Vodafone Smart E9 User Manual

Smart E9

User Manual

Table of Contents

1 Your phone ................................................................ 4

1.1 Keys and connectors ..................................................... 4

1.2 Getting started ................................................................. 6

1.3 Home screen ..................................................................... 9

2 Text input .................................................................19

2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard ..................................19

2.2 Text editing ......................................................................20

3 Phone call, Call log & People ............................21

3.1 Phone call ........................................................................21

3.2 Recents ..............................................................................29

3.3 Contacts ............................................................................29

4 Messaging & Email ...............................................35

4.1 Messaging ........................................................................35

4.2 Gmail ..................................................................................39

5 Calendar , Alarm clock & Calculator ..............41

5.1 Calendar ............................................................................41

5.2 Clock ...................................................................................42

5.3 Calculator .........................................................................45

6 Getting connected ................................................47

6.1 Connecting to the Internet .......................................47

6.2 Chrome ..............................................................................49

6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices...........................50

6.4 Connecting to a computer via USB .......................51

6.5 To safely remove the microSD card from your

phone .................................................................................52

6.6

Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection ....52

6.7 Connecting to virtual private networks ...............54

7 Google Play Store .................................................55

8 Multimedia applications ....................................56

8.1 Camera...............................................................................56

8.2 Gallery ................................................................................59

8.3 Play music ........................................................................62

9 Maps Go ....................................................................65

9.1 Get My Location .............................................................65

9.2 Search for a location ....................................................66

9.3 Save a location ...............................................................66

9.4 Open Street View for a location ..............................67

9.5 Get driving, public transportation or walking

directions ..........................................................................67

10 Others .......................................................................68

10.1 Files Go ..............................................................................68

10.2 Sound Recorder .............................................................68

10.3 Radio ...................................................................................68

11 Settings ....................................................................70

11.1 Network & Internet .......................................................70

11.2 Connected devices .......................................................72

11.3 Apps & notifications .....................................................72

11.4 Battery ...............................................................................72

11.5 Display ...............................................................................73

11.6 Sound .................................................................................74

11.7 Storage ..............................................................................75

11.8 Security & location .......................................................75

11.9 Parental restrictions .....................................................78

11.10 Users & account .............................................................79

11.11 Accessibility .....................................................................79

11.12 Google ................................................................................81

11.13 System ...............................................................................82

11.14 Software updates ..........................................................86

12 Update your phone’s software ..........................88

13 Pictograms and graphic symbols ...................89

14 Regulatory information ......................................92

15 Warranty information ....................................... 103

16 Accessories .......................................................... 105

17 Specifications ...................................................... 106

1 Your phone

1.1 Keys and connectors

Back key

Home key

Headset connector

Front camera

Touch screen

Recents key

Microphone

Micro-USB connector

Camera

Audio jack

Flash

Recents key

• Touch: this shows your recently-used apps. Touch an app to open it, or swipe it left or right to remove it from the list.

Home key

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

• Long press this key to access Google Assistant Go.

Back key

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

Volume up

Volume down

Power key

Volume keys

• During a call, these keys serve to adjust the volume of the earpiece or headset.

• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, these keys serve to adjust the media volume.

• These keys also serve to adjust the ringtone volume.

• Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

Power key

• Press and hold: Power on/Power off.

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

• Long press: show the pop-up menu to select from

Power off, Restart, Screen capture, Flight mode.

• Long press the Power key and the Volume down key to capture a screenshot.

• In some cases you can scroll down the screenshot to choose which part to capture. Touch to scroll the phone screen, then to save the screen capture.

1.2 Getting started

1.2.1 Setup

Removing or installing the back cover

Inserting or removing the SIM card

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls.

* Dual SIM only for VFD 528.

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 nano SIM cards. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini or micro cards, as you may damage your phone.

Charging the battery

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

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.

1.2.2 Power on your phone

Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on. It will take a few seconds before the screen lights up. Swipe to unlock your phone, or use the PIN, Password, Pattern if you have set this up already.

If you do not know your SIM 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, date & time, etc.

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

2. Insert a SIM card or touch SKIP.

3. Select a Wi-Fi network, or touch SKIP and then CONTINUE.

4. Adjust Date & time if needed, then touch NEXT.

5. Input your Name, then touch NEXT.

6. Protect your phone, set screen lock now or touch Not now and then touch SKIP ANYWAY.

7. Touch the switch on/off to select Google servies, once finished, then touch ACCEPT.

8. Touch the switch on/off to disable/enable the improvement of your phone by sending anonymous diagnostics and usage data, touch NEXT.

9. Set up additional features or touch No thanks to next setup.

10. Touch the switch on/off to enable/disable the showing

of features and Help tips, then touch ALL SET.

When the other options (Font size, Display size, etc) are also configured, you will have completed setting up your phone.

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.

1.2.3 Power off your phone

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

1.3 Home screen

Touching the Home key always takes you to your main Home screen, and you can personalise all your Home screens by adding your favourite apps, shortcuts and widgets to them.

In the standard Home screen the bottom set of icons is always visible, whichever of your Home panels you are on. This also includes the Application tab, which will show all your available apps.

Status bar

• Status/Notification indicators

• Touch and drag down to open the

Notification panel

Google Search bar

• Touch

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

Favourite tray apps

• Touch to enter the app

• Long press to move or access to more

options for apps

Application tab

• Touch to open all apps

to enter text search screen

to enter voice search 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.

In the standard Home screen, you can slide right to access your favourite app. You can change this to open a different app by going to Settings > Display > Favourite Home screen app.

1.3.1 Using the touchscreen

Touch

To access an app, touch it with your finger.

Long press

Long press the Home screen to access the available options for setting the wallpaper.

Drag

Long press 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.

1.3.2 Status bar

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

Status icons

GPRS connected GPS is on

EDGE connected No SIM card inserted

3G connected Vibrate mode

4G connected Ring tone is silenced

HSDPA (3G) connected Do not disturb mode

HSPA (3G) connected

Data roaming Battery is very low

Signal strength Battery is low

Phone microphone muted

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Bluetooth is on Battery is full

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Flight mode Headset connected

Alarm is set

Battery is partially drained

Battery is charging

Notification icons

New Gmail TM message Missed call

New text or multimedia message

Problem with SMS or MMS delivery

New Hangouts message

New voicemail

Upcoming event

Data is synchronising

No microSD card installed

Screenshot error

USB tethering is on

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on

Call in progress

Call on hold

Call forwarding is on

Uploading data

Download finished

Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded

An open Wi-Fi network is available

Radio is on

System update available

Connected to VPN

International Roaming is enabled

International Roaming is disabled

Notification panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick settings panel and drag down again to extend the Quick settings 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 the Quick

settings bar

Touch and drag downwards twice to access the Quick settings bar

Touch a notification and slide it sideways to delete it. Touch CLEAR ALL to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain). Touch the Settings icon to access Settings.

Quick settings bar

•Touchiconstoenable/disable

functions or to change modes

1.3.3 Search bar

The phone provides a Search function which can be used to find the information you want on your phone, in your applications or on the web.

Search by text

• Touch the Search bar from the Home screen.

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

• Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.

Search by voice

• Touch from the Search bar to display a dialogue screen.

• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search

results will display for you to select from.

1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen

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

Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.

To create a screen unlock pattern (follow the onscreen

instructions)

• Go to Settings > Security & location > Screen lock > Pattern.

• Draw your own pattern.

Draw your unlock pattern

Touch Next to confirm by repeating the pattern.

To create a screen unlock PIN/Password

• Go to Settings > Security > Screen lock > PIN or Password.

• Set your PIN or password.

To lock phone screen

Press the Power key once to lock the screen.

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 Swipe as the screen lock, slide upward to unlock the screen.

1.3.5 Personalise your Home screen

Add an app or widget

Touch the Application tab , then long press the app to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen.

Reposition an app or widget

Long press the item that you want to reposition 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.

Remove

Long press 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 grey.

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

Long press an empty area on the Home screen or go to Settings > Display > Wallpaper to customise your wallpaper.

1.3.6 Volume adjustment

Using volume key

Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate the vibrate mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates. Press the Volume down key once more to activate the silent mode.

Using Settings menu

Drag down twice from the notification panel and touch the settings icon to open Settings, then touch Sound. You can set the volume of Ringtone, Media, Notification and etc. to your preference.

2 Text input

2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard

Onscreen keyboard settings

Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, select

Settings > System > Language & input.

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).

2.1.1 Google keyboard

Touch to enter text or numbers

Touch to switch between "abc/ Abc" mode; Double tap to switch between "abc/ABC" mode

Touch to switch between the symbol and numeric keyboard

Long press, then select to enter symbols

Touch to select emoticons.

2.2 Text editing

You can edit the text you have entered.

• Long press or double touch the text you want to edit.

• Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.

• The following options will show: CUT, COPY, SHARE, SELECT

ALL.

You can also insert new text

• Touch where you want to type, or long press 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

which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.

3 Phone call, Call log & People

3.1 Phone call

3.1.1 Placing a call

To make a call when the phone is active, go to the Home screen and touch the Phone icon in the Favourites tray.

Touch to show the dial pad

Contacts

Call history

Long press to

access voicemail

Enter the number you want from the dial pad directly or select a contact from Contacts or Recent by 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, long press to enter "+", then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally touch .

Emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency number and touch to make an emergency call.

3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call

When you receive a call, a call window will be presented on top of the screen. Touch DECLINE to dismiss a call or ANSWER to answer a call.

Touch the call window to open the Phone call screen.

On the Phone call screen, touch

• Swipe the icon up to answer the call;

• Swipe the icon down to reject the call;

• Swipe the up to reject the call by sending a predefined

message.

To mute incoming calls, press the Volume up/down key.

3.1.3 Calling your voicemail

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

To listen to your voicemail, long press on Phone tab.

To set your voicemail number, touch key and touch Phone >

Settings > Voicemail.

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

3.1.4 During a call

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 the dial pad.

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.

Touch to place a call to another contact.

To avoid accidentally pressing the touchscreen during a call, the screen will be blacked automatically when you put your phone close to your ear; and it will be lighted when the phone is taken away from your ear.

3.1.5 Managing multiple calls

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 . You can also add participants from CALLS or CONTACTS.

• Touch to start a conference call.

• During a conference call, touch to drop a participant or to

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

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

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3.1.6 Call settings

From the phone screen, touch the key and select Settings. The following options are available:

Display options

• Sort by

Touch to set the contacts display to First name or Last name.

• Name format

Touch to set the name format to First name first or Surname first.

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Depending on your network operator.

Sounds and vibration

• Phone ringtone

Touch to set the ringtone of phone.

• Also vibrate for calls

Touch to enable/disable vibration for incoming calls.

• Other sounds and vibrations

Touch to enable/disable sounds for Dial pad, Screen lock, etc.

Quick responses

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

Calls

• Fixed dialling numbers

Fixed Dialling 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 card provider.

• Call forwarding

Touch to configure whether your calls are always forwarded or only when you are busy, not able to answer or unreachable.

• Call barring

(1)

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

All outgoing calls

All outgoing calls are barred.

(1)

Only for VFD 527/528.

International outgoing calls

Outgoing international calls are barred.

International outgoing calls while roaming

Outgoing international calls are barred when you are abroad.

All incoming calls

All incoming calls are barred.

Incoming calls while roaming

Incoming calls are barred when you are abroad.

Cancel all

Deactivate all call barring.

Change barring password

Change the original barring password for activating call barring.

• Additional settings

Caller ID

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

Call waiting

Touch the to notify you of a new incoming call.

• WiFi Calling

(1)

Touch the to enable/disable WiFi Calling.

Blocked numbers

Select ADD A NUMBER to block a specific number. You will not receive any calls or texts from that number.

Voicemail

• Notifications

Touch to set notifications when a voicemail is received.

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Depending on your country and operator.

• Advanced Settings

Service

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

Setup

If you are using your carrier’s voicemail service, this opens a dialogue box where you can enter the phone number to use for listening to and managing your voicemail.

Accessibility

• Hearing aids

Touch to enable/disable hearing-aid compatibility.

• Noise Reduction

Touch to enable/disable your background noise during calls.

Caller ID & spam

Touch enable/disable Caller ID & spam when you receive a call.

Nearby places

Touch enable/disable Nearby places, which will use your location to find nearby places that match your query.

• Personalised search results

Touch to enable/disable function of Personalised search results, which improves your results from your search history.

• Google Account

Touch to add your Google account in order to use the functionality of Nearby places.

3.2 Recents

You can view your call history by touching from the Phone screen to view your call history.

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 Contacts (only available for unsaved phone numbers), etc.

Touch the photo to add numbers to Contacts.

To clear the entire call memory, touch key from the phone screen and touch Clear call history.

3.3 Contacts

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.

3.3.1 View your contacts

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

Touch icon to open the Contacts settings menu.

Contact list

Touch to add a new contact

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