Huawei S7-201W manual

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    Us er G ui de IDE OS S 7 Sl i m[...]

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    Content s 1 Getting started ...........................................................................................1 1.1 About your T ablet............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Getting to know your T ablet ............................................................................[...]

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    1.8.2 Home screen ext ensions ...................................................................... 12 1.8.3 Customizing the Home screen ..............................................................13 1.9 Locking and unlo cki ng the scr een ................................................................... 15 1.9.1 T o lock the screen ..........[...]

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    2.1.1 Opening Wi-Fi settings .......................................................................... 24 2.1.2 T urning Wi-Fi on or off ..........................................................................24 2.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi networ k .............................................................. 25 2.1.4 T urning open network noti[...]

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    2.4.2 Sharing Y our T ablet's Data Conne ction as a Port able Wi-Fi H otspot .... 31 2.5 T urning airp lane mode on or off....................................................................... 31 3 Google Services...................................................................................... 32 3.1 Creating a Goo gle Acc ount..........[...]

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    4.2.6 T o delete a bookmar k............................................................................ 37 4.3 Downloading f iles ............................................................................................ 37 4.3.1 T o download and in stall onl y trusted appl ications ................................. 37 4.3.2 T o download a file [...]

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    6.3.1 T o open the Call log .............................................................................. 42 6.3.2 T o make calls from the Call log .............................................................42 6.3.3 T o add numbers to th e Conta cts ...........................................................42 6.3.4 T o clear the Call log ......[...]

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    8.4.1 T o edit contact detail s............................................................................47 8.4.2 T o set default phone number ................................................................47 8.4.3 T o delete a cont act ................................................................................ 48 8.4.4 T o set contact grou[...]

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    viii 10.2 Weather .........................................................................................................53 10.3 RSS Reader ..................................................................................................53 10.4 Memo .................................................................................................[...]

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    1 Getting started 1.1 About your T ablet Thanks for choosing IDEOS S7 Slim. The IDEOS S7 Slim (T ablet for short) is an information terminal that provides convenien t and high quality picture, audio, video , networking, and information services based on the Android open source operating system and supports classifica tion and dragging of elements o[...]

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    5 Spea ker 6 Microphone 7 microSD card slot 8 Dock interface 9 LCD screen 10 Back key 11 Menu key 12 Home key 13 Power interface 14 Rear camera lens 15 Power key 16 Headset jack 17 Speaker 18 Volume Up/Do wn key 2[...]

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    1.3 Installation 1.3.1 T o rem ove th e back c over T o remove the back cover , refer to the follo wing figure . 1.3.2 T o install or remove the S IM card Before installing or removing the SIM card, power off the T ablet. In sert you r SIM card fully into the SIM c ard slot as shown in the follow ing figure. 3[...]

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    T o remove the SIM card, do as shown in the followin g figure. 4[...]

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    1.3.3 T o install or remove the battery T o install the batte ry , refer to the follow ing fig ure. T o remove the ba ttery , do as sho wn in the following figure. 1.3.4 T o install the back cov er T o install the back cover , refer to the follow ing fig ure. 5[...]

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    1.4 T urning your T ablet on or off 1.4.1 T o turn your T ablet on Before you turn the T ablet on, ensure that the battery is correctly installed or the T ablet has been properly connected to the power supply . T o turn the T ablet on, press the Power key . 6[...]

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    1.4.2 PIN protection If your SIM card is pr eset with a PIN, the T ablet prompts you to enter the PIN. The PIN may have been provided by your service provider with your SIM card. If you have lost your PIN , consult your service pro vider . 1.4.3 T o turn your T ablet off 1. Press and hold Pow er key to open the T ablet options menu. 2. T ouch Shut [...]

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    T o charge the battery , you can connect the T ablet to the power supply through the power adapter , as shown in the following figure. 1.6 Keys Y ou access a variety of functions and shortcuts by using the physical keys in addition to buttons displayed on the touch screen.  Power − Press to turn the T ablet on when it is off. − Press to turn[...]

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    − Press to open an option men u with items relevant to the current screen or application. − Press and hold to open the k eyboard to perform quick search ( only available on some screens). − If the screen unlock pattern has not been set, press to unlock the locked screen.  Back − Press to return to the pre vious screen. − Press to exit [...]

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    Action Description Touch and hold Touch and hold an i tem on the screen until an action occurs. For example, you can usu ally touch and hold the s creen to open the context menu of the a ctive item. Drag Touch and hold an i tem, and then move your finger on the screen until you reach the target p osition. For example, you can drag a shortcut to the[...]

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    1.8.1 Getting to know the Home screen Item Description 1 Home screen catego ry tabs. Touch the tabs to switch directly to the one desired, or flick your finger righ t or left across the main display a rea to move between them in sequ ence. 2 Home screen indica tor. The two small dots at the lo wer left and right of the Home screen corresponding to [...]

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    Item Description 5 System status indic ators. Displays system sta tus information including time, cellular network signal type and strength, Wi-Fi connection status and signal strength, and battery status. You can touch some of them for more details. 6 Event button. You can touch the event button to open the e vent manager to view and manage the no[...]

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    1.8.3 Customizing the Home screen Y ou can add items such as shortcuts, widge ts, Emotion widgets and folders to the Home screen if there is eno ugh room. Y ou can also change the wallpaper of the Hom e screen. T o add an item 1. Flick the Home screen to where you want to add the item. 2. Open the Add to Home screen menu, either of the foll owing w[...]

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    T o move an item 1. T ouch and hold an item's icon on the Home screen unti l the icon magnifies. 2. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the target position on the scr een. Pause at the bottom of the screen to drag th e item onto the corresponding Ho me n panel. scree 3. Release the item b y lifting your finger . T o remove an item 1.[...]

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    1.9 Locking and unlocking the screen 1.9.1 T o lock the screen When the T ablet is on, press the Power key to turn off and l ock the sc reen. When t he T ablet remain s idle f or a time per iod that you have s et, the s creen w ill auto matic ally lock. T o save your battery or prevent accidental taps when not in use, or when you want to wipe smudg[...]

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    1.10 T ext input Y ou can enter and edit text in text fields and use m enu commands to cu t, copy , and paste text, within or across applications. 1.10.1 Using onscreen keyboard to enter text T ouch a text field wher e you want to enter text to ope n the onscreen keyboa rd. The following tips will help you to enter text more efficiently . 1. T ouch[...]

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    − On the numbers and symbols keyboard, touch the AL T key to view additional symbols, and touch it again t o switch back. − T ouch and hold almost an y of the number and symbol keys to open a window of additional symbols. 3. When you want to e dit the text you have entered, t ouch to move the cursor to the location where you want to a dd or del[...]

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    you cut or copy text, you c an paste multiple times. T o paste the most re cent text that you have cut or copied in another text field: 1. T ouch the text field where you want to paste the text. 2. T ouch to move the c ursor to the location where you want to paste the text. 3. T ouch and hold th e text field to display the Edit te xt menu. 4. T ouc[...]

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    1.13 Setting date and time By default, the T ablet automatically uses the networ k provided date, time zone, and time . When the time provid ed by the network is automatically used, you cannot set the da te, ime, and time zone by yourself. t T o manually set date and time: 1. Open the Settings li st. 2. T ouch Date & time . 3. T ouch Automatic [...]

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    T o remove the micro SD card, gen tly push the card in to the slot , then rele ase it. The card will eject from the slo t, and can then be remo ved. 1.15 Connecting to or disconnecting from a computer using USB T o connect your T able t to a computer using USB: 1. Use the USB cable supplied with your T ablet to a USB port on your computer . The T a[...]

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    Do not connect the T ablet to a PC to charge the T ablet, as shown i n the following igure. Doing so ma y damage your T ablet and the PC . f 21[...]

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    2. T ouch the Event bu tton to open the Event Mana ger and touch USB connected in the Notifications list. 3. T ouch T urn on USB storage in the dialog that opens to confirm that you want to transfer music, pictures, and other files between your T ablet storage or microSD card storage and the computer. T o disconnect your T ablet fro m the computer [...]

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    1.17 Connecting your T ablet to a TV Y ou can conn ect your T ablet to a TV to output audio and video fro m the T ablet to the TV . Playing pictures, vide os, and music on your T ablet via a TV brings you a better experience. Y ou mus t use a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable to connect the T ablet to the TV . As the HDMI cable i s [...]

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    2 Wireless networ ks Y our T ablet can connect to a variety of wireless networks and devi ces, including Wi-Fi data networks, Bluetooth d evices such as headsets, and mobile networks for voice and data transmission. Using a wireless devic e or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be Always obey the laws and drive safely . illegal. [...]

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    T o extend your battery life, turn Wi-Fi off when you are not using it. 2.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network When you turn Wi-Fi on, the available Wi-Fi networks found within range are listed with the names and security sc heme information, and secured netw orks are indicated with a lock icon. Y ou can view the Wi-Fi networks list by opening Wi-Fi s[...]

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    2.1.5 Adding a Wi-Fi Network When a Wi-Fi netw ork with security credentials do es not broadcast its name (SSID), o r it is not in range, you can add and save the network settings and connect to it when i t is available. Contact the Wi-Fi network service provider for details about the network’s securi ty scheme and to obtain the password or other[...]

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    2.2.1 Opening Bluetooth setting s Y ou can turn Bluetooth on or off, change the Bluetooth name of your T able t, connect to a Bluetooth device and scan to view Bluetoot h devices in the Bluetooth se ttings list. T o open Bluetooth settings list: 1. Open the Settings li st. 2. T ouch Wireless & netw orks , and touch Bluetooth settings . When yo [...]

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    T o p air with a Bluetooth device 1. When Bluetooth is on, all the available Bluetooth devices in range are listed in the Bluetooth devices list on the Bluet ooth settings screen. 2. T ouch Discoverabl e to make the Bluetooth of your T ablet dis coverable. 3. If the device you want to pair with is not in the list, follow the ins truction documentat[...]

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    2.2.6 Configuring the Bluetooth fea tures Some Bluetooth devices h ave multiple profiles. Profiles can include the ability to transmi t conversations, or to play music in stereo. Y ou can select which profiles you want to use with your T abl et to configure the Bluetooth features. 1. T ouch and hold th e device in the Bluetooth devices list on the [...]

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    Wi th Dat a roam ing off, you can still transmit and rec eive data across a Wi-Fi ction. conne 2.3.3 Setting GSM/UMTS options If you and your wirele ss service provider de termine that you need to chang e the settings of your current access point name (APN) or to create a new one, yo u must obtain the APN and detailed settings from your provider . [...]

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    3. T ouch Wireless & netw orks , and then touch T ethering & portable hotspot . 4. Select the USB teth ering check box to share your data connection. 2.4.2 Sharing Y our T ablet's Data Connection as a Port able Wi-Fi Hot spot 1. Open the Settings li st. 2. T ouch Wireless & netw orks , and then touch T ethering & portable hotsp[...]

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    3 Google Services 3.1 Creating a Google Account When you first turn on your T ablet, touch a Google service icon, such a s Market , and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account. When creating a Google account, ensure that your T ablet is connected to a network. If yo u alrea dy have a Google acco unt, to uch Sign in and enter your use[...]

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    and in stall on your T ablet. 3.2.1 Searching for Appli cations There are a few different ways to find applications on the Market screen, including: 1. Featured applicatio ns. 2. List of games. 3. Search function. 4. Y our do wnloads. 3.2.2 Installing an Application 1. On the Market sc reen, to uch Apps . 2. T ouch a categor y , and then t ouch the[...]

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    4 Browser Use Browser to view webpages and to search for information on the we b. Y our T ablet may n ot support Flash. If you w ant to browse Flash on so me Web pages, please download Flas h Player from Market . For detailed information about how to download Flash Playe r , re fer to the section Market . 4.1 Browsing webp ages 4.1.1 T o open Brows[...]

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     T ouch the plus or min us side of the zoom control to zoom in or ou t.  T o find text on a webpage. T ouch and then touch Find on page . Enter the text you are looking for . As you type, the first word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen, and subseq uent matches are boxed. T ouch th e left arrowhead or right arrowhea d to j[...]

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    . In the screen that opens, touch New window . New windows open with yo ur home page.  T o switch Browser windows, T ouch . Y our open windows are displayed. T ouc h a window to open it.  T o cl ose a Browser window. T ouc h . All o pen windows are display ed in a scrolling list of thumbnails. T ouch the close box on the window to clo se it. [...]

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    37 1. In the bookmarks list , touch and hold the bookmark to e dit. 2. T ouch Edit bookmar k in the menu that opens. 3. Edit the name or fol der in the dialog that opens an d touch OK . 4.2.5 T o share a bookmark 1. In the bookmarks list , touch and hold the bookmark to s hare. 2. T ouch Share link in the menu. 3. T ouch the applicati on you want t[...]

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    5 Email 5.1 Opening Email T ouch Email on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open Email . 5.2 Adding and deleting email account s 5.2.1 T o add an email account The f irst tim e you open Email , you are prompted to set up an email account. Or if you have created an email account, you can touch Add account to create another email accou[...]

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    3. T ouch Delete in the menu that opens. 4. T ouch OK in the dial og to confirm your delete action. 5.3 Sending and responding to email mess ages 5.3.1 T o compose and send email messages 1. Open Email , touch the email account you want to use. 2. T ouch New email at the bottom of the screen. 3. Enter the names or email addresses of the desired rec[...]

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    40 5.3.3 T o read an email message T o read an email message, you can open the Email screen, touch to sele ct an account inbox , then touch the messa ge to read. Alternatively you can touch and hold the message, and then touch View details in the menu that opens. 5.3.4 T o reply to or forward an email messag e While reading an emai l message, you c[...]

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    6 Calls 6.1 Making calls by dialing 1. T o display the phon e panel, you can touch Dialer on the ho me screen or on the Applications screen. Or if you have the Call log , Contacts or Favorites tab open, you can touch to switch to th e Dialer tab. 2. T ouch the digital keys to ent er the phone number. T o dial an international nu mber , touch and ho[...]

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    6.3.1 T o open the Call log T o open the Call log , touch Call log on the Applications screen. Y ou can also touch the Call log when you have the Diale r , Contact s or Favorites tab open. Calls are listed with the mos t recent at the top. Flick up and d own to view all entries in he log. t 6.3.2 T o make calls from the Call log 1. T ouch the entr [...]

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    T ouch a contact to op en the contact details screen. T ouch and hold a contact to open he context menu. t 6.5 Calling favorite contact s The f avorit e con tact s lis t is a l ist of t he num bers t hat you c all mos t of ten. Y ou can ad d and remove favorites by to uching the star next to the contact names, w hile you are viewing contacts inform[...]

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    7 Messaging Use Messaging to exchange text mes sages (SMS) and multimed ia messages (MMS) w ith your friends. 7.1 Opening Messaging T ouch Messaging on the Applications screen to open the Messaging screen. The Messaging window opens, w here you can create a ne w message or open an ongoing message thread. 7.2 Exchanging messages Y ou can send text m[...]

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    2. Enter a mobile pho ne number , or the name of a contact with a mobile num ber in the To : field. As you type, matching contacts appear. Y ou can to uch a suggested contact or continue to enter the nam e or number . 3. T ouch the compositi on text field to enter your message t ext. 4. T ouch the Back ke y and then touch Add subject to ad d a mess[...]

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    8 Cont acts Contact s enables you to save and manage i nformation such as ph one numbers, email addresses and chat a ddresses of your contacts, and provides qui ck and easy access to communicate with the people you want. 8.1 Opening Contact s Y ou can open your contacts by touching Contact s on the Home screen or on the Applications screen. Or i f [...]

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    4. When you have finis hed entering details, flick to the bottom of the page and touch Save to save the contact details to your T ablet. 8.3 Searching for contact s 1. Open the Contacts screen. 2. T ouch Search . 3. Enter the name of t he contact you are searching for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear belo w the search box. 4. T ouc[...]

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    4. T ouch Make default number in the menu that opens. The default phon e number is marked with a checkmark. 8.4.3 T o delete a contact 1. Open Contacts . 2. T ouch and hold th e contact to delete, and touch Delete contact in the menu that opens. Y ou can also touch Dele te while viewing details of the contact. 3. T ouch OK to confirm that your want[...]

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    8.5.2 T o remove a conta ct from fav orites On the Favorites tab, touch and hold the co ntact. In the menu that opens touch Remove from favorites . Y ou can also touch the red star to the rig ht of the contact name while viewing de tails of the contact. The star turns to gray and the contact is rem oved from your Favorites . T o remove multiple con[...]

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    9 Multimedia applications 9.1 Sound Recorder T ouch Sound Recorder on the Applications screen to open the Sound Recorder screen.  T ouch the round button to start to record your message.  T ouch the triangle button to pla y back the recording.  T ouch the square button to stop recording or playing.  View the recording or playing duratio[...]

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    T o add a song to a playlist, touch and hold th e desired song to access the shortcut menu and select Add to playlist . 9.4 Video On the Applications screen, touch Video to open the Vid eo screen and display the video files. On the Video screen, touch a file to play the video. 9.5 Photo Photo can automatically sea rch for the pictures stored on you[...]

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    9.5.3 Sharing a Picture When viewing a picture, touch it, and then touch . T ouch the a pplic atio n you wa nt to use to share a picture wi th your friends. 9.5.4 Rotating a Picture T o rotate a picture, touch the picture, and then touch . 52[...]

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    10 Handy applications 10.1 Calendar Y ou can u se the Calendar to create and ma nage events such as mee tings and appointments. T ouch Calendar on the Applications screen to open it. The current and following day’s events are shown on the event widget on the Home screen. 10.2 Weather The Wea ther appli catio n disp lays t he we ather f orec ast o[...]

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    Y ou can set an alarm by modi fying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. T ouch an existing alarm to set its time and other attributes. Or press the Menu key and touch Add alarm to add a new one. T ouch to make the check box to the left of an alarm checked or unchecked to turn the alarm on or off. T ouch and hold an alarm to delete it. 10.6 Ca[...]

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    55 2. T ouch Delete , and t ouch files or folders you want to de lete to make them checked. 3. Press the Menu key , and touch Done . 4. T ouch OK on the di alog that opens to confirm that you want to delete the files or folders. 10.8.3 Searching a File 1. Press the Menu key on the File Manager screen, and then touch Search . 2. Enter the name or k [...]

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    11 Security settings 11.1 Enabling the SIM card PIN 1. Open the Settings li st. 2. T ouch Location & s ecurity > Set up SIM/USIM card lock . 3. T ouch Lock SIM/USI M card , and enter the default SI M card PIN using the onscreen keyboard. 4. T ouch OK . Emergency calls ca n be placed at any time, with out entering a PIN. 11.2 Changing the SIM[...]

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    12 Personal Information and Dat a Security The use of so me functions or third-party applications on your device could result in your personal information and data being lo st or becoming acce ssible to others. Several measures are recommended to help you protect personal and confidential information.  Place your device in a safe area to preven [...]

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    13 Legal Notice Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 201 1. A ll rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent o f Huawei T ec hnologies Co., Ltd. The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. and p[...]

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    be limi ted by local ne twork operators or network service providers. Thus the descriptions herein may not ma tch exactly the product or its accessories you purchase. Huawei T e chnologies Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change or modify any in formation or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability . Thi[...]

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    60 DISCLAIMER OF WA RRANTIES THE CON TENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “ AS IS”. EXC EPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABL E LAWS , NO WA RRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EX PRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNES S FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELA TION TO THE ACCURACY , RELIABILITY O[...]

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