Contents What’s in the Box: ..................... 3 Recommendations ..................... 4 Getting Started ......................5 Buttons and Connections ......................5 Charging the Battery ........................6 Inserting and removing the SIM card ..................6 Set up your phone ........................6 Unlocking and Powering On and Off ...................6 Connecting to the network and internet ..................7 Connecting to the Internet with WiFi .................
Thank you for choosing Gemini Devices • If your mobile phone is lost or stolen, please contact your network provider or a sales agent immediately. • When you contact your network provider or a sales agent, they will need to know the IMEI number of your mobile phone (remove battery to expose the number located on the label back of phone).
Recommendations • Only the battery and battery charger specified by Gemini should be used with your phone. • Please do not use your phone near flammable or explosive gases. • Please do not subject your phone to high temperatures, high humidity or dusty places.
Charging the Battery • Ensure the battery is installed (arrow facing up), fix rear cover and then connect the charger to the mobile phone. • When the battery level indicator does not flash this indicates the battery is full and charging has been completed. If the phone is off during charging, the charging complete image also appears on the screen.
place your finger on the padlock icon and drag towards the edge of the outer circle. If you have setup a PIN or other lock method you will need to enter this instead of swiping. Locking the Screen By default the smartphone locks itself automatically after 1 minute if unused. To manually lock the screen, press the power button.
Connecting to the Internet with 3G As the phone is a dual SIM device you will need to select which SIM you would like to use for data before you can use the internet. After inserting a SIM card and powering on you will see the popup similar to that shown in Figure A below.
Using Android The Home Screen The home screen is the first screen you see after unlocking your device. You can use multiple screens to store shortcuts to your favourite apps or widgets. At the bottom of the home screen, notice the All Apps icon. Touch it to see all the apps and widgets installed on your device.
Notifications Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as file downloads. When a notification arrives, its icon appears at the top of the screen. Icons for pending notifications appear on the left, and system icons showing things like Wi-Fi signal or battery strength on the right: To open the notification shade, swipe down from the top left corner of any screen.
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You can perform these actions from the notification shade: Smartphone User Guide v1.0 Page 11...
Quick Settings Use Quick Settings to easily toggle Wi-Fi, manage display brightness, open the main Settings menu, and more. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top right corner of any screen: Smartphone User Guide v1.0 Page 12...
Importing Contacts from your SIM card To import your contacts from your old phone, first of all make sure they are located on your SIM card and that the card is inserted into the phone. 1. Go to the People app and touch the menu button on the bottom left of the front of the phone.
Using the Camera The Camera app is a combination camera and camcorder that actually consists of two cameras, one facing toward you and one facing away from you. You can view photos and videos you take with Camera in the Gallery app. To take pictures and videos, first touch the Camera icon on a Home or All Apps screen.
Using the Keyboard You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. As you type, the keyboard displays suggestions above the top row of keys. To accept a suggestion, touch it.
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To make the keyboard go away, touch Done. Tips and Shortcuts • Type capital letters: Touch the Shift key once to switch to capital letters for one letter. Or touch & hold the Shift key while you type. When you release the key, the lowercase letters reappear.
Making a phone call You can place calls from the Phone app , the People app , or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. To dial using the Phone app: 1.
Calls & Voicemail When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens, displaying the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you’ve entered in contacts All incoming calls are recorded in the Phone app’s Call log tab. If you miss a call, you receive a notification.
Email You can setup one or several email accounts on your device. Adding an email account 1. Touch the email icon. 2. In the e-mail address box enter your email address. 3. Enter your password in the password box. 4. Touch Next. 5.
Settings The settings screen can be accessed by touching the settings icon in the application launcher or in the pull down notification bar at the top of the screen. These options allow you to configure your device to your requirements. The following are some of the key options available: Please note that you can get to application specific settings by touching the settings button on your device whilst you are in an application.
Storage Built in Storage Your device comes complete with 8GB storage built in. However the Android operating system divides this space up into 2 sections, internal storage and phone storage. The Internal storage is reserved for use by applications and the operating system.
Arrange & work with Apps To see all your apps, touch the All Apps icon on any Home screen. The main All Apps screen opens. This is where you can see all your apps. You can move app icons to any of your Home screens. From All Apps, you can •...
Troubleshooting Resetting your device to Factory Defaults If you need to reset your device to the factory default settings for any reason please follow the process below: WARNING!!! Please be aware any information currently on the device will be permanently erased by following this procedure. 1.