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2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone

2.1 Mobile Phone View

2.1.1 Phone at a Glance

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  Note:  

All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance and 
display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase.

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  Note:  

For optimal voice or Direct Connect calls and FM radio performance, please use the 
headset that was included with your phone.

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  Note:  

To apply or replace a protective screen for a mobile phone, open the holes (as 
shown in the above figure).

Charge/Data port

Microphone

Camera

Volume
button

Direct
Connect
button

Headset jack

Power button

Earpiece

Loudspeaker
button

Loudspeaker

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Summary of Contents for u8820

Page 1: ...Wonderful Communication Mobile Life HUAWEI U8820 Mobile Phone User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ng and Unlocking the Screen 10 2 6 Home Screen 11 2 7 Using a MicroSD Card Optional 14 3 Calling 15 3 1 Making a Call 15 3 2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 16 3 3 Other Operations During a Call 17 3 4 Direct Connect Call 17 3 5 Alerts 18 3 6 DC Group Calls 19 3 7 Direct Connect Settings 21 3 8 Interrupt Request 22 3 9 Missed DC Event 22 3 10 Concurrency 23 3 11 Using Call Log 24 3 12 Using Airplane...

Page 3: ...ssaging 29 6 1 SMS and MMS 29 6 2 Email 30 7 Getting Connected 33 7 1 GPRS EDGE 3G 33 7 2 Wi Fi 33 7 3 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection 34 7 4 Browser 35 7 5 Bluetooth 36 8 Entertainment 38 8 1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos 38 8 2 Using the Gallery 39 8 3 Enjoying Music 40 8 4 Listening to FM Radio 41 9 Google Services 43 9 1 Creating a Google Account 43 9 2 Using Gmail 43 9 3 Using Talk ...

Page 4: ... 11 3 Using the Calculator 54 11 4 Using the Notepad 54 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone 55 12 1 Setting the Date and Time 55 12 2 Setting the Display 55 12 3 Setting Ringers 56 12 4 Setting Phone Services 56 12 5 Setting Text to Speech 57 12 6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 57 12 7 Managing Applications 58 12 8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 58 13 Appendix 60 13 1 Warnings and Precautions 60 13 2 FAQ 64 ...

Page 5: ...als and health care facilities Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft The phone may cause interference to control equipment of the aircraft Switch off your mobile phone near 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 pe...

Page 6: ...tly improves the playback quality of audio delivering a dynamic 3D entertainment experience with deep rich bass and high frequency clarity for crisp detail Other trademarks product service and company names mentioned are 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 ne...

Page 7: ... Huawei Technologies Co Ltd shall not be responsible for the legality quality or any other aspects of any software installed on this product or for any uploaded or downloaded third party works such as texts images videos or software Customers shall bear the risk for any and all effects including incompatibility between the software and this product which result from installing software or uploadin...

Page 8: ...emory If you change to a different device be sure to move or delete any personal information on your old device If you are 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 ...

Page 9: ... mobile phone you purchase Ƶ Note For optimal voice or Direct Connect calls and FM radio performance please use the headset that was included with your phone Ƶ Note To apply or replace a protective screen for a mobile phone open the holes as shown in the above figure Charge Data port Microphone Camera Volume button Direct Connect button Headset jack Power button Earpiece Loudspeaker button Loudspe...

Page 10: ...he menu on an active screen Touch to return to the Home screen Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications Touch to open Google search for searching your mobile phone and the web Loudspeaker button Press to turn the speaker phone on or off during a call Press to turn Direct Connect speaker mode on or off Volume button Press to adjust the voice or speaker volume during a call Press t...

Page 11: ...d into your phone 1 Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger 2 Connect the USB cable to your mobile phone Then plug in the connector of the charger to an electrical outlet The phone will begin charging If your mobile phone is charged when it is powered on the battery icon on the Notification bar shows the charging status When the battery icon changes to it indicates th...

Page 12: ... length of time it can hold a charge The time required to charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and the age of the battery When the battery is low on power the phone plays an alert and displays a prompt When battery power is almost exhausted your phone will power off automatically 2 2 5 Battery Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the network that you connect to an...

Page 13: ...tting device avoid touching an antenna unnecessarily when the antenna is in use For example avoid touching the main antenna during a phone call The shaded areas in the picture show the antenna placements 2 3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2 3 1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press The first time you power on your phone you will be asked to sign in to your account and set up your mobile phone 2 3...

Page 14: ...appears Flick Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen Drag Touch and hold the desired item with your finger To move an item drag the item to any part of the screen You can drag an icon to move or delete it 2 4 2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will rotate with the phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back again 2 5 Locking...

Page 15: ...call Connected to a PC GPS connected Music playing 10 23 Touch to open the Phone application Touch to view all your applications Touch to open the Browser Notifications bar Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone Flick down to open the notifications panel Display area Shows the operation and display areas of your phone Screen switching dots Indicates the number of the screens on the ...

Page 16: ... the notification bar and then flick down to open the notification panel 2 On the notification panel you can do the following Touch a notification to open the related application Touch Clear to clear all notifications Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel Then flick up to close it New voicemail New message GPRS connected GPRS in use EDGE connected EDGE in use 3G con...

Page 17: ... until the item expands and the mobile phone vibrates 2 Without lifting your finger drag the item to the trash can When the item and the trash can turn red the item is ready to be removed 3 Release the item to remove it from the Home screen 2 6 5 Changing the Wallpaper 1 On the Home screen touch Wallpaper 2 Do any of the following Touch Live wallpapers to select a live wallpaper and set it as the ...

Page 18: ...o your PC with the USB cable Your PC will detect the MicroSD card as a removable disk 2 Open the notification bar and then touch USB connected 3 Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files You can now transfer files to and from your PC and your mobile phone s MicroSD card Ƶ Note When your MicroSD card acts as USB mass storage your mobile phone ...

Page 19: ...at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard 3 1 1 Making a Call with the Phone Application 1 Touch Phone icon to display the dialer If you are already working with Contacts or Call log touch the Phone tab 2 Touch the appropriate numeric buttons to enter the phone number 3 Touch to initiate the call During a call touch Dialpad to enter other numbers on the dialpad 3 1 2 Making a Call f...

Page 20: ...eceive a phone call the incoming call screen shows the caller s name and number that you have entered in Contacts Drag the to the right to answer the call 3 2 2 Ending a Call During a call touch End to hang up 3 2 3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag the to the left to reject the call ...

Page 21: ...erence call 4 To add more people touch Add call and then repeat steps 2 and 3 5 To end the conference call and disconnect everyone touch End 3 3 2 Switching Between Calls If you receive a new call while you are already on a call you can switch between the two calls While you are on the first call and the second call comes in answer the incoming call and then touch Swap to return to the current cal...

Page 22: ...ll play an incoming Direct Connect call notification Then the caller may begin speaking or simply wait for you to respond to the notification 2 After the caller finishes speaking or releases the Direct Connect button you will hear a tone to indicate that the floor is now open and you may speak 3 Push the Direct Connect button on the left side of your phone Begin talking after your phone plays the ...

Page 23: ... Calls A DC Group call is a Direct Connect call with more than one Direct Connect user 3 6 1 Creating DC Groups 1 Touch Contacts DC Groups 2 Touch Create DC Group 3 Enter the group name 4 Touch Add members 5 Select members to add and then touch Add ƾ Tip You can push the Direct Connect button to start the DC Group call immediately without saving the group 6 Touch Done to save the group 3 6 2 Addin...

Page 24: ...an make a DC Group call send an Invitation edit the group or delete the group 3 6 4 Removing a Member from a DC Group 1 Touch Contacts DC Groups 2 Touch and hold the group from which you want to remove members 3 Touch Edit DC Group 4 Touch to remove the contact from the group 5 Touch Done to save the group 3 6 5 Deleting a DC Group from Contacts 1 Touch Contacts DC Groups 2 Touch Delete DC Groups ...

Page 25: ...fter it has ended a message will display If you push the Direct Connect button the DC Group call will begin If you touch Invite another message will display You can push the Direct Connect button to send an Invitation If you touch Dismiss then no operation will be performed 3 7 Direct Connect Settings Touch Settings DC settings and then you can control how your phone handles Direct Connect calls D...

Page 26: ...r a DC Group call when another party is speaking and you want to speak then you can touch Interrupt to send a message to the speaker that you want to talk 2 If the Interrupt was sent successfully you will get a successful message 3 After the speaker releases the Direct Connect button you can push and hold the Direct Connect button to talk 3 8 2 Responding to an Interrupt Request During a Direct Co...

Page 27: ...l disappear after several seconds 3 10 3 Receiving a DC Group Call During a Voice Call When you receive a DC Group call during a voice call the phone displays the missed DC Group call screen Touch Ignore to continue with the voice call touch Hold voice call to put the voice call on hold a message displays and then you can do the following Push and hold the Direct Connect button to make a Direct Co...

Page 28: ...one touch Convert to voice call to convert the Direct Connect call to a voice call 3 11 Using Call Log The Call log contains a list of Direct Connect calls DC Group calls Alerts and Invitations that you have initiated received or missed You can use the Call log to refer to all the recent events and Direct Connect numbers can be saved to Contacts from the Call log 3 11 1 Adding an entry to Contacts...

Page 29: ...f you have more than one account on your phone touch the account into which you want to import the contacts 4 Wait for the USIM card contents to be loaded Select the contacts you want to import or touch Import all to import all contacts 4 3 Adding a Contact 1 In the contact list touch New contact 2 If you have more than one account with contacts touch the account to which you want to add the conta...

Page 30: ...w a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact This section describes how to communicate with a contact when you view your contacts list 4 6 1 Connecting Through Quick Contact for Android 1 Touch the contact s picture or picture frame if you have not assigned a picture to the contact to open Quick Contact for Android 2 Touch the icon for the way you want to communicate with the con...

Page 31: ...ou enter your text until the Edit text menu is displayed 2 Touch Input method 3 Select the input method The keyboard panel will be displayed automatically 5 1 2 Using the Android Keyboard ƾ Tip Touch Settings Language keyboard Android keyboard Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k z x c v b n m Next 123 DEL l Touch once to capitalize the next letter you...

Page 32: ...lize the next letter you type Touch twice for all caps Touch and hold to get helpful tips Touch to get Swype functions Touch to change from text mode to symbol number mode Touch to insert a space Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor bay To enter a word just drag your finger over the letters in the word I ll To capit...

Page 33: ...essage you just sent Responses appear in the window As you view and send additional messages a message thread is created 6 1 3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very 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 The ...

Page 34: ...mpose your message and then touch Send 6 1 6 Customizing the Message Settings In the message list touch and then touch Settings to customize the message settings 6 2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips With your phone s Email application you can use your email account with Yahoo AOL or other popular email services on your phone 6 2 1 Adding an Email Account When using the Em...

Page 35: ...he new account to send all outgoing messages 6 2 2 Viewing an Email Message 1 On the accounts screen touch the email account you want to use 2 Access a folder and then touch the message that you want to view 6 2 3 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1 On the accounts screen touch the email account you want to use 2 On the Inbox screen touch and then touch Compose in the options panel 3 In the To...

Page 36: ...nd details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails Ƶ Note 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 for the account 1 Touch Email 2 On the accounts screen touch and hold the email accou...

Page 37: ...the access points otherwise you might not be able to access network sources 7 1 2 Turning on the Data Service 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks Mobile networks 3 Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection ƾ Tip If you do not need a wireless network you can clear the Data enabled check box to save data traffic costs 7 2 Wi Fi Wi Fi gives you wireless access to broadba...

Page 38: ...n with several devices at the same time by turning your phone into a portable Wi Fi hotspot 7 3 1 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection via USB If your computer is running Windows Vista or Windows 7 you typically do not need to prepare your computer for tethering If you are running Windows XP you may need to download the tetherXP inf to prepare your computer Mac OS does not support USB tethering If...

Page 39: ...d Touch to browse the next web page More Touch to open other menus and perform operations such as searching selecting text downloading or setting options 7 4 2 Opening a Web Page 1 In a browser window touch the URL field at the top of the screen 2 Use the keyboard to enter the web page address You can touch to enter the web page address by voice 3 As you enter the address matching web page address...

Page 40: ...s like walls or other electronic equipment may interfere with your Bluetooth connection 7 5 1 Turning On Bluetooth 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks and then select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth When Bluetooth is turned on the Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar 3 Touch Bluetooth settings and then select Discoverable to make your mobile phone visible to other Blu...

Page 41: ...ooth you can share pictures videos or music files with your family and friends To send files via Bluetooth do as follows 1 Touch and hold the file to be sent The active options menu is displayed 2 Touch Share and then touch Bluetooth to select a paired device 7 5 4 Disconnecting or Unpairing a Bluetooth Device 1 Touch Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings 2 Navigate to the Bluetooth device...

Page 42: ...e a picture or record a video Touch to close the camera Capture Screen On the capture screen touch to show the capture panel 8 1 2 Taking a Photo 1 Open your camera and switch to the camera mode 2 If necessary change the camera settings The preview changes as you change the settings 3 Frame your photo within the photo capture screen 4 Touch and hold When the frame turns green the image is in focus...

Page 43: ...ed is shown in the upper right corner of the Capture screen Touch the thumbnail to view it 2 Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following Touch Share to send the video in a message or post it online Touch Delete to delete the video On the video playing screen touch the controls to skip forward or back or to play or pause the video 3 If you want to view more videos flick your finger left or...

Page 44: ...icture 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 the cropping tool to resize the image without changing the length to width ratio 3 Touch Save to save the cropped picture Touch Discard to discard the changes 8 3 Enjoying Music You can download music files to your PC or insert a CD in your PC and copy the file...

Page 45: ...dd to playlist in the options menu Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing playlist Touch New to create a playlist and add the song to it 8 3 5 Playing a Playlist 1 Touch the Playlists tab on the music library screen 2 Touch and hold the playlist you want to play 3 Touch Play to play the playlist 8 4 Listening to FM Radio FM Radio lets you listen to FM radio stations on your mobile p...

Page 46: ...ing then touch or to fine tune the frequency at 0 1 MHz or 0 1 MHz intervals Touch OK when you are satisfied After tuning touch and then touch Save channel Touch Auto tuning to scan automatically for available FM channels ...

Page 47: ...mobile phone will connect to the Google server to check whether the user name is available If the user name you entered is already in use you will be prompted to choose another one or select one from a list 4 Enter and confirm your Google account password 5 Select a security question from the drop down menu and then enter the answer 6 Touch Create 7 When the Google Terms of Service screen appears ...

Page 48: ...ipients touch and then touch Add Cc Bcc 3 Enter the email subject and write your message If you want to add a picture attachment touch and then touch Attach to select the picture you want to attach 4 After composing your email touch Send 9 2 4 Replying To or Forwarding an Email 1 In the mail list touch the email that you want to reply to or forward 2 Touch Reply Reply all or Forward 3 Do one of th...

Page 49: ... list 2 Touch a pending invitation and then touch Accept 9 3 4 Starting a Chat 1 In the friends list touch a friend s name in the friends list 2 Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text and chat with your friend 3 After entering your message touch Send 9 3 5 Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages Whenever you receive an instant message your mobile phone can play a sound vibrate or display a...

Page 50: ...th 9 4 2 Opening Maps Touch Maps to open the application 9 4 3 Searching for Places of Interest 1 On the map touch and then touch Search 2 Enter the place you want to search for in the search box and then touch the Search icon 3 Your search results will then be displayed Touch a place you are interested in and the application will show where it is on the map 9 4 4 Getting Directions 1 While viewin...

Page 51: ...ill see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it 9 6 Using Market Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone 9 6 1 Opening Market 1 Touch Market 2 When you open Market for the first time the Android Market Terms of Service window will appear Touch Ac...

Page 52: ...veloper link to the developer s website or send the developer an email 4 To install the item touch Free if the item is free 5 To check the progress of a download open the notification panel Most applications are installed within seconds To stop an item from downloading touch Cancel 6 After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone the content download icon appears in t...

Page 53: ...u may add multiple Google accounts or other accounts 10 1 1 Adding an Account When you add an account Contacts 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 Contacts While it is presented as a single contact entry the contact data itself is not merged 1 Touch Settings Accounts syn...

Page 54: ...n the information on your mobile phone is read only 10 2 1 Configuring General Sync Settings On the Accounts sync settings screen do the following Select or clear the Background data check box to control whether applications and services can transmit data when you are not working with them directly that is when they are running in the background If you clear this option Gmail stops receiving new m...

Page 55: ...51 3 Select or clear the check box of information you want to synchronize to the mobile phone ...

Page 56: ...hday or a day long activity set the date for From and To and then select the All day check box 3 Enter the location of the event and a description 4 If you have more than one calendar select the calendar where you want to save the event 5 Enter email addresses to invite guests to the event 6 Set the time of your event reminder in Reminders and then specify in Repetition whether the event recurs an...

Page 57: ...me Touch to select the default time before an event for event reminders to occur 11 2 Using the Clock In addition to displaying the date and time the Clock application displays information about the weather and your phone You can also use Clock to turn your mobile phone into an alarm clock 11 2 1 Opening the Clock Touch Clock to open the application Clock opens with the date and time displayed on ...

Page 58: ... advanced operators to solve more complex equations 11 3 1 Opening the Calculator Touch Calculator to open the application 11 3 2 Switching to the Advanced panel On the Calculator screen flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel 11 4 Using the Notepad Notepad features a simple text processor and lists all notes in a linear structure You can add edit and...

Page 59: ...e time zones 5 Touch Set time On the set time screen touch or to adjust the hour and minute Touch Set when the configuration is complete 6 Select or clear the Use 24 hour format check box to switch between 24 hour format and 12 hour format 7 Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to display on your mobile phone 12 2 Setting the Display 12 2 1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1 On ...

Page 60: ...ngs screen touch Sound Phone ringtone 2 Touch the ringtone you want to use and then touch OK The ringtone plays when selected 12 3 4 Changing the Message Ringtone 1 On the Home screen touch Messaging 2 In the message list touch Settings Select ringtone 3 Touch the ringtone you want to use and then touch OK The ringtone plays when selected 12 4 Setting Phone Services 12 4 1 Customizing Call Setting...

Page 61: ... you through the process of downloading and installing the voice data 3 Follow the instructions to install the voice data 12 5 2 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1 On the Settings screen touch Voice input output Text to speech settings Speech rate 2 Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken 12 6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 12 6 1 Turning on Your USIM Card PIN 1 On the Settings screen touch Locati...

Page 62: ...any of the following Touch and then touch Sort by size Then touch an application to view its details Touch an application directly to view its details 12 7 2 Removing an Installed Application 1 On the Settings screen touch Applications Manage applications 2 Touch an application and then touch Uninstall to remove the application from your mobile phone 12 7 3 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory...

Page 63: ... Account any other accounts your system and application settings and any applications you have downloaded will be erased Resetting the phone does not erase any system software updates you have downloaded or any files on your MicroSD card such as music or photos 1 On the Settings screen touch Privacy Factory data reset 2 When prompted touch Reset phone and then touch Erase everything The mobile pho...

Page 64: ...ine Triggering of sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or a fire resulting in bodily injuries or even deaths Do not power on your device at refueling points such as service stations Comply with restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots storage and distribution areas and chemical plants In addition adhere to restrictions in areas where blasting operations are in progress Be...

Page 65: ...ntenna Touching the antenna affects the call quality and results in increase in power consumption As a result the talk time and the standby time are reduced While using the device observe the local laws and regulations and respect others privacy and legal rights Keep the ambient temperature between 10 C and 50 C while the device is being charged Keep the ambient temperature between 10 C to 55 C fo...

Page 66: ... explode if damaged Do not modify or remanufacture attempt to insert foreign objects into the battery immerse or expose to water or other liquids expose to fire explosion or other hazard Avoid dropping the device or battery If the device or battery is dropped especially on a hard surface and the user suspects damage take it to a qualified service center for inspection Improper battery use may resu...

Page 67: ...o radio waves Your device is a low power radio transmitter and receiver As recommended by international guidelines the device is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves These guidelines were developed by the independent scientific organization International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP and include safety measures designed to ensure safety for all use...

Page 68: ...y approved by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd may void the FCC authorization to operate this device 13 2 FAQ How do I set a song as phone ringtone Touch and hold the song to be set as ringtone in the media library and then touch Use as phone ringtone How do I prevent automatic switching of orientation when rotating phone Touch Settings Display Auto rotate screen to disable the function How do I set the...

Page 69: ...keyboard Touch to hide the keyboard How do I forward a message Touch and hold a message and then touch Forward in the menu that opens Why am I unable to use Navigation Navigation is unavailable in some countries or regions ...

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