ZTE N861 User Manual

ZTE N861

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.

No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced, translated or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation.

Notice

ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice. This manual has been designed with the utmost care to ensure the accuracy of its content. However, all statements, information and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Please refer to chapter For Your Safety to be sure to use your phone properly and safely.

We offer self-service for 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

ZTE Corporation expressly disclaims any liability for faults and damages caused by unauthorized modifications of the software.

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The microSD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.

Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time : 2013.7.18

Contents

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

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

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

Installing a microSD Card..................................................14

Installing the Battery.......................................................... 16

Charging the Battery..........................................................17

Extending the Battery Life ................................................. 18

Powering On/Off................................................................ 19

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

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

Getting to Know the Home Screen.................................... 21

Personalizing..........................................................23

Changing the System Language....................................... 23

Setting the Date and Time Format..................................... 23

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound....................... 23

Turning On/Off Touch Sounds ........................................... 24

Adjusting Volumes............................................................. 24

Switching to Silent Mode................................................... 24

Applying New Wallpapers.................................................. 25

Changing Screen Brightness.............................................25

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks........................ 26

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption.............................27

Knowing the Basics...............................................29

Monitoring the Phone Status..............................................29

Managing Notifications ......................................................30

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets......................................32

Organizing With Folders ....................................................33

Rearranging the Favorites Tray .........................................34

Entering Text......................................................................34

Editing Text........................................................................41

Opening and Switching Apps.............................................42

Connecting to Networks and Devices..................44

Connecting to Mobile Networks.........................................44

Connecting to Wi-Fi ...........................................................45

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.......................................48

Connecting to Your Computer via USB..............................51

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks..............................54

Phone Calls ............................................................ 56

Placing and Ending Calls...................................................56

Answering or Rejecting Calls.............................................57

Working With the Call Log .................................................57

Calling Your Contacts.........................................................59

Checking Voicemail ...........................................................60

Using Options During a Call...............................................60

Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................61

Adjusting Your Call Settings...............................................62

People.....................................................................66

Checking Contact Details .................................................. 66

Adding a New Contact....................................................... 66

Setting Up Your Own Profile.............................................. 67

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts...................... 67

Working With Favorite Contacts ........................................69

Working With Groups ........................................................69

Searching for a Contact.....................................................71

Editing Contacts ................................................................71

Accounts.................................................................75

Adding or Removing Accounts...........................................75

Configuring Account Sync ................................................. 76

Email .......................................................................78

Setting Up the First Email Account.................................... 78

Checking Your Emails........................................................78

Responding to an Email ....................................................79

Writing and Sending an Email ...........................................80

Adding Signature to Your Emails ....................................... 81

Adding and Editing Email Accounts................................... 81

Changing General Email Settings .....................................82

GmailTM...................................................................84

Opening Your Gmail Inbox.................................................84

Switching Accounts............................................................84

Writing and Sending a Message........................................ 85

Adding Signature to Your Gmail Messages ....................... 85

Replying to or Forwarding a Message ...............................86

Working With Received Attachments.................................86

Searching for Messages....................................................87

Working With Labels..........................................................87

Changing Gmail Settings...................................................89

Messaging .............................................................. 90

Opening the Messaging Screen.........................................90

Sending a Text Message....................................................90

Sending a Multimedia Message.........................................91

Replying to a Message ......................................................92

Forwarding a Message ......................................................92

Viewing Details About a Message......................................92

Deleting Messages or Threads..........................................93

Changing Message Settings..............................................93

Calendar ................................................................. 94

Viewing Your Calendars and Events..................................94

Creating an Event..............................................................96

Editing or Deleting an Event ..............................................96

Changing Calendar Settings..............................................97

Google Talk ............................................................98

Signing In to See Your Friends ..........................................98

Adding a Friend .................................................................98

Changing Your Online Status.............................................99

Chatting With Friends ........................................................99

Changing Google Talk Settings .......................................101

Google+ ................................................................102

Organizing Your Contacts................................................ 102

Getting Updates ..............................................................102

Chatting With Contacts.................................................... 103

Checking Photos ............................................................. 103

Checking and Managing Your Profile ..............................104

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

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

Working With an Opened Page....................................... 106

Using Multiple Browser Tabs ...........................................108

Downloading Files........................................................... 109

Using Bookmarks ............................................................109

Viewing Your Browsing History........................................ 110

Changing Browser Settings............................................. 111

Maps, Navigation, Local, and Latitude............... 112

Activating Location Services............................................ 112

Getting Your Location ...................................................... 112

Searching for a Location.................................................. 113

Getting Directions to Your Destination............................. 113

Searching for Local Places.............................................. 114

Sharing Location ............................................................. 115

Google Search, Voice Search, and Voice Actions

...............................................................................116

Searching With Text ......................................................... 116

Searching by Speaking.................................................... 116

Using Voice Actions .........................................................117

Changing Search and Voice Search Settings .................. 117

Camera ................................................................. 118

Capturing a Photo............................................................ 118

Customize Camera Settings............................................ 119

Taking a Panoramic Photo...............................................120

Recording a Video ...........................................................121

Customizing Camcorder Settings ....................................123

Gallery ..................................................................124

Opening Gallery...............................................................124

Working With Albums.......................................................124

Working With Pictures......................................................125

Working With Videos........................................................128

Music ....................................................................129

Copying Music Files to Your Phone .................................129

Viewing Your Music Library..............................................130

Playing Music...................................................................131

Managing Playlists...........................................................132

Play Music ............................................................ 134

Playing Your Music ..........................................................134

Managing Playlists...........................................................136

Video Player .........................................................138

Opening the Video Library...............................................138

Playing and Controlling Videos........................................ 138

Managing Video Files...................................................... 139

Sound Recorder...................................................140

Recording a Voice Memo ................................................140

Playing a Voice Memo..................................................... 140

More Apps.............................................................141

Alarm............................................................................... 141

Backup and Restore........................................................ 142

Calculator ........................................................................ 142

Chrome............................................................................142

Downloads.......................................................................143

Easy WiFi ........................................................................143

File Manager ...................................................................143

News and Weather.......................................................... 144

Note pad.......................................................................... 144

Play Books ......................................................................144

Play Movies & TV............................................................ 145

Siren................................................................................145

Software Update..............................................................145

Task Manager .................................................................. 146

Timer ............................................................................... 146

World Time ...................................................................... 146

YouTube ..........................................................................147

Play Store ............................................................. 148

Browsing and Searching for Apps....................................148

Downloading and Installing Apps .....................................148

Managing Your Downloads ..............................................149

Settings ................................................................150

Wireless and Networks....................................................150

Device..............................................................................151

Personal ..........................................................................153

System.............................................................................157

Troubleshooting...................................................158

For Your Safety ....................................................162

General Safety.................................................................162

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy.........................................163

FCC Compliance .............................................................165

IC Notice..........................................................................166

Distraction........................................................................167

Product Handling .............................................................168

Electrical Safety...............................................................173

Radio Frequency Interference .........................................174

Explosive Environments...................................................176

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Earpiece

LED Indicator

Back Key

Power Key

Front Camera

Touchscreen

Menu Key

Home Key

Back Camera

Flash Lamp

Speaker

Headset Jack

Volume Keys

Battery Cover

Charging/ USB Jack

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

Power Key

Home Key

Menu Key

Back Key

Volume Keys

• Press and hold to turn on or off Flight mode,

enable silent mode or silent mode with vibration, disable silent mode, power off or restart.

• Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode.

• Press to wake up your phone.

• Touch to return to the Home Screen from

any application or screen.

• Touch and hold to see recently used

applications.

Touch to get the options for the current screen.

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

Installing a microSD Card

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

1. Remove the back cover.

2. Hold your microSD card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it in.

NOTE: microSD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.

3. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click.

Installing the Battery

Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery.

1. Remove the back cover.

2. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.

3. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click.

Charging the Battery

Although the battery comes partially charged, it is recommended you fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time.

If the battery is low, a pop-up message will display 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 cause the battery to explode.

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

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall 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.

Extending the Battery 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 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.

• When taking pictures, do not use a flash unless necessary.

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.

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 at the center of the screen.

-or-

You can drag towards any direction to access the application shortcuts. Touch an application or function icon to unlock the screen and open the application or enable the function quickly.

NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see chapter Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone

With Screen Locks), you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the

PIN/password to unlock your 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 items onscreen 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 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.

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 application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.

Stat us & Notifications

Shortcut

Phone

Google Search

Widget

All apps

Browser

People

Messaging

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Language & input > Language.

2. Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time Format

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Date & time.

2. Set the date/time format.

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

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

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >

Sound.

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification.

3. Scroll through the ringtone list and select the ringtone you

want to use.

4. Touch OK.

NOTE: See chapter People – Editing Contacts – Set a Ringtone

for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual

contact.

Turning On/Off Touch Sounds

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Sound.

2. Check or uncheck Touch sounds.

Adjusting Volumes

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >

Sound > Volumes.

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

3. Touch OK to save.

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

Switching to Silent Mode

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

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

silent mode, touch to enable silent mode with vibration, or touch to disable silent mode.

• Keep pressing the Volume Keys down when no media

application is active. When the icon appears in the status bar, the phone is set to silent mode with vibration. When the

icon appears in the status bar, the phone is in silent

mode.

• Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >

Sound > Silent mode, and touch Vibrate or Mute.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the Home Screen.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > Wallpaper.

2. Select a wallpaper source and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images.

3. Touch DONE at the top of the screen (for Gallery images) or

Set wallpaper.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Display > Brightness.

2. Check Automatic brightness to make the phone adjust the screen brightness automatically, or clear the check box to adjust the brightness manually.

3. Touch OK.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you need to draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Security.

2. Touch Screen lock.

3. Touch Pattern, PIN or Password.

X If you touch Pattern, you’re guided to create a pattern you

must draw to unlock the screen. The first time you do this, a short tutorial about creating an unlock pattern appears. Then you’re prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern.

X If you touch PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a

numeric PIN or a password you must enter to unlock your screen.

The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you must draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or password to unlock it.

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 screen lock. You need an active Internet connection.

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 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 system 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:

1. Set a lock screen PIN or password.

2. Charge the battery.

3. Keep the phone connected to the charger.

4. 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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

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

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

the Back Key. WARNING ! If you interrupt the encryption process, you 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, 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.

1x Data connected No signal

3G connected Signal strength

Flight mode Mobile data in use

Battery dead Roaming

Battery low Ringer off

Battery partially drained Vibrate mode

Battery full Speaker on

Battery charging Phone microphone off

Wired headset connected

Alarm set

TTY mode on Wi-Fi in use

Bluetooth on

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Managing Notifications

Notification Icons

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

New SMS

New MMS

New Email

New Gmail message

New Google Talk instant message

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery

Missed call

Call in progress Updates available

USB connected

microSD card unmounted

microSD card removed

Upcoming event

New Wi-Fi network detected

Downloading data

Sending data

GPS on

Song is playing

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are playing music. You can open the notification panel 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 the Back Key.

Respond to or Remove a Notification

In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications.

• To respond to a notification, just touch it.

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

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

• Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail and Google

Talk, have notification settings that you can adjust.

TIP: In the notification panel, touch at the top of notifications list to get to the Settings menu quickly.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch APPS or WIDGETS and swipe on the screen to view all available applications and widgets.

3. Touch and hold an application icon or a widget and drag it to the Home Screen.

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 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 combine several app icons in a folder. Drop one app icon over another on the Home screen, and the two icons will be combined.

Create a Folder

1. Touch and hold the shortcut on the Home Screen you want to add into a folder, and drop it over another shortcut icon.

2. A new folder will be created and the icons are added into the folder.

Rename a Folder

1. Touch a folder to open it.

2. Touch the folder name field 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 Favorites Tray

The Home Screen includes a customizable favorites tray at the bottom visible from all Home Screens. You can drag apps, shortcuts, folders, and other priority items in or out of the favorites tray for instant access from any Home Screen.

To remove items from the favorites tray:

Touch and hold an item in the favorites tray and drag it out of the tray.

To add items to the favorites tray:

Touch and hold an item on the Home Screen and drag it into the favorites tray.

If the favorites tray is full, you need to remove an item in the tray.

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 the Back Key to hide the onscreen keyboard.

Change Input Methods

1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon

appears on the notification bar.

2. Open the notification panel and touch Select input method.

3. Select an input method you need.

Android Keyboard

The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait 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. Also, often used symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard.

• Touch and hold and then swipe to choose the emoticons.

• Touch to use Google’s networked voice input.

• Touch and hold to change the input languages or set up

the Android keyboard.

TouchPal Keyboard

TouchPal Keyboard offers three layouts: Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad and CooTek T+. You can swipe left or right on the

TouchPal keyboard to switch the layout. You can also use TouchPal CurveTM to speed up text input by

replacing the key tapping motion of input 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 switch the keyboard layout:

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > (TouchPal Keyboard) > Keyboard layout.

2. Check Swipe layout.

3. In the TouchPal keyboard screen, touch and clear the Curve box, and then touch Close.

4. Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to select the

Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad or CooTek T+ layout.

Full QWERTY

• Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters.

• Touch and hold an alphabetic key to enter the number or

symbol indicated on the bottom of the key; touch and hold an alphabetic key and then slide to to customize the number

or symbol for the key.

• Touch to use uppercase or lowercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in

uppercase.

• Slide right on to enable word prediction. Slide left on

to disable word prediction.

• Touch to change input language.

• Touch to enter digits, symbols, emoticons and other

pre-defined texts. Touch to find more. Touch / to lock or unlock the inputting. Touch to go back to enter

letters.

• Touch to start a new line.

• Touch or hold to delete text before the cursor.

• Touch to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard.

• Touch to set the TouchPal keyboard options.

• Touch to open text editing options. You can select, cut,

copy, paste, and delete text, or move the cursor.

• Touch to use voice input.

• Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can touch the

text field again to show the keyboard.

12-Key PhonePad

• Touch a key repeatedly until the desired letter or symbol appears. If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the

keys once and choose the right word.

• Touch and hold a key to enter the number indicated on the bottom of the key; touch and hold a key and then slide to

to customize the number or symbol for the key.

CooTek T+

• Touch to enter the left letter on the key; Double-tap or flick right to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. If word

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

• Touch and hold a key to enter the number or symbol indicated on the bottom of the key; touch and hold a key and then slide

to to customize the number or symbol for the key.

To enable and use TouchPal Curve:

1. In the TouchPal keyboard screen, touch and check

Curve, and then touch Close.

2. 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 Full QWERTY layout.

End of the

Start of the word

word

TIPS:

• 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.

Touch Input Settings

Choose the touch input settings by touching the Menu Key > System settings > Language & input from the Home Screen.

In the KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS section, you can touch Default to set the default input method, or touch to 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 appears 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 selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.

• 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 clipboard 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 the Home Key > .

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

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Touch and hold the Home Key. 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. You can swipe a thumbnail sideways to remove it from the

list.

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

To enable or disable data access:

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > Mobile networks.

2. Check Data enabled to enable data access over the mobile network. Clear the check box to disable data access.

To get data services when roaming:

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > Mobile networks.

2. Check Data roaming.

IMPORTANT: Data roaming may incur significant roaming

charges.

Switching Roaming Mode

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > Mobile networks > System select.

2. Touch Home only or Automatic.

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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System 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 previously used

Wi-Fi networks when they are in range.

Get Notified of Open Networks

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch the Menu Key > 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 network. 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 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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch ADD NETWORK.

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

5. Touch Save.

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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi.

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

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

Add WPS Network

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

You can use the following method to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch WPS button connection.

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

NOTE: After you touch WPS button connection, your phone gives you two minutes to press the WPS button on the wireless router.

Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >

Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch the Menu Key > 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 Avoid poor connections: Only use Wi-Fi network when

the Internet connection is good.

f MAC address: Check the MAC address. f IP address: Check the phone’s IP address.

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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System 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.

Make Your Phone Visible

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

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Bluetooth.

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: Touch the Menu Key > Visibility timeout to set the Bluetooth visibility timeout of your phone.

Change the Device Name

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >

Bluetooth.

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

off.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Rename phone.

4. Edit the name and touch Rename.

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >

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, 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 handsfree 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 with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passkey again.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Bluetooth and make sure Bluetooth is turned on.

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

3. Touch Unpair.

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.

Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (Bluetooth, for instance). 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 phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in internal storage or on a removable microSD card.

Set the PC Connection Type

You can set the default PC connection type when you connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >

Connect to PC > Connect type.

2. Choose one of the following options as the default

connection type:

X Charge only: Charge your phone via USB. X Media device (MTP): Transfer media files on Windows,

or using Android File Transfer on Mac. NOTE: For Windows XP, please install the drivers and

Media Player 11(or later version) when you use Media Transfer for the first time.

X Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software.

NOTE: To make your phone prompt you to choose the USB connection type whenever you connect the phone to the computer, check Ask me.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

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

2. The phone may prompt you to choose a connection type or connect to the computer automatically using the default type according to your settings.

3. If you want to change the connection type, you can open the Notification panel and touch Connected as ….

4. Choose Media device (MTP) or Camera (PTP).

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 microSD Card From Your Phone

If you need to remove the microSD card while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Storage.

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

3. The icon appears in the status bar and then you can safely remove the microSD card from the phone.

Erase microSD Card

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Storage.

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

CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the

microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

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 you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Add a VPN

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN.

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

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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN.

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

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

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

Modify a VPN

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN.

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

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

4. Touch Save.

Delete a VPN

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN.

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

3. Touch Delete network.

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, you can usually touch it to dial.

Placing and Ending Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. In the dialer tab , enter the phone number with the on-screen keypad. Touch to delete wrong digits.

NOTE: As you enter digits, your phone searches for contacts that match. If you see the number you want to dial, touch

next to it to place the call immediately without entering the rest of the number.

3. Touch the Phone icon below the keypad to dial.

TIP: To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Then enter the international prefix for the country, followed by the full phone number.

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 and any additional information about the caller that you've entered in People. 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 Keys up or down.

Reject a Call

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

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

TIP: To edit the text response from within the Phone app, touch the Menu Key > Settings > Quick responses.

Working With the Call Log

The Call log 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 log, you can touch the Home Key > > Call

log or touch the tab in the Phone app.

Place a Call From the Call Log

1. Open the call log.

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

touch beside it to call back.

NOTE: You can touch on the bottom of the screen and select the call log type you want to view.

Add a Call Log Number as a Contact

1. Open the call log.

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 Log Entry

1. Open the call log.

2. Touch a number to view more call information. While

viewing the call details, you can:

X Touch the number to call it. X Touch the Menu Key > Edit number before call to edit

the number in the dialer before calling it.

X Touch to send a message.

X If the number belongs to a contact you have, touch

to view contact details.

Delete the Call Log

1. Open the call log.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s).

3. Touch the call log items you want to delete and then touch > OK to delete the call logs.

NOTE: You can also touch a number in the call log screen, and touch the Menu Key > Remove from call log to delete the call log of the number.

Calling Your Contacts

Call a Contact

1. Touch the Home Key > and then touch the Contact tab

2. Flick the screen up or down to view all your contacts with

phone numbers. TIP: You can search for a contact by touching on the

screen.

3. Touch a contact or number to call it.

Call a Favorite Contact

1. Touch the Home Key > and then touch the Contact tab .

2. Your favorite contacts and frequently called contacts or numbers are listed at the top of the screen. Touch a contact or number to call it.

Checking Voicemail

If you have set the phone to divert certain calls to the voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to check the messages they left.

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch and hold in the dialer. If prompted, enter your

voicemail password.

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

voicemail messages.

NOTE: For detailed information, please contact the 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 turn on or off the speaker.

• Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.

Touch to make another call separately from the first call,

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which is put on hold.

• Touch to switch to the dialer, for example to enter a

code.

• Touch to merge separate calls as a single conference

call.

• Touch the Menu Key or for more call options.

• Touch to end the current call.

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 supports and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Switch Between Current Calls

When you’re on a call, your phone screen informs you that another call is coming in 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 first caller on hold and answers the second call.)

To switch between two calls:

Touch > Manage calls on the screen.

Set Up a Conference Call

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

1. On the dialer screen, enter a number and touch .

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

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

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

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

Set Voicemail

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call settings.

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

View Call Timers

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call settings > Call Timers.

2. You can view the duration of your last call, outgoing calls, incoming calls, all calls and lifetime calls. Touch one option to clear the timer.

NOTE: The lifetime call timer cannot be cleared.

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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call settings > TTY mode.

2. Select one of the following options.

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

support.

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

mode to send and receive text messages through TTY device.

X 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.

X TTY VCO: Users who can talk, but cannot hear, may use

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

Set Hearing Aids

Your phone supports HAC (Hearing Aid Compatibility) function. When you turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a hearing aid with a Telecoil to answer the phone, it will help you hear more clearly during the phone call.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call settings.

2. Check Hearing aids to turn on hearing aid compatibility.

Set DTMF Tones

You can set the length of Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal tones.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call settings > DTMF Tones.

2. Touch Normal or Long.

Set Speed Dials

You can touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 key from the dialer 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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call settings > Speed dial.

2. Touch a speed dial key.

3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list.

4. Touch OK.

People

You can add 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 the Home Key > . From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to the contact groups or favorite contacts .

Checking Contact Details

1. Touch the Home Key > 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.

TIP: 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 the Home Key > and touch the all contacts tab .

2. Touch to add a new contact.

3. Touch the account field on the top of the screen to choose where to save the contact. If a sync 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 the Home Key > and touch the all contacts tab

2. Scroll to the top of the screen and touch Set up my profile.

3. Edit your profile information and touch DONE.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to your microSD card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share your contacts using Bluetooth, Email or Messages, etc.

Import Contacts From the microSD Card

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch the Menu Key > Import/export > Import from SD card.

3. Select an account in which to save the contacts.

4. Select the vCard file(s) in the microSD card and touch OK.

Export Contacts to the microSD Card

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch the Menu Key > Import/export > Export to SD card.

3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file. Touch OK to create the file in the microSD card.

Share Contacts

1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the all contacts tab

2. Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s).

3. Touch to select the contacts you want to share and then touch .

4. Choose to share the contacts via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail or Messaging.

Working With Favorite Contacts

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 used frequently to Favorites, so you can find them quickly.

1. Touch the Home Key > 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 the Home Key > 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 the Home Key > and touch the contact groups

tab .

2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and the groups you create.

3. Touch a group to view its members.

NOTE: To send messages to the group members, you can touch

next to the group and select message recipients from the

listed group members.

Set Up a New Group

1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the contact groups tab .

2. Touch to create a new group.

3. Touch the account field on the top of the screen to choose an account for the group.

4. Enter the group name and touch DONE.

5. Touch and select the contacts you wish to be the group members.

6. Touch .

Delete a Group

1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the contact groups tab .

2. Touch a group and then touch the Menu Key > Disband group.

3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group will not be deleted.

Edit a Group

1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the contact groups tab .

2. Touch a group and then touch the Menu Key.

3. Touch Rename group to edit the group name. Or touch Select item(s) to select the members you don’t need and remove them.

Searching for a Contact

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch on the bottom of the screen.

3. Input the contact name you want to search for. The contacts matched will be listed.

Editing Contacts

Edit Contact Details

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch the Menu Key > 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 the Home Key > .

2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch the Menu Key > Set ringtone.

3. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

Delete a Contact

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch a contact you want to delete and touch the Menu Key > Delete.

3. Touch OK to confirm.

To delete several contacts, you can:

1. Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s) in the all contacts screen.

2. Touch to select the contacts you want to remove and then touch .

3. Touch OK to confirm.

Join Contacts

Your phone can synchronize with multiple accounts containing your contact information (such as Google and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync). When you synchronize your phone with those accounts, each account adds a separate contact entry in the Contacts list.

You can merge all the separate information of one account into one record in the Contacts list.

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. Touch a contact entry to display the contact’s details. This is the contact you will see in the Contacts list after merging.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Join. The phone will list the suggested contacts to join.

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

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 was joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone.

1. Touch the Home Key > .

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

3. Touch the Menu Key > Separate.

4. Touch OK to confirm.

The contact information is separated into individual contacts in the list of contacts.

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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT.

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

4. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details may vary. You may also need to obtain some information from IT support or system administrator.

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

Accounts & sync screen.

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 the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Touch the account.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Remove account > Remove

account.

Configuring Account Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

1. Open the Accounts & sync settings screen. Your accounts and sync status are displayed. The icon

turns green if automatic sync is enabled for some or all of the accounts data, and gray if automatic sync is disabled.

2. Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off automatic sync.

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 automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync

manually to collect emails, contacts, or other recent information.

Sync Manually

1. Open the Accounts & sync settings screen.

2. Touch the account whose data you want to sync.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Sync now.

Change an Account’s Sync Settings

1. Open the Accounts & sync settings screen and turn on automatic sync.

2. Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change. The Sync settings screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync.

3. Check or uncheck items as you need. Checked types of information on the phone and the web will be kept in sync when auto-sync is turned on.

Touch in the Home Screen and select Email. Use it to read and send emails from services other than Gmail.

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 Your Emails

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

You can also check new emails manually by touching in any of the email account’s boxes. Touch Load more messages 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 the Inbox.

2. Do the following as you need:

To … do… Reply to the sender,

Reply to the sender and all recipients of the original message,

Forward the message,

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 the Menu Key > Mark as

unread.

touch > Reply.

touch > Reply all.

touch > Forward.

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While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the checkboxes 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 > OK.

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

checkboxes before the messages and then touch > OK.

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. You can also touch

to select recipients from your contacts.

NOTE: Touch the Menu Key > Add Cc/Bcc to send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other recipients.

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

4. Touch the Menu Key > Attach file to add audio files, images, videos and other types of files as attachment.

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

Adding Signature to Your Emails

You can set a few lines of plain text as signature for every outgoing email message from an account, such as your name and contact information.

1. Open the Email app.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Account settings and select the account you want to add signature to.

3. Touch Signature and enter the text.

4. Touch OK.

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 more email accounts and

manage them separately.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Account settings and touch ADD ACCOUNT at the top right of the screen.

3. Set up the account as you would with the first one.

Edit an Email Account

You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check for email, how you’re notified of new mails, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Account settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change.

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

Remove an Email Account

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Account settings and touch the account you want to remove.

3. Touch Remove account at the bottom of the screen and then touch OK.

Changing General Email Settings

General settings apply to all email accounts you add.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Account settings > General.

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

GmailTM

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

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 at the bottom right of the screen to refresh your

Inbox and download new messages.

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 drop-down menu, touch the account 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 attach an image, touch the Menu Key > Attach file and select a file from the image gallery.

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

Adding Signature to Your Gmail Messages

You can set a few lines of plain text as signature for every outgoing Gmail message. The signature you set on the phone is independent of the signature you use for Gmail on the web.

1. Open the Gmail app.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Settings and select the account you want to add signature to.

3. Touch Signature and enter the text.

4. Touch OK.

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:

To … do… Reply to the sender,

Reply to the sender and all recipients of the original message,

Forward the message,

3. Edit your message and touch the send icon .

touch in the message header.

touch in the message header > Reply all.

touch in the message header > Forward.

Working With Received Attachments

When a message has an attachment, Gmail displays information about that attachment at the top of the message.

Depending on the attachment type, the applications installed on your phone as well as your settings, you may preview, view, play, save the attachment, or check information about the attachment.

Searching for Messages

You can search for messages using words that appear in addresses, subjects, or contents.

NOTE: If you search while the phone doesn’t have an active Internet connection, only messages synchronized onto your phone can be searched.

1. Open the Gmail app and touch .

2. Enter the words to search for and touch the search key on the screen keyboard.

As you type, suggestions may appear below the search field. You can touch a suggestion to search for it right away, or touch the arrow next to it to add its text to the search field.

3. In the search results, touch the message you need and work with it just as you would with any Gmail message.

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 sort your messages, just like folders.

To label or change labels:

1. Open the Gmail app and touch in the message list the checkboxes before the messages you want to label.

2. Touch the label icon at the bottom of the screen.

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 checkboxes before the messages you want to star.

2. At the bottom of the screen, touch .

To view messages by label:

1. Open the Gmail app and touch the label icon at the bottom of the message list without checking any message.

2. Touch the label to view messages with that label.

TIP: You can also touch the name of your account at the top of the screen. Then touch one of the labels listed in the RECENT section, below account names.

Changing Gmail Settings

Touch the Menu Key > 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 in the Home Screen and select Messaging. 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 with keywords.

• Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation

you’ve had with a certain number.

Sending a Text Message

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

2. Add recipients by one of the following ways.

X Touch the To 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 your contacts by touching .

3. Touch the Type to compose field, and enter the content of your text message.

NOTE: You can touch the Menu Key to insert signature, quick text, smiley or contact in text format.

4. Touch .

Sending a Multimedia Message

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

2. Enter the recipient and the text of the message, as you do

when sending a text message.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Add subject to add a message

subject.

4. Touch the paper clip icon to attach a file to the

message.

5. Touch or Send.

NOTE: When you add a subject, or attach a file, the message is automatically converted to a multimedia message. When you delete such information, the message is converted to a text message.

Replying to a Message

Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new message comes 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 the icon if you want to reply with an MMS.

3. Touch .

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 .

Viewing Details About a Message

1. Touch and hold a message in a thread.

2. Touch View details to see information about the message, such as message type, recipient, and date.

Deleting Messages or Threads

To delete messages in a thread:

1. On the Messaging screen, touch a thread.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s).

3. Touch the messages you want to delete. The ones you touch will have a check in the box in front of them.

4. Touch at the bottom.

5. Touch Delete.

To delete message threads:

1. On the Messaging screen, touch and hold one thread you want to delete.

2. If there are more threads you want to delete, touch them one by one.

3. Touch at the bottom.

4. Touch Delete.

Changing Message Settings

Touch the Menu Key > Settings in the Messaging screen to change the 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 the Menu Key > Calendars to display.

3. Touch the calendars to check the ones you want to see or uncheck the ones 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 view types: Month, Week, Day, and Agenda.

To change calendar views, touch the date shown at the top left of the screen and select the view you prefer.

• In Month view, swipe vertically to see earlier months and

later months.

• In Week or Day view, swipe horizontally to see earlier

weeks/days and later 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 or Agenda view. Then touch an event to view its details.

Creating an Event

1. In any Calendar view, touch the Menu Key > New event to open an event details screen for a new event.

You can also touch a spot in Day or Week view twice to add an event to that time spot.

2. Add details about the event. Enter a name, location, time span, and other additional

details about the event. NOTE: If you have more than one calendar account, you

can choose a calendar account to which to add the event by touching the current calendar above the Event name box.

3. Touch DONE at the top of the screen to save the new event.

Editing or Deleting an Event

1. Find the event you want to edit or delete.

2. Open its details screen (see Viewing Your Calendars and

Events – View Event Details in this chapter).

3. Do one of the following as you need.

To … do…

Edit the event,

touch at the top of the screen.

Touch DONE to save your changes.

Delete the event,

Share the event,

touch at the top of the screen and

then touch OK.

touch at the top of the screen and

choose a method to send the event.

Changing Calendar Settings

To change Calendar settings, open a Calendar view (Day, Week, Month, or Agenda). Then touch the Menu Key > Settings.

You can change General settings, which apply to all accounts, or other settings that only apply to specific accounts.

Google Talk

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people who also use Google Talk, on a phone, on the web, or with a desktop application.

Signing In to See Your Friends

You must sign in to your Google account before you can use Google Talk.

Touch in the Home Screen and select Ta lk . The first time you launch Tal k, touch the account you want to sign in with. Your friends list is then displayed.

NOTE: You remain signed in to Google Talk after launching the Tal k app even if you switch to other apps, until you explicitly

sign out. To sign out, go back to your friends list and touch the

Menu Key > Sign out.

Adding a Friend

1. In the friends list, touch at the top right of the screen.

2. Enter your friend’s address and touch DONE.

Your friend’s address in Google Talk is a Gmail or other email address that is configured to connect to Google Talk.

NOTE: If other people try to add you as a friend, you will receive a notification in the status bar and the invitation appears in your friends list. You can touch the invitation to Accept,

Decline, or Block.

Changing Your Online Status

1. Touch your own entry at the top of your friends list.

2. In the screen that opens, touch your current status to

change it (or to sign out of Tal k).

3. Enter a status message or if you already have one, edit it.

In addition to the standard status settings, you can also touch Change to a recently-used status to select a message that you’ve entered previously.

4. Touch the Back Key to return to your friends list.

Chatting With Friends

You can use Google Talk to chat with friends by exchanging text messages. If your friends have a microphone or camera on the device where they're using Google Talk, you can also invite them to chat by voice and video.

1. Touch a friend in your friends list. The chat screen for that

friend opens.

2. Enter your message and touch . You can also touch

or to initiate a video chat or voice chat if the friend is online.

Switch Between Active Chats

If you have more than one chat going, you can switch between these chats in one of the following ways.

• Touch the Back Key to return from one chat to the friends

list. Then touch another friend you want to chat with.

• While you are in one chat screen with a friend, swipe left or

right to switch to the chat screens with other friends.

Use Group Chat

When you’re chatting, you can invite additional friends to join a group chat.

1. On a chat screen, touch the Menu Key > Add to chat.

2. Touch the name of the friend to invite.

The friend you invited and the current participants receive an invitation to a group chat. Each one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat. In a group chat, everyone can see everyone else’s messages. Group chats appear at the top of your friends list, with a group chat icon.

End the Chat

While on a chat screen, touch the Menu Key > End chat. You can also touch the Menu Key > End all chats while in the

friends list to end all active chats.

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