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Huawei Ascend G525 4GB Black

1. 55 Sharing your phone s mobile data connection 57 Controlling your data usage 58 Sharing data 60 Bluetooth 60 DLNA 61 Connecting your phone to a computer 62 File Manager 63 Creating a folder 63 Searching for a file 63 Copying or moving a file 64 Compressing or decompressing files 64 Renaming a file 64 Deleting a file 65 Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 65 Checking the memor
2. 81 Display settings 82 Setting the PIN of your SIM card 82 Setting the date and time 83 Changing the system language 83 Modifying location service settings 84 Turning on or off fast boot 84 Restoring to factory settings 84 Online update 85 Accessibility 85 FAQs 86 Legal notice 88 Foreword 1 Foreword Thank you for choosing the Huawei Ascend G525 smartphone This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone Please read this guide carefully before you start using the phone All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only The actual product may vary Symbols and definit
3. 12 Using the notification panel 15 Accessing applications 16 Texting 16 Personalizing your phone 19 Setting the theme 19 Changing the wallpaper 19 Setting the home screen transition effect 20 Organizing home screen widgets and application icons 20 Organizing home screen items using folders 21 Me Widget 21 Customizing your home screens 23 Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel 23 Managing profiles 24 Setting tones 25 Changing the font size 25 Setting the
4. Touch Auto rotate screen to turn the auto rotate screen function on and off With this function enabled if your rotate your phone when browsing a web page viewing an image or writing a message your screen orientation will automatically change to landscape or portrait view Touch Sleep to set a screen timeout period If idle for the specified period of time your phone automatically locks its screen to save battery power Touch Font size to change the display font size Setting the PIN of your SIM card The personal identification number PIN is delivered with your SIM card If you enable the PIN protection function for your SIM card you will need to enter the PIN each time you power your phone on Before you perform the following operations make sure that you have obtained your SIM card s PIN from your service provider 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under PERSONAL touch Security 3 Touch Set Card 1 Card 2 lock 4 On the CARD 1 or CARD 2 tab select the Lock SIM card check box 5 Enter the PIN 6 Touch OK Settings 83 If you incorrectly enter the PIN a specified number of consecutive times the PIN is blocked and the phone prompts you to enter the PIN unblocking key PUK If you incorrectly enter the PUK a specified number of consecutive times the SIM card will be disabled permanently For details about the maximum retry attempts for the PIN and PUK contact your service p
5. 2 On the People screen touch 3 Touch Manage contacts gt Copy contacts 4 From the displayed option menu select where the contacts you wish to copy are from 5 Touch the contact you wish to copy or touch SELECT ALL to select all contacts 6 Touch COPY and select the account to which you wish to copy the contacts People 34 Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports contact files in standard vcf format only Importing contacts from a storage device You can import contacts from a storage device to your phone 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the People screen touch 3 Touch Manage contacts gt Import from storage 4 Select one or more vcf files and touch OK to import the contacts Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device You can import contacts from another Bluetooth device Before you import contacts enable the Bluetooth function on your phone 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the People screen touch 3 Touch Manage contacts gt Import via Bluetooth You phone then searches for available Bluetooth devices 4 Touch the Bluetooth device with which you wish to pair your phone When the two devices are paired your phone automatically imports contacts from the vcf file in the other device Export contacts Back up your contacts to a storage device in case the contacts get lost during a system upgrade or by mistake 1 On the home screen touch
6. 2 Touch the photo or video you wish to share 3 Touch 4 Select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the photo or video Setting the wallpaper 1 On the home screen touch 2 Choose the photo you wish to set as the wallpaper 3 Touch gt Set picture as gt Wallpaper 4 Drag the frames of the grid to resize it 5 When you are done touch SAVE Music In the mood for music Your phone provides you with a supreme audio experience Multimedia 53 Copying songs to your phone You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself with an extraordinary audio experience anytime Add songs to your phone in the following ways Copy songs from your computer using USB Download songs from the web Copy songs from other devices using Bluetooth Copy songs from other devices using Wi Fi Listening to music 1 On the home screen touch 2 Choose a category 3 Touch the song you want to play Touch to enter the music library Touch to display the option menu from which you can perform additional operations Drag the slider to control the playback 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Multimedia 54 When a song is playing touch to exit the playback screen and have the song still be played To return to the music playback screen open the notification panel and touch the playing song Creating a playlist Creating playlists and adding s
7. Email 45 Email Don t want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip Use your phone to read and reply to emails when you are on the go Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a Post Office Protocol 3 POP3 or Internet Mail Access Protocol IMAP email account For details contact your email service provider 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select an email account type 3 Enter your email address and password and touch Next 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email settings When the email account is added the Inbox screen is displayed To add more email accounts touch gt Settings gt ADD ACCOUNT Adding an Exchange account Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft to implement communication inside an enterprise Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families Certain parameters must be set when you add an Exchange account For details contact your email service provider 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Exchange 3 Enter your Email address Domain Username and Password Then touchNext 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email settings When the Exchange account is added the Inbox screen is displayed Email 46 Switching between email accounts 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the email address
8. You can remove red eye crop a photo and apply a number of effects to make your photos even more stunning 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo you wish to edit 3 Touch gt Edit and then you can Touch to lighten or shadow the photo Touch to cross process or posterize the photo Touch to tint the photo make it negative Touch to rotate or crop the photo 4 When you are done touch SAVE By default edited photos are saved to DCIM Camera Rotating a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo you wish to rotate 3 Touch gt Rotate Left or Rotate Right You can also enable the auto rotate screen function to have your phone automatically adjust the display orientation when you rotate your phone Cropping a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo you wish to crop 3 Touch gt Crop You can then Drag the grid to reposition it Drag the frames of the grid to resize it 4 When you are done touch SAVE By default cropped photos are saved to DCIM Camera FX Multimedia 52 Deleting a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo you wish to delete 3 Touch 4 Touch OK to delete the photo Sharing a photo or video Want to share your best shots or an amusing trick your dog just did Simply share the photos and videos using email Bluetooth and more 1 On the home screen touch
9. 3 Touch Brightness 4 In the displayed dialog box perform either of the following operations Select the Automatic brightness check box to have your phone automatically adjust its screen brightness based on the ambient light Drag the slider left to reduce the screen brightness or drag it right to increase the screen brightness You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and adjust the screen brightness Calls 28 Calls Smart dialing Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering their numbers 1 On the home screen touch 2 Enter a phone number Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list 3 From the list select the contact you wish to call 4 To end the call touch Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in you can perform the following operations To silence an incoming call press the volume down button Drag right to answer the call Drag left to reject the call Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message On the dialer screen touch gt Settings gt Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent Calls 29 What you can do during a call Touch gt to place the current call on hold and touch to resume the call Touch gt to start a three way call Before you use three way calling make sure that you have subscri
10. Google Maps helps you find out where you are shows you how to get to a destination and displays real time traffic You can also have a satellite view of your current location or other places and check their traffic maps Turning on location services Before you use Maps to search for a location turn on your location services 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 Touch Location services 3 Select the GPS satellites check box Google services 71 Searching for places of interest 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch 3 Enter the location you wish to search for 4 Touch The search results are marked on the map by letters 5 Touch a mark to see how to get there and view more details Checking how to get to a place 1 When you browse a map touch 2 Touch the first text box to enter the start point Then touch the second text box to enter the destination 3 Select a transportation method by car public transportation or foot 4 Touch GET DIRECTIONS Available routes are then shown in a list 5 Touch the route you prefer to display it on the map 6 To start a new search touch gt Clear Map to clear the search results YouTube As a free online streaming media service provided by Google YouTube lets you conveniently search for watch and upload videos Searching for a video 1 On the home screen touch Google apps gt 2 Touch 3 Enter keyword
11. 2 On the People screen touch 3 Touch Manage contacts gt Export to storage A dialog box is then displayed indicating the exported vcf file name and its save location 4 Touch OK People 35 To view the vcf file you just exported start the File Manager application and open your phone s root directory Adding a contact to your favorites 1 On the home screen touch and then the Favorites tab 2 On the Favorites screen touch 3 Touch the contact you wish to add to favorites 4 Touch ADD Deleting a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the People screen touch 3 Touch Delete contacts 4 Touch the contact you wish to delete or touch SELECT ALL to select all contacts 5 Touch DELETE 6 Touch OK Joining or splitting contacts Do not want to have multiple entries for the same contact from different accounts Join these entries to better manage your contacts Contacts stored in the SIM card cannot be joined People 36 Joining contacts 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the People screen select the main contact you want the other contacts to be joined to 3 Touch Manage joined contacts gt Add contact to select contacts to be joined After you join the contacts they are all saved to the main contact Splitting contacts Joined the wrong contacts by mistake No worries you can simply split the joined contact 1 On the home screen touch 2
12. Adding a contact to your favorites 35 Deleting a contact 35 Joining or splitting contacts 35 Sharing contacts 36 Contact groups 37 Messaging 39 Sending a text message 39 Sending a multimedia message 39 Replying to a message 40 Searching for a message 40 Managing messages 40 Modifying message settings 42 Browser 43 Browsing web pages 43 Managing bookmarks 43 Setting the home
13. Contents iv Basic utilities 73 Calendar 73 Clock 74 Calculator 75 Notes 75 Weather 76 FM radio 77 Accounts and synchronization 79 Adding an account 79 Deleting an account 79 Turning on data synchronization 80 Modifying account synchronization settings 80 Settings 81 Turning on or off airplane mode 81 Tone settings
14. On the People screen select the contact you want to split 3 Touch Manage joined contacts to display the Joined contacts screen 4 Touch to the right of the contact to split it Sharing contacts You can share contacts in vcf format in many ways 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the People screen touch 3 Touch Share contacts 4 Touch the contact you wish to share or touch SELECT ALL to select all contacts 5 Touch SHARE and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu People 37 Contact groups You can create a contact group and send a message or email to all group members simultaneously Creating a contact group 1 On the home screen touch and then the Groups tab 2 On the Groups screen touch 3 Name the contact group 4 Touch Add members to select one or more contacts 5 Touch ADD MEMBERS 6 When you are done touch DONE Editing a contact group 1 On the home screen touch and then theGroups tab 2 On the Groups screen touch and hold the contact group you wish to edit 3 From the displayed option menu choose Edit 4 Rename the group or manage group members 5 When you are done touch DONE Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1 On the home screen touch and then theGroups tab 2 On the Groups screen touch and hold the contact group to which you wish to send the message or email 3 From the displayed option menu choose Send
15. and then the All tab 2 In the ACCOUNTS area select an account type 3 Select the account you wish to delete 4 Touch gt Remove account 5 In the displayed dialog box touch Remove account Accounts and synchronization 80 Turning on data synchronization 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the ACCOUNTS area select an account type 3 Select the account you wish to synchronize 4 Touch Sync Email to turn on data synchronization You can touch gt Sync now to have the account synchronize data from the web in the background Modifying account synchronization settings 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the ACCOUNTS area select an account type 3 Select the account whose synchronization settings you wish to modify The Sync settings area displays data you can synchronize 4 Select the data you wish to synchronize Settings 81 Settings Turning on or off airplane mode Your phone s signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane s flight system Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode as required when you are on a flight In airplane mode your phone s wireless features are disabled but you can still listen to music or play games using your phone Use either of the following methods to turn on or off Airplane mode Press and hold the power button From the displayed option menu choose Airplane mode
16. On the home screen touch and then theAll tab In the WIRELESS amp NETWORKS area turn on or off airplane mode When airplane mode is on appears in the status bar Tone settings 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the DEVICE area touch Sound On the settings screen you can Touch Volume and drag the sliders to set the volumes of music ringtone message notification tone and more Touch Vibration to set whether your phone vibrates when you have an incoming call new message new email upcoming event Touch Silent mode to turn silent mode on or off Touch SIM 1 ringtone or SIM 2 ringtone to select a ringtone Touch Notification tone to select a tone for a new message new email upcoming event and more Touch DTS mode to turn the DTS sound effect on or off Touch System to turn the notification tone or vibration on or off when you touch or lock the screen take a screenshot dial a number and more Settings 82 To adjust the volume you can press the volume buttons from the home screen or most application screens for example the call music and video playback screens Display settings 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the DEVICE area touch Display 3 Perform any of the following operations Touch Brightness to set the screen brightness To manually adjust the screen brightness clear the Automatic brightness check box
17. application Moving an application icon or widget You can re arrange application icons and widgets to any fitting empty space on the home screen Personalizing your phone 21 Organizing home screen items using folders Managing folders on the home screen 1 On the home screen drag an item onto another item to create a folder containing both of them 2 You can then Touch the folder name to rename it Touch and add more items to the folder Removing an item from a folder 1 On the home screen touch the desired folder 2 Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item A folder must contain at least two items otherwise the folder will automatically disappear Me Widget Me Widget groups widgets including People Music Clock and Weather together Personalizing your phone 22 Removing a widget unit from Me Widget 1 Touch and hold Me Widget until your phone vibrates Release your finger The icon is displayed in the upper right corner 2 Touch to enter editing mode 3 Touch in the upper right corner on the widget unit you wish to remove 4 When you are done touch Adding a widget unit 1 Touch and hold Me Widget until appears in the upper right corner on Me Widget 2 Touch to enter editing mode 3 Flick left or right across the widget unit list select a widget unit and drag it to a blank area on Me Widget Each widget unit takes up certain space on Me Wid
18. hold to display an option menu When your phone is powered on press to turn off the screen Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard Touch to return to the home screen Touch and hold then swipe up to open Google Search Touch to display an option menu where available Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications 11 12 13 Preparations 6 2 Insert the USIM SIM card into the USIM SIM card slot with its metal contacts facing down Installing the microSD card You can insert a microSD card to expand your phone s storage capacity To do so perform the operations shown in the following figure To remove the microSD card 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 Touch Storage gt Unmount SD card 3 Carefully remove the microSD card USIM SIM SIM Preparations 7 Installing the battery To install the battery perform the operations shown in the following figures 1 Remove the battery cover 2 Align the battery s metal contacts with those at the bottom of the battery compartment refer to position a in the preceding figure 3 Press the other end of the battery position b in the preceding figure against your phone to fix it to the battery compartment 4 Close the battery cover Charging the battery 1 Connect your charger to the provided USB cable 2 Connec
19. it Press and hold and the volume down button simultaneously to take a screenshot Then open the notification panel and touch to share the screenshot Screenshots are saved to the Screenshots album in Gallery Auto rotate screen Your phone features a tilt sensor If you rotate your phone while browsing a web page or viewing a photo the orientation of your screen will automatically change to landscape or portrait view You can also enjoy tilt sensor based games such as car racing games To quickly turn the auto rotate screen function on or off flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel Touch to display the settings screen 1 2 3 4 1 Getting started 16 Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen touch an application icon to open it To switch to another application touch to return to the home screen and touch the icon of the desired application Viewing recently used applications To display the list of recently used applications touch and hold You can then Touch an application to start it Flick left or right across an application to close it Touch to clear the list Texting Your phone comes with multiple text input methods You can quickly enter text using the onscreen keyboard Touch
20. message or Send Mail You can also open the contact group and touch to send a message or to send an email People 38 Deleting a contact group 1 On the home screen touch and then theGroups tab 2 On the Groups screen touch and hold the contact group you wish to delete 3 From the displayed option menu choose Delete Deleting a contact group will not remove the contacts in this group from your phone Messaging 39 Messaging Sending a text message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch 3 Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number Touch to select more contacts and send the message to them simultaneously 4 Write your message 5 When you are done touch or Sending a multimedia message Before you send a multimedia message turn on your phone s mobile data 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch 3 Touch gt Add subject to enter the message subject 4 Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number Touch to select more contacts and send the message to them simultaneously 5 Write your message 6 Touch select the attachment type and attach a file To attach more than one files to the message touch Slideshow 7 When you are done touch or Your phone can send a multimedia message up to 300 KB A file larger than that can
21. on Wi Fi 3 On the Wi Fi network list touch 4 On the Wi Fi hotspot device press the WPS button Using the WPS PIN 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under WIRELESS amp NETWORKS touch the Wi Fi switch to turn on Wi Fi 3 On the Wi Fi network list touch 4 Touch Input WPS PIN Your phone generates a PIN 5 On the Wi Fi hotspot device enter the PIN Internet connection 57 Sharing your phone s mobile data connection Want to access the Internet from multiple devices when you are on the go Use USB tethering or set your phone as a Wi Fi hotspot to share its data connection with other devices USB tethering You can share your phone s data connection with a computer using USB To use USB tethering you may need to install your phone s driver on the computer depending on your computer s operating system 1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer 2 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 3 In the WIRELESS amp NETWORKS area touch More 4 Touch Tethering amp portable hotspot 5 Select the USB tethering check box to share your phone s data connection You cannot use your phone s USB tethering function while the phone is in USB storage mode Using your phone as a Wi Fi hotspot Your phone can also function as a Wi Fi hotspot for other devices such as your computer 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the WIR
22. page 44 Clearing your browsing history 44 Email 45 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account 45 Adding an Exchange account 45 Switching between email accounts 46 Sending emails 46 Checking your emails 46 Removing an email account 47 Contents iii Multimedia 48 Camera 48 Gallery 50 Music 52 Internet connection 55 Mobile data connection 55 Wi Fi network
23. regulations when you use Google services Gmail Gmail is an email service provided by Google When you first use Gmail emails on your web account will be synchronized to your phone Sending emails 1 On the home screen touch Google apps gt to enter you mailbox If you have more than one Gmail accounts select the one you wish to use 2 Touch 3 Enter the recipients and subject Compose your message 4 When you are done touch Checking your emails 1 On the home screen touch Google apps gt to enter you mailbox If you have more than one Gmail accounts select the one you wish to use 2 From the email list select the email you wish to read Touch to reply to the sender Touch gt Reply all to reply to all Touch gt Forward to forward the email Google services 70 Google Talk Google Talk is an instant chat application provided by Google With Google Talk you can reach your friends using messages or voice and video chats Adding a friend 1 On the home screen touch Google apps gt 2 Touch 3 Enter the email address of the person you wish to add 4 Touch If the recipient accepts your invitation he or she will appear in your friend list Starting a conversation 1 On the home screen touch Google apps gt 2 From your friend list touch the one you wish to talk to 3 Type what you wish to say 4 When you are done touch Maps
24. screen unlock method 26 Adjusting the screen brightness 27 Contents ii Calls 28 Smart dialing 28 Answering or rejecting a call 28 What you can do during a call 29 Making a conference call 30 Answering a third party call 30 Making emergency calls 30 Other call services 31 People 33 Creating a contact 33 Searching for a contact 33 Copying contacts 33 Importing or exporting contacts 34
25. to select a white balance Touch to set the scene type ISO and more Touch to toggle between the rear and front cameras 6 Auto Auto 7 Multimedia 50 2 Drag to open the settings menu Then touch gt Panorama 3 Frame the scene you wish to capture 4 Touch 5 Move your phone slowly to capture the view along the direction indicated by the arrow Your phone will capture multiple photos If the viewfinder turns red the view will not be captured This may happen because you have moved your phone too fast or the viewfinder scope exceeds the limit of the panoramic view 6 Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic photo You can also touch to stop shooting Your phone then automatically stitch the photos into a panoramic photo Gallery Gallery is your personal treasure box of sweet memories Viewing photos or videos In your Gallery photos and videos are stored in separate albums 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the album you wish to view 3 Touch the photo or video to view it in full screen mode When viewing a photo pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in Playing a slideshow 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the album that stores the phones you wish to play 3 Touch to play photos in the album as a slideshow 4 Touch the screen to stop the slideshow Multimedia 51 Editing a photo
26. ELESS amp NETWORKS area touch More 3 Touch Tethering amp portable hotspot gt Configure Wi Fi hotspot 4 Name the Wi Fi hotspot 5 Select an encryption mode It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2 PSK to better secure the Wi Fi network Internet connection 58 6 Set the key to the Wi Fi hotspot When other devices want to access your phone s network this key must be entered 7 Select the Portable Wi Fi hotspot check box 8 You can now search for and access your phone s Wi Fi network from other devices Controlling your data usage Your phone s data usage control function lets you check and control your data usage Set a data usage cycle and the mobile data limit for a period of time and you will be notified when your data usage reaches this limit You can also query the data usage within a certain period of time or data usage consumed by an application On the home screen touch gt All In the WIRELESS amp NETWORKS area touch More gt Data usage to configure your data usage settings Turns the mobile data connection on or off To configure data control and query data usage the mobile data connection must be turned on Turns the mobile data usage limit on or off 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 Internet connection 59 On the Data usage screen touch to open an option menu from which you can Turn data roaming on or off Prevent background mobil
27. W IN NO EVENT SHALL HUAWEI BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PROFITS BUSINESS REVENUE DATA GOODWILL SAVINGS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LOSSES ARE FORSEEABLE OR NOT Legal notice 90 THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A LIMITATION OF HUAWEI ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL 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 Privacy policy To better understand how we protect your personal information please see the privacy policy at http consumer huawei com en privacy policy index htm Please visit www huaweidevice com worldwide support hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region Model HUAWEI G525 U00 V100R001_01 This guide is for reference only The actual product including but not limited to the color size and screen layout may vary All statements information and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kin
28. Welcome to HUAWEI G525 User Guide i Contents Contents Foreword 1 Safety precautions 2 Preparations 4 Your phone at a glance 4 Inserting a USIM SIM card 5 Installing the microSD card 6 Installing the battery 7 Charging the battery 7 Powering your phone on and off 8 Dual Card Management 9 Setting up your phone for the first time 9 Getting started 10 Gestures 10 Locking and unlocking the screen 11 Getting to know your home screen
29. You can also touch any date on the calendar to create an event Viewing calendar events Add calendar events to your phone and set reminders for them You don t need to worry about forgetting important appointments any more 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the time in the upper left corner to switch between day week month agenda views Your calendar events are displayed in the agenda view which lets you know your daily schedule at a glance Basic utilities 74 Synchronizing and viewing calendar events Calendar events in your accounts such as an email account can be synchronized to and viewed on the Calendar application 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch gt Calendars to display If you have an account to be synchronized to your phone the account will be displayed in the Calendars to display list 3 Touch gt Calendars to sync 4 Select the accounts you want to synchronize to enable their calendar synchronization function Configuring calendar settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch gt Settings 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the calendar settings Clock Clock helps you keep track of time Flick left or right on the top of the clock screen to switch between ALARM WORLD CLOCK STOPWATCH and TIMER Touch a tab to enter it Adding an alarm 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch 3 Set the alarm time sound how often it repeats an
30. a text field to bring up the onscreen keyboard To hide the onscreen keyboard touch Touch to delete all notifications Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn the desired functions on or off Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a notification to close it 2 3 4 Getting started 17 Selecting an input method 1 On the text input screen flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch and select an input method To change your phone s default input method touch on the home screen Then touch the All tab In the PERSONAL area touch Language amp input gt Default and select an input method Android Input Method When you type in lower case touch to capitalize the next character to be entered When you type in lower case touch and hold or double touch to capitalize all characters to be entered Touch to enter numbers Touch to switch to voice input Touch and hold to open the Input options menu Touch to enter a space Touch and hold to switch to another input method q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k z x c v b n m 123 l 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 6 2 4 3 5 1 2 123 3 4 Getting started 18 Editing text You can easily select cut copy paste and replace text on your phone Select text Touc
31. as your phone is powered on and you have reception No SIM card is necessary 1 On the home screen touch 2 Enter your local emergency number and touch Calls 31 Whether you can make emergency calls depends on your cellular network quality use environment service provider policies and local laws and regulations Never rely solely on your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur Other call services Your phone also supports other call functions such as call forwarding call waiting and voicemail Before you use these functions make sure that you have subscribed to these services For details contact your service provider Enabling call forwarding Too busy to answer all your calls with one phone Forward them to another number and never miss an important call again 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the APPS section touch Call 3 Touch Call forwarding 4 Select a forwarding mode and enter the phone number to which you wish to forward calls 5 Touch Enable to turn on call forwarding Call waiting The call waiting function lets you answer another incoming call when you are already busy in a call and switch between the two calls 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the APPS area touch Call 3 Touch Additional settings 4 Select the Call waiting check box to enable call waiting Setting up your voicemail Apart from forwardin
32. bed to this service For details contact your service provider Touch to use the speakerphone Touch to end the call Touch to display the dialer Touch to mute or unmute the microphone Touch gt to display a note Touch gt to display the contact list 3 6 7 4 5 10 30 2 1 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Calls 30 To return to the call screen flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch Current call Making a conference call Making conference calls with your friends family and co workers is easy with your phone Before you make a conference call make sure that you have subscribed to this service For details contact your service provider 1 Call the first participant 2 When the call is connected touch gt to call the second participant The first participant will be placed on hold 3 When the second call is connected touch to start a conference call 4 To add more people to the call repeat steps 2 and 3 5 Touch to end the call Answering a third party call Before you answer a third party call make sure that you have turned on call waiting 1 If a call comes in when you are already busy on the phone drag right to answer the new call and place the first call on hold 2 To switch between the two calls touch Making emergency calls In the event of an emergency you can make emergency calls as long
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34. d more 4 Touch OK Enabled alarms will go off even when your phone is powered off Basic utilities 75 Deleting an alarm 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the alarm list touch and hold the unwanted alarm 3 From the displayed option menu choose Delete alarm 4 Touch OK Configuring alarm settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the alarm list touch 3 Change the alarm sound volume how often it repeats and more Calculator Need to make a calculation on the go Your phone can work as a calculator 1 On the home screen touch Tools gt 2 On the Calculator screen flick left or right to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel Notes Notes lets you record your thoughts anytime anywhere 1 On the home screen touch Tools gt 2 Touch to create a note 3 Touch to save the note To delete one or more notes touch on the Notes screen and touch OK To delete all notes touch SELECT ALL and then OK Basic utilities 76 Weather Weather lets you check the date and time at cities around the world get the latest weather information in any cities and share the information with your family and friends Before you use Weather turn on your phone s GPS and data services Adding a city You can add cities where your family and friends live to Weather Clock 1 On the home screen touch Tools gt 2 Touch gt Apart from your current ci
35. d the file or folder you wish to compress 3 From the displayed option menu choose Compress 4 Select the save path of the compressed file and name the file 5 Touch OK To decompress a file touch and hold it and choose Extract from the displayed option menu Renaming a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you wish to rename 3 From the displayed option menu choose Rename 4 In the displayed dialog box enter a new name for the file 5 When you are done touch OK File Manager 65 Deleting a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you wish to delete 3 From the displayed option menu choose Delete 4 Touch OK Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file or folder you want to create a shortcut for 3 From the displayed option menu choose Desktop shortcuts Checking the memory status Before you put large files into your phone s internal storage or microSD card make sure that there is enough memory 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch gt Storage 3 On the Storage settings screen view the total and available memory in your phone and microSD card Managing applications 66 Managing applications Obtaining applications Want to discover a rich collection of applications and try out the hottest games You can either download applications from an application s
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37. e Wi Fi networks Though please bear in mind that these may not be free to use Connecting to a Wi Fi network 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the WIRELESS amp NETWORKS area touch the Wi Fi switch to turn on Wi Fi 3 In the WIRELESS amp NETWORKS area touch Wi Fi Your phone then scans for available Wi Fi networks and displays them if any 4 Choose the Wi Fi network you wish to access and connect to the network in the following two ways For an open network the connection process will start immediately For an encrypted Wi Fi network enter the password when prompted then touch Connect Internet connection 56 If Wi Fi and mobile data are both enabled your phone connects to the Wi Fi network preferentially When Wi Fi becomes unavailable your phone automatically switches to the mobile data connection Connecting to a Wi Fi network using the WPS The Wi Fi protected setup WPS lets you quickly connect to a Wi Fi network A safe connection is set up by pressing the WPS button or entering the PIN instead of complex settings on the management software of Wi Fi hotspots such as wireless routers To use the WPS function and set up a Wi Fi connection between your phone and a Wi Fi hotspot make sure that the Wi Fi hotspot also supports the WPS Using the WPS button 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under WIRELESS amp NETWORKS touch the Wi Fi switch to turn
38. e data traffic Turn automatic data synchronization on or off Select the Show Wi Fi usage check box The Wi Fi tab page will appear on the data usage screen Touch the tab to view Wi Fi data usage Touch Mobile hotspots and select the Wi Fi networks that are mobile hotspots to prevent applications from accessing these networks in the background If an application is downloading a large file using these networks you will be notified Sets the data usage cycle Touch Data usage cycle then Change cycle to set the data usage cycle Sets the data usage limits The yellow line indicates the warning limit and the red line indicates the data usage limit Drag the red and yellow lines to adjust the values or touch the lines to set specific values When your data usage reaches the yellow line you will receive a warning notification When your data usage reaches the red line your phone s mobile data connection is disabled Time axis Drag the time axes to set a data usage cycle Displays the data usage of each application 3 4 5 6 Sharing data 60 Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth capable allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth enabled devices for wireless data transmission When you use Bluetooth stay within 10 meters 33 feet of other Bluetooth devices Turning on Bluetooth 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the WIRELESS amp NETWORKS area to
39. e secondary unlock method To turn off face unlock use the secondary unlock method to enter the Screen lock screen and select another unlock method Unlocking the screen with a pattern 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock gt Pattern 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern If you draw incorrect patterns five consecutive times the screen stops responding to your operations for 30 seconds Nevertheless you will still be able to make emergency calls during this time Personalizing your phone 27 Unlocking the screen with a PIN 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock gt PIN 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock PIN Unlocking the screen with a password 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock gt Password 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password 5 Repeat the password and touch OK If you enter incorrect passwords five consecutive times the screen will stop responding to your operations for 30 seconds However you will still be able to make emergency calls during this time Adjusting the screen brightness 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the DEVICE area touch Display
40. ecrease tone volumes How can I use a microSD card to import contacts from another phone Your phone supports contact files in vcf format only 1 Save the contacts you want to import as a vcf file and save the file to a microSD card 2 Insert the microSD card into your phone Touch File Manager then SD card to find the vcf file 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 Compatibility problems may occur with vcf files created by other phones and certain contact information may be lost during the import FAQs 87 How can I disable the Auto rotate screen function On the home screen touch then All gt Display and clear Auto rotate screen How can I set a screen unlock pattern On the home screen touch and then touch General gt Screen lock gt Screen lock gt Pattern and follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern How can I switch the input method When you write text open the notification panel and touch Choose input method to select the input method you want How can I stop the song playing in the background Open the notification panel touch the playing song to display the music playback screen and touch How can I return to the call screen To return from another screen open the notification panel and touch the ongoing call How can I move an application icon o
41. en touch Power off Preparations 9 Dual Card Management Your mobile phone supports access to both WCDMA and GSM networks Follow the onscreen instructions or the quick start guide to install USIM SIM cards 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 Touch Dual card to activate the USIM SIM cards or set the selected card for network connection or for calls messages Setting up your phone for the first time When you use your phone for the first time follow the onscreen instructions to set it up When you power on your phone or open some applications for the first time your phone displays instructions to warm you up to basic operations To read the instructions again touch Management gt from the home screen Getting started 10 Getting started Gestures Touch Touch to select an item or open an application Touch and hold Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or longer You can touch and hold an application a widget or a blank area to display the related option menu Flick Where applicable swipe your finger in the direction you want the screen to move For example you can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification Drag Touch and hold an item and then drag it to another position You can re arrange icons on the home screen this way Pinch Pinch two fingers together to zoom out or stretch them apart to zoom in on a map web page o
42. ervices 3 Perform any of the following operations Touch Access to my location to let applications use your location information Touch GPS satellites to have your phone obtain your location information from GPS satellites Touch Use Quick GPS to let GPS use accessibility data for functionality improvement Turning on or off fast boot 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the SYSTEM area turn on or off Fast boot When fast boot is on your phone does not power off Instead it enters deep sleep mode when you try to power it off This may interfere with an airplane s flight system so please turn off fast boot when you are on a flight Restoring to factory settings Restoring your phone to its factory settings erases all your personal data from the phone memory including your email accounts system and application settings and installed applications Back up important data before the restoration 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Backup amp reset 3 Touch Factory data reset gt Reset phone gt Reset phone The phone will be restored to its factory settings and restart Settings 85 To back up important data on your phone before restoring factory settings on the Settings screen touch Backup amp reset and select the Back up my data check box Online update Once in a while new updates for your phone will be available on
43. g calls to another phone number you can forward calls including the calls missed when you are on the phone or when your phone is powered off to your voicemail Calls 32 Before you use voicemail make sure that you have subscribed to this service and have obtained your voicemail number For details contact your service provider In addition you must enable the call forwarding function and set all incoming calls to be forwarded to your voicemail 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the APPS area touch Call 3 Touch Voicemail settings gt Voicemail number 4 Enter your voicemail number and touch OK To listen to your voicemail messages touch and hold the 1 key on the dialer People 33 People Forget about lugging around business card holders With your phone you can easily store and manage contacts and add important contacts to favorites Creating a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the People screen touch 3 Enter the contact name phone number and other information Touch Add another field to enter more contact details 4 When you are done touch DONE Searching for a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the People screen touch the search box 3 Enter the contact name or initials Matching results are displayed as you type For example to search for John Doe enter John Doe or J D Copying contacts 1 On the home screen touch
44. get If a message is displayed indicating that there is no available space delete some widget units to free up space first 4 When you are done touch Moving a widget unit Before you move a widget unit make sure that Me Widget have a blank area the same size as the widget unit you wish to move 1 Touch and hold Me Widget until appears in the upper right corner on Me Widget 2 Touch to enter editing mode 3 Touch and hold a widget unit on Me Widget until your phone vibrates Then drag the widget unit to the blank area 4 When you are done touch Personalizing your phone 23 Customizing your home screens Re arranging home screens 1 On a home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates Then drag the home screen thumbnail to the new location Adding a home screen 1 On a home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 Touch to add a home screen Deleting a home screen Only blank home screens are deletable 1 On a home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 Touch on the unwanted home screen to delete the home screen Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel You can move the switch shortcuts to your most used functio
45. h and hold the text to bring up Then drag and to select more or less text or touch to select all text Cut text Select text and touch Copy text Select text and touch Paste text Touch where you wish to insert the text drag to move the insertion point and touch gt PASTE to paste the text you copied or cut Replace text Touch and hold the text drag and to select more or less text and touch Configuring an input method 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Language amp input 3 In the Keyboard amp input methods area touch the input method you wish to configure and then touch to configure it Touch to enter a period Touch and hold to enter symbols Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor 5 6 Personalizing your phone 19 Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes You can download more themes from the web and mix and match theme elements to find a perfect fit Changing the theme 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select a theme and touch Apply to apply it Customizing a theme 1 From the theme list touch Customize current theme 2 From the element list choose the elements you wish to modify 3 When you are done touch Save as my theme on the Cus
46. h to visit to open it Managing bookmarks Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites Adding a bookmark 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Browser screen open the web page you wish to add as a bookmark 3 Touch gt Save to bookmarks 4 Name the bookmark or use the default name Then touch OK Accessing a bookmark 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Browser screen touch gt Bookmarks 3 In the Local area touch a bookmark Browser 44 Editing a bookmark 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Browser screen touch gt Bookmarks 3 Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit 4 From the displayed option menu choose Edit bookmark 5 Edit the bookmark such as renaming it 6 When you are done touch OK Setting the home page Would you like to access your most visited web page every time you open the browser Set your favorite web page as your browser s home page to make life a little easier 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Browser screen touch gt Settings gt General gt Set homepage 3 From the displayed option menu choose the web page you wish to set as the home page Clearing your browsing history To better protect your privacy clear your browsing history from time to time 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Browser screen touch 3 Touch Settings gt Privacy amp security gt Clear history 4 Touch OK
47. hat Huawei 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 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 in any form including but not limited texts images videos or software etc 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 This product is based on the open source Android platform Huawei 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 does not provide any warranty and representation in connect with any such compatability and expressly excludes all liability in connection with such matters DISCLAIMER ALL 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 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LA
48. home screen touch Tools gt 2 Perform either of the following operations If you use the FM radio on your phone for the first time touch Auto tuning to have your phone search for and save available stations If you are not the first time to use the FM radio on your phone touch and then Auto tuning to have your phone search for and save available stations 1 2 Basic utilities 78 Listening to FM radio On the FM radio screen you can Slide left or right to fine tune the radio Touch to return to the previous station Touch to enable or disable the speaker Touch to go to the next station Touch to display the station list Touch to turn the FM radio on or off 1 2 3 4 5 6 87 5 MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 Accounts and synchronization 79 Accounts and synchronization You can synchronize data on your phone such as contacts emails and events to and from the web Adding an account 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the ACCOUNTS area touch Add account 3 Select an account type 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information 5 Configure the account and set the type of data you wish to synchronize When an account is set up it appears in the ACCOUNTS area The types of data you can set to synchronize to your phone vary by account type Deleting an account 1 On the home screen touch
49. ions The following symbols are used in this document to indicate useful and important information Note Provides additional information Caution Indicates important information that helps you accomplish a task or get a feature to work Overlooking this information may result in your device becoming damaged or data being lost Safety precautions 2 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 Do not place your mobile phone or its acces
50. line You will receive a notification when updates are available Before performing the update make sure that your microSD card has enough storage space for the update package To update manually on the home screen touch gt About phone gt System updates gt Online update to check for updates and follow the onscreen instructions to update your phone online Accessibility You can turn on or off preset or installed accessibility features 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the SYSTEM area touch Accessibility 3 Select the desired feature FAQs 86 FAQs How can I free up additional phone memory Move files and email attachments from your phone memory to your microSD card Open the Browser application and delete locally cached content Uninstall applications you no longer use Restore your phone to its factory settings How can I save battery power When you do not need Internet access open the notification panel and touch to turn off your mobile data connection When you do not need to use wireless data services such as GPS Bluetooth or Wi Fi open the notification panel and touch or to turn off these services Touch gt All gt Display gt Brightness to reduce the screen brightness and screen timeout period Turn off the screen press when your phone is not in use Close applications that are not in use D
51. mera PTP Export photos from your phone to the computer USB storage device Use your phone as a mass storage device File Manager 63 File Manager File Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone s internal storage and microSD card You can view create edit delete move archive compress and decompress files Creating a folder You can create folders to better manage files stored in your phone s internal memory and microSD card 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select where you wish to create the folder namely Internal or SD card 3 Touch gt New folder 4 In the displayed dialog box name the new folder 5 Touch Save Searching for a file Too many files stressing you out The search function helps you find what you need in no time 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select where you wish to search namely Internal or SD card 3 Touch gt Search to enter part or all of the file name 4 Touch in the lower right corner of the keyboard File Manager 64 Copying or moving a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you wish to copy or cut 3 From the displayed option menu choose Copy or Cut 4 Select where you wish to paste the file 5 Touch Paste Compressing or decompressing files You can compress files into zip files to save space or decompress zip and rar files 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hol
52. n the home screen On the screen touch and hold the application icon you want to move and drag it to a new position How can I hide the onscreen keyboard Touch to hide the keyboard How can I forward a message Touch and hold the message you want to forward and choose Forward from the displayed option menu How can I restart my phone Press and hold and touch Restart gt OK to restart your phone Legal notice 88 Legal notice Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 2013 All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and its affiliates Huawei The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei 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 Trademarks and permissions and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Android is a trademark of Google Inc The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is under license Other trademarks pro
53. not be sent using the Multimedia Messaging Service MMS 1 2 1 2 Messaging 40 Replying to a message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 Touch the text field and write your reply 4 When you are done touch or Searching for a message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch 3 Enter the message keyword Your phone then displays matching messages Managing messages Copying a message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 Touch and hold the message you wish to copy 4 From the displayed option menu choose Copy text 5 Touch and hold the area you wish to paste the message Drag to move the insertion point Then touch gt PASTE to paste the message 1 2 Messaging 41 Forwarding a message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 Touch and hold the message you wish to forward 4 From the displayed option menu choose Forward 5 Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number Touch to select more contacts and forward the message to them simultaneously 6 When you are done touch or Locking a mes
54. ns to the top of the switch shortcut list so that these shortcuts can be displayed on the notification panel 1 Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Flick left on the upper area Touch to display the switch shortcut list 3 Drag a switch shortcut to move it to another place in the switch shortcut list Personalizing your phone 24 Managing profiles Changing the profile 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the profile list select a profile and touch the button to its right to activate the profile You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and change the profile using the switch shortcuts on the notification panel Adding a profile 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch 3 Touch the text box and name the profile 4 Touch Next 5 Configure the profile settings 6 When you are done touch Done Deleting a profile To delete a custom profile perform the following operations Nevertheless preset profiles cannot be deleted 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch gt Delete 3 Select the profile you wish to delete You can select more than one profile 4 Touch 5 Touch OK Personalizing your phone 25 Setting tones Setting the ringtone 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the DEVICE area touch Sound 3 Touch SIM 1 ringtone or SIM 2 ringtone and select either of the following
55. on the top to display your email account list 3 Touch an email account Sending emails 1 On the home screen touch 2 Open an email account 3 On the Inbox screen touch 4 Enter the recipient and subject and write your message Attach files to the message if any 5 When you are done touch to send the email Checking your emails 1 On the home screen touch 2 Open an email account 3 On the Inbox screen touch the email you wish to read 4 When reading an email you can Touch to reply to it Touch gt Forward to forward the email Touch to delete the email Touch to mark the email as unread Touch to read the previous email Touch to read the next email Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed depending on the network condition Touch in the lower right corner to refresh the inbox Email 47 Removing an email account After you delete an email account your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch 3 Touch Settings 4 Select the account you want to delete 5 In the REMOVE ACCOUNT section touch Remove account 6 Touch OK Multimedia 48 Multimedia Camera As time flies by there must be some memories you wish to keep forever Camera is a great tool for this It supports a variety of shooting modes such as single panoramic and
56. ongs to them let you listen to songs that fit your mood most 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch PLAYLISTS 3 Touch gt New playlist 4 Touch the text field to name the playlist 5 In the displayed dialog box touch OK Playing a playlist 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch PLAYLISTS 3 Touch the playlist you wish to play 4 Touch the song you wish to play and the playlist will be played from the selected song Deleting a playlist 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch PLAYLISTS 3 Touch and hold the playlist you wish to delete 4 From the displayed option menu choose Delete Touch to play and touch to pause Touch to play the previous song Touch to play the next song 4 Internet connection 55 Internet connection Mobile data connection After you insert a USIM SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time your phone automatically registers with your service provider s data services Enabling data services 1 On the home screen flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch to enable your phone s data services When you don t need to access the Internet disable data services to save battery power and reduce data usage Wi Fi network When you use your phone at home you can connect to the Wi Fi hotspot created from your router Some public places such as hotels and libraries may also have availabl
57. options from the displayed dialog box Ringtone choose from the default tones Local music choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone 4 Touch OK Changing the message tone and other tones 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the DEVICE area touch Sound 3 Touch Notification tone 4 Select a tone type and select either of the following options from the displayed dialog box Ringtone choose from the default tones Local music choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone You can configure the email notification tone only after you have set up an email account 5 Touch OK Changing the font size 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the DEVICE area touch Display 3 Touch Font size and select a font size Personalizing your phone 26 Setting the screen unlock method Once a screen unlock method is set you will have to use it every time you want to unlock your screen Face unlock 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock gt Face Unlock 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to take a photo of your face Your phone will use face unlock as the primary unlock method 5 Set a secondary unlock method If face unlock cannot recognize you because of dim light for example follow the onscreen instructions to unlock your phone using th
58. quick shoot Photo taking screen Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode Drag the slider to to switch to video mode Touch to take a photo Touch and hold to focus the camera Then release your finger to take a photo Touch the thumbnail to view photos you just took Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it Drag the slider to zoom in or out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 Multimedia 49 Taking a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Frame the scene you wish to capture 3 Your can take a photo in either of the following two ways Touch an area on the screen to focus there then touch to take the photo Touch and hold until the viewfinder frame color changes which indicates that the camera is focused then release your finger to take the photo Shooting a video 1 On the home screen touch 2 Frame the scene you wish to record 3 Touch to start recording 4 Touch to stop recording Taking a panoramic photo Are you still upset that your camera s view angle is not big enough to include the entire beautiful scene into one photo Well problem solved Your phone s Panorama mode lets you take several photos and stitch them into a single photo 1 On the home screen touch Drag to display an option menu from which you can Touch to select a shooting mode Touch to select a filter Touch
59. r picture Getting started 11 Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable operations when you are not using it but also protects it from unauthorized use You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways The pre installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section Locking the screen You can press to lock the screen After being idle for a specified period of time your phone automatically locks its screen To set the screen lock method touch on the home screen On the displayed General tab touch Screen lock Unlocking the screen 1 If the screen is off press to wake it 2 Drag right to unlock the screen Drag towards an application to open it Getting started 12 Getting to know your home screen Your phone displays applications right on its home screen giving you easy access to the applications This section uses the default theme as an example to introduce the home screen Status icons Status bar displays notifications and icons Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel Display area displays the application icons folders and widgets Screen position indicator shows the current screen s position among the entire home screen Dock touch to open the desired applications Signal strength No signal 10 30 4 1 2 3 Google 1 2 3 4 Getting
60. rovider Setting the date and time By default your phone uses the network date and time You can also manually set the date and time 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the SYSTEM area touch Date amp time 3 On the settings screen perform any of the following operations Clear the Automatic date amp time check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network date and time Clear the Automatic time zone check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the time zone from the network Touch Set date and flick up and down to set your phone s date Touch Set time and flick up and down to set your phone s time Touch Select time zone and select the time zone you want from the list Scroll up or down to view more time zones Select or clear the Use 24 hour format check box to switch between 12 hour and 24 hour formats Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed Changing the system language 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Language amp input 3 Touch Language 4 From the list choose a language Settings 84 Modifying location service settings You can modify your phone s location service settings for more convenient positioning and navigation services 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the PERSONAL area touch Location s
61. s 4 Touch in the lower right corner of the keyboard 5 From the search results touch a video Google services 72 Sharing a video From the video list select the video you wish to share Then touch to share it with your family and friends in a number of ways for example Bluetooth and email Play Store Play Store is application market provided by Google where you can download applications games and view and update downloaded content Installing an application 1 On the home screen touch 2 Find the desired application 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it Uninstalling an application 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch gt My apps 3 From the application list touch the application you wish to uninstall 4 Touch Uninstall gt OK to uninstall the application Basic utilities 73 Basic utilities Your phone comes with a variety of useful applications such as Calendar Clock and Calculator helping you keep yourself organized Calendar Always forgetting birthdays and other important events Problem solved Calendar on your phone is a personal assistant that helps you keep track of all your important dates You will never miss another anniversary meeting or appointment again Creating an event 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch gt New event 3 Enter event details such as the event name time and location 4 Touch
62. sage You can lock important messages to avoid deleting them by mistake Deleting a thread does not remove the locked messages in it 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 Touch and hold the message you wish to lock 4 From the displayed option menu choose Lock Deleting a message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 Touch gt Delete messages 4 Select the message you wish to delete 5 Touch 6 Touch Delete to delete the messages 1 2 Messaging 42 Deleting a thread 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch and hold the thread you wish to delete until appears 3 Touch 4 Touch Delete to delete the thread Modifying message settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch 3 Touch Settings 4 Change the message tone add a message signature and more Browser 43 Browser Your phone s browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up to date news and information Staying connected has never been easier Browsing web pages 1 On the home screen touch 2 Enter a website address in the address box Your phone displays matching websites as you type 3 Touch the website you wis
63. sories 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 Safety precautions 3 Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices Respect the privacy and legal rights of others when using your wireless device Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the USB cable Otherwise your mobile phone or computer may be damaged Preparations 4 Preparations Your phone at a glance Front camera Screen Return Home Menu Micro USB port for charging and data exchange Volume button Rear camera Power button Headset jack 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 8 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Preparations 5 Buttons Inserting a USIM SIM card To install a USIM SIM card perform the operations shown in the following figures 1 Remove the battery cover Speaker Status indicator Earpiece Press and hold to power on your phone When your phone is powered on press and
64. started 13 GPRS network connected Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution EDGE network connected 3G network connected High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSDPA network connected Roaming Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled Charging Battery full Battery low Call in progress Missed calls New messages New emails New voicemail Select input method Wi Fi network available Connected to a Wi Fi network Uploading data Downloading data Phone memory full Upcoming events No SIM card found Sign in or synchronization problem Synchronizing data Synchronization failed R Getting started 14 Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen No worries Your phone lets you create more home screens for various application icons and widgets Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails Touch a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen Portable Wi Fi hotspot on More notifications Connected to a VPN Headset plugged in Connected to a computer USB tethering on 10 30 10 30 10 30 Google Getting started 15 Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game Simply take a screenshot and share
65. t open the notification panel 2 Touch Bluetooth share Incoming file 3 Touch Accept to start receiving the file When the file is received your phone displays a notification of the success Open the notification panel to read the notification By default received files are saved to the bluetooth folder DLNA The Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA aims to implement intercommunication between computers and other electronic products through wired and wireless networks providing users with seamless digital media services DLNA enables users on the same Wi Fi network to share multimedia files easily Using DLNA you can Share multimedia files with your friends Access multimedia files on other DLNA devices Play multimedia files on other devices and control the playback Before you use DLNA ensure that your phone and other DLNA devices have connected to the same Wi Fi network and DLNA is enabled on all devices Sharing data 62 On the home screen touch Tools gt to display the DLNA screen You can then share photos videos and songs with other DLNA devices as well as view and download the multimedia files shared by other DLNA devices Connecting your phone to a computer When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable select a USB connection type when prompted Media device MTP Send multimedia files such as photos songs and videos between your phone and the computer Ca
66. t the charger to a power outlet 3 Connect your phone to the USB cable to start charging a b Preparations 8 Battery indicator light The battery indicator shows your phone s battery level Blinking red The battery level is lower than 10 Steady red when charging The battery level is lower than 10 Steady yellow when charging The battery level is higher than 10 Steady green when charging The battery level is almost or already full The charging is complete when the screen shows that the battery level is 100 Important information about the battery If the battery power is depleted you may not be able to power on your phone immediately after you begin charging the battery This is normal Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes before attempting to power on your phone Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter replace the battery The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and the age of the battery If your phone is very low on power it plays an alert tone and displays a message If the battery level is extremely low your phone automatically powers off Powering your phone on and off To power on your phone press and hold To power off your phone press and hold to display an option menu and th
67. tomize screen The custom theme is then saved to the Local tab Changing the wallpaper 1 On the home screen touch and hold a blank area In the displayed Set home screen dialog box choose Wallpapers 2 Select the image you wish to set as the wallpaper from one of the following Gallery Live wallpapers Themes Wallpapers Personalizing your phone 20 Setting the home screen transition effect 1 On the home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box 2 Touch Transitions 3 Select the desired home screen transition effect Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen 1 On a home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box 2 Touch Widgets 3 Drag a widget to the desired screen thumbnail 4 Touch to return to the home screen If the home screen doesn t have enough space your phone will automatically create a new home screen to the original s right and place the widget on the new home screen Deleting an application icon or widget On the home screen touch and hold the application icon or widget you wish to delete until is displayed Drag the unwanted application icon or widget to to delete it Deleting an application icon uninstalls the application When you delete an application icon your phone prompts you to confirm the action Touch OK to uninstall the
68. tore or connect your phone to a computer and copy downloaded applications from the computer Installing an application It is recommended that you download applications from Play Store because some third party applications may not be compatible with your phone 1 On the home screen touch Management gt 2 Select the application you wish to install 3 Touch gt Install 4 Touch Done During the installation a Install blocked message may be displayed Read the message carefully If you want to continue with the installation touch then All gt Security and select the Unknown sources check box to allow installation of third party applications Then touch to proceed Viewing applications You can view applications installed on your phone 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the APPS area touch Manage apps 3 Flick to ALL 4 Select the application you wish to view Managing applications 67 Uninstalling an application You can uninstall unwanted applications to increase your phone s available memory 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the APPS area touch Manage apps 3 Flick to ALL 4 Select the application you wish to uninstall 5 Touch Uninstall gt OK Some pre installed applications can t be uninstalled Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up some phone memory 1 On the home screen
69. touch and then the All tab 2 In the APPS area touch Manage apps 3 Flick to ALL 4 Touch Clear cache Huawei applications 68 Huawei applications Huawei took the creative liberty to offer you a variety of useful applications for your added convenience A Huawei ID may be required to use these applications If you do not have one open one of these applications and follow the onscreen instructions to create your Huawei ID Backup Backup lets you back up your important data and restore them after a system upgrade or reset Backing up data to local storage 1 On the home screen touch Management gt 2 Touch Back up to SD card 3 Select the data you wish to back up 4 Touch Backup 5 Enter a password when prompted 6 Touch Backup By default backup files are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in File Manager Restoring data from local storage 1 On the home screen touch Management gt 2 Touch Restore from SD card 3 From the backup file list choose the file you wish to restore 4 Enter the backup password 5 Touch OK 6 Touch Restore Google services 69 Google services To use Google services you must sign in to a Google account If you don t have one open a Google application and follow the onscreen instructions to create your Google account Google applications services and functions vary by country and service provider Please follow local laws and
70. ty you can add up to nine cities 3 Enter a city name Your phone displays matching cities as you type 4 Touch a city to add it Setting the default city 1 On the home screen touch Tools gt 2 Touch gt 3 Touch the city you wish to set as the default city Deleting a city 1 On the home screen touch Tools gt 2 Touch gt 3 Select the unwanted city and touch DELETE Updating weather 1 On the home screen touch Tools gt 2 Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you wish to update Basic utilities 77 3 Touch to update the weather You can also set Weather to automatic update mode Touch gt select Auto update and set Update interval Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set Sharing weather information Your phone lets you send weather information as a text message to remind your family and friends of weather changes 1 On the home screen touch Tools gt 2 Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you wish to share 3 Touch to create a text message 4 You can then Enter a phone number Touch to select a contact 5 Touch or to send weather information to the recipient FM radio Want to listen to your favorite broadcast programs Use your phone as a radio Connect a headset to the phone because the FM radio uses the headset as its antenna Searching for stations 1 On the
71. uch Bluetooth When Bluetooth is turned on your phone s name is displayed at the top of the Bluetooth screen Touch the name to set whether your phone is visible to other Bluetooth devices To rename your phone touch gt Rename phone When you are done touch Rename to save the changes Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devices To exchange data with another Bluetooth device enable Bluetooth on both devices and pair them with each other 1 On the home screen touch and then the All tab 2 In the WIRELESS amp NETWORKS area touch Bluetooth Your phone then scans for Bluetooth devices in range 3 From the list of detected Bluetooth devices touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with it To disconnect from other Bluetooth devices in the Paired devices area touch gt Unpair Certain Bluetooth devices may not be compatible with each other Sharing data 61 Transferring files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos videos and other files to your family and friends You can share files with Bluetooth enabled devices directly without an Internet connection 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you wish to send 3 From the displayed option menu choose Share gt Bluetooth 4 From the detected Bluetooth device list select a device Receiving files using Bluetooth 1 When your phone receives a file transmission reques
72. y status 65 Managing applications 66 Obtaining applications 66 Installing an application 66 Viewing applications 66 Uninstalling an application 67 Clearing the application cache 67 Huawei applications 68 Backup 68 Google services 69 Gmail 69 Google Talk 70 Maps 70 YouTube 71 Play Store 72

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