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  • Page 1 User Guide HUAWEI ASCEND Y201 Welcome to HUAWEI...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Read Before Proceeding .............1 1.1 Safety Precautions............... 1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security ........2 1.3 Legal Notice................. 3 2 Getting Started..............6 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips..........6 2.2 Important Information About the Battery........6 2.3 Power Saving Tips ..............7 2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ...........
  • Page 3 4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts........... 20 4.8 Deleting a Contact ..............21 4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts........21 4.10 Managing Groups ..............22 4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts..........23 4.12 Sending Contacts ..............24 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard .........24 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............
  • Page 4 9.6 Play Store .................. 47 10 Synchronizing Information ..........48 10.1 Managing Your Accounts............48 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization......50 11 Using Other Applications..........51 11.1 Calendar .................. 51 11.2 File Manager................53 11.3 Clock..................54 11.4 Calculator................. 55 11.5 Notes ..................56 11.6 Weather Clock .................

  • Page 5: Read Before Proceeding

    1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom.

  • Page 6: Personal Information And Data Security

    Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.

  • Page 7: Legal Notice

    • Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. • Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application providers. • Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third- party may be able to share your location information.
  • Page 8 ® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 9 Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. •...

  • Page 11: Power Saving Tips

    usual after being charged properly, replace the battery with a new one of the same type. • Using data services increases the power consumption of the phone and will therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be used between battery charges.

  • Page 12: Using The Touchscreen

    If you have protected your mobile phone with a personal identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone.

  • Page 13: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    • Touch and hold: Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the active screen, touch and hold the screen until the menu appears. •...

  • Page 14: Home Screen

    If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.7 Home Screen Notifications bar: 10:23 Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel.
  • Page 15 2.7.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPRS GPRS in use mobile network Connected to EDGE EDGE in use mobile network Connected to 3G mobile 3G in use network Roaming Airplane mode Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Vibration mode Ringer silenced...
  • Page 16 New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network Upcoming event available Uploading Downloading Phone storage space is Sign-in or synchronization getting low problem Preparing the mircoSD More undisplayed card notifications Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on USB tethering on Disconnected from a Connected to a VPN 2.7.2 Notification Panel...
  • Page 17 2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen. 2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. On the Home screen, touch to display the application list. 2.

  • Page 18: Application Screen

    2.7.5 Service Shortcuts 1. Open the notification bar. 2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off. You can also touch to turn the corresponding services on or off. 2.7.6 Changing the Wallpaper 1. On the Home screen, touch >...

  • Page 19: Calling

    disconnect the USB mass storage device (your mobile phone) from the PC when you have finished transferring files. 3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail.

  • Page 20: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    2. Touch on the right of a log entry to dial that number. 3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved the caller’s number in People, the caller's name and number are displayed.

  • Page 21: Other Operations During A Call

    3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. You can also drag to the message icon to reject the call and send a message to the caller. 3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in.

  • Page 22: Using The Call Log

    4. To end the conference call and disconnect from everyone, touch 3.3.2 Switching Between Calls If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can switch between the two calls. 1. While you are in the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming call, and then touch 2.

  • Page 23: Using Airplane Mode

    3.6 Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode. 1. Press and hold 2. Touch Airplane mode in the options menu. 4 People The People application enables you to save and manage information such as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts.

  • Page 24: Adding A Contact

    4.3 Adding a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch 2. From the screen displayed, create a contact in your mobile phone, SIM card or your account. Add a new account if you do not have one. 3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information such as phone numbers and address.

  • Page 25: Deleting A Contact

    you can communicate with that contact. This section describes how to communicate with a contact when viewed in your contacts list. 4.7.1 Using Quick Contact for Android 1. Touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if you have not assigned a picture to the contact) to open Quick Contact for Android.

  • Page 26: Managing Groups

    4.9.1 Using a microSD Card to Back Up Contacts Backing Up Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. From the displayed menu, touch Export to storage. After touching Export to storage, a message is displayed to show the storage location of the .vcf file to which your contacts will be exported.

  • Page 27: Joining And Separating Contacts

    1. In the groups list, touch the group that you want to edit, and then touch > Edit. 2. Make the desired changes to the group information, and then touch DONE. To cancel all changes you made to the group information, touch >...

  • Page 28: Sending Contacts

    1. On the Home screen, touch > People. 2. Touch the joint contact to be separated. 3. Touch the option for separating a contact. 4. Select the contact to be separated from the joint contact. The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in People. 4.12 Sending Contacts You can send contact information as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Email.

  • Page 29: Customizing Your Keyboard Settings

    5.1.2 Using the Android Keyboard q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k Touch to delete a character z x c v b n m to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all ?123 characters to the left of the...

  • Page 30: Messaging

    6 Messaging The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone. With the Email application you can read and send emails. 6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening Messaging Touch >...
  • Page 31 3. Touch the composition text box to start composing your message. If you want to enter a smiley, touch , then Insert smiley. 4. Perform the following steps to convert a text message into a multimedia message: • Touch > Add subject to add the message subject.

  • Page 32: Email

    6.1.6 Customizing Message Settings In the message list, touch , and then touch Settings to customize the message settings. 6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone.
  • Page 33 6.2.4 Saving an Email Attachment 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the email message you want to view. 2. Touch the attachment tab to display the attachment. 3. Touch Save to download the attachment. After being downloaded, the attachment is saved in the Download folder on the microSD card.

  • Page 34: Getting Connected

    service you are using. You can enter the necessary details manually, although you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct information. 1. On the Inbox screen, touch > Settings to enter the account configuration screen. 2.

  • Page 35: Wi-Fi

    If you do not need to access a wireless data network, you can clear the Data enabled check box to save data traffic costs. 7.2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, you must have an access to wireless access points (hotspots).
  • Page 36 number of devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 7.3.1 Installing the USB tethering Driver If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavors of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you typically do not need to prepare your computer for tethering. But if you are running an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.

  • Page 37: Browser

    3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection. When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to change its network name or secure it. 7.4 Browser Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed. 7.4.1 Basic Operations Touch >...

  • Page 38: Bluetooth

    2. Touch , and then touch 3. Edit the bookmark name and then touch Save. Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , then Bookmarks 2. Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open. 7.4.4 Customizing Browser Settings Customize the browser to suit your browsing style.
  • Page 39 • Headset Profile (HSP): allows you to use a mono Bluetooth headset. • Object Push Profile (OPP): allows you to transfer files over a Bluetooth connection. • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP): allows you to use a stereo Bluetooth headset. •...

  • Page 40: Entertainment

    8 Entertainment In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos and audio clips, and download and listen to music. 8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos.

  • Page 41: Using The Gallery

    5. Release to take your photo. Photos taken are displayed for a moment. You can take another photo or review your photos. 8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the lower right corner of the capture screen.

  • Page 42: Enjoying Music

    view and edit pictures, watch videos, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for a contact. 8.2.1 Opening the Gallery On the Home screen, touch > Gallery. The Gallery application categorizes your pictures and videos by storage location and displays these files in folders.
  • Page 43 The music library automatically scans for music stored on your microSD card and displays them in Playlists, Artists, Songs, Albums, Genres and Folders.
  • Page 44 8.3.2 Playing Music 1. From the music library, select a way to view your music. 2. Touch the music file you want to play. Back Playlist screen Progress bar Music player controls While playing music, touch to return to the Home screen, the music will continue to play in the background and you can use other applications.

  • Page 45: Listening To The Fm Radio

    2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. Touch Play to play the playlist. 8.4 Listening to the FM Radio The FM radio lets you listen to FM radio programs on your mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided wired stereo headset as its antenna, before opening the application, connect the headset to your phone’s the audio jack.

  • Page 46: Creating A Google Account

    If you already have a Google account, touch Sign in and enter your username and password. 9.1 Creating a Google Account If you do not have a Google account, you can create one: 1. After reading the setup information, touch New. 2.
  • Page 47 2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read. 9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email 1. In the mail list, touch 2. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with commas.

  • Page 48: Talk

    9.3 Talk Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 9.3.1 Opening Talk On the Home screen, touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone.

  • Page 49: Maps

    Select the check box to receive a notification on the notification bar when you receive an instant message. notifications Touch to choose the ringtone used for a new instant Notification message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when ringtone you select it.

  • Page 50: Youtube

    9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest 1. On the map, touch 2. Enter the place you want to search for in the search box, and then touch the Search icon. 3. Your search results will then be displayed. Touch a place you are interested in and the application will show where it is on the map.

  • Page 51: Play Store

    9.5.3 Sharing a Video From the video list on the YouTube screen, select a video clip and touch share the video. 9.6 Play Store Android Play Store provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. 9.6.1 Opening Play Store 1.

  • Page 52: Synchronizing Information

    3. To check the progress of a download, open the notification panel. Most applications are installed within seconds. To stop an application from downloading, touch the cross (×). After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone, the content download icon appears in the notification bar.
  • Page 53 10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account, the People application compares contacts from the newly synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in People. While it is presented as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged.

  • Page 54: Customizing Your Account Synchronization

    remove some accounts, such as the first account you signed into on the mobile phone. If you attempt to remove certain accounts, all personal information associated with it will be deleted. 1. On the Accounts & sync screen, touch the account to be deleted. 2.

  • Page 55: Using Other Applications

    11 Using Other Applications 11.1 Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use. 11.1.1 Opening Calendar On the Home screen, touch >...
  • Page 56 2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder, or touch the reminder’s button to delete an existing reminder. 3. Touch the reminder time, and then, from the list displayed, touch the length of time before the event when you want to be reminded. When the time comes, you will receive a notification about the event.

  • Page 57: File Manager

    11.2 File Manager File Manager is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting you organize, edit, and delete files and folders. 11.2.1 Opening File Manager On the Home screen, touch > File Manager to open the application. Before performing operations on the SD card list, ensure that a microSD card is inserted.

  • Page 58: Clock

    6. Touch to return to the file manager screen. 11.2.5 Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files and folders into .zip files, but can extract both .zip and .rar files. Compressing Files 1.

  • Page 59: Calculator

    11.3.1 Opening the Clock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. 11.3.2 Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms. Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch Add alarm. 2.

  • Page 60: Notes

    11.5 Notes Notes features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Notes to open the application. 2. Touch to create a note. 3. Touch to save the note. 11.6 Weather Clock You can use Weather Clock to check the date and time of cities around the world, to get the latest weather of any city in any time and to share weather information with...

  • Page 61: Managing Your Mobile Phone

    3. Touch Update interval to set the interval between automatic weather updates. 11.6.3 Changing a City 1. On the weather clock screen, touch > Change city. 2. Select a city from the Popular cities list, or search for another city by entering its name in the search field.

  • Page 62: Setting The Display

    12.2 Setting the Display 12.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Brightness. If you want to adjust the screen brightness manually, first clear the Automatic brightness checkbox. 2. Drag the slider left to make the screen darker, or right to make it brighter. 3.

  • Page 63: Setting Phone Services

    12.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound > Phone ringtone. 2. In the displayed list, select an option: • Ringtone: Select a preinstalled ringtone. The ringtone plays when selected. • Local music: Select the music stored in the phone or on the microSD card. The music plays when selected.

  • Page 64: Configuring Text-To-Speech

    2. Clear the Data enabled check box. 12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech Use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of this feature. 12.5.1 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Language & input >...

  • Page 65: Managing Applications

    12.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN to lock your phone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Security > Screen lock > PIN. 2. Enter at least four characters. 3. Touch Continue. 4.

  • Page 66: Resetting Your Mobile Phone

    The Move to phone section of the application’s details screen shows details about the memory used by the application. If the application can be moved, the Move to SD card button is active. Touch Move to phone to move the application back to the phone’s internal storage. 12.7.4 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory •...

  • Page 67: Online Update

    12.9 Online Update Your mobile phone has pre-installed the online update function. When there is new software available, the version information appears and prompts you to update. You can also touch Settings > About phone > Online update to check whether the new software is available.

  • Page 68: Warnings And Precautions

    How Do I Disable Automatic Change of Screen Orientation When Rotating My Phone? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display, and then clear the Auto- rotate screen check box to disable this function. How Do I Set an Unlock Pattern? On the Home screen, touch >...
  • Page 69 information carefully before using your device. Electronic Device Power off your device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the device when using the device causes danger or interference with electronic devices. Medical Device • Follow rules and regulations set forth by hospitals and health care facilities. Do not use your device when using the device is prohibited.
  • Page 70 • RF signals may affect electronic systems of motor vehicles. For more information, consult the vehicle manufacturer. • In a motor vehicle, do not place the device over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Otherwise, the device may hurt you owing to the strong force when the air bag inflates.
  • Page 71 device, may be dangerous, as it may present a choking hazard. Ensure that small children are kept away from the device and accessories. Accessories Choose only batteries, chargers, and accessories approved for use with this model by the device manufacturer. The use of any other type of battery, charger, or accessory may invalidate any warranty for the device, may be in violation of local rules or laws, and may be dangerous.
  • Page 72 • Avoid dropping the device or battery. If the device or battery is dropped, especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a qualified service center for inspection. • Improper battery use may result in a fire, explosion or other hazard. •...
  • Page 73 • If the device screen is broken by colliding with hard objects, do not touch or try to remove the broken part. In this case, stop using the device immediately, and then contact an authorized service center in time. Emergency Call You can use your device for emergency calls in the service area.
  • Page 74 Caution Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. may void the FCC authorization to operate this device. Disposal and Recycling Information This symbol on the device (and any included batteries) indicates that they should not be disposed of as normal household garbage.
  • Page 75 Web site regularly for up-to-date information. EU Regulatory Conformance Hereby, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. For the declaration of conformity, visit the Web site www.huaweidevice.com/certification.
  • Page 76 HUAWEI V100R001_01 U8666E-51...

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