Lava Xolo X900 User Manual Download

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Page 2: ...Receiving Messages 25 5 1 Sending messages 25 5 2 Managing Messages 26 5 3 Message Settings 26 6 Take Photos Videos 28 6 1 Change Picture Video Settings 29 6 2 View Your Pictures Video 31 7 Browsing the Web 33 7 1 Bookmarks Most Visited History 34 7 2 Using multiple browser windows 34 7 3 Set Your Home Page 34 7 4 Changing Browser Settings 34 8 Playing Music 36 8 1 Playback Screen 36 8 2 Working w...

Page 3: ...tion Security Settings 58 15 6 Applications settings 58 15 7 Accounts Sync Settings 59 15 8 Privacy Settings 59 15 9 Storage settings 59 15 10 Language Keyboard Settings 60 15 11 Accessibility Settings 60 15 12 Date Time Settings 60 15 13 About Phone 60 16 Troubleshooting 61 ...

Page 4: ...s you capture images quickly up to 10 photos a second so you ll never miss the best shot even in challenging environments Great Entertainment Easily create and share superb HD quality video and with super smooth playback your phone becomes a personal theatre you can take with you anywhere Maximize your entertainment experience by projecting your smartphone screen to your HD TV through an HDMI cabl...

Page 5: ...ss on the top to increase the volume or on the bottom to decrease the volume TIP Press either top or bottom to silence an incoming call Camera button Press and hold to switch to the camera TIP When in the camera app press to take a picture or to start and stop recording a video 1 3 Phone Slots Ports Jacks 3 5 mm audio jack Plug in headphones or other audio device USB Power port Connect USB cord to...

Page 6: ...d to the phone s micro USB port and the other end to the plug 2 Plug the phone into the wall 1 4 1 Battery Tips For the best battery life let your battery drain down to 20 or less indicated by an orange battery icon in the status bar before recharging and do not leave your phone plugged in after it is fully charged To make your charge last as long as possible Change the screen timeout rate and dis...

Page 7: ...n Your phone goes into sleep mode without disrupting any running application download or phone call 1 6 Using the Headset You can use your headset to listen to music or make phone calls To use the headset 1 Plug the headset into the audio jack on your phone 2 Place the earbuds in your ears and position the microphone so that it picks up your voice if you re making a call TIP Use the button near th...

Page 8: ...creen to open the Phone app Touch and hold Touch an object on the screen and continue to hold it to reveal other options For example touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen to reveal options for adding items to the screen 1 11 Tips on using the touchscreen Do not use sharp tools such as pens or a stylus on the touchscreen these might scratch the screen Do not allow the touchscreen to come ...

Page 9: ... Basic Features The Home screen is a gateway to all of your phone s applications and features and displays whenever you turn on your phone TIP To move any icon touch and hold the icon then drag it to a new location To open the Home screen Open the Home screen at any time by pressing the button The Home screen is split into five panels with the center panel displayed when the Home screen opens To s...

Page 10: ...mation about your phone Notification icons tell you about new and ongoing events such as a new email or ongoing download Status icons tell you about critical phone functions such as battery life and signal strength 2 1 Customizing Your Home Screen You can easily customize your Home screen adding and removing items organizing items into folders and changing the background picture or wallpaper To cu...

Page 11: ...ted to wireless product featuring Bluetooth technology Battery charging Airplane mode GPS on Alarm set Receiving location data from GPS To open the notifications panel Drag the status bar to the bottom of the screen To respond to a notification Touch a notification in the panel to open its application For example touching a new email notification opens the Email app s inbox To clear notifications ...

Page 12: ...he options icon in the corner of the chooser and selecting which apps to search 2 2 2 Notification Icons New text or multimedia message Call in progress Problem with text or multimedia message delivery Call in progress using a Bluetooth headset New voicemail Missed call Upcoming event Call on hold Data syncing Call forwarding on Problem with sign in or sync Song playing USB storage full Uploading ...

Page 13: ... a 4 to 16 digit number combination to unlock your phone Password lets you use a 4 to 16 digit password to unlock your phone NOTE Once you have selected a lock for your phone you will need to enter this lock each time you turn on or wake up your phone 2 3 1 Search Settings You can change the default Search settings To change Search settings From the Search screen press Search Settings Search Show ...

Page 14: ...ted 2 5 Using the App Launcher Apps are small programs that add features to your phone Many apps come preinstalled and additional apps can be purchased in the Play Store You can use the App launcher to easily access all of your installed apps To use the app launcher Touch then touch an app to open it To add an app shortcut to the Home screen Touch and hold an app Once the Home screen displays drop...

Page 15: ...led slide your finger across the spacebar to change which language the keyboard uses See Language Keyboard Settings for information on enabling multiple languages 3 1 Suggestions and Auto Complete The keyboard includes suggestions and auto complete to make entering long words easy 3 Onscreen Keyboard Basics The onscreen keyboard lets you use your touchscreen to dial numbers type emails enter URLs ...

Page 16: ...Your phone displays suggested words and punctuation directly above the keyboard 2 Touch a suggested word or punctuation mark to enter it or drag the display to the right to see more suggestions TIP Touch the spacebar after entering a word to append a period TIP Change the keyboard language from the Home Screen by pressing settings button image Settings Language keyboard Select language then select...

Page 17: ...e number NOTE For international calls first touch and hold 0 to enter and then dial the number NOTE You can switch to any application without ending the call Return to the phone screen by expanding the notifications bar and touching 4 Making Answering Calls The Phone app allows you to make calls and easily store and find your contacts You can move between the phone dialer call history contacts and...

Page 18: ... following actions are available while you are on a call To hold a call Touch Hold to hold or resume the current call To mute a call Touch Mute to mute or unmute the call To use speakerphone Touch Speaker to turn speakerphone on or off Warning To avoid damage to your hearing do not hold the phone against your ear when speakerphone is turned on To use a Bluetooth headset Touch Bluetooth to automati...

Page 19: ...ptions are available when on a conference call To drop a participant Touch Manage then touch To talk privately to a participant Touch Manage then touch When you are done talking privately touch Merge Calls to add the participant back to the conference call To end the call Touch to end the conference call and disconnect all callers 4 1 2 Voicemail When you receive voicemail a voicemail notification...

Page 20: ...ts Touch the entry to see more details then touch Add to Contacts For more information on adding contacts see Using the Contacts Tab To remove an entry from the call log Touch and hold the entry then touch Remove Call from Log To remove all entries from the call log Press Clear Call Log 4 3 Using the Call Log Tab The call log lists calls you have made missed and received It also lets you call entr...

Page 21: ...ltiple accounts select the account to which you want to add the new contact 4 4 Using the Contacts Tab The Contacts tab displays the contacts from your accounts along with any contacts you have added NOTE By default contacts in your accounts and on your phone will be synchronized so that any changes to the contacts on your phone will be matched in your accounts and vice versa See Accounts for more...

Page 22: ...you can import contacts you have stored on your SIM card To import contacts from your Micro SIM card 1 From the Contacts tab press Import Export Import from SIM card 2 If you have more than one account on your phone touch the account into which you want to import the contacts 3 Import a specific contact by touching and holding the contact and then touching Import or import all of the contacts on y...

Page 23: ...contacts display on the contact screen Your sync settings are not affected You can fine tune a specific contact s options with the following settings To set contact options From the Contacts tab touch a contact and then touch Options Ringtone Specify the desired ringtone Incoming calls Send the contact s calls directly to voicemail 4 6 Quick Contacts Some applications let you use Quick Contacts to...

Page 24: ...contacts you communicate with most frequently To use the Favorites tab From within the Phone app touch the Favorites tab To communicate with a favorite Touch the contact then touch an icon as described under Using the Contacts Tab To add a favorite 1 From the Contacts tab touch a contact 2 Touch ...

Page 25: ... more See Message Options below for more information 5 Sending Receiving Messages The Message app allows you to send and receive text and multimedia messaging threads groups of sent and received messages To open the messaging app From the Home screen touch To view a message Within the Message app touch a messaging thread The messages inside the thread display with the newest message at the bottom ...

Page 26: ...xt message limit Set the number of text messages to save in each messaging thread If Delete old messages is enabled your oldest text message will be deleted whenever this limit is exceeded Multimedia message limit Set the number of multimedia messages to save in each messaging thread If Delete old messages is enabled your oldest multimedia message will be deleted whenever this limit is exceeded To...

Page 27: ...r you send a text message Manage SIM card messages Open a window where you can work with messages stored in a SIM card NOTE This option can be useful for retrieving messages from a previous phone s SIM card Multimedia Message MMS Settings Delivery reports Request a delivery report whenever you send a multimedia message Read reports Request reports when your multimedia messages are read or deleted ...

Page 28: ... on the camera 2 Touch the Shutter button to take your picture and save the image to the Gallery Auto Focus If Auto focus is selected hold down the camera button halfway to focus the area in the green box onscreen and then push the camera button all the way down to take a photo See Changing Picture and Video Settings below to learn about changing focus and other settings To shoot a video 1 From th...

Page 29: ... camera for the best focus setting for subjects in the range of 50 cm to infinity Infinity sets the focus lens to focus on subjects far away Macro changes the focus range to close ranges of 10 to 50 cm Touch allows you to touch the area of the screen on which you want to focus 6 1 Change Picture Video Settings You can use the Camera app s settings to help capture the perfect photo Most of these se...

Page 30: ...ormally selected automatically by the camera Touch to addresses the artifacts produced from incandescent lights that naturally flicker at 50 Hz or 60 Hz Be default the camera automatically attempts to detect the presence of these banding artifacts and compensate for them Attempt to save the GPS coordinates with each picture To change the white balance Touch fourth from the right to either automati...

Page 31: ...ing left or right While viewing an album you can drag the slider at the top of the screen to to display each pictures and video inside the album as one tile or to to group them into smaller albums within the main album The latter setting is useful for albums with many pictures and videos At the top of the screen press the button with the Camera icon to open the Camera app Enable to correct the lig...

Page 32: ...button to rewind or the button to fast forward View photo or video details Open a photo and press then touch More Details NOTE To view video details open an album then press twice Checkmark boxes will appear next to each video Touch a video to check it then press touch More Details If one photo or video is checked specific information about that photo or video and displays while if multiple photos...

Page 33: ...LTERNATE Slide your finger on the screen to reveal the zoom control then touch or to zoom in or out To search for text within a webpage Press More Find on Page then enter the text you want to search for As you enter text into the search field matching text on the page is highlighted TIP Touch and to scroll through all matching text 7 Browsing the Web The browser application lets you surf the web o...

Page 34: ...g speed Enable JavaScript Check to allow JavaScript to run or uncheck to disallow JavaScript NOTE Many websites will not function correctly without JavaScript Enable plug ins Enable or disable plug ins 7 1 Bookmarks Most Visited History You can bookmark frequently visited sites as well as viewing your bookmarks history and most visited sites To bookmark a site 1 Touch at the top of the screen 2 To...

Page 35: ... passwords to remembering your preferences Clear all cookie data Touch to clear all cookies from your phone Enable location Permit websites with location specific content to ask if you want to share your location using your phone s location information NOTE Requires phone s location feature to be turned on Clear location access Removes all access granted to websites to view your location Remember ...

Page 36: ... the playlist at that point TIP Touch and hold an artist album or playlist then touch Play to play every song for that artist album or playlist 8 1 Playback Screen The Playback screen displays the current song and lets you shuffle your music pause a song and more 8 Playing Music The Music app lets you listen to your music see your music library and create and listen to playlists To open the Music ...

Page 37: ...AMR MIDI M3U WPL and PLS and OGG Vorbis as well as music purchased from online stores and music copied from your CD collection To see the current playlist Touch To play your songs in random order Touch To repeat a playlist or song Touch once to repeat the current playlist or twice to repeat the current song Play the next song Touch Play the previous song Touch Pause or resume playing Touch to paus...

Page 38: ...s code before pairing try entering 0000 or 1234 or check the product s documentation If your phone doesn t display the Bluetooth wireless technology enabled product touch Scan for devices to rescan See the documentation that came with your product to learn how to configure it to be discoverable by phone 9 Connections Your Android phone can connect to Wi Fi networks Bluetooth wireless technology en...

Page 39: ... Storage then touch OK Once connected your phone s storage will appear as an accessible drive on your computer You can open the drive and copy files from it and to it just as you would with a flash drive or memory card To disconnect a Bluetooth wireless technology enabled product 1 From the Home screen press Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings 2 Touch a connected product then touch OK to...

Page 40: ...r phone touch Turn off USB storage 2 If this screen is no longer displaying drag down the notification panel and touch Turn off USB storage to redisplay the screen 3 Once Preparing USB card stops displaying in the notification area click Safely remove hardware and eject media from your computer s system tray 4 Select your phone from the displayed options 5 Disconnect the USB cable from your phone ...

Page 41: ...otspot is checked then touch Portable Wi Fi Hotspot Settings Configure Wi Fi hotspot 3 Change any desired security settings then touch Save 9 5 1 Share your Phone s Data Connection via USB Tethering You can share your phone s data connection with a single computer via the USB port However you can only do this when you are not currently using the USB port to share files NOTE Some operating systems ...

Page 42: ...nd keeping track of Calendar events To turn automatic synchronization on or off From Accounts sync check or uncheck Auto sync NOTE If this option is turned off accounts and applications must be synchronized manually To manually synchronize an account 1 From Accounts sync touch the account to sync 2 Touch the type of data to sync TIP You can sync all types of data for the account by pressing Sync N...

Page 43: ...hom you send a message You can also enter an optional account name which will display in the Email app s list of accounts 4 Touch Done to add the account NOTE You can add another account at any time by pressing Add Account in the Email app s Accounts Screen To view an account s folders 1 Press Folders to view a list of the account s folders 2 Touch a folder to open it To check for new messages Pre...

Page 44: ...chment TIP Add a Cc or Bcc recipient by pressing Add Cc or Add Bcc To read a message Touch a message to open it The following actions are available while working with a message To open or save an attachment Touch Open or Save to open or save an attachment To display images Touch Show Pictures to display images within a message To reply Touch Reply to reply to the sender or Reply All to reply to al...

Page 45: ...notifications Receive a notification whenever a new email arrives in this account s inbox Select ringtone Select the ringtone for new email notifications TIP Select the ringtone silent to turn off email ringtones Vibrate Select to have the phone vibrate when you receive a new message Incoming and Outgoing settings Configure the server settings for this account 11 1 Working with Accounts If you hav...

Page 46: ... day and week views To change the calendar view Press and select a view option or touch Today to return to today s events 12 Calendar The Calendar app lets you create and manage events meetings and appointments By default your Calendar app automatically synchronizes with any Google or Microsoft Exchange accounts you ve added to your phone NOTE See Accounts for information on how to add accounts to...

Page 47: ...e phone and whether they are visible NOTE For information on adding and synchronizing accounts see Accounts To specify whether calendars are stored and displayed 1 Press More Calendars 2 Touch each account to toggle through the three settings Store on the phone and show Store on the phone and hide Don t store or show TIP Slide up and down to move backwards and forwards NOTE The Calendar app synchr...

Page 48: ...one rather than the local time zone Home time zone Specify the time zone to use for Use home time zone Set alerts notifications Receive a notification for reminders either as a ringtone alert or status bar notification Select ringtone Select the ringtone for new event notifications TIP Select the ringtone silent to turn off event ringtones Vibrate Select to have the phone vibrate when you receive ...

Page 49: ...ouch to reply to the sender or to reply to all recipients To forward Touch To delete Touch Delete NOTE Deleted conversations are placed under the Trash label and are automatically deleted after thirty days To mark a message unread Press Mark unread To star a message Touch To open next or previous message Touch or at the bottom of the screen 13 gmail You can create a Gmail account for your phone or...

Page 50: ...raft or touch Discard to discard the draft TIP Add an attachment such as a picture to a message by pressing Attach and selecting an attachment TIP Add a Cc or Bcc recipient by pressing Add Cc Bcc 13 1 Gmail Settings To open Gmail settings 1 From your Inbox press More Settings 2 Touch General preferences to set Gmail settings or touch an account to configure that account ...

Page 51: ...several other functions including downloads navigation and automatic updates 14 1 Updating Software As updated versions of your phone s software become available you can download them directly onto your phone To check for and install updates 1 Press Settings About Phone 2 Touch System updates and then touch Check for Updates 3 If updated software is available it will automatically begin downloadin...

Page 52: ...ownloaded applications 2 Touch the application you want to uninstall 3 Touch Uninstall then touch OK to confirm 14 3 1 Changing Where an App is Stored Apps can either be stored in the phone s device memory or on the phone s USB storage Since your phone s device memory contains your private information it is tightly guarded by your phone s operating system and you cannot directly access it when you...

Page 53: ...rections or a street view for a location by touching the location on the map and then choosing Directions or press Street view 14 5 Calculator The calculator app lets you use your phone as a calculator To use the calculator app Touch then touch You can use the touchscreen to enter numbers perform operations and clear the screen just as you would on a basic calculator TIP Slide the screen to the le...

Page 54: ...nctions 14 5 2 Nav Google Nav turns your phone into a GPS navigation device To use Google Nav 1 Touch in the App Launcher 2 Enter an address 3 Touch TIP Select a contact or starred place to quickly navigate to a favorite location ...

Page 55: ...Wi Fi networks Lists all networks you have previously added or connected to as well as nearby Wi Fi networks TIP Press Scan to rescan the available networks Add Wi Fi network at bottom of Wi Fi networks list Add a Wi Fi network by entering its SSID network name and any required security information Press Advanced in the Wi Fi settings screen to see additional Wi Fi settings such as Use Static IP o...

Page 56: ...etooth connection with the following settings Device name Give your phone a custom device name visible on some Bluetooth wireless technology enabled products Discoverable Enable phone to be discoverable by other Bluetooth wireless technology enabled products Discoverable timeout Set how long a device will be discoverable Scan for devices Scan for any nearby Bluetooth wireless technology enabled pr...

Page 57: ...ion ringtone Feedback Specify the kind of feedback your phone provides such as audible touch tones or haptic vibration feedback 15 2 Call Settings Call settings let you configure features related to making calls such as call forwarding and voicemail Fixed dialing numbers Touch to manage fixed dialing number settings Voicemail service Select the service to use for your voicemail Voicemail settings ...

Page 58: ...ightness For the longest battery life use the lowest comfortable brightness Auto rotate screen Check to automatically rotate the orientation of the screen as you turn the phone sideways or upright Animation Select whether to display transition animations Screen timeout Set how long a phone will idle before the phone enters sleep mode For the longest battery life use the shortest timeout 15 5 Locat...

Page 59: ...ou next restart your phone 15 9 Storage settings Use the storage settings to add Device Memory USB storage Lists the total and available space on your phone s USB storage Erase USB storage Permanently erases everything on your phone s USB storage Device memory Lists the available device memory 15 7 Accounts Sync Settings The Accounts Sync settings screen lets you add remove and manage your account...

Page 60: ...have used the battery since you last charged it You can touch an item to see more detailed information about its battery use See Battery Tips for tips about optimizing your battery use Legal information Display legal information about the software included with your phone Other information Displays additional details about your phone 15 10 Language Keyboard Settings The Language keyboard settings ...

Page 61: ... that you haven t turned on outgoing call barring under Settings Call Settings Incoming calls are not connected Ensure that your device is turned on Ensure that you re connected to the correct cellular network Ensure that you haven t turned on incoming call barring under Settings Call Settings Others cannot hear you speaking on a call Ensure that you are not covering the built in microphone Ensure...

Page 62: ...e used reproduced or translated in any form without the prior written consent of Intel Corporation Intel Intel Atom Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries doubleTwist is a trademark of doubleTwist Corp Google Gmail Google Maps YouTube Google Calendar Android and Play Store are trademarks of Google Inc Use of this trademark is su...

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