Verykool i277 User Manual

verykool I277 mobile phone

User Manual

The content of this manual is correct at the time of issuance. However, Verykool USA Inc. reserves the right to amend technology specifications without any prior notification. Some descriptions in this manual may be different from the actual mobile phone, depending on differences in software and network suppliers.

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Contents

1 Basics

1.1 Introduction

Thank you for choosing the I277 GSM/GPRS digital mobile phone. After reading this guide you will be able to fully master the use of your I277 mobile phone and appreciate all its functions and ease of use.

The I277 mobile phone is designed for use on the GSM/GPRS networks. Not only the I277 provides you with basic calling functions, but also with many practical functions such as a name card style phonebook, personalized 64 chord ring tones and pictures, clock, alarm, camera, video player, video recorder, audio player, T-Flash card support, sound recorder, calculator, calendar, GPRS surfing, MMS,and H-Free etc, to improve the time you spend on working and playing. Moreover, the I277 uses a personalized user- interface and the perfect functional design to satisfy all your needs. The I277 mobile phone is compatible with GSM/GPRS technology and has been approved by certification authorities both domestically and abroad.

1.2 Safety Notice

If your mobile phone is lost or stolen, please contact the telecommunications authorities or a sales agent immediately to have a hold put on the SIM card. This will prevent economic loss caused by unauthorized calls made from your mobile phone.

When you contact the telecommunications authorities or a sales agent, they will need to know the IMEI number of your mobile phone (remove battery to expose number located on the label on back of phone). Please copy this number and keep in a safe place for future use.

In order to avoid the misuse of your mobile phone please take the following preventative measures:

Set the PIN number of your mobile phone’s SIM card and change this number

immediately if it becomes known to a third party.

Please keep the phone out of sight when leaving it in a vehicle. It is best to

keep the phone on your person, or locked in the trunk.

Set call restrictions.

1.3 For Your Safety

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Please read these safety guidelines before using your mobile phone to assure the

safe and proper use of the phone.

1.3.1General matters

Please turn off your mobile phone on an airplane, hospital or any locations that may restrict mobile phone use.Otherwise,normal operation of electrical equipment and medical instruments will be affected. Please obey local regulations when using your mobile phone.

While driving please obey local laws and regulations regarding mobile phone use. When using your phone while driving, please obey the following rules: Concentrate on driving and be aware of traffic conditions; Use your mobile phone hands-free function, . under poor driving conditions, please stop the car before -using your phone.

Please obey laws, regulations and signs when near an area storing fuel, chemicals, or volatile materials.

Please keep mobile phones, batteries and chargers out of reach of children

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To prevent damage to your mobile phone, do not use other types of batteries or chargers; it could cause battery leakage, overheating, cracking, fire or other dangers.

Please do not use your mobile phone near low signal or precision electronic equipment. Radio wave interference may cause the malfunctioning of such electronic equipment and other problems. Special attention must be paid near the following equipment: hearing aids, pacemakers and other electronic medical equipment, smoke detectors, automatic doors and other automatic control installations. To find out the effect of mobile phones on a pacemaker or other electronic medical equipment please contact the manufacturers or local sales agents of the equipment.

This mobile phone has an auto” power on” function. Please refer to the mobile phone’s clock setting to assure that the mobile phone will not automatically turn on during a plane flight.

To avoid the mobile phone malfunctioningor catching fire, please do not violently impact, jolt or throw your mobile phone.

Please do not place the battery, mobile phone or charger in a microwave oven or high-pressure equipment. Otherwise,it could lead to unexpected accidents such as damage to the circuitry or a fire.

Please do not use your mobile phone near flammable or volatile gases, otherwise it may cause malfunctioning or fire.

Please do not subject your mobile phone to high temperatures, high humidity or dusty places; otherwise it may lead tomalfunction of your mobile phone.

To avoidfalling,malfunctioning or being damaged, please do not place your phone on uneven or unstable surfaces.

1.3.2 Phone Safety

Do not disassemble or modify the mobile phone, as it will lead to damage such as battery leakage or circuitry failure.

Please do not subject the LCD to impact or use the screen to strike things, as

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this will damage the LCD board and cause leakage of the liquid crystal. There is a risk of blindness if the liquid crystal substance gets into the eyes. If this occurs, rinse eyes immediately with clear water (under no circumstances rub your eyes) and go immediately to a hospital for treatment.

Under very rare circumstances using the mobile phone in certain model cars may negatively effect the internal electronic equipment. In order to assure your safety under such circumstances please do not use the mobile phone. If your car is equipped with an airbag, please do not place your phone on top of it or within the contact area of the airbag in order to avoid seriously harming the driver or passenger when the airbag inflates.

Please do not use needles, pen tips, or other sharp objects on the keypad as this may damage the mobile phone or cause it to malfunction.

Avoid letting the phone come into close contact with magnetic objects such as magnetic cards as the radiation waves of the mobile phone may erase the information stored on floppy disks, pay cards and credit cards.

Please keep small metal objects, such as thumbtacks, far away from the receiver. When the receiver is in use it becomes magnetic and may attract these small metal objects and may cause injury or damage to the mobile phone.

Do not expose the mobile phone to humidity, water or other liquida. If liquids enter the phone, it could cause short circuits, battery leaks or other malfunctions.

Please use the mobile phone in a place away from landline telephones, televisions, radios, and automated office equipment to avoid affecting both the equipment and the mobile phone.

1.3.3 Battery Safety

Do not disassemble or modify the battery, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

Do not dispose of old batteries with everyday domestic garbage. Please dispose of old batteries at the directed places with specific rules for their disposal.

Please do not put/throw batteries into a fire, as this will cause the battery to catch fire and explode.

When installing the battery, do not use force or pressure, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

Please do not use wires, needles or other metal objects to short-circuit the battery. Also, do not put the battery near necklaces or other metal objects, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

Please do not solder the contact points of the battery, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

If liquid from the battery goes into the eyes, there is a risk of blindness. If this occurs do not rub the eyes, but immediately rinse eyes with clear water and go to ahospital for treatment.

Please do not use or place the battery near high temperatures such as near a

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fire or heating vessel, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

If the battery overheats, changes color, or becomes distorted during use, charging, or storage, please stop using and replace it with a new battery.

If the liquid from the battery touches skin or clothing, this may cause burning of the skin. Immediately use clear water to rinse and seek medical attention if necessary.

If the battery leaks or gives off a strange odor, please remove the battery from the vicinity of the open fire to avoid a fire or explosion.

Please do not let the battery become wet as this will cause the battery overheat, smoke and corrode.

Please do not use or expose battery in high temperatures or direct sunlight, as this will cause the battery to leak and overheat, lower performance, and shorten the battery’s life.

Please do not continuously charge for more than 24 hours.

Please place the battery in a cool, shady and well-ventilated place out of direct sunlight.

The life of all mobile phone batteries is limited. The usable time of batteries decreases with frequent charging. When charging becomes ineffective this means that the battery is out of service and the battery should be replaced with a new one of the designated type.

1.3.4 Charger Safety

Please do not disassemble or modify the charger, as it will lead to physical harm, electrical shock, fire or damage to the charger.

Please use AC 110 to 220 volts. The use of any other voltage will cause battery leakage, fire and even damage to the mobile phone and charger.

It is forbidden to short circuit the charger, as this will cause electrical shock, smoking and damage to the charger.

Please do not use the charger if the power cord is damaged, as this will cause fire or electrical shock.

Please immediately clean any dust gathered on the electrical outlet.

Please do not place vessels with water near the charger in order to avoid water splashing onto the charger and causing an electrical shortage, leakage or other malfunction.

If the charger comes in contact with water or other liquid the power must immediately be switched off to avoid an electrical short or shock, fire or malfunction of the charger.

Please do not use the charger in bathroom or other excessive moist areas, as this will cause electrical shock, fire or damage to the charger.

Please do not touch the charger with wet hands, as this will cause electrical shock.

Do not modify or place heavy objects on the power cord, as this will cause electrical shock or fire.

Before cleaning or maintenance please unplug the charger from the electrical

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outlet.

When unplugging charger, do not pull on the cord directly, hold on to the body of the charger to pull the charger out of outlet, as pulling on the cord will damage the cord and lead electrical shock or fire.

Please do not charge in the following places: moist or humid places, dusty places or places with excessive vibration (this will cause malfunctioning); or near televisions, radios, electronic products (this will effect the picture and sound)

1.3.5 Cleaning and Maintenance

The mobile phone, battery and charger are not water resistant. Please do not use them in restrooms or other excessively moist areas and likewise avoid allowing them to get wet in the rain.

Use soft, dry cloth to clean the mobile phone, battery and charger.

Please do not use alcohol, thinner, benzene or other solvents to wipe the

mobile phone. A dirty outlet will cause poor electrical contact, lose of power and even inability to recharge. Please clean regularly

2 Before Use

2.1 The Names and Explanation of Each Part

2.1.1 Appearance

2.1.2 Keypad Instructions

OK key：OK key function is the same as the left soft key.

Menu key : press this key for the main menu.

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Back key: to perform the function of the prompt displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.

Dial key: to dial and pick up calls; on standby, to see all calls record list.

Hang-up key: to end a call or reject incoming calls, to return to the idle screen, long press to power on/off the handset.

Camera key: press the camera key to enter “Camera” menu.

Side volume keys: Press to adjust the volume when playing music, video, FM and TV.

Note: In this handbook, the phrase “press the key” refers to pressing and thereafter releasing a key; “Long press a key” refers to pressing a key and keeping it pressed for 2 seconds or longer.

2.1.3 Icon

Icon Explanation Location

Signal intensity of network At the top of screen Keyboard is locked At the top of screen

Vibration and sound At the top of screen

Ring At the top of screen

Vibration and silent At the top of screen

Earphone is inserted At the top of screen

Text message is received At the top of screen Startup alarm At the top of screen

Shows the battery level At the top of screen There are Missed calls At the top of screen

2.2 Insertion of the SIM Card and Memory Card Note: For Dual-SIM models, please select SIM1/SIM2 before proceeding to below

steps

2.2.1 Insertion of SIM Card

The metal surface of the SIM card is very easily scraped. Before inserting into the

phone you must carefully remove it.

Turn off the phone; remove the battery and unplug other external power sources.

Insert the SIM card into the SIM slot.

When you need to remove the SIM card, please first turn off the phone, remove the battery, then remove the SIM card.

2.2.2 Insertion of Memory Card

Turn off the phone; remove the battery and unplug other external power sources.

Put the Memory Card into the Memory Card slot.

When you need to remove the Memory Card, please first turn off the phone, remove the battery, then remove .

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2.3 Battery

The battery is initially charged only 50％ of its total capacity. Please fully recharge the battery after completely discharching for the first 3 times, to get the best of your battery performance

2.3.1 Removal and Installation of the Battery

When removing the battery follow the below steps:

①

Push the battery cover towards the bottom;

②

Lift the bottom part of the battery, take out the battery from the mobile-

phone.

Warning: You must turn off your mobile phone before removing the battery. Under no circumstances should you remove the battery when the mobile phone is on as this may damage the SIM card and your mobile phone.

When installing the battery follow the below steps:

①

Following the direction of the arrow, push the battery to insert in to the

mobile-phone.

②

Place the battery cover.

③

Push the battery cover up.

2.3.2 Battery charging

The charger connector with the bottom of the phone (with the arrow pointing upward).

The battery capacity Icon will start flashing periodically; when charging at power-off status, charging indicator on the screen means the phone is charging now. If you are using a phone in low battery, it may need certain time for charging indicator to appear on the screen after starting to charge.

When the Capacity Icon is full and doesn't flash any more, the charging process is complete. If your phone is charged in power off status, “charging complete” will also show. Charging process usually takes 1-2.5 hours. Battery, phone and charger normally heats up during the charging process.

When the charging is complete, disconnect the phone and the charger from the

AC power outlet. Note: Be sure to charge in ventilated place with the temperature ranging from -10℃ to ＋45 , and ℃ always use the charger provided by the original manufacturer. Using unauthorized charger may cause damage, which is outside of the warranty coverage.

2.4 Safety password PIN code/PUK code

The PIN code (individual identification number) prevents your SIM card from illegal use. The PIN code is generally provided with the SIM card. If the wrong PIN code is entered 3 consecutive times, it will be locked and the PUK code must be entered to unlock. Please consult with your network provider for more details. (PIN code default is 1234).

3 Features

3.1 Function hotkey

Function Hotkey Mode

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