Gigabyte Arty A3 manual

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Copy r igh t All m obil e product s by G IGA - BYTE COMMUNICATIONS I NC. mentioned i n this docu m ent, inc luding t he device, accessori es, soft ware, text , mus ic , and pi ct ures, are owned by, or authori zed by origi nal manu f act urers to GIGA - BYTE COMMUNI C ATIO NS INC . Reproduc tion, transf er, distri buti on, or s torage of part or al[...]

Gener al I n formation Thi s section contai ns import ant inf or mati on on sa f e a nd eff icient oper ation. Pl ease read this inf ormati on befor e using the dev ice. Ignoranc e o f the f oll owing notic es m ay l ead to v i olati ons of the l aw.  B ef ore using the devic e, please m ake s ure you hav e fully char ged the battery.  Do NO [...]

Ta ble of C onte nt s Copyri ght 1 General I nform ation 2 1. Get ting St arted 4 1.1 Y our Phone 4 1.2 I nstall ing or uni nstalling t he SIM Card, Batt ery, and Memory Card 4 1.3 Char ging t he Batt ery 5 1.4 T urning t he Phone On or O ff 6 1.5 Loc k/Unl ock 6 1.6 Cont act s 6 1.7 T he Ho m e Screen 7 2. Ph one Func tio ns & Messag es 10 2.1[...]

1 . Getting Star ed 1.1 Your P hone Thi s section int roduc es you to the hardware of t he device. No items No I tems 1 Micro - USB Po rt 9 Menu 2 Earph one Jack 10 Home 3 Receiver 11 Return 4 Fro nt Camera 12 MIC 5 P Se nsor / Li ght S ens or 13 8MP Camera 6 Vol ume 14 Flas h LED 7 Power 15 Battery Co ver 8 T ouch Screen 16 Speaker 1.2 I nst allin[...]

To remove t he SIM card Pl ease turn off your phone first, and use your finger to sl ide t he SIM card out o f card s l ot. Battery Your phone com es with a r echargeabl e batter y. Battery lif e v ari es depending on t he network, used appli cati ons, and t he type of connections att ached t o your phone. To instal l th e b attery Make sure the c [...]

NOT E : To ensu re safet y, do n ot remove the batt ery from the phon e w h ile the AC adapt er is conne cte d or whi le it is bein g cha rge d. 1.4 Turni ng t he P hone on or o ff To t urn on y our p hone Press and hol d the power butt on until t he phone shortl y v i brates. To tur n off y our pho ne (1) Press and hol d the power butt on for sev [...]

1. 7 The Ho me Screen On Home Screen, you can quic kly access comm on f ea tures and v iew notif ications of missed cal ls, receiv ed mess ag es, bat tery , and t he status o f t he connect ion. Defaul t Home Screen : Main f uncti ons. You can sli de the Home Screen f rom the left si de to the right side or from t he right side to the lef t side to[...]

Sta tus Icons The icons of t he s t atus bar i ndicat e d if f erent types of inform ati on. Tap the status bar and scroll down to vi ew notific ations or vi ew s y stem i nf ormati on. Typ e s Icons Descrip tion s Phon e call Call i s in progress. Your call is on hold. Mute t he call. Speaker i s on. Vol ume Vi bration i s on. W ired headset conne[...]

Typ e s Icons Descrip tion s Notif ica tion Mi ss ed c all . General notifi cati on. FM r adio is on. Pl aying a song. Downloadi ng an appli cati on. Arty A3 ｜ 9[...]

2 . P hone F unct io ns & Messages 2.1 Voi ce Call s To make a call fro m the Phone screen (1) Go t o the Phone screen. (2) Use the keypad t o input phone num ber s. (3) Tap to m a ke the phone c all. NOT E: 1. T ap t o de lete a num ber. T a p an d hol d to erase en tire numbers. 2. If you insert SIM1 and SIM2 at the same time, th e Voic e ser[...]

(3) Tap t he icon t o send the m essage. (4) Com pose your m ess age. (5) T ap to send your message. NOT E: If you exit Messag es b efo re se n ding, unsent message will be saved as a draft auto mati cally. Goog le keyboard 2. 4 Mul timedi a Message A Multim edia m ess age or M MS can c ontain let ters, an im age, an audio, or a video fil e. To s e[...]

3 . Wi - F i & B lue too t h 3 .1 Wi - Fi Your devi ce can connect to the det ected network thr ough W i - Fi . (1) T ap Appli cati on s tab > > Wi - Fi . (2) Switch to turn “ W i - F i ” on or off. To c onne ct t o a W i - Fi ne twor k (1) Tap “W I - FI” , chec k Wi - Fi f unc t ion and turn it on. Begin to search the av ail able[...]

4 . Multimedia A pp lications 4.1 Camera Your phone i s equipped wit h a n 8MP ca mer a to take photos and v ideos. Camera Fu nction Icon Func tion Icon Func tion Tap t o take a photo . Mul ti angle v iew mode . Tap t o recor d a v ideo . Displ ay t he fl ash mode . Norm al m ode . Sw i tch between rear and front cam era . HDR m ode . Confi gure ca[...]

 P layb ack screen: Displ ays the pl ayback area w i th t he pl ayback contr o ls. Icon Func tion Al bum art pict ure or animation The area of audio inform ation Sli de to go f orw ard or backward To pl ay the song To pause the song Previ ous song Nex t song T ap t o go to playli sts To start or close s huf fle f uncti on To repeat the curr ent [...]

5 . Pre - In stalled Programs I ntr o duction Icons Prog rams Descrip tion Icons Prog rams Descrip tion Best Choic e R ecomm ended t he best soft ware and f uncti onality. Brow ser Browses the web and do wnload fil es from Int ernet. Calcu lato r Pe rf orm s ar ithmeti c f uncti ons, such as addit i on, subtracti on, m ultiplicati on, and div isi o[...]

Icons Prog rams Descrip tion Icons Prog rams Descrip tion Vide o Player Pl aying v ideos. Note book W riting down and sav e the words on the phone. Goog le Zhuy in I nput Googl e Zhuy in keyboard serv i ce. To Do T o sav e all the t asks and dail y planni ng . Voi ce Search Qu ick ly to search your phone, t he web, and nearby l ocati ons by speakin[...]

6 . Ma nag i ng Y our P ho ne 6 .1 P rotec tin g Your Ph one You can prot ect your phone f rom unauthori z ed users i n a f ew dif fer ent ways. Set up P IN Protec tion (1) T ap Appli cati ons tab > > Security > Screen l ock > PIN . (2) E nter your PIN, and then, tap “Continue” . Confi rm your password, then, tap “OK” . (3) If y[...]

6 .2 Backup or Reset Y our P ho ne W ith Clean Boot, you can reset your phone to its factory default s. W hen you reset your phone, the dat a stored i n your phone may be erased. (1) Tap Appli cati on s tab > > Backup & res et. (2) Tap F actory dat a res et > Reset phone > Erase e v erything to r eset the phone. NOT E: Before reset [...]

7 . Specifi cation s System I nformat ion P l a tf orm Androi d 4. 4 Proces sor 1.3G Hz Quad Core Mem ory ROM 4 G B/ R AM 1G B Disp lay Size 5” Resoluti ons 480 x 85 0 pix els Size Dim ensions 145 x 73 .2 x 9. 4 mm (L x W x H) Weight 165 gram s with bat tery Power Battery Li - i on pack 2 000 mAh Power Adapter A C input 100 - 240V, 50/ 60Hz, 0.15[...]

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Ta ble of C onte nt s Chapter 1 Phone Functions & Input 2 1 .1 P hone Ca ll s 2 1.2 Vid e o Calls 4 1.3 U si n g On - Screen K eyboard 5 Chapter 2 Em ail & Mes sag es 6 2 .1 C rea tin g and se nd ing a tex t me ss age 6 2.2 E- mai l A c cou n ts 9 Chapter 3 Using the Inter net 11 3 .1 Conn ecting to th e Interne t 11 3 .2 B lu e too t h mod[...]

1. Ph one Funct ions & Inpu t Pho ne Func tions T ap Appli cati on Drawer > APPS tab > Phone . 1.1 Voice Calls To make a call fro m the Phone screen 1. Go to the Phone screen. 2. Us e t he keypad t o input phone num ber. 3. T ap NOT E: T ap to delete a num ber. T a p an d hol d to erase en tire nu mber s. To make a call fro m P eople 1. T[...]

To p ut a c a ll on h old If you are ha v i ng a call conv ers at i on, you c an tap to put the call on hold. To s witc h be twee n cal ls If you are ha v i ng a ca l l conver sation, and there i s another i ncoming call, sli de t o to put t he fi rst call on hold and answer the second cal l . T ap to switc h between call s. To set up con feren ce [...]

1.2 V i d eo Calls To make a vide o ca ll f rom Pho ne screen 1. Go to the Phone screen. 2. Us e t he keypad t o input phone num ber. 3. Then tap > Video Call t o m ake t he v ideo c all. To make a vide o call from Pe ople 1. Tap Appli cation Dr awer > APPS tab > . 2. On tab , t ap a contact i n to inf ormati on screen . 3. Tap t o m ake t[...]

1.3 Using On - Scr een Key b oard On - s c reen keyboar d appear s in port rait m ode when an appli c ation requir es te x t input, such as m ess agi ng and wri ti ng e - mails. T he keyboard i nput m ethod is activ at ed by the default s et tings . Usi n g on - screen keyboard  Use the keys on the on - screen key board .  Tap t he keys to en[...]

2 . Em ail & Mes sa g es 2 .1 Creatin g and sen ding a messa g e Create and send messag es 1. Te x t mes sag es could be i ncl uded text and em otional icons. 2. Multim edia m essage s/ MMS c ontain l etters, an im age, an audi o, or a v i deo f ile. 3. Support to send v oice mess ag es and at tac h f il es w i th r ingtone and audi o. N OT E :[...]

3. Type your m ess age and t ap to send your m es sage. To fo rward a text message 1. Tap Appli cation Dr awer > APPS tab > . 2. Tap a m ess age to v i ew the whole t hread. 3. Tap and hold a mess ag e t o sho w Mes sage option li st. 4. Tap “ Forward” . 5. Tap t o select recipi ent . 6. Tap t o send your message. To del ete all messages [...]

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2.2 Email A ccoun t s All your receiv ed email m ess age s are deliv er ed t o your phone . Set up an Int ernet E mail acco unt 1. Tap Appli cation Dr awer > APPS t ab > . 2. Enter your e- m ail address and Passwo rd . Tap “ N ex t” . 3. S elect the e - mail ac count o f types. 4. The phone w i l l ret rieve the e - mail setti ngs automat[...]

want to at tach. T o repl y or forward an E mail 1. Open an e - m ail. 2. Refer the f o ll owing i nstructi ons :  Rep ly: Tap to r ep l y t he email.  Rep ly all : Tap > to reply all r eci p ient s and sender.  Forwar d: Tap > t o f orward the e - mail t o other peopl e. 3. E nter the r ecipient and c o m pose your e- m ai l . 4. Ta[...]

3 . Us in g t he I nter ne t 3 .1 Co nne ct ing to t he Inte rne t Your phone connec ts to t he Internet via:  Wi - Fi  GPRS/ ED GE/ 3G/ 3 . 5 G/ H SPA+ N OT E : If you connect to the Int ernet, you may be charged. If yo u wa nt t o sto p the c onnec tion , you need to tap A pp li cation Drawer > APPS ta b > > SIM manag ement > Da[...]

4. Tap ”Add VPN net w or k ” t o ed i t VPN network. 5. A f t er filli ng i n all necessary i nf ormati on, t a p “ S av e ” to finish the sett i ngs. To start a d ata connectio n If you s et up multi ple dat a connections, selec t t he connecti on you w ant t o use. 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS tab > > SIM m anagem ent >[...]

3 .2 Bl uet oo th mo d e s Bl uetoot h on your phone operates in t hree diff erent modes:  On: Bluetoot h is turned on. Your phone d etec ts other B luet ooth dev ic es, but your phone is not v i sible t o ot hers.  Disco verabl e: Bluet ooth is tur ned on , but your phone is not vi sible t o o t her Bluet ooth devi ces.  Off: Bluet ooth i[...]

4 . M ultim edia Ap plica tions 4 .1 View ing P hotos and V ideos To v iew phot os in the alb um 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > . 2. Tap one of pict ure f o l ders to vi ew the images in thumbnail s. 3. Tap an image to v i ew. 4. S lide the screen f rom l ef t s i de t o right side or from right si de to l eft s i de t o view all [...]

4.2 Mus ic To play mu sic 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > . 2. T ap Songs, and all songs on the phone will be displ ayed. 3. Tap to selec t a song, and then it will play aut omatic ally. Icon Func tion Al bum art pict ure or anim a ti on The ar ea of a udio i nform ation Sli de to go f orw ard or backward To pl ay the song To pause[...]

 Tap “ Li brar y ” to s ee al l pl aylists. To e dit m us ic You coul d set up effect s, tap Menu > Sound eff ects. 1. Drag or tap Equali zer to turn it on. 2. Tap arrow to show diff erent eff ect list 3. Tap to selec t an e f fect you want. It e m s will be adj usted autom atically . 4. Tap arrow to show diff erent preset r e v erb list.[...]

5 . Prog rams 5.1 Browser Open t he Browser to vi ew w eb page s. 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > . 2. An address bar appear s at t he upper side of screen, and y ou can t y pe the URL ther e . 3. You can open sev er al web pages at the sam e t im e.  Tap to v iew all of web pages that ar e opening.  Tap t o open a new web pa[...]

5.3 Calendar 1. Calendar hel ps you s c hedule and sound al arm s f or app oi ntm ents, meeti ngs, and event s. 2. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > . 3. If you do not l og i n your Google Account, t a p Menu > Setti ngs > ADD ACCOUNT t o c r ea t e an account , or tap “ Ex i sti ng ” t o si gn in t he Googl e account . Please[...]

5 .5 Gmail Gmail i s Google's web - based em ail servi ce. G m ai l can be conf igur ed when you s et up your phone f or t he fi rst t ime . Depending on your sett ings of the synchroni zat ion, Gmail on your phone m ay be synchr oniz ed w i t h your Gm ail acc ount on the web autom atically . 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > .[...]

5 .6 Ma ps Googl e's m apping servi ce help you search f or the pl ace s you want . To ope n Map s 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > . Icons Func tion Displ ay your current locati on S elec t diff erent lay ers, such as Traffi c, Satelli te, Transit Li nes, etc. Ty pe i n a key w or d and search f or a plac e you want I nput the[...]

5.9 You Tube YouTube is an onli ne v ideo streami ng service t hat allows you to vi ew, search, and upl oad v ideos. To Play Yo uTube 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > . 2. Vi deos are grouped i nto cat egories . Tap a categor y to watch t he av ail ab l e videos. 3. Tap a video t o play. To upl oad y our vide o 1. Tap Applic ation D[...]

5.13 FM Ra dio Tap Appli cati on Drawer > APPS tab > . Pl ease plug i n your earphone befor e l i steni ng. Icons Functi on Open t he channel li st Close FM Radio More f unc tions A dd t o f avorites Previ ous r adio f requenc y / N ex t radi o fr equency Previ ous channel / Next channel 5.1 4 Googl e+ Y ou can check your f r i ends ’ updat[...]

5.1 5 Con ne cting y our phon e to a c ompu ter Tap and drag down Stat us Bar and tap “ Connec ted as USB St orage ” on your dev ice. Pl ease choose one of modes to connect with your com puter 5 .1 6 Screen s ho ts Pl ease press the and hol d “ V o l um e Down Key ” and “ P ower Key ” at the same tim e to captur e any screen f rom the d[...]

6 . Ma nagi ng Y our Phone 6 .1 Man aging Basic Sett i ng s Date and Ti me You can set up t he date and the time on your phone. To set up the date and time 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS tab > > Date & time. 2. If y ou tur n on “Automati c data & time ” , the system will get the inf ormati on o f the curr ent date and t im[...]

2. Check “Auto- rotate screen” t o adj ust the screen aut omati c a l ly . To d i spl ay th e screen n ever sleep while ch arging 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > > About phone. 2. Tap fiv e tim es on “ Buil d nu m ber ”. 3. “ De v e l op options ” wil l be show up. 4. Select “ St ay aw ak e ” to di splay t he scr[...]

6.2 Man aging you r SIM cards Setti ng SIM card ’ bac kgr ou nd col or Y ou can change t he SIM1 and SIM2 bac kground col ors. It helps you i dentif y SIM1 and SIM2 quic kly . 1. T ap Applicati on Drawer > APPS tab > > S IM m anagem ent. 2. T ap a S IM card from “ SIM IN FORM A T ION ” list . 3. T ap “ Set bac kground color ” to [...]

6. 4 Pro t ec ti ng Yo ur Pho ne You can prot ect your phone f rom unauthori z ed users by requi ring the PIN or entering a password. Enabl e the PIN o f th e SIM card W hen the PIN is enabled, you are requi red to enter the PIN bef ore making a call. 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS tab > > S ecurity > Set up SIM card loc k. 2. Tap [...]

6.5 Resettin g Yo ur Pho ne W ith Clean Boot, you can reset your phone to its factory default s. W hen you reset your phone, the dat a stored i n your phone m ay be erased. 1. Tap Applic ation Dr aw er > APPS t ab > > Backup & reset . 2. T ap Factory dat a res et > Reset phone > Er ase e v erything to reset t he phone. NOT E: Bef[...]