ZTE Blade Vec 3G User Guide

ZTE Blade Vec/

Blade Vec Pro

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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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: August 1, 2014

Contents

Getting Started ....................................................... 12

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 12

Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 14

Installing the micro-SIM Cards ......................................... 14

Installing the microSDHC™ Card (Not Included) .............. 18

Charging the Battery ........................................................ 19

Extendi ng the Batt ery Life ................................................ 21

Powering On/Off .............................................................. 21

Restarting the Phone ....................................................... 22

Setting Up for the First Time ............................................ 22

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys .......................... 22

Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 23

Gettin g t o Know the Home Screen ................................... 27

Personalizing.......................................................... 29

Changing the System Language ...................................... 29

Setting the Date and Time................................................ 29

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ...................... 30

Turning On/Off System Sounds ........................................ 30

Adjust ing Volume ............................................................. 30

Switching to Silent/Meeting Mode .................................... 31

Applying New Wallpaper s ................................................ 32

Changing Screen Brightness ........................................... 32

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ....................... 33

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................ 34

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 36

Monitor ing the Phon e Status ............................................ 36

Managing Notifications ..................................................... 37

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ..................................... 40

Organizing With Folders ................................................... 41

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ................................... 43

Entering Text .................................................................... 43

Editing Text ...................................................................... 51

Opening and Switching Apps ............................................ 52

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 53

Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 53

Connecting to Wi-Fi® ........................................................ 56

Using Wi-Fi Direc t® .......................................................... 60

Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices .................................... 61

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 64

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 67

Sharing Windows PC Internet via USB Cable ................... 71

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................. 72

Phone Calls ............................................................ 74

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 74

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................ 75

Working Wit h the Call History ........................................... 76

Calling Your Contacts ....................................................... 77

Checking Voicemai l ......................................................... 78

Using Options During a Call ............................................. 78

Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 79

Adjust ing Your Call S et tings ............................................. 80

People ..................................................................... 86

Checking Contact Details ................................................. 86

Adding a New Contact ..................................................... 86

Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................. 87

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ..................... 87

Working Wit h Favorit e C ontacts ....................................... 89

Working With Groups ....................................................... 89

Searching for a Contact ................................................... 91

Editing Contacts............................................................... 91

Accounts ................................................................. 94

Adding o r R emoving Accounts ......................................... 94

Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 95

Email ....................................................................... 97

Settin g U p t he First Email Account ................................... 97

Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 97

Responding to an Email ................................................... 98

Writing an d Sending an Email .......................................... 99

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................ 100

Changing General Email Settings .................................. 101

Gmail™ .................................................................. 102

Opening Your Gmail Inbox.............................................. 102

Switching Accounts ........................................................ 102

Writing and Sending a Message ..................................... 103

Replying to or Forwarding a Message ............................ 103

Working With Received Attachments .............................. 104

Working With Labels ...................................................... 104

Changing Gmail Settings ................................................ 106

Messaging ............................................................ 107

Opening the Messaging Screen ..................................... 107

Sending a Message ....................................................... 107

Replying to a Message ................................................... 108

Forwarding a Message ................................................... 109

Copying a Message ....................................................... 109

Changing Message Settings ........................................... 110

Calendar ............................................................... 111

Viewing Your Calendars and Events ............................... 111

Creating an Event .......................................................... 112

Editing or Deleting an Event ........................................... 113

Changing Calendar Settings ........................................... 113

Google+™ ............................................................. 114

Gettin g Started With Google+ ......................................... 114

Signing out of Google+ ................................................... 115

Browser ................................................................ 117

Opening the Browser ..................................................... 117

Using Multiple Browser Tabs .......................................... 118

Downloading Files ......................................................... 119

Changing Browser Settings ............................................ 119

Maps ...................................................................... 120

Activat ing Location Service s .......................................... 120

Getting Your Location .................................................... 120

Searching for a Location ................................................ 121

Getting Directions to Your Destination ............................ 121

Searching for Local Places ............................................ 122

Google Search ...................................................... 124

Searching With Text ....................................................... 124

Searching by Speaking .................................................. 124

Changing Search Settings ............................................. 125

Camera .................................................................. 126

Capturing a Photo or a Video ......................................... 126

Customizing Camera Settings ........................................ 128

Gallery ................................................................... 131

Opening Gallery ............................................................. 131

Working With Albums ..................................................... 131

Working With Pictures .................................................... 132

Retouching Your Pictures ............................................... 133

Playing Videos ............................................................... 134

Music ..................................................................... 135

Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................ 135

Viewing Your Music Library ............................................ 136

Settin g a Song as the Default Ringtone .......................... 137

Playing Music ................................................................. 137

Managing Playlists ......................................................... 139

Play Music ............................................................ 140

Playing Your Music ......................................................... 140

Managing Playlists ......................................................... 142

Video Player ......................................................... 144

Playing and Controlling Videos ....................................... 144

Managing Video Files ..................................................... 144

FM Radio .............................................................. 146

Scanning and Saving Channels ...................................... 146

Listening to FM Radio .................................................... 146

Recording Radio Programs ............................................ 147

Editing a Saved Channel ................................................ 147

Sound Recorder ................................................... 149

Recording a Voice Memo ............................................... 149

Playing a Voice M em o .................................................... 149

More Apps ............................................................ 151

Backup and Restore ....................................................... 151

Calculator ...................................................................... 151

Chrome™ ...................................................................... 151

Clock ............................................................................. 152

Downloads..................................................................... 153

Drive .............................................................................. 153

Family Mode .................................................................. 154

File Manager ................................................................. 155

NotePad ........................................................................ 156

System Updates ............................................................ 156

ToDo .............................................................................. 156

Google Play™ Store ............................................ 157

Browsing and Searching for Apps .................................. 157

Downloading and Installing Apps .................................... 157

Creating a Google Wallet™ Account .............................. 158

Managing Your Downloads ............................................ 159

Settings ................................................................. 160

Wireles s and Networks .................................................. 160

Device ........................................................................... 163

Personal ........................................................................ 167

Accounts ....................................................................... 171

System .......................................................................... 172

Upgrading the Phone Software ........................... 174

Troubleshooting ................................................... 175

For Your Safety .................................................... 180

General Safety............................................................... 180

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure .................................... 181

Distraction ...................................................................... 183

Product Handling ........................................................... 183

Electr ical Safet y ............................................................. 187

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................ 188

Explosive Enviro nments ................................................. 190

E-Waste Management .................................................... 191

ZTE Mobile Phone Registration ...................................... 192

Touch Screen

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Indicator Light Front Camera

Earpiece Proximity & Light

Sensor

Volume Key

Power Key

Main Microphone

Microphone

Card Tray 1

Back Camera

Flash

Headset Jack

Auxiliary

micro-SIM Card Tray 2

micro-SIM

microSDHC Card Tray

Speaker

Charging/ micro-USB Jack

Key

Function

volume up or down.

Touch to return to the home s cr een f rom any

(Back)

Apps)

Knowing the Keys

Power Key

• Press and hold to turn on or off the airplane

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

• Press to turn off or on the screen display.

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

(Home)

(Recent

•

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 Cards

Your phone has two micro-SIM card slots. Y ou can insta ll one or both micro-SIM cards into the slots. The micro-SIM cards can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on.

WARNING!

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM

cards, or any non-standard micro-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard micro-SIM card from your service provider.

NOTE: Your phone is designed for simultaneous use of two micro-SIM cards in the standby m ode. However, the micro-SIM cards cannot be used simultaneously for calls or the Internet. If one micro-SIM card is used in a voice call, the other micro-SIM card is not available. This sit uation is ca used by the function of the phone and is independent of the network. Such design can significantly reduce the power consumption of the phone in the standby mode.

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the holes on the

micro-SIM card trays 1 and 2.

micro-SIM card tray 1

micro-SIM card tray 2

2. Pull out the micro-SIM card trays and place the micro-SIM cards on the trays, as shown. Then carefully install the trays back.

NOTE:

The micro-SIM card tr a y 1 suppor ts WCDMA/GSM micro-SIM cards, while tray 2 supports GSM micro-SIM cards.

WCDMA/GSM card

GSM card

Installing the microSDHC™ Card (Not Included)

A microSDHC card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDHC card removin g it.

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

before

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 w ork normally or may store certain data on it. Therefor e, it is recommended that you keep a microSDH C card inst alled and not remove or replac e it randoml y.

Charging the Batter y

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 t he battery as soon as poss ible.

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 each time you wake up your phone.

WARNING!

Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cau se the battery to explode.

CAUTION:

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

1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted in the correc t direction. Do not force the connector into the charging jack.

2. Connect the charger to a stand ard AC w all outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as

the stat us bar.

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

or , appear on

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 our customer service o n 1300 789 475 if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

Extending the Batter y Life

Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth 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 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync off when not in use.

• Disable the GPS function when not in use. Mo s t 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 restar t th e phone.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (se e Settings – Personal – 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, Google Account, Google location and other options.

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone to sleep mode) 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 when you leave it idle. You

will 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.

2. Touch and hold

-orYou can slide

from the right edge of the screen to use the came ra.

NOTE:

If you have set a voice lock, an unlock pattern, a PIN or password for your phone (see Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With

Screen Loc ks), you’ll need to speak the voice command, draw

the pattern, or enter the PIN/passw ord to unlock your phone.

upwards to use Google Search or slide left

Using the Touch Screen

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

• Touch

When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items on the screen such as the application and settings icons, or press the 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 spreading 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.

Y ou can also ac ce ss the screen rotation control by sliding

Folder

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, w idgets, and more .

Status bar Google Search

Shortcut

Primary shortcuts

Extended Home Screen Panels

Your home screen is extendable, providing m ore space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. Drag an icon over to the right to create a new page on the right hand side. Then swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch > > Settings > Langua ge & 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.

 To adjust the date and time automatically, touch

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

 To adjust the date and time manually, uncheck

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

 To adjust the time zone automatically, check Automatic

time zone.

 To adjust the time zone manually, uncheck Automatic

time zone and touch Select tim e zone to set the correct

time zone.

 To adjust the format of time and dat e, touch Use 24-hour

format or Choose date format.

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

Y ou c an customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notification sound.

1. Touch (General).

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Defa u lt notification sound.

3. Select the ringtone you want to use and touch OK.

NOTE:

See People – Editing Contacts – Set a Ringtone for a Contact ho w to assign a special ringtone to an indiv idual contac t.

> > Settings > Audio profiles >

for

Turning On/Off System Sounds

1. Touch > > Settings > Audio profiles > (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 m ode , e ven if the options above are checked.

Adjusting Volume

1. Touch > > Settings > Audio profiles >

(General) > Volumes.

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

3. Touch OK to save.

NOTE:

You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing th e Volume Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call).

Switchin g 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 general mode.

• Keep pressing the Volume Down Key when no media

application is active. When t he status bar, the phone is in meeting mode. When the

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 profiles, and check

Silent or Meeting.

to enabl e meeting mode, or touch

icon appe ars on the

icon

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock 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 animated. You can also touch Pi ck 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 manua lly.

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, t ouch

Quick Settings for more information.

and touch the BRIGHTNESS butt on. See Use

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 certain icon, speak a voice command, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch

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

 Touch Long Press to enable screen lock and allow

 Touch Voice Unlock to let t he phone record your voice

 Touch Pattern to create a pat tern you must draw to

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

NOTE:

If you forget your PIN, pattern or password you can log in using your Google Account. Press FORGOT PATTERN to sign in to the Google account. You need an active Internet connection.

> > Settings > Security > Screen lock.

unlock with a ‘touch an d hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding

on the screen.

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.

unlock the screen.

password that you must enter to unlock your screen.

If you have not set a Google Account then power the device off. With the device switched off, hold the Volume Up key and press the power key at the same time. Wait until you see an Android logo, then press the power key to access the Android Recovery Menu. Select ‘wipe data / factory reset’ and follow the prompts to reset your device.

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, 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 in case your phone is stolen, and may be required or recommended in some organizations. Consult your sy stem administrator before turning 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 ch arge r.

● Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you

must not i nterrupt 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 carefu lly. The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not

charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch

> > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

WARNING!

If you int errupt the encryption process , y ou will lose data.

3. Touch Encrypt phone.

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

5. Touch Encrypt phone again.

The encryption process starts. 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 your 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.

GSM network connected

3G network connected

EDGE mobile data

3G mobile data

Signal strength

Airplane mode Battery low Battery partially drained Battery full

Battery charging

Alarm set Wired headset in use GPS on

HSPA mobile data

Ringer off Vibrate mode Speaker on Phone microphone off

Bluetooth on Connected to Wi-Fi®

Wi-Fi in use

New Email

Missed call

Sending data

NOTE:

You can set the color of signal for each micro-SIM card. See

Connecting to Networks an d Devices – Managing the micro-SIM Cards.

Managing Notifications

Notification Icons

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

New SMS/MMS

New Gmail™ message

Call in progress Call on hold Song playing

USB connected

Upcoming event New Wi-Fi network detected

Downloading data

USB tethering on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on Updates available

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notificat i ons rep ort the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, suc h as whe n you are playing music. You can open the notific ation pane l to view the details of notifications.

• 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

bottom of the screen or touch

Respond to or Remove a Notification

In the notificati on panel, you c an respond to a notification or remove the notifications. The not ification 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 notifica tion, swipe i t left or right.

• To remove all notifications, t ouch in the top right corner.

• 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.

• Most apps t hat send notifications, such as Gmail and

Calendar, have notification settings that you can adjust.

NOTE:

If you tur n of f notifications for an app, you may mi s s 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 fo r your phone.

Open the notification panel and touch Quick Settings.

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

People app.

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

the Battery menu in Settings.

• SETTINGS: Touch to open the Settings app.

• WI-FI: Touch to tur n on or off Wi-Fi.

• 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.

to find the following

• 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: Touch to open the Cast screen menu in

Settings > Display.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts an d 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 c reate a new home screen panel and put the item on it.

Move Shortcuts or Widgets

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

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Remove Shortcuts or Widgets

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

2. Drag it to NOTE:

No empty home screen panel is allow ed to exist. If the shortcut or widget is the only item on the current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remove the item.

to remove it.

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 several

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 i t over another shortcut.

2. Release your finger and a new folder will be created with both 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 F o lder

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 customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep at most four i tems in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcut s 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. Touch You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.

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.

to hide the onscreen keyboard.

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 keybo ard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is n ot su pport ed i n a ll applications.

• Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associ ated accen te d letters or

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

• As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Touch to select the correct one; touch and hold to see more possible options.

• Touch uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current

case you are using:

to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock

for lo wer case, for uppercase,

and the

and when locked in uppercase.

• Touch

touch

• Touch horoscopes, and animals.

• Touch

• Touch and hold

the Android keyboard.

• Touch

to delete the text before the cursor.

to select numbers and symbols. You can then

to find more. to enter miniature icons, such as expressions,

to use Google’s networked voice input.

to change the input languages or set up

to toggle between activated input languages.

TouchPal X Keyboard

TouchPal X Keyboard offers three layouts: T26, T12 and T+. You can touch You can also use Curve

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.

to select a layout or an input language.

to speed up text input by replacing the

The T26 Layout

The T26 la y out offers an input expe rience sim ilar to a computer keyboard.

• The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. Touch a key and slide down to enter the number or symbol on the key. You can also touch and hold a key and slide to choose more characters.

• T he capi tal key: Tou ch to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the

current case you are using: uppercase, and

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

to use uppercase. Do uble-tap

for lo we rcase, for

when locked in uppercase.

and .

• Languages: Touch and hold to select input language.

• Pre-defined texts: Touch

You can touch 1/2 or 2/2 to turn pages, or touch back to the alphabetic keys. Touch and hold Emoji and emoticons.

• The delete key: Touch You can also slide left on the key to delete an entire word.

• Voice input: Touch

• Edit text : Touch

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

• More options: Touch to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard, change the keyboard theme, and more.

• Close the keyboard: Touch again to show the keyboard.

The T12 Layout

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

to open text editing options. You can

to enter digits and symbols.

to go

to enter

to delete text before the cursor.

and speak through the microphone.

. You can touch the text field

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 ( and choose the right word.

The T+ Layout

), just touch the keys on ce

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 Curve:

1. In the TouchPa l X keyboard screen, touch

check Curve

- Word ge sture.

> and

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:

Curve is only available in the T26 layout.

End of the word

Start of

the word

NOTES:

• T ouch when you want to. If yo u want to enter a single l etter , 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 ogle voice recognition service t o convert speech to text. You must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it.

1. Flick down the status bar when entering text and touch

Choose input method, and then select Googl e voic e typing.

Or touch 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," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation.

to access th e vo ice typing feature when you are

Input Method Settings

Choose the input method settings by touching > Settings > Language & input from the home screen.

In the KE Y BO A R D & I NP UT M E T HO DS 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 pos it ion , an d a tab a pp ears

below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

• Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the

selecti on. Drag the tabs to change the selection.

• Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then

touch the Cut the clipboard.

• Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you

want to replace. The n touch

• 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.

or Copy button to cut or copy the text to

or 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

Managing the micro-SIM Cards

Y ou can turn on or off the micro-SIM cards, choose the default card for voice calls, messaging, and data, or set roaming restrictions for each card.

To turn on or off a card:

1. Touch

2. Touch the Network name related to the SIM card NOTE:

Touch each micro-SIM card name to set its SIM name, phone number, background color of its signal icon in the status bar and display numbers.

To set the default card:

1. Touch

2. Touch Voice call, Messaging, or Data connection and

select a card as the default. You can also turn off data connection for both cards.

NOTE:

Y ou can change the default micro-SIM card for voice call or messaging while using the Phone app or the Messaging app.

> > Settings > SIM management.

Just flick down the status bar and select the micro-SIM card above the notifications.

To set roaming restrictions:

1. Touch Roaming.

2. Touch Data roaming and check the card allowed for data roaming.

- or Touch Show roaming reminder to set when roaming

warnings should appear.

> > Settings > SIM management >

Select Network Operator

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile networks > Network operators.

2. If both micro-SIM cards are installed , to uc h the one you need.

3. Touch Select manually > OK to sear ch for all available networks. Then touch a network in the network list to register manually.

- or Touch Choose automatically to select preferred network

automatically.

Control Mobile Data Us e

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile networks.

2. Touch Data connection and select the micro-SIM card for data service, or touch Off to turn off mobile data.

Select Preferred Network Mode

Y ou can selec t the per mitte d network mode for the WCDMA (UMTS) micro-SIM card.

1. Touch Preferred network type.

2. Touch the WCDMA (UMTS) micro-SIM card name and then touch the network mode you would prefer the phone to connect with.

> > Settings > More > Mobile networks >

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 APN, please contact the service provider to get the necessary information.

1. Touch Access Point Names.

2. If both micro-SIM cards are installed, select the card the new APN is associated with.

3. Touch

4. Touch each item to en ter the inf ormation you get from you r service provider .

5. Touch

NOTE:

To set the APN to default settings, touch

> > Settings > More > Mobile networks >

> New APN.

> Save to complete.

> Reset to default.

Connecting to Wi-Fi®

Wi-Fi is a wireless netw orking 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 c onnect to it.

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

Connect.

NOTE:

Your phone automatically connects to pr ev io us l y used W i-Fi networks when they are in range.

NOTE:

To connect to a Wi-Fi router that supports WPS, touch the phone’s Wi-Fi menu and press the WPS button on your router.

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 notificati ons in the status bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Uncheck the option to turn off not ifications .

Add a Wi-Fi Network

You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to 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

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

3. Touch

4. Ente r the network SSID (name). If necessary , enter se curity

or other network configuration details.

5. Touch Save.

> > 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 phon e to connect to it autom atically or if it is a network that yo u no longer use.

1. Touch

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

> > Settings > Wi-Fi.

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

Connect to a WPS Network

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a f eature that m a k es it easy to add your phone to the access points which support WPS.

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

Method one: WPS button (Recommended)

1. Touch

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

3. Touch

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

Method two: PIN number

1. Touch

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

3. Touch

4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN number into the access point's set up 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.

> WPS Pin Entry.

Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch

> Advanced to adjust the f ollowing settings.

 Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar

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

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

on in sleep mode.

 Scanning always available: Allow Google location

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

 Install certificates: Install certificates needed for

connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.

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

is on.

 Passpoint: Automatically connect to passpoint-enabled

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

 MAC address: Check the MAC address.  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. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the Wi-Fi swi tch to the ON position.

3. Touch

4. Touch a device name under PEER DEVICES to connect with

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

Send Data via Wi-Fi Direct

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item

2. Select the option for sharing via Wi-Fi Direct. The method

3. Touch a device the phone has connected with or wait for it to

> Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for other

devices enabled with Wi-Fi direct connections.

it. The other device will receive a connection prompt and need

to accept the request for connec tion. Both devices may nee d to enter a common PIN.

the PEER D EVICES list.

you want to share.

may vary by application and data type.

search for new devices and touch one of them.

Receive Data via Wi-Fi Direct

When an attempt to transfer data via Wi-Fi Direct is received, you can see a notification in the status bar. Open the notification panel, 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 ex chan ge information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the com muni cation is performed.

Turn Bluetooth On/Off

1. Touch > > Settings > Bl uetoot h.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON or OFF position. When Bluetooth is on, the

Make Your Phone Visible

In order to work with other phones or devices that have Blueto oth, you need to make your phone ‘visible’ to them.

icon will appear in the status bar.

1. Touch > > Settings > Bl uetoot h.

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

off.

3. Touch your device name on the top of the screen to make

your phone visible or invisible.

NOTE:

> Visibility timeout to set the Bluetooth visibility

Touch timeout of your phone.

Change the Device Name

1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetoot h.

2. Slide the Bluetooth sw i tch to the ON position if Bluetooth is off.

3. Touch

4. Edit the name and touch Rename.

> Rename phone.

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetoot h.

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 FO R DEVI CES if you want to scan again.

3. Touch the device you want to pair with.

4. Confirm that the Bluetoo th passkeys are the same between the two devices and touch Pair. Alternately, enter a Bluetooth passkey and touch Pair. Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the connection or the same passkey is entered.

NOTE:

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

Unpair From a Bluetooth Device

You can make your phone forget its pairing connection w ith another Bluetooth device. To c onnect to the device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passkey again.

1. Touch Bluetooth is turned on.

2. In the list of paired devices, touch the icon Bluetooth device y ou want to unpair from.

3. Touch Unpair.

> > Settings > Bluetooth and ensure that

beside the

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, you may need to touch Bluetooth > [your phone’s name] in Settings to keep the phone detectable through 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. You can access them with the File Manager app.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your ph one to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pic tures, and other files in both direc tions. Yo ur phone stor es these files in the phone storage or on a removable microSDHC card. For m ore information, see Storage

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 tou c h

3. Choose one of the following options:

 USB storage: Transfer files between PC and the phone

storage or microSDHC card on your phone.

NOTE:

After selecting USB stor a ge, you need to open the notification pan el and touch USB connected > Turn on USB storage to turn on the USB mass storage mode.

 Media device (MTP): Tran s fer media file s on Windows

or Mac

NOTE:

For Windows XP, please install the drivers and Media Player 11 (or later version) when you use Media device (MTP) for the first time.

 Camera (PTP): Transfer phot os using camera software.  Charge only: Charge your phone via USB.  Built-in CD-ROM: Install the driver needed for some USB

connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to in stall the driv er on the same P C o nce.

NOTE:

You can also install the driver on PC by runni ng the executable file in the new CD-ROM drive.

NOTE:

You cannot access the internal storage of your phone on the computer. See Storage

for details.

Connect With Windows Media® Player

Y ou can sync mu si c 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 synchr onize music files.

Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer

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

If the connection is USB storage, flick down th e notificat ion panel and touch Turn off USB storage > Turn off USB storage before unplugging the cable.

Remove the microSDHC Card From Your Phone

If you need to remove the microSDHC card whil e the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

1. Touch

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

> > Settings > Storage.

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

NOTE:

If you unmount the microSDHC card, some apps that you are using will stop and may be unavailable until you remount the microSDHC card.

Erase the microSDHC Card

1. Touch > > Settings > Storage.

2. Scroll down and touch Erase SD card > Eras e SD card > Erase everything.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which the files CAN NO T be retrieved.

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

You can share your phone’s data capabilities t hrough tethering or by activating the mobile hotspot feature to create a portable 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 charges .

NOTE:

You cannot transfer files between the phone and the PC when the phone is USB tethered.

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

2. Touch portable hotspot.

3. Touch Hotspot & tethering settings to select IPv4 or IPv4 & IPv6 for tethering if needed.

4. Check USB tethering. A new network connection will be created on your compu t er.

NOTE:

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

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

Share Your Mobile Data Connection via Bluetooth

If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share its mobile data con nection with your computer.

1. Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth.

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

3. Touch

portable hotspot.

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

4. Touch Hotspot & tethering settings to select IPv4 or IPv4 & IPv6 for tethering if needed.

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

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, uncheck Bluetooth

tethering.

Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turni ng your phon e into a portab le 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 Internet via your mobile data network.

1. Touch portable hotspot.

2. Touch Hotspot & tethering settings to select IPv4 or IPv4 & IPv6 for the hotspot if needed.

3. Slide the Wi-Fi hotspot switch to the ON position to turn the featur e on.

After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

4. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.

Or, if the device supports Wi-Fi Pr ot ected Setup, touch the

WPS icon on the device, and then touch Wi-Fi hotspot > WPS connect and select Push button on your phone. You can also select PIN fro m c lient and enter the PIN provided by that device.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, slide the Wi-Fi hotspot switch to th e OFF position.

Set Your Wi-Fi Hotspot

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

1. Touch portable hotspot.

2. Touch Wi-Fi hotspot and set the following options as follows.

 Keep Wi-Fi hotspot on: Choose to turn the Wi-Fi hotspot

 Set up Wi-Fi hotspot:

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

off automatically when it is idle for certain time or to keep it always on.

- Network SSID: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.

- Security: Choose a security option: None (not recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can access your mobi le hotspot only if they e nter the corr ect

password). When you select WPA2 PSK, touch the

Password field to edit the security password.

- Password: Edit the security p assword.

- Reset OOB: Reset the netw o r k SSID, security and

password to default settings.

- Maximum connections: Set the maximum number of

devices that can connect to the hotspot simultaneously.

 Wi-Fi hotspot optimization: Minimize the battery usage

when the hotspot is on.

 WPS connect: Set Push button or PIN from client as

the Wi-Fi protecte d s etup mode an d t ouch Connect.

 Bandwidth usage: Check the Wi-Fi hotspot real-time

data speed, time of duration and total of used data. You can check Enable bandwidth throttli ng to set the data speed limit.

 CONNECTED USERS: Check the connected users or

block them.

 BLOCKED USERS: Check the blocked users or unblock

them.

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

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.

> > Settings > More > USB Internet.

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks

Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resourc es inside a s ecured loca l network. VPNs are commo nly 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 you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Add a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > More > VPN.

2. Touch

network administrator.

and fill in the information provided by your

3. Touch Save. The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen.

NOTE:

You must set a lock screen pattern, PIN or password before using VPN.

Connect to a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > More > VPN.

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

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

Modify a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > More > 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

You can place calls from the Phone app, the People app , or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, yo u c an usually touch it to d ial.

Placing and Ending Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. Touch > .

2. Touch 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 conta ct to call the co ntact or touch to call the number.

You can also touch

you have entered. See Set Prefix Number for IP C alls

NOTE:

You can also touch the search box at the top of th e Phone app screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want to call. Touch the matching contact o r Call [number] to pla ce the call.

and enter the phone number or the contact name

> IP dial to place an IP call to the nu mber

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 open s , 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 either end of the Volume Key.

Reject a Call

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

You can also drag preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

over to reject the cal l and select a

NOTE:

To edit the preset text response from w ithin the Phone app, touch

> Settings > Other S ett ings > 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 infor ma tion about the call, or

touch

NOTE:

You can touch above the list to filter the records by micro-SIM cards or call type (incoming, outgoing, and missed).

beside it to call back.

at the top of the screen or / /

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 co ntact, t ouch 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:

 Touch Call [number] to make a call.  Touch IP Call [number] to make an IP call.  Touch > Edit number before call to edit the number

in the dialer before calling it.

 Touch to send a message.  If the nu mbe r b elongs to a contact you ha ve , touch to

view contact details.

 Touch to delete the call log entry.

Calling Your 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 ca ll.

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 voicemail password.

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

NOTE:

See Set Voicemail detailed information, please contact the service provider.

> > .

on the dialpad. If prompt ed, enter your

for how to set your voice ma i l service . Fo r

Using Options Duri n g a Ca ll

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 for your voicemail or bank account) during the call.

• Touch / to turn on or off the speaker.

• Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.

• Touch to put the call on hold.

•

Touch for more call options. You can make another call separate from the first call, merge calls into a conference call, record the phone 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 char ges. 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 on hold and answers the second call.)

You can also touch

over to answer the call. (This puts the first caller

NOTE:

> Hangup active, answer waiting to end

the first call and answer 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

call and dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.)

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

Merge cal l s.

If one of the people you c alled hangs up during your call, y ou 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

> Add

Adjusting Your Call Settings

Set Voicemail

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

2. Select a micro-SIM card if necess ary.

3. Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider.

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

Forward Incoming Calls

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

1. Touch forwarding.

2. Select a micro-SIM card if necess ary.

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

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

> > > Settings > Voice Call > Call

Bar Certain Calls

Call barring feature allows you to forbid certain types of calls fr om your phone.

1. Touch barring.

2. Select a micro-SIM card if necess ary.

3. Set the restriction of specific types of cal ls fr om you r phon e.

> > > Settings > Voice Call > Call

Set Caller ID and Call Waiting

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

2. Select a micro-SIM card if necess ary.

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

waiting to get n otified of incoming calls durin g a c all.

NOTE:

Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID and call waiting features are available.

Internet Call Settings

To add an Internet calling account:

1. Touch Use Internet calling.

2. Touch Accounts > ADD ACCOUNT.

3. Follow the instructions from your Internet calling service provider to configure the settings for your account.

4. Touch SAVE.

To configure your phone to receive Internet calls:

By default, your phone is configured to make Internet calls, but not to receive them. Configure your phone to receive Internet calls once you have added an internet ac count to your phone.

1. Touch Accounts.

2. Check Receive incoming calls. Checking this setting will reduce your battery life between charges.

> > > Settings > Inter net Cal l and check

> > > Settings > Internet Call >

Use Fixed Dialing Numbers

Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers.

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

2. Select a micro-SIM card if necess ary.

3. The following options are available:

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

feature.

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

NOTE: The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allowed can get your micro-SIM card locked. Contact the service provider for assista nce.

Enable Minute Reminder

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

1. Touch

2. Check Minute reminder.

> > > Settings > Other Settings.

Suppress Background Noise

The phone can reduce background noise during phone calls.

1. Touch

2. Check Noise Reduction.

> > > Settings > Other Settings.

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

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

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

3. Touch OK to save the new message.

Set TTY Mode

Your phone is a TTY compatible device. A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone. Simply connect the TTY device to the phone’s headset jack.

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

1. Touch

mode.

2. Select one of the following options. Consult your

teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary.

 TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY

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

 TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cann ot talk, may use

 TTY VCO: Users who can talk, but cannot he ar, may use

> > > Settings > Other Settings > TTY

support.

mode to send and receive text messages through TTY device.

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

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

Enable International Dialing Assist

You can enable or disable the international dialing assist.

1. Touch

2. Check International dialing assist to enable it.

> > > Settings > Other Settings.

Set Speed Dials

You can touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 keys from the dialpad to call the corresponding speed dial number.

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

To assign a speed dial key:

1. Touch

2. Touch a speed dial key.

3. Select one from the contact list.

> > > > Speed Dial.

People

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

To see your contacts, touch touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to the contact groups

or favorite contacts .

Checking Contact Details

1. Touch > and touch the all contacts tab to

access your contacts list.

2. Scroll through the list to view all your contact s.

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 > and touch the all contacts tab .

2. Touch

to add a new contact.

> . From there, you can

3. Touch the ac count t o choose where to save the co ntac t. 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 inf o rmat i on .

5. Touch DONE to sa ve the contact.

Setting Up Your Own Profile

You can create your own name card in your phone.

1. Touch

2. Touch Set up my profile.

If a profile has already been set up, touch the listing under ME and touch

3. Edit your profile information and touch DONE.

> and touch the all contacts tab .

> Edit.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to your micro-SIM card, the phone storage, the microSDHC card or your online accounts. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share your contact s using Bluetooth, email, messages, etc.

Import or Export Contacts

1. Touch > .

2. Touch

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

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

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

> Import/export.

touch Next.

and touch OK.

Share Contacts

1. Touch > and touch the all contacts tab .

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

 To share multiple contacts in t he contact l ist, touch >

Share visible cont acts and check the contacts you want to share. Then touch OK.

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

and touch

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

> Share.

Working With Favorite Contacts

In the favorite contacts tab, you can find your favorite contacts and frequently contac ted contact s.

Add a Contact to Favorites

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

NOTE:

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

1. Touch

2. Touch a contact and then touch name.

> and touch the all contacts tab .

next to the contact

Remove a Contact Fr o m Favorites

1. Touch > and touch the favorite contacts ta b .

2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch contact name.

next to the

Working W it h Gr o ups

View Your Contact Groups

1. Touch > and touch the contac t gr oups tab .

2. Scroll through the list to view the groups.

3. Touch a group to v iew its memb ers.

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 > and touch the contac t gr oups tab .

2. Touch

3. Touch to choose an accoun t for the new group.

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

5. Add contacts to the group.

 Touch the Type person’s name field 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.

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

group. Then touch OK.

6. Touch DONE.

to create a new group.

Delete a Group

1. Touch > and touch the contac t gr oups tab .

2. Touch a group and then touch > Delete.

3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contac t s in the group will not be deleted.

Edit a Group

1. Touch > and touch the contac t gr oups tab .

2. Touch a group and then touch

3. Touch the group name line to edit the group name or touch

/ to add/remove members.

4. Touch DONE.

> Edit.

Searching for a Contact

1. Touch > .

2. Touch

3. Inpu t the contac t n ame or any information the contact has to search for it. The c ontacts matched will be listed.

on the bottom of the screen.

Editing Contacts

Edit Contact Details

1. Touch > .

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

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

The contact must be saved on the phone, not the micro-SIM cards.

3. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

> .

> Set ringtone.

NOTE:

Join Contacts

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

1. Touch

2. Touch a contact entry to display the contact’s details.

3. Touch

> .

> Edit > > Join.

4. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first entry.

5. Touch DONE.

The information from the second contact is added to the first contact, 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 w as joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone.

1. Touch

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

3. Touch

4. Touch OK to confirm.

> .

> Edit > > Separate.

Accounts

Adding or Removing A ccounts

Y ou can add multi ple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 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 th e information about the

When the account is suc cessfull y 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

2. Touch the account category in the ACCOUNTS section and

accounts. You may also ad d other kinds of

account. Most account s require a username and password, but the details may vary. You may also n eed to obtain s ome information from IT support or your system administrator.

> > Settings.

then touch the account.

3. Touch > Rem ove acc ount > Remove account .

Configuring A ccount Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

1. Touch > > Settings > Data usage.

2. Touch

Sync Manually

1. Touch > > Settings.

2. In the ACCOUNTS section, touch the account category and

3. Touch

and check or uncheck Auto-sync data.

 When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make

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

 When auto sync is turned off, you need to sync manually

to collect emails, updates, or other recent information.

then the account you want to sync.

> Sync now. Or touch the types of information you

want to sync.

Change an Accoun t’s Sync Settings

1. 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 ope n Email for the first ti me, enter you r email address and password.

2. Touch Next to let the phone retrieve the network p arameters automatically.

NOTE: You can also enter these details manually by touching Manual setup or when automat ic setup fai ls.

3. Follow the on-screen instruc tions to finish the setup. Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start to

download email messages.

Checking Your Emails

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

Y ou can also che c k 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 do wn load earli er messages.

Responding to an Email

Y ou 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 y ou w ant to reply to or forw ard from the Inbox.

2. Do the following as you need:

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

email, touch

 To forward the email to someone else, touch >

Forward.

3. Edit your message and touch

Mark an Email as Unread

Y ou can return a read email to the unread state - for example, to remind yourself to read it again later. You can also mark a ba t ch of emails as unread.

• 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

> Reply all.

Delete an Email

Y ou can delete an email from its folder . You can also delete a batch of em ails.

• 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 line to select the account you 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.

NOTE:

> Add Cc/Bcc to send a carbon copy or blind

Touch carbon copy to other recipients.

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

4. Touch

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

> Attach file to add audio files, images, videos and

other types of files as attachments.

message.

Adding and Editing Email Accounts

Add an Email Account

After setting up your first email account (see Email – Setting Up

the First Email Account), you can add mo re email acco u nt s and

manage them separately.

1. Open Email to get t he inbox screen.

2. Touch

3. Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with the

Edit an Email Account

You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you che c k for email, how you’re notified of new mails, your email signature, and details about the servers the account uses to se nd and receive mails.

1. Open Email to get t h e inbox screen.

2. Touch

3. Make the changes you want and touch

> Settings and touch ADD ACCOUNT at the top

right of the screen.

first one.

> Settings and touch the account whose settings

you want to change.

when you

finish.

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