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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide HUAWEI Ascend G 301 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...............5 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 4.8 Deleting a Contact ..............22 4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts........22 4.10 Managing Groups ..............23 4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts..........24 4.12 Sending Contacts ..............25 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard..........25 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............25 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings..........27 6 Messaging ................27 6.1 SMS and MMS................
  • Page 4 10 Synchronizing Information ..........50 10.1 Managing Your Accounts............50 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization......52 11 Using Other Applications ...........53 11.1 Traffic Manager................ 53 11.2 Calendar .................. 53 11.3 File Manager................55 11.4 Clock..................57 11.5 Calculator................. 58 11.6 Notepad ................... 59 11.7 Weather Clock .................

  • Page 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: Trademarks And Permissions

    Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers, or the interruption or termination of third-party contents or services.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    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 11: Key Functions At Your Fingertips

    software version. 2.1 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. •...

  • Page 12: Power Saving Tips

    • When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and display a message. When the battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically. 2.3 Power Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and how you use your mobile phone.

  • Page 13: Using The Touchscreen

    The setup wizard helps you: • Create or sign in to your account • Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone 2.4.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone 1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. 2.

  • Page 14: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    2.5.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you rotate your phone sideways. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable this function. 2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 2.6.1 Locking the Screen •...

  • Page 15: Home Screen

    2.7 Home Screen Notifications bar: 10:23 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. Indicates the current screen. Shortcuts Touch to view all your applications. Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash.
  • Page 16 Roaming Airplane mode Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Speakerphone on Alarm enabled Vibration mode Ringer silenced Call muted Charging battery Battery full Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed call Call in progress with a New mail from Gmail Bluetooth headset used Problem with text or New text or multimedia...

  • Page 17: Notification Panel

    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 Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event.

  • Page 18: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen

    2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 10:23 Flick your finger left or Touch to view thumbnails right across the Home of the Home screen and its screen. extensions. Touch a thumbnail to open the screen. 2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1.

  • Page 19: Application Screen

    2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. When the item and the trash can turn red, the item is ready to be removed. 3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen. 2.7.5 Service Shortcuts 1.

  • Page 20: Using A Microsd Card

    2.9 Using a microSD Card 2.9.1 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone’s microSD card, set the microSD card as a USB mass storage. 1.

  • Page 21: Making A Call From Contacts

    When you are in a call, you can touch to use other functions. To return to the call screen, flick the notification bar down and touch Current call. Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call.

  • Page 22: 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. If you have previously saved the caller’s number in Contacts, the caller's name and number are displayed. If the caller’s number is not saved in Contacts, the caller’s number is displayed.

  • Page 23: Other Operations During A Call

    You can also drag up the bar at the bottom of the screen to reject a call and send the caller a message. 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 24: Using The Call Log

    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 Swap.

  • Page 25: Opening The Contacts Application

    4.1 Opening the Contacts Application If you have not yet added any contacts to your mobile phone, Contacts displays a message with hints on how to start adding contacts information. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through.

  • Page 26: Searching For A Contact

    4.5 Searching for a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch > Search. 2. Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. On the contact list screen, you can touch a letter on the right to display contacts starting with the touched letter.

  • Page 27: Deleting A Contact

    4.7.2 Communicating with a Contact 1. In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to communicate with. 2. On the contact’s details screen, touch the icon to the right of the number to call or send messages. 4.8 Deleting a Contact 1.

  • Page 28: Managing Groups

    4.9.2 Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts You can synchronize contacts using your Google account. For details, see Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings. 4.10 Managing Groups 4.10.1 Creating a Group 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts. Then flick the tab bar to the left and touch Groups.

  • Page 29: Joining And Separating Contacts

    4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts You may have duplicate contacts if you import contacts by: • Adding an account, such as a Gmail account. • Using the social networking services such as Facebook or Twitter. (If your phone has the Streams function, you can use it to access Facebook or Twitter.) •...

  • Page 30: Sending Contacts

    4.12 Sending Contacts You can send contacts as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Email. 1. In the contacts list, touch 2. Select contacts that you want to send. 3. Touch Send. 4. Select the way you prefer to send the contacts you have selected, for example Bluetooth or Email.
  • Page 31 5.1.2 Using the TouchPal keyboard Touch to delete a character ” ‘ to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete & € all characters to the left of the cursor. Touch to add a line break. Touch to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard panel.

  • Page 32: Customizing Keyboard Settings

    5.1.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout. 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings 1.

  • Page 33: Creating And Sending A Multimedia Message

    4. When you are ready to send the message, touch Sent and received messages will be displayed in a message thread, grouping together the messages in a conversation. 6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special. You can record a message and send it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and send it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event.

  • Page 34: Email

    6.1.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view. 2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message. 6.1.5 Replying to a Message 1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it. 2.

  • Page 35: Viewing An Email Message

    1. On the Home screen, touch > Email. 2. In the email system list, select a system, or select Others. 3. To customize your email settings, follow the onscreen instructions, and then touch Next. 4. Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when they receive an email from you.

  • Page 36: Replying To An Email Message

    4. Enter the subject of your message and compose the message. To send an attachment with the message, touch , and then touch Add attachment. 5. When you are finished, touch Send. If you are not ready to send the message, touch Save as draft or touch save the message as a draft.

  • Page 37: Getting Connected

    7 Getting Connected 7.1 Mobile Networks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator’s 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM/UIM card must be inserted (some CDMA mobile phones have an integrated UIM card and do not need a separate UIM card) 7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection 1.

  • Page 38: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection

    7.2.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section. 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. •...

  • Page 39: Browser

    3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp folder. Double-click the link DownloadActiveSync.url. 4. Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a later version. 5. After the installation, you are able to use USB tethering. 7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.

  • Page 40: Setting A Home Page

    Touch to open the browser options menu and perform one of the following operations: • New window: Touch to open a new window. • Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks. • Windows: Touch to view thumbnails of open browser windows. You can switch to another browser window or open a new one on this screen.

  • Page 41: Bluetooth

    Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , and then touch Bookmarks. On the Bookmarks screen, touch the History tab to view the pages you have visited, or touch the Most visited tab to view the pages you have visited most frequently.

  • Page 42: Entertainment

    • 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. • A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP): allows you to control audio playing using a Bluetooth headset remotely.

  • Page 43: Taking Photos And Recording Videos

    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. 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.

  • Page 44: Using The Gallery

    8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the upper right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it. 2. Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following: •...

  • Page 45: Viewing A Picture

    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. Touch a folder to view the pictures or videos inside. 8.2.2 Viewing a Picture 1.

  • Page 46: Enjoying Music

    8.3 Enjoying Music 8.3.1 Opening the Music Library On the Home screen, touch > Music to open the music library. The music library automatically scans for music stored on your microSD card and displays them in Albums， Songs， Playlists， Folders. Touch More to view music in other ways.

  • Page 47: Creating A Playlist

    Playlist screen Back 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. Open the notifications panel and touch the playing music to return to the music playing screen. 8.3.3 Creating a Playlist 1.

  • Page 48: Listening To The Fm Radio

    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. 8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1.

  • Page 49: Creating A Google Account

    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 Next. 2. Touch Create. 3. Enter the first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then touch Next.

  • Page 50: Creating And Sending An Email

    9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Compose. 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. You can add as many message recipients as you want.

  • Page 51: 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 Google 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 52: 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 Select message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when ringtone you select it.

  • Page 53: Youtube

    9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest 1. On the map, touch , and then touch Search. 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 54: Market

    9.6 Market Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. 9.6.1 Opening Market 1. On the Home screen, touch > Market. 2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service window will appear.

  • Page 55: Synchronizing Information

    If you want to install a non-Market application, touch > Settings > Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow installation of the non-Market application. 9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Market screen, touch > My Apps. 2.

  • Page 56: Adding An Exchange Account

    1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Accounts & sync. The screen displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts. In some cases, you may need to obtain account details from IT support. For example, you may need to know the account’s domain or server address.

  • Page 57: Customizing Your Account Synchronization

    1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account to be deleted. 2. Touch Sign Out. 3. Confirm that you want to remove the account. 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all the applications on your phone.

  • Page 58: Using Other Applications

    3. Select the items you want to synchronize from the list. Your phone will automatically synchronize the selected items. 11 Using Other Applications 11.1 Traffic Manager Traffic Manager allows you to enter the total amount of traffic included in your 2G/3G monthly package and set traffic notification thresholds.

  • Page 59: Creating An Event

    you can access Google calendar: Touch , and then touch More > Calendars. 11.2.2 Creating an Event 1. In any calendar view, touch , and then touch New event to open the Event details screen. If you have more than one calendar, select the calendar where you want to save the event.

  • Page 60: File Manager

    11.2.4 Setting Synchronization and Display 1. In any calendar view, touch . Then touch More > Calendars. The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed to for each account that is configured to synchronize events to your phone, organized by account.

  • Page 61: Creating A Folder

    11.3.2 Creating a Folder 1. On the File Manager screen, access the directory in which you want to create a new folder. 2. Touch to open the options panel, and then touch New folder. 3. Enter the name of the new folder in the text box. 4.

  • Page 62: Clock

    and .rar files. Compressing Files 1. On the File Manager screen, touch , and then touch Multiselect. 2. Select the files or folders you want to compress. When a file is selected, a check mark will appear. To select or unselect all files, touch Select all or Unselect all. 3.

  • Page 63: Calculator

    11.4.2 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. Set the alarm, and then touch Done. Setting an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch one of the alarms on the screen. 2.

  • Page 64: Notepad

    11.6 Notepad Notepad features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Notepad to open the application. 2. Touch , and then touch Add note to create a note. 3.

  • Page 65: Managing Your Mobile Phone

    2. Select Auto update. 3. Touch Update interval to set the interval between automatic weather updates. 11.7.3 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 66: Setting The Display

    5. Touch Set time. On the set time screen, touch to adjust the hour and minute. Touch Set when the configuration is complete. 6. Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box to switch between 24-hour and 12-hour formats. 7.

  • Page 67: Setting Phone Services

    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. On the Settings screen, touch Sound >...

  • Page 68: Configuring Text-To-Speech

    12.4.3 Switching off the Data Service 1. On the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks. 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 Installing Voice Data 1.

  • Page 69: Protecting Your Mobile Phone With A Screen Lock

    12.6.2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock To keep your data more secure, lock the screen and/or require a screen unlock pattern every time your mobile phone is turned on or wakes up from sleep mode. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security >...

  • Page 70: Managing Applications

    12.7 Managing Applications 12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Application 1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage applications. 2. In the applications list, do either of the following: • Touch , and then touch Sort by size. Then touch an application to view its details.

  • Page 71: Resetting Your Mobile Phone

    • Move applications to the microSD card. • Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use. • 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.

  • Page 72: Faqs

    Make sure that your microSD card has sufficient space to store the new software version. Perform the online update following the onscreen instructions. 13 FAQs How Can I Use a microSD Card to Import Contacts to My Phone from a Different Mobile Phone? Your mobile phone only supports contact files in the .vcf format.
  • Page 73 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. How Do I Return to the Call Screen? While in a call, if you’re on another screen, you can touch the notification bar, and flick downwards to open the notifications panel.
  • Page 74 HUAWEI U8816-1 HUAWEI U8816-51 Version: 01 NO.: 703021...

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