ELEVATION. User Manual. ELEVATION User Manual

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1 ELEVATION

2 Table of contents Your Phone... 6 Home screen... 7 Getting started Charge & Insert a Memory Card Charge the Battery Insert a Micro SD card (Memory card) Remove the memory card Format the memory card Use memory card as mass storage Personalize your phone Google Account Create a Google Account Create a Google Account Online Create a Google Account Using Your Device Sign In to Your Google Account Add Account General Sync Settings Basic function Calls Make a call from Dialer Call from recent calls Call from people Answer/Reject a call Call a phone number in a text message or Make an emergency call Enhanced 911 (E911) Information Call numbers with pauses Call using plus (+) code dialing Table of contents 1

3 Voic Set Up Voic Retrieve Your Voic Messages Other call settings Voic settings TTY Mode DTMF Tones Call Log View Recent Calls Call Log Options Clear Call Logs People Access People People List Options Add a New People Entry Save a Phone Number Edit a Contact Add or Edit Contact Information Assign a Stored Picture to a Contact Assign a New Picture to a Contact Assign a Ringtone to a Contact Add a Contact to Favorites Send a Contact's call to Voic Delete a Contact Select Contact List Customize Contact List Synchronize Contacts Display Options Share a Contact Messaging Compose Text Messages Table of contents 2

4 Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) Create a Slideshow Save and Resume a Draft Message New Messages Notification Managing Message Conversations Text and MMS Options Storage Settings Multimedia (MMS) Messages Settings Notifications Settings Set up Send s Receive s Enter Text Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard Android Keyboard Overview ABC Mode Numbers and Symbols Mode Entering Text by Speaking Adding a Word to the User Dictionary Android Keyboard Settings Multimedia Camera Take a photo/record a video Camera settings Music Play Music FM Radio Search and Web Table of contents 3

5 Search settings Web browser Going to a webpage Internet connections Bluetooth Turn on/ off Bluetooth Receive data via Bluetooth Send data via Bluetooth Wi-Fi Connect to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi search and connection Settings Device Settings Sound Volumes Silent Mode Phone Ringtone Default Notification Vibrate and Ring System Display Brightness Wallpaper Auto-rotate Screen Sleep Font Size Storage Battery Apps Personal Settings Table of contents 4

6 Accounts & Sync Location Services Google's Location Service GPS Satellites Location & Google Search Security Screen Lock Encrypt Data Unknown Sources Credential Storage Language & Input Backup & Reset Back up My Data Automatic Restore Factory Data Reset System Settings Date & Time Accessibility Services System PC Connection System Update Safety & Precaution Safety Notice Care and maintenance Trouble Shooting FCC Regulations RF Exposure Information (SAR) Table of contents 5

7 Your Phone Your phone 6

8 Home screen You may activate functions of this device by operations on the touch screen. There are five main screens, which can be accessed by sliding to the left or the right. Tap the home button in any interface to go back to the home screen. Tap an application icon on the main screen to start that application. Tap the Apps Panel to find all applications. Your phone's home screen consists of the following areas: Keys Learn about the main keys: Key Definition Function Press to turn on/off the screen display. Power key Press and hold to access Phone options, choose Silent mode, Airplane mode, or Power off. Home screen 7

9 Return to the home screen. Home key Back key Menu key Press and hold to open the list of recent applications. Back to the previous screen or exit. Hide the onscreen keyboard while it is opened. Open available options menu on the current screen. Hide onscreen options menu while it is opened. Volume up/down. Volume key Press to turn to silent an incoming call. Shortcuts Learn about the shortcuts: Icons Definition Message Function Quick access to messages. Dial Quick access to phone dialer. Contacts Quick access to phonebook. Browser Quick access to browser. Apps Panel Tap to enter the applications menu. Home screen 8

10 Notification Panel New notifications appear in the Notification panel located within the Status bar. To open the Notification panel, press and hold the Status bar, then slide your finger downward. If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see them all. Status Icon Icons Function Silent Mode Your phone will not ring when receiving a call. Vibrate Mode Your phone will vibrate when receiving a call. Flight mode activated. Your phone is connected to the cellular network. The more bars shown the better the reception. Icon is displayed when outside of network. Call in progress. Call on hold. Speakerphone activated. Missed a call. New SMS or MMS. New Wi-Fi is activated. The bars indicate the battery charge level. Connected to PC. Home screen 9

11 Bluetooth is activated. The alarm clock is activated. The headset is plugged into the phone. Error occurred. Home screen 10

12 Getting started Charge & Insert a Memory Card Learn about charging the battery for the first use. Tip: Your phone has a built-in battery. Charge the Battery Charging the battery by the travel charger: (1) Connect the USB cable to the travel charger. (2) Insert the lead of the USB cable to USB slot on the phone carefully. (3) Connect the charger to a standard wall outlet. (4) During normal charging, the battery status icon is displayed. (5) After battery is full, unplug the travel charger from the power outlet and disconnect the charger from the phone. Tip: You can use the phone while it is charging. A fully charged battery left unused will lose its charge over time. Getting started 11

13 Insert a Micro SD card (Memory card) Follow the steps below to insert your SD card. Tip: A memory card comes pre-installed in the phone. (1) Remove the back cover. (2) Place SD card into the slot with the golden contacts facing down; push in the direction as indicated in the picture. (3) Replace the back cover. Getting started 12

14 Remove the memory card Before removing a memory card, first unmount it for safe removal. (1) In idle screen, tap > System settings > Storage > Unmount SD card. (2) Press down the card holder and push out the memory card. Note: Do not remove a memory card while the device is transferring or accessing information to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the memory card. Format the memory card Formatting your memory card on a PC may cause incompatibilities with your device, please format the memory card only in the device. In idle screen tap > System settings > Storage > Erase SD card > Erase everything to format the memory card. Note: Before formatting the memory card, remember to make backup copies of all important data stored on your device. The manufacturer's warranty does not cover loss of data. Use memory card as mass storage The phone card can be used as mass storage device when connected to a PC. You can transfer data between your computer and memory card. Connect the phone and PC with USB cable. (1) Drag down the Notification panel, and tap Connected, charge only > Media device (MTP) (2) On your computer, then you can manage the content of memory card. Note: Before turning on USB storage, make sure you have mounted the memory card to your phone. Getting started 13

15 Personalize your phone Make the phone look and sound just the way you want. Personalize it with a different wallpaper, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, , and calendar reminders. (1) Change the wallpaper: Tap > Wallpaper to choose the one you want, or press and hold the blank area of the home screen to change. (2) Add widgets/shortcuts to the home screen: Tap, press and hold the widget or icon you want to add, drag it to a location. (3) Rearrange or remove widgets and icons: Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move, drag it to a new location. (4) Delete the widgets and icons: Press and hold the widget or icon, drag it to remove area on the top of the screen. Google Account You will need a Google account to access several device features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, and Play Store applications. Before you can access Google applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your device and your online Google account. Create a Google Account If you do not already have a Google account, you can create one online or by using your device. Note: You can also create and sign into your Google/Gmail account through your device's Setup application. Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your device, such as Play Store, you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your device. Create a Google Account Online (1) From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to google.com. (2) On the main page, click Sign in > Create an account for free. Getting started 14

16 (3) Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account. (4) Look for an from Google in the box you provided, respond to the to confirm and activate your new account. Create a Google Account Using Your Device (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Accounts & sync. (2) Touch ADD ACCOUNT and then touch Google. (3) Touch New. (4) Enter your first name, last name and touch Next. (5) Enter your address and touch Next. (6) When prompted, enter and re-enter a password and touch Next. (7) Create a security question and answer, enter a secondary address to help you recover your password if forgotten and then touch Next. Note: When setting up a new Google account, either on your device or online, you will be prompted to add a secondary address. Enter a second Gmail address or any other address from which you currently send and receive . This address is used to authenticate your account should you encounter problems or forget your password. It is strongly encouraged for Android users so you can regain access to Google services and purchases on your device. (1) Select to join Google+ or not now. (2) Read and accept the Google Terms of Service and touch I accept. (3) Enter the characters shown and touch Next. (4) Select if you want to save your credit card number or not now. (5) Select if you want to set a PIN code in the Play Store or not now. (6) Select items you want to sync with Google servers and touch Next. Getting started 15

17 Sign In to Your Google Account If you already have a Google account, sign in with the account. (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Accounts & sync. (2) Touch ADD ACCOUNT and then touch Google. (3) Touch Existing. (4) Enter your Gmail username and password and then touch Sign in. (5) Back Up and Restore touch Next. Add Account You can add additional account to your device. (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Accounts & sync. (2) Touch ADD ACCOUNT. (3) Touch an account type. (4) Follow the instructions on the screen to add your additional account. Tip: Depending on the account type, you may need to enter an address or user address, password, domain name, or other information. For Corporate accounts, contact your server administrator to determine what information you will need. General Sync Settings Let applications synchronize data in the background, whether or not you are actively working in them. As default your Google accounts are automatically synced. (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Accounts & sync. (2) If you see at the upper right corner, your accounts will automatically sync. (3) Select the account and touch the types of data you wish to synchronize automatically. (A check mark indicates the feature is enabled). Getting started 16

18 Note: If you do not want to sync your Google account automatically, touch at the upper right corner and confirm displayed. If you want to remove the account, press Menu > Remove account. Getting started 17

19 Basic function Calls Make a call from Dialer Call log Tab Phone Tab People Tab Send Backspace (1) Tap in the home screen to enter dialer interface. (2) Input the phone number you want to dial in the interface, tap to make a call. Note: can be used to delete the mistake number. Call from Recent Calls The Recent Calls list lets you quickly place calls to recent incoming, outgoing or missed numbers. (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. Basic function 18

20 (2) Touch to display the Call log list. (3) Touch the phone icon next to a number or a People entry to place a call. (4) For additional options, touch the name or number. Call from people You can place phone calls directly from entries in your People list. (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Touch to display the People list. Your frequent People entries are displayed at the top of the list. (3) Touch the entry you want to call. - Touch to search your People entry. - Press Menu > Contacts to display to select People list of which account will be displayed. Answer/Reject a call (1) Answer a call: when a call comes in, slide the answer button right to answer the call. (2) Reject a call: when a call comes in, slide the answer button left to reject the call. (3) Reject a call with message: when a call comes in, slide the phone button up to reject the call with message. Note: When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or to turn the speakerphone on or off. When a call is in progress, you can tap Add call to add a new call, the first call will be put on hold automatically. Basic function 19

21 Call a phone number in a text message or Tap and hold the phone number within the message or to view message options. Make an emergency call Tap in the main screen to enter dialer interface, and dial the emergency number for your locale, and then tap. Enhanced 911 (E911) Information This device features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chip necessary for utilizing E911 emergency location services where available. When you place an emergency 911 call, the GPS feature of your device seeks information to calculate your approximate location. Depending on several variables, including availability and access to satellite signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location. Important: Always report your location to the 911 operator when placing an emergency call. Some designated emergency call takers known as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), may not be equipped to receive GPS location information from your device. Call numbers with pauses You can dial phone numbers with pauses for use with automated systems, such as voic or credit card billing numbers. There are two types of pauses available on your device: - Add 2-sec pause: Automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds. - Add wait: Sends the next set of numbers when you touch Yes in the pop-up window. (1) Press Home and touch and enter all or part of a number. (2) Press Menu and touch Add 2-sec pause or Add wait. Basic function 20

22 (3) Enter additional numbers. (4) Touch to dial the number. Call using plus (+) code dialing When placing international calls, Plus Code Dialing automatically enters the international access code for your location (for example, 011 for international calls made from Canada). (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Touch and hold until you see a + on the display screen. (3) Enter the country code and phone number and touch. The device automatically adds the access code for international dialing, followed by the country code and phone number. Voic Set Up Voic You should set up your Voic and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access. Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voic , even if your phone is in use or turned off. (1) Press Home and touch. (2) Touch and hold to dial your voic number. (3) Follow the system prompts to: - Create your password. - Record your name announcement. - Record your greeting. Basic function 21

23 Important: Voic Password Public Mobile strongly recommends that you create a password when setting up your voic to protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voic messages. There are several ways your device alerts you to a new voic message. By sounding the assigned notification sound. By vibrating the device. By displaying in the notifications area of the status bar when new unheard voic message(s) is received. Note: Your device accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, your device notifies you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in the service area. Retrieve Your Voic Messages You can review your messages directly from your device or from any other touch-tone phone. Use Traditional Voic to Access Your Messages: (1) Press Home and touch. (2) Touch and hold. If prompted, enter your voic password. (3) Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voic messages. Note: Based on your calling area, roaming charges may apply. Use Another Phone to Access Messages: (1) Dial your wireless phone number. (2) When your voic answers, press the hash key ( # ) on the phone. (3) Enter your password, press the hash key ( # ) on the phone. Basic function 22

24 Other call settings Voic settings Follow the steps below if you need to change the voic settings. (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Press Menu and touch Settings. - Touch Vibrate if you want your device alerts you to a new voic message. TTY Mode A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing or who have speech or language disabilities to communicate by telephone. Your device is compatible with select TTY devices. Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Your device and TTY device will connect using a special cable that plugs into your device's headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY device, contact your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. To turn TTY mode on or off: (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Press Menu and touch Settings. (3) Touch TTY mode. (4) Touch TTY Full, TTY HCO or TTY VCO to turn TTY mode on. - or - Touch TTY Off to turn TTY mode off. Note: When enabled, TTY mode may impair the audio quality of non-tty devices connected to the headset jack. Basic function 23

25 Warning: 911 Emergency Calling: Public Mobile recommends that TTY users make emergency calls by other means, including Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), analog cellular and landline communications. Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received by public safety answering points (PSAPs), rendering some communications unintelligible. The problem encountered appears related to TTY equipment or software used by PSAPs. This matter has been brought to the attention of the FCC. The wireless industry and the PSAP community are currently working to resolve this. DTMF Tones Follow the steps below if you need to change the DTMF tones. (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Press Menu and touch Settings. (3) Touch DTMF Tones. (4) Select either Long or Normal. In-Call Options While you are on a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it. Basic function 24

26 Function Definition End: End the current call. Add call: Touch to initiate a 3-way call. Dialpad/Hide: Toggle the appearance of the onscreen dialpad to enter additional numbers, for example, an extension or access code. Mute: Mute or unmute the microphone during an active call. Speaker: Route the device's audio through the speaker or through the earpiece. Warning: Because of higher volume levels, do not place the device near your ear during speakerphone use. Call Log The Call log lists a maximum of 500 recent incoming, outgoing and missed calls. View Recent Calls (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Touch to display the Call log list. You can determine if an entry was an incoming, outgoing or a missed call from the icons shown below. Incoming Call Outgoing Call Missed Call Basic function 25

27 Call Log Options For additional options: (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Touch to display the Call log list. (3) Touch the name to display the options list. - Touch to send a text message. - Touch to view a People entry. - Touch to add the number to People. - Press Menu > Remove from call log to remove the log. - Press Menu > Edit number before call to edit the number before calling. Clear Call Logs Use the menu option to clear the Call log list. (1) Press Home and touch to display the phone screen. (2) Touch to display the Call log list. (3) Press Menu and touch Clear call log (4) Select All or Select calls from the list and tap OK. People The People application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save directly in your device, as well as contacts synchronized with your Google account or compatible programs. Basic function 26

28 Get Started with People Before using People, it is best to learn a few basics. Access People Follow the steps below to access People. Press Home and touch > People. There are three tabs on People: Groups: displays contacts by groups All: displays all contacts. Favorite: displays favorite contacts. Scroll through the list to view all your entries. To see a specific entry, scroll to it and touch it. People List Options You can manage your entries from the People list. - Touch to add an entry. - Touch to search an entry. You can also press Menu to display the People list options. Basic function 27

29 - Contacts to display: Selects the People list to be displayed. - Import/export: Imports/exports entries from/to the micro SD card. - Accounts: Opens the Accounts & sync settings screen. - Settings: Opens the Display options page. You can select how your entries are displayed. Add a New People Entry Enter details such as name, phone numbers, addresses, mailing addresses and more. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) If this is the first time to open People application, select where to save a new entry. - Existing to save a new entry to your existing Google account. - New to save a new entry to your new Google account. - Not now to save a new entry in your device only. (3) Touch. - You may be prompted to select a type of the entry. - Select your Google account to save an entry to. - Select Add new account to save an entry to your new account. Select Google or Corporate. - They will be synced automatically with your Google account online. (4) Use the keyboard to enter as much information as you want. - (People icon): Touch to assign a photo to the entry. - Name - Add organization - Phone - - Address - Events - Groups Basic function 28

30 - Add another field: Touch to include additional information such as IM (address), Notes, Nickname and Website, etc. Note: To select a type (label) for a phone number, address or postal address (such as Mobile, Home, Work, etc.), touch the type to the right of the field. To add more phone numbers, addresses, etc., touch Add new under the current number(s) or address. (5) When you have finished adding information, touch DONE. Save a Phone Number You can save a phone number to People directly from the phone's dial pad. (1) Press Home and touch >. (2) Enter a phone number and press Menu and touch Add to contact. (3) To add the number to an existing entry, scroll through the list and touch the entry or touch Find contacts to find the entry. To add a new entry, touch CREATE NEW CONTACT. (4) For an existing entry, select a number type for the new number and then touch OK. (5) For a new entry, enter the name and any additional information and then touch DONE. Basic function 29

31 Edit a Contact Once you have added a contact, you can add or edit any of the information in the entry, assign a caller ID picture, customize it with a unique ringtone and more. Add or Edit Contact Information (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry to display, press Menu and touch Edit. (3) Touch any field you want to change or add. (4) Add or edit the information, then touch DONE. Note: To select a type (label) for a phone number, address, or postal address (such as Mobile, Home, Work, etc.), touch the type at the right of the field. Assign a Stored Picture to a Contact (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry to display it, press Menu and touch Edit. (3) Touch the entry icon at the right of the name. (4) Touch Choose photo from Gallery and select a location. (5) Touch a picture to select it. You may be prompted to size the picture for use with entries. Touch and drag the square to frame the portion of the picture to use. Touch and drag the side of the square to resize the square and touch CROP. (6) Touch DONE to save the entry. Basic function 30

32 Assign a New Picture to a Contact Follow the instructions to take a new picture and assign it directly to an existing entry. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry to display it, press Menu and touch Edit. (3) Touch the entry icon at the right of the name. (4) Touch Take photo. (5) Touch to take the photo. If you are satisfied with the picture, touch to continue. - You may be prompted to size the picture for use with entries. Touch and drag the square to frame the portion of the picture to use. Touch and drag the side of the square to resize the square and touch CROP. (6) Touch DONE to save the entry. Assign a Ringtone to a Contact Know who is calling without looking at your device by assigning a specific ringtone to an entry. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry to display it, press Menu > Set ringtone. (3) Touch an available ringtone - When you touch a ringtone, you will hear a sample. (4) Touch OK to assign the ringtone. Add a Contact to Favorites The Favorites tab of the Phone menu is a listing that can help you access your most used or preferred People entries quickly. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry. (3) Touch the star at the upper right corner. The star turns to white. Basic function 31

33 Send a Contact's call to Voic You can transfer your contact's voice call to voic anytime you receive it. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry to display it, press Menu. (3) Check All calls to voic . Delete a Contact You can delete an entry from the contact's details page. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry to display it, press Menu > Delete. (3) Touch OK. Select Contact List Display the Contact List you like if you have multiple Google accounts. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Press Menu > Contacts to display. (3) If you store the multiple Google accounts, select the account. People entries saved in the account will be displayed. - If you select All contacts, all the entries you save will be displayed. Customize Contact List You can customize the Contact list of the account. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Press Menu > Contacts to display. (3) Touch Customize and touch the account. Basic function 32

34 (4) Check the types of entries to be displayed or uncheck those types you do not wish to display. (5) Touch OK. Synchronize Contacts Syncing data from your managed accounts allows you to add and manage a new or existing entry from your online or remote accounts to your device. Prior to syncing, you must first have an active Google or Corporate account with current People entries and be signed into your account via the device. With syncing, any entries (with phone numbers, addresses, pictures, etc.) are updated and synced with your device. (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Accounts & sync. (2) Touch the account you want to sync your contacts with. (3) Touch the Sync Contacts check box to select the feature. (A check mark indicates this feature is enabled.) Note: The process of updating your contacts can take several minutes. If after minutes, your list has not been updated, repeat steps 2 and 3. Your People then reflect any updated entry information. - This update process works both ways. For example, any changes on the device are updated to your Gmail contact list after sync. Display Options Select how the contact list is to be displayed. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Press Menu > Settings. (3) Set the following options. - Sort list by to choose how your entries are sorted. Basic function 33

35 - View contact names as to choose how your entries name is displayed. Share a Contact You can quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, or Gmail. (1) Press Home and touch > People. (2) Touch an entry to display it, press Menu and touch Share. (3) In the Share contact via menu, select a method: - Bluetooth to send the information via Bluetooth. - to send the information as an attachment. If prompted, select an account. Address the message, add a subject and a message, and touch. - Gmail to send the information as a Gmail attachment. Address the message, add a subject and a message, and touch. Messaging With Text Messaging (SMS), you can send and receive instant text messages between your wireless device and another messaging-ready phone. Multimedia messages or MMS can contain text and pictures, recorded voice, audio or video files or picture slideshows. See your service plan for applicable charges for messaging. Compose Text Messages Quickly compose and send text messages on your device. (1) Press Home and touch > Messaging. (2) On the Messaging screen, touch. The compose screen opens. (3) Fill in one or more recipients. - Enter phone numbers in the To field. If you are sending the message to several recipients, separate the phone numbers with commas or semicolons. As you enter information, any Basic function 34

36 matching phone numbers or addresses from your contact list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number. (4) Touch Type message and start composing your message. Tip: You can add a subject line by pressing Menu and touching Add subject. (5) When done, touch to send the text message. Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) When you need to add a little more to a text message, you can send a multimedia message (MMS) with pictures, recorded voices, audio, video files or slideshows. (1) Press Home and touch > Messaging. (2) On the Messaging screen, touch. The compose screen opens. (3) Fill in one or more recipients. - Enter phone numbers in the To field. If you are sending the message to several recipients, separate the phone numbers with commas or semicolons. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contact list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number. (6) Touch Type message and then start composing your message. Tip: You can add a subject line by pressing Menu and then touching Add subject. (7) Touch and select from the following file attachments. - Pictures: Open Gallery to attach a photo from your storage card. - Capture picture: Run the camera application to take a photo and attach it. - Videos: Open Gallery to attach a video from your storage card. - Capture video: Run the camcorder application to take a video and attach it. - Audio: Select a ringtone and attach it. Basic function 35

37 - Record audio: Run the voice recorder application to create a recording and attach it. - Slideshow: See Create a Slideshow for details. (8) To make changes to your attachment, touch Replace or Remove. (9) Touch to send the MMS message. Create a Slideshow In a multimedia message, you can add slides, each containing a photo, video or audio. (1) In the multimedia message you are composing, Touch > Slideshow. (2) To compose your slideshow, do any of the following. - Touch Add slide to create a new slide. (This is a placeholder for new images to be added, similar to a playlist.) - Touch the created slide (example, Slide 1), touch Add picture and then select the picture you want to add to the slide. - Touch the text field below the image to enter a caption for the picture. - Touch Preview (to preview the slide), Replace picture (to delete the currently selected picture), Remove slide, press Menu and touch Add music, Add slide, Duration or Layout. - When finished, touch Done to attach the slideshow to your message. (3) When you have finished composing the multimedia message, touch Send or. Save and Resume a Draft Message While composing a text or multimedia message, press Back draft. your message is saved as a To resume composing the message: (1) On the Messaging screen, touch the message to resume editing it. Draft in red appears at the right of the message in the list. (2) When you finish editing the message, touch or if you add attachments to your message, Basic function 36

38 touch. New Messages Notification Depending on your notification settings, the device will play a ringtone, vibrate or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see Text and MMS Options for Details. A new message icon or also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. To open the message, slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages see Managing Message Conversations. Managing Message Conversations Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the Messaging screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen. To read a text message, do one of the following: - On the Messaging screen, touch the text message or message thread to open and read it. - If you have a new message notification, slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it. To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, press Back. Note: To view the details of a particular message in the message thread, press the message to open the options menu and touch View details. If a message contains a link to a Web page, touch the message and then touch the link to open it in the Web browser. If a message contains a phone number, touch the message to dial the number or touch the People entry icon to add it to your People list. Basic function 37

39 To view a multimedia message (MMS): (1) Press Home and touch > Messaging. (2) On the Messaging screen, touch a multimedia message or message thread to open it. (3) Touch the attachment to open it. Tip: To save the attachment, touch and hold the attachment icon, and then touch Save attachment on the options menu. Note: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, touch the Download button at the right side of the message. For details, see Text and MMS Options. If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size before you download it. To reply with a multimedia message (MMS): (1) Press Home and touch > Messaging. (2) On the Messaging screen, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it. (3) Touch the text box at the bottom of the screen, enter your reply message, attach files and then touch. To delete a message thread: (1) Press Home and touch > Messaging. (2) On the Messaging screen, touch the message thread that you want to delete. (3) Press Menu and touch Delete thread. (4) When prompted to confirm, touch Delete. To delete a single message: Basic function 38

40 (1) While viewing a message thread, touch and hold the message that you want to delete. (2) From the options menu, touch Delete. (3) When prompted to confirm, touch Delete. When you have received a message from someone stored in your People, you can touch the entry's photo or icon in the message thread to open a menu of options. Depending on the stored entry information, you can view the entry details, phone or send an message to the entry and more. Text and MMS Options The messages settings menu lets you control options for your text and MMS messages including message limits, size settings and notifications. (1) Press Home and touch > Messaging. (2) Press Menu and touch Settings. You can set the following options. Storage Settings - Delete old messages: Automatically delete older messages, when the set limits are reached. - Text message limit: Choose the maximum number of text messages to store in each conversation thread. - Multimedia message limit: Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each conversation thread. Multimedia (MMS) Messages Settings - Auto-retrieve: Select this option to automatically retrieve all your multimedia messages completely. When selected, the multimedia message header plus the message body and attachments will automatically download to your device. If you clear this check box, only the multimedia message header will be retrieved and shown in your Messaging screen. - Roaming auto-retrieve: Select this option to automatically retrieve messages while roaming. Basic function 39

41 Notifications Settings - Notifications: Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives. - Choose ringtones: Select a ringtone that is specific to new text and multimedia messages. Note that the ringtone briefly plays when selected. - Vibrate: Select your device to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives. You may receive and send messages via . Set up (1) In the applications menu, tap . (2) Input address and password, tap Next, and give this account a name, your name (displayed on outgoing messages) and signature, tap Done. You may also use Manual setup for the account: (1) Input address and password. (2) Tap Manual setup to select the type of account. (3) Finish details like server. (4) Tap Next to complete the setup. Note: When you are finished setting up the account, the messages are downloaded to your device. Consult your mail service provider for the mail server configuration. Basic function 40

42 Send s You may send s to one or more recipients. Before sending, add the recipient address or select from Contacts. (1) In the applications menu, tap . (2) Tap for the editing interface. (3) Tap To and input the recipient's address. If necessary, tap > Add Cc/Bcc to input other recipient's address for cc or bcc. (4) Tap Subject and input the subject. (5) Tap Compose and input the text. (6) Tap > Attach file to insert the file as needed. (7) Tap to send the . Receive s (1) In the applications menu, tap . (2) Tap to refresh the Inbox. (3) The device will connect to the server and download s. All s received will be saved in the Inbox. (4) Tap the to read. (5) During reading, tap to reply to the sender; tap and tap Forward to forward the to others; tap and tap Reply all to reply to all contacts in the . Enter Text You can type on your device using one of the available touchscreen keyboards. Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard Basic function 41

43 When entering text, you can choose to use the Android keyboard. To select the Android keyboard: (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Language & input. (2) Touch Default under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS. (3) Touch Android keyboard. Android Keyboard Overview You can do the following with the Android keyboard: Function Definition Shift: Touch to toggle between lower case and upper case. Caps lock: Double-touch the lower case or upper case shift key. Text mode: Touch to toggle between the Alphabet keyboard and Number & Symbol keyboard. Smiley: Touch to insert a smiley. Touch and hold to view and select other smileys. Next: Touch to go to the next text entry field. Basic function 42

44 Alternate: Touch to toggle between the default Number & Symbol keyboard and additional Number & Symbol keyboard. OK: Touch to go to a Web address. Space: Touch to insert a space. Touch and hold to select the input method. ABC Mode In ABC mode, you can enter letters from the onscreen keyboard. While in this mode, the text mode key displays. (1) Select the ABC mode by touching. Tip: You can switch the capitalization style in ABC mode by touching the shift key. You can select the caps lock by double-touching to make all letters in a word uppercase. (2) Touch the corresponding alphabet keys to enter the word. Tip: Some keys have alternate characters. Touch and hold a key to bring up a list of all the characters available on that key. Touch the character you want to enter from the list. Numbers and Symbols Mode In Number & Symbol mode, you can enter numbers and symbols only from the onscreen keyboard. While in this mode, the text mode key displays. To enter numbers: (1) Select the Number & Symbol mode by touching. Basic function 43

45 (2) Touch the appropriate numeric key. To enter symbols: (1) Select the Number & Symbol mode by touching. (2) Touch the appropriate symbol key. - or - Touch to select from additional symbol characters. Tip: Some keys have alternate characters. Touch and hold a key to bring up a list of all the characters available on that key. Touch the character you want to enter from the list. Entering Text by Speaking Voice input is a feature that uses Google's speech-recognition service; you must have a data or Wi-Fi connection to use it. If the touchscreen keyboard does not display, voice input is not turned on. To turn on voice input: (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Language & input. (2) Scroll to Android keyboard under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS and touch. (3) Touch Voice input key and select On main keyboard or On symbols keyboard. To enter text by speaking: (1) Touch on the keyboard. (2) Say the text you wish to enter into the microphone and touch Done. Basic function 44

46 Adding a Word to the User Dictionary You can use the user dictionary option to add new words into the dictionary. (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Language & input > Personal dictionary. (2) Touch. Type the word you want to add and touch OK. Android Keyboard Settings (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Language & input. (2) Scroll to Android keyboard under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS and touch. Tip: Check Show settings key to always show on the Android keyboard. If is not displayed, touch and hold the key at the left of the space key and then touch Android keyboard settings. (3) Choose from the following options: - Input languages: Touch to select the input language. The dictionary for the selected language will be enabled. - Auto correction: Touch to allow the space bar and punctuation to automatically correct mistyped words. - Show correction suggestions: Touch to show correction suggestions. - Advanced settings: Touch to open the settings for expert users. Basic function 45

47 Multimedia Camera Learn about camera function. Let you take photos as desired by using your phone. Take a photo/record a video (1) In the application menu, tap Camera. (2) Tap Settings Menu to set the camera if necessary. (3) Tap Camera/Camcorder switcher to switch between camera, camcorder. (4) Touch the preview screen to focus. (5) Tap to start taking photos in camera mode. (6) Tap to start recording videos in camcorder mode. (7) After taking photos/recording videos, select Gallery to view. Camera settings Before taking photos/recording videos, customize your camera settings in Settings menu. (1) Tap to select camera (front or back camera). (2) Tap and scroll the bar to zoom. (3) Tap to enter more settings menu, include Flash Mode, White balance, Exposure, Store location, Picture size, Picture quality, Focus mode, Color effect, Saturation, Sharpness, Multimedia 46

48 Music Select ISO and Anti banding, etc.. You can play your favorite music through music player. Note: Please install the memory card with music saved before playing music. Play Music (1) In the application menu, tap Music. Select the song you want to start playback. (2) In now playing screen, tap > Add to playlist, you can place the song in current playlist, or create a new playlist. (3) In now playing screen, tap > Use as ringtone, you can set the current music as ringtone. Function Definition Play and resume playback. Pause playback. Select previous track. Select next track. Select the play mode: Repeating current song Repeating all song Activate Shuffle mode, play current in randomly Select to enter into playlist. Tips: When listening to music, adjust the volume to a moderate level. Continuous exposure to high volume may impair your hearing. Multimedia 47

49 FM Radio To listen to the FM Radio, you must connect a headset, which serves as the radio antenna. Tap, to find more menus: (1) Scan: Tap to search the radio frequency automatically. (2) Start recording/stop recording: Tap to record FM radio. (3) Settings: Set Regional band, Audio output mode, Alternate frequency, Record duration and Revert to factory defaults. (4) Sleep: Tap select Auto-off sleep time. (5) All channels: Tap to view all channels. Multimedia 48

50 Search and Web You can search for information on the phone and on the Web by using Google Search. Search settings (1) Tap Search widget on home screen or tap > Search to enter search screen. (2) Tap > Search settings. (3) Tap Searchable items to select items you want included when doing a search. (4) Tap Clear shortcuts to clear shortcuts to recently chosen search suggestions. Tip: Tap in search screen to quickly select search range (all/web/apps/people). Web browser Open the web browser and start surfing the Web. Going to a webpage (1) Tap Browser to enter the webpage, then tap URL field on top of the screen to input the web address. Note: URL bar will auto-disappear, and will auto-appear when slide down on the screen. (2) Tap button on URL bar, to open multiple browser windows or switch among them. (3) Tap > Bookmarks to view bookmarks list. (4) Tap > Save to bookmarks to add the current web as a bookmark. Tips You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the webpage or pinch to zoom in/out. Search & Web 49

51 Internet connections Bluetooth The device supports wireless Bluetooth connection to create wireless connections between the device and the Bluetooth earphone; hands free vehicle-mounted phone equipment, computer or other devices for data exchange. Turn on/ off Bluetooth (1) In the applications menu, tap Settings. (2) Tap Bluetooth to select or clear Bluetooth check box. Note: Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals. Receive data via Bluetooth (1) Turn on the Bluetooth function, then tap Settings > Bluetooth, tap the device name on the top to make the device visible. Note: You can set the device visibility timeout by tap > Visibility timeout. (2) Tap Search for devices on the bottom. (3) Select a device, enter a pair password and select Pair to pair with the other device. (4) On the receiving device, accept the file. Note: Some devices, especially headsets or hands-free car kits, may have a fixed Bluetooth PIN, such as If the other device has a PIN, you must enter it. Send data via Bluetooth (1) Select a file or item, such as a contact or media file from an appropriate application or file. Internet connection 50

52 (2) Tap > Share > Bluetooth. (3) Select a paired Bluetooth device on the list, then the file will be sent directly. Wi-Fi You may connect to Wi-Fi for wireless internet and download. Connect to Wi-Fi (1) In the applications menu, tap Settings > Wi-Fi. (2) Select or clear Wi-Fi check box. Wi-Fi search and connection (1) In the applications menu, tap Settings > Wi-Fi. (2) If Wi-Fi is on, tap Scan. The device will list the networks in the range being searched. (3) Select the network to be connected, and tap Connect. Note: If necessary, input the wireless password and other information, then tap Connect. The wireless indicator will show in the status line after the device reaches the network. Internet connection 51

53 Settings Device Settings The DEVICE settings menu lets you control your device's feature. Sound Use the following settings for such features as silent mode, vibrate, and overall device volume. Volumes Adjust your device's volume settings to suit your needs and your environment. (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Sound > Volumes. (2) Drag the onscreen slider to adjust the volume level of Music, video, games & other media, Ringtone & notifications or Alarms. (3) Touch OK. Tip: You can adjust the ringtone volume in standby mode (or the earpiece volume during a call) by using the volume button on the left side of your device. Silent Mode The Silent mode option allows you to mute all sounds or vibrate (except for media and alarm sounds). (1) Press Home > Menu and touch System settings > Sound > Silent mode. (2) Select your option. - Off to disable the silent mode. - Vibrate to mute all sounds but vibrate. You can select the vibrate pattern. See Vibrate Pattern. - Mute to mute all sounds. Tip: Press the volume button down in standby mode until you see or on the screen. Settings 52