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Foreword

Thank you for choosing the

Magna

smartphone.

This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new
phone. It also contains safety precautions so, before you start using
your new phone, please read this guide first.

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Indicates potential problems that may arise if
proper care and attention is not taken, and
describes how to handle any such problems.

Summary of Contents for Magna H871G

Page 1: ...User Guide Magna Model H871G TracFone part number H02231LCY ...

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Page 3: ... wallpaper 15 Setting the home screen transition effect 16 Organizing home screen widgets and application icons 17 Organizing home screen icons using folders 17 Customizing your home screens 18 Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel 18 Managing profiles 19 Setting the screen unlock method Calls 21 Smart dialing 21 Answering or rejecting a call 22 Viewing the call log 22 What you ca...

Page 4: ...message 29 Sending a multimedia message 30 Replying to a message 30 Managing messages Email 32 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account 32 Adding an Exchange account 33 Sending emails Multimedia 34 Camera 36 Gallery 38 Music Internet connection 41 Mobile data connection 41 Setting up a Wi Fi connection 42 Wi Fi Direct Sharing data 44 Bluetooth 45 Connecting your phone to a computer File Manager 47 Crea...

Page 5: ...on 51 Clearing the application cache Basic utilities 52 Calendar 52 Clock 53 Weather Accounts and sync 55 Adding an account 55 Deleting an account 55 Turning on data synchronization 56 Modifying account synchronization settings Settings 57 Turning on or off airplane mode 57 Tone settings 58 Display settings 58 Setting the date and time 59 Changing the system language 59 Modifying location service ...

Page 6: ...ur 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 7: ...our mobile phone in areas where it may cause interference or present a hazard Follow local laws and regulations Avoid using your phone while driving Your safety should always be your top priority Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities Power off your phone near any medical apparatus Power off your phone in an aircraft The phone may interfere with the aircraft s cont...

Page 8: ... on them Do not expose your phone to extreme temperatures or use it at a location with flammable materials such as petrol stations Keep your phone and its accessories away from small children or ensure adult supervision during use Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices Respect the privacy and legal rig...

Page 9: ...f OK When your phone is powered off press 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 appl...

Page 10: ...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 item and then move it to another position For example you can re arrange applications and widgets on the home screen this wa...

Page 11: ...ction Locking the screen Method 1 Press to lock the screen Method 2 After being idle for a specified period of time your phone automatically locks its screen To set the screen lock method touch on the home screen On the displayed General tab touch Screen lock Unlocking the screen 1 If the screen is off press to turn it on 2 Drag right toward to unlock the screen Pinch Pinch two fingers together to...

Page 12: ...en 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 13: ...s 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 your most common applications 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 14: ...etwork connected Roaming Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth 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 G G E E 3G 3G H H 5 ...

Page 15: ...lick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails Touch a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen Upcoming events Sign in or synchronization problem No SIM card found Synchronization failed Synchronizing data More notifications USB tethering on Headset plugged in Connected to a VPN ...

Page 16: ...t Screenshots are saved to the Screenshots 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...

Page 17: ...ification panel 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 notification to dismiss it 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 18: ...lications To display the list of recently used applications touch and hold You can then Touch an application to start it Flick left or right across an application to dismiss it Touch to clear the list Texting Your phone comes with multiple text input methods You can quickly enter text using the onscreen keyboard Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard To hide the onscreen keyboard touch...

Page 19: ...ch Cut Copy text Select text and touch Copy 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 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 20: ...een touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen 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 by shaking your phone Random change The home screen wallpaper changes ...

Page 21: ... 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 Drag the unwanted application icon or widget to to delete it Deleting an application icon uninstalls the application When you delete an applicati...

Page 22: ...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 Set home screen dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates and drag it to the new location Adding ...

Page 23: ...e 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 to its right to activate the profile You can also flick dow...

Page 24: ...rn 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 to make emergency calls during this time Unlocking the screen with a PIN 1 On th...

Page 25: ...h 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 passwords five consecutive times the screen stops responding...

Page 26: ...t 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 an...

Page 27: ...at you can do during a call Touch to 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 28: ...bed to the 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 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 thi...

Page 29: ...e environment service provider policies and local laws and regulations Never rely solely on your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur TTY Operation Using the TTY Device The Teletypewriter TTY is a typewriting device By connecting the phone to the TTY device you can use the TTY functions to send receive messages When you use the TTY function do as follows 1 Connect the TTY devic...

Page 30: ...d receive the TTY characters TTY HCO Transmit TTY characters but receive by listening to the earpiece TTY VCO Receive TTY characters but transmit by speaking into the microphone Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility Touch Call Hearing aids to set your phone to be compatible with a hearing aid ...

Page 31: ...ontacts 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 other information can be saved in vcf files Impor...

Page 32: ...ntacts 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 exported vcf file name and its save location 3 Touch OK To view the vcf file you just exported open File Ma...

Page 33: ...e 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 34: ...media 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 Touch Add subject and enter the message subject 5 Write your message 6 Touch select the attachment type and attach a file To attach more t...

Page 35: ... the message you want 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 displa...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...tings 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 accoun...

Page 38: ...g 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 39: ...ture modes such as beauty and smile Viewfinder 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 40: ...gle isn t wide enough to capture an incredible scene Panorama mode is exactly the solution you need You ll be able to piece together several photos and combine them into one seamless shot 1 On the home screen touch 2 In photo mode touch to switch to panoramic 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 phot...

Page 41: ...matically focuses itself When the viewfinder frame turns green the camera is focused 4 Touch Gallery Gallery is your personal treasure box of sweet memories Viewing photos or videos In your Gallery photos and videos are stored 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 fin...

Page 42: ...omatically adjust the display orientation when you rotate your phone Deleting a photo 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 sh...

Page 43: ...sound anytime Add songs to your phone by 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 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 scre...

Page 44: ...laying modes repeat the playlist repeat the current song and play in sequence Touch to pause and touch to play 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 song 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 45: ...o add to a playlist 3 Touch Add to playlist 4 Touch New playlist or an existing playlist 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 Playlis...

Page 46: ...ally 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 reduce da...

Page 47: ...y When Wi Fi becomes unavailable your phone automatically 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 hotsp...

Page 48: ...ld the file you want to send 2 From the displayed 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 49: ...t 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 devices touc...

Page 50: ... file to display a file reception dialog box 3 Touch Accept to start receiving the file When the file is received 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...

Page 51: ...ter 3 After the driver is installed follow the onscreen instructions on the computer to view or transfer files Mass 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 mass storage The phone driver is then ...

Page 52: ...h 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 results will be displayed Copying cutting and pasting a file 1 On ...

Page 53: ...xtract 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 Deleting a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you want to delete 3 From the displayed option menu choose Delete 4 Touch OK Creating a...

Page 54: ... 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 55: ...uctions 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 On the home screen to...

Page 56: ...ions 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 57: ... 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 Select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions Clock Clock lets y...

Page 58: ... 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 Weather provides you with the latest weather information for any city around the world You can share weather information with your family and fri...

Page 59: ...utomatic 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 Tools 2 Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to share 3 Touch to display...

Page 60: ...f 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 Turning o...

Page 61: ...onization 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 62: ...e 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 whether yo...

Page 63: ...unction 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 off t...

Page 64: ...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 your phone s location service settings for more conven...

Page 65: ...urity 3 Touch Set up SIM RUIM 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 consecutive times the SIM card will be disabled permanently For details about the maxim...

Page 66: ... 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 phone Accessibility You can turn on or o...

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Page 68: ...rranty of any kind for third party software and applications Neither will Huawei provide support to customers who use third party software and applications nor be responsible or 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...

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