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  • Page 1: Know Your Phone

    In the box has a mobile phone, charger, USB line, Headset, instructions for use and etc. Know your phone...
  • Page 2 Insert SIM card & SD card 1. Push the holder in the card slots next to the thimble hole it pops out. 2. Place the SIM cards ( or SD card ) face down and align it with the opening of the holder. Notably, slot 2 can only be put in one card, SIM card OR SD card.
  • Page 3 About Android An Android phone can perform many of the same functions as a computer. But you can also adjust it to better suit your needs, to receive the information you want, and have fun at the same time. You can add and delete applications, or enhance them to improve functionality.
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting started let's get you up and running Assemble & charge SIM card in Please according to the label on the phone. Make sure that the clipped corner of the SIM card is facing the correct direction and the metallic contacts are facing the correct direction. SD card in Put SD card into the SD card slot and make sure that the metallic pins facing downwards.
  • Page 5: Touch Tips

    Touch screen & keys a few essentials Touch tips Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone. Touch To choose an icon or option, touch it. Touch & hold To open special functions or additional options. Try it: From Application menu, touch Music icon to enter Music library, then touch and hold an artist, a song, or an album, some options will be available to you.
  • Page 6: Rotate The Screen

    Rotate the screen On some screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to its slide and back again. You can turn this feature on and off. Key tips Power/Lock key ·When powering off status, press and hold to turn on the phone; ·When powering on status, press and hold to enter phone options (Power off, Reboot);...
  • Page 7: Home Screen

    Home screen quick access to the things you need most Quick start: Home screen The Home screen gives you all your latest information in one place. It's what you see when you turn on the phone. It is the equivalent of the desktop on a computer. It’s your gateway to the main features in your phone.
  • Page 8: Working With Menus

    Working with Menus The phone provides you with Options menus and context menus. Options menus ·Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen. You can open options menu by holding the blank on home screen.
  • Page 9: Arranging Your Home Screen

    Widget A widget is small application on the Home screen that typically displays information such as Analog clock, Music and you can use directly on your Home screen. For example, the Music widget allows you to start playing audio files directly on Home screen.
  • Page 10: Changing The Background Of Your Home Screen

    drag the item out of the folder. Changing the background of your Home screen Adapt the Home screen to your own style using wallpapers from Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers. Touch and hold the Home screen to select Wallpapers, and select wallpaper from Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers.
  • Page 11 Application menu enjoy applications from the Application menu Application menu The Application menu, which you open from your Home screen, contains the applications that come installed with your phone. The Application menu extends beyond the screen width, so you need to drag up and down to view all content. To open the Application menu 1.
  • Page 12 Indicates battery Bluetooth capacity Unread messages WLAN is connected Airplane mode is Missed calls activated Silent Alarm is activated Vibrate Checking notifications and ongoing activates You can drag down the status bar to open the notification panel and get more information.
  • Page 13 such as Bluetooth, WLAN and so on. Open the Notifications panel by dragging down the top of screen twice with your finger.
  • Page 14: Dial Pad

    Dial pad Make a call Touch Phone icon on the Home screen. In dialing screen, input number and touch Dial icon to dial the inputted number. Dial pad During a call Incoming call screen Answer or reject an incoming call To answer an incoming call To answer an incoming call, drag towards the right...
  • Page 15: Conference Call

    mute your microphone etc. Key pad: Go to the key pad. Touch Speaker: To turn on/off the Touch speaker. Mute: Mute your voice so that the other party cannot hear Touch you. Hold: To place a call on hold. Touch Add call: Open dial pad to dial Touch the second call.
  • Page 16: Text Entry

    Touch to merge the calls into a conference call Touch swap Recommendation: Contact your service provider to know whether they support conference calls and how many participants you can include. Text entry On-screen keyboard Touch the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently.
  • Page 17: Enter Text

    Touch this icon to select desired contact from phonebook. Text field Send message Touch to capitalize the next letter you type. Enter text ·Touch the keys on the keyboard to type. ·Use the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
  • Page 18: Select Text

    select text which you want to work with. ·Touch and hold the text field that contains the text to select the word. ·Cut or copy the text. Select Text You can select text for cutting or copying. The selected text is highlighted in green.
  • Page 19 a text field in any application. Communication it’s good to talk, text or email. . . Messages Find it: Application menu > Messages You can compose, send and receive text messages from your phone, and also can compose, send and receive multimedia messages, which contain media files such as pictures, videos and audios.
  • Page 20 corner, some additional options will be available to you. For example, add subject, and insert contact. You can touch the options to do actions. • Delete message threads 1. From your Home screen, touch Messages icon or find it: Application menu > Messages. 2.
  • Page 21 5. Add recipient(s), touch , and then find and mark the contact name. To add more than one contact, mark the contact name for the desired recipients. You can also enter the recipient’s phone number manually. 6. Select SIM, to send the message. •...
  • Page 22 • Contacts screen overview Options Menu Touch to search Touch a contact thumbnail to access the quick contact menu Touch to add new contact • Add a contact 1. From your Home screen, touch Contacts icon or find it: Application menu > Contacts. 2.
  • Page 23: Additional Options

    • Additional options From contacts list screen, press (options menu), some additional options will be available to you. For example, import/export, and contacts to display and so on. ·Contacts to display: To select which contacts to display in the contacts list. ·Import/export: Copy contacts to which you want import.
  • Page 24 • Set up an email account in your phone 1. From your Home screen, touch Launcher icon, then find it: Application menu > Email. 2. Enter your email address and password, then touch Next. 3. If the settings for the email account cannot be downloaded automatically, complete the setup manually.
  • Page 25 Application menu > Email. 2. In the email inbox, scroll up or down, and touch the email you want to read. • Reply to an email 1. From your Home screen, touch Launcher icon, then find it: Application menu > Email. 2.
  • Page 26 Preview your pictures or videos you captured Take photos Record videos Switch to camera mode Switch between front camera and back camera Settings • Take a photo ·Adjust your picture size, sharpness, color effect, and other settings if you wish. ·Frame your subject on screen.
  • Page 27 ·Point the lens to the scene you want to shoot ·Touch the start icon. ·Touch the stop icon to stop shooting. Music Find it: Application menu > Music The phone comes with a Music player that plays songs, listen to audio book and podcasts you have stored.
  • Page 28 Categories Artists: Songs classified by singers Albums: Songs classified by albums Songs: Display all songs Playlists: Display playlists • Function bar Options Touch to share, play ,add to playlist, etc. Share with Bluetooth Email Share: Messages and so on. Play: Play the music you select Add to playlist: Add to playlist...
  • Page 29: Now Playing

    • Music player Now playing Total song time Progress bar Music controls Music and settings controls Play/Pause Touch Previous/Next Touch Rewind/Forward Touch and hold Volume adjust Press Volume keys Now playing Touch Shuffle Touch Touch (Touch to repeat all songs; Repeat: touch again to repeat current song) Press...
  • Page 30 FM radio Find it: Application menu > FM radio The phone comes with an in-built FM Radio. You can listen to FM radio stations, and add them to channel list. You have to plug in an earphone, as the antenna of the FM radio. You can listen to the radio either through an earphone, or through the speaker in the phone.
  • Page 31 Touch to open camera Album of photos and videos 1. Touch an album to open it and view its contents. 2. Touch a picture or a video in an album to view it. Touch options menu> Slide show Slide show Share various Touch...
  • Page 32: Sound Recorder

    4. Touch 5. In the menu that opens, touch the application to use to share the selected albums. You can share via email, Messages, Bluetooth, Gmail, Google+, etc. Sound recorder Find it: Application menu > Sound recorder Record sound and play sound file. To start recording Recording files list To pause recording...
  • Page 33 Tools stay on top of things Calendar Find it: Application menu > Calendar You phone has a calendar for managing your time schedule. You can use the calendar to keep track of important events. After entering the calendar function menu, you can select year, month and date.
  • Page 34 4. You need set time, ringtone, repeat, vibrate, etc. Then, turn it on. 5. After you finish setting time, touch OK. Then the alarm can ring at a specific time you set. Calculator Find it: Application menu > Calculator Keep your calculations on your finger tips with the calculator. Using this applcation allows you to make calculations.
  • Page 35 Use your web browser to view and navigate web pages, add pages as bookmarks, and save pages for offline reading. You can open several windows at the same time and switch among them easily. You can also request the desktop version of a web page if you don’t want to view the mobile version.
  • Page 36: Connect To Networks And Devices

    Connect to Networks and Devices Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including WLAN, Bluetooth, and devices, such as headsets. You can also transfer files to/from your PC through the data cable. Determine the Network You Are Using 1.
  • Page 37 your phone, you access a wireless access point, or “hotspot”. Some hotspots are open and you can simply connect to them. Others are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure your phone so it can connect to them. TIP: Turn off WLAN when you are not using it, to extend your battery life.
  • Page 38: Working With Secure Certificates

    Settings. Or you can turn on it directly in notification panel. 2. Touch Bluetooth. 3. Check or uncheck Bluetooth to turn it on or off. Important: Go to Bluetooth and check option so that your phone can be detected by other devices. •...
  • Page 39: Install Secure Certificate From Sd Card

    certificates, you must obtain the certificates and store them in your phone’s secure credential storage, before you can configure access to those VPN or WLAN networks on your phone. If your network administrate instructs you to download the certificates from a website, you are prompted to set a password for the credential storage when you download the certificates.
  • Page 40 1. Touch Fingerprint manager. 2. Touch Add a Fingerprint and do the next steps according to the indicate on the screen. Then you can unlock the phone when it in sleeping status by your finger print, but not press the power key and drag the screen.
  • Page 41 Settings the settings for various features of the phone Get to know the settings in your phone so that you can personalize them to your own requirements. Go to Settings to configure how your phone looks, sounds, communication, privacy, and operations in a variety of ways: Turn Wi-Fi on or off, scan available Wi-Fi Wi-Fi, or add the WLAN network.
  • Page 42 Manage downloaded and running Apps applications. Let you check out available space on Storage & USB your phone’s internal storage, phone storage and on your SD card. Battery Check battery status and battery level. Memory Check memory status. Set location mode, view location Location services, and so on.
  • Page 43 Helps you to print the file in your Printing phone. options application development. For example, you can show CPU usage on the phone Developer options display. You can also set the phone to enter debug mode when USB connections are active. View information about your phone, About phone such...
  • Page 44 Other popular features Some of the popular features that appear on the phone’s Application menu are: Provides quick access tabs Downloads containing a list of your current downloaded files. Lets you view and manage files on both your phone storage and SD File manager card.
  • Page 45: Pin Code

    settings menu to change accessing password (except for PUK and PUK2). PIN Code PIN code (Personal Identification Number) can prevent the SIM card from being embezzled. The PIN code is provided along with the SIM card. If the PIN code checking is activated, it is necessary to input the PIN code when the cell phone powers on every time.
  • Page 46: Puk2 Code

    PUK2 Code PUK2 code is provided along with some SIM cards for changing locked PIN2 code. ·If wrong PUK2 code has been input for 10 times straight, the SIM card can not be used any more. Please contact your service provider for a new SIM card.
  • Page 47 Turn off on an airplane Please follow related limitations. Do not use your mobile phone on an airplane. Turn off when at a gasoline station Do not use your mobile phone at a filling station or around fuels or chemicals. Turn off around exposure Area Please observe related limitations and do not use your mobile phone near an area where explosions...
  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    Backup Remember to make a backup or keep a written record of all important information saved in your mobile phone. Connect to other devices Please read the user manual of the device to get more detailed security instructions before connecting to other devices and do not connect to an incompatible product.
  • Page 49 further information. Check if the SIM card is installed correctly; Handset lock password:If the handset lock is activated, you have to input handset password. Display Input PIN: Inputting PIN while turning on information each time is activated, you have to input the while PIN code.
  • Page 50 Error clean cloth to wipe the metal touch point on an SIM card; The SIM card is not installed: The SIM card is damaged. Please contact your network service provider. Please check if you press the dial key after dialing; Please check if calling is forbidden because Fail to dial of defaulting;...
  • Page 51: Safety Information And Notices

    Safety Information and Notices Using the Mobile Phone and Charger Danger: Only use authorized battery and charger. Using other brands may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion or even fire. Caution: Keep the phone away from dust, water and damp areas. Dust, water or other liquids may cause overheating, electrical leakage, and/or phone failure.
  • Page 52 Do not use the phone while you are driving. Pull over and stop your automobile to dial or listen to a phone call. Usage of mobile phones in aircrafts or hospitals is prohibited. Switch the phone off to prevent interference with electronic medical devices.
  • Page 53: Using The Battery

    phone or the battery. Battery& Chargers Safety: Do not place the battery in fire; follow local laws and ordinances in disposing used battery. Check the model number of the charger before using it to charge the mobile. Only use original battery, charger and accessories applicable to the specific mobile model.
  • Page 54: Using The Charger

    may cause battery leakage, overheating, explosion or even fire. Battery liquid is severely harmful for your eyes. If battery liquid gets in your eyes, do not rub them. Instead, wash your eyes with water first and then go directly to a doctor for help. ·Do not use or store your phone in high temperature areas.
  • Page 55 ·Clean dust away from the power socket to avoid the possibility of a fire. ·Do not store the charger near any liquids. If liquids spill onto the charger it may cause it to overheat or breakdown. ·If liquid does spill onto the charger, immediately unplug the power cable to prevent overheating, fire or another type of breakdown.
  • Page 56: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Requirements for the Charger and AC Adapter Please confirm if the environment temperature is within the range of -10ºC ~55ºC while charging. Cleaning and Maintenance · The mobile phone, the battery and the charger are not waterproof. ·Do not use them in places with high humidity like a bathroom and also avoid spilling any liquids on them.
  • Page 57 Warning : changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 58 RF Exposure Information: The SAR limit of USA (FCC) is 1.6 W/kg averaged over one gra m of tissue. DeviceTypes(FCC ID: -X521) has also been 2AIZN tested against this SAR limit. The highest SAR value reported under this standard during pro...
  • Page 59 compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, use accessori es thatmaintain a 10mm separation distance between the use r's body and the back of the handset. The use of belt clips, holsters and similar accessories should n ot contain metallic components in its assembly. The use of accessories that do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirem ents, and should be avoided.

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