Base Lutea 3 User manual

BASE Lutea 3
User Guide
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Table of contents
1 Your mobile.............................................................................3
2 Text input ...............................................................................14
3 Phone call..............................................................................15
4 People....................................................................................17
5 Messaging..............................................................................18
6 Email......................................................................................19
7 Getting connected..................................................................20
8 Locate my position using GPS satellites...............................23
9 Data backup ...........................................................................23
10 Factory data reset ................................................................24
11 Applications & internal storage 24
12 Software upgrade 25
Safety and use 26
General information 33
Warranty 34
Troubleshooting 35
This product meets applicable national
SAR limits of 2.0 W/kg. The specific maxi-
mum SAR values can be found on page 30
of this user guide.
When carrying the product or using it
while worn on your body, either use an
approved accessory such as a holster or
otherwise maintain a distance of 1.5 cm
from the body to ensure compliance with
RF exposure requirements. Note that the
product may be transmitting even if you
are not making a phone call.
www.sar-tick.com
Prolonged exposure to music at full volume on the music
player may damage the listener’s hearing. Set your cell-
phone volume safely. Use only headphones recommended
by TCT Mobile Limited and its affiliates.

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Your mobile
1.1 Keys and connectors
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Back key
Touchscreen
Recent
apps key
Home key
Front camera
Headset connector
Power key
Micro USB
connector

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Camera
Camera flash/flashlight
Volume up
Volume down
Recent apps key
• Open a list of thumbnail images of apps you’ve worked
with recently. Touch it to open an app. Swipe it left or
right to remove a thumbnail from the list.
Home key
• While on any application or screen, touch to return to
the Home screen.
Back key
• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a
dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.
Power key
• Press: Lock the screen/light up the screen
• Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from
Ringer mode/Airplane mode/Power off
Press and hold: Power on
• Press and hold Power key and Volume down key to
capture a screenshot.

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1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Set-up
Removing or installing the back cover
Inserting or removing the SIM card
You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power
off your phone and remove battery before inserting or removing
the SIM card.
To install, place the SIM card with chip facing downwards, and
then slide it into its slot. Make sure that it is correctly inserted.
To remove the card, press and slide it out.
Volume keys
• Under call mode, adjust the earpiece or headset vol-
ume.
• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjust the media
volume.
• In general mode, adjust the ring tone volume.
• Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

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Installing or removing the battery
Please power off your phone before removing the battery.
• Insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone
cover.
• Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.
Installing and removing the microSD card
Insert the external microSD card into the slot with the gold con-
tact facing down. To remove the external microSD card, gently
press and slide it out.
Before removing the microSD card, you should ensure
the phone is off, to protect it from corruption or dam-
age. In addition, regularly removing or inserting the
SD card may cause the phone to restart.
Charging the battery
Connect the battery charger to your phone, then the charge in-
dicator at the bottom of screen will light.

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The charging status bar will not float if your battery
is extendly consumed. To reduce power consumption
and energy waste, when battery is fully charged, dis-
connect your charger from the plug; switch off Wi-Fi,
GPS, Bluetooth or background-running applications
when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.
1.2.2 Power on your phone
Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on. It will take
some seconds before the screen lights up.
Set up your phone for the first time
The first time you power on the phone, you should set following
options: language, date & time, Google account, Google location,
etc. If you power on your phone with no SIM card inserted, you
will see a screen giving you the option to connect to a Wi-Fi net-
work to sign into your Google account and to use some features.
1.2.3 Power off your phone
Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the phone
options appear, select Power off, and touch OK to confirm.
1.3 Home screen
You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and
widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for
quick access. Press Home key to switch to Home screen.
Status bar
• Status/notification indicators
• Touch and drag down to open
notification panel
Application tab
• Touch to open main menu
Search bar
Touch to enter text search screen
Touch to enter voice search screen
Touch an icon to open an
application, folder, etc.
 
Favorite tray applications
• Touch to enter the application
• Touch and hold to move or change
applications

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Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space
for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizon-
tally left and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. Blue
lines at the lower left and right of the screen indicate which screen
you are viewing.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and hold
Touch and hold the Home screen to access the available
options for setting the wallpaper.
Drag
Place your finger on any item to drag it to another
location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications,
images, web pages etc. at your convenience.
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.
Pinch/Spread
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface
and draw them apart or together to scale an element
on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways to
have a better view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right
side) and notification information (to the left side). When the
status bar is full, icon will appear.

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Status icons
GPRS connected GPS is on
GPRS in use Receiving location
data from GPS
EDGE connected Speakerphone is on
EDGE in use Roaming
3G connected No signal
3G in use Vibrate mode
HSPA (3G+) connected Ringer is silenced
HSPA (3G+) in use Phone microphone
is mute
Wi-Fi is on No charge in battery
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network Battery is very low
Bluetooth is on Battery is low
Connected to a
Bluetooth device
Battery is partially
drained
Airplane mode Battery is full
Alarm is set Battery is charging
Signal strength Headset connected

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Notification icons
New Google Mail More notifications are
hidden
New email message Call in progress
New text or multimedia
message
Call in progress using
Bluetooth headset
Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery Missed call
New Google Talk
message Call on hold
New voicemail Call forwarding is on
Upcoming event Uploading data
Data is synchronizing Downloading data
Song is playing Download finished
microSD card is full Select input method
No microSD card
installed
An open Wi-Fi network
is available
Preparing SD card Phone is connected via
USB cable
Safe to remove SD card Radio is on
Screenshot error System update available
USB tethering is on Connected to VPN
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
is on Disconnected from VPN
Both USB tethering and
portable hotspot are on
Carrier data use
threshold approaching
or exceeded
Screenshot captured NFC is on

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Notification panel
Touch and drag down the status bar to open the Notification pa-
nel. Touch and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel,
you can open items and other reminders indicated by notifica-
tion icons or view wireless service information.
Touch one notification and slide it sideways to delete it.
Touch the icon to clear all event-based notifications (other
ongoing notifications will remain). Touch the settings icon to
access Settings. Once you inserted a SIM card, you can drag down
the Notification panel even from the locked screen.
1.3.3 Search bar
The phone provides a search function which can be used to
locate information within applications, the phone or the web.
1.3.4 Lock/unlock your screen
To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone
screen by creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password etc.
1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen
Add
Touch the application tab , touch and hold an application or
a widget to activate the move mode, and drag the item to any
Home screen as you prefer.
Quick settings bar
• Touch to enable/disable functions or
change modes
• Slide left and right to view more

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Reposition
Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the move
mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release.
You can move items both on the Home screen and the Favorite
tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag
the item to another Home screen.
Remove
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the move
mode, drag the item up to the top of remove icon, and release
after the item turns red.
Create folders
To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications)
on the Home screen and the Favorite tray, you can add them to
a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To rename a
folder, open it, touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.
Wallpaper customization
Touch and hold an empty area or touch Settings/Display, then
touch Wallpaper on the Home screen to customize wallpaper.
1.3.6 Application tab
Touch from the Home screen to enter applications list.
To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key.
Consult recently used applications
To consult recently used applications, you can touch the Recent
apps key. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the related
application.Touch one thumbnail and slide it sideways to delete
it.

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1.3.7 Volume adjustment
You can set ringer, media and phone ringtone volume to your
preference by pressing Volume up/down key.
1.4 Applications and widgets list
The list contains all pre-embedded and newly installed
applications and widgets.
To access the list, touch from the Home screen. To return to
the Home screen, touch the Home key or the Back key.
Touch the icon to access the Google Play Store.

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Text input
2.1 Using onscreen keyboard
Onscreen keyboard settings
Touch application tab from the home screen, select Settings/
Language & input, touch the settings icon on the right of
Android keyboard – a series of settings are available for your
selection.
Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation
Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen
keyboard orientation. You can also adjust it by settings (touch
Settings/Display/Orientation).
2.1.1 Android keyboard
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Touch to switch between “abc”and
“Abc” mode; touch and hold to switch
between “abc” and ”ABC“ mode.
Touch to enter text or numbers
Touch and hold, then select to enter
symbols/emoticons
Touch and hold to show input options;
t5ouch to enter voice input
Touch to switch between symbol and
numeric keyboard

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2.2 Text editing
You can edit the text you have entered.
• Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like
to edit.
• Drag the tap to change the highlighted selection.
• Following options will show: Select all , Cut , Copy
and Paste .
• Touch the icon or touch the blank to go back without any
action.
Phone call
3.1 Placing a call
User can easily launch a call using Phone. Touch application tab
from the Home screen and select Phone.
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Slide to access Call log and
Contacts
Touch and hold to access voicemail
Touch to hide/unhide dial pad

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Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a
contact from Contacts or Call log by sliding or touching tabs, then
touch to place the call.
The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching the
Menu1key and touching Add to Contacts.
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by
touching .
To hang up a call, touch or the Power key.
3.2 Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call, touch the icon
• Slide the icon rightward to answer.
• Slide the icon leftward to reject.
• Slide the icon upward to reject the call by sending a preset
message.
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the
Volume up/down key.
3.3 Consulting your call memory
You can access your call memory by touching from the Dial
screen to view call history in categories of Incoming calls, Out-
going calls, and Missed calls.
1Menu key mentioned on the following chapters stands for .

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3.4 Speed dial settings
You can access this setting screen by touching Menu key and
Speed dial on Dial screen, then select contacts to define 2–9
screen keys as a speed dialer.
People
You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize
these with your Google Mail contacts or other applications on the
web or on your phone.
When using People app for the first time you are re-
quired to add new contacts, import contacts from SIM
card or synchronize contacts from other application
accounts to phone.
4.1 Adding a contact
Touch application tab on the Home screen, select people app,
then touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact.
4.2 Importing, exporting and sharing
contacts
From Contacts screen, touch Menu key to open options menu,
touch Import/Export, then select Import from SIM card, Export
to SIM card, Import from SD card, Export to SD card, or Share
visible contacts.
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, choose an
account, select the contact you want to import/export, and touch
the icon √ to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, choose an
account, select and touch the icon √ to confirm.
You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending
the contact’s vCard to them via Bluetooth, Google Mail, etc.
Touch a contact you want to share, touch Menu key and Share
from contact details screen, then select the application to per-
form this action.
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Messaging
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone. To
access this feature, touch application tab from the Home screen,
then select Messaging.
All messages you receive or send out can only be saved
in phone memory. To consult messages stored in SIM
card, touch Menu key from Messaging screen, then
touch Settings/Manage SIM message.
5.1 Write message
On message list screen, touch the new message icon to
write text/multimedia messages.
Sending a text message
Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or
touch to add recipients, touch Type to compose bar to enter
the text of the message. When finished, touch to send the
text message.
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4.3 Synchronizing contacts in multiple
accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from
multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on
your phone.
• Touch to view the whole message
thread
• Touch and hold to active the delete
mode. Touch message threads to
choose deleted ones, and touch the
trash bin to confirm.
Touch to search in all messages
Touch to create a new message

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An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged
as several SMS. Specific letters (accent) will also in-
crease the size of the SMS, this may cause multiple
SMS to be sent to your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, anima-
tions, slides and sounds to other compatible phones and email
addresses. An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically
when media files (image, video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached
or subject or email addresses added.
Email
Besides your Google Mail account, you can also set up external
POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your phone. To access this func-
tion, touch application tab from Home screen, then select Email.
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set up an
email account.
• Enter the email address and password of the account you want
to set up.
• Touch Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your
service provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the
email account settings screen to enter settings manually. Or
you can touch Manual setup to directly enter the incoming and
outgoing settings for the email account you are setting up.
• Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.
• To add another email account, you can touch Menu key and
Settings. Touch Add account on the right of the title to create.
To create and send emails
• Touch the icon from Inbox screen.
• Enter recipient’s (recipients’) email address(es) in To field.
• If necessary, touch Menu key and touch Add Cc/Bcc to add a
copy or a blind copy to the message.
• Enter the subject and the content of the message.
• Touch Menu key, touch Attach file to add an attachment.
• Finally, touch to send.
• If you do not want to send the email right away, you can touch
Menu key and Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy.
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Getting connected
To connect to the Internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/
EDGE/3G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
7.1 Connecting to the Internet
7.1.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G
The first time you turn on your phone with SIM card inserted, it
will automatically configure network service: GPRS, EDGE or 3G.
If the network is not connected, you can press and hold on
Notification panel.
To check the network connection you are using, touch application
tab on the Home screen, then touch Settings/More .../Mobile
networks/Access Point Names or Network operators.
7.1.2 Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your phone is
within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on phone
even without a SIM card inserted.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
• Touch on Notification panel to get to settings.
• Touch the switch beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi.
• Touch Wi-Fi, detailed information of all detected Wi-Fi net-
works is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
• Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. If the network you
selected is secured, you are required to enter a password or
other credentials (contact network operator for details). When
finished, touch Connect.
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