Huawei Ascend Y520 manual

Y520 User Guide[...]

i Contents Read Befor e Pr oceed ing .............................................................................. 1 Safety Precautions ......................................................................................................... 1 Personal Inform ation and Data Security .................................................................[...]

ii Copying a T ext Mes sage to T oDo or Calendar ............................................................. 22 Customizing Message Settings .................................................................................... 22 Emai l ......................................................................................................... 23 Add[...]

iii Using Other Applica tions ........................................................................... 45 Calendar ...................................................................................................................... 45 File Manager .................................................................................................[...]

1 Read Befor e P r oceed ing Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, t hrow, or punct ure your mobile phone. Avoi d the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobil e phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist envir onment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your [...]

2 Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wi reles s devices. Respect others’ privacy and legal rights when using your wireless device. Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone or PC may be dama ged. P ers onal Informatio n and Data Sec urit y The use of some functions o[...]

3 Legal Notice Copyright © H ua wei T e chnologies Co., Ltd . 201 4. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior w ritten consent of Huawei T echnologies Co ., Ltd. and it s affiliates ("Huawei"). Th e product described in this manual may include c opyrighted soft[...]

4 providers provide content and se rvices through netw ork or transmission too ls outside of the control of Huawei. T o the greatest extent permi tted by applicable law , it is explicitly stated that Huawei shall not compensat e or be liable for services provided by third - party service providers, or the interruption or termination of thir d - par[...]

5 Privacy Policy T o better understand how we protect your persona l information, p lease see the privacy policy at http://consumer .huawei.com/ privacy - policy .[...]

6 Getting S tart ed All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only . Y our phon e’s actual displ ay features may b e d i fferent to those described here, depen ding on its software version . Ke y Functions at Yo u r F ingert ips  Press and hold to power on your mobil e phone.  Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is a[...]

7  When the battery power is low , the phone will alert you and d i splay a message. When th e battery power is almost exhaus ted, your phone will power off automaticall y . Po w e r Saving Tip s Th e longevity of battery power depen ds on the n etwork to whi ch you connect, a nd how you use your mobile phone. T r y the following to conserve bat[...]

8  Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone . P owering Off Y our Mobile Phone 1. Pr ess and hold (P ower key) to open the p hone options menu. 2. To u c h Po w e r off . If Quick boot is enabled, the phone will enter the deep sleep mode. If Quick boot is dis abled, touch OK to shut down the phone. 3. To u c h OK .[...]

9 On the home screen, touch > > Display , sel ect the Aut o -rotate scr een check box to d isable this function. Locking and Unlocking the Screen Loc ki ng the Scr een  When your phon e is on, press (Pow er key) to lock the screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls.  If your phone is idle for a while, t[...]

10 Home Screen T ouch and hold a shor tcut until the item expands in size , you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the Remove . Y ou can also drag an icon from another area of the scr een to the shortcut posit ion. Notif ication and Status Icons Signal strength No si gnal Alarm enabled Airplane mode Bluetooth on Receiving locat[...]

11 Uploading Downloa ding Phone storage s pace is getting low Sign - i n or synchroniz ation problem Wi- Fi network av ailable Connected to a W i - Fi network Portable Wi - Fi hotspot on Connected to a PC Notif ication Pa n e l Y our mobile phone will notify yo u when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notification pane l [...]

12 Viewing Other Par ts of the Ho me Screen Flick your fi nger left or right across the home screen . Customizing the Home Screen Add ing a New Home Screen Item 1. T o uch and hol d a n item until mobile phone vibr ates . 2. Select the desired position an d release it. Moving a H ome Screen Item 1. T ouch and hold an item on the h ome screen until [...]

13 Y ou can also touch , and to turn the corr espond ing services on or off . Cha nging the Wallpaper 1. On the h ome screen, touch > W ALLP APERS . 2. T ouch the following menu ite ms to select a pictu re and set it as the wal lpaper:  Gallery  Live W allpaper s  V ideo W allpa per  Wallpapers Application S c re e n Th e Application[...]

14 C alling T o make a phone call , you can d ial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other pl aces. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redi rect them to your voicemail. Y ou can also set up conference calls with several participant s. Making a Ca l l T o make a cal[...]

15 2. To u c h to the side of the log ent ry to d ial. Answerin g or Rejecting a Call Answering or Rejectin g an Inc oming Call When you receive a phone call, the incoming call s creen opens. If you have previously saved the caller’ s number in Contact , the caller's name and number are d isplayed. If the calle r’s number is not s aved i n[...]

16 Other Op er ations Du ring a Ca ll Making a C onference Cal l If you receive a new call while you ar e already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in. This feature is known as conference calling. Y ou can also set up a confe rence call with multiple callers. Contact your network operator to ask if confe rence calls are sup[...]

17 4. To u c h C R E AT E NEW C O N TA C T . Usin g Airp lane Mode So me locations may require you to turn off your phone ’s wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you ca n place it in Airplane mode . 1. Pr ess and hold (P ower key) . 2. To u c h Airpla ne mode .[...]

18 Contact T he Pe o p l e applic ation enables you t o save and manage information such as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save cont act information on your mobile ph one, you have easy access to the contact with whom yo u want to communicate. Opening the Co ntact Appli cation On the home screen , touch > . All of your c[...]

19 Sear chi ng for a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch . 2. Enter the nam e of the conta ct you wish to search for . As you type, contacts with matching nam es appear below the sear ch box. Ed iting a Contact Y ou can make changes to the informati on you have stored for a contact at any time. 1. In the c ontact list, touch the c ontact whose de[...]

20 Ed iting a Group Y ou can always make changes to the information you have saved for a group. 1. In the g roups list, touc h the group whose d etails you want to edit, and then touc h > E d it . 2. Make t he desired chang es to the group inf ormation, and then touc h D ONE . Send ing Contacts 1. In the contacts list, touch > Sha re visible [...]

21 Messaging T he Messaging application allows you to exch ange text messages (SMS) and multimed ia messages (MMS) with an yone using an SMS -or- M MS - capable pho ne. Cr eating and Send ing a Te x t Message 1. On the h ome screen, t ouch . 2. To u c h . 3. Enter a phone number or a c ontact's name in the Ty p e name or number f ield, or touc[...]

22 1. On the m essage ed iting scr een, touch > Slideshow . 2. S elect a sli de to start ed iting it . 3. To u c h Done to f inish composing your message and r eturn to the multimedia message screen. 4. To u c h Ed it to add more slides . 5. When t he message is rea dy to be sent, touch Send . Opening and Viewing a Multimed ia Message 1. In the [...]

23 Email Y our mobile phone also puts email at your f inger tips. With your p h o ne ’s Email application, you can use your email account wit h Y ahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. Add ing an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, you must c onf igure an em ail account. The Email setup wizar d h[...]

24 Saving an Email Attachment 1. Select th e email account you wa nt to use. 2. T ouch the email message you want to view . 3. To u c h a ttach ment (s) . 4. T o uch > Sav e for saving the attachment. Cr eating and Send ing an Email Message 1. Select th e email account you wa nt to use. 2. T o uch > Compose . 3. In the To f ield, enter the r [...]

25 Customizing Email Account Settings Y ou can change a number of account settings, including how often you check for emails, how you are notified of a new mail , and details about the servers th e account uses to send and receive m ails. Y our account’s incoming and outgoing settings depen d on the kind of email service you are using. Y ou can e[...]

26 Getting Connected Mobile Networks Y our mobile phone will be automati cally confi gured to use your network operator’s 2G/3G service (if avail a ble) when yo u turn on the phone for the first time. No te that the SIM card must be inserted . Checking the Network Connection 1. On the h ome screen, t ouch > . 2. To u c h M o re … > Mobile[...]

27 Connecting to a W ireless Network 1. On the h ome screen, touch > . 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , t ouch the Wi - F i switch to turn o n Wi - F i. 3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , t ouch Wi - Fi . Y ou phone then scans for avail able Wi - F i networks and d isplays them. 4. To u c h a W i - Fi network to connect to it .  If yo u sel[...]

28 Sharin g Yo u r Phone ’ s Da ta Connection as a P ortable Wi - Fi Hots pot 1. On the h ome screen, t ouch > . 2. To u c h M o re … > T ethering & portable hotspot . 3. T ouch the Wi - Fi hotspot switch to share you r data connection. When Wi - Fi hotspot is on , you can touch Wi - Fi hotspot > Set up Wi - Fi hot spot to change i[...]

29 Send ing Files via Bluetooth With Bluetooth, you can share pictures, videos, or music fil es with your family and frien d s . To send fil es via Bluetooth: 1. T ouch and hold the file to be sent in you r mobile phone or microSD card. Th e active options menu is d isplayed. 2. To u c h , then Bluetooth to sel ect a paired device. Disconnecting fr[...]

30 B ro w s e r Y our mobile phone comes with an Inter net browser pre - installed. Opening the Browser On the home screen , t ouch . When known o r o pen W i - Fi netw orks and mobile data networks are available at the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi - Fi network for Inte rnet access. T ouch t o open the browser options me nu: ?[...]

31 Setting a Home Pa g e 1. On the h ome screen, t ouch . 2. In a b rowser window , touch > S etti ng s . 3. To u c h General > Set hom epage . 4. Fr om the d isplayed option m enu, choose the web pa ge you want to set as the hom e page. Managing Bookmarks Y ou can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobi le phone. Add ing a Bookm ark[...]

32 Entertainment In add ition to being a commun ication device and pers onal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of entertain ment possibilities. Y ou can take ph otos, create videos and aud io clips, and downl oad and listen to music. T aki ng Photos and Recor d ing Videos Th e camera is a combination of camera and camc[...]

33 3. Fr ame your photo within t he photo cap ture sc re en . 4. To u c h to take your photo. Photos taken are di splayed for a momen t. Y ou can take a nother photo or review your photos. Viewing Yo u r Photos 1. Aft er taking a photo, a thumb nail of the photo you hav e just taken is shown in the lower right corner of the captur e screen. T ouch [...]

34 Opening t he Gallery On the home screen, touch . T he Gallery application categoriz es your pictures and videos by storage location and d isplays these f iles in folders. T ouch a fo lder to vie w the pict ures or videos in side. Viewing a Pi c t u re 1. In Gallery , touch the folder t hat contains the pi ctures you want to v iew . 2. T ouch the[...]

35 Playing Music 1. Fr om the music libr ary , select a way to view your music. 2. T ouch the music file you want to play . While playing music, to uch to return to the home screen, the music will continue to play in the background and you can use other appli cations. Open the notif ications pane l and touch the playing music to return to the music[...]

36 2. T ouch and hold the playlist you want to play . 3. To u c h Pla y to play the playlist . Listening to t he FM Rad io Th e FM radi o lets you listen to FM rad io programs on your mobile phone. Since the FM rad io uses the provided wired stereo headset as its antenna, before opening the application, connect the headset to your p hon e’s the a[...]

37 Google Services Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary accord ing to you r country or car rier . Plea se follow lo cal law s and reg ulations to use the m. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Google , Gmail , or Play St o re , and you will be prompted to sign in to [...]

38 Switching Between Accounts 1. In the m ail list, touch Inbox on the t op of the screen . 2. T ouch the account that cont ains the email you want t o read. Crea ting and Send ing an Email 1. In the m ail list, touch . 2. Enter the messa ge r ecipient’s em ail address in the To field. If you are s end ing the email to sever al recipients, separ [...]

39 Maps Maps lets you find your c urrent location, view re al - time traff ic cond itions (depend ing on availability in your locale), and get det ailed d irections to various destinations. Y ou can view satellite images, traffi c maps, or other kinds of maps of your cur rent or other locations. Enabling the Location Service Before you open Maps to[...]

40 Opening Y ouT ube On the home screen, touch > . Searching for a Video 1. On the Y ouT ube screen, touc h . 2. Enter a search keywor d, and then touch icon on the keypad . Y ou will see a n umber of searc h results displayed below the notification bar . Scroll throug h the results and t ouch a video to watch it . Play St o re Android Market pr[...]

41 3. T o check the progr ess of a download, open the notif ication panel. Most applications are insta lled within seconds. After the application has been do wnloaded and installed on your mobil e phone, the content download icon appears in the notif ication bar . If you want to install a non - Marke t application, touch > > Security , and th[...]

42 S ynch r onizing Inform ation Some applications on your mobil e phone give you access to the same pers onal information that you can add, view , and ed it on your computer . If you add, change, or delete your information in any of thes e a pplications on the web, the updated information also appears o n your mobile phone. This is made pos sible [...]

43 Add ing an Exc hange Account 1. On the h ome screen, touc h > > Add a ccount . 2. To u c h Corporate . 3. F ollow the instruct ions and enter the requir ed information a bout the exchange account you wa nt to add. For det ails, contact the server administrator . 4. To u c h Next to d isplay the Incoming setti ngs screen. Configur e the set[...]

44 Conf i guring Gener al Synchr onization Settings 1. On the h ome screen, t ouch > . 2. O n the ACCO U N T S , sel ect the added account t ype such as Corporate , IMAP , POP3 or Google . 3. On the account screen, t ouch the account and do the follow ing:  Select or clear the check box to control whether appli cations and services can transm[...]

45 Using Other Applications Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. Opening Calendar On the home screen, touch > . Crea ting a New Event 1. In any c alendar view , touch , and then tou ch New event to open the e vent details screen. If you have mor e than one cale ndar [...]

46  Defaul t reminder time : t ouch to select the defau lt time before an event for event reminders to occur . File Manager Fil e Manager is like having a pocket - sized pers onal assistant (P A), let ting you organize, ed it, and delete fil es and f old ers. Opening File Manager On the home screen, touch > . Crea ting a Folder 1. On the File[...]

47 3. T ouch to retur n to the file manager scr een. Viewing Yo u r Memory Status On the home screen, touch > > Sto rag e . The memory management screen will be d isplayed. T his screen allows you to view the memory s tatus and available memor y on your mobi le phone and microSD card. Clock Clock lets you view the time around the world, use s[...]

48 1. On th e hom e screen, touch > . 2. To u c h to create a note. 3. E nter t he information and t ouch DONE to save the note.[...]

49 Managing Yo u r Mobile Phone T o conf igure your mobile phone, touch > . Setting the Date and Tim e When your mobile phone is using the dat e and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manual ly set the date, time, and time zone. 1. On the Settings sc reen, touch Date & time . 2. T o uch the Automatic date & t[...]

50 Setting Ri ngers Adjusting the V olume Y ou can adjust the volume while on the home screen or on most of the ap plicatio n screens ( such as the screen d isplayed d uring a call or when playing music or videos) . Press the V olume keys to adjust volume to the level you desir e. Y ou can also adjust the volume from the settings sc reen . 1. On th[...]

51 Setting P hone Services Customizing Call Settings Mobile phone service pro viders offer d ifferent ser vices such as call forward ing, call waiting, fixed d i aling numbers, and voice mail. Y ou can customize many of these ser vices if they are part of your calling plan. On the home screen, touch , then touch > Settings > Vo i c e Cal l to[...]

52 2. Under SIM CARD L OCK , touch Set up SIM ca rd lock . 3. Select t he Loc k SIM c a rd check box . 4. Us e the keyboard to enter t he PIN, and then tou ch OK . 5. T o change the PIN at any tim e, touch Ch ange SIM PIN . Y ou can d ial emergency numbers an y time from your mobile phone. Pro tecting Y our Mobile Phone with a Screen Loc k T o keep[...]

53 After you have enter ed the wrong sequence five times , FORGOT P A T TERN button will appe ar . T ouch this button to enter the Google account interface. After you have entered you r Google account password, you will be able to reset the unlock patte rn. If you are still experiencing any issues, please contac t Huawei support staff . Managing Ap[...]

54  Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use. Resetting Yo u r Mobile Pho ne Backing Up My Data Y ou can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone’s settings to Google servers. If you replace your mobile phone, the settings you have backed u p will be transferred to the new mobile phone the f irst time you sign in to[...]

55 2. Make s ure that your micr oSD card ha s sufficient space to store the ne w software version. 3. P erform the onlin e update following the ons creen instructions .[...]

Model: HUA WEI Y520-U03 HUA WEI Y520-U12 6011594_01 All pictures and illustr ations in this guide, including but not limited to the phone color , size, and display content, are for refer ence only . The actual product may vary . Nothing in this guide constitutes a warranty of any kind, expr ess or implied.[...]