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  • Page 1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Foreword ....................... 1 First-class functions ..................2 Easy Key ........................2 Safe ..........................2 New camera modes ....................... 2 Launching the camera from gallery ................3 Thumb mode ......................... 3 Getting started ....................5 Your phone at a glance ....................5 Navigation bar .......................
  • Page 3 Contact groups ......................26 Messaging and email ................... 28 Sending a text message ....................28 Replying to a message ....................28 Managing messages ....................28 Adding an email account ..................... 29 Sending an email ......................30 Checking your emails ....................30 Setting up an account ....................
  • Page 4 FM radio ........................50 Phone settings ..................... 52 Turning on location services ..................52 Modifying sound settings .................... 52 Modifying display settings ................... 53 Changing the lock screen style ..................53 Turning on or off airplane mode .................. 54 Setting the PIN of your SIM card ................. 54 Setting up an account ....................

  • Page 5: Foreword

    Foreword Please read this guide carefully before you start using the phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be supported by all phones.

  • Page 6: First-Class Functions

    First-class functions Easy Key The Easy key is a multi-functional key on the left side of your phone. Different gestures you perform with the Easy key will launch different functions. It's completely customizable so you can define what each gesture does. To customize the Easy key, go to >...

  • Page 7: Launching The Camera From Gallery

    Touch to switch to the front camera. Touch > to turn on the front flash. Touch to start shooting. Time-lapse mode Use this mode to create an accelerated video of a slow-changing scene, such as the sunset or sunrise. On the home screen, touch Swipe left or right to select Time-lapse.
  • Page 8 Shifting keyboard On the home screen, touch Under All, touch One-hand UI > Shifting keyboard. Enable Shifting keyboard. You can then touch the arrow on either side of the screen to move the keyboard, dialer, or in-call menu to the side within reach. Moving the screen down On the contacts, dialer, messaging, or email screen, if you can't reach items near the top of the screen, touch the upper half of the screen and drag down and release (after 1 second) to...

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Getting started Your phone at a glance Headset jack Power button Volume button Front camera Front flash Earpiece Light sensor Easy key Microphone Speaker Micro USB port Camera Microphone Dual color temperature flash...

  • Page 10: Navigation Bar

    Navigation bar Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are running. Touch to return to the home screen.  Touch and hold to open search bar.  Touch to display the list of recently used applications. Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen.

  • Page 11: Dual-Card Settings

    Dual-card settings Enabling or disabling a SIM card You can install two SIM cards on your phone and use one or both of them at the same time. When you do not need to use a SIM card, disable it. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Dual card management.

  • Page 12: Touchscreen Gestures

    Touchscreen gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example touch an application to select or open it. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.
  • Page 13 On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Motion control. On the Motion control screen, select an option, and select a motion to enable it. Flip: Mute sounds and stop vibration from incoming calls, alarms, and timers.  Shake: Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode. Shake ...

  • Page 14: Status Icons

    Status icons Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider. Signal strength No signal Enhanced Data Rates for GSM GPRS network connected Evolution (EDGE) network connected 4G network connected 3G network connected (for CUN-L01&L02&L22&L21) High Speed Packet Access Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network connected (HSPA+) network connected...

  • Page 15: Navigation Bar Settings

    Navigation bar settings On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Navigation bar. Select one of the virtual navigation bars to customize your navigation bar. If you select a navigation bar containing , you can touch to quickly open your notification panel.

  • Page 16: Taking A Screenshot

    Auto-rotate screen If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views. Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Under Shortcuts, touch Auto-rotate to enable or disable the auto-rotate screen function.

  • Page 17: Managing Home Screens

    Managing home screens On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Setting default home screen: Touch at the top of the screen and set the current  screen as the default home screen. Moving a home screen: Touch and hold a home screen until the screen is highlighted, ...

  • Page 18: Notification

    Notification Notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Flick left or right to switch between the notifications and shortcuts tabs. Touch to view the notification details and flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it. Touch to delete all notifications.

  • Page 19: Personalizing Your Phone

    Viewing recently used applications Touch to display the list of recently used applications. You can then: Touch an application's thumbnail to open it.  Flick left or right to display recently used applications.  Flick up on an application thumbnail to close it. ...

  • Page 20: Texting

    Touch and customize the theme style, wallpaper, and more.  Touch Changing the wallpaper Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode. Touch Wallpapers. On the Wallpapers screen, you can: Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock screen. ...

  • Page 21: Selecting An Input Method

    To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch  Selecting an input method On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Under Notifications, touch Select input method. Select a keyboard. To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen.

  • Page 22: Calls And Contacts

    Calls and contacts Making a call Smart dialing Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. On the home screen, touch Under Dialer, enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number.

  • Page 23: Making An Emergency Call

    Making an emergency call In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card. However, you must still be in the coverage area. On the home screen, touch Under Dialer, enter your local emergency number, and then touch For some phone models, you can make an emergency call even on the lock screen.

  • Page 24: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone. When the screen is locked, you can: Drag right to answer the call.  Drag left to reject the call. ...

  • Page 25: What You Can Do During A Call

    What you can do during a call Touch to place the current call on hold, and then touch again to resume the call. Touch to start a three-way call. Before you use three-way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider.

  • Page 26: Answering A Third-Party Call

    Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have turned on call waiting. If a call comes in when you are already in another call, touch to answer the new call and place the first call on hold. To switch between the two calls, touch Making a conference call Making conference calls with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy with your phone.

  • Page 27: Turning On Pocket Mode

    Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and then touch Delete entry > Delete  to delete the call record. Touch > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously.  Turning on pocket mode If you're ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, try turning on pocket mode.

  • Page 28: Managing Contacts

    Managing contacts Creating a contact On the home screen, touch Touch Touch the save location you want for the contact in the drop-down list box. . Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch Editing a contact On the home screen, touch Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, and then touch Edit.

  • Page 29: Importing Contacts From A Sim Card

    Importing Contacts from a SIM card On the home screen, touch Touch > Import/Export > Import from SIM card. If your phone support dual cards, you can select which card you want to export your contacts to. Touch the contacts you want to import or touch Select all to select all contacts, and then touch IMPORT.

  • Page 30: Adding A Contact To Your Favorites

    Exporting contacts to a SIM card On the home screen, touch Touch > Import/Export > Export to SIM card. If your phone support dual cards, you can select which card you want to export your contacts to. Touch the contacts you want to import or touch Select all to select all contacts, and then touch Export.

  • Page 31: Editing A Contact Group

    Editing a contact group On the home screen, touch Touch GROUPS and select the group you want to edit. Touch and add new members to the group. Touch . You can then: Touch Remove members and remove a member from the group. ...

  • Page 32: Messaging And Email

    Messaging and email Sending a text message On the home screen, touch In the message list, touch Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. You can also touch to enter the contact list screen and choose a contact or contact group. Touch the text field to write your message.

  • Page 33: Adding An Email Account

    On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. Touch and hold the message you want to add to your favorites, and touch > Copy to Favorites. In the list of message threads, touch >...

  • Page 34: Sending An Email

    Adding an Exchange account Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft to implement communication inside an enterprise. Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families. Certain parameters must be set when you add an Exchange email account. For details, contact your email service provider.

  • Page 35: Setting Up An Account

    Setting up an account Switching between email accounts If you have logged into multiple email accounts on your phone, switch to the one you want to use before you view or send emails. On the home screen, touch On the Inbox screen, touch on the upper left corner to open the account list.

  • Page 36: Camera And Gallery

    Camera and gallery Capture screen Touch to set the flash mode. Flick left or right to switch the capture mode. Touch to view your photos and videos. Touch to take your photo.  Touch and hold to take burst shots, and release your finger to stop. ...

  • Page 37: Taking A Photo

    Taking a photo On the home screen, touch Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will automatically determine a focus point. You can also touch a point on the screen to focus the camera on it. If the frame turns red, the camera was unable to focus. Adjust the frame until the camera is able to focus.

  • Page 38: All Focus Mode

    Touch to start shooting. Follow the onscreen instructions and move your phone slowly to capture multiple photos. Touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panorama photo. Using best photo mode On the home screen, touch Touch >...

  • Page 39: Shooting A Video

    Touch to enter the all focus editing mode. Touch another area of the photo that you want to focus on. Touch Shooting a video On the home screen, touch Flick left or right to shift to Video mode. Touch to start video shooting. When recording, touch to pause the recording, and touch to continue.

  • Page 40: Editing A Photo

    View the album in timeline mode and touch > Slideshow. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow. Editing a photo You can adjust the photo brightness, saturation, and size in the photo. On the home screen, touch Touch the photo you want to edit, and touch You can: Touch to rotate the picture.

  • Page 41: Setting A Photo As The Wallpaper

    Setting a photo as the wallpaper On the home screen, touch Choose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper. Touch > Set as and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as the wallpaper.

  • Page 42: Music And Video

    Music and video Listening to music On the home screen, touch Select a category. Touch the song you want to play. Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface. Creating a playlist On the home screen, touch Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. Name the playlist and touch Save.

  • Page 43: Playing A Video

    Playing a video On the home screen, touch Touch the video you want to play. To stop the video playback, touch Touch to lock the screen. After the screen is locked, you will not be able to perform any operations on the video playing interface. Flick left or right to forward or replay the video.

  • Page 44: Network And Sharing

    Network and sharing Turning on mobile data On the home screen, touch then the All tab. Under Wireless & networks, touch More. Touch Mobile networks. Touch Mobile Data to enable your phone's mobile data service. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage.

  • Page 45: Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection

    Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Wi-Fi hotspot Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. Under Wireless & networks, touch More. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to turn Wi-Fi hotspot on.

  • Page 46: Transferring Data Through Bluetooth

    Transferring data through Bluetooth Turning on Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another Bluetooth device On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Bluetooth. Touch Turn on Bluetooth to turn on Bluetooth. Then your phone will automatically search for and display available Bluetooth devices. Touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair your phone with it.

  • Page 47: Transferring Data Between Your Phone And Computer

    Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct Before you use Wi-Fi Direct to connect two devices, ensure that you have turned on the Wi-Fi network connection on both devices. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch the Wi-Fi. Touch Wi-Fi to enable the Wi-Fi. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to search for available devices.
  • Page 48 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Set USB connected to Files. Any drivers required will be installed automatically on the computer. After the driver is installed, open the new drive and begin transferring media files between your phone and computer.

  • Page 49: Applications

    Applications Managing applications Downloading applications A wide selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can: Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone.  Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to your phone. ...

  • Page 50: Backup

    Select the data you want to restore, and touch Restore. Phone Manager Phone Manager is Huawei's unique system management application that lets you better protect and manage your phone. With Phone Manager, you can: Scan for problems and clean system trash to optimize your system.

  • Page 51: Calendar

    Touch Storage cleaner to scan the cache, clean system trash, and remove  infrequently-used applications. Power saving On the home screen, touch Touch Power saving to check your phone's power consumption and extend your phone's standby time. You can switch to different power saving modes as required. Harassment filter On the home screen, touch .

  • Page 52: Clock

    On the Calendar screen, you can: Touch Month, Week, and Day to switch between month, week, and day views.  On the month view, flick left or right to switch between months.  On the week view, flick left or right to switch between weeks. ...

  • Page 53: Weather

    Stopwatch On the home screen, touch Under Stopwatch, touch to start timing. Touch to record multiple laps. Touch to stop the stopwatch. Touch to clear all stopwatch records. Timer On the home screen, touch Under Timer, drag the red dot to set the countdown time. Touch to set a tone for the timer.

  • Page 54: Note

    Updating the weather On the home screen, touch Tools > Weather. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. Flick down from the top of your screen to manually update the weather. You can also set the weather to automatic update mode. Touch >...

  • Page 55: Listening To Fm Radio

    Listening to FM radio On the home screen, touch Tools > FM Radio. Touch to enable or disable the speaker. Touch to add the current station to your favorites. Touch to turn on or off the FM radio. Touch to return to the previous station. Touch to go to the next station.

  • Page 56: Phone Settings

    Phone settings Turning on location services Before you use a map or navigation application, make sure you have turned on location services. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Location access. Touch to turn on your phone's location services. Touch Location Mode.

  • Page 57: Modifying Display Settings

    Modifying display settings On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Display. On the Display screen, you can: Touch Color temperature to adjust the screen color temperature. To manually adjust the  color temperature, clear the Default check box. Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers. ...

  • Page 58: Turning On Or Off Airplane Mode

    Setting a screen unlock PIN On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords. Touch Password > PIN. Enter at least four digits and then enter them again for confirmation. Setting a screen unlock password On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Screen lock &...

  • Page 59: Setting Up An Account

    Touch Set up SIM card lock. Touch Lock SIM card. If your phone has dual cards, You can set individual PINs for each card respectively. Enter your PIN, and touch OK. Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN. Generally, SIM cards only allow a limited number of consecutive retries if an incorrect PIN is entered.

  • Page 60: Restoring Factory Settings

    Restoring factory settings Restoring your phone to the factory settings erases all your personal data from phone storage, including information about your accounts, your system and application settings, and downloaded applications. Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Backup &...

  • Page 61: Changing The System Language

    Touch the Automatic time zone switch to use the network time zone.  Touch the Use 24-hour format switch to switch between 24-hour and 12-hour formats.  Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed. ...

  • Page 62: Accessibility

    Disabling privacy protection On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Security. Touch Privacy protection. Enter the owner password, and then touch Next. Disable Privacy protection. After privacy protection is disabled, the owner password will function as the screen unlock password and the guest password will become invalid. Accessibility You can turn on or off accessibility features, such as zoom magnification and large font.

  • Page 63: Safety Information

    Safety information This section contains important information about the operation of your device. It also contains information about how to use the device safely. Read this information carefully before using your device. Electronic device Do not use your device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the device if doing so causes danger or interference with other electronic devices.

  • Page 64: Traffic Security

    the risk of explosion or fire. In addition, follow the instructions indicated in text or symbols. Do not store or transport the device in containers with flammable liquids, gases, or  explosives. Traffic security Observe local laws and regulations while using the device. To reduce the risk of accidents, ...

  • Page 65: Charger Safety

    Do not place sharp metal objects, such as pins, near the earpiece or speaker. The earpiece  may attract these objects and result in injury. Stop using your device or applications for a while if the device is overheated. If skin is ...

  • Page 66: Battery Safety

    If the power cable is damaged (for example, the cord is exposed or broken), or the plug  loosens, stop using it at once. Continued use may lead to electric shocks, short circuits, or fire. Do not touch the power cord with wet hands or pull the power cord to disconnect the ...

  • Page 67: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Do not allow children or pets to bite or suck the battery. Doing so may result in damage or  explosion. Do not smash or pierce the battery, or expose it to high external pressure. Doing so may  lead to a short circuit or overheating. Do not drop the device or battery.

  • Page 68: Emergency Calls

    Emergency calls The availability of emergency calls is subject to your cellular network quality, service provider policy, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your device for critical communications like medical emergencies.

  • Page 69: Legal Notice

    Huawei does not own the intellectual property of the third-party software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei will not provide any warranty of any kind for third-party software and applications. Neither will Huawei provide support to customers who use third-party software and applications, nor be responsible or liable for the functions or performance of third-party software and applications.
  • Page 70 Huawei shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party works in any form, including but not limited to texts, images, videos, or software etc.
  • Page 71 Privacy Policy To better understand how we protect your personal information, please see the privacy policy at http://consumer.huawei.com/privacy-policy.
  • Page 72 Google account your phone last logged in to on the startup navigation screen for identity authentication. Your phone can properly power on only after the identity authentication passes. Model: HUAWEI CUN-U29 HUAWEI CUN-L01 HUAWEI CUN-L02 HUAWEI CUN-L21...

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