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GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC.

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  • Page 1 Aku A1 GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
  • Page 2: Copyright

    GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC. Reproduction, transfer, distribution, or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
  • Page 3: Safety Information

    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...
  • Page 4 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...
  • Page 5 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...
  • Page 6: General Information

    • 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...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    6.16 Sound Recorder 6.17 Connecting your phone to a computer 6.18 File Manager 6.19 Downloads 6.20 Screenshots Chapter 7 Managing Your Phone 7.1 Phone Settings 7.2 Managing Basic Settings 7.3 Protecting Your Phone 7.4 Resetting Your Phone 7.5 Specifications Aku A1 |0-6...
  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    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...
  • Page 9: Installing Or Uninstalling The Sim Card, Battery, And Memory Card

    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...
  • Page 10: Getting Started

    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...
  • Page 11: Charging The Battery

    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...
  • Page 12: Adjusting The Volume

    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...
  • Page 13 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...
  • Page 14: The Home Screen

    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...
  • Page 15 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...
  • Page 16 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...
  • Page 17 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...
  • Page 18 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...
  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Phone Functions & Input

    • 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...
  • Page 20: Using On-Screen Keyboard

    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...
  • Page 21 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...
  • Page 22 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...
  • Page 23 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...
  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Email & Messages

    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...
  • Page 25: Multimedia Message

    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...
  • Page 26: Email Accounts

    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...
  • Page 27: Using E-Mail

    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...
  • Page 28 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...
  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Using The Internet

    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...
  • Page 30: Bluetooth Modes

    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...
  • Page 31: Chapter 5 Multimedia Applications

    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...
  • Page 32: Music

    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...
  • Page 33: Multimedia Applications

     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...
  • Page 34 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...
  • Page 35: Chapter 6 Programs

    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...
  • Page 36  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...
  • Page 37: Calculator

    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...
  • Page 38: Gmail

    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...
  • Page 39: Google Search

    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...
  • Page 40: Best Choice

    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...
  • Page 41: Connecting Your Phone To A Computer

    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...
  • Page 42: Chapter 7 Managing Your Phone

    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...
  • Page 43: Managing Your Phone

    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...
  • Page 44 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...
  • Page 45: Managing Basic Settings

    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...
  • Page 46: Protecting Your Phone

    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...
  • Page 47: Resetting Your Phone

    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...
  • Page 48 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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