Huawei Technologies Cell Phone U8185 1 User Manual

Welcome to HUAWEI  
HUAWEI U8185-1  
User Guide  
Contents  
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1 Read Before Proceeding  
1.1 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 the  
falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone.  
Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the  
bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed  
in liquid.  
Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use  
phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger.  
Do not use your mobile phone while driving.  
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities.  
Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus.  
Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The phone may cause  
interference to control equipment of the aircraft.  
Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision electronic devices.  
The phone may affect the performance of these devices.  
Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its accessories.  
Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone.  
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Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with  
a strong electromagnetic field.  
Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone.  
Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them.  
Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in  
a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.  
Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do  
not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance.  
Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of  
explosions.  
Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices.  
Respect others’ privacy and legal rights when using your wireless  
device.  
Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the  
USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone or PC may be damaged.  
1.2 Personal Information and Data  
Security  
The use of some functions or third-party applications on your device could result in  
your personal information and data being lost or becoming accessible to others.  
Several measures are recommended to help you protect personal and confidential  
information.  
Place your device in a safe area to prevent it from unauthorized use.  
Set your device screen to lock and create a password or unlock pattern to open it.  
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Periodically back up personal information kept on your SIM/UIM card, memory  
card, or stored in your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure  
to move or delete any personal information on your old device.  
If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a  
stranger, you can delete them without opening them.  
If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites that might pose a  
security risk to avoid theft of your personal information.  
If you use services such as Wi-Fi tether or Bluetooth, set passwords for these  
services to prevent unauthorized access. When these services are not in use, turn  
them off.  
Install or upgrade device security software and regularly scan for viruses.  
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.  
Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third-party  
application providers. Third party vendors use this information to improve their  
products and services.  
If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data,  
please contact [email protected].  
1.3 Legal Notice  
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2012. All rights reserved.  
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  
reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reverse  
engineer, lease, assign, or sublicense the said software, unless such restrictions are  
prohibited by applicable laws or such actions are approved by respective copyright  
holders.  
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Trademarks and Permissions  
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are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei  
Technologies Co., Ltd.  
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.  
Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property  
of their respective owners.  
Notice  
Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the  
software installed, capacities and settings of local network, and therefore may not be  
activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers.  
Thusthe descriptionsherein may notmatchexactlythe productorits accessoriesyou  
purchase.  
Huawei TechnologiesCo., Ltd. reservesthe right to changeor modifyanyinformation  
or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability.  
Third-Party Software Statement  
HuaweiTechnologies Co., Ltd. does notownthe intellectual property of thethird-party  
software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei  
Technologies Co., Ltd. will not provide any warranty of any kind for these third-party  
software and applications. Neitherwill Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provide support  
to customers who use these third-party software and applications, nor be responsible  
or liable for the functions of these third-party software and applications.  
Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at  
any time. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. does not guarantee that any content or  
service would be maintained for any period during its availability. Third-party service  
providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside  
of the control of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. To the greatest extent permitted by  
applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not  
compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers, or the  
interruption or termination of third-party contents or services.  
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. Customers  
shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatibility between the  
software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or  
downloading the third-party works.  
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This product uses the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co.,  
Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not  
support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may  
be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be  
liable for any of such situation.  
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES  
THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS  
REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER  
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED  
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  
PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR  
CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL.  
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY  
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT  
SHALL HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,  
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST  
PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED  
SAVINGS.  
THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY  
FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS  
SUCHA LIMITATION) OF HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. ARISING FROM  
THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE  
LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF  
THIS PRODUCT.  
Import and Export Regulations  
Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws and regulations and  
be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in order to  
export, re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the  
software and technical data therein.  
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2 Getting Started  
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual  
display features may be different to those described here, depending on its  
software version.  
2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips  
• Press and hold 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.  
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are  
running.  
• Touch to hide the keyboard.  
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.  
• Touch to return to the Home screen.  
• Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications.  
2.2 Important Information About the  
Battery  
If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on  
your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. Allow the  
battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting  
to power the phone on.  
As it ages, thebattery’sperformance will degrade, in particular it will not hold charge  
as it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than  
usual after being charged properly, replace the battery with a new one of the same  
type.  
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Using data services increases the power consumption of the phone and will  
therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be used between battery  
charges.  
The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature  
and the age of the battery.  
When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and display a message.  
When the battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off  
automatically.  
2.3 Power Saving Tips  
The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and  
how you use your mobile phone.  
Try the following to conserve battery power:  
When you do not need 3G services, set your phone to connect to a 2G network.  
When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight.  
Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when your phone is  
idle.  
Lower the screen brightness.  
Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it. Only make your phone visible to other  
Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection.  
Turn off Wi-Fi when you are not using it.  
Turn off your phone’s GPS receiver when you are not using it.  
Lower the volume.  
Close power-draining programs, when you do not need them.  
Turn off the data service.  
2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone  
2.4.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone  
Press and hold  
. The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to  
sign in to your account and set up your mobile phone.  
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If personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabled on your mobile  
phone, you must enter your PIN before using the mobile phone.  
If you can not sign in or create a Google account during the setup, please  
complete other parts of the setup first, and try again with any Google service  
preloaded on your phone.  
2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone  
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:  
Create or sign in to your account  
Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone  
2.4.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone  
1. Press and hold  
2. Touch Power off  
to open the Phone options menu.  
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If Fast boot is enabled, the phone will enter the deep sleep mode. If Fast boot  
is disabled, touch OK to shut down the phone.  
2.4.4 Turning On Fast Boot  
1. Touch  
>
Settings Applications.  
>
2. Select the Fast boot check box.  
Do not turn on Fast boot while on an airplane.  
2.4.5 Restarting Your Mobile Phone  
1. Press and hold  
2. Touch Restart  
3. Touch OK  
to open the Phone options menu.  
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2.5 Using the Touchscreen  
2.5.1 Touchscreen Actions  
Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or  
start an application.  
Touch and hold: Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the  
mobile phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the active  
screen, touch and hold the screen until the menu appears.  
Flick: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen.  
Drag: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. To move an item, drag the  
item to any part of the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it.  
2.5.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen  
The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you  
rotate your phone sideways.  
On the Home screen, touch  
to disable this function.  
>
Settings  
>
Display Auto-rotate screen  
>
2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen  
2.6.1 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.  
2.6.2 Unlocking the Screen  
1. Press  
or  
to wake up the screen.  
2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen.  
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If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the  
pattern on the screen to unlock it.  
2.7 Home Screen  
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Notifications bar:  
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.  
Indicates the current screen.  
Shortcuts  
Touch to view all your applications.  
Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it  
to your desired location or move it to the trash. You can also drag an icon from  
another area of the screen to the shortcut position.  
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2.7.1 Notification and Status Icons  
Signal strength  
No signal  
Connected to GPRS  
mobile network  
GPRS in use  
Connected to EDGE  
mobile network  
EDGE in use  
Connected to 3G mobile  
network  
3G in use  
Roaming  
Airplane mode  
Receiving location data  
from GPS  
Bluetooth on  
Speakerphone on  
Vibration mode  
Call muted  
Alarm enabled  
Ringer silenced  
Charging battery  
Battery extremely low  
Missed call  
Battery full  
Call in progress  
Call in progress with a  
Bluetooth headset used  
New mail from Gmail  
Problem with text or  
multimedia message  
delivery  
New text or multimedia  
message  
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New chat message  
New voicemail  
New email  
Connected to a PC  
Open Wi-Fi network  
available  
Upcoming event  
Downloading  
Uploading  
Phone storage space is  
getting low  
Sign-in or synchronization  
problem  
Preparing the mircoSD  
card  
More undisplayed  
notifications  
Synchronizing data  
Synchronization failed  
USB tethering on  
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on  
Disconnected from a  
VPN  
Connected to a VPN  
Power saving mode on  
2.7.2 Notification Panel  
Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an  
upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open  
the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or  
event notification.  
Opening the Notification Panel  
1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place your finger on  
the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel.  
You can also open the notification panel from the Home screen: Touch  
>
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Notifications to open the panel.  
2. On the panel, you can:  
Touch a notification to open the related application.  
Touch Clear to clear all notifications.  
Closing the Notification Panel  
Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up to close it.  
2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen  
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Flick your finger left or  
right across the Home  
screen.  
Touch  
to view thumbnails  
of the Home screen and its  
extensions. Touch a thumbnail  
to open the screen.  
2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen  
Adding a New Home Screen Item  
1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to home screen  
menu is displayed.  
You can also touch  
>
Add on the Home screen to display the Add to  
home screen menu.  
2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen.  
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Moving a Home Screen Item  
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expands in size and the  
mobile phone vibrates.  
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the screen, and  
then release it.  
Removing a Home Screen Item  
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expands and the mobile  
phone vibrates.  
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. When the item and the  
trash can turn red, the item is ready to be removed.  
3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen.  
2.7.5 Service Shortcuts  
1. Open the notification bar.  
2. Touch  
at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off.  
You can also touch  
or off.  
,
,
or  
turn the corresponding services on  
2.7.6 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:  
Gallery  
Wallpapers  
2.8 Application Screen  
The Application screen holds icons for all of the applications on your phone. You can  
touch  
on the Home screen to open the application screen.  
2.8.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen  
1. On the application screen, touch  
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2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen.  
3. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired location, and then release it.  
To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3.  
4. Touch  
or  
to save.  
2.9 Using a microSD Card  
2.9.1 Using the microSD Card as a 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 a USB mass storage.  
1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable provided. Your PC will  
detect the microSD card as a removable storage device.  
2. Open the notification bar, and then touch USB connected  
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3. Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want  
to transfer files.  
You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone’s microSD card.  
When your mobile phone is connected to your PC via USB mass storage, a  
removable storage device named Mobile Partner will be displayed on your PC.  
You can find online help link, mobile phone driver files in it.  
When your microSD card acts as a USB mass storage, your mobile phone will  
not use this memory space. Ensure that you follow the correct procedures to  
disconnect the USB mass storage device (your mobile phone) from the PC  
when you have finished transferring files.  
2.9.2 Removing the microSD Card  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Settings.  
2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch Storage Unmount SD card.  
>
3. Carefully remove the microSD card.  
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3 Calling  
To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number  
saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. When you are in a call,  
you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You can also  
set up conference calls with several participants.  
3.1 Making a Call  
To make a call, you can use theDialer application, or select a number from Contacts  
or Call log  
When you are in a call, you can touch  
screen, flick the notification bar down and touch Current call  
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to use other functions. To return to the call  
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Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want  
your voice heard by the other parties in a call.  
3.1.1 Making a Call with the Dialer Application  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Dialer to display the dialer.  
If you are already working with Contacts or Call log, touch the Dialer tab.  
2. Touch the appropriate number keys to enter the phone number.  
Your mobile phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when you touch  
numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically searches among your contacts  
and lists the matching results ordered according to the accuracy of the match. If  
no contacts match the information entered, the phone will not display any result.  
3. Touch  
to initiate the call.  
During a call, touch Add call to enter other numbers on the dialpad.  
3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Contacts to display the contact list.  
If you are already working with Dialer or Call log, touch the Contacts tab.  
2. In the list, touch the contact you want to call.  
3. Touch  
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to dial the phone number.  
   
3.1.3 Making a Call from Call log  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Call log to display the call log.  
If you are already working with Contacts or Dialer, touch the Call log tab.  
2. Touch  
to the right of the log entry to dial.  
If you touch and hold a log entry, the options menu will open.  
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. If you have  
previously saved the caller’s number in Contacts, the caller's name and number are  
displayed. If the caller’s number is not saved in Contacts, the caller’s number is  
displayed.  
Drag  
to the right to answer the call.  
3.2.2 Ending a Call  
During a call, touch End to hang up.  
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3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call  
Drag  
to the left to reject the 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 in a call, you can add the second call to  
the call you are in. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also set up a  
conference call with multiple callers.  
Contact your network operator to ask if conference calls are supported and, if  
yes, how many parties can participate.  
1. To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the first participant. After you have  
connected to the first participant, keep the connection open, touch Add call  
2. Enter the phone number of the next person you want to invite for the conversation  
and touch , or select someone from your Call log or Contacts. The first  
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participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this.  
3. Once you have connected to the second person, touch Merge calls to begin the  
conference call.  
4. To end the conference call and disconnect from everyone, touch End  
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3.3.2 Switching Between Calls  
If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can switch between the  
two calls.  
1. While you are in the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming  
call, and then touch Swap calls  
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2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call.  
3.4 Using the Call log  
The Call log contains a list of calls that you have dialed, received, and missed. You  
can use the call log to find a recently called number quickly or add a number from the  
call log to your contact list.  
3.4.1 Adding an Entry to Contacts  
1. If you are already working with Dialer or Contacts, touch the Call logtab.  
2. Touch and hold the entry you want to add to your Contacts  
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3. Touch Add to contacts in the options menu.  
4. Touch Create contact or scroll through the contact list and touch an existing  
contact name.  
3.5 Using Airplane Mode  
Some locationsmayrequire you to turn offyourphone’swirelessconnections. Rather  
than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode  
1. Press and hold  
2. Touch Airplane mode in the options menu.  
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4 Contacts  
The Contacts application enables you to save and manage information such as  
phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information  
on your mobile phone, you have easy access to the people with whom you want to  
communicate.  
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application  
If you have not yet added any contacts to your mobile phone, Contacts displays a  
messagewith hintson howto startadding contactsinformation. Onthe Homescreen,  
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. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Select the contacts you want to import  
or touch Select All to select all contacts.  
4. Touch Copy  
.
5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into which  
you want to import the contacts.  
4.3 Adding a Contact  
1. In the contact list, touch  
>
Create contact.  
2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the account to which you  
want to add the contact.  
3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information such as phone  
number and address.  
4. When you are finished, touch Save to save the contact information.  
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4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites  
Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Favorites. Then touch Add to  
Favorites  
.
Touch a contact, and then touch the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star  
turns gold.  
4.5 Searching for a Contact  
1. In the contact list, touch  
>
Search.  
2. Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type, contacts with  
matching names appear below the search box.  
On the contact list screen, you can touch a letter on the right to display contacts  
starting with the touched letter.  
4.6 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. Touch the category of contact information you wish to change: name, phone  
number, email address, or any other information you recorded earlier.  
3. Make the desired changes to the contact information, and then touch Save. To  
cancel all of your changes, touch Cancel  
.
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts  
From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or  
multimedia (MMS) message to a contact’s default phone number. You can also open  
details to view a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This  
section describes how to communicate with a contact when you view your contacts  
list.  
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4.7.1 Using Quick Contact for Android  
1. Touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if you have not assigned a picture to  
the contact) to open Quick Contact for Android.  
2. Touch the icon for the way you want to communicate with the contact.  
The icons available depend on the information you have entered for the contact,  
the applications installed on your phone, and the accounts you have.  
4.7.2 Communicating with a Contact  
1. In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to communicate with.  
2. On the contact’s details screen, touch the icon to the right of the number to call or  
send messages.  
4.8 Deleting a Contact  
1. In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact that you want to delete, and then  
touch Delete contact in the options menu.  
2. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact.  
4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing  
Contacts  
You can back up contacts from your phone to a microSD card, or synchronize phone  
contacts with a server using your Google account.  
4.9.1 Using a microSD Card to Back Up Contacts  
Backing Up Contacts  
1. In the contact list, touch  
>
Manage contacts.  
2. Touch Backup to SD card in the displayed menu.  
3. Touch OK to export your phone contact's information to the installed microSD card.  
You can copy the .vcf files backed up on the microSD card to your computer. The files  
are stored in the microSD card's Contact folder.  
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Restoring Contacts  
1. In the contact list, touch  
>
Manage contacts.  
2. Touch Restore from SD card in the displayed menu.  
If there is more than one .vcf files saved on the microSD card, you can choose to  
restore one, multiple, or all the of them.  
4.9.2 Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts  
You can synchronize contacts using your Google account. For details, see Changing  
4.10 Streams  
Streams is a client that integrates social networking service (SNS) functions, such as  
Facebook and Twitter. Using Streams, your SNS accounts can be closely linked with  
Contacts.  
To access the Streams screen, touch  
>
Streams. You can also touch  
Contacts, and then flick left to switch to the Streams screen.  
4.10.1 Logging in to an Account  
1. The first time you access Streams, touch Login to Social Network  
.
2. Select the type of account that you want to log in to. Then follow the on-screen  
setup instructions to complete login.  
You can log in to different types of accounts at the same time. To add an account of  
another type, touch  
>
Accounts Add account.  
>
4.10.2 Importing Friends  
After login, the phone asks you whether to import all friends. If you choose to import  
friends, Streams will import the SNS accounts of all your friends to your phone. If not,  
you can import your friends' accounts in Settings later.  
After friends are imported, the group of imported accounts is automatically added to  
the groups of Contacts  
.
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4.10.3 Preference Settings  
You can configure account settings, such as refresh mode, refresh frequency, and  
notifications.  
1. On the Streams screen, touch  
configured.  
>
Accounts. Then touch the account to be  
2. On the account screen, touch Social Preference Settings to configure the  
settings.  
4.10.4 Adding the Streams Widget to the Home Screen  
Touch and hold the blank area of the Home screen. In the displayed menu, touch  
Add widget Streams to add Streams to the Home screen.  
>
Using thewidget, you can quicklyaccessStreams, ordirectlybrowse the latestevents  
and update the status of your friends on the Home screen.  
4.11 Managing Groups  
4.11.1 Creating a Group  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
touch Groups  
>
Contacts. Then flick the tab bar to the left and  
.
2. In the groups list, touch  
, and then touch Create group.  
3. Enterthe nameandpicture youwant to assigntothe group, and thenset aringtone  
for it.  
4. Touch  
>
Add Members to add members to the group.  
5. Select the contacts to be added to the group, and then touch OK  
.
6. When you are finished, touch Save to save the group information.  
You can only add contacts saved in the phone memory to a group.  
4.11.2 Editing a Group  
You can always make changes to the information you have saved for a group.  
1. In the groups list, touch and hold the group whose details you want to edit, and then  
touch Edit group in the options menu.  
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2. Make the desired changes to the group information, and then touch Save. To  
cancel all changes you made to the group information, touch Cancel  
.
4.11.3 Adding a Contact to Your Groups  
To add a contact to your groups, you can do any of the following:  
Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Groups. Then touch Add to  
groups  
.
When editing a group, touch  
, and then touch Add Members to select the  
contacts you want to add to group.  
4.12 Joining and Separating Contacts  
You may have duplicate contacts if you import contacts by:  
Adding an account, such as a Gmail account.  
Using the social networking services such as Facebook or Twitter. (If your phone  
has the Streams function, you can use it to access Facebook or Twitter.)  
Using other methods, such as exchanging emails.  
To avoid duplication, join two or more contacts together to form a single contact.  
Availability of Facebook or Twitter may vary depending on your country or  
carrier. Please use them according to local laws and regulations.  
4.12.1 Joining Contacts  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
2. Touch a duplicated contact.  
>
Contacts.  
3. Touch Joined Contacts, and then touch Add contact  
.
4. Select the contact to be joined to combine two duplicate contacts.  
Two contacts will be joined together and displayed as one contact. Touch the contact  
to view the joined information. You can see that the contact is joined together by two  
contacts. You can also combine more than two contacts.  
4.12.2 Separating Contacts  
If contact information from different sources was joined together in error, you can  
separate the contacts.  
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1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Contacts.  
2. Touch the joint contact to be separated.  
3. Touch the option for separating a contact.  
4. Select the contact to be separated from the joint contact.  
The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in  
Contacts  
.
4.13 Sending Contacts  
You can send contacts as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Email.  
1. In the contacts list, touch  
2. Select contacts that you want to send.  
3. Touch Send  
.
.
4. Select the way you prefer to send the contacts you have selected, for example  
Bluetooth or Email.  
You can send one contact by another way. Touch and hold a contact, touch  
Send contact, and then select the way you prefer to send.  
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard  
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard  
To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard  
automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the keyboard.  
Touch  
to hide the keyboard.  
Touch and hold a text field to open the Edit text menu.  
5.1.1 Choosing an Input Method  
1. Touch and hold a text field until the Edit text menu is displayed.  
2. Touch Select input method  
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3. Select the input method.  
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5.1.2 Using the TouchPal keyboard  
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Touch to insert a space.  
Touch to set the language for your mobile phone.  
Touch to enable word prediction.  
Touch to change from uppercase to lowercase.  
5.1.3 Switching the Keyboard Layout  
You can switch the keyboard layout only when TouchPal is selected.  
There are three keyboard layouts for you to choose:Full QWERTY  
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5.1.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard  
If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone  
sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing  
you with a wider keyboard layout.  
5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Settings Language & keyboard.  
>
2. In Keyboard settings, select an input method to customize the keyboard settings.  
6 Messaging  
The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and  
multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone.  
With the Email application you can read and send emails.  
6.1 SMS and MMS  
6.1.1 Opening Messaging  
Touch  
>
Messaging.  
6.1.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message  
1. Touch  
2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch  
contact from Contacts or Groups  
>
Messaging  
>
New message.  
to select a  
.
As you enter the phone number or the contact's name, the phone displays  
possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list of possible  
matches or continue entering.  
After you selecta contact or finish entering anumber, adda comma and you can  
enter another recipient. You can also touch a previously entered contact again  
to edit or delete it.  
3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.  
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4. When you are ready to send the message, touch  
.
Sent and received messages will be displayed in a message thread, grouping  
together the messages in a conversation.  
6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message  
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special.  
You can record a message and send it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and  
send it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The  
possibilities are endless.  
1. Touch  
2. Enter a phone number in the To field, or touch  
Contacts or Groups  
3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.  
4. Touch to display the options panel.  
>
Messaging  
>
New message.  
to select a contact from  
.
Touch Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone is now in  
multimedia message mode.  
Touch Add to add a picture, music, or video file.  
5. When the message is ready to be sent, touch  
.
You can selectamediafile (music, videoorpicture) andsenditasanattachment  
in amultimediamessage. InFileManager, touchandhold amediafile, and then  
touch Share  
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.  
Slide show, and then select a slide to start editing it.  
and then touch Add slide to add more slides.  
>
Messaging.  
2. Touch Add  
>
3. Touch  
4. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia  
message screen.  
5. To alter your multimedia message, touch the slideshow on the multimedia  
message screen. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send  
.
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6.1.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message  
1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.  
2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message.  
6.1.5 Replying to a Message  
1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it.  
2. Touch the text box to compose your message. Once finished, touch  
.
You can also do the following to reply to a message: Touch  
select one or more message threads, and touch Reply  
>
Multiselect,  
.
6.1.6 Copying a Text Message to Notepad or Calendar  
1. In the message list, touch a text message thread to open it.  
2. Touch and hold one of the messages, and then touch Copy message to  
.
3. Touch Notepad or Calendar to save it as a note or an event.  
For information about how to use Notepad or Calendar, see the relevant sections of  
this guide.  
6.1.7 Customizing Message Settings  
In the message list, touch  
settings.  
, and then touch Settings to customize the message  
6.2 Email  
Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email  
application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email  
services on your phone.  
6.2.1 Adding an Email Account  
When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email  
account. The Email setup wizard helps you to configure your account. A number of  
popular email systems are supported. You can work with the same email service that  
you use on your PC or you can select another email service.  
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1. On the Home screen, touch  
2. In the email system list, select a system, or select Others  
3. To customize your email settings, follow the onscreen instructions, and then touch  
Next  
>
Email.  
.
.
4. Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when they  
receive an email from you.  
5. Touch Done  
.
Adding Other Email Accounts  
1. After creating your initial email account, touch  
on the Inbox screen, and then  
touch More  
>
Accounts to access the accounts screen.  
2. Touch  
on the accounts screen, and then touch Add account to create  
another email account.  
When adding an additional email account, you have the option to use the new  
account to send all outgoing messages.  
6.2.2 Viewing an Email Message  
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.  
2. Access a folder, and then touch the message that you want to view.  
6.2.3 Saving an Email Attachment  
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.  
2. Touch the email message you want to view.  
3. Touch Save next to the attachment in the email.  
4. Select a path for saving the attachment and touch Save  
.
6.2.4 Creating and Sending an Email Message  
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.  
2. On the Inbox screen, touch  
, and then touch Compose in the options panel.  
3. In the To field, enter the recipients’ name or email address.  
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4. Enter the subject of your message and compose the message.  
To send an attachment with the message, touch , and then touch Add  
attachment  
5. When you are finished, touch Send  
.
.
If you are not ready to send the message, touch Save as draft or touch  
to  
save the message as a draft.  
6.2.5 Replying to an Email Message  
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.  
2. Touch the email message to which you want to reply.  
3. Touch Reply or Reply all to reply to the email message.  
6.2.6 Deleting an Email Account  
1. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to delete.  
2. Touch Remove account  
.
3. Touch OK  
.
6.2.7 Changing Email Account Settings  
You can change a number of account settings, including how often you check for  
emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the servers the account  
uses to send and receive mails.  
Your account’s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email  
service you are using. You can enter the necessary details manually, although  
you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct  
information.  
1. Touch  
2. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to change.  
3. Touch Account settings  
4. Change General settings  
>
Email.  
.
,
Notification settings, or Server settings.  
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7 Getting Connected  
7.1 Mobile Networks  
Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator’s  
2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the  
SIM/UIM card mustbeinserted (some CDMA mobilephoneshave anintegratedUIM  
card and do not need a separate UIM card)  
7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection  
1. Touch  
>
Settings.  
2. Touch Wireless & networks  
>
Mobile networks Network Settings.  
>
3. Touch Network operators or Access Point Names to check the network  
connection.  
Your mobile phone will automatically read the access point settings from the  
SIM/UIM card (if any). For this reason, do not change the access point  
parameters; otherwise, you might not be able to access network resources.  
7.1.2 Turning on the Data Service  
1. Touch  
>
Settings.  
2. Touch Wireless & networks  
>
Mobile networks.  
3. Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection.  
7.2 Wi-Fi  
Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on your mobile  
phone, you must have an access to wireless access points (hotspots). Obstacles that  
block the Wi-Fi signal will reduce its strength.  
7.2.1 Turning On Wi-Fi  
1. Touch  
>
Settings.  
2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi check box to turn on Wi-Fi.  
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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.  
If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to the  
network.  
If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)  
and connect to it for the first time, enter the password as prompted, and then  
touch Connect. If you connect to a secured wireless network that you have  
already used, you will not be prompted to enter the password again unless you  
have reset your mobile phone to its default settings.  
On the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add WiFi network to add a new Wi-Fi  
network.  
7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data  
Connection  
You canshare yourmobile phone'sdataconnectionwitha single computer via aUSB  
cable: USB tethering. You can share your mobile phone's data connection with a  
number of devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi  
hotspot.  
7.3.1 Installing the USB tethering Driver  
If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavors of Linux  
(such as Ubuntu), you typically do not need to prepare your computer for tethering.  
But if you are running an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, you  
may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.  
Install the USB tethering driver in the following steps:  
1. Connect aUSB cable toa computer. The computer willautomatically recognizethe  
phone.  
2. Choose Start My Computer, and then double-click Mobile Partner.  
>
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3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp folder.  
Double-click the link DownloadActiveSync.url  
.
4. Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a later version.  
5. After the installation, you are able to use USB tethering.  
7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB  
To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your  
computer to establish a network connection via USB.  
You cannot share your mobile phone’s data connection and access its microSD  
card via USB at the same time.  
1. Touch  
>
Settings.  
2. Touch Wireless & networks  
>
Tethering & portable hotspot.  
3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection.  
7.3.3 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.  
7.4 Browser  
Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed.  
7.4.1 Opening the Browser  
Touch  
>
Browser to open the home page.  
When known or open Wi-Fi networks and mobile data networks are available at  
the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi-Fi network for Internet  
access.  
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Touch  
to open the browser options menu and perform one of the following  
operations:  
New window: Touch to open a new window.  
Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks.  
Windows: Touch to view thumbnails of open browser windows. You can switch to  
another browser window or open a new one on this screen.  
Refresh: Touch to refresh the current webpage.  
Forward: Touch to browse the next web page.  
More: Touch to open other menus and perform operations such as searching,  
selecting text, downloading, or setting options.  
7.4.2 Opening a Webpage  
1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the screen.  
2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage address. You can touch  
web page address by voice.  
to enter the  
3. As you enter the address, matching webpageaddresses will appear on thescreen.  
If you see the address you want, touch it and go directly to that webpage or  
complete entering your desired webpage.  
7.4.3 Setting a Home Page  
1. In a browser window, touch  
2. Touch More Settings Set homepage  
3. Enter the address of the desired home page, and then touch OK  
.
>
>
.
.
7.4.4 Managing Bookmarks  
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone.  
Adding a Bookmark  
1. In a browser window, go to the webpage you want to save as a bookmark.  
2. Touch  
, and then touch Bookmarks Add.  
>
3. Edit the bookmark name and then touch OK  
.
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Opening a Bookmark  
1. In a browser window, touch  
, and then touch Bookmarks.  
On the Bookmarks screen, touch the History tab to view the pages you have  
visited, or touch the Most visited tab to view the pages you have visited most  
frequently.  
2. Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open.  
7.4.5 Customizing Browser Settings  
Customize the browser to suit your browsing style. Use Browser to set page content,  
privacy, and security preferences. In a browser window, touch  
More Settings  
, and then touch  
>
.
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 from your phone to your PC.  
If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of the other  
Bluetooth devices to which you want to connect. Be aware that obstacles like walls or  
other electronic equipment may interfere with your Bluetooth connection.  
7.5.1 Turning On Bluetooth  
1. Touch  
>
Settings.  
2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Bluetooth check box to turn on  
Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the  
notification bar.  
3. Touch Bluetooth settings, and then select the Discoverable to make your  
mobile phone visible to other Bluetooth devices.  
7.5.2 Pairing with and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device  
Your mobile Bluetooth lets you do the following:  
Hands Free Profile (HFP): allows you to use a hands-free Bluetooth device.  
Headset Profile (HSP): allows you to use a mono Bluetooth headset.  
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Object Push Profile (OPP): allows you to transfer files over a Bluetooth connection.  
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP): allows you to use a stereo Bluetooth  
headset.  
A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP): allows you to control audio playing using a  
Bluetooth headset remotely.  
Before you use Bluetooth, pair your mobile phone with another Bluetooth device as  
follows:  
1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is enabled.  
2. Onthe Homescreen, touch  
>
Settings  
>
Wireless &networks Bluetooth  
>
settings. Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices in range.  
3. Touch the device you want to pair your mobile phone with.  
4. If required, enter the pairing password to complete the connection.  
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:  
1. Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or SD card. The active  
options menu is displayed.  
2. Touch Share, then Bluetooth to select a paired device.  
7.5.4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with a Bluetooth Device  
1. Touch  
>
Settings  
>
Wireless & networks Bluetooth settings.  
>
2. Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section, and then touch and hold the device to  
which you are connected.  
3. Touch Unpair to disconnect from the device.  
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8 Entertainment  
In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile  
phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. You can take  
photos, create videos and audio clips, and download and listen to music.  
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos  
The cameraisa combination ofcameraandcamcorderthatyoucan use toshootand  
share pictures and videos.  
8.1.1 Opening Your Camera  
Touch  
>
Camera to open the camera. The camera opens in landscape  
mode, ready to take a picture or record a video.  
Touch to close the camera.  
Capture Screen  
Thumbnail of last  
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photo. Touch to  
preview the photos  
or videos.  
Drag up to record  
videos, drag down  
to take photos.  
Touch to take a  
photo.  
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Touch to customize the camera settings.  
On the capture screen, touch  
to show the capture panel.  
8.1.2 Taking a Photo  
1. Open your camera application and switch it to camera mode.  
2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview changes as you change  
the settings.  
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3. Frame your photo within the photo capture screen.  
4. Touch to take your photo.  
Photos taken are displayed for a moment. You can take another photo or review your  
photos.  
8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos  
1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the  
upper right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it.  
2. Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following:  
Touch Share to send the photo in a message or post it online.  
Touch Delete to delete the photo.  
Touch More Set as to set the photo as a contact icon or the wallpaper.  
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8.1.4 Recording a Video  
1. Open the camera application, and then switch it to camcorder mode.  
2. If necessary, change the camcorder settings.  
3. Frame the scene with which you want to start your video.  
4. Touch  
5. Touch  
to start recording a video.  
to stop recording.  
8.1.5 Viewing Your Videos  
1. After recording a video, a thumbnail of the video you have just recorded is shown in  
the upper right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it.  
2. Touch the onscreen buttons to do any of the following:  
Touch Share to send the video in a message or post it online.  
Touch Delete to delete the video.  
On the video playback screen, touch the controls to fast-forward or rewind or to  
play or pause the video.  
3. If you want to view more videos, flick your finger left or right across the screen.  
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8.2 Using the Gallery  
Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your  
mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders,  
view and edit pictures, watch videos, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for  
a contact.  
8.2.1 Opening the Gallery  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
Gallery.  
The Gallery application categorizes your pictures and videos by storage location and  
displays these files in folders. Touch a folder to view the pictures or videos inside.  
8.2.2 Viewing a Picture  
1. In Gallery, touch the folder that contains the pictures you want to view.  
2. Touch the picture to view it in full-screen mode.  
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. When viewing a picture, touch  
2. Touch More  
to display the operations panel.  
.
3. Select either Rotate left or Rotate right. The picture is saved with the new  
orientation.  
8.2.4 Cropping a Picture  
1. When viewing a picture, touch  
More Crop  
2. Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop.  
to display the operation panel, and then touch  
>
.
Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it.  
Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize the image.  
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Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize the image without changing its  
length to width ratio.  
3. Touch Save to save the cropped picture. Touch Discard to discard the changes.  
8.3 Enjoying Music  
Before you using music player, you must copy music les from your computer to the  
microSD card.  
Once you have done this, the player will search for music on the microSD card. After  
the search is complete, you will be able to view all available music les in the music  
library.  
8.3.1 Copying Music to the microSD Card  
1. Connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable and mount the microSD  
card.  
2. On the PC, navigate to the USB drive and open it.  
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.  
6. Disconnect the mobile phone from the PC.  
8.3.2 Opening the Media Library  
Touch  
The Music application organizes your music files by storage location. It contains four  
tabs: Artists Albums Songs and Playlists  
>
Music to display the media library.  
,
,
.
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8.3.3 Playing Music  
1. Touch a category on the music library screen.  
2. Touch the song you want to play.  
When you are listening to music, touch  
, to use another application. Your  
music continues to play. To return to the music controls, open the notification  
panel and then touch the song.  
8.3.4 Adding Music to a Playlist  
1. Touch a category on the music library screen.  
2. In the list that appears, select the song you want to add to the playlist.  
3. Touch and hold the song, and then touch Add to playlist in the options menu.  
Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing playlist.  
Touch New to create a playlist and add the song to it.  
8.3.5 Playing a Playlist  
1. Touch the Playlists tab on the music library screen.  
2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play.  
3. Touch Play to play the playlist.  
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8.4 Listening to the FM Radio  
The FM radio lets you listen to FM radio programs on your mobile phone. Since the  
FM radio uses the provided wired stereo headset as its antenna, before opening the  
application, connect the headset to your phone’s the audio jack.  
8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
FM Radio to open the application.  
2. The firsttime you openFM radio, touchAutotuning, which automatically scans for  
available FM channels, saves them as presets, and plays the first FM channel  
found.  
8.4.2 Tuning the FM Radio  
Open the FM Radio application, and then do the following:  
Touch  
Slide the knob left or right to perform precision tuning. When a channel is found,  
touch , then Save channel. Enter the channel name, touch OK, and then  
or  
to tune the radio to the previous or next channel.  
select an empty channel to save the new channel to the channel list.  
Touch Auto tuning to scan automatically for available FM channels.  
9 Google Services  
Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to  
your country or carrier. Please follow local laws and regulations to use them.  
When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such  
as Talk  
,
Gmail, or Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google  
account.  
Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connection (3G/GPRS)  
before you sign in to your Google account.  
If you already have a Google account, touch Sign in and enter your username and  
password.  
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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 the first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then  
touch Next. The mobilephone will connect toa Googleserver tocheck whetherthe  
username is available. If the username you entered is already in use, you will be  
prompted to choose another one or select one from a list.  
4. Enter and confirm your Google account password.  
5. Select a security question from the drop-down menu, and then enter the answer.  
6. Touch Create  
7. When the Google Terms of Service screen appears, touch I agree, Next  
8. Enter the characters that appear on the screen, and then touch Next  
.
.
.
To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & sync settings screen,  
and touch Add account to select which type of accounts you want to add.  
9.2 Gmail  
Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you  
may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account.  
The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox will contain  
the messages from your Gmail web account.  
9.2.1 Opening Gmail  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
Gmail. The Inbox mail list appears. Any emails  
you decide to keep on your mobile phone will go to your Inbox folder.  
9.2.2 Switching Between Accounts  
1. In the mail list, touch  
, and then touch Accounts.  
2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read.  
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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.  
If you want to send a copy (Cc) or a blind copy (Bcc) of the email to other  
recipients, touch  
, and then touch Add Cc/Bcc  
.
3. Enter the email subject and write your email.  
If you want to add a picture attachment, touch  
select the picture you want to attach.  
, and then touch Attach to  
4. After writing your email, touch  
.
9.2.4 Replying to or Forwarding an Email  
1. In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward.  
2. Touch  
Forward  
3. Do one of the following:  
to reply. You can also touch  
, and then touch Reply, Reply all, or  
.
If you selected Reply or Reply all, enter your message.  
If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients and add any  
additional text you want to include in the forwarded message.  
4. Touch  
to send, or touch  
to save as a draft.  
9.2.5 Searching for an Email  
1. In the mail list, touch  
, and then touch Search.  
2. Enter the search keywords in the box, and then touch  
.
9.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail Settings  
In the mail list, touch  
Gmail  
, and then touch More Settings to customizing your  
>
.
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9.3 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  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
Talk to open the application.  
Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile  
phone.  
9.3.2 Adding a Friend  
1. In the friends list, touch  
2. Enter the Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add.  
3. Touch Send invitation  
, and then touch Add friend.  
.
9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation  
1. If you have invited anyone to chat or if someone else has invited you to chat, this  
information will appear in the friends list.  
2. Touch a pending invitation, and then touch Accept  
.
9.3.4 Starting a Chat  
1. In the friends list, touch a friend's name in the friends list.  
2. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text and chat with your friend.  
3. After entering your message, touch Send  
.
9.3.5 Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages  
Whenever you receive an instant message, your mobile phone can play a sound,  
vibrate, or display an icon. To set up one of these handy notifications, start in the  
friends list, and then touch  
following:  
. Then touch Settings. Now choose from one of the  
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Select the check box to receive a notification on the  
notification bar when you receive an instant message.  
IM  
notifications  
Touch to choose the ringtone used for a new instant  
message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when  
Select  
ringtone  
you select it. To turn the ringtone off, select Silent  
.
Select the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate  
when you receive a new instant message.  
Vibrate  
9.3.6 Signing out of Talk  
On the friends list screen, touch  
, and then touch Sign out to quit Talk.  
9.4 Maps  
Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending  
on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations. You  
can view satellite images, traffic maps, or other kinds of maps of your current or other  
locations.  
9.4.1 Enabling the Location Service  
Before you open Maps to find your location or search for places of interest, you must  
enable the location service.  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
2. Touch Location & security  
>
Settings.  
.
3. In the MyLocation section, select the Use wireless networks checkbox, theUse  
GPS satellites check box, or both.  
9.4.2 Opening Maps  
On the Home screen, touch  
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>
Maps to open the application.  
 
9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest  
1. On the map, touch  
, and then touch Search.  
2. Enterthe place youwant to search for inthe searchbox, and then touch theSearch  
icon.  
3. Your search results will then be displayed. Touch a place you are interested in and  
the application will show where it is on the map.  
9.4.4 Getting Directions  
1. While viewing a map, touch  
, and then touch Directions.  
2. Enter the starting point in the first text box, and then enter your destination in the  
second text box.  
3. Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking directions.  
4. Touch Get Directions. Your directions will appear in a list.  
5. Touch a direction item on the list to show it on the map.  
6. When you finish viewing or following the directions, touch  
Map  
>
More Clear  
>
.
9.5 YouTube  
YouTube is Google’s free online video streaming service for watching, searching for,  
and uploading videos.  
9.5.1 Opening YouTube  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
YouTube. You will then see the YouTube screen.  
9.5.2 Searching for a Video  
1. On the YouTube screen, touch  
, and then touch Search.  
2. Enter a search keyword, and then touch the Search icon.  
3. You will see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar. Scroll  
through the results and touch a video to watch it.  
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9.6 Market  
Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can  
download and install on your phone.  
9.6.1 Opening Market  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Market.  
2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service  
window will appear. Touch Accept to continue.  
9.6.2 Searching for Applications  
There are a few different ways to find applications on the Market home screen,  
including:  
Featured applications  
List of games  
Search function  
My apps  
9.6.3 Installing an Application  
1. In the Market, select a category, and then touch the application you want to  
download. On the application details screen, you can view more information about  
the selected application, such as its cost, overall rating, usercomments, and similar  
applications in which you might be interested. You can also scroll down to view  
information about the application developer, including other applications from the  
same developer and a linkto the developer'swebsite. In addition, you can send the  
developer an email.  
2. To install the application, touch Download (if it is free) or touch the button with its  
price (if it is not free), and confirm your download or purchase.  
3. Tochecktheprogressofa download, open the notificationpanel. Mostapplications  
are installed within seconds. To stop an application from downloading, touch the  
cross (×).  
After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone, the  
content download icon appears in the notification bar.  
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If you want to install a non-Market application, touch  
>
Settings  
>
Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow  
installation of the non-Market application.  
9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application  
1. On the Market screen, touch  
>
My Apps.  
2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall  
.
3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone.  
10 Synchronizing Information  
Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal  
information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer. If you add, change, or  
delete your information in any of these applications on the web, the updated  
information also appears on your mobile phone.  
This is made possible through over-the-air data synchronization. The process occurs  
in the background and does not interfere with use of your mobile phone. When your  
phone is synchronizing, a data synchronization icon will be shown in the notification  
bar.  
10.1 Managing Your Accounts  
You can synchronize contacts, email, and other information on your mobile phone  
with multiple Google accounts or other kinds of accounts, depending on the  
applications installed on your mobile phone.  
For example, you can start by adding your personal Google account, so your  
personal email, contacts, and calendar are always available. You could then add a  
work account, so your work-related emails and work contacts are handy. If you like,  
you may add multiple Google accounts or other accounts.  
10.1.1 Adding an Account  
When you add an account, the Contacts application compares contacts from the  
newly synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts  
and attempts to merge duplicates into a singleentryinContacts. While itis presented  
as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged.  
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1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Settings Accounts & sync. The screen  
>
displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts.  
In some cases, you may need to obtain account details from IT support. For  
example, you may need to know the account’s domain or server address.  
2. Touch Add account  
.
3. Touch the kind of account to add.  
4. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about the  
account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details depend  
on the kind of account and the configuration of the service to which you are  
connecting.  
5. Configure the account. Depending on the kind of account, you may be asked to  
configure what kind of data you want to synchronize to the mobile phone, to name  
the account, and for other details. When you are finished, the account is added to  
the list on the Accounts & sync settings screen.  
10.1.2 Adding an Exchange Account  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Settings Accounts & sync.  
>
2. Touch Add account Corporate  
>
.
3. Follow the instructions and enter the required information about the exchange  
account you want to add. For details, contact the server administrator.  
4. Touch Next to display the Account options screen. Configure the  
synchronization settings for this account.  
5. Touch Next to finish configuring the account settings. If emails are not  
synchronized properly, contact the server administrator.  
10.1.3 Removing an Account  
You can remove an account, deleting itandall informationassociatedwith itfromyour  
mobile phone, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. You cannot, however,  
remove some accounts, such as the first account you signed into on the mobile  
phone. If you attempt to remove certain accounts, all personal information associated  
with it will be deleted.  
You can only remove the first Google Account by resetting the phone to factory  
defaults.  
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1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account to be deleted.  
2. Touch Sign Out  
.
3. Confirm that you want to remove the account.  
10.2 Customizing Your Account  
Synchronization  
You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all the  
applicationsonyour phone. You can alsoconfigurewhatkindofdatayou synchronize  
for each account.  
For some accounts, synchronization is bi-directional; changes that you make to the  
information on your mobile phone are made to the copy of that information on the  
web. Some accounts support only one-way synchronization; the information on your  
mobile phone is read-only.  
10.2.1 Configuring General Synchronization Settings  
On the Accounts & sync settings screen, do the following:  
Select or clear the Background data check box to control whether applications  
and services can transmit data when you are not working with them directly (that is,  
when they are running in the background).  
If you clear this option, Gmail stops receiving new mails, Calendar stops  
synchronizing events, and so on, until you refresh them.  
Select or clear the Auto-sync check box to control whether changes you make to  
information on the phone or on the web are automatically synchronized with each  
other.  
For example, when this option is selected, changes that you make in Contacts  
on the phone are automatically made in Google Contacts on the web.  
10.2.2 Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings  
1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account whose  
synchronizationsettingsyou wantto change. Thedataandsynchronization screen  
opens, displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can synchronize.  
2. Selected items are configured to synchronize to your mobile phone.  
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3. Select or clear the check box of information you want to synchronize with the  
mobile phone.  
11 Using Other Applications  
11.1 AppInstaller  
You can use this installer to install more than one applications at a time.  
11.1.1 Install Applications  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
AppInstaller. Then the installer will scan and  
display all the applications (.apk files) in the microSD card.  
2. In the applications list, select applications you want to install.  
You can touch  
, and then touch Deselect all or Select all to select and  
deselect all applications.  
3. Touch  
>
Install.  
The applications you select will be installed in your phone.  
11.2 Calendar  
Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments.  
Depending on your synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone can be  
synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use.  
11.2.1 Opening Calendar  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
Calendar to open the application.  
Whenyou adda Google Accountthat includesa calendarserviceto your phone,  
you can access Google calendar: Touch , and then touch More  
Calendars  
>
.
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11.2.2 Creating an Event  
1. In any calendar view, touch  
, and then touch New event to open the Event  
details screen.  
If you have more than one calendar, select the calendar where you want to save  
the event.  
2. Enter the event name.  
If there is a time frame for the event, touch From and To to set the beginning  
and end times of the event.  
If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or a day-long activity, set  
the date for From and To, and then select the All day check box.  
3. Enter the location of the event and a description.  
4. Specify in Repetition whether the event recurs and, if it does, how frequently, and  
then set the time for your event reminder in Reminders  
.
5. Touch Done  
.
To quickly create an event in the day, week, or month view, touch and hold an  
empty time slot, and then touch New event. A new event details screen will  
appear with the selected time slot and date in the From and To fields.  
11.2.3 Setting an Event Reminder  
1. In 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. Touch the reminder time, and then, from the list displayed, touch the length of time  
before the event when you want to be reminded. When the time comes, you will  
receive a notification about the event.  
11.2.4 Setting Synchronization and Display  
1. In any calendar view, touch  
. Then touch More Calendars.  
>
The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed  
to for each account that is configured to synchronize events to your phone,  
organized by account. (Calendars for accounts you have configured not to  
synchronize Calendar events are not included in the list.)  
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2. Touch the icon next to a calendar to change whether it is synchronize and whether  
it is displayed.  
You remain subscribed to Calendars that you configure not to store on the  
phone and you can still work with them with Google Calendar on the web.  
3. Touch OK  
.
11.2.5 Customizing Calendar Settings  
In any calendar view, touch  
following:  
. Then touch More Settings and choose from the  
>
Hide declined events: Select to hide events for which you have declined  
invitations.  
Set alerts & notifications: Touch to set event reminders to alert you, to send you  
a notification, or to turn off event notifications on your mobile phone.  
Select ringtone: Touch to select the ringtone to sound when you receive an event  
reminder.  
Vibrate: Select to vibrate the mobile phone when you receive an event notification.  
Default reminder time: Touch to select the default time before an event for event  
reminders to occur.  
11.3 File Manager  
File Manager is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting you  
organize, edit, and delete files and folders.  
11.3.1 Opening File Manager  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
File Manager to open the application.  
11.3.2 Creating a Folder  
1. On the File Manager screen, access the directory in which you want to create a  
new folder.  
2. Touch  
3. Enter the name of the new folder in the text box.  
4. Touch Save  
to open the options panel, and then touch New folder.  
.
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11.3.3 Moving or Copying a File  
1. On the FileManagerscreen, touch  
Multiselect  
toshow the optionspanel, and then touch  
.
2. Touch the file orfolder you want to move or copy. When a file or a folder is selected,  
a check mark will appear.  
To select or unselect all files, touch Select all or Unselect all  
3. Touch Cut or Copy  
4. Select the path where you want the file to be copied or moved. Touch  
.
.
to open  
the options panel, and then touch Paste to move or copy the file to the selected  
path.  
11.3.4 Searching for a File  
1. On the File Manager screen, touch a folder to access the directory where the file  
you want is located.  
2. Touch  
3. Write a key word of the name of your file in the search box.  
4. Touch . Your mobile phone will start the search.  
to open the options panel, and then touch Search.  
5. A list of search results will be displayed. Touch a file in the list to open it.  
6. Touch New search for a new search or touch the back key to return to the file  
manager screen.  
11.3.5 Compressing or Extracting Files  
Your phone supports compressing and extracting files.  
You can only compress files and folders into .zip files, but can extract both .zip  
and .rar files.  
Compressing Files  
1. On the File Manager screen, touch  
, and then touch Multiselect.  
2. Select the files or folders you want to compress. When a file is selected, a check  
mark will appear.  
To select or unselect all files, touch Select all or Unselect all  
.
3. Touch Compress  
.
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4. Edit the save path and the name of the target file, and then touch OK to start  
compressing the files and folders.  
Extracting a File  
1. Touch and hold a compressed file.  
2. Touch Extract  
.
3. Edit the save path for the extracted files.  
4. Touch OK to start extracting.  
11.3.6 Viewing Your Memory Status  
On the File Manager screen, touch  
to open the options panel, and then touch  
Memory Status. The memory management screen will be displayed. This screen  
allows you to view the memory status and available memory on your mobile phone  
and microSD card.  
11.4 Clock  
In addition to displaying the date and time, the Clock application displays information  
about the weather and your phone. You can also use Clock to turn your mobile  
phone into an alarm clock.  
11.4.1 Opening the Clock  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
Clock to open the application.  
Clockopens with the date and time displayed on your Home screen wallpaper, along  
with your local weather and other useful information.  
11.4.2 Opening the Alarms  
On the Clock screen, touch  
to open the Alarms.  
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.  
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2. Touch Time to set the time of the alarm.  
3. Touch Repeat to set the days when you want the alarm to sound.  
4. Touch Ring tone to select a ringtone for the alarm.  
5. Select the Vibrate check box to enable the phone to vibrate, in addition to playing  
the ringtone.  
6. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm.  
7. Touch Done  
.
Customizing Alarm Settings  
On the alarm list screen, touch  
, and then touch Settings.  
11.5 Calculator  
Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to  
solve more complex equations.  
11.5.1 Opening Calculator  
On the Home screen, touch  
>
Calculator to open the application.  
11.5.2 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel  
On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between  
Advanced panel and Basic panel  
.
11.6 Notepad  
Notepad features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and  
delete notes.  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Notepad to open the application.  
, and then touch Add note to create a note.  
OK to save the note.  
2. Touch  
3. Touch  
>
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11.7 Weather Clock  
You can use Weather Clock to check the date and time of cities around the world, to  
get the latest weather of any city in any time and to share weather information with  
others.  
You need to turn on the GPS and data service on your phone before using  
weather clock.  
11.7.1 Setting the Default City  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
>
Weather Clock  
.
2. On the weather clock screen, touch  
3. Select the city you want to add.  
>
Add city.  
In addition to your current city, you can add up to four more cities to the weather  
clock and get weather information for all of them at the same time.  
4. Touch  
city.  
>
More Set as default city to set the newly added city as the default  
>
11.7.2 Updating Weather  
You can update weather information on the weather clock either manually or  
automatically. To update the current city's latest weather information, touch  
Refresh on the weather clock screen.  
>
You can also set your phone to update the weather information automatically.  
1. On the weather clock screen, touch  
2. Select Auto update  
>
More Settings.  
>
.
3. Touch Update interval to set the interval between automatic weather updates.  
11.7.3 Changing a City  
1. On the weather clock screen, touch  
>
Change city.  
2. Select a city from the Popular cities list, or search for another city by entering its  
name in the search field.  
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11.7.4 Sharing Weather Information  
1. On the weather clock screen, touch  
2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch  
Contacts or Groups  
3. Touch to send weather information to the recipient.  
>
Share weather.  
to select a  
.
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, and time zone  
provided by the network.  
When your mobile phone is using the date and time settings provided  
automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time  
zone.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & time  
.
2. Clear the Automatic check box.  
3. Touch Set date. On the set date screen, touch  
or  
to adjust the date,  
month, and year, and then touch Set when the configuration is complete.  
4. Touch Select time zone, and then select the desired time zone from the list. Scroll  
the list to view more time zones.  
5. Touch Set time. On the set time screen, touch  
or  
to adjust the hour and  
minute. Touch Set when the configuration is complete.  
6. Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box to switch between 24-hour and  
12-hour formats.  
7. Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to display on your  
mobile phone.  
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12.2 Setting the Display  
12.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Display Brightness.  
>
2. Drag the slider left to make the screen darker, or right to make it brighter.  
3. Touch OK to save the adjustment.  
12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off  
Ifyour mobile phone is idle forseveral minutes, it will turn offthe screen to save battery  
power. To set a longer or shorter idle time:  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Display Screen timeout.  
>
2. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated.  
12.3 Setting Ringers  
12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound  
.
2. Select the Silent mode check box to silence all sounds except alarms, and music  
and video media.  
12.3.2 Adjusting the Volume  
You can adjust the volume while on the Home screen or on most of the application  
screens (such as the screen displayed during a call or when playing music or videos).  
Press the Volume keys to adjust volume to the level you desire. You can also adjust  
the volume from the settings screen.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound Volume.  
>
2. Drag the slider left to make the volume lower, or right to make it higher.  
3. Touch OK to save the adjustment.  
12.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound Phone ringtone.  
>
2. In the displayed list, select an option:  
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Ringtone: Select a preinstalled ringtone. The ringtone plays when selected.  
Music: Select the music stored in the phone or on the microSD card. The  
music plays when selected.  
3. Touch OK  
.
12.3.4 Changing the Message Ringtone  
1. On the Home screen, touch  
2. In the message list, touch  
>
Messaging  
.
>
Settings Select ringtone.  
>
3. Touch the ringtone you want to use, and then touch OK. The ringtone plays when  
selected.  
12.4 Setting Phone Services  
12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings  
Mobile phone service providers offer different services such as call forwarding, call  
waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customize many of these  
services if they are part of your calling plan.  
On the Settings screen, touch Call settings to customize your call functions.  
12.4.2 Turning on Data Roaming  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks Mobile networks.  
>
2. Select the Data roaming check box.  
Accessing data services while roaming may incur additional charges. Ask your  
wireless service provider about data roaming fees.  
12.4.3 Switching off the Data Service  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks Mobile networks.  
>
2. Clear the Data enabled check box.  
12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech  
Use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer,  
for applications that can take advantage of this feature.  
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12.5.1 Installing Voice Data  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output Text-to-speech settings  
>
>
Install voice data.  
2. If your mobile phone does not have speech synthesizer data installed, connect to  
Android Market and let it guide you through the process of downloading and  
installing the data.  
3. Follow the instructions to install the voice data.  
12.5.2 Adjusting the Speech Rate  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output  
Speech rate  
2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken.  
>
Text-to-speech settings  
>
.
12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone  
12.6.1 Turning on Your SIM Card PIN  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security Set up SIM card lock.  
>
2. Select the Lock SIM card check box.  
3. Use the keyboard to enter the PIN, and then touch OK  
.
4. To change the PIN at any time, touch Change SIM PIN  
.
You can dial emergency numbers any time from your mobile phone.  
12.6.2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock  
To keep your data more secure, lock the screen and/or require a screen unlock  
pattern every time your mobile phone is turned on or wakes up from sleep mode.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security  
Pattern  
>
Set up screen lock  
>
.
2. Flick your finger vertically, horizontally or diagonally, connect at least four dots in  
any order you choose. Lift your finger from the screen when you are finished.  
You must drag your finger between the dots on the screen to create the pattern,  
not simply touch individual dots.  
3. Your mobile phone will record the pattern. Touch Continue  
.
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4. When prompted, draw the screen unlock pattern again, and then touch Confirm  
To change your unlock screen pattern, touch Location&security Changescreen  
lock  
.
>
.
12.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN  
You can set up a numeric PIN to lock your phone.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security  
>
Set up screen lock PIN.  
>
2. Enter at least four characters.  
3. Touch Continue  
4. Enter the same characters again and touch OK  
To change your PIN, touch Location & security  
.
.
>
Change screen lock.  
12.6.4 Unlocking Your Mobile Phone If You Forget the Screen  
Lock Pattern  
If you have already created a Google account, you can unlock your mobile phone  
using the following methods.  
After you have entered the wrong sequence five times, a Forgot pattern? button  
will appear. Touch this button to enter the Google account interface. After you have  
entered your Google account password, you will be able to reset the unlock pattern.  
After you have entered the wrong pattern twenty times, you will be taken directly to  
the Google account interface. After you have entered your Google account  
password, you will be able to reset the unlock pattern.  
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 either of the following:  
Touch  
details.  
, and then touch Sort by size. Then touch an application to view its  
Touch an application directly to view its details.  
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12.7.2 Uninstalling an Application  
You cannot uninstall the applications that are pre-installed on the system.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications  
>
Manage applications.  
2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninstall  
.
12.7.3 Moving an Application to the microSD Card  
Some applications are designed to be stored on your phone’s USB storage or  
microSD card (depending on the model of your phone), rather than in its internal  
storage. Othersare designedso you canchangewheretheyarestored. Youmayfind  
it helpful to move large applications off your internal storage, to make more room for  
other applications that do not offer the option.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications Manage applications.  
>
2. Touch an application in the list. Then touch Move to SD card to move the bulk of  
the application from the phone’s internal storage.  
The Storage section of the application’s details screen shows details about the  
memory used by the application. If the application can be moved, the Move to  
SD card button is active.  
Touch Move to phone to move the application back to the phone’s internal  
storage.  
12.7.4 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory  
Move files and email attachments to the microSD card.  
In Browser, clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history information.  
Move applications to the microSD card.  
Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use.  
Reset your mobile phone.  
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12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone  
12.8.1 Backing Up My Data  
You can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone’s settings to Google  
servers. If you replace your mobile phone, the settings you have backed up will be  
transferred to the new mobile phone the first time you sign in to your Google account.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Privacy  
.
2. Select the Back up my data check box.  
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. Resetting the phone does not erase any system  
software updates you have downloaded or any files on your microSD card, such as  
music clips or photos.  
1. On the Settings screen, touch Privacy Factory data reset.  
>
2. When prompted, touch Reset phone, and then touch Erase everything. The  
mobile phone resets the settings to the original factory settings, and then restarts.  
13 FAQs  
How Can I Use a microSD Card to Import Contacts to My Phone from a  
Different Mobile Phone?  
Your mobile phone only supports contact files in the .vcf format.  
1. Save the contacts you want to import to your mobile phone to a microSD  
card as a .vcf file.  
2. Insert the microSD card into your mobile phone and find the .vcf file  
using File Manager  
.
3. Touch the .vcf file. The phone displays a message asking whether you  
want to import the contacts.  
4. Touch OK to import the contacts.  
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Compatibility problems may occur with .vcf files created by different mobile  
phones and certain contact information may be lost after contacts are imported.  
You can also use Bluetooth to share and import contacts.  
How Do I Set a Song As a Phone Ringtone?  
In Music, touch and hold the song to be set as ringtone, and then touch Use as  
phone ringtone  
.
How Do I Prevent Automatic Change of Screen Orientation When Rotating My  
Phone?  
On the Home screen, touch  
disable the function.  
>
Settings  
>
Display Auto-rotate screen to  
>
How Do I Set an Unlock Pattern?  
On the Home screen, touch Settings  
lock Pattern  
How Can I Change the Input Method?  
>
>
Location&security Set up screen  
>
>
.
Touch and hold the area where you write text and then select the input method you  
prefer.  
How Do I Stop the Song Playing in the Background?  
Touch the notification bar, flick downwards to open the notifications panel, touch the  
music playing notification to go to the music playing screen, and then stop playing the  
song.  
How Do I Return to the Call Screen?  
While in a call, if you’re on another screen, you can touch the notification bar, and flick  
downwards to open the notifications panel. Then touch the current call notification to  
return to the call screen.  
How Do I Create an Application Shortcut on the Home Screen?  
Touch and hold an application icon on the application screen until the Home screen is  
displayed. Then drag the icon to where you want to place it and release your finger.  
How Do I Hide the Keyboard?  
Touch  
to hide the keyboard.  
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How Do I Forward a Message?  
Touch and hold a message, and then touch Forward in the menu that opens.  
Why Am I Unable To Use Navigation?  
Navigation is unavailable in some countries or regions.  
How Do I Use Quick GPS?  
On the Home screen, touch  
GPS  
>
Settings  
>
Location & security Use Quick  
>
.
Quick GPS downloads data to enhance the GPS satellite information and may  
therefore incur additional data charges.  
How Do I Save My Mobile Phone's Power?  
On the Home screen, touch Settings  
>
>
Power saving mode Power  
>
saving mode. You can also enable Power saving mode when power saving  
notification appears.  
Why Am I Unable To Take Pictures After Removing microSD Card?  
You cannot take pictures without a micro SD card inserted.  
Where Is Photos Taken By My Mobile Phone  
When microSD card is installed in your mobile phone, files such as photos will be  
saved in microSD card automatically.  
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