Vodafone 553 Quick Start Manual

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Product Safety Information

Read the Safety Information
section of this quick start guide
on page 13

Do not use while re-fuelling

Do not use hand-held while
driving

This device may produce a
bright or flashing light

For body-worn operation
maintain a separation of 1.5cm

Do not dispose of it in a fire

Small parts may cause a
choking hazard

Avoid contact with magnetic
media

This device may produce a
loud sound

Avoid extreme temperatures

Keep away from pacemakers
and other personal medical
devices

Avoid any contact with liquid,
keep it dry

Switch off when instructed in
hospitals and medical facilities

Do not attempt to disassemble

Switch off when instructed in
aircrafts and airports

Do not rely on this device for
emergency communications

Switch off in explosive
environments

Only use approved accessories

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Using your phone

This quick start guide is designed to help you familiarise yourself with the
Vodafone 553 mobile phone’s basic functions. For details, please refer to
the User Manual.

Please note the pictures we use in this guide are only used to demonstrate
the mobile phone’s functions, so they might be a bit different from what you
see on your mobile phone.

As a type of multimedia mobile phone, your mobile phone supports not
only the basic functions, but rich and practical multimedia functions.

Your phone supports:

Calling: Call your friends, family and colleagues on a GSM/GPRS/EDGE

network.

Text Messaging: Send, receive and edit text messages.

MMS: Send, receive and edit multimedia messages, with features like

pictures, videos and sound.

Multimedia: Your phone comes with a camera, a media player, a FM radio, a

video recorder, a voice recorder and a video player.

Organizer: With calendar, alarm, tasks, and world time.

Games & Apps: With calculator, stopwatch, unit converter, currency

converter, the java trial games and native games, etc.

Bluetooth

®

: Lets you transfer files to other Bluetooth® devices using

short-range radio waves, and listen the music with stereo BT headset.

Memory card slot: Insert memory card into the slot to store multimedia

content (such as music files, video clips, etc.).

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Web: You can browse with Opera Mini 5.0 or Obigo.

SNS: Log on to IM applications (Facebook, Twitter, GTalk, Yahoo messenger,

MSN messenger).

Use the Touchscreen: Your phone supports touch screen functionality.

Slide up or down with your finger on the screen to move the highlight bar.

Tap any application to open it.

Getting Started

Starting Up

Battery

The lithium ion battery of the mobile phone can be immediately used after
unpacking. A new battery performs best after perfoming a full
charge/discharge 3 times.

Installing the battery

1. Align the battery’s contact points in the direction of the arrow shown

and insert the battery into the slot.

2. Put on the battery cover and press it gently until you hear a click.

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Removing the battery

1. Make sure that your mobile phone is switched off.

2. Remove the battery cover.

3. Pull the battery up and remove it from the mobile phone.

How to insert the SIM card

Insert the SIM card as follows:

1. Make sure that the phone is switched off and the charger is
disconnected from the phone.

2. Turn the phone over and remove the battery cover.

3. Remove the battery if it is already installed.

4. Hold your SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and then slide it
into the card holder with the gold-coloured contacts facing downward.

5. Replace the battery first.

6. Replace the battery cover.

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Caution:

• Do not bend, scratch the SIM card, or unnecessarily touch its metal

surface. It may damage the information stored.

• Do not force the cover down by pressing on it. This may damage the

cover.

How to charge the battery

The battery needs to be charged for at least 6-8 hours when you charge it
for the first time.

1. Connect your travel adapter to the side of your mobile phone as shown

in this page.

2. Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the main socket.

3. When you charge the battery, the battery charging indicator appears.

4. The battery is fully charged as the battery indicator is full and doesn’t flicker

any longer

, disconnect the charger.

Inserting and Removing a Memory Card

Vodafone 553 supports memory cards up to 8Gbyte. Please follow the
instructions from your microSD card vendor.

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To insert a card

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the memory card into the slot.

Before you take out the card, please open the battery cover and press the
card inward to unlock.

Powering On/Off

Make sure that your SIM card is inserted and the battery is charged.

Hold the Power key 2 or 3 seconds to turn your phone on or off.

Notes: You may need to enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) or
phone password if you have enabled phone lock or PIN LOCK.

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My Phone

Receiver

Send key

End/Power key

Space Key

Enter key

Backspace key

Function key

Navigation keys

Menu key

Shift/Caps lock key

Switch input method

Left soft key/Right
soft key

Symbol key

Camera

Volume keys

USB port

In idle screen, Press
and hold this key to
switch profiles

mode

between normal and
silent.

Loudspeaker