Huawei Ascend Y manual

Welcome to HUAWE I User G uide HUA WEI A scend Y[...]

Contents i 1 Read Befo re Proceedin g ................ ................ ................. ......1 1.1 Safet y Precautions .......... ........... ............. ........... ............. ............. 1 1.2 Personal Infor mation and Data Secu rity ......... .............. ........... .... 2 1.3 Legal Notice ......... .............. ........... ......[...]

ii 4.9 Managing Groups ................................ ................................ ...... 23 4.10 Jo ining and Sepa rating Cont acts .. .............. .......... .............. ..... 24 4.11 Sen ding Contacts ...... .............. ........... ............. ........... ............. 24 5 Using the On screen Keyb oard................ ..........[...]

iii 10.2 Customizin g Your Account Sync hronization .... ........... ........... .. 48 11 Using Othe r Applicat ions ...... ................ ............ .................49 11.1 All Backup .......... .............. ........... ............. ............. ........... ........ 49 11.2 Calen dar .................. .......... .............. ..........[...]

1 1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Prec autions Please read the safet y precautions car efully to ensure the corr ect use of your mobile phone. Do not cra sh, throw, o r puncture y our mobi le phone. Av oid droppin g , squeezing, and bendin g of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist enviro nment, such as the bathroom. Pr eve[...]

2 1.2 Personal Informatio n and Data Security The use of some functions or thir d-party application s on your device could res ult in your personal information an d data being lost or becoming acc essible to others. Several measures ar e recommended to help you pro tect personal and co nfidential information. • Place your devic e in a safe area t[...]

3 • Periodically back up personal informatio n kept on your memo ry card, or stored in your device memory. If you c hange to a differen t device, be sure to move or delete any personal infor mation on your old device. • If you are worried abo ut viruses wh en you receive mess ages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them without openin g [...]

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 and lo gos are registered tr ademarks owned by Bluet ooth SIG, Inc. and any use of su ch marks by Huawei Tech nologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, produc[...]

5 shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incomp at ibility between the software and this product, whic h result from installing software or uploading or downloading the third-p arty works. This product uses the open-s ource Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this[...]

6 2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are f or your reference only . Your phone’s actual display features may be di fferent to those describ ed here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Appeara nce 2.1. 1 Key Funct ion s at Your Finger tips • Press and hold to power on you r mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone opt[...]

7 2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phon e 2.2. 1 Inst alli ng the Bat tery 1. Angle the edge labeled 1 (with the contacts) int o the bottom end of the batte ry compartment. 2. Push the edge labeled 2 into the compartment until th e battery clicks firmly into place. 2.2.2 Charging the Battery Before charging th e battery, ensure tha t it has been properly[...]

8 Status Indicator The color of the status indicat or tells you the status of your mobile phone’s bat tery. 2.2. 3 Import ant I nformat ion Abo ut th e Batter y • If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately af ter you begin charging the bat tery. Allow the battery to charge for[...]

9 2.2.4 Power Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the net work to which y ou connect, and how you use your mobile phone . Try the following to conserve ba ttery power: • When your mobile phone is n ot in use, turn off the s creen backlight. • Reduce the time it takes for your screen ba cklight to turn off when your phone is id[...]

10 Do not turn on Quick PowerOn while on an airpl ane. 2.3.4 Powering Off Your Mobile Ph one 1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. 2. Touch Power off . If Quick PowerOn is enabled, the phone will enter the deep sleep mode. If Quick PowerOn is disabl ed, touc h OK to shut down the phone. 2.4 Using the To uchscreen 2.4.1 Touchscreen A c t[...]

11 2.5.2 Unlocking the S creen 1. Press to wake up the screen . 2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the scr een. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you w ill be prompted to dra w the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.6 Home Screen Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vib rates, you can then drag it to your de[...]

12 2.6. 1 Noti fica tion an d Statu s Icons Signal stren gth No signal Connected to 3G mobile networ k 3G in use Roaming Airplane mode GPS on Receiving location data from GPS Bluetoot h on Synchronizing data Speakerph one on Alarm enabled Vibration mode Ringer silenced Call muted Charging batte ry Battery full Battery exetremely low Call in progres[...]

13 2.6. 2 Noti fica tion Pa nel Your mobile phone will notify you wh en you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel al so informs you of alarms and settings. Ope n the notification panel to see your network oper ator or to view a messag e, reminder, or event no tifica tion. Opening the Notification P anel 1. When[...]

14 2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 2.6.4 Customizing the H ome Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Ho me screen until the Add to home screen menu is displayed. You can also touch > Add on the Home screen to display the Add to home screen menu. 2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen. Mov[...]

15 2.6. 5 Servi ce Shor tcut s 1. Open the notification bar. 2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off. You can also touc h , , or turn the correspon ding services on or off. 2.6.6 Setting a Hom e Screen Animation 1. On the Home screen, touch > Home settings > Animation . 2. Select an animation, and then touch Save .[...]

16 2.7. 1 Moving I cons 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 t he icon to the desired loca t ion, and then re lease it. To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3. 4. Touch or to save. 2.8 Using a microSD™ Card [...]

17 not use this memory space. Ensure that you follow the correct proc edures to disconnect the USB mas s storage device (your mobile phone) from the PC when you have finish ed transferring files. 2.8.3 Removing the microSD ™ Card 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings . 2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch Storage > Unmount SD card . [...]

18 3. Touch to initiate the call. During a call, touch Dialp ad to enter othe r numbers on the dialpad. 3.1. 2 Making a Cal l fr om Contac ts 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to display the co ntact list. If you are alre ady working with Dialer or Call log , touch the Contacts tab. 2. In the list, touch the contact you want to call. 3. To[...]

19 3.2.2 Ending a Ca ll During a call, touch End to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Inco ming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. 3.3 Other Opera tions During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conferenc e Call If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can connect the seco nd call to the call you are on. This feature is known as conferenc[...]

20 3.3. 2 Switchi ng Betwee n Calls If you receive a new ca ll while you are alread y in a call, you can switc h between the two calls. 1. While you are in the firs t call and the second call comes in, answer the inc oming call, and then touch Manage calls . 2. The current call is placed on hold and yo u are connected to the firs t call. 3.4 Using [...]

21 4.1 Opening th e Contacts Application If you have not yet a dded any c ontacts to y our mobile phon e, Contacts displays a message with hi nts on how to s tart adding c ontacts inform ation. On the H ome screen , touch Contacts to open the Contacts application. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your[...]

22 2. Enter the name of the contact you w ish to search for . As you type, contacts wit h matching names ap pear below the searc h box. On the contact list screen, you can touch a letter on the right to display contacts starting with the touc hed letter. 4.6 Editing a Co ntact You can make changes t o the information you hav e stored for a contact [...]

23 4.8 Deleting a Co ntact 1. In the contacts list, touch and hold th e contact that you want to delete, and then touch Delete contact in the options menu. 2. Touch OK to confirm that you wa nt to delete t he contact. 4.9 Managing G roups 4.9. 1 Creat ing a Gro up 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts . Then flick the tab bar to the lef t and [...]

24 4.10 Joining and Sep arating Contacts You may have duplicate c ontacts if you import con tacts by: • Adding an account, s uch as a Gmail account. • Using other metho ds, such as exchang ing emails. To avoid duplication, join two or mor e contacts together to form a single c ontact. 4.10.1 Joining Contac ts 1. On the Home screen, touch > C[...]

25 4. Select the way you prefer to send the c ontacts you hav e selected, for example Bluetooth or Email. You can send one contact by another way. Touch and hold a contact, touch Send contact , and then select the way you prefer to send . 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard To enter text, use the onsc reen keyboard. Some appli[...]

26 On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android keyboard > Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input. 5.1.3 Using the L andscape K eyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orient ation, providing [...]

27 2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch to select a contact from Contacts or Groups . As you ente r the phone number or the contact's name, the phone displays possible matches f rom your contac ts. Select a contact from the list of pos sible matches or continue entering. After you select a contact or finis[...]

28 Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to you r message, use the Slideshow option . 1. On the message editing screen, touch to display the op tions panel. 2. Touch Add > Slideshow , and then select a slide to star t editing it. 3. Touch and then touch More > Add slide to add more slides. 4. Touch Done to finish composi[...]

29 6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email application, you can u se your email accou nt with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. 6.2.1 Adding an E mail Account When us ing the Email application for the first time , you must configure an email account. The Email setup wi zard[...]

30 6.2. 3 Saving an Email A ttachme nt 1. On the accounts screen, touch the ema il account you wa nt to use. 2. Touch the email message you want to view. 3. Touch Save next to the attachment in the email. 4. Select a path for saving the attac hment and touch Save . 6.2. 4 Creat ing and Sending a n Email Mess age 1. On the accounts screen, touch the[...]

31 6.2.7 Changing Em ail Account Settings You can change a number of account settings, including how often you ch eck for emails, how you ar e notified of a n ew mail, and details about the server s the account uses to send and receive mails . Your account’s inco ming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using. You ca[...]

32 7.1.2 Turning on the D ata Service 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks . 3. Select the Data ena bled check box to turn on t he data connection . 7.2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi gives you wireless ac cess to broadba nd Internet. To use Wi -Fi on your mobile phone, you must ha ve an access t o wireless acces s points (ho[...]

33 7.3 WPS The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (W PS) function simplifies the op erations to set up Wi-Fi networks and configure net work security set tings. When connecting to a Wi-Fi netw ork via WPS, ensure th at the Wi-Fi access point to be connected suppo rts the WPS funct ion. 7.3.1 Connecting to a Wireless N etwork via the WPS Bu tton 1. Turn on Wi-Fi[...]

34 Touch to ope n the browser options menu an d perform one of the following operations: • New window : Touch to open a new wind ow. • Bookmarks : Touch to display bookmar ks. • Windows : Touch to view thu mbnails of open browse r windows. You can switch to another browse r window or open a ne w one on this screen. • Refres h : Touch to ref[...]

35 Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , and then touch Bookmarks . On the Bookmarks screen, touch the Histo ry tab to view the pages you have visited, or touch the Most visited tab to view the pages you have vis ited most frequently. 2. Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open. 7.4.5 Customizing Browser Se ttings Customize t[...]

36 • Object Push Pr ofile (OPP): allows you to transfer f iles over a Blue tooth connecti on. • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A 2DP): allows yo u to use a stereo Bl uetooth headset. • A/V Remote Control Prof ile (AVRCP): allows yo u to control audio play ing using a Bluetooth headset remotely. Before you use Bluet ooth, pair your mobil[...]

37 8.1 Taking Pho tos and Reco rding Videos The camera is a c ombination of c amera and ca mcorder that y ou can use to shoot and share pictures and videos . 8.1.1 Opening You r Camera • Touch > Camera to open the camera. The camera opens in landsc ape mode, ready t o take a picture or r ecord a v ideo. • Touch to close the camer a. Capture [...]

38 8.1. 3 Viewin g Your Ph otos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of th e photo you have just taken is shown in the upper right corner of the capture scre en. Touch the thumbnail to v iew it. 2. Touch the onscreen button t o do any of the following : • Touch Share to send the photo in a message or pos t it online. • Touch Delet e to delete t[...]

39 8.2.1 Opening the Gallery On the Home screen, touch > Gallery . The Gallery application categorizes your pictures and videos by storage location and displays these files in folder s. Touch a folder to view the pict ures or videos insi de. 8.2. 2 Viewin g a Pict ure 1. In Gallery , touch the folder that con tains the pictures yo u want to view[...]

40 8.3 DTS Envelo™ DTS Envelo is a virtual s urround sound solution for consumer elec tronics. It can create virtual surround sou nd from any input source: mono, stereo, or 5.1 multi- channel. DTS can al so be activate d in > Settings > Sound > DTS mode . 8.4 Enjoying Mus ic 8.4.1 Opening the Music Library Touch > Play Mus ic to open [...]

41 8.4.3 Adding M usic to a Playlist 1. Fr om the music libr ary select a way to view you r music. 2. Press and hold a music file, and then touch Add to playlist . 8.4. 4 Playi ng Music in a Pl ayli st 1. In music library, touch Playl ists . 2. Press and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. Touch Play to play the playlist. 9 Google Services Avail[...]

42 6. Touch Create . 7. When the Google Terms of Service screen appear s, touch I agre e, next . 8. Enter the characters that appear on the scree n, and then touch Next . To use another Google acco unt, go to the Accounts & sync settings screen, and touch Add account to select w hich type of ac counts you w ant to add. 9.2 Gmail Gmail is Google[...]

43 9.2. 4 Replyi ng to or Forwar ding an Email 1. In the mail list, touch the email that you wan t to reply to or forward. 2. Touch to reply. Y ou can a lso touch , and then touch Reply , Reply all , or Forward . 3. Do one of the following: • If you select ed Reply or Reply all , enter your me ssage. • If you select ed Forward , specify the me [...]

44 9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation 1. If someone else has invited you to chat, this information will appear in the friends list. 2. Touch a pending invitation, and then touch Accept . 9.3. 4 Star ting a Cha t 1. In the friends list, touch a Gmail address in th e friends list. 2. Use the onscreen keybo ard to enter te xt and chat with your friend. 3. [...]

45 9.4 Maps Maps lets you find your curren t location, view real-time traff ic conditions (depend ing on availability in your locale), and get deta iled directions to vari ous destinations. You can view satellite imag es, traffic map s, or other kinds of maps of your curr ent or other location s. 9.4.1 Enabling the Loc ation Service Before you open[...]

46 6. When you finish viewing or following t he directions, touch , and then touch Clear Map to reset the map. 9.5 YouTube™ YouTube is Google’s free onlin e video streaming service for watc hing, searching for , and uploading videos. 9.5.1 Opening Y ouTube On the Home screen, touc h > YouTube . You will then se e the YouTube scr een. 9.5.2 S[...]

47 10.1 Managi ng Your Accoun ts You can synchronize co ntacts, email, and other info rmation on your mobile phone with multiple Google accounts o r other kinds o f accounts, depending o n the applications installed on your mobile phone. For example, you can start by adding your pers onal Google account, so your personal email, contacts, an d calen[...]

48 3. Follow the instructions and enter the re quired information about the exchange account you wan t to add. For details, co ntact the server administrator. 4. Touch Next to display t he Account options screen. Configure the synchronization se ttings for this acc ount. 5. Touch Next to finish configuring the accoun t settings. If emails are not s[...]

49 10.2.1 Configuring Gene ral Synchronization Settings On the Accounts & sync settings scre en, do t he foll owing: • Select or clear the Background data check box to control wh ether application s and services c an transmit data wh en you are not wo rking with them dir ectly (that is, when they are running in the bac kground). If you clear [...]

50 11.1.1 Backing Up d ata by using Backu p to SD 1. On the Home screen, touch > All Backup . 2. Touch Backup to SD . 3. Enter a file name in the Filename: field. 4. In the Backup contents: field, select the conten t s you want to bac k up. 5. Touch Backup to back up the selected data. To cancel the backup, touch Cancel . 11.2 Calendar Use Calen[...]

51 4. Set the time of your event reminder in Reminders , and then specify in Repetition whether the event recu rs and, if it does, how frequently. 5. Touch Done . To quickly create an event in the Day , Week , or Month view, touch and hold an empty time slot, and then touc h New event . A new event details screen will appear with the selected t ime[...]

52 • Set alerts & notifications : Touch to set event reminders to alert you , to send you a notification, or to turn off event not ifications on your mobile phone. • Select ringtone : Touch to s elect the ringtone to sound whe n you receive an event reminder. • Vibrate : Select to vibrate th e mobile phone when you rece ive an event notif[...]

53 4. Select the path where you want the file to be copied or moved. Pr ess to o pen the options panel, and then touch Paste to move or copy the file t o the selected path. 11.3.4 Searching for a F ile 1. On the File Manager screen, touch a folder to access the directory w here the file you want is located. 2. Press to open the options panel, and t[...]

54 4. Touch OK to start extracting . 11.3.6 Viewing Your M emory Status On the File Manager screen, press to open the options panel, and then touch Memory Sta tus . The memory ma nagement screen will b e displayed. Th is screen allows you to view the memory status and available memory on your mobile phone and microSD card. 11.4 Clock In addition to[...]

55 7. Touch Done . The alarm clock still works when the phone is powered off. Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen, tou ch , and then touch Settings . 11.5 Calculator Use Calculator to solve si mple arithmetic problems or use its ad vanced opera tors to solve more complex equat ions. 11.5.1 Opening Calculator On the Home screen, touc[...]

56 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone aut omatically uses the date, time, and time zone provided by the network . When your mobile phone is using the dat e and time settings provided automatically by the netwo rk, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & t ime . 2. [...]

57 12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3.1 Turning On S ilent Mode 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound . 2. Select the Silent mode check box to silence all sounds except alarms, and music and video media. 12.3.2 Adjusting the Volum e You can adjus t the volume from the Home screen or any application sc reen (except during a call or when playing music or vid[...]

58 12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customizing Ca ll Settings Mobile phone service prov iders offer different services such as call forwarding, call waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customize many of thes e services if they are part of your calling plan. On the Settings screen, touch Call settings to customize your call fun[...]

59 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Ph one 12.6.1 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock To keep your data more sec ure, lock the scre en and/or require a scr een unlock pattern every time your mobile phon e is t urned on or wake s up from sleep mode. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern [...]

60 • After you have enter ed the wrong pattern five times, you will be taken directly to the Google account inte rface. After you hav e entered your Go ogle account passwor d, you will be able to reset the unlock pattern. 12.7 Managing Applications 12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Ap pli cation 1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage[...]

61 12.7.4 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Ph one Memo ry • Move files and email attach ments to the microSD card. • In Browser , clear all temporary I nternet files and Bro wser history information . • Move applications to th e microSD card. • Uninstall any downlo aded programs that you no longer use. • Reset your mobile phone. 12.8 Resetting[...]

62 12.10 Online Up date Your mobile phone has pr e-installed the online update func tion. When there is new software available, the ver sion information appears and prompts you to update. You can also touc h Settings > About phone > Online upgrade to check whether the new software is available. When updating: 1. Back up your personal informat[...]

63 How do I prevent automatic switching of orientati on when rotating phone? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable the function. How do I set the unlock pattern? On the Home s creen, to uch > Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern . How can I change the input m[...]

HUA WEI M866P Manuf actu red unde r li cense from DTS Lic ensi ng Limit ed. DTS, the Sym bol, & DTS and the Sym bol toget her are regi ster ed tr ademarks & DT S En velo | Headp hone is a tr adem ark o f DTS, In c. P rodu ct inclu des soft ware . © DTS, Inc. All Rig hts Rese rved . V100R001_01[...]