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Table of Contents

Phone Basics ........................................................................................................................ 1

Phone Overview ............................................................................................................ 1

Key Functions ......................................................................................................... 1

Smart Sonic Receiver ............................................................................................. 3

Get the Phone Ready .................................................................................................... 3

Insert the Battery ................................................................................................... 3

Charge the Battery ................................................................................................. 4

Insert the SIM Card ................................................................................................ 5

Insert a microSD Card ............................................................................................ 6

Turn the Phone On and Off .......................................................................................... 7

Turn the Phone On ................................................................................................. 7

Turn the Phone Off ................................................................................................ 7

Restart the Phone .................................................................................................. 7

Turn the Screen On and Off .......................................................................................... 7

Turn the Screen On and Start It ............................................................................. 7

Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use ................................................................... 7

Setup Wizard ................................................................................................................. 7

Customer Support ......................................................................................................... 8

Touchscreen Navigation ............................................................................................... 8

Home Screen ............................................................................................................... 12

Home Screen Overview ....................................................................................... 12

Extended Home Screens ...................................................................................... 13

Customize the Home Screens .............................................................................. 13

Launcher Screens ................................................................................................. 16

Quick Settings Panel ............................................................................................ 17

Status Bar .................................................................................................................... 18

Text Entry ........................................................................................................................... 20

Touchscreen Keyboard ............................................................................................... 20

Google Keyboard.................................................................................................. 20

Gesture Typing ..................................................................................................... 22

Google Voice Typing ............................................................................................ 23

Tips for Editing Text .................................................................................................... 23

Phone Calls......................................................................................................................... 25

Make Phone Calls........................................................................................................ 25

Call Using the Phone Dialpad ............................................................................... 25

Call from Call Log ................................................................................................. 25

Summary of Contents for Hydro Life

Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ...n On and Off 7 Turn the Screen On and Start It 7 Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use 7 Setup Wizard 7 Customer Support 8 Touchscreen Navigation 8 Home Screen 12 Home Screen Overview 12 Extended Home Screens 13 Customize the Home Screens 13 Launcher Screens 16 Quick Settings Panel 17 Status Bar 18 Text Entry 20 Touchscreen Keyboard 20 Google Keyboard 20 Gesture Typing 22 Google Voice Typing 23 Tips...

Page 3: ...Call and Send a Text Message 30 Voicemail 30 Set Up Voicemail 30 Voicemail Notification 31 Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages 31 Voicemail Settings 32 Phone Call Options 32 In Call Options 32 Call Waiting 33 Conference Calling 33 Fixed Dialing Numbers FDN 34 Call Forwarding 34 Additional Settings 35 TTY Mode 35 Auto Answer 36 Call Timer and Call Duration 36 Call Log 37 View Call Log 37 Call Log Opti...

Page 4: ...ation 46 Synchronize Contacts 46 Share a Contact 46 Accounts and Messaging 48 Gmail 48 Create a Google Account 48 Sign In to Your Google Account 49 Access Gmail 49 Send a Gmail Message 50 Read and Reply to Gmail Messages 50 Email 51 Add an Email Account POP3 or IMAP 51 Add a Corporate Account 52 Compose and Send Email 53 View and Reply to Email 53 Manage Your Email Inbox 53 General Email Settings ...

Page 5: ...c 72 Music Player 72 Google Play Music 74 Web and Data 76 Wi Fi 76 Turn Wi Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network 76 Check the Wireless Network Status 77 Connect to a Different Wi Fi Network 77 Data Services 77 Preferred Network Mode 77 Start a Data Connection 78 Data Connection Status and Indicators 78 Virtual Private Networks VPN 79 Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection 79 Install Security Cert...

Page 6: ...en 95 Record Videos 96 Camera and Video Camera Settings 96 Use Panorama Mode 98 View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery 99 Open Gallery 99 View Pictures and Videos 99 Zoom In or Out on a Picture 100 Watch a Video 100 Work with Pictures 100 Edit a Picture 101 Rotate and Save a Picture 102 Crop a Picture 102 Share Pictures and Videos 103 Send Pictures or Videos by Email Gmail 103 Send Picture or Vide...

Page 7: ...e Services 115 Automatic Speech Recognition ASR 115 Text to Speech Settings 116 Voice Search 117 Eco Mode 118 Bluetooth 118 Turn Bluetooth On or Off 118 The Bluetooth Settings Menu 119 Change the Phone Name 119 Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit 119 Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit 120 Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device 120 Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth 121 microSD Card ...

Page 8: ...ks Settings 131 Roaming Settings 133 Phone Settings 133 Sound Settings 133 Display Settings 136 Storage Settings 138 Battery Settings 139 Connectivity Settings 139 Apps Settings 140 Personal Settings 140 Location Access Settings 140 Lock Screen Settings 141 Lock Screen Widgets 144 Security Settings 145 Language Input Settings 146 Backup Reset Settings 150 Accounts Settings 151 System Settings 152 ...

Page 9: ...ing 160 Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device 161 Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your Phone 162 Caring for the Battery 162 Protecting Your Battery 162 Charging 163 Storing 163 Common Causes of Battery Drain 163 Disposal of Lithium Ion Li Ion Batteries 163 Radio Frequency RF Energy 164 Understanding How Your Phone Operates 164 Knowing Radio Frequency Safety 164 Body Worn Opera...

Page 10: ...correct jack may damage the phone LED Indicator displays a phone notification charging status or alert Proximity Sensor Light Sensor detects how close an object is to the surface of the screen This is typically used to detect when your face is pressed up against the screen such as during a phone call ...

Page 11: ... on or off or switch your phone to silent mode vibration mode or airplane mode Charger Accessory Jack allows you to connect the micro USB cable included to charge the battery or to transfer files to and from a computer Primary Microphone transmits your voice and ambient sound during voice calls voice recordings and videos Note Do not cover the microphones during a call as it may compromise the hea...

Page 12: ...our ear around the internal receiver and adjust the position of the phone to find the best hearing point depending on the surrounding environment Get the Phone Ready Insert the Battery 1 Insert your thumbnail or fingernail into the slit and lift the battery cover 2 Insert the battery contacts end first and gently press into place ...

Page 13: ...und the cover Charge the Battery Plug the smaller end of the micro USB cable into the phone s charger accessory 1 jack Plug the other end of the USB cable into the charger and then plug the charger 2 into an electrical outlet Note Your phone s battery should have enough charge for the phone to turn on and find a signal set up voicemail and make a call You should fully charge the battery as soon as...

Page 14: ... Place the SIM card into the tray with the gold contacts facing down and the cut 4 off corner on the top left Insert the SIM tray back into the SIM card slot and push until it clicks into place Note Make sure not to insert the SIM tray in the opposite direction Insert the battery contacts end first and gently press into place 5 Replace the cover applying equal pressure from the top down on both si...

Page 15: ...pack and pull the battery out of its compartment 3 You will find the microSD card slot right above the SIM card slot Insert a microSD card into the microSD card holder with the gold terminals facing down Gently push the card in until it snaps into place 4 Insert the battery contacts end first and gently press into place 5 Replace the cover applying equal pressure from the top down on both sides an...

Page 16: ...ck feature see Lock Screen Settings Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use Press the Power Button To save battery power the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone s screen is off For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off see Sleep Setup Wizard Your H...

Page 17: ...e following resources Visit metropcs com and click Support link at the bottom left side of the screen Contact Customer Service 1 888 8metro8 1 888 863 8768 or your local MetroPCS retail location Touchscreen Navigation Warning Do not touch with a pen or stylus It may damage the touchscreen Touch Touch the screen with your finger to select or launch a menu option or application A light touch works b...

Page 18: ...d Hold To open the available options for an item for example a keyboard touch and hold the item Drag Touch and hold your finger before you start to move it Do not release your finger until you have reached the target position ...

Page 19: ...pe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping except that you need to swipe your finger in light quick strokes ...

Page 20: ...t and outward to zoom in Rotate For most screens you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways When entering text you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard Note The Auto rotate screen check box needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change Touch Home Settings Display Auto rotate screen ...

Page 21: ...ut Allows you to quickly launch applications Application Launcher Displays available applications and widgets on the phone Favorites Tray Contains up to five icons and appears on every home screen You can customize these icons except the application launcher icon in the center of the tray Screen Position Indicator Indicates where you are among the home screens Touch to access each screen The house...

Page 22: ...nded Home Screens In addition to the main home screen your phone has extended home screens to provide more space for adding icons widgets and more Access the Extended Home Screens Touch Home and then drag across the screen to move from the main screen to an extended screen or On the screen position indicator touch to access the main Home screen or touch to access each extended Home screen Customiz...

Page 23: ...rtcuts or Widgets to the Home Screen Touch on the favorites tray 1 Slide the Apps or Widgets screens to find the item you want to add to the home 2 screen Touch and hold the app icon or a widget and drag it to Add to Home Screen at 3 the top of the screen Move your finger to find the place to add it to The blue frames which appear on 4 the screen indicate where you might place the item Release you...

Page 24: ...tes tray 3 Release your finger Use Folders You can use folders to organize the apps on your Home screens To create folders Touch and hold an app icon and drag it over another to create a new folder containing both apps A new folder icon appears You can now drag more apps to the folder if you wish To add more apps to the folders 1 Touch a folder icon and touch in the top right corner 2 Swipe left o...

Page 25: ...ne Touch to select a picture and crop it before setting it as wallpaper Touch Done when you are finished Launcher Screens You can access all your apps and widgets on your phone from the launcher screens You can also customize the view of your launcher screens Access the Launcher Screens Touch Home 1 Following options are available 2 Touch Apps to display the apps on your phone Touch Widgets to dis...

Page 26: ...en you want to place it Touch Done 3 Quick Settings Panel The Quick Settings panel allows you easy access to common phone settings Drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel and then 1 touch the Quick Settings icon at the top right or Swipe down with two fingers from the top of any screen Touch a specific setting to open it 2 You can touch the toggle icon to switch betwee...

Page 27: ...ar down to open the Notifications panel and see the list of notifications you received Status Icons Icon Description Bluetooth enabled Wi Fi active full signal Vibrate Silent Network full signal Network no signal GPRS General Packet Radio Service data service 2G data service 3G data service 4G data service Airplane mode Alarm set Battery charging Battery full charge Battery discharged ...

Page 28: ... Description Missed call New email New Gmail New SMS or MMS message New voicemail message Event Music application is running background USB connection Alarm When animating GPS is active Downloading USB tethering or and Mobile Hotspot active ...

Page 29: ...n you touch a text entry field and can be used in either portrait or landscape mode You can also use the Google voice typing option to enter text using your voice see Google Voice Typing for details Google Keyboard Google Keyboard lets you use a traditional QWERTY setup to enter text Additional options expand your ability to enter text faster and more accurately Google Keyboard Overview Note Key a...

Page 30: ... a smiley Touch and hold to view and select other smileys Alternate Touch to toggle between the default Number Symbol keyboard and additional Number Symbol keyboard Next Touch to go to the next text entry field Go Tap to go to a Web address Space Touch to insert a space Touch and hold to select the input method Text Mode ABC mode is primarily used for entering letters while Number Symbol mode is f...

Page 31: ...om the list Add a Word to the User Dictionary Touch Home Settings Language input Personal dictionaries 1 Select a language 2 Touch 3 Type the word you want to add 4 Type the shortcut to bring up the typed word if you want 5 Select the language to register the word 6 Touch Back A list of words you have added to the dictionary is displayed 7 Touch a word to edit it Touch a word and then touch to del...

Page 32: ...g text If the Google keyboard does not display the microphone icon the voice input feature is not enabled To enable the voice input feature Touch Home Settings Language input 1 Select the Google voice typing check box if it is not selected 2 Touch next to Google keyboard Voice input key 3 To enter text by speaking Touch the microphone icon on the keyboard 1 If you see Speak now say the text you wi...

Page 33: ...lighted Drag the tabs to expand or reduce the range of the selected text Touch an onscreen option from the edit menu bar 3 Select all Highlights all the text in the field Cut Removes the selected text and saves it to the clipboard Copy Copies the selected text to the clipboard PASTE Inserts the last copied or cut text into the current field Touch to close the edit menu bar ...

Page 34: ...ne number 2 Touch at the bottom of the screen to call the number 3 To end the call touch 4 Call from Call Log Touch Home to display the phone app 1 Touch the Call log tab to display the Call log list 2 Touch the Phone icon next to the name or number you want to place a call 3 For additional options touch the name or number Call from Contacts Touch Home to display the phone app 1 ...

Page 35: ...ch Home Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad 1 Enter and touch 2 To call the 9 1 1 emergency number when the pattern screen lock the facial screen lock the PIN screen lock or the password screen lock is on Touch Emergency call on the screen 1 Enter and touch 2 Enhanced 9 1 1 E911 Information This phone features an embedded Global Positioning System GPS chip necessary for utilizing E911 emergen...

Page 36: ...2 sec pause or Add wait 3 Enter additional numbers 4 Touch to dial the number 5 Call Using a Speed Dial Number Speed dialing lets you contact friends and family easier Touch Home Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad 1 For speed dial numbers 2 9 touch and hold the number on the dialpad 2 or For speed dial numbers 10 99 touch the first digit and then touch and hold the second digit on the dialpa...

Page 37: ...location for example 011 for international calls made from the U S Touch Home Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad 1 Touch and hold until you see a on the display screen 2 Enter the country code and phone number and then touch The phone 3 automatically prepends the access code for international dialing followed by the country code and phone number Call Using Wi Fi Calling Wi Fi Calling lets yo...

Page 38: ...calling may incur additional charges Add an Internet Calling Account Touch Home to display the phone app 1 Touch Call settings SIP Accounts ADD ACCOUNT 2 Enter your account details When finished touch SAVE to confirm or touch 3 DISCARD to cancel To set your phone to receive Internet calls on your added account touch Back 4 and select the Receive incoming calls check box Note This requires the phon...

Page 39: ...omatically go to voicemail Answer an Incoming Call On the Incoming call screen tap the Answer icon Mute the Ringtone Press the Volume Button down until you see or on the status bar Send an Incoming Call to Voicemail On the Incoming call screen tap the Ignore icon to send the call to your voicemail inbox Reject a Call and Send a Text Message On the Incoming call screen tap the Ignore Text icon to i...

Page 40: ...sage s is received At the same time the number on the Notifications tab on the home screen will add one to it It counts the new voicemail notification as one and does not reflect the actual number of message s in the notification Note Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off However your phone notifies you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in the service area Retr...

Page 41: ...ct the ringtone for the voicemail Vibrate to select when the phone responds with vibration to a new voicemail message Phone Call Options In Call Options Add call Touch to initiate a conference call End call Touch to end the current call Dialpad Hide Toggle the appearance of the onscreen dialpad to enter additional numbers for example an extension or access code For example When you call your bank ...

Page 42: ...1 Touch Call settings Additional settings 2 Select the Call waiting check box 3 When you are on a call Call waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding beeps Your phone s screen informs you that another call is coming in To respond to an incoming call while you are on a call On the Incoming call screen tap To switch back to the first caller Tap Switch calls To create a conference call between...

Page 43: ...Forwarding Call forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number even when your phone is turned off You can continue to make calls from your phone when you have activated Call forwarding Note You are charged a higher rate for calls you have forwarded Note Call forwarding is disabled when the Wi Fi Calling feature is enabled To configure the Call forwarding settings 1 Tou...

Page 44: ...cept home All 3 incoming calls or Incoming when roaming Call Waiting See Call Waiting TTY Mode A TTY teletypewriter also known as a TDD or Text Telephone is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf hard of hearing or who have speech or language disabilities to communicate by telephone Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY...

Page 45: ...are currently working to resolve this Auto Answer You can set your phone to automatically pick up incoming calls Remember that your phone will answer calls in auto answer mode even if you are not present Touch Home 1 Touch Call settings Auto answer 2 Select Hands free or Speakerphone 3 Select the delay time to automatically answer the phone 4 Call Timer and Call Duration Your phone displays the du...

Page 46: ...Log For additional options Touch Home 1 Touch the Call log tab to display the Call log list 2 Touch to display the call log options menu 3 Show all calls to display all calls does not display if all calls are currently being shown Show missed only to only show missed calls Show outgoing only to only show outgoing calls Show incoming only to only show incoming calls Clear call log to clear your cal...

Page 47: ...Phone Calls 38 Touch Remove from call log to remove the log Touch Edit number before call to edit the number before calling ...

Page 48: ...tacts Touch Home People You will see the Contacts list Contacts List Groups Touch to display the group contacts Contacts Touch to display the individual contacts Favorites Touch to display your favorite contacts Search Touch to search a contact Add new contact Touch to add a new contact See Add a Contact Add new group Touch to add a new group contact See Add a Group Contact Touch Contacts to displ...

Page 49: ...e a lot of contacts stored you will see a slider on the right when you are flicking up or down the list To go directly to a letter touch and hold the slider and drag it to a letter Display Options Select which contacts to be displayed on People Touch Home People Contacts tab 1 Touch Contacts to display 2 Select one of the following options 3 All contacts to display all the contacts you save Phone ...

Page 50: ... prompted select the location where you want to save the contact such as Phone SIM and an account for example Google If you want to change the location later touch the location name and select the desired location Use the keyboard to enter as much information as you want 3 People icon Touch the picture icon to assign a picture to the contact See Assign a Picture to a Contact Name Add organization ...

Page 51: ...contact select a number type for the new number and then touch OK or To add the number to a new entry touch CREATE NEW CONTACT and select an account to use Then enter the name and any additional information and touch Save See Add a Contact Edit a Contact Add or Edit Information for a Contact 1 Touch Home People Contacts tab 2 Touch a contact to display it and touch Edit 3 Touch any field you want ...

Page 52: ...ct 2 If you have joined contacts select a contact from the available list 3 Touch a copy destination from the available list If you selected your SIM card as 4 the copy destination read the message displayed and touch OK Assign a Ringtone to a Contact Identify the caller with an assigned ringtone to the contact Touch Home People Contacts tab 1 Touch a contact to display it and touch Set ringtone 2...

Page 53: ...Multiple Contacts Touch Home People Contacts tab 1 Touch Delete select the check box next to Check all or to the contact s you 2 want to delete and then touch Done OK or Touch a contact to display it and touch Delete OK Add a Group Contact Create a group contact with your personal contact entries in People Note In order to create a group contact you may first sync your phone with a Google or corpo...

Page 54: ...Groups tab 1 Touch a group contact that you have created and touch Delete OK 2 ICE In Case of Emergency Registering ICE information might help rescue workers such as paramedics and police officers as well as hospital personnel identify your primary contact or special medical need you might have in case of emergency ICE Contacts You can register up to five emergency contacts To add an ICE contact T...

Page 55: ...the current contacts and be signed into your account with the phone With syncing any contacts with phone numbers email addresses pictures etc are updated and synced with your phone For more information about syncing existing managed accounts see Manage Existing Accounts Touch Home Settings 1 Touch Corporate Google etc under ACCOUNTS 2 Touch the account you want to sync your contacts with 3 Select ...

Page 56: ...elect an email account Address the message add a subject and a message and then touch See Compose and Send Email for details on sending email Gmail to send the information as a Gmail attachment Address the message add a subject and a message and then touch See Send a Gmail Message for details Messaging to send the information as a multimedia message attachment Address the message add a subject if ...

Page 57: ...reate an account for free 2 Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account 3 Create a Google Account Using Your Phone Touch Home Settings Add account 1 Touch Google New 2 Enter your First name Last name and touch 3 Enter your desired username which will be the first part of your Gmail address 4 and touch The system will check the availability of the entered username If it is not available...

Page 58: ...ccount If you already have a Google account sign in with the account Touch Home Settings Add account 1 Touch Google Existing 2 Enter your Gmail username and password and then touch 3 Read and accept the Google Terms of Service and then touch OK 4 Select if you want to join Google now 5 Select if you want to allow Google Play to send news and offers and touch 6 Select if you save your credit card i...

Page 59: ...tly Tip You can enter a name saved in People to call up the email address Touch a match from an available list If you want to send a carbon copy CC or a blind carbon copy BCC of the email 4 to other recipients touch Add Cc Bcc Enter the subject and then compose your message 5 Note If you want to attach a picture or video touch Attach picture or Attach file select the app to use and then locate and...

Page 60: ...3 or IMAP You can add several types of personal email accounts such as POP3 and IMAP accounts on your phone Touch Home Email 1 Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then touch 2 Next Touching Next prompts you to attempt a regular email setup and test the incoming and outgoing servers If you have custom settings you need to configure touch Manual setup select server type an...

Page 61: ...ny s network administrator Domain enter your network domain If your network requires SSL encryption select the Use secure connection SSL 4 check box and activate this additional level of security If your exchange server requires this feature leaving this field unselected can prevent connection Touch Next 5 If the onscreen activation disclaimer is displayed touch Next 6 Configure your Inbox checkin...

Page 62: ...h a match to enter the address directly Tip You can type a name saved in your Contacts to call up the phone number or touch to access your Contacts Tip If you want to send a CC or a BCC of the email to other recipients touch Add Cc Bcc Enter the subject and then compose your message 4 To add an attachment touch Attach file You can choose from Pictures 5 Videos Audio or Others Touch the X icon to d...

Page 63: ...r sent and received email messages manually at any time While in the account you want to synchronize touch Delete an Email Message On the email account Inbox touch and hold the message you want to delete 1 Touch 2 Delete Multiple Email Messages On the email account Inbox touch and hold the messages you want to delete 1 Touch 2 General Email Settings You can edit the general settings of your email ...

Page 64: ...ign this account as the default email used for outgoing messages Inbox check frequency Select the time interval used by your phone to check your new emails from Automatic Push Never Every 5 minutes Every 10 minutes Every 15 minutes Every 30 minutes and Every hour Enable Peak Time Set the two sets of time intervals to check your new emails one for peak time and the other for off peak time Frequency...

Page 65: ...ings Set your current status and your message to reply automatically while you are out of office Remove account Touch to remove the account Delete an Email Account If you no longer want an email account on your phone you can delete it through the mail settings menu Touch Home Email 1 Touch Settings 2 Select the account you want to delete 3 Touch Remove account OK 4 Text Messaging and MMS With Text...

Page 66: ...one touch to send the text message Send a Multimedia Message MMS When you need to add a little more to a text message you can send a multimedia message MMS with pictures recorded voice audio or video files or picture slideshows Touch Home Messaging 1 On the Messaging screen touch The compose screen opens 2 Fill in one or more recipients 3 Enter phone numbers or email addresses in the Enter up to 1...

Page 67: ...r details Contact vCard Open People to select one or more contact entries and attach them Event vCalendar Open Calendar to select an event entry and attach it To make changes to your attachment touch 6 Touch to send the MMS message 7 Create a Slideshow In a multimedia message you can add slides each containing a picture video or audio In the multimedia message you are composing Touch Slideshow 1 T...

Page 68: ...details A new message icon also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message To open the message slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel Touch the new message to open and read it For information on reading and replying to messages see Manage Message Conversations Manage Message Conversations Text and multimedia messages tha...

Page 69: ...uch Home Messaging 1 On the Messaging screen touch a multimedia message or message thread to 2 open it Touch the attachment to open it 3 To see available options menu To see available options menu for a multimedia message touch and hold the multimedia message For example you will see the options menu to save the attachment by touching and holding the multimedia message To see available options men...

Page 70: ...lete 2 When prompted to confirm touch Delete 3 Delete Multiple Messages While viewing a message thread touch Delete Message Select message s 1 Select All messages to delete all messages Touch the message you want to delete 2 The thread is highlighted and the number of the selected thread appears next to Select message s Touch another message to select multiple messages Touch 3 When prompted to con...

Page 71: ...lect this option to request a delivery report for each message you send Manage SIM card messages Select this option to display the text messages stored on the SIM card You can copy the messages to your phone or delete them Touch and hold each message or touch for available options Wireless Emergency Alerts Sets the federally supervised cell phone alert services to send out broadcast SMS messages f...

Page 72: ...ssaging screen Roaming auto retrieve Select this option to automatically retrieve all your messages completely when roaming This may incur significant phone charges Creation mode Select this option to restrict or allow various types of multimedia to be added to messages Select from Restricted or None Notifications Notifications Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status...

Page 73: ...o sharing website on which users can upload and share videos The site is used to display a wide variety of user generated video content including movie clips TV clips and music videos as well as video content such as video blogging informational shorts and other original videos Open YouTube Touch Home YouTube Note Terms of Service may appear Touch OK if you agree to the Terms of Service Watch YouT...

Page 74: ...Accounts and Messaging 65 Touch one of the results or touch on the keyboard 3 Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it 4 ...

Page 75: ...from one of the following options 3 Home to access myMetro home screen Pay Bill to pay your bill Add Funds to MetroConnect to add funds to your MetroConnect MC account View Plan Details to view your plan details Change Rate Plan to change your rate plan Add Services to add services to your plan Reset Voicemail Password to reset your voicemail password E911 Address to record your home address infor...

Page 76: ...nd on their website If you aren t comfortable with the third party application s policies don t use the application Find and Install an App When you install apps from the Google Play Store app and use them on your phone they may require access to your personal information such as your location contact data and more or access to certain functions or settings of your phone Download and install only ...

Page 77: ... a Google Wallet account or The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Google Play you are prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google Wallet account Warning When you ve used Google Wallet once to purchase an app from the Google Play Store app the phone remembers your password so you don t need to enter it the next time For this reason you should secure your phone to p...

Page 78: ...e right and then touch My apps Locate the app and touch it 3 Touch OPEN 4 Uninstall an App You can uninstall any app that you have downloaded and installed from the Google Play Store app Touch Home Play Store 1 Touch at the upper left of the screen or touch the left side of the Play Store 2 screen and slide it to the right and then touch My apps On the INSTALLED screen touch the app you want to un...

Page 79: ...age displayed and touch Agree to enable GPS satellites 3 Read the second message displayed and touch Agree to enable Wi Fi mobile 4 network location You also need to enable Google s location settings when you use any Google apps for location based services To let Google apps access your location Touch Home Settings Google Location settings 1 Touch the OFF icon next to Let Google apps access your l...

Page 80: ... Fi mobile network location is enabled See Turn Location Mode On Search Maps Touch at the upper left of the Google Maps screen 1 Type the place that you want to search You can enter an address a city or type 2 of establishment Tip Touch to search by speaking the location you are searching Touch a matching result on the drop down list or touch the magnifying glass key 3 on the keyboard A red callou...

Page 81: ...c transit by bike or by foot Music Your phone lets you discover download and listen to your favorite music through a variety of applications Music Player Your phone s built in music player app lets you listen to and organize music files you have loaded into your phone s memory or microSD card Note For information about loading music onto your phone see Use the Phone s microSD Card as a USB Drive A...

Page 82: ...Touch to go back to the start of the current item Touch to jump to the start of the next item Touch to display the Now Playing list Touch Shuffle is off or Shuffle is on for toggling the shuffle options Touch Repeat is off Repeating all songs or Repeating current song for cycling through the repeat options Touch for additional options Available menus may vary Top Menu to go back to the top screen ...

Page 83: ...tains the item you want to remove from the playlist 2 Touch next to the item or touch and hold the item and touch Remove from 3 playlist To rename a playlist On the Music Player app touch the Playlists tab 1 Touch to the item or touch and hold the item you want to rename and touch 2 Rename Type the new name and touch Save 3 To delete a playlist On the Music Player app touch the Playlists tab 1 Tou...

Page 84: ...to see the available options menu such as Refresh Settings Help and Send feedback While using the Play Music application you can touch the menu button next to any song album artist or playlist to view additional options Listen to Music While navigating through the music library touch a song to play it 1 While playing a song touch its thumbnail shown at the bottom of the screen to 2 display the ons...

Page 85: ... is 2 displayed and the phone will scan for available wireless networks Touch Wi Fi The network names and security settings open network or secured 3 with WEP WPA WPA2 PSK 802 1x EAP of detected Wi Fi networks are displayed Touch a Wi Fi network to connect If you selected an open network you will be 4 automatically connected to the network If you selected a network that is secured with a password ...

Page 86: ... if you want to connect to this wireless network Connect to a Different Wi Fi Network Touch Home Settings Wi Fi Detected Wi Fi networks are displayed 1 in the Wi Fi networks section To manually scan for available Wi Fi networks touch Scan Touch another Wi Fi network to connect to it 2 Note If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks scroll down the screen...

Page 87: ... a Web link is touched from within either an email or text message Data Connection Status and Indicators Your phone displays the current status of your data connection through indicators at the top of the screen The following symbols are used Icon Description Your phone is connected to the GPRS General Packet Radio Service network Your phone is connected to the 2G network Your phone is connected t...

Page 88: ...using these connections on your phone see Start a Data Connection and Turn Wi Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network Install Security Certificates Your network administrator may instruct you to download and install security certificates to connect to the network 1 Download and install the certificates needed to access your local network into a microSD card Your network administrator can tell you ...

Page 89: ... area Open the Web browser to access resources such as intranet sites on your 4 corporate network For more information about browsing the Web see Learn to Navigate Web Browser Disconnect from a VPN Slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel 1 Touch the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen and then touch 2 the VPN connection to disconnect from it When your phone has di...

Page 90: ...need of an onscreen zoom tool Just use your fingers to pinch in or spread out on the screen To zoom in Place your thumb and index finger on the screen 1 Expand them outward spread to zoom in 2 To zoom out Place your thumb and index finger on the screen 1 Bring them together pinch to zoom out 2 Go Back To go back one page Touch Back on your phone Repeat this process to keep going back through your ...

Page 91: ...hted Select an option 3 Touch to select all the text on the Web page Touch to copy the selected text Touch to share the selected text via Bluetooth Gmail messaging etc Touch to launch a Web search for the selected text MetroWEB Menu Open the MetroWEB Menu The MetroWEB menu may be opened anytime you have an active data session from any page you are viewing Touch Home MetroWEB You will see the Metro...

Page 92: ...ings menu Touch Home MetroWEB Settings 1 You can access the following settings menu 2 General Set homepage Sets the home page for the Web browser Select the page you want to set as your home page Form auto fill Fills out web forms with a single touch Clear the check mark to disable this function Auto fill text Sets up text to auto fill in web forms Enter the text you want to auto fill in web forms...

Page 93: ...e this function Clear passwords Deletes any previously stored usernames or passwords Touch OK to complete the process Accessibility Force enable zoom Overrides a website s request to control zoom behavior Select the check box to enable this function Text scaling Changes text size as you see on its preview screen Zoom on double tap Sets the zoom magnification when you double tap the screen Minimum ...

Page 94: ...e recently opened pages Clear the check mark to disable this function Auto fit pages Allows Web pages to be resized to fit as much of the screen as possible Clear the check mark to disable this function Block pop ups Prevents pop up advertisements or windows from appearing onscreen Clear the check mark to disable this function Text encoding Adjusts the current text encoding Select a text encoding ...

Page 95: ...ng custom bookmarks Show Bookmarks Touch Home MetroWEB Bookmarks Three tabs are revealed BOOKMARKS Displays a list of your current bookmarks HISTORY Displays a record of your browsing history These records are organized into folders such as Today Yesterday Last 7 days and Most visited SAVED PAGES Displays a list of websites you saved for offline reading Touch an entry to open the selected page Cre...

Page 96: ...rch history and they will not leave other traces like cookies on your phone after you close all open incognito tabs Any bookmarks you create will be preserved Bookmarks Allows you to access and manage your bookmarks Other devices When you sign in Chrome allows you to refer to the open tabs bookmarks and omnibox data from other devices logged in with the same account History Allows you to view and ...

Page 97: ...check mark to disable this function Search and URL suggestions Uses a prediction service to show related queries and popular websites as you type in the address bar Clear the check mark to disable this function Network action predictions Improves page load performance Clear the check mark to disable this function Usage and crash reports Selects when to send Google usage statistics and crash report...

Page 98: ...using Google Translate when the setting is enabled Google location settings Allows you to select whether to let Google apps access your location See To let Google apps access your location Website settings Allows you to configure advanced settings for individual websites Bandwidth management Preload webpages Selects when to preload webpages for opening webpages faster Select Always Only on Wi Fi o...

Page 99: ...the help information by touching Home Settings More Tethering Mobile Hotspot Help Note Wi Fi is turned off when USB tethering or Mobile Hotspot is enabled and active To turn on Wi Fi turn off USB tethering and Mobile Hotspot Note You need to insert SIM card to your phone to share your phone s data connection with other devices using USB tethering and Mobile Hotspot for Internet access Note Using b...

Page 100: ...one s mobile data access is not enabled you will be prompted to turn it on Follow the onscreen instructions The first time you select this check box you will be prompted to set up Mobile Hotspot See the next article Follow the onscreen instructions 3 Mobile Hotspot Settings To set up Mobile Hotspot Touch Home Settings More Tethering Mobile Hotspot 1 Mobile Hotspot settings Configure Mobile Hotspot...

Page 101: ...ed After you add other devices to the list they can scan for and connect to your phone using your phone s SSID and password To edit a name of an allowed device later touch next to the device name edit 4 the name and then touch Save To disconnect currently connected devices Touch Home Settings More Tethering Mobile Hotspot 1 Mobile Hotspot settings Under CONNECTED DEVICES touch the name of the devi...

Page 102: ...ra shortcut on the lock screen you can directly access to camera From the lock screen swipe the screen towards Camera Close the Camera On the camera screen touch Home or Back Camera Viewfinder Screen The Viewfinder screen lets you view your subject and access camera controls and options Settings Opens the camera settings menu and lets you change the camera settings For more information see Camera ...

Page 103: ...o Take a Picture 1 Touch Home Camera 2 Touch if you want to select the front facing camera 3 Change the settings if necessary See Camera and Video Camera Settings 4 Before taking the picture you can zoom in on your subject To zoom in and out touch or drag the zoom slider or slide the screen parallel to the slider You can also change the zoom settings by pressing the Volume Button up and down Frame...

Page 104: ...ons to share your image Menu Displays additional picture or video options These options may include Delete to delete the currently displayed image Confirm the deletion by touching OK Slideshow to start the slideshow of the images stored Rotate left Rotate right to rotate the view of the currently displayed image Crop to crop the currently displayed image Set picture as to set the currently display...

Page 105: ...ay the advanced settings menu You can change the following 2 settings from the Settings menu Mode Selects from Normal Color effect Continuous shooting Panorama Smile shutter HDR or Quick shot Normal Takes a normal picture Color effect Adds a color effect to the picture Continuous shooting Takes up to 30 pictures continuously while touching and holding the shutter button Panorama Takes a panorama p...

Page 106: ...amera and video camera settings You can change the following settings Picture size Selects from 5 0MP 2592x1944 3 2MP 2048x1536 2 0MP 1600x1200 0 8MP 1024x768 qHD 960x540 or VGA 640x480 Video size Selects from HD 720p DVD 480p VGA QVGA or MMS 30s Focus settings Selects from Continuous AF Face detection Macro or Infinity Auto exposure Selects from Center weighted Frame average or Spot metering Brig...

Page 107: ...cture by stitching multiple shots together Touch Home Camera 1 Touch Mode Panorama 2 Shortcut You can also touch Home Panorama to active the panorama mode Holding the phone in landscape mode touch START 3 The directional arrow and the red line will appear on the screen and you will be 4 prompted to pan to the right in landscape view A blue line appears in the viewfinder so you can use this to assi...

Page 108: ...o be treated as albums The actual folder names will be used as the album names If you have downloaded any pictures and videos these will be placed in the Download album When viewing pictures in Gallery you can touch in the upper left corner to return to Album view Touch an album to view the pictures or videos in that album Note Depending on the number of pictures and videos stored on the microSD c...

Page 109: ...m in and inward to zoom out Watch a Video Use the onscreen controls to play pause or stop the video 1 Touch Home Gallery 2 Touch an album containing the video you want to watch and touch the video Touch to play the video Touch to pause the video Drag the dot on the timeline to rewind or forward the video Work with Pictures Whether you re browsing pictures in filmstrip or grid view in the Gallery a...

Page 110: ...ee Crop a Picture Set picture as Sets the picture as the contact picture or wallpaper Details Shows the detailed information of the picture Edit a Picture Your phone has a built in editing tool that allows you to easily alter the picture you just took 1 Touch Home Gallery 2 Touch an album and then touch a picture Touch and select an app to use 3 Touch the following icon to edit the picture and scr...

Page 111: ...icture 2 Touch Rotate left or Rotate right 3 Crop a Picture Touch Home Gallery 1 Touch an album and then touch a picture 2 Touch Crop A crop box appears on the picture 3 To adjust the crop box size touch and hold the edge of the box When white dots 4 appear drag your finger inward or outward to resize the crop box To move the crop box to the part of the picture that you want to crop drag the 5 cro...

Page 112: ...ultiple 3 pictures and videos to select them Touch Gmail or Email If you cannot find it touch See all 4 Compose your message and then touch 5 Note If you selected Email and you have multiple email accounts the default email account will be used For more information about sending an email and Gmail message see Compose and Send Email or Send a Gmail Message Send Picture or Videos by Multimedia Messa...

Page 113: ...eiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent For more information see Bluetooth Share Pictures or Videos on Google You need to be signed in to a Google account to share pictures videos or both on Google Touch Home Gallery 1 Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you want to share 2 Press the picture or video until you see a blue frame around it Touch multiple 3 pictures and video...

Page 114: ...e your videos by uploading them to YouTube Before you do this you must create a YouTube account and sign in to that account on your phone Touch Home Gallery 1 Touch the album that contains the videos you want to share 2 Press the video until you see a blue frame around it Touch multiple videos to 3 select them Touch YouTube 4 Enter the prompted information such as description and tags and select a...

Page 115: ...your phone For more information about creating and managing multiple Google Calendars visit the Google website calendar google com Note If you have synchronized your phone with an Exchange ActiveSync account or Outlook on your computer you can also select these calendars Enter a name for the event 4 Enter the event location 5 To specify the date and time of the event do one of the following 6 If t...

Page 116: ...ses of everyone you want to invite to 3 the event Separate multiple addresses with commas Add the description of the event to be displayed on the email to your guests 4 Touch Done to add the event to your Calendar 5 If the people to whom you send invitations use Calendar they will receive an invitation in Calendar and by email Calendar Event Alerts When your phone is turned on and you have an even...

Page 117: ...tems under NOTIFICATIONS REMINDERS View Calendar Events You can display the Calendar in daily weekly monthly or agenda view To change the Calendar view touch the date displayed at the upper left corner and touch Day Week Month or Agenda The color of the events indicates the type of calendar that includes the event To find out what each color represents touch Calendars to display Day and Agenda Vie...

Page 118: ... the calendar event you want to delete In Month view touch the date where the calendar event occurs and touch the calendar event Touch 3 Touch OK 4 or If the calendar event is recurring select Only this event This and future events or All events and touch OK Edit Calendar Events Touch Home Calendar 1 Open the calendar event details 2 In Agenda Day and Week views touch the calendar event you want t...

Page 119: ... Touch Calendars to display Calendars to sync 5 Select the check box next to the calendar to sync and touch OK 6 Synchronize a Corporate Calendar If you have set up a corporate account on your phone you can also synchronize corporate calendar events on your phone Calendar events on your corporate account will also show in Calendar if you chose to synchronize with the Exchange ActiveSync Server Clo...

Page 120: ...larm volume Select to set the alarm volume Volume button behavior Select to set the behavior of the volume button when pressed while the alarm sounds Choose from Silent Snooze Dismiss or Do nothing Night Mode Night mode allows you to dim the screen when you need Touch Home Clock 1 Touch the Clock tab to display the Clock screen if necessary 2 Touch and hold the screen to turn the night mode on 3 o...

Page 121: ...a name for the alarm 6 Select the REPEAT check box and choose the days of the week you want the 7 alarm to repeat Touch to select a ringtone that will play as an alarm 8 Select the VIBRATE check box to add a vibration feature to the alarm 9 Delete an Alarm Touch Home Clock 1 Touch the Clock tab to display the Clock screen if necessary 2 Touch Alarms and then touch and hold the alarm you want to de...

Page 122: ...e Timer screen if necessary 2 Enter the time you want and then touch START 3 Do any of the following 4 Touch STOP to pause the timer Touch Add label to add a label to a timer Touch Reset to reset the timer Touch 1 to add an additional minute to a timer Touch Delete to delete the timer World Clock World Clock can calculate and display the current time according to different time zones in the world ...

Page 123: ...alculator 4 Sound Recorder Your phone s convenient built in sound recorder lets you record sound files and manage them Record a Sound File Touch Home Sound Recorder 1 Touch to start recording a sound file 2 Touch to pause recording Touch again to resume recording 3 Touch to stop recording 4 Touch to play the recorded sound file Play Voice Data Touch Home Sound Recorder 1 Touch to view all saved vo...

Page 124: ...largement of select text on screen for easy to read display To use this font you must activate the MagniFont mode first From any screen slide down the status bar to display the Notifications panel and 1 then touch MagniFont mode Once you activate this mode you can access this application with the procedure mentioned below or Touch Home MagniFont Touch the MagniFont button to turn the MagniFont mod...

Page 125: ...t or Dial number 2 For example say Call John Smith on mobile to call John Smith s mobile phone Your phone dials the number stored for the contact John Smith with the label Mobile Open an Application with the Voice Dialer Touch Home Voice Dialer 1 When prompted to speak say Open application name 2 For example say Open Calendar to open Calendar The application screen is displayed Open a Settings Men...

Page 126: ...s try again Touch a matching item from the onscreen list 3 Voice Search Settings You can configure the settings of the voice search feature On the Voice Search screen touch Settings Voice 1 or Touch Home Settings Language input Voice Search Configure the following settings 2 Language to set the language used when entering text by speaking Ok Google hotword detection to launch Google voice search b...

Page 127: ...t the screen timeout to 15 seconds Brightness to decrease the display brightness Wallpaper to select the Eco wallpaper Vibrate on touch to turn off the vibration feedback Auto rotate screen to disable the Auto rotate screen feature Configured settings in the Eco Mode are automatically reflected in the respective Settings menu and vice versa Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short range communications techn...

Page 128: ...isible to other devices Touch Show received files to view all files you have received via Bluetooth Change the Phone Name Touch Home Settings Bluetooth 1 If Bluetooth is not switched on touch the OFF icon to turn Bluetooth on 2 Touch Rename phone 3 Enter the name for your phone in the dialog box and touch Rename 4 Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit You can listen to music over a Bluetooth ster...

Page 129: ...nsfer or exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth compatible devices Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit When you have paired a headset with your phone you should be able to reconnect it automatically by turning on Bluetooth on your phone and then turning on the headset However sometimes you will need to reconnect manually for example if you have been using your headset with another Bluetooth de...

Page 130: ...Contacts Set the receiving device to discoverable mode You may also need to set it to 1 Receive Beams or Receive Files Refer to the device s documentation for instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth On the phone open the application that contains the information or file you 2 want to send For example if you want to send a saved picture touch Home Gallery Follow the steps for the type ...

Page 131: ...nel and then touch Accept When a file is transferred a notification is displayed To open the file 8 immediately slide down the Notifications panel and then touch the relevant notification When you open a received file what happens next depends on the file type For a vCard contact file if there are multiple vCard files on your storage card you can choose to import one several or all of those contac...

Page 132: ...d into your phone Turn the phone off and remove the back cover 1 Grasp the white pull tab extending from the battery pack and pull the battery out 2 of its compartment You will find the microSD card slot right above the SIM card slot With the gold 3 contacts facing down slide the microSD card into the slot pushing gently until it snaps into place Insert the battery contacts end first and gently pr...

Page 133: ...for SD card safe to remove 2 to appear in the Status bar Turn the phone off and remove the back cover See Get the Phone Ready 3 Lift the battery and remove it from the battery compartment 4 Gently pull the microSD card out from the slot 5 Place the battery back into its compartment and replace the battery cover 6 View the microSD Card Memory The Storage settings menu gives you access to your micro...

Page 134: ...d other files from your computer to your phone s microSD card you need to set the phone s microSD card as a USB drive Connect the phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable The USB icon 1 appears on the status bar Slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel and touch the USB 2 connection notification Select the Mass Storage check box 3 On your computer the connected phone an...

Page 135: ...le Transfer on Mac see www android com filetransfer Camera PTP Connects the phone as a camera and transfers pictures using a camera software and also transfers any files on the computer that do not support MTP File Manager With the File Manager application you can manage the contents stored in the phone or on the micro SD card optional quickly and easily Access File Manager Touch Home File Manager...

Page 136: ...er Creates a new folder Copy Copies folders and files Move Moves a folder or file to another location Delete Deletes folders or files Search Searches folders or files Storage capacity Opens the Storage settings menu Reload Reloads the data Touch and hold a folder or file for the following options Share Shares the file using applications such as Bluetooth and Email Copy Copies the folder or file Mo...

Page 137: ...on Notifies you when an open Wi Fi network is available Keep Wi Fi on during sleep Stays connected to Wi Fi when the screen goes to sleep to conserve mobile data usage Scanning always available Scans for networks even when Wi Fi is off Avoid poor connections Avoids using a Wi Fi network unless it has a good Internet connection Install certificates Installs encrypted certificates from your USB stor...

Page 138: ...ttings The Data usage menu lets you view your phone s mobile and Wi Fi data usage set data limits restrict hotspot usage and more Enable Auto Sync Feature Enabling the auto sync data feature allows your phone to sync all apps automatically Touch Home Settings Data usage 1 Touch and select the Auto sync data check box 2 View Data Usage Touch Home Settings Data usage 1 Confirm Mobile data is set to ...

Page 139: ...age Touch Home Settings Data usage 1 Select the Alert me about data usage check box Read the message and touch OK 2 Drag the orange tab vertically to set the level you receive a warning 3 Touch the orange line select the limit by scrolling the value and then touch Set 4 When your data usage reaches the set level your phone will alert you Restrict the Background Data Usage Touch Home Settings Data ...

Page 140: ... a public telecommunication infrastructure such as the Internet to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization s network For more information about VPN settings see Virtual Private Networks VPN Tethering Mobile Hotspot Settings You can turn USB tethering and Mobile Hotspot on or off review the help information and set up and manage Mobile Hotspot in this set...

Page 141: ...ttings More Mobile networks Access Point 1 Names Touch Reset to default 2 Read the message displayed and touch Continue 3 Use only 2G networks Touch Home Settings More Mobile networks 1 Select the Use only 2G networks check box to save battery using only 2G 2 networks Network operators Make sure that the SIM card is inserted 1 Touch Home Settings More Mobile networks Network 2 operators Touch an o...

Page 142: ...displayed notifying you 2 that roaming charges will apply Touch Yes to confirm 3 Phone Settings Sound Settings The Sound settings menu lets you control your phone s audio from ringtones and alerts to touch tones and notifications Volumes Configure your phone s volume settings Touch Home Settings Sound Volumes 1 Drag the onscreen slider to adjust the volume level of Music video games 2 other media ...

Page 143: ...2 or Touch the ringtone you want to remove and touch the Remove icon at the top of the screen Check the ringtone you want to delete from the list of ringtoens and touch Remove OK Note You cannot delete ringtones that came preloaded on your phone Vibrate Pattern Select a vibrate pattern Touch Home Settings Sound Vibrate pattern 1 Touch a vibrate pattern from the available list 2 Touch OK to assign ...

Page 144: ... the available list The sound briefly plays when selected Touch Add to select a sound data 3 Touch OK to assign the sound Dial Pad Touch Tones Play tones when using the dialpad 1 Touch Home Settings Sound 2 Select the Dial pad touch tones check box Touch Sounds Play sounds when making an onscreen selection 1 Touch Home Settings Sound 2 Select the Touch sounds check box Screen Lock Sound Play sound...

Page 145: ... assign your phone s background wallpaper See Change Wallpaper for details 1 Touch Home Settings Display Wallpaper 2 Select the wallpaper you want to display on the screen Auto Rotate Screen Your phone is capable of automatically changing the orientation of some onscreen content With this feature you can view the screen in either portrait or landscape orientation by turning the phone sideways By d...

Page 146: ...layed Photo Frame presents a slideshow of photos on your phone Touch next to Photo Frame to select what photos are displayed Photo Table scatters photos on your phone across your screen Touch next to Photo Table to select what photos are displayed Touch When to daydream to select when to Daydream Choose from While docked While charging or Either Touch Start now to see a preview of your selection C...

Page 147: ... and touch OK Storage Settings The Storage settings menu lets you manage internal storage on your phone and provides options for your microSD card See microSD Card for the information on microSD card Memory Information Your phone has two internal storage areas system storage and user storage While the system storage area is for the system and applications such as Android the user storage area is f...

Page 148: ...your phone s battery usage through this settings menu View which functions are consuming your battery s charge and at what percentage Touch Home Settings Battery Touch on battery to see the history details of the battery usage Touch each application to display the Usage details screen Further options may be available Touch to refresh the displayed information Connectivity Settings Set your phone s...

Page 149: ...d on the inserted microSD card and the phone s internal user storage area You can also see the storage status at the bottom of the screen RUNNING Displays the currently running applications You can also see the RAM status on your phone at the bottom of the screen ALL Displays all applications stored on your phone and the inserted microSD card You can also see the storage status on your phone at th...

Page 150: ... phone s control keys buttons and touchscreen In order from no secure to most secure the available screen lock options are None No security Swipe No security Face Unlock Low security Pattern Medium security PIN Medium to high security Password High security Important To protect your phone and data from unauthorized access you are recommended using the highest security level available Password prot...

Page 151: ...nlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical 3 horizontal or diagonal direction Lift your finger from the screen when finished The phone records the pattern Touch Continue 4 When prompted draw the screen unlock pattern again and then touch Confirm 5 Note Clear the Make pattern visible check box if you do not want the pattern to be displayed on the screen when you draw it Enter your...

Page 152: ...ions to improve the face matching ability of the Face Unlock feature Touch Home Settings Lock screen Improve face matching 1 Enter a pattern or PIN 2 Read the instructions and touch Continue 3 Capture your face 4 When the message Face captured appears touch Done 5 Liveness Check Enabling this option requires you to blink when unlocking the screen with the Face Unlock feature Touch Home Settings Lo...

Page 153: ...rt only Sets the Start icon only Start 1 app Sets the Start icon and one app shortcut Start 2 apps Sets the Start icon and two app shortcuts Start 3 apps Sets the Start icon and three app shortcuts If you select an option to add app shortcuts select the pattern for icon layout touch any add icon to assign the Start icon and touch Next Then touch the remaining add icons and assign apps Touch OK to ...

Page 154: ...rypt your phone and the SD card installed in your phone For both encryption and decryption you need to enter a PIN or password for the screen lock To set up a PIN or password see Screen Lock Warning Refrain from using the phone including removing the battery and the SD card during the encryption process as some or all of your data will be lost if the encryption process is interrupted 1 Charge the ...

Page 155: ...Touch Home Settings Security 2 Select the Unknown sources check box and touch OK Credential Storage You can see the trusted credentials on your phone s system 1 Touch Home Settings Security Trusted credentials 2 Touch an item to read the information You can install encrypted certificates from the SD card 1 Touch Home Settings Security Install from SD card 2 Touch an available certificate 3 Follow ...

Page 156: ... add new words to the dictionary See Add a Word to the User Dictionary Default Text Input You can select the default input method you will use when accessing the keyboard Touch Set up input methods and select an option For details see Touchscreen Keyboard Google Keyboard Settings 1 On the Google keyboard touch and hold the key immediately left to the space key and touch Google Keyboard Settings or...

Page 157: ...typing Select to enter a word by sliding your finger from one letter to the next without lifting your finger from the screen until you reach the end of the word Dynamic floating preview Select to see the suggested word This function is available when the gesture typing is enabled Show gesture trail Select to show the gesture trail displayed with a color line that follows your finger on the screen ...

Page 158: ...settings of the voice search feature 1 Touch Home Settings Language input Voice Search 2 Choose from the following options Language to set the language used when entering text by speaking Speech output to select when to use voice search Block offensive words to replace recognized offensive words in transcriptions with when entering text by speaking Hotword detection to launch voice search by sayin...

Page 159: ...ses all data from the phone s application storage including Your Google Account All other email and social networking accounts System and application data and settings Downloaded applications Back Up My Data Enable this option to back up your app data Wi Fi passwords and other settings to Google servers 1 Touch Home Settings Backup reset 2 Touch the Back up my data check box Backup Account Specify...

Page 160: ...ttings Backup reset 2 Touch Factory data reset 3 Read the factory data reset information select the Erase SD card check box if necessary and touch Reset phone 4 Touch Erase everything Your phone will power down and reset itself which may take up to 10 minutes Accounts Settings You can add and manage all your email social networking and picture and video sharing accounts Set up a New Account 1 Touc...

Page 161: ...atic date time check box if necessary 3 Clear the Automatic time zone check box if necessary 4 Touch Set date and adjust the date month and year by sliding each item vertically Touch Done when finished 5 Touch Set time and adjust the hour and minute and select AM or PM by sliding each item vertically Touch Done when finished 6 Touch Select time zone and then select a time zone from the onscreen li...

Page 162: ... When TalkBack is turned on you can operate the touchscreen by double touching it or sliding it with two fingers instead of touching it or sliding it with one finger when TalkBack is turned off SYSTEM Under SYSTEM you can configure the following accessibility system settings on your phone Magnification Gestures Magnification gestures menu lets you zoom in and out by triple tapping the screen 1 Tou...

Page 163: ...accessibility features 1 Touch Home Settings Accessibility Accessibility shortcut 2 Touch the on off slider to turn Accessibility shortcut on To use the gesture press and hold the Power Button until you hear a sound or feel a vibration and then touch and hold two fingers on the screen until you hear an audio confirmation Text to Speech Output Let your phone speak the password you enter See Text to...

Page 164: ...ettings 155 System updates From time to time updates may become available for your phone You can download and apply updates through the System updates menu Touch Home Settings About phone System updates ...

Page 165: ...upon the latest available information and are believed to be accurate at the time of issuing Kyocera Communications Inc reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation For warranty service information please refer to the Quick Reference Guide provided with the phone or call the following telephone number from anywhere in the continental United ...

Page 166: ...or modifications to your phone not expressly approved in this document could void your warranty for this equipment and void your authority to operate this equipment Note For the best care of your phone only Kyocera authorized personnel should service your phone and accessories Failure to do so may be dangerous and void your warranty Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Do Not Rely on Y...

Page 167: ...Near Other Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency RF signals However RF signals from wireless phones may affect inadequately shielded electronic equipment RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems or entertainment systems in motor vehicles Check with the manufacturer or their representative to dete...

Page 168: ... chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders Any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle s engine Note Never transport or store flammable gas flammable liquids or explosives in the compartment of your vehicle that contains your phone or accessories Restricting Children s Access to Your Phone Your phone is not a toy Do not allow children to play with i...

Page 169: ...d until the water is removed Water in the microphone port may affect outbound audio quality These are temporary conditions and will subside once the phone is dry Do not open the battery door as this may allow water to get inside the sealed 1 portion of the phone Wipe the phone surfaces with a dry clean cloth 2 Water in the phone s open ports may affect sound quality and should be 3 removed with pu...

Page 170: ...e best way to evaluate it for your personal needs M Ratings Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements for hearing aid compatibility and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than unrated phones M4 is the better higher of the two ratings T Ratings Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to be more usable with a hearing device s telecoil T Switch or Telepho...

Page 171: ...ot all of these reports involve counterfeit or inexpensive aftermarket brand batteries with unknown or questionable manufacturing standards Use only manufacturer approved batteries and accessories Buying the right batteries and accessories is the best way to ensure they re genuine and safe Only use the battery with a qualified charger Use of an unqualified battery charger may present a risk of fir...

Page 172: ...ay present a risk of fire explosion leakage or other hazard If you are unsure about whether a replacement battery is compatible contact customer support Storing Don t store the battery in high temperature areas for long periods of time It s best to follow these storage rules Less than one month 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C More than one month 4 F to 113 F 20 C to 45 C Common Causes of Battery Drain P...

Page 173: ...ronics Engineers IEEE and the American National Standards Institute ANSI joined in updating ANSI s 1982 standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF signals More than 120 scientists engineers and physicians from universities government health agencies and industries developed this updated standard after reviewing the available body of research In 1993 the Federal Communications ...

Page 174: ...mean variations in safety SAR values at or below the federal standard of 1 6 W kg are considered safe for use by the public The highest reported SAR values of the Hydro LIFE are Head 1 02 W kg Body worn 0 69W kg Hotspot 0 82 W kg Phone models may have different versions and more than one value Changes in design or components may occur over time and some changes could affect SAR values More informa...

Page 175: ... can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the direction of the internal antennas Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienc...

Page 176: ... Android Google Play Google Maps Gmail and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc Morpho HDR TM the high dynamic range technology product is a product of Morpho Inc Morpho HDR TM is a trademark of Morpho Inc Morpho Effect Library TM the visual effect technology product is a product of Morpho Inc Morpho Effect Library TM is a trademark of Morpho Inc QuickPanorama the panoramic image generation techno...

Page 177: ...51 Battery Charge 4 Insert 3 Settings 139 Bluetooth 118 Connect a headset or car kit 119 Disconnect 120 Receive 121 Reconnect a headset or car kit 120 Rename 119 Send 121 Settings menu 119 Turn on or off 118 Unpair 120 Calculator 114 Calendar 106 Add an event 106 Edit events 109 Erase events 109 Event alerts 107 Invite guests 107 Show or hide 110 Synchronize 110 View events 108 Call Log 37 Options...

Page 178: ...mity safety 138 Sleep 136 Wallpaper 136 Eco Mode 118 Email 51 Account settings 55 Add an account 51 Compose and send 53 Corporate account 52 Delete an account 56 General settings 54 Manage inbox 53 View and reply 53 Emergency Call 26 Enhanced 911 E911 26 Entertainment 66 Facebook 63 Factory Data Reset 151 File Manager 126 Flash 2 Font Size 137 Gallery 99 Open 99 View 99 Zoom 100 Gmail 48 Access 49...

Page 179: ...nt names 132 Enable data 131 Network mode 131 Network operators 132 Use only 2G networks 132 Music 74 Back up 75 Manage the library 75 Open the library 75 Play 75 myMetro 66 Navigation 70 Notifications 18 Notification icons 19 Phone Information 155 Overview 1 Restart 7 Turn off 7 Turn on 7 Phone Call Emergency call 26 From a text message 26 From Call log 25 From Contacts 25 Make calls 25 Plus code...

Page 180: ...ts 134 Screen lock sound 135 Touch sounds 135 Vibrate on touch 135 Vibrate pattern 134 Vibrate when ringing 134 Volume 133 Speaker 2 Status Bar 18 Status icons 18 Storage Settings 138 Erase phone storage 139 Memory information 138 Primary storage 139 System Settings 152 System updates 155 Text Messaging and MMS 56 Compose a multimedia message 57 Compose a text message 56 Draft messages 59 Make a c...

Page 181: ...9 Prepare for a connection 79 Wallpaper 16 136 Web 76 Web Browser Chrome Bookmarks 89 Launch 80 Menu 87 Settings 88 MetroWEB Bookmarks 86 Launch 80 Menu 82 Offline reading 86 Settings 83 Navigation 81 Text selection 82 Wi Fi 76 Connect to a different network 77 Settings 128 Status 77 Turn on and connect to a network 76 Wi Fi Calling 28 YouTube 64 ...

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