Mi-fone MI-Q5 User Manual

MI-Q5

Dual SIM GSM phone

User Guide

1 . INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 PHONE DISPLAY 1

1.2 KEY 2

1.3 ICONS & SYMBOLS 3
2 GETTING STARTED 4

2.1 INSERTING THE SIM CARD AND THE BATTERY 4

2.2 INSERTING A T-FLASH (EXTERNAL MEMORY) CARD 4

2.3 TURNING THE PHONE ON 5

2.4 CHARGING THE BATTERY 5

2.5 IMPORTANT PASSWORD 5

2.6 KEYPAD LOCK AND UNLOCK 5

2.7 TRANSFER FILES TO THE T-FLASH (EXTERNAL MEMORY) CARD 5
3 TEXT ENTRY 6

3.1 INPUT METHOD 6

3.2 KEY INPUT 6

3.3 MULTI-TAP INPUT 7

3.4 NUMERIC INPUT 7
4 CALLING 8

4.1 MAKING A CALL 8

4.2 ANSWERING A CALL 8
5 FUNCTION MENU 9

5.1 HOW TO USE 9

5.2 MAIN MENU 9

5.3 PHONEBOOK 9

5.4 MESSAGES 10

5.5 CALL CENTER 11

5.6 SETTINGS 11

5.7 FILE MANAGER 12

5.8 MULTIMEDIA 12

5.9 CAMERA 14

5.10 VIDEO RECORDER 15

5.11 FM RADIO 15

5.12 JAVA 15

5.13 SERVICES 16

5.14 APPLICATIONS 16

5.16 USER PROFILES 18

5.17 ENTERTAINMENT ZONE 18

6. PRECAUTIONS 19

7.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 21

8.SAFETY INFORMATION AND NOTICES 23

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 operate your phone to its optimum
performance.

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.

1. Introduction

1.1 Phone Display

Left soft key
and GSM2 Dial
Key

Call End Key

Earpiece

Camera

OK Key

GSM1
Dial Key

Microphone Speaker

Keypad

Navigation Keys

Right Soft Key

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1.2 Key

Key Function

SIM1/SIM2
Dial/receive key

Answer all calls
Make calls from Sim1/Sim2 card
View Sim1/Sim2 card call logs in standby mode.

Call End Key Pressing and holding to turn the phone on/off.

End a call or reject an incoming call.
Return to the idle mode.

SIM2 Key Enter main menue in idle mode

SIM1 Key Access the contact list in idle mode.

OK Key

Confirm a selection.

Numeric key Enter numbers, letters or characters.

Select a submenu item labeled with the corresponding number.

* Press and hold to toggle between *, +, (pause character) P, and (wait character) W.

Press to enter symbol when editing text.

aA^ Keys Press to switch input modes when entering text.

Press and hold to activate or deactivate the silent mode when phone is in idle mode.

# Long press to switch between profiles “Outdoor” to “Silent” mode.

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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.

1.3 Icons & Symbols

Icon Description

Vertical bars indicate the signal strength of the GSM network
signal. Four bars indicate that your current position has the best
reception.

Battery - Indicates battery level.

Message - Indicates you have one or more unread messages.

MMS - Indicates you have one or more unread MMS messages

Voicemail- Indicates voice messages that have not been heard.

Missed call - Indicates there is a missed call.

Call Divert - Indicates that “Divert All Voice Calls” is activated.

Lock- Indicates that the keypad is locked.

Alarm-Indicates that the alarm clock is on.

Headset-Indicates that headset profile is activated.

Alert type is “Ring”.

Vibrate – Indicates that the vibrator is on.

Indicates your phone uses the alert type of “Vibrate and ring”.

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2 Getting Started

Please read the safety instructions in the "Safety Information and Notices" section before use.

2.1 Inserting the SIM Card and the battery

Remove the back cover
Make sure the phone is switched off. You need to remove the back cover of your phone before you can insert
the SIM card. Hold the phone with the front facing downwards; pull the release button (located at the botton of
the battery cover) downwards and lift the cover upwards to remove it.

Remove the battery
Put your finger on the black holder located at the bottom of the battery slot and lift the battery up to remove it.

Insert the SIM card
Make sure that the clipped corner of the SIM card is facing the correct direction (clipped corner at top left) and
the metallic contacts are facing downwards. Slide the SIM card into the card slot until it stops. Please ensure
that you place GSM sim card in the sim card slot.
Install the battery
With the metallic contacts of the battery facing the metallic contacts in the battery slot, press the battery down
until it locks into place.

Install the back cover
Align and hook the back cover to the top of the battery slot and then push the back cover down until it locks
into place.

2.2 Inserting a T-Flash (External Memory) Card

1. The T-flash card slot is located on the beside of the SIM card slots (Please see the
Indications)

2. With the metal contacts facing upwards, gently slide the T-Flash card into the slot.

3. Push it once to lock into place.

4. To remove the T-flash card, press the card once to unlock it from its place. Then gently slide
the card out of the slot.

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2.3 Turning the phone on

To turn the phone on, press and hold the Call End key. If you have already enabled the Sim Lock fucntion
then enter the PIN code (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 locked. To unlock it, you must obtain the PUK code from your network operator.

2.4 Charging the Battery

1. Ensure the battery in inserted in the handset. To charge the battery, plug in the charger connector
at the bottom of your phone (USB interface) and then plug the other end into an AC power socket.

2. The battery symbol indicates the charging status. While charging, the charge indicators will scroll.
When all the scroll bars are steady, the battery is fully charged. It takes about 4 hours to fully
charge the battery.

3. Disconnect the charger from the phone.

4. Disconnect the charger from the AC power socket.

Note: If the battery is powerless, the battery icon will reappear after a few minutes of charging.

2.5 Important Password

Phone lock password is 1122.

2.6 Keypad Lock and Unlock

Go to Menu > Lock.
In idle mode,Press the Right soft Key and then # Key to unlock the keypad.

2.7 Transfer files to the T-Flash (External Memory) card

Insert your T-Flash card into a card reader, and then connect the card reader to the USB port of a PC. The
PC will auto detect the card reader as a removable disk. You can access the T-Flash card memory now.
Download or upload the files to T-Flash card.

When the transfer is finished, please make sure that you safely remove the card reader by clicking

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Finally, insert your T-Flash card into your cellular phone, you can view the files in Menu >File Manager >
Memory Card.

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3 Text Entry

3.1 Input Method

Your cellular phone supports several input methods.

Changing the input modes
During text editing, you can press the aA^ Key to switch input modes
or press the SIM2 Key [Option] and choose Input Method to select different input modes.
Entering Symbols
In any input mode, press the ‘Sym’ Key to open the symbols input screen. Use the navigation key to choose
the desired symbol and the OK key to select it.
or press the SIM2 Key [Option] and choose Input Method and then Insert Symbols to select symbol of
choice.

3.2 Key Input

Letters and symbols represented by each key are as follows:

All related keys Press to input letters

“Alt” Key Press ‘Alt’ key then which symbol you wanted.

“SPACE” key Press to input space

Left Soft Key
(Select) or the OK
Key

Press to confirm the letter or word

“del” Key (Clear) Press to clear a letter

“aA^” key Switch between input mode

“Sym” key Press to enter symbol screen

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