Huawei Ascend Y600 User Guide - Page 2

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Contents

Read Before Proceeding

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1

Safety Precautions

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Personal Information and Data Security

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2

Legal Notice

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3

Getting Started

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6

Key Functions at Your Fingertips

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6

Important Information About the Battery

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6

Power Saving Tips

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7

Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone

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7

Using the Touchscreen

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8

Locking and Unlocking the Screen

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9

Home Screen

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10

Application Screen

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12

Calling

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14

Making a Call

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14

Answering or Rejecting a Call

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Other Operations During a Call

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15

Using the Call log

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Using Airplane Mode

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Contact

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Opening the Contact Application

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Importing Contacts from a SIM Card

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Adding a Contact

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Adding a Contact to Your Favorites

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Searching for a Contact

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Editing a Contact

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Deleting a Contact

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Managing Groups

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Sending Contacts

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Messaging

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Creating and Sending a Text Message

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Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message

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Adding a Slideshow

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Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message

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Replying to a Message

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Section	Page
6011551-Y600-U151&U40 User Guide-(01,EN) 20140331.pdf	5
Safety Precautions	5
Personal Information and Data Security	6
Legal Notice	7
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
Turning On Quick Boot	12
Restarting Your Mobile Phone	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
Home Screen	14
Notification and Status Icons	14
Notification Panel	15
Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen	15
Customizing the Home Screen	15
Service Shortcuts	16
Changing the Wallpaper	16
Application Screen	16
Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage	16
Calling	18
Making a Call	18
Making a Call with the Phone Application	18
Making a Call from Contact	18
Making a Call from call log	18
Answering or Rejecting a Call	19
Answering or rejecting an Incoming Call	19
Ending a Call	19
Other Operations During a Call	19
Making a Conference Call	19
Switching Between Calls	20
Using the Call log	20
Adding an Entry to Contact	20
Using Airplane Mode	20
Contact	21
Opening the Contact Application	21
Importing Contacts from a SIM Card	21
Adding a Contact	21
Adding a Contact to Your Favorites	21
Searching for a Contact	22
Editing a Contact	22
Deleting a Contact	22
Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts	22
Managing Groups	22
Creating a Group	22
Editing a Group	23
Sending Contacts	23
Messaging	24
Creating and Sending a Text Message	24
Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message	24
Adding a Slideshow	24
Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message	25
Replying to a Message	25
Copying a Text Message to ToDo or Calendar	25
Customizing Message Settings	25
Email	26
Adding an Email Account	26
Adding Other Email Accounts	26
Viewing an Email Message	26
Saving an Email Attachment	27
Creating and Sending an Email Message	27
Replying to an Email Message	27
Deleting an Email Account	27
Customizing Email Account Settings	28
Getting Connected	29
Mobile Networks	29
Checking the Network Connection	29
Turning on the Data Service	29
Wi-Fi	29
Turning On Wi-Fi	29
Connecting to a Wireless Network	30
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection	30
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB	30
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	31
Bluetooth	31
Turning On Bluetooth	31
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device	31
Sending Files via Bluetooth	32
Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device	32
Browser	33
Opening the Browser	33
Opening a Webpage	33
Setting a Home Page	34
Managing Bookmarks	34
Adding a Bookmark	34
Opening a Bookmark	34
Customizing Browser Settings	34
Entertainment	35
Taking Photos and Recording Videos	35
Opening Your Camera	35
Taking a Photo	35
Viewing Your Photos	36
Recording a Video	36
Viewing Your Videos	36
Using the Gallery	36
Opening the Gallery	36
Viewing a Picture	37
Rotating a Picture	37
Cropping a Picture	37
Enjoying Music	37
Opening the Music Library	37
Playing Music	38
Creating a Playlist	38
Adding Music to a Playlist	38
Playing Music in a Playlist	39
Listening to the FM Radio	39
Opening the FM Radio	39
Tuning the FM Radio	39
Google Services	40
Creating a Google Account	40
Gmail	40
Opening Gmail	40
Switching Between Accounts	41
Creating and Sending an Email	41
Replying to or Forwarding an Email	41
Searching for an Email	41
Customizing Your Gmail Settings	41
Maps	42
Enabling the Location Service	42
Opening Maps	42
Searching for Places of Interest	42
Getting Directions	42
YouTube	42
Opening YouTube	43
Searching for a Video	43
Play Store	43
Opening Market	43
Searching for Applications	43
Installing an Application	43
Uninstalling an Application	44
Synchronizing Information	45
Managing Your Accounts	45
Adding an Account	45
Adding an Exchange Account	46
Removing an Account	46
Customizing Your Account Synchronization	46
Configuring General Synchronization Settings	47
Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings	47
Using Other Applications	48
Calendar	48
Opening Calendar	48
Creating a New Event	48
Setting Synchronization and Display	48
Customizing Calendar Settings	48
File Manager	49
Opening File Manager	49
Creating a Folder	49
Moving or Copying a File	49
Searching for a File	49
Viewing Your Memory Status	50
Clock	50
Opening the Clock	50
Opening the Alarms	50
Adding an Alarm	50
Customizing Alarm Settings	50
Calculator	50
Opening Calculator	50
Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel	50
ToDo	51
Managing Your Mobile Phone	52
Setting the Date and Time	52
Setting the Display	52
Adjusting the Screen Brightness	52
Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off	53
Setting Ringers	53
Turning On Silent Mode	53
Adjusting the Volume	53
Changing the Phone Ringtone	53
Changing the Message Ringtone	53
Setting Phone Services	54
Customizing Call Settings	54
Turning on Data Roaming	54
Switching off the Data Service	54
Configuring Text-to-Speech	54
Adjusting the Speech Rate	54
Protecting Your Mobile Phone	55
Turning on Your SIM Card PIN	55
Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock	55
Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN	55
Unlocking Your Mobile Phone If You Forget the Screen Lock Pattern	55
Managing Applications	56
Viewing an Installed Application	56
Uninstalling an Application	56
Moving an Application to the microSD Card	56
Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory	56
Resetting Your Mobile Phone	57
Backing Up My Data	57
Restoring Factory Data	57

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