G730 User Guide
Contents Foreword Getting started 2 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 9 10 14 14 15 Your phone at a glance Inserting the SIM card and battery Removing the SIM card and battery Inserting a microSD card Removing a microSD card Charging the battery Powering on or off your phone Locking and unlocking the screen Touchscreen gestures Getting to know your home screen Connecting your phone to a computer Turning on the data service Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Basic operations 16 16 17 17 18 20 20 21 Motion control Turning on one-h
0 31 31 31 32 What you can do during a call Answering a third-party call Making a conference call Using the call log Call settings Contacts 34 34 35 36 36 36 37 37 37 37 Creating a contact Importing or exporting contacts Copying contacts Searching for a contact Editing a contact Adding a contact to your favorites Deleting contacts Merging contacts Sharing contacts Contact groups Messaging 39 39 40 40 40 41 Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Replying to a message Searching for a messag
52 Music Internet connection 56 57 58 59 Mobile data connection Wi-Fi network Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Controlling your data usage Sharing data 62 63 64 65 Bluetooth Wi-Fi Direct DLNA Connecting your phone to a computer File Manager 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 Switching between category and list views Creating a folder Searching for a file Copying, cutting, and pasting a file Renaming a file Deleting a file Creating a shortcut for a file or folder Checking the storage status Managing
79 79 Calculator FM radio Phone settings 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 Setting up an account Turning on or off airplane mode Tone settings Display settings Turning on or off do not disturb mode Setting the date and time Changing the system language Setting the PIN of your SIM card Restoring factory settings Online update Accessibility Legal Notice Index iv
Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G730 smartphone! This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Also included are safety precautions you should be aware of, so please read this guide first before you begin using your new phone. Symbols and definitions The following symbols are used in this guide. Note Highlights important information and tips, and provides additional information.
Getting started Getting started Your phone at a glance 1 2 12 3 11 10 13 14 9 8 7 4 6 5 Proximity sensor/Ambient 1 Headset jack 2 3 Status indicator 4 Buttons 5 Main microphone 6 USB port 7 Speaker 8 Power button 9 Volume button 10 Camera 11 Front camera 12 Earpiece 13 Microphone 14 Flash light sensor 2
Getting started Do not block the area around the ambient light and proximity sensor. When you attach a protective film to the screen, make sure it does not block the sensor. Buttons • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the Return current application. • When you are entering text, touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. Home Menu Touch to return to the home screen. • Touch to display an option menu. • Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications.
Getting started 2. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the gold contact area and beveled edge of the card are facing the right directions. 3. Insert the battery. b a 4. Close the battery cover. Removing the SIM card and battery Don't remove the SIM card when your phone is powered on. 1. Open the battery cover.
Getting started 2. Take out the battery. 3. Take out the SIM card. Inserting a microSD card You can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card. 1. Power off your phone. 2. Open the battery cover. 3. Install the microSD card.
Getting started 4. Insert the battery. 5. Close the battery cover. Removing a microSD card Uninstall the microSD card before you remove it; otherwise, the microSD card may be damaged. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Storage. 3. Touch Unmount SD card. 4. Carefully take out the microSD card. Charging the battery You can charge the phone in either of the following ways: • Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a power socket.
Getting started Battery indicator The battery indicator shows your phone's battery level. • Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 15%. • Steady red (when charging): The battery level is lower than 15%. • Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is higher than 15%. • Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost or already full. Important information about the battery • Rechargeable batteries have a limited lifecycle and may eventually need to be replaced.
Getting started Powering on or off your phone • To power on your phone, press and hold the power button. • To power off your phone, press and hold the power button to display an option menu, and then touch Power off > OK. Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents mistaken operations from occurring without your knowledge, but also protects your phone from unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of different ways and also add lock screen widgets.
Getting started Unlocking the screen If the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger toward any direction to unlock the screen. Touchscreen gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example touch an application to select or open it.
Getting started Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to display an option menu. Flick: Move your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. For example, you can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification. Flick vertically or horizontally to go to other home screens, scroll through a document, and more.
Getting started convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below. 1 2 3 4 1 Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2 Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. 3 Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position. 4 Dock: displays your most common applications.
Getting started Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create more home screens for various applications and widgets. • Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens. • Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen.
Getting started screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Pictures folder in File Manager. You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch > to take a screenshot. Auto-rotate screen Your phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait view. You'll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games.
Getting started Touch 3 to display the switch shortcut list and touch to edit it. 4 Touch Clear to delete all notifications. Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a 5 notification to dismiss it. Connecting your phone to a computer Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer, and follow the onscreen instructions to select a connection mode to transfer photos, videos, songs, and other files between your phone and computer.
Getting started Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1. On the home screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2. Touch to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them. 3. Touch the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. For an encrypted Wi-Fi network, enter the password when prompted. If Wi-Fi and mobile data are both enabled, your phone connects to the Wi-Fi network preferentially.
Basic operations Basic operations Motion control Motion control lets you control the phone using simple motions. For example, mute the phone or answer and make calls quickly. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Motion control. 3. On the Motion control screen, select an option, and select a motion to enable it. • Flip: Mute sounds and stop vibration from incoming calls, alarms, and timers.
Basic operations 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch One-hand UI. After one-hand UI is turned on, touch the arrow on either side of the screen to move the dialer or other operation area to the side of your choice. Turning on glove mode Glove mode lets you perform touchscreen operations even when you wear gloves. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Gloves mode to turn on or off glove mode.
Basic operations Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled Charging Battery full Battery low Call in progress Missed calls New messages New emails New voicemails Select input method Wi-Fi network available Connected to a Wi-Fi network Uploading data Downloading data Phone memory full Upcoming events No SIM card found Sign-in or synchronization problem Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on M
Basic operations 3. Drag a widget from the screen's lower section to a screen thumbnail. 4. Touch to return to the home screen. If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will automatically create a new home screen to the right-hand side of the original and place the widget on the new home screen. You can have nine home screens at most. Moving an application or widget On the home screen, touch and hold an application or widget until the phone vibrates to enter editing mode.
Basic operations Managing home screens Adding a home screen 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set Home Screen dialog box. 2. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch . Moving a home screen 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set Home Screen dialog box. 2. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates, and drag it to the new location. Deleting a home screen 1.
Basic operations Viewing recently used applications Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications. You can then: • Touch an application to start it. • Flick left or right across an application or touch on its right upper corner to dismiss it. • Touch to clear the list. Texting Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter text using the onscreen keyboard. • Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
Basic operations Editing text Discover how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone. Hello, huawei • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag and to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box. • Copy text: Select text and touch Copy. • Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. • Paste text: Touch where you want to insert the text, drag to move the insertion point, and touch Paste to paste the text you copied or cut.
Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Home screen style. 3. Choose Simple or Standard and touch APPLY. Changing the theme Changing the theme 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a theme and touch APPLY. Customizing a theme 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Local, touch CUSTOMIZE. 3.
Personalizing your phone • Touch Random change to have the home screen wallpaper change randomly. Setting the home screen transition effect 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set Home Screen dialog box. 2. Touch Transitions. 3. Select a home screen transition effect. Setting tones 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Sound. 3. Touch Phone ringtone or Notification tone, and choose either of the following tabs: • Ringtone: Choose from the default selection.
Personalizing your phone Unlocking the screen with a PIN 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > PIN. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock PIN. After a PIN is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen. Unlocking the screen with a password 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Password. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password.
Personalizing your phone Changing the font size 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Display. 3. Touch Font size and select a font size. Adjusting the screen brightness 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Display. 3. Touch Brightness. 4. In the displayed dialog box, perform either of the following operations: • Select the Automatic brightness check box to have your phone automatically adjust its screen brightness based on the ambient light.
Calls Calls Making a call Smart dialing Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list. 3. From the list, select the contact you want to call. 4. To end the call, touch . Making a call from Contacts 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Calls 4. On the dialer, touch and hold the number key assigned to a contact to quickly call the contact. The number key 1 is the default key for voicemail. You cannot set it as a speed-dial number. Making an international call 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the dialer, touch and hold 0 to enter +. 3. Enter the country or region code, area code, and phone number in sequence. 4. Touch .
Calls Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone. • Drag right to answer the call. • Drag left to reject the call. • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch > Settings > Reject calls with SMS to edit the message that will be sent.
Calls What you can do during a call 1 7 2 3 6 4 5 1 Touch > to place the current call on hold, and touch again to resume the call. Touch 2 > to start a three-way call. Before you use three- way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider. 3 Touch to display the dialer. 4 Touch to use the speakerphone. 5 Touch to end the call. 6 Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. 7 Touch > to display the notepad.
Calls Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have turned on call waiting. 1. If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag right to answer the new call and place the first call on hold. 2. To switch between the two calls, touch . Making a conference call Making conference calls with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy with your phone. Before you make conference calls, make sure that you have subscribed to this service.
Calls You can also touch and hold the number you want to add, and touch Create new contact or Save to existing contact. Clearing the call log 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Dialer, you can: • Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and touch Delete entry to delete that call record. • Touch > Delete call log. In the displayed dialog box, touch the logs you want to delete or touch All to select all logs, and then touch DELETE to clear the call log.
Calls 3. Touch Additional settings. 4. Select the Call waiting check box. Setting up your voicemail Voicemail is your personal storage for missed calls, including the calls missed when you are in another call or your phone is powered off. Before you use voicemail, make sure you have subscribed to the voicemail service and obtained your voicemail number. For details, contact your service provider. You must also enable call forwarding and set all incoming calls to be forwarded to your voicemail. 1.
Contacts Contacts Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Create a new contact (or touch ). 3. Choose the save location for the contact. 4. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. 5. Touch SAVE. Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is the standard format for files storing contacts. Contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information can be saved in .vcf files.
Contacts Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Import contacts > Another phone (or touch > Import/Export > Another phone). 3. Select Supports Bluetooth, and touch NEXT. The phone then turns on Bluetooth and scans for Bluetooth devices. 4. Touch the Bluetooth device from which you want to import contacts. When the two devices are paired, your phone automatically imports the .vcf file from the other device. Exporting contacts to a storage device 1.
Contacts 2. Touch > Settings > Copy contacts and choose from where you want to copy the contacts. 3. Touch the contacts you want to copy or touch All to select all contacts. 4. Touch COPY and choose where you want to paste the contacts. Searching for a contact 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter the contact name or initials. Matching results are displayed as you type. For example, to search for John Doe, enter John Doe or JD. Editing a contact 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Contacts Deleting contacts 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Delete. 3. Touch the contacts you want to delete or touch All to select all contacts, and then touch DELETE. 4. In the displayed dialog box, touch Delete. Merging contacts 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Settings > Merge duplicate contacts. 3. Touch the contacts you want to merge or touch All to select all contacts that can be merged, and then touch MERGE. Only duplicate contacts saved in your phone storage can be merged.
Contacts 2. Under Favorites, touch > Create group. 3. Name the contact group. 4. Touch Add members. 5. Select contacts you want to add to the group or touch All to select all contacts, and then touch ADD. 6. Touch SAVE. Editing a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Favorites, touch and hold the contact group you want to edit, and touch Edit. 3. Rename the group or manage group members. 4. Touch SAVE. Sending messages or emails to a contact group On the home screen, touch .
Messaging Messaging Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Matching results are displayed as you type. Touch to select a contact. Touch to select more contacts. 4. Write your message. 5. Touch Send. Sending a multimedia message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3.
Messaging Replying to a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Write your message. 4. Touch Send. Searching for a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch > Search. 3. Enter the message or contact name, or parts of them. Your phone then displays matching results. Managing messages Copying a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Messaging 4. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. 5. Touch Send. Deleting a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. You can then: • Touch and hold the message you want to delete, and touch Delete. • Touch > Delete to delete multiple messages simultaneously. Deleting a thread 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Browser Browser Browsing web pages 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type. 3. Touch the website you want to visit. Managing bookmarks Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites. Adding a bookmark 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Browser screen, open the web page you want to add as a bookmark. 3. Touch > Save to bookmarks. 4. Name the bookmark and touch OK. Accessing a bookmark 1.
Browser 4. Rename the bookmark, change the website address, or revise the account information. Then touch OK. Setting the home page 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Settings > General > Set homepage. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you want to set as the home page. Clearing your browsing history To better protect your privacy, clear your browsing history from time to time. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Settings > Privacy & security > Clear history. 3.
Email Email Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select an email account type. 3. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email settings. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When the email account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed.
Email 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email settings. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When the email account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed. Sending an email 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the email address bar at the top of the screen to select an email account. 3. On the Inbox screen, touch . 4. Enter one or more recipients. To send the email to multiple recipients, touch + Cc/Bcc.
Email • Touch to go back to the previous email. • Touch to skip to the next email. Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network condition. Touch to refresh the inbox. Switching between email accounts If you have logged into multiple email accounts on your phone, switch to the one you want to use before you view or send emails. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the email address on the top to display your email account list. 3. Touch an email account you want to use.
Multimedia Multimedia Camera Capture screen 8 1 7 2 6 A 5 4 3 1 Touch to switch to video mode. 2 Touch to switch to photo mode. 3 Touch the thumbnail to view your photos and videos. 4 • Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it. • Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out. 5 Touch 6 Touch 7 Touch to switch between the rear and front cameras. 8 Touch for more options. to select a capture mode. A to set the flashlight mode.
Multimedia Taking a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Frame the scene you want to capture. Let your camera focus automatically or touch the screen to focus the camera. When the camera is focused, the frame in the center of the viewfinder turns green. 3. Touch . Shooting a video 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Frame the scene you want to record. 3. Touch to start recording. 4. During the recording, touch an object or area to focus on it. Touch 5. Touch to pause recording. to stop recording.
Multimedia 3. Frame the scene you want to capture. 4. Touch to start shooting. 5. Follow the screen prompts to move your phone slowly and stably, when the two arrows are overlapping, the phone will automatically take one or multiple photos. 6. Touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph. Taking a photo in beauty mode Want to look flawless in great quality photos? Enable beauty mode for simply stunning photos. 1.
Multimedia 2. Touch > to switch to HDR mode. 3. Frame the scene you want to capture. 4. Touch . The front camera does not support HDR. Taking a photo using audio control 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Camera > Voice activated shooting to switch to audio control mode. 3. Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will take a photo when the surrounding noise reaches a certain decibel level. Setting the save location for photos 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Multimedia Playing a slideshow 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch an album. 3. Touch > Slideshow to play a slideshow of the photos in the album. 4. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow. Rotating a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you want to rotate. 3. Touch > Rotate Left or Rotate Right. Deleting a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select the photo you want to delete. 3. Touch then Delete.
Multimedia 2. Choose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper. 3. Touch > Set as. 4. You can then: • Touch Lock screen wallpaper, drag the frames of the grid to resize it, and touch OK to set the photo as the lock screen wallpaper. • Touch Home screen wallpaper, drag the frames of the grid to resize it, and touch SET WALLPAPER to set the photo as the home screen wallpaper. Music Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime.
Multimedia 1 2 6 3 5 4 1 Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. 2 Touch to add a song to your Favorites. Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat 3 the current song, repeat the playlist, shuffle, and play in sequence). 4 5 6 • Touch to play and touch • Touch to go back to the previous song. • Touch to skip to the next song. to pause. Drag the slider to control the playback.
Multimedia Creating a playlist Creating playlists lets you be creative with your songs, and organize them into groups. You'll be able to listen to the playlist that best fits your mood. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. 3. Touch the text box to name the playlist, and touch Save. 4. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK. 5. Select the songs you want to add. 6. Touch ADD. Playing a playlist 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Playlists. 3.
Multimedia 7. Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the song. Setting a song as the ringtone Want to hear your favorite song whenever you receive a call? Just make it your ringtone. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a category. 3. Touch and hold the song you want to set as the ringtone, and touch Set as ringtone.
Internet connection Internet connection Mobile data connection Turning on the data service 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Mobile networks. 3. Touch Data connection, and then select the check box to the right of the SIM. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off the data service to save battery power and reduce data usage. Creating an APN The Access Point Name (APN) is a necessary parameter for a phone to connect to a mobile network or send multimedia messages.
Internet connection Wi-Fi network Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks. Some public locations, such as airports and libraries, may have Wi-Fi networks available for use. Using Wi-Fi networks provided by certain Internet service providers may produce fees. Before you use a public Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure you check and are aware of that service provider's fee policies. Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Touch Wi-Fi.
Internet connection Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Wi-Fi hotspot Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More…. 3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot. 5. Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 6. Set the Wi-Fi hotspot's name, encryption mode, and key.
Internet connection 4. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 5. Select the USB tethering check box. You cannot use your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is in USB storage mode. Bluetooth tethering You can share your phone's mobile data connection with other devices using Bluetooth. 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More…. 3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Select the Bluetooth tethering check box.
Internet connection • Drag the warning line up or down to adjust the mobile data usage warning value. When your data usage reaches the warning line, you will be notified. • Drag the date lines left or right to check the data usage during a specific period of time. • Touch Data usage cycle to set the statistical cycle for data usage. Viewing the data usage of an application 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More…. 3. Touch Data usage. 4.
Internet connection Restricting automatic data synchronization Restricting automatic data synchronization helps save data traffic and battery power. After this function is enabled, you have to manually synchronize your accounts. 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More…. 3. Touch Data usage. 4. Touch and clear the Auto-sync data check box.
Sharing data Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on or off Bluetooth 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Bluetooth to turn on or off Bluetooth. After Bluetooth is turned on, is displayed on the status bar. Turn off Bluetooth when it is not in use to save battery power.
Sharing data 2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth devices in range. 3. In the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with it. To disconnect from a paired Bluetooth device, under PAIRED DEVICES, touch > Unpair. If you cannot set up a Bluetooth connection to another device, the device may not be compatible with your phone.
Sharing data Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Wi-Fi to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch > Wi-Fi direct to scan for available devices. 4. Select a device. Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share. 3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to scan for available devices. 4. Select a device.
Sharing data 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > 2. Touch My shared files > . . 3. Touch a file, or touch and hold a folder. 4. Touch . Other DLNA devices on the same Wi-Fi network as your phone can view the file or folder you shared. Connecting your phone to a computer MTP mode MTP mode lets you transfer media files, such as photos, songs, and videos, between your phone and a computer. Windows Media Player 11 or later is required. 1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2.
Sharing data Mass storage mode If a microSD card is inserted into your phone, you can use your phone as a USB mass storage device and transfer files between your phone and a computer. 1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2. On the USB connection methods screen, choose USB flash drive. 3. Touch Turn on USB storage, and then OK. 4. On the computer, open the new drive to view files on your microSD card.
File Manager File Manager Switching between category and list views File Manager provides category and list views. • Under the category view, audio clips, videos, images, and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card are displayed by category, easy for you to browse through. • Under the list view, files in your phone's internal storage and microSD card are displayed in a list. On the home screen, touch category view or touch .
File Manager Copying, cutting, and pasting a file 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Internal or SD card. 3. Touch or . 4. Touch the file you want to copy or cut, and touch COPY or CUT. 5. Select where you want to paste the file, and touch PASTE. Renaming a file 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Internal or SD card. 3. Touch and hold the file you want to rename, and touch Rename. 4. Rename the file and touch OK. Deleting a file 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
File Manager Checking the storage status Before you save large files to your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure there is enough space first. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Storage. 3. On the Storage screen, view the total and available space in your phone's internal storage or microSD card.
Managing applications Managing applications Downloading applications A rich selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can: • Download applications from Google's Play Store. • Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone. • Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to the phone. • Connect the phone to a computer, and download applications using HiSuite or other third-party applications.
Managing applications Viewing applications You can view the sizes and access permissions of applications installed on your phone. You can also view the running applications to check the system running status. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Manage apps. 3. Select an application type: downloaded, running, or all. 4. Touch an application to view its details, and flick up or down for more information. Sharing an application 1.
Managing applications Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone storage. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Manage apps. 3. Flick to All, and touch Clear cache.
Phone Manager Phone Manager About Phone Manager Phone Manger is a system application that lets you better protect and manage your phone. Phone manger enables you to optimize the system performance by diagnosing your phone, cleaning out trash files, and more. You can also manage the access permissions of your applications to keep your personal and private data safe. Phone accelerator If you are experiencing slowdown issues with your phone, you may have too many applications using up too much memory.
Phone Manager Harassment filter 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Harassment filter. 3. On the Harassment filter screen, you can: • Touch Calls or Messages to view the blocked calls or messages. • Touch Blacklist > ADD CONTACTS to add a number to the blacklist. Power saving 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Power saving. 3. On the Power saving screen, you can: • Turn off the functions not in use to save power.
Phone Manager 3. On the Permission manager screen, you can view and set rights for your applications. Notification manager Some applications may push all kinds of notifications to your phone. Notification manager lets you set restriction rules on notifications to avoid receiving unnecessary information. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Flick left on the lower part of the screen, and touch Notification manager. 3.
Tools Tools Clock Clock lets you view the time around the world, use stopwatch or timer to keep track of time, or set alarms to wake you up in the morning. Alarm 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Alarm, you can: • Add an alarm: Touch , and set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more. Then touch DONE. • Turn on or off an alarm: Touch the switch button to the right of an alarm to turn it on or off.
Tools • Delete a city: Touch , select the city you want to delete, and touch DELETE. Timer 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Timer tab, rotate the dial to set the timer duration, or touch 1 min, 3 min, or 5 min to quickly set a time duration. 3. When you are done, touch Start to start the timer. 4. When the timer ends, the phone plays a tone and starts overtime timing. Touch Close to stop the tone and reset the timer. When the timer is running, touch Reset to reset it.
Tools 3. Touch the icon to the right of the city you want to set as the default city. Deleting cities 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > 2. Touch > . . 3. Select the cities you want to delete, and touch DELETE. Updating the weather 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > . 2. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. 3. Touch to update the weather. You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch > > Settings, select Auto update, and set Update interval.
Tools Calculator 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > . 2. Rotate your phone to portrait or landscape view to switch between the basic and scientific calculators. Make sure the screen auto-rotate function is turned on. FM radio Connect a headset to the phone. FM Radio utilizes the headset as an antenna. Searching for stations 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > 2. Touch > . to search for and save available stations.
Tools Listening to FM radio 6 5 4 1 2 3 1 Touch to return to the previous station. 2 Touch to turn on or off the FM radio. 3 Touch to add the current station to your favorites. 4 Touch to go to the next station. 5 Touch to enable or disable the speaker. 6 Touch to view the station list.
Phone settings Phone settings Setting up an account Adding an account 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Add account. 3. Select an account type. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information. Deleting an account 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the All tab. 3. Under ACCOUNTS, select an account type. 4. Select the account you want to delete. 5. Touch > Remove account. 6. In the displayed dialog box, touch Remove account.
Phone settings Turning on or off airplane mode Your phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode as required when you are on a flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games using your phone. Use either of the following methods to turn on or off Airplane mode: • Press and hold the power button, and touch Airplane mode.
Phone settings Display settings 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Display. 3. On the Display screen, you can: • Touch Brightness to adjust the screen brightness. To manually adjust the brightness, clear the Automatic brightness check box. • Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers. • Select or clear the Auto-rotate screen check box to turn on or off the screen auto-rotate function.
Phone settings • Touch Enable to turn on or off do not disturb mode. In do not disturb mode, is displayed on the status bar. • Touch Scheduled to schedule the effective time period for do not disturb mode. • Touch Allowed contacts to add contacts whose calls you can still receive in do not disturb mode. • Touch Repeat calls to turn on or off the repeat calls function. After the repeat calls function is enabled, the second call from the same number made within 3 minutes will not be muted.
Phone settings Setting the PIN of your SIM card A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to better protect your phone data. If you enable the SIM card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn your phone on. Before you perform the following operations, make sure you have obtained your SIM card's PIN from your service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Security. 3. Touch Set up SIM card lock. 4. Select the Lock SIM card check box. 5.
Phone settings 3. Touch Factory data reset > Reset phone > Reset phone. The phone will restore its factory settings and restart. Online update Once in a while, new updates for your phone will be available online. You will receive a notification when updates are available. Before updating, make sure your phone has enough storage space for the update package. All your personal data may be erased during a system update. It is recommended that you back up important data before updating your phone.
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Index Index A About Phone Manager Accessibility Accessing a bookmark Adding a bookmark Adding a city Adding a contact to your favorites Adding a home screen Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Adding a widget to the home screen Adding an account Adding an alarm Adding an Exchange account Adding songs Adjusting the screen brightness Answering a call Answering a third-party call Auto-rotate screen 73 86 42 42 76 36 20 44 18 81 76 44 52 26 29 31 13 Battery indicator Bluetooth Bluetooth tethering Browsing we
Index Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS 57 Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct 64 Continuous shooting 48 Copying a file 68 Copying a message 40 35 Copying contacts Copying text 22 copyright 87 Creating a contact 34 Creating a contact group 37 Creating a folder 67 Creating a playlist 54 Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 68 Customizing a theme 23 Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel 25 Cutting a file 68 Cutting text 22 D Deleting a city Deleting a contact group Deleting
Index Exporting contacts to a storage device 35 F Filtering harassment calls Filtering harassment messages FM radio Forwarding a message Freeing up phone memory 74 74 79 40 73 Getting to know your home screen 11 HiSuite mode 65 G H J import regulations 89 Important information about the battery 7 Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device 35 Importing contacts from a storage device 34 Importing contacts from the SIM card 34 Inserting a microSD card 5 Inserting the SIM card 3 Installing an applicat
Index N notice Notification manager 87 75 O Online update 86 Organizing home screen icons using folders 19 P Pairing with another Bluetooth device Pasting text Permission manager permissions Phone accelerator Playing a playlist Playing a slideshow Power saving Powering off Powering on privacy policy 62 22 74 87 73 54 51 74 8 8 89 R Receiving a file using Bluetooth 63 Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct 64 Rejecting a call 29 Rejecting a call and sending the caller a message 29 6 Removing a microSD car
Index Sending an email 45 Sending emails to a contact group 38 Sending messages to a contact group 38 Set the screen lock method 8 Setting a photo as the wallpaper 51 55 Setting a song as the ringtone Setting the date and time 84 Setting the default city 77 Setting the home page 43 Setting the home screen transition effect 24 Setting the PIN of your SIM card 85 Setting the ringtone and notification tones 24 Setting up your voicemail 33 Setting your home time zone 76 Sharing a file using Bluetooth 63 Sharin
Index Turning on glove mode Turning on one-hand UI Turning on or off an alarm Turning on the data service 17 17 76 14 Uninstalling a microSD Card Uninstalling an application Unlocking the screen Unlocking the screen with a password Unlocking the screen with a pattern Updating the weather USB tethering Using HDR Using the notification panel 6 71 9 25 24 78 58 49 13 Viewing applications Viewing photos or videos Viewing recently used applications 71 50 21 Weather What you can do during a call Wi-Fi Dire
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