A113 User Guide
WELCOME Welcome to the Micromax family. Congratulations on becoming a proud owner of the Micromax A113 Android phone. Your A113 device offers you the following exciting features and much more: Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Platform: Your A113 comes packaged with Android 4.1.2 OS meaning that your mobile phone is based on a versatile operating system. 8 Megapixel Camera (with Auto-focus): The 8 Megapixel camera allows you to take crisp and sharp high quality pictures and videos any time. 1.
multimedia files. THE ANDROID ADVANTAGE An Android TM phone can perform many of the same functions as a computer and you can customize according to your own needs. For example, you can add and remove applications or upgrade existing applications to improve the functions. At Android market, you can download a range of applications and games from an ever growing collection. You can also integrate applications on your android phone with other applications and with online services that you use.
and some features may be dependent on the network, or service content provider. Images shown in this User Guide are for representation only. Other product logos and company names mentioned/used herein may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners. The functions explained or listed in this manual may differ from the actual functions appearing in the device. In such a case, the latter shall govern.
CONTENTS WELCOME 2 THE ANDROID ADVANTAGE 3 READ ME FIRST 3 DISCLAIMERS: ............................................................................. 3 INSTRUCTIONAL ICONS ................................................................. 4 CONTENTS 5 PHONE LAYOUT 8 INSERT SIM CARD ....................................................................... 9 INSERT MEMORY CARD 9 TURN THE PHONE ON AND OFF 10 CHARGE THE BATTERY ...............................................................
MAKE A CALL ............................................................................ 18 CONFERENCE CALL ................................................................... 18 MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL CALL ................................................... 19 END A CALL .............................................................................. 20 DISABLE PHONE CALLS.............................................................. 20 USING THE HANDSET’S KEYS.................................................
RECORD SOUND ....................................................................... 35 CONNECT TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES 35 CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ....................................................... 35 USING A113 AS A MODEM FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY ............... 36 PAIR W ITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES ................................................ 37 MANAGE ACCOUNTS 38 GOOGLE ACCOUNT .................................................................... 38 START GMAIL ........................................
PHONE LAYOUT Model A113 8
INSERT SIM CARD When you subscribe to a cellular service, you will receive a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. To insert SIM card(s): 1. Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover and battery. 2. Insert the SIM card correctly in the card slot(s) (See figure below). 3. Finally insert the battery and place back the rear cover of the mobile phone. Please keep the SIM Card out of the reach of small children. The card and the contacts are vulnerable to damage due to scratching or bending.
1. Power off the mobile phone, and then remove the rear cover and battery. 2. Open the memory card slot and insert the memory card into the slot. 3. Finally insert the battery and the rear cover of the mobile phone. Use only compatible memory cards approved by Micromax with this device. Incompatible memory cards may damage the card or the device and corrupt the data stored in the card. TURN THE PHONE ON AND OFF Switch On: Press and hold the Power key for a few seconds.
CHARGE THE BATTERY Before using the device for the first time, you must charge the battery. You can charge the device with a travel adapter or connecting the device to a PC with a USB cable. 1. Connect the charger to a wall outlet 2. Connect the charger to the device.
. Tip: You can charge your handset using the USB port and USB cable. Use only Micromax approved chargers and cables. Unapproved chargers or cables can cause batteries to explode or damage your device. We suggest you charge the battery for 4 hours continuously for the first time. UNLOCK THE PHONE You may need to provide PIN, Password, or draw a pattern to unlock your phone(depending on the lock settings). To unlock the screen: 1. Press the power key to wake up the phone. 2.
USING THE TOUCH SCREEN You can use the touch screen in the following ways: TOUCH AND HOLD Touch and hold an item. An action occurs depending on the situation.
DRAG AN ITEM Touch and hold an item and move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position. Tap and hold the item, and slide your finger across the screen. The item follows your finger. You can generally drag items on the home screen. SCROLL Quickly slide your finger across the surface of the screen, (without dragging an item). For example, slide the screen up or down to scroll a list.
SWIPE Place a finger on the screen, and steadily slide your finger in the desired direction. For example, when you are viewing a picture, to view the next picture, swipe left.
You can open any image or web page and then use your thumb and index finger to zoom the display through the pinch gesture as illustrated below. DOUBLE-TAP Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. For example, double-tap a section of a webpage in Browser to zoom that section to fit it to screen size. You can also double-tap to control the Camera zoom, in Maps, and in other applications.
CHANGE THE ORIENTATION On most screens, the orientation of the screen changes as you rotate it. You can turn this feature on and off. You can change the screen orientation by rotating the handset.
PLACING AND RECEIVING CALLS You can dial a phone number or touch a number in your contacts. You can also place a call from the Call log or messages. MAKE A CALL 1. Tap the number. icon on main menu or the home screen to dial the desired 2. Tap on any of the Phone, Call Log or Contacts tab to make a call. 3. Tap on the contact to dial the number. 4. Press the Volume Up/ down keys on the left side to adjust the call volume. In Call Options Touch to add another call.
Your device supports conference calls (dependent on network service) between select number of participants, including yourself. If you dial or accept a new call when you are already on a call, you can merge the calls into a conference call. 1. Place a call to the first participant. 2. When you are connected, touch the participant is put on hold. icon and dial a number, the first 3. When you are connected with the second participant, touch the conference call will become active. icon.
1. Touch the / icon to dial the number. 2. Press the Volume Up/ down keys on the left side to adjust the call volume. END A CALL While during a call, touch the icon to end the call. DISABLE PHONE CALLS Some locations may require you to turn off your mobile, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth wireless connections. Press and hold the Power button and then choose Airplane Mode. USING THE HANDSET’S KEYS The phone’s buttons offer a lot of functions and shortcuts.
screen. applications. THE HOME SCREEN When you start up and unlock the phone, the home screen opens. The main screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. Touch the launcher icon at the bottom of the screen to view all installed applications. You can add an application icon to the Home screen by pressing and holding it until it vibrates and enters Home screen and the release your finger. SWITCH BETWEEN HOME SCREENS You can shift between the home screens.
When the device is in idle mode, you will see the idle screen. From the idle screen, you can view indicator icons, widgets, shortcuts to applications, and other items. The idle screen has multiple panels. Scroll left or right to the panels on the idle screen. Add Widgets and icons to home screen You can customize the idle screen by adding shortcuts to applications or items in applications, widgets, or folders. To add items to the idle screen.
MENU ICONS You have the following menu icons to easily let you access its important features: Opens the dialer Opens messaging Opens the main menu Opens the contacts list WORKING WITH MENUS The phone provides you with Context menus and Options menus for accessing the features in an intuitive way. CONTEXT MENU You can open context menu by touching on any screen. Not all screens have context menus. If you touch no context menu, nothing happens.
Context Menu OPTIONS MENUS Options menus contain tools that apply to specific items on the screen. You can open an option by touching and holding an item on the screen. Not all items have options menus.
Options Menu When you touch and hold some items on a screen, an Options menu opens. MANAGING NOTIFICATIONS Notification icons inform you of new messages and events. When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the status bar, along with a summary that appears only briefly. OPEN THE NOTIFICATIONS PANEL Drag the status bar down from the top of the screen as shown below.
The Notifications panel displays your network provider’s name and a list of your current notifications. Respond to Notifications 1. Open the notification panel and touch a notification to respond to it. 2. What happens next depends on the notification. From the notifications panel, you can use the following options: Wi-Fi: Activate or deactivate the WLAN connection feature. Bluetooth: Activate or deactivate the Bluetooth wireless connection feature. GPS: Activate or deactivate the GPS feature.
Auto rotation: Activate or deactivate the auto rotation feature. WLAN Bluetooth GPS Data Brightness AutoConnection Control Rotation Close Notifications Panel Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of the screen. Or just press the back button. The panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond to it. MESSAGING You can use Messaging to exchange text messages and multimedia messages.
Touch to open a message A Message becomes an MMS if you send it to an email address, or add multimedia media file(s). You can use Messaging to exchange text messages and multimedia messages with your friends. You can also press the key and open the context menu to work on messages and their settings. A Message becomes an MMS if you send it to an email address, or add multimedia media file(s). CREATE AND SEND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE 1. Touch icon. 2. Enter or select a mobile phone number.
icon to add a contact from the contact list. 3. Touch the composition text box and enter your message body. 4. Touch button and then attachments. 5. Touch / to attach various types of to send the multimedia message. FORWARD A MESSAGE 1. Open a message and then touch that message in a message conversation window. Touch to forward the message. Tap to lock the message. 2. Touch Forward in the menu that opens. 3. Add a contact.
4. Touch / to send the message. You can also Copy message text, View message details and delete message. LOCK A MESSAGE You can lock a message so it won’t be deleted if you reach your storage limits. 1. Touch and hold message in a message window. 2. Touch Lock in the menu that opens. Unlock a message by touching and holding it and then touch Unlock. USING THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARD Some applications display the keyboard by default.
Tap this icon to select desired contact from phonebook Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch and hold for caps. Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the highlighted suggestion. Use the icon to erase characters. After typing, press icon to close the keyboard. Press the symbols key to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. Touch and hold the text field to open a menu and to copy/cut texts.
2. Issue your desired voice command to the phone. MULTIMEDIA CAMERA Your camera’s pictures and videos are stored in the SD card, so you must insert one to use the Camera. You can copy pictures and videos from the SD card to a PC and vice versa. Take a Picture or video Touch the Camera icon in the main menu. Adjust the exposure and other settings if you wish. Touch the icon to click pictures. Shoot Videos Select the video mode. Adjust the quality, effect, and other settings, if you wish.
Tap the start video icon to start or stop recording. GALLERY You can use the Gallery to view pictures and play videos and share files. 1. Touch the Gallery icon in the main menu or in camera mode. 2. Touch an album to open and view its contents. 3. Touch a picture or a video in an album to view it and even share with your friends. Share an Album Open the main Gallery window. 1. Long press an album or image to select the object. 2. You can select multiple albums/pictures/videos that you want to share. 3.
mobile phone to adjust the volume. You can use an SD card to enhance the storage capacity for your various multimedia files such as music, photos emails and so on. Notes, tips, or additional information COPY SONGS FROM YOUR PC Just connect the Handset to your PC using the USB cable and transfer your favorite songs. FM RADIO You can listen to your favorite FM channels using the inbuilt FM receiver of your phone. 1.
2. Press the phone’s volume up/down keys on the left side of the mobile phone to adjust the volume. RECORD SOUND Menu > Sound recorder Tap the icon to start recording. Tap the Icon to stop the recording. CONNECT TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including Internet, Wi-Fi, GPRS, Bluetooth, devices, such as headsets. You can also transfer files to/from your PC through the data cable. CONNECT TO THE INTERNET To configure your Internet: 1.
point names. 2. Select the access point name or change the access point name for your Internet connectivity as provided by the service provider of your SIM card. By default, your network provider sends the access point name settings via SMS, or it comes with your SIM card. You may need to install these settings. After this, you can choose from the listed access point names. If the access point names are not listed by default, please contact your network provider for the same.
You need to insert a Data Service enabled SIM card on your phone to use your A113 as a router. 1. Go to Settings> Wireless & networks>More>Tethering & Portable hotspot. 2. Configure your Wi-Fi hotspot as suggested. 3. Make sure your computer has Wi-Fi. After connecting to the Wireless network, you can use the GPRS service from your A113. Note: Your mobile operator may charge you based on your GPRS data usage. Bluetooth Tethering You can share your phone’s internet connection via Bluetooth. 1.
the same passkey you entered in the other device to be paired. If the pairing is successful, your phone connects to the device. MANAGE ACCOUNTS You can set up a corporate, Google account etc on your device. You can do this by tapping Settings> Accounts> Add Account: You may also be able to add other kinds of accounts, depending on your application.
SYNCHRONIZE CONTACT LIST Settings> Accounts>Add Account To synchronize an account you will need to first have a Gmail account . You can either add a new account or can use existing account. 1. Enter your Email ID and Password and tap Next. 2. Choose the account options that display and tap Next. Follow the suggested steps. Your contacts synchronization will be complete in a few seconds. To Auto-Sync an Existing Account: You can sync your Gmail contacts to your phone and vice versa.
MAPS Google Maps is a web based service offered by Google Inc. which offers you access to various map based services. You can view various streets, landmarks and can even plan your routes with the help of Google Maps. It also comes with a navigation system (GPS required) which gives turn by turn route guidance while driving or walking. You can even download maps for offline usage. This serves as a useful application for your day to day usage. Note: Internet connection is required for using Google Maps.
Global Positioning System is a satellite based system that provides location information to the users. Your device has an in-built receiver that receives signals from the satellites. You can drop down the notification panel and tap on the GPS icon to turn on/off the GPS. Alternatively, you can; 1. Go to Settings> Personal> Location Access. 2. Enable Access my Location option and GPS satellites. You can use these settings for using applications such as Google Maps.
Switch off your device when regulations posted instruct you to do so. Always keep the phone and accessories out of reach of small children. Small parts such as the SIM card, dust cap, lens ring and lens cap as well as the micro SD card can be dismantled and swallowed by small children. Do not place the phone near to electromagnetic data carriers such as credit cards and floppy disks. Information stored on them could be lost. Permanent hearing loss may occur if you use earphones or headphones at high volume.
The phone may cause interference in the vicinity of TV sets, radios and PCs. Use only Micromax specified batteries and charging devices. All batteries can cause property damage, injury or burns if a conductive material such as jewelry, keys or beaded chains touch exposed terminals. Exercise care in handling any charged battery, particularly when placing it inside your pocket, purse or other container with metal objects. Do not dispose of batteries in fire as they may explode. 1.
liquids or moisture can contain minerals that will rust electronic circuits. If your device does get wet, remove the battery without turning on the device, wipe it with a dry cloth and take it the service center. Do not store the device in high or cold temperature. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices and damage batteries. Do not use or store the device in dusty, dirty areas. Its moving parts and electronic components can be damaged.
room temperature range. Batteries have life cycles. If the time that the battery powers equipment becomes much shorter than usual, the battery life is at an end. Replace the battery with a new battery of the same make and specification. Use manufacturer approved batteries, chargers, accessories and supplies. Micromax will not be held responsible for user’s safety when using unapproved accessories or supplies. Do not discard the battery with household trash.
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