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Programs 

 

6.9 Google Search 

Search for the information in the Internet and on the phone. Tap Application Drawer > APPS 
tab > Search. You can also see the search bar on the Home screen. 
 

6.10 Talk 

Talk is Google's instant messaging program. 
 

To sign in Talk 

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Talk. 
2. If you do not log in your Google Account, tap “NEW” to create an account, or tap “Existing” to 

sign in the Google account. Please follow the on-screen instruction to log in. 

3. Once logged in, you can begin to use Talk and do any of the following: 

 Select one of your accounts.(If you have two more accounts) 

 Send chat invitation to friends: Tap 

. 

 To configure Talk settings: Tap Menu > Settings. 

 To view the blocked friends: Tap Menu > Settings > your account > Blocked friends. 

 To invite a person to your chat: In the chat screen, tap Menu > Add to chat. 

 To end a chat: In the chat screen, tap Menu > End chat. 

 To view terms and privacy: Tap Menu > Settings > your account > Terms & privacy. 

 To Sign out: Tap Menu > Sign out. 

 
6.11 YouTube 

YouTube is an online video streaming service that allows you to view, search, and upload 
videos. 

 
To Play YouTube 

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > YouTube. 
2. Videos are grouped into categories, tap “BROWSE” tab. Tap a category to watch the 

available videos. 

3. Tap a video to play. 

 
To upload your video 

1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > YouTube. 
2. Tap “ACCOUNT” tab, and then sign in your account. 
3. Tap Uploads. 
4. Tap a video to upload. 

 

6.12 Play Store 

Play Store allows you to find and download applications and fun games to your phone. 
 
1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Play Store. 
2. If you do not log in your Google Account, tap “NEW” to create an account, or tap “Existing” to 

sign in the Google account. Please follow the on-screen instruction to log in. 

3. Once logged in, you can search and download programs from the market. Slide the screen 

to switch the pages of play store. 

4. You can also tap Menu > My apps to view the programs you have downloaded. 

 
6.13 News and Weather 

News and Weather will show the weather and news of your city automatically. 
 
1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > News & Weather. Slide the screen to switch between 

the pages of weather and news. 

2. Tap Menu > Refresh to update the information. 
3. Tap Menu > Settings. You can adjust the settings of the weather and news. 
 

NOTE: 
If you connect to the Internet, you may be charged.   

 

Aku A1 

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Summary of Contents for GSmart Aku A1

Page 1: ...Aku A1 GIGA BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC ...

Page 2: ...xt music and pictures are owned by or authorized by original manufacturers to GIGA BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC Reproduction transfer distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of GIGA BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC is prohibited GIGA BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC Aku A1 0 1 ...

Page 3: ...mmable objects exist such as gas stations fuel depots and chemical plants among others Sparks from these areas could cause explosion or fire and result in injury or even death Do not use hand held phones while driving a vehicle Use hands free devices as an alternative SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT Do not use the phone on board an aircraft The phone s network signals may cause interference to the navigation s...

Page 4: ...y to operate the product This product has demonstrated EMC compliance under conditions that included the use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components It is important that you use compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios televisions and other electronic devices We hereb...

Page 5: ...earing damage do not listen at high volume levels for long periods Note For France headphones earphones for this device are compliant with the sound pressure level requirement laid down in the applicable EN 50332 1 2000 and or EN50332 2 2003 standard as required by French Article L 5232 1 Aku A1 0 4 ...

Page 6: ...the touch screen It is not covered by the warranty that you crack the touch screen because of the improper usage When you use the device for a long time such as talking on the phone browsing online or charging the battery the device may become warm In most cases this condition is normal Refer servicing to the provider or an authorized technician under the following conditions 1 The device has been...

Page 7: ...4 Chapter 4 Using the Internet 4 1 4 1 Connecting to the Internet 4 1 4 2 Bluetooth modes 4 2 Chapter 5 Multimedia Applications 5 1 5 1 Photos and Videos 5 1 5 2 Viewing Photos and Videos 5 1 5 3 Music 5 2 Chapter 6 Programs 6 1 6 1 Pre installed programs introduction 6 1 6 2 Browser 6 1 6 3 Calculator 6 3 6 4 Calendar 6 3 6 5 Gmail 6 4 6 6 Maps 6 4 6 7 Local 6 4 6 8 Navigation 6 4 6 9 Google Sear...

Page 8: ...tically when the device is close to the face during a phone call Light Sensor Adjust the brightness of the screen according to the environment 4 Receiver The source of voice 5 Power Press and hold for several seconds to turn the phone on or off To set your phone to the sleep mode press the power button briefly Press again to turn the display back on 6 Touch screen Display screen 7 Menu Press to vi...

Page 9: ...ertip into the slot 3 Pull the back cover with your fingertip and remove it SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number memory storage and details of network service To install the SIM card There are two slots for SIM cards Upper slot is for SIM2 and SIM1 slot is on the underside The gold contact of SIM1 is facing up and the cut off corner is facing toward the SIM card slot The gold contact o...

Page 10: ...nsert the cover into the slot from the bottom 2 Then press two point on the left and right of back cover fully until hearing clicks Memory card You may need a microSD card to store photos music videos and other data To install the memory card 1 Insert the memory card with the gold contact facing down 2 Push the memory card until it clicks into slot To remove the memory card 1 For safe removal tap ...

Page 11: ...ne shortly vibrates To turn off your phone 1 Press and hold the power button for several seconds 2 A pop up window appears then tap Power off 3 Select OK to confirm To set your phone to the sleep mode To set your phone to the sleep mode press the power button briefly It will turn the display off To turn the display on press the power button briefly again 1 5 Lock Unlock Unlock the device Drag lock...

Page 12: ...arm 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Settings Audio Profiles General 2 Slide the volume bar to adjust each volume Do as the following Drag the slider towards the left to decrease the volume or drag the slider towards the right to increase the volume Tap OK to save your settings NOTE When the phone is set to the silent mode all sounds are turned off except media and alarm 1 8 Contacts Contacts is ...

Page 13: ...account to save the import contacts 5 Select contacts you want or check All Then tap Ok 6 You can check the import situation in the status bar Import Contacts from storage 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Contacts 2 Tap Menu Import export Import from Phone storage 3 You can select an account to save the import contacts 4 Select the Card files Please follow the steps in the submenu 5 You can check...

Page 14: ...features and view notifications of missed calls received messages battery and the status of the connection Default Home Screen Main functions You can slide the Home Screen from the left side to the right side or from the right side to the left side to switch it The icons located at the bottom of the home page have different functions Icons Descriptions Favorites Tray can keep your most important s...

Page 15: ...ion Types Icons Descriptions Phone call Call is in progress Your call is on hold Mute the call Speaker is on Volume Vibration is on Wired headset connected Wired microphone headset connected Battery Battery is full Battery is low Battery is very low Battery is charging Network and Connection Maximum signal strength Fewer bars indicate lower signal strength Left icon is SIM1 signal WCDMA GSM Right ...

Page 16: ... the Home key 2 A Recent app list screen will appear 3 Remove an item by swiping left or right 4 Or jump instantly from one task to another using the list Using Widgets You may add and customize widgets on the Home Screen as you like To add widgets 1 Tap Application Drawer WIDGETS tab 2 Select a widget you want Then tap and hold the widget icon to any Home Screen thumbnail you want to add it 3 Tap...

Page 17: ... hold an app icon then drag it over to another app icon they will automatically create a new folder You can also drag other apps to add into the same folder 2 Tap the folder to open it 3 Tap Unnamed Folder to name the folder To delete folders 1 Tap and hold a folder of Home Screen The folder will enlarge and Remove will appear on the top of Home Screen 2 Drag the folder to the Remove to delete it ...

Page 18: ...displayed You can tap to preview it 4 Tap Set wallpaper to set up your selection Set wallpaper from Pictures 1 Long press anywhere on the Home Screens There is a menu that will pop up 2 Tap Gallery you can view all pictures on the album 3 Tap to select a picture you want to use 4 Use your finger to select the crop area 5 Tap CROP and the cropped image will be your wallpaper on the Home Screen Aku ...

Page 19: ...device before making an emergency call Enter the international emergency number 112 and tap SIM1 or SIM2 to make the emergency call To make international calls 1 Go to the Phone screen 2 Tap and hold 0 until the is displayed which is international prefix code 3 Enter the country code area code and phone number 4 Tap and SIM1 or SIM2 to make the international call Answering a call When there is an ...

Page 20: ...nter the characters Setting the Input Method Your phone supports several text input methods and you could select which one you prefer 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Settings Language input 2 Tap Default There is a pop up window will show 3 Select an input method you want to use Basic input settings Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Settings Language input 1 Language settings Select language Spell...

Page 21: ...ative symbol on buttons You could slide down or long press the keyboard to input these symbols Skin Customize your own skin Keyboard layout Set portrait or landscape layout and some other functions Smart input Keyboard intelligence for western languages Languages Set up Multilanguage keyboard Chinese input Keyboard intelligence for Chinese input Dictionary management You can choose backup or resto...

Page 22: ...ess Phone sounds when user presses any key on the on screen keyboard Popup on keypress Checking this option will enable the letters to popup when the user presses them on the keyboard Voice Input key Voice input on main keyboard on symbols keyboard and off Add on dictionaries You can install Multilanguage dictionaries Auto correction Spacebar and punctuation automatically correct mistyped words Sh...

Page 23: ...ard To toggle between upper and lower case letter display tap To display the numerical and symbols keyboard tap How to select input method 1 When you are using any one of input methods 2 Slide down the status bar list 3 Tap Select input method to show all the input method 4 Then tap one of them you want to use Aku A1 2 5 ...

Page 24: ... contact from the call log 4 Tap icon to send the message 5 Compose your message 6 Tap to send your message You may select SIM1 or SIM2 If SIM2 inserted NOTE If you exit Messages before sending unsent message will be saved as a draft automatically Receiving and Managing Messages When you send and receive messages from a contact these messages are grouped as a message thread A message thread looks ...

Page 25: ...Tap a contact 3 Tap icon to write a message back 4 In the Type name or number field and enter the recipient s phone number 5 Tap to attach capture picture capture video record audio contact pictures videos audio or calendar The message converts to a MMS message automatically 6 Enter your message with the on screen keyboard in Type text message filed 7 Tap to send your message From Phone screen 1 T...

Page 26: ...ount name is the name shown on the Email screen To open Email Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Email to open your e mail To add the second e mail account 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Email 2 Tap Menu Settings ADD ACCOUNT 3 Please follow the Account setup steps to finish the settings To delete an e mail account 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Email 2 Tap Menu Settings 3 Tap one of your accoun...

Page 27: ...rawer APPS tab Email then tap Menu Settings General to set up the application of your e mail 3 5 Using E mail Composing and sending an E mail 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Email and then tap Account name arrow to select an account 2 Tap to compose a new email 3 Enter the recipient s e mail address in the To field or tap done to add a new contact 4 Enter the Subject 5 Compose your e mail 6 Tap ...

Page 28: ...o view it To reply or forward an e mail 1 Open an e mail 2 Do any of the following Reply Tap to reply the e mail Reply all Tap Menu to reply all recipients and sender Forward Tap Menu to forward the e mail to other people 3 Enter the recipient in the To field if need 4 Compose your message 5 Tap to send your e mail To delete an e mail 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Email 2 In your mailbox scree...

Page 29: ...ill be prompted for the password Enter the password then tap Connect 5 When Wi Fi is connected the connection icon will be displayed on the status bar To add Wi Fi network 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Settings Wi Fi 2 In Wi Fi screen tap Menu ADD NETWORK An on screen window will pop up 3 Follow the on screen instructions and enter the necessary information then tap Save to save the settings T...

Page 30: ...e is not visible to other Bluetooth devices Off Bluetooth is turned off To turn Bluetooth on or off 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Settings Bluetooth 2 Switch or tap to turn it on 3 Tap Bluetooth to view the menu options 4 Tap the device s name to make your device visible to others Connecting to Bluetooth Devices A connection to a Bluetooth device is called a partnership You need to pair and cr...

Page 31: ...ngs In the camera or camcorder screen tap to view and set up your camera or camcorder Mode Setting GPS location info Exposure Color effect Scene mode White balance Image Properties Anti flicker Face Detection Self timer Continuous shot Picture size Preview size ISO Face beauty EIS Microphone Audio model Time lapse interval Effects Video quality 5 2 Viewing Photos and Videos To view photos in the a...

Page 32: ...our audio files to the storage card before playing music because the music player only plays audio files saved in the storage card of your phone Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Music Music Screen Playback screen Displays the playback area with the playback controls Library Displays folder categories which could make searching for media files quickly and easily Icon Function Album art picture or an...

Page 33: ...ong and then it will play automatically Changing Playback options While playing music tap Menu button on the down right side of screen Tap Library to see all playlists Tap Party shuffle to play all songs in shuffle order Tap Add to playlist to add the song to Current playlist New or My recordings Tap Use as ringtone to set up your personal ringtone Tap Delete to delete the song which is playing Ta...

Page 34: ...nd hold a song you want to add then tap Add to playlist in the pop up submenu 3 Tap New to create a new playlist Input a name for the created playlist and then tap Save The song will be added to the new playlist automatically 4 You may check this new playlist in Playlists tab To remove a music file from the playlist 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Music 2 In Songs tab tap and hold the song you w...

Page 35: ...ceives all types of messages such as text message and MMS Messenger Google s instant messaging Music Plays and manages the music and audio files on your phone Navigation Help you get the destination News Weather Google s news and weather services Phone Makes and receives phone calls Play Music Google Music Store Play Store Find applications and fun games which you can download and install on your ...

Page 36: ...o configure privacy settings Clear cache Clear locally cached content and databases Clear history Clear browser navigation history Show security warnings Show warning if there s a problem with a site s security Accept cookies Allow sites to save and read cookie data Clear all cookie data Clear all browser cookies Remember form data Remember data I type in forms for later use Clear form data Clear ...

Page 37: ...ithmetic functions on your phone 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Calculator 2 In Calculator screen tap Menu to select the advanced panel 6 4 Calendar Calendar helps you schedule and sound alarms for appointments meetings and events 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Calendar 2 If you do not log in your Google Account tap Menu New to create an account or tap Existing to sign in the Google account ...

Page 38: ... Bus or Walk mode Find places Tap to find restaurants cafes bars attractions Check layers Tap then you can select different layers and functions Tap Menu to set more options as below To clear the map Tap Menu Clear Map To view terms privacy and notices Tap Menu Settings Terms Privacy Notices To view information about Maps Tap Menu Settings About 6 7 Local Use Google maps to search places that you ...

Page 39: ...arch and upload videos To Play YouTube 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab YouTube 2 Videos are grouped into categories tap BROWSE tab Tap a category to watch the available videos 3 Tap a video to play To upload your video 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab YouTube 2 Tap ACCOUNT tab and then sign in your account 3 Tap Uploads 4 Tap a video to upload 6 12 Play Store Play Store allows you to find and d...

Page 40: ...s on the FM Radio Before use please insert the headset 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab FM Radio 2 Tap to switch voice source between your headset and speaker 3 Tap to save to the new station 4 Tap or to go to the available station 5 Tap to close and exit FM Radio 6 16 Sound Recorder To Record a voice note 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Sound Recorder 2 In the recording screen tap to record a ...

Page 41: ...using Android File Transfer on Mac see www android com filetransfer USB storage used as USB storage copy file 6 18 File Manager File manager helps you manage the files in your phone and in your SD card 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab File Manager 2 Tap the folder you want to browse it 6 19 Downloads Files and other items you downloaded in Email or Browser are stored on your SD card You can view ...

Page 42: ...EVICE Application Description Audio profiles Set up your default ringtone of incoming calls and default notification Personalize Lock screen notifications Show notifications on lock screen Wallpaper Set up the wallpaper from gallery live wallpaper and wallpapers Display Auto rotate screen Enable disable the screen direction automatically Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen Daydream Enab...

Page 43: ...e disable to show the password as you type Device administrators View or deactivate device administrators Unknown sources Allow installation of non Market apps Verify apps Disallow or warn before installation of apps that may cause harm Trusted credentials Display trusted CA certificates Install from SD card Install certificates form SD card Clear credentials Remove all certificates Language input...

Page 44: ...e screen Large text Adjusts the text size Power button ends call During a call pressing Power ends the call instead of turning off the screen Auto rotate screen Set up the screen direction automatically Speak passwords Allow disallow speak password Text to speech output The Text to speech output feature allows the phone to provide a verbal readout of onscreen data such as messages and incoming cal...

Page 45: ...can switch AM PM Tap Set to save the settings 6 Tap Repeat to select a day to sound the alarm Tap OK to save the settings 7 Tap Ringtone to set up the preferred ringtone when your alarm sounds Tap OK to save the settings 8 Check Vibrate to enable disable the vibration when the alarm sounds 9 Tap Label to enter the description for the alarm 10 Tap OK to save the settings of the alarm Activate an al...

Page 46: ...u want to disable the function please tap Application Drawer APPS tab Settings Security Screen lock Confirm the saved pattern and then tap None to disable it Set up face unlock You can use front facing shot to verify your identity to unlock your phone 1 Tap Application Drawer APPS tab Settings Security Screen lock Face Unlock 2 Tap Set it up Continue 3 Show your face in front of your phone until f...

Page 47: ...olutions 854 x 480 pixels Size Dimensions L x W x H 136 x 67 x 12 35 mm Weight 147 7 grams with battery Power Battery Rechargeable Li ion pack 2000 mAh Power Adapter AC input 100 240V 50 60Hz 0 2A max DC output 5V 1A Standby time Up to 333 hours It may vary depending on the availability of local networks and the individual usage Talk time Up to 5 hours It may vary depending on the availability of ...

Page 48: ...a interruption unexpected error in CPU and high power consumption could be caused by in app AD in Android phone We suggest you try to remove those apps with AD which had been installed in your device for preventing any abnormal situation happens and saving more power as well If this document is modified please download the latest version on GSmart s official website GIGA BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC B2...

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