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Summary of Contents for OT-980

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Page 3: ...acts 29 3 1 Phone 29 3 2 Call log 33 3 3 Contacts 34 4 Google Messaging Gmail Email GoogleTalk and GoogleVoice 42 4 1 Google Messaging 42 4 2 Gmail Email 47 4 3 Google Talk 52 5 Google Calendar Alarm...

Page 4: ...ion 92 9 3 Star a location 93 9 4 Get driving public transport or walking directions 94 9 5 Arrangement of Layers 96 9 6 Join Latitude to see your friends locations and share yours with them 97 10 Oth...

Page 5: ...9 11 9 Search 120 11 10 Language keyboard 121 11 11 Accessibility 122 11 12 Text to speech 123 11 13 Date time 124 11 14 About cellphone 125 12 Making the most of your cellphone 126 12 1 PC suite 126...

Page 6: ...check with your car dealer or the car manufacturer to make sure that the car s electronic devices are shielded from cellphone RF energy CONDITIONS OF USE You are advised to switch off the cellphone fr...

Page 7: ...ckouts or if you have a family history of such occurrences please consult your doctor before playing video games on your cellphone or enabling a flashing lights feature on your cellphone Parents shoul...

Page 8: ...d Never use damaged batteries or those not recommended by TCT Mobile Limited and or its affiliates This symbol on your cellphone the battery and the accessories means that these products must be taken...

Page 9: ...s must be shown The highest SAR value for this model cellphone when tested is 0 883 W Kg OT 980A 0 701 W Kg OT 981A for use at the ear and 1 11 W Kg OT 980A 1 16 W Kg OT 981A for use close to the body...

Page 10: ...vices offer a range of functions they can be used in positions other than against your ear In such circumstances the device will be compliant with the guidelines when used with headset or usb data cab...

Page 11: ...a transceiver that operates on following networks OT 980A GSM GPRS EDGE networks in quad band 850 900 1800 1900 MHz UMTS in dual band 850 1900 MHz OT 981A GSM GPRS EDGE networks in quad band 850 900...

Page 12: ...the cellphone s operation depending on the software release of your cellphone or specific operator services TCT Mobile shall not be held legally responsible for such differences if any nor for their...

Page 13: ...ted to tort law actions under any theory of liability arising out of the use by whatever means or attempts to use such Third Party Materials Moreover the present Third Party Materials which are provid...

Page 14: ...12 Touchscreen Menu key End key Back key Home key Call key Headset connector Volume up Volume down Micro USB connector Your cellphone 1 Keys and connectors 1 1 Search key Left Right navigation keys...

Page 15: ...list Short press Return to the Home screen or back to the central Home screen if it is extended Long press Enter the recently used applications list Go back to the previous menu or screen Short press...

Page 16: ...ff your cellphone and remove battery before inserting or removing the SIM card Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing Make sure that it is correctly inserted T...

Page 17: ...alling and removing the memory card MicroSD card Insert the MicroSD card with golden contact facing downwards into the slot until it is locked Gently push the memory card until it is unlocked To remov...

Page 18: ...lug into the socket Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the charger The mains socket must be near to the cellphone and easily accessible avoid electric extension cables When...

Page 19: ...o to begin and then sign into your Google Account to synchronize email contacts calendar and other Google applications 1 Enter your user name and password then touch Sign in If you forget your passwor...

Page 20: ...fication indicators Touch and Drag down to open notification panel Application tab Touch or Drag up to open application list Search bar Touch n to enter text search screen Touch o to enter voice searc...

Page 21: ...t to another location Slide Swipe Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications images web pages at your convenience Flick Similar to swiping but flicking makes it move quicker Rotate Automa...

Page 22: ...e Ringer is silenced HSPA 3G connected Cellphone microphone is mute HSPA 3G in use Battery is very low Connected to a Wi Fi network Battery is low Bluetooth is on Battery is partially drained Connecte...

Page 23: ...ooth headset blue New Google Talk message Missed call New voicemail Call on hold Upcoming event Call forwarding is on Data is synchronizing Uploading data Problem with sign in or synchronization Downl...

Page 24: ...items and other reminders indicated by notification icons or view wireless service information Touch to clear all event based notifications other ongoing notifications will remain Search bar 1 3 3 The...

Page 25: ...will display for you to select from Lock Unlock your screen 1 3 4 To protect your cellphone and privacy you can lock the cellphone screen by creating a variety of patterns To create a screen unlock pa...

Page 26: ...ou did not set the unlock screen drag the green lock icon to the right to unlock it Personalize your home screen 1 3 5 Add Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Add on the Home scre...

Page 27: ...hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode drag the item to the desired position and then release Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home...

Page 28: ...ng volume key Press Volume up down key to adjust the volume While in the lowest volume level Silent mode press Volume down key once your cellphone will now be switched to Vibration mode Press Volume u...

Page 29: ...Delete key Enter key Shift key ALT key Space key Press once Input a capitalized character Shift Space to select input method Press twice Lock the keyboard in capital letter input mode Press once Inpu...

Page 30: ...m Home screen select Settings Language Keyboard settings Android keyboard a series of settings are available for your selection Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation Turn the cellphone sideways or...

Page 31: ...Call key then select Phone tab Touch to access voicemail Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a contact from Contacts Call log or Favorites by touching tabs then press Call ke...

Page 32: ...y call This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code Answering or rejecting a call 3 1 2 When you receive an incoming call drag the green cellphone icon to the right or press Call...

Page 33: ...e Status bar Open the Notification panel touch New voicemail During a call 3 1 4 When a call is in progress press Menu key to open the call options To adjust the volume during a call press Volume Up D...

Page 34: ...Menu key to display the option list touch icon Enter the cellphone number of the person you want to add to conference and press Call key You can also add participants from Contacts Call log or Favori...

Page 35: ...ree kind of calls in Call log Missed calls Dialled calls Received calls Touch or touch hold a contact or number to view information or further operations You can view detailed information of a call la...

Page 36: ...and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your cellphone When using Contacts for the first time you are required to add new contacts import contacts from S...

Page 37: ...n menu You can also press Menu key to display contact list option menu Following actions are enabled Search Search for a contact in cellphone New contact Add new contact to cellphone Display options C...

Page 38: ...add other new labels to this category Touch to delete the selected label Touch to open a menu with preset labels When finished touch Done to save Add to remove from favorites To add a contact to favo...

Page 39: ...he number Divert calls to voicemail Set ringtone for a contact On the contact s detail screen press Menu key to display contact list option menu and touch Options then select Incoming calls or Rington...

Page 40: ...uch Call contact To send a message to a contact touch hold the contact or number you want to send a message to then touch Text contact You can also touch to the right side of the contact from contact...

Page 41: ...mport export all contacts press Menu key then touch Import all Export all You can share a contact with others by sending the contact s vCard to them via Bluetooth MMS Email etc Touch a contact you wan...

Page 42: ...hose information you want to separate press Menu key and touch Edit contact then press Menu key again and touch Separate contact Accounts 3 3 8 Contacts data or other information can be synchronized f...

Page 43: ...und data to control whether applications or services data can be transmitted when they are running in the background Applications can synchronize send and receive data at any time if activated For exa...

Page 44: ...nage SIM card message Create message 4 1 1 On message list screen touch New message to create text multimedia messages Sending a text message Enter cellphone number of the recipient on To bar touch Ty...

Page 45: ...e multimedia message Attach options Pictures Access Gallery application or File manager to select a picture as attachment Capture picture Access Camera to capture a new picture for attaching Videos Ac...

Page 46: ...the status bar to open Notification panel touch the new message to open and read it You can also access the Messaging application and touch the message to open Messages are displayed in conversationa...

Page 47: ...message Copy message text Copy the current message content You can paste it to the enter bar of the new message you are going to compose Adjust message settings 4 1 3 You can adjust a set of message...

Page 48: ...download the full MMS message including message body and attachment automatically to your cellphone Otherwise download only the MMS message header Roaming auto retrieve Select to download the full MMS...

Page 49: ...ers To access Gmail From Home screen touch the Application tab to enter the application list then touch Gmail Gmail displays messages and conversations from one single Gmail account at a time if you o...

Page 50: ...the Inbox label while reading a new message you can press Back key or press Menu key and touch Back to inbox The GoogleTalk online status is shown next to the name of the sender of each email Touch t...

Page 51: ...Touch and hold an email to produce the following options Archive To archive the email message To display the archived messages you can press Menu key in inbox screen and touch View labels then All mai...

Page 52: ...t to add conversation to a batch for further operation like archive delete change label etc Clear search history Touch to remove the search history Labels Touch to open the Label screen where you can...

Page 53: ...ou can touch Manual setup to directly enter the incoming and outgoing settings for the email account you are setting up Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails Touch Done To add ano...

Page 54: ...b from Home screen then touch Talk All friends added by using Google Talk from the web or cellphone will be displayed in your friends list Touch to set your online status Available Busy Away Signed ou...

Page 55: ...hing Switch chats To return to Friends list screen press Menu key then touch Friends list To add a new friend 4 3 2 From Friends list press Menu key to open Option list and touch Add Friend to add a n...

Page 56: ...To view all friends press Menu key then touch All friends To return to displaying most popular friends screen press Menu key again then touch Most popular To make a friend popular To ensure a friend i...

Page 57: ...uching Select ringtone or select Vibrate to activate vibration alert for this service Mobile indicator Select to display an indicator icon along with your name in other people s Friends list Automatic...

Page 58: ...cation tab from Home screen then touch Calendar Multimode view 5 1 1 You can display the Calendar in daily weekly monthly or agenda view To change your Calendar view press Menu key then touch Day Week...

Page 59: ...to invite with commas to separate If the guests use Google Calendar they will receive an invitation from Calendar and email When finished touch Done from the end of the screen To quickly create an ev...

Page 60: ...rs from the list Press Back key to keep the reminders pending in the status bar and notification panel Important options by pressing Menu key from Calendar main screen More My calendars To show or hid...

Page 61: ...enu key from main screen then touch Settings The following options can now be adjusted Alarm in silent mode Select to play alarm with sound or vibration even when the cellphone is in Silent mode Alarm...

Page 62: ...delete all at one time You can clear the calculator s history by pressing Menu key and touching Clear History When some number or operations have been entered touch and hold the entering bar to open...

Page 63: ...work connection you are using press Menu key on Home screen then touch Settings Wireless networks Mobile networks GSM UMTS options Network operators or Access Point Names To create a new access point...

Page 64: ...roaming When Data roaming is deactivated you can still perform data exchange with a Wi Fi connection refer to section 6 1 2 Wi Fi To limit your data connection to 2G networks only To save battery and...

Page 65: ...ection Touch aWi Fi network to connect If the network you selected is secured you are required to enter a password or other credentials you may contact network operator for details When finished touch...

Page 66: ...ext time you are within range of this network To a Wi Fi network The following steps prevent automatic connection to networks which you no longer wish to use Turn on Wi Fi if it s not already on In th...

Page 67: ...vated when scrolling the screen using your finger Touch the plus or minus to the side of the Zoom control to zoom in or out To quickly zoom into a section of a web page double tap on the section you w...

Page 68: ...and highlighted in color Release your finger To paste the copied text into an email or SMS MMS message touch and hold the enter box and then touch Paste on the options menu To open new window switch b...

Page 69: ...reen then touch More Forward Share page To share the current page with your friends via various ways like Message Email Bluetooth etc press Menu key on web page screen then touch More Share page Manag...

Page 70: ...u need to enable your cellphone to download web applications press Menu key from Home screen touch Settings Applications mark check box of Unknown sources finally touch OK to confirm To download a fil...

Page 71: ...touch the bookmark you want to open You can also touch and hold to display the options screen then touch Open or Open in new window To edit a bookmark Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen...

Page 72: ...the checkbox to open web pages zoomed out in an overview Text encoding Touch to select the character encoding standard Block pop up windows Mark the checkbox to prevent pop up windows Load images Mark...

Page 73: ...aved form data Enable location Mark to allow sites to request access to your location Clear location access Touch to clear location access for all websites Security settings Remember passwords Mark to...

Page 74: ...een Touch Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth or Bluetooth settings Mark Unmark the checkbox to activate deactivate this function To change device name To make your cellphone more recognizable you ca...

Page 75: ...r from a Bluetooth device Touch hold the device in the Bluetooth settings screen Touch Unpair or Disconnect Unpair in the menu that opens Connecting to a computer via USB 6 4 With the USB cable you ca...

Page 76: ...while the cellphone is on you must unmount the storage card from the cellphone first to prevent corrupting or damaging the storage card Press Menu key from Home screen Touch Settings SD card USB Mass...

Page 77: ...N settings Add VPN Touch the type of VPN to add In the screen that opens follow the instructions from your network administrator to configure each component of the VPN settings Press Menu key and touc...

Page 78: ...s Wireless networks VPN settings VPNs you have added are listed touch hold the VPN you want to edit Touch Edit network After finishing press Menu key and touch Save To delete Touch and hold the VPN yo...

Page 79: ...ccess Android Market a screen with terms of service pops up for your attention touch Accept to continue Press Menu key then touch Help to enter Android Market help page for more information on this fu...

Page 80: ...uch Home Download and install 7 2 To download install Navigate to the item you want to download and select to enter the details screen from which you can read its overall rating or comments view devel...

Page 81: ...n you want to buy Touch Buy on the bottom of the screen When making your first purchase you are prompted to log in to Google Checkout payment and billing service If your Google Checkout account has mu...

Page 82: ...On Android Market screen press Menu key and touch Downloads Uninstall On Android Market screen press Menu key and touch Downloads Touch the application you want to uninstall to enter the details scre...

Page 83: ...touch the number of stars to award and confirm by touching OK Flag You can report an inappropriate application to Android Market by flagging it Open the details screen for the application scroll to th...

Page 84: ...touch Application tab from Home screen and then touch Camera or Camcorder Touch to view pictures or videos you have taken Drag up or down to switch between Camera mode and Video mode Touch to take a p...

Page 85: ...g The video will be automatically saved Further operations when viewing a picture or a video you have taken Touch to delete the picture or video you have just taken or shot Touch to share the picture...

Page 86: ...tc Picture size Touch to adjust the size of the picture Brightness Touch to adjust the brightness Night mode Touch to activate deactivate night mode Video Camcorder settings White balance Touch to adj...

Page 87: ...era Camcorder framing mode by pressing Menu key and touching Gallery From this menu you can access Camera or Camcorder for taking a picture or video Touch to access Camera framing mode Touch to access...

Page 88: ...agthefoursidesoftherectanglethat appears in or out to set the desired cropping size then touch Save to save as a new picture Touch to Share the picture by MMS Email etc Touch to Set the picture as con...

Page 89: ...ab from Home screen then touch YouTube As an online video service your cellphone must have a network connection to access YouTube All videos in YouTube are grouped into several categories like Most po...

Page 90: ...om computer to MicroSD card using a USB cable To access this function touch Application tab from Home screen then touch Music You will find four libraries in which all songs are classified Artists Alb...

Page 91: ...ode tracks are played in random order Touch to toggle repeat mode Don t repeat Repeat the playlist or Repeat the current track Touch to skip to the next track in the album playlist or shuffle Touch to...

Page 92: ...order of the list and delete or rename a playlist To create a playlist Press Menu key from playback screen to display the option menu touch Add to playlist then touch New enter the name and finally t...

Page 93: ...or mobile networks as My Location data source Or mark the check box of Use GPS satellites to set GPS as My Location data source Open Google Maps and view My Location 9 1 2 Press Menu key from Home scr...

Page 94: ...ing a map press Menu key and touch Search or you can directly press Search key on keyboard to activate search function In the search box enter an address a city or a local business Touch the search ic...

Page 95: ...Touch the address rectangle that opens Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location Or touch a gold star to unstar that location View a list of starred items 9 3 2 Press Menu key...

Page 96: ...ddress from your contacts or using search history Do likewise for your end point To reverse directions press Menu key and touch Reverse Start End Then select a transport mode driving by car using publ...

Page 97: ...actors for your evaluation Distance and estimated time will be displayed at the top of the directions screen Search for locations along your route 9 4 3 Please refer to section 7 2 for detailed inform...

Page 98: ...ive route to your destination 9 4 6 If traffic is slow on your current route or if you just want to try a different route you can request an alternative route from Google Maps with turn by turn Naviga...

Page 99: ...re layers to add to the map such as My Maps Transit Lines or Wikipedia etc Press Menu key from maps screen Touch Layers Touch More layers to the bottom of the screen All available layers are listed fo...

Page 100: ...invitation will be sent to the friends you have invited To respond to an invitation you can select one of the following Accept and share back You and your friend can share locations with each other A...

Page 101: ...ogle Talk Send instant message to the friend Send email Send email to the friend Directions Get directions to this friend s location Hide from this friend Set to hide your location from this friend Sh...

Page 102: ...your own name and then touch Edit privacy settings The following options are available to choose from Detect your location EnableLatitudetodetectyourlocationautomatically when you move around Set your...

Page 103: ...red on the MicroSD card including applications media files downloaded from Android Market YouTube or other locations video pictures or audios you have captured other data transferred via Bluetooth USB...

Page 104: ...anager TaskManager allows you to view or terminate running processes and applications and to schedule tasks Videos 10 4 To access this function touch Application tab from Home screen then touch Videos...

Page 105: ...can touch Share to send the recording to your friends via Bluetooth Messaging etc and touch Set as ringtone to set the recording as your incoming call ringtone Recording Playback n Touch to start rec...

Page 106: ...onization types are two way synchronization backup to server restore from server export to server and import from server What to sync supported synchronization applications are Directory and Calendar...

Page 107: ...llphone To read a brief introduction of the preinstalled 3rd party applications please refer to the leaflet provided with the cellphone You can also download thousands more 3rd party applications by g...

Page 108: ...t without using your SIM card whenever you are in range of a wireless network The only thing you have to do is to enter the Wi Fi settings screen and configure an access point to connect your cellphon...

Page 109: ...s because the network tunnel is disrupted causing applications to disconnect time out fail or even the computing device itself to crash For more information ofVPN please refer to section 6 5 Connectin...

Page 110: ...are added to the FDN list The most common practical application of FDN is for parents to restrict the cellphone numbers to which their children can dial For security reasons you ll be prompted to enab...

Page 111: ...ine it connects to a relay service which converts incoming speech to text for the person using the TTY and converts outgoing text from the TTY machine to a spoken voice for the person on the other end...

Page 112: ...eos Phone ringtone Touch to set your default incoming call ringtone Phone vibrate Mark the check box to vibrate cellphone for incoming calls Notification ringtone Touch to set your default notificatio...

Page 113: ...creen timeout Slider settings Slider sound Mark the check box to activate playing sound when opening the slider Slide ringtone Touch to set your default slider ringtone Slide opens to answer Mark the...

Page 114: ...so on When you select this option you re asked whether you consent to sharing your location anonymously with Google s location service Use GPS satellites Check to use your cellphone s global position...

Page 115: ...the check box to draw lines between points in the unlock pattern you draw Use tactile feedback Mark the check box to have the cellphone vibrate briefly as you touch each dot when you draw an unlock p...

Page 116: ...ord for the credential storage at least 8 characters Clear storage Touch to clear credential storage of all contents and reset its password Applications 11 5 You use the Applications settings to view...

Page 117: ...ou can stop it or opens its Settings screen Development The Development screen contains settings that are useful for developing Android applications For full information including documentation of the...

Page 118: ...lications for details General synchronization settings 11 6 1 Background data Mark the check box to permit applications to synchronize data in the background whether or not you are actively working in...

Page 119: ...is screen contains different options depending on the kind of account For Google Accounts it lists the kinds of data you can synchronize to the cellphone with checkboxes so you can turn synchronizing...

Page 120: ...cked up including your Wi Fi passwords bookmarks a list of the applications you ve installed the words you ve added to the dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard and most of the settings that you co...

Page 121: ...the MicroSD card from your cellphone so that you can format the card or safely remove it when the cellphone is on This setting is dimmed if there is no MicroSD card installed if you have already unmou...

Page 122: ...ogle Search Quick Search Box and the data on the cellphone that you want to include in searches Web Search 11 9 1 Google Search settings Touch to adjust a range of settings to show web suggestions fro...

Page 123: ...llphone The correction and capitalization features affect only the English version of the keyboard Available options are as follows Vibrate on keypress Mark the check box to have the cellphone vibrate...

Page 124: ...to configure any accessibility plug ins you have installed on your cellphone Accessibility Mark the check box to enable all installed accessibility plug ins KickBack Mark the check box to have the cel...

Page 125: ...yourself guided through the process of downloading and installing the data This setting is not available if the data is already installed Always use my settings Mark the check box to use the settings...

Page 126: ...Set date Touch to open a dialog where you can manually set the cellphone s date Select time zone Touch to open a dialog where you can set the cellphone s time zone Set time Opens a dialog where you ca...

Page 127: ...ess Up time Battery use Touch to open a list of the applications and operating system components you have used since you last connected the cellphone to a power source sorted by the amount of power th...

Page 128: ...providers Message It frees you from painstakingly inputting text on the keypads All of your messages are easily accessible and well organized File Manager It allows you to organize Handset files with...

Page 129: ...s will be repaired or replaced with new or rebuilt parts and the company s option without charge for parts or labor directly related to the defect s The limited warranty for your wireless device will...

Page 130: ...elp you to isolate the problem and eliminate the need to send your wireless device in for service In the case that your wireless device is no longer covered by this limited warranty due to time or con...

Page 131: ...e from a distance placed on a table for example For those who prefer to keep their conversations confidential an earpiece is also available known as the headset Standard charger UK charger Battery USB...

Page 132: ...all your battery then turn your cellphone back on My cellphone has not responded for several minutes Press the key Remove the battery and re insert it then switch the cellphone back on My cellphone tu...

Page 133: ...dialled a valid number and press the key For international calls check the country and area codes Make sure your cellphone is connected to a network and that the network is not overloaded or unavailab...

Page 134: ...e your professional or personal directories My callers are unable to leave messages on my voicemail Contact your network operator to check service availability I cannot access my voicemail Make sure y...

Page 135: ...ck your subscription status with your operator The cellphone can t be detected by others via Bluetooth Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on and your cellphone is visible to other users How to make yo...

Page 136: ...y 2 8 inch TFT LCD touchscreen with 240 320 QVGA resolution Network UMTS Dual band 850 1900 MHz OT 980A 1700 2100 MHz OT 981A GSM GPRS EDGE Quad band 850 900 1800 1900 MHz Band frequency and data spee...

Page 137: ...PEG 4 playback only H 263 H 264 playback only Battery Rechargeable Lithium ion battery Capacity 1150 mAh Expansion Slot MicroSD memory card Availability of MicroSD card depends on market Special Featu...

Page 138: ...Lucent and is used under license by TCT Mobile Limited Copyright 2010 TCT Mobile Limited All rights reserved TCT Mobile Limited reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without...

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