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Smart N8
Operation Manual
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Vodafone Smart N8 Operation Manual

Smart N8
User manual
VFD 610
Table of Contents
1 Your phone ................................................................ 4
1.1 Keys and connectors ..................................................... 4
1.2 Getting started ................................................................. 8
1.3 Home screen ...................................................................11
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard ..................................21
2.2 Text editing ......................................................................22
3.1 Phone call ........................................................................23
3.2 Recents ..............................................................................32
3.3 Contacts ............................................................................32
4.1 Message+ ..........................................................................38
4.2 Gmail/Email ....................................................................43
5.1 Calendar ............................................................................46
5.2 Clock ...................................................................................48
5.3 Calculator .........................................................................50
6.1 Connecting to the Internet .......................................51
6.2 Chrome ..............................................................................54
6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices...........................54
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6.4 Connecting to a computer via USB .......................55
6.5 To safely remove the microSD card from your
phone .................................................................................56
6.6 Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection 57
6.7 Connecting to virtual private networks ...............58
8.1 Camera...............................................................................60
8.2 Photos ................................................................................63
8.3 Play music ........................................................................66
8.4 Video Player .....................................................................68
9.1 Get My Location .............................................................69
9.2 Search for a location ....................................................70
9.3 Save a location ...............................................................70
9.4 Open Street View for a location ..............................71
9.5 Get driving, public transportation or walking
directions ..........................................................................71
10.1 File Manager ....................................................................72
10.2 Sound Recorder .............................................................72
10.3 Radio ...................................................................................73
11.1 Wireless & networks .....................................................74
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11.2 Your phone .......................................................................77
11.3 Personal.............................................................................80
11.4 System ...............................................................................87
12 Update your phone’s software ..........................96
14 Regulatory information ................................... 100
15 Warranty information ....................................... 111
16 Accessories .......................................................... 113
17 Specifications ...................................................... 114
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1 Your phone

1.1 Keys and connectors

Back key
Home key
Headset connector
Flash Front camera
Touch screen
Recents key
Micro-USB connector
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Camera
Fingerprint sensor
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.
• Long press: this allow you to split the phone screen into two separate screens and lets you choose another recent app to use at the same time. Note: not all apps work in split-screen mode.
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 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.
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Volume up
Volume down
Power key
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.
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
Shut down, Restart, Flight mode, Screen capture.
• 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.
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Fingerprint sensor
Put your finger on the sensor to record a fingerprint for identification or authorisation. You must set a screen lock first when you enable this function.
Your fingerprint allows you:
• Unlock screen : Unlock your screen by placing the finger on the fingerprint sensor.
• Quick access : Open the notification drawer with your preset fingerprint.
To add a fingerprint, touch Settings > Security > Fingerprint, then follow the onscreen instructions.
1. Touch Continue.
2. Put your finger on the sensor and lift after you feel
a vibration.
3. Move your finger slightly to add all the different
parts of your fingerprint to complete the fingerprint acquisition.
4. Touch DONE.
You can add more than one fingerprint (your thumb and forefinger, for example, or one for your spouse).
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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.
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 nano SIM cards. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini or micro cards, as you may damage your phone.
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Inserting or removing the microSD card
Power off your phone before inserting or removing the microSD card.
Place the microSD card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the microSD card, press and slide it out.
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 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.
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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, or touch fingerprint sensor with your signed fingerprint. 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, Google account, date & time, etc.
1. Select the phone’s language, then touch GET STARTED.
2. Insert a SIM card or touch SKIP.
3. Touch or to set up your phone.
4. Select a Wi-Fi network, or touch and then CONTINUE.
5. Touch the switch on/off to select Google servies, once finished, then touch NEXT.
6. Adjust Date & time if needed, then touch NEXT.
7. Input your Name, then touch NEXT.
8. Protect your phone, touch to set screen lock now. Or touch
to move to next setup.
9. Set up your email, or touch to move to next setup.
10. Improve your phone by sending anonymous diagnostics and
usage data, touch NEXT.
11. Select a home screen, then touch NEXT.
12. Touch the switch on/off to enable/disable the showing of
Help tips, then touch NEXT.
When the other options (Font size, Display size, and etc) are also configured, you will have completed setting up your phone.
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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 Shut down.

1.3 Home screen

Your phone has two kinds of Home screen that you can use: the standard Home and the Simple Home screen.
You can set this when you first turn the phone on, or by touching Settings > Display > Home screen.
In the simplified Home screen, all the features you need, are presented in an intuitive and attractive design.
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.
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In the standard Home screen the bottom set of icons is always visible, whichever of your Home pages you are on. This also includes the Application tab, which will show all your available apps.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
a
• Touch and drag down to open the
b
Notification panel
Google Search bar
• Touch
to enter text search screen
a
to enter voice search screen
• Touch
b
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 change apps
Application tab
• Touch to open All apps
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.
In the standard Home screen, you can slide right to access your favourite app (which is set to Smart tips). You can change this to open a different app by touching Settings > Display > Favourite
Home screen app.
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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).
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Status icons
GPRS connected GPS is on
EDGE connected No SIM card inserted
3G connected Vibrate mode
4G connected Ringer 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
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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
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Notification panel
Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick settings panel and drag down again to open 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.
The customised picture will show if you set up your profile in the Contacts application .
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Please refer to "3.3.1 View your contacts"
Quick settings bar
•Touchiconstoenable/disable
functions or to change modes
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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.
b
a
 Search by text
a
• 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
b
• 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.
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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. through
Settings > Security > Screen lock.
To create a screen unlock pattern (follow the onscreen
instructions)
• Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock > Pattern.
• Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern
Touch to confirm by
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password
• Touch 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.
drawing pattern again
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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 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.
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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 Media, Alarm, Ring and etc. to your preference.
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2 Text input

2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard

Onscreen keyboard settings
Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, select
Settings > 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 > When device is rotated >
Rotate the contents of the 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/ emoticons
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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, ASSIST
and TRANSLATE.
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.
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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.
Long press to access voicemail
Call log Contacts
Touch to show the dial pad
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Enter the number you want from the dial pad directly or select a contact from CALLS or CONTACTS by touching tabs, then touch
to place the call.
The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching
and select Add to contacts.
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. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code.
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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 DISMISS 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
• Slide the icon right to answer the call;
• Slide the icon left to reject the call;
• Slide the icon down to reject the call by sending a preset
message.
To mute incoming calls, press the Volume up/down key.
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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 Settings >
Phone > Call 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.
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Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.
Touch to share video during 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 locked automatically when you put your phone close to your ear; and it will be unlocked 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 the menu icon then Merge calls 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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Depending on your network operator.
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3.1.6 Call settings
From the phone screen, touch the key and select Settings. The following options are available:
Look & Feel
• 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
Call
• Service Options
Enable Call+ & Message+ service
• Add video to the call
"Add video to the call" is enabled when connected on WiFi
and 4G.
Enable on 3G/ HSPA
• Say why you called notification
Mark the check box to enable sending "why you called" messages after a call is not answered.
• “Sent via Call+" signature
Mark the checkbox to enable "Sent via Call+" signature when sending an SMS after an unanswered call.
• Automatic download
All automatic download settings will be applicable to both Call+ and Message+ sharing.
first or Last name first.
Mark the checkbox to enable Call+ & Message+ service.
Mark the checkbox to enable "Add video to the call" when connected to 3G/HSPA
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When connected to Wi-Fi
When using mobile data
When roaming Mark the checkbox to allow automatically
• Edit quick messages after call
Touch to edit quick messages after a call.
Phone
• Call Settings
1. Voicemail
Service Opens a dialogue box where you can select
Setup If you are using your carrier’s voicemail
Sound Touch to select the notification sound. Vibrate Mark the check box to enable vibration
2. 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 maker.
Mark the checkbox to allow automatically downloading media files when the device is connected to Wi-Fi.
Mark the checkbox to allow automatically downloading media files when the device is using mobile data.
downloading media files when roaming.
your carrier’s voicemail service or another service.
service, this opens a dialogue box where you can enter the phone number to use for listening to and managing your voicemail.
when a voicemail is received.
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