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Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life.
HUAWEI U8820
Mobile Phone
User Guide

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  • Page 1 Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life. HUAWEI U8820 Mobile Phone User Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Reading Before Proceeding..............1 1.1 Safety Precautions..................1 1.2 Legal Notice ....................2 1.3 Personal Information and Data Security ............. 4 2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone..........5 2.1 Mobile Phone View ..................5 2.2 Preparing Your Mobile Phone..............6 2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ............
  • Page 3 4.3 Adding a Contact ..................25 4.4 Searching for a Contact ................25 4.5 Editing a Contact..................26 4.6 Communicating with Your Contacts............26 4.7 Deleting Contacts..................26 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard ............27 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel..............27 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings..............
  • Page 4 10 Synchronizing Information............49 10.1 Managing Your Accounts ............... 49 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization........... 50 11 Using Other Applications ............. 52 11.1 Using the Calendar................. 52 11.2 Using the Clock ..................53 11.3 Using the Calculator ................54 11.4 Using the Notepad.................. 54 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ............
  • Page 5: Reading Before Proceeding

    1 Reading 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 dropping, squeezing, and bending your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom.
  • Page 6: Legal Notice

    No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner...
  • Page 7 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. does not own the intellectual property of the third- party software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. will not provide any warranty of any kind for these third-party software and applications. Neither will Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 8: Personal Information And Data Security

    • 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 9: Getting To Know Your Mobile Phone

    2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone 2.1 Mobile Phone View 2.1.1 Phone at a Glance Note: All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance and display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase. Loudspeaker Headset jack Power button...
  • Page 10: Preparing Your Mobile Phone

    2.1.2 Button Functions at Your Fingertips • Press to power on your mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. • Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is on. • Touch to return to the previous screen. •...
  • Page 11: Installing The Battery

    1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert the USIM card. 2.2.2 Installing the Battery 1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end of the battery slot. 2. Push down the edge labelled b until the battery clicks firmly into place. 2.2.3 Charging the Battery Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly inserted into your phone.
  • Page 12: Important Information About The Battery

    Status Indicator Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger). Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger). Red: Battery low. 2.2.4 Important Information About the Battery • If the battery has not been used for a long period of time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery.
  • Page 13: Power On Or Off Your Mobile Phone

    • Use the AC adapter to plug your phone into an external power source whenever possible. • Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Only make your phone visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection. •...
  • Page 14: Powering Off Your Mobile Phone

    • Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone 2.3.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone 1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. 2. Touch Power off. 3. Touch OK. 2.4 Using the Touchscreen 2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions •...
  • Page 15: Home Screen

    Note: If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.6 Home Screen 10:23 Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel.
  • Page 16: Notification Panel

    New voicemail New message GPRS connected GPRS in use EDGE connected EDGE in use 3G connected 3G in use Direct Connect call in progress Last Direct Connect call DC Group call in progress Last DC Group call DC service not available Missed Direct Connect event Missed Direct Connect call Missed DC Group call...
  • Page 17: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen

    2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen. Touch a thumbnail to open the Home screen or its extensions. Touch and hold the small dots to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions. 2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Screen Item 1.
  • Page 18: Using A Microsd Card (Optional)

    2.7 Using a MicroSD Card (Optional) 2.7.1 Installing the MicroSD Card Your mobile phone is already equipped with a large-volume built-in eMMC. If you want to expand your phone memory, you can also insert a MicroSD card. 1. Remove the battery cover. 2.
  • Page 19: Calling

    3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number or touch a number from your contact list, on a Web page, in a document, or from an email, MMS, or IM. When you are on a call, you can answer other incoming calls or send them to your voicemail box. You can also set up conference calls with several participants.
  • Page 20: 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 shows the caller's name and number that you have entered in Contacts. Drag the to the right to answer the call. 3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch to hang up.
  • Page 21: 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 on a call, you can connect the second call to the call you are on. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers.
  • Page 22: Alerts

    3. Push the Direct Connect button on the left side of your phone. Begin talking after your phone plays the Chirp sound. 4. Release the Direct Connect button to listen. The call will end automatically if no party speaks for several seconds. Tip: You can also go to Contacts...
  • Page 23: Dc Group Calls

    3.5.2 Responding to an Alert Answering an Alert Push the Direct Connect button. This will start a Direct Connect call to the sender. Ignoring an Alert Touch Ignore to ignore the Alert. Storing an Alert in Notifications If you do not respond to an Alert, the Alert will be removed from your screen and will be placed as a missed Alert icon in the Notification bar.
  • Page 24 6. Touch Done to save the group. Adding a Member to DC Groups Stored in Contacts 1. Touch and hold the contact you want to add to a group. 2. Touch Add to DC Group. 3. Select the groups to which you want to add the contact. 4.
  • Page 25: Direct Connect Settings

    Note: Only one person at a time may speak on a DC Group call. 3.6.8 Sending a DC Group Call Invitation You can send a DC Group Invitation to inform multiple Direct Connect users that you want to include them in a group call. The users you invite can join or decline by following prompts on the phone.
  • Page 26: Interrupt Request

    • Alert ringtone: Set your default Alert ringtone. • Alert timeout: Set the length of time you want your Alert ringtone to repeat. • My DC Number: View your DC number. • DC button backlight: Select the check box to turn on the Direct Connect button light on incoming DC events.
  • Page 27: Concurrency

    3.10 Concurrency 3.10.1 Receiving a Voice Call During a Direct Connect Call When you receive a voice call during a Direct Connect call, you can drag the icon on the screen left or right to answer or reject it. If you answer the voice call, the Direct Connect call will end.
  • Page 28: Using Call Log

    3.10.5 Receiving an Invitation During a Voice Call When you receive an Invitation during a voice call, the phone displays the missed Invitation screen. Touch Ignore to continue with the voice call; touch Hold voice call to put the voice call on hold, a message displays, and then you can do the following: •...
  • Page 29: Contacts

    4 Contacts Contacts application enables you to save and manage information such as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information on your mobile phone, you have easy access to the people with whom you want to communicate.
  • Page 30: Editing A Contact

    2. Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. 4.5 Editing a Contact You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time. 1.
  • Page 31: Using The Onscreen Keyboard

    5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the keyboard. Touch the space where you want to write text to display the keyboard. Touch to hide the keyboard.
  • Page 32: Using The Swype Keyboard

    5.1.3 Using the Swype Keyboard r t y u i o p & ” a s d f g h j k Touch to delete a character z x c v b n m to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all .
  • Page 33: Messaging

    6 Messaging The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone. With the Email application you can read and send emails. 6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening Messaging Touch >...
  • Page 34: Email

    Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option. 1. On the message editing screen, touch to display the options panel. 2. Touch Attach > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it. 3.
  • Page 35: Viewing An Email Message

    3. Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when they receive an email from you. 4. Touch Done. After the initial setup, your Email opens to the screen you were viewing the last time the application was opened.
  • Page 36: Deleting An Email Account

    6.2.5 Deleting an Email Account 1. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to delete. 2. Touch Remove account. 3. Touch OK. 6.2.6 Changing Email Account Settings You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check for emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails.
  • Page 37: Getting Connected

    7 Getting Connected 7.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your wireless service provider’s GPRS/EDGE/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the USIM card must be inserted. 7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection 1.
  • Page 38: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection

    2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. You will see a list of detected Wi- Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section. 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. • If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network.
  • Page 39: Browser

    7.4 Browser Your mobile phone comes with a browser. You can use Browser to access and browse the Internet. 7.4.1 Opening the Browser Touch > Browser to open the home page. Tip: When the known or open Wi-Fi networks and the mobile networks are present at the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi-Fi network for internet access.
  • Page 40: Bluetooth

    Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , and then touch Bookmarks. On the Bookmarks screen, touch the History tab to view the pages you have visited. Or touch the Most visited tab to view the pages you have visited most frequently.
  • Page 41: Sending Files Via Bluetooth

    2. Touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices in range. 3. Touch the device you want to pair with your mobile phone. 4. Enter the pairing password to complete the connection if necessary. 7.5.3 Sending Files via Bluetooth With Bluetooth, you can share pictures, videos, or music files with your family and friends.
  • Page 42: Entertainment

    8 Entertainment In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos and audio clips, and download and listen to music. 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.
  • Page 43: Viewing Your Photos

    8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the upper right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it. 2. Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following: •...
  • Page 44: Viewing A Picture

    8.2.2 Viewing a Picture 1. In the Gallery, touch the folder that contains the pictures you want to view. 2. Touch the picture to view it in full-screen mode. 3. Touch the screen. Then the zoom panel appears. You can zoom in or zoom out on the picture.
  • Page 45: Opening The Media Library

    8.3.2 Opening the Media Library Touch > Music to display the media library. Music application organizes your music files by storage location. It contains four tabs: Artists, Albums, Songs and Playlists. 8.3.3 Playing Music 1. Touch a category on the music library screen. 2.
  • Page 46 • Touch Inching tuning, then touch to fine tune the frequency at -0.1 MHz or +0.1 MHz intervals. Touch when you are satisfied. After tuning, touch , and then touch Save channel. • Touch Auto tuning to scan automatically for available FM channels.
  • Page 47: Google Services

    9 Google Services Note: Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow the local laws and regulations to use them. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Talk, Gmail, or Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account.
  • Page 48: Opening Gmail

    9.2.1 Opening Gmail Touch > Gmail. The Inbox mail list appears. Any emails you decide to keep on your mobile phone will go to your Inbox folder. 9.2.2 Switching Between Accounts 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Accounts. 2.
  • Page 49: Using Talk

    9.3 Using 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 Talk Touch > Talk to open the application. Note: Your Talk...
  • Page 50: Signing Out Of Talk

    Select the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate when Vibrate you receive a new instant message. 9.3.6 Signing Out of Talk In the friends list screen, touch , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk. 9.4 Using Maps Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations on a...
  • Page 51: Using Youtube

    6. When you finish viewing or following the directions, touch and touch Clear to reset the map. 9.5 Using YouTube YouTube is Google’s free online video streaming service for viewing, searching for, and uploading videos. 9.5.1 Opening YouTube Touch > YouTube. You will then see the YouTube screen. The videos will be grouped into categories, such as Most viewed,...
  • Page 52: Installing An Application

    9.6.3 Installing an Application Note: If you want to install a non-Market application, touch > Settings > Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow installation of the non- Market application. 1. In the Market, touch Apps. 2.
  • Page 53: Synchronizing Information

    10 Synchronizing Information Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer. If you add, change, or delete your information in any of these applications on the web, the updated information also appears on your mobile phone.
  • Page 54: Removing An Account

    10.1.2 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 55 3. Select or clear the check box of information you want to synchronize to the mobile phone.
  • Page 56: Using Other Applications

    11 Using Other Applications 11.1 Using the Calendar Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use. 11.1.1 Opening the Calendar Touch >...
  • Page 57: Using The Clock

    3. Touch the reminder time, and then touch the length of time before the event when you want to be reminded. When the time comes, you will receive a notification about the event. 11.1.4 Customizing the Calendar Settings On any calendar view, touch .
  • Page 58: Using The Calculator

    5. Select the Vibrate check box to have the phone vibrate, in addition to playing the ringtone. 6. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. 7. Touch Done. Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen, touch , and then touch Settings. 11.3 Using the Calculator Use the calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations.
  • Page 59: Managing Your Mobile Phone

    12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch > Settings. 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone automatically uses the date, time zone, and time provided by the network. Note: When your mobile phone is using date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone.
  • Page 60: Setting Ringers

    12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound. 2. Select the Silent mode check box to silence all sounds except alarms, and music and video media sound. 12.3.2 Adjusting the Volume You can adjust the volume from the Home screen or any application screen. Press the Volume buttons to adjust volume to the level you desire.
  • Page 61: Setting Text-To-Speech

    Note: Accessing data services while roaming may incur additional charges. Ask your wireless service provider about data roaming fees. 12.4.3 Switching off the Data Service 1. On the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks. 2. Clear the Data enabled check box.
  • Page 62: Managing Applications

    1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern. 2. Flicking your finger vertically, horizontally or diagonally, connect at least four dots in any order you choose. Lift your finger from the screen when you are finished.
  • Page 63 1. On the Settings screen, touch Privacy. 2. Select the Back up my data check box. 12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to the settings that were configured at the factory, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any applications you have downloaded will be erased.
  • Page 64: Appendix

    13 Appendix 13.1 Warnings and Precautions This section contains important information pertaining to the operating instructions of your device. It also contains information about how to use the device safely. Read this information carefully before using your device. Electronic Device Power off your device if using the device is prohibited.
  • Page 65 • In a motor vehicle, do not place the device over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Otherwise, the device may hurt you due to the strong force when the air bag inflates. • Do not use your device while flying in an aircraft. Power off your device before boarding an aircraft.
  • Page 66 • The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times before it eventually wears out. When the standby time and the talk time are shorter than the normal time, replace the battery. • Use the AC power supply defined in the specifications of the charger. An improper power voltage may cause a fire or a malfunction of the charger.
  • Page 67 or an explosion. When the temperature is lower than 0°C, performance of the battery is affected. • Do not place sharp metal objects such as pins near the earpiece. The earpiece may attract these objects and hurt you when you are using the device. •...
  • Page 68: Faq

    Caution Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. may void the FCC authorization to operate this device. 13.2 FAQ...
  • Page 69 How do I hide the keyboard? Touch to hide the keyboard. How do I forward a message? Touch and hold a message, and then touch Forward in the menu that opens. Why am I unable to use Navigation? Navigation is unavailable in some countries or regions.

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