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Page 2: ... Managing Messages 22 5 3 Message Settings 22 5 4 Additional Messaging Features 23 6 Taking Photos Videos 24 6 1 View Your Pictures Video 26 7 Browsing the Web 27 7 1 Bookmarks Most Visited History 28 7 2 Using Multiple Browser Windows 28 7 3 Set Your Home Page 28 7 4 Changing Browser Settings 29 8 Playing Music 30 8 1 Playback Screen 30 8 2 Working with Playlists 31 8 3 Managing Music on Your Pho...

Page 3: ...dating Software 44 15 2 Downloads 44 15 3 Managing applications 45 15 4 Application Installer 45 15 5 Clock 46 15 6 Calculator 46 15 7 Global Positioning System GPS 47 15 7 1 Maps 47 15 7 2 Nav 47 16 Changing Phone Settings 48 16 1 Wireless Networks 48 16 2 Device 49 16 3 Personal 49 16 4 System 50 17 Troubleshooting 51 18 Safety Regulatory Legal 52 ...

Page 4: ...t Camera Featuring an advanced 5MP HD camera that lets you capture images quickly up to 7 photos a second so you ll never miss the best shot even in challenging environments Great Entertainment Easily create and share true HD quality video and with super smooth playback your phone becomes a personal theatre you can take with you anywhere NOTE Screen images and icons are simulated for the purpose o...

Page 5: ... Press and hold to turn your phone on To turn the phone off press and hold then follow the instructions onscreen When your phone is on press to wake your phone or put it into sleep mode Volume Press 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 1 3 Phone Slots Ports Jacks 3 5 mm audio jack Plug in headphones or ...

Page 6: ...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 15 or less indicated by the battery very low 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 display brightness see Display S...

Page 7: ...se the button near the right earbud to mute and unmute the microphone 1 7 Turn on the Phone To turn on the phone Hold down the power button to turn the phone on TIP One press puts your phone into Sleep mode Pressing and holding allows you to choose Silent mode or Airplane mode To turn the phone off Hold down the power button and touch Power Off Hold down the power button to turn the phone on Hold ...

Page 8: ...he screen 1 10 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 in contact with other electrical devices Electrostatic discharges can cause the touchscreen to malfunction Do not allow the touchscreen to get wet The touchscreen may malfunction in humidity or when exposed to water For ...

Page 9: ...is displayed To quickly access your phone s main functions Touch to make a call For more information on calling see Making and Answering Calls Touch to see your contacts For more information on contacts see Make and Answer Calls Touch to choose an app from the App Launcher For more information on apps and the App Launcher see Manage Applications Touch to send a message For more information on Mess...

Page 10: ...rom a folder Touch and hold an item in the folder then release it on the Home screen or on the trash icon To rename a folder Open a folder then touch and hold the title bar and enter a new folder name 2 1 Customizing Your Home Screen You can easily customize your Home screen by changing the background picture or wallpaper To customize your Home screen Touch and hold an empty space on the Home scre...

Page 11: ...plays important information about your phone 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 Open the notifications panel and touch X at the top right Ongoing notifications such as act...

Page 12: ...2 Notification Icons New text or multimedia message More notifications Problem with text or multimedia message delivery Call in progress New voicemail Call in progress using a Bluetooth headset Upcoming event Missed call Data syncing Call forwarding on Problem with sign in or sync Song playing USB storage full Uploading data Phone connected via USB cable Downloading data System update available Do...

Page 13: ...om the Search screen press Settings Searchable items Select which applications to search by default NOTE Only the selected applications will display and be searched within the Search application Google Search Set your location and manage your Google search history 2 4 Securing your Phone You can configure your phone to require a password PIN or pattern in order to turn it on or wake it up Securing...

Page 14: ...ings Language input Language then selecting desired language To use the auto complete feature Touch the spacebar or any punctuation mark to enter the highlighted word 3 Onscreen Keyboard Basics The onscreen keyboard lets you use your touchscreen to dial numbers type emails enter URLs and more To use the Onscreen Keyboard Touch any text field to display the onscreen keyboard then touch the characte...

Page 15: ...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 16: ...erence call The following actions are available while you are on a call To hold a call Touch to hold or resume the current call To mute a call Touch to mute or unmute the call To use speakerphone Touch 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 to automatically transfe...

Page 17: ...ller will recieve the automated text message reply of your choice The following options 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 disconnec...

Page 18: ... up and down to view all contacts 3 Touch a name to call that contact 4 3 Using the Call Log Tab The call log lists calls you have made missed and received You can also call entries send messages and add caller information to contacts To use the call log From the Phone app touch The following options are available from the call log To see more details Touch an entry To call the entry Touch To send...

Page 19: ...og into your Google account to manage your contacts online Add edit or remove contacts and they will automatically sync to your phone NOTE Read only contact information such as that from an external app will only be hidden not deleted To communicate with contacts Touch the contact then touch one of the following icons Touch the phone number to call a contact Touch to send a text message Touch the ...

Page 20: ...ontacts icon and then touch a contact Press Edit 2 Press Separate 4 5 Contact Settings You can fine tune how contacts are displayed with the following settings To set display options From the Contacts tab touch Settings Sort list by Set whether contacts are ordered by first or last name View contact names Set whether contacts display their first or last name first You can fine tune a specific cont...

Page 21: ...s subject headings and 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 will be displayed with t...

Page 22: ... to play whenever a new message is received To attach multimedia to a message 1 Press Attach 2 Select the desired type of attachment for example a music file or a captured picture then follow the prompts to send the message Message Options The following actions are available while composing a message Save message as a draft Press ALTERNATE Exiting the Message app will also save any draft messages ...

Page 23: ...e Zoom in out While reading a message pinch your fingers to zoom in or out on the message text Select multiple messages to delete or forward 1 Touch and hold an individual message 2 Touch other messages to select them 3 Touch to delete selected messages Or Touch to forward selected messages Select multiple contacts 1 From the Message app touch 2 Touch 3 Touch the contacts to whom you wish to send ...

Page 24: ...enu which allows you to add a filter to your picture Choose from Sepia Monochromatic or Negative 6 Taking Photos Videos The Camera app lets you take and share pictures and videos To start the Camera app In the App Launcher touch Camera buttons and icons Once opened the Camera app displays the following icons and buttons Touch the Mode button to switch between photo video burst and panorama modes S...

Page 25: ...y details on the two images are aligned and the next image is automatically captured NOTE When using Panorama Mode you must pan far enough to take at least two pictures If you do not touch the red stop button the camera will stop taking pictures when it reaches the maximum number of shots Use shooting modes There are four shooting mode options Photo Video Burst Panorama Touch the Mode button benea...

Page 26: ...s include Photo size Video size Geo tag and About Two photo sizes are available The default size is a widescreen 4MP image you may also choose an 5MP image that is in 4 3 format and appears centered in the screen Three different video sizes are available Full HD 1080p HD 720p or SD 480p Geo tagging can be turned on or off When it is on location information will be captured and stored with your pho...

Page 27: ...re information on how to pinch To search for text within a webpage Press 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 to scroll through all matching text 7 Browsing the Web The browser application lets you surf the web on your phone To open the browser application Press The Browser window opens an...

Page 28: ...page 2 Enter a URL or touch Use Current Page 7 1 Bookmarks Most Visited History Easily bookmark frequently visited sites as well as view your bookmarks history and most visited sites To bookmark a site 1 Press Save to bookmarks 2 Edit the information if desired then touch OK to confirm To view bookmarks history and most visited sites 1 Press Bookmarks 2 Touch the Bookmarks Saved Pages or History t...

Page 29: ...n mode on and off 7 4 Changing Browser Settings You can access standard browser controls in addition to configuring browser settings such as how pages display or whether to track private information To access browser controls Press Browser CONTROLs Refresh Reloads the current page Forward Moves to the next page Bookmarks Displays bookmarked and saved pages Save to bookmarks Adds current page to bo...

Page 30: ... playlist or song Touch once to repeat all songs touch twice to repeat current song touch again to turn repeat off Play the next song Touch Play the previous song Touch 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 app From the App launcher touch The Music app opens and displays your library NOTE If this is y...

Page 31: ...ttom of the library screen to return to the playback screen 8 2 Working with Playlists You can use playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs To create a playlist 1 Touch and hold a song then touch Add to playlist New 2 Enter the name of the new playlist then touch OK The playlist is created with the song you selected as the new playlist s first song 3 Continue adding songs to the p...

Page 32: ...rite just touch that channel s button to quickly tune to it 9 3 Channel management Touch to manage channels on the FM Radio app 9 FM Radio The FM Radio app plays your favorite FM radio stations on your phone NOTE You must have a headset plugged into your phone to be able to use the FM Radio app 9 1 Controls To Mute the FM Radio app touch Touch to turn Mute off To listen to the FM Radio app over th...

Page 33: ...Radio app will automatically tune to that channel and exit Options 9 4 3 Scan Channel Touch Scan Channel to scan all available channels FM Radio will play the previous channel after the scan completes Scanning can be interrupted by touching 9 4 4 Time Settings Touch Time Settings to set a period of time after which the FM Radio app will automatically shut down and exit The first time you enter Cha...

Page 34: ...ess System settings Bluetooth 2 Touch next to a paired but disconnected product then touch Unpair TIP Pull down the Notifications panel to quickly toggle Wi Fi and or Bluetooth On or Off See Status Notification Icons 10 Connections Your phone can connect to Wi Fi networks Bluetooth wireless technology enabled products such as headsets and your computer You can also connect to virtual private netwo...

Page 35: ...Go to http software intel com en us articles intel usb driver for android devices for the latest drivers 10 3 Transferring Files between your Phone Computer Transfer files between your phone and computer by connecting your phone to your computer s USB port To transfer files between your phone and your computer 1 Use the USB cable that came with your phone the cord of your phone s power cord to con...

Page 36: ...table Wi Fi Hotspot You can secure your phone s Wi Fi connection so that other devices and computers can only use it as a Wi Fi hotspot after entering the required security information To secure your phone s portable Wi Fi hotspot 1 From the Home screen press System settings More under the Wireless Networks section Tethering portable hotspot 2 Ensure that Portable Wi Fi hotspot is checked then tou...

Page 37: ...an sync all types of data for the account by pressing Sync now NOTE Data charges may be incurred during the synchronization process 11 Accounts You can keep your phone synchronized with your Google email and corporate accounts as well as synchronizing contacts with other applications To open the Accounts screen From the Home screen press System settings Accounts sync To add an account to your phon...

Page 38: ... to anyone to whom 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 Press Settings and then touch Add Account in the top right corner of the screen To view an account s folders 1 Touch to view a list of the account s folders 2 Touch a folder to open it T...

Page 39: ... message to open it The following actions are available while working with a message To open or save an attachment Touch View or Save to open or save an attachment To display images Touch Show pictures to display images within a message To reply Touch to reply to the sender or touch Reply all to reply to all recipients To forward Touch Forward To delete Touch NOTE Some accounts let you recover del...

Page 40: ... arrives in this account s inbox Choose ringtone Select the ringtone for new email notifications TIP Select silent to turn off email ringtones Vibrate Select this to make the phone vibrate when you receive a new message Incoming and Outgoing settings Configure the server settings for this account Remove account Select this to remove the current account from the Email app Touch OK to confirm remova...

Page 41: ...ew Touch the date and select a view option or touch Day to return to today s events TIP Slide up and down to move backwards and forwards NOTE The Calendar app synchronizes events from the previous month through one year in the future 13 Calendar The Calendar app lets you create and manage events meetings and appointments By default your Calendar app automatically synchronizes with any Google or Mi...

Page 42: ...TIP Select the ringtone silent to turn off event ringtones Vibrate Select this to make the phone vibrate when you receive a new event notification Pop up notification Toggle pop up notifications off on Default reminder time Select a default time to be reminded for events To view an event s details Touch an event to view its details The following actions are available while viewing an event s detai...

Page 43: ...aft to save the draft Touch to discard a draft TIP Add an attachment such as a picture to a message by pressing Attach a file and selecting an attachment TIP Add a Cc or Bcc recipient by pressing Add Cc Bcc 14 1 Gmail Settings To open Gmail settings 1 From your Inbox press Settings 2 Touch General preferences to set Gmail settings or touch an account to configure that account 14 Gmail You can crea...

Page 44: ...able you can download them directly onto your phone over a Wi Fi connection There are three ways in which your phone can be updated Manually check for and install updates 1 Press System settings About Phone 2 Touch System updates and then touch Update from OTA 3 If updated software is available touch Download and Install You can monitor the download in the Notifications Panel 4 When the update is ...

Page 45: ...it will not be available 15 3 Managing applications The Manage Applications screen lets you see and manage your installed applications by uninstalling an application changing where an application is stored and more To manage applications 1 From the Home screen press then touch Manage apps 2 Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to select which list of apps to display apps that you have downloade...

Page 46: ...uare root and left right parentheses TIP Touch and hold an app to enter multi selection mode which then allows you to select multiple apps 15 5 Clock The Clock app displays the time and allows you to set alarms To open the Clock app Touch then touch To add an alarm 1 Touch in the middle of the clock screen 2 Touch Add alarm 3 Set the alarm time 4 Touch Set 5 Customize any additional alarm settings...

Page 47: ... incredibly accurate location information Receivers pull down information from an array of satellites to calculate the user s three dimensional position GPS technology can be found in many devices from phones and wristwatches to ships and airplanes NOTE The Google Maps and Google Nav apps are GPS enabled You can find more apps that use GPS in the Play Store To enable GPS From the Home screen press...

Page 48: ...e the battery usage Disabling data does not prevent your phone from transmitting data on other networks such as Wi Fi or Bluetooth wireless technology enabled products Data roaming Clear this checkbox to prevent your phone from using other carrier s mobile networks when your own is unavailable Access Point Names Select from the available access points Use only 2G networks Touch to use only 2G netw...

Page 49: ...ound settings let you configure your phone s sounds Volumes Set the volume for each sound made by your phone such as media or incoming calls Silent mode Set your phone sounds to Off Vibrate or Mute Phone ringtone Select the ringtone for a phone call You can also select a song as a ringtone through the Music App See Playing Music for more information Default notification Select the notification rin...

Page 50: ...age input Touch Language to choose a new language from the menu Spelling correction Toggle off on Personal dictionary Display the user dictionary used to identify words you type Touch the red X next to a word to delete it Touch a word to edit it Touch the plus sign to add a new word Keyboard Input Methods Display the onscreen keyboards available on your phone Touch the sliders on the right to conf...

Page 51: ...at your device is turned on Ensure that you are connected to the correct cellular network Ensure that you have not 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 that the microphone is close to your mouth If you are using a headset make sure that it is properly connected Audio qu...

Page 52: ... through the loudspeaker Do not hold the phone to the ear when it rings or when you have switched on the handsfree function Otherwise you risk serious permanent damage to your hearing Please use only the power supply that was supplied with your phone Failure to do so may damage the phone The power supply must be plugged into an easily accessible AC mains power socket when charging the battery The ...

Page 53: ...lled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by...

Page 54: ...position the handset a minimum of 1cm from your body when the phone is switched on Notice The information contained herein is subject to change without notice All statements information and recommendations contained herein do not constitute a warranty of any kind either expressed or implied Please review this product guide thoroughly with particular attention paid to any safety sections to make su...

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