Blu STUDIO M HD User manual

STUDIO M HD
User Guide

Contents
1.For your safety...............................................................................................................1
2.Learn about the phone ..................................................................................................2
Overview .........................................................................................................................2
Function Keys ................................................................................................................2
3.Before using ...................................................................................................................2
Insert Micro SIM and SD cards.....................................................................................2
Charge the Battery.........................................................................................................3
4.Getting started................................................................................................................4
Basic Function ...............................................................................................................4
Home screen...................................................................................................................4
Touch screen..................................................................................................................6
5.Communication..............................................................................................................7
Make a call ......................................................................................................................7
Incoming call ..................................................................................................................7
Send a Message.............................................................................................................7
6.Multimedia.......................................................................................................................8
Camera............................................................................................................................8
Gallery...........................................................................................................................10
Music.............................................................................................................................10
7.Connection....................................................................................................................11
Airplane mode ..............................................................................................................11
Mobile Networks...........................................................................................................11
WLAN.............................................................................................................................11
Bluetooth.......................................................................................................................11
USB................................................................................................................................12
8.Advanced Functions....................................................................................................12
Screen lock...................................................................................................................12
Secret shooting............................................................................................................13
Super screenshot.........................................................................................................13
Chameleon....................................................................................................................16
9.Operation ......................................................................................................................17
Smart gestures.............................................................................................................17
Suspend option............................................................................................................18
10. Warnings and notes ..................................................................................................19

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1.For your safety
Please read this manual before using the cell phone to ensure safe and proper use.
SWITCH OFF IN HOSPITALS
Please abide by relevant provisions or regulations. Please turn off your mobile phone near medical
equipment.
SWITCH OFF WHEN REFUELING
Don’t use the phone at a refueling point. Don’t use near fuel or chemicals.
MICRO SIM CARDS AND SD CARD ARE PORTABLE
Keep your phone, phone parts and accessories out of children’s reach.
BATTERY
Please do not destroy or damage the battery, it can be dangerous and cause fire.
Please do not throw battery in fire to avoid hazard.
When battery cannot be used, please dispose in safe environment.
Do not try to dismantle the battery.
If the battery or the charger is broken or old, please stop using them, and replace with certified genuine
battery
USE QUALITY EQUIPMENT
Use authorized equipment to avoid danger
ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST
Give full attention while driving, Park before using your phone. Please follow traffic rules of local city
town.
INTERFERENCE
All wireless devices may be susceptible to cause interference, which could affect performance.
SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT
Wireless devices can cause interference in aircraft. It’s not only dangerous but also illegal to use mobile
phone in an aircraft.

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2.Learn about the phone
Overview
Function Keys
Keys
Icon
Function
Power key
a) Press to Turns on/off the screen.
b) Press and Hold to power off the phone or reboot.
Volume key
Press to adjust the volume of device.
Recent task key
Tap to open the list of recent used apps.
Shake the phone to clean all of recent used apps.
Home key
Tap to return to Home screen.
Long press to access Google™search.
Back key
Tap to return to the previous screen.
3.Before using
The phone is a Dual SIM mobile allowing you to use the facility of two networks.
Insert Micro SIM and SD cards
1. Switch off the mobile phone. Then remove the cover as shown in figure.

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Note: Please start from the bottom left while removing the cover, and flip it up at the
bottom.
2. Remove the battery and insert the Micro SIM and SD cards to the card slots correctly.
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3. Put back the battery and cover.
Note:
Micro SIM and SD cards don’t support hot plugging.
Do not remove the Micro SIM and SD cards while the device is transferring data.
Doing so may cause data to be lost or damage to the cards and device.
The Micro SIM card and SD card are small parts. Please keep away from Children to
avoid swallowing the card by accident.
Please do not touch the metal surface of Micro SIM and SD cards and keep them
away from electromagnetic field to avoid damage data.
Charge the Battery
Charge the battery before using it. Connect the USB cable to the USB power adaptor, and
then plug the end of the USB cable into the USB Port.

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4.Getting started
Basic Function
Turn on the phone
Press and hold a while of power key to turn on the phone.
Turn off the phone
Long press the power key until a menu will show. Choose “Power off’’ to turn off the
phone.
Restart the phone
Long press the power key until a menu will show. Choose “Reboot’’ to restart the
phone.
Lock the screen
Option 1: Press the power key to turn off the screen and lock it
Option 2: In the Home screen, double tap the screen to lock it.
Option 3: The screen will auto lock if you don't use the phone for a while.
Unlock the screen
Press the power key, and then slide to top for unlocking.
Home screen
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It
displays application icons, widgets, and other features. You can customize the Home
screen with different wallpaper and display the items you want.

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Status Bar
At the top of the screen, it displays the time, signal, battery information, and icons for
notifications that you’ve received.
Notification Center
Swipe down from the top edge to see more detail of the new notification, such as
messaging, missed call, Wi-Fi connection. Tap the notification and drag to left or right
to delete it.
Control Center
Swipe up from the bottom edge. In the control center, it’s a quick access to Torch,
Fake call, Calculator, and Camera. You can also adjust the brightness and turn on /
off Airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Data connection, Bluetooth, Location, Rotate screen,
Vibrate, Sound, Super screenshots and Alarm.
Desktop Menu

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Slide to top on the touch screen to open the desktop menu. You can change the
Launcher Theme & Wallpaper, edit desktop. It’s quick to access to Desktop Settings,
System Settings and Search.
Move an application
Touch & hold the icon you want to move. Drag the icon to move or cross at the edge
of the screen to move into another screen.
Uninstall an application
Touch & hold the icon you want to uninstall. The top / bottom of the icon will appear
“Uninstall”. Tap it to uninstall.
Creating a folder
Drag an icon on the top of another one to create a folder. Open the folder and then
touch & hold the folder name to rename it.
Touch screen
The way to control mobile phone is using your finger on touch icons, 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 icons, 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.
Drag: 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. You can drag items on the
Home screen to reposition them and you can drag to open the Notification Center.
Swipe or slide: To swipe or slide, quickly move your finger across the surface of the
screen, without pausing when you first touch (so you don’t drag an item instead). For
example, you slide the screen up or down to scroll a list, and in same way Calendar
views you can swipe quickly across the screen to change the range of time visible.
Pinch: In some applications (Such as Maps and Gallery) you can zoom in and out by
placing finger and thumb on the screen at same time and pinching them out together

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(to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).
Rotate the screen: On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the
phone as you turn it from upright to its side and back again. You can turn this feature
on and off.
5.Communication
Make a call
Touch the phone icon on the Home screen.
Enter the phone number you want to dial.
Touch the phone icon to dial the number that you entered.
Incoming call
Send a Message
You can use this phone to exchange text messages and multimedia messages with your
Touch to open contacts
Touch to make an audio call.
Touch to open advanced option.
Drag the phone icon on
right to answer the call.
Drag the phone icon on left
to reject the call.
Drag the phone icon to down to reject the call and
send a message to caller.

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friends on their mobile phones. The messages come to and from the same contact or
phone number will be visible into a single conversation, so you can see your entire
message history with a person conveniently.
Enter text
Tap a text field to see onscreen keyboard.
Tap the keys on the keyboard to type; the characters you’ve entered appear in a strip
above the keyboard. With suggestions for the word you are typing to the right.
Use the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
When you’re finished typing, Press Back to close the keyboard.
6.Multimedia
Camera
Camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you use to shoot and share
pictures and videos. Tap the image on the camera screen where should focus on. You can
also change camera setting like transfer front and rear camera, adjust the exposure on
this screen.
Take a photo
Delete
Number & Symbol
input.
Tap to transfer between
lowercase and uppercase.
Tap to another line.
Enter a space. Long press to voice input.
Choose a language and keyboard mode.
Emoji Keyboard

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Normal Mode -Take a photo.
Face Beauty Mode - DIY your face with Smoother, Whitening, Slimming, Enlarger.
Drag the slider to adjust it.
Filter Mode - Multiple filters can choose. Normal, LOMO, Hazy, Halos, Time, Food,
Beauty, Sweet, Vintage, B&W.
HDR Mode - High-Dynamic Range mode will improve the light and the shadow effect
at the same time. For Rear camera only.
Panorama Mode - Press camera button and move the phone on one direction slowly.
For Rear camera only.
Pic Note Mode - Intelligent crop and optimize the text photo once shooting. For Rear
camera only.
Touch to enter the Camera Settings.
Touch to enter the Mode
setting.
Touch to set flash to On, Off or auto.
Touch to transfer between rear camera and front camera.
Touch to take a picture or shoot a video.
Touch to enter Gallery
Touch to transfer between camera
and video recorder.
Touch the screen to focus on it.
Pinch or spread the screen to
zoom in or zoom out.

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Shoot a Video
Tap video icon to switch it for video capturing mode.
Adjust the quality and other settings if you wish or leave them on automatic mode.
Point the lens to frame the scene where you want to start.
Touch the Start Video icon. Camera starts shooting the video.
Touch Stop video icon to stop shooting. An image from your most recent video is
displayed as a thumbnail at the bottom left
Gallery
Touch the Gallery icon in the Launcher to view albums of your pictures and videos which
you’ve taken from camera. You may share the pictures and videos with your friends by
Messaging, Email, Bluetooth and so on.
You can also encrypt the private photos.
To View files: Gallery-->Pinch out and enter private album
To Backup files: File Explorer --> File --> Phone storage --> Pictures --> More -->
Show hidden files --> .Gallery Safe --> si.
Music
You can use Music player to organize and listen to music and other audio files that you
transfer to your phone from your computer.
Touch to Change play mode
of Repeat One, Shuffle, or
Repeat List.
Add to my favorites
or New Playlist.
Settings Menu
Share music by Bluetooth,
Email, Messaging and so on.
Slide to right for current list
Slide to left for lyrics file.
Previous song
Next song
Play/ Pause

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7.Connection
Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile networks
for voice and data transmission, WLAN data networks, and Bluetooth devices, such as
headsets. You can also connect your phone to a computer, to transfer files from your
phone storage, and share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable
WLAN hotspot.
Airplane mode
Option1: Settings-->Airplane mode to turn it on
Option2: Swipe up from the bottom edge to open control center--> tap Airplane mode
Some locations like Airplane may require you to turn off your phone’s Cellular network,
WLAN, and Bluetooth wireless connections. You can turn off all these wireless
connections at once by placing your phone in Airplane mode.
Mobile Networks
When you assemble your phone with a SIM card from your wireless service provider, your
phone is configured to use your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for
transmitting data.
Settings-->Mobile networks-->Network operators
The name of the wireless service provider you’re currently registered with is selected in
the list.
WLAN
WLAN is a wireless networking technology that can provide internet access at distance of
up to 100 meters, depending on the WLAN router and your surroundings. You can
configure the WLAN as follow:
Settings-->WLAN, check WLAN to turn it on.
Enter WLAN. The phone scans for available WLAN networks and displays the names
of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon. The phone will auto
login the network if you previously connected.
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.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices can use to
exchange information over a distance of about 10 meters. The most common Bluetooth
devices are headphones for making calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars,
and other portable device, including laptops and cell phones.
To send a file
Settings--> Bluetooth, check Bluetooth to turn it on.

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Enter File Explorer to select a file, Select More--> Share--> Bluetooth.
Touch Scan for devices, the phone will scan for and display the names of all
available Bluetooth devices in range.
Touch the names of the other device in the list to pair them. After paired the file will be
sent.
To receive a file
Settings--> Bluetooth, check Bluetooth to turn it on. Ensure your Bluetooth has been
connected within visibility time.
You can receive files from the devices which are paired with yours. The file you received
will be saved to the “Bluetooth” folder in the File Explorer.
To connect to a Handsfree device
Turn on the Handsfree device, make it in a searchable state;
Settings-->Bluetooth, Select “Search for devices”;
After searched the Handsfree device，Select it in the list to pair.
After paired, you can use the Handsfree device to listen to music, video and receive
call.
USB
You can connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable to transfer music, pictures,
and other files.
Turn on USB connection
1. Connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable.
2. Open the notification center and tap Connected as a media device to access files
on this device.
3. Other USB options can be chosen.
Charge Phone, connected as a USB for charging.
View photos, connected as a camera to browse photos on PC only.
Notice:
Do not disconnect the USB cable from the phone when you are transferring files.
Doing so may cause data loss or phone damage.
8.Advanced Functions
Screen lock
There are 4 options to choose, Swipe, Security password, None, and Face unlock
Swipe
In lock screen, slide to top for unlocking.
Security password
Set up a security password to protect your phone. Including Pattern, PIN and mixed
password.

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None
Use the phone directly.
Face Unlock
1) Look at your phone and adjust your face inside the dots to set up.
2) Turn on the screen and show your face to front camera when you want to unlock.
Secret shooting
In control center, long press the Camera key at 3 seconds to take a photo secretly. The
secret photo is auto saved in “Phone Storage/SD Card --> DCIM --> Camera”.
Super screenshot
In control center, tap to access Super screenshots. Super screenshots included Normal
screenshots, Long screenshots and Part screenshots. The image is saved in the “Phone
Storage / SD card --> Screenshots”

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Normal screenshots
Capture 1 page in screenshots.
Long screenshots
Capture 10 pages at most in screenshots. It’s easy for you to save conversations in
commutation tools, articles in website and so on.

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Part screenshots
Capture part size in screenshots. You can adjust the size with square on the screen.

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Chameleon
With Chameleon, you can pick color with front or rear camera. Click anywhere or drag the
color point to choose your favorite to design the colors of phone background.
Color Preview
Tap to restore the
system default colors.
Tap to transfer between
front and rear camera.
Introduction
Tap to preview the pick
color.
Pick colors

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9.Operation
Smart gestures
Settings-->Advanced settings--> Smart gestures to turn it on.
The smart gestures system supports a variety of experience and control, through gesture
can be more convenient operation. Some of the smart gesture functions will not work
while flip cover is closed.
Pause alarm
Settings--> Advanced settings--> Smart gestures -->Select Pause alarm
Flip back the phone to pause the on-going alarm.
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Black screen gestures
Settings--> Advanced settings--> Smart gestures --> Select Black screen gestures
Draw pattern to access menu quickly while phone is in sleep mode.
Smart vibration remind