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Setting Ringers 

Adjusting the Volume 

You can adjust the volume while on the home screen or on most of the application screens 
(such as the screen displayed during a call or when playing music or videos). Press the Volume 
keys to adjust volume to the level you desire. You can also adjust the volume from the settings 
screen. 

1.

 

On the 

Settings

 screen, touch 

Audio profiles

2.

 

Touch 

  on the right of 

General

, touch 

Volumes

3.

 

Drag the slider left to make the volume lower, or right to make it higher. 

4.

 

Touch 

OK

 to save the adjustment. 

Changing the Phone Ringtone 

1.

 

On the 

Settings

 screen, touch 

Audio profiles

2.

 

Touch 

  on the right of 

General

, touch 

Phone ringtone

3.

 

In the list of ringtone, select desired one. 

4.

 

Touch 

OK

Changing the Message Ringtone 

1.

 

On the home screen, touch 

2.

 

In the message list, touch 

  > 

Settings

 > 

Notifications

 > 

Sound

3.

 

In the list of ringtone, select desired one. 

4.

 

Touch 

OK

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.   

Summary of Contents for Ascend

Page 1: ...Y520 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...14 Making a Call 14 Answering or Rejecting a Call 15 Other Operations During a Call 16 Using the Call log 16 Using Airplane Mode 17 Contact 18 Opening the Contact Application 18 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 18 Adding a Contact 18 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites 18 Searching for a Contact 19 Editing a Contact 19 Deleting a Contact 19 Managing Groups 19 Sending Contacts 20 Messaging 21 Crea...

Page 3: ... Getting Connected 26 Mobile Networks 26 Wi Fi 26 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection 27 Bluetooth 28 Browser 30 Opening the Browser 30 Opening a Webpage 30 Setting a Home Page 31 Managing Bookmarks 31 Customizing Browser Settings 31 Entertainment 32 Taking Photos and Recording Videos 32 Using the Gallery 33 Enjoying Music 34 Listening to the FM Radio 36 Google Services 37 Creating a Google Accou...

Page 4: ...ator 47 ToDo 47 Managing Your Mobile Phone 49 Setting the Date and Time 49 Setting the Display 49 Setting Ringers 50 Setting Phone Services 51 Configuring Text to Speech 51 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 51 Managing Applications 53 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 54 Online Update 54 ...

Page 5: ...bile phone in aircraft The phone may cause interference to control equipment of the aircraft Switch off your mobile phone near high precision electronic devices The phone may affect the performance of these devices Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its accessories Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories ...

Page 6: ...e worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a stranger you can delete them without opening them If you use your device to browse the Internet avoid websites 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 ...

Page 7: ...y be the property of their respective owners Notice Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the software installed capacities and settings of local network and therefore may not be activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers Thus the descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its accessories which you purchase ...

Page 8: ...n in connect with any such compatibility and expressly excludes all liability in connection with such matters DISCLAIMER ALL CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED 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 ACCURA...

Page 9: ...5 Privacy Policy To better understand how we protect your personal information please see the privacy policy at http consumer huawei com privacy policy ...

Page 10: ...nt Information About the Battery If the battery has not been used for a long time you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to power the phone on As it ages the battery s performance will degrade in particular it will not hold charge as it did when it ...

Page 11: ...uetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection Turn off Wi Fi when you are not using it Turn off Google s location service 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 w...

Page 12: ...ouch OK Using the Touchscreen Touchscreen Actions Touch Tap the screen with your finger to select an item confirm a selection or start an application Touch and hold Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds For example to open the options menu for the active screen touch and hold the screen until the menu appears Flick Move your finger either vertically o...

Page 13: ...key to lock the screen When the screen is locked you can still receive messages and calls If your phone is idle for a while the screen will lock automatically Unlocking the Screen 1 Press Power key to wake up the screen 2 Drag the lock icon from up to down 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 14: ...creen to the shortcut position Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal Alarm enabled Airplane mode Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode Ringer silenced Battery full Charging battery Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed call New email New mail from Gmail Problem with text or multimedia message delivery New text or multimedia message Upcoming event ...

Page 15: ...forms you of alarms and settings Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message reminder or event notification Opening the Notification Panel 1 When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar place your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel 2 On the panel you can Touch a notification to open the related application ...

Page 16: ...til the item expands in size 2 Without lifting your finger drag the item to the desired position on the screen and then release it Removing a Home Screen Item 1 Touch and hold an item on the home screen until the item expands 2 Without lifting your finger drag the item to the Remove When the item and the Remove turn red the item is ready to be removed 3 Release the item to remove it from the home ...

Page 17: ...transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone s microSD card set the microSD card as a USB mass storage 1 Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable provided Your PC will detect the microSD card as a removable storage device 2 Open the notification bar and then touch Connected as USB Storage You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone...

Page 18: ... at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call Making a Call with the Phone 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 lists the matching results ordered according to the accuracy of the match If no contacts match the information entere...

Page 19: ...ceive a phone call the incoming call screen opens If you have previously saved the caller s number in Contact the caller s name and number are displayed If the caller s number is not saved in Contact the caller s number is displayed Drag to to answer the call Drag to to reject the call Ending a Call During a call touch to hang up ...

Page 20: ...ct The first participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this 3 Once you have connected to the second person touch to begin the conference call 4 To end the conference call and disconnect from everyone touch Switching Between Calls If you receive a new call while you are already in a call you can switch between the two calls 1 While you are in the first call and the second call comes ...

Page 21: ...CONTACT Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone s wireless connections Rather than powering off your phone you can place it in Airplane mode 1 Press and hold Power key 2 Touch Airplane mode ...

Page 22: ...TS FROM screen select desired device touch Next 3 On the COPY CONTACTS TO screen select desired device touch Next 4 Select the contacts or touch 0 selected Select all to select all contacts 5 Touch OK Adding a Contact 1 In the contact list touch 2 If you have more than one account with contacts touch the account to which you want to add the contact 3 Enter the contact s name and then add detailed ...

Page 23: ... 3 Make the desired changes to the contact information and then touch DONE Deleting a Contact 1 In the contacts list touch the contact that you want to delete and then touch Delete in the options menu 2 Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts You can synchronize contacts using your Google account For details see Changing an Account s S...

Page 24: ...e details you want to edit and then touch Edit 2 Make the desired changes to the group information and then touch DONE Sending Contacts 1 In the contacts list touch Share visible contacts 2 Select contacts that you want to send 3 Touch OK 4 Select the way you prefer to send the contacts you have selected for example Bluetooth or Email ...

Page 25: ...ery special You can record a message and send it as an audio file sing Happy Birthday and send it to friend or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch 3 Enter a phone number or a contact s name in the Type name or number field or touch to select a contact 4 Touch Type text message field to start entering your message 5 Touch Add subject or touch to add...

Page 26: ...he message Replying to a Message 1 In the message list touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it 2 Touch the text box to compose your message Once finished touch Copying a Text Message to ToDo or Calendar 1 In the message list touch a text message thread to open it 2 Touch and hold one of the messages and then touch Copy 3 Touch ToDo or Calendar to save it as a note or an event For info...

Page 27: ...n select another email service 1 On the home screen touch 2 Enter your Email address and Password and then touch Next 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to customize your email settings and then touch Next 4 Enter the account name and the name you want other contact to see when they receive an email from you 5 Touch Next Adding Other Email Accounts 1 After creating your initial email account touch...

Page 28: ...ssage and compose the message To send an attachment with the message touch Attach file 5 When you are finished touch If you are not ready to send the message touch Save draft or touch to save the message as a draft Replying to an Email Message 1 Select the email account you want to use 2 Touch the email message to which you want to reply 3 Touch then compose the message 4 When you are finished tou...

Page 29: ...e account uses to send and receive mails Your account s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of 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 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Settings touch the desired account 3 Change the account name your name and more ...

Page 30: ...access point settings from the SIM card if any For this reason does not change the access point parameters otherwise you might not be able to access network resources Turning on the Data Service 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch More Mobile networks 3 Select the Data connection and then touch the SIM card to turn on the data connection Wi Fi When you use your phone at home you can connect to the ...

Page 31: ...have reset your mobile phone to its default settings On the Wi Fi screen touch to add a new Wi Fi network 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 Yo...

Page 32: ...s like walls or other electronic equipment may interfere with your Bluetooth connection Turning on Bluetooth 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch the Bluetooth switch to turn on Bluetooth When Bluetooth is turned on the Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar 3 Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch Bluetooth and then touch your phone s name to make your mobile phone visible to...

Page 33: ... Bluetooth 1 Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or microSD card The active options menu is displayed 2 Touch then Bluetooth to select a paired device Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device 1 On the home screen touch Bluetooth 2 Navigate to the PAIRED DEVICES section and then touch Unpair to disconnect from the device ...

Page 34: ...the current window Save for offline reading touch to save the current webpage Share page touch to share the current webpage via Bluetooth Email Gmail and etc Find on page touch to find the desired words on current webpage Request desktop site touch to view the webpage by desktop view Bookmarks History touch to view the bookmarks history Settings touch to open other menu and perform operations Open...

Page 35: ...our mobile phone Adding a Bookmark 1 In a browser window go to the webpage you want to save as a bookmark 2 Touch and then touch Save to bookmarks 3 Edit the bookmark name and then touch OK Opening a Bookmark 1 In a browser window touch and then touch Bookmarks History 2 On the Bookmarks screen touch the bookmark of the website you want to open Customizing Browser Settings 1 In a browser window to...

Page 36: ...deos 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 On the home screen touch Touch to close the camera Taking a Photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 If necessary change the camera settings The preview changes as you change the settings ...

Page 37: ...with which you want to start your video 4 Touch to start recording a video 5 Touch to stop recording Viewing Your Videos 1 After recording a video a thumbnail of the video you have just recorded is shown in the lower right corner of the capture screen Touch the thumbnail to view it 2 Touch the onscreen buttons to do any of the following Touch and choose a sharing method to share the photo Touch to...

Page 38: ...he rotation Rotating a Picture 1 When viewing a picture touch 2 Select either Rotate left or Rotate right The picture is saved with the new orientation Cropping a Picture 1 When viewing a picture touch Crop 2 Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize the image Drag a corner of ...

Page 39: ...sic to return to the music playing screen Creating a Playlist 1 In the music library touch and hold a file 2 Touch Add to playlist 3 Touch New edit the playlist name and touch Save to add the song Adding Music to a Playlist 1 From the music library select a way to view your music 2 Touch and hold a music file and then touch Add to playlist Touch an existing playlist to add the song to that playlis...

Page 40: ...application connect the headset to your phone s the audio jack Opening the FM Radio 1 On the home screen touch 2 The first time you open FM radio touch Search which automatically scans for available FM channels saves them as presets and plays the first FM channel found Tuning the FM Radio Open the FM Radio application and then do the following Touch or to tune the radio to the previous or next cha...

Page 41: ...nter the First name Last name and then touch 4 Enter the username for your Google account and then touch The mobile phone will connect to a Google server to check whether the username is available If the username you entered is already in use you will be prompted to enter another one 5 Create and confirm your Google account Password 6 You can touch Set up recovery options and enter your phone numb...

Page 42: ...If you want to add a picture video attachment touch Attach file to select the picture video 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 Reply all or Forward 3 Do one of the following If you selected Reply all enter your message If you selected Forwa...

Page 43: ...ening Maps On the home screen touch Searching for Places of Interest 1 On the map touch Search box 2 Enter the place you want to search for in the search box and then touch Your search results will then be displayed on the map Getting Directions 1 While viewing a map touch 2 Touch My Location enter the starting point on the Choose starting point box 3 Touch Choose destination enter the destination...

Page 44: ...pplications on the Play Store home screen including CATEGORIES HOME TOP FREE TOP NEW FREE TRENDING 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 view more information about this application such as its cost overall rating user comments and similar applications When scrolling down you can...

Page 45: ...in the notification bar If you want to install a non Market application touch Security and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow installation of the non Market application Uninstalling an Application 1 On the Play Store screen touch on the top left and then touch My apps 2 Touch the application you want to uninstall and then touch UNINSTALL 3 When prompted touch OK to remove the appli...

Page 46: ...elated emails and work contacts are handy If you like you may add multiple Google accounts or other accounts Adding an Account When you add an account the People application compares contacts from the newly synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in People While it is presented as a single contact entry the co...

Page 47: ...e 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 All of the accounts will be removed by resetting the phone to factory defaults 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the ACCOUNTS select the added account type such as Corporate IMAP POP3 or Google 3 On the account screen touch the account to be delete...

Page 48: ...ontrol whether changes you make to information on the phone or on the web are automatically synchronized with each other For example when this option is selected changes that you make in Contacts on the phone are automatically made in Google Contacts on the web Changing an Account s Synchronization Settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the ACCOUNTS select the added account type such as Corporat...

Page 49: ...count can be synchronized to and viewed on Calendar 1 In any calendar view touch Settings 2 Touch the added account then touch the box next to the account to change whether it is synchronized You remain subscribed to Calendars that you configure not to store on the phone and can still work with them with Google Calendar on the web or using other calendar services Customizing Calendar Settings In a...

Page 50: ...2 Select SD card or Phone storage touch Select file or folder 3 Touch and hold the files or folders you want to move or copy When a file or a folder is selected a check mark will appear 4 Touch or to copy cut 5 Select the path where you want the file to be copied or moved Touch to move or copy the file to the selected path Searching for a File 1 On the File Manager screen touch a folder to access ...

Page 51: ...ake you up in the morning Opening the Clock On the home screen touch Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen touch to open the Alarms Adding an Alarm 1 On the alarm list screen touch 2 Set the time and then touch Done 3 Set the alarm time ringtone how often it repeats and more Customizing Alarm Settings On the clock list screen touch Settings to customize the alarm settings Calculator Calculator le...

Page 52: ...48 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to create a note 3 Enter the information and touch DONE to save the note ...

Page 53: ...ect the time zone from the list Scroll up or down to view more time zones 6 Select or clear the Use 24 hour format check box to switch between 24 hour and 12 hour formats 7 Touch Choose date format to select how you want the date to display on your mobile phone Setting the Display Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1 On the Settings screen touch Display Brightness 2 You can drag the slider to manuall...

Page 54: ...rag the slider left to make the volume lower or right to make it higher 4 Touch OK to save the adjustment Changing the Phone Ringtone 1 On the Settings screen touch Audio profiles 2 Touch on the right of General touch Phone ringtone 3 In the list of ringtone select desired one 4 Touch OK Changing the Message Ringtone 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the message list touch Settings Notifications Sou...

Page 55: ...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 More Mobile networks Data connection 2 Select the Off check box Configuring Text to Speech Use the Text to Speech settings to configure the Android text to speech synthesizer for applications that can take advantage of thi...

Page 56: ...are finished You must drag your finger between the dots on the screen to create the pattern not simply touch individual dots 4 Your mobile phone will record the pattern Touch Continue 5 When prompted draw the screen unlock pattern again and then touch Confirm To change your unlock screen pattern touch Security Screen lock Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN...

Page 57: ...on the system 1 On the Settings screen touch Apps 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 they are stored You may find it helpful to move large a...

Page 58: ...ed will be erased Resetting the phone does not erase any system updates you have downloaded Using the check box provided you can also select to erase all the data stored on your SD card or on the phone s internal SD card which includes files that you have downloaded or copied there such as music or photos 1 On the Settings screen touch Backup reset Factory data reset 2 When prompted touch Reset ph...

Page 59: ...55 2 Make sure that your microSD card has sufficient space to store the new software version 3 Perform the online update following the onscreen instructions ...

Page 60: ...4_01 All pictures and illustrations in this guide including but not 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 ...

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