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Table of Contents Your mobile ....................6 Multimedia applications ..............69 Keys and connectors ....................6 Camera...........................69 Getting started ......................8 Gallery ..........................72 Home screen .......................13 YouTube .........................75 Text input ....................22 Music ..........................76 Using the onscreen keyboard ................22 Google Maps ..................... 79 Text editing ........................23 Get My Location ......................79 Phone call, Call log and Contacts .............
Removing or installing the back cover Loudspeaker Back key If you have Vodafone 975, you can insert one of the supplied graphic sheet • Go back to the previous menu or screen. under the translucent cover before closing it. You can also use the template Multitask key provided to make your own graphics.
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Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Charging the battery Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the card, press and slide it out. Installing or removing the battery • Insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone cover.
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1.2.2 Power on your phone 1.2.4 Sleep mode Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, type in your PIN code if Press Application tab in home screen and set via Settings > Display > necessary and then confirm. The Home screen is displayed. Sleep, choose the time you want to.
Home screen 1.3.1 Using the touchscreen You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you Touch love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Press the To access an application, touch it with your finger. Home key to switch to the Home screen.
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Connected to VPN cable Alarm is set Battery is charging Disconnected from VPN Radio is on Signal strength Headset connected NFC is on Song is playing System update available USB tethering is on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on Vodafone 975N only.
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Notification panel Search by text Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Notification panel. Touch and a Touch Search bar from the Home screen or press the icon from other drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can open items and other applications screen.
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Draw your unlock pattern Touch to access "Google search" Touch to access "Camera" Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again To create a screen unlock PIN/Password 1.3.5 Personalize your home screen a Press the icon from the home screen, touch Settings, then touch Security >...
Text input 1.3.6 Application tab Touch from the Home screen to enter applications list. Using the onscreen keyboard To return to the Home screen, press the Home key. An onscreen keyboard will display automatically when a program requires you View Default/Most used/Recently installed applications to enter text or numbers.
Phone call, Call log 2.1.1 Android keyboard and Contacts Touch to enter text or numbers. Phone call 3.1.1 Placing a call You can easily launch a call using Phone. Enter this menu using one of the Long press to enter an accent of the letter. following two ways: •...
3.1.3 Calling your voicemail International call Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like To dial an international call, touch and hold to enter “+”, then enter the an answering machine that you can consult at any time. international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally To access your voicemail, touch and hold on Phone screen.
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3.1.6 Call settings To avoid misoperation on touchscreen during call, screen will be locked automatically when user put the phone close to ear, and it will be Press in Call log screen, access to Settings. unlocked when put the phone away. Use Call settings to configure normal phone call settings and other special 3.1.5 Managing multiple calls...
Quick responses Touch or touch & hold a contact or number to view information or further operations. • Touch Settings > Call settings > Other settings > Quick response. You can view detailed information of a call, launch a new call or send message •...
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Following actions are enabled: Add to/remove from Favourites You can also touch a contact to view details then touch to add the contact • Delete contact Selected and delete unwanted contacts. to favourites (the star will turn white in color). Contacts to display •...
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3.3.5 Importing , exporting and sharing contacts 3.3.7 Accounts From the Contacts screen, press the icon to open the contacts list option Contacts, data or other information can be synchronised from multiple menu, touch Import/Export, then select SIM card, Phone, Phone storage, accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone.
Google Messaging, Gmail/ Sending a text message Enter the mobile number of the recipient on the To bar or touch to add Email, Google Talk recipients, touch Type message bar to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch to send the text message.
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Attach options: Adding a slideshow • Pictures Access Gallery application or File manager to select a picture as attachment. • Capture picture Access Camera to capture a new picture for attaching. • Videos Access Gallery application or File manager to select Touch to go to previous or next slide.
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4.1.3 Adjust message settings Multimedia message (MMS) settings You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application screen, • Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each press the and touch Settings. multimedia message you send. •...
Gmail/Email To add a signature to emails, press the from inbox screen, and touch Settings, choose your account then select Signature. The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing Gmail or to create a new Email account. To receive and read your emails 4.2.1 Gmail...
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Managing Gmails by Label Gmail settings To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize them To manage Gmail settings, press the Menu key in Inbox screen and touch using a Label. Settings. To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, press the •...
Google Talk 4.2.2 Email Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate with Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or IMAP email your friends whenever they are connected to this service. accounts in your phone. To access this feature and sign in, touch the Application tab from the Home To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then screen, then touch Talk.
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4.3.1 Chatting with your friends 4.3.4 To manage your friends To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter your Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are message and finally touch Send. available for your choice: •...
Google Calendar & 5.1.2 To create new events You can add new events from any Calendar view. Alarm clock & Calculator a Press the from Calendar screen, and touch New event to access new event edit screen. b Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day event, Google Calendar you can select All day.
5.2.2 To adjust alarm settings Clock Press the from Alarms screen, then touch Settings. The following options Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. can now be adjusted: To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then •...
Getting connected To switch between panels, select one of the following two ways: • Touch and drag the basic screen to the left to open the Advanced panel. To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G networks or WI-FI, whichever is most convenient.
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To activate/deactivate Data roaming To add a Wi-Fi network When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. When Wi-Fi is on, you may add new Wi-Fi networks according to your preference. a Press the icon from the Home screen. a Press the icon from the Home screen.
Browser To find text on a web page a Press the from web page screen, then touch More > Find on page. Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. b Enter the text or phrase you want to find. To access this function,tap on the Home screen.
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6.2.3 Manage bookmarks Other options: • Refresh To refresh the current page (press on web page screen, then To bookmark a web page touch Refresh). a Open the web page you want to bookmark. • Close To close all tabs (press on web page screen, then touch b Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen, or press the Menu key...
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Touch and hold a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these additional Privacy & security options: • Clear cache Touch to clear locally cached content and • Share link To share the bookmark. databases. • Copy link URL To copy the bookmark link. •...
Connecting to Bluetooth devices To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device To exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that you can your phone with the Bluetooth device with which you want to exchange data. use to exchange data, or connect to other Bluetooth devices for various uses.
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection To disconnect: a Unmount the microSD card on your computer. You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via b Open the Notifications panel and touch USB debugging connected. a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
c Touch Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to change the network SSID or set your network To disconnect: security. a Open the Notifications panel and touch the resulting notification for the VPN d Touch Save. connection. To edit/delete a VPN Connecting to virtual private networks To edit a VPN: Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a Press the Menu key from the Home screen.
Multimedia applications To take a picture The screen acts as the viewfinder. First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, and touch icon to take the picture, which will be automatically saved. Camera To shoot a video Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting Switch Camera mode to Video mode or access Camcorder directly from the videos.
Gallery Video/Camcorder settings: • Microphone Touch to ON/OFF to turn on/off microphone when you Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback videos. In take a video. addition, a set of further operations to pictures and videos are available for •...
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To view a picture/play a video Working with pictures Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery. You can work with pictures by rotating or cropping them, sharing them with friends, setting them as contact ID or wallpaper, etc. Locate the picture you want to work on, press the from full-screen picture view.
7.3.1 Watch videos YouTube Touch a video to play it. YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, share and view videos. It supports a streaming function that allows you to Touch video playing screen to display playback controls with which you can start watching videos almost as soon as they begin downloading from the pause, or drag the progress bar to the point you want to watch.
7.4.1 Playing music 7.4.3 Working with playlists From any of the four library screens, touch a song to play it back. Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all the songs stored in the card. You can create a new playlist, add a song to the list, rearrange the order of the list, and delete or rename a playlist.
You can also zoom in/out by double-tapping a location on screen. Google Maps To clear the map history, press the Menu key and touch > Clear Map. Search for a location Get My Location a While viewing a map, touch and type the address you want to go.
Star a location Get driving, public transport or walking directions Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can star any position 8.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip on the map for later use. a Press the from maps screen.
8.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route more 8.4.5 Get an alternative route to your destination preferable or feasible to you If traffic is slow on your current route, or if you just want to try a different route, you can request an alternative route from Google Maps with turn-by-turn You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other Navigation service.
Join Latitude to see your friends' locations and To respond to an invitation, you can select one of the following: share yours with them • Accept and share You and your friend can share locations with each back other. With Google Latitude, you can: •...
Others 8.6.4 To connect with your friends Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy options. File Manager Show on map • Locate the friend's position on the map. To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then •...
Who to sync: account name, username and password are needed to Notes authenticate your identity To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then How to sync: available synchronisation types are two-way synchronisation, touch Notes. backup to server, restore from server, export to server, and import from server Use Notes to note down inspirations, ideas, excerpts, things to do and all those What to sync: supported synchronisation applications are Contacts and things you may want to keep for future reference.
Available options: To use it, you must plug in your headset, which works as an antenna connected with your phone. Search • Touch to search for channels Touch to open and view • RDS settings Mark the check box of Channel information and the saved channels list Alternative frequency Record FM...
10.1.3 Data usage Settings You may check the details of data usage, as well you can set mobile data limit to control. To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, 10.1.4 Airplane mode and touch Settings on applications list, or you can also press and hold the Multitask key from the Home screen and touch System settings.
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NFC Task Launcher. Network mode Your new Vodafone Smartphone comes with built-in Near Field Communication (or NFC for short), which can make your life easier. Touch to select you preferred network mode: WCDMA only, GSM only, GSM/ WCDMA atuo.
10.2 Sound 10.3 Display Use the Sound settings to configure many aspects of call and notification • Brightness Touch to adjust the brightness of the screen or ringtones, music, and other audio settings. select Automatic brightness. • Volume Orientation Touch to set volume for Incoming call, Media and •...
10.7 Location services Format SD card Permanently erases everything on a microSD card and prepares it for use with Use the Location service settings to set your preferences for using and sharing your phone. You must unmount a microSD card before you can format it. your location when your search for information and use location-aware applications, such as Google Maps.
10.8 Security 10.8.5 Credential storage Trusted credentials 10.8.1 Set up screen lock Mark the check box to allow applications to access your phone’s encrypted store • None Touch to disable screen unlock security. of secure certificates and related passwords and other credentials. Credential •...
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10.9.3 Voice search settings The Android keyboard settings apply to the onscreen keyboard that is included with your phone. The correction and capitalization features affect Touch to set Google voice recognition items: all languages (including English version) of the keyboard. Available options are as follows: Language •...
10.9.4 Text-to-speech settings 10.10 Backup and reset You use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech Back up my data synthesizer, for applications like TalkBack that can take advantage of it. Mark the check box to back up your phone’s settings and other application If you don’t have speech synthesizer data installed, only the Install voice data data to Google Servers, with your Google Account.
10.11 Accounts 10.12 Date & time Use the Accounts settings to add, remove, and manage your Google and other Use Date & time settings to customise your preferences for how date and time supported accounts. You also use these settings to control how and whether are displayed.
10.13 Accessibility • USB debugging: mark the check box to permit debugging tools on a computer to communicate with your phone via a USB connection. You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you • Stay awake: mark the check box to prevent the screen from dimming and have installed on your phone.
Android Manager • Sync You can download the Android Manager PC suite software for free from the It allows you to synchronise the Contacts and Calendar in Outlook/ Outlook website:www.vodafone.com/smart3 Express and handset. The PC suite includes: Supported Operating Systems •...
Product Safety Information Product Safety Information RF Exposure General Statement on RF energy Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits Pictograms and Graphic Symbols RF energy. When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits.
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Further information on this subject can be obtained from the WHO home page http:// www.who.int/peh-emf WHO Fact sheet 193: June 2000. Regulatory information The following approvals and notices apply in specific regions as noted. Vodafone 975: Vodafone 975N:...
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Distraction Demagnetisation Driving To avoid the risk of demagnetisation, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an close to your phone for a prolonged time. accident.
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Emergency Calls nterference This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee General statement on interference connection in all conditions. Therefore, you must never rely solely on any wireless phone Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, for emergency communications.
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DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The entire copy of the Declaration of Conformity for your telephone can be obtained through our website: http://www.vodafone.com/smart3 Protection against theft Your telephone is identified by an IMEI (phone serial number) shown on the packaging label and in the product’s memory.
2. The Battery has a limited warranty for twelve (12) months, and Charger for twenty-four (24) months against manufacturing defects. Other accessories 7. If the product is returned to Vodafone after the expiration of the warranty period, have a limited warranty for twenty-four (24) months against manufacturing Vodafone’s normal service policies shall apply and the Consumer will be charged...
Accessories Specifications The latest generation of Vodafone GSM mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree Processor MTK 6575 feature that allows you to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep their conversations confidential, an Platform Android 4.1...
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Battery • Recharge lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1500 mAh Expansion Slot microSD Memory card Special Features • 1.G-sensor • 2.E-compass • 3.Light and proximity sensor Note Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.