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Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life.
Welcome to U528 Mobile Phone from Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
HUAWEI U528 Mobile Phone
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  • Page 1 Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life. Welcome to U528 Mobile Phone from Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HUAWEI U528 Mobile Phone User Manual...
  • Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Trademarks and HUAWEI are trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective holders. Notice The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless device. For detailed information, see the section of "Warnings and Precautions". Do not switch on your phone when it is prohibited to use mobile phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger.
  • Page 4 Strictly follow the relevant instructions on page 151 of this manual while using the USB cable. Otherwise, your phone or PC may be damaged.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Loading and Removing a Memory Card ..............16 Powering On/Off ......................17 3 Call Services........................19 Making and Answering Calls ..................19 Operations During a Call....................22 4 Text Input ........................... 27 "Pinyin" Text Input....................... 27 Stroke Simplified Chinese.................... 28 Stroke Traditional Chinese ................... 29 HUAWEI...
  • Page 6 Copying Contacts ......................39 Mark/Unmark....................... 40 Mark/Unmark All ......................40 Sending a Contact ......................41 Viewing the Memory Status ..................41 My Business Card ......................41 Backing Up Contacts....................42 Restoring Contacts ....................... 42 Speed Dialing Numbers ....................42 Groups.......................... 42 HUAWEI...
  • Page 7 Push Inbox ........................63 Broadcast Inbox ......................64 Settings......................... 64 9 Multimedia ......................... 71 Camera ......................... 71 Video Camera....................... 73 Voice Recorder ......................75 Viewing Images......................76 Playing Video ....................... 78 Playing Music ......................79 Streaming ........................80 iii iii HUAWEI...
  • Page 8 World Time ........................88 Stopwatch........................88 Timer..........................89 Unit Converter......................89 Currency Converter...................... 89 Service Dial Number....................90 11 Gallery..........................91 Images .......................... 91 Music ........................... 92 Videos .......................... 93 eBooks.......................... 94 Java ..........................94 Other ..........................94 Memory Card ....................... 94 HUAWEI...
  • Page 9 Operations on URL Files.................... 102 14 V-Call ..........................105 Introduction to the Screen Functions................105 Function Options......................106 15 Connections........................109 Bluetooth........................109 USB..........................115 Notes to the Functions of the Connections..............119 Data Account......................119 Data sync........................120 16 APPS ..........................123 HUAWEI...
  • Page 10 Video Call Setup ......................135 Call Setup........................136 Network Setup......................140 Security Setup ......................141 19 Warnings and Precautions....................145 Electronic Device ....................... 145 Hospital ........................145 Area with Inflammables and Explosives ..............145 Traffic Safety......................146 Storage Environment....................147 HUAWEI...
  • Page 11 Operating Environment ....................147 Cleaning and Maintenance ..................148 Environmental Protection................... 149 Emergency Call......................149 Battery........................149 Charger........................150 Using the USB Cable ....................151 Rules for Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy ............151 20 Acronyms and Abbreviations..................154 vii vii HUAWEI...
  • Page 13: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to Know Your Phone Your U528 can operate in WCDMA 2100 and GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900. It can switch from one network to another automatically. So you can enjoy the mobile telecommunication services at any time. Note: The services supported by your phone must be supported by the network where your phone locates.
  • Page 14: Your Phone

    Your Phone Front View and Back View Earpiece Screen Camera Scroll key Right function key Left function key OK key V-P/calls Quick menu Quick menu/option key Send key Power/End key Clear/Return key Character/Number keys Microphone Charger connector/Cable connector HUAWEI...
  • Page 15 Strap hole Camera Battery External screen Loudspeaker Side View Headset jack Record key Volume keys Memory card HUAWEI...
  • Page 16 In the editing mode, press it to delete a character before the cursor or press and hold it for a few seconds to clear all the characters you have entered. In other page, press it to go back to the previous menu. HUAWEI...
  • Page 17 On a menu or on a mode selection screen, press it to scroll leftward. In standby mode, press it to access the Contacts screen. Right: On a menu or on a mode selection screen, press it to scroll rightward. In standby mode, press it to access Messages. HUAWEI...
  • Page 18 In the standby mode with the phone folded, press it to activate the external screen and display relevant information. During charging with the phone powered off and folded, press it to display the charging indicator on the external screen. When the charging finishes, the indicator stops blinking. HUAWEI...
  • Page 19 Indicates signal strength. The more the horizontal bars appear, the stronger the signal is. Both GSM and GPRS networks are available. Both WCDMA and GPRS networks are available. The phone is in GSM network currently. The phone is in WCDMA network currently. You are using the roaming service. HUAWEI...
  • Page 20 The vibration mode is enabled. Indicates in mute mode. The normal profile is activated. Forwarding all incoming voice calls to line 1. Call line 2 is enabled currently. Forwarding all incoming voice calls to line 2. Bluetooth is enabled and hidden. HUAWEI...
  • Page 21 Press to execute the operation indicated on the left of the prompt bar. Press to execute the operation indicated on the right of the prompt bar. Press to start the selected function or option in the menu. HUAWEI...
  • Page 23: Getting Started

    Loading the Battery To load the battery: 1. Fit the battery into the battery slot on back of the phone. 2. Press the battery down until it clicks into place. 3. Slide the back cover to the phone. 11 11 HUAWEI...
  • Page 24: Unload The Battery

    Unload the Battery Always unload the battery after your phone is powered off. Otherwise, your phone may be damaged. To unload the battery: 1. Slide the back cover out of the phone. 2. Take out the battery. HUAWEI...
  • Page 25: Charging The Battery

    If the battery level is extremely low, your phone alerts you and displays the prompt. If the battery level cannot support the normal operating of your phone, your phone automatically powers off. You can charge the battery at any time and use your phone during charging. HUAWEI...
  • Page 26: Loading The Usim Card

    Loading the USIM Card Your USIM card contains such information as phone numbers and contacts. Load your USIM card before using your phone. To use the USIM card properly, please read the following instructions carefully. HUAWEI...
  • Page 27 2. Put the card at the card slot entrance. Make sure that the golden contact faces downwards. Pay attention to the size and direction of the USIM card. Do not forcedly insert the USIM card. 3. Slide the USIM card into the card slot as shown in the following figure. HUAWEI...
  • Page 28: Loading And Removing A Memory Card

    USIM card with one finger and slide it out of the slot. Loading and Removing a Memory Card U528 supports a memory card (mini-SD) with a capacity up to 512MB. 1. Remove the rubber cap from the memory card slot; then insert the memory card into the slot, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 29: Powering On/Off

    If you have set the phone password and the PIN is ON, you have to enter the corresponding access codes when you power on your phone. For setting and changing the access codes, please refer to "Settings/Security Setup" on page 141. HUAWEI...
  • Page 30 Phone Password The phone password is used to protect your phone from unauthorized use. The phone password is preset as 0000 for U528. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is used to protect your USIM card from unauthorized use. Usually you are supposed to get the PIN code when you get the card from your USIM card provider.
  • Page 31: Call Services

    Making and Answering Calls Making Video Calls With the video call function, you can use your U528 to make video calls. To make a video call, the phone of the other party must also support video call. 1. Edit a number.
  • Page 32 The control key on the headset is available for answering or ending a call only. It cannot be used to reject an incoming call. With the Auto Answer Mode Disabled If you have disabled the auto answer mode of your phone, you can answer or end an HUAWEI...
  • Page 33 With Auto Answer Mode Enabled You can set your phone to automatically answer or end a call. The steps are shown as follows. HUAWEI...
  • Page 34: Operations During A Call

    Answering a New Call When a call is going on, you can also answer another call if the network operator supports this function. You can use U528 to answer up to 6 incoming calls simultaneously. When a new call comes, the icon and the caller’s information will appear on the screen.
  • Page 35 Handfree or Earpiece from the submenu to switch between the two modes. Mute During a call, you can press the right function key to make your voice mute or to restart the conversation by pressing it again. HUAWEI...
  • Page 36 If you select to end the current talk, press the left function key at the selected talk, and then execute the relevant operations. Release Call /End Held Calls During a call, you can press the left function key and select Release call or End held calls to end the ongoing or held calls. HUAWEI...
  • Page 37 New Call During a call, you can press the left function key and select New call to male another call. At the same time, the dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tone of keybeep is not sent to the other party. HUAWEI...
  • Page 39: Text Input

    Press the keys carrying the desired letters in turn of the desired Pinyin combination. Press a key for once without regard to the position of the desired letter on the key. The Pinyin text input method will select the most suitable Pinyin combination automatically according to the rules of Pinyin. HUAWEI...
  • Page 40: Stroke Simplified Chinese

    " 音 ". Press and hold Press to confirm. Stroke Simplified Chinese With this method of inputting Chinese characters, you can input the strokes of a Chinese character, and then select the desired Chinese character from the candidate characters listed HUAWEI...
  • Page 41: Stroke Traditional Chinese

    This method is used to input Traditional Chinese. You can input the strokes of a Chinese character, and then select the wanted Chinese character from the candidate characters listed on the screen. The strokes of Traditional Chinese used in U528 are the same as those of the Simplified Chinese. HUAWEI...
  • Page 42: Bopomofo Chinese

    With this text input method, you can input Chinese characters according to the phonetic notation symbols. The following table shows the comparison of the phonetic notation symbols and the keys: Phonetic Notation Phonetic Notation ㄉㄊㄋㄌ ㄅㄆㄇㄈ ㄐㄑㄒ ㄍㄎㄏ ㄓㄔㄕㄖ ㄗㄘㄙ ㄚㄛㄜㄝ ㄞㄟㄠㄡ ㄢㄣㄤㄥㄦ ーㄨㄩ HUAWEI...
  • Page 43: Abc" Text Input

    2. Wait until the desired letter is not highlighted and the cursor moves to the right of the letter, you can enter another letter. However, you can also press the right scroll key to move the cursor to the right of the letter and enter another letter. HUAWEI...
  • Page 44: T9 English Text Input

    For instance, enter the word "Hello" with the T9 text input method. 1. Press successively which "h", "e", "l", "l" and "o" belong to, and the screen will show the word that consists of these letters that the keys represent. 2. The word "Hello" appears on the screen. HUAWEI...
  • Page 45: 123" Numeric Input

    . Then "1" appears on the screen. Symbol Input U528 provides an independent symbol input method. For instance, enter ":" with the symbol input method. You can enter this punctuation mark in two ways. Press and hold that is corresponding to ":".
  • Page 47: Using The Functions Menu

    Using the Functions Menu The function menu of U528 includes the following items: Contacts, Calls, Messages, Camera, Tools, Gallery, Browser, APPS and Settings. The operations of the menu are shown as follows: 1. In standby mode, press to display the main menu.
  • Page 49: Contacts

    SMS, and send MMS. Searching for a Contact Entry You can find the information of the desired contact from the contacts list easily and quickly. You can perform this function both on the Phone screen or the USIM screen. HUAWEI...
  • Page 50: Adding A New Contact

    You can also set an icon, a group and a ring tone for each contact. For each contact to be added in the USIM card, you can only add the name, phone number, HUAWEI...
  • Page 51: Deleting A Contact

    No to cancel. Copying Contacts You can copy one or more entries from your phone to USIM card or from your USIM card to phone. 1. In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone USIM HUAWEI...
  • Page 52: Mark/Unmark

    1. In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone USIM 2. Select Options > Mark all to tick the checkboxes to the right of the entries. Alternatively, you can select Unmark All to cancel the selection. HUAWEI...
  • Page 53: Sending A Contact

    You can send the information by SMS. 1. In the Contacts screen, press the left/right scroll key to select Phone USIM 2. Select Options > My business card. 3. Select Options for the following operations: edit, save, send by SMS and delete the business card. HUAWEI...
  • Page 54: Backing Up Contacts

    4. At the search result, select Options > Select to assign it to the speed dial key. Groups You can rename a group, add group members, or delete a group. Note: You cannot rename or delete the group preset in U528. HUAWEI...
  • Page 55 Only the contacts saved in the phone can be added to groups. Deleting a Group Select a group and then select Options > Delete to delete the group. Once a group is deleted, all the members in this group are deleted as well. HUAWEI...
  • Page 57: Calls

    Press the left/right scroll key to switch between Missed , Received and Dialed Select Options for the following operations. Options Description Save number To save the numbers of the selected record to the phone, the USIM card, or an existing contacts. Send SMS To send a message. HUAWEI...
  • Page 58 In the voice call/V-Call and data screen, select Clear to clear all records. Display mode You can select Normal to display all records or Simple to ignore the repeated records. HUAWEI...
  • Page 59: Messages

    Edit numbers screen: Enter the phone number, and then select Options > Send or press to send the message. Select Options > Group or Contacts to choose a number and send the message. Select Options > Save to save the message. HUAWEI...
  • Page 60: Creating Multimedia Messages

    Add to template: to save this message at Messages/MMS/Templates. Send settings: to set relevant sending parameters for sending multimedia messages. For details, please refer to "Messages/Settings/Multimedia Message Settings" on page 65. Size: to view the size of this multimedia message. HUAWEI...
  • Page 61: Creating An Email

    If the video file is chosen in the image-editing field, you cannot edit the music-editing field any more. Creating an Email Before sending an email, please create an email account first. For details, see "Messages/Settings/Email Setting" on page 66. 1. In the main screen, select Messages /New Email. HUAWEI...
  • Page 62: Text Message (Sms)

    7. In the email editing screen, select Options to save or send the email. The saved email is in the Messages/Email/Drafts. Text Message (SMS) The U528 provides three mailboxes for SMS (Short Messages Service), namely, Inbox Outbox and Draft Inbox You can save the received messages in Inbox.
  • Page 63 Select Options, and then you can do the following operations: Operation Description Reply To reply the message. Delete To delete the message. To create a message. Forward To forward the message. Edit before call To edit the number. Mark/Unmark To mark/unmark the selected message. HUAWEI...
  • Page 64 Mark all/Unmark all: to mark/unmark all messages in the inbox. Save number: to save the numbers retrieved from SMS to phone or USIM memory or to the existing entry in the contacts. Copy to USIM: to back the SMS up to USIM. HUAWEI...
  • Page 65 2. Select Options, and then you can do the same operations as those of Inbox. You can also edit the selected messages. Draft The Draft box is used to save the messages you created and saved and those failed to be sent. HUAWEI...
  • Page 66: Multimedia Message (Mms)

    2. Select Options, and then you can do the same operations as those of Inbox. You can also edit the selected messages. Multimedia Message (MMS) U528 provides four mailboxes for MMS (Multimedia Messages Service), namely, Inbox Drafts , Sent and Templates Inbox Inbox is used to save the multimedia messages you receive.
  • Page 67 1. Access the Inbox of MMS. 2. Select Options, and then you can do the following operations: View: to view the selected MMS. Mark: to mark the selected MMS. Reply MMS: to reply a SMS to the MMS sender. HUAWEI...
  • Page 68 1. Enter the Drafts and select a multimedia message. 2. Press to enter the editing screen. 3. Now you can edit the message. The operations are the same as those for creating a multimedia message. Other Operations for the Drafts 1. Access the Drafts of the MMS. HUAWEI...
  • Page 69 Inbox. See "Messages/MMS/ Inbox" on page 54. Other Operations for the Sent 1. Access the Sent of the MMS. 2. Select Options and you can do the same operations as those of MMS Inbox. See "Messages/MMS/ Inbox" on page 54. HUAWEI...
  • Page 70: Email

    Rename: to rename a folder. Select: to enter a folder. Operations for that folder are similar to those for the Drafts or Templates. Email U528 provides four mailboxes for email, namely, Inbox , Drafts , Outbox Sent Inbox All emails received are saved in the inbox.
  • Page 71 Sort: to sort your emails according to date, sender or subject. Sync inbox: to synchronize emails from server. Mark/Unmark all: to mark/unmark all emails in the inbox. Settings: to set related information of email. For details, see "Messages/Settings/Email Setting" on page 66. HUAWEI...
  • Page 72 My folders: to categorize your emails in different folders. Sort: to sort your emails according to date or subject. Mark/Unmark all: to mark/unmark all emails in the drafts. Outbox Those emails failed to send are saved in the outbox. HUAWEI...
  • Page 73 My folders: to categorize your emails in different folders. Sort: to sort your emails according to date or subject. Mark/Unmark all: to mark/unmark all emails in the outbox. Sent The emails sent to server are saved in the sent box. Icon for Sent : A read email. HUAWEI...
  • Page 74 Set the folder of the inbox as an example. Select Email > Inbox > Options > My folders for the following operations. Rename: to rename the folder. Select: to enter one folder. Other operations are similar to those of the sent box. HUAWEI...
  • Page 75: Push Inbox

    In the Push Inbox, select Options to perform the following operations: Load Start the WAP browser and connect a URL specified by the Push message. Delete It is used to delete the selected messages. Unmark all It is used to cancel all the selections upon the Push messages. HUAWEI...
  • Page 76: Broadcast Inbox

    1. Select Messages > Settings > SMS from the main menu. 2. Set the parameters related to messages: Message center: U528 can automatically read the number of the message center from the USIM card. If no such information or you have deleted the information by accident, please contact your network operator.
  • Page 77 Data account This option is used to choose the information about the data account to be adopted when you send multimedia messages. For more information, please refer to "Connections/Data Account" on page 119 or consult your network operator. HUAWEI...
  • Page 78 3. Select Options > Advanced settings to enter the Advanced settings screen. 4. Return to the Account screen. Select Options > Activate to activate this account. 5. To delete an account, select an account and then select Options > Delete account. HUAWEI...
  • Page 79 Accept all: to set to accept all Push messages. Accept trusted: to set to accept only the trusted Push messages. Accept MMS Push: to set to accept only the Push messages prompting you with a multimedia message. Accept none: to set to accept no Push message. HUAWEI...
  • Page 80 1. Select Messages > Settings > Voice mail No. from the main menu. HUAWEI...
  • Page 81 2. Input the voice mail number and select OK. Common Phrases Your U528 has been preset with some commonly used phrases in inputting message, sending messages while making a call and auto replying. You can edit them if you want.
  • Page 83: Multimedia

    When you use the camera next time, it takes pictures with the resolution used last time. Select Options > Normal size or Screen size to switch between the two sizes. Introduction to the Screen Functions The screen function menu contains the following functions. HUAWEI...
  • Page 84 You can access the camera folder to view the existing pictures in Gallery the folder. Internal/External You can change the direction of viewfinder. view Self timer You can take pictures based on timing. The countdown time is 10 seconds. HUAWEI...
  • Page 85: Video Camera

    In the viewfinder mode, you can press to make video. Introduction to the Functions on Viewfinder Screen On the viewfinder screen, you can select Options > Internal view or Options > External view to change the direction of viewfinder. HUAWEI...
  • Page 86 Audio: to select whether to record audio while making video. Duration: to select the duration for making a video. Save to: to select to save your pictures in your phone or memory card. Reset: to restore the default settings of the video camera. HUAWEI...
  • Page 87: Voice Recorder

    While stopping shooting, you can select to delete or save the video file. The video files will be saved to Gallery > Videos > Video camera. Voice Recorder U528 enables you to record voice. You can set the duration for the recording. Select Multimedia > Voice recorder, and then press to enable the voice recorder.
  • Page 88: Viewing Images

    Internet and those attached to email. The phone supports images of various formats, including JPG, BMP, WBMP, PNG, GIF 87a/89a, GIF animation, BCI, and SVG.. Note: For those too large images of some format, the phone may not be able to display. HUAWEI...
  • Page 89: Images

    Then select Options and you can perform the following operations: cut picture, add text, and add frame. Set as the You can press the left function key and then select Wallpaper to set wallpaper this image as the wallpaper. HUAWEI...
  • Page 90: Playing Video

    Press the up scroll key to play the previous video file. Press the down scroll key to play the next video file. Press the right scroll key to fast forward the video file. Press the left scroll key to rewind the video file. HUAWEI...

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