Adcom a-350 User manual

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Content
11 General Information................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Profile................................................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Safety warning and Attentions.......................................................................................................................................... 4
2Your phone.....................................................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Phone overview.................................................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Functions of Keys............................................................................................................................................................. 8
3 Getting started.............................................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Installing the SIM Card and the Battery......................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Charging the Battery..................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Linking to the Networks and devices............................................................................................................................13
3.4 Using the touch screen..................................................................................................................................................15
3.5 Using the onscreen keypad........................................................................................................................................... 16
3.6 Dialing Calls................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4 Using the Menus...........................................................................................................................................................17
4.1 Browser.........................................................................................................................................................................17

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4.2 Calculator......................................................................................................................................................................19
4.3 Calendar........................................................................................................................................................................20
4.4 Call log..........................................................................................................................................................................22
4.5 Camera..........................................................................................................................................................................22
4.6 Clock.............................................................................................................................................................................22
4.7 Contacts...................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.8 Downloads.................................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.9 Email.............................................................................................................................................................................24
4.10 File manage.................................................................................................................................................................26
4.11 FM radio......................................................................................................................................................................27
4.12 Gallery........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
4.13 Gmail.......................................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.14 Maps........................................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.15 Messaging...................................................................................................................................................................27
4.16 Music.......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.17 Navigation...................................................................................................................................................................29
4.18 Phone.......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.19 Places.......................................................................................................................................................................... 29

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4.20 Play store.....................................................................................................................................................................30
4.21 Search..........................................................................................................................................................................30
4.22 Settings........................................................................................................................................................................30
4.23 SIM Toolkit.................................................................................................................................................................32
4.24 Sound Recorder...........................................................................................................................................................33
5 Appendix....................................................................................................................................................................33

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1 General Information
1.1 Profile
Please read this pamphlet carefully in order to make your phone in perfect condition.
Our company may change this mobile phone without prior written notice and reserves the final right to
interpret the performance of this mobile phone.
Due to different software and network operators, display on your phone may be different, refer to your
phone for details.
1.2 Safety warning and Attentions
Safety warning
ØROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Use hands-free fittings when calls are unavoidable while
driving.
In some countries, dialing or receiving calls while driving is illegal!
ØSWITCH OFF INAIRCRAFT
Wireless devices can cause interference in aircraft. Using a mobile phone in flight is illegal and risky.
Please make sure that your mobile phone is powered off in flight.
ØSWITCH OFF BEFORE ENTERING RISKYAREAS
Strictly observe the relevant laws, codes, and regulations on the use of mobile phones in risky areas. Turn off
your mobile phone before entering a place susceptible to explosion, such as an oil station, oil tank, chemical
plant or a place where a blasting process is under way.
ØOBSERVE ALL SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Follow any special regulations in force in any area such as hospitals and always switch off your phone

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whenever
it
is
forbidden
to
use
it
or,
when
it
may
cause
interference
or
danger.
Properly
use
your
mobile
phone near medical apparatuses, such as pacemakers, hearing aids and some other electronic medical
devices,
as it may cause interference to such apparatuses.
ØINTERFERENCE
The conversation quality of any mobile phone may be affected by radio interference. An antenna is built
inside the mobile phone and located below the microphone. Do not touch the antenna area during a
conversation, lest that the conversation quality deteriorate.
ØQUALIFIED SERVICE
Only qualified personnel may install or repair phone equipment. Installing or repairing the mobile phone on
your own may bring great danger and violates the warranty rules.
ØACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES
Use only approved accessories and batteries.
ØUSE SENSIBLY
Use only in a normal and proper manner.
ØEMERGENCY CALLS
Ensure the phone is switched on and in service, enter the emergency number, e.g. 112, then press the Dial
key.
Give your location and state your situation briefly. Do not end the call until told to do so.
Note: Just like all other mobile phones, this mobile phone does not necessarily support all the features
described in this manual due to network or radio transmission problems. Some networks even do not support
the emergency call service. Therefore, do not rely solely on the mobile phone for critical communications
such as first aid. Please consult the local network operator.

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Precaution
s
This mobile phone is well designed with fine art. Please exercise special care when using it. The following
suggestions will help your mobile phone survive the warranty period and extend its service life:
ØKeep the mobile phone and all its fittings beyond children's reach.
ØKeep the mobile phone dry. Keep away from rain, moisture, liquid or other substances that may
corrode electronic circuits.
ØDo not use or store the mobile phone in dusty places, lest that active parts of the mobile phone be
damaged.
ØDo not store the mobile phone in a high-temperature place. High temperature will shorten the life of
electronic circuits and damage the battery and some plastic parts.
ØDo not store the mobile phone in a chilly place. Otherwise, moistures will be formed inside the
mobile phone to damage electronic circuits when the mobile phone is moved to a constant temperature
place.
ØDo not throw, knock or shock the mobile phone, as that will destroy the internal circuits and
high-precision components of the mobile phone.
2 Your phone
Functions of Keys
The mobile phone provides the following keys:

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u
Power
key
Power key situates at the right of the phone. While using the phone, you can press this key to lock
screen;
if you press and hold this key, a phone-options dialog would pop out. Here, you can select to adjust the
phone to silent mode/airplane mode or power off it.
uVolume key
Volume key situates at the left side of the phone. You can press it to adjust ringer volume.
uHome key
Press it to open home screen. If you’re viewing the left or right extended Home screen, touch it can
enter the first screen.
uMenu key
Touch this key to access options of a selected function;
uBack key
Touch this key to return to the previous screen;
3 Getting started
3.1 Installing the SIM Card and the Battery
An SIM card carries useful information, including your mobile phone number, PIN (Personal Identification
Number), PIN2, PUK (PIN Unlocking Key), PUK2 (PIN2 Unlocking Key), IMSI (International Mobile
Subscriber Identity), network information, contacts data, and short messages data.
Note:
After powering off your mobile phone, wait for a few seconds before removing or inserting an SIM card.

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Exercise
caution
when
operating
an
SIM
card,
as
friction
or
bending
will
damage
the
SIM
card.
Properly keep the mobile phone and its fittings such as the SIM cards beyond children's reach.
Installation
uHold the power key for a while and select power off to power off the mobile phone.
uTake the back cover away.
uInsert the SIM Card into the SIM Card slot lightly with the corner cutting of the card aligning to the
notch of the slot and the gold plate of the card facing download, till the SIM Card cannot be further
pushed in.
uWith the metallic contacts of the battery facing the metallic contacts in the battery slot, install the

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battery
.
uReplace the back cover.
3.2 Charging the Battery
uYour mobile phone can monitor and display the battery state.
uNormally the remaining energy of the battery is indicated by the battery level key at the upper right
corner of the display screen.

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u
When
the
battery
energy
is
insufficient,
the
mobile
phone
prompts
"Battery
low".
Using a travel adapter:
uInstall the battery into the mobile phone before charging the battery,replace the back cover .
uConnect the adapter of the travel charger with the charging slot in the mobile phone. Ensure that the
adapter is fully inserted.
uInsert the plug of the travel charger to an appropriate power outlet. During the charging, Home
screen displays the real-time battery power till it is fully charged.
uThe Home screen displays 100% of the battery power when the charging process ends.

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Note:
Ensure that the plug of the charger, the plug of the earphone, and the plug of the USB cable are inserted in
the right direction. Inserting them in a wrong direction may cause charging failure or other problems.
Before the charging, ensure that the standard voltage and frequency of the local mains supply match the
rated voltage and power of the travel charger.
Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features that you don’t need. You can also
monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power.
To guarantee the optimal performance of your battery, please stick to the following rules:
uTurn off radios that you aren’t using. If you aren’t using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPRS, use the Setting
application to turn them off.
uTurn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.
uIf you don’t need them, turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other
applications.
Note: On the Home screen, press Menu key and touch Settings > About phone > Battery use. The Battery Use
screen lists the applications that have been using the battery, from greatest to least battery use. The top of the
screen displays the time since you were last connected to a charger or, if you’re currently connected to one,
how long you were running on battery power before you connected to a charger. Then each application or
service that used battery power during that time is displayed, in order of the amount of power they used.
Touch an application in the Battery Use screen to learn details about its power consumption. Different

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applications
offer
different
kinds
of
information.
3.3 Linking to the Networks and devices
Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile networks for voice and data
transmission, Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your phone
to a computer, to transfer files from your phone’s SD card and share your phone’s mobile data connection via
USB.
Connecting to mobile networks
When you assemble your phone with a SIM card, your phone is configured to use your provider’s
mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data.
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters,
depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.
Touch Settings>Wireless & networks > WLAN settings. Check Wi-Fi to turn it on. The phone scans for
available Wi-Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a
Lock key.
Note: If the phone finds a network that you connected to previously, it connects to it.
Touch a network to connect to it. If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to
connect to that network by touching Connect. If the network is secured, you’re prompted to enter a password
or other credentials.
Connecting to Bluetooth devices
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices can use to exchange information
over a distance of about 8 meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headphones for making calls or

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listening
to
music,
hands-free
kits
for
cars,
and
other
portable
devices,
including
laptops
and
cell
phones.
Touch Settings>Wireless & networks > Bluetooth. Check Bluetooth to turn it on.
You must pair your phone with a device before you can connect to it. Once you pair your phone with a
device, they stay paired unless you unpair them.
Your phone scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. If the device you
want to pair with isn’t in the list, make it discoverable.
Connecting to a computer via USB
You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable, to transfer music, pictures, and other files
between your phone’s SD card and the computer.
3.4 Using the touch screen
Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. These extensions to the Home screen provide more
space for widgets, shortcuts, and other items.
The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to manipulate keys, buttons, menu items,
the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touch screen.
Touch
To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings keys, to type letters and symbols using the
onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons, you simply touch them with your finger.
Touch & hold
Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs. For
example, to open a menu for customizing the Home screen, you touch an empty area on the Home screen
until the menu opens.
Drag

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Touch
&
hold
an
item
for
a
moment
and
then,
without
lifting
your
finger,
move
your
finger
on
the
screen
until you reach the target position.
Swipe or slide
To swipe or slide, you quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen, without pausing when
you first touch it (so you don’t drag an item instead). For example, you slide the screen up or down to scroll a
list. 3.5 Using the onscreen keypad
You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others,
you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking
instead of by typing.
To enter text
Touch a text field, and the onscreen keyboard opens. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In
others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard.
Touch the keys on the keyboard to type
The characters you’re entered appear in the text field, with suggestions for the word you are typing below.
Use the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
After finishing typing, touch Back key to close the keyboard.
3.6 Dialing Calls
uDialing a call to a number in the contacts
Touch the Phone key or the phone application key on the Home screen, then select the Contacts tab. Swipe or
slide upward/downward to pick out the target contact. Then you can touch the dial key to originate a call.
uDialing a call to a number in call log

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Touch
the
Phone
key
or
the
phone
application
key
on
the
Home
screen
,
then
select
the
call
log
tab.
Swipe
or
slide upward/downward to pick out and touch the target contact. Then you can originate a call.
uAnswering incoming calls
Drag the Answer key towards right to answer an incoming call.
Touch the End key to end the current conversation.
To reject an incoming call, drag the End key towards left.
uManaging multiple calls
If you accept a new call when you’re already on a call, you can drag the Answer key towards right to answer
the current calls.
4 Using the Menus
4.1 Browser
You can use Browser to view web pages and search for information on the web.
When you open Browser, your home page opens. The web address (URL) of the current page is displayed at
the top of the window.
To go to a webpage or search the web
Touch the URL box at the top of the Browser screen. Enter the address (URL) of a webpage. Or enter terms
you want to search for. As you enter text, your web search engine makes suggestions of web pages and
queries.
To refresh the current page
Touch the key beside the address line to update the current web page.

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To
zoom
in
or
out
on
a
webpage
Slide your finger slightly on the screen to reveal the Zoom control. Touch the plus or minus side of the Zoom
control to zoom in or out.
To find text on a webpage
Touch Menu key and touch More > Find on page. Enter the text you’re looking for. As you type, the first
word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen, and subsequent matches are boxed. Touch the
left or right arrow to scroll to and highlight the previous or next matching word.
Copy text from webpage
Open a webpage and scroll to the beginning of the text you want to copy, touch Menu key and touch More >
Select text. Use your finger to drag across the text you want to copy. Touch the text you selected and the text
would be copied to the clipboard.
Navigate among webpage
You can open links on a webpage, navigate back and forward, and review your browsing history, just as in
any web browser.
To open a link: Touch a link to open it. Links that you touch are highlighted in orange until the webpage
they refer to opens in the window.
To go back and forward among the pages you’ve opened: Press back key or touch menu key> forward.
To view your Browser history: As you browse the web, Browser keeps track of the pages you visit, to
help you find your way back later. Touch the key which situates at the right of the URL box, then touch
History tab, and then you can view your browser history. Select Most visited tab and you can view a list of
most visited webpage.
Working with multiple browser windows

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You
can
open
up
to
several
Browser
windows
at
once
and
switch
among
them.
To open a new Browser window, touch menu key >new window; New windows open with your home
page.To switch Browser windows, touch menu key > windows. Here, all your open windows are listed. You
can select one of them as per your need.
To close a Browser window, touch menu key > windows. Here, all your open windows are listed.
You can touch the close key at the right side of each open window to close it.
Downloading files
You can download files and even applications from webpage. The files that you download are stored on your
SD card.
To download a file, Different webpage offer different mechanisms for downloading pictures,
documents,
applications, and other files. Touch & hold an image or a link to a file or to another webpage. In the menu
that opens, touch Save. If the file is in a format supported by an application on the phone, it is downloaded to
your SD card. Touch menu key and then touch More>downloads, here, you can find a list of downloaded
files. If you want to delete a file, just touch the indication box which situates at the left of the downloaded
file,
and an option box will pop out, here, you can select delete to delete an unnecessary file.
Working with bookmarks
Open a web page to bookmark, touch menu key> Bookmarks, here, you can view bookmarks displayed
in thumbnail style.
Touch & hold a bookmark, an option box will pop out. There, you can perform the following operations on
bookmarks: Open, open in new window, Edit bookmark, Add shortcut to Home, Share link, copy link URL,
Delete bookmark and set the current bookmark as homepage.

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4.2
Calculator
You can use this Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve
more complex equations.
Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the basic screen; Drag the basic screen to the left to open the
advanced screen; Touch Clear to delete the last number or operator you entered. Touch & hold Clear to
delete everything in the display.
In the calculator screen, you can touch menu key to clear history or access advanced panel.
4.3 Calendar
You can open Calendar to view events you’ve created.
Touch the Calendar key in the main menu interface. Events from each account you’ve added to your phone
and configured to synchronize calendars are displayed in Calendar.
Creating an event
You can use Calendar on your phone to create events. In any calendar view, touch menu key and then touch
more> new event to open a event details screen for a new event.
Or you can also touch & hold a spot in Day, Week, or Month view. In the menu that opens, touch New event
to open the Event details screen with that day and time already entered.
Enter a name, time, and optional additional details about the event. You can touch plus key to add more
reminders. In the Guests field, you can enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to the event.
Separate multiple addresses with commas ( , ). If the people to whom you send invitations use Google
Calendar, they’ll receive an invitation in Calendar and by email. You can touch menu key and touch Show
extra options to add details about the event. Scroll to the bottom of the Event details screen and touch Done.
The event is added to your calendar.

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Change
calendar
view
In calendar screen, touch menu key >Agenda, Day, Week, or Month. Each view displays the events in your
calendar for the period of time that you specify. To view more information about an event in Agenda view,
touch the event. To view the events of a day in Month view, touch a day.
Synchronizing and displaying calendars
When you add a Google Account or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account to your phone that
includes a calendar service, and you configure that account to synchronize calendar events to the phone, the
events from that calendar are added and kept up to date in Calendar on the phone.
In calendar screen, touch menu key and touch More > Calendars, here, you can set whether calendars
are stored on the phone or visible. The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you’ve added or
subscribed to for each account that is configured to synchronize events to your phone, organized by account.
Touch the name of an account to show or hide its calendars on your phone. An key to the right of each
calendar indicates whether its events are synchronized in the phone and whether they are visible in Calendar.
Change Calendar settings
You can change the following settings for how Calendar displays event and how it notifies you of upcoming
events. Open a Calendar view, touch menu key and touch more>settings.
Hide declined events: Check if you don’t want to see events to which you’ve declined invitations.
Use home time zone: You can turn on/off this function as per your need.
Home time zone: After turning on Use home time zone, you can set home time zone through this function.
Set alerts & notifications: Opens a dialog where you can configure event reminders to open an alert,
send you a notification, or turn off event notifications on your phone.
Select ringtone: Opens a dialog where you can select the ringtone to sound when you receive an event

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reminder.
Vibrate: Opens a dialog where you can select the vibration mode when you receive an event reminder.
Default reminder time: Opens a dialog where you can select the default time before an event for event
reminders.
Build version: The version of Calendar you are using.
4.4 Call log
You can view the records of all your call history, including missed calls, received calls and dialed calls.
4.5 Camera
Camera is a combination camera and camcorder that you use to shoot and share pictures and videos.
Touch the Camera key in the main menu interface or on the home screen, camera opens in Landscape mode,
ready to take a picture. In this mode, you can touch the key beside the bottom key to switch between camera
and video mode. Touch the bottom key to take a picture.
The phone provides you with some setting keys on the landscape mode for you to tune camera related
parameters to achieve better capture effect.
4.6 Clock
Touch the Clock key on the Home screen or in the main menu interface. Clock opens with the date and time
displayed on your Home screen wallpaper. There are four keys in this interface:
uAlarms
You can set an alarm by modifying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. Note: Alarms that are set are
underlined in green.
uGallery
You can view pictures through this function.
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