Huawei Ascend G312 manual

User Guide Welcome to HUAWEI HUA WE I As c end G 312[...]

Contents i 1 Read Before Proceeding ................ .................... ................. .. 1 1.1 Safety Precautions ..... .......... ........... .............. .......... ........... .......... 1 1.2 Personal Informat ion and Data Secur ity ......... ........... .............. .... 2 1.3 Legal Notice ......... .............. ........... .......[...]

ii 4.9 Backing Up and S ynchronizing Conta cts................................ ... 23 4.10 Managi ng Groups .............. ........... ........... ............. ........... ........ 24 4.11 Joining and Separat ing Conta cts ................ .......... .............. ..... 25 4.12 Sending C ontacts ...... ........... .............. .......... ......[...]

iii 8.3 Viewing an Email Mess age. ............ ........... ........... .......... ........... 38 8.4 Saving a n Email Att achment ......... .......... ........... ........... ........... .. 39 8.5 Creating and Sending an Email Messa ge ................. ........... ..... 39 8.6 Replying to an Email Mes sage .................. ........... .........[...]

iv 13 Manag ing Your Mobil e Phone ...................... ................. .... 61 13.1 Setting the Date and Time .............................. ......................... 61 13.2 Setting t he Display ........ .............. .......... ........... ........... ........... .. 62 13.3 Setting R ingers .................. ........... ........... .......[...]

1 1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precaution s Please read the safet y precautions carefu lly to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or punc ture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist enviro nment, such as the bathroom. Pr event yo[...]

2 1.2 Personal Information an d Data Security The use of some functions or thir d-party applications on y our device could result in your personal information an d data being lost or becoming accessible t o others. Several measures are rec ommended to help you protect personal and confidential information. • Place your devic e in a safe area to p[...]

3 • Periodically back up personal information ke pt on your SIM/UIM card , memory card, or stored in y our device memory. If you c hange to a different de vice, be sure to move or delete any per sonal information on your old device. • If you are worried abo ut viruses when you r eceive messages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them wit[...]

4 Trademarks and Perm issions , , and are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Huawe i Technologies Co., Ltd. Android is a trademark of Goog le Inc. The Bluetooth ® word mark an d logos are regist ered trademarks o wned by Blueto oth SIG, Inc. and any use of su ch marks by Huawei Technolog ies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, produ[...]

5 shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatib ility between the software and this product, whic h result from installing software or upload ing or downloading the third-p arty works. This product uses the open-s ource Android™ platf orm. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Ther efore, th[...]

6 2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for y our reference only. Your phone's actual display features may be diff erent to those describ ed here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingerti ps 2.2 Impo rtant Info rmation About the Battery • If the battery has not bee n used for a long time, you may n[...]

7 battery to charge for a few minut es with the phone powered off bef ore attempting to power the phone on. • As it ages, the battery's performance will de grade, in particu lar it will not hold charge as it did when it was new. When the bat tery life becomes noticeably s horter than usual after being charge d properly, replace the batt ery [...]

8 2.4 Power On o r Off Your Mobile Ph one 2.4.1 Powering Your Mo bile Phone On Press and hold . If you have protec ted your mobile phone with a perso nal identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mo bile Phone The first time you po wer on your mobile phone, the ph one displays a se tup wizard to help[...]

9 2.4. 6 Using A irpl ane Mode Some locations may r equire you to turn of f your phone's wireles s connections. Ra ther than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode . 1. Press and hold . 2. Touch Airplane mode in the opt ions menu. 2.5 Using the Touchscreen 2.5.1 Touchscree n Actions 2.5.2 Rotating Your M obile Phone Screen [...]

10 2.6 Locking and Unlo cking the Screen 2.6.1 Locking the Screen • When your phon e is on, press to lock t he screen. W hen the scree n is locked, you can still receive mes sages and calls. • If your phone is idle for a while , the screen will lock automatically. 2.6.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. Press t o wake up the sc reen. 2. Drag the unlockin[...]

11 3. Ensure that your face is at th e center of the captu re screen, and then wa it for the phone to capture a photo. After a photo has been taken, touch Continue . 4. Choose an unlock method, and configure t he unlock settings. If face identific ation fails, unlock the phone usin g the alternative method you h ave selected. 5. Touch Confirm . To [...]

12 Connected to ED GE mobile network EDGE in use Connected to 3G mobile network 3G in use Roaming Airplane mode Bluetooth on Receiving locat ion data from GPS Vibration mode Ringer silenced Call muted Charging battery Battery full Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed call Alarm enabled New mail from Gmail New text mess age Problem with tex[...]

13 2.7. 2 Notif icat ion Pa nel Your mobile phone will notify you wh en you receive a new mess age or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also inf orms you of alarms and settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator o r to view a message, remind er, or event no tificati on. Opening the Notification Panel 1. When [...]

14 2.7.3 Viewing Other P arts of the Home Screen 2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Scree n Item 1. On the Home screen, touch to display the application list. 2. Press and hold an application icon, and then drag the icon to a blank a rea on the Home screen. Moving a Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold the item on the Home screen tha[...]

15 Managing Folders on the Home Screen • To create a folder: Drag an application icon onto another application icon to creat e a new folder that contain s both icons. • To rename a folder: On the Home s creen, touch a folder, and t hen touch the folder name field beneath it. • To delete a folder: On the H ome screen, touch and ho ld a folder,[...]

16 2.8. 1 Moving Ic ons on t he Appl icat ion Scr een 1. On the application screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen. 3. Without lifting your finger, drag the ic on to the desired location , and then release it. To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3. 4. Touch or to save. 2.8.2 Accessing Widge ts On th[...]

17 when you have finished tr ansferring files. 2.9.2 Removing the microSD Ca rd 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings . 2. Scroll down the screen, and then tou ch Storage > Unmount SD card . 3. Carefully remove the microSD card. 3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number us ing the keypad or touch a numbe r saved in your contact [...]

18 2. Touch to display the contac ts saved on your mobile phone. Select a contac t to place a call. 3.1. 3 Making a Cal l from t he Call Log 1. On the Home screen, touch > Phone , and then touch to display the c all log. 2. Touch on the right of a log entry to dial that number. 3.1. 4 Using V oice Dial ing Calls can be placed us ing voice dialin[...]

19 Drag to the right to answe r the call. 3.2.2 Ending a Ca ll During a call, touch to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to re ject the call. You can also drag to the message icon to reject the ca ll and send a message to the caller.[...]

20 3.3 Other Op erations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Co nference Call If you receive a new call while you ar e already in a call, you can add the second call t o the call you are in. Th is feature is known as conference callin g. You can also set u p a conference call with multiple callers. Contact your n etwork operator to ask if conference ca ll[...]

21 Call recordings will be saved to the microSD card if it is available; if not, they will be saved to the phone memory. Generally, call rec ordings are saved in the record folder in the root d irectory. If the call ends while being recorded , the recording will automatically stop and be saved. It is illegal to record a call without the co nsent of[...]

22 4.3 Adding a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch . 2. From th e screen displ ayed, crea te a contact in your mobile phone, SIM ca rd or your account. Add a new a ccount if you do not have one. 3. Enter the contact's name, and then add de tailed information such as phon e numbers and address . 4. Touch DONE to save the contac t information[...]

23 4.7 Communicati ng with Your Con tacts You can quick ly call or sen d a text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) message to a contact's default phone number. You ca n also open details to v iew a list of all the way s you can communicate with that contac t. This section describes how t o communicate with a contact w hen viewed in your contacts list .[...]

24 4.9.1 Using a microSD Card to B ack Up Contacts Backi ng Up Cont acts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts . 2. From the displayed menu, touc h Export to storage . After touching Export to storage , a message is displayed t o show the storage location of the .vcf file to whic h your contacts will be expor ted. 3. Touch OK to export[...]

25 1. In the groups list, touch the group that you want to edit, and then touch > Edit . 2. Make the desired changes to the gro up information, and then t ouch DONE . To cancel all changes yo u made to the group informat ion, touch > Discard . 4.10.3 Adding a Contact to Your Groups Select a group, touch to select the desire d contact, and the[...]

26 1. On the Home screen, touch > People . 2. Touch the joint contact to be separated. 3. Touch Manage joined contacts . 4. Select the contact to be separated fro m the joint contact. The joint contact is then separa ted into two contacts displayed se parately in People . 4.12 Sending Contacts You can send contact informa tion as a .vcf file via[...]

27 5.3 Using the Android Keyboa rd The keyboard layout may v ary slightly depending on the fie ld where you are entering text. The previous figur e is provided f or your refere nce only. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Language & input , touch next to Android keyboard , then touch Voice input key to turn on o r turn off voice input[...]

28 • : Copy the se lected text. Touch and hold the text. Drag the grab point s to select text you want to copy. Touch this button t o copy the text. Afte r the text is copied, touch a blank a rea in the text field to display . Move to where you want to paste the tex t. Touch > PASTE to paste the previously copied text. • : Move the cursor to[...]

29 2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in t he To field, or touch to sele ct a contact from People . As you enter the phone n umber or the cont act's name, the phone displays possible matches fro m your contact s. Select a cont act from the list of possible matches or continue entering. After you select a cont act or finish enteri[...]

30 6.3.1 Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to you r message, use the Slideshow option . 1. On the message composing screen, touch to display the options pan el. 2. Touch Slideshow , and then select a slide to edit. 3. Touch then Add slide to add more slides. 4. Touch Done to return to the multimedia message screen when yo [...]

31 7 Getting Connected 7.1 Mobile Netw orks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator's 2G/3G service (if av ailable) when you t urn on the phone f or the first time . Note that the SIM/UIM card must be inserted (so me CDMA mobile phones have an integrated UIM card and do not need a separat e UIM card) 7.1[...]

32 7.2.1 Turning On Wi-Fi 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWOR KS , touch the button next to Wi-Fi . 7.2.2 Connec ting to a Wireless Network 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings . 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWOR KS , touch Wi-Fi to display th e Wi-Fi screen. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networ ks. 3. Touch a Wi-[...]

33 1. Connect a USB cable to a computer. The co mputer will automatically recognize the phone. 2. Choose Start > My Computer , and then double-c lick Mobile Partner . 3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp folder. Double-click the link DownloadActiveSync.url . 4. Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a la ter versi [...]

34 On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Data usage to configure the data usage settings: • Touch Mobile data to turn on or off the mobile data function. The mobile data function must be turned on t o configure dat a control and que ry data usage . • Select the Set mobile data limit check box. When data traffic reaches the pr eset limit,[...]

35 • Refres h : Touch to refresh the curr ent webpage. • Forward : Touch to navigate to the web page from which y ou returned to the current web page . 7.5.2 Opening a Webpage 1. In a browser window, touch the U RL field at the top of the scree n. 2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage ad dress. You can touch to enter t he web page address by v[...]

36 7.5.5 Customizing Browser Settings Customize the br owser to suit your bro wsing style. Use Browser to set page co ntent, privacy, and secu rity preferences. In a bro wser window, touch , and then touch Settings . 7.6 Blue tooth Your mobile phone has Bluet ooth, which allows you to crea te a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devic es so y[...]

37 Before using the Bluetooth, perf orm the following steps to pair your mobile phon e with another Bluetooth dev ice: 1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is en abled. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , touch Bluetooth .Your mobile phone will the n scan for Bluetooth dev ices in range. 3. From the list of found devices, touch[...]

38 8 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With you r phone's Email application, you can u se your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. 8.1 Adding an Email Accou nt When us ing the Email application for the first time , you must configure an email account. The Email setup wizar d [...]

39 8.4 Saving an Email Attachment 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the email messag e you want to view. 2. Touch the attachment tab to display t he attachment. 3. Touch Save to download the attach ment. After being download ed, the attachment is saved in the Downloa d folder on the microSD ca rd. 8.5 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1. On the Inb[...]

40 8.8 Changin g Email Account Sett ings You can change a number of acc ount settings, including th e email checking frequency, new mail notification met hod, and details about the account 's email sending and receiving ser vers. Your account's inco ming and outgoing settings depe nd on the kind of email service you are using. You can ent[...]

41 • Touch to close t he camera. 9.1. 2 Taking a P hoto 1. Open your camera application and switch it to camera mode. 2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview changes as you change the settings. 3. Frame your photo within the pho to capture screen. 4. Touch and hold . When the frame turns green, the image is in focus. 5. TouchRele[...]

42 9.1.4 Recording a Video 1. Open the camera application, and then switch it to camcorder mode. 2. If necessary, change the camco rder settings. 3. Frame the scene with which you wa nt to start your video. 4. Touch to start recording a video. 5. Touch to stop recording. 9.1. 5 Viewi ng Yo ur Vid eos 1. After recording a video, a th umbnail of the [...]

43 2. Touch the picture to view it in full-screen mode . The picture view er supports the automatic rotatio n function. When you rotate your mobile phone, the picture ad justs itself to t he rotation. 9.2. 3 Rotat ing a Pi ctu re 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the opera tions panel. 2. Select either Rotate Left or Rotate Right . The pi[...]

44 2. Touch the music file you want to play. While playing music, touch to return to the Home screen, the music will continue to play in the background and you ca n use other applications . Open the notifications panel and touch the playing mu sic to return to the music playing screen. 9.3. 3 Creati ng a Pl ayli st 1. In the music library, enter Pl[...]

45 9.4 Listening to the FM Radio The FM radio lets you listen to FM radio programs on yo ur mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided wired ste reo headset as its antenna, befo re opening the application, connect the head set to your phone's the aud io jack. 9.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1. On the Home screen, touch > FM Radio to open[...]

46 10.1 Creating a Google Accoun t If you do n ot have a Go ogle account, y ou can create one: 1. After reading the setup information, touc h New . 2. Enter the first name, last name, and then touch Next . 3. Enter the user name for your Google acc ount, and then touch Next . The mobile phone will connect to a Google server to ch eck whether the us[...]

47 10.2.3 Creating and Send ing an Email 1. In the mail list, touch . 2. Enter the message recipient's email addre ss in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipie nts, separate the e mail addresses with co mmas. You can add as many message r ecipients as you wan t. If you want to send a copy (Cc ) or a blind copy (Bcc) of t[...]

48 10.3 Talk Talk is Google's instant messaging service . You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 10.3.1 Opening Talk On the Home screen, touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is bas ed on the Google accou nt you set up w ith your mobile phone. 10.3.2 Adding a Frien[...]

49 10.3.6 Signing out of Talk On the friends list screen, touc h , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk . 10.4 Maps Maps lets you find your current loc ation, view real-time traffic c onditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get deta iled directions to vari ous destinations. You can view satellite imag es, traffic maps, or o ther k[...]

50 10.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest 1. On the map, touch . 2. Enter the place you wan t to search for in th e search box, and t hen touch the Search icon. 3. Your search results will then be display ed. Touch a place you are interes ted in and the application will show where it is on the map. 10.4.4 Getting Directions 1. While viewing a map,[...]

51 10.5.3 Sharing a Vide o From the video list on the YouTube screen, select a video clip and touch to share the video. 10.6 Play Store Android Play Store provides direct acc ess to application s and games which y ou can download and install on your phone . 10.6.1 Opening Play Store 1. On the Home screen, touch > Play Store . 2. When you open Pl[...]

52 10.6.3 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Play Store screen, touch > My Apps . 2. Touch the application you want to uninst all, and then touch Uninstall . 3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the applicat ion from your mobile phone. 11 Synchronizing Information Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal inf[...]

53 example, you may need to know th e account's domain or server addr ess. 2. Touch ADD ACCOUN T . 3. Touch the kind of account to add. 4. Follow the onscreen steps to enter t he required and optional informa tion about the account. Most a ccounts require a us ername and passw ord, but the deta ils depend on the kind of account and the configu[...]

54 For some accounts, synch ronization is bi-directiona l; changes that you make to the information on your mobile phone are made to the copy of that information on the web. Some acc ounts support on ly one-way sy nchronization; the information o n your mobile phone is read-only. 11.2.1 Configuring General S ynchronization Settings Touch the button[...]

55 12.2 All Backup You can back up data us ing All Backup , which provides the following opt ions: Backup , Restore , Quick backup , Scheduled backup , and Applications . To open All Ba ckup , touch > All Backup on the H ome screen. If a microSD card is inserted into your phon e, the files backed up are sto red in the HuaweiBa ckup folder on the[...]

56 • Restore : Restore an application y ou have previously back ed up. • Manage : Manage an application you have previously backed up. 12.3 Calendar Calendar enables you to create and manage eve nts, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your sync hronization sett ings, the calendar on yo ur phone can be synchronized w ith the inter net-base[...]

57 2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder, or touch the reminder's button to delete an existing remind er. 3. Touch the reminder time, and then, from the list disp layed, touch the length of time before the event when you want to be re minde d. When the time comes, you will receive a notifica tion about the event . 12.3.4 Setting S[...]

58 12.4 File Manage r File Manager is like having a pocket-s ized personal a ssistant (PA) , letting yo u organize, edit, and delete files and folders. 12.4.1 Opening File M anager On the Home screen, touch > File Manager to open the application. Before performing oper ations on the SD card list, ensure that a microSD car d is inserted. 12.4.2 C[...]

59 6. Touch to return to the file manager screen. 12.4.5 Compressing or Ex tracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files an d folders into .zip files, but can extract both .zip and .rar files. Compressing Files 1. On the File Manager screen, touch Internal or SD card , and then touch > Select it[...]

60 12.5.1 Opening the C lock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. 12.5.2 Opening the A larms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms . Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch Add alarm . 2. Set the alarm, and then touch OK . Setting an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch one of the alarms on the screen[...]

61 12.6.2 Switching Betwee n Basic and Advanced pa nel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel . 12.7 Notes Notes features a simple text processor . In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Notes to open the application. 2. Touch[...]

62 13.2 Setting the Display 13.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1. On the Settings screen, touch Displa y > Brightness . If you want to adjust the screen brightness manually , first clear th e Automati c brightness checkbox. 2. Drag the slider left to make the screen dark er, or right to make it brighter. 3. Touch OK to save the adjustment. 1[...]

63 13.3.3 Changing the Ph one Ringtone 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound > Phone ringtone . 2. In the displayed list, select an option: • Ringtone : Select a preinstalled rin gtone. The ringtone plays wh en selected. • Local music : Select the music stored in the phon e or on the microSD card. The music plays when sele cted. 3. Touch OK[...]

64 2. Clear the Data ena bled check box. 13.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech Use the Text-to-Sp eech settings to con figure the Android text-t o-speech synt hesizer, for applications that can take advantage of this feature. 13.5.1 Adjusting the Speec h Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Language & input > Text-to-speech output > Speech rat[...]

65 13.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN to lock y our phone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Security > Screen lock > PIN . 2. Enter at least four characte rs. 3. Touch Continue . 4. Enter the same characters again and touch OK . To change your PIN, touch Security > Screen lock > PIN . 13.[...]

66 2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninst all . 13.7.3 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phon e Memory • Move files and email attach ments to the microSD card. • In Browser , clear all temporary I nternet files and Browser his tory information. • Move applications to th e microSD card. • Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longe[...]

67 13.9 Online Update Your mobile phone has pre-ins talled the online update functio n. When there is new software available, the versio n information appears and promp ts you to update. You can also t ouch Settings > About phone > Online update to check whether th e new software is available. When updating: 1. Back up your personal informati[...]

68 How Do I Disable Automatic Change of Screen Orientation When Rotating My Phone? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display , and then clear the Auto- rotate screen check box to disable this functio n. How Do I Set a n Unlock Patte rn? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Security > Screen lock > Pattern . How Can I Change[...]

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