
cable

Disconnected from
VPN

Song is playing

System update
available

Notifications

When you see a notification in the status bar, touch the
bar and slide your finger down the screen to open the list
of notifications displayed in the sliding window.
Note: You can also open the Notification panel on the
Home screen by pressing MENU and then touching

Notifications.

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To close the Notification panel, touch and hold the bottom
bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the
screen.

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Getting Started

Please read the safety instructions in the "Safety

Information and Notices" section before use.

Before you start using your phone, you must insert a valid
SIM card supplied by your operator or retailer. The SIM
card contains your subscription information, your mobile
telephone number, and a small amount of memory in
which you can store phone numbers and messages.

Note: Some SIM card may not function with your
phone. You should consult your wireless service
provider for a replacement SIM card. There may be
fees for this service.

You can also insert a memory card. This provides you
with expanded memory capability, which allows you to
store additional music, photo, and video files separate
from the phone's built-in memory.

Inserting the SIM Card

Remove the back cover

Make sure that the phone is turned off. You need to
remove the back cover of your phone before you can
insert the SIM card.
lift the back cover up to remove it (1).

Remove the battery

Lift the battery up to remove it (2).

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Insert the SIM card

Make sure that the clipped corner of the SIM card is facing
the correct direction and the metallic contacts are facing
downwards. Slide the SIM card into the card slot until it
stops (3)..

Install the battery

Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the
battery connectors inside the battery compartment, press
the battery down into its slot until it locks into place (4).

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Install the back cover

Align and hook the back cover to the top of the battery slot
and then press the back cover down until it locks into
place (5).

Power on/off

To power on the phone, press and hold the Power Key.
Enter the PIN code if required (the 4 to 8 digit secret code
of your SIM card). It is preconfigured and provided to you
by your network operator or retailer. If you enter an
incorrect PIN code 3 times in succession, your SIM card
will be blocked. To unblock it, you must obtain the PUK
code from your network operator.
To power off your phone, press and hold the Power Key.

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On release, the phone options menu opens, select Power

off.

Charging the Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery. The
new battery is partially charged. A sound alert will warn
you when the battery level becomes low.
Make sure the battery is not removed. To charge the
battery, plug in the connector at the bottom of your phone
(USB interface), and then plug the other end into an AC
power socket.
The battery symbol indicates the charging status.

During charging, the charge indicators will scroll; it
takes about 4 hours to fully charge the battery.

When all the scroll bars are steady, the battery is fully
charged. You can then disconnect the charger. In the best
case, talking time can go up to about 450 minutes.
Stand-by time can go up to about 540 hours. Depending
on the network conditions, user settings, method of use,
the actual results may vary.

The only way to turn off the charger is to unplug it, so it is
advisable to use an easily accessible AC power socket. If
you do not intend to use your phone for several days, we
recommend that you remove the battery. If the battery is
completely discharged, the battery icon will reappear after
a few minutes of charging.

Inserting a microSD Card

Your phone has a slot for a microSD card. The slot is
located on the right of the SIM card slot.

Insert the SD card

1. Lift up the T-Flash card cover beside the SIM card
slot. Pull the cover to right if it is locked and then lift
it.

2. With the metal contacts facing down, gently put the
T-Flash card into the slot.

3. Pull the cover to left to lock it.

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Remove the SD card

You must open the phone’s back cover and remove the

battery to remove or insert the microSD card.

Note: if you are going to remove your SD card, first
you must unmount it from your phone by selecting

HOME，then tap the application tab to select
Settings > SD card & phone storage > Unmount
SD card.

Transfer files to the SD card

To transfer music, picture, and other files from your
computer to your phone’s SD card, you need to set the
phone’s SD card a USB drive.

1. Connect the phone to the computer using a USB
cable. A notification icon appears in the status bar.

2. Open the notifications panel by touching it and drag
down.

3. In the notifications panel, you should touch USB

connected and then touch Turn on USB
storage>OK.

4. Transfer the files to SD card.

5. To turn off USB storage, open the notifications
panel, touch Turn off USB storage and then touch

Turn off USB storage again.

Wireless off

When you need to turn off all your phone radios, please
go to HOME, then tap the application tab to select

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Settings > Wireless & networks to select Airplane
mode check box, your phone will switch to ―airplane‖

mode now. An airplane mode icon displays in the
status bar and all wireless connections are disabled.

To enable wireless connections again, return to this
settings screen and clear the Airplane mode check box.

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Touch screen

Your mobile phone features a touch screen which
provides a faster and more intuitive way for you to
navigate through lists and menus.
The controls on the touch screen change dynamically
depending on the task you are performing.

Selection

To select an item or button on the screen, you can either
slide or press the Touchpad to select the item.
Or simply touch the item with your fingertip. You will know
if an item on the screen is selected when its color changes,
usually to yellow or orange.

Context menus

To open the context menu for an item on the screen, you
can:
Touch and hold the item on the screen with your fingertip.
You must hold for one full second before the context
menu appears.

Scroll

To scroll up or down in a list or page on the screen, you
can either slide the Touchpad or Slide your finger
up/down on the screen. Dragging your finger to scroll
won’t choos e or activate anything on the screen.

Zoom in or out

Zoom in / out on a picture when viewed full screen, web
page, or map:

1. Use your finger to touch the screen to open the
zoom-in and zoom-out controls.

2. Touch the + control to zoom in, with each touch you
zoom in closer. Touch the – control to zoom out,
with each touch you zoom out further.

Pattern lock

You can increase the security of your phone by setting a
screen unlock pattern. Once set, in order to unlock your

screen, you’ll have to draw the correct unlock pattern. You

can set your screen unlock pattern as follows:

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1. Press HOME, then tap the application tab to select

Settings.

2. Select Location & security, then scroll down to the
Screen unlock section.

3. Set or change your unlock pattern by selecting Set

up screen lock > Pattern, as applicable.

4. Follow the prompts to define your pattern. Note: you
must slide your finger along the screen to create the
pattern, not select individual dots. Connect at least
four dots.

Screen sleep

After a period of inactivity, your screen will go to sleep
(display will turn black). In sleep, your phone uses less
battery power. You can go to HOME, then tap the
application tab to select Settings > Display > Screen

timeout to select a time.

Press the Power Key can also make your phone sleep or
awake immediately.

If you unlock your screen, and you want your pattern to be
hidden as you draw it, clear the Use visible pattern
check box.

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Home Screen

The Home screen is your starting point for using all the
applications on your phone. You can customize your
Home screen to display applications, shortcuts, and
widgets as you like.
Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing on your phone,
simply press the HOME button to return to the Home
screen.

Extended Home screen

After pressing HOME, slide your fingertip left or right along
the screen to reveal the full width of the Home screen. If
you flick right or left, the home screen will turn to another
desktop. This additional space gives you more room to
customize Home with applications, shortcuts, and
widgets.

Find an application quickly

From home screen, tap the application tab .

Add a Home screen item

1. Start from the Home screen, touch and hold an
empty area to access the context menus.

2. There are many items for you to choose, including
shortcuts, widget, folders and wallpaper. Touch one
of them to choose an application and then touch the
application to add it on the home screen.

Tip: To create an application shortcut quickly, touch
the application tab to reveal all the application
icons, then touch & hold an application icon and
drag it to home screen. Its shortcut is added to the
Home screen.

Shortcut

1. Start from the Home screen; press MENU to access
the context menus.

2. Tap Add > Shortcuts item. Select one of the
shortcuts, and then touch it to confirm.

Add widget

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1. Start from the Home screen; press MENU to access
the context menus.

2. Tap Add > Widgets item. Several widgets are
supplied for your choice, such as clock, picture
frame, and search. Select one of them and touch it
to confirm.

Set wallpaper

1. Start from the Home screen; press MENU to
access the context menus. You can also touch &
hold an empty area of the home screen and in the
menu that opens, touch Wallpapers.

2. Tap Wallpapers item. Select one of the pictures. It
can be from Gallery, Live wallpapers or

Wallpapers. Gallery has the pictures you have

stored on your SD card. Wallpaper is preinstalled
on your phone.

3. If you select Wallpapers, when you’ve decided on
a picture, make sure it is highlighted, and then
select Set wallpaper.

4. If you select Gallery, the picture album opens. Slide

Touchpad to find the picture you want to use, and

then touch it. When you are ready, select Save.

Remove items from the Home screen

To remove a shortcut or widget from your Home screen,
touch and hold the item to enter ―move mode‖. The

application tab turns into a Trash button: . Drag the
item to the Trash button. When the icon and application
tab turn red, release it.

Move objects on the Home screen

1. To move an icon or other item on the Home screen,
you should touch and hold it to enter the ―move

mode‖. The object will magnify when it is ready to

be moved.

2. Without lifting your finger, drag the object to the new
position. To move an item to a section of the Home
screen not in view, move it to the edge of the screen
and hold it there for a moment. The screen view will
shift; position the object and release.

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Options on home screen

In home screen, press MENU to access the following
options:
 Add: Select to add a new item on the home

screen.

 Wallpaper: Select wallpaper from pictures album,

Live wallpapers or wallpaper gallery.

 Search: Shortcut to the Google search. It may

involve the transmission of large amounts of data

through your service provider’s network. C ontact

your service provider for information about data
transmission charges.

 Notifications: Select to view the notifications.
 Settings: Shortcut to settings menu. Please refer

to ―Settings‖ section.

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Onscreen Keyboard

When you select or touch a field that requires text or
numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available.

Adjusting keyboard settings

Before you start using the onscreen keyboard, we
recommend you to set onscreen keyboard options such
as vibrate and/or emit a sound when you touch a key,
auto-capitalization, auto-complete, and more.

1. Press HOME, then touch the application tab,
select Settings > Language & keyboard

2. Touch Android keyboard, you can choose the type
method as your favorite, and then set the options
you want to use for the onscreen keyboard.

3. If you select the Quick fixes, Show suggestions,
and Auto-complete options, the phone will offer
you smart word suggestions as you type, so you
can enter text more quickly and accurately on the
onscreen keyboard.

Android Onscreen Keyboard

Note: When you do not need the keyboard, you can
close it by press BACK. To show the keyboard
again, touch a text box on screen or when a text
field is selected, press the Touchpad.

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If you need to insert or delete a character, slide the

Touchpad to position the cursor next to the

character you want to edit.
The available keys on the keyboard will be different
depending on the type method you select on

Settings > Language & keyboard.

Smart Onscreen Keyboard

Smart Onscreen keypad is an intelligent text editing mode
for typing, which includes a comprehensive dictionary. It
allows you to quickly enter text. When you enter the first or
second letter, the word suggested may be displayed on
the screen.

Note: Smart Onscreen Keyboard may not be
available on your phone. Onscreen Keyboard may
be different in different regions.

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Calling

Make a Call

Note: You can make a call only when the network is
available.

1. Tap the Dialer icon on the HOME screen.

2. Touch the keys on the dialer to enter the phone

number or select a contact or a call log.

3. Press the Call icon to dial the number.

To end the call, press the End Call icon .
To control the noise, press MENU and select noise
suppression on.
Suggest you to use your right ear to listen the phone call
and make your phone close to your ear, avoid your phone
mistaking your voice to noise.

Mute a call

During a call, select Mute on or off. If you select Mute on,

the microphone will be deactivated. When you switch from
one call to another, muting will be cancel.

Adjusting speaker/earpiece volume

During a call, press the Volume Side Keys up / down to
increase or decrease the volume.

Speaker

During a call, select Speaker on.

Making an International Call

1. Touch and hold the number 0 key on the Dialer tab to
enter "+".

2. Enter the country code.

3. Enter the area code (normally without the 0 before it),
followed by the phone number.

4. Press the Call icon to call directly.

Making an Emergency Call

On the Dialer tab, enter the emergency number, and then

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press the Call icon on your phone.
When the screen is locked, you need to unlock it first
before you can make an emergency call. If your phone is
in sleep mode, press the power key to wake up the phone,
and then unlock the screen.

Making a Second Call

You can make a second call by putting the current call on
hold:

1. During a call with the first caller, select Add call, and
then enter the second caller’s number using the keypad.

2. Press the Call icon to dial the second party’s
number. The first caller will be automatically placed on
hold. This is a network-dependent feature. Please contact
your service provider for more details.

Swapping calls

When you have one active call and one call on hold, you

can press Swap icon to switch between the 2 calls.

Merging calls

When you have one active call and one call on hold, you
can select Merge calls to make a conference call
between the two calls.

Making a Conference Call

When there is a call waiting while you are already on the
phone, you can carry out the following operations to
establish the multi-party call:

1. Drag the green phone icon to the right to answer the

second call. The first call will be put on hold automatically.

2. Select Merge calls. The two calls will be combined and

a conference call is established.

During the multi-party call, you can answer a new
incoming call or add a new member to the call by select

Add call to dial the new member (the ongoing multi-party

call should be put on hold at first).

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Once the call is established, select Merge calls from
menu options.

This is a network-dependent feature. Please contact your
service provider for more details.

Calling Hands-Free

During a call, select Speaker.

Answering a Call

Drag the green phone icon to the right.
If you were already on a call, the first call is placed

on hold while you answer the new call.
To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the

Volume Down button.

Rejecting a Call

Drag the red phone button to the left.

Answering a Second Call

If you have activated Call waiting, a new incoming call
screen is shown to inform you when there is a second
incoming call. You can:

1. Drag the green phone icon to the right. The current call

will be put on hold automatically.

2. Drag the red phone button to the left to reject the

second call and continue with your current call.

Ending a Call

Press the End Call icon . to end a call.

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Bluetooth

Your phone supports Bluetooth function. Bluetooth is a
short-range wireless communications technology that
allows Bluetooth devices to exchange information over a
short distance without requiring a physical connection.

Note: the phone can connect to a Bluetooth
hands-free headset or a Bluetooth car kit and use
those devices to send and/or receive calls. Before
you can use a Bluetooth hands-free headset or car
kit, follow the steps as below.

Turn on Bluetooth services

1. Press HOME, and tap the application tab, and then
select Settings.

2. Select Wireless & networks, and then select the

Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth

services.

3. When on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the
status bar.

Discoverability

By default, your phone is not ―discoverable‖. This means
other Bluetooth devices will not see your phone in their
scans for Bluetooth devices. If you make your phone
discoverable, it will be visible to other Bluetooth devices
for up to 120 seconds.
To make your phone discoverable:

1. Make sure you have turned Bluetooth on, refer to
the above chapter.

2. Press HOME, and tap the application tab and
select Settings > Wireless & networks >

Bluetooth settings.

3. Select the Discoverable check box to make your
phone visible to other Bluetooth devices for 120
seconds.

Name your Bluetooth device

1. Make sure you have turned Bluetooth on.

2. Press HOME, and tap the application tab and select

Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth
settings > Device name.

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3. Type the name for your device in the dialog box,
then select OK.

Pair & connect with Bluetooth devices

Before your phone communicate with a Bluetooth headset,
your phone should ―pair‖ at first..

1. Make sure you have turned Bluetooth on.

2. Go to Settings > Wireless & networks >

Bluetooth settings.

3. Select Scan for devices, your phone starts
scanning for Bluetooth devices. As they are found,
the devices appear in the list of Bluetooth devices.

4. To pair with the device in the list, you can touch it.

5. There will be a pop up window to ask you to pair
with the selected device, select pair.

6. Once paired, you can select the file to send via
bluetooth.

Rescan for Bluetooth devices

If you want to update the list of Bluetooth devices, press

Scan for devices.

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Function Menu

How to Use

Select application

From home screen, tap the application tab .
Slide the Touchpad to scroll through the menus and
touch it to enter the selected menu.

Note: The functions described below only appear
when a SIM card is inserted. If you power on your
phone without a SIM card, you will have limited
access to menu functions when you press the
Menu Key. But you can make an emergency call.
The aim of this function is to allow you to dial
emergency number when you have no SIM card.

You can exit a menu by pressing the BACK Key.

Main Menu

Please read the following sections for detail descriptions
of main menu.

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Alarm Clock

Your mobile phone has a built-in alarm clock. You can set
up to four or more separate alarms and choose whether or
not the alarm should repeat.

How to set an alarm

To set an alarm:

1. To open Alarm clock, press HOME to return to home

screen, tap application tab to enter the main
menu, and then select ―Clock‖, touch the alarm

icon .

2. Slide Touchpad to select an alarm and then touch it

to edit the alarm.

3. There are six fields:

 Turn alarm On / Off: Select the check box

to turn alarm on or off.

 Time: You can set the alarm time here. Tap

the + or – buttons and the AM/PM button to
set the time you want, and then touch Set.
When finished. Touch and hold the + or –
buttons to move through the numbers
quickly.

 Repeat: Press to set the repeat day, from

Monday to Sunday.

 Ringtone: Select one ring tone for your

alarm. The ring tone plays when selected.

 Vibrate: Press to set the vibration on or off.
 Label: Touch it to set a name for the alarm.

4 Finally, press Done to save the settings.

Add or delete an alarm?

In Alarm Clock, press the MENU to select Add Alarm.
In the menu of alarm setting, press Delete, and then press
the OK Key to confirm.

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Browser

To open the browser, press HOME, touch the application
tab and then touch the Browser.
The first time you enter the Browser after powering on,
your home page will display. You can change your home
page by pressing MENU and selecting More > Settings >

Set home page.

Note: Browser automatically opens when you touch
a web link in an email or text message.

It may involve the transmission of large amounts of data

through your service provider’s network. C ontact your

service provider for information about data transmission
charges.

Enter web address

1. Open the Browser screen and tap the Web

address tab to open the web address screen.

2. Tap the current web address to bring you to the
search screen

3. Select a web address from the list or tap the 2

Search or type URL field to enter the web
address manually.

4. Possible matches appear on a list of links as you
enter the web address. Select a match or continue
entering the web address.

5. Tap the Go icon to follow the link to the selected
address.

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1. Search on internet screen.

2. go icon.

Set your home page

You can set your home page from the settings screen:

1. Press MENU and select MORE > Settings > Set

home page to open the dialog box.

2. Type the URL of the page you want to set as
homepage, and then touch OK.

Zoom and navigation in web pages

While viewing a Web page, take advantage of the
following zoom and navigation techniques:

1. Slide your finger to one direction on the screen to

activate the zoom controls.

2. Touch the + control to zoom in. With each touch

you zoom in closer. Touch the – control to zoom
out. With each touch you zoom out further.

3. Slide the Touchpad or slide your finger on the
screen in any direction to navigate and view other
areas of the web page.

Windows view

If you like to open several web pages at the same time,
and want to view them on the screen, please use the

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function.

1. Press MENU in web page browsing menu, and then
choose Windows.

2. Now you will see that all the web pages you opened
are listed in windows.

3. To add new windows, click New window.

4. To close the window, touch the ―X‖ in the right
corner of the window you want to close.

5. On the windows view, you can press MENU to add
new window, go to bookmarks, and exit.

To find text within a web page

While viewing a web page, press MENU and then touch

More > Find on page.

Enter the search item. As you enter characters, matching
characters will be highlighted.

To copy text on a web page

Copy text from web pages and then paste them on email
or your SMS/MMS messages.

1. Open the web page where you want to copy text.

2. Locate the text you want to copy and then press

MENU and then touch More > Select text.

3. Position your finger at the start of the text you want
to copy and then drag to the end of the text you
want to copy. Copied texts are highlighted in pink.

4. Release your finger from the screen.

To paste text on an email or SMS/MMS message, touch
and hold the text box on a message or email and then
touch Paste on the options menu.

Bookmark

1. On a browser screen, press MENU to access the
option, and then touch Bookmarks.

2. On the first item, you can add a new bookmark by
touching Add. Type the name and URL of
bookmark and touch the OK button to continue.

3. Below the new bookmark, it lists all the bookmarks
you stored. Drag up and down to scroll through the
bookmarks. Click one of them to go to browser the
website.

4. To edit the bookmark, in the bookmark screen,

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touch & hold the bookmark you want to edit, the
context menu opens, select Edit bookmark. Type
your change and select OK.

5. To delete a bookmark, in the bookmark screen,
touch & hold the bookmark you want to edit, the
context menu opens, select Delete bookmark.

Refresh the web page

Press MENU in web page browsing and then choose

Refresh.

Adjusting Browser settings

On the browser screen, press MENU and then touch

More > Settings to set the browser settings and options.

 Text size: Touch to define the text size, Tiny,

Small, Normal, Large or Huge.

 Default zoom: Opens a dialog where you can

increase or decrease the magnification level that
Browser uses when first opening a webpage.

 Open pages in overview: Uncheck to open

webpages displaying their top-left corners at 100%

size. Check to open webpages zoomed out, in an
overview.

 Text encoding: Opens a dialog where you can

change the character-encoding standard that
Browser uses when displaying text on a webpage.

 Block pop-up windows: check to prevent

websites from opening windows unless you
request it.

 Load images: Touch to display or not display

the images on web pages.

 Auto-fit pages: Check to have Browser

optimizes the presentation text and other
elements of web pages to fit your phone’s
screen. Uncheck to view pages as designed
for a computer screen.

 Landscape-only display: check to display

pages in landscape (horizontal)
orientation on your screen, regardless of how
you are holding the phone.

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 Enable JavaScript: Uncheck to prevent

JavaScript from running on web pages. Many web
pages function correctly only if they can run
JavaScript features on your phone.

 Enable plug-ins: Uncheck to disable plug-ins from

web pages

 Open in background: Touch to set it on or off, if

on, the new windows will open behind the current
one.

 Set home page: Touch to set the home page web

address.

Privacy settings

 Clear cache: Touch to delete all cached page

content.

 Clear history: Touch to clear the browser

navigation history.

 Accept cookies: Touch to set it on or off, if on,

your phone will allow sites to save and read
―cookie‖ data.

 Clear all cookie data: Touch to clear all cookies

data.

 Remember from data: Touch to set it on or

off, if on, your phone will remember data i
type in forms for later use.

 Clear form data: Touch to clear all the saved

form data.

 Enable location: check to permit websites

with location-specific content to ask whether
you want to share your location, using your

phone’s location informat ion. To provide a

website with your location, you must also
have location sharing enabled in the
Settings application.

 Clear location access: Open a dialog

where you can clear the permissions you’ve

granted to websites in the past, to access
your location. If those websites want
permission to access your location again,
you must grant it again

Security settings

 Remember passwords: Touch to set it on or off, if

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on, your phone will save user names and
passwords for web sites.

 Clear passwords: Touch to clear all the saved

passwords.

 Show security warnings: Touch it on to show

warning if there is a problem with a site’s security.

Advance settings

 Website settings: Touch Opens a screen where

you can view advanced settings for particular
websites.

 Reset to default: Touch to clear all browser data

and reset all settings to default.

Download web files and applications

Before you download any files or applications using the
browser, note the following:

1. All items downloaded from the Web are stored on
your SD card, so be sure you have a SD card
installed in your phone before you download from
the browser.

2. The browser will only allow you to download items

that are supported by an application installed on the
phone.

Warning: Applications downloaded from the web
can be from unknown source. To protect your
phone and personal data, only download
applications from sources you trust, such as
Android Market.

View your downloads

To see which files or applications you’ve downloaded:
From the Browse screen, press MENU and touch More >

Downloads.

The download history screen appears with the list of
downloads. If you have no downloads, nothing will be
shown on this screen.

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Calendar

To open calendar, press HOME, touch the application tab
and touch Calendar.
You can use calendar to create and manage events,
meetings, and appointments. Depending on your
synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone
stays in sync with your calendar on the web.
At the first time, you need to create a Google account.

Create an event

On any Calendar view, touch and hold an empty time slot
to access the content menu, select New event to open
the new event details screen.
Enter the event name using the onscreen keyboard.
Do one of the following:

1. If there is a time frame for the event, touch the

From and To date and time to set them.

2. Touch the ―All day‖ button if the event is a
whole-day event.

3. Enter the event location and description.

4. Set the event reminder in Reminders, then select
whether the event is recurring in Repetition.

5. When finished, touch Done.

Event reminders

If you have set Status bar notification in More >

Settings > Set alert & notifications, the upcoming event

icon will appear in the left side of the status bar to
remind you. Touch the status bar and slide your finger
down the screen to open the notifications list. The
upcoming event name is displayed. You can view the
event, dismiss the reminder or active snooze.

Calendar views

You can display the calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or
agenda view. To change the calendar view, press MENU
and touch Day, Week, Month, Today or Agenda (current
view is not in the menu).

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While in a calendar view you can do the following actions:

1. To quickly view an event’s details while in Day or

Week view, touch it or highlight it by using the
Touchpad. A quick view window appears on the

lower part of the screen.

2. Touch the quick view window to view details about
the event.

3. Touch and hold an event to open a window with
options for viewing, editing, or deleting that event,
or creating a new event.

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Camera & Camcorder

Your mobile phone features a 2.0 megapixels digital
camera that allows you to take and share pictures and
videos. Please ensure that the camera lens is clean
before you take pictures, as small dust particles can
strongly affect the picture and video quality.

To access this menu, press HOME, touch the application
tab, and select Camera or Camcorder.

Note: All the pictures you can capture or view on
your phone are stored on an SD card, which must
be installed in your phone. Before you can use the
camera or camcorder, make sure you have a SD
card installed.

Do not take photos of people without their permission.
Do not take photos in a place where cameras are not
allowed.
Do not take photos in a place where you may interfere

with another person’s privac y.

Taking a photo

You can take photos in various modes, the camera
produces JPEG photos.

1. Access the Camera menu to turn on the camera. If
you are in camcorder, press MENU and then select

Switch to camera. Before you take a photo, you

should insert a SD card.

2. Frame your subject on the screen

3. Touch onscreen to take a picture.

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Recording a video

1. Press HOME, touch the application tab and then
touch Camcorder. If you are in camera, press
MENU and then touch Switch to video.

2. You can change the capture video quality by touch
the related icons on the bottom of the screen

3. Touch to starting recording the video. Touch

to stop recording.

View your photos and videos

To view the pictures and videos you’ve captured, as well
as any you’ve stored on your SD card, please go to

Gallery menu to view the details.

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Contacts

You can store phone numbers on your phone’s memor y.
This menu gives you quick and easy access to the people
you want to search. You can view and create contacts on
your phone, and can also import contacts stored on your
SIM card.
To access this menu, press HOME, and touch the
application tab, and then select Contacts.

You can also press the Call icon in home screen
and select Contacts tab.

Contact list

Use this menu to search for contact information stored in
phone book. Contacts you star as ―Favorites‖ are listed in
the Favorites tab.
Browse through your contacts by slide the Touchpad, or
by sliding your fingertip up and down on the screen.

Creating a contact

Use this menu to add a new contact to Phone book.

1. Press HOME, and touch the application tab, and
then select Contacts.

2. Press MENU to access the option and choose New

contact.

3. Enter the information to the new contact, such as
phone number, email address, first and last name,
and so on. Slide your finger up or down to see more
labels.

Note: To change a default information label, for
example Home number to Work number, touch the
information label button, then select another label
on the menu.

4. Touch a category of contact information, such as
phone numbers and email addresses, to enter that
kind of information about your contact. Touch a

category’s plus button to add more than one
entry for that category. for example, to add both
work and home numbers

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Touch the button to the left of the item of contact
information to open a menu with preset labels, such
as Mobile and Work for a phone number, or touch
Custom in the menu to create your own label

5. Touch the Picture Frame icon to select a
picture to display next to the name in your lists of

contacts and in other applications.

6. When you’re finished, touch Done.

Edit contact detail

1. From contacts, touch and hold the contact whose

information you want to edit. The context menu
opens.

2. Select Edit contact. The Edit contact screen

appears.

3. Make your edits, then touch Done. To cancel,

press MENU and touch Revert.

Once you’ve edited a contact’s detail, the contact will

automatically become part of the My Contacts group.

Communicate with a contact

From the contacts list, you can quickly call or send SMS or
MMS to a contact.
To open a c ontact’s details screen, simply touch their
name from contacts.
To dial a number of the contact, touch the contact’s name,

then touch the Call icon to dial.
To call phone numbers, you switch automatically to the
Phone application as the number is called. For other kinds
of communication, you switch automatically to the

appropriat e application, with the contact’s address

entered.

Display a contact group

To select which contact group to display in Contacts,
press MENU and select Display options. Touch an
account to open its list of groups.
An account’s groups depend on the kind of account,
regardless of whether you’ve created them on the phone
or Web.

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To display all other contacts, check all other contacts.

To import contacts from the SIM card

In the contact list, press MENU, and then touch Import

/Export.

If you have stored names and phone numbers on your
SIM card, you can add these to the contacts stored on
your phone by selecting this option. Once the list of
names and numbers appears you can:

1. Open your contacts.

2. Press Menu and touch Import/Export > Import

from SIM card, if you have more than one account

on your phone, touch the account into which you
want to import the contacts. A list of the contacts
on the SIM appears

3. Touch & hold a contact and touch Import in the

menu that opens. Or press Menu and touch

Import all

Favorites

In home screen, press the Call icon . Tap Favorites

icon can access your Favorite Contacts.

How to set a favorite contact?

1. Open your contacts.

2. Touch a contact to view its details.

Beside the Name field, icon indicates the contact is
your favorite or not. Tap this icon until it changes color.
Now the contact will be copied to Favorites.
Or you can touch and hold the contact which you want to
add to Favorites to open the context menu, and then
select Add to favorites.

Call log

Use this menu to view the calls you have dialed, received,
or missed, and the length of the calls.
To access this menu, press HOME, touch application tab,
and select Contacts, tap the Call log tab to access the

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call log menu.

Accessing a call log

1. Slide the Touchpad to scroll through the call list.

2. Touch the selected log to view its detailed
information, send SMS message, or add the
number to contacts.

Using call log options

In the call log list, you can press the call log to access the
following option:

 Call back: Touch to call the selected number.
 Send text message: Touch to send SMS

message to the selected contact.

 Add to contacts/View contact: Touch to add the

selected number to a new contact or view the exit
contact.

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Phone

Use this menu to call your friends.
To access this menu, press HOME, touch the application
tap, and select Phone.

Or you can press Call icon in home screen.

How to dial a number?

Enter the number you want to dial, and then press the Call
icon to dial.

To know the detail, see calling in page 21.

Dial by using Bluetooth devices

You can place and receive calls using a hands-free
Bluetooth headset or hands-free car kit. Before you can
use your Bluetooth device, follow the following steps:

1. Go to HOME, touch the application tap, and

select Settings > Wireless & networks to turn
Bluetooth on.

2. Get your headset or hands-free car device ready
for pairing by following the manufacturer’s
instruction.

3. Pair and connect your phone to the Bluetooth
headset or car kit.

4. Now you can use your headset or car kit to receive
call.

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Gallery

Use this menu to access photos and videos you have
taken. For photos, you can also do basic editing tasks, set
them as wallpaper or contact picture, and share to your
friends.
To open pictures and videos, press HOME, and touch the
application tab, and then touch Gallery icon.

Viewing an image

Gallery presents the pictures and videos on your microSD

card, including those you’ve taken with C amera and th ose

you downloaded from the web or other locations.
.

Select an album to view the pictures.
Touch an album to open it and view its contents.

The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in
chronological order.

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Touch a picture or video in an album to view it.
Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by

touching its icon at the top left of the screen.

Touch the screen to open the zoom-in and zoom-out
controls . Touch the + control to zoom in;

touch the – control to zoom out.

Image options

You can do the following while in pictures. Note: in all the
instructions below, you can touch and hold a picture to
open the context menu to access all the following actions.

View

Select to view a picture.

Share

Touch Share at the bottom of the screen. In the
menu that opens, touch the application to use to

share the selected albums.
The application that you selected opens with the pictures
from the selected albums or links, attached to a new

message. For information about addressing and sending
the message, see the section on that application.

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Delete

Select this option to delete the selected picture. The
picture will be removed from the SD card after you
confirm.

Details

Select to show the detail information of the picture,
including its name, type, the date taken, album and
location

Set as

Select to set the selected picture as wallpaper or contact
icon. Before do that, you can crop the picture, the
operation is same as above descriptions.

Crop

Select to crop the selected picture. Touch and hold an

edge of the cropper to reveal the sizing arrows, then drag
the edge in or out to size. Touch and drag the center of
the cropper to move it within the picture. When you want
to save the cropped area, select Save. Select Discard to
cancel the crop.
The cropped picture is saved to Pictures.

Rotate

Select from rotate left (anti-clockwise) or rotate right
(clockwise), your picture rotates and is saved
automatically.

Images Slide show

Slideshows include all the pictures in your albums. Touch
a picture to view the controls and touch Slideshow.
Touch a picture to end the slideshow.

To watch videos

On the main Gallery screen, touch a video album and then

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touch the video you want to watch to start playing back the
video.

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Gmail

Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. At first, you
can create a new Gmail account or sign in by entering
your Gmail account.

To open Google Mail

Press HOME, then touch the Application tab, and then
touch Gmail. You can create a new Gmail account or
enter your Gmail account.
Your default Gmail view is the inbox conversations list. All
your received emails are delivered to your Inbox.

To rarely perform actions on batches of conversations
(that is, multiple conversations that you check in the left
column), you can hide checkmarks in conversation lists by
pressing MENU, touching More > Settings, and
unselecting Batch operations.

To refresh Gmail

Press MENU and then touch Refresh to send or receive
new emails and to synchronize your emails with Gmail
account on the web.

Create and send an email

Compose a

1. In the Inbox, press MENU and then touch

Compose.

2. Add recipients by typing an address in the To field.

If you want to send the email to several recipients,
separate the email addresses with a comma. Add
as many as you wish.
If you want to send a copy (cc) or a blind copy of the
email to other recipients, press MENU and then
touch Add Cc/Bcc.

3. Type a subject and message.

4. To add a picture attachment, press MENU and

select Attach. Select a picture. To remove an
attachment, select the attachment’s Remove

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new

email

button .

5. Touch Send or Save as draft when ready..

6. To discard the email you just now composed, touch

Discard.

Note: If you want to view the messages in Draft box, press

MENU and then touch Go to labels > Drafts.

Note: If you want to view the messages in Outbox, press

MENU and then touch Go to labels > Outbox.

To add a signature to emails

In the Inbox, press MENU and then touch More >

Settings > Signature.

You can enter your signature in the text box, and then
touch OK.

To view your sent messages

In the Inbox, press MENU and then touch Go to labels >

Sent.

Read Email

When you open a conversation for reading, the subject
will appear in a box at the top of the screen.
Here are some actions you can take on individual
messages and conversation:

Open an unread email

Press HOME, then touch and hold the status bar, and
then slide down your finger on the screen to open the
Notification panel. Touch the new email to view it.
While in the Inbox, touch the unread email to view it.

Scroll through messages

Slide your finger up or down on the screen, quickly brush
your finger up or down to scroll faster. You can slide the

Touchpad to scroll through the message.

Move conversation as spam

From a conversation list, touch and hold the conversation
to open the context menu, touch Report spam.
From the read view, press MENU and touch More >

Report spam.

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Mark conversation as read/unread

From a conversation list, touch and hold the conversation
to open the context menu. Touch Mark read/Mark

unread as appropriate.

From the read view, press MENU and select Mark

read/Mark unread as appropriate.

Archive conversation

From a conversation list, touch and hold the conversation
to open the context menu. Touch Archive.
To view your archives messages, press MENU and touch

Go to labels.

From the list of label, touch All mail.

Label a conversation

From a conversation list, touch and hold the conversation
to open the context menu. Select Change labels.

When reading a conversation’s messages, press Menu

and touch Change labels.
In the dialog that opens, check the labels to assign to the

conversation.

Reply to or forward emails

When you reading the email, you can reply, reply to all, or
forward the email.

To reply the email, press the button and select Reply

.
To reply all, touch the Reply all button .
To forward the email, touch the Forward button .

Compose your message and then touch Send or Save as

draft when ready. Pressing BACK will also save as draft.

Search for messages

In email, you can search for a specific message by sender,
word in subject, or label:

1. From a conversation list, press MENU and touch

Search.

2. Type your search string into the box, and then touch

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Search.

Set Gmail settings

In the Inbox, press MENU and then touch More >

Settings.

You can access the following options:
 Signature: Touch to enter a signature that will

appear at the end of your emails.

 Confirm actions: Select the check box to show a

confirmation box when you archive,delete or send
a conversation.

 Reply all: Select the check box to set default reply

to all function.

 Auto-advance: Press to select newer

conversation, older conversation or Conversation
list.

 Message text size: select the text size you want

when edit the message.

 Batch operations: Select the check box to show

the batch operations feature.

 Clear search history:Touch to remove the history

of the results you’ve touched when searching for

messages.

 Labels: Touch to select which Gmail labels to

synchronize.

 Email notifications: Select the check box to show

a notification icon on the status bar when you
receive a new email.

 Select ringtone: You can set ringtone if you want

your phone to ring when a new email message
arrives.

 Vibrate: Select Vibrate if you want your phone to

vibrate when you receive a new email message.

 Notify once: Check to receive a notification from

Gmail only the first time you have new email since
you last read your messages, rather than each
time a new message arrives.

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Talk

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It
lets you communicate with other people that also use
Google talk on a phone or on the web.

Sign in

To open Google talk, press HOME and tap the application
tab, and then touch Talk.
Note: The Google talk account is set up based on the
Google account you used in Gmail.

Chat

To start a chat, touch a friend from the friends list.

To add a new friend

You can only add people who have a Google account.
In the friend list, press MENU and then touch Add friend.
Enter the Google talk instant messaging ID or Google

email address of the friend you want to add.
Touch Send invitation.

To change your online status and message

Touch the online status icon beside your name, and
then select the status you want on the menu.
Touch the text box under your online status icon and then
enter you status message using the onscreen keyboard.
Touch Done on the screen keyboard.

Start a chat

Touch the name of a friend in the Friend list.
Type your message using the keypad.
When ready, touch Send.

To switch between active chats

If you have more than one chat going, you can switch
between them by pressing MENU and selecting Switch

chats.

On the panel that opens, select the chat you want to join.

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To close a chat

To close the current chat, press MENU and select End

Chat.

In your friend list, touch and hold a friend with an active
chat and then touch End chat on the menu.

Manage your friends

Block a friend

While in a chat with a friend, if you want to block them
from contacting in the future, touch and hold the friend’s
name, then touch Block friend.

View your friends

In the list, friends are sorted first by their status:

 Available
 Away
 Busy
 Offline

Within the status groupings, friends are listed in
alphabetical order, A-Z.

Mobile indicators

If you use Google talk, you can set Mobile indicator.
To the right of your friend’s name, you might see an icon
that reveals the last client from which they signed in. If you
do not see an icon, then they signed in last from a
computer.

- Signed in from Android phone.

- Signed in from mobile phone.
To set whether or not a mobile indicator displays next to
your name, you should press the MENU key, and select
the check box of ―Settings > Mobile indicator‖.

Adjust settings

General settings

You can sign in to your Google talk automatically every
time you turn on your phone.
In the Friends list, press MENU and touch Settings.
Select the Automatically sign in check box.

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Press BACK to save your settings.

Note: In the settings menu, you can select the Mobile

indicator check box to show mobile indicator to your

friends.

Notification settings

You can receive a notification each time you receive a
new instant message:

1. From a Friends list, press MENU and select

Settings.

2. Select the IM notifications check box to receive a
notification in the status bar when a new message
arrives.

3. If you want your phone to ring when a new message
arrives, select Select ringtone. From the ringtone
menu, select a ringtone specific to new IM message
notifications. Note that when you check a ringtone, it
plays briefly. If you do not want a ringtone to play
when you receive a new message, select Silent.

4. If you want your phone to vibrate when you receive

a new message, select the Vibrate.

Sign out

To sign out, from the Friends list, press MENU and select

Sign out.

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Maps

Maps lets you track your current location, view the traffic
situations. You can locate your interest places in this
application.
To open the Maps, press HOME, tap the applications tap,
and then touch Maps.

Note: You need the WAP connection to use Maps. Before
you open Maps and find your location or search for places,
you must go to Settings > Location & Security to select

Use wireless networks, Use GPS satellites, or both.

Zoom and navigation in maps

While viewing a map, take advantage of the following
zoom and navigation techniques:
Touch the map, the zoom controls icons will appear. If

using the zoom controls, touch to zoom in, touch

to zoom out.
Slide the Touchpad to shift your map view. Or slide your
fingertip in any direction to shift your map view.

Your location

1. From the main Map screen, select My location

icon .

2. The map centers on a blue square that indicates

your location.

Find a location

1. From the main Map screen, press MENU, touch

search.

2. You can type an address, a city, or select an

address you’ve visited before in Maps from the
drop-down menu (stored in history).

3. Touch the Search button when you are ready,

your search results will display.

4. Touch a place in the list to show its location on the

map.

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5. Touch the result balloon to open the location’s
details.

Get directions

1. From the main Map screen, press MENU and
select Direction.

2. Enter your source location in the first box. You can
touch to get the location from your current

location, contacts or history.

3. Enter your destination location in the second box.
You can touch to get the location from your

current location, contacts or history.

4. Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking
directions

5. Touch Go.
The directions to your destination appear in a list.

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Market

This menu allows you to access some useful applications
and fun games which you can download and install on
your phone. Here you can also write your feedback and
comments about an application.

To open it, press HOME, then touch the application tab,
and then touch Market.

Getting help

You can get the help if you have questions about the
Android Market.
Press MENU and touch Help. The Browser will take you
to the Android Market Help page.

Finding applications

The Android Market includes a list of item applications by
category, a list of games, a link to search, and a link to My

downloads.
Scroll through the featured items or select a category to
browse its content.

Installing an application

1. To install and open an application, you should
navigate to the item you want to download, and
then select it.

2. In the details screen, read more about the
application, including its cost, and comments by
users. In the field Developer info section, you can
view more applications by this developer, or visit
the developer’s web page.

Note: We recommend you to press MENU and
select Security to view the functions and data
this item can access on your phone.

3. To install the item, select either Install (if item is
free) or Buy, whichever appears.

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Note: If the application requires either access to
any of your data or control of any functions on
your phone, Market tells you what the
application can access.
Be especially cautions with the application that
have access to many functions or a significant
amount of your data.
Once you select OK on the screen, you are
responsible for the results of using this item on
your phone.

4. To check the progress of the download, open the
notification window. If you want to stop downloading
the item, touch Cancel download.

5. On the Android Market screen, touch My apps to
see it.

6. Touch the installed application in the list, and then
touch Open.

Now you can find the icon of the installed application on
the Application tab.

Purchasing an application

If an application has a price associate with it, you have to
buy it before you can download it.
You pay for an application only once. You can uninstall it
and download it again later without having to pay for it
again.
Touch the application you want to buy.
At the bottom of the screen, touch Buy.
If you are making a purchase for the first time, you will log
in to Google checkout payment and billing services.

Finding your download applications

From the Android Market home, touch My apps to view
your downloaded items.

Uninstalling an application

You can uninstall any application that you have
downloaded and installed from Android Market.

1. On the downloads screen, touch the application you
want to uninstall, then touch Uninstall.

2. When prompted, touch OK to remove the

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application on your phone.

3. Choose the removing reason, and then touch OK.

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Messaging

Use the Messages menu to send and receive text
messages, multimedia messages.
To access this menu, press HOME, touch the application
tab and touch Messaging.

Messages list

Touch the Messaging icon on the Home screen or
in the Launcher

The Messaging window opens, where you can create
a new message or open an ongoing message thread.

Reading text messages

Press HOME, then touch and hold the status bar, and
then slide it down to open the notifications panel. Touch
the new message to open and read it.
On the message list, touch the message you want to read.

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Note: If a link is included in a message, touch the link to
open Browser and view the web page.
If a phone number included in a message, touch the
message to open Dialer so you can call the number.

Reading multimedia messages

If you have selected to auto-retrieve your multimedia
messages, both the message header and body will
download. To view your message, select the ―Play‖
button.
If you are downloading only the headers, then you must
first select the Download button to retrieve the message
body. If you are concerned about the size of your data
downloads, you can check the message size at first. Once
the message has downloaded, select the ―play‖ button to
view the message.

Reply to a message

1. Simply start typing your message in the text box at
the bottom of the screen to reply to a message.

2. You can press MENU and select to add subject or
an attachment to convert it to a multimedia
message.

3. Touch Send when ready.

View message details

To view details about a particular message, in the Read
view, touch and hold the message to open the option
menu. Touch View thread.

Delete a message or a message thread

In the message list, touch the message thread that you
want to delete.
To delete the entire thread, press MENU and then touch

Delete thread. When prompted to confirm, touch Delete.

To delete a message in a thread, touch and hold the
message that you want to delete, then touch Delete

thread on the options menu. When prompted to confirm,

touch Delete.
To delete all messages on the message list, press MENU
on the message list and then touch Delete threads.

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Create new message

Use this menu to create and send messages.

Text message

With an SMS-compatible phone number, you can send
and receive short message service (SMS) messages. An
SMS-compatible number is a phone number that your
service provider enables for SMS.
You can send SMS messages to contacts that have
SMS-compatible phone numbers.

1. Press HOME, touch the application tab and select

Messaging.

2. On the messaging screen, touch New message.
The compose screen opens.

3. In the To field, you can enter the receiver’s number
by using the onscreen keyboard.

4. In the Content field, you should enter the SMS
content.

5. Finally, when you have finished writing, you should
tap Send button to send the message.

Multimedia message

Multimedia Message Service (MMS) delivers messages
containing a combination of text, image, video, and audio,
from phone to phone or from phone to email.

1. Press MENU， touch the application tab and touch

Messaging.

2. Touch New message to compose a new message.

3. In the To field, you can enter the receiver’s number
or email by using the onscreen keyboard.

4. In the Content field, you should enter the MMS
content.

5. To add a subject, press MENU and touch Add

subject.

6. To add an attachment, such as picture, melody,
video, and so on, you should press MENU and
select Attach. In the following Attach menu:

 Pictures: Opens the Gallery application, you can

choose a picture to insert into MMS.

 Capture picture: Opens camera to take a new

photo, and then you can insert the new photo to
MMS.

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 Videos: Opens the Gallery application. Touch a

video on the screen to attach it to your message.

 Capture video: Opens the camcorder application.

Take a video, and then touch Attach to attach it to
your message.

 Audio: Opens the select audio menu. Touch an

audio file to select.

 Record Audio: Open a voice recorder to record a

new audio. It is also can be inserted into MMS.

 Slide show: List all the slides the MMS have, tap

Add Slide to add a new slide.
Note: If you want add more attachments, you

should add Slide show first.

7. In a new slide show, you can also press the Menu
Key to access the following options:

 Preview: Touch to preview the slide;
 Add picture: Touch to go to gallery to add picture.
 Capture picture: Touch to open a camera to take

a new photo, the photo can be inserted into MMS.

 Add music: Touch to add music to MMS.
 Add video: Touch to go to the gallery to add the

video into the MMS.

 More: Tap to set the duration and layout of the

current slide, the default duration is 5 sec, the
default layout is bottom.

8. Finally, when you have finished editing slide, you
should tap Done button to save and return to main
editing screen.

9. In the main editing screen, you can tap Send button
to send the message.

Message Settings

Use this menu to set up various options for using the
messaging services.

How to access message settings?

1. Press HOME, touch the application tab and touch

Messaging;

2. Press MENU to access the option menu and touch

Settings.

Message settings menu

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1. Storage settings
 Delete old messages: Check to delete older

messages in a thread when the Text message
limit or Multimedia message limit is reached.
Uncheck to keep all messages.

 Text message limit: Touch to set the number

of messages to save per thread of text
messages. When the limit is reached, older
messages are deleted if Delete old messages is
checked

 Multimedia message limit: Touch to set the

number of messages to save per thread of
multimedia messages. When the limit is
reached, older messages are deleted if Delete
old messages is checked

2. Text message(SMS) settings
 Delivery reports: Request a delivery report for

SMS message you send, if set to on, the
network will inform you when your SMS
messages are delivered.

 Enter Key: Allows you to press enter key to a

new line.

3. MMS setting
 Delivery reports: Request a delivery report for

MMS message you send, if set to on, the
network will inform you when your MMS
messages are delivered.

 Read reports: Request a read report for each

MMS you send. If set to on, your phone will
send a read-reply request along with your
messages.

 Auto-retrieve: To retrieve all your MMS

messages automatically (the header plus the
message will download to your phone), select
this check box. If you clear the check box, only
the message headers will be retrieved and
display in your message list. You can select
Download button to retrieve the full message.

 Roaming auto-retrieve: Automatically retrieve

messages while roaming. If you are concerned
about data traffic and just want the message
headers to download while roaming, you can set

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it to off.

4. Notification setting
 Notifications: If set to on, a new message

comes, it will display message notification in
status bar.

 Select ringtone: If you want your phone to ring

when a new message arrives, select the check
box. Note that when you check a ringtone, it
plays briefly.

 Vibrate: If set to on, your mobile phone will

vibrate while a new message arrives.

In above on / off feature, you can touch the on /
off icon to set the feature on / off.

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Music

This menu allows you to listens to your favorite music.
To open your music library, press HOME and touch
application tab, and then touch Music.
Your music is organized into four categories: Artists,
Albums, Songs, and Playlists. Select a category to view
the lists within each. Once in a category, keep selecting
until you reach the music you want to play. For example, if
you select the Artists category, you will see a list of artists
in A-Z order. If you select an artist, the list opens to

display that artist’s albums. Select an album, and the
album’s song list displays.

Note: Music only plays audio files saved on the SD card of
your phone; you must copy your audio files to the SD card
before you open Music.

Load music onto your SD card

All the music you can listen to on your phone is stored on
an SD card.

1. Connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable
and mount the microSD card.

2. To organize your audio files, you can use the
computer to create a music folder at the top level of the
microSD card.

3. Use the computer to copy music and other audio files
into the folder that you created on the microSD card

4. If you have created any playlists, create a subfolder
for them in your music folder on the microSD card and
copy the playlists into it

5. Unmount the microSD card from the computer and
disconnect the phone.

Connecting to a computer via USB

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB
cable, to transfer music, pictures, and other files between
your phone’s microSD card and the computer

1. Use the USB cable that came with your phone to
connect the phone to a USB port on your computer.

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You receive a notification that the USB is connected.
2 Open the Notifications panel and touch USB

connected.
3 Touch Mount in the dialog that opens to confirm that
you want to transfer files.

When the phone is connected as USB storage, you
receive a notification.

Your phone’s microSD card is mounted as a drive on

your computer. You can now copy files to and from the
microSD card. For more information, see the
documentation for your computer.

During this time, you can’t access the microSD card
from your phone, so you can’t use applic ations that rely

on the microSD card, such as Camera, Gallery, and
Music.

Play music

At any level in your library, touch and hold a list (a song,
artist, album or playlist) to open the context menu. Select

to play and go to the playback screen.

You can press do following actions on the playback
screen:

Shuffle songs: Shuffle songs in random order. Touch

to toggle shuffle on or off. When the icon is grey,

shuffle is off.

Go to any point in song: Slide fingertip in progress bar to

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desired point in a song.

Pause/resume play: Touch to pause;

touch to resume play.

Fast forward: Touch and hold
Go to next song: Touch once.

Rewind: Touch & hold .
Go to beginning of the song: Touch once.

Go to previous song: Touch twice.
View current playlist: Touch

Playlists

You can create as many playlists as you wish. The
―Recently added‖ playlist is a system playlist and cannot
be deleted or renamed.

Create a playlist on your phone

1. From the home screen, touch application tab, and
then touch Music.

2. Select a category. From the list that appears,
navigate to the artist, album, or song that you want
to add in the playlist.

3. Touch and hold the artist, album, or song to open
the context menu.

4. Touch Add to playlist.

5. In the Add to playlist menu that opens, select

New to create a new playlist, or one of the existing

playlist.

6. Enter the name for your new playlist and then
touch Save.

Manage your playlists

Go to the Library screen and select Playlists.
All the playlists appear. Touch and hold the playlist can
open a menu asking you to play, delete or rename the
playlist.

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Settings

This menu allows you to control and customize phone
settings on the Settings screen.
Press Home, tap the application tab and touch Settings.
You can also press MENU in home screen and touch

Settings.

Wireless & networks

 Airplane mode: When airplane mode is selected,

all wireless connectivity is off. This icon will
display in the status bar when airplane mode is
selected.

 Wi-Fi on/off: Select the check box if you prefer to

use Wi-Fi for your data connection. The phone will
scan for available wireless network.

 Wi-Fi settings: Open the Wi-Fi settings screen to

 Wi-Fi:Check to turn on Wi-Fi so you can

connect to Wi-Fi networks.

Network notification:Check to receive

an alert when an open Wi-Fi network
becomes available.

 Add Wi-Fi network :Opens a dialog where

you can add a Wi-Fi network by entering its
SSID (the name it broadcasts) and security
type

 Bluetooth on/off: Touch the check box to turn

Bluetooth service on or off.

 Bluetooth settings: With Bluetooth services on,

you can open the Bluetooth settings screen to:

 Device name: Rename your device.
 Discoverable: Select to be discoverable for

up to 120 seconds, or not discoverable.

 Scan for device: Touch to search for and

display information about nearby

Bluetooth devices

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.

 Bluetooth devices: Displays a list of Bluetooth

devices that you’ve previously configured and

those detected when the phone last scanned for
Bluetooth devices.

 VPN settings

 Add VPN: Opens a screen that prompts you

to select the type of VPN to add. You are then
prompted for VPN configuration details.

 Mobile networks:

Data enabled: check to enable data access

over mobile network.

 Data roaming: Uncheck to prevent your

phone from transmitting data on other

carriers’ mobile networks when you leave an

area where your phone can access your own
carrier’s mobile networks.

 Access Point Names: Opens the

APNs screen, where you can select
mobile access point configurations;

or press Menu to add a new APN. Consult your carrier about how to use the tools on this screen.

 Use only 2G network –Check to obtain

slightly better battery life by preventing your
phone from connecting to higher-speed
networks.

 Network operators：Opens a screen that

searches for and displays mobile networks
that are compatible with your phone.

Call settings

Note that when you open Call settings, your current
settings are fetched, which can take a few moments.

 Fixed Dialing Number: This feature allows you to

restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers.

To enable this feature you must know the SIM PIN2
code for your phone. You can get this number from
your wireless operator, assuming this feature is
supported.

 Voicemail: Select voicemail settings to set a

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voicemail number. You can touch the icon beside
the number box to search in the contact list. Finally,
touch the OK button to save the setting.

 Call forwarding: Select how you want busy,

unanswered, and unreachable calls to be handled.
There is also an option to Always forward.

 Additional settings: From this setting, you can set

your Caller ID preference (if available) and turn
on/off call waiting.

Sound settings

 Silent mode: Select to silence your phone, all

sounds except media & alarms will be silenced if it
is on.

 Vibrate: Select to have your phone vibrate for

incoming calls.

 Volume: Select to open the volume control, and

then slide your finger along the volume bar to set

the ringtone, media, and alarm volume.

 Phone ringtone: Select to decide on a ringtone to

use for incoming calls.

 Notification ringtone: Select to decide on a

ringtone to use when you receive a notification
(e.g., new message, upcoming event).

 Audible touch tones: Select to have a tone sound

when you use the on-screen Dialer.

 Audible selection: Select to have a sound play

when you select an item on the screen.

 Screen lock sounds: Select to enable or disable

the screen lock sounds.

 Haptic feedback: Check to have the phone vibrate

briefly when you touch and hold
menu/Home/Back/search key to perform actions.

Display settings

 Brightness: Select to open the brightness control,

and then slide your finger along the brightness bar
to set the level.

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 Aoto-rotate screen: Select to switch orientation

automatically when rotating phone.

 Animation: Select to activate the animation while

opening or closing windows.

 Screen timeout: Select to decide how long your

phone must be inactive before the screen turns off.

Location & Security

Use the Location & Security settings to set your
preferences for using and sharing your location when
your search for information and use location-aware
applications, such as Maps. You can also configure
settings that help secure your phone and its data.

 Use wireless networks: Check to use information

from Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine your
approximate location, for use in Maps, when you
search, and so on.

 Use GPS satellites: Check to use your phone’s

global positioning system (GPS) satellite receiver to
pinpoint your location to within an accuracy as close

as several meters (―street level‖). Actual GPS

accuracy depends on a clear view of the sky and
other factors.

 Use assisted GPS: Select to enable or disable it.
 Set up screen lock: Select to set the

pattern/PIN/Password.

 Set up SIM/RUIM card lock: Opens a screen

where you can configure the phone to require
entering the SIM/RUIM PIN to use the phone, and
where you can change the SIM/RUIM PIN

 Visible passwords: Check to briefly show each

character of passwords as you enter them, so that
you can see what you enter.

 Select device administrators: Select to view the

available device administrators.

 Use secure credentials: Check to allow

applications t o access your phone’s encrypted

store of secure certificates and related
passwords and other credentials.

 Install from SD card: Touch to install a secure

certificate from a microSD card

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 Set password : Opens a dialog where you can set

or change the password for your secure credential
storage. Your password must have at least 8
characters.

 Clear storage: Deletes all secure certificates and

related credentials and erases the secure storage’s
own password, after prompting you to confirm that
you want to do this.

Applications

This menu allows you to manage applications.

 Unknown sources: Check to permit installation of

applications that you obtain from web sites, email,
or other locations other than Android Market. To
ensure your personal data and phone remain
secure; it is recommended you not select this check
box.

 Manage applications: View all the applications

stored on your phone and how much space they

occupy. If you’ve downloaded an application from

Android Market, you can uninstall it from this
screen. Select a specific application to:

1. Clear your user data (if you have any
associated with a particular application).

2. Uninstall - If you’ve downloaded an

application from Android Market, you will
be able to uninstall it from this screen by
selecting Uninstall.

 Running services: Opens a list of

services—applications or parts of applications that
provide services to other applications or that run
even when their main application isn’t running.

 Development: If you are an application developer,

you may be interested in these settings:

1. USB debugging: If you want be able to

communicate with your phone directly via
USB, select this check box.

2. Stay awake: To prevent your phone from

sleeping while charging (via power adapter or

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USB), select this check box.

3. Allow mock locations: To allow mock
locations, check this box.

Accounts & sync settings

Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and
manage your Google and other supported accounts.
You also use these settings to control how and whether
all applications send, receive, and sync data on their
own schedules, and whether all applications can
synchronize user data automatically.

Privacy

You use the Privacy settings to manage your personal
information.

SD card & phone storage

View and manage the data storage on your phone:

SD card

Monitor and manage the use of your SD card from this
screen:

 Total space and Available space: Lists the

amount of space on any microSD card installed in
your phone and the amount you have used to store
photos, videos, music, and other files.

 Unmount SD card: Unmounts the microSD card

from your phone so that you can format the card or
safely remove it when the phone is on. This setting
is dimmed if there is no microSD card installed, if
you have already unmounted it, or if you have
mounted the microSD card on your computer.

 Format SD card: Permanently erases everything

on a microSD card and prepares it for use with your
phone. You must unmount a microSD card before
you can format it.

Internal phone storage

 Available space:

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The amount of internal phone

storage used by the operating system, its
components, applications (including those you
downloaded), and their permanent and temporary
data.

Search

You use the Search settings to configure Google
search, Quick Search Box, and the data on the
phone that you want to include in searches.

Search settings screen

 Google search settings:Opens a screen where

you can set your preferences for whether Google
search on the web makes suggestions that appear
below Quick Search Box and whether the
suggestions take into account your previous
searches. You can also open the Google web
search history settings page in Browser.

 Searchable items: Opens a screen where you can

check and uncheck the kinds of data to include in
phone searches.

 Clear shortcuts: Erases the list of search results

that you touched below Quick Search Box.

Language & keyboard

Use the Language & Keyboard settings to select the
language for the text on your phone and for configuring

the onscreen keyboard, including words that you’ve

added to its dictionary.
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Accessibility

You use the Accessibility settings to configure any
accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your
phone.

 Accessibility: Check to enable all installed

accessibility plug-ins.

 TalkBack:Check to have an installed speech

synthesizer speak the labels or names of items as

you navigate the phone’s user interface.

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 Power button ends call: check to use power

ends call instead of turning off screen.

Date & time

Set time, time zone, and date: Use Automatic unless you
need to override the network values.

Use 24-hour format: Select to set 24-hour formats on or

off.

Select Date format: Select from a variety of formats.

About phone

View your phone Status. This screen lists a variety of
information, including your phone number, the network
you are currently using, the type of network, signal
strength, whether you are roaming or not, any Wi-Fi
addresses you’re connected to, and more.
Select Legal information for copyright and licensing
information, as well as the Google Terms of Service for
the Google applications on your phone.
Read about the Contributors to the Android phone.

Select the System Tutorial to learn how to use your
phone.
You can view the model number and version information
for your phone.

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Video Player

This menu allows you to play the video.
Press Home, tap the application tab and touch Videos.
On the screen, touch a video you want to watch to start
playing back the video.

How to play videos

1. In video playing screen, touch the screen to bring
up onscreen controls. Touch again to hide them.

2. Touch the play button to play or pause the video.

3. Press the volume key to adjust volume during the

video playing.

4. Press Back Key to exit the video playing screen.

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YouTube

YouTube is a free online video streaming service that
allows you to view, search, and upload videos.
Note: You must have an active data (GPRS/EDGE/3G) or
Wi-Fi connection to access YouTube.

To open YouTube

Press HOME, touch the application tab and then touch

YouTube.

The YouTube screen appears with the videos grouped
into categories, such as Featured, Most popular, Most
viewed, Top rated, Most recent, and so on.

To close YouTube

While on the YouTube screen, press HOME or BACK to
close You Tube.

Watch YouTube videos

1. On the YouTube screen, select a video to watch

from the available categories. Touch a category to

see the available videos.

2. Touch a video to play it.

3. Touch the screen to display the playback controls.

4. Press BACK to stop playback and return to the
videos list.

Search for videos

1. On the YouTube screen, press MENU and then
touch Search.

2. Enter a search keyword, then touch .

3. The search results appear below the status bar.
Scroll through the results and touch a video to
watch it.

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To clear the search history

1. Press MENU and then touch Settings.

2. Touch Clear search history and then touch OK
when prompted.

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Common
issue

Cause reason

Shooting way

Bad
connection

Using mobile phone
in an area where the
network connection
is not good, such as
around a tower or
basement, and radio
wave cannot be sent
effectively.

Try to avoid.

Using mobile phone
when network is
busy, such as an
on-off duty time, line
busy.

Try to avoid.
Related to the
distance of the send
basis of the network.

Ask your
operator to
provide a
map of your

service area.

Aftersound
or
cacophony
It is caused by
network connection

and it’s a regional

problem.

Hang up and
redial the
number.

Network connection
is not good in some
areas.

Idle time
becomes
short

Idle time is related to
network settings.

If the mobile
phone is in
the area
where the
network
connection is
not good,
please
temporarily
shut off your
phone.

Need to change
battery.

Insert a new
battery.

Troubleshooting

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When you cannot
receive signals, your
mobile phone will
continue to send to
find a basis. A lot of
battery power is
used, so as to limit
idle time.

Please move
to an area
where signal
is strong or
temporarily
turn off your
phone.

Cannot
switch on

Battery is drained.

Check
battery
volume or
charge
battery.

Wrong SIM
card

SIM card is
damaged.

Contact your
operator.

SIM card is not
inserted properly.

Make sure
SIM card is
inserted
properly.

Dirt on metal side of
SIM card.

Wipe metal
point of SIM

card with a
clean cloth.

Cannot
connect to
network

SIM card is
unusable

Contact your
operator.

Out of GSM service
area.

Request
service area
to operator.

Feeble signal.

Please move
to an area
where signal
is stronger
and try
again.

Cannot call

Activate call barring

Cancel call
barring

Activate fix dialing

Cancel fix
dialing

Wrong PIN
code

Enter the wrong PIN
code three times.

Contact your
operator.

Cannot
charge

Battery or charger is
damaged.

Change
battery or

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charger.

Charge in area
where the
temperature is lower
than 0℃ or higher
than 40℃.

Change
charging
environment.

Bad connection

Check the
connection
between the
phone and
the charger.

Cannot add
contact

Contacts memory is
full.

Delete some
contacts.

Cannot set
some
functions

Operator does not
support the function
or you have not
applied the function.

Contact your
operator.

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Safety Information and Notices

Using the Cell Phone and Charger

Danger:
Only use the battery and charger approved by the
manufacturer. Using other brands may cause battery
leakage, overheating, explosion or even fire.
Caution:
Keep the phone away from dust, water and damp areas.
Dust, water or other liquids may cause overheating,
electrical leakage, and/or phone failure.
The phone, battery, charger and AC adapter are not
waterproof. Keep them away from rain and liquid.
Warning:
Do not bump, shake or tamper with the phone or charger.
This may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion
or even fire.
Do not place the battery, phone or charger near a
microwave or high-voltage device. This may cause
battery leakage, overheating, explosion or even fire; also
prevent the phone and AC adapter from overheating,

smoking or short circuiting.
Do not use the phone around volatile oil. This may cause
fire, breakdown or damage.
To avoid any damage or breakdown, do not disassemble
the phone, battery, charger or internal components by
yourself.

Using the Cell Phone

Warning:
Do not use the phone while you are driving. Pull over and
stop your automobile to dial or listen to a phone call;
Usage of cell phones in aircrafts or in hospitals is
prohibited. Switch the phone off to prevent interference
with electronic medical devices. Follow any rules or
regulations in such places.
Do not use the phone at a gas station, near fuel or near
chemicals.
Do not use the phone near electronic medical devices
such as hearing aids, pacemakers and auto-control
devices such as fire detectors and automatic doors.
If you have to use your cell phone near an electronic
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manufacturer or dealer for information about preventing
interference.
Caution:
Electronic systems in automobiles such as back-lock
brakes, speed control, or fuel spraying systems, are
usually not influenced by wireless devices. Manufacturers
of these systems will tell you whether they are provided
with good screening functions. If you suspect that an
automobile failure is caused by a wireless wave, please
contact your automobile dealer.
Avoid using your phone in crowded places.
Do not store your mobile phone near, or together with, a
credit card, disk or other magnetic materials. This may
effect information stored on your phone.
Keep your phone away from pins. Pins can be absorbed
by the phone’s receiver magnet, which may cause harm.

Using the Battery

Danger:
Do not dispose of the battery into a fire. Doing so may
cause battery explosion or even fire.
If you have difficulties installing the battery, do not force

the installation. This may cause battery leakage,
overheating, explosion or even fire.

Keep metal objects away s o they don’t come in contact

with the battery or its connectors as it may cause the
battery to short circuit, overheat or explode.
Do not weld the polarities of the battery directly together.
This may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion
or even fire.
Battery liquid is severely harmful for your eyes. If battery
liquid gets in your eyes, do not rub them. Instead, wash
your eyes with water first and then go directly to a doctor
for help.
Do not use or store your phone in high temperature areas.
This may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion
or even fire.
Warning:
Replace the battery when the normal usage time begins to
decrease or if you notice the battery is overheated or has
changed shape or color.
If battery liquid leaks onto your skin or clothes,
immediately wash the affected parts with water.

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If the battery begins to leak or emits a strange odor,
properly dispose of the battery according to local
regulations. Do not throw it into a fire.
Caution:
Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or
in places where the temperature may exceed 60°C
(140°F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or
behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong
ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may
damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk
to the vehicle.

Using the Charger

Danger:
Only use the charger that came with the phone. Using a
different charger may cause the phone to breakdown or
an explosion.
If the charger short circuits or breakdowns, a fire may
occur.
Do not use a damaged, worn or broken charger. This may
cause a fire.
Clean dust away from the power socket to avoid the

possibility of a fire.
Do not store the charger near any liquids. If liquids spill
onto the charger it may cause it to overheat or breakdown,
If liquid does spill onto the charger, immediately unplug
the power cable to prevent overheating, fire or another
type of breakdown.
Do not use the charger in places with high humidity like a
bathroom. This may cause a fire or other breakdown,
Do not touch the charger, power cable or socket with wet
hands. This may cause an electric shock.
Caution:
Keep the environment temperatures within the range of
0ºC ~40ºC while charging. Temperature below 0ºC or
higher than 40ºC will cause insufficient charging,
terminate charging or even cause the battery to explode.
Unplug the charger from its power source before cleaning
it.
Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. This may
cause electric shock or fire.
Hold the plug while unplugging the power cord; this will
avoid any potential damage or even fire.

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Requirements for Cell Phone

Avoid using your mobile phone in extremely high or low
temperature. Use the phone in a temperature range from

-10~55℃and humidity of 35%~85%.
It is recommended that you do not use your mobile phone
near a telephone, TV set, radio or other radio frequency
sensitive devices.

Requirements for the Battery

When not in use, store the battery in a cool,
well-ventilated place with sunshine.

If you won’t be using the cell phone for an extended period

of time, charge the battery on a regular basis to avoid
battery breakdown.
The phone battery wears out fast. If the charging the
battery does not improve its performance, it is time to
replace the battery. Properly dispose of the battery
according to local regulations. Do not throw it into a fire.

Requirements for the Charger and AC Adapter

Do not charge your phone under the following
circumstances: sunshine, temperatures equal to or lower
than 0ºC, temperatures equal to or higher than 40ºC, high

humidity, dust, high vibration areas, or near a TV, a radio,
etc.

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) information

The SAR limit of USA (FCC) is 1.6 W/kg averaged over
one gram of tissue. This models (FCC ID: ) has also
been tested against this SAR limit. The highest SAR value
reported under this standard during product certification
for use at the ear is W/kg and when properly worn on
the body is W/kg. This device was tested for typical
body-worn operations with the back of the handset kept

1.5cm from the body. To maintain compliance with FCC
RF exposure requirements, use accessories that maintain
a 1.5cm separation distance between the user's body and
the back of the handset. The use of belt clips, holsters and
similar accessories should not contain metallic
components in its assembly. The use of accessories that
do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with
FCC RF exposure requirements, and should be avoided.
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the

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user's authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

Cleaning and Maintenance

The mobile phone, the battery and the charger are not
waterproof. Do not use them in places with high humidity
like a bathroom and also avoid spilling any liquids on the
phone, battery or charger.
Use a soft cloth to clean the mobile phone, the battery and
the charger.
Do not use alcohol, diluted liquid or benzene to clean the
mobile phone.
If dust gets in the sockets the phone can be damaged,
short-circuit or even the lose the ability to be re-charged.
Be sure to clean the socket regularly.

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