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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide HUAWEI Ascend G 300 Welcome to HUAWEI...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Read Before Proceeding ............1 1.1 Safety Precautions............... 1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security ........2 1.3 Legal Notice................. 3 2 Getting Started...............5 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips..........6 2.2 Important Information About the Battery........6 2.3 Power Saving Tips ..............7 2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ...........
  • Page 3 4.8 Deleting a Contact ..............22 4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts........22 4.10 Managing Groups ..............23 4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts..........23 4.12 Sending Contacts ..............24 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard..........24 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............24 5.2 Customizing Your Keyboard Settings ........26 6 Messaging ................26 6.1 SMS and MMS................
  • Page 4 10 Synchronizing Information ..........47 10.1 Managing Your Accounts............47 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization......49 11 Using Other Applications ...........50 11.1 AppInstaller................50 11.2 All Backup................50 11.3 Calendar .................. 50 11.4 File Manager................52 11.5 Clock..................54 11.6 Calculator................. 55 11.7 Notes ..................

  • Page 5: Read Before Proceeding

    1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom.

  • Page 6: Personal Information And Data Security

    Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.

  • Page 7: Legal Notice

    • Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. • Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application providers. • Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third- party may be able to share your location information.

  • Page 8: Trademarks And Permissions

    Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers, or the interruption or termination of third-party contents or services.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation.

  • Page 10: Key Functions At Your Fingertips

    software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. • When your mobile phone is powered on, press and hold the button to display the options menu from where you can power the mobile phone off or perform some shortcut operations.

  • Page 11: Power Saving Tips

    • The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and the age of the battery. • When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and display a message. When the battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically.

  • Page 12: Power On Or Off Your Mobile Phone

    2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2.4.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press and hold If you have protected your mobile phone with a personal identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone.

  • Page 13: Using The Touchscreen

    2.5 Using the Touchscreen 2.5.1 Touchscreen Actions • Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or start an application. • Touch and hold: Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds.

  • Page 14: Home Screen

    2.6.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the unlocking icon to the small open lock, the screen is unlocked. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it.

  • Page 15: Notification And Status Icons

    2.7.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPRS GPRS in use mobile network Connected to EDGE EDGE in use mobile network Connected to 3G mobile 3G in use network Connected to HSDPA HSDPA in use mobile network Roaming Airplane mode Receiving location data...

  • Page 16: Notification Panel

    New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network Upcoming event available Uploading Downloading Phone storage space is Sign-in or synchronization getting low problem Preparing the mircoSD More undisplayed card notifications Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on USB tethering on Connected to a VPN...

  • Page 17: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen

    Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up to close it. 2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 10:23 Flick your finger left or Touch to view thumbnails right across the Home of the Home screen and its screen.

  • Page 18: Application Screen

    Removing an Icon from the Home Screen 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen that you want to remove until your mobile phone vibrates. 2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. Wait until the item and the trash can turn red.

  • Page 19: Using A Microsd Card

    2.8.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen 1. On the application screen, touch 2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen. 3. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired location, and then release it. To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3.

  • Page 20: Calling

    3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You can also set up conference calls with several participants.

  • Page 21: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved the caller’s number in People, the caller's name and number are displayed. If the caller’s number is not saved in People, the caller’s number is displayed.

  • Page 22: Other Operations During A Call

    3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers.

  • Page 23: Using Airplane Mode

    3.4.1 Adding an Entry to People 1. On the Home screen, touch > Phone. 2. Touch to display the call log. 3. Touch the entry you want to add to your People. 4. Touch Add to contacts. 5. Touch CREATE NEW CONTACT or scroll through the contact list and touch an existing contact name to add the number to that contact.

  • Page 24: Importing Contacts From A Sim Card

    4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 1. In the contacts list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Copy from SIM card. 3. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Touch one contact to import that contact individually to your mobile phone, or touch SELECT ALL to import all contacts to your mobile phone.

  • Page 25: Editing A Contact

    4.6 Editing a Contact You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time. 1. In the contacts list, touch the contact whose details you want to edit, and then touch 2. Touch the category of contact information you wish to change: name, phone number, email address, or any other information you recorded earlier.

  • Page 26: Deleting A Contact

    4.8 Deleting a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch the contact that you want to delete, and then touch > Delete. 2. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact. 4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts You can back up contacts from your phone to a microSD card, or synchronize phone contacts with a server using your Google account.

  • Page 27: Managing Groups

    4.10 Managing Groups 4.10.1 Creating a Group 1. On the Home screen, touch > People, and then touch 2. Touch in the group list. 3. Enter the name you want to assign to the group. 4. Touch DONE to save the group. You can add only contacts saved in the phone memory to a group.

  • Page 28: Sending Contacts

    4.11.1 Joining Contacts 1. On the Home screen, touch > People. 2. Touch a duplicated contact. 3. Touch Manage joined contacts, and then touch Add contact. 4. Select the contact to be joined to combine two duplicate contacts. Two contacts will be joined together and displayed as one contact. Touch the contact to view the joined information.

  • Page 29: Choosing An Input Method

    5.1.1 Choosing an Input Method 1. When the keyboard is displayed, the keyboard icon is shown on the notification bar. Flick the notification bar downwards to open the notification panel. 2. Touch Select input method. 3. Select the desired input method. You can also change the default input method.

  • Page 30: Customizing Your Keyboard Settings

    5.1.3 Using the Landscape Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout. 5.2 Customizing Your Keyboard Settings 1.

  • Page 31: Creating And Sending A Multimedia Message

    4. When you are ready to send the message, touch Sent and received messages will be displayed in a message thread and grouped together in a conversation. 6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special. You can record a message and send it as an audio file, for example, sing "Happy Birthday"...

  • Page 32: Email

    6.1.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view. 2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message. 6.1.5 Replying to a Message 1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it. 2.

  • Page 33: Switching Between Email Accounts

    Adding Other Email Accounts 1. After creating your initial email account, touch on the Inbox screen, and then touch Settings to access the accounts screen. 2. On the accounts screen, touch ADD ACCOUNT to create another email account. When the additional account is created, you can choose which account from which to send your emails.

  • Page 34: Getting Connected

    6.2.6 Replying to an Email Message 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the email message to which you want to reply. 2. Touch > Reply all to reply to the email message. 6.2.7 Deleting an Email Account 1. On the Inbox screen, touch >...

  • Page 35: Wi-Fi

    7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More... > Mobile networks. 3. Touch Network operators or Access Point Names to check the network connection. Your phone will automatically read the access point settings from the SIM/USIM card (if any).

  • Page 36: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection

    • If you select an open network, your mobile phone will automatically connect to • If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and it is the first time that you have connected to it, enter the password as prompted, and then touch Connect.

  • Page 37: Browser

    7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB. You cannot share your phone’s data connection and access its microSD card via USB at the same time.

  • Page 38: Setting A Home Page

    • Touch the cross sign (x) to close that page. • Touch (+) to open a new browser window. Touch to open the browser options menu and perform one of the following operations: • Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks. • Refresh: Touch to refresh the current webpage. •...

  • Page 39: Bluetooth

    Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , then Bookmarks On the BOOKMARKS screen, touch the HISTORY tab to view the pages you have visited, or touch SAVED PAGES to view saved pages. 2. Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open. 7.4.5 Customizing Browser Settings Customize the browser to suit your browsing style.

  • Page 40: Entertainment

    • Object Push Profile (OPP): allows you to transfer files over a Bluetooth connection. • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP): allows you to use a stereo Bluetooth headset. • A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP): allows you to remotely control audio playing using a Bluetooth headset.

  • Page 41: Taking Photos And Recording Videos

    8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos. 8.1.1 Opening Your Camera • Touch > Camera to open the camera. • Touch to close the camera.

  • Page 42: Using The Gallery

    • Touch > to send the photo via Bluetooth. • Touch > to send the photo via a multimedia message. 8.1.4 Recording a Video 1. Open the camera application, and then switch it to camcorder mode. 2. If necessary, change the camcorder settings. 3.

  • Page 43: Dts Envelo

    8.2.2 Viewing a Picture 1. In Gallery, touch the folder that contains the pictures you want to view. 2. Touch the picture to view it in full-screen mode. The picture viewer supports the automatic rotation function. When you rotate your mobile phone, the picture adjusts itself to the rotation. 8.2.3 Rotating a Picture 1.

  • Page 44: Google Services

    8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1. On the Home screen, touch > FM Radio to open the application. 2. The first time you open FM radio, touch Auto tuning, which automatically scans for available FM channels, saves them as presets, and plays the first FM channel found.

  • Page 45: Creating A Google Account

    9.1 Creating a Google Account If you do not have a Google account, you can create one: 1. After reading the setup information, touch New. 2. Enter the first name, last name, and then touch Next. 3. Enter the user name for your Google account, and then touch Next. The mobile phone will connect to a Google server to check whether the username is available.

  • Page 46: Creating And Sending An Email

    9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email 1. In the mail list, touch 2. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with commas. You can add as many message recipients as you want.

  • Page 47: Google Talk

    9.3 Google TalK Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 9.3.1 Opening Google Talk On the Home screen, touch > Talk to open the application.

  • Page 48: Maps

    9.3.5 Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages Whenever you receive an instant message, your mobile phone can play a sound, vibrate, or display an icon. To set up one of these handy notifications, start in the friends list, and then touch >...

  • Page 49: Youtube

    9.4.2 Opening Maps On the Home screen, touch > Maps to open the application. 9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest 1. On the map, touch 2. Enter the place you want to search for in the search box, and then touch the Search icon.

  • Page 50: Play Store

    9.5.3 Sharing a Video From the video list on the YouTube screen, select a video clip and touch to share the video. 9.6 Play Store Android Play Store provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. 9.6.1 Opening Play Store 1.

  • Page 51: Synchronizing Information

    3. To check the progress of a download, open the notification panel. Most applications are installed within seconds. To stop an application from downloading, touch the cross (x). After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone, the content download icon appears in the notification bar.

  • Page 52: Adding An Account

    10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account, the People application compares contacts from the newly synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in People. While it is presented as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged.

  • Page 53: Customizing Your Account Synchronization

    10.1.3 Removing an Account You can remove an account, deleting it and all information associated with it from your mobile phone, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. You cannot, however, remove some accounts, such as the first account you signed into on the mobile phone.

  • Page 54: Using Other Applications

    11 Using Other Applications 11.1 AppInstaller You can use this installer to install more than one applications at a time. 11.1.1 Install Applications AppInstaller. Then the installer will scan and 1. On the Home screen, touch > display all the applications (.apk files) in the microSD card. 2.

  • Page 55: Opening Calendar

    11.3.1 Opening Calendar On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open the application. 11.3.2 Creating an Event 1. In any calendar view, touch , and then touch New event. If you have more than one calendar, select the calendar where you want to save the event.

  • Page 56: File Manager

    11.3.4 Setting Synchronization and Display The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed to for each account that is configured to synchronize events to your phone, organized by account. (Calendars for accounts you have configured not to synchronize Calendar events are not included in the list.) 1.

  • Page 57: Creating A Folder

    11.4.1 Opening File Manager On the Home screen, touch > File Manager to open the application. Before performing operations on the SD card list, ensure that a microSD card is inserted. 11.4.2 Creating a Folder 1. On the File Manager screen, touch Internal or SD card. 2.

  • Page 58: Clock

    11.4.5 Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files and folders into .zip files, but can extract both .zip and .rar files. Compressing Files 1. On the File Manager screen, touch Internal or SD card, and then touch >...

  • Page 59: Calculator

    11.5.2 Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms. Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch Add alarm. 2. Set the alarm, and then touch OK. Setting an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch one of the alarms on the screen. 2.

  • Page 60: Notes

    11.7 Notes Notes features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Notes to open the application. 2. Touch to create a note. 3. Touch to save the note. 11.8 Weather Clock You can use Weather Clock to check the date and time of cities around the world, to get the latest weather of any city in any time and to share weather information with...

  • Page 61: Managing Your Mobile Phone

    11.8.3 Changing a City 1. On the weather clock screen, touch > Change city. 2. Select a city from the Popular cities list, or search for another city by entering its name in the search field. 11.8.4 Sharing Weather Information 1.

  • Page 62: Setting The Display

    12.2 Setting the Display 12.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Brightness. If you want to adjust the screen brightness manually, first clear the Automatic brightness checkbox. 2. Drag the slider left to make the screen darker, or right to make it brighter. 3.

  • Page 63: Setting Phone Services

    12.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound > Phone ringtone. 2. In the displayed list, select an option: • Ringtone: Select a preinstalled ringtone. The ringtone plays when selected. • Local music: Select the music stored in the phone or on the microSD card. The music plays when selected.

  • Page 64: Configuring Text-To-Speech

    12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech Use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of this feature. 12.5.1 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Language & input > Text-to-speech output > Speech rate.

  • Page 65: Managing Applications

    12.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN to lock your phone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Security > Screen lock > PIN. 2. Enter at least four characters. 3. Touch Continue. 4.

  • Page 66: Resetting Your Mobile Phone

    2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninstall. 12.7.3 Moving an Application to the microSD Card Some applications are designed to be stored on your phone’s USB storage or microSD card (depending on the model of your phone), rather than in its internal storage.

  • Page 67: Online Update

    12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to its factory settings, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google account, any other accounts that you have configured, your system and application settings, and any applications you have installed will be erased.
  • Page 68 Insert the microSD card into your mobile phone and find the .vcf file using File Manager. Touch the .vcf file. The mobile phone displays a message asking whether you want to import the contacts. Touch OK to import the contacts. Compatibility problems may occur with .vcf files created by different phones, and certain contact information may be lost when contacts are imported.
  • Page 69 How Do I Hide the Keyboard? Touch to hide the keyboard. How Do I Forward a Message? On the message viewing screen, touch and hold a message, and then select Forward from the displayed menu. Why Am I Unable to Use Navigation? Navigation is unavailable in some countries or regions.
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