Huawei Ideos X1 manual

Contents i 1 Please Read B efore P roceed ing.............. ..................... ......1 1.1 Personal Infor mation and Data Secu rity ......... .............. ........... .... 1 1.2 Safet y Precautions .......... ........... ............. ........... ........... ............. .. 2 1.3 Legal Notice ......... .............. ........... .............[...]

ii 5.1 Disp laying the Keybo ard Panel .......... ........... ............. ........... ..... 23 5.2 Custo mising Keyboard Settings ......... ........... ............. ........... ..... 24 6 Mess aging ......................... .................... ................. ............24 6.1 SMS a nd MMS..... ........... .............. .......... ........[...]

iii 11.2 Using the Clock .......... ........... ........... ............. ........... .............. .. 50 11.3 Using the Calcula tor ................... .......... ........... ............. ........... 51 11.4 Using the Notepad .......................... ........................... .............. 51 12 Man aging Your M obile Phon e ...............[...]

1 1 Please Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Personal Informatio n and Data Security The use of some functions or thir d-party applications on y our device could result in your personal information an d data being lost or becoming access ible to others. Several measures are rec ommended to help you protect personal and confidential information. • Place [...]

2 • If you have concer ns about the securit y of your personal in formation and data, please contact mobile@huawei.com. 1.2 Safety Prec autions Please read the safet y precautions carefu lly to ensure the correct us e of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avo id dropping, squeez ing and bending y our mobile pho[...]

3 1.3 Legal Notice Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be rep roduced or transmitted in any f orm or by any means without prior written c onsent of Huawei Technolog ies Co., Ltd. The product describe d in this manual may include copyr ighted software of Huawe i Technologies Co., Ltd. an[...]

4 Trademarks and Perm issions , , and are trademarks or re gistered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Android™ is a trademark of Goo gle Inc. Other trademarks, product , service and company names mentione d are the property of their respective owners . Notice Some features of the pro duct and its accessories desc ribed herein rely on th[...]

5 This product uses the open-s ourced Android™ opera ting system. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary ch anges to the system. Theref ore, this product may not support all the func tions that are supported by the standard Android™ oper ating system or may b e incompatible with t hird-party softwar e. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. sh[...]

6 2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone 2.1 Mobile Phon e Overview 2.1.1 Phone at a G lance All the pictures in this guide ar e for your reference only. The actual appea rance and display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase. 1 Power key 2 Earpiece 3 Menu key 4B a c k k e y 5 Microphone 6 Home key 7 Search key 8 Volume control k eys 1 2 3[...]

7 2.1. 2 Key Funct ion s at You r Finger ti ps 9 Wrist strap hole 10 Headset jack 11 Camera 12 Speaker 13 Charging/Data interface • Press to power on you r mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. • Press to lock the scre en when your mobile phone is ac tive. • Press to return t o the previous screen. • Press to exit[...]

8 2.2 Setting Up Yo ur Mobile Phone 2.2.1 Before getting started 1 Removing battery cover 2 Installing SIM card 3 Installing *micro SD card 4 Installing battery 5 Installing battery cover *micro SD card is optional[...]

9 2.2.2 Charging the Battery Before charging the b attery, ensure th at it has been prope rly inserted into your p hone. 1. Connect the USB cable that came wit h your mobile phone to the ch arger. 2. Connect the USB cable to your mobile pho ne. Then, plug in the connec tor of the charger to an electric al outlet. The phone begins char ging. If your[...]

10 • When the battery is low on powe r, the phone play s an alert and displays a prom pt. When battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically. 2.2.4 Battery Saving Tips The longevity of battery powe r depends on the network that you connec t to, and how you use your mob ile phone. Try the following to conserve ba ttery[...]

11 2.3. 2 Set Up Wiz ard The first time you po wer on your mobile phone, the ph one displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone. The setup wizard he lps you: • Learn about your mo bile phone • Create or sign int o your account • Make some initial decisions a bout how you want to use y our mobile phone 2.3.3 Powering Off Your Mobile P[...]

12 2.5 Locking a nd Unlocking the Screen 2.5.1 Locking the S creen • When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When t he screen is locked, you can still receive mes sages and calls. • If your phone is idle for a while , the screen will lock automatically. 2.5.2 Unlocking the S creen 1. Press or to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the lock ico[...]

13 2.6 Home Screen 2.6. 1 Noti fica tion an d Statu s Icon s Call in progress Call i n progr ess usi ng a Bluetooth device Call forwarding on Call on hold Missed call Connected to a PC GPS connected Music playing New voicema il New message GPRS connect ed GPRS in us e EDGE connect ed EDGE in use 10:23 Touch to view all your applications. Shortcuts [...]

14 2.6.2 Notifications Panel Your mobile phone will notify you wh en you receive a new mess age or there is an upcoming event. The notifications panel als o informs you of alarms and settings, fo r example, you w ill be notified w hen Call forwarding is activated. Op en the notifications panel to see your net work operator or to view a mess age, re[...]

15 2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Hom e Screen 2.6.4 Customising the H ome Screen Adding a New Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Ho me screen until the Select action menu is displayed. 2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen. Moving a Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home sc reen until the item expands in size a[...]

16 2.6.5 Changing th e Wallpaper 1. On the Home screen, touch > Wallpaper . 2. Touch the following menu items to select a pictur e and set it as the wallpaper: • Live wallpapers • Pictures • Wallpapers 2.7 Using a microSD Card 2.7. 1 Using t he micr oSD Card a s USB Mass St orage To transfer all y our favorite mu sic and pictur es from you[...]

17 incoming calls or send them to your v oicemail box. You can also s et up conference calls with several participants. 3.1 Making a Call To make a call, you can use the Dialer application, or select a number fr om Contacts or Call lo g . When you are on a call, you can press to return to the Home screen and use other functions. To return to the ca[...]

18 3.2 Answering or Re jecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call, the incomin g call screen opens with the caller's na me and number that you have entered in Contacts . Drag the to the right to answer the ca ll. 3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch End to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Inco ming Call Drag t[...]

19 3.3 Other Operation s During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conferenc e Call If you receive a new call while yo u are already on a c all, you can connec t the second call to the call you are on. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers. Contact your n etwork operator to learn if conference c[...]

20 1. While you are on the first call an d the second ca ll comes in, answer the inco ming call, and then touch Swap . 2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call. 3.4 Using Call log The Call lo g contains a list of calls that you ha ve dialed, received, or missed. You can use the call log to reference a recently c[...]

21 Touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displaye d alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through. 4.2 Importing Co ntacts from a SIM Card 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts . 2. Touch Copy from SIM card . 3. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Select the contacts y ou want to[...]

22 4.5 Editing a Co ntact You can make changes t o the information you have st ored for a contact at an y time. 1. In the contacts list, touch and hold the co ntact whose details y ou want to edit, and then touch Edit contact in the options menu. 2. Touch the category of contact informa tion you wish to chan ge: name, phone number, email address, o[...]

23 2. Touch OK to confirm that you want t o delete the c ontact. 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel To enter text, use the onsc reen keyboard. So me applications open the keyb oard automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the ke yboard. Touch the space where you want to w rite text to display the keyboard. T[...]

24 5.1. 2 Usin g the Andr oid K eyboar d Touch > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android keyboard > Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input. 5.1.3 Using the Lan dscape Key board If you find the keyboard incon v enient or difficult to use, turn you r mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape ori[...]

25 6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening M essaging Touch > Messaging . 6.1. 2 Creati ng and Sending a Text Mess age 1. Touch > Messaging > New message . 2. Enter a phone number in the To field. As you enter the phone number, matching contacts ap pear. You can touch a suggested recipient or co ntinue entering the phone number . 3. Touch the compos[...]

26 Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to you r message, use the Slideshow optio n. 1. On the message editing screen, tou ch t o display the option s panel. 2. Touch Attach > Slideshow , and then select a slide to start edit ing it. 3. Touch and touch More > Add slide to add more slides. 4. Touch Done to finish composi[...]

27 1. Touch > Email . 2. To customise your email settings, an swer the onscree n prompts, and then touch Next . Or touch Manual setup if you want to set the mail se rver yourself. If you choose to set up your account manually, you will need the corr ect parameters for the account. C ontact your email service pr ovider for this information. 3. En[...]

28 5. When you are finished, touch Send . If you are not ready to se nd the message, touch Save as draft or touch to save the message as a dra ft. 6.2. 4 Replyi ng to an Email Message 1. On the accounts screen, touch the ema il account you want to use. 2. Touch the email message you want to reply to. 3. Touch Reply or Reply all to reply to the emai[...]

29 7 Getting Connected 7.1 GPRS/3G Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your wireless service provider’s GPRS/3G/E DGE service (if available) wh en you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM card must be inserted. 7.1.1 Checking the Network Connec tion 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks[...]

30 7.2.2 Connecting to a W ireless Network 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi setti ngs . 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 net[...]

31 7.3.2 Sharing Your Pho ne’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-F i Hots pot 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot . 3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share yo ur data connection . When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is sele cted, yo u can to uch Porta ble Wi-Fi hotspot settings to[...]

32 2. Use the keyboard to enter the web pa ge address. You can touc h to enter the web page address by voice. 3. As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will appear o n the screen. If you see the addres s you want, touch it and go dire ctly to that web page or complete entering the ad dress of the web page yo u want. 7.4.3 Setting a H[...]

33 7.5 Bluetoo th Your mobile phone has Bluet ooth, which allows you to crea te a wireless connec tion with other Bluetooth devic es so you can share files with you r friends, talk hands- free with a Bluetooth headset , or even transfer phot os on your phone to you r PC. If you are using Bluetooth, remembe r to stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of ot[...]

34 7.5.3 Sending Files v ia Bluetooth With Bluetooth, you can sha re pictures, videos, or music files wit h your family and friends. To send files via Bluetooth, do as follows: 1. Touch and hold the file to be sent. The activ e options menu is displayed. 2. Touch Share , and then touch Bluetooth to select a paired devic e. 7.5.4 Disconnecting or Un[...]

35 Capture Screen On the capture screen, touch to show the capture panel. 8.1. 2 Taking a Photo 1. Open your camera and switch to the camera mode . 2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview cha nges as you change the settings. 3. Compose your photo within the photo capture screen. 4. Touch and hold . When the frame turns green, the i[...]

36 8.1.4 Recording a V ideo 1. Open the camera, and then switc h to camcorder mode. 2. If necessary, change the ca mcorder settings. 3. Frame the scene which you wa nt to start your video. 4. Touch to start recording a video. 5. Touch to stop recording. 8.1. 5 Viewin g Your Vi deos After recording a vi deo, a thumbnail of the video you have just re[...]

37 3. Touch the screen. Then the zoom panel appears. You can zoom in or zoom out on the picture. The picture view er supports t he automatic rotatio n function. When you rotate your mobile phone, the picture ad justs itself to the rotation. 8.2. 3 Rotat ing a P ictu re 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the opera t ions panel. 2. Touch Rot[...]

38 3. Create a folder in the root directory of the mic roSD card (for example , Music ). 4. Copy the music from your computer to the f older you have created. 5. After copying music, unmount or eject the drive as required by you r PC’s operating system to safely remove the mobile ph one. 6. Disconnect the mobile phone from the PC . 8.3.2 Opening [...]

39 8.4 Listening to FM Radi o FM Radio lets you listen to FM radio stations on your mobile phone. Since FM Radio uses the provided wire d stereo headset as the antenna, connect the headset first to the audio jack of your phone befor e you open the application. 8.4.1 Opening the F M Radio 1. Touch > FM Radio to open the application. 2. The first [...]

40 9.1 Creating a Goog le Account If you do n ot have a Go ogle account, y ou can creat e one: 1. After reading the setup information, touc h Next . 2. Touch Create . 3. Enter a first name, last name, and use r name for your Google accou nt, and then touch Next . The mobile phone will connect to the Google s erver to check whether the username is a[...]

41 9.2. 3 Creat ing an d Sendin g an Email 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Compose . 2. Enter the message recipient’ s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipie nts, separate the e mail addresses with co mmas. You can add as many message r ecipients as you wan t. If you want to send a copy (Cc ) or[...]

42 9.3 Using Talk Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You c an use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 9.3.1 Opening Talk Touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is bas ed on the Google acc ount you set up with your mobile phone. 9.3.2 Adding a Friend 1. In the friends l[...]

43 9.3. 6 Signi ng Out of Talk In the friends list scre en, touch , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk . 9.4 Using Maps Maps lets you find your current loc ation, view real-time traffic c onditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get detail ed directions to various destinations on a satellite, traffic, or other kind of map. 9.4.1 [...]

44 9.4. 3 Searc hing f or Plac es of I ntere st 1. On the map, touch , and then touch Search . 2. Enter the plac e you want to sea rch for in the s earch box, and the n touch the Se arch icon. 3. Your search results will then be display ed. 9.4.4 Getting Directions 1. While viewing a map, touch , and then touch Directions . 2. Enter the starting po[...]

45 9.5.3 Sharing a Video On the YouTube screen, while viewing a list of videos, tou ch a video, a nd then touch Share on the options menu. 9.6 Using Market Android Market provides direct access to applica tions and games which you can download and install on your phone . 9.6.1 Opening M arket 1. Touch > Market . 2. When you open Market for the f[...]

46 4. To install the item, t ouch FREE (if the item is free) or Buy , whichever is displayed. 5. To check t he progress of a downlo ad, open th e notification panel. Most a pplication s are installed within seconds . To stop an item from downloading, to uch Cancel . 6. After the application has been downloaded and inst alled on your mobile phon e, [...]

47 10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account, Contacts compares contacts fr om the newly synchronised accoun t with contacts from your existing mobile phone accou nts and attempts to merge dup licates into a single entry in Contacts . While it is presented as a single contact entry, the con tact data itself is not merged. 1. Touch > Setti[...]

48 10.2 Customising Y our Account Synchronisation You can configure backg round data use and synchr onisation options for all the applications on your phone. You can a lso configur e what kind of data you synchro nise for each account. For some accounts, synch ronising is two-directional; c hanges that you make to the information on your mobile pho[...]

49 11 Using Other Applications 11.1 Using the Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events , meetings, and appointments. Depending on your sync hronisation sett ings, the calendar on yo ur phone can be synchronised w ith the inter net-based cale ndar you us e. 11.1.1 Opening the C alendar Touch > Calendar to open the application. To access [...]

50 11.1.3 Setting an Event Rem i nder 1. On any calendar view, touch an event to view its details or an event summary . 2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder. Or to uch the reminder’s “-” button to delete an exist ing reminder. 3. Touch the reminder time, and then touch the lengt h of time before the event when you want to be rem[...]

51 Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch Add alarm . 2. Set the alarm, and then touch Done . Setting 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 alarm. 3. Touch Repeat to set the days when you want the alarm to sound. 4. Touch Ringtone to select a ringtone f or the [...]

52 2. Touch , and then touch Add note to create a note. 3. Touch to save the note. 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone , touch > Settings . 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone automat ically uses the date, time zone, and time provided by the network . When your mobile p hone is using date and tim[...]

53 12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for sever al minutes, it will turn off the scree n to save battery power. To set a longer or shor ter idle time, do the following: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Displa y > Screen timeout . 2. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated. 12.3 Se[...]

54 12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customising Ca ll Settings You mobile phone service pr ovider offers different services such as call forwarding , call waiting, fixed dialing numbers , and voicemail. You can cus tomise many of these services if they are part of your calling plan. On the Settings screen, touch Call settings to customise your ca[...]

55 12.5.2 Adjusting the Speec h Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Speech rate . 2. Select a speed at which the text is to be s poken. 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phon e 12.6.1 Turning on Your S I M Card PIN 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security > Set up SIM card l [...]

56 12.7 Managing Applications 12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Ap plication 1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage applications . 2. In the applications list, do any of the following: • Touch , and then touch Sort by size . Then touch an application t o view its details. • Touch an application directly to view its details. 12.7.2 [...]

57 12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to the set tings that were configur ed at the factory, all of your personal data sto red on the phone, including information a bout your Google Account, any other accounts, you r system and application sett ings, and any applicatio ns you have downloaded will be erase d. Resetting the phone d[...]

58 How do I create an application shortcut on the Home screen? Touch and hold an application icon on the main menu screen until the Home screen is displayed. Then drag the icon where you want it to go and release yo ur finger. How do I hide the keyboard? Touch to hide the keyboard. V100R001_01 31010FXR[...]