Contents Foreword Safety precautions Preparations Your phone at a glance Inserting a SIM/USIM card Inserting a microSD card Installing the battery Charging the battery Powering your phone on and off Getting started Gestures Locking and unlocking the screen Getting to know your home screen Using the notification panel Accessing applications Texting...
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Making emergency calls Using dual-microphone noise reduction Other call services People Creating a contact Searching for a contact Importing or exporting contacts Adding a contact to your favorites Deleting a contact Sharing contacts Contact groups Messaging Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Replying to a message Searching for a message...
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Setting up a Wi-Fi connection Wi-Fi Direct Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Controlling your data usage Sharing data Bluetooth DLNA Connecting your phone to a computer File Manager Creating a folder Searching for a file Copying or cutting a file Compressing or decompressing files Renaming a file Deleting a file...
Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G700 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Please read it carefully before you start using the phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary.
Safety precautions Safety precautions Please read these safety precautions carefully before operating your phone. Do not crush, throw, or puncture your phone. Avoid dropping, squeezing, or bending it also. Your phone is not meant for use in a damp environment, such as the bathroom.
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Safety precautions Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions. Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices. Respect the privacy and legal rights of others when using your phone. To prevent damage to your phone or your computer, follow all instructions pertaining to the USB cable.
Preparations Preparations Your phone at a glance Earpiece Front camera Volume button Back Home Menu Speaker Power button Proximity sensor/light Status indicator sensor Noise reduction Headset jack microphone Rear camera Flashlight Micro USB port Microphone...
Preparations Buttons • When your phone is powered off, press and hold to power it on. • From any screens, press to turn on or off the screen. When the screen is turned on, press and hold to display an option menu. •...
Preparations Inserting a microSD card You can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card. Follow the operations in the figure below to install a microSD card. To remove a microSD card: On the home screen, touch Under DEVICE, touch Storage. Touch Unmount SD card.
Preparations Align the battery's metal contacts with those of the battery compartment, and press the other end of the battery to clip it into the battery compartment. Close the battery cover. Charging the battery Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a power outlet, or use the USB cable to connect your phone to a computer.
Preparations Battery indicator The battery indicator shows your phone's battery level. • Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 10%. • Steady red (when charging): The battery level is lower than 10%. • Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is higher than 10%. •...
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Preparations • To power off your phone, press and hold to display an option menu, and then touch Power off.
Getting started Getting started Gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example, touch to select an item or open an application. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold an application, widget, or blank area to display the related option menu.
Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable operations when you are not using it, but also protects it from unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section.
Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below.
Getting started Silence mode enabled Vibration mode enabled Alarms enabled Headset plugged in Charging Battery low Battery full Missed calls Call in progress New emails New messages New voicemail Uploading data Downloading data Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Phone memory full Connected to a VPN Connected to a Wi-Fi Wi-Fi network available...
Getting started Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. Press and the volume down button simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the screenshot.
Getting started Touch to delete all notifications. Touch to open the notification panel shortcuts. Then, touch a shortcut to access its settings or enable or disable the corresponding function. Touch an application to open it and flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it.
Language & input > Default to select an input method. Huawei input method Slide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY and 9-key keyboards. Touch to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and caps lock.
Touch to switch the input language. When you are typing in English, touch to switch between QWERTY and 9-key keyboards. Huawei input method Touch to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and caps lock. *#12 Touch to enter numbers.
Getting started Android input method • Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. • Quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock. ?123 Touch to enter numbers and symbols. • Touch to switch to voice input. • Touch and hold to open the Input options menu.
Getting started • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box. • Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. •...
Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. Changing the theme On the home screen, touch Select a theme and touch APPLY to apply it. Customizing a theme From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE CURRENT THEME.
Personalizing your phone Touch Transitions. Select a home screen transition effect. Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box.
Personalizing your phone Organizing home screen icons using folders Creating a folder on the home screen On the home screen, drag an item onto another one to create a folder containing both of them. You can then: • Touch the folder name to rename it. •...
Personalizing your phone Touch Touch to customize to enter editing mode. Touch for the widget unit you wish to remove. When you are done, touch Done. Adding a widget unit Touch and hold Me Widget until your phone vibrates. Release your finger. Touch Touch to customize to enter editing mode.
Personalizing your phone Adding a home screen On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. Touch Thumbnails. Touch to add a home screen. Deleting a home screen Only blank home screens can be deleted. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen...
Personalizing your phone Touch to set volumes, phone ringtone and so on. Deleting a profile Preset profiles cannot be deleted. On the home screen, touch Under DEVICE, touch Audio profiles. Touch and hold the profile you want to delete. Touch Delete. Touch OK.
Personalizing your phone Changing the font size On the home screen, touch Under DEVICE, touch Display. Touch Font size and select a font size. Setting the screen unlock method Face unlock Enable your data service before using face unlock for the first time. On the home screen, touch Under PERSONAL, touch Security.
Personalizing your phone If you draw incorrect patterns five consecutive times, the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able to make emergency calls during this time. Unlocking the screen with a PIN On the home screen, touch Under PERSONAL, touch Security.
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Personalizing your phone In the displayed dialog box, perform either of the following operations: • Select the Automatic brightness check box to have your phone automatically adjust its screen brightness based on the ambient light. • Drag the slider left to reduce the screen brightness or drag it right to increase the screen brightness.
Calls Calls Smart dialing In addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. On the home screen, touch Enter a phone number or the initials or first several letters of a contact name.
Calls • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch > Settings > Additional settings > Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent. Viewing the call log On the home screen, touch to display your recent calls above the dialer.
Calls Touch to end the call. Touch to display the dialer. Touch > to display a note. Touch > to display the contact list. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Ongoing call.
Calls Making emergency calls 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 under the coverage area. On the home screen, touch Enter your local emergency number and touch Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment, service provider policies, and local laws and regulations.
Calls Enabling call forwarding Too busy to answer all your calls with one phone? Forward them to another number and never miss an important call again! On the home screen, touch Touch > Settings. Touch Voice call > Call forwarding. Select a forwarding mode.
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Calls Enter your voicemail number, and touch OK. To listen to your voicemail messages, touch and hold the 1 key on the dialer and follow the voice instructions.
People People Forget about lugging around business card holders. With your phone, you can easily store and manage your contacts in your new phone. Creating a contact On the home screen, touch then the tab. Touch Select an account. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch another field to enter more information.
People On the home screen, touch Touch > Import/export > Card. Touch Next and select the account where you want to import the contacts. Touch Next, and choose the .vcf file you want to import from the displayed dialog box. Touch OK.
People Deleting a contact On the home screen, touch then the tab. Touch > Delete contact. Select a contact and touch OK. Touch OK. Sharing contacts You can share contacts in .vcf format in many ways. On the home screen, touch then the tab.
People Touch and hold the contact group you wish to edit. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit. Rename the group or manage group members. Touch DONE. Sending messages or emails to a contact group On the home screen, touch then tab.
Messaging Messaging Sending a text message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. Write your message. When you are done, touch Sending a multimedia message Make sure your data service is on before you try to send multimedia messages.
Messaging Replying to a message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. Touch the text field to write your reply. When you are done, touch Searching for a message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch...
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Messaging Touch and hold the message you wish to forward. From the displayed option menu, choose Forward. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. When you are done, touch Locking a message You can lock important messages to avoid deleting them by mistake.
Messaging From the displayed option menu, touch Delete. Modifying message settings On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch Touch Settings. Change the message tone and more.
Browser Browser Your phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-to- date news and information. Staying connected has never been easier. Browsing web pages On the home screen, touch Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type.
Browser On the Browser screen, touch Touch Bookmarks/History. Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark. Edit the bookmark, for example, rename it. Touch OK. Setting the home page Set your favorite web page as your browser's home page to make life a little easier.
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Browser Touch Settings. Customize your browser settings to better fit your needs.
Email Email Don't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to emails when you are on the go. Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider.
Email Switching between email accounts On the home screen, touch Touch the email address on the top to display your email account list. Touch an email account you wish to use. Sending emails On the home screen, touch Open an email account. On the Inbox screen, touch...
Email Removing an email account After you delete an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account. On the home screen, touch On the Inbox screen, touch Touch Settings. Select the account you wish to delete. Touch Remove account.
Multimedia Multimedia Camera As time flies by, there must be some memories you wish to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a variety of capture modes, such as panoramic and smile. Photo taking screen Touch to set flash mode.
Multimedia • Touch to take a photo. • Touch and hold to focus the camera. Release your finger to take a photo. • Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode. • Drag the slider to to switch to video mode. Taking a photo On the home screen, touch Frame the scene you wish to capture.
Multimedia Move your phone slowly to capture the view along the direction indicated by the arrow and allow the phone to capture multiple photos. Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic photo. You can also touch to stop shooting.
Multimedia Viewing photos or videos On the home screen, touch Touch the album you wish to view. Touch the photo or video to view it in full screen mode. When viewing a photo, pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in.
Multimedia Touch the photo you wish to rotate. Touch > Rotate Left Rotate Right. You can also enable the auto-rotate screen function to have your phone automatically adjust the display orientation when you rotate your phone. Cropping a photo On the home screen, touch Touch the photo you wish to crop.
Multimedia Setting a photo as the wallpaper On the home screen, touch Choose the photo you wish to set as the wallpaper. Touch > Set picture as > Wallpaper. Drag the frames of the grid to resize it. Touch SAVE. Music In the mood for music? Your phone provides you with a supreme audio experience.
Multimedia Touch to add a song to the My favorites list. Touch to switch the playback mode. • Touch to play and touch to pause. • Touch to jump to the previous song. • Touch to jump to the next song. Drag the slider to control the playback.
Multimedia Touch the text box to name the playlist. Touch Save. You can now add songs to the playlist. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK. Select the songs you wish to add. Touch ADD. Playing a playlist On the home screen, touch Touch Playlists.
Multimedia Setting a song as the ringtone Want to hear your favorite song whenever you receive an incoming call? Just make it your ringtone. On the home screen, touch Choose a category. Touch and hold the song you wish to set as the ringtone. From the displayed option menu, choose Set as ringtone.
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Multimedia Touch to open the option menu. Touch to turn off the FM radio. Touch to access the channel list. Touch to add the current channel to the channel list. Touch to search for the previous or next channel. Touch to fine-tune the channel frequency at a precision of 0.1 MHz.
Internet connection Internet connection Enabling the data service On the home screen, use two fingers to flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel shortcuts. Touch to enable your phone's data service. When you do not need to access the Internet, disable the data service to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Internet connection instead of complex settings on the management software of Wi-Fi hotspots, such as wireless routers. To use the WPS function and set up a Wi-Fi connection between your phone and a Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure that the Wi-Fi hotspot also supports the WPS.
Internet connection Touch Wi-Fi Direct. You phone then scans for available devices and displays them. Select a device. Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network Touch and hold the file you wish to send. From the displayed option menu, choose Share. Touch Wi-Fi.
Internet connection phone's USB tethering function without configuring any settings on the computer. If your computer runs an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, it will identify your phone and install its driver automatically. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. On the home screen, touch Under WIRELESS &...
Internet connection Touch Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot. Name the Wi-Fi hotspot. Select an encryption mode. It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2 PSK to better secure the Wi-Fi network. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot. When other devices want to access your phone's network, this key must be entered.
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Internet connection Turn the mobile data connection on or off. To configure data control and query data usage, the mobile data connection must be turned on. Turn the mobile data usage limit on or off. Set the data usage cycle. Touch Data usage cycle then...
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Internet connection • Turn data roaming on or off. • Prevent background mobile data traffic. • Turn automatic data synchronization on or off. • Select the Show Wi-Fi usage check box. The Wi-Fi tab will be displayed. Touch this tab to view Wi-Fi data usage. •...
Sharing data Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on Bluetooth On the home screen, touch Under WIRELESS &...
Sharing data Transferring files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices without an Internet connection. On the home screen, touch Touch and hold the file you wish to send. From the displayed option menu, choose Share >...
Sharing data Before you use DLNA, make sure that your phone and other DLNA devices have connected to the same Wi-Fi network and DLNA is enabled on all devices. On the home screen, touch Tools > to display the DLNA screen. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices, as well as view and download the multimedia files shared by other DLNA devices.
Sharing data HiSuite mode HiSuite mode lets you back up your phone's data to your computer and, if necessary, restore the stored data to your phone. You can also use HiSuite to manage your phone's applications and files, and synchronize data, such as contacts, messages, pictures, songs, videos, and calendar, between your phone and the computer.
File Manager File Manager File Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You'll be able to view, create, edit, delete, move, archive, compress, and decompress files. Creating a folder You can create folders to better manage the files and applications stored in your phone's internal storage or microSD card.
File Manager From the displayed option menu, choose Copy or Cut. Select where you wish to paste the file. Touch Paste. Compressing or decompressing files You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files.
File Manager Creating a shortcut for a file or folder On the home screen, touch Touch and hold the file or folder you wish to create a shortcut for. From the displayed option menu, choose Desktop shortcuts. Checking the memory status Before you save large files to your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure there is enough space first.
Managing applications Managing applications Viewing applications You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone. On the home screen, touch Under DEVICE, touch Apps. Flick to ALL. Select the application you wish to view. Uninstalling an application You can remove unwanted applications to increase your phone's available storage.
Basic utilities Basic utilities Your phone comes with a variety of useful tools, such as Calendar, Clock, and Calculator, helping you keep yourself organized. Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. Creating an event On the home screen, touch Touch...
Basic utilities Synchronizing and viewing events Calendar events in your accounts (such as an email account) can be synchronized to and viewed on the Calendar application. On the home screen, touch Touch > Calendars to display. Select the account whose calendar you wish to display. Touch >...
Basic utilities From the alarm list, touch and hold the alarm you wish to delete. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete alarm. Touch OK. Configuring alarm settings On the home screen, touch From the alarm list, touch > Settings. On the alarm settings screen, set the ringing mode, snooze duration, and more.
Basic utilities Weather Weather provides you with the latest weather information for any city around the world. You can share weather information with your family and friends. Before you use Weather, turn on your phone's GPS and data service. Adding a city You can add cities you like to Weather and check their weather information.
Basic utilities Touch to update the weather. You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch > select Auto update, and set Update interval. Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set. Sharing weather information Your phone lets you send weather information as a text message to remind your family and friends of weather changes.
Accounts and sync Accounts and sync You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the Internet. Adding an account On the home screen, touch Under ACCOUNTS, touch account. Select an account type. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information.
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Accounts and sync Touch the data you wish to synchronize. You can touch > Sync now to have the data synchronization run in the background.
Settings Settings Turning on or off airplane mode Your phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode when you are on a flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games.
Settings • Touch Screen timeout to set a screen timeout period. If idle for the specified period, your phone automatically locks its screen to save battery power. Setting the date and time By default, your phone relies on the network-based date and time. You can also manually set the date and time.
Settings Modifying location service settings You can modify your phone's location service settings for more convenient positioning and navigation services. On the home screen, touch Under PERSONAL, touch Location services. From the settings screen, you can: • Touch Access to my location to enable your phone to use your location information.
Settings If you incorrectly enter the PIN a specified number of consecutive times, the PIN is blocked and the phone prompts you to enter the PIN unblocking key (PUK). If you incorrectly enter the PUK a specified number of consecutive times, the SIM card will be disabled permanently. For details about the maximum retry attempts for the PIN and PUK, contact your service provider.
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Settings Accessibility You can turn on or off preset or installed accessibility features. On the home screen, touch Under SYSTEM, touch Accessibility. Select the features you wish to turn on or off.
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FAQs FAQs For more information, please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/faqs/index.htm. What are some ways I can save battery power? • When you do not need Internet access, open the notification panel and touch then to turn off your mobile data connection.
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FAQs Save the contacts you want to import as a .vcf file and save the file to a microSD card. Insert the microSD card into your phone, and touch File Manager then card to find the .vcf file. Touch the .vcf file. Your phone then displays a message asking whether you want to import the contacts.
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FAQs How do I disable the auto-rotate screen function? On the home screen, touch . Under DEVICE, touch Display. Then, clear the Auto-rotate screen check box. How do I set a screen unlock pattern? On the home screen, touch Under PERSONAL, touch Security. Touch Screen lock >...
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FAQs How do I restart my phone? Press and hold , and touch Restart > to restart your phone.
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All statements, information, and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or implied. Please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for recent updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: HUAWEI G700-U20...