Huawei Valiant manual

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i Contents • Contents Read Before Proceeding ......................................... ................... 1 Safety Precautio ns .......... ................. ................. ................... ................. ....... 1 Personal Info rmation and Data Security .......... ................... ................... ....... 2 Legal notice ..........[...]

Contents ii Text Input ............................................................................ ... 30 Displaying th e Keyboard.............. ................... ................. ................... ....... 30 Choosing an Input Method ............... ................. ................. ................. ..... 30 Using th e Android Keyboar d . [...]

Contents iii Creating a Google Account ......... ................... ................. ................... ....... 52 Gmail .......... ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ......... 53 Talk ............. ................. ................. ................. ............... ................. .....[...]

Read Before Proceeding 1 • Read Before Proceeding Safety Precautions Please read the safety precaution s carefu lly to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or punctu re your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bend ing of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the b[...]

Read Before Proceeding 2 Personal Information and Data Security The use of some functions or third-party a pplications on your device could result in your personal information and data being lost or becoming accessible to others. Several measures are recommende d to help you protect personal and confidential information. • Place your device in a [...]

Read Before Proceeding 3 • Be sure to obtain third-part y applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. • Install security software or patc hes released by Huawei or third-party application providers. • Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third[...]

Read Before Proceeding 4 Notice Some features of the product and its acce ssories described herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settin gs of local network, and therefore may not be activated or may be limited by lo cal network operators or network service providers. Thus, the descript ions herein may not exactly ma tch the product[...]

Read Before Proceeding 5 DISCLAIMER ALL CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDE D “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, N O WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITE D TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR C[...]

Getting Started 6 • Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for yo ur reference only. Your phone's actual display features may be different to th ose described here, depending on its software version. Your phone at a glance Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI smartphone. First, let's take a look at a few basics: Press and hold [...]

Getting Started 7 Preparing your phone Your phone supports only micro-SIM cards. Other s izes may not work properly. Contact your service provider to replace or purchase a new card. Power off your ph one before insta lling or removing the micro-SIM card. The dimensions (L x W) of a standard micro-SIM ca rd is 15 mm x 12 mm (0.59 in. x 0.47 in.). To[...]

Getting Started 8 Charging the battery Your phone is shipped with th e battery partially charged. It is recommended that you fully charge the battery befo re using it for the first time. Key Functions at Your Fingertips Power Key •Press and hold to power on your mobile phone . •When your mobile phone is powered on, press and ho ld this button t[...]

Getting Started 9 Important Information About the Battery • If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immedi ately after you begin char ging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for a fe w minute s with the phone powered off before attempting to power the phone on. • As it ages, the [...]

Getting Started 10 • When you do not ne ed 3G services, set your phone to connect to a 2G network. • When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight. • Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when your phone is idle. • Lower the screen brightness. • Turn off Bluetooth w hen you are not using it. [...]

Getting Started 11 2. Touch Power off . If Fast boot is enabled, the mobile phone w ill enter deep sleep mode. If Fast boot is disabled, touch OK to power off the phone. Turning On Fast Boot 1. Touch > Settings > All . 2. Touch the button next to Fast boot . Do not turn on Fast boot while on an airplane . Restarting Your Mobile Phone 1. Press[...]

Getting Started 12 Using the Touc hscreen Touchscreen Actions Rotating Your Mobile Ph one Screen The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you rotate your phone sideways. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > All > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable this function. Touch : Tap the screen wi th y[...]

Getting Started 13 Locking and Unlocking the Screen Locking the Screen • When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls. • If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically. Unlocking the Screen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the unlocking icon to[...]

Getting Started 14 Home Screen Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it to your desired location or mo ve it to the trash. You can also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the sh ortcut position. Notification and Statu s Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPRS mobile network GPRS in use C[...]

Getting Started 15 Notification Pane l Your mobile phone will notify you when yo u receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The n otification pa nel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notification pan el to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification . Opening th e Notification Panel 1.[...]

Getting Started 16 • Touch to display the settings scr een. Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bott om of the panel. Then flick up to close it. Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen Customiz ing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. On the Home screen, touch to display the application list. 2. Press and hold an applicat[...]

Getting Started 17 Managing Folders on the Home Screen • To create a folder: Drag an applicat ion icon onto another application icon to create a new folder that contains both icon s. • To rename a folder: On the Home sc ree n, touch a folder, and then touch the folder name field beneath it. • To delete a folder: On the Home screen, touch and [...]

Getting Started 18 Accessing Widgets On the application screen, touch the WIDG ETS tab to switch to the widget screen. From the widget screen, you can to uch and hold a widget, and then drag it to the Hom e screen. Viewing Recently Used App lications To display the list of recently used app lications, press and hold . To open an application, touch [...]

Calling 19 • Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a numb er using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You can also set up conference calls with several participants. Making a Call To make a c[...]

Calling 20 1. On the Home screen, touch > Voice Dialer . 2. Follow the onscreen instructions, then say your command close to the microphone. Your phone will identify the command and make a call. Answering or Rejecting a Call Answe ring an Incoming Call When you receive a phon e call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved t[...]

Calling 21 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. You can also drag to the mess age ic on to reject the call and send a message to the caller. Other Operations During a Call Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in. This feature is[...]

Calling 22 Switching Betw een Calls If you receive a new call while you are alre ady in a call, you can switch between the two calls. 1. While you are in the first call and the se cond call comes in, answer the incoming call, and then touch . 2. The current call is placed on hold and you are con nected to the first call. TTY Operation Using the TTY[...]

Calling 23 Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility Touch > Settings > All > Call > Hearing aids to set your phone to be compatible with a hearing aid.[...]

People 24 • People The People application enables you to save an d manage information such as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information on your mobi le phone, you have easy access to the people with whom you want to communicate. Opening the People Application On the Home screen, touch > Peopl e to open th[...]

People 25 4. Touch DONE to save the cont act information. To save a contact from your call lo g, touch and hold the desired phone number to display the options menu, and then touch Add to contacts . Adding a Contact to Your Favorites Select a contact and touch the star on th e right of the contact's name. If the icon is highlighted, the contac[...]

People 26 Using Quick Contact for Android 1. Touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if you have not assigned a picture to the contact) to o pen Quick Contact for Android. 2. Touch the icon for the way you wa nt to communicate with the contact . The icons available depend on the in formation you have entered for the contact, the applicat[...]

People 27 storage location of the .vcf file to which your contacts will be exported. 3. Touch OK . You can copy the .vcf file s backed up on the microSD card to your computer. Restori ng Conta cts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts . 2. Touch Import from storage in the displayed menu. If there is more th an one .vcf files save d on [...]

People 28 Adding a Contact to Your Gro ups Select a group, touch to select the desired contact, and then touch ADD MEMB ERS . You can only add contacts saved in your phone memory to a group, you cannot add contacts sa ved in your SIM card. Joining and Separating Contacts You may have duplicate contacts if you import contacts by: • Adding an accou[...]

People 29 2. Touch the joint contact to be separ ated. 3. Touch Manage joined contacts . 4. Select the contact to be se parated from the joint contact. The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in Peopl e . Sending Contacts You can send contact information as a .vcf file via Bluet ooth or Messaging. 1. Select a cont[...]

Text Input 30 • Text Input Displaying the Keyboard To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. The keyboard is displayed automatically when you run certain applicat ions. If not, touch a text field to open the keyboard. Touch to hide the keyboard. Choosing an Input Method 1. When the keyboard is displayed, the keyboard icon is shown on the notifica[...]

Text Input 31 The keyboard layout may vary slightly depending on the field where you are entering text. The previous figure is provided for your reference only. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > All > Language & input , touch next to Android keyboard , then touch Voice input key to turn on or turn off voice input. Using the Swype [...]

Text Input 32 Editing Text To edit text quickly, touch and hold th e text you have entere d, and choose the content you want to edit. You can then ed it the text quickly using icons in the upper right corner as follows: • : Select all content. • : Cut the selected content. Touch and ho ld th e text. Drag the grab points to select the text you w[...]

Messaging 33 • Messaging The Messaging application allows you to exch ange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with an yone using an S MS-or-MMS-capable phone. Openin g Messaging On the Home screen, touch > Messaging to open the message application. Creating and Sending a Text Message 1. Touch > Messaging , then . 2. Enter a p[...]

Messaging 34 2. Enter a phone numbe r in the To field, or touch to select a contact from People . 3. Touch the composition text box to start composing your message. If you want to enter a smiley, touch , then Insert sm iley . 4. Perform the following steps to conv ert a text message into a multimedia message: • Touch > Add subject to add the m[...]

Messaging 35 Replying to a Message 1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it. 2. Touch the text box to compose your mess age. Once finished, touch Send . Searching for a Message To find a message quickly: On the mess ages list screen, touch and enter the message content to search for. Customizing Message Settings [...]

Getting Connected 36 • Getting Connected Mobile Networks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator's 2G/3G service (if available) whe n you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM card must be inserted. Checking the Netw ork Connection 1. Touch > Settings > All . 2. Under WIRELESS &[...]

Getting Connected 37 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , touch the button next to Wi-F i . Connecting to a W ireless Network 1. After turnin g on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings > All . 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , touch Wi-Fi to display the Wi-Fi screen. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks. 3. Touch a Wi-Fi networ k to connect to it.[...]

Getting Connected 38 Sharing Your Ph one's Data Connection as a Portable W i-Fi Hotsp ot 1. Touch > Settings > All . 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , touch More... > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot . 3. Touch Config ure Mobile Hotsp ot . 4. Name the Wi-Fi hotspot. 5. Select an encryption mode. It is recommended that you se t the encr[...]

Getting Connected 39 traffic reaches the red line, your phon e's mobile networks data connection will be disabled. • Scroll the white time axis to view data usage within a certain period. • Touch an application to check its data usage. Browser Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed. Basic Operations Touch > Brows[...]

Getting Connected 40 3. As you enter the address, matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen. If you see the address you want , touch it and go directly to that webpage or complete enteri ng your desired webpage. Setting a Home Page 1. In a browser window, touch > Settings > General > Set homepage . 2. Select one page from the li[...]

Getting Connected 41 If you are using Bluetooth, remember to st ay within 10 meters (33 feet) of the other Bluetooth devices to which you want to c on n e c t. B e a w are that obstacles like walls or other electronic equipme n t may interfere with your Bluetooth connection. Turning On Bluetooth 1. Touch > Settings > All . 2. Under WIRELESS &[...]

Getting Connected 42 4. If prompted, enter the pairing pa ssword to complete the connection. Sending Fi les via Bluetooth With Bluetooth, you can sh are pictures, videos, or mu sic file s with your family and friends. To send files via Bluetooth: 1. Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or SD card. The active options me nu is disp[...]

Email 43 • Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. Wi th your phone's Email application, you can use your email acco unt wit h Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time , you must conf igure an email account. The Email setup wiza[...]

Email 44 Saving an Email Attachment 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the email message you wan t to view. 2. Touch the attachment ta b to display the attachment. 3. Touch SAVE to download the attachment. After being downloaded, the attachment is saved in the Download folder on the microSD card. Creating and Sending an Email Message 1. On the Inbox scr[...]

Email 45 Changing Email Account Settings You can change a number of account se ttings, including the email checking frequency, new mail notification method, and details about the account's email sending and receiving servers. Your account's incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using. You can ente r th[...]

Entertainment 46 • Entertainment In addition to being a communication de vice and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitud e of ente rtainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos and audio c lips, and download and listen to music. Taking Photos an d Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camer[...]

Entertainment 47 Viewing Yo ur Photos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you ha ve just taken is shown in the lower right corner of the capture sc reen. Touch the thumbnail to view the photo. 2. Touch the onscreen buttons for the following functions: • Touch to enter the gallery. • Touch > to send the photo via Bluet ooth. •[...]

Entertainment 48 Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically sear ch for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders, view and edit pictures, watch vide os, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for a contact. Opening the Gallery On the Home screen, touch >[...]

Entertainment 49 Enjoying Music Before you using music player, you must copy music files from your computer to the microSD card. Once you have done this, the player will search for music on the microSD card. After the search is complete, you will be able to view all available music files in the music library. Copying Music to the microS D Card 1. C[...]

Entertainment 50 Playing 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, touc h to use another application. Your music continues to play. To return to the music con trols, open the notification panel and then touch the song. Adding Music to a Playlist 1. Touch a category o[...]

Entertainment 51 2. The first time you open FM radio, touch Auto tuning , which automatically scans for available FM channels, saves th em as presets, and plays the first FM channel found. Tuning the FM Radio Open the FM Radio application, and then do the following: • Touch or to tune the radio to the previous or next channel. • Slide the knob [...]

Google Services 52 • Google Services Availability of Google applications , s ervices, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow loc al laws and regulations to use them. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Talk , Gmail , or Play Store , and you will be prompted to s[...]

Google Services 53 Gmail Gmail is Google's web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on yo ur phone, your Inbox will contain the me ssages from your Gmail web account. Openin g Gmail On the Home sc[...]

Google Services 54 3. Do one of the following: • If you selected or Reply all , enter your message. • If you selected Forward , specify the message recipients and add any additional text you want to in clude in the f orwarded message. 4. Touch to send, or to uch to save as a draft. Searching for an Email 1. In the mail list, touch . 2. Enter th[...]

Google Services 55 2. Touch a pending invi tation, and then t ouch Accept . Starti ng a Chat 1. In the friends list, touch a fr iend's na me in the friends list. 2. Use the onscree n keyboard to enter text and chat with your friend. 3. After entering your message, touch . Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages Whenever you receive an i[...]

Google Services 56 Enabling the Location Service Before you open Maps to find your location or sear ch for places of interest, you must enable the location service. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > All . 2. Touch Location services . 3. Select the Google's location service check box, the GPS satelli tes check box, or both. Openin[...]

Google Services 57 YouTube YouTube is Google's free onlin e video streaming service for watching, searc hing for, and uploading videos. Opening YouTube On the Home screen, touch > YouTube . You will then see th e YouTube screen. Searching for a Video 1. On the YouTube screen, touch . 2. Enter a search keyword, an d then touch the Search ico[...]

Google Services 58 including other applications from th e same developer and a link to the developer's website. In addition, yo u can send the developer an email. 2. To install the application, touch INSTALL (if it is free) or touch the button with its price (if it is not free), an d confirm your download or purchase. 3. To check the progress [...]

Accounts and sy nchronization 59 • Accounts and synchronization You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the web. Adding an Account 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > All . 2. In the ACCOUNTS area, touch Add account . 3. Select an account type. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to en[...]

Accounts and sy nchronization 60 4. Touch Sync Email t o t u r n o n d a t a s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n . You can touch > Sync now to have the account synchronize data from the web in the background. Changing an Account's Synchronization Settings 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > All . 2. In the ACCOUNTS area, touch Google [...]

Using Other Applications 61 • Using Other Applications Backup Backup lets you back up your important da ta and restore them after a system upgrade or reset. Backing up data to local sto rage 1. On the home screen, touch > Backup . 2. Touch B a c k u p t o S D c a r d . 3. Select the data you wish to back up. 4. Touch Backup . 5. Enter a passwo[...]

Using Other Applications 62 Openin g Calen dar On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open the application. Creating an Event 1. In any calendar view, touch , and then touch New event . If you have more than one calendar, s elect the calendar whe re you want to save the event. 2. Enter the even t name. • If there is a time frame for the event[...]

Using Other Applications 63 organized by account. (Calendars for accounts you have configured not to synchronize Calendar events ar e not included in the list.) 1. In any calendar view, touch > Calendars to display . If you have an account to be synchr onized to your phone, the account will be displayed in the Calenda rs to display list. 2. Touc[...]

Using Other Applications 64 3. From the displayed option menu, cho ose Cut or Copy . 4. Select where you wis h to paste the file . 5. Touch Paste . Searching f or a File 1 . O n t h e File Manager screen, touch Internal or SD card , and then touch a folder to access the directory wh ere the file you want is located. 2. Touch > Search to enter pa[...]

Using Other Applications 65 Clock Clock displays the date and tim e. You can also use Clock to turn your mobile phone into an alarm clock. Opening the Clock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms . Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch . 2. Set the [...]

Using Other Applications 66 Openin g Calcu lator On the Home screen, touch > Calcu lato r to open the application. Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel On the Calcu lato r screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel . Notes Notes features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can [...]

Managing Your Mobile Phone 67 • Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch > Settings > All . Setting the Date and Time When your phone is usi n g the date an d time settings provided automatically by the network, you canno t change the settings. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & time . 2. On the settings scr[...]

Managing Your Mobile Phone 68 web page, viewing an image , or writing a message, your sc reen orientation will automatically change to la ndscape or portrait view. • Touch Sleep to set a screen timeout period . If idle for the specified period of time, your phone automatically lock s its screen to save battery po wer. • Touch Font size to chang[...]

Managing Your Mobile Phone 69 Turning on Data Ro aming 1. On the Settings screen, touch Mobile networ ks . 2. Select the Data roaming check box. Accessing data services while roamin g may incur additional charges. Ask your wireless service provider about data roaming fees. Disabling the Data Service 1. On the Settings screen, touch Mobile networ ks[...]

Managing Your Mobile Phone 70 Protecting Your M obile Phone with a Screen Lock To keep your data more secure, lock the screen and/or require a screen unlock pattern every time your mobile phone is tu rned on or wakes up from sleep mode. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Security > Screen lock > Pattern . 2. Flick your finger vertically, horizo[...]

Managing Your Mobile Phone 71 • After you have entered the wrong pa ttern twenty times, you will be taken directly to the Google account interface. After you have enter ed your Google account password, you will be able to reset the unlock pattern. Managing Applications Viewing an Installe d Applicati on 1. On the Settings screen, touch Manage app[...]

Managing Your Mobile Phone 72 1. On the Settings screen, touch Backup & reset . 2. Select the Back up my data check box. Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to it s factory se ttings, all of your pe rsonal data stor ed on the phone, including information ab out your Google account, any other accounts that you have configured, your sy[...]

Glossary i • Glossary A Accept an invitation 54 Accessing wi dgets 18 Add a bookmark 40 Add a favorite contact 25 Add a friend 54 Add a new screen item 16 Add a slideshow 34 Add an account 59 Add an alarm 65 Add an email account 43 Add music to a playlist 50 Adjust the speec h rate 69 Advanced panel 66 Airplane mode 11 Answer a call 20 Applicatio[...]

Glossary ii Compress files 64 Conference call 21 Connect a Bluetooth device 41 Connect to a wireless network 37 Controlling data usage 38 Copy a file 63 Copy music to th e microSD card 49 Copyright 3 Create a folder 63 Create a Google account 52 Create a group 27 Create a multimedia message 33 Create a text message 33 Create an email 53 Create an e[...]

Glossary iii F File manager 63 Forward an email 53 Free up your phone memory 71 G Get directions 56 J Import contacts fr om a SIM card 24 Import regulations 5 Important information about the battery 9 Inserting a Micro-SIM card 7 Install an application 57 L Landscape keyboard 32 Library screen 49 Lock the screen 13 M Make a call from the contacts 1[...]

Glossary iv Open the media library 49 Open the messaging application 33 Open the notifications panel 15 Open your camera 46 P Pair a Bluetooth device 41 Permissions 3 Play music 50 Portable Wi-Fi hotspot 38 Power off your mobile phone 10 Power on your mobile phone 10 Privacy policy 5 Protect your phone with a numeric pin 70 Protect your phone with [...]

Glossary v Send a text message 33 Send an email 53 Send an email message 44 Send files via Bluetooth 42 Separating contacts 28 Set a home page 40 Set an alarm 65 Set an event reminder 62 Set notifications for new instant messages 55 Set the date and time 67 Set up your mobile phone 10 Share a video 57 Share data connec tion via USB 37 Start a chat [...]

Glossary vi USB mass storage 18 Using the TTY device 22 V View a multimedia message 34 View a picture 48 View an email message 43 View an installe d application 71 View your memory status 64 View your photos 47 View your videos 47 Viewing recently used applications 18 Voice dialing 19[...]

HUAWEI Y301-A1 V100R001_01 All the pictures in this guide are for your r eference only . Y our phone's actual display features may be different to those described her e, depending on its software version. Please visit www .huaweidevice.com/worldwide/support/hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or r egion.[...]