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Introduction Symbols and Definitions The following symbols are used in this document to highlight sections that require special attention: Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend P1XL (HUAWEI U9200E) smartphone. Descri Additional operation descriptions. Be sure to carefully read the function descriptions, operating...
Installation • Press and hold to power on your phone. • Press and hold to display the options menu, from where you can power off the phone and perform Keys and Functions some shortcut operations. • Press to lock the screen when your phone is Charger jack/USB port Headset SIM card slot...
• Touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to view the list of recently used applications. Installing a SIM Card Install a SIM card as shown in the following diagram. Standard USIM card dimension: 25 mm x 15 mm x 0.76 mm (DxWxH) When installing the SIM card, push the card into the slot until it clicks into place.
Installing and Removing a microSD Card Your phone's memory capacity can be expanded by installing a microSD card. For installation instructions, refer to the following diagram. When installing the microSD card, push the card into the slot until it clicks into place. To remove the microSD card: 1.
Your mobile phone has an internal rechargeable battery. Do not attempt to open the battery cover and replace the battery by yourself. To replace the battery, contact Huawei or an 1. Connect your charger to the USB cable provided. authorized service provider.
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• Blinking red: The battery level is low and the phone needs to • Do not attempt to replace the phone battery yourself. To be charged. replace the battery, contact Huawei or an authorized service If your phone is powered on, the charging icon is displayed in provider.
• If your phone is very low on power, it displays a message. If and touch , or to disable these respective your phone is extremely low on power, it will power off functions. automatically. • Touch to lower the screen brightness, and touch to shorten the period until the screen locks.
Getting Started Enabling Fast Boot 1. On the Home screen, touch 2. Touch to enable this function. Powering Your Phone On or Off Do not enable Fast boot while traveling on an airplane. • to power it on. If When your phone is off, press and hold your SIM card is protected by a PIN, you must enter it to use Restarting Your Phone the phone.
If you do not already have a Google account, you can create • Create or log in to your personal account. one as follows: • Customize your phone settings. 1. On the screen, touch Creating a Google Account 2. Enter the first name and last name you want to use for your account, and then touch Availability of Google applications, services, and features may 3.
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6. When the screen appears, select To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & sync check box, and then touch screen by touching > Settings > Accounts & sync, and then touch ADD ACCOUNT to select the account type you 7.
Wireless devices may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Touch and hold: Touch and hold on the Power off your phone or switch to Airplane mode where current screen or the input field to display wireless devices are not allowed according to airline the options menu.
Unlocking the Screen Drag: Touch and hold an item, and then drag it to the desired location on the 1. If the screen is off, press to turn it on. screen. For example, on the Home screen, 2. Follow the onscreen instructions and drag to the right you can move an icon by dragging it to another location or remove an icon by...
• To open certain applications quickly, drag the icon over the corresponding icons. Face Unlock You can set your phone to unlock by recognizing your face. To enable and configure the settings of the application: 1. On the Home screen, touch 2.
4. Choose an unlock method, and configure the unlock settings. If face identification fails, unlock the phone using the alternative method you have selected. 5. Touch . To unlock your phone using the function, bring your face to the center of the screen. Your phone will identify your face and unlock.
Notification and Status Icons Notification bar: Displays notifications and status icons. Flick the notification bar downwards to open Signal strength No signal the notification panel. GPRS network GPRS network Display area: The main display area of your phone. connected in use Menu key: Touch to open the application list.
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Roaming Airplane mode Call in progress Missed calls Receiving Call in progress New mail in Bluetooth on location data using a your Gmail from GPS Bluetooth account headset Speaker Alarm enabled activated Message not New message sent Vibration mode Silence mode New chat New email talk...
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Open Wi-Fi Synchronizing Synchronizatio Upcoming network data n failed event available Portable Wi-Fi hotspot USB tethering Uploading Downloading activated • Storage location Connected to a Disconnected can be changed Phone memory from a VPN • Sign-in or full synchronization Headset SIM card not problem plugged in...
Switching Between the Home Screen and Its Changing the Theme Extensions • To select a theme, on the Home screen, touch Flick left or right across the screen to switch between the Home screen and its extensions. • Alternatively, you can touch to switch to Home theme.
and select a source from the displayed options menu to set the • Quickly open or close an application. wallpaper. • Flick left or right on a notification to delete it. Using Auto-rotate Screen • Touch to delete all notifications. If your rotate your phone when browsing a web page, viewing •...
Accessing Applications and Widgets Managing Shortcuts and Widgets • To add a shortcut icon or widget: From the application list, To access the application list, on the Home screen, touch From the application list, you can: touch and hold an application icon, and then drag it to the Home screen.
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the shortcut bar, and then drag it to the shortcut bar at the • To move a folder to the shortcut bar: On the Home screen, bottom of the screen. If there is no available space, a folder touch and hold a folder, and then drag it to the shortcut bar. will be created for the overlapped icons.
Calling Be careful not to block the microphone or the speaker to avoid affecting the call quality. To make a call, you can manually enter phone numbers on the Making a Call from Contacts dialer, touch a number in your contacts list or call log, or use voice control.
Background noise will affect the accuracy of voice dialing. 1. On the Home screen, touch 2. Follow the onscreen instructions, then say your command close to the microphone. Your phone will identify the command and make a call. Answering or Rejecting a Call •...
• Reject the call and send a text message to the caller: Drag On the Phone screen, touch > Settings > Quick upwards. responses to edit the message that will be sent. Operations During a Call During an active call, you can touch any of the following buttons: •...
Making a Conference Call • : Opens the dialer for you to enter another number. • : Activates the speakers. Conference calls allow conversations between more than two people at a time. • : Mutes your microphone. Contact your network operator to ask if conference calls are •...
Forwarding a Call 4. To end the conference call, touch Your phone can be set up to forward incoming calls to a new Switching Between Calls number. 1. On the screen, touch To use this service, subscribe to your operators's call switching function.
1. On the screen, touch 1. On the screen, touch 2. Select to enable the function. 2. Touch to enter your voicemail number, and then touch . Using the Voicemail Service To listen to your voicemail messages, press and hold 1 on the dialer and follow the instructions.
Contacts 5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account to which you want to import the contacts. Creating a Contact enables you to save and manage contacts on your phone, including such details as your contacts' phone numbers and addresses.
Communicating with a Contact Searching for a Contact Quickly 1. In the contacts list, touch In the contacts list, touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if 2. Enter the first letters of the contact name in the search box. no picture is assigned to the contact) and touch one of the Search results appear as you type.
Deleting a Contact 5. Touch to save the contact group. Editing a Contact Group 1. In the contacts list, select the contact you want to delete, and then touch You can change a contact group at any time. To update the information or members: 2.
Adding a Contact to a Group contacts to display the joined contacts list. Touch the cross sign X next to a contact to separate the contact. Select a group, touch to select the desired contact, and Sending a Contact then touch Joining Contacts You can send contacts as a .vcf file via Bluetooth, Email, Messaging and more.
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2. From the displayed options menu, choose . A message is displayed showing the storage location to which the .vcf file of your contacts will be exported. 3. Touch to export your phone's contacts to the storage device. By default, the file exported will be saved in the root directory of your phone's memory.
Huawei Input Method Text can be entered using the onscreen keyboard. To open the onscreen keyboard, touch a text field. Using the Huawei Keyboard To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch Slide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY and alphanumeric keyboards.
In English input mode, touch to change the input language. In English input mode, touch to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. Using the Android Keyboard When the text entry method is for lower-case letters, touch to capitalize the next letter you enter, or touch and hold to capitalize all letters you enter.
• Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Language & input. Touch to the right of Android keyboard to display • Touch and hold to delete all the characters to the left the Android keyboard settings screen.
Using the Landscape Keyboard • : Cut the selected content. Touch and hold the text. Drag the grab points to select the text you want to cut. Then touch this To use a wider keyboard, turn your phone sideways. Your button to cut the selected text.
Messaging Adding a Slideshow To attach more than one file to your message: 1. On the message editing screen, touch On the Home screen, touch to open the message application. 2. Touch to start editing the slideshow, or add another presentation slide. Sending a Message 3.
Customizing Message Settings 4. Touch to finish composing your slideshow and return to the multimedia message screen. To customize settings such as text message settings, multimedia message settings, and message notification To replace an image, touch Replace on the slide editing ringtones, in the message list, touch screen.
Using Talk Accepting an Invitation 1. If you have invited someone to chat or if someone has invited is Google's instant messaging service. You can use it to you to chat, the invitation message is displayed in the communicate in real time with other people using on a recipient's or your friends list.
Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages Vibrate • : When the system set vibration first ,select the check box to set your phone to vibrate when you When you receive an instant message, your phone can play a receive an instant message. ringtone, vibrate, or display a notification icon.
Data Connection services while roaming may incur additional charges. Contact your network operator for details about data roaming charges. • Access point settings have been configured on your phone. Note that changing these settings may prevent you from accessing the Turning On Mobile Data Services Internet.
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4. Select the desired Wi-Fi network. If you select a secured Before connecting your device to a Wi-Fi hotspot, ensure that network, enter the password when prompted. the Wi-Fi hotspot supports the WPS function. Using the WPS Button • If Wi-Fi and mobile network are both enabled, your phone 1.
Sharing Your Phone's Data 2. In the displayed dialog box, select the check box. In the section, touch , and then Connection select from the displayed options menu. The selected Wi-Fi access point will received To share your phone's data connection with a PC, connect your phone to the PC using a USB cable.
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a • You cannot share your phone’s data connection via Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot USB tethering and access its microSD card as a mass storage device at the same time. 1. On the Home screen, touch •...
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reaches the set limit. You can also query the data usage within a certain period or by a certain application. On the Home screen, touch configure the data usage settings:...
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Drag the red line to set a data usage limit or the Touch to turn on or off the mobile data orange line to set a warning limit. When data traffic function. The mobile data function must be turned on reaches the yellow line, you will be notified;...
• View Wi-Fi data usage: Select the Show Wi-Fi usage 2. In the section, touch the switch on the check WI-FI tab is displayed. Touch to tab to view Wi-Fi box, and a right of , and a Bluetooth icon will be displayed on data usage.
2. From the detected Bluetooth device list, select the desired 2. On the Home screen, touch device. 3. In the section, touch . Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth devices within range. DLNA 4. From the list of the Bluetooth devices searched, choose the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) enables users using the device you want to connect, and then follow the onscreen same Wi-Fi network to share multimedia files easily.
Email/Gmail 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the account settings. Configure the email account based on the instructions provided Email by your email service provider. For specific settings, access the website of your email service provider. With , you can easily send and receive emails. 4.
Switching Between Accounts 2. If you have already set up an email account, touch to add an Exchange On the screen, touch the email address bar at the top of account. If you have not set up any email accounts, touch the screen, and select an email account from the displayed to create an Exchange account.
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Deleting an Email Account 2. Touch to reply to the email. You can also touch to forward the email. 1. On the screen, touch to display the account settings screen. Viewing an Email 2. Touch the account you want to delete. In your , touch the email you want to view.
Gmail Switching Between Accounts 1. From the email list, touch the current account name to display is Google's web-based email service. When you first set the account list. up your phone, you may have to set it up to use an existing account or create an account.
3. Enter the email subject, and then write your email in the • If you touched or selected , add message composition field. content. • If you selected , enter the recipients' email If you want to send an attachment with the email, touch addresses and add message content as required.
Managing Applications 2. Touch a category, then the application you want to download. 3. On the application details screen, read any relevant information about the application, including its cost, rating, Using Play Store and user comments. 4. To install the application, touch , then Android provides direct access to applications and...
Installing an Application from a • On the application details screen, touch to share the application. microSD Card Uninstalling an Application from Your Phone Using , you can install an application stored on a microSD card. 1. On the screen, touch to view your downloaded applications.
2. Select the application you want to install from the application In the application list, touch > Sort by size to re-arrange list. the applications by size. Touch , then Select all or Deselect all to select or deselect all applications. 3.
Security Guard blacklist or accepts only calls and messages from contacts on the whitelist. • To define your private contacts and view records of is integrated with your phone to provide messages and calls from or to them, touch Privacy center.
Browser Managing Bookmarks Adding a Bookmark Browsing a Web Page 1. Launch the browser, and go to the web page you want to save as a bookmark. 1. On the Home screen, touch to launch the 2. Touch browser. 3. Enter the bookmark name, and then touch . 2.
SAVED PAGES tab to view saved pages. Setting the Home Page 1. In a browser window, touch 2. Select one page from the list, or touch to enter the URL of the desired homepage, and then touch . Customizing Browser Settings To customize your browser setting, in a browser window, touch...
Maps Opening Maps On the Home screen, touch enables you to find your current location, view real-time Searching for Places of Interest traffic conditions (depending on availability in your area), and get detailed directions to your destinations. You can view 1.
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2. Enter your start point in the first text box and your destination in the second. 3. Touch the icon for driving, public transit, or walking directions. 4. Touch . Directions are displayed in a list. 5. Touch a direction in the list to show it on the map. 6.
Capturing Photos and Camera Mode Videos Your phone supports various capture modes and picture effects, with which you can take a photo, record a video, and share the photos and videos. Camera On the Home screen touch to activate the camera.
• Touch to take a photo. Touch to display the options menu as follows: • Touch and hold to focus the camera, and then release • : Switch the picture mode. your finger to take a photo. • : Select a filtering mode. Thumbnail of the previous shot.
customize the camera settings or select a picture effect. • Touch to send the photo via a multimedia message, an When you are customizing the settings, the image displayed email, Bluetooth and more. on the viewfinder screen changes accordingly. • Touch to delete the photo.
Video Camera Mode touch , and select the > Settings > Location services check box. satellites Video Camera On the Home screen touch to activate the video camera. Switch to camcorder mode to start recording. On the capture screen, touch to exit the camera.
Touch to start recording. Switch between the front and rear cameras. Thumbnail of the previous recording. Touch to view Recording a Video the video you just recorded. 1. Open and switch to video capture mode. Customize the video capture settings if necessary. When you are Viewfinder screen.
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• Touch to enter the gallery. • Touch to send the video via a multimedia message, an email, Bluetooth and more. • Touch to delete a video. • Flick left or right across the screen to switch between videos.
Gallery 2. On the picture editing screen, you can: Your application is a great tool for managing photos and videos. Viewing Photos or Videos 1. On the Home screen touch to open the media library. In , touch the desired folder to view its contents.
Rotating a Picture 1 Save the changes. 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the options 2 Undo the last step or redo the canceled step. menu. 2. Touch . The picture will be 3 Crop or rotate the picture, or remove red eye. saved with the new orientation.
Music Player 2. Touch and hold the audio file you want to add to a playlist, and choose from the displayed options menu. With a built-in music player, your phone enables you to play • To add the audio file to a new playlist, touch your favorite songs at any time.
Playing a Playlist 1. On the media library screen, touch the tab. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. From the displayed menu, touch Playing an Audio File 1. Select a tab on the media library screen. 2.
Copying an Audio File Activate or deactivate the Dolby Mobile sound effect. Audio files can be copied to a microSD card using MTP and Display the playlist. HiSuite, or by setting your phone as a mass storage device and transferring files from your PC using a USB connection. Progress slider, showing the playback progress of the current song.
You can access files saved in the phone memory and on the and on the microSD card from the PC and copy audio files to microSD card from the PC and copy music to the microSD the microSD card. card. Copying Audio Files to USB Mass Storage Copying an Audio File Using HiSuite Devices...
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5. Copy audio files from the PC to the folder you have just created. 6. When the data is transferred, open the notification panel on your phone. Touch to display the screen, and then touch to disconnect your phone from the PC.
Accounts and 3. Configure the account, and set the type of data you want to synchronize. Synchronization 4. When the configuration is complete, the account is displayed on the screen. You can use certain applications to synchronize data such as The types of data you can set to synchronize to your phone contacts and emails with Internet services.
Synchronizing Data On the screen, enable the account synchronization function, and your phone will synchronize your data in the background automatically. Changing the Account Synchronization Settings 1. On the screen, choose the account whose synchronization settings you want to change. 2.
More Applications 3. Touch to save the event. Viewing a Calendar Event Calendar On the Calendar screen, you can touch any of the events you want to view. enables you to easily manage and arrange events. To switch between the days, weeks, months, and schedule To open the calendar, touch on the Home views, touch the time on the upper left corner of the screen.
Setting an Event Reminder 1. In any calendar view, touch 1. You can touch any event on a calendar screen to view the If you have an account to be synchronized to your phone, the event details. account will be displayed in the Calendars to display list. 2.
2. Enter the folder name, and then touch to save the folder. 2. Enter part or all of the desired file name, and then touch the lower right corner of the keyboard (note that may not Copying or Moving a File be the word displayed on your keyboard depending on the 1.
Checking the Memory Status Touch and hold the file you want to compress, and then Compress choose from the displayed options menu. On the screen, touch to check In the displayed dialog box, edit the save path and name the memory status of the phone memory and the microSD of the file compressed if necessary.
5. To set your phone to vibrate when the alarm goes off, select On the calculator screen, flick your finger left or right Advanced across the screen to switch between the check box. panel Basic panel and the 6. To name the alarm, touch Using the Notes 7.
Weather Clock Adding a City On the screen, touch to add a You can use to check the date and time at cities city. around the world, to get the latest weather in any city and to share weather information with others. When using Weather Clock, you can add up to four additional On the Home screen, touch cities besides your current city and get weather information for...
FM Radio touch to update the current city's weather. The built-in FM radio enables you to listen to radio on your You can also set your phone to update phone. Because the application uses the headset as its automatically: antenna, connect the headset to the phone before using the application.
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FM Radio Tune the radio to the next station. Access the station list. Turn the FM radio on or off. Activate or deactivate the speaker. Tune the radio to the previous station. YouTube is Google's free online video streaming service for watching, searching for, and uploading videos.
Opening YouTube On the Home screen, touch Searching for a Video 1. On the screen, touch 2. Enter appropriate keywords in the search box, and then touch the search icon. 3. The search results are displayed. Touch the video you want to watch.
Configuring Phone Settings 4. Touch , then to adjust the time. Touch 5. Touch , and then select a desired time On the Home screen, touch to configure your zone from the list. Scroll down to view more time zones. phone settings.
The volume can also be adjusted as follows: • Wallpaper: Change the background picture of the Home screen. 1. On the screen, touch • Auto-rotate screen: If this function is enabled, when you 2. Drag the slider left to reduce the volume, or drag it right to rotate your phone while browsing a webpage, viewing a increase the volume.
Security Settings 3. Enter the SIM PIN, and then touch . To change the SIM PIN, touch Change SIM PIN. Turning On the SIM PIN Setting a Screen Unlock Pattern A Personal Identification Number (PIN) protects your SIM card from unauthorized use. If you incorrectly enter the PIN three To protect your data from unauthorized access, set a screen consecutive times, the PIN will be blocked and the phone unlock pattern and require it to be used every time your screen...
1. On the screen, touch If you have set up a Google account, unlock your screen as follows if you forget the screen unlock pattern: 2. Enter at least four digits. • If you incorrectly draw the unlock pattern five times, a 3.
2. Touch according to the onscreen instructions. • Back up your personal data before any upgrade. After the upgrade, all personal data will be erased. Touch . The phone is reset to its factory • If you have installed a microSD card, the downloaded upgrade settings, and then restarts.
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FAQs How Do I Use a microSD Card to Import Contacts from Another Phone Your phone supports only contact files in .vcf format. More FAQs are available at www.huaweidevice.com/cn/ Save the contacts you want to import as a .vcf file and faq.do?method=index.
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How Do I Use HiSuite to Import Contacts from Another Disconnect your phone from the PC after the contacts are imported. Phone Your phone supports only contact files in .vcf format. How Do I Set a Song as a Call Ringtone Save a .vcf file to a PC.
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How Do I Change the Input Method How Do I Hide the Keyboard On a text-composing screen, open the notification bar and Touch to hide the keyboard. touch to select a desired input method. How Do I Forward a Message How Do I Stop the Music Playing in the Background Touch and hold the message you want to forward, and then Open the notifications panel, touch the music playing...
Appendix Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger. Safety Precautions Do not use your mobile phone while driving. Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone.
Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile Use only approved batteries and chargers to phone or its accessories. Only qualified avoid the risk of explosions. personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone. Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices.
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Downloaded third-party applications should be • If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages scanned for viruses. or emails from a stranger, you can delete them without • Install security software or patches released by Huawei or opening them. third-party application providers.
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pacemaker to prevent potential interference with the often, but not always, clearly marked. Such locations include areas below the deck on boats, chemical transfer or storage pacemaker. If you are using a pacemaker, use the device on facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or the opposite side of the pacemaker and do not carry the particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
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Operating Environment • When you have to make or answer a call, park the vehicle at the road side before using your device. • Do not use or charge the device in dusty, damp, and dirty • RF signals may affect electronic systems of motor vehicles. places or places with magnetic fields.
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power consumption. As a result, the talk time and the standby may include parts that can be detached from the device, may be dangerous, as it may present a choking hazard. Ensure that time are reduced. small children are kept away from the device and accessories. •...
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• The device should only be connected to products that bear contact Huawei or an authorized service provider. the USB-IF logo or have completed the USB-IF compliance • Use the AC power supply defined in the specifications of the program.
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• Do not place your device and charger in places where they • Before you clean or maintain the device, power off the device can get damaged because of collision. Otherwise, it may lead and disconnect it from the charger. to battery leakage, device malfunction, overheating, fire, or •...
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Emergency Call when using a device. The SAR value is determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the You can use your device for emergency calls in the service actual SAR level of the device when being operated can be well area.
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Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try approved by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. may void the to correct the interference by one or more of the following FCC authorization to operate this device.
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