Huawei U8850-1 manual

U8850- 1 User Guide[...]

1 1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read th e s afety pre cautio ns c ar efully t o en sure t he corr ec t use of your p hone . Do not crash, throw , or pu ncture your phone. Avoid falling, squee zing, and bending of your phone. Do not use your phone in a moist env ironment, such as the bathroom. P rev ent your phone from being[...]

2 1.2 Legal Notice Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2 011. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduce d or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written con sent o f Huaw ei Technolo gies Co., Ltd . The product desc ribed in this ma nual may include copyr ighted soft ware of Hu awei Technolog ies Co., L[...]

3 AND FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MAD E IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILI TY OR CONTEN TS OF THIS MA NUAL. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PER MITTED BY APPLICABLE L AW, IN NO CASE SHAL L HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. BE LIAB LE FOR ANY SPECI AL, INCIDENTAL , INDIRECT , OR CONSEQ UENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS, B USINESS, REVENU E, DATA, GO[...]

4 2 Getting to Know Your Phone 2.1 Phone View 2.1.1 Phone at a Glance ■ Note: All the pictures in this guide are for y our reference only. The actual appearance and display features depend on t he pho ne you purchase. ■ Note: When applying protect iv e film on the phone, use the protective film with goo d transmittance. 2.1.2 Key Funct ions •[...]

5 2.2 Installing Your Phone 2.2.1 Installing the SIM/USIM Card Follow the steps below to install the SIM/USIM card. 1. Remove the bac k cover. 2. Flip the compartm ent cover to o pen it. 3. Insert the SIM card. ■ Note: Before installing the SIM /USIM ca rd, power your phone off, to p revent the dat a stored in th e SIM /USIM card from being lo st[...]

6 2. Insert the microSD card unt il it clicks into place. ■ Note: Before installin g the microSD card, power your phone off, to pre vent the data stored in the microSD card from bein g lost . 2.2.3 Charging the Battery The mobile phone comes with a built-in b attery. Connect the charger to the mobile p hone using the supplied USB cab le to charge[...]

7 • Disable GPS satellites when not in use. • Lower the volu me. • Disable data serv ices when not in use. 2.3 Turning the Phone On or Off 2.3.1 Turning th e Phone On Press and hold until the phone vibr ates. 2.3.2 Setting Up Your Phone The first time you tur n on your phone, a set up wiz ard app ears . Follow t he o n-screen instr uctions to[...]

8 2.5 Setting the Mode 2.5.1 Setting t he Phone to Silent Mode 1. Press and hold to display the Phone Options menu. 2. Touch Silent mode . Or, on a locked sc reen, d rag the spe ake r icon f rom ri ght to left . To undo silent mode, re peat the s teps ab ove. O r, on a loc ked s creen, dr ag the v ibra te icon fro m right to left. 2.5.2 Setting the[...]

9 2.6 Home Screen 2.6.1 Setting t he Default Home Screen Your mobile phone has t wo def ault home sc reens: Launch er a nd SP B Shell 3D. To switc h between default h ome s creens, do the f ollowing: 1. Touch . 2. Touch either Launcher or SPB Shel l 3D . 3. Touch Use by default fo r this action to set the selected home screen as the default. ■ No[...]

10 2.6.3 Viewing Ot her Parts of the Home Screen 2.6.4 Notificati on and Status Icons Call in progress EDGE connect ed Call forwarding on EDGE in use Call in progress using a Blueto oth device GPRS connected Call on hold GPRS in use Missed call GPS connect ed New messag e Wi-Fi connected New voicema il Wi-Fi in use New Gmail message Bluetooth conne[...]

11 2.6.5 Notificati ons Panel Open the notifications panel to view ongoi ng p hone acti vities or mo re notif ica tions. Opening the Notifications Panel 1. Touch and hold the notification s bar, then flick down to open the notifications panel. 2. Do any of t he following: • Touch a notificatio n to open the related app lication. • Touch Clear t[...]

12 Moving a Scr een Item 1. Touch and hold the item on the Home scree n until the item enlarges and becomes mov eable. This is the edit screen mode. 2. Without lifting your finger, dr ag the item to the desired pos ition on the Home screen. 3. Release your finger to comple te move. 4. Touch or to close the edit scre en mode. 2.6.7 Changing the Wall[...]

13 3 Contacts Contacts is your phonebook t hat lets y ou sav e infor matio n such a s na mes, phone n umber s, email addresses, pictures, etc. 3.1 Opening Contacts Do one of the following t o open Contacts : • Touch > Contacts . • Touch > Contacts . 3.2 Adding Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > New contact . 2. Enter the c ontact[...]

14 3.4 Searching for Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Search . 2. Enter the name of the cont act you want to sear ch. As you type, match ed contacts appear below the sear ch box. 3.5 Editing Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch and hold the contact that you wan t to edit, then touch Edit contact . 2. Touch the text fi eld of the inform[...]

15 4 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a n umber or touch a number from your contact list, a web page, or a d ocument . When you are on a call, yo u can answer other in coming calls or se nd th em to your voic email box or set up conference calls with several participants . 4.1 Making a Call To make a call, y ou can use the Phone applicati[...]

16 4.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 4.2.1 Answering an Inco ming Call When a call co mes in, an inco ming c all mess age is d ispla yed on th e s creen. I f th e caller is listed in Contacts , the contact ’s n ame and numb er ap pear on the scr een . To answer the call, dra g to the right. 4.2.2 Ending a Call Touch End to end a call. 4.2.3 Rejec[...]

17 4.3 Other Operations During a Call When a new call is received d uring a call, you can answer the new call and pu t the current o ne on hold, switch between ca lls, or s et up a c onfer ence c all. 4.3.1 Making a Confere nce Call Conference call allow s you to set up a ph one conver sation with multiple partic ipants at the same time. ■ Note: [...]

18 4.4 Using Call Log Call lo g contains the most rec ent ca lls you ha ve d ialed, re ceived o r miss ed. In the call log list , tou ch an ent ry to view t he call det ails a nd acc ess other options . 4.4.1 Adding an Entry to Contacts 1. Touch > Call lo g . 2. Touch and hold a n entry. 3. Touch Add to contacts . 4. Touch Create new co ntact or[...]

19 5 Entering Text 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel Some applications, such as mess aging, automatica lly displays the ke yboard. In othe rs, touch the text field to disp lay the k eyboa rd. Touch to hide the keyboard. 1. Touch and hold the space where yo u want to enter you r text until the Edit text menu is displayed. 2. Touch Input method . 3. [...]

20 5.1.3 Using the Hu awei IME Keyboard Huawei Keyboard Swipe your finger to the lef t or right to sw it ch between full keyboard and T9 keypad. Huawei T9 Keypa d To enter a wor d in T9 mode, touch eac h key once for a si ngle letter. The phone displays matching words as you ty pe. Touc h a w ord to use it. In ABC mode, to uch eac h key r epe atedl[...]

21 5.1.4 Using TouchPal Inpu t TouchPal Keyboard Swipe your finger to the lef t or ri ght to sw it ch be tween full keyboard and multitap keypa d. TouchPal Multitap Keypad If word predict ion is enab led, touch each ke y on ce for a sin gle lette r to enter te xt. Th e pho ne displays matching word s as yo u type . To uch a wo rd t o use it. If wor[...]

22 5.1.5 Using the L andscape Keyboard For a wider keyboard , turn the phone side ways to display the key board in landscape mod e. Hold your phone on both h ands and use bot h thumbs to ty pe. 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings 1. Touch > > Settings > Language & keyboard . 2. Touch the input method of the keybo ard you want to customiz[...]

23 6 Email and Messaging Use Messaging to exchange text (SMS ) and multimedia (MMS) mes sages . Use Email to send and receive email messages using I nterne t ema il or Exchan ge serv er acc ou nts. 6.1 Text and Multimedia Messag es A text message can only cont ain let ter s, numbers, and symbols. 6.1.1 Creating a nd Sending Text Messages A text mes[...]

24 • More > Add slide : To add another slide. • More > Durat i on : To set the duratio n p er s lide. • More > Layout : To select the text layout in the slides how . 4. Touch Done to complete the slideshow and return to the multimedia message screen . 5. To modify your multimedia message, touch Replace or Remove . When the message is[...]

25 6.2 Email You can send an d receive emails on you r phone just as you do with a computer. You can use your Internet email a ccoun t, su ch a s Yaho o!, H otma il, AOL, or oth er s er vices o n yo ur phone. 6.2.1 Setting Up an Email Account When using Email for the first time, the setup wizard will guide you to se t up an acc ount. 1. Touch > [...]

26 4. Compose your message. 5. When you are finished, touch Send . 6.2.6 Forwarding Emails 1. On the accounts scree n, touch the email acc ount that you want to use. 2. Touch the em ail message that you want to forw ard. 3. Touch > Forward . 4. In the To field, enter the email address. 5. Compose your message 6. When you are finished, touch Send[...]

27 7 Getting Connected 7.1 Using GPRS/3G Connection Your phone can con nec t to t he Intern et via Wi-Fi or netwo rk data co nnect ion, such as GPRS or 3G connection. Wh en both Wi-Fi a nd netw ork data c onne ction a re availab le, the mobile phone prefers the Wi-Fi connec tion. The availability of the netw ork data c onnection d epen ds on yo ur [...]

28 • If you select an unsecured network, to uch Connect to establish the conne ct ion. • If you select a secured net work for the fi rst time, enter the passwor d, then touc h Connect . Once the network connection has been es tablis hed, password w ill not be required on your next connectio n unless you reset your phone to its default set t i n[...]

29 7.4 Using Bluetooth Bluetooth allows you to shar e files, talk ha nds -free , or trans fer f iles to o ther B luetoot h devic es within a 10-met er (33 f eet) d istanc e. 7.4.1 Turning On Bluetooth 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks , and then s elect the Bluetooth check box to turn on B luetooth. 3. Touc h Bluetooth setti[...]

30 ■ Note:  You cannot op en some applications, such as Ca mera, when using the microSD card as a USB mass storage device . 7.5.2 Removing the microSD Card 1. Touch > Settings > S torage . 2. Touch Unmount SD card . 3. Remove the microSD card.[...]

31 8 Using the Internet Your phone can connec t t o th e Internet via Wi-Fi or a mobile network connection. Whe n both  Wi-Fi and mobile network conn ec tion are present at the same time, your phone auto matically prefers the Wi- Fi connection. 8.1 Browser Use Browser to access and surf the Internet. 8.1.1 Opening Browser Do any of the following[...]

32 2. Touch > Bookmarks > Add . The Add bookmark scre en opens. 3. Edit the bookmar k name if n ecessary, t hen touch OK . Opening a Bookmark 1. On the browser screen, touch > Bookmarks . On the Bookmarks screen, tou ch the Most Visited tab or the Histor y tab to filter an d view the pages you hav e vis ited. 2. Touch the bookmark of the w[...]

33 8.3 Google Account Google applications, su ch a s Talk, Gmail, and Mark et, c ome preinst alled on your ph one. To u se these applicatio ns , yo u must sign in with your Google account.  When you turn on your phone for the first time and open a Go ogle service, you will be prompted to enter your us ername and password. ■ Note: The availabil[...]

34 8.4.3 Replying t o Emails 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the email that you wa nt to reply to. 2. Touch , and then touch Reply or Reply all . 3. Compose your message. 4. When you are finished, touch > Send or . 8.4.4 Forwarding Emails 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the email that you wa nt to forward. 2. Touch , and then touch Forward . 3. In t[...]

35 8.5.4 Accepting Friends’ Invit ation 1. Touch > More > Invites . 2. Touch a pending invitation, then tou ch Accept . 8.5.5 Viewing Friend s • To view all your friends, touc h > All friends . • To view only the friends you fr equ ently chat with, touch > Most popular . • To block friends, touch an d hold a friend, then touch B[...]

36 2. As you type, suggested places are displayed. Yo u can touc h a sugges ted place or continu e typing, then touch . 3. A callout appears on the map to indicate t he location. T o view the location details, touch t he callout. 8.6.4 Getting Dire ctions 1. On the Maps screen, touch > Directions . 2. Enter the starting poin t on the first text [...]

37 8.7.4 Viewing Friend s’ Location 1. On the Latitude screen, touch a fri end on the l ist. 2. To view your friend’s location , touch one of the following icons: • Map : To vi ew your frien d’s loc ation on the map . • Directions : To view the directio ns t o your friend’s location. • Street view : To view your friend’s lo ca tion [...]

38 4. The downloading status is shown on the n otifications bar. When finis hed, the application icon appears on the main application menu. 8.8.4 Removing Applicat ions 1. Touch My Apps to view the application s you hav e downloaded. 2. Touch and hold t he application you want t o remove. 3. Touch Uninstall . 8.9 Navigation Navigation is an Interne[...]

39 8.11.4 Sharing V ideos 1. Touch the video that you want to s hare. 2. Touch More on the upper-right cor ner of the screen. 3. Touch Share . 4. Touch an application for sharing. 8.11.5 Uploading V ideos To upload videos, you must sign in us ing your Google or YouTube account. Uploading From Gallery You can upload videos save d in the mic roSD car[...]

40 8.12.2 Customizing News & Weather Setting s On the News & Weather screen, touch > Settings .[...]

41 9 Entertainment 9.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos 9.1.1 Opening the Camera/Camcorder • Touch > Camera to open the ca mera. Th e camer a opens in lands cape mode, r eady t o take a pic ture. • Touch > Camcorder to open the camcorder. The ca mcorder opens in landscap e mode, ready to reco rd a video. • Touch to close the camera o [...]

42 9.1.4 Recording Vide os 1. Open the camco rder. If y ou are in c amera mode, d rag the butt on to swit ch to ca mcorder mode. 2. If necessary, change the ca mcorder settings. 3. Touch to start record ing video. 4. Touch to stop recording. 9.1.5 Viewing You r Videos 1. After recording a video, the thumbnail is shown on the upper rig ht corner of [...]

43 9.2.4 Cropping Picture s 1. When viewing a picture, touch > More . 2. Touch Crop . 3. Use the cropping tool to select the portio n of the picture to crop: • Drag inside the cropping tool to move it. • Drag and hold an edge of the cropping to resize the image. • Drag and hold a corner of the cropping tool to resize th e image while keepi[...]

44 10 Synchronizing Information Some applications on you r mobile phon e give you ac cess to the same p ersona l info rmation t hat you can add, vi ew, an d edit on y our co mput er. If y ou add, change, or delet e your info rmation in any of these applicat ions on the web, the updated inform ation also appears on your mobile phone. This is made po[...]

45 2. Touch Remove account . 3. Confirm that you want to remove the account. 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization You can configure backg rou nd da ta use a nd syn chronizat ion op tions f or all the applicat ions on your phone. You c an a lso conf igure w hat kind of d ata yo u sy nchro nize fo r each ac count . For some accounts, sy nchr[...]

46 11 Using Other Applications 11.1 Using the Calculator Use the Calculator to solve simple arithmet ic proble ms or use its advanced oper ators to solv e more complex equation s. 11.1.1 Opening the Calculator Touch > Calculator to open the application. 11.1.2 Switching to the Advanced Panel On the Calculator screen, f lick the screen t o the ri[...]

47 To quickly cr eate a n event in th e Day , Week , or Month view, touch and h old a n empty time s lot, and then touch New event . A new event details screen will appear with the selected time slot and date in the From and To fields. 11.2.3 Setting an Event Reminder 1. On any calendar view, touch an event to view its details or an ev ent summary.[...]

48 4. Touch Ringtone to select a ringtone for the alarm. 5. Select the Vibrate check box to have the phone v ibrate, in addit ion to pla ying the ring tone. 6. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. 7. Touch Done . Editing an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch one of the alarms on the screen. 2. Touch Time to set the time of the a larm. 3[...]

49 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phon e, touch > Settings . 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, yo ur mobile pho ne au toma tically uses the da te , time zo ne, and time p rovided b y the network. ■ Note:  When your mobile phone is using date and time settings provided automatically by th e network, yo u cann[...]

50 12.3.2 Adjusting th e Volume You can adjust the volume from t he Home sc reen or any application s creen (e xcept dur ing a call or when playing music o r vid eos). Pres s the Volu me keys to ad just the v olume to t he level you desire.  You can also adjust th e ringto ne, media, or alarm volume fr om the s ettings scr een. 1. On the Setting[...]

51 12.4.2 Turning On Data Roaming 1. On the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks . 2. Select the Data roami ng check box. ■ Note: Accessing data serv ice s while roaming may incur additional charge s. Ask your network service provider about data ro aming fees. 12.4.3 Switching Off Data Service 1. On the Settings scr[...]

52 12.5.4 Adjusting th e Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech se ttings > Speech rate . 2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spo ken. 12.5.5 Selecting Spe ech Language 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech se ttings > Language . 2. Touch the d[...]

53 12.7 Managing Applications 12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Application 1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage applications . The applications can be vi ewed by cate gories . 2. Touch a category: Downlo ad , All , On SD card , or Running . 3. In the applications list, do any of the followin g: • To sort the applicat ions list by [...]

54 13 Appendix 13.1 Warnings and Precautions This section contains impor tant information pertaining to the o perating instructions of your dev ice. It also contains information ab out how to use t he device safely. R ead this information carefully before using your device. Electroni c Device Power off your dev ice if using the d evic e is pro hibi[...]

55 • Do not use your de vice while flying in an aircra ft. Power off your de vice before boarding an aircraft. Using wireles s devices in an aircraft may c ause danger to the operatio n of the aircraft and disrupt the wireless telephone net work. It may also be considered illegal. Operating Environment • Do not use or charge the d evice in dust[...]

56 • If the power ca ble is damaged (for example, the cord is exposed or b roken), or the plug loosens, stop u sing the cable at once. O therwise, it may lead to an electric shock, a shor t circuit of the c harger, or a fire. • The device should only be connected to products tha t bear the USB-IF logo or have comple ted the USB-IF compliance pr[...]

57 The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of measure ment for the amount of radio f requency energy absorbed by the bo dy when usin g a devic e. Th e SAR va lue is determin ed at th e highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, bu t the actual S AR level of th e device whe n being operated can be well be low the value. This is b[...]

58 may be restricted for us e in some or al l memb er st at es of the European Union (EU). ■ Note: This device may be operated in all member states of the EU. France : Outdoor use limited to 1 0 mW e.i. r.p. w ithin t he band 245 4-2 483.5 MH z. Italy : For private use, a g eneral aut horisa tio n is requir ed if WAS /RLAN’s are used out side o[...]

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