Vodafone VFD 300 User Manual
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User manual
Smart mini 7
VFD 300
Table of Contents
1 Your phone ................................................................ 4
1.1 Keys and connectors ..................................................... 4
1.2 Getting started ................................................................. 7
1.3 Home screen ...................................................................10
2 Text input .................................................................20
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard ..................................20
2.2 Text editing ......................................................................21
3 Phone call, Call log & People ............................22
3.1 Phone call ........................................................................22
3.2 Recents ..............................................................................29
3.3 Contacts ............................................................................29
4 Messaging & Email ...............................................36
4.1 Message+ ..........................................................................
4.2 Gmail/Email ....................................................................42
5 Calendar , Alarm clock & Calculator ..............45
5.1 Calendar ............................................................................45
5.2 Clock ...................................................................................47
5.3 Calculator .........................................................................48
6 Getting connected ................................................50
6.1 Connecting to the Internet .......................................50
6.2 Chrome ..............................................................................53
6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices...........................53
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6.4 Connecting to a computer via USB .......................54
6.5 To safely remove the microSD card from your
phone .................................................................................55
6.6 Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection 56
6.7 Connecting to virtual private networks ...............57
7 Google Play Store .................................................58
8 Multimedia applications ....................................59
8.1 Camera...............................................................................59
8.2 Photos ................................................................................61
8.3 Play music ........................................................................64
8.4 Video Player .....................................................................65
9 Google Maps .............................................................. 66
9.1 Get My Location .............................................................66
9.2 Search for a location ....................................................67
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9.3 Save a location ...............................................................67
9.4 Open Street View for a location ..............................68
9.5 Get driving, public transportation or walking
directions ..........................................................................68
10 Others .......................................................................69
10.1 File Manager ....................................................................69
10.2 Sound Recorder .............................................................69
10.3 Radio ...................................................................................70
11 Settings ....................................................................72
11.1 Wireless & networks .....................................................72
11.2 Device .................................................................................74
11.3 Personal.............................................................................77
11.4 System ...............................................................................83
12 Update your phone’s software .........................90
13 Product safety information ...............................91
14 Telephone warranty .......................................... 103
15 Accessories .......................................................... 105
16 Specifications ...................................................... 106
1 Your phone
1.1 Keys and connectors
Headset connector
Front camera
Touch screen
Back key
Home key
Micro-USB connector
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Recents key
Camera
Power key
Volume up
Volume down
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 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.
• Long press: show the pop-up menu to select from
Shut down, Restart, Flight mode.
Press and hold: power on.
• Long press 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.
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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 and remove battery 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 micro-SIM card. Do not attempt
to insert other SIM types like mini or nano cards, as you
may damage your phone.
Installing or removing the battery
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.
Inserting or removing the microSD card
Power off your phone and remove battery before inserting or
removing the microSD card.
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 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 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. Unlock your phone
(Swipe, 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, Google account, date & time, etc.
1. Select the phone’s language, then touch .
2. Select Wi-Fi network, then touch NEXT.
3. Input your Name, then touch NEXT.
4. Protect your phone, set screen lock now or touch SKIP to
move to next setup.
5. Select Google services, once finished, touch NEXT.
6. Select a Home screen, then touch NEXT.
7. Select Help tips, then touch NEXT.
Together with the other options (Date & time, App permissions,
and etc) all configured, the setup of your device is completed.
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 > Home.
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 b
• 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
• 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.
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
EDGE connected
3G connected
HSDPA (3G) connected
HSPA (3G) connected
Data roaming
Signal strength Battery is very low
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Bluetooth is on
Connected to a
Bluetooth device
Flight mode Battery is charging
Alarm is set
GPS is on
No SIM card inserted
Vibrate mode
Ringer is silenced
Do not disturb mode
Phone microphone
muted
Battery is low
Battery is partially
drained
Battery is full
Headset connected
Notification icons
New Gmail TM message
New text or multimedia
message
Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery
New Hangouts
message
New voicemail Uploading data
Upcoming event Download finished
Data is synchronising
No microSD card
installed
Song is playing
Screenshot error Radio is on
USB tethering is on
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
is on
Screenshot captured
Call in progress
Missed call
Call on hold
Call forwarding is on
Carrier data use
threshold approaching
or exceeded
An open Wi-Fi network
is available
Phone is connected via
USB cable
System update
available
Connected to VPN
International Roaming
is enabled
More notifications are
hidden
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International Roaming
is disabled
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 the icon to clear all event–based notifications (other
ongoing notifications will remain).
Touch and then the Settings icon to access Settings.
The customised picture will show if you set up
your profile in the Contacts application .
(1)
Please refer to "3.3.1 View your contacts"
Quick settings bar
•Touchiconstoenable/disable
functions or to change modes
•Touchthedownarrowtoview
settings
(1)
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.
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a 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.
b Search by voice
• Touch from the Search bar to display a dialog screen.
• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search
results will display for you to select from.
b
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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 onscreen
instructions)
• Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock > Pattern.
• Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern
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, slide left to access Camera and slide right to
access Phone.
Touch to confirm by
drawing pattern again
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.
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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.
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 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
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 &
notification. You can set the volume of calls, notification, system
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 > 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 Android keyboard
Touch to enter text
or numbers
Touch to switch
between "abc/
Abc" mode; Long
press 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, PASTE, SHARE
and 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.
If the phone is locked, press the Power button and then swipe the
phone icon to the right.
Call log
Contacts
Touch to show the dial pad
Long press to
access voicemail
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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.
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 to dismiss a call or 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 up 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 >
Calls > 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 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 call to another contact.
To avoid accidentally pressing the touchscreen during a
call, 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 and select Add call.
• Enter the phone number of the person you want to add to
conference and touch . You can also add participants from
CALLS or CONTACTS.
• Press menu icon 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, touch to talk privately to
the participant and hold on other participants.
• Touch to end the conference call and disconnect all callers.
(1)
(1)
Depending on your network operator.
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3.1.6 Call+ settings
From phone screen, touch key and select Settings the
following options are available:
General call settings
• Calling accounts
Configure your SIP accounts settings.
• Voicemail
Service
Setup
Sound
Vibrate
• 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.
• Vibrate reminder
Mark the checkbox to enable vibration when outgoing calls
connect successfully.
• 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.
Touch to select the notification sound.
Mark the check box to enable vibration
when the call is connected.
• Call barring
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.
International
outgoing calls
International
except home
All incoming calls All incoming calls are barred.
Incoming calls
while roaming
Cancel all Deactivate all call barring.
Change barring
password
• Additional settings
Caller ID
Call waiting
Sounds and vibration
Configure your sounds and vibrations system settings
Quick responses
Edit quick responses for incoming calls.
Outgoing international calls are barred.
Outgoing international calls except those
to your country of subscription are barred.
Incoming calls are barred when you are
abroad.
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.
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3.2 Recents
You can view your call history by touching from the Phone
screen to view 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 open the Quick Contact panel.
To clear the entire call memory, touch key from the phone
screen and touch Clear call history.
After setting up your profile, your
picture will show and the icon in quick
settings screen will vary together.
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 to view your favourite contacts
Touch to set up your profile and your
picture will show
Touch icon to open the Quick
Contact panel and view the
contact’s detailed information
Contact list
Touch to add a new contact
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Touch the key to display the contacts list option menu.
Following options are available:
• Contacts to
Choose which contacts to display.
display
• Import/Export
Import or export contacts between phone,
SIM card, and microSD card, or share
contacts.
• Groups Touch to create a new contacts group or
configure existed groups settings.
• Accounts
Manage the synchronisation settings for
different accounts.
• Settings
Open the contact display settings.
3.3.2 Adding a contact
Touch the Application tab on the Home screen, select Contacts,
then touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact.
Touch to save
Touch to add a new label
Touch to take a photo or select a picture for
the contact
When you're finished, touch to save.
To exit without saving, you can touch and then Discard
changes.
Add to/remove from Favourites
To add a contact to favourites, you can touch a contact to view
details then touch to add the contact to favourites.
To remove a contact from favourites, touch on contact details
screen.
Only phone and account contacts can be added to
favourites.
3.3.3 Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch key in the contact details
screen. When finished, touch .
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, long press the number
you want to set as the default number from the contact’s details
screen, then select Set default. A appears after the number.
This choice is only available when the contact has more than
one number.
Delete a contact
To delete a contact, touch and touch Delete from the contact
(details) screen.
The contact you have deleted will also be removed from
other applications on the phone or web the next time
you synchronise your phone.
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