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Adjusting Screen-timeout

When not in use, your phone will turn the screen off after a
set length of time. If that time is too long or short, you can
adjust it.

1. Tap

Screen timeout

from the display settings.

2. Select your preferred time from the list.

Showing Animation when Opening/Closing
Windows

1. Tap

Animation

in the display settings.

2. Select the animation type you like.

When you want to disable this function, select

animations

Audio Settings

Choosing Audio Effect

Experience better audio quality when playing multimedia files
by enabling audio effect in

Home Key > Menu Key >

Settings > Audio effect

. You can choose different kinds of

audio effect mode.

Choosing Audio Profile

Tap

Home Key > Menu Key > Settings > Audio

profiles

to enable different audio profiles.

Summary of Contents for V821

Page 1: ...1 V821 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ritten permission of ZTE Corporation The manual is published by ZTE Corporation We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice Every effort has been made in the preparation of this manual to ensure accuracy of the contents but all statements information and recommendations in this manual do not constitute a warranty of any kind expressed or...

Page 3: ... Children 14 Demagnetization 14 Electrostatic Discharge ESD 14 Antenna 15 Normal Use Position 15 Air Bags 16 Seizures Blackouts 16 Repetitive Motion Injuries 16 Emergency Calls 17 Loud Noise 17 Phone Heating 17 Electrical Safety 17 Accessories 17 Connection to a Car 18 Faulty and Damaged Products 18 Interference 18 General Statement on Interface 18 Pacemakers 18 ...

Page 4: ...view 21 Starting up 22 Installing the SIM microSD Card and Battery 22 Removing the Battery and SIM microSD Card 25 Charging the Battery 25 Switching Your Phone On Off 26 Switching to Sleep Mode 27 Waking up Your Phone 27 Getting Around V821 28 Touch Control 28 Home Screen 28 Status and Notification Icons 30 Applications and Settings Preview 32 Phone Calls 38 How to Make Calls 38 Calling from the D...

Page 5: ...d 40 Turning the Speakerphone On Off 41 Ending a Call 41 Adjusting Your Call Settings 41 Contacts 43 Importing and Exporting Contacts 43 Import Contacts from the SIM Card 43 Import Contacts from the microSD Card or Export to the Card 43 Sharing Contacts Information 44 Creating a Contact 44 Adding a Contact to Favorites 44 Searching for a Contact 45 Editing a Contact 45 Deleting a Contact 45 Enteri...

Page 6: ...essage 55 Delete a Message Thread 55 Message Settings 56 Email 57 Creating an Email account 57 Composing and sending an Email 58 Replying to or Forwarding an Email 59 Email Settings 59 Getting Connected to the Internet 61 Adding a New GPRS EDGE Connection 61 Turning on Wi Fi 62 Connecting to a Wi Fi Network 62 Checking the Wi Fi Network Status 63 USB Tethering 63 Enabling the USB Tethering 63 Disa...

Page 7: ...Bluetooth on off 70 Making Your Phone Visible 70 Change Your Phone s Name 71 Hook up with Another Bluetooth Device 71 Making the Most of Multimedia 72 Taking Pictures 72 Adjusting Camera Settings 72 Shooting Video 72 Adjusting Your Video Settings 73 Listening to FM Radio 73 Playing Music 74 Creating Playlists 75 Managing Playlists 75 Setting a Song as Ringtone 75 Playing Your Videos 76 Opening You...

Page 8: ... Chat 81 Places 81 Latitude 82 Sorting out Your Phone Settings 84 Setting Time and Date 84 Changing Display Settings 84 Adjusting Screen Brightness 84 Adjusting Screen timeout 85 Showing Animation when Opening Closing Windows 85 Audio Settings 85 Choosing Audio Effect 85 Choosing Audio Profile 85 Language Settings 87 Mobile Network Services 87 Getting Data Services while Roaming 87 Switching Netwo...

Page 9: ...92 Unmounting Your Memory Card 93 Formatting Your Memory Card 93 Managing Phone Memory 93 Privacy Reset to Factory Settings 94 Managing Applications and Their Settings 94 Viewing Your Phone s Applications 94 Allowing Installation of Non market Applications 94 How to Install an Application 95 Setting Keyboard Shortcuts to Applications 95 Removing an Application 95 Moving an Application to or from t...

Page 10: ...10 Calculator 98 Note Pad 98 SIM Toolkit 98 Task Manager 99 Specifications 100 ...

Page 11: ...a bright or flashing light Small parts may cause a choking Don t dispose of your phone in fire Your phone can produce a loud sound Avoid contact with anything magnetic Keep away from pacemakers and other electronic medical devices Avoid extreme temperatures Switch off when asked to in hospitals and medical facilities Avoid contact with liquids Keep your phone dry Switch off when told to in aircraf...

Page 12: ...ing a phone while driving even with a hands free kit can cause distraction and lead to an accident You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving Operating Machinery Full attention must be given to operating the machinery in order to reduce the risk of an accident Product Handling General Statement on Handling and Use You alone are responsible...

Page 13: ...ssories to liquid moisture or high humidity Do not drop throw or try to bend your phone or its accessories Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories Do not paint your phone or its accessories Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories only authorized personnel can do so Do not expose your phone or its accessories to extreme tem...

Page 14: ...uld accidentally damage the phone Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or may become detached and create a choking hazard Demagnetization To avoid the risk of demagnetization do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media close to your phone for a long time Electrostatic Discharge ESD Do not touch the SIM card s metal connectors ...

Page 15: ...d GPS antennas Bluetooth and Wi Fi antennas Main antenna Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call hold your phone to your ear with the bottom towards your mouth ...

Page 16: ...es Blackouts The phone can produce a bright or flashing light Repetitive Motion Injuries To minimize the risk of RSI when texting or playing games with your phone Do not grip the phone too tightly Press the buttons lightly Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons such as Message Templates and Predictive Text ...

Page 17: ...ne is capable of producing loud noises which may damage your hearing Turn down the volume before using headphones Bluetooth stereo headsets or other audio devices Phone Heating Your phone may become warm during charging and during normal use Electrical Safety Accessories Use only approved accessories Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories Take care not to touch or allow metal obj...

Page 18: ...to a severe fall do not use it until you have taken it to be checked at an authorized service centre Interference General Statement on Interface Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aids Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker...

Page 19: ...ves Medical Devices Please consult your doctor and the device manufacturer to determine if operation of your phone may interfere with the operation of your medical device Hospitals Switch off your wireless device when requested to do so in hospitals clinics or health care facilities These requests are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive medical equipment Aircraft Switch off yo...

Page 20: ...cations with potentially explosive atmospheres obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fuelling areas below decks on boats fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders Blasting Caps and Areas Power off...

Page 21: ...21 Getting Started Overview ...

Page 22: ...22 Starting up Installing the SIM microSD Card and Battery Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery SIM or memory card 1 Remove the back cover ...

Page 23: ...23 2 Slip the SIM card into the card holder See the diagram on the card holder for inserting direction ...

Page 24: ...right position Only part of the microSD card needs to be inserted into the slot microSD logo is a trade mark of the SD Card Association 4 Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place ...

Page 25: ... out 4 Slide the SIM out 5 Slide the card out of the slot Charging the Battery When you first get your new phone you ll need to charge the battery like this 1 Open the USB jack cover on the side of the phone 2 Connect the adapter to the charger jack Ensure that the adapter is inserted with the correct orientation Do not force the connector into the charger jack ...

Page 26: ...ee this charging icon appear on the status bar As soon as charging is completed this icon appears on the status bar Switching Your Phone On Off 1 Make sure the SIM is in your device and the battery is charged 2 Hold Power Key to switch on your phone 3 To switch it off hold Power Key to get the phone options Select Power off and then tap OK ...

Page 27: ...e which you can set in Settings Display Screen timeout Press Power Key to switch to Sleep Mode Waking up Your Phone 1 Press Power Key to activate your screen display 2 Tap and hold the handle and drag it towards as shown in the following diagram NOTE If you have set an unlock pattern PIN or password for your phone see Sorting out Your Phone Settings Security Settings in this guide you ll need to d...

Page 28: ...open applications 2 Keep your finger on an item to see the available options 3 Flick the screen to scroll up down left or right 4 Point drag and drop to move particular items across the screen 5 Double tap the screen to zoom in out on a web page or an image NOTE In some applications rotate the screen 90 degrees clockwise or counter clockwise to change between landscape display and portrait display...

Page 29: ...s you which part of the Home Screen you are looking at Choosing Your Wallpaper 1 Tap Home Key to return to the Home Screen 2 Tap Menu Key and select Wallpaper 3 Select the wallpaper you want to use from Gallery Live wallpapers or Wallpapers 4 Tap Save or Set wallpaper Adding Things to Your Home Screen 1 Tap Home Key to return to the Home Screen 2 Slide left or right to find an extended Home Screen...

Page 30: ...nd the item you want to add to the Home Screen Removing Things from Your Home Screen 1 Tap Home Key to return to the Home Screen 2 Tap and hold the item you want to delete until the icon appears on the screen 3 Drag the item to Status and Notification Icons Your V821 will tell you exactly what s going on by showing you simple icons Here s what they mean GPRS connected No signal ...

Page 31: ... GPS connecting Battery very low GPS connected Battery low Connected to a Wi Fi network Battery partially drained Alarm set Battery full Wired microphone headset Battery charging Bluetooth on Vibrate mode Speaker on Airplane mode Problem with SMS MMS delivery New mail New instant message New SMS MMS voicemail Upcoming event New Gmail message Song is playing ...

Page 32: ...us bar downwards to open the Notification Panel where you can see your calendar events new messages and current settings such as call forwarding or call status From here you can also open new messages reminders etc TIPS You can also open the Notification Panel by tapping Menu Key Notifications from the Home Screen Applications and Settings Preview Programs Preview Your V821 has lots of functions T...

Page 33: ...ends and colleagues Email Send and receive Emails File Manager Manage files on your microSD card FM Radio Search listen to and save radio channels Gallery Manage multimedia files Global Time Check the local time around the world Gmail Access your Gmail account and check your Gmail on your mobile phone IM Social Connect to Facebook Twitter or use instant messaging tools to chat with friends Java ME...

Page 34: ... way with Google Maps Navigation Note pad Create text notes Phone Dial a phone number Places Find restaurants ATMs and other businesses or attractions near you Search Search for information online or on your phone Settings Adjust phone settings SIM Toolkit Only appears on the screen if your SIM provides this function Please contact your service provider for more information Sound Recorder Capture ...

Page 35: ...your phone Dual SIM settings Only available if your phone supports dual SIM You can activate or deactivate the SIM cards choose the default SIM card or choose the SIM card every time you power on the phone Wireless networks Configure and manage wireless connections such as Wi Fi Bluetooth mobile networks USB tethering data transfer priority and Virtual Private Networks You can also select Airplane...

Page 36: ...g locations from My Location Applications Manage your apps and the installation of new ones Accounts sync Manage your accounts and configure synchronization settings Privacy Configure privacy settings such as back up settings and personal data SD card phone storage Check available memory on the external card and the internal phone storage Search Set the search options Language keyboard Set the sys...

Page 37: ...Schedule power on off Set the time and days when your phone automatically powers on or off About phone View phone status battery use and legal information You can also check for system updates Open Recently used Applications 1 Hold Home Key from any screen until the recently used applications appear as shown in the next figure 2 Tap the application you want to open ...

Page 38: ...ither key to clear all digits 3 Tap or press Send Key NOTE Hold 1 Key to call your voicemail It s possible to dial emergency numbers when your SIM is not inserted Please call your service provider to find out more information For instance what emergency numbers are supported Calling from Your Contacts 1 Tap Home Key Contacts 2 Slide your finger upwards or downwards to scroll the contacts list and ...

Page 39: ...ll you can make the call while viewing the text message 1 Tap Home Key Messaging and tap the conversation and then the message that contains the phone number you want to call 2 Tap the number 3 Tap or press Send Key Making International Calls 1 Hold in Phone to enter 2 Enter the full phone number including the country and the area codes 3 Tap or press Send Key Whether you can make international ca...

Page 40: ...hat the person you are speaking to cannot hear you but you can still hear them Tap Mute to turn your microphone off The mute icon will appear on the status bar To turn your microphone back on tap Mute again Putting a Call on Hold During a call you can put it on hold by tapping Hold The icon will appear on the screen TIPS If you accept an incoming call while you re on another call the first call au...

Page 41: ...ings menu by going from Menu Key Settings Call settings Fixed dialing numbers Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers To do this you must know your SIM s PIN2 code Voicemail service Select a voicemail service provider Voicemail settings Specify a voicemail number DTMF Tones Set the length of DTMF tones Call forwarding Forward your incoming calls to a different number And choose when to f...

Page 42: ...hether people you call can see your number Call waiting See new incoming calls while you re on another call Cell broadcast Choose whether to receive cell broadcast messages or not Cell broadcast settings Set cell broadcast channel and language ...

Page 43: ...rt contacts from your SIM card or import export contacts from to the microSD card Import Contacts from the SIM Card 1 Tap Menu Key Import Export from the Contacts Screen 2 Choose to import contacts from SIM Your phone will automatically read the contacts 3 Tap the contacts you want to import Or just tap Menu Key Import all Import Contacts from the microSD Card or Export to the Card 1 Tap Menu Key ...

Page 44: ...etooth to another device or as an attachment in an Email or a Gmail message Your phone will export all information of the contacts in the Contact Screen to a vCard file Creating a Contact 1 Tap Menu Key New contact from the Contacts Screen 2 Select where you want to save your contact 3 Enter their name and phone number s email addresses chat addresses postal addresses etc 4 Tap Done to save the co...

Page 45: ...u want to search for The contacts matched will be listed Editing a Contact 1 Tap the contact you want to edit from the Contacts Screen 2 Press Menu Key Edit contact 3 Edit the contact and tap Done TIPS You can also edit a contact by holding it in the Contacts Screen and selecting Edit contact from the pop up shortcut menu Deleting a Contact 1 Tap and hold the contact you want to delete from the Co...

Page 46: ...46 3 Tap OK TIPS You can also delete contacts by tapping Menu Key Delete contact from the Contacts Screen Tick the contacts you want and tap Delete ...

Page 47: ...the hardware keyboard or tap the field to use a virtual keyboard Tap and hold the input field or press and hold OK Key and select Input method from the pop up menu to change input method TouchPal Keyboard Flick left or right to select one of the three TouchPal keyboard layouts Full QWERTY ...

Page 48: ...T Tap to enter the left letter on the key tap and flick right to enter the right letter symbol on the key 12 Key PhonePad Tap a key repeatedly until the desired letter appears Tap to delete text before the cursor ...

Page 49: ...o open the TouchPal input settings the same as pressing Home Key Menu Key Settings Language keyboard TouchPal Input Tap to open text editing options You can select cut copy paste and delete text or move the cursor Tap to use voice input Tap to hide the virtual keyboard You can tap the text field again to show the keyboard Hardware Keyboard Your phone has a hardware keyboard a compact version of st...

Page 50: ...n press the corresponding key To enter all uppercase letters press twice and then press the letter keys To change back to all lowercase letters press again To enter a number or symbol labeled at the upper left or right of the key press and then press the corresponding keys Press twice to enter all numbers or symbols And then the same again to go to normal type ...

Page 51: ...tings Language keyboard from Home Screen In the Text settings section you can choose the settings for TouchPal input device keyboard and user dictionary TouchPal Input You can tap Key press sound to set up the volume and Key press vibration to set up the amplitude Tick the check boxes to enable button popup effect or slide down symbol input Tap Keyboard layout to set up layout in portrait and land...

Page 52: ...ds about this input method read the help document check out other related apps in the Android Market or check the software version Device Keyboard Settings The options include automatic replacement of mistyped words auto capitalization of the first letter in each sentense and auto insertion of punctuation User Dictionary Settings Press Menu Key Add to add new words in the dictionary ...

Page 53: ...essage s arrive by showing this icon in the status bar Sending an SMS 1 Tap Home Key Messaging 2 Tap New message 3 Tap the To field and enter the recipient s number or tap Menu Key Contacts to select recipients from Contacts TIPS You can also enter the first letters of the recipient s name to display a list of matching names stored in Contacts and then select their name from the list 4 Tap Type to...

Page 54: ...Take a photo to attach to your MMS Videos Select a video clip to attach to your MMS Capture video Shoot a video clip and attach to your MMS Audio Select an audio file to attach to your MMS Record audio Record an audio file to attach to your MMS Slideshow Edit a slideshow to attach to your MMS 6 When you ve finished tap Send NOTE Add an attachment to text message and it will be converted into an MM...

Page 55: ...ram Message threads are sorted by the time when you received them with the latest one on the top Reply to a Message 1 Tap the message thread you want to reply to from the Messaging Screen 2 Tap Type to compose and type your message 3 Tap Send Delete a Message Thread 1 Tap and hold the message thread in the Messaging Screen 2 Select Delete thread from the pop up menu 3 Tap Delete If you want to del...

Page 56: ...wed in a single thread Multimedia message limit Set the maximum number of multimedia messages allowed in a single thread Text message SMS settings Delivery reports Request a delivery report for every text message you send Manage SIM card messages Manage the messages saved in your SIM card Multimedia message MMS settings Delivery reports Request a delivery report for every MMS message you send Read...

Page 57: ...ail account 1 Enter your Email address and password Then tap Next when you enter the Email Screen for the first time 2 Select the type of your account edit the incoming server settings and then tap Next After you press Next your phone will connect to the Internet and check the incoming server settings If you are notified that setup could not be finished you might need to correct some settings to f...

Page 58: ...t and start to download Email messages Composing and sending an Email After creating an Email account you can compose and send Email messages 1 Tap Menu Key Compose from the Email Screen 2 Tap To field if needed and enter the recipient s address When you enter the address the matching addresses saved in your Contacts will be displayed You can tap the recipient from the list TIP You can also tap Me...

Page 59: ...mail 4 Tap Send Email Settings Tap the account you want to set from the Email Screen and tap Menu Key Account settings You can get the Email settings General settings Account name Set your account name Your name Set the name displayed on outgoing message Signature Set your signature Email check frequency Choose how often you want the phone to automatically check for Emails Default account Select t...

Page 60: ... bar when Email arrives Select ringtone Select the notification ringtone for incoming Emails Vibrate Make the phone vibrate when Emails arrive Server settings Incoming settings Set the incoming server settings Outgoing settings Set the outgoing server settings ...

Page 61: ...on Adding a New GPRS EDGE Connection To get connected via GPRS EDGE you need a data plan with your service provider Also if the GPRS EDGE settings are not pre configured on your phone please contact your provider to get the following information Changing the settings without talking to your service provider could stop your phone from working Access Point Name APN Your user name and password if nee...

Page 62: ...y Save to complete TIPS To set the APN to default settings tap Menu Key Reset to default Turning on Wi Fi Wi Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet 100 meters 1 Tap Home Key Settings Wireless networks 2 Tick the Wi Fi box to turn it on Connecting to a Wi Fi Network 1 Tap Home Key Settings Wireless networks Wi Fi settings The Wi Fi network names and security settings ...

Page 63: ...om the pop up window USB Tethering You can access the Internet on your PC via your phone s mobile data connection Note the function may result in data charges from your mobile phone carrier Please contact them for detail Enabling the USB Tethering TIP Make sure that USB storage is turned off before enabling the modem function You can flick down the notification panel and tap Turn off USB storage T...

Page 64: ...ve on your PC manually and find the executable file to run it 3 Tap on the phone Home Key Menu Key Settings Wireless networks Tethering and tick the USB tethering check box A new network connection will be created on your PC 4 Go to Control Panel Network on your PC to enable the new network connection Now you can launch the Internet browser on your PC and start surfing Disabling the Tethering Func...

Page 65: ...s bar or tap Menu Key Bookmarks Select a bookmark to open Tap beside the address bar or tap Menu Key Bookmarks Choose an item from the Most visited tab or History tab Browsing Options Refresh Menu Key Refresh Go to the next page Menu Key Forward Add the page to Bookmarks Menu Key More Add bookmark Search Menu Key More Find on page and enter the search item Copy Menu Key More Select text and slide ...

Page 66: ...window Menu Key New window Then tap the address bar to enter the website you want to browse Switch browser windows If you have more than one browser windows opened you can switch between these windows by tapping Menu Key Windows Then tap the page you want to browse You can also tap to close a window Opening Links in Web Pages When the web page has a link to another site either tap the link to open...

Page 67: ...marks To bookmark a web page open it and tap or Menu Key Bookmarks Then tap Add or Add bookmark Give the bookmark a name and tap OK TIPS You can press Menu Key List view Thumbnail view to change how you view bookmarks on your phone screen Edit a Bookmark 1 Open a Browser window 2 Tap or Menu Key Bookmarks 3 Select an item you want to edit and hold on it until the shortcut menu pops up 4 Select Edi...

Page 68: ... Delete bookmark and tap OK to confirm Browser Settings You can set the browser text size home page etc by tapping Menu Key More Settings from a browser window Page content settings Text size Default zoom Open pages in overview Text encoding Block pop up windows Load images Auto fit pages Landscape only display Enable JavaScript Enable plug ins Open in background ...

Page 69: ...form data Clear all the saved form data Enable location Allow sites to request access to your location Clear location access Clear location access Security settings Remember passwords Save usernames and passwords for web sites Clear passwords Clear saved passwords Show security warnings Warn if there s a problem with a site s security Advanced settings Website settings View advanced settings for i...

Page 70: ... When Bluetooth is on the icon will appear in the status bar If you want to turn Bluetooth off just clear the Bluetooth check box NOTE If you switch off your phone while Bluetooth is turned on when you switch on the phone again Bluetooth will turn on automatically Making Your Phone Visible In order to work with other phones or devices that have Bluetooth you need to make your phone visible to them...

Page 71: ...ther Bluetooth Device You can pair your phone with another device that has Bluetooth capabilities Once you do this the two devices can exchange information with Bluetooth turned on but do not need to be visible to each other 1 Tap Home Key Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings 2 Tap Scan for devices Your phone will show all visible Bluetooth devices in range in its Bluetooth devices 3 Sele...

Page 72: ...n tap to set up exposure value EV scene mode picture size picture quality and color effect Tap to set up capture mode burst shot self timer face detection anti flicker brightness and contrast Tap to enable or disable saving of pictures locations Tap to change white balance Tap 1x to zoom in or out Shooting Video Open the camera and use to switch to the camcorder Then select to start shooting and t...

Page 73: ...rage of the radio station in your area When you receive an incoming call while listening to the radio the radio will be turned off Tap Home Key FM Radio This icon will pop up in the status bar Tap or or tap Menu Key Search to scan for available FM channels Tap to see the list of channels the phone found You can tap a channel to switch the frequency or tap and hold to edit channel name or delete it...

Page 74: ...from your phone s memory card in Music 1 Tap Home Key Music to open the Music Screen 2 Select Artists Albums Songs Playlists to see the songs you want to play 3 Tap a song from the list to start playing 4 Adjust the volume with Volume Keys Information of the track Tap and hold to search for related information Tap to play the previous track Drag or tap to jump to any part of the track Tap to pause...

Page 75: ...laylist name and tap Save Managing Playlists 1 From the Music Screen tap Playlists to see them all 2 Hold on the playlist you want to play or edit until a shortcut menu pops up 3 Tap Play Delete or Rename Adding a Song to a Playlist 1 Open the folder where the song is 2 Hold on the song until a shortcut menu pops up 3 Select Add to playlist 4 Select a playlist Setting a Song as Ringtone 1 Open the...

Page 76: ... video files saved to your memory card Tap a video file and the video player will open Tap on the screen and the control bar will appear as below So now you can play pause fast forward etc Opening Your Gallery Gallery helps you view pictures and play videos You can also do some basic editing of your pictures such as setting them as wallpaper or contact icons and sharing with friends Tap to rewind ...

Page 77: ...ding 5 Tap to play back the voice recording 6 Tap Save to save the voice recording or tap Cancel to delete the recording TIPS You can find your recordings in Home Key Music Playlists My recordings If you want to set an audio clip as ringtone hold the recording and select Use as Directory of the current image or video Tap to zoom Tap to view pictures and videos in the folder in a slideshow Tap to s...

Page 78: ...78 phone ringtone from the pop up shortcut menu ...

Page 79: ...gle account tap Sign in Enter your user name and password Then tap Sign in Or tap Create if you don t have a Google account 4 Choose whether to back up data to your Google account Then tap Next 5 Tap Finish setup Gmail Gmail is a web based email service that s configured when you sign in to your Google account Depending on your synchronization settings the Gmail on your phone can be automatically ...

Page 80: ...ndar to use Google Calendar Google s time management application You can use the calendar to schedule appointments including meetings and other events Your appointments will be displayed on the screen as are scheduled You can also synchronize appointments to your Google account which enables you to manage your schedule online on your PC Using Google Talk Google Talk is Google s instant messaging p...

Page 81: ...oogle Press Menu Key More Invites to see pending invitation Changing Your Online Status 1 Tap the online status icon beside your status message and then select the status you want on the menu 2 Tap the status message box and then enter your status message Starting a Chat 1 Tap a friend in the Friends list 2 Chat with your friend by entering text in the message box 3 Tap Send Places Google Places h...

Page 82: ...erested in and check out the details and reviews about that place You can also see the place on Google Maps find out how to get there or give that business a call Latitude Google s Latitude service is a social tool for sharing your location information with selected friends Tap Home Key Latitude to enable Latitude service Each time you launch Maps application your location will be determined using...

Page 83: ...83 on Maps add new friends or change privacy settings You can also turn off Latitude service by tapping Sign out of Latitude in Privacy settings of Latitude ...

Page 84: ...d 5 Tap Set time Adjust the time and tap Set to save it 6 Tap the tick box behind Use 24 hour format if you want to change the time format 7 Tap Select date format to select the one you prefer Changing Display Settings By tapping Home Key Menu Key Settings Display you can adjust the display settings as you like changing Auto rotate screen Animation Brightness and Screen timeout Adjusting Screen Br...

Page 85: ...g Closing Windows 1 Tap Animation in the display settings 2 Select the animation type you like When you want to disable this function select No animations Audio Settings Choosing Audio Effect Experience better audio quality when playing multimedia files by enabling audio effect in Home Key Menu Key Settings Audio effect You can choose different kinds of audio effect mode Choosing Audio Profile Tap...

Page 86: ...etailed settings Vibrate Make the phone vibrate for incoming calls Volume Set volume for ringtone and alarm Phone ringtone Set the default ringtone for incoming calls Notification ringtone Set the default ringtone for notifications Audible touch tones Play tones when you use the dial pad Audible selection Play sound when you make a selection on the screen Screen lock sounds Play sound when locking...

Page 87: ...o simple steps 1 Tap Home Key Settings Language keyboard Select language 2 Select a language from the list given Mobile Network Services GSM is supported by your phone You can configure the network settings according to the phone service you use Getting Data Services while Roaming 1 Tap Home Key Settings Wireless networks Mobile networks 2 Tick the Data roaming box IMPORTANT Data roaming may incur...

Page 88: ...ntact your service provider to find out more 1 Tap Home Key Settings Wireless networks Mobile networks Access Point Names 2 Tap Menu Key New APN 3 Set the necessary parameters See how to add a GPRS EDGE connection in Getting Connected to the Internet Adding a New GPRS EDGE Connection 4 Tap Menu Key Save Setting Data Transfer Priority Select the GPRS transfer pref check box in Wireless networks to ...

Page 89: ... Key Settings Location security Set up screen lock Pattern 2 Read the instructions and tap Next 3 Watch the example pattern and tap Next 4 With a finger draw your own pattern and tap Continue 5 Draw the pattern again and tap Confirm 6 Press Power Key to lock the screen TIPS You can also clear the Use visible pattern box in the Location security screen if you don t want your screen ...

Page 90: ...n enter your Google account user name and password to unlock your phone IMPORTANT You must sign in or create a Google account on your phone before using the following method to reset the lock pattern 1 Draw the unlock pattern on the screen 2 After the fifth attempt you re prompted to try again in 30 seconds Then tap OK Note If the display turns off press the Power Key to turn the display on 3 Tap ...

Page 91: ...gain and tap OK to confirm Unlocking the Screen with Your PIN or Password 1 Press Power Key to wake up the phone 2 Drag the handle towards 3 Enter the PIN or password you set 4 Tap OK Disabling Screen Unlock Security If you have created an unlock pattern PIN or password you can disable it 1 Tap Home Key Settings Location security Change screen lock 2 Draw the screen unlock pattern or enter your PI...

Page 92: ... ve been given and tap OK Changing Your SIM PIN You can change the PIN you ve been given to one easier for you to remember and harder for others to guess 1 Tap Home Key Settings Location security Set up SIM card lock 2 Make sure you already tick the Lock SIM card check box 3 Tap Change SIM PIN 4 Enter the old PIN and tap OK 5 Enter your new PIN and tap OK 6 Enter the new PIN again and tap OK Manag...

Page 93: ...p Home Key Settings SD card phone storage 2 Tap Unmount SD card The icon will appear in the status bar You can tap Mount SD card to mount the memory card again Formatting Your Memory Card 1 Unmount your memory card as above 2 Tap Format SD card 3 Tap Format SD card to confirm 4 Tap Erase everything Managing Phone Memory 1 Tap Home Key Settings SD card phone storage 2 Scroll down to view the Availa...

Page 94: ...r phone will be erased after the resetting Managing Applications and Their Settings Viewing Your Phone s Applications Tap Home Key Settings Applications Manage applications You can check the running applications or view the applications installed on your phone and memory card Allowing Installation of Non market Applications 1 Tap Home Key Settings Applications 2 Tick the Unknown sources box ...

Page 95: ...lder where the application you want to install is 2 Tap the application to start installation 3 Read the installation instructions that come with the application and follow it to complete the setup Setting Keyboard Shortcuts to Applications When Quick launch is enabled you can press certain keys on the hardware keyboard to launch associated applications Tap Home Key Settings Applications Quick lau...

Page 96: ...nning out You can also move applications to your phone if the memory card is getting full NOTE Not all applications can be move to your phone or memory card 1 Tap Home Key Settings Applications Manage applications 2 Tap the application you want to move on the Downloaded tab 3 Tap Move to phone or Move to SD card Managing Other Settings Search Settings You can manage search settings and search hist...

Page 97: ... for an item on your phone only the searchable categories will be looked for Clear Shortcuts Clear shortcuts to the recently used search keywords Voice Interaction You can set the text to speech options by tapping Home Key Settings Voice input output Text to speech settings NOTE You need to download voice data in order to use the text to speech function Just tap Install voice data ...

Page 98: ...ation Vibrate Ringtone Volume Volume crescendo and Delay Calculator Tap Home Key Calculator TIPS Tap Menu Key Advanced panel to use scientific calculation Note Pad Note pad is for your memos Tap Menu Key to add or delete them Hold an existing note to edit delete it or change its title SIM Toolkit SIM Toolkit will only appear on the screen if your SIM provides this function To use SIM services inse...

Page 99: ...99 in the phone first Tap Home Key SIM Toolkit Task Manager Go to Task Manager to view or stop applications ...

Page 100: ...s 320 240 Back Camera Sensor type CMOS Still image capture resolution 2 Mega Pixels Internal memory About 100 MB user available Removable memory card Support microSD card max capacity 32 GB Battery Capacity 900 mAh Standby time Approx 320 hours subject to network status Voice talk time Approx 500 min subject to network status WAP browser version WAP2 0 ...

Page 101: ...ey can be used in other positions such as on the body as described in this user guide FCC The SAR limit for mobile devices is 1 6 W kg and the highest SAR value for this device when tested at the body worn was 1 14 W kg As SAR is measured utilising the device s highest transmitting power the actual SAR of this device while operating is typically below that indicated above This is due to automatic ...

Page 102: ... This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause har...

Page 103: ... the receiving antenna 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 experienced radio TV technician for help ...

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