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U683CL Conventions used in this guide In this user guide, we use the following User Manual symbols to indicate useful and important information: NOTE NOTE Notes, usage tips, or additional information Warning Situations that could cause injury to yourself or others Caution Situations that could cause damage to yourdevice or...
Specifications ................3 Account Setting ..............24 Basics ....................4 Messaging..................25 In Box ..................4 About Messaging ..............25 Phone Overview ..............4 Sending Messages ............... 25 Battery ..................4 Reading Messages ............... 26 Turning Phone On or Off ............. 5 Receiving Emergency Alerts Messages ......
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7. Sensors Specifications • Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Geomagnetic sensor 1. Display 8. Power Management (Performance) Battery Type Capacity Standby Time Talk Time • 5.0 inch FWVGA(854×480) Display Lithium- Up to 116 Hours Up to • Capacitive Touch Screen Ion(Li-ion) 2000mAh (4.83Days) 309minutes 2.
Basics In Box Battery The U683CL comes with the following items included in the Note that browsing the web frequently, extended data box: usage, being in a poor signal area, or subjecting the device to extreme temperatures will cause the battery to discharge 1.
MicroSD Card 3. Removing the microSD card while Use the microSD card to store your photos, videos, music the phone is on and certain apps from Google Play Store. You can also move and copy files to your computer from your device. If you need to remove the microSD card while the phone is on, unmount the microSD card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the...
Touchscreen Gestures To select onscreen items such as application and settings icons or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger. To open available options for the item, Tap and hold simply touch and hold your finger on the screen over the item.
•Tap 3 while you type. When you release the key, Using the Onscreen Keyboard the lowercase letters reappear. You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some •Turn caps lock on. double-tap or touch & hold applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, •Tap 3, so it changes to .
Editing or deleting a word 2. Cutting and copying the text 1. Double-click to select the text to cut or copy it. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap and hold the selected text. System > Language &...
Getting Started 3. Select Security question and enter the Answer, which Google Account will be needed if you forget your password and then enter a Secondary Email >Create. You must sign in to a Google account to use Gmail, 4. Read through Google Terms of Service > Tap I agree, Google Calendar, and other Google applications;...
1. Home screen customization options Getting to Know the Home Screen Open the Home screen you want to customize. 2. Moving an item on the Home screen 1. The Home screen is displayed when the device is in idle mode. You can add your favorite apps, shortcuts, 1.
2. Notification icons Essential Display Icons Notification icons in the Status bar alert you to items that may require your attention such as new messages, 1. Status icons calendar event reminders, missed call notifications, etc. Here’s what each one means: You can tell a lot about your phone when you understand the icons in the Status bar.
2. Closing the Notifications panel Notifications Panel Drag the bottom bar of the panel up. Or just press When you receive a new notification, an icon will be Back. displayed in your status bar at the top of your screen. Opening &...
screen or enter the PIN or password to access the phone software. 2. Tap an icon to open the application or press Back to return to your previous screen. 4. Activating Secure Screen Lock Sleep Mode 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps >...
Adjusting Volume Sound > Volumes. 2. Tap Ringtone and Media volume are independent of each other and adjusted separately. 3. Drag the volume sliders left or right to adjust your phone’s Ringtone, Media, and Alarm. Your phone 1. Adjusting the ringer volume plays a sample tone at the selected volume level From the Home screen, press Volume up or Volume while you drag the slider.
Connecting Your Phone to a Computer 7. After you have un-mounted the removable drive, you can disconnect the phone from the computer. 1. Copying files to/from the microSD card You can copy your music, photos, and other files to the microSD card of your phone. This option is available only when a microSD card is NOTE inserted into the slot of your phone.
Phone Calls Making Calls • Add wait: Your phone will wait with the message, ‘Send the following tone?’ until Send is The simplest way to make a call is to dial the number tapped, then continue dialing the directly. You can also call numbers listed in your call log or remaining numbers.
• To find a specific contact, you can search by tapping in Contacts). When you receive a phone call from a phone Search. Enter the name of the contact you’re number not stored in your Contacts, only the default searching for. As you type, contacts with matching caller ID icon and phone number are shown.
2. Checking missed calls To avoid damaging your hearing, do not hold the phone up NOTE • If you miss a call, is displayed in the Status bar. to your ear when the speakerphone is on. • If you open the Notifications panel, you will see the number of missed calls.
4. Sending a text message from the Call log 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > Call log. 2. Tap the contact > Send text message. 3. Enter your message and tap to Send. 5. Clearing the Call log 1.
• If you have a Bluetooth headset that supports Using Voice Dialer “voice-recognition” or “voice-dialing,” you may be able to open Voice Search by pressing and holding your headset’s main button and dial by voice You can use the Voice Search application or Voice Dialer using your headset.
Contacts • Enter your contact’s information. About contacts 4. Tap Done. Contacts give you quick and easy access to the people you Saving a phone number from the Dial Pad want to reach. Contacts from Google accounts are also 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
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Exporting contacts to your microSD card 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > contacts. Option >Import/Export. 2. Tap 3. Tap Export to .vcf file. 4. Select contacts, tap OK to confirm. • This process creates a file containing all your selected contacts with a .vcf extension on your microSD card.
Editing/Deleting Contacts 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > contacts. 1. Editing contact details 2. Tap the desired contact> Tap Edit contact. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > contacts. 3. Tap Option >Set ringtone. 2. Tap the contact you want to edit >Tap Edit contact.
locations. This address book will be used Communicating throughout the user interface. 1. Sending text message • If you register two or more accounts, you can merge address books from the multiple accounts into one 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps >...
Messaging 3. Enter the phone number in the To field. Fill in one or more recipients. You can: • Enter the first few letters of a contact name or phone About Messaging number. Matching contacts are displayed. Continue typing or tap a name or phone number from the Use Messaging to send text messages (SMS) and search results.
3. When you finish editing, tap Send. 2. Sending a multimedia message (MMS) To compose a multimedia message, start by creating a Reading Messages new text message. Then simply add an attachment. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging.
2. Tap Search to search. 1. Receiving Emergency Alerts Messages 3. Enter the search term >tap Search. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging. 2. Tap Emergency alerts message you want to view. 3. Replying to a message Emergency alert messages are indicated with 1.
Set MMS Validity period to Maximum Changing Messaging Settings Validity or Two days period 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging. 2. Tap Option >Settings. 3. Notification settings 1. Storage settings Select a ringtone to sound when you Check to delete older messages in a Sound receive new message notifications.
send the email to several recipients, Google Go separate each email address with a comma. 4. Enter a subject in the Subject field. Gmail 5. Type the message text in the Compose Mail field. Attach file>select the • To attach an image file, Tap picture you want to attach.
viewed on a computer. (Note: Custom label colors You need an active mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to use NOTE Maps. To see your location and get directions, you must turn created on the web are not supported on your phone). on location services.
1. While viewing detail information for a location, • Tap to star the location. 4. Viewing map layers • Tap to un-star the location. Initially, Google Maps opens with a street map. You can view additional map layers, such as satellite images and Viewing a location in Street view traffic information.
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4. Tap Done. 1. Opening Calendar 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Calendar. 3. Viewing calendar and events Events are color coded to enable you to distinguish between multiple calendars. Events times are shown Changing calendar view using your local time zone, which is provided by When you open Calendar, Month view is shown by your active mobile network.
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4. Editing or deleting an event Check if you don’t want to see 1. In event details view, press > Edit event to the event Hide declined events to which you’ve declined edit the event. events invitations. 2. Make your changes to the event > tap Done. Calendar Displays calendars and event view...
3.Viewing details about an application 1. While browsing Google Play Store, or in a list of search results, tap an application to view more details. Application details screens include a description, ratings, and specific information about the application. The Comments tab includes comments from people who have used the application.
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2. Creating a Google Checkout account 2. Tap Option > My Apps > tap the application to You must have a Google Checkout account update. to purchase items from Google Play Store. 3. Tap Update >Accept & download. You can set up a Checkout account with your 4.
3. Using Browser options 1. Stopping page loading While webpage is loading, tap on the left of the URL field. 2. the current page Option > Refresh. 3. Finding the text on the current Chrome page Search for information or browse web pages using the 1.
• If you prefer to open the webpages in a new 1. Navigating between webpages window, tap and hold the bookmark and tap Open in new tab. • Press Back to return to the previous web pages. Option >Forward if you pressed Back Or tap 3.
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You can discover and watch YouTube videos 2. Tap a video to begin playback. without a YouTube account, but if you want to • Tap the video to pause or resume playback. take advantage of many YouTube features, you • Tap Info, Related videos or Comments to learn more must sign into your YouTube account.
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1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > YouTube. Select if you want Google SafeSearch filtering to block 2. Tap a video to play. SafeSearch some results when you search 3. Tap Share. Search filtering for videos. Settings are: Block 4.
3. Checking wireless network status Wi-Fi 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 1. Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a 2. Tap Wi-Fi. wireless network 3. Tap the wireless network that the phone is currently 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps >...
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Disconnecting or Un-pairing 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Connected devices. from a Bluetooth Device 2. Tap Bluetooth. 3. If Bluetooth isn’t turned on, check Bluetooth to turn it 1. Disconnecting or Un-pairing a Bluetooth device 4. Tap Device name, enter the name for your phone in the dialog box >...
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1. Put the Bluetooth device in pairing mode. 2. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> 1. Sending information from another device Connected devices. 1. On your phone, open the application that contains the 3. Tap Bluetooth. item you want to send. 4.
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6. If a Bluetooth authorization request is displayed on your phone, enter the same passcode on both your phone and the other device, or confirm the auto- generated passcode. 7. When your phone receives a file transfer request notification, slide down the notifications panel, and then tap Accept.
Activate to use your phone’s Entertainment Off / On location-based services. Take location pictures wherever you are and tag them with the location. Camera/Camcorder White Auto, Incandescent, Daylight, balance Fluorescent, Cloudy. You can take pictures and shoot videos with Camera/Camcorder. Photos and videos captured with the Storage Phone/SD Card To set the storage location camera will be stored on the internal memory.
adjust your camcorder settings or leave them in Sound Recorder automatic mode. 1. Opening Sound Recorder Option. The settings open over the screen. • Tap screen to close the settings menus 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Sound Tap the setting you want to change.
Tools 2. Editing an alarm 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Clock. Clock 2. Tap > Tap an existing alarm. 3. Turn the alarm on or off by checking or un- 1. Opening the Clock checking the checkbox, ‘Turn alarm on’. In the 1.
Calculator Using Calculator Apps > Calculator. 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Enter numbers and arithmetic operators. • Slide from the panel to left to open Advanced panel. • Tap and hold the Calculator’s display to open a text editing menu.
Settings Settings on Your Phone Connected devices Bluetooth Bluetooth On / Off. Control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen. For details about working with these 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > settings, see “Bluetooth”. Settings. Cast Set to cast screen to nearby devices.
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Battery Sound Tap Battery you can see how much the apps using the Set the volume of ringtones that sound battery and the all battery. Volume when you receive a phone call or notification, media (music, videos, and so on), and alarms. Also vibrate Set whether vibrate when calls Display...
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Storage Users & accounts Storage manager, you can see the SD card and the phone You can add an account for Duo Preview, Exchange, space. Google, IMAP and POP3. Unmount SD Unmout the SD card so you can safely Accessibility card remove it.
Google System update You can set google services related settings, such as Ads, 1. Make sure the target device is power on with a fully Backup, Cast media controls … charged battery. 2. Tap to go to Settings> About phone and tap System System update.
Always obey the relevant TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY laws and regulations of your country when using the APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL UNIMAX recording feature of your phone. COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU, ANY USER, OR THIRD PARTY FOR 2.
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The power LIABILITY OF UNIMAX COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE supply cord of a desktop or notebook computer has an OR ITS AFFILIATES EXCEED THE AMOUNT equipment grounding conductor and a grounding plug. RECEIVED FROM YOU, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL...
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above 140°F (60°C), or dispose of in fire or water. Replace • Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies only with specified batteries. Recycle or dispose of used and small children, to avoid swallowing of the batteries according to the local regulations or reference battery.
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chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal 4. Safety precautions for direct sunlight powders. Please be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily Keep this product away from excessive moisture and injury or even death.
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• Avoid using your phone near strong electromagnetic human body be allowed to come too close to the sources, such as microwave ovens, sound speakers, antenna during operation of the equipment. TV and radio. Use only the supplied integral antenna. Use of •...
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Faulty and damaged products Service needed on components inside the device should • Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its be done by an authorized service technician or provider. accessory. Protect your phone • Always treat your phone and its accessories with care •...
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• Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the Air bags product. Do not place a phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Store the phone safely • The product has been exposed to rain or water. before driving your vehicle.
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To minimize the risk of RSI, when Texting or playing This mobile phone has been tested and found to comply games with your phone: with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to •...
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Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is accessory and are not holding the phone at the ear, 1.6W/kg. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard position the handset a minimum of 1.0 cm from your body operating positions accepted by the FCC with the phone when the phone is switched on.
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Compatible for inductive coupling (tele-coil mode) if it has a “T3” or “T4” rating. HOW WILL I KNOW IF MY HEARING AID WILL WORK WITH A PARTICULAR DIGITAL WIRELESS PHONE? You’ll want to try a number of wireless phones so that you can decide which works the best with your hearing aids.
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