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- Page 1 User Manual Prism ™...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Reading Before Proceeding ..........................1 1.1 Safety Precautions ................................1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security..........................2 1.3 Legal Notice..................................3 2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone ........................ 5 2.1 Mobile Phone View................................5 2.2 Installing Your Mobile Phone............................... 7 2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ........................... - Page 3 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard ........................22 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel ............................22 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings ............................24 6 Messaging..............................24 6.1 SMS and MMS .................................. 24 6.2 Email....................................26 7 Getting Connected ............................28 7.1 Turning on the Data Service.............................. 28 7.2 Wi-Fi ....................................
- Page 4 11.4 Using the Calculator ................................ 47 11.5 Using the Notepad................................47 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone........................48 12.1 Setting the Date and Time............................... 48 12.2 Setting the Display................................48 12.3 Setting Ringers ................................48 12.4 Setting Phone Services ..............................49 12.5 Setting Text-to-Speech..............................
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Page 5: Reading Before Proceeding
1 Reading 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 dropping, squeezing, or bending your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid. -
Page 6: Personal Information And Data Security
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. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. -
Page 7: Legal Notice
• Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third-party may be able to share your location information. • Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third-party application providers. Third party vendors use this information to improve their products and services. - Page 8 This product uses the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co., 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.
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Page 9: Getting To Know Your Mobile Phone
2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone 2.1 Mobile Phone View 2.1.1 Phone at a Glance All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance and display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase. Earpiece Home Menu... -
Page 10: Key Functions At Your Fingertips
2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. • Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active. • Touch to return to the previous screen. •... -
Page 11: Installing Your Mobile Phone
2.2 Installing Your Mobile Phone 2.2.1 Before getting started Installing SIM card Removing battery cover Installing *microSD card Installing battery Installing battery cover *microSD card is optional... -
Page 12: Charging The Battery
2.2.2 Charging the Battery Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly inserted into your phone. 1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger. 2. Connect the USB cable to your mobile phone. Then, plug in the connector of the charger to an electrical outlet. The phone begins charging. If your mobile phone is charged when it is powered on, the battery icon on the Notification bar shows the charging status. -
Page 13: Power On Or Off Your Mobile Phone
• Turn off your phone connection to GPS satellites when you are not using it. • Lower the volume. • Close power-draining programs, when you do not need them. • Turn off the data service. 2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2.3.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press and hold . -
Page 14: Locking And Unlocking The Screen
2.4.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will rotate with the phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back again. Touch > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable the function. 2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 2.5.1 Locking the Screen •... -
Page 15: Home Screen
2.6 Home Screen 10:23 Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel. Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone. Screen switching dots: Indicate the number of the screens on the left or right. -
Page 16: Notification And Status Icons
2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons Call in progress Bluetooth is on Missed call Connected to a PC GPS connected New chat message New voicemail New email Roaming Battery is charging Battery is full Battery is very low Uploading Downloading Call mute Wi-Fi network in range Memory is full Error... -
Page 17: Notifications Panel
2.6.2 Notifications Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notifications panel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notifications panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification. Opening the Notifications Panel 1. -
Page 18: Using A Microsd Card
Moving a Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expands in size and the mobile phone vibrates. 2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the screen, and then release it. Removing a Screen Item 1. -
Page 19: Calling
3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number or touch a number from your contact list, on a Web page, or in a document. When you are on a call, you can answer other incoming calls or send them to your voicemail box. You can also set up conference calls with several participants. 3.1 Making a Call To make a call, you can use the Dialer application, or select a number from Contacts or Call log. -
Page 20: Answering Or Rejecting A Call
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 with the caller's name and number that you have entered in Contacts. Drag the to the right to answer the call. 3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch End to hang up. -
Page 21: Other Operations During A Call
3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can connect the second call to the call you are on. This feature is known as conference calling. -
Page 22: Using Airplane Mode
3.5 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. 3.6 TTY Operation 3.6.1 Using the TTY Device The Teletypewriter (TTY) is a typewriting device. -
Page 23: Opening The Contacts Application
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application If you have a new mobile phone and have not yet added any contacts, Contacts displays a message with hints on how to start adding contacts to your mobile phone. Touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through. -
Page 24: Communicating With Your Contacts
4.6 Communicating with Your Contacts From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s default phone number. You can also open details to view a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This section describes how to communicate with a contact when you view your contacts list. -
Page 25: Joining And Separating Contacts
4.8.2 Editing a Group You can always make changes to the information you have stored for a group. 1. In the groups list, touch and hold the group whose details you want to edit, and then touch Edit group in the options menu. 2. -
Page 26: Using The Onscreen Keyboard
4.9.2 Separating Contacts If contact information from different sources was joined together with error, you can separate the contacts. 1. Touch > Contacts. 2. Touch a contact to be separated. 3. Touch N Joined Contacts. 4. Select a contact, and then it is separated. The contact is then separated into two contacts and displayed as two contacts in Contacts. -
Page 27: Using The Android Keyboard
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 28: Customizing Keyboard Settings
To enter a word, just drag your finger over the letters in the word. ’ I’ll To capitalize, go above the keypad. To enter apostrophes in common words drag through the ‘n’. To enter double letters, circle the ’ letter. 5.1.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. -
Page 29: Creating And Sending A Text Message
6.1.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message 1. Touch > Messaging > New message. 2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch to select a contact from Contacts. As you enter the phone number or the contact's name, the phone displays possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list of possible matches or continue entering. -
Page 30: Email
Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option. 1. On the message editing screen, touch to display the options panel. 2. Touch Attach > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it. 3. -
Page 31: Adding An Email Account
6.2.1 Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email account. The Email setup wizard helps you set up your account. A number of popular email systems are supported. You can work with the same email service that you use on your PC or you can select another email service. -
Page 32: Getting Connected
6.2.4 Replying to an Email Message 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2. Touch the email message you want to reply to. 3. Touch Reply or Reply all to reply to the email message. 6.2.5 Saving an Email Attachment 1. -
Page 33: Wi-Fi
7.2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet access. To use Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, you need to have an access to wireless access points (hotspots). Obstacles that block the Wi-Fi signal will reduce its strength. 7.2.1 Turning On Wi-Fi 1. -
Page 34: Browser
7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot A Tethering Plan from your service provider is required to use this service. 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection. When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings to change its network name or secure it. -
Page 35: Bluetooth
7.4.3 Setting a Home Page 1. In a browser window, touch 2. Touch More > Settings > Set home page. 3. Enter the address of the desired home page, and then touch OK. 7.4.4 Managing Bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone. Adding a Bookmark 1. -
Page 36: Entertainment
7.5.2 Pairing and Connecting a Bluetooth Device Your mobile Bluetooth lets you do the following: • Hands Free Profile (HFP): allows you to use a hands-free Bluetooth device. • Headset Profile (HSP): allows you to use a mono Bluetooth headset. •... -
Page 37: Opening Your Camera
8.1.1 Opening Your Camera • Touch > Camera to open the camera. The camera opens in landscape mode, ready to take a picture or record a video. • Touch to close the camera. Capture Screen Thumbnail of last photo. Touch to preview the photos or videos. -
Page 38: Using The Gallery
8.1.4 Recording a Video 1. Open the camera, and then switch to camcorder mode. 2. If necessary, change the camcorder settings. 3. Frame the scene which you want to start your video. 4. Touch to start recording a video. 5. Touch to stop recording. -
Page 39: Enjoying Music
8.2.3 Rotating a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operations panel. 2. Touch More. 3. Select either Rotate Left or Rotate Right. The picture is saved with the new orientation. 8.2.4 Cropping a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the more operations panel, and then touch More >... -
Page 40: Listening To The Fm Radio
8.3.4 Adding Music to a Playlist 1. Touch a category on the music library screen. 2. In the list that appears, select the song you want to add to the playlist. 3. Touch and hold the song, and then touch Add to playlist in the options menu. •... -
Page 41: Google Services
9 Google Services Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow the local laws and regulations to use them. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Talk, Gmail, or Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account. -
Page 42: Using Talk
9.2.2 Switching Between Accounts 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Accounts. 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 , and then touch Compose. 2. -
Page 43: Adding A Friend
9.3.1 Opening Talk Touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone. 9.3.2 Adding a Friend 1. In the friends list, touch , and then touch Add friend. 2. -
Page 44: Using Maps
9.4 Using Maps Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations on a satellite, traffic, or other kind of map. 9.4.1 Enabling Location Source Before you open Maps to find your location or search for places of interest, you must enable "location source". -
Page 45: Using Market
9.5.2 Searching for a Video 1. On the YouTube screen, touch , and then touch Search. 2. Enter a search keyword, and then touch the Search icon. 3. You will see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar. Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it. 9.6 Using Market Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. -
Page 46: Synchronizing Information
9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Market screen, touch > My apps. 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone. 10 Synchronizing Information Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer. -
Page 47: Customizing Your Account Synchronization
10.1.2 Removing an Account You can remove an account, deleting it and all information associated with it from your mobile phone, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. You cannot, however, 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. -
Page 48: Using Other Applications
11 Using Other Applications 11.1 Using the 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 the Calendar Touch >... -
Page 49: Using The Clock
2. Touch the icon next to a calendar to change whether it is synchronized and whether it is displayed. You remain subscribed to Calendars that you configure not to store on the phone and you can still work with them with Google Calendar on the web. -
Page 50: Using The File Manager
7. Touch Done. Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen, touch , and then touch Settings. 11.3 Using the File Manager File Manager is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting you organize, edit, and delete files and folders. 11.3.1 Opening the File Manager Touch >... -
Page 51: Using The Calculator
11.3.5 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. On the File Manager screen, Touch , and then touch Compress. 2. -
Page 52: Managing Your Mobile Phone
2. Touch , and then touch Add note to create a note. 3. Touch > OK to save the note. 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch > Settings. 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone automatically uses the date, time zone, and time provided by the network. When your mobile phone is using date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone. -
Page 53: Setting Phone Services
You can also adjust the volume from the settings screen. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound > Volume. 2. Drag the slider left to make the volume lower, or right to make it higher. 3. Touch OK to save the adjustment. 12.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone 1. -
Page 54: Setting Text-To-Speech
12.5 Setting 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 Installing Voice Data 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Install voice data. 2. -
Page 55: Managing Applications
12.6.3 Unlocking Your mobile phone if you forget the lock pattern If you have already created a Google account, you can unlock your mobile phone by the following methods. • After you have entered the wrong sequence five times, a Forgot pattern? button will appear. Touch this button to enter the Google account interface. -
Page 56: Resetting Your Mobile Phone
• Reset your mobile phone. 12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 12.8.1 Backing Up My Data You can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone’s settings to Google servers. If you replace your mobile phone, the settings you have backed up will be transferred to the new mobile phone the first time you sign in to your Google account. - Page 57 How Do I Set an Unlock Pattern? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern. How Can I Change the Input Method? Touch and hold the area where you write text and then select the input method you prefer. How Do I Stop the Song Playing in the Background? Touch the notification bar, flick downwards to open the notifications panel, touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing screen, and then stop playing the song.
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