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4. Touch CREATE NEW CONTACT. Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone's wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode. 1. Press and hold (Power key). 2. Touch Airplane mode. 17

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6011594-Y520-U03&U12 User Guide-(01,EN) 20140903.pdf	5
Safety Precautions	5
Personal Information and Data Security	6
Legal Notice	7
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2014. All rights reserved.	7
Trademarks and Permissions	7
Notice	7
Third-Party Software Statement	7
DISCLAIMER	8
Import and Export Regulations	8
Privacy Policy	9
Getting Started	10
Key Functions at Your Fingertips	10
Important Information About the Battery	10
Power Saving Tips	11
Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone	11
Powering On Your Mobile Phone	11
Setting Up Your Mobile Phone	11
Powering Off Your Mobile Phone	12
1. Press and hold (Power key) to open the phone options menu.	12
2. Touch Power off.	12
3. Touch OK.	12
Turning On Quick Boot	12
1. On the home screen, touch > SETTINGS > Accessibility.	12
2. Select the Quick boot check box.	12
Restarting Your Mobile Phone	12
1. Press and hold (Power key) to open the phone options menu.	12
2. Touch Reboot.	12
3. Touch OK.	12
Using the Touchscreen	12
Touchscreen Actions	12
Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen	12
Locking and Unlocking the Screen	13
Locking the Screen	13
Unlocking the Screen	13
1. Press (Power key) to wake up the screen.	13
2. Drag the lock icon from up to down to unlock the screen.	13
Home Screen	14
Notification and Status Icons	14
Notification Panel	15
Opening the Notification Panel	15
1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel.	15
2. On the panel, you can:	15
Closing the Notification Panel	15
Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen	16
Customizing the Home Screen	16
Adding a New Home Screen Item	16
1. Touch and hold an item until mobile phone vibrates.	16
2. Select the desired position and release it.	16
Moving a Home Screen Item	16
1. Touch and hold an item on the home screen until the item expands in size.	16
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the screen, and then release it.	16
Removing a Home Screen Item	16
1. Touch and hold an item on the home screen until the item expands.	16
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the Remove. When the item and the Remove turn red, the item is ready to be removed.	16
3. Release the item to remove it from the home screen.	16
Service Shortcuts	16
1. Open the notification bar.	16
2. Touch at the top of notification panel to switch data services on or off.	16
Changing the Wallpaper	17
1. On the home screen, touch > WALLPAPERS.	17
2. Touch the following menu items to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper:	17
Application Screen	17
Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage	17
1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable provided. Your PC will detect the microSD card as a removable storage device.	17
2. Open the notification bar, and then touch Connected as USB Storage.	17
Calling	18
Making a Call	18
Making a Call with the Phone Application	18
1. On the home screen, touch .	18
2. Touch the appropriate number keys to enter the phone number.	18
3. Touch .	18
Making a Call from Contact	18
1. On the home screen, touch .	18
2. In the list, touch the contact you want to call.	18
3. Touch the number to dial the phone number.	18
Making a Call from Call Log	18
1. On the home screen, touch > .	18
2. Touch to the side of the log entry to dial.	19
Answering or Rejecting a Call	19
Answering or Rejecting an Incoming Call	19
Ending a Call	19
Other Operations During a Call	20
Making a Conference Call	20
1. To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the first participant. After you have connected to the first participant, keep the connection open, touch .	20
2. Enter the phone number of the next person you want to invite for the conversation and touch , or select someone from your Call log or Contact. The first participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this.	20
3. Once you have connected to the second person, touch to begin the conference call.	20
4. To end the conference call and disconnect from everyone, touch .	20
Switching Between Calls	20
1. While you are in the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming call, and then touch .	20
2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call.	20
Using the Call log	20
Adding an Entry to Contact	20
1. If you are already working with dialer or contact, touch .	20
2. Touch the entry you want to add to your Contact.	20
3. Touch .	20
4. Touch CREATE NEW CONTACT.	21
Using Airplane Mode	21
1. Press and hold (Power key).	21
2. Touch Airplane mode.	21
Contact	22
Opening the Contact Application	22
Importing Contacts from a SIM Card	22
1. In the contact list, touch > Import/Export.	22
2. On the COPY CONTACTS FROM screen, select desired device, touch Next.	22
3. On the COPY CONTACTS TO screen, select desired device, touch Next.	22
4. Select the contacts or touch 0 selected > Select all to select all contacts.	22
5. Touch OK.	22
Adding a Contact	22
1. In the contact list, touch .	22
2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the account to which you want to add the contact.	22
3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information such as phone number and address.	22
4. When you are finished, touch DONE to save the contact information.	22
Adding a Contact to Your Favorites	22
Searching for a Contact	23
1. In the contact list, touch .	23
2. Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box.	23
Editing a Contact	23
1. In the contact list, touch the contact whose details you want to edit, and then touch > Edit.	23
2. Touch the category of contact information you wish to change: Name, Phone, Email, or any other information you recorded earlier.	23
3. Make the desired changes to the contact information, and then touch DONE.	23
Deleting a Contact	23
1. In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to delete, and then touch > Delete in the options menu.	23
2. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact.	23
Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts	23
Managing Groups	23
Creating a Group	23
1. On the home screen, touch > . Then flick the tab bar to .	23
2. In the groups list, touch , and then select an account.	23
3. Enter the name and person’s name, or touch to be added to the group.	23
4. When you are finished, touch DONE to save the group information.	23
Editing a Group	24
1. In the groups list, touch the group whose details you want to edit, and then touch > Edit.	24
2. Make the desired changes to the group information, and then touch DONE.	24
Sending Contacts	24
1. In the contacts list, touch > Share visible contacts.	24
2. Select contacts that you want to send.	24
3. Touch OK.	24
4. Select the way you prefer to send the contacts you have selected, for example, Bluetooth or Email.	24
Messaging	25
Creating and Sending a Text Message	25
1. On the home screen, touch .	25
2. Touch .	25
3. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the Type name or number field, or touch to select a contact.	25
4. Touch Type text message field to start entering your message.	25
5. When you are ready to send the message, touch .	25
Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message	25
1. On the home screen, touch .	25
2. Touch .	25
3. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the Type name or number field, or touch to select a contact.	25
4. Touch Type text message field to start entering your message.	25
5. Touch > Add subject or touch to add a picture, music, or video file.	25
6. When the message is ready to be sent, touch .	25
Adding a Slideshow	25
1. On the message editing screen, touch > Slideshow.	26
2. Select a slide to start editing it.	26
3. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia message screen.	26
4. Touch Edit to add more slides.	26
5. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send.	26
Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message	26
1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.	26
2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message.	26
Replying to a Message	26
1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it.	26
2. Touch the text box to compose your message. Once finished, touch .	26
Copying a Text Message to ToDo or Calendar	26
1. In the message list, touch a text message thread to open it.	26
2. Touch and hold one of the messages, and then touch Copy.	26
3. Touch ToDo or Calendar to save it as a note or an event.	26
Customizing Message Settings	26
1. In the message list, touch > Settings.	26
2. Change the message tone; manage SIM card messages, and more.	26
Email	27
Adding an Email Account	27
1. On the home screen, touch > .	27
2. Enter your Email address and Password, and then touch Next.	27
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize your email settings, and then touch Next.	27
4. Enter the account name and the name you want other contact to see when they receive an email from you.	27
5. Touch Next.	27
Adding Other Email Accounts	27
1. After creating your initial email account, touch > Settings.	27
2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT to create another email account.	27
Viewing an Email Message	27
1. Select the email account you want to use.	27
2. Touch the message that you want to view.	27
Saving an Email Attachment	28
1. Select the email account you want to use.	28
2. Touch the email message you want to view.	28
3. Touch attachment(s).	28
4. Touch > Save for saving the attachment.	28
Creating and Sending an Email Message	28
1. Select the email account you want to use.	28
2. Touch > Compose.	28
3. In the To field, enter the recipients’ name or email address.	28
4. Enter the subject of your message and compose the message.	28
5. When you are finished, touch .	28
Replying to an Email Message	28
1. Select the email account you want to use.	28
2. Touch the email message to which you want to reply.	28
3. Touch , then compose the message.	28
4. When you are finished, touch .	28
Deleting an Email Account	28
1. On the home screen, touch > .	28
2. Under ACCOUNTS, touch an accout, then choose the disired account.	28
3. Touch > Remove account.	28
4. Touch Remove account.	28
Customizing Email Account Settings	29
1. On the home screen, touch > .	29
2. Touch > Settings, touch the desired account.	29
3. Change the account name, your name and more.	29
Getting Connected	30
Mobile Networks	30
Checking the Network Connection	30
1. On the home screen, touch > .	30
2. Touch More… > Mobile networks.	30
3. Touch Network operators or Access Point Names to check the network connection.	30
Turning on the Data Service	30
1. On the home screen, touch > .	30
2. Touch More… > Mobile networks.	30
3. Select the Data connection and then touch the SIM card to turn on the data connection.	30
Wi-Fi	30
Turning On Wi-Fi	30
1. On the home screen, touch > .	30
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.	30
Connecting to a Wireless Network	31
1. On the home screen, touch > .	31
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.	31
3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi. You phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.	31
4. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it.	31
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection	31
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB	31
1. On the home screen, touch > .	31
2. Touch More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.	31
3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection.	31
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	32
1. On the home screen, touch > .	32
2. Touch More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.	32
3. Touch the Wi-Fi hotspot switch to share your data connection.	32
Bluetooth	32
Turning on Bluetooth	32
1. On the home screen, touch > .	32
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Bluetooth switch to turn on Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar.	32
3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth, and then touch your phone's name to make your mobile phone visible to other Bluetooth devices.	32
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device	32
1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is enabled.	32
2. On the home screen, touch > > Bluetooth. Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices in range.	32
3. From the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with it.	32
Sending Files via Bluetooth	33
1. Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or microSD card. The active options menu is displayed.	33
2. Touch , then Bluetooth to select a paired device.	33
Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device	33
1. On the home screen, touch > > Bluetooth.	33
2. Navigate to the PAIRED DEVICES section, and then touch > Unpair to disconnect from the device	33
Browser	34
Opening the Browser	34
Opening a Webpage	34
1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the screen.	34
2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage address.	34
3. As you enter the address, matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen. If you see the address you want, touch it and go directly to that webpage or complete entering your desired webpage.	34
Setting a Home Page	35
1. On the home screen, touch .	35
2. In a browser window, touch > Settings.	35
3. Touch General > Set homepage.	35
4. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you want to set as the home page.	35
Managing Bookmarks	35
Adding a Bookmark	35
1. In a browser window, go to the webpage you want to save as a bookmark.	35
2. Touch , and then touch Save to bookmarks.	35
3. Edit the bookmark name and then touch OK.	35
Opening a Bookmark	35
1. In a browser window, touch , and then touch Bookmarks/History.	35
2. On the Bookmarks screen, touch the bookmark of the website you want to open.	35
Customizing Browser Settings	35
1. In a browser window, touch > Settings.	35
2. Customize your browser settings to better fit your needs.	35
Entertainment	36
Taking Photos and Recording Videos	36
Opening Your Camera	36
Taking a Photo	36
1. On the home screen, touch .	36
2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview changes as you change the settings.	36
3. Frame your photo within the photo capture screen.	37
4. Touch to take your photo.	37
Viewing Your Photos	37
1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the lower right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it.	37
2. Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following:	37
Recording a Video	37
1. On the home screen, touch .	37
2. If necessary, change the camcorder settings.	37
3. Frame the scene with which you want to start your video.	37
4. Touch to start recording a video.	37
5. Touch to stop recording.	37
Viewing Your Videos	37
1. After recording a video, a thumbnail of the video you have just recorded is shown in the lower right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it.	37
2. Touch the onscreen buttons to do any of the following:	37
3. On the video playback screen, touch the controls to fast-forward or rewind or to play or pause the video.	37
Using the Gallery	37
Opening the Gallery	38
Viewing a Picture	38
1. In Gallery, touch the folder that contains the pictures you want to view.	38
2. Touch the picture to view it in full-screen mode.	38
3. You can zoom in or zoom out on the picture.	38
Rotating a Picture	38
1. When viewing a picture, touch .	38
2. Select either Rotate left or Rotate right. The picture is saved with the new orientation.	38
Cropping a Picture	38
1. When viewing a picture, touch > Crop.	38
2. Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop.	38
3. Touch SAVE to save the cropped picture.	38
Enjoying Music	38
Opening the Music Library	38
Playing Music	39
1. From the music library, select a way to view your music.	39
2. Touch the music file you want to play.	39
Creating a Playlist	39
1. In the music library, touch and hold a file.	39
2. Touch Add to playlist.	39
3. Touch New, edit the playlist name and touch Save to add the song.	39
Adding Music to a Playlist	39
1. From the music library select a way to view your music.	39
2. Touch and hold a music file, and then touch Add to playlist.	39
Playing Music in a Playlist	39
1. In music library, touch Playlists.	39
2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play.	40
3. Touch Play to play the playlist.	40
Listening to the FM Radio	40
Opening the FM Radio	40
1. On the home screen, touch > .	40
2. The first time you open FM radio, touch > Search, which automatically scans for available FM channels, saves them as presets, and plays the first FM channel found.	40
Tuning the FM Radio	40
Google Services	41
Creating a Google Account	41
1. On the home screen, touch > .	41
2. Touch Add account > Google.	41
3. Touch NEW, then enter the First name, Last name, and then touch .	41
4. Enter the username for your Google account, and then touch . The mobile phone will connect to a Google server to check whether the username is available. If the username you entered is already in use, you will be prompted to enter another one.	41
5. Create and confirm your Google account Password.	41
6. You can touch Set up recovery options and enter your phone number and backup email, and then Touch .	41
7. Enter the characters that appear on the screen, then Touch .	41
8. Touch I accept on the Finish account screen.	41
Gmail	41
Opening Gmail	41
Switching Between Accounts	42
1. In the mail list, touch Inbox on the top of the screen.	42
2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read.	42
Creating and Sending an Email	42
1. In the mail list, touch .	42
2. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with commas. You can add as many message recipients as you want.	42
3. Enter the email subject and write your email.	42
4. After writing your email, touch .	42
Replying to or Forwarding an Email	42
1. In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward.	42
2. Touch to reply. You can also touch > Reply all or Forward.	42
3. Do one of the following:	42
4. Touch to send, or touch to save as a draft.	42
Searching for an Email	42
1. In the mail list, touch > Search.	42
2. Enter the search keywords in the box, and then touch .	42
Customizing Your Gmail Settings	42
Maps	43
Enabling the Location Service	43
1. On the home screen, touch > .	43
2. Touch Location and switch to turn on location service.	43
Opening Maps	43
Searching for Places of Interest	43
1. On the map, touch Search box.	43
2. Enter the place you want to search for in the search box, and then touch . Your search results will then be displayed on the map.	43
Getting Directions	43
1. While viewing a map, touch .	43
2. Touch My Location, enter the starting point on the Choose starting point… box.	43
3. Touch Choose destination…, enter the destination point on the Choose destination… box.	43
4. Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking directions. Your directions will appear in a list.	43
5. Touch a direction item on the list to show it on the map.	43
YouTube	43
Opening YouTube	44
Searching for a Video	44
1. On the YouTube screen, touch .	44
2. Enter a search keyword, and then touch icon on the keypad. You will see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar. Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it.	44
Play Store	44
Opening Market	44
Searching for Applications	44
Installing an Application	44
1. In the Play Store, select a category, and then touch the application you want to download. On the application details screen, you can view more information about this application, such as its cost, overall rating, user comments, and similar applica...	44
2. To install the application, touch INSTALL (if it is free) or touch the button with a price (if it is not free), and confirm your download or purchase.	44
3. To check the progress of a download, open the notification panel. Most applications are installed within seconds.	45
Uninstalling an Application	45
1. On the Play Store screen, touch on the top left, and then touch My apps.	45
2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch UNINSTALL.	45
3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone.	45
Synchronizing Information	46
Managing Your Accounts	46
Adding an Account	46
1. On the home screen, touch > > Add account. The screen displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts.	46
2. Touch the kind of account to add.	46
3. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service to which you are connecting.	46
4. When you are finished, the account is added to the list on the screen.	46
Adding an Exchange Account	47
1. On the home screen, touch > > Add account.	47
2. Touch Corporate.	47
3. Follow the instructions and enter the required information about the exchange account you want to add. For details, contact the server administrator.	47
4. Touch Next to display the Incoming settings screen. Configure the settings.	47
5. Touch Next to display the account settings. Configure the synchronization settings for this account.	47
6. Touch Next to finish configuring the account settings. If emails are not synchronized properly, contact the server administrator.	47
Removing an Account	47
1. On the home screen, touch > .	47
2. On the ACCOUNTS, select the added account type such as Corporate, IMAP, POP3 or Google.	47
3. On the account screen, touch the account to be deleted.	47
4. Touch > Remove account.	47
5. Confirm that you want to remove the account.	47
Customizing Your Account Synchronization	47
Configuring General Synchronization Settings	48
1. On the home screen, touch > .	48
2. On the ACCOUNTS, select the added account type such as Corporate, IMAP, POP3 or Google.	48
3. On the account screen, touch the account and do the following:	48
Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings	48
1. On the home screen, touch > .	48
2. On the ACCOUNTS, select the added account type such as Corporate, IMAP, POP3 or Google.	48
3. On the account screen, touch the account for which you want to change the synchronization settings. The data and synchronization screen opens, displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can synchronize.	48
4. Select the items you want to synchronize from the list, touch > Sync now.	48
Your phone will automatically synchronize the selected items.	48
Using Other Applications	49
Calendar	49
Opening Calendar	49
Creating a New Event	49
1. In any calendar view, touch , and then touch New event to open the event details screen. If you have more than one calendar, select the calendar where you want to save the event.	49
2. Enter event details, such as the event name, time, and location.	49
Setting Synchronization and Display	49
1. In any calendar view, touch > Settings.	49
2. Touch the added account, then touch the box next to the account to change whether it is synchronized.	49
Customizing Calendar Settings	49
File Manager	50
Opening File Manager	50
Creating a Folder	50
1. On the File Manager screen, access the directory in which you want to create a new folder.	50
2. Touch .	50
3. Enter the name of the new folder in the text box.	50
4. Touch OK.	50
Moving or Copying a File	50
1. On the home screen, touch > .	50
2. Select SD card or Phone storage, touch > Select file or folder.	50
3. Touch and hold the files or folders you want to move or copy. When a file or a folder is selected, a check mark will appear.	50
4. Touch or to copy, cut.	50
5. Select the path where you want the file to be copied or moved. Touch to move or copy the file to the selected path.	50
Searching for a File	50
1. On the File Manager screen, touch a folder to access the directory where the file you want is located.	50
2. Touch , write key words of the name of your file in the search box.	50
3. Touch to return to the file manager screen.	51
Viewing Your Memory Status	51
Clock	51
Opening the Clock	51
Opening the Alarms	51
Adding an Alarm	51
1. On the alarm list screen, touch .	51
2. Set the time, and then touch Done.	51
3. Set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more.	51
Customizing Alarm Settings	51
Calculator	51
Opening Calculator	51
ToDo	51
1. On the home screen, touch > .	52
2. Touch to create a note.	52
3. Enter the information and touch DONE to save the note.	52
Managing Your Mobile Phone	53
Setting the Date and Time	53
1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & time.	53
2. Touch the Automatic date & time, and select Off.	53
3. Touch Set date and flick up and down to set your phone's date.	53
4. Touch Set time and flick up and down to set your phone's time.	53
5. Clear the Automatic time zone check box. Touch Select time zone and select the time zone from the list. Scroll up or down to view more time zones.	53
6. Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box to switch between 24-hour and 12-hour formats.	53
7. Touch Choose date format to select how you want the date to display on your mobile phone.	53
Setting the Display	53
Adjusting the Screen Brightness	53
1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Brightness.	53
2. You can drag the slider to manually adjust the brightness of your phone screen.	53
Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off	53
1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Sleep.	53
2. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated.	53
Setting Ringers	54
Adjusting the Volume	54
1. On the Settings screen, touch Audio profiles.	54
2. Touch on the right of General, touch Volumes.	54
3. Drag the slider left to make the volume lower, or right to make it higher.	54
4. Touch OK to save the adjustment.	54
Changing the Phone Ringtone	54
1. On the Settings screen, touch Audio profiles.	54
2. Touch on the right of General, touch Phone ringtone.	54
3. In the list of ringtone, select desired one.	54
4. Touch OK.	54
Changing the Message Ringtone	54
1. On the home screen, touch .	54
2. In the message list, touch > Settings > Notifications > Sound.	54
3. In the list of ringtone, select desired one.	54
4. Touch OK.	54
Turning on Silent Mode	54
1. On the Settings screen, touch Audio profiles.	54
2. Select the Silent check box to silence all sounds except alarms, and music and video media.	54
Setting Phone Services	55
Customizing Call Settings	55
Turning on Data Roaming	55