Contents Getting Started ............5 Overview ................. 5 Key Explainrd ..............5 Starting up ............... 6 Switching Your Phone On/Off ......... 7 Getting Around Your Phone ..........8 Phone Calls ............10 Calling from the Phone ..........10 Calling from Your Contacts ........... 10 Calling from a Text Message .........
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ........14 Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status ....... 15 USB tethering & portable hotspot ........15 Browsing the Internet ..........16 Browsing Options ............16 Using Bookmarks ............17 Making the Most of Multimedia......17 Camera ................
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Calculator ..............22 For Your Safety ............22 General Safety .............. 22 Distraction ..............23 Product Handling ............24 Electrical Safety ............. 27 Interference ..............27 Explosive Environments ..........29 Common fault diagnosis ..........29...
Getting Started Overview Please insert the phone picture Key Explainrd Function Power Key Hold to switch audio profiles, or to turn on or off Airplane mode, or to power off. Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode. ...
Function Home Key Press to return to the Home Screen from any application or screen. Hold to see recently used applications. Menu Key Press to get the options for the current screen. Back Key Press to go to the previous screen. Volume Keys Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.
Installing the SIM/SD Card and Battery Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery, SIM, or memory card. 1.Remove the back cover 2.Hold the SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder. 3.Insert the memory card into the card slot with the metal contacts facing down until it inserts to the right position.
Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see chapter Sorting out Your Phone Settings – Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings), you need to do some settings before using it. Tap Menu Key in the standby mode, then select System settings >...
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performing. 1.Tap the buttons, icons, or applications to select items or to open applications. 2.Flick the screen to scroll left or right. 3.Point, drag and drop to move particular items across the screen. 4.Double-tap the screen to zoom in/out an image. NOTE: You can view the phone screen in portrait or landscape orientation simply by holding it upright or turning it on its side.
Removing Items from Your Home Screen 1.Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen. 2.Tap and hold the item you want to delete until the remove icon appears on the top of the screen. 3.Drag the item to the remove icon and release your finger when the item turns red.
Calling from a Text Message If a text message contains a phone number that you want to call, you can make the call while viewing the text message. 1.Press Home key > tap > Messaging. 2.Tap the conversation and then find the message that contains the phone number you need.
syncing. 1.To see your contacts, Press Home key > tap > People. Tap from the Contacts Screen.Choose the storage location to save the contact.Enter the contact name, phone numbers, and other information, and then save it. 2.Tap on the Contacts Screen.Input the contact name you want to search for.The contacts matched will be listed.
4.Tap Menu Key to insert quick text or contact. If you are sending an MMS, tap Menu Key to add a subject, or tap attach pictures, videos, audio, or slideshow. 5.Tap to send your message. NOTE: Add an attachment to text message and it will be converted into an MMS automatically.
press Home key > tap > Settings > SIM management > Data connection. Adding a New Network Connection To get connected via your mobile network you need a data plan with your service provider. Also if the networks settings are not pre-configured on your phone, please contact your provider to get the necessary information.
Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status You can check the Wi-Fi network by looking at the icon in the status bar. USB tethering & portable hotspot Share your phone‟s data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Enabling USB tethering TIPS: The PC accesses the Internet via the phone‟s mobile network.
Press Home Key > tap Menu Key > SETTINGS > More, click next to the Wi-Fi hotspot to turn it on. Tap Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to set up portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Now you can find the hotspot on other devices and connect to Disabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot Press Home Key >...
Using Bookmarks If you know the Web address, you can manually add bookmarks. To bookmark a web page, open it and tap Menu Key > Save to bookmarks. Give the bookmark a name and save it. Making the Most of Multimedia Camera Your phone has camera function.
3.Adjust the volume with Volume Keys. Gallery Press Home Key > tap > Gallery. You can use Gallery to view pictures and play videos. You can also do some basic editing of your pictures – such as setting them as wallpaper or contact photo, and sharing with friends.
wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed. Press Home Key > tap > Settings. 1.Click next to the Bluetooth menu to turn it on.When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar.
Sleep: Set the delay for the screen to automatically turn off. Wallpaper: Set the wallpaper of the phone. Audio Profiles Settings By pressing Home Key > tap > Settings > Audio profiles. When you choose the General mode, you can adjust the sound settings, such as ringtones, volume and vibrate.
Voice Unlock Password Use the Creating Unlock command and password Wake up command lock screen Face Unlock By identifying face to unlock Managing Your Device Memory Press Home Key > tap > Settings > Storage. You can view the space information of the SD card and the phone storage.
the alarm. 2. Tap the top of the screen icon can be switched to the countdown and stopwatch functions from the clock interface. Calculator You can use the phone directly perform simple mathematical calculations. 1. Press Home Key > Tap >...
Keep away from Avoid extreme pacemakers and other temperatures. electronic medical devices. Switch off when asked to in Avoid contacting with hospitals and medical liquids. Keep your phone facilities. dry. Switch off when told to in Don‟t take your phone apart. aircrafts and airports.
Product Handling General Statement on Handling and Use You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.
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Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you sit down. Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the phone.
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Seizures/ Blackouts The phone can produce a bright or flashing light. Repetitive Motion Injuries To minimize the risk of RSI when texting or playing games with your phone: Do not grip the phone too tightly. Press the buttons lightly. Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text.
Electrical Safety Accessories Use only approved accessories. Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories. Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the battery terminals. Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system.
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potential interference with the pacemaker. To achieve this, use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket. Hearing Aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby. The level of interference will depend on the type of hearing device and the distance from the interference source, increasing the separation between them may reduce the interference.
Interference in Cars Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands-free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation. Explosive Environments Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio...
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1、SIM is dirty and clean it; SIM is wrong 2、install the SIM again; 3、SIM is wrong,replace it. Bad signal Check the signal display in the stutas bar. phone May have a strong jamming signal around the can't call environment. May be the battery discharge. Need to wait Can‟t charge for a few minutes.
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FCC RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION: WARNING!! Read this information before using your phone In August 1986 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Outer FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters.
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(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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