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Getting started

To set the screen lock method, touch

on the home screen. On the

displayed

General

tab, touch

Screen lock

Unlocking the screen

If the screen is off, press

to turn it on.

Drag

right toward

to unlock the screen.

Getting to know your home screen

Your home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your

applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more

convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is

shown below.

Summary of Contents for Ascend Y336

Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ...and application icons 15 Organizing home screen icons using folders 15 Customizing your home screens 16 Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel 16 Managing profiles 17 Setting the screen unlock method Calls 19 Smart dialing 19 Answering or rejecting a call 20 Viewing the call log 20 What you can do during a call 21 Making a conference call 21 Answering a third party call 21 Making e...

Page 3: ...ction 39 Setting up a Wi Fi connection 40 Wi Fi Direct Sharing data 42 Bluetooth 43 Connecting your phone to a computer File Manager 45 Creating a folder 45 Searching for a file 45 Copying cutting and pasting a file 46 Compressing or decompressing files 46 Renaming a file 46 Deleting a file 47 Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 47 Checking the memory status Managing applications 48 Downloadi...

Page 4: ...ation 54 Modifying account synchronization settings Settings 55 Turning on or off airplane mode 55 Tone settings 56 Display settings 56 Setting the date and time 57 Changing the system language 57 Modifying location service settings 58 Setting the PIN of your SIM card 58 Restoring factory settings 59 Online update 59 Accessibility Legal Notice ...

Page 5: ...ing your new phone please read this guide first All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only The actual product may vary Symbols and definitions The following symbols are used in this document Note Provides additional information Caution Indicates potential problems that may arise if proper care and attention is not taken and describes how to handle any such problems...

Page 6: ...r off your phone near any medical apparatus Power off your phone in an aircraft The phone may interfere with the aircraft s control equipment and navigation system Power off your phone near high precision electronic devices The phone may affect the performance of these devices Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the ...

Page 7: ...to avoid the risk of explosions Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices Respect the privacy and legal rights of others when using your phone To prevent damage to your phone or your computer follow all instructions pertaining to the USB cable ...

Page 8: ...s and hold to power it on Press to turn on or off the screen Press and hold to display an option menu Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application When you are entering text touch to hide the onscreen keyboard Touch to return to the home screen Touch to display the option menu Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications Touch Tap an item once For exam...

Page 9: ...ocks its screen Touch and hold Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more For example touch and hold an application widget or blank area to display the related option menu Flick Where applicable swipe your finger in the direction you want the screen to move For example you can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification Drag Touch and hold an it...

Page 10: ...f the screen is off press to turn it on 2 Drag right toward to unlock the screen Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you ll find your favorite widgets and all your applications We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications The default home screen is shown below ...

Page 11: ...ator shows the current screen s position Dock displays your most common applications Signal strength No signal GPRS network connected Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution EDGE network connected 3G network connected High Speed Packet Access HSPA network connected Roaming Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 12: ...e home screen thumbnails Touch a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen Alarms enabled Charging Battery full Battery low Call in progress Missed calls New messages New emails New voicemails Select input method Wi Fi network available Connected to a Wi Fi network Uploading data Downloading data Phone memory full Upcoming events No SIM card found Sign in or synchronization problem Synchroniz...

Page 13: ...hots album in Gallery Auto rotate screen Your phone features a tilt sensor If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo the orientation of your screen will automatically change to landscape or portrait view You ll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor based applications such as racing games To quickly turn the auto rotate screen function on or off flick down from the status bar...

Page 14: ...e application you want to open Viewing recently used applications To display the list of recently used applications touch and hold You can then Touch an application to start it Touch to delete all notifications Touch to display the settings screen Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn on or off the functions Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a n...

Page 15: ... text input screen flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch to select an input method To change your phone s default input method touch on the home screen Then touch the All tab Under PERSONAL touch Language input Default to select an input method Editing text Learn how to select cut copy and paste text on your phone Select text Touch and hold the text to bring up Then...

Page 16: ...sert the text drag to move the insertion point and touch Paste to paste the text you copied or cut Configuring an input method 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under PERSONAL touch Language input 3 Under Keyboard input methods touch the input method you want to configure KRRU G KO ...

Page 17: ...ose the element you want to modify Change the wallpaper 1 On the home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Configuration dialog box 2 Touch Wallpapers 3 From the Wallpapers screen you can set the following items Lock screen wallpaper Set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock screen Home screen wallpaper Set the home screen wallpaper Shake to change Change the home screen wallpaper...

Page 18: ...m the screen s lower section to a screen thumbnail 4 Touch to return to the home screen If the home screen doesn t have enough space your phone will automatically create a new home screen to the original s right and place the widget on the new home screen Deleting an application icon or widget On the home screen touch and hold the application icon or widget you want to delete until is displayed Dr...

Page 19: ...e items to the folder Removing an item from a folder 1 On the home screen touch a folder 2 Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item A folder must contain at least two items otherwise the folder will automatically disappear Customizing your home screens Re arranging home screens 1 On a home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Configuration dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 To...

Page 20: ... the list Shortcuts on the top will be fully displayed on the notification panel 1 Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Flick left on the upper area Touch to display the switch shortcut list 3 Drag a switch shortcut to a new position in the list Managing profiles Changing the profile 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the profile list select a profile and touch the button...

Page 21: ...ETE 5 Touch OK Setting the screen unlock method Unlocking the screen with a pattern 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under PERSONAL touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock Pattern 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern If you draw incorrect patterns five consecutive times the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds You will still be able...

Page 22: ...ergency calls during this time Unlocking the screen with a password 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under PERSONAL touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock Password 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password 5 Repeat the password and touch OK After a password is set you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen If you enter incorrect passw...

Page 23: ...irst several letters of a contact name Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list 3 From the list select the contact you want to call 4 To end the call touch Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone Drag right to answer the call Drag left to reject the call Drag up to reject the call...

Page 24: ...place the current call on hold and touch again to resume the call Touch to start a three way call Before you use three way calling make sure you have subscribed to this service For details contact your service provider Touch to use the speakerphone Touch to mute or unmute the microphone Touch to end the call Touch to display the dialer Touch to display a note 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 25: ...all the second participant The first participant will be placed on hold 3 When the second call is connected touch to start a conference call 4 To add more people to the call repeat steps 2 and 3 5 Touch to end the call Answering a third party call Before you answer a third party call make sure you have turned on call waiting 1 If a call comes in when you are already in another call drag right to a...

Page 26: ...o send receive messages When you use the TTY function do as follows 1 Connect the TTY device to the headset jack of the phone and set the phone to the TTY mode 2 Make or answer calls as normal 3 When the call is put through use the TTY device to send or receive the letters 4 Press the End to end the call Setting the TTY Mode 1 Touch Settings Call settings TTY mode 2 Select one TTY mode TTY Off The...

Page 27: ...23 Calls Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility Touch Settings Call settings Hearing aids to set your phone to be compatible with a hearing aid ...

Page 28: ...or a contact 1 On the home screen touch then the Contacts tab 2 Touch the search box 3 Enter the contact name or initials Matching results are displayed as you type For example to search for John Doe enter John Doe or JD Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports contact files in vcf format only This is a standard format for files storing contacts Contact names addresses phone numbers and...

Page 29: ...with which you want to pair your phone When the two devices are paired your phone automatically imports contacts from the other device Exporting contacts Back up your contacts to an external storage device to avoid losing them during a system upgrade or by mistake 1 On the home screen touch then the Contacts tab 2 Touch Manage contacts Export to storage A dialog box is then displayed showing the e...

Page 30: ... contacts 3 Touch the contacts you want to delete or touch All to select all contacts 4 Touch Delete 5 Touch OK Sharing contacts You can share contacts in vcf format in many ways 1 On the home screen touch then the Contacts tab 2 Touch Share contacts 3 Touch the contacts you want to share or touch All to select all contacts 4 Touch Share and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu ...

Page 31: ...multimedia message Make sure your data service is on before trying to send multimedia messages 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch 3 Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number Touch to select more contacts 4 Write your message 5 Touch select the attachment type and attach a file To attach more than one files to the message touch Slideshow ...

Page 32: ...t to copy 4 From the displayed option menu choose Copy text 5 Touch and hold the area you want to paste the message and choose Paste from the displayed option menu Forwarding a message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward 4 From the displayed option menu choo...

Page 33: ...mber to view the conversation thread 3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete and touch Delete Deleting a thread 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch and hold the thread you want to delete 3 From the displayed option menu choose Delete messages ...

Page 34: ...settings When the email account is set up the Inbox screen is displayed To add more email accounts touch Settings Add account Adding an Exchange account Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft to implement communication inside an enterprise Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families Certain parameters must be set when you add an Exchange acc...

Page 35: ...ding emails 1 On the home screen touch 2 Open an email account 3 On the Inbox screen touch 4 Enter the recipient and subject and write your message Upload any attachments 5 When you are done touch to send the email ...

Page 36: ... automatically focuses itself When the viewfinder frame turns green the camera is focused Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode Drag the slider to to switch to video mode Touch to take a photo Touch the thumbnail to view your photos Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it Spread two fingers to zoom in or pinch to zoom out Touch for more options 1 2 3 4 5 S 1 2 S 3 4 5 ...

Page 37: ... mode 3 Frame the scene you want to capture 4 Touch 5 Move your phone slowly in the direction indicated by the arrow to capture multiple photos If the viewfinder screen turns red the view will not be captured This may happen when you have moved your phone too fast or the viewfinder scope has gone beyond the limits of the panoramic view 6 Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos fo...

Page 38: ...d in separate albums 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the album you want to view 3 Touch the photo or video to view it in full screen mode When viewing a photo pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in Editing a photo You can remove red eye crop a photo or apply a number of effects to make your photos even more stunning 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo yo...

Page 39: ...hoto 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo you want to delete 3 Touch 4 Touch Delete Sharing a photo or video Want to share your best shots or an amusing trick your dog just did Simply share the photos and videos using email Bluetooth and more 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo or video you want to share 3 Touch 4 Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions Settin...

Page 40: ... Copying songs from your computer using USB Downloading songs from the Internet Copying songs from other Bluetooth devices Copying songs from other devices using Wi Fi Direct Listening to music 1 On the home screen touch Google 2 Touch the category of songs you want to play 3 Touch an album cover to play the songs in the album 4 Flick up from the bottom of the screen to display the playback screen...

Page 41: ...to add the songs to the playlist Playing a playlist 1 On the home screen touch Google 2 Touch to open the main menu 3 Touch Playlists 4 Select the playlist you want to play Touch the thumbnail to return to the song list Drag the slider to control the playback Touch to switch between different playing modes repeat the playlist repeat the current song and play in sequence Touch to pause and touch to...

Page 42: ...Multimedia 38 5 Touch Shuffle Deleting a playlist 1 On the home screen touch Google 2 Touch to open the main menu 3 Touch Playlists 4 Select the playlist you want to delete 5 Touch Delete 6 Touch OK ...

Page 43: ... automatically reads access point settings from your SIM card Do not change the access point settings otherwise you may not be able to access the network Enabling the data service 1 On the home screen flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch to enable your phone s data service When you don t need to access the Internet disable the data service to save battery power and...

Page 44: ...tomatically switches to the mobile data connection Connecting to a Wi Fi network using WPS Wi Fi protected setup WPS lets you quickly connect to a Wi Fi network A safe connection is set up by pressing the WPS button or entering the PIN To use the WPS function and set up a Wi Fi connection between your phone and a Wi Fi hotspot make sure the Wi Fi hotspot also supports the WPS Wi Fi Direct Wi Fi Di...

Page 45: ...yed option menu choose Share 3 Touch Wi Fi direct You phone then scans for available devices and displays them 4 Touch the device you want to send the file to Specific steps may vary slightly by file type Receiving a file using a Wi Fi network By default received files are saved to the Wi Fi direct folder in File Manager ...

Page 46: ...e to set your phone s visibility To rename your phone touch Rename phone When you are done touch Rename to save the changes Pairing with other Bluetooth devices To exchange data with another Bluetooth device enable Bluetooth on both devices and pair them with each other 1 On the home screen touch then the ALL tab 2 Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch Bluetooth 3 From the list of detected Bluetooth devic...

Page 47: ...ed you will receive a notification of a successful transfer Open the notification panel to read the notification By default received files are saved to the bluetooth folder in File Manager Connecting your phone to a computer When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable your phone will display a notification prompting you to select a connection type MTP mode The Media Transfer Protoc...

Page 48: ...ss storage mode In mass storage mode you can use your phone as a USB mass storage device and transfer files between your phone and a computer 1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer 2 On the USB computer connection screen choose USB storage device The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer 3 The computer will identify your phone as a USB mass storage device Yo...

Page 49: ...nal storage or microSD card 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch New folder 4 In the displayed dialog box name the new folder 5 Touch Save Searching for a file Too many files stressing you out The search function helps you find what you need in no time 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch Search 4 Enter part or all of the file name Matching resul...

Page 50: ...layed option menu choose Compress 4 Choose the save path of the compressed file and name it 5 Touch OK To decompress a file touch and hold it and choose Extract from the displayed option menu Renaming a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you want to rename 3 From the displayed option menu choose Rename 4 In the displayed dialog box enter a new name for the file 5 Touch OK De...

Page 51: ... the displayed option menu choose Desktop shortcuts Checking the memory status Before you save large files to your phone s internal storage or microSD card make sure there is enough space first 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Storage 3 On the Storage settings screen view the total and available space on your phone s internal storage or microSD card ...

Page 52: ...low the onscreen instructions to download and install it Viewing applications You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under APPS touch Manage apps 3 Flick to All 4 Select the application you want to view Uninstalling an application You can remove unwanted applications to increase your phone s available storage 1...

Page 53: ...pre installed applications cannot be uninstalled Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone memory 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under APPS touch Manage apps 3 Flick to All 4 Touch Clear cache ...

Page 54: ...cation 4 Touch Save Viewing events 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the date in the upper left corner to switch between the year month week day and agenda views The agenda view displays all your calendar events Sharing an event You can share an event with your family and friends in a number ways such as Bluetooth 1 On the home screen touch 2 Open an event you want to share 3 Touch Send event 4 S...

Page 55: ...creen touch then the Alarm tab 2 From the alarm list touch and hold the alarm you want to delete 3 From the displayed option menu choose Delete alarm 4 Touch OK Configuring alarm settings 1 On the home screen touch then the Alarm tab 2 From the alarm list touch Settings 3 On the alarm settings screen set the ring mode snooze duration and the volume button s function when an alarm sounds Weather We...

Page 56: ... to update 3 Touch to update the weather You can also set Weather to automatic update mode Touch select Auto update and set Update interval Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set Sharing weather information Your phone lets you send weather information as a text message to remind your family and friends of weather changes 1 On the home screen touch 2 Flick left or right to ...

Page 57: ...he type of data you want to synchronize When an account is set up it will be shown in the ACCOUNTS section The types of data you can synchronize to your phone vary with account type Deleting an account 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under ACCOUNTS select an account type 3 Select the account you want to delete 4 Touch Remove account 5 In the displayed dialog box touch Remove account ...

Page 58: ...ta synchronization run in the background Modifying account synchronization settings 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under ACCOUNTS select an account type 3 Select the account whose synchronization settings you want to modify 4 Under Sync settings select the data you want to synchronize ...

Page 59: ...hoose Airplane mode On the home screen touch then the All tab Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch Airplane mode When airplane mode is on appears in the status bar Tone settings 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under DEVICE touch Sound 3 From the settings screen you can Touch Volume and drag the sliders to set the volume of music ringtones message tones and more Touch Vibration to set whethe...

Page 60: ...te function If this function is turned on your screen s orientation will automatically change with the way you hold your phone when you perform certain operations such as browsing a web page viewing a picture or writing a message Touch Sleep to set a screen timeout period If idle for the specified period your phone automatically locks its screen to save battery power Touch Daydream to turn on or o...

Page 61: ... time zones Select or clear the Use 24 hour format check box to switch between the 12 hour and 24 hour formats Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed Changing the system language 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under PERSONAL touch Language input 3 Touch Language 4 From the list choose a language Modifying location service settings You can modify you...

Page 62: ...ur service provider 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under PERSONAL touch Security 3 Touch Set up SIM CARD LOCK 4 Select the Lock SIM card check box 5 Enter the PIN 6 Touch OK If you incorrectly enter the PIN a specified number of consecutive times the PIN is blocked and the phone prompts you to enter the PIN unblocking key PUK If you incorrectly enter the PUK a specified number of co...

Page 63: ... Before updating make sure your phone has enough storage space for the update package To update your phone manually go to the home screen touch About phone System Update Online update to check for updates and follow the onscreen instructions to update your phone online All your personal data may be erased during a system update It is recommended that you back up important data before updating your...

Page 64: ...ns are approved by the copyright holder Trademarks and Permissions and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Consumer Cellular and the Consumer Cellular logo are trademarks of Consumer Cellular Inc 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 such marks by Huawei Technologi...

Page 65: ...ission tools outside of the control of Huawei To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law it is explicitly stated that Huawei shall not compensate or be liable for services provided by third party service providers or the interruption or termination of third party contents or services Huawei shall not be responsible for the legality quality or any other aspects of any third party software i...

Page 66: ... REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LOSSES ARE FORSEEABLE OR NOT THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A LIMITATION OF HUAWEI ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PRODUCT Import and Export Regulations All applicable...

Page 67: ... screen layout may vary All statements information and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind express or implied Please visit http consumer huawei com en support hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region Model Y336 A1 V100R001_01 ...

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