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Welcome Thank you for purchasing this product. For your cellular phone works properly, please follow the instructions in this manual. To prevent any possible incidents or malfunctions, please follow all safety warnings. Screen displays and illustrations in this user’s manual are designed to help you operate this phone to its optimum performance...
Important safety Precautions Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal. Please carefully read and observe the terms below: Safe power on Do not use your mobile phone where it is forbidden to use or you might cause a disturbance or danger.
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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 can occur.
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Waterproof Your mobile phone is not waterproof. Please keep it away from water. Backup Do 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 unmatched product.
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Introduction Packaging There are various accessories for your cellular phone. Your pack will include phone x 1, charger x 1, and user manual x 1 ,headset x1. Only use accessories and charging devices approved by the phone manufacturer, otherwise there is a risk of serious damage to health and property.
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Phone Display Key Power Key Headset Port Volume Key Menu Key Back Key USB Port Home Key Function Home Key Press to return to the Home screen from anywhere on your phone. Press and hold to bring up the recent ...
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Function MENU Key Press to open a list of actions available in the current screen. Back Key Within a menu, press to return to the previous screen, or to dismiss a dialog box or menu. When the onscreen keyboard is open, ...
Icons & Symbols In idle mode, network and battery icons are displayed all the time. The rest of the icons appear if the feature is available. If the network symbol is not displayed, the network is currently unavailable. You may be in a bad reception area;...
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New text or multimedia Uploading data message Problem with text Phone is Downloading data connected via or multimedia An open Wi-Fi Missed call network is error Phone is Data is syncing connected via Notifications When you see a notification in the status bar, touch the bar and slide your finger down the screen to open the list of notifications displayed in the sliding window.
Getting Started Please read the safety instructions in the "Safety Information and Notices" section before use. In order to use your phone, you must insert a valid SIM card supplied by your operator or retailer. The SIM card contains your subscription information, your mobile telephone number, and a small amount of memory in which you can store phone numbers and messages.
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Insert the SIM card Make sure that the clipped corner of the SIM card is facing the correct direction and the metallic contacts are facing downwards. Slide the SIM card into the card slot until it stops.
Install the back cover Align and hook the back cover to the top of the battery slot and then press the back cover down until it locks into place Power on/off To power on the phone, press and hold the Power Key. Enter the PIN code if required (the 4 to 8 digit secret code of your SIM card).
locked. To unlock it, you must obtain the PUK code from your network operator. To power off your phone, press and hold the Power Key. On release, the phone options menu opens, select Power off. Charging the Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery. The new battery is partially charged.
Inserting a micro SD Card Your phone has a slot for a micro SD card. 1. With the metal contacts facing down, gently put the SD card into the slot. Note: The metal contacts are facing forward. 2. If you want to get the T-Flash card out, gently slide the SD card, then you can remove it from your phone.
Transfer files to the Phone storage To transfer music, picture, and other files from your computer to your Phone storage, you need to set the Phone storage into a USB drive Connect the phone to the computer using a USB cable. A notification icon appears in the status bar.
Touch screen Your mobile phone features a touch screen which provides a faster and more intuitive way for you to navigate through lists and menus. The controls on the touch screen change dynamically depending on the task you are performing Selection To select an item or button on the screen, touch the item with your fingertip.
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your finger to scroll will not choose or activate anything on the screen. Zoom in or out Zoom in / out on a picture when viewed in full screen, web page, or map: You can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to room out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in) Pattern lock...
Screen sleep After a period of inactivity, your screen will go to sleep (display will turn black). In sleep, your phone uses less battery power. You can go to HOME, then tap the application tab to select Settings > Display > Sleep to...
select a time. Pressing the Power Key can also make your phone sleep or awake immediately. Home Screen The Home screen is your starting point for using all the applications on your phone. You can customize your Home screen to display applications, shortcuts, and widgets as you like.
Add a Home screen item To create an application shortcut quickly, touch the application tab to reveal all the application icons, then touch & hold an application or widget icon and drag it to the home screen. Its shortcut is added to the Home screen.
Remove items from the Home screen To remove a shortcut or widget from your Home screen, touch and hold the item to enter “Remove mode”. The application tab turns into a Remove button. Drag the item to the Remove button. When the icon and application tab turn red, release it.
Manage Apps: Select to manage Apps. System Settings: Shortcut to the settings menu. Please refer to “Settings” section Style: Can choose various theme style. Keyboard When you select or touch a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. Adjusting keyboard settings Before you start using the onscreen keyboard, we recommend you set the onscreen keyboard options such...
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Android Onscreen Keyboard Touch to open onscreen keyboard Touch to enter letters Touch to enter an upper case Touch to delete Touch to switch to the previous the numeric and characters symbol keyboard Note When you do not need the keyboard, you can close it by pressing BACK.
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Smart Onscreen Keyboard Smart Onscreen keypad is an intelligent text editing mode for typing, which includes a comprehensive dictionary. It allows you to quickly enter text. When you enter the first or second letter, the word suggested may be displayed on the screen.
increase or decrease the volume. Speaker During a call, select Making an International Call Touch and hold the 0 key on the Dialer tab to enter "+". Enter the country code. Enter the area code (normally without the 0 before it), followed by the phone number.
During a call with the first caller, select and then enter the second caller’s number using the keypad. Press the Call icon to dial the second party’s number. The first caller will be automatically placed on hold. This is a network-dependent feature. Please contact your service provider for more details.
conference call is established. During the multi-party call, you can answer a new incoming call or add a new member to the call by selecting to dial the new member (the ongoing multi-party call should be put on hold first). This is a network-dependent feature.
Answering a Second Call If you have activated Call Waiting, a new incoming call screen is shown to inform you when there is a second incoming call. You can: Drag to the right. The current call will be put on hold automatically.
Time: You can set the alarm time here. enter the time you want, and then touch ok to finished. Repeat: Press to set the repeat day, from Monday to Sunday. Ringtone: Select one ring tone for your alarm. The ring ...
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The first time you enter the Browser after powering on, your home page will display. You can change your home page by pressing MENU and selecting Settings >general> Set Home Page. Note Browser automatically opens when you touch a web link in an email or text message.
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Tap the Go icon to follow the link to the selected address. Set your home page You can set your home page from the settings screen: Press MENU and select Settings >general> Set Home Page to open the dialog box. You can select Current Page,Blank Page,Default page ,Most visited sites or Site Navigation to set as your home page .you can also select Other , Type the URL...
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Windows view If you wish to open several web pages at the same time and want to view them on the screen, please use the Windows function. while in the web page browsing , touch the in the bottom of the window . You will now see all web pages that you’ve opened.
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Open the web page where you want to copy text. Locate the text you want to copy and then press and hold it. Position your finger at the start of the text you want to copy and then drag to the end of the text you want to copy.
To edit the bookmark, touch & hold the bookmark that you want to edit in the bookmark screen. The context menu will open. Now, select Edit bookmark. Type your change and select OK. To delete a bookmark in the bookmark screen, touch & hold the bookmark that you want to edit.
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Privacy& Security Clear cache: Touch to delete all cached page content. Clear history: Touch to clear the browser navigation history. Show security warnings: Touch to check if there is a problem with a site’s security. Accept cookies: Touch to set it on or off. If on, your ...
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your phone will save user names and passwords for web sites. Clear passwords: Touch to clear all the saved passwords. Enable notifications: Touch to enable or disable the notifications. Clear notification: touch to clear all notification access for all website.
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phone. Allow multiple tabs per app: touch to enable the function. Enable Plug-Ins: Uncheck to disable plug-ins from web pages. Website settings: Touch to open a screen where you can view advanced settings for particular websites. Default Zoom: Opens a dialog where you can increase ...
Search result preloading:allow browser to preload high confidence search results in the background. Web page preloading: Allow browser to preload linked web pages in the background Load Images: Touch to display or to not display the images on web pages. Labs Quick controls: Slide thumb from the left or right edge to ...
Warning: Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal data, only download applications from sources you trust, such as the Android Market. Camera Your mobile phone features a digital camera that allows you to take and share pictures and videos.
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produces JPEG photos. Access the Camera menu to turn on the camera. You phone supports two camera lens: primary camera and secondary camera. One is located at the back of phone and the other in the front. When recording a photo or shoot a video, press to switch camera lens.
Recording a video In camera mode, press to Switch to video. You can change the capture video quality by touching the related icons on the top of the screen. Touch to starting recording the video. Touch to stop recording. View your photos and videos To view the pictures and videos you have captured, as well as any you have stored on your phone storage, please go to Gallery menu to view the details.
Turn On/Off FM radio When the icon turns to , it indicates that the FM radio is switched on. Touch to exit the function. Auto search Your phone supports to auto scan the radio stations and the stations searched will be memorized in the channel list. To access the FM radio menu.
To access this menu, press HOME, and touch the application tab, and then select People. You can also press the people icon in the home screen and select the People tab. Contact list Use this menu to search for contact information stored in the phone book.
When you’re finished, touch Done. Edit contact detail From contacts, touch the contact whose information you want to edit. The context menu opens. Select Edit . The Edit contact screen appears. Make your edits, then touch Done. To cancel, touch CANCEL.
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the contacts stored on your phone by selecting this option. Once the list of names and numbers appears you can: Open your contacts. Press Menu and touch Import/Export , select an storage, if you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into which you want to import the contacts.
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Call log Use this menu to view the calls you have dialed, received, or missed, and the length of the calls. To access this menu, press HOME, touch the application tab, and select Call icon , tap the tab to access the call log menu.
To access this menu, press HOME, touch the application tab, and select Phone. Or you can press the Call icon in the home screen. How to dial a number? Enter the number you want to dial, and then press the Call icon to dial.
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Return to Main Gallery An Album of Slide Left the Photos or Right to taken with the view more Built-in Camera albums Select an album to view the pictures. Touch an album to open it and view its contents. The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order.
Image options You can do the following while in pictures. Share Touch at the top of the screen. In the menu that opens, touch the application to share the selected picture. The application that you select opens with the pictures from the selected albums or links attached to a new message.
Crop Press MENU Key and select Crop. Select to crop the selected picture. Touch and hold an edge of the cropper to reveal the sizing arrows and then drag the edge in or out to size. Touch and drag the center of the cropper to move it within the picture.
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Play/ Pause Time Video Elapsed Duration Progress Bar Email Your mobile phone supports Email. Before using Email, you need to configure Email accounts. To Set up Email Press Home Key, touch the Application tab, and then touch Email. You can configure your Email account in just a few steps.
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To refresh Email touch Refresh icon to send or receive new emails and to synchronize your emails with Email account on the web. Create and send an email Compose a new email In the Inbox, press to Compose. Add recipients by typing an address in the To field. If you want to send the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma.
Note If you want to view the messages in Draft box, press and then touch Drafts. To add a signature to emails In the Inbox, press Menu Key>settings and select an Account > Signature. You can enter your signature in the text box, and then touch OK.
your finger up or down to scroll through the message. Mark conversation as read/unread From a conversation list, touch and hold the conversation to open the context menu. Touch button. Reply to or forward emails When you’re reading the email, you can reply, reply to all, or forward the email.
displayed on outgoing emails. Signature: Touch to enter a signature that will appear at the end of your emails. Quick responses: edit text that you frequently insert when composing emails. Default account: set the account as default account. ...
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delete a message. Message text size: this feature allows you to set the email text size. Reply all: touch to make"Replay all" the default for message replies. Ask to show pictures: After activating this function, the the pictures in messages will be shown automatically. Always bcc myself: enable or disable the function.
Messages list Touch the Messaging icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher The Messaging window opens, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread. Reading text messages Press Home Key, touch and hold the status bar, and then slide it down to open the notifications panel.
body. If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, you can check the message size first. Once the message has downloaded, touch the attachment to view the message. Reply to a message Simply start by typing your message in the text box at the bottom of the screen to reply to a message.
Delete. To delete all messages on the message list, press Menu Key on the message list and then touch Delete all threads Create new message Use this menu to create and send messages. Text message With an SMS-compatible phone number, you can send and receive short message service (SMS) messages.
Multimedia message Multimedia Message Service (MMS) delivers messages containing a combination of text, image, video, and audio from phone to phone or from phone to email. Press HOME, touch the application tab and touch Messaging. Touch to compose a new message. In the Type name or number field, you can enter the receiver’s number or email address by using the onscreen keyboard.
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your message. Audio: Opens the select audio menu. Touch an audio file to select. Record Audio: Open a voice recorder to record a new audio. It can also be inserted into MMS. Contact: To add contacts vCard. Calendar: To add vCalendar.
editing screen. In the main editing screen, you can tap Send button to send the message. Message Settings Use this menu to set up various options for using the messaging services. How to access message settings? Press Home Key, touch the application tab and touch Messaging;...
list of artists in A-Z order. If you select an artist, the list opens to display that artist’s albums. Select an album, and the album’s song list is displayed. Load music onto your phone storage Connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable To organize your audio files, you can use the computer to create a music folder on your phone.
youwant to transfer files. When the phone is connected as a USB storage, you receive a notification. Your phone memory is mounted as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the phone storage. For more information, see the documentation for your computer.
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Touch to return to Playlist Touch to return to Shuffle Touch to return to Repeat Play/ Pause Touch to play Touch to play the previous the next song song Progress bar The following actions are available on the playback screen: Shuffle songs: Shuffle songs in random order.
Go to next song: Touch once. Rewind: Touch & hold Go to beginning of the song: Touch once. Playlists You can create as many playlists as you wish. The “Last added” playlist is a system playlist and cannot be deleted or renamed.
Go to the Library screen and select Playlists. All the playlists appear. Touch and hold the playlist opens a menu asking you to play, delete or rename the playlist etc. Settings This menu allows you to control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen.
VPN: Opens a screen that prompts you to select the type of VPN to add. You are then prompted for VPN configuration details. Tethering & portable hotspot: In this menu, you can share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Storage Let you view and manage the data storage on your phone Battery Your phone supports Battery feature. You can use the settings to turn on or off the displaying of Battery Percentage. In this menu, you can view how many applications are using the battery and used percentage.
Language & Input Use the Language & Input settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard, including words that you’ve added to its dictionary. Backup & reset This feature let you backup app data, wifi passwords, and other settings to Google service.
Use 24-hour format: Select to set 24-hour formats on or off. Choose date format: Select from a variety of formats. Scheduled power on &off You can set your phone to automatically Power On or to Power Off up to scheduled times. Accessibility You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone.
information, as well as the Google Terms of Service for the Google applications on your phone. You can view the model number and version Sound recorder The sound recorder is a simple recording tool that provides all of the required functionalities for you to manage voice files.
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DIGITAL TV You will be able to watch TV program after setting Channel searching under Menu option. In the meanwhile, you can also change channels and adjust volume by pressing the program screen. Watch TV Program 1. Select the icon that appears on the screen idol to use the application.
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2. Select "Next" to find digital TV. (Please pull over phone antenna for better reception). 3. Select your location and perform a "Scan" digital TV.
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4. The system will search for digital TV signals by up automatically approximately 3-4 minutes. 5. Press "Done" when the discovery channels or press "Scan" to the system to search for signals again.
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explore all the channels by press Live TV. Clicking on living picture, the function control will display. Program Screen Function "Live TV" is the page that shows all channels, the system can find it. Users can move up - down the screen to select the channel you want.
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explore all the channels by press Live TV. Clicking on living picture, the function control will display. Program Screen Function "Live TV" is the page that shows all channels, the system can find it. Users can move up - down the screen to select the channel you want.
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Channel Scan> click on "Scan" the system will search for signals again. About > show information about the version of digital TV.
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You can restore default setting by press icon in the circle. 13.3. How to Play the Digital TV...
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1>> Back to "Live TV". 2>> Bar shows the current channels. 3>> The strength of digital TV and the battery capacity. 4>> Turn on/off audio, “+” and “-”the volume 5>> See relative information of current program. 6>> Button to adjust the width of the screen. (Full screen / not full screen).
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7.2 Subtitle 7.3 Users can change channels from the listt...
Troubleshooting Common issue Cause reason Shooting way Bad connection Using mobile phone in an Try to avoid. area where the network connection is not good, such as around a tower or basement, and radio wave cannot be sent effectively. Using mobile phone when Try to avoid.
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Common issue Cause reason Shooting way If the mobile Idle time is related to Idle time phone is in the network settings. becomes short area where the network connection is not good, please temporarily shut off your phone. Insert a new Need to change battery.
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Common issue Cause reason Shooting way Wipe metal point Dirt on metal side of SIM of SIM card with card. a clean cloth. Cannot connect SIM card is unusable Contact your to network operator. Out of GSM service area. Request service area to operator.
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Common issue Cause reason Shooting way Bad connection Check the connection between the phone and the charger. Cannot add Contacts memory is full. Delete some contact contacts. Cannot set Operator does not support Contact your some functions the function or you have operator.
SW Upgrade (OTA) Notice: Before testing, please make sure: 1. WIFI is available. 2. Battery power is more than 40%. Check the firmware: Check the firmware version before the System Software Update. Settings -> About phone -> Build number Pic. 1...
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Android Mode: 1. Click the icon “System Software Update” in Application Manager(Pic.2) System Software Update initializing interface will pop up (Pic.3) Pic. 2 Pic. 3 2. Pic.3->Press Yes, will try to connect to server, 3 cases will happen:...
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Case 1: Connect to server successfully, a new firmware is found on server. Pic.4->Pic.5, will show you the information and description of the new firmware package. Pic. 4 Pic. 5 Case 2 : There is no new firmware available on server. It will pop up”...
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Pic. 6 Case 3 : Fail to connect to server. It will pop up "Error occurred" , then if you press ”OK”, the application will exit. (Pic.7) Pic. 7...
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3. Pic.5->Press Yes, will show up the downloading interface, or if you press ”Cancel”, the application will exit. Pic. 8 4. Updating interface: 4.1 Update Now->Update confirmation interface. If you press ”Yes”, the phone will reboot, enter the Recovery Mode.(Pic.9->Pic.10->Pic.11)
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4.2 Update later: Will exit the application. When you enter the application next time, will show you Step 4 directly. Recovery Mode: Some codes and a progress bar will show in phone screen. Phone will reboot after the recovery is finished. Then the phone will enter the Android mode again.
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Check the firmware again: Check the firmware version again after the System Software Update. Settings -> About phone -> Build number Pic. 13...
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.
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fire, breakdown or damage. To avoid any damage or breakdown, do not disassemble the phone, battery, charger or internal components by yourself. Using the Mobile Phone Warning: 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.
usually not influenced by wireless devices. Manufacturers of these systems will tell you whether they are provided with good screening functions. If you suspect that an automobile failure is caused by a wireless wave, please contact your automobile dealer. Avoid using your phone in crowded places. Do not store your mobile phone near or with a credit card, disk or other magnetic materials.
battery to short circuit, overheat or explode. Do not weld the polarities of the battery directly together. This 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.
a different charger may cause the phone to breakdown or explode. If the charger short circuits, a fire may occur. Do not use a damaged, worn or broken charger. This may cause a fire. Clean dust away from the power socket to avoid the possibility of a fire.
When not in use, store the battery in a cool, well-ventilated place with sunshine. If you will not be using the mobile phone for an extended period of time, charge the battery on a regular basis to avoid battery breakdown. Caution: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) information Your phone has been designed to comply with applicable safety requirements for exposure to radio waves. These requirements are based on scientific organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. These guidelines include safety margins designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
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Band Position SAR 10g(W/kg) GSM900 Head 0.62 GSM1800 Head 0.66 SAR data information for residents in countries/ regions that have adopted the SAR limit recommended by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which is 1.6 W/kg averaged over one (1) gram of tissue.
Battery Informations Type Capacity Li-ion 2550 mAh • The battery life depends on many factors, including the SIM card, network conditions, settings, usage and enviorenment. • Making calls, turning on the backlight and music player will consume more battery power. •...
Battery, headset, memory card,USB data connector are in-warranty of 6 months after the date of purchase. This warranty shall apply to mobile phone and accessory under “i-mobile” brands that are purchased from Shop namely, I-mobile by Samart and Authorized Distributor or Authorized Service Center as appointed in Thailand only.
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Mobile phone and accessory are damaged due to the natural disaster. Mobile phone and accessory are repaired, changed parts, adjusted, modified, connected, customized without any authorization by i-mobile. Using of mobile phone and accessory together with, or connect with the mobile phone or accessory that...
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Damaging of the label, warranty sticker on the mobile will be deemed as termination of the warranty. i-Mobile will not assure provided that the software from i-mobile will be up to your wishes or the working process...
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Customer has already purchased. The warranty will not cover the damage that occurs from the use of any device under “i-mobile brand” with other products which are not the product of i-mobile. The warranty will not cover any expenses in the...
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