Huawei Mobile Phones User Manual

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1 Please Read Before Proceeding.........................................1
1.1 Personal Information and Data Security ...................................... 1
1.2 Safety Precautions....................................................................... 2
1.3 Legal Notice................................................................................. 3
2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone .................................6
2.1 Mobile Phone Overview............................................................... 6
2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone .................................................... 8
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ......................................... 10
2.4 Using the Touchscreen.............................................................. 11
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen ............................................ 12
2.6 Home Screen............................................................................. 13
2.7 Using a microSD Card ............................................................... 16
3 Calling.................................................................................16
3.1 Making a Call ............................................................................. 17
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call.................................................... 18
3.3 Other Operations During a Call ................................................. 19
3.4 Using Call log............................................................................. 20
3.5 Using Airplane Mode ................................................................. 20
4 Contacts .............................................................................20
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application ............................................. 20
4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card ......................................... 21
4.3 Adding a Contact ....................................................................... 21
4.4 Searching for a Contact ............................................................. 21
4.5 Editing a Contact ....................................................................... 22
4.6 Communicating with Your Contacts........................................... 22
4.7 Deleting a Contact ..................................................................... 22
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard .........................................23
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Please Read Before Proceeding.........1 1.1 Personal Information and Data Security ........1 1.2 Safety Precautions............... 2 1.3 Legal Notice................. 3 2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone .........6 2.1 Mobile Phone Overview............... 6 2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone ............ 8 2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone .........
  • Page 2 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel..........23 5.2 Customising Keyboard Settings..........24 6 Messaging ................24 6.1 SMS and MMS................25 6.2 Email..................26 7 Getting Connected.............29 7.1 GPRS/3G................... 29 7.2 Wi-Fi ..................29 7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection ........30 7.4 Browser..................
  • Page 3 11.2 Using the Clock................ 50 11.3 Using the Calculator ..............51 11.4 Using the Notepad ..............51 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ........52 12.1 Setting the Date and Time ............52 12.2 Setting the Display..............52 12.3 Setting Ring Tones ..............53 12.4 Setting Phone Services ............
  • Page 4: Please Read Before Proceeding

    • 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 5: Safety Precautions

    • If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data, please contact mobile@huawei.com. 1.2 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 and bending your mobile phone.
  • Page 6: Legal Notice

    No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner...
  • Page 7: Trademarks And Permissions

    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be responsible for the legality , quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party works, such as texts, images, videos, or software.
  • Page 8 Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the system. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android™ operating system or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation.
  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Mobile Phone

    2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone 2.1 Mobile Phone Overview 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. Power key Earpiece Menu key...
  • Page 10: Key Functions At Your Fingertips

    Wrist strap hole Headset jack Camera Speaker Charging/Data interface 2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press 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 11: Setting Up Your Mobile Phone

    2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone 2.2.1 Before getting started Installing SIM card Removing battery cover Installing *micro SD card *micro SD card is optional Installing battery Installing battery cover...
  • 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.
  • Page 13: Power On Or Off Your Mobile Phone

    • When the battery is low on power, the phone plays an alert and displays a prompt. When battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically. 2.2.4 Battery Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the network that you connect to, and how you use your mobile phone.
  • Page 14: Using The Touchscreen

    2.3.2 Set Up Wizard The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone. The setup wizard helps you: • Learn about your mobile phone • Create or sign into your account •...
  • Page 15: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 2.5.1 Locking the Screen • When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls. • If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically. 2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen 1.
  • Page 16: Home Screen

    2.6 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. Indicate the serial number of current screens Touch to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions.
  • Page 17: Notifications Panel

    3G connected 3G in use HSDPA connected HSDPA in use 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, for example, you will be notified when Call forwarding is activated.
  • Page 18: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen

    2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 10:23 Flick your finger left or Press to view thumbnails right across the Home of the Home screen and its screen. extensions. Touch a thumbnail to open the screen. 2.6.4 Customising the Home Screen Adding a New Screen Item 1.
  • Page 19: Using A Microsd Card

    2.6.5 Changing the Wallpaper 1. On the Home screen, touch > Wallpaper. 2. Touch the following menu items to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper: • Live wallpapers • Pictures • Wallpapers 2.7 Using a microSD Card 2.7.1 Using the microSD Card as 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 USB mass storage.
  • Page 20: Making A Call

    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. When you are on a call, you can press to return to the Home screen and use other functions.
  • Page 21: 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 22: 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. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers.
  • Page 23: Using Call Log

    1. While you are on the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming call, and then touch Swap. 2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call. 3.4 Using Call log The Call log contains a list of calls that you have dialed, received, or missed.
  • Page 24: Importing Contacts From A Sim Card

    Touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through. 4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Copy from SIM card. 3.
  • Page 25: Editing A Contact

    4.5 Editing a Contact You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time. 1. In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact whose details you want to edit, and then touch Edit contact in the options menu. 2.
  • Page 26: Using The Onscreen Keyboard

    2. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact. 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the keyboard. Touch the space where you want to write text to display the keyboard.
  • Page 27: Customising 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 Next...
  • Page 28: Sms And Mms

    6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening Messaging Touch > Messaging. 6.1.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message 1. Touch > Messaging > New message. 2. Enter a phone number in the To field. As you enter the phone number, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number.
  • Page 29: 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 30: Viewing An Email Message

    1. Touch > Email. 2. To customise your email settings, answer the onscreen prompts, and then touch Next. Or touch Manual setup if you want to set the mail server yourself. If you choose to set up your account manually, you will need the correct parameters for the account.
  • Page 31: Replying To An Email Message

    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. 6.2.4 Replying to an Email Message 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2.
  • Page 32: Getting Connected

    7 Getting Connected 7.1 GPRS/3G Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your wireless service provider’s GPRS/3G/EDGE service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM card must be inserted. 7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection 1.
  • Page 33: 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 34: Browser

    7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot 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: Setting A Home Page

    2. Use the keyboard to enter the web page address. You can touch to enter the web page address by voice. 3. As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will appear on the screen. If you see the address you want, touch it and go directly to that web page or complete entering the address of the web page you want.
  • Page 36: Bluetooth

    7.5 Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth headset, or even transfer photos on your phone to your PC. If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices.
  • Page 37: Entertainment

    7.5.3 Sending Files via Bluetooth With Bluetooth, you can share pictures, videos, or music files with your family and friends. To send files via Bluetooth, do as follows: 1. Touch and hold the file to be sent. The active options menu is displayed. 2.
  • Page 38: Taking A Photo

    Capture Screen Thumbnail of last photo. Touch to preview the photos or videos. Drag up to record videos, drag down to take photos. Touch to take a photo. Touch to customize the camera settings. On the capture screen, touch to show the capture panel. 8.1.2 Taking a Photo 1.
  • Page 39: 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 40: Enjoying Music

    3. Touch the screen. Then the zoom panel appears. You can zoom in or zoom out on the picture. The picture viewer supports the automatic rotation function. When you rotate your mobile phone, the picture adjusts itself to the rotation. 8.2.3 Rotating a Picture 1.
  • Page 41: Opening The Media Library

    3. Create a folder in the root directory of the microSD card (for example, Music). 4. Copy the music from your computer to the folder you have created. 5. After copying music, unmount or eject the drive as required by your PC’s operating system to safely remove the mobile phone.
  • Page 42: Listening To Fm Radio

    8.4 Listening to FM Radio FM Radio lets you listen to FM radio stations on your mobile phone. Since FM Radio uses the provided wired stereo headset as the antenna, connect the headset first to the audio jack of your phone before you open the application. 8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1.
  • Page 43: 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 a first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then touch Next.
  • Page 44: 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 45: Using Talk

    9.3 Using 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 Touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone.
  • Page 46: Using 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 47: Using 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. 9.4.4 Getting Directions 1.
  • Page 48: Using Market

    9.5.3 Sharing a Video On the YouTube screen, while viewing a list of videos, touch a video, and then touch Share on the options menu. 9.6 Using Market Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone.
  • Page 49: Synchronising Information

    4. To install the item, touch FREE (if the item is free) or Buy, whichever is displayed. 5. To check the progress of a download, open the notification panel. Most applications are installed within seconds. To stop an item from downloading, touch Cancel. 6.
  • Page 50: Adding An Account

    10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account, Contacts compares contacts from the newly synchronised account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in Contacts. While it is presented as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged.
  • Page 51: Customising Your Account Synchronisation

    10.2 Customising Your Account Synchronisation You can configure background data use and synchronisation options for all the applications on your phone. You can also configure what kind of data you synchronise for each account. For some accounts, synchronising is two-directional; changes that you make to the information on your mobile phone are made to the copy of that information on the web.
  • Page 52: 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 synchronisation settings, the calendar on your phone can be synchronised with the internet-based calendar you use. 11.1.1 Opening the Calendar Touch >...
  • Page 53: Using The Clock

    11.1.3 Setting an Event Reminder 1. On any calendar view, touch an event to view its details or an event summary. 2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder. Or touch the reminder’s “-” button to delete an existing reminder. 3.
  • Page 54: Using The Calculator

    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. Touch Time to set the time of the alarm. 3.
  • Page 55: Managing Your Mobile Phone

    2. Touch , and then touch Add note to create a note. 3. Touch 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.
  • Page 56: Setting Ring Tones

    12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for several minutes, it will turn off the screen to save battery power. To set a longer or shorter idle time, do the following: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display >...
  • Page 57: Setting Phone Services

    12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customising Call Settings You mobile phone service provider offers different services such as call forwarding, call waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customise many of these services if they are part of your calling plan. On the Settings screen, touch Call settings to customise your call functions.
  • Page 58: Protecting Your Mobile Phone

    12.5.2 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Speech rate. 2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken. 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 12.6.1 Turning on Your SIM Card PIN 1.
  • Page 59: 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 any of the following: • Touch , and then touch Sort by size. Then touch an application to view its details.
  • Page 60: Faq

    12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to the settings that were configured at the factory, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any applications you have downloaded will be erased.
  • Page 61 How do I create an application shortcut on the Home screen? Touch and hold an application icon on the main menu screen until the Home screen is displayed. Then drag the icon where you want it to go and release your finger. How do I hide the keyboard? Touch to hide the keyboard.

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