Mobistel Cynus E5 User Manual
User's manual for Cynus E5
Applications ................................................................................... 1
Getting started ............................................................................... 2
Touch screen & keys ........................................................................ 2
Home screen .................................................................................. 3
Application menu ............................................................................ 5
Text entry ....................................................................................... 6
Communication .............................................................................. 7
Multimedia .................................................................................. 10
Tools ............................................................................................ 12
Browser ....................................................................................... 13
Connect to networks and devices ................................................... 14
Settings ........................................................................................ 15
Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting ............................ 17
Safety Information and Notices ...................................................... 18
About Android
An Android phone can perform many of the same functions as a computer. But you can also adjust it to better suit your needs, to receive the information you want, and have fun at the same time. You can add and
delete applications, or enhance them to improve functionality. At Android Market you can download a range of applications and games from a constantly growing collection. You can also integrate applications on
your Android phone with your personal data and online accounts. For example, you can back up your
track of your appointments, and engage in as much social networking as you like.
Applications
An application is a phone program that helps you perform a task. For example, there are applications to make calls, take photos and download more applications.
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Getting started
let's get you up and running
Assemble & charge
SIM card in
Make sure that the clipped corner of the SIM card is facing the correct direction and the metallic contacts are facing the correct direction. Slide the SIM card into the card slot until it stops.
SD card in
Put the SD card into the SD card slot with the metallic contacts facing downwards.
Battery in
With the metallic contacts of the battery facing the metallic contacts in the battery slot, press the battery down until it locks into place.
Charge up
Ensure the battery is inserted in the handset. To charge the battery, plug in the charger connector at your phone (USB interface) and then plug the other end into an AC power socket.
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. Disconnect the charger from the phone. 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.
Touch screen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone.
Touch
To choose an icon or option, touch it.
Touch & hold
Open special functions or additional options. Try it: From Application menu, touch Music icon to enter Music library, then touch and hold an artist, a song, or an album, some options will be available to you. For
example: play, add to playlist, delete, etc.
Drag
To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touch screen. Try it: on the Home screen, touch Contacts icon to enter contacts list, you can drag contacts list up or down to scroll list.
Slide
To slide by moving your finger up or down on the touch screen quickly. Scroll through a list or move quickly, slide across the touch screen (drag quickly and release).
Double-touch
Touch quickly twice to zoom in/out. For example, double-touch a picture in Gallery to zoom in/out.
Zooming tips
When looking at maps, webpages or photos, place two fingers on the touch screen at once and pinch them together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in.
Note: Use the zoom function when you view photos, maps or when you browsing the web.
Rotate the screen
On some screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to its slide and back again. You can turn this feature on and off.
Key tips
Power/Lock key
When powering off status, press and hold to turn on the phone;
When powering on status, press and hold to enter phone options (Power off, Reboot, Airplane mode, and so on);
To save your battery, prevent accidental touches or when you want to wipe smudges off your touch screen, put the touch screen to sleep by pressing Power/Lock key;
To wake up the touch screen, just press Power/Lock key again, and then drag the lock icon to the right on the screen to unlock according to the clue on the screen.
Menu key
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Opens a menu with items related to the current screen/application.
Home key
Touch Home key to close any menu or app and return to the Home screen. If you are viewing the left or right Extended Home screen, open the central Home screen.
Touch and hold Home key to view the applications you have used recently.
Back key
Touch Back key to return to the previous screen you were working on.
Volume keys
Press Volume keys to change the volume. When playing music or video files, press Volume keys to adjust media volume.
Home screen
Quick start: Home screen
The Home screen gives you all your latest information in one place. It's what you see when you turn on the phone. It is the equivalent of the desktop on a computer. it's your gateway to the main features in your
phone. You can customize your Home screen with shortcuts, widgets, folders and wallpapers.
You need slide the Home screen left or right to view more content in other panels on the Home screen. You can add shortcuts, widgets, folders, etc. to Home screen. e different.
Phone status bar
and notifications
Phone
Contacts
Launcher: Main menu
Messaging
Browser
Working with Menus
The phone provides you with Options menus and context menus.
Options menus
• Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen. You can open options menu by touching Menu key.
• Not all screens have options menus. If you touch Menu key on a screen that has no options menu, nothing happens.
Context menus
Options menu contain items that
apply to the current screen or to
the application as a whole.
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Context menus contain tools that apply to specific item on the screen. You can open a context menu by touching and holding an item on the screen. Not all items have context menus. If you touch and hold an item
that has no context menu, nothing happens.
Shortcut
To add a shortcut to Home screen
1. From Home screen, touch Launcher icon.
2. You will see application menu.
3. Touch and hold an application icon until it vibrates, then back to the Home screen, and drag it to the desired location.
To remove a shortcut on Home screen
If you want to remove the shortcut, you can touch and hold the shortcut icon on Home screen until it vibrates, and then drag it to Remove tab.
Widget
A widget is small application on the Home screen that typically displays information such as Analog clock, Music and you can use directly on your Home screen. For example, the Music widget allows you to start
playing audio files directly on Home screen. You can also add a widget such as Analog clock that shows time.
You can also download additional widgets from the library of Android widgets.
To add a widget to Home screen
1. From Home screen, touch Option key.
2. Touch Widgets tab, you will see widget options menu.
3. Touch and hold a widget icon to pick up the widget, then back to the Home screen.
To remove a widget on Home screen
If you want to remove the widget, you can touch and hold the widget icon on Home screen, and then drag it to Remove tab.
Arranging your Home screen
To move an item on Home screen
Touch and hold an item on Home screen until it vibrates, then drag it where you want.
To organize your apps with folders
To make a new folder on your Home screen, stack one app on top of another.
To name folder on Home screen
1. Touch the apps stack on Home screen to open
2. Touch the Unnamed Folder to show the name folder field.
3. Edit the folder name.
To move application shortcuts on Home screen to a folder
Touch and hold the item on Home screen until it vibrates, and then stack the app on top of others.
To move application shortcuts in a folder to Home screen
Touch and hold the item in a folder, and then drag the item out of the folder.
Changing the background of your Home screen
Adapt the Home screen to your own style using wallpapers from Gallery, Live wallpapers, or GO Wallpapers.
Touch and hold the Home screen to select wallpaper from Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers. Then set it as wallpaper.
Tip: You can use camera to take a photo, and then set it as wallpaper.
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Application menu
The Application menu, which you open from your Home screen, contains the applications that come installed with your phone.
The Application menu extends beyond the screen width, so you need to slide left and right to view all content.
To open the Application menu
1. On Home screen, touch Launcher icon.
To browse the Application menu
Open the Application menu, then slide the screen left or right.
Phone status bar and notifications
The status bar at the top of the screen contains icons that tell you about messages and phone status and shows what’s going on in your phone. At the top you get notifications when there is something new or
ongoing. For example, new message, missed call, signal strength, battery status and other information appear here.
Checking notifications and ongoing activates
You can drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel and get more information. For example, view missed calls from Notification panel. You can also open running applications, such as the music player.
To open the Notification panel
Drag the status bar downwards.
To close the Notification panel
Drag the bottom of the Notification panel upwards.
To open a running application from the Notification panel
From the Notification panel, touch the icon for the running application to open it.
Toolkits
In the toolkits you can quickly start the common applications such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and so on. Open the toolkits panel by touching .
Dial pad
Make a call
Touch Phone icon on the Home screen.
In dialing screen, input number and touch dial icon to dial the inputted number.
Options available during a call
During a call, there are some call options available to you. These call options can be seen only during a call. When a call is in progress, you can put it on hold, initiate a phone conference, mute your microphone etc.
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To
you type.
Key pad: Go to the key pad.
Speaker: To turn on/off the
speaker.
Touch
Touch
Mute: Mute your voice so that the
other party cannot hear you.
Hold: To place a call on hold.
Add call: Open dial pad to dial the
second call.
End: To end a call.
Touch
Touch
Touch
Touch
Press Volume keys to adjust the call volume.
Text entry
On-screen keyboard
Touch the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. You can open this keyboard by touching a text field.
Android keyboard input method
Touch this icon to select desired
contact from phonebook.
Text field
Send message
Touch to capitalize the next letter
Enter text
• Touch the keys on the keyboard to type.
• Use the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
• When you finished typing, Touch Back key to close the keyboard.
Enter Various Characters
• Touch the Symbols key to switch to the numbers and symbols
keyboard.
• Touch on the symbols keyboard to view additional symbols.
Edit Text
You can edit the text you enter in text fields and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text, within or across applications. Some applications do not support editing some or all of the text they display. Others
may offer their own way to select text you want to work with.
• Touch and hold the text field that contains the text to select the word.
• Cut or copy the text.
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Select Text
You can select text for cutting or copying. The selected text is highlighted in blue.
• Touch and hold the portion that contains text. Some options open with
icons.
• Move the cursor to select the text.
Copy Select all
Cut
Cut /Copy/Paste Text
1. Touch Cut icon or Copy icon in the menu that opens.
2. Touch and hold the text field where you want to paste the text.
3. Touch PASTE in the menu that opens. The text is inserted at the cursor.
You can paste the text that you copied from one application into a text field in any application.
Communication
it’s good to talk, text or email. . .
Messaging
Find it: Application menu > Messaging
You can compose, send and receive text messages from your phone, and also can compose, send and receive multimedia messages, which contain media files such as pictures, videos and audios.
When you view your messages, they appear as conversations, which means that all messages to and from a particular person are grouped together.
• Compose new message
1. From your Home screen, touch Messaging icon or find it: Application menu > Messaging.
2. Touch .
3. To add recipient(s), touch , then find and mark the contact name. To add more than one contact, mark the contact name for the desired recipients. You can also enter the recipient’s phone number manually.
4. After you finish marking contact(s), touch OK.
5. Touch Type message to enter your message text.
6. If you want to insert a media file, touch , and select an attachment.
7. To send the message.
When editing message, touch Menu key, some additional options will be available to you. For example, add subject. You can touch the options to do actions.
• Delete message threads
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