ASPERA R3 User manual

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ASPERA R3
USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS:
WELCOME! 6
CHAPTER 0 - SKILLS INTRODUCTION 9
0.1 Finger gestures
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0.2 The SIM Card
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0.2.1 Installing the SIM card 9
0.2.2 Entering your PIN 10
0.3 Lock Screen & Home Screen
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0.3.1 Main Home Screen. 11
0.3.2 Extended Home screen 11
0.4 Home Screen Setting
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0.4.1 Changing wallpaper 11
0.4.2 Adding a widget to Home screen 11
0.4.3 Adding application icons and other shortcuts to Home screen 12
0.4.4 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons 12
0.5 Checking notifications
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0.5.1 Opening the Notifications panel 13
0.5.2 Closing the Notifications panel 13
0.6 Adjusting the ringer volume
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0.7 Connecting your phone to a computer
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0.7.1 As a media device 13
0.7.2 Copying files to and from the storage card 13
0.7.3 Disconnect the phone from the computer. 14
CHAPTER 1 - PHONE 14
1.1 Phone calls
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1.1.1 Making a call 14
1.1.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 15
1.1.3 Using In-call Options 16
1.1.4 Ending a call 17
1.2 Video Calls
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1.2.1 About Video Call 17
1.2.2 Making a Video Call 17
1.3 Using Call Log 18
1.3.1 Using the Call log tab 18
1.4 Adjusting Phone Settings
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1.5 Call setting 20
1.6 Turning the Phone Function On and Off
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CHAPTER 2 - CONTACTS 21
2.1 About Contacts
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2.2 Contacts List
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2.2.1 Add a new contact 21
2.2.2 To search for a contact 21
2.2.3 Delete contact 21
2.2.4 Display options 21
2.2.5 Import/Export 22
2.2.6 Edit contact 22
2.2.7 Groups 22
CHAPTER 3 - MESSAGING 23
3.1 Using Message
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3.1.1 Open Messaging 23
3.1.2 Creating and sending SMS and MMS messages 23
3.1.3 To create and send a text message 23
3.1.4 To create and send a multimedia (MMS) message 24
3.1.5 To save a message as a draft 25
3.1.6 Receiving text and multimedia messages 25
3.1.7 To open and read a text message 25
3.1.8 To open and view a multimedia message 26
3.2 Using Email
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3.2.1 Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 26
3.2.2 Composing and sending emails 27
3.2.3 Viewing 27
3.2.4 Managing emails 27
3.2.6 Deleting an email account 28
CHAPTER 4 - CAMERA AND MULTIMEDIA 28
4.1 Photos
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4.2 Camera
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4.2.1 Taking photos 30
4.2.2 Shooting videos 30
4.2.3 Closing Camera 30
4.3 Music
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4.3.1 Playing songs 31

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CHAPTER 5 - GOOGLE APPS 33
5.1 Signing In to Your Google Account
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5.2 Using Gmail/Google Mail
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5.2.1 To open Gmail/Google Mail 34
5.2.2 To refresh Gmail/Google Mail 34
5.2.3 Creating and sending emails 34
5.3 Using Google Maps
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5.3.1 To enable Location source 35
5.3.2 To find your location on the map 35
5.3.3 Searching for places of interest 35
5.3.4 Viewing maps 36
5.3.5 Getting directions 36
5.4 Using Google Latitude (Available by Country)
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5.4.1 Opening Latitude 37
5.4.2 Sharing your locations 37
CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS 37
6.1 SIM management
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6.1.1 SIM Information 37
6.1.2 Default SIM 37
6.1.3 General settings 37
6.2 Wireless & networks
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6.2.1 Airplane mode 37
6.2.2 Wi-Fi 37
6.2.3 Bluetooth 40
6.2.4 Tethering
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6.2.5 VPN Settings
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6.2.6 Mobile Networks
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6.2.7 Data usage 42
6.4 Audio profiles 42
6.5 Display 43
6.6 Storage 43
6.7 Battery 43
6.8 Applications 43
6.9 Accounts & sync 43
6.10 Location services 43
6.11 Security 43
6.12 Language & input 44
6.13 Backup & reset 44
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6.14 Date & time 44
6.15 Schedule power on/off 44
6.16 Accessibility 44
6.17 Developer options 44
6.18 About phone 44
CHAPTER 7 - OTHER APPLICATIONS 45
7.1 Clock
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7.1.1 Setting the local date, time zone, and time 45
7.1.2 Setting alarms 45
7.2 Recorder
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7.3 Radio
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7.3.1 Open Radio 46
7.3.2 Selectable channel 46
7.3.3 Adjust the volume 46
7.3.4 Scan & Save 46
7.4 Calendar
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7.5 Calculator
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7.6 Browser
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7.6.1 Open browser 48
7.6.2 Basic operations 48
7.6.3 More 48

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WELCOME!
PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING. IT WILL HELP YOU MAKE
BETTER USE OF YOUR PHONE.
Aspera is continually improving our products and services and we reserve all the
rights to revise and change the description of this product and its software as well
as this user manual without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and
changes.
This user manual is for your better use of this phone not an approval of any
accessories. All the pictures in this manual are for reference only. There may be
slight differences between the appearance of phone and keys and contents of
display used in this manual and those of your phone. Please refer to your phone
for actuality. Some features introduced in this manual are network or subscription-
dependent features. Please contact your service provider in such case.
SAFETY INFORMATION
BATTERY:
If a conductive material such touches the exposed terminal, short circuit may occur
resulting in property damage, bodily injury or burn. To avoid
risk of leaking charge, take care when handling a charged battery particularly when
placing it inside your pocket, purse or other container with metal objects.
KEEP YOUR MOBILE DEVICE SEALS TIGHT WHEN AROUND WATER:
Keep your mobile device dry.
USE WHILE DRIVING
Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of mobile devices in the area
where you drive. Give full attention to driving and the road.
AIRCRAFT
Mobile devices may cause harmful interference so turn off your mobile device
before boarding an aeroplane.
BLASTING AREAS
Always obey the related limits and regulations and do not use your mobile device in
blasting areas. Turn off your mobile device in areas posted “turn off electronic devices”.
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Read this information before using your mobile
device otherwise it may result in personal injury
or your device not complying with local laws.

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POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
Turn off your mobile device in the gas station and areas near fuel and chemical
containers. Turn off your mobile device in areas posted “turn off electronic devices”.
MEDICAL DEVICES
Turn off your mobile device whenever instructed to do so by posted signs near
some medical equipment. Mobile device may interfere with pacemakers, hearing
aids and some other medical transplanting equipment. Do not put your mobile
device near pacemakers nor carry in the breast pocket.
ACCESSORIES AND BATTERY
Use the accessories, batteries and chargers approved by manufacturer. Use of
batteries not approved by manufacturer may cause injury.
EMERGENCY CALLS
Turn on your phone and keep it in service areas, dial emergency phone numbers
and then press send key to make a call.
WHEN LOSING YOUR PHONE
To avoid any economic damage, please inform the Network Provider to lock your
SIM card when you have lost your phone.
When you inform the Network Provider to lock your SIM card they may need
to know the IMEI No. of your phone, which you can find printed on the label on
the back of your phone when taking off the battery. Please keep a record of this
number for future need.
For safety consideration, you can take preventative measures such as setting a PIN
Code for your SIM card to prevent other persons using your SIM card without your
permission.
KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN
Keep the phone, battery and charger away from children to avoid any personal injury.

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Any kind of fluid
Keep the phones protective seals tight when you are around fluids.
Extreme heat or cold
Avoid the temperature below -10C or above 50C.
Microwave
Do not dry your phone in a microwave oven.
Dust, dirt and sand
Keep the phones protective seals tight when you are in the vicinity of
dust, dirt and sand
Cleaning solutions
Use only a dry soft cloth to clean your phone. Don’t use alcohol or other
cleaning solutions.
Ground
Be careful not to drop your phone on hard surfaces
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USE AND CARE
To care for this mobile device, keep it away from:

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CHAPTER 0: SKILLS INTRODUCTION
0.1 FINGER GESTURES
Tap
When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as
application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with
your finger.
Press and hold
To open the available options for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web page), simply
press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across
the screen or optical trackball.
Drag
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While
dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger
in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as
when flicking the contacts or message list.
Rotate
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you
can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Refer to the Settings
chapter for more details.
Pinch
For some applications, like Photos or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen
using 2 fingers (for example, thumb and index fingers) to zoom in or zoom out
when viewing a picture or a web page.
0.2 THE SIM CARD
0.2.1 Installing the SIM card
If you have a SIM card to install, install it before setting up your phone. Sim 1
WCDMA connects to 3G frequency and Sim 2 GSM connects to 2G frequency.

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IMPORTANT: A SIM card is required to use cellular services when connecting to
GSM networks and WCDMA networks. Your phone can use a 3G WCDMA sim card
and may also use a SIM card for connecting to a 2G GSM network.. Your sim card is
subject to your wireless service provider’s policies, which may include restrictions
on switching service providers and roaming, even after conclusion of any required
minimum service contract. Contact your wireless service provider for more details.
Availability of cellular capabilities depends on the wireless network.
0.2.2 Entering your PIN
If your SIM card is preset with a PIN (Personal Identification Number), you will be
prompted to enter the PIN to proceed. Enter the SIM PIN, and then tap OK.
Most SIM cards are preset with a PIN (Personal Identification Number) that is
provided by your mobile operator. When prompted, enter the preset PIN, and then
tap Enter. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the SIM card is blocked. If this
happens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from your
mobile operator.
0.2.3 Installing battery
Assemble the battery as shown in the Quick Start Guide; be careful that the contact
metal of the battery should be consistent with the socket of the mobile phone.
0.3 LOCK SCREEN & HOME SCREEN
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The Lock screen can protect your phone against accidental touch, and performing
operation you don’t want. In Lock screen, you can drag the Lock icon right
to unlock the phone and enter the Home screen. Drag left to open the calling
functions, and drag up to open messaging functions.
0.3.1 Main Home Screen.
Tap the respective item to open the associated application. The Home screen also
lets you add the items you want and need on the Home screen. Add items like
application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets to give you instant access to
information and applications.
0.3.2 Extended Home screen
The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for
adding icons, widgets, and more. There are 4 additional screens apart from the
main Home screen, access these screens by swiping left and right of the central
Home screen.
0.4 HOME SCREEN SETTING
0.4.1 Changing wallpaper
To change your wallpaper, you can follow the information below:
1. Press and hold the blank place on one main screen, there
will be a selection box.
2. Select wallpaper from Gallery/wallpaper.
3. If you want to change wallpaper to a photo, tap Gallery
to select a photo that you have taken using the camera
or copied to your storage card. Crop the photo and then
tap Save.
4. Tap Wallpaper to choose from preset wallpapers and then
tap Set wallpaper.
0.4.2 Adding a widget to Home screen
A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose
from, such as Calendar, Music, Photo Album, Friend Stream,
and more.
1. Enter the main applications menu and slide to the right.
Slide left and right to seek for the proper widget.
2. Press and hold the widget to move to the main screen to
you want to put it in.
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0.4.3 Adding application icons and other shortcuts to Home screen
Place application icons on your Home screen to open applications quicker. You can
also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked
webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many
other items, to your Home screen. The shortcuts available depend on the applications
that are installed on your phone.
1. Enter the main menu and slide left and right to seek for the proper widget
and shortcuts.
2. Press and hold on the widget or shortcut to move to the part of the Home
screen where there’s space to add a new shortcut.
3. To add an application icon, tap Program and then select an application.
Tips: To add an application icon on the Home screen, enter All Programs, and then
press and hold an application icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an
empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.
0.4.4 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons
Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to give room for adding more
items to the Home screen. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don’t
frequently use.
0.4.4.1 Moving a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move. You will see a blue halo
around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.
2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen. Pause at the left
or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home
screen panel.
3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, release your finger. If you’ve
released your finger but a message shows that there is no space to place the
widget or icon, drag it right or left again to another Home screen panel or make
room for it on the panel of your choice.
0.4.4.2 Removing a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. You will see a cross on
the top of the screen. Don’t release your finger.
2. Drag the widget or icon to the top of the phone. The cross then changes into
the Remove button and turns red.
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0.4.4.3 Charge only
When you connect your phone to a computer via USB cable the phone will begin
to charge
0.4.4.4 Disk drive
Disk drive mode is available only when you have installed a microSD card in
your phone.
0.5 CHECKING NOTIFICATIONS
Notification icons on the status bar report the arrival of new messages, calendar
events, alarms set and ongoing settings such as network signal and bettery status.
You can open the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event
notification and see the mobile operator name.
0.5.1 Opening the Notifications panel
When new notification icons display in the status bar, press and hold the status bar,
then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel.
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more
notifications.
0.5.2 Closing the Notifications panel
Simply move your finger to the bottom of the screen and slide your finger up.
0.6 ADJUSTING THE RINGER VOLUME
Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons on the left side of the phone to
adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears
on the screen to display the volume levels.
0.7 CONNECTING YOUR PHONE TO A COMPUTER
0.7.1 As a media device
When you connect your phone to a computer the default is connected as a media
device. As a media device, this lets you exchange files on the phone and computer
at the same time.
0.7.2 Copying files to and from the storage card
1. Connect the phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. Turn on USB storage.
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Navigate to this removable disk and open it.
4. Do one of the following:
- Copy the files from the computer to the phone’s storage cards root folder.
- Copy the files from the phones storage card to a folder in your computer or
computer desktop.
5. After copying the files, dismount the removable disk (that is, the connected
phone) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove
your phone.
0.7.3 Disconnect the phone from the computer.
If you want to keep the phone connected to the computer but don’t want to access
the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Turn off USB storage.
1.1 PHONE CALLS
1.1.1 Making a call
There are several convenient methods to make a call from
your phone.
1.1.1.1 Calling using the Dialer
You can tap the phone button at the bottom of the screen
to enter the dialer screen. In Dialer, when you input numbers,
you have two ways to select making a call.
1. Directly enter the number on the keyboard, and then
choose which SIM card you want to use by pressing the
phone icon.
2. You can slide to the right to choose the number in your
call history or your contacts.
Note: If you only have one SIM card inserted, you are not presented with the choice
of which sim card to make the call from.
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1.1.1.2 Calling a phone number in a text message
While viewing a text message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body
of the message.
1. Tap the message with the phone number.
2. On the Select action screen, tap the number you want to call.
3. The dialer screen then opens, with the phone number automatically filled in
and ready to be dialed. To place the call, press call and select SIM 1 or SIM 2 .
1.1.1.3 Calling a phone number in contacts
Enter contacts list and select a contact. In the contact information details screen,
tap call button behind the number you want to call.
1.1.1.4 Making an Emergency Call
On the Phone screen, dial the international emergency number for your locale
(for example, 000), and then tap Call.
If your phone is locked with a passcode, you may still be able to make an
emergency call: On the Enter Passcode screen, tap Emergency Call, then enter the
emergency number and tap the red button.
1.1.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call
When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears
and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party.
When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in Contacts, only
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1.1.2.1 Answering an incoming call
Slide right across the screen to answer incoming call.
1.1.2.2 Rejecting an incoming call
Slide left to reject a call.
1.1.2.3 Muting the ringing sound
To mute the ring without rejecting the call, press the VOLUME UP / VOLUME
DOWN button or Power button.
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1.1.3 Using In-call Options
When a call is in progress, you can go through the operation of key options.
Tap the available buttons to put a call on hold, dial another contact for a phone
conference, mute the phone microphone, and more.
Note: When the phone is dialing, only the End call and Speaker on buttons
are available.
1.1.3.1 Muting the microphone during a call
Tap Mute icon to switch between turning the microphone on or off. When the
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1.1.3.2 Putting a call on hold
Tap Hold icon to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold, the hold call icon
appears in the status bar. Then tap again to resume the call.
1.1.3.3 Turning the speakerphone on or off
When you are on a call, tap Speaker icon to toggle between turning the
speakerphone on or off. The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when
the speakerphone is on.
Warning! To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold your phone against your
ear when the loudspeaker is turned on.
1.1.4 Ending a call
Do one of the following to end the call:
• Tap End call.
• If you are using the provided wired headset, press and hold the button to end
the call.
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1.2 VIDEO CALLS
1.2.1 About Video Call
Video calls let you see as well
as hear the person you’re
talking to. You can make
a video call to someone.
Note: Not all mobile phone
networks support Video
calling. Contact your wireless
service provider for details.
1.2.2 Making a Video Call
In the dialer screen, when
you input a number, tap In
Contacts, choose a name,
tap at the bottom of the
screen, then tap to have a
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1.3 Using Call Log
When you miss a call, the missed call icon
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appears in the title bar. Use the
Call log tab of the Contacts screen to check who the caller was or view all your
dialed numbers and received calls.
1.3.1 Using the Call log tab
Enter the dial number and slide to the right to the call log. At the Call log tab, you
can do one of the following:
1. Tap the name or number in the list to have a call.
2. Tap a name or number in the list to display the options menu where you
can select to view the contact information (if the number is stored in your
contacts list), edit number before call, send text message, or remove from
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1.4 ADJUSTING PHONE SETTINGS
You can adjust the phone settings of your phone such as your voice mail number,
or enable additional call services from your wireless service provider.
To open the phone settings menu, press Dialer call>Menu , and then tap Settings >
other settings, meanwhile you must select SIM1 or SIM2.
OPTIONS DESCRIPTION
Fixed Dialing Numbers Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed
set of numbers. To enable this
feature you must know your SIM
card’s PIN 2 code.
Voicemail Specify another voicemail number
aside from the voice mail number
on your SIM card.
Call forwarding Select how you want your phone
to handle busy, unanswered, and
unreachable You can also set
the call forwarding option for all
incoming calls.
Call barring Choose barring outing or barring
incoming, You may need to apply
for this function with your network
operator.
Additional call settings Enable or disable operator services
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1.5 Call setting
You can choose according to the preference call settings.
In the interface of dail /call history/contacts, press Menu >setting,
1.5.1 Voice Call
In this option, you can change voice mail service and number, voice call forwarding
settings (see 1.4 Adjusting Phone Settings ), voice call barring settings and phone
number and call waiting settings.
1.5.2 Video Call
In this option, you can change video settings such as set picture to display when
camera off use, size of peer video and local video and so on.
1.5.3 Other settings
Manage Fixed Dialing Numbers，,Minute Reminder , Quick Responses, Call
Rejection and TTY Mode.
1.6 TURNING THE PHONE FUNCTION ON AND OFF
You can do the following to enable or disable Airplane mode:
1. Press HOME> MENU, then tap Settings > Wireless & networks, Select the
Airplane mode check box to enable or disable Airplane mode. When enabled,
the Airplane mode icon
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displays in the status bar.
2. Long press Power and then tap Airplane mode.
3. Slide down the status bar on the home screen and tap the Airplane mode
shortcut to turn on or turn off the Airplane mode.
Tips: When you disable Airplane Mode, the phone function is turned back on and
the previous state of Network signal, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.
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