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Summary of Contents for Ascend Y220

Page 1: ...User Guide Y220 ...

Page 2: ...ortant Information About the Battery 10 Power Saving Tips 10 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 11 Powering On Your Mobile Phone 11 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone 12 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone 12 Turning On Quick Boot 12 Using the Touchscreen 12 Touchscreen Actions 12 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen 13 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 13 Locking the Screen 13 Unlocking the Screen 13 ...

Page 3: ...paper 20 Changing the Theme 20 Application Screen 20 Using a microSD Card 21 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage 21 Removing the microSD Card 21 4 Calling 22 Making a Call 22 Making a Call with the Dialer Application 22 Making a Call from Contacts 23 Making a Call from Call log 23 Making an IP Call 23 Answering or Rejecting a Call 24 Answering an Incoming Call 24 Ending a Call 25 Rejectin...

Page 4: ...rom a SIM Card 28 Adding a Contact 28 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites 29 Searching for a Contact 29 Editing a Contact 30 Communicating with Your Contacts 30 Using Quick Contact for Android 30 Communicating with a Contact 31 Deleting a Contact 31 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts 31 Using a microSD Card to Back Up Contacts 31 Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts 32 Managing Groups ...

Page 5: ... 38 7 Messaging 39 SMS and MMS 39 Opening Messaging 39 Creating and Sending a Text Message 39 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message 40 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 41 Replying to a Message 41 Copying a Text Message 42 Customizing Message Settings 42 Email 42 Adding an Email Account 42 Viewing an Email Message 43 Saving an Email Attachment 43 Creating and Sending an Email Message 43...

Page 6: ...less Network 47 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection 48 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection via USB 48 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection as a Portable Wi Fi Hotspot 49 Browser 49 Opening the Browser 49 Opening a Webpage 50 Setting a Home Page 50 Managing Bookmarks 51 Customizing Browser Settings 51 Bluetooth 51 Turning On Bluetooth 52 Pairing with and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device 52 Sendin...

Page 7: ...6 Viewing Your Photos 56 Recording a Video 56 Viewing Your Videos 57 Using the Gallery 57 Opening the Gallery 57 Viewing a Picture 58 Rotating a Picture 58 Cropping a Picture 58 Enjoying Music 59 Opening the Music Library 59 Playing Music 59 Creating a Playlist 60 Adding Music to a Playlist 60 Playing Music in a Playlist 61 Listening to the FM Radio 61 Opening the FM Radio 61 ...

Page 8: ...to or Forwarding an Email 65 Searching for an Email 66 Customizing Your Gmail Settings 66 Talk 66 Opening Talk 66 Adding a Friend 66 Accepting an Invitation 67 Starting a Chat 67 Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages 67 Signing out of Talk 68 Maps 68 Enabling the Location Service 68 Opening Maps 68 Searching for Places of Interest 68 Getting Directions 69 YouTube 69 ...

Page 9: ...ation 72 Managing Your Accounts 72 Adding an Account 72 Adding an Exchange Account 73 Removing an Account 74 Customizing Your Account Synchronization 75 Configuring General Synchronization Settings 75 Changing an Account s Synchronization Settings 76 12 Using Other Applications 77 All Backup 77 Backing Up data by using Backup to SD 77 Calendar 77 Opening Calendar 77 Creating an Event 78 Setting an...

Page 10: ...ing for a File 81 Extracting a File 82 Clock 82 Opening the Clock 82 Opening the Alarms 82 Calculator 83 Opening Calculator 83 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel 83 ToDo 84 Weather Clock 84 Setting the Default City 84 Updating Weather 85 Changing a City 85 Sharing Weather Information 85 13 Managing Your Mobile Phone 87 Setting the Date and Time 87 Setting the Display 88 ...

Page 11: ... on Data Roaming 90 Switching off the Data Service 90 Configuring Text to Speech 90 Installing Voice Data 91 Adjusting the Speech Rate 91 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 91 Turning on Your SIM Card PIN 91 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock 92 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN 92 Managing Applications 93 Viewing an Installed Application 93 Uninstalling an Application 93 Movi...

Page 12: ...xi Resetting Your Mobile Phone 94 Restoring Factory Data 94 System Updates 95 14 Appendix 96 FAQs 96 ...

Page 13: ...when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger Do not use your mobile phone while driving Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft The phone may cause interference to control equipment of the aircraft Switch off your mobile phone near h...

Page 14: ...ved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices Respect others privacy and legal rights when using your wireless device Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the USB cable Otherwise your mobile phone or PC may be damaged Personal Information and Data Security The use of some functions or third ...

Page 15: ...bsites that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your personal information If you use services such as Wi Fi tether or Bluetooth set passwords for these services to prevent unauthorized access When these services are not in use turn them off Install or upgrade device security software and regularly scan for viruses Be sure to obtain third party applications from a legitimate source Downloa...

Page 16: ...nostic information to third party application providers Third party vendors use this information to improve their products and services If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data please contact mobile huawei com ...

Page 17: ...ssign or sublicense the said software unless such restrictions are prohibited by applicable laws or such actions are approved by respective copyright holders Trademarks and Permissions and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Android is a trademark of Google Inc The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of su...

Page 18: ...liable for the functions or performance of third party software and applications Third party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at any time and Huawei does not guarantee the availability of any content or service Third party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei To the greatest extent p...

Page 19: ...DED AS IS EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL HUAWEI BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL INDI...

Page 20: ...ws and regulations and be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in order to export re export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein Privacy Policy To better understand how we protect your personal information please see the privacy policy at http consumer huawei com privacy policy ...

Page 21: ... mobile phone Press and hold to open the Phone options menu Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are running Touch to hide the keyboard Touch to open the screen management interface in the home screen Touch to open the menu on an active screen Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications Touch to ...

Page 22: ...after being charged properly replace the battery with a new one of the same type Using data services increases the power consumption of the phone and will therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be used between battery charges The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and the age of the battery When the battery power is low the phone will alert...

Page 23: ...Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection Turn off Wi Fi when you are not using it Lower the volume Close power draining programs when you do not need them Turn off the data service Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press and hold Power key The first time you power on your phone you will be asked to sign in to your account and set up your mob...

Page 24: ...ile Phone 1 Press and hold Power key to open the Phone options menu 2 Touch Power off If Quick boot is enabled the phone will enter the deep sleep mode If Quick boot is disabled touch OK to shut down the phone 3 Touch OK Turning On Quick Boot 1 Touch Settings Accessibility 2 Select the Quick boot check box Do not turn on Quick boot while on an airplane Using the Touchscreen Touchscreen Actions Tou...

Page 25: ...he screen You can drag an icon to move or delete it Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you rotate your phone sideways On the home screen touch Settings Display Auto rotate screen to disable this function Locking and Unlocking the Screen Locking the Screen When your phone is on press Power key to lock the screen When the ...

Page 26: ...14 2 Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen If you have set up a screen unlock pattern you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it ...

Page 27: ...location or move it to the trash You can also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the shortcut position Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to EDGE mobile network EDGE in use Connected to 3G mobile network 3G in use Roaming Airplane mode Bluetooth on Bluetooth Connected ...

Page 28: ...h text or multimedia message delivery New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi Fi network available Upcoming event Uploading Downloading Phone storage space is getting low Synchronizing data Preparing the mircoSD card More undisplayed notifications Portable Wi Fi hotspot on USB tethering on Connected to a VPN Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you r...

Page 29: ...ars on the notification bar place your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel You can also open the notification panel from the home screen Touch Notifications to open the panel 2 On the panel you can Touch a notification to open the related application Touch Clear to clear all notifications Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel...

Page 30: ... the number of extended screens Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1 Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen until the Add to home screen select action menu is displayed You can also touch Add on the home screen to display the Select action menu 2 Select an item to add it to the home screen ...

Page 31: ...xpands and the mobile phone vibrates 2 Without lifting your finger drag the item to the trash can When the item and the trash can turn red the item is ready to be removed 3 Release the item to remove it from the home screen Service Shortcuts 1 Open the notification bar 2 Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off You can also touch to turn the corresponding services on or off...

Page 32: ... wallpapers Wallpapers Changing the Theme 1 On the home screen touch Home settings 2 Do any of the following Touch Theme to select a theme Touch Application icons to select a series of application icons 3 Touch Save Application Screen The Application screen holds icons for all of the applications on your phone You can touch on the home screen to open the application screen ...

Page 33: ...ch USB connected 3 Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone s microSD card When your microSD card acts as a USB mass storage your mobile phone will not use this memory space Ensure that you follow the correct procedures to disconnect the USB mass storage device your mobile phone fr...

Page 34: ...rn to the call screen flick the notification bar down and touch Current call Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call Making a Call with the Dialer Application Your mobile phone supports the Smart Dial function that is when you touch numbers on the dialer the phone automatically searches among your contacts and l...

Page 35: ...cts tab 2 In the list touch the contact you want to call 3 Touch to dial the phone number Making a Call from Call log 1 On the home screen touch Call log to display the call log If you are already working with Contacts or Dialer touch the Call log tab 2 Touch to the right of the log entry to dial If you touch and hold a log entry the options menu will open Making an IP Call 1 On the home screen to...

Page 36: ...me you can enter the phone number by using the Dialer and then touch to set the default IP call number and make an IP call Answering or Rejecting a Call Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call the incoming call screen opens If you have previously saved the caller s number in Contacts the caller s name and number are displayed If the caller s number is not saved in Contacts the cal...

Page 37: ...25 Ending a Call During a call touch End to hang up Rejecting an Incoming Call Touch Reject to reject the call ...

Page 38: ...ted to the first participant keep the connection open touch Add call 2 Enter the phone number of the next person you want to invite for the conversation and touch or select someone from your Call log or Contacts The first participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this 3 Once you have connected to the second person touch Merge calls to begin the conference call 4 To end the conferenc...

Page 39: ...try to Contacts 1 If you are already working with Dialer or Contacts touch the Call log tab 2 Touch and hold the entry you want to add to your Contacts 3 Touch Add to contacts in the options menu 4 Touch New or scroll through the contact list and touch an existing contact name Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone s wireless connections Rather than powering off ...

Page 40: ...acts to open the Contacts application All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 1 In the contact list touch More Import Export 2 Select SIM card name and then touch Next 3 Select the location from which you want to export contacts and then touch Next 4 Select the contacts you want to import or touch Select All to sele...

Page 41: ...ant to add to Favorites Then touch Add to favorites In the contact details interface touch a contact and then touch the star to the right of the contact s name The star turns gold Only the contacts stored in the phone can add to Favorites Searching for a Contact 1 In the contact list touch Search 2 Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for As you type contacts with matching names appear...

Page 42: ...uch Save To cancel all of your changes touch Revert Communicating with Your Contacts From the Contacts or Favorites tab you can quickly call or send a text SMS or multimedia MMS message to a contact s default phone number You can also open details to view a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact This section describes how to communicate with a contact when you view your contact...

Page 43: ...ges Deleting a Contact 1 In the contacts list touch and hold the contact that you want to delete and then touch Delete contact in the options menu 2 Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts You can back up contacts from your phone to a microSD card or synchronize phone contacts with a server using your Google account Using a microSD Card to Back...

Page 44: ...Import Export 2 Select SD Card and then touch Next 3 Select Phone and then touch Next 4 Select the vcf files you want to import If there is more than one vcf files saved on the microSD card you can choose to restore one multiple or all the of them Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts You can synchronize contacts using your Google account For details see 10 2 2 Changing an Account s Synch...

Page 45: ...hanges to the information you have saved for a group 1 In the groups list touch and hold the group whose details you want to edit and then touch Edit group in the options menu 2 Make the desired changes to the group information and then touch Save To cancel all changes you made to the group information touch Revert You can add contacts in phone memory rather than in USIM SIM card to a group Sendin...

Page 46: ...he way you prefer to send the contacts you have selected for example Bluetooth or Email You can send one contact by another way Touch and hold a contact touch Send contact and then select the way you prefer to send ...

Page 47: ...plications open the keyboard automatically In others touch a text field to open the keyboard Touch to hide the keyboard Touch and hold a text field to open the Edit text menu Choosing an Input Method 1 Touch a text field until the Edit text menu is displayed 2 Touch Input method 3 Select the input method ...

Page 48: ... are entering text The previous figure is provided for your reference only On the home screen touch Settings Language keyboard Android keyboard Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input Using the Huawei Keyboard Swipe your finger to the left or right to switch between full keyboard and T9 keypad ...

Page 49: ...g text The previous figure is provided for your reference only Using the Landscape Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use turn your mobile phone sideways The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation providing you with a wider keyboard layout ...

Page 50: ...38 Customizing Keyboard Settings 1 On the home screen touch Settings Language keyboard 2 In Keyboard settings select an input method to customize the keyboard settings ...

Page 51: ...er or a contact s name in the To field or touch to select a contact from Contacts As you enter the phone number or the contact s name the phone displays possible matches from your contacts Select a contact from the list of possible matches or continue entering After you select a contact or finish entering a number add a comma and you can enter another recipient You can also touch a previously ente...

Page 52: ... endless 1 Touch Messaging Compose new message 2 Enter a phone number in the To field or touch to select a contact from Contacts 3 Touch the composition text box to start entering your message 4 Touch to display the options panel Touch Add subject to add the message subject Your mobile phone is now in multimedia message mode Touch Attach to add a picture music or video file 5 When the message is r...

Page 53: ...ng your message and return to the multimedia message screen 5 To alter your multimedia message touch the slideshow on the multimedia message screen When the message is ready to be sent touch Send Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 1 In the message list touch the message thread you wish to view 2 Touch the multimedia message to view the message Replying to a Message 1 In the message list touc...

Page 54: ...oo AOL or other popular email services on your phone Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time you must configure an email account The Email setup wizard helps you to configure your account A number of popular email systems are supported You can work with the same email service that you use on your PC or you can select another email service 1 On the home screen to...

Page 55: ...nt When adding an additional email account you have the option to use the new account to send all outgoing messages Viewing an Email Message 1 On the accounts screen touch the email account you want to use 2 Access a folder and then touch the message that you want to view Saving an Email Attachment 1 On the accounts screen touch the email account you want to use 2 Touch the email message you want ...

Page 56: ...essage touch Save as draft or touch to save the message as a draft Replying to an Email Message 1 On the accounts screen touch the email account you want to use 2 Touch the email message to which you want to reply 3 Touch Reply or Reply all to reply to the email message Deleting an Email Account 1 On the accounts screen touch and hold the email account you want to delete 2 Touch Delete 3 Touch OK ...

Page 57: ...f email service you are using You can enter the necessary details manually although you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct information 1 Touch Email 2 On the accounts screen touch and hold the email account you want to change 3 Touch Account settings 4 Change General settings Notification settings or Server settings ...

Page 58: ...ss networks Mobile networks 3 Touch Network operators or Access Point Names to check the network connection Your mobile phone will automatically read the access point settings from the SIM USIM card if any For this reason do not change the access point parameters otherwise you might not be able to access network resources Turning on the Data Service 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks Mobil...

Page 59: ...rning On Wi Fi 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks and then select the Wi Fi check box to turn on Wi Fi Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 After turning on Wi Fi touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks Wi Fi settings You will see a list of detected Wi Fi networks in the Wi Fi networks section 3 Touch a Wi Fi network to connect to it If you select an open network you will be automatically c...

Page 60: ... Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection You can share your mobile phone s data connection with a single computer via a USB cable USB tethering You can share your mobile phone s data connection with a number of devices at the same time by turning your phone into a portable Wi Fi hotspot Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating systems you may need to pr...

Page 61: ...cial website to download 3 Select the Portable Wi Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection When Portable Wi Fi hotspot is selected you can touch Portable Wi Fi hotspot settings to change its network name or secure it Browser Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre installed Opening the Browser Touch Browser to open the home page When known or open Wi Fi networks and mobile d...

Page 62: ... open other menus and perform operations such as searching selecting text downloading or setting options Opening a Webpage 1 In a browser window touch the URL field at the top of the screen 2 Use the keyboard to enter a webpage address You can touch to enter the web page address by voice 3 As you enter the address matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen If you see the address you want...

Page 63: ...K Opening a Bookmark 1 In a browser window touch and then touch Bookmarks 2 Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open Customizing Browser Settings Customize the browser to suit your browsing style Use Browser to set page content privacy and security preferences In a browser window touch and then touch More Settings Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth which allows you to create a wir...

Page 64: ...ication bar 3 Touch Bluetooth settings and then select the Discoverable to make your mobile phone visible to other Bluetooth devices Pairing with and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device Your mobile Bluetooth lets you do the following Hands Free Profile HFP allows you to use a hands free Bluetooth device Headset Profile HSP allows you to use a mono Bluetooth headset Object Push Profile OPP allows you ...

Page 65: ...uired enter the pairing password to complete the connection When pairing with Bluetooth version 2 0 or above Bluetooth devices do not enter a password Sending Files via Bluetooth With Bluetooth you can share pictures videos or music files with your family and friends To send files via Bluetooth 1 Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or SD card The active options menu is displaye...

Page 66: ...54 2 Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section and then touch and hold the device to which you are connected 3 Touch Unpair to disconnect from the device ...

Page 67: ...ate videos and audio clips and download and listen to music Taking Photos and Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos Opening Your Camera Touch Camera to open the camera and ready to take a picture or record a video Touch to close the camera Capture Screen On the capture screen touch to show the capture panel ...

Page 68: ...After taking a photo a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the upper right corner of the capture screen Touch the thumbnail to view it 2 Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following Touch Share to send the photo in a message or post it online Touch Delete to delete the photo Touch More Set as to set the photo as a contact icon or the wallpaper Recording a Video 1 Open th...

Page 69: ...e video 3 If you want to view more videos flick your finger left or right across the screen Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD card Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders view and edit pictures watch videos and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for a contact Opening the Gallery On the home ...

Page 70: ...tion Rotating a Picture 1 When viewing a picture touch to display the operations panel 2 Touch More 3 Select either Rotate Left or Rotate Right The picture is saved with the new orientation Cropping a Picture 1 When viewing a picture touch to display the operation panel and then touch More Crop 2 Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop Drag from the inside of the croppin...

Page 71: ...Music Library On the home screen touch Music to open the music library The music library automatically scans for music stored on your microSD card and displays them in Artists Albums Songs Playlists Playing Music 1 From the music library select a way to view your music 2 Touch the music file you want to play ...

Page 72: ...e playing music to return to the music playing screen Creating a Playlist 1 In the music library select Songs 2 Touch and hold a music file and then touch Add to playlist 3 Select New and the enter the playlist name 4 Touch Save to create a new playlist Touch and hold a playlist to Rename or Delete it Adding Music to a Playlist 1 From the music library select a way to view your music ...

Page 73: ...ou listen to FM radio programs on your mobile phone Since the FM radio uses the headset as its antenna before opening the application connect the headset to your phone s the audio jack Opening the FM Radio 1 On the home screen touch FM Radio to open the application 2 The first time you open FM radio touch Search which automatically scans for available FM channels saves them as presets and plays th...

Page 74: ...62 Touch Search to scan automatically for available FM channels ...

Page 75: ...ata connection 3G GPRS before you sign in to your Google account If you already have a Google account touch Sign in and enter your username and password Creating a Google Account If you do not have a Google account you can create one 1 After reading the setup information touch Next 2 Touch Create 3 Enter the first name last name and user name for your Google account and then touch Next The mobile ...

Page 76: ...based email service When you first set up your phone you may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone your Inbox will contain the messages from your Gmail web account Opening Gmail On the home screen touch Gmail The Inbox mail list appears Any emails you decide to keep on your mobile phone will go to you...

Page 77: ...Add Cc Bcc 3 Enter the email subject and write your email If you want to add a picture attachment touch and then touch Attach to select the picture you want to attach 4 After writing your email touch Replying to or Forwarding an Email 1 In the mail list touch the email that you want to reply to or forward 2 Touch to reply You can also touch and then touch Reply Reply all or Forward 3 Do one of the...

Page 78: ...our Gmail Talk Talk is Google s instant messaging service You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web Opening Talk On the home screen touch Talk to open the application Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone Adding a Friend 1 In the friends list touch and then touch Add friend 2 Enter the Talk instant ...

Page 79: ...henever you receive an instant message your mobile phone can play a sound vibrate or display an icon To set up one of these handy notifications start in the friends list and then touch Then touch Settings Now choose from one of the following IM notifications Select the check box to receive a notification on the notification bar when you receive an instant message Select ringtone Touch to choose th...

Page 80: ...Before you open Maps to find your location or search for places of interest you must enable the location service 1 On the home screen touch Settings 2 Touch Location 3 In the Location section select the Use wireless networks check box Opening Maps On the home screen touch Maps to open the application Searching for Places of Interest 1 On the map touch and then touch Search 2 Enter the place you wa...

Page 81: ...the map 6 When you finish viewing or following the directions touch and then touch Clear Map to reset the map YouTube YouTube is Google s free online video streaming service for watching searching for and uploading videos Opening YouTube On the home screen touch YouTube You will then see the YouTube screen Searching for a Video 1 On the YouTube screen and touch 2 Enter a search keyword and then to...

Page 82: ...t Terms of Service window will appear Touch Accept to continue Searching for Applications There are a few different ways to find applications on the Play Store home screen including Featured applications List of games Search function My apps Installing an Application 1 In the Play Store select a category and then touch the application you want to download On the application details screen you can ...

Page 83: ...re installed within seconds To stop an application from downloading touch the cross After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone the content download icon appears in the notification bar If you want to install a non Market application touch Settings Applications and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow installation of the non Market application Uninsta...

Page 84: ...chronize contacts email and other information on your mobile phone with multiple Google accounts or other kinds of accounts depending on the applications installed on your mobile phone For example you can start by adding your personal Google account so your personal email contacts and calendar are always available You could then add a work account so your work related emails and work contacts are ...

Page 85: ... enter the required and optional information about the account Most accounts require a username and password but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service to which you are connecting 5 Configure the account Depending on the kind of account you may be asked to configure what kind of data you want to synchronize to the mobile phone to name the account and for oth...

Page 86: ...nt Prerequisite You can remove an account deleting it and all information associated with it from your mobile phone including email contacts settings and so on You cannot however remove some accounts such as the first account you signed into on the mobile phone If you attempt to remove certain accounts all personal information associated with it will be deleted You can only remove the first Google...

Page 87: ...Synchronization Settings On the Accounts sync settings screen do the following Select or clear the Background data check box to control whether applications and services can transmit data when you are not working with them directly that is when they are running in the background If you clear this option Gmail stops receiving new mails Calendar stops synchronizing events and so on until you refresh...

Page 88: ...to sync 2 Touch the account for which you want to change the synchronization settings The data and synchronization screen opens displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can synchronize 3 Select the items you want to synchronize from the list Your phone will automatically synchronize the selected items ...

Page 89: ... the Backup contents field select the contents you want to back up 5 Touch Backup to back up the selected data Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events meetings and appointments Depending on your synchronization settings the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet based calendar you use Opening Calendar On the home screen touch Calendar to open the application When yo...

Page 90: ...re is a time frame for the event touch From and To to set the beginning and end times of the event If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or a day long activity set the date for From and To and then select the All day check box 3 Enter the location of the event and a description 4 Specify in Repetition whether the event recurs and if it does how frequently and then set the time for ...

Page 91: ...hen from the list displayed touch the length of time before the event when you want to be reminded When the time comes you will receive a notification about the event Setting Synchronization and Display The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed to for each account that is configured to synchronize events to your phone organized by account Calendars for accounts y...

Page 92: ...set event reminders to alert you to send you a notification or to turn off event notifications on your mobile phone Select ringtone Touch to select the ringtone to sound when you receive an event reminder Vibrate Select to vibrate the mobile phone when you receive an event notification Default reminder time Touch to select the default time before an event for event reminders to occur ES File Explo...

Page 93: ...der you want to move or copy When a file or a folder is selected a check mark will appear To select or unselect all files Touch and hold Select until the Choose menu is displayed 3 Touch Cut or Copy 4 Select the path where you want the file to be copied or moved Touch Paste to move or copy the file to the selected path Searching for a File 1 On the ES File Explorer screen touch a folder to access ...

Page 94: ...Extract to 3 Edit the save path for the extracted files 4 Touch OK to start extracting Clock The Clock application displays the date and time You can also use Clock to turn your mobile phone into an alarm clock Opening the Clock On the home screen touch Clock to open the application Clock opens with the date and time displayed on your home screen wallpaper Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen to...

Page 95: ...rate in addition to playing the ringtone 6 Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm 7 Touch Done Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen touch and then touch Settings Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations Opening Calculator On the home screen touch Calculator to open the application Switching Between...

Page 96: ...se Weather Clock to check the date and time of cities around the world to get the latest weather of any city in any time and to share weather information with others You need to turn on data service on your phone before using weather clock Setting the Default City 1 On the home screen touch Weather Clock 2 On the weather clock screen touch Add city 3 Select the city you want to add In addition to ...

Page 97: ...r phone to update the weather information automatically 1 On the weather clock screen touch More Settings 2 Select Auto update 3 Touch Update interval to set the interval between automatic weather updates Changing a City 1 On the weather clock screen touch Change city 2 Select a city from the Popular cities list or search for another city by entering its name in the search field Sharing Weather In...

Page 98: ...86 3 Touch Send to send weather information to the recipient ...

Page 99: ...he set date screen flick up and down to adjust the month date and year and then touch Set when the configuration is complete 4 Touch Select time zone and then select the desired time zone from the list Scroll the list to view more time zones 5 Touch Set time On the set time screen flick up and down to adjust the hour and minute Touch Set when the configuration is complete 6 Select or clear the Use...

Page 100: ... set a longer or shorter idle time 1 On the Settings screen touch Display Screen timeout 2 Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated Setting Ringers Turning On Silent Mode 1 On the Settings screen touch Audio profiles 2 Select the Silent check box to silence all sounds except alarms and music and video media Adjusting the Volume You can adjust the volume while on the home screen or...

Page 101: ...tone 2 In the displayed list select an option Android System Select a preinstalled ringtone The ringtone plays when selected Es File Explorer Select the music stored in the phone or on the microSD card 3 Touch OK Changing the Message Ringtone 1 On the home screen touch Messaging 2 In the message list touch Settings Select ringtone 3 In the displayed list select an option Android System Select a pr...

Page 102: ...ons Turning on Data Roaming 1 On the Settings screen touch Wireless networks Mobile networks 2 Select Data roming check box Accessing data services while roaming may incur additional charges Ask your wireless service provider about data roaming fees Switching off the Data Service 1 On the Settings screen touch Wireless networks Mobile networks 2 Select Data enabled check box Configuring Text to Sp...

Page 103: ...ons to install the voice data Adjusting the Speech Rate 1 On the Settings screen touch Voice input output Text to speech settings Speech rate 2 Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken Protecting Your Mobile Phone Turning on Your SIM Card PIN 1 On the Settings screen touch Security Set up SIM card lock 2 Select the Lock SIM card check box 3 Use the keyboard to enter the PIN and then touch ...

Page 104: ...the screen when you are finished You must drag your finger between the dots on the screen to create the pattern not simply touch individual dots 3 Your mobile phone will record the pattern Touch Continue 4 When prompted draw the screen unlock pattern again and then touch Confirm To change your unlock screen pattern touch Security Change screen lock Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN Y...

Page 105: ...ons that are pre installed on the system 1 On the Settings screen touch Applications Manage applications 2 Touch an application and then touch Uninstall Moving an Application to the microSD Card Some applications are designed to be stored on your phone s USB storage or microSD card depending on the model of your phone rather than in its internal storage Others are designed so you can change where ...

Page 106: ...d In Browser clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history information Move applications to the microSD card Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use Reset your mobile phone Resetting Your Mobile Phone Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to its factory settings all of your personal data stored on the phone including information about your Google account any othe...

Page 107: ...s System Updates Your mobile phone has pre installed the online update function When there is new software available the version information appears and prompts you to update You can also touch Settings About phone Online upgrade to check whether the new software is available When updating 1 Back up your data before upgrading because after the upgrade there is the risk of losing data 2 Make sure t...

Page 108: ... a microSD card as a vcf file 2 Insert the microSD card into your mobile phone and find the vcf file using ES File Explorer 3 Touch the vcf file The phone displays a message asking whether you want to import the contacts 4 Touch Yes to import the contacts Compatibility problems may occur with vcf files created by different mobile phones and certain contact information may be lost after contacts ar...

Page 109: ... flick downwards to open the notifications panel touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing screen and then stop playing the song How Do I Return to the Call Screen While in a call if you re on another screen you can touch the notification bar and flick downwards to open the notifications panel Then touch the current call notification to return to the call screen How Do I Crea...

Page 110: ...98 How Do I Forward a Message In the SMS conversation interface touch and hold a message and then touch Forward in the menu that opens ...

Page 111: ... this guide including but not Switch between photo and video modes limited to the phone color size and display content are for reference only The actual product may vary Nothing in this guide constitutes a warranty of any kind express or implied 6011575_01 ...

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