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ICNIRP exposure guidelines. SAR is measured with the device at a separation of 1.5 cm to the body, while transmitting at the highest certified output power level in all frequency bands of the mobile device. Aku A1 |0-2...
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This device have been tested to comply with the Sound Pressure Level requirement laid down in the applicable EN 50332-1and/or EN 50332-2 standards. Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time. Aku A1 |0-3...
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To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. Note: For France, headphones/earphones for this device are compliant with the sound pressure level requirement laid down in the applicable EN 50332-1: 2000 and/or EN50332-2: 2003 standard as required by French Article L.5232-1. Aku A1 |0-4...
• To avoid damaging your device, do Not put your device on an unstable table, stand, bracket, or other places. • Before you clean your device, unplug it, please. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but do Not use water, liquid cleaners, or aerosol cleaners to clean the touch screen. Aku A1 |0-5...
Touch Display screen. screen Press to view the options of Menu the menu. • Go back to Home Screen. Home • Press and hold to bring up recent activities. Return Return to the previous page. Sound Receiver. Aku A1 |1-1...
Your phone comes with a rechargeable battery. Battery life varies depending on the network, used applications, and the type of connections attached to your phone. To install the battery Make sure the contact of the battery is close to connectors in the battery slot. Aku A1 |1-2...
2. Push the memory card until it clicks into slot. To remove the memory card 1. For safe removal, tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Storage >Unmount SD card. 2. Push the memory card to eject it from the slot. Aku A1 |1-3...
1. On the “Welcome” screen, you could change the default language, or tap “Start” to continue the setting. 2. In the screen of “Select Wi-Fi”, you can connect to the Wi-Fi. Aku A1 |1-4...
On Contact Screen, do any of the following to easily search for contacts: • Tap . Type the first few letters of the contact name to search. The list is filtered when typing. When finish searching, you could tap to go back to the contacts screen. Aku A1 |1-5...
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2. Tap Menu > Import/export > Export to storage. 3. Tap “OK” to confirm. Favorite Contacts You can add the most frequently called contacts to the favorite contact list which helps you to find contacts quickly and easily. Aku A1 |1-6...
Tap to launch Application Drawer. Self-defined Home Screen: You can add the shortcuts and widgets. Icons Functions Tethering or hotspot active Tap to turn on/ off network. Enable/disable Wi-Fi. Enable/disable Bluetooth. Enable/disable GPS. Enable/disable Data Synchronization. Tap to adjust the brightness. Aku A1 |1-7...
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Both USB tethering and Portable Wi-Fi hotspot are activated. GPS is on. Bluetooth is on. The device is connected to PC via the USB cable. New text message. New e-mail. New Gmail. Notification Alarm. Event notification. Missed call. Aku A1 |1-8...
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2. Select a widget you want. Then, tap and hold the widget icon to any Home Screen thumbnail you want to add it. 3. Tap and hold the widget icon, drag to move it among the Home Screens. Aku A1 |1-9...
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1. Tap and hold a folder of Home Screen. The folder will enlarge and “Remove” will appear on the top of Home Screen. 2. Drag the folder to the “Remove” to delete it. Setting the wallpaper Customize the wallpaper of your Home Screen with default wallpapers or with pictures in your phone. Aku A1 |1-10...
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2. Tap “Gallery”, you can view all pictures on the album. 3. Tap to select a picture you want to use. 4. Use your finger to select the crop area. 5. Tap “CROP” and the cropped image will be your wallpaper on the Home Screen. Aku A1 |1-11...
• To reject a call, slide to End icon on the screen. Quick response an incoming call When there is an incoming call, you can quick response with message by sliding to Messaging icon on the screen. Aku A1| 2-1...
On the personal dictionary screen, tap to add the self-defined words in the personal dictionary. When you compose, you can use them. Tap the self-defined word in the personal dictionary to edit it or tap to delete it. Aku A1| 2-2...
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Set up Multilanguage keyboard. Chinese input Keyboard intelligence for Chinese input. Dictionary management: You can choose backup or restore your dictionary. Help & About Check update, see what recommended application in the market, or about the version. Aku A1| 2-3...
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Checking this option will enable the letters to popup when the user presses them on the keyboard. • Voice Input key: Voice input on main keyboard, on symbols keyboard, and off. • Add-on dictionaries: You can install Multilanguage dictionaries. • Auto-correction: Spacebar and punctuation automatically correct mistyped words. • Show correction suggestions: Aku A1| 2-4...
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1. When you are using any one of input methods. 2. Slide down the status bar list. 3. Tap “Select input method”, to show all the input method. 4. Then, tap one of them you want to use. Aku A1| 2-5...
1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Messages. 2. Tap Menu > Delete all threads. Menu button is on the down intermediate of the screen. 3. Tap “Delete” to delete all messages in this message box. Aku A1 |3-1...
5. Tap “Record audio” and to record an audio file. 6. Tap to stop recording. 7. Tap “Play” to listen to your recording, Tap “Replace” to be replaced another attachment, or tap “Remove” to delete your recording from the MMS message. Aku A1 |3-2...
1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email. 2. Tap Menu > Settings. 3. Tap one of your accounts (If you have two more e-mail accounts). 4. Tap “Account name” or “Your name” and enter a name you want. 5. Tap “OK” to confirm. Aku A1 |3-3...
4. Enter the Subject and compose your e-mail. 5. Tap to send your e-mail. Adding attachments to an e-mail message Before sending your message, tap Menu > Attach file, and then, choose an attachment you want to attach. Aku A1 |3-4...
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To delete an e-mail 1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Email. 2. In your mailbox screen, you can view the e-mails. 3. Check the e-mails, and then tap to delete the e-mail. Aku A1 |3-5...
2. You can turn on/off USB tethering, Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, USB tethering and configure the portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings. VPN settings Set up & manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs.) 1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > WIRELESS & NETWORKS section > More > VPN. Aku A1 |4-1...
The password is required at the first time, once a partnership has been created, the password will no longer require again. 2. If you want to view the received files, you can tap Menu > Show received files. Aku A1 |4-2...
To save a image as Contact photo 1. While viewing the image, tap Menu > Set picture as > Contact photo. 2. Choose a contact to add image. 3. Drag your finger to select the crop area. Aku A1| 5-1...
Tap to enable or disable the repeat function. You can choose to repeat all songs or repeat current song. Library Displays folder categories which could make searching for media files quickly and easily. Aku A1| 5-2...
Tap “Search” to search music. To edit your music In player screen, you could set up effects, tap Menu > Sound effects. 1. Drag or tap Equalizer to turn it on. 2. Tap arrow to show different effect list Aku A1| 5-3...
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1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Music. 2. In Songs tab, tap and hold the song you want to delete. Then, tap “Delete” in the pop-up submenu. 3. Tap “OK”, and then, the song will be deleted from the list. Aku A1| 5-4...
3. Tap “Add to” to save the bookmark to Home screen, Bookmarks, or Other Folder. 4. Tap “OK” to save your settings. Managing Bookmarks 1. While viewing a web page, tap Menu > Bookmarks. You can view bookmarks, HISTORY and SAVED PAGES. Aku A1 |6-1...
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Set search engine: Select a search engine. Open in background: Open new tabs behind the current tab. Advanced Enable JavaScript: Enables/disables JavaScript on web page. Allow multiple tabs per app : Allows you to use multiple Aku A1 |6-2...
4.Select the dates in the fields of “From” and “To”. For an all-day event, check “ALL DAY”. 5.To set up the “repetition”, select one of the options from the list. 6.To set up a reminder, select the time from the list. 7.When finished, tap “DONE” to return to the calendar. Aku A1 |6-3...
Navigation is an Internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance. Helps you get to the destination. NOTE: 1.If you connect to the Internet and turn on the GPS, you may be charged. 2.In some locations and regions, Navigation may not be available. Aku A1 |6-4...
2. Tap Menu > Refresh to update the information. 3. Tap Menu > Settings. You can adjust the settings of the weather and news. NOTE: If you connect to the Internet, you may be charged. Aku A1 |6-5...
1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Sound Recorder. 2. In the recording screen, tap to record a voice note. Tap to stop the recording. Tap to play the recording. 3. Tap Save to save or tap Discard to exit. Aku A1 |6-6...
You could use this function to capture any screen from the device. Please press and hold Volume Key down and Power Key at the same time. The screenshots will be saved /sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots and you may view screenshots in Gallery. Aku A1 |6-7...
GPS EPO Use GPS assistance data (EPO) to speed up GPS positioning. assistance EPO settings Click to modify EPO configurations. GPS can speed up the fixed time of location with assistant data via wireless A-GPS data connection. Aku A1| 7-1...
Set up language, safe search, and black offensive words. Text-to-speech Text-to-speech settings. output Pointer speed Adjusts the pointer speed. Backup & reset: Back up my Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google services. data Backup Backing up to debug-only private cache. Aku A1| 7-2...
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Display your phone of model name. Android Display your phone of Android version. version Baseband Display your phone of baseband version. version Kernel version Display your phone of kernel version. Build number Display your phone of software version. Aku A1| 7-3...
4. Tap “OK” to finish. To change ringtone of events 1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Audio profiles. 2. Tap “General”> “Default notification”. 3. Select a ringtone from the list. 4. Tap “OK” to finish. Aku A1| 7-4...
5. Set up Pattern as the backup lock. 6. If you want to disable the function, please tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Security > voice unlock. Confirm the saved pattern, and then, tap “None” to disable it. Aku A1| 7-5...
850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz WCDMA/HSDPA 900/ 2100 MHz Connectivity GPS, AGPS Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth Bluetooth 3.0 Micro USB Audio Jack 3.5 mm stereo audio jack Digital Camera Rear Camera 5.0MP Color Camera with AF and Video Recording Aku A1| 7-6...
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If this document is modified, please download the latest version on GSmart’s official website. GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC. B2, No. 207, Sec. 3, Pai-Hsin Road, Hsin-Tien Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan Aku A1| 7-7...
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