Contents Foreword Safety precautions Getting started Your phone at a glance Powering your phone on and off Gestures Locking and unlocking the screen Getting to know your home screen Using the notification panel Accessing applications Texting Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Change the wallpaper Setting the home screen transition effect Organizing home screen widgets and application icons...
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Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility People Creating a contact Searching for a contact Importing or exporting contacts Adding a contact to your favorites Deleting contacts Sharing contacts Messaging Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Replying to a message Managing messages Email Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Adding an Exchange account...
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Copying, cutting, and pasting a file Compressing or decompressing files Renaming a file Deleting a file Creating a shortcut for a file or folder Checking the memory status Managing applications Downloading applications Installing an application Viewing applications Uninstalling an application Clearing the application cache Basic utilities Calendar...
Foreword Thank you for choosing the Magna smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. It also contains safety precautions so, before you start using your new phone, please read this guide first. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only.
Safety precautions Please read these safety precautions carefully before using your phone. Do not crush, throw, or puncture your phone. Avoid dropping, squeezing, or bending it also. Your phone is not meant for use in a damp environment, such as the bathroom. Do not submerge your phone in liquid of any sort and avoid getting your phone wet.
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Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone. Do not place your phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your phone.
Getting started Your phone at a glance Buttons • When your phone is powered off, press and hold to power it on. • Press to turn on or off the screen. Press and hold display an option menu. • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application.
Gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example, touch to select an item or open an application. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold an application, widget, or blank area to display the related option menu.
Pinch: Pinch two fingers together to zoom out or stretch them apart to zoom in. For example, pinch together or apart to zoom in or out on a picture or web page. Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable operations when you are not using it, but also protects it from unauthorized use.
Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below.
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Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position. Dock: displays your most common applications.
Status icons Signal strength No signal Enhanced Data Rates for GPRS network GSM Evolution (EDGE) connected network connected High Speed Packet Access 3G network connected (HSPA) network connected Roaming Airplane mode enabled Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled Charging...
Sign-in or synchronization Upcoming events problem No SIM card found Synchronization failed Synchronizing data More notifications USB tethering on Headset plugged in Connected to a VPN Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create more home screens for various application icons and widgets.
Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. Press and the volume down button simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch share the screenshot.
Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Touch to delete all notifications. Touch to display the settings screen. Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn on or off the functions. Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it.
Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To switch to another application, touch to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the application you want to open. Viewing recently used applications To display the list of recently used applications, touch and hold You can then:...
• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag to select more or less text, or touch Select all select all text in a text box. • Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. • Copy text: Select text and touch Copy.
Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. Changing the theme On the home screen, touch Select a theme and touch Apply. Customizing a theme From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE CURRENT THEME. From the element list, choose the element you want to modify. Change the wallpaper On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen...
Touch Transitions. Select a home screen transition effect. Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. Touch Widgets.
Organizing home screen icons using folders Creating a folder on the home screen On the home screen, drag an item onto another one to create a folder containing both of them. You can then: • Touch the folder name to rename it. •...
Deleting a home screen Only blank home screens can be deleted. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the home screen dialog box. Touch Thumbnails. Touch to delete a home screen. Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel You can rearrange your switch shortcuts and move those you use most to top the list.
Touch Next. Select actions for the profile and touch an action to configure its settings. When you are done, touch Done. Deleting a profile Preset profiles cannot be deleted. On the home screen, touch Touch > Delete. Select the profile you want to delete. Touch DELETE.
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After a PIN is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen. If you enter incorrect PINs five consecutive times, the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able to make emergency calls during this time. Unlocking the screen with a password On the home screen, touch then the...
Calls Smart dialing In addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. On the home screen, touch Enter a phone number or the initials or first several letters of a contact name.
Viewing the call log On the home screen, touch to display your recent calls above the dialer. Touch > Missed calls to view your missed calls. What you can do during a call Touch > to place the current call on hold, and touch again to resume the call.
Touch to end the call. Touch to display the dialer. Touch > to display a note. Touch > to display the contact list. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call.
If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag right to answer the new call and place the first call on hold. To switch between the two calls, touch Making emergency calls In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card.
• TTY Off: The standard voice speaking mode and the listening mode. • TTY Full: Transmit and receive the TTY characters. • TTY HCO: Transmit TTY characters but receive by listening to the earpiece. • TTY VCO: Receive TTY characters but transmit by speaking into the microphone.
People Forget about lugging around business card holders. You can now easily store and manage your contacts. Creating a contact On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab. Touch Select an account. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch Add another field to enter more information.
Select one or more .vcf files. Touch OK. Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device You can import contacts saved in a .vcf file from a Bluetooth device to your phone. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab. Touch >...
Deleting contacts On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab. Touch > Manage contacts > Delete contacts. Touch the contacts you want to delete or touch to select all contacts. Touch Delete. Touch OK. Sharing contacts You can share contacts in .vcf format in many ways. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts...
Messaging Sending a text message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. Write your message. Touch Send. Sending a multimedia message Make sure your data service is on before trying to send multimedia messages.
Replying to a message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. Touch the text field to write your reply. Touch Send. Managing messages Copying a message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread.
In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. Touch and hold the message you want to delete and touch Delete. Deleting a thread On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch and hold the thread you want to delete.
Email Don't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to emails when you are on the go. Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account.
Sending emails On the home screen, touch Open an email account. On the Inbox screen, touch Enter the recipient and subject and write your message. Upload any attachments. When you are done, touch to send the email.
Multimedia Camera As time flies by, there must be some memories you want to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a variety of capture modes, such as beauty and smile. Viewfinder • Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode.
Taking a photo On the home screen, touch Frame the scene you want to capture. The camera automatically focuses itself. When the viewfinder frame turns green, the camera is focused. Touch Shooting a video On the home screen, touch Frame the scene you want to record. Touch to start recording.
Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic photo. You can also touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph. Using HDR High dynamic range (HDR) imaging technology improves the details in the lightest and darkest areas of photos for true-to-life quality.
• Touch to select a filter. • Touch to rotate or crop the photo. • Touch to lighten or shadow the photo. • Touch to add a frame to the photo. Touch Rotating a photo On the home screen, touch Touch the photo you want to rotate.
Choose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper. Touch > Set as > Wallpaper. Drag the frames of the grid to resize it. Touch Music Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime.
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Touch the thumbnail to return to the song list. Drag the slider to control the playback. • Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat the playlist, repeat the current song, and play in sequence). • Touch to pause and touch to play.
When a song is playing, touch to exit the playback screen without stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel and touch the song being played. Adding songs to a playlist On the home screen, touch Select the songs you want to add to a playlist.
Internet connection Mobile data connection After you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, your phone automatically registers with your service provider's data service. Checking the network connection On the home screen, touch then the tab.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network On the home screen, touch then the tab. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi. You phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.
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In the Wi-Fi network list, touch You phone then scans for available devices and displays them. Select a device. Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network Touch and hold the file you want to send. From the displayed option menu, choose Share. Touch Wi-Fi direct.
Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on Bluetooth On the home screen, touch then the tab.
Sharing files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices without an Internet connection. On the home screen, touch Touch and hold the file you want to send. From the displayed option menu, choose Share >...
On the USB computer connection screen, choose Media device (MTP). The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer. After the driver is installed, follow the onscreen instructions on the computer to view or transfer files. PTP mode The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) is another method to transfer pictures and videos to your computer.
File Manager File Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You'll be able to view, create, edit, delete, move, archive, compress, and decompress files. Creating a folder You can create folders to better manage the files and applications stored in your phone's internal storage or microSD card.
Compressing or decompressing files You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files. On the home screen, touch Touch and hold the file or folder you want to compress. From the displayed option menu, choose Compress. Choose the save path of the compressed file and name it.
Checking the memory status Before you save large files to your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure there is enough space first. On the home screen, touch Touch > Storage. On the Storage settings screen, view the total and available space on your phone's internal storage or microSD card.
Managing applications Downloading applications A rich selection of applications is available through Google's Play Store. You can also connect your phone to a computer and transfer applications over that way. Installing an application On the home screen, touch Find the application you want to install. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it.
Some pre-installed applications cannot be uninstalled. Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone memory. On the home screen, touch then the tab. Under APPS, touch Manage apps. Flick to All. Touch Clear cache.
Basic utilities Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. Creating an event On the home screen, touch Touch Enter event details, such as the event name, time, and location. Touch Save.
Adding an alarm On the home screen, touch then the Alarm tab. From the alarm list, touch Set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more. Touch DONE. Alarms will go off even when your phone is powered off. Deleting an alarm On the home screen, touch then the...
Touch > In addition to your current city, you can add up to nine cities. Enter a city name. Matching cities are then displayed. Select the city you want to add. Updating weather On the home screen, touch Tools > Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update.
Accounts and sync You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the Internet. Adding an account On the home screen, touch then the tab. Under ACCOUNTS, touch account. Select an account type. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information.
Touch the data you want to synchronize. You can touch > Sync now to have the data synchronization run in the background. Modifying account synchronization settings On the home screen, touch then the tab. Under ACCOUNTS, select an account type. Select the account whose synchronization settings you want to modify.
Settings Turning on or off airplane mode Always comply with all airline rules and regulations. If allowed by the aircraft operator, you may switch on your phone and enable airplane mode in flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games.
• Touch or clear the check box under System to turn on or off the notification tone or vibration when you touch or lock the screen, take a screenshot, dial a number, and more. You can adjust the volume from the home screen or most applications, such as call, music, and video.
From the settings screen, you can: • Clear the Automatic date & time check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network date and time. • Clear the Automatic time zone check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network time zone. •...
• Touch Wireless networks to have your phone obtain your location information from a Wi-Fi network or mobile data connection. Setting the PIN of your SIM card The personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card. If you enable the PIN protection function for your SIM card, you will need to enter the PIN each time you power your phone on.
On the home screen, touch then the tab. Under PERSONAL, touch Backup & reset. Touch Factory data reset > Reset phone > Reset phone. The phone will restore its factory settings and restart. Online update Once in a while, new updates for your phone will be available online.
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