ZTE BLADE VEC User Manual

Blade Vec

WCDMA/GSM Mobile Phone

User Manual

About This Manual

Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference.

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Notice

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We offer self-service fo r our smart terminal device users. Please visit the ZTE official website (at www.ztedevice.com) for more information on self-service and supported product models. Information on the website takes precedence.

Disclaimer

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time : June 30, 2014

Contents

Getting Started ....................................................... 11

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................. 11

Knowing the Keys .............................................................. 12

Installing the micro-SIM Card ............................................ 13

Installing the microSDHC™ Card ...................................... 14

Charging the Battery.......................................................... 16

Extending the Battery Life ................................................. 17

Powering On/Off ................................................................ 18

Restarting the Phone ......................................................... 18

Setting Up for the First Time .............................................. 18

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 19

Using the Touch Screen .................................................... 20

Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................... 23

Personalizing .......................................................... 25

Changing the System Language ....................................... 25

Setting the Date and Time ................................................. 25

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ....................... 26

Turning On/Off System Sounds ......................................... 26

Adjusting Volumes ............................................................. 27

Switching to Silent/Meeting Mode ..................................... 27

Applying New Wallpapers .................................................. 28

Changing Screen Brightness ............................................. 28

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 29

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................. 30

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 32

Monitoring the Phone Status .............................................. 32

Managing Notifications ...................................................... 33

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ...................................... 36

Organizing With Folders .................................................... 37

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts .................................... 38

Entering Text ...................................................................... 39

Editing Text ........................................................................ 45

Opening and Switching Apps ............................................. 47

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 47

Connecting to Mobile Networks ......................................... 47

Connecting to Wi-Fi Using Wi-Fi Direct Connecting to Bluetooth

Connecting to Your Computer via USB .............................. 56

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ............................... 59

Sharing Windows PC Internet via USB Cable.................... 62

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks.............................. 62

......................................................... 49

............................................................ 53

Devices ..................................... 54

Phone Calls ............................................................ 64

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................... 64

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................. 65

Working With the Call History ............................................ 66

Calling Your Contacts ......................................................... 67

Checking Voicemail ........................................................... 67

Using Options During a Call .............................................. 68

Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................ 69

Adjusting Your Call Settings .............................................. 70

People ..................................................................... 75

Checking Contact Details .................................................. 75

Adding a New Contact ....................................................... 75

Setting Up Your Own Profile .............................................. 76

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 76

Working With Favorite Contacts ........................................ 77

Working With Groups ........................................................ 78

Searching for a Contact ..................................................... 80

Editing Contacts ................................................................ 81

Accounts ................................................................. 83

Adding or Removing Acco unts........................................... 83

Configuring Account Sync ................................................. 84

Email ....................................................................... 86

Setting Up the First Email Account .................................... 86

Checking Your Emails ........................................................ 86

Responding to an Email .................................................... 87

Writing and Sending an Email ........................................... 88

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................... 89

Changing General Email Settings ..................................... 90

Gmail™ ................................................................... 91

Opening Your Gmail Inbox ................................................. 91

Switching Accounts ............................................................ 91

Writing and Sending a Message ........................................ 92

Replying to or Forwarding a Message ............................... 92

Working With Received Att ac hment s ................................. 93

Working With Labels .......................................................... 93

Changing Gmail Settings ................................................... 94

Messaging .............................................................. 95

Opening the Messaging Screen ......................................... 95

Sending a Message ........................................................... 95

Replying to a Message ...................................................... 96

Forwarding a Message ...................................................... 97

Copying a Message ........................................................... 97

Changing Message Settings .............................................. 98

Calendar ................................................................. 99

Viewing Your Calendars and Events .................................. 99

Creating an Event ............................................................ 101

Editing or Deleting an Event ............................................ 101

Changing Calendar Settings ............................................ 102

Google+™ ............................................................. 103

Browser ................................................................ 105

Opening the Browser ....................................................... 105

Downloading Files ........................................................... 106

Changing Browser Settings ............................................. 106

Maps ..................................................................... 107

Activating Location Services ............................................ 107

Getting Your Location ...................................................... 107

Searching for a Location .................................................. 108

Getting Directions to Your Destination ............................. 108

Searching for Local Places .............................................. 109

Google Now™ and Search .................................. 111

Enabling Google Now .......................................................111

Searching With Text ..........................................................111

Searching by Speaking .................................................... 112

Changing Search Settings ............................................... 112

Camera .................................................................. 113

Capturing a Photo or a Video .......................................... 113

Customizing Camera Settings ......................................... 115

Gallery ................................................................... 118

Opening Gallery .............................................................. 118

Working With Albums ...................................................... 118

Working With Pictures ..................................................... 119

Retouching Your Pictures ................................................ 120

Playing Videos ................................................................. 120

Music ..................................................................... 121

Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................. 121

Viewing Your Music Library ............................................. 122

Set a Song as the Default Ringtone ................................ 122

Playing Music .................................................................. 123

Managing Playlists ........................................................... 124

Play Music ............................................................ 125

Playing Your Music .......................................................... 125

Managing Playlists ........................................................... 127

Video Player ......................................................... 129

Playing and Controlling Videos ........................................ 129

Managing Video Files ...................................................... 129

FM Radio .............................................................. 130

Scanning and Saving Channels ....................................... 131

Listening to FM Radio ...................................................... 131

Recording Radio Programs ............................................. 132

Editing a Saved Channel ................................................. 132

Sound Recorder ................................................... 133

Recording a Voice Memo ................................................. 133

Playing a Voice Memo ..................................................... 133

More Apps ............................................................ 134

Calculator ........................................................................ 134

Chrome™ ........................................................................ 134

Clock ................................................................................ 134

Downloads ....................................................................... 136

Drive ................................................................................ 136

File Manager .................................................................... 136

System Updates .............................................................. 137

T oDo ................................................................................ 137

Google Play™ Store ............................................ 138

Browsing and Searching for Apps .................................... 138

Downloading and Installing Apps ..................................... 138

Creating a Google Wallet™ Account ............................... 139

Requesting a Refund for a Paid App ............................... 140

Managing Your Downloads .............................................. 140

Settings ................................................................. 142

Wireless and Networks .................................................... 142

Device ............................................................................. 144

Personal .......................................................................... 148

Accounts .......................................................................... 152

System ............................................................................ 152

Upgrading the Phone Software ........................... 154

Troubleshooting ................................................... 155

For Y our Safety..................................................... 160

General Safety ................................................................ 160

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure ..................................... 161

FCC Compliance ............................................................. 163

Distraction ....................................................................... 164

Product Handling ............................................................. 164

Electrical Safety ............................................................... 168

Radio Frequency Interference ......................................... 169

Explosive Environments .................................................. 171

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Auxiliary Microphone

Indicator

Light

Front

Camera

Touch

Screen

Proximity & Light Sensor

Earpiece

Main Microphone Headset Jack

Charging/ micro-USB Jack

Volume Key

Power Key

•

Back

Camera

Flash

micro-SIM Card Tray

microSDHC Card Tray

Speaker

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

Power Key

Volume Key Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume

Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode,

enable or disable sound or vibration, restart, or power off.

Press to turn off or on the display.

up or down.

•

Key Function

On-screen Keys

Touch to return to the home screen from any

application or screen.

Touch and slide upwards to open Google Search. Touch to go to the previous screen. Touch to see recently used applications.

Installing the micro-SIM Card

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole beside the micro-SIM card tray.

2. Pull out the micro-SIM card tray and place the micro-SI M card on the trays as shown. Then carefully install the tray back.

Installing the microSDHC™ Card

The microSDHC card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. Unmount the microSDHC card before removing it.

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole beside the microSDHC card tray.

2. Pull out the tray and place the card on the tray as shown. Then carefully install the tray back.

NOTE:

Some applications may require a microSDHC card to work normally or may store certain data on it. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDHC card installed and not remove or replace it randomly.

Charging the Battery

Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.

If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen. As you charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level on the lock scr een. See Lock ing/Un locking t he

Screen and Keys.

 WARNING!

Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could dama ge y our phone or cause the battery to explode.

 CAUTION:

Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider.

1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted with the correct orient ation. Do not force the connector into the charging jack.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or , appear on the status bar.

3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.

NOTE:

If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 10 minutes. Contact customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

Extending the Battery Life

Active applications, screen brightness lev els, Blueto oth and Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power:

•

Reduce the screen backlight time.

• Lower the screen brightness.

• Turn auto-sync, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off when not in use.

• Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications

using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your battery.

Powering On/Off

• Press and hold the Power Key to turn on your phone.

• To turn it off, press and hold the Power Key to open the

options menu. Touch Power off and then touch OK.

Restarting the Phone

If the screen freezes or takes too long to respond, try pressing and holding the Power Key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Backup & Reset), you need to do some settings before using it.

Flick the language field to select the language and touch . Then follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, G oogle A cco unt, G oogle location and other options.

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (the phone goes into sleep mode at the same time) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it.

To lock the screen and keys: To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power

Key.

NOTE:

To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time of inactivity . You w ill still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

1. Press the Power Key to turn the screen on. The lock screen is displayed.

2. Touch and hold on the screen.

-orSlide upwards to use Google Search or touch to

use the camera.

NOTE:

If you have set a voice lock, an unloc k pattern , a PIN o r passw ord for your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks),

you’ll need to speak the voice command, draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock the screen.

Using the Touch Screen

Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures.

• Touch

When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.

• Touch and Hold

To open the available options for an item (for example, a message or link in a Web page), touch and hold the item.

• Swipe or Slide

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

• Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

• Pinch

In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreadi ng them apart (to zoom in).

• Rotate the screen

For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.

NOTE:

The Auto-rotate screen check box needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch >

> Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen. NOTE:

You can also access the screen rotation control by pulling down the status bar and touch > AUTO ROTATION.

Getting to Know the Home Screen

The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Status & Notifications

Wallpaper

Shortcut

Primary Shortcuts

Extended Home Screen Panels

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, an d more. Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels.

See Managing Shortcuts and Widgets for more information on how to add or remove additional home screen panels.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input >

Language.

2. Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

1. Touch > > Settings > Date & time.

2. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format.

f To adjust the date and time automatically, touch

Automatic date & time and select Use network-provided time or Use GPS-provided time.

f To adjust the date and time manually, touch Automatic

date & time and select Off. Then touch Set date / Set time to change the date and the time.

f To adjust the time zone automatically, check Automatic

time zone.

f To adjust the time zone manually, uncheck Automatic

time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct

time zone.

f To adjust the format of time and date, touch Use 24-hour

format or Choose date format.

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

You can customize the default ringtone f or incoming calls and the default notification sound.

1. Touch > > Settings > Audio profile > (General).

2. Touch Voice call ringtone, Video call ringtone, or Default notification sound.

3. Scroll through the ringtone list and select the ringtone you want to use.

4. Touch OK.

NOTE:

See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.

Turning On/Off System Sounds

1. Touch > > Settings > Audio profile > (General).

2. Check or uncheck Dial pad touch tones, Touch sounds,

Screen lock sound, or Vibrate on touch.

NOTE:

All system sounds are disabled in Silent or Meeting mode, even if the options above are checked.

Adjusting Volumes

1. Touch > > Settings > Audio profile > (General) > Volumes.

2. Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for each type of audio.

3. Touch OK to save.

NOTE:

Y ou can adju st the media v olume w hen a m edia applic ation (s uch as Videos or Music) is in use by pressing the Volume Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call).

Switching to Silent/Meeting Mode

You can set the phone to silent or meeting mode by using one of the following methods.

• Press and hold the Power Key and then touch to enable

silent mode, touch to enable meeting mode, or touch

to enable general mode.

• Keep pressing the lower end of the Volume Key when no

media application is active. When the icon appears on the status bar, the phone is in meeting mode. When the icon appears on the status bar, the phone is in silent mode.

• Open the Quick Settings and touch AUDIO PROFILES to

select Silent or Meeting. See Use Quick Settings.

• Touch > > Settings > Audio profile, and touch

Silent or Meeting.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the home screen.

1. Touch and hold a blank area of the home screen.

2. Touch WALLPAPERS.

3. Slide the preview images at the bottom to select the wallpaper you like. Some images are static or animated. You can also touch Pick image or Video Wallpaper to see other choices.

4. Touch Set wallpaper.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch > > Settings > Display > Brightness.

2. Touch AUTO to turn on or off automatic brightness adjustment. You can also drag the slider to turn off auto-adjustment and change the screen brightness manually.

NOTE:

You can turn on or off automatic adjustment without going to the Settings menu. Just swipe down the status bar at the top of the screen, touch and touch the BRIGHTNESS button. See Use

Quick Settings for more information.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to touch and hold certai n icon, look at the fr ont camera, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Screen lock.

2. Touch Long Press, Voice Unlock, Pattern, PIN or Password.

f Touch Long Press to enable screen lock and allow

unlocking with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and ho lding on the display.

f Touch Voice Unlock to let the phone record your voice

commands. You can unlock the screen or open a few applications by speaking your unlock command or wake up command. You also need to set a pattern or PIN in case the phone cannot recognize your voice.

f Touch Pattern to create a pattern you must draw to

unlock the screen.

f Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a

password that you must enter to unlock the screen.

IMPORTANT: If you forget the pattern you set, try five times and touch FORGOT PATTERN to sign in to the Google Account you have added on the phone and reset the s creen l ock. Y ou need an active Internet connection. You can also upgrade the phone software. See Upgrading the Phone Software.

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google Accounts, application data, music and other media, dow nloaded informatio n, and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone.

 WARNING!

Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted phone is to perform a factory data reset which erases all your data.

Encryption provides additional protection i n ca se y our phone is stolen and may be required or recommended in some organizations. Consult your sy stem adminis trato r bef ore turni ng it on. In many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator.

Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:

• Set a lock screen PIN or password.

• Charge the battery.

• Keep the phone connected to the charger.

• Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process. You

must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data.

When you're ready to turn on encryption:

1. Touch

2. Read the information about encryption carefully. The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not

charged or your phone is not plugged in.

> > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch

 WARNING!

Data may be lost if you interrupt the encryption process.

3. Touch Encrypt phone.

4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next.

5. Touch Encrypt phone again. The encryption process starts and displays its progress.

Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your phone may restart several times.

When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your PIN or password.

Subsequently you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on the phone in order to decrypt it.

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on the right side. Below are some of the icons you may see. The actual color may differ.

Connected network

type

/ /

Mobile data connected

Airplane mode Battery dead Battery low Battery partially drained Battery full Battery charging

GPS on Phone microphone off

Signal strength

Mobile data in use

Alarm set Ringer off Vibrate mode Bluetooth on Connected to a Wi-Fi network Wi-Fi in use Speaker on Wired headset connected

Managing Notifications

Notification Icons

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notific ation icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see.

New SMS/MMS New email New Gmail message Problem with

SMS/MMS delivery Missed call Call in progress Call on hold USB connected

Audio playing

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notifications report the arrival of new mes sages , calend ar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing e vents, such as when you've configured your phone as a portable hots pot. Yo u can open the notification panel to vie w the de tails o f no tifica tio ns.

microSDHC card removed Upcoming event

New Wi-Fi network detected

Downloading/receiving data

Sending data USB tethering on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on Updates available

• To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from

the top of the screen.

• To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up from the

empty area of the panel or touch .

Respond to or Remove a Notification

In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions right from the notification itself.

• To respond to a notification, just touch it.

• Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.

You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications.

• To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.

• To remove all notifications, touch at the top.

• Touch and hold a notification and then touch App info to

identify the application that created it. To turn off notifications from that application if needed, uncheck Show notifications in the App info screen.

NOTE:

If you turn off notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps cannot be turned off.

Use Quick Settings

The Quick Settings in the notification panel make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone.

Open the notification panel and touch to find the following Quick Settings.

• OWNER: Touch the contact icon to open your profile in the

People app. See Setting Up Your Own Profile.

• BATTERY: Display the current battery status. Touch to open

the Battery menu in Settings.

• SETTINGS: Touch to open the Settings menu. See Settings

for more information.

• WI-FI: Touch to turn on or off the Wi-Fi feature.

• BLUETOOTH: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth.

• LOCATION / LOCATION OFF: Touch to turn on or off

location services.

• AIRPLANE MODE: Touch to turn on or off airplane mode.

• DATA CONNECTION: Touch to turn on or off data service

over mobile networks.

• DATA USAGE: Touch to open the Data usage menu in

Settings.

• AUDIO PROFILES: Touch to select the audio profile you

need.

• BRIGHTNESS: Touch to turn on or off automatic brightness

adjustment, or change the brightness manually.

• AUTO ROTATION: Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate

screen feature.

• CAST SCREEN: Open the Cast screen menu in Settings >

Display.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

1. Touch > . – or – To add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home

screen and select WIDGETS.

2. Slide left or right to browse the available applications or widgets.

3. Touch and hold a widget or an application icon and drag it to the home screen.

NOTE:

While holding the item, you can drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen pan el and put the item on it.

Move Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Remove Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.

2. Drag it to to remove it. NOTE:

No empty home screen pan el i s all o w ed to ex ist. If t he sho rtcut or widget is the only item on the current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remove the item.

Adjust Widget Size

1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then

release it.

2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to

resize the widget.

NOTE:

Not all widgets can be resized.

Organizing With Folders

You can create folders on the home screen and add sev eral shortcuts to a folder.

You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts.

Create a Folder

1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it

over another shortcut.

2. Release your finger and a new folder w ill be cre ated w ith b oth shortcuts added into it.

Rename a Folder

1. Touch a folder to open it.

2. Touch the folder name field below the shortcut icons and

enter a new name.

Add Shortcuts to a Folder

1. Touch and hold a shortcut and then drag it onto a folder icon.

2. Release the shortcut and it will be added into the folder.

Remove Shortcuts From a Folder

1. Touch a folder to open it.

2. Touch and hold the shortcut you want to remove and then

drag it to the home screen.

3. Release the shortcut and it will be removed from the folder.

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

The home screen includes a customi zable prima ry shortcut s area (the hotseat) at the bot tom v isible fr om all home scree ns. You can keep at most four items in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to rearrange the area.

Entering Text

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. You can touch to hide the onscreen keyboard.

Change Input Methods

1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears on the status bar.

2. Open the notification panel and touch Choose input

method.

3. Select the input method you need.

Android Keyboard

The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboa rd w ill chang e fro m port rai t to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.

• Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or

numbers. For example, to enter è, touch and hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose è.

• Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current

case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and

when locked in uppercase.

• Touch to delete the text before the cursor.

• Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then

touch to find more.

• Touch to ent er miniature icons, such as expr essions, horoscopes, and animals.

• Touch to use Google voice typing.

• Touch and hol d to change the input languages or set up

the Android keyboard.

TouchPal Keyboard

TouchPal Keyboard offers three layouts: T26, T12 and T+. You can touch to select a layout or an input language.

You can also use TouchPal CurveTM to speed up text input by replacing the key tapping operation with a tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

The T26 Layout

The T26 layout offers an input experience similar to a computer keyboard.

• The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. Touch a key and slide down to enter the num ber or sy mbol o n t he key . You can also touch and hold a key and slide to choose more characters.

• The capital key: Touch This key also changes to indicate the current case you are

to use uppercase or lowercase.

using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.

• Word prediction: Slide left or right on the space key to turn on or off prediction, as indicated by and .

• Languages: Touch or to select input language.

• Pre-defined texts: Touch to enter digits, symbols,

emoticons and other pre-defined t exts. Y ou can to uch 1/3, 2/3, or 3/3 to turn pages, or touch to go back to the

alphabetic keys.

• The delete key: Touch to delete text before the cursor. You can also touch the key and slide left to delete an entire word.

• Voice input: Touch and speak through the microphone.

• Edit text: Touch to open text editing options. You can

move the cursor, select, cut, copy, paste, or delete text.

• More options: Touch to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard, change keyboa rd skin, or check messages from TouchPal.

• Close the keyboard: Touch . You can touch the text field again to show the keyboard.

The T12 Layout

The layout is similar to a phone pad in T12 mode.

Touch an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired letter appears. You can also touch and hold the key and slide left or right to choose the letter or number you need.

If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys once and choose the right word.

The T+ Layout

Touch to enter the left letter on the key; double-tap or flick right to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. You can also touch and hold a key and slide left or right to choose more letters and

symbols. If word prediction is enabled (

), just touch the keys and

choose the right word.

To enable and use TouchPal Curve:

1. In the TouchPal keyboard screen, touch / and check TouchPal Curve®.

2. If prompted, touch OK to switch to the T26 layout.

3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

NOTE:

TouchPal Curve is only available in the T26 layout.

End of the word

Start of the word

Tips for using TouchPal Curve:

• Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, go ahead and touch.

• Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin to trace the next word.

Google Voice Typing

Google Voice typing uses the Go ogl e v oice rec ogniti o n serv ice to convert speech to text.

1. Flick down the status bar when entering text and touch Choose input method > Google voice typing.

Or touch to access the voice typing when you are using the Android Keyboard.

2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.

3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.

NOTE:

Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclama tion mark," or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation.

Input Settings

Choose input settings by touching > Se ttings > Language & input from the home screen.

In the KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS section, you can set the default input method and choose the settings for input methods.

Editing Text

• Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appear s

below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

• Select text: Touch and hol d or doub le-t ap with in the t e xt. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end o f the selection. Drag the tabs to change the s elec tio n.

• Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch the Cut or Copy button to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.

• Replace text with the clipboar d text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touch or PASTE.

• Insert text from the clipboard: Move cursor to the insertion point and then touch and hold the tab below the cursor. Release the finger and touch PASTE.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Touch > .

2. Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it.

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Touch . A list of the names and thumbnails of apps you’ve used

recently opens. If you’ve been using more apps recently than can fit on the screen, you can scroll the list up and down.

2. Touch a thumbnail to open that app.

NOTE:

You can swipe a thumbnail sideways to remove it from the list.

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Select Network Operator

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile netw orks >

Network operators.

2. Touch Select manually > OK to search for all available networks. Then touch a network in the network list to register manually.

– or – You can also touch Choose automatically to select

preferred network automatically.

Control Mobile Data Use

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile netw orks.

2. Touch Data connection to turn on or off mobile data, or touch Data roaming to allow or forbid data services when roaming.

Select Preferred Network Mode

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile netw orks > Network Mode.

2. Touch the network mode you would prefer the phone to connect with.

Set Access Point Names

To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new AP N, ple ase c ontac t the service provider to get the necessary information.

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile netw orks > Access Point Names.

2. Touch > New APN.

3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider.

4. Touch > Save to complete.

NOTE:

To set the APN to default settings, tou ch > Reset to default.

Connecting to Wi-Fi®

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position to turn on Wi-Fi.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch

Connect.

NOTE:

Your phone automatically connects to previousl y used W i-Fi networks when they are in range.

Get Notified of Open Networks

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position.

3. Touch > Advanced.

4. Check Network notification. When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar

when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi netw ork. Uncheck the option to turn off notifications.

Add a Wi-Fi Network

You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID) or add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range.

To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the security details from the network's administrator.

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position.

3. Touch .

4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network configuration details.

5. Touch Save.

Connect to a WPS Network

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to access points which support WPS.

You can use one of the following two methods to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS.

Method one: WPS button

1. Touch

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position.

3. Touch .

4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network.

Method two: PIN number

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position.

3. Touch > WPS Pin Entry.

4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN number into the access point’s setup page.

After entering the PIN number, your phone automatically finds the access point and configures the connection.

NOTE:

For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point, please refer to its user documents.

> > Settings > Wi-Fi.

Forget a Wi-Fi Network

You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added – for example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use.

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position.

3. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch Forget.

Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch > Advanced to adjust the following settings.

f Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar

when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available.

f Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Set whether to keep Wi-Fi

on in sleep mode.

f Scanning always available: Allow Google location

services and other apps to scan for networks even when Wi-Fi is turned off.

f Install certificates: Install certifica tes needed for

connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.

f Wi-Fi optimization: Minimize battery usage when Wi-Fi

is on.

f Passpoint: Automatically connect to passpoint-enabled

Wi-Fi hotspots without manual authentication. Contact your mobile service provider to confirm whether this is available.

f MAC address: Check the MAC address. f IPv6 address: Check the phone’s IPv6 address. f IPv4 address: Check the phone’s IPv4 address.

Using Wi-Fi Direct®

Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to connect to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots).

Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Turn Wi-Fi on.

3. Touch > Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct connectio ns .

4. Touch a device name below PEER DEVICES to connect with it.

The other device will receive a connection prompt and need to accept the request. Both devices may need to enter a common PIN.

5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in the PEER DEVICES list.

Send Data via Wi-Fi

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share.

2. Select the option for sharing via Wi-Fi. The method may vary by application and data type.

3. Touch a device the phone has connected with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them.

Receive Data via Wi-Fi

When an attempt to transfer data via Wi-Fi is received, you can see a notification in the status bar. Open the notificati on pa nel, touch the notification and select Accept to start receiving the data.

Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (WiFiShare, for instance). You can access them with the File

Manager app.

Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices

Bluetooth® is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

Turn Bluetooth On/Off

1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON or OFF position. When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar.

Change the Device Name

1. Touch > > Sett ings > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON position if Bluetooth is off.

3. Touch > Rename phone.

4. Edit the name and touch Rename.

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

1. Touch > > Sett ings > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON position if Bluetooth is off.

Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. You could touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES if you want to scan again.

3. Touch the device you want to pair with.

4. Confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between the two devices and touch Pair. Alternately , ente r a B l uet oo th passkey and touch Pair.

Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the connection or the same passk ey is entered.

NOTE:

The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices such as headsets and handsfree car kits. You can try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passkeys) or refer to the documents for that device.

Send Data via Bluetooth

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share.

2. Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth. The method may

vary by application and data type.

3. Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them.

Receive Data via Bluetooth

1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth.

NOTE:

If the phone has not been paired with the sending device, y ou may need to touch Bluetooth > [your phone’s name] in Settings to keep the phone detecta ble th ro ug h Bluetooth.

2. Flick down the status bar and touch .

3. Touch Accept to start receiving the data.

Depending on your storage setting and whether a microSDHC card is installed, received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (Bluetooth, for instance) in the phone storage or microSDHC directory. You can access them with the File Manager app. Received contacts (vCard files) are automatically imported to your contact list.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your ph one t o a c omput er w ith a U S B ca bl e an d transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in the phone storage or on a removable microSDHC card.

If you are using USB tethering, you must turn that off before you can use USB to transfer files between your phone and computer.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

1. Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.

2. Open the notification panel and touch (Connected as...).

3. Choose one of the following options:

f USB storage: Use the phone as a flash drive and transfer

files between your computer and the phone.

NOTE:

To transfer files, open the notification panel and touch

USB connected > Turn on USB storage.

NOTE:

To end the connection, unmount (“eject”) the flash drives from your computer first. Then open the notification panel on the phone and touch Turn off USB storage > Turn off USB storage.

f Media device (MTP): Use the phone as a media device

and transfer media files on Windows

f Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera softwar e. f Charge only: Charge your phone via USB. f Built-in CD-ROM: Install drivers manually needed for

or Mac®.

PC-phone connection.

Connect With Windows Media® Player

You can sync music on your phone and the computer installed with Windows Media Player.

1. Connect the phone with your computer via USB and choose Media device (MTP).

2. Open Windows Media Player and synchronize music files.

Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer

To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished.

Remove the microSDHC Card From Your Phone

If you need to remove the microSDHC card while the phone is on, you should unmount it fir st.

1. Touch > > Sett ings > Storage.

2. Scroll down and touch Unmount SD card > OK.

3. When the Unmount SD card menu changes to Mount SD card you can now safely remove the microSD card from the phone.

Erase the microSDHC Card

1. Touch > > Sett ings > Storage.

2. Scroll down the screen and touch Erase SD c ard > Erase S D card > Erase everything.

 CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

You can share your phone’s data ca pabilitie s through teth ering or by activating the mobile hotspot feature to cr eate a porta ble Wi-Fi hotspot.

Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB

You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data char ges.

NOTE:

If your phone has a microSDHC card or USB storage, you can’t mount it on your computer while USB tethered.

1. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.

2. Touch > > Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3. Check USB tethering. A new network connection will be created on your computer.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, uncheck USB tethering or disconnect the USB cable.

Share Mobile Data Connection via Bluetooth

If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share its mobil e data conne ction with your computer.

1. Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth.

2. Configure your computer to obtain its network connec tion via Bluetooth. For more information, please see your computer's documentation.

3. Touch portable hotspot.

4. Check Bluetooth tethering. Your computer is now sharing your phone's data connection.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, uncheck Bluetooth tethering.

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use your phone’s applications to access the Internet via its Wi-Fi connection. You still remain connected to the Intern et via your mobile data network.

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Wi-Fi hotspot.

2. Slide the switch to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot. After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi

network name (SSID).

3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect

with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, turn off Wi-Fi hotspot.

Rename or Secure Your Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Tethering &

portable hotspot > Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.

2. Set your name and security options as follows:

f Network SSID: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that

other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.

f Security: Choose a security option: None (not

recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can access your mobile hotspot only if they enter the correct password). When you select WPA2 PSK, touch the Password field to edit the security password.

f Maximum connections: Set the maximum number of

devices that can connect to the hotspot simultaneously.

3. Touch Save to save your settings.

Sharing Windows PC Internet via USB Cable

You can connect your phone to the Internet through your Windows PC’s Internet connection via a USB cable.

1. Connect your phone to a Windows PC via a USB cable.

2. Touch > > Settings > More > USB Internet.

3. Select your PC system version and touch Next.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set the Internet connection sharing options on your PC.

5. Touch Done.

NOTE:

To stop the sharing, uncheck USB Internet in the Wireless & networks screen.

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks

Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.

Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before y ou ca n connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Add a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > Mor e > VPN.

2. Touch and fill in the information provided by your network administrator.

3. Touch Save.

The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen.

Connect to a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > Mor e > VPN.

2. Touch the VPN that you want to connect to.

3. When prompted, enter any requested credent ials, and then touch Connect.

When you are connected, the VPN connected icon appears in the Status bar.

Modify a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > Mor e > VPN.

2. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to modify.

3. Touch Edit profile and edit the VPN settings you want.

4. Touch Save.

Phone Calls

Y ou can pla ce cal l s from the P hon e app, th e Peo ple a pp, or othe r apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial.

Placing and Ending Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. Touch > .

2. Touch and enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. The phone will display matching information from your contact list.

To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number.

3. Touch the matching contact to call the contact or touch to call the number.

NOTE:

Touch to hide the dialpad and see more matching information from your contacts.

NOTE:

You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app screen and enter the phone number or co nt act name you want to

call. Touch the matching contact or Call [number] to place the call.

NOTE:

To redial the last call you made, just touch > > >

and touch again.

End a Call

During a call, touch on the screen.

Answering or Rejecting Calls

When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens, displaying the Caller ID or the information about the caller that you've entered in the People app. You can answer or reject the call, or reject it with a text message.

Answer a Call

When you receive a phone call, drag over to answer the call.

NOTE:

To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the

Volume Key.

Reject a Call

When you receive a phone call, drag over to reject the call.

You can also drag over to reject th e call and send a preset text message to the caller.

NOTE:

To edit the text response from within the Phone app, touch >

Settings > Other Settings > Quick responses.

Working With the Call History

The Call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your contacts.

To open the call history, you can touch > > .

Place a Call From the Call History

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a number for more information about the call, or touch

beside it to call back.

NOTE:

You can touch / / above the list to filter the records by call type (incoming, outgoing, and missed).

Add a Number From Call History as a Contact

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a number to view more call information.

3. Touch .

4. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact in the list. To add a new contact, touch CREATE NEW

CONTACT.

Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a number to view more call information. While viewing the call details, you can:

f Touch the number to call it. f Touch > Edit numbe r before call to edit the number in

the dialer before calling it.

f Touch to send a message. f If the number belongs to a contact you have, touch to

view contact details.

f Touch to delete the call log entry.

Calling Y o ur Contacts

1. Touch > . Your favorite contacts and frequently called contacts are displayed.

2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch All contacts to view all your contacts with phone numbers and select one to make the call.

Checking Voicemail

If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can

leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to check the messages they left.

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch and hold on the dialpad. If prompted, enter your voicemail password.

3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.

NOTE:

See Set Voicemail for how to set your voicemail service. For detailed information, please contact t he service provider.

Using Options During a Call

During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it.

• Touch to switch to the keypad when you need to enter a

code (for example, the PIN f or your v oicemail or b ank acc ount) during the call.

• Touch / to turn on or off the speakerphone.

• Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.

• Touch to put the call on hold.

• Touch for more call options. You can record phone

conversation, make another call separate from the first call, merge calls into a conference call, or hang up.

• Touch to put the caller you are speaking to on hold, and

switch to the other call that has been put on hold.

 WARNING!

Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use.

Managing Multi-party Calls

When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.

NOTE:

The call waiting and three-way call features need network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Switch Between Current Calls

When you’re on a call and another call comes in, your phone screen informs you and displays the caller ID.

To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

Drag over to answer the call. (This puts the firs t caller on hold and answers the second call.)

To switch between two calls:

Touch on the screen.

Set Up a Conference Call

With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time.

1. On the dialpad, enter a number and touch .

2. Once you have established the connection, touch > Add call and dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.)

3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch > Merge calls.

If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected.

To end the conference call, touch .

Adjusting Your Call Settings

Set Voicemail

1. Touch > > > Settings > Voice Call > Voicemail.

2. Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider. Your carrier is the default.

3. Touch Setup > Voicemail number to edit the voicemail number if necessary.

Set Prefix Number for IP Calls

You can enter a phone number or select a contact and place an IP call. The phone will add the prefix number for IP calls automatically.

1. Touch > > > Settings > Voice Call > IP prefix

number.

2. Touch Enter prefix number.

3. Enter the number and touch OK.

Forward Incoming Calls

Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number.

1. Touch > > > Settings > Voice Call > Call forwarding.

2. Touch an available option ( Always forward, Forward when

busy, Forward when unanswered, or Forward when unreachable) to enable it.

Bar Certain Calls

Call barring feature allows you to f orbid cer tain ty pes of cal ls from your phone.

1. Touch > > > Settings > Voice Call > Call barring.

2. Set the restriction of specific types of calls from your phone.

Use Fixed Dialing Numbers

Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) allow s y ou to res tri ct out goi ng cal ls to a limited set of phone numbers.

1. Touch > > > Set tings > Other Settings > Fixed Dialing Numbers.

2. The following options are available:

f Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN

feature.

f Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access. f FDN list: Manage the FDN list.

NOTE:

The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allow ed can g et y our SIM car d lo cked. Contact the service provider for assistance.

Enable Minute Reminder

You can set the phone to ring a reminding tone when your phone call reaches the 50th second of every minute.

1. Touch > > > Settings > Other Settings.

2. Check Minute reminder.

Suppress Background Noise

The phone can reduce background noise during phone calls.

1. Touch > > > Settings > Other Settings.

2. Check Noise Reduction.

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

1. Touch > > > Set tings > Other Settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

3. Touch OK to save the new message.

Set TTY Mode

Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a teletypewriter, or turn TTY off.

1. Touch > > > Settings > Other Settings > TTY mode.

2. Select one of the following options. Consult your teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary.

f TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disab le TTY

support.

f TTY Full: Users who cannot talk or hear may use this

mode to send and receive text messages through a TTY device.

f TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cannot talk, may use

this mode to listen to conversation of the other party and respond via text messages.

f TTY VCO: Users who can talk, bu t cannot hear, may use

this mode to talk through the phone and receive responses via text messages.

Set Speed Dials

You can touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 key s from the dia lpad to cal l the corresponding speed dial number.

The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail.

To assign a speed dial key:

1. Touch > > > > Speed Dial.

2. Touch a speed dial key.

3. Select one from the contact list.

Enable International Dialing Assist

You can enable or disable the international dialing assist.

1. Touch > > > Settings > Other Settings.

2. Check International dialing assist to enable it.

Other Options

1. Touch > > > Settings > Voice Call > Additional settings.

2. Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call. Or check Call

waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call.

NOTE:

Please contact the service provider to chec k w heth er t he caller ID and call waiting features are available.

People

You can put contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing.

To see your contacts, touch > > People. From there, you can touch the tabs o n the t op of the sc reen to qui ckly switch to the contact groups or favorite contacts .

Checking Contact Details

1. Touch > > People and touch the all contacts tab to access your contact list.

2. Scroll through the list to view all your contacts.

3. Touch a contact to view its details.

NOTE:

If you have a lot of contacts stored, you'll see a slider when you touch the right side of the screen. To go directly to a letter, touch and hold the slider and drag it to a letter.

Adding a New Contact

1. Touch > > People and touch the all contacts tab .

2. Touch

to add a new contact.

3. Touch the account to choose where to save the contact. If a web account is selected, the contacts will be synced automatically with your account online.

4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information.

5. Touch DONE to save the contact.

Setting Up Your Own Profile

You can create your own name card in your phone.

1. Touch > > People and touch the all contacts tab .

2. Touch Set up my profile. If a profile has already been set up, touch the listing under ME

and touch touch > Edit.

3. Edit your profile information and touch DONE.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to your micro-SIM card or microSDHC card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share your contacts using Bluetooth, email, me ssages, etc.

Import or Export Contacts

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch > Import/Export.

3. Select the source of the contact data and touch Next.

4. Select the destination of the imported/exported contacts and touch Next.

5. If necessary, select the contacts you want to import or export and touch OK.

Share Contact s

1. Touch > > People and touch the all contacts tab .

2. Depending on your need, share all contacts in the list or share one contact.

f To share all contacts in the contact list, touch > Share

visible contacts.

f To share one contact, touch it to open the detail screen

and touch

3. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on applications installed.

> Share.

Working With Favorite Cont acts

In the favorite contacts tab, you can find your favorite contacts and frequently contacted contacts.

Add a Contact to Favorites

You can add the contacts you use frequently to favorites so that you can find them quickly.

NOTE:

Contacts on the micro-SIM card cannot be added to favorites.

1. Touch > > People and touch the all contacts tab .

2. Touch a contact and then touch next to the contact name.

Remove a Contact From Favorites

1. Touch > > People and touch the favorite contacts tab .

2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch next to the contact name.

Working With Groups

View Your Contact Groups

1. Touch > > People and touch the contact groups tab

2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any groups you have created.

3. Touch a group to view its members.

NOTE:

To send a message or an email to the group members, you can touch > Send group message / Send group E-mail after you open the group.

Set Up a New Group

1. Touch > > People and touch the contact groups tab .

2. Touch to create a new group.

3. Touch to choose an account for the new group.

4. Touch the Group’s name field and enter the group name.

5. Add contacts to the group.

f Touch Type person’s name to enter the name of the

contact you want to add to the group. As matching entries appear below the field, touch the one you need.

f Touch and check the contacts you want to add to the

group. Then touch OK.

6. Touch DONE.

Delete a Group

1. Touch > > People and touch the contact groups tab .

2. Touch a group and then touch > Delete.

3. Touch OK to dissolve the group. The contacts in the group

will not be deleted.

Edit a Group

1. Touch > > People and touch the contact groups tab .

2. Touch a group and then touch > Edit.

3. Edit the group name or add/remove group members.

f Touch the group name to edit it. f Touch to select contacts and add them to the group.

f Touch the Type person’s name field to enter the contact

name and add it to the group.

f Touch “X” to remove corresponding contact from the

group.

4. Touch DONE.

Searching for a Contact

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch at the bottom of the screen.

3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has to

search for it. The contacts matched will be listed.

Editing Contacts

Edit Contact Details

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch > Edit.

3. Edit the contact and touch DONE.

Set a Ringtone for a Contact

Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch

> Set ringtone.

NOTE:

The contact must be saved on the phone, not the SIM card.

3. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

Join Contact s

As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you may see duplicate entries for the same contact. You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the Contacts list.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch a contact entr y to display the contact’s detai ls.

3. Touch > Edit > > Join.

4. Touch the contact whose information y ou w ant to join with t he

first entry.

5. Touch DONE.

The information from the second c ontact is added to the first, and the second contact is no longer displayed in the contacts list.

You can repeat these steps to join another contact to the main contact.

Separate Contact Information

If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch a contact entry you have merged and want to

separate.

3. Touch > Edit > > Separate.

4. Touch OK to confirm.

Accounts

Adding or Removing Accounts

You can add multiple Google Accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® accounts. You may also add other kinds of accounts depending on the apps installed on your phone.

Add an Account

1. Touch > > Settings > Add account.

2. Touch the type of account you want to add.

3. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the i nformat ion ab out the account. Most accounts require a usern ame an d password, but the details may vary. You may also need to obtain some information from IT support or your system administrator.

When the account is successfully added, it is displayed in the

ACCOUNTS section in the Settings menu.

Remove an Account

Removing an account will delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, such as emails and contacts.

1. Touch > > Settings.

2. Touch the account category in the ACCOUNTS section and then touch the account.

3. Touch > Remove account > Remove account.

Configuring Account Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Data usage.

2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data.

X When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make

to information on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other.

X When auto sync is turned off, you n eed t o sync ma nually

to collect emails, updates, or other recent inform ation.

Sync Manually

1. From the home screen, touch > Settings.

2. In the ACCOUNTS section, touch the account category and then the account you want to sync.

3. Touch > Sync now.

Change an Account’s Sync Settings

1. From the home screen, touch > Settings.

2. In the ACCOUNTS section, touch the account category and then the account. The Sync screen appears, showing a list

of information the account can sync.

3. When auto-sync is enabled, check or uncheck items as you need. Checked types of information on the phone and the web will be kept in auto-sync.

Touch in the home screen and select Email. Use it to receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs.

Setting Up the First Email Account

1. When you open Email for the first time, enter your email address and password.

2. Touch Next to let the phone retrieve the network parameters automatically.

NOTE:

You can also enter these details manually by touching Manual setup or when automatic setup fails.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the setup.

Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start to download email messages.

Checking Y our Emails

Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account.

Y ou can also check new emails manually by touching > Refresh in any of the email account’s boxes. Touch Load more at the bottom of the email list to download earlier messages.

Responding to an Email

You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways.

Reply to or Forward an Email

1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from Inbox.

2. Do the following as you need.

X To reply to the sender, touch . X To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original

email, touch > Reply all.

X To forward the email to someone else, touch >

Forward.

3. Edit your message and touch .

Mark an Email as Unread

You can return a read email to the unread state – for example, to remind yourself to read it again later. You can also mark a batch of emails as unread.

• While reading a message, touch .

• While in a message list (for instance, the inbox), touch the

sender images before the messages and then touch .

Delete an Email

You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a batch of emails.

• While reading a message, touch .

• While in a message list (for instance, the inbox), touch the

sender images in front of the messages and then touch .

Writing and Sending an Email

1. Open your email Inbox and touch .

NOTE:

If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the sender field to sele ct the a ccount y ou want to use for sending the message.

2. Enter a contact name or email address in the ‘To’ field. Separate each recipient with a comma.

3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

4. Touch > Attach file to add audio files, images, videos and other types of files as attachments.

5. Touch at the top of the screen to send the message.

Adding and Editing Email Account s

Add an Email Account

After setting up your first email account (see Set Up the First

Email Account), you can add more email accounts and manage

them separately.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch > Settings and touch ADD ACCOUNT at the top right of the screen.

3. Follow the prompts to set u p the account as you did with the first one.

Edit an Email Account

You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check fo r ema il, how y ou’re notifi ed o f n ew mails, your email signature, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch > Settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change.

3. Make the changes you want and touch when you’re finished.

Changing General Email Settings

General settings apply to all email accounts you add.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch > Settings > General se ttings.

3. Make the changes and touch when you finish.

Gmail™

After you sign in to your Google Account on the phone, you can send and retrieve Gmail messages with the Gmail app.

NOTE:

This feature may not be available in certain regions or with certain service providers.

Opening Your Gmail Inbox

Touch in the home screen and select Gmail. The Inbox screen appears.

If you haven’t signed in, you will be prompted to do so or create a new account.

Touch > Refresh to refresh your Inbox and download new messages. To search for Gmail messages, touch and enter the words to search for.

Switching Accounts

Gmail displays conversations, messages, and settings from one Google Account at a time. If you have signed in to more than one Google Account on your phone, you can switch accounts and view information in each account.

1. From your Inbox, touch the current account at the top of the

screen.

2. From the menu that appears, touch the ac cou nt you want to see. The account’s Inbox will open.

Writing and Sending a Message

1. Open your Gmail Inbox and switch to the account you want to use for sending the message.

2. Touch .

3. Enter a contact name or email address in the ‘To’ field. Separate each recipient with a comma.

4. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

5. To add an attachment, touch > Attach file.

6. Touch at the top of the screen to send the message.

Replying to or Forwarding a Message

1. Open the Gmail message you want to reply to or forward to another person.

2. Do the following as you need.

X To reply to the sender, touch . X To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original

message, touch

X To forward the message, touch > Forward.

> Reply all.

3. Edit your message and touch .

Working With Received Attachments

When a message has an attachment , Gmail displays information about it in the ATTACHMENTS section of the ema il.

Depending on the attachment type, the applications in stalled on your phone as well as your settings, you may touch to

preview, view, or save the attachment.

NOTE:

For documents with multiple pages, touching the Preview option will only download the pages you view, while touching other options may download the entire file and cost more time and data.

Working With Labels

Message labels include both labels you create and default labels such as Sent, Starred, and Outbox. You can organize your emails by labeling them or adding stars to them. Labels also help you filter your messages.

To label or change labels:

1. Open the Gmail app and touch in the message list the sender images at the left side of the messages you want to label.

2. At the top of the screen, touch > Change labels.

3. Check or uncheck labels in the new screen and touch OK.

To add stars to messages:

1. Open the Gmail app and touch in the message list the sender images in front of the messages you want to star.

2. At the top of the screen, touch > Add star.

To view messages by label:

1. Open the Gmail app and touch the current account at the top of the screen without checking any message.

2. Touch a label below ALL LABELS to view messages with that label.

Changing Gmail Settings

Touch > Settings in any Gmail screen to change General settings, which apply to all Gmail accounts, or other settings

that only apply to specific accounts.

Messaging

You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).

Opening the Messaging Screen

Touch and select . The Messaging screen opens where you can create a new

message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread.

• Touch to write a new text or multimedia message.

• Touch to search for a message using keywords.

• Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation

you’ve had with a certain number.

Sending a Message

1. On the Messaging screen, touch at the bottom.

2. Add recipients by one of the following ways.

X Touch the Type name or number field and manually

enter the recipient’s number or the contact name. If the phone presents a few suggestions, touch the one you want to add.

X Select recipients from contacts by touching .

3. Touch the Type text message field and enter the message text.

4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch > Add subject to add a message subject or touch to attach a

file or a slideshow to the message.

5. Touch or Send.

NOTE:

You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia messages.

NOTE:

Do not add a message subject or any attachment if you want to send a text message. Otherwise you may be charged for a multimedia message.

Replying to a Message

Messages you receive are appended to existing threads for the same number. If the new message come s from a new number, a new thread is created.

1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to.

2. Type your reply in the text box at the bottom. You can touch

if you want to reply with an MMS.

3. Touch or Send.

Forwarding a Message

1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward.

2. Touch and hold the message.

3. Touch Forward in the menu that opens.

4. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want.

5. Touch or Send.

Copying a Message

You can copy text messages in the phone storage to the micro-SIM card, or vice vers a.

• To copy a text message from the phone to the micro-SIM

card, touch and hold the message and select Save message to SIM card.

• To copy a text message from the micro-SIM card to the

phone, touch in the Messaging screen and select

Settings > Text Message (SMS) > Manage SIM card messages. Then touch and hold a messag e an d select Copy to phone memory.

Changing Message Settings

Touch > Settings in the Messaging screen to change messaging settings.

Calendar

Calendar on the phone works with the web-based Google Calendar™ service for creating and managing events, meetings, and appointments. It also works with the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendar once you sign into your Exchange account on the phone.

To open Calendar, touch in the home screen and select

Calendar.

Viewing Your Calendars and Events

Select Visible Calendars

1. Open the Calendar app.

2. Touch > Calendars to dis play.

3. In the new screen, touch the calendars to chec k the calendars you want to see or uncheck the calendars you’d like to hide.

Events from hidden calendars are not shown in the Calendar app.

Change Calendar Views

You can view your calendars in different forms. The app offers four views: Month, Week, Day, and Agenda.

To change calendar views, touch the time period shown at the top left and select the view you prefer.

You can also change to Day view from Month view by touching any day in the monthly calendar.

• In Month view, swipe vertically to see previous and future

months.

• In Week or Day view, swipe horizontally to see previous and

future weeks/days.

• When you are viewing earlier or later days, weeks, or

months, touch at the top to quickly switch to today.

View Event Details

In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details.

In Month view, touch a day to switch to Day view. Then touch an event to view its details.

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