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Getting started

Buttons

Inserting the micro-SIM card

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Your phone supports only standard micro-SIM cards. Do not use any

other sizes as they may damage your phone. To replace or purchase a

micro-SIM card, contact your service provider.

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The dimensions of a standard micro-SIM card are 15 mm x 12 mm x

0.76 mm (0.59 in. x 0.47 in. x 0.03 in.).

Remove the battery cover.

Insert the SIM card.

Return

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Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the

current application.

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When you are entering text, touch to hide the

onscreen keyboard.

Home

Touch to return to the home screen.

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Touch to display an option menu.

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Touch and hold to display the list of recently used

applications.

Summary of Contents for Ascend Y536A1

Page 1: ...AT T Fusion 3 User Guide ...

Page 2: ... a computer 13 Turning on your mobile network 13 Connecting to a Wi Fi network Basic features 14 Status icons 15 Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen 16 Accessing applications 18 Texting Personalizing your phone 22 Changing the wallpaper 22 Setting tones 22 Changing the lock screen style 24 Shortcut switches on the notification panel 24 Changing the font size Calls 25 Making a ca...

Page 3: ...es 39 Modifying message settings Browser 40 Browsing web pages 40 Managing bookmarks 40 Setting the home page 41 Clearing your browsing history 41 Modifying browser settings Email 42 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account 42 Adding an Exchange account 43 Sending an email 43 Checking your emails 44 Switching between email accounts 44 Removing an email account 44 Modifying email account settings Multim...

Page 4: ...Managing applications 67 Downloading applications 67 Installing an application 67 Viewing applications 68 Uninstalling an application 68 Clearing the application cache Phone Manager 69 About Phone Manager 69 Optimizing the system 70 Power manager 71 Harassment filter 71 Toolbox Backup and restoration 72 Backing up data to the local storage 72 Restoring data from the local storage 73 Restoring fact...

Page 5: ... 85 Turning on or turning off do not disturb mode 86 Setting the date and time 87 Changing the system language 87 Setting the PIN of your SIM card Accessibility 88 TalkBack 89 Enabling large text 89 Inverting colors 90 Setting shortcut operations for answering or ending a call 90 Enabling accessibility shortcut 91 Setting the TalkBack speech rate 91 Setting the touch hold delay 91 Hearing settings...

Page 6: ... please read this guide first before you begin using your new phone Symbols and definitions Note Highlights important information and tips and provides additional information Caution Indicates potential problems that may arise such as device damage or data loss if the proper care or attention is not given Warning Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in seri...

Page 7: ...mbient light and proximity sensor When you attach a protective film to the screen make sure it does not block the sensor Earpiece Front camera Keys Micro USB port Speaker Power button Volume button Proximity sensor Headset jack Rear camera Flash 3 4 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 8: ... The dimensions of a standard micro SIM card are 15 mm x 12 mm x 0 76 mm 0 59 in x 0 47 in x 0 03 in 1 Remove the battery cover 2 Insert the SIM card Return Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application When you are entering text touch to hide the onscreen keyboard Home Touch to return to the home screen Menu Touch to display an option menu Touch and hold to display the li...

Page 9: ... with the contacts into the bottom end of the battery compartment 2 Push the edge labeled b into the compartment until the battery clicks firmly into place Charging the battery You can charge the phone in either of the following ways Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a power socket Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer and touch Charge only on the ...

Page 10: ...e especially in hot environments heat may be pushed to the surface of the phone If your phone is overheating cease using it immediately and unplug it from any power source to let it cool down Do not hold on to the phone for too long to avoid burn injuries Use the original battery power adapter and USB cable to charge your phone Using third party accessories may reduce your phone s performance or p...

Page 11: ...e screen not only prevents mistaken operations from occurring without your knowledge but also protects your phone from unauthorized use You can lock and unlock your screen in different ways The pre installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section Locking the screen Method 1 Press the power button to manually lock the screen Method 2 After being idle for a specified period of ti...

Page 12: ...7 Getting started Flick up from the bottom of the lock screen to access the quick operation panel for one touch optimization or to open commonly used applications such as Calculator ...

Page 13: ...rea on the home screen to display an option menu Flick Move your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen You can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification Flick vertically or horizontally to go to other home screens scroll through a document and more Drag Touch and hold an item and then move it to another position You can rearrange applications and wid...

Page 14: ...ogether Spread two fingers apart to zoom in and pinch them together to zoom out on a map web page or picture Status bar displays notifications and status icons Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel Display area displays application icons folders and widgets Screen position indicator shows the current screen s position Dock displays frequently used applications 1 2 3 4 1 2 3...

Page 15: ...t to worry You have multiple home screens for all your applications and widgets Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel Touch to display the settings screen 1 2 3 4 5 1 ...

Page 16: ...browsing a web page or viewing a photo your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait view You ll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor based applications such as racing games To enable or disable the auto rotate screen function flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch Importing contacts from your previous phone You can import contacts from your previou...

Page 17: ...storage device Bluetooth Turn on Bluetooth on both your old and new phones and import your contacts using Bluetooth For details see Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device Backup If your previous phone supports Backup back up your contacts and restore them to your new phone For details see Backup and restoration Other accounts Install SNS applications and synchronize contacts from your SNS acco...

Page 18: ...e Internet turn off your mobile network to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage Connecting to a Wi Fi network 1 On the home screen flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch to turn on Wi Fi Your phone then scans for available Wi Fi networks and displays them 3 Touch the Wi Fi network you want to connect to For an encrypted Wi Fi network enter the password whe...

Page 19: ...etooth on Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled 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 Login or synchronization problem Synch...

Page 20: ...screen touch and hold an application or widget You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting empty space Deleting an application or widget On the home screen touch and hold the application or widget you want to delete until Remove is displayed Drag the unwanted application or widget to Remove to delete it Organizing home screen icons using folders 1 On the home screen drag an applicati...

Page 21: ...ers email addresses and other contact details You can import contacts from your previous phone Messaging Send or receive text messages and multimedia messages Browser Browse web pages and manage your bookmarks Email Send or receive emails and synchronize email accounts Camera Take photos or shoot videos Gallery Browse manage or edit photos File Manager Manage files and applications on your phone P...

Page 22: ...isplay the list of recently used applications You can then Touch an application to start it Flick left or right across an application or touch on its right upper corner to dismiss it Touch to clear the list Calendar Manage your personal and work lives on schedule and create event reminders Clock Add alarms view world times and use timers and stopwatches Calculator Make basic algorithmic calculatio...

Page 23: ... 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 Under All touch Language input Default to select an input method Huawei Swype input method Slide across letters to enter a word such as bay Touch to switch between lowercase letters uppercase letters and caps lock Touch a...

Page 24: ...ursor Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left of the cursor Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock Touch to enter numbers and symbols Touch to use voice input Touch and hold to open the Input options option menu Touch to enter a space Touch and hold to choose another input method 4 5 EN EN 6 7 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...xt in a text box Copy text Select text and touch Copy Cut text Select text and touch Cut Paste text Touch where you want to insert the text drag to move the insertion point and touch Paste to paste the text you copied or cut Touch to enter a period Touch and hold to enter symbols Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the lef...

Page 26: ...21 Basic features Configuring an input method 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Language input 3 Under KEYBOARD INPUT METHODS touch an input method to configure it ...

Page 27: ... set the home screen wallpaper Touch Random change to have the home screen wallpaper change randomly at preset intervals Setting tones 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Sound 3 Touch Phone ringtone and choose either of the following tabs Ringtone Choose from the default selection Music Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone 4 Touch APPLY Changing the lock screen style ...

Page 28: ...the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock Pattern 4 Connect at least four dots to draw a pattern then draw the pattern again for confirmation 5 Set a backup PIN as an alternative method to unlock your phone should you forget your unlock pattern Setting a screen unlock PIN 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock PIN 4 Enter at least four ...

Page 29: ...e notification panel You can also rearrange your shortcut switches 1 Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch to display the shortcut switches 3 Touch in the upper right corner to access the Custom shortcuts screen 4 Drag a shortcut switch to a new position in the list Changing the font size 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Display 3 Touch Font size and sel...

Page 30: ...act s phone number 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 Making a call from Contacts 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the contact list select the contact you want to call 3 Touch Making a call from the call log 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the call log touch t...

Page 31: ...ea code and phone number in order 4 Touch Making an emergency call In the event of an emergency you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card However you must still be under the coverage area 1 On the home screen touch 2 Enter your local emergency number and touch Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality use environment service provider policies and lo...

Page 32: ... up to reject the call and send the caller a message On the dialer screen touch Call settings Reject calls with SMS to edit the message that will be sent What you can do during a call Touch to place the current call on hold and touch again to resume the call 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 1 ...

Page 33: ...workers is easy with your phone Before you make conference calls make sure that you have subscribed to this service For details contact your service provider 1 Call the first participant 2 When the call is connected touch to call the second participant The first participant will be placed on hold 3 When the second call is connected touch to start a conference call Touch to start a three way call B...

Page 34: ...act You can also touch and hold the number you want to add and touch Create new contact or Save to existing contact Deleting call records 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Dialer you can Touch and hold a contact name or phone number and touch Delete entry to delete the call record Touch Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously Call settings Enabling call forwarding Too busy to an...

Page 35: ...e for missed call messages Calls missed when you are in another call or when your phone is powered off will be automatically redirected to your voicemail Before you use voicemail make sure you have subscribed to the voicemail service and obtained your voicemail number For details contact your service provider You must also enable call forwarding and set incoming calls to be forwarded to your voice...

Page 36: ...es addresses phone numbers and other information can be saved in vcf files Importing contacts from a storage device 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Import from storage 3 Choose where you want to save the imported contacts 4 Select one or more vcf files and touch OK Importing contacts from a SIM card 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Import from SIM card 3 Choose whe...

Page 37: ...rt Import via Wi Fi Direct The phone then prompts you to turn on Wi Fi and scans for Wi Fi Direct devices in range 3 Touch the Wi Fi Direct device from which you want to import contacts 4 Choose where you want to save the imported contacts your phone automatically imports the vcf file from the other device Exporting contacts to a storage device 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Expo...

Page 38: ...ntacts are displayed as you type Editing a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit and touch Edit 3 Edit the contact information 4 Touch SAVE Adding a contact to your favorites 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Favorites touch 3 Touch the contact you want to add to favorites or touch All to select all contacts and then touch ADD You can also touch on a con...

Page 39: ...t to merge Only duplicate contacts saved in your phone storage can be merged Sharing a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Share contacts 3 Touch the contact you want to share or touch All to select all contacts 4 Touch SHARE and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu Contact groups You can create a contact group and send a message or email to all group members...

Page 40: ... messages or emails to a contact group 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Favorites touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to and choose Send message or Send email from the displayed option menu You can also open the contact group and touch to send a message or to send an email Deleting a contact group 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Favorites touch and hold the co...

Page 41: ...multimedia message Data usage fees may apply For details contact your service provider 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 Matching contacts are displayed as you type Select a contact Touch to select more contacts 4 Write your message 5 Touch select the attachment type and attach a file To attac...

Page 42: ... of them Your phone then displays matching results Managing messages Copying messages to a SIM card 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 copy and touch Copy to SIM card Restoring your phone to its factory settings won t delete messages saved in your SIM card Forwardi...

Page 43: ...the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 You can then Touch and hold the message you want to add to your favorites and touch Copy to Favorites Touch Copy to Favorites to add multiple messages to your favorites In the list of message threads touch Favorites to view your favorite messages Deleting a message 1 On the...

Page 44: ... Touch and hold the thread you want to delete and touch Delete conversation Touch Delete to delete multiple threads simultaneously Modifying message settings You can change the message tone set the message signature and more 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch Settings ...

Page 45: ...track of your favorite websites You can organize your bookmarks by placing them into different folders Adding a bookmark 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Browser screen open the web page you want to add as a bookmark 3 Touch Save to bookmarks 4 Name the bookmark and touch OK Accessing a bookmark 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Bookmarks then the Bookmarks tab 3 Under Local touch a bookmark S...

Page 46: ... history To better protect your privacy clear your browsing history from time to time 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Settings Privacy security 3 Touch Clear history then OK Modifying browser settings You can adjust the font size and set whether to display images on web pages and configure other browser settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Settings ...

Page 47: ...he server and checks server settings When the email account is set up the Inbox screen is displayed To add more email accounts touch Settings Add account on the Inbox screen Adding an Exchange account Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft for internal enterprise correspondence Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families You may need to cont...

Page 48: ... email account 3 Touch 4 Enter one or more recipients To send the email to multiple recipients touch Cc Bcc Separate different email addresses with semicolons 5 Enter the subject and write your message Touch to upload any attachments 6 When you are done touch to send the email Checking your emails 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch to select an email account 3 Touch the email y...

Page 49: ...ils 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch 3 Touch the email account you want to use Removing an email account 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch Settings 3 Select the account you want to remove 4 Touch Remove account then OK After you remove an email account your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account Modifying email account settings 1 O...

Page 50: ...45 Email Touch an email account to modify your signature set how often the inbox is refreshed and set the notification tone for new emails ...

Page 51: ...ture screen Touch to record a video Touch to take a photo Touch and hold to take burst shots and release your finger to stop Touch the thumbnail to view your photos and videos Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out Touch to select a capture mode Touch to set the flash mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 A ...

Page 52: ...ording touch an object or area to focus on it 5 Touch to stop recording Ultra snapshot You can quickly take a photo without unlocking the screen first 1 Face your camera with the object you want to capture when the screen is turned off or locked 2 Press the volume down button twice in rapid succession to quickly take a photo Continuous shooting Continuous shooting allows you to record a series of ...

Page 53: ...inder will turn red to notify you that the scene wasn t captured 6 Touch to stop shooting The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph Taking an audio photo You can record a brief audio clip after you take a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to switch to audio photo mode 3 Frame the scene you want to capture 4 Touch to take a photo The phone then ...

Page 54: ...watermark You can add the time location weather and other information to the photo as watermarks 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to switch to watermark mode 3 Flick left or right at the bottom of the screen to select a watermark 4 Drag the watermark to adjust its position 5 Frame the scene you want to capture 6 Touch Setting the camera resolution 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the viewfinder t...

Page 55: ... Touch a 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 Playing a slideshow 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch an album 3 Touch Slideshow to play a slideshow of the photos in the album 4 To stop the slideshow touch the screen Editing a photo You can adjust the photo brightness saturation size and more 1 On t...

Page 56: ...you want to delete and touch DELETE 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 an album 3 Touch and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu 4 Select the photo or video you want to share 5 Touch SHARE and follow the onsc...

Page 57: ...se yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime Add songs to your phone by Copying songs from your computer using USB For details see MTP mode Downloading songs from the Internet Copying songs from other Bluetooth devices For details see Receiving a file using Bluetooth Copying songs from other devices using Wi Fi Direct For details see Receiving a file using Wi Fi Direct Listening to music ...

Page 58: ... 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 resume Touch to go back to the previous song Touch to skip to the next song Touch to enable or disable shuffle mode Touch to display an option menu where you can view the information about the album or...

Page 59: ...ist and follow the onscreen instructions to add the songs to the playlist Playing a playlist 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to open the main menu 3 Touch Playlists 4 Select the playlist you want to play 5 Touch Shuffle Deleting a playlist 1 On the home screen touch 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 60: ... messages It is usually automatically set after you insert a SIM card into your phone If your phone can t connect to a mobile network using the automatically set APN contact your service provider for the specific parameters and create a new APN 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Mobile networks 3 Touch Access Point Names 4 Touch New APN 5 Enter the access point name and other parameters ...

Page 61: ...f the network is open you will directly connect to it If the Wi Fi network is encrypted enter the password when prompted and touch Connect Connecting to a Wi Fi network using WPS Wi Fi protected setup WPS lets you quickly connect to a Wi Fi network Simply press the WPS button or enter the PIN to connect your phone to a Wi Fi router that supports WPS 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch the...

Page 62: ...on mode and password It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2 PSK for better security 7 Touch Save On the device you want to use search for and connect to your phone s Wi Fi network USB tethering You can share your phone s data connection with a computer using a USB cable To use USB tethering you may need to install your phone s driver on the computer or establish a corresponding...

Page 63: ...ch More 3 Touch Data usage 4 Select the Set mobile data limit check box 5 You can then Drag the limit line up or down to adjust the mobile data usage limit Drag the warning line up or down to adjust the mobile data usage warning value When your data usage reaches the warning line you will be notified Drag the date lines left or right to check the data usage during a specific period of time Touch D...

Page 64: ...le bkgd data check box to restrict the background mobile data usage of all applications 5 Touch OK To restrict the background mobile data usage of a specific application choose the application from the application list on the Data usage screen to display its data usage details Then select the Restrict mobile bkgd data check box Restricting automatic data synchronization Restricting automatic data ...

Page 65: ...Bluetooth when you don t need it to save battery power Renaming your phone Before you rename your phone turn on Bluetooth By default your phone s name is its model You can change the name to one that s more personal and easier to find 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Bluetooth 3 Touch Rename phone 4 Rename your phone and touch Rename Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devic...

Page 66: ... other 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you want to send and touch Share Bluetooth 3 Select a device Receiving a file using Bluetooth When your phone receives a file transfer request a File transfer dialog box will be displayed Touch Accept to start receiving the file You can open the notification panel to view the file receiving progress By default received files are saved to ...

Page 67: ...de lets you transfer media files such as photos songs and videos between your phone and a computer Windows Media Player 11 or later is required 1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer 2 On the USB connection methods screen touch Media device MTP The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer 3 After the driver is installed open the new drive and begin transferring...

Page 68: ...thods screen touch USB flash drive The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer 3 After the driver is installed the computer will identify your phone as a USB flash drive Open the new drive to view files on your microSD card ...

Page 69: ...card 3 Touch Search 4 Enter part or all of the file name Search results are displayed as you type Copying cutting and pasting a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch or 4 Touch the file you want to copy or cut and touch COPY or CUT 5 Select where you want to paste the file and touch PASTE Compressing or decompressing a file You can compress files into zip ...

Page 70: ...he home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch and hold the file you want to rename and touch Rename 4 Rename the file and touch OK Deleting a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch 4 Select the file you want to delete and touch DELETE 5 Touch OK Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch In...

Page 71: ...le Manager 66 Checking the storage status 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Storage 3 On the Storage screen view the total and available space in your phone s internal storage or microSD card ...

Page 72: ...stalling an application Play Store should be your primary download source Applications downloaded from some other sources may be malicious or incompatible with your phone 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Categories touch Apps 3 In the application list touch the application you want to install and follow the onscreen instructions to install it During the installation follow the onscreen instructi...

Page 73: ...ation Uninstalling an application 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Manage apps 3 Flick to ALL and select the application you want to uninstall 4 Touch Uninstall OK Some pre installed applications can t be uninstalled Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone storage 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Manage apps 3 Flick to All and...

Page 74: ...ons to keep your personal and private data safe Optimizing the system Phone scanning Phone scanning lets you run a full check of your phone s operation status and quickly optimize the system 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Scan or Touch to scan After the scan is complete follow the onscreen instructions to clear trash files optimize the system and remove potential threats to your phone Phone ac...

Page 75: ...unning low Power manager Setting the power saving mode 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Power saving 3 On the Power saving screen you can Touch Normal to enable normal mode Touch Smart to enable smart mode and have your phone conserve power while still allowing full use of all phone functions Touch Endurance to enable ultra power saving mode Only Dialer Messaging and Contacts can be used in this...

Page 76: ...ions may push all kinds of notifications to your phone Notification manager lets you set restriction rules on notifications to avoid receiving unnecessary information 1 On the home screen touch 2 Flick left and touch Notification manager 3 On the Notification manager screen you can Touch Rules to view applications that may send notifications to the notification panel and set push rights for your a...

Page 77: ... to back it up By default backup files are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in File Manager Encrypted backup files can only be restored by Backup version 3 2 26 or later To check the version you have open Backup and touch Settings About Restoring data from the local storage 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select the backup file you want to restore You can use the file s backup time as a reference 3 I...

Page 78: ...age including information about your accounts your system and application settings and downloaded applications Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Backup reset 3 Touch Factory data reset Reset phone Reset phone The phone will restore its factory settings and restart ...

Page 79: ...se Google services Gmail Gmail is Google s official email service Sending an email 1 On the home screen touch Google apps to open your mailbox If you have added more than one Google account select the one you want to use 2 Touch 3 Enter the recipient and subject compose your message and touch Checking your emails 1 On the home screen touch Google apps to open your mailbox If you have added more th...

Page 80: ...a destination and displays real time traffic Satellite view is also available Turning on location services 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Location access 3 Touch Access my location to let selected applications access your location information 4 Touch Location mode You can then Touch High accuracy to locate your position using GPS Wi Fi and your mobile network Touch Battery saving to ...

Page 81: ... Choose a transportation method 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your starting point and destination Routes are then displayed in the lower part of the screen 5 Touch a route to view its details on the map Touch to clear the search results YouTube YouTube is Google s online video sharing website where you can search for watch and upload videos 1 On the home screen touch Google apps 2 To...

Page 82: ...l application distributed platform where you can download applications and games as well as update and browse downloaded content 1 On the home screen touch 2 Find the application you want to install 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it ...

Page 83: ... name time location and how often it repeats 4 Touch SAVE Viewing events 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to switch between the year month week day and agenda views The agenda view displays all your calendar events Sharing an event 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select the event you want to share 3 Touch to share the event using Bluetooth email or other methods Sy...

Page 84: ...the time around the world use stopwatch or timer to keep track of time or set alarms to wake you up in the morning Alarm 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Alarm you can Add an alarm Touch and set the alarm time ringtone how often it repeats and more Then touch DONE Turn on or turn off an alarm Touch the switch button to the right of an alarm to turn it on or off Configure alarm settings Touch and...

Page 85: ... 2 On the Stopwatch tab touch Start to start timing 3 Touch Lap to record multiple times 4 Touch Stop to stop the stopwatch Touch Reset to clear all stopwatch records Timer 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Timer tab rotate the dial to set the timer duration or touch an option to quickly select a time duration Touch to set a tone for the timer 3 When you are done touch Start to start the timer 4...

Page 86: ... s content 4 When you are done touch to save it You can also Touch to share the note Touch to delete the note Touch to create another note Return to the Notes screen and touch to search for a note FM radio Connect a headset to the phone FM Radio utilizes the headset as an antenna Searching for stations 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to search for and save available stations Your phone will aut...

Page 87: ... turn on or turn off the FM radio Touch to add the current station to your favorites Touch to go to the next station Touch to enable or disable the speaker Touch to view the station list In the station list touch to set a timer for turning off the FM radio 1 2 3 5 4 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 88: ... home screen touch 2 Touch the All tab 3 Under ACCOUNTS select an account type 4 Select the account you want to delete 5 Touch Remove account 6 In the displayed dialog box touch Remove Turning on data synchronization 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the All tab 3 Under ACCOUNTS select an account type 4 Select the account you want to synchronize from 5 Touch the data you want to synchronize You c...

Page 89: ...the home screen touch Under All touch Airplane mode When airplane mode is on is displayed on the status bar Adjusting the screen brightness 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Display 3 Touch Brightness 4 Drag the slider left or right to adjust the screen brightness You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and adjust the screen brightness using the shortc...

Page 90: ...reen you can Touch Brightness to adjust the screen brightness Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers Select or clear the Auto rotate screen check box to enable or disable the screen auto rotate function If this function is enabled your screen s orientation will automatically change with the way you hold your phone when you perform certain operations such as browsing a we...

Page 91: ...nable or disable the repeat calls function After the repeat calls function is enabled the second call from the same number made within 3 minutes will not be muted Setting the date and time 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Date time 3 On the Date time screen you can Select the Automatic date time and Automatic time zone check boxes to use the network date and time Clear the Automatic da...

Page 92: ... card s PIN from your service provider 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Security 3 Touch Set up SIM card lock 4 Select the Lock SIM card check box 5 Enter your PIN and touch OK 6 Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN The SIM card allows only a limited number of consecutive retries if an incorrect PIN is entered If this limit is exceeded you must enter a PIN unblocking key PUK which yo...

Page 93: ...t and activate on your screen Enabling TalkBack When you power on your phone for the first time spread two fingers apart and hold them on the welcome screen to quickly enable TalkBack and Explore by touch 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Accessibility 3 Touch TalkBack 4 On the TalkBack screen touch the switch on the upper right corner and touch OK to enable TalkBack TalkBack gestures A...

Page 94: ...reen touch Manage gestures to customize your commands with different gestures Configuring TalkBack 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Accessibility 3 Touch TalkBack 4 Touch Settings to configure voice feedback and other features Enabling large text 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Accessibility 3 Select Large text to enlarge the system font Inverting colors Invert colors to e...

Page 95: ... your ear Select Press the volume key to answer so that you can answer incoming calls by pressing the volume button Select Power key ends call so that you can end calls by pressing the power button Enabling accessibility shortcut 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Accessibility 3 Touch Accessibility shortcut 4 On the Accessibility shortcut screen touch the switch on the upper right corne...

Page 96: ...hing and holding the screen Hearing settings Adjusting sound balance Hearing impaired users may have different hearing capabilities between their left and right ears You can adjust your phone s left and right sound channel volume as required 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Accessibility 3 Touch Sound balance and drag the slider left or right to shift the sound balance Turning off all ...

Page 97: ...Accessibility 92 Enabling captions 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Accessibility 3 Touch Captions 4 Touch the switch on the upper right corner to enable Captions ...

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Page 99: ...mission 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 software installed on...

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