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2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.6 Home Screen 10:23 Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel. Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone. Indicates the current screen. Touch to view thumbnails of all screens. Shortcuts Touch to view all your applications. 12

Section	Page
1 Reading Before Proceeding	5
1.1 Safety Precautions	5
1.2 Legal Notice	6
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights reserved.	6
Trademarks and Permissions	7
Notice	7
Third-Party Software Statement	7
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES	8
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY	8
Import and Export Regulations	8
1.3 Personal Information and Data Security	8
2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone	10
2.1 Mobile Phone View	10
2.1.1 Phone at a Glance	10
2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips	11
2.2 Installing Your Mobile Phone	11
2.2.1 Installing the SIM Card	11
2.2.2 Installing the Battery	12
2.2.3 Charging the Battery	12
2.2.4 Important Information About the Battery	13
2.2.5 Battery Saving Tips	13
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone	14
2.3.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone	14
2.3.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone	14
2.3.3 Turning On Fast Boot	14
2.3.4 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone	14
2.3.5 Restarting Your Mobile Phone	14
2.3.6 Using Airplane Mode	15
2.4 Using the Touchscreen	15
2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions	15
2.4.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen	15
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen	15
2.5.1 Locking the Screen	15
2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen	16
2.6 Home Screen	16
2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons	17
2.6.2 Notifications Panel	18
Opening the Notifications Panel	18
Closing the Notification Panel	18
2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen	19
2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen	19
Adding a New Screen Item	19
Moving a Screen Item	19
Removing a Screen Item	20
2.6.5 Setting Home Screen Animations	20
2.6.6 Changing the Wallpaper	20
2.6.7 Changing the Theme	20
2.6.8 Editing a Screen Item	20
2.7 Application List	21
2.7.1 Moving Icons in the Application List	21
2.8 Using a microSD Card	21
2.8.1 Installing the microSD Card (Optional)	21
2.8.2 Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage	21
2.8.3 Removing the microSD Card	22
3 Calling	22
3.1 Making a Call	22
3.1.1 Making a Call with the Dialer Application	23
3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts	23
3.1.3 Making a Call from Call log	23
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call	23
3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call	23
3.2.2 Ending a Call	24
3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call	24
3.3 Other Operations During a Call	25
3.3.1 Making a Conference Call	25
3.3.2 Switching Between Calls	25
3.3.3 Recording Calls	25
3.4 Using Call log	26
3.4.1 Adding an entry to Contacts	26
4 Contacts	26
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application	26
4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card	26
4.3 Adding a Contact	27
4.3.1 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites	27
4.4 Indexing Contacts	27
4.5 Searching for a Contact	27
4.6 Editing a Contact	28
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts	28
4.7.1 Connecting Through Quick Contact for Android	28
4.7.2 Communicating with a Contact	28
4.8 Deleting a Contact	28
4.9 Managing Groups	29
4.9.1 Creating a Group	29
4.9.2 Editing a Group	29
4.9.3 Adding a Contact to Your Groups	29
4.10 Joining and Separating Contacts	29
4.10.1 Joining Contacts	30
4.10.2 Separating Contacts	30
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard	30
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel	30
5.1.1 Choosing an Input Method	31
5.1.2 Using the Android Keyboard	31
5.1.3 Using the Landscape Keyboard	31
5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings	31
6 Messaging	32
6.1 SMS and MMS	32
6.1.1 Opening Messaging	32
6.1.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message	32
6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message	32
Adding a Slideshow	33
6.1.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message	33
6.1.5 Replying to a Message	33
6.1.6 Copying a Text Message to Notepad or Calendar	34
6.1.7 Customizing the Message Settings	34
6.2 Email	34
6.2.1 Adding an Email Account	34
Adding Other Email Accounts	35
6.2.2 Viewing an Email Message	35
6.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email Message	35
6.2.4 Replying to an Email Message	35
6.2.5 Deleting an Email Account	36
6.2.6 Changing Email Account Settings	36
7 Getting Connected	36
7.1 Using the Smart Traffic Manager	36
7.1.1 Open the Smart Traffic	36
7.2 GPRS/3G	37
7.2.1 Checking the Network Connection	37
7.2.2 Turning on the Data Service	37
7.3 Wi-Fi	37
7.3.1 Turning On Wi-Fi	38
7.3.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network	38
7.4 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection	38
7.4.1 Installing the USB tethering Drive	38
7.4.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB	39
7.4.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	39
7.5 Browser	39
7.5.1 Opening the Browser	39
7.5.2 Opening a Web Page	40
7.5.3 Setting a Home Page	40
7.5.4 Managing Bookmarks	40
Adding a Bookmark	40
Opening a Bookmark	41
7.5.5 Customizing the Browser Settings	41
7.6 Bluetooth	41
7.6.1 Turning On Bluetooth	41
7.6.2 Pairing and Connecting a Bluetooth Device	41
7.6.3 Sending Files via Bluetooth	42
7.6.4 Disconnecting or Unpairing a Bluetooth Device	42
8 Entertainment	42
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos	43
8.1.1 Opening Your Camera	43
Capture Screen	43
8.1.2 Taking a Photo	43
8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos	44
8.1.4 Recording a Video	44
8.1.5 Viewing Your Videos	44
8.2 Using the Gallery	44
8.2.1 Opening the Gallery	45
8.2.2 Viewing a Picture	45
8.2.3 Rotating a Picture	45
8.2.4 Cropping a Picture	45
8.3 Enjoying the Music	46
8.3.1 Copying Music to the microSD Card	46
8.3.2 Opening the Music Library	46
8.3.3 Playing Music	47
8.3.4 Creating Playlists	47
8.3.5 Adding Music to Playlist	47
8.3.6 Playing Music in Playlists	48
8.4 Listening to FM Radio	48
8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio	48
8.4.2 Tuning the FM Radio	48
9 Google Services	48
9.1 Creating a Google Account	49
9.2 Using Gmail	49
9.2.1 Opening Gmail	49
9.2.2 Switching Between Accounts	50
9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email	50
9.2.4 Replying To or Forwarding an Email	50
9.2.5 Searching for an Email	50
9.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail Settings	51
9.3 Using Talk	51
9.3.1 Opening Talk	51
9.3.2 Adding a Friend	51
9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation	51
9.3.4 Starting a Chat	51
9.3.5 Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages	52
9.3.6 Signing Out of Talk	52
9.4 Using Maps	52
9.4.1 Enabling Location Source	52
9.4.2 Opening Maps	53
9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest	53
9.4.4 Getting Directions	53
9.5 Using YouTube	53
9.5.1 Opening YouTube	53
9.5.2 Searching for a Video	53
9.5.3 Sharing a Video	54
9.6 Using Market	54
9.6.1 Opening Market	54
9.6.2 Searching for Applications	54
9.6.3 Installing an Application	54
9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application	55
10 Synchronizing Information	55
10.1 Managing Your Accounts	55
10.1.1 Adding an Account	56
10.1.2 Removing an Account	56
10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization	57
10.2.1 Configuring General Sync Settings	57
10.2.2 Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings	57
11 Using Other Applications	58
11.1 Using the Calendar	58
11.1.1 Opening the Calendar	58
11.1.2 Creating an Event	58
11.1.3 Setting an Event Reminder	59
11.1.4 Setting the synchronize and display	59
11.1.5 Customizing the Calendar Settings	59
11.2 Using the Clock	60
11.2.1 Opening the Clock	60
11.2.2 Opening the Alarms	60
Adding an Alarm	60
Setting an Alarm	60
Customizing Alarm Settings	60
11.3 Using the Calculator	61
11.3.1 Opening the Calculator	61
11.3.2 Switching to the Advanced panel	61
11.4 Using the Notepad	61
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone	61
12.1 Setting the Date and Time	61
12.2 Setting the Display	62
12.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness	62
12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off	62
12.3 Setting Ringers	62
12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode	62
12.3.2 Adjusting the Volume	63
12.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone	63
12.3.4 Changing the Message Ringtone	63
12.4 Setting Phone Services	63
12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings	63
12.4.2 Turning on Data Roaming	63
12.4.3 Switching off the Data Service	64
12.5 Setting Text-to-Speech	64
12.5.1 Installing Voice Data	64
12.5.2 Adjusting the Speech Rate	64
12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone	64
12.6.1 Turning on Your SIM Card PIN	64
12.6.2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock Pattern	65
12.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a numeric PIN	65
12.6.4 Unlocking Your mobile phone if you forget the lock pattern	65
12.7 Managing Applications	66
12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Application	66
12.7.2 Uninstalling an Application	66
12.7.3 Moving an Application to microSD card	66
12.7.4 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory	67
12.8 Using All Backup	67
12.8.1 Backing up data by using Backup to SD	67
12.9 Resetting Your Mobile Phone	68
12.9.1 Backing Up My Data	68
12.9.2 Restoring Factory Data	68
13 Appendix	68
13.1 Warnings and Precautions	68
Electronic Device	68
Medical Device	69
Potentially Explosive Atmosphere	69
Traffic Security	69
Operating Environment	70
Prevention of Hearing Damage	70
Safety of Children	70
Accessories	71
Battery and Charger	71
Cleaning and Maintenance	72
Emergency Call	73
Certification Information (SAR)	73
FCC Statement	73
Disposal and Recycling Information	74
Reduction of Hazardous Substances	74
EU Regulatory Conformance	75
13.2 FAQ	75
How do I set a song as phone ringtone?	75
How do I prevent automatic switching of orientation when rotating phone?	75
How do I set the unlock pattern?	76
How can I change the keyboard mode?	76
How do I stop the song playing in the background?	76
How do I return to the calling screen?	76
How do I create an application shortcut on the Home screen?	76