Vodafone CJA27B5VDAAA User Manual

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Smart 4 mini

User manual

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Table of Contents

1 Your phone ........................................................... 7

1.1 Keys and connectors ............................................... 7

1.2 Getting started ........................................................... 9

1.3 Home screen .............................................................13

2 Text input ............................................................22

2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard ............................22

2.2 Text editing ................................................................23

3 Phone call, Call log & Contacts ...................24

3.1 Phone call ..................................................................24

3.2 View your call history ............................................31

3.3 People ..........................................................................31

4 Messaging & Email .......................................... 38

4.1 Messaging ..................................................................38

4.2 Gmail/Email ..............................................................45

5 Calendar , Alarm clock & Calculator .........48

5.1 Calendar ......................................................................48

5.2 Clock .............................................................................50

5.3 Calculator ...................................................................51

6 Getting connected ........................................... 53

6.1 Connecting to the Internet .................................53

6.2 Browser ........................................................................56

6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices ...................61

6.4 Connecting to a computer via USB .................62

6.5 Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection .... 63

6.6 Connecting to virtual private networks .........65

7 Google Play Store ........................................... 67

8 Multimedia applications ...............................68

8.1 Camera.........................................................................68

8.2 Gallery ..........................................................................70

8.3 Play music ..................................................................73

8.4 Video player ...............................................................75

9 Google Maps ...................................................... 76

9.1 Get My Location .......................................................76

9.2 Search for a location ..............................................77

9.3 Save a location .........................................................77

9.4 Open Street View for a location ........................78

9.5 Get driving, public transportation or walking

directions ....................................................................78

10 Others ..................................................................79

10.1 File Manager ..............................................................79

10.2 Sound Recorder .......................................................79

10.3 Radio .............................................................................80

11 Settings ...............................................................82

11.1 Wireless & networks ...............................................82

11.2 Device ...........................................................................85

11.3 Personal.......................................................................87

11.4 Accounts .....................................................................93

11.5 System .........................................................................93

12 Update your phone’s software ..................100

13 Product safety information ........................101

14 Telephone warranty ......................................111

15 Accessories .....................................................113

16 Specifications ..................................................114

Your phone1

Camera

Keys and connectors1.1

Back key

Home key

Power key

Headset connector

Micro-USB connector

LED light

Touch screen

Menu key

Volume up

Volume down

Menu key

Touch: display menu options. On the Home • screen, touch to access Wallpaper, Manage apps and Settings.

Touch & hold: this shows you images of your • most recently-used apps. Touch an image to open the associated app, or swipe it left or right to remove it from the list. Touch Clear All to clear all the apps and go back to the Home screen directly. Touching Memory Manager will go to the memory manager main screen.

Home key

While on any app or screen, touch the • Home key to return to the main Home screen.

Touch & hold this key to access • Google Now &

Voice Search.

Back key

Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close • a dialogue box, options menu, the Notification panel, etc.

Power key

Press: activate the lock screen/wake up the screen.•

Press and hold: show the pop-up menu to select • from Power off, Restart, Airplane mode, Quick start, and icons for ringing modes. Press and hold: power on.

Press and hold the • Power key and the Volume

down key to capture a screenshot.

Volume keys

During a call, they adjust the earpiece or headset • volume.

In Music/Video/Streaming mode, they adjust the • media volume.

In general mode, they adjust the ringtone • volume.

Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.• On the lock screen, press and hold either volume •

key to open the Camera. In Camera mode, pressing either volume key •

captures a photo.

Getting started1.2

Set-up1.2.1

Removing or installing the back cover

Inserting or removing the SIM card

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card.

Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the SIM card, press and slide it out.

Your phone only supports mini-SIM cards. Do not

attempt to insert other SIM card types, like micro-SIMs or nano-SIMs, otherwise this may cause damage to your phone.

Installing or removing the battery

Please power off your phone before removing the battery.

Insert the battery and click it into place, then close the cover.• Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.•

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Installing the microSD card

First remove the battery. Slide the microSD holder to the left to unlock it, then lift it up. Place the microSD card in the space provided, with the gold contacts facing down. Then fold the microSD holder down again and slide it to the right until it locks.

Charging the battery

To charge the battery, connect the charger to your phone and mains socket. You can also charge your phone via a USB cable.

To reduce energy wastage, disconnect your charger

from the plug when the battery is fully charged.

To reduce your phone’s power consumption, switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or apps running in the background when not needed. In Settings you can also lower the brightness of the screen, and shorten the length of time before the screen goes to sleep.

Power on your phone1.2.2

Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on. It will take a few seconds before the screen lights up. Unlock your phone (Slide, PIN, password or pattern) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen will display.

If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code with your phone. Store this information in a safe place when not in use.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone you will be asked to set the following options: language, mobile data, Google account, date & time, etc.

1 Select the phone’s language, then touch Start.

2 Select Mobile Data, then touch Next.

3 Setup Google account: Touch Setup now. If you have a

Google Account, touch Yes to sign in, then enter your user name and password. If you forget your password, you can go to http://www.google.com/ to retrieve it. If you don’t own a Google Account, you are prompted to create one by touching Get an account. Touch Not now to skip to the next step.

4 Touch Next get to Date & Time, set your date and timezone,

you can also choose Automatic time zone, then touch Finish to confirm.

If you power on your phone with no SIM card inserted you will still be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google account and to use some features.

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Power off your phone1.2.3

Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the Phone options appear, then select Power off.

Home screen1.3

You can bring all your favourite items (apps, shortcuts, folders and widgets) to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen.

The Home screen extends on either side of the screen to allow more space for adding apps, shortcuts, etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. The white spot in the lower part of the screen indicates which screen you are viewing.

Status bar

Status/Notification indicators• Touch and drag down to open the •

Notification panel

Google Search bar

Touch • a to enter text search screen Touch • b to enter voice search screen

Slide left or right to view other panels on the Home screen

Favourite tray apps

Touch to enter the app• Touch and hold to move or change apps•

Application tab

Touch to open All apps•

Using the touchscreen1.3.1

Touch

To access an app, touch it with your finger.

Touch and hold

Touch and hold the Home screen to access the available options for setting the wallpaper.

Drag

Touch and hold an item to be able to drag it to another location.

Slide/Swipe

Slide the screen to scroll up and down lists, screens of apps, images, web pages, etc.

Flick

Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.

Pinch/Spread

Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.

Rotate

Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.

Status bar1.3.2

From status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right side) and notification information (on the left side).

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Status icons

GPRS connected GPS is on

GPRS in use Roaming

EDGE connected No SIM card inserted

EDGE in use Vibrate mode

3G connected Ringer is silenced

3G in use

HSPA (3G+) connected

HSPA (3G+) in use Battery is low

HSPAP (3G+) connected

HSPAP (3G+) in use Battery is full

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Bluetooth is on Headset connected

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Airplane mode Signal strength

Alarm is set

Phone microphone is mute

Battery is very low

Battery is partially drained

Battery is charging

No signal

Notification icons

New GmailTM message Call in progress

New text or multimedia message

Problem with SMS or MMS delivery

New Hangouts message

New voicemail Uploading data

Upcoming event Downloading data

Data is synchronising Download finished

No microSD card installed

Song is playing

Screenshot error Radio is on

USB tethering is on

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on

Screenshot captured

Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded

Missed call

Call on hold

Call forwarding is on

An open Wi-Fi network is available

Phone is connected via USB cable

System update available

Connected to VPN

International Roaming is enabled

International Roaming is disabled

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Notification panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can open items and other reminders indicated by notification icons or view wireless service information.

Touch to access Quick setting bar

Touch a notification and slide it sideways to delete it.

Touch the icon

to clear all event–based notifications (other

ongoing notifications will remain).

and then the Settings icon to access Settings.

Touch

Quick setting bar

• Touch icons to enable/disable functions or to change modes

• Touch & hold to show the settings

Search bar1.3.3

The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web.

a Search by text

Touch Search bar from the Home screen. •

Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.•

on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.

Touch •

b Search by voice

from Search bar to display a dialog screen.

Touch •

Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of • search results will display for you to select from.

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Lock/Unlock your screen1.3.4

To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock your phone screen with a variety of patterns, PIN or password, etc. through

Settings > Security > Set up screen lock.

To create a screen unlock pattern (Follow onscreen

instructions)

Drag down the Notification panel and touch • Settings icon

to access Settings, then touch Security >

Set up screen lock > Pattern.

Draw your own pattern.•

Draw your unlock pattern

Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again

To create a screen unlock PIN/Password

Touch • Settings > Security > Set up screen lock > PIN or Password.

Set your PIN or password.•

To lock phone screen

Press the Power key once to lock the screen.

and then the

To unlock phone screen

Press the Power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password to unlock the screen.

If you have chosen Slide as the screen lock, touch and drag the icon

right to unlock the screen.

Personalise your Home screen1.3.5

Add an app or widget

Touch the Application tab or widget to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen.

Reposition an app or widget

Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screen and the Favourites tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.

, then touch and hold the app

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Remove

Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of Remove icon, and release after the item turns red.

Create folders

To make it easier to organise apps and shortcuts on the Home screen and the Favourite tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.

Wallpaper customisation

Touch and hold an empty area on the Home screen or go to Settings > Display > Wallpaper to customise your wallpaper.

Application tab1.3.6

Touch from the Home screen to show a list of all your apps and widgets.

To return to the Home screen, touch the Home or Back key.

View Default/Alphabetical/Most used/Recently installed apps or widgets

key in the apps or widgets screen and choose

Touch your option.

Text input2

Using the onscreen keyboard2.1

Onscreen keyboard settings

Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, select Settings > Language & input, then touch the Settings icon

on the right of Google keyboard.

Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation

Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation. You can also adjust it by changing the settings (go to Settings > Display > Auto rotate screen).

Google keyboard2.1.1

Touch to enter text or numbers

Touch to switch between "abc/Abc" mode; Touch & hold to switch between "abc/ABC" mode

Touch & hold, then select to enter symbols/emoticons

Touch & hold to show input options; when Wi-Fi or data connection is on, touch to enter voice input

Touch to switch between the symbol and numeric keyboard

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Text editing2.2

You can edit the text you have entered.

Touch and hold or double-tap on the text you would like • to edit.

Drag the end points to change the highlighted selection.•

The following options will show: • Select all Copy and Paste .

Touch the icon •

You can also insert new text

Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold a blank • space, the cursor will blink and the tab will show. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

If you have selected any text, touch the tab to show • PASTE icon which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.

to confirm.

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Phone call, Call log & 3 Contacts

Phone call 3.1

Placing a call3.1.1

You can easily make a call using Phone. Touch the Application tab from the Home screen and select Phone.

Contacts

Call log

Touch and hold to access voicemail

Slide to access Call log and Contacts

Touch to hide the dialpad

Enter the number you want from the dialpad directly or select a contact from Contacts or Call log by sliding or touching tabs, then touch to place the call.

The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching

If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching

To hang up a call, touch

International call

To dial an international call, touch and hold then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally touch Call.

key and selecting Add to Contacts.

to enter "+",

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Emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and touch without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code.

to make an emergency call. This works even

Answering or rejecting a call3.1.2

When you receive a call, touch .

Slide the icon right to answer the call;•

Slide the icon left to reject the call;•

Slide the icon up to reject the call by sending a preset • message.

To mute incoming calls, press the Volume up/down key or turn the phone face down if Turn over to mute is active (to turn this on, go to Settings > Gestures > Turn over to

mute).

Calling your voicemail 3.1.3

Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can consult at any time.

To access your voicemail, touch and hold

To set your voicemail number, touch

Settings > Voice call > Voicemail.

If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon the Status bar. Open the Notification panel, touch New voicemail.

on Phone tab.

key and touch

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During a call3.1.4

To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/ down key.

Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call.

Touch to display Dialpad.

Touch to end the current call.

Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.

Touch to activate the speaker during the current call. Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker.

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and select Start recording to record.

Touch

To avoid misoperation on touchscreen during a call,

screen will be locked automatically when you put the cellphone close to your ear; and it will be unlocked when the cellphone is taken away from your ear.

Managing multiple calls3.1.5

With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.

Conference calls

You can set up a conference call.

Place a call to the first participant of the conference call. •

Touch •

Enter the phone number of the person you want to add to • conference and touch from Contacts or Call log.

Touch icon •

During a conference call, touch • or to talk privately to one of the participants. Touch to drop the participant from the conference, touch privately to the participant and hold on other participants.

Touch • to end the conference call and disconnect all callers.

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and select Add call.

. You can also add participants

to start a conference call.

to drop a participant

to talk

Call settings3.1.6

Touch key and select Settings from Dial screen, the following options are available:

Voice call

Voicemail•

Voicemail service

Voicemail settings

Call forwarding•

Touch to configure how your calls are always forwarded or when you are busy, unanswered or unreachable.

Opens a dialog box where you can select your carrier’s voicemail service or another service.

If you are using your carrier’s voicemail service, this opens a dialog box where you can enter the phone number to use for listening to and managing your voicemail. You can enter a comma (,) to insert a pause into the number — for example, to add a password after the phone number.

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Depending on your network operator.

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Call barring•

You can activate or deactivate the call barring for outgoing and incoming calls. The various options are:

All outgoing calls

International outgoing calls

International except home

All incoming calls

Incoming calls in roaming

Cancel all

Change barring password

Additional settings•

Caller ID

Call waiting

Call waiting status

All out going calls are barred.

Outgoing international calls are barred.

Outgoing international calls except those to your country of subscription are barred.

All incoming calls are barred.

Incoming calls are barred when you are abroad.

Deactivate all call barring.

Change the original barring password for activating call barring.

Opens a dialog box where you can set whether your phone number is displayed when making calls.

Mark the check box to notify you of a new incoming call.

Check the call waiting status of your phone.

OTHER CALL SETTINGS

Fixed dialing numbers•

Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) is a service mode of SIM, where outgoing calls are restricted to a set of phone numbers. These numbers are added to the FDN list. The most common practical application of FDN is for parents to restrict the phone numbers which their children can dial.

For security reasons, you’ll be prompted to enable FDN by entering SIM PIN2 which is usually acquired from your service provider or SIM maker.

Service dialing numbers•

Touch to place a call from SDN list.

Minute reminder•

Mark the check box to enable minute reminder at 50s of every minute during a call.

Turn over to mute•

Mark the check box to enable mute incoming call by turning phone over.

Power key ends call•

Mark the checkbox to enable hangup function of Power key during a call.

Dual mic noise reduction•

Mark the checkbox to turn on dual mic for noise reduction.

Quick responses•

Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with messages.

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Call rejection•

Touch to manage call rejection.

TTY mode•

Touch to set TTY mode.

International dialing assist•

Mark the checkbox to activate.

View your call history3.2

You can view your call history by touching from the Dial screen to view call history in categories of Incoming calls, Outgoing calls, and Missed calls.

Touch a contact or number to view information or further operations.

You can view detailed information of a call, launch a new call or send messages to a contact or number, or add numbers to People (only available for unsaved phone numbers), etc.

Touch the photo

To clear the entire call memory, touch

to open the Quick Contact panel.

key and Delete.

People 3.3

You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronise these with your Gmail contacts or other apps on the web or on your phone.

When using People for the first time you are asked

to add new contacts, import contacts from your SIM card or synchronise contacts from other app accounts to your phone.

View your contacts3.3.1

To access People app, touch the Application tab on the Home screen, then select People.

Touch key to display contacts list option menu.

Following actions are enabled:

Delete contact•

Contacts to • display

Import/Export•

Sync Contacts•

Accounts•

Settings •

Share visible • contacts

Contact list

Touch to view your favourite contacts

Touch to view your contact groups

Touch icon to open Quick Contact panel

Touch to view the contact’s detailed information

Touch to add a new contact

Touch to search in Contacts

Select and delete unwanted contacts.

Choose contacts to display.

Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, and microSD card, or share contacts.

Manage to synchronise contacts.

Manage the synchronisation settings for different accounts.

Access to contact display settings.

Share contacts with others by sending the contact’s vCard to them via Bluetooth, Email, SMS, etc.

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Managing contact groups3.3.2

The contact group helps you to improve the organisation of your contacts. You can add, remove and view groups in the Contact group screen.

Touch the icon touch the icon

to view local groups. To create a new group,

, enter the new name and touch DONE to

confirm. If you have added accounts to your phone, touch the

to view groups in accounts.

icon

Adding a contact3.3.3

Touch the Application tab on the Home screen, select the People, then touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact.

Touch to save

Touch to take a photo or select a picture for the contact

Touch to add a new label

Touch to open other available labels

If you want to add more information, touch Add another field to add a new category.

When finished, touch DONE to save.

To exit without saving, you can touch Discard.

key and then

Add to/remove from Favourites

To add a contact to favourites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch

To remove a contact from favourites, touch

to add the contact to favourites.

on contact

details screen.

Only phone and account contacts can be added to

favourites.

Editing your contacts3.3.4

To edit contact information, touch key in the contact details screen, then touch Edit. When finished, touch DONE.

Change a contact’s default phone number

The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the contact name.

To change the default phone number, touch and hold the number you want to set as the default number from the contact’s details screen, then select Set default. A after the number.

This choice is only available when the contact has more than one number.

Delete a contact

To delete a contact, touch

key and touch Delete from

contact (details) screen.

On contacts list screen, touch

key and then Delete

contact, select the contact(s) you want to remove and touch

to confirm. Touch Select all and then to select all

contacts, touch to deselect.

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