Huawei U8185-1 manual

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Contents i 1 Read Befo re Proceedin g ................ ................ ................. ......1 1.1 Safety Precaution s.. ........... ........... .......... ........ ........... ........... ....... 1 1.2 Personal Informat ion and Data Secur ity ......... ........... ........ .......... 2 1.3 Legal Notice ......... ........... ........... ........[...]

ii 4.8 Deleting a Conta ct .. ........ ........... ........... ........ .......... ........... ........ 22 4.9 Backing Up and S ynchronizing Conta cts.......................... ......... 22 4.10 Strea ms ................ ........... ........... ........ .......... ........... ........... ..... 23 4.11 Managi ng Groups .... .......... ........... ..[...]

iii 9.6 Market ............. ........... .......... ........... ........ ........... ........... ........... .. 50 10 Synch ronizing I nformation .................... ................. ............51 10.1 Managin g Your Acc ounts ...... ........... ........... ........ .......... ........... 51 10.2 Custo mizing Your Account Sy nchroniza tion .....[...]

1 1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precaution s Please read the safet y precautions car efully to ensure the corr ect use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or punc ture your mobile phone. Av oid the falling, squeezing, and ben ding of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist enviro nment, such as the bathroom. Pr event[...]

2 1.2 Personal Information an d Data Security The use of some functions or thir d-party application s on your device co uld result 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 inform ation kept on your S IM/UIM card, memory card, or stored in your device memory . If you change to a dif ferent device, be su re to move or delete any per sonal information on y our old device. • If you are worried abo ut viruses wh en you receive mess ages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them w[...]

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. Other trademarks, product , service and company names ment ioned are the property of their respective owne rs. Notice Some features of the pro duct and its accessories described herein re ly on the [...]

5 This product uses the open-s ource Android™ platform. Huawei Techno logies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this produc t may not support all the functions tha t are supported by the st andard Android platfor m or may be incompatible with third-party software . Huawei Tech nologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable f[...]

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 it s software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingerti ps 2.2 Impo rtant In formation A bout the Battery • If the battery has not bee n used for a long time, you may n[...]

7 • Using data services inc reases the power co nsumption of the pho ne and will therefore reduce th e length of time that the phone can be used between batter y charges. • The time required to fully charge the batt ery depends on the ambien t temperature and the age of the battery. • When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you an[...]

8 If personal ident ification numbe r (PIN) prot ection is en abled on your mobile phone, you must enter your PIN befor e using the mobile phone. If you can not sign in or create a Go ogle account d uring the s etup, please complete other parts of the se tup first, and try again with any Goog le service preloaded on you r phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Yo[...]

9 2.5 Using the Touchscreen 2.5.1 Touchscree n Actions • Touch : Tap the screen wit h your finger to se lect an item, con firm a selection, or start an app lication. • Touch and hold : Touch an item with your fin ger and do not release it until the mobile phone respon ds. For example, to open the options menu for the act ive screen, touch and h[...]

10 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. 2.7 Home Scre en Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vib rates, you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash. You c an also drag a n icon from another area of the scree n to the shortcut positio[...]

11 2.7. 1 Noti fica ti on and Sta tus I cons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPR S mobile network GPRS in use 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 Speakerphone on Alarm enabled Vibration mode Ringer silenced Call muted Charg[...]

12 2.7. 2 Noti fi cati on Panel 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 . Open 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[...]

13 Notification s to open the panel. 2. On the panel, you can: • Touch a no tification to open the r elated application. • Touch Clear to clear all notification s. Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up to close it. 2.7.3 Viewing Other P arts of the Home S creen 2.7.4 Custom izing the Home Sc reen A[...]

14 Moving a Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home scree n until the item expands in size and the mobile phone vibrates. 2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the screen, and then release it. Removing a Home Screen Item 1. Tou ch and hold an item on the Home screen u ntil the item expands a nd the [...]

15 2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen. 3. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon t o the desired loca tion, and then releas e it. To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3. 4. Touch or t o save. 2.9 Using a micro SD Card 2.9.1 Using the m icroSD Card as a USB Mass S t orage To transfer all y our favorite music [...]

16 3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a numb er using the keypad or t ouch a number saved in your contact list, on a web page, or in other places . When you are in a call, you can answer other incomin g calls or redire ct them to y our voicemail. You can also set up conf erence calls with severa l participan ts. 3.1 Making a Call To make [...]

17 3.1. 3 Making a Cal l fr om Call log 1. On the Home screen, touch > Call log to display the call log. If you are alre ady working with Contacts or Dialer , touch the Call lo g tab. 2. Touch to the right of the log entry to dial. If you touch and hold a log entry , the options menu will open. 3.2 Answering or Reje cting a Call 3.2.1 Answering [...]

18 3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. 3.3 Other Op erations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while yo u are already in a call, yo u can add the s econd call to the call you are in . This feature is know n as conferenc e calling. You ca n also set up a conference call with mult[...]

19 3.3. 2 Swit ching Betwee n Call s If you receive a new ca ll while you are alread y in a call, you can swit ch between the two calls. 1. While you are in the first c all and the second call comes in, an swer the inc oming call, and then touch Swap calls . 2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call. 3.4 Using th[...]

20 4 Contacts The Contacts application enables you to sa ve and manage information s uch as phone numbers and addr esses of your contact s. After you save c ontact information on your mobile phone, yo u have easy access to the people with whom you want to communica te. 4.1 Opening the Co ntacts Application If you have not yet a dded any c ontacts t[...]

21 4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites • Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Favorites . Then t ouch Add to Favorites . • Touch a con tact, and then tou ch the star to the r ight of the cont act’s name. The star turns gold. 4.5 Searching fo r a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch > Search . 2. Enter the name of the contact y[...]

22 4.7. 1 Usin g Quick Conta ct for Andr oid 1. Touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if you hav e not assigned a pictu re to the contact) to open Quick Contact for Android. 2. Touch the icon for the way you want to commun icate with the contac t. The icons available depend on the informat ion you have entered for the cont act, the app[...]

23 Restoring Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts . 2. Touch Restore from SD ca rd in the d isplayed menu. If there is more than one .vcf files saved on the microSD card , you can choose to restore one, multiple, or all the of them. 4.9. 2 Usi ng a Go ogle Accou nt t o Sync hroni ze Con tact s You can sync hronize contacts us[...]

24 4.10.3 Preference Settings You can configure accou nt settings, such as refresh mode, refres h frequency, and notifications. 1. On the Streams screen, touch > Accounts . Then touch the acco unt to be configured. 2. On the account screen, touch Social Preference Settings to configure the settings. 4.10 .4 Addi ng th e Strea ms Widget to t he H[...]

25 2. Make the desired changes to the gro up information, and then t ouch Save . To cancel all changes yo u made to the group infor mation, touch Cancel . 4.11.3 Adding a Contact to Your Groups To add a contact to your grou ps, you can do any of t he following: • Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Groups . Then touch Add to groups . ?[...]

26 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts . 2. Touch the joint contact to be separated. 3. Touch the option for separating a co ntact. 4. Select the contact to be separated from the joint contact. The joint contact is then separa ted into two contacts display ed separately in Contacts . 4.13 Sending Contacts You can send contacts as a .vc f fil[...]

27 5.1. 2 Using t he Touc hPal keyboar d 5.1.3 Switching the Keyboa rd Layout You can swit ch the key board layout o nly when TouchPal is selected. There are three keyboa rd layouts for you to cho ose: Full QWERTY , 12-Key PhonePad and CooTek T+ . To switch the keyboard lay out, touch and hold one side of the keyboard panel, and then flick the pane[...]

28 5.1.4 Using th e Landscap e Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to us e, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orient ation, providing you with a w ider keyboa rd layout. 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Setti ngs 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Language & keyboard [...]

29 4. When you are ready to send the mess age, touch . Sent and received messag es will be displayed in a message thread, grou ping together the mes sages in a c onversation. 6.1. 3 Cr eati ng and Sendi ng a Mu lt imedia Messag e You can use mult imedia messages to make everyda y communications v ery special. You can record a messa ge and send it a[...]

30 6.1.4 Open ing and Viewing a Multimedia M essage 1. In the message list, touch the message thre ad you wish to view. 2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message. 6.1. 5 Replyi ng to a Message 1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message th read to open it. 2. Touch the text box to compose yo ur message. Once fini shed, touc[...]

31 1. On the Home screen, touch > Email . 2. In the email system list, select a system , or select Others . 3. To customize your email settings, follow the onscreen instructio ns, and then touch Next . 4. Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see w hen they receive an email fr om you. 5. Touch Done . Adding Other Email Acc[...]

32 4. Enter the subject of your message and c ompose the message. To send an attachment with the message , touch , and then touch Add attachment . 5. When you are finished, touch Send . If you are not r eady to send t he message, to uch Save as draft or touch to save the message as a dra ft. 6.2. 5 Replyi ng to an Emai l Messa ge 1. On the accounts[...]

33 7 Getting Connected 7.1 Mobile Net works Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator’s 2G/3G service (if available) when yo u turn on the phone for the f irst time. Note that the SIM/UIM card mu st be inserted ( some CDMA m obile phones h ave an integrat ed UIM card and do not need a separat e UIM card) 7.1.[...]

34 7.2.2 Connec ting to a Wireless Netw ork 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi sett ings . You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section. 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. • If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to the ne[...]

35 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 vers ion. 5. After the installation, you are able t o use USB tethering. 7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating sy [...]

36 Touch to open 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. Yo u can switch t o another browse r window or open a ne w one on this sc reen. • Refres h : Touch to r[...]

37 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 Settings Customize th[...]

38 • Object Push Pr ofile (OPP): allows you to transfe r files over a Blu etooth connect ion. • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A 2DP): allows yo u to use a stereo B luetooth 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[...]

39 8 Entertainment In addition to being a communicatio n device and personal assi stant, your mobile phone also provides y ou with a multitude of en tertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos and au dio clips, and download and list en to music. 8.1 Taking P hotos and Recording Vide os The camera is a c ombination of c amera and c[...]

40 3. Frame your photo within the photo capture screen. 4. Touch to take your photo. Photos taken are displayed for a momen t. You can tak e another photo or r eview your photos. 8.1. 3 Vi ewing Y our P hotos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the pho to you have just taken is shown in the upper right corner of the capture scre en. Touch the t[...]

41 8.2 Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automa tically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD c ard. Use Gallery to sort photos a nd videos into folde rs, view and edit pictures, wa tch videos, and set a pict ure as wallpaper or as a phot o for a contact. 8.2.1 Opening the Ga llery On the Home screen, touch &g[...]

42 • Drag a corner of the cropping tool to res ize the image without changing its length to wi dth rat io. 3. Touch Save to save the cropped pic ture. Touch Discard to disc ard the c hanges. 8.3 Enjoying Music Before you using music player, you must copy mus ic fi les from your computer to the microSD ca rd. Once you have done this, the player w[...]

43 8.3. 3 Playi ng Musi c 1. Touch a category on the music library screen. 2. Touch the song you want to play. When you are listening to music, touch , to use another application. Your music continues to play. To retur n to the music controls, ope n the notification panel and then touch the song. 8.3.4 Adding Music to a Playlist 1. Touch a category[...]

44 8.4 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 antenn a, before opening the application, connect the head set to your phone’s the aud io jack. 8.4.1 Open ing the FM R adio 1. On the Home screen, touch > FM Radio to open [...]

45 9.1 Creating a Google Acco unt If you do n ot have a Google account , you can create one : 1. After reading the setup information, touch Next . 2. Touch Create . 3. Enter the first name, last name, and user name for your Google accou nt, and then touch Next . The mobile phon e will connect to a G oogle server to check wh ether the username is av[...]

46 9.2. 3 Creat ing an d Sendi ng an E mail 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Compose . 2. Enter the message recipient’s email ad dress in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipie nts, separa te the email addresses with commas. You can add as many message r ecipients as yo u want. If you want to send a copy (Cc ) or[...]

47 9.3 Talk Talk is Google’s instant messaging servic e. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 9.3.1 Open ing Talk On the Home screen, touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is bas ed on the Google account you se t up with yo ur mobile phone. 9.3.2 Adding a Friend 1. [...]

48 9.3. 6 Signi ng out of T alk On the friends list screen, touc h , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk . 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[...]

49 9.4. 3 Searc hing f or Pl aces of Int erest 1. On the map, touch , and then touch Search . 2. Enter the place you wan t to search f or in the search box, and the n touch the Se arch icon. 3. Your search results will then be displayed. Touch a place you are interes ted in and the application will show where it is on the map. 9.4.4 Getting Directi[...]

50 9.6 Market Android Market prov ides direct access to ap plications and games whic h you can download and install on your phone . 9.6.1 Open ing Market 1. On the Home screen, touch > Market . 2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue. 9.6.2 Searching for Applica[...]

51 If you want to install a non-Market app lication, touch > Settings > Applications , and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow installation of the non-Mark et application. 9.6. 4 Uninst al ling an Appl icat io n 1. On the Market screen, touc h > My Apps . 2. Touch the application you want to uninst all, and then touch Uninst[...]

52 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Accounts & sync . The screen displays your curren t synchronization settings and a list of your curren t accounts. In some cases, you may need to obt ain account details fr om IT support. For example, you may need to kno w the account’s domain or server address. 2. Touch Add account . 3. Touc[...]

53 1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the acc ount to be deleted. 2. Touch Sign Out . 3. Confirm that you want to remove the acco unt. 10.2 Customizing Y our Account Synchronization You can configure backg round data use and sync hronization options fo r all the applications on your p hone. You c an also c onfigure what kind of da[...]

54 3. Select or clear the check box of information you want to synchronize wi th the mobile phone. 11 Using Other Applications 11.1 AppInstaller You can use this installer to install more th an one applications at a time. 11.1.1 Install Applications 1. On the Home screen, touch > AppInstaller . Then the installer will scan an d display all the a[...]

55 11.2.2 Creating an Event 1. In any calendar view, touch , and then touch New event to open the Event details screen. If you have more than one calendar, s elect the calenda r where you wa nt to save the ev ent. 2. Enter the event name. • If there is a time frame for the event, touch From and To to set the beginning and end times of the event. [...]

56 2. Touch the icon next to a calenda r to change wh ether it is synchro nize and whe ther it is displayed. You remain subs cribed to Calendars that you configur e not to st ore on the phone and you can still work with them with Google Cale ndar on the web. 3. Touch OK . 11.2.5 Customizing Ca lendar Settings In any calendar vie w, touch . Then tou[...]

57 11.3.3 Moving or Co pying a File 1. On the File Manager screen, touch to show the options pane l, and then touch Multiselect . 2. Touch the file or fold er you want to move or copy. When a file or a folder is selected, a check mark will appear. To select or unselect all files, touch Select all or Unselect all . 3. Touch Cut or Copy . 4. Select t[...]

58 4. Edit the save path and the name of the target file, and then touch OK to start compressing the files a nd folders. Extracting a File 1. Touch and hold a compressed file. 2. Touch Extract . 3. Edit the save path for the extracted files. 4. Touch OK to start extracting . 11.3.6 Viewing Your M emory Status On the File Manager screen, touch to op[...]

59 2. Touch Time to set the time of the alarm. 3. Touch Repeat to set the days when you want the alarm to sound. 4. Touch Ring tone to select a ringtone fo r the alarm. 5. Select the Vibrate check box to enable the phone t o vibrate, in addition to playing the ringtone. 6. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. 7. Touch Done . Customizing Alarm[...]

60 11.7 Weather Clock You can us e Weather Clock to check the date and t ime of cities around the wo rld, to get the latest weather of any cit y in any time and to share we ather information wit h others. You need to turn on the GPS and data service on your pho ne before using weather clock. 11.7.1 Setting the Default City 1. On the Home screen, to[...]

61 11.7.4 Sharing We ather Information 1. On the weather clock screen, touch > Share weather . 2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch to select a Contacts or Groups . 3. Touch to se nd weat her in format ion to the re cipien t. 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone , touch > Settings [...]

62 12.2 Setting the Display 12.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1. On the Settings screen, touch Displa y > Brightness . 2. Drag the slider left to make the screen darker , or right to make it bright er. 3. Touch OK to save the adjustment. 12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen T urns Off If your mobile phone is idle for sever al minutes[...]

63 • Ringtone : Select a preinstalled rin gtone. The ringtone play s when selected. • Music : Select the music store d in the phone or on the microSD card . The music plays wh en selected. 3. Touch OK . 12.3.4 Changing the M essage Ring tone 1. On the Home screen, touch > Messaging . 2. In the message list, touch > Settings > Select ri[...]

64 12.5.1 Installing Voice Data 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Install voice data . 2. If your mobile phone does not have spee ch synthesizer data installed, connect to Android Market and let it guide you through the process of downloading and installing the data. 3. Follow the instructio[...]

65 4. When prompted, draw the screen un lock pattern again, and then touch Confirm . To chang e your unlo ck screen pa ttern, t ouch Location & se curity > Change scre en lock . 12.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN to loc k your phone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security >[...]

66 12.7.2 Uninstalling an Application You cannot u ninstall the applicat ions that are pre-installed o n the system. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage applications . 2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninst all . 12.7.3 Moving an Application to the microS D Card Some applications are des igned to be stored on you r pho[...]

67 12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Ph one 12.8.1 Backing Up M y Data You can use y our Google ac count to bac k up your mobile phone’s se ttings to Google servers. If you replace your mobile pho ne, the settings y ou have backed up will be transferred to the ne w mobile phone the f irst time you sig n in to your Google ac count. 1. On the Settings scr[...]

68 Compatibil ity problems may occur with .vcf files created by different mobile phones and cer tain contact info rmation may be lo st after contac ts are imported. You can also use Blueto oth to share and imp ort contacts. How Do I Set a Song As a Phone Ringtone? In Music , touch and hold the song to be se t as ringtone, and then tou ch Use as pho[...]

69 How Do I Forward a Message? Touch and hold a message, and then tou ch Forward in the menu that opens. Why Am I Unable To Use Navigation? Navigation is unavailable in some countrie s or regions. How Do I Use Quick GPS? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Location & security > Use Quick GPS . Quick GPS downloads data to enhan ce th[...]

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