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Samba Q
GSM Mobile Phone

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For your safety
Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or
illegal. Further detailed information is given in this manual.
ROAD SAFETY
Always keep your hands free to operate the vehicle while driving. Park
the vehicle before using your phone.
SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT
Using of wireless telephones in aircraft may disrupt the operation of the
aircraft. It is dangerous and illegal. Insure switching off the phone
before going aboard.
SWITCH OFF IN HOSPITALS
Follow any restrictions or rules. Switch off the phone near medical
equipment.
SWITCH OFF WHEN REFUELING
Switch off the phone at a refueling point or any fuel or chemicals
places.
SWITCH OFF NEAR BLASTING POINT
Don‟t use the phone where blasting is in progress. Observe restrictions,
and follow any regulations or rules.
INTERFERENCE

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All wireless phones may be susceptible to interference, which could
affect the performance.
USE NORMALLY
Use in the normal position explained in the product documentation.
Don‟t touch the antenna unnecessarily.
ENHANCEMENTS AND BATTERIES
Use only the approved enhancements and batteries. Do not connect
incompatible products.
EMERGENCY CALLS
Ensure the phone is switched on and in service. Enter the emergency
number, and then press the talk key. It will give your location. Do not
end the call until the permission.
NOTE:
The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be
easily accessible.

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1 PREFACE
Thank you for choosing the mobile phone. You may have a comprehensive
knowledge of usage of this phone and learn its excellent functionality and easy
operation methods after reading this manual.
The mobile phone is designed for GSM/GPRS network environment. In addition to
basic phone functions, it also provides multiple practical functions for you to
include name card phonebook, Polyphonic ring tones, clock/alarm clock, calendar,
calculator, MP3 /Video player, camera, video recorder, voice recorder, etc., to
facilitate both your work and entertainment activities.
The phone conforms to GSM/GPRS technical criteria, and has passed the
attestation by both domestic and foreign institutions with authorities.
The company reserves the right to modify any contents in this Manual without any
further notice.
1.1 Safety Notices
If your phone is lost or stolen, please immediately inform your nearest
telecommunication department or agent to disable the SIM card, so as to prevent
others from using your phone and incurring economic loss to you.
When you contact telecommunication departments or agents, they may need to
know the IMEI code of your phone (you can find it on the back label of your phone
after removing the battery). Please write down the code and keep it in a safe place
for later use.
For the purpose of avoiding mistaken use of your phone, please adopt precautions

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such as:
-- Set up the PIN code of your SIM card. The PIN code can prevent your SIM card
from being used by unauthorized people.
-- On a trip or travel outside, please do not disclose your phone in public, so as
to avoid unnecessary loss. You‟d better keep it close to you or lock it in your
luggage.
1.2 Safety Precautions
Before using your phone, please carefully read through these precautions, so as
to ensure safe and correct use.
1.2.1 Current Precautions
Use only the original or specified accessories. Other products may cause
battery leakage, overheat, explosion, or fire.
Do not severely bump, shake or throw your phone, so as to avoid faults
and fire.
Do not put your phone, battery or charger into your microwave oven or
other high-pressure devices. Otherwise, it may cause circuit damage or fire.
Do not use your phone at places with flammable or explosive gas.
Otherwise, it may cause phone faults or even fire disasters.
Do not put your phone in places of high temperature, high humidity or a
lot of dust. Otherwise, it may cause phone faults.
Please make sure the operating temperature for device will be between
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Please keep your phone away from kids, so as to prevent them from using
it as a toy and incurring body injury.
Do not put your phone on uneven or unstable tables, so as to avoid phone
faults or damages incurred by dropping.
1.2.2 Mobile Phone
In places where the use of mobile phones is prohibited, such as planes and
hospitals, please shut down your phone, which will influence normal work
of electronic equipment and medical instruments. Please follow relevant
regulations of these places. This phone offers the automatic power-on
function. Please check the alarm settings to make sure that your phone
will not automatically power on during a flight travel.
Please do not use your phone near to low-signal or high-precision electronic
equipment. Radio signal interference may cause false operation or other
problems of such electronic equipment. Special attention is required in
case of the following devices: hearing aids, pacemakers and other medical
electronic devices, fire detectors, auto doors and other auto control
devices. For influence of mobile phones on pacemakers and other medical
electronic devices, please consult corresponding manufacturers or local
distributors.
Please do not forcefully knock at the LCD display or use it to knock at any
other stuff; otherwise the LCD will be damaged and LCD liquid will leak. If
such liquid enters your eye, there will be the danger of blinding. In that

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case, please use clean water to wash your eyes (do not knead the eyes),
and ask for help from the doctor.
1.2.3 Battery
Do not throw the battery into fire; otherwise it may cause fire or explosion.
In packing the battery, do not impose excessive force; otherwise it may
cause leakage, overheat, explosion or fire of the battery.
Do not use electric wire or pins to cause short circuit of the battery; do not
put the battery together with metal stuff including necklaces;
otherwise it will cause leakage, overheat, explosion or fire of the battery.
Do not solder the contacts of the battery; otherwise it will cause leakage,
overheat, explosion or fire the battery.
If liquid within the battery enters the eye, there will be danger of blinding.
In that case, do not knead your eyes with your hand; use clean water to
wash your eyes and then ask for help from the doctor.
1.2.4 Charger
Please use the local standard AC power supply. Other voltages will cause
electric leakage, fire or damage to your phone and charger.
It is strictly forbidden to cause short circuit of the charger; otherwise it will
cause electricity shock, smoking or damage of the charger.
Do not use the charger in case its power cable is damaged; otherwise it will
cause fire and electricity shock.
Please clean dust on power sockets as soon as possible.

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Please do not put containers with water beside the charger, so as to avoid
short circuit, electric leakage or other malfunctions incurred by spilled
water.
2 YOUR PHONE
2.1 Keypad Description
Dial key
Used for starting the call (when the number has been input or phone locates
the number in phone book), or used for answering the incoming call. At the state
of standby, if this key is pressed, the dialed number record will be displayed.
Red key
Short press this key to hang up a call or cancel an operation. In other
conditions, press this key to return to the standby mode. Long press it to power
on/off the phone.
OK key
In the main menu, press it to enter a specific menu.
Direction key
When go through the function, it carries out the function specified; when
edit, it controls the cursor.
Left soft key
In standby mode, press it to enter the main menu.
Right soft key

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In the menu, press it to return to the previous page; In standby mode, press
it to enter directory.
Numeric keys, 26 characters, alt key, 2 input method switching key
(a ),space key, delete key, punctuations key, sym key
In the 26 characters key, R,T,Y,F,G,H,C,V,B are same for numeric key 1-9.
the auxiliary functions for other characters key are relevant to the
punctuations
alt key : when edit the message, switch the character and the auxiliary
keys
a key(two): switch the inputting method
space key: blank space
sym key: enter symbols in editing
del key: delete key
linefeed key(below the del key): switch to the new line
Press to enter numbers or characters.2-9 can be set as speed dial keys.
Note: In standby model, long press 1 to call the voicemail service center
(with preset voice mail service number).
The * key and # key perform different functions in different models or menus:
In standby model, long press # to enter or exit from the Mute model.
2.2 Specification
Battery Voltage: 3.7V

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Charging Limited Voltage: 4.2V
Standby Time (Hour): 125 (Based on Network)
Talking Time (Hour): 3.5 (Based on Network)
3 Connect with the Network
3.1 SIM Card
Before using the phone, please insert a valid SIM card into the phone. The SIM
card is your key to enter the digital GSM network.
All information relating to network connection is recorded in chips on the SIM
card, together with your phonebook (names and numbers) and SMS stored in the
SIM card. You can remove the SIM card from your phone and put it into any other
GSM phone to use (it can automatically read your SIM card).
In order to protect information stored in the SIM card, do not touch its metal
contacts, and keep it away from places with electric or magnetic fields. Once the
SIM card is damaged, you cannot log on the GSM network.
Warning：Before taking out the SIM card, make sure your phone is powered off. It
is strictly prohibited to insert or remove the SIM card when your phone is
connected to an external power supply; otherwise the SIM card and the phone
may be damaged.
INSERT &REMOVE SIM CARD
The SIM card is usually kept on a card. Before the installation, please take it out

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carefully.
Power off your phone, and remove any other external power supply.
Insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot as follows.
3.2 Unlock the SIM Card
For the purpose of preventing unauthorized use, your SIM card adopts PIN1
(personal identification number) code for encryption protection. When this
feature is enabled, you must input the PIN1 code each time the phone is powered
on, so that you can unlock the SIM card and start using your phone. You can also
disable the SIM card password (refer to “Security Setting”), when you cannot
prevent unauthorized use.
Input the PIN1 code, if any, and use the Right Soft Key to remove wrong input,
and press OK to confirm. For example, if the PIN1 is set as 1122, then input as
follows: 1122,
If you input the PIN code wrongly for three times successively, your SIM card will
be locked by the network, then your phone will ask for the PUK1 code. If you do
not know the PUK1 code, do not input it by yourself, but resort to your network
operator. Please refer to “Security Setting”.
Note: Your network provider has provided a standard PIN1 code (4~8 digits) for
your SIM card. Please modify it as soon as possible. For detailed operation, please
refer to “Security Setting”.

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3.3 Packing and Unpacking the T-Flash Card
1 Power off your mobile phone, remove the battery and other AC power
supply.
2 Open the card cover, insert the T-flash card into the slot.
3 Close the card cover, and slip the cover, to fix the T-flash card inside of the
slot.
4 Power off your phone, and remove the battery, and then you can remove
the T-flash Card.
In the common condition, we suggest don‟t unpack / pack the T-flash Card.
3.4 Dialing
When the symbol of your network provider appears on the screen, you can make
or answer a call. The signal bar on the left up corner shows the network signal
strength.
Making a international call
If you want to dial an international number, please long press the * Key till the
screen shows “+” which is the prefix of international numbers, so that you can
dial a number from any country without knowing the local prefix of international
numbers.
After inputting the prefix, input the country code and intact phone number. The
country code follows common rules: e.g. Germany 49, UK 44, and Sweden 46,
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3.5 Earphone Use
Plug the earphone into the earphone jack of the phone as deep as possible to
enter the earphone mode. The earphone will perform the functions of the
handset and microphone.
4 Input Method
This phone supports such input methods as Number, Capital English and
Lower-case English in editing the Message, tasks, File Management.
4.1 Input Method Indicator
Enter the edit window of the Directory, Message or Memo, and you will see the
following input method indicators:
Number: “123”
Capital English: “ABC”
Lower-case English: “abc”
4.2 Input Method Shift
Press the a key to shift among input methods.
4.3 Insert Symbol
Press the SYM key to enter the Select Symbol page and then use the DIRECTION
key to select a symbol.

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5 Function Manual
5.1 Messages
5.1.1 SMS
5.1.1.1 Write Message
You can send the message to others by the SMS network service.
Confirm you have set the SMS center number of the SMS service before draft the
message.
Choose done after you finish the message. you can choose “send only”, “save and
send”, “save”, “send to many people” and “send by group” according to the need
by the up and down key.
5.1.1.2 Inbox
The inbox contains the messages of both SIM 1 and 2. The number displayed at
the bottom corner of each SMS icon indicates the relevant SIM card.
When you receive a new short message, the icon will appear on the screen. If
the SMS memory is full, please delete those unnecessary messages so as to
receive new messages.
When you enter inbox, you will see the short messages in the inbox. The icon
indicates a new message to be read.
Press the OK key to read the current message.
5.1.1.3 Outbox
The Outbox save the messages that was been sent unsuccessfully or save; when
you send the message, please choose to save and send, then the message can be

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saved too.
5.1.1.4 Templates
Templates are provided to save you from the trouble of inputting characters one
by one. Choose edit or remove after you finish.
5.1.1.5 SMS Settings
5.1.2 MMS
5.1.2.1 Write message
Draft a new multimedia message .The addressee, copy, confidential copy, subject
and content should be filled in.
5.1.2.2 Inbox
Inbox: read the multimedia message. (It is similar to the SMS inbox)
5.1.2.3 Outbox
Outbox saves the MMS that has been sent successfully. (It is similar to the
operation in SMS outbox).
5.1.2.4 Draft
Draft a message before sending out, can save in this place.
5.1.2.5 Templates
5.1.2.6 MMS Settings
Here you can set the following configurations for MMS sending and receiving:
Compose: set the MMS edit mode and picture size.
Send: set the MMS validity, send report, read report, priority, interval time,
and send time.
Receive Setting: set the main network and roaming network receiving MMS,
send the read report, and allow to send the report.

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Filter: set the anonymous senders and advertising messages.
Configuration Setting: configure the network necessary for MMS. Please
contact your network provider for configuration operations.
Storage Status: check the MMS storage status.
5.1.5 Broadcast Message
Receive mode: press on/off to decide whether to receive broadcast short
message.
Read broadcast message: you can read the broadcast message when it
appears.
Languages: select the language of the broadcast message.
Channel settings: edit the channel setting.
5.2 Phone Book
This mobile phone provides phone book function to save the information of the
contact persons such as name, mobile phone number home telephone, company
telephone and etc. you can choose phone book from main menu or touch phone
book in the standby mode to open it.
Remark: the mobile phone supports 500 telephone numbers in the phone memory.
In the phone book, you can find quick search, name search, add phone number,
copy all, delete, incoming call group, other phone number, setting, caller photo,
caller ring tone, caller video.
View: View the content of the telephone number.
Sent text message: sent text message to this number.

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Sent multimedia message: sent multimedia message to this number.
Call: call the current number of the SIM1 or SIM2.
IP dial: Dial an IP call of SIM1 or SIM2.
Edit: Edit the telephone number and name.
Delete: Delete the telephone number from the phonebook.
Copy: Duplicate the telephone number from the mobile phone to the SIM
card or from the SIM card to the mobile phone.
Move: Move the telephone number to the SIM card if it is stored in the
mobile phone or to the mobile phone if it is stored in the SIM card.
Send contact: To send the record through message or store as file.
Add to blacklist: Add the number you‟ve selected to blacklist.
Mark several: mark several phone numbers so you can perform the same
operation on them.
Caller groups: You can divide you contacts in several groups as needed, and
set group name, caller alert, caller ringtones and caller picture.
Phonebook settings: Set some parameter of phonebook.
5.3 Calendar
Function of calendar
5.3.1 View
View the schedule of the appointed date
5.3.2 View all
View all the schedule
5.3.3 Add event
Add new schedule

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5.3.4 Delete event
Delete the schedule
5.3.5 Jump to date
Jump to the appointed date
5.4 Service
5.4.1 Data account
By using Data account, you can change the setting of GSM data and GPRS data.
Note: For changing standard and specific settings, please consult the local
network service operator.
5.4.2 WAP
The phone supports the service of WAP. You can use the service provided by the
network service operator. The function can also bring you some news, weather
report and flight information.
5.5 Multimedia
5.5.1 Camera
The phone is equipped with a camera. Enter into Camera and press ok to start
photo taking. Options are as follows:
Switch to video recorder: switch to video recorder interface.
Photos: enter into Album.
Camera Settings: set the relevant parameters of photo taking
Image Settings: set the size and quality of photos.
White Balance: set the color of the light.
Scene mode: set the mode of automatic or night shooting.
Effects settings: choose the display style.

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Storage: save the picture in the phone or the memory card.
Restore default: reset to default setting
5.5.2 Image Viewer
Go to album
5.5.3 Video recorder
The phone is equipped with a film recorder. Enter into Film Recorder and press ok
to start film recording.
Options are as follows：
Storage: save the picture in the phone or the memory card.
Restore default: reset to default setting.
5.5.4 Video player
Enter to the video play
Press the „option‟ to enter. You can perform the following operations:
Play: play the video file which has been chosen.
Rename: change the video file of the currently file.
Delete: delete the video file that is currently chosen.
Delete all files: delete all video files of the video player‟s file
Sort: Arrange the sequence of the files. It can be sorted by name, type, time, size
or nothing.
Storage: you can select to save videos or movies to phone or memory card.
5.5.5 Audio player:
Open audio player to enter the Mp3 player;
Play: play the song you have chosen.

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“I”and “O”buttons adjust volume, left and right direction change songs.
5.5.6 Sound Recorder
Choose to record. Press left soft key to do the operations:
Record: record a new sound.
Play: play the selected recorder.
Append: add new recorder to the original recorder. (only for AMR format).
Rename: rename the recorder.
Delete: delete the current recorder.
Delete all files: delete all the recorders.
Setting: set the recorder‟s storage.
5.5.7 FM Radio
Receive fm radio
“I”and “O”buttons adjust volume, left and right direction change stations.
5.6 Camera
The phone is equipped with a camera. Enter into Camera and press ok to start
photo taking. Options are as follows:
Photos: enter into Album.
Camera Settings: set the relevant parameters of photo taking
Image Settings: set the size and quality of photos.
White Balance: set the color of the light.
Scene mode: set the mode of automatic or night shooting.
Effects settings: choose the display style.