Bluesky Freedom FD118i User manual

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FD118i
Mobile Phone User Manual

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LEGAL INFORMATION
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specifications in this guide without prior notice.

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Contents
Getting Started………………………….......…6
Overview………………………………………..…....…6
Key Explained………………………………….…....…7
Starting up……………………………………….....…..8
Switching Your Phone On/Off…..…………….......….9
Getting Around Your Phone………………….…..…..10
Phone Calls………………………....…....…...12
Calling from the Phone…………….…………..….....12
Calling from Your Contacts………………….…....…12
Calling from a Text Message…….……….…...…….13
Receiving Calls…………………….……….……..….13
Contacts…………………….………...….…...13
Messaging…………………………...…..……14
The Message Box……………………….……...…….14
Sending an Message………………….…..……….…14
Message Settings……………………..….…………..15
Touch Input Settings……………………..…………..15
Getting Connected to the Internet…...……..16
Adding a New Network Connection...……...16
Turning On Wi-Fi…………………………….…....….16
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network………….…....…….16
Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status…….……....….17
USB tethering & portable hotspot………….…..…...17
Browsing the Internet………………….....….18

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Browsing Options…………….………………....….19
Using Bookmarks………………………….……….19
Making the Most of Multimedia…...…...….19
Camera………………………………….…………..19
FM………………………………………..……...…..19
Playing Music……………………..……….…..…...20
Gallery………………………………..……...……...20
Making Voice Memos…………………….….…….20
Sorting out Your Phone Settings……….…...…....21
Bluetooth…………………………………...…..…...21
Setting Date and Time………………….…….……21
Display Settings………………………..…..….……21
Sound &notification Settings…………..…..….…..22
Language Settings…………………….…….……..22
Security Settings……………………….…..…...….22
Managing Your Device Memory…….…..………..23
Reset to Factory Settings…………….…..…..…...23
Applications…………………………………..….….24
Clock………………………………………..….….…24
Calculator………………………………….……...…24
For Your Safety……………………...……..24
General Safety…………………………....……..….24
Distraction………………………….……..………...25
Product Handling…………………...…..…..27
Electrical Safety…………………….……...….……29

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Interference…………………....……….…………….30
Explosive Environments………......…………….…..31
Common fault diagnosis…………...…..…………...32
FCC Warning…………………......…….……33

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Getting Started
Overview

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Key Explained
Key Function
Power Key Hold to turn on or off Airplane
mode, or to power off, or to
reboot.
Press to switch your phone to
Sleep mode.
Press to wake up your phone.
Home Key Press to return to the Home
Screen from any application or
screen.
Hold to see recently used
applications.
Menu Key Press to get the options
for the current screen.
Back Key Press to go to the
previous screen.
Volume Keys
Starting up
Status and Notification lcons
Press or hold to turn the volume
up or down.

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Your phone will tell you exactly whats going on by showing
you simple icons. Heres what they mean
USB
connected Missed call
Airplane
mode Signal strength
Battery
charge New message
Meeting
mode Wi-Fi network
Alarm set Earphone insert
Silent mode
New Wi-Fi network
detected
Bluetooth
icon
USB debugging
connected
Installing the SIM/SD
Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the
battery, SIM, or memory card.
1.Remove the back cover
2.Hold the SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown

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and slip it into the card holder.
3.Insert the memory card into the card slot with the metal
contacts facing down until it inserts to the right position.
4.Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a
click.
Charging the Battery
When you first get your new phone youll need to charge
the battery.
Connect the adapter to the charger jack. Ensure that the
adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force
the connector into the charger jack.
Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet.
Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.
Switching Your Phone On/Off
Make sure the SIM card is in your device and the battery is
charged.
1. Hold Power Key to switch on your phone.
2. To switch it off, hold Power Key to get the phone options.
Select Power off, and then tap OK.
Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it
or reset it to factory settings (see chapter Sorting out Your
Phone Settings – Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings), you

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need to do some settings before using it.
Switching to Sleep Mode
To save battery power, Sleep Mode suspends your device
to a low-power-consumption state while the display is off.
Your device also goes into Sleep Mode by itself when the
display is automatically turned off after a certain period of
time. You can start sleep mode by the following method.
Press Power Key to switch to Sleep Mode.
Waking Up Your Phone
Press Power Key to activate your screen display.
Tap the icon, drag to the up.
NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or
password for your phone (see chapter Sorting out Your
Phone Settings – Security Settings) youll need to draw the
pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
Getting Around Your Phone
Touch Control
You can use finger gestures to control your phone. The
controls on your touch-screen change dynamically
depending on the tasks youre performing.
Tap the buttons, icons, or applications to select items or to

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open applications.
Flick the screen to scroll up, down, left or right.
Point, drag and drop to move particular items across the
screen.
Double-tap the screen to zoom in/out an image.
NOTE: You can view the phone screen in portrait or
landscape orientation simply by holding it upright or turning
it on its side. Not all screens are viewable in landscape.
Home Screen
In the Home screen, besides the shortcut icon is displayed,
you can also set your own wallpaper, add the widgets or
application shortcuts you need, or remove them as you like.
Choosing Your Wallpaper
Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen.
Tap Menu Key and select Wallpaper.
Tap Gallery, Live Wallpapers, Video Wallpaper, or
Wallpapers and choose the image or animation you want to
use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for
Gallery images.
Tap Set wallpaper.
Adding/ Removing items to Your Home Screen
Press Home Key > tap to enter the Application Program
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In the list of applications, touch and hold the icon until the
main screen appears, move the application icon to the idle
position, release the finger.
Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen.
Tap and hold the item you want to delete until the remove
icon appears on the top of the screen.
Drag the item to the remove icon and release your finger
when the item turns red.
Phone Calls
There are many ways to make a call with your phone. And
theyre all easy to do.
Calling from the Phone
Press Home key > tap > Phone or tap on the Home
Screen.
Enter the phone number using the on-screen keypad.
Tap to delete wrong digits.
Tap the dial icon.
TIPS: To make international calls, hold to enter the +.
Calling from Your Contacts
Press Home key > tap > Contacts.
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contact name you want to call, when the contact details
appear, click on the number; choose the SIM card to dial.
You can search for a contact by tapping on the screen.
Calling from a Text Message
If a text message contains a phone number that you want
to call, you can make the call while viewing the text
message.
Press Home key > tap > Messaging.
Tap the conversation and then find the message that
contains the phone number you need.
Tap the message, the phone will list the options.
Receiving Calls
Tap the icon, drag to right to answer the call.
Tap the icon, drag to left to reject the call.
During a call, you can mute your microphone so that the
person you are speaking to cannot hear you, but you can
still hear them.
Tap to turn your microphone off. To turn your
microphone back on, tap .
Tap during a call to turn the speakerphone on. Tap
again to turn off the speakerphone.
Tap to finish a call.
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You can add contacts on your phone and
synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account
or other accounts that support contact syncing.
To see your contacts, Press Home key > tap > Contacts.
Tap from the Contacts Screen.Choose the storage
location to save the contact.Enter the contact name, phone
numbers, and other information, and then save it.
Tap on the Contacts Screen.Input the contact name you
want to search for.The contacts matched will be listed.
Messaging
Your SMS (text message) and MMS (multimedia
messaging service) are combined into one menu in Home
Key > > Messaging.
The Message Box
Instead of an inbox and outbox, your phone organizes all
Messaging you sent and received into one box, where
Messaging exchanged with the same number are grouped
into one message thread in the Messaging Screen. You
can tap a thread to see the conversation you have had with
someone.
Sending an Message
Press Home key > tap > Messaging. Tap to create
new message.

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Enter the recipients number or name. As you type,
matching contacts will appear. Tap a suggested contact to
add as a recipient. You can also tap to select
recipients from the contacts.
Tap Type text message and type your message.
Tap Menu Key to insert quick text or contact.
If you are sending an MMS, tap Menu Key to add a subject,
or tap to attach pictures, videos, audio, or slideshow.
Tap to send your message.
NOTE: Add an attachment to text message and it will be
converted into an MMS automatically. Likewise if you
remove all attachments and the subject from an MMS, itll
automatically become a text message.
Message Settings
The phones message settings are pre-configured for you
to use immediately. To change them, tap Menu Key >
Settings from the Messaging Screen.
NOTE: From SMS/MMS settings screen tap Menu Key >
Restore default settings to change the message settings
back to the original.
Touch Input Settings
Choose the touch input settings by press Home key >
tap > settings > Language & input from Home Screen.
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the settings that you need.
Getting Connected to the Internet
Your phones impressive networking capabilities allow you
to access the Internet or your corporate network with ease.
You can use default connection settings to connect to the
Internet via your mobile network, or Wi-Fi.
The network connection can be enabled /disabled manually.
Just press Home key > tap > Settings > SIM cards >
Cellular Data. To choose SIM to use for cellular data.
Adding a New Network Connection
To get connected via your mobile network you need a data
plan with your service provider. Also if the networks
settings are not pre-configured on your phone, please
contact your provider to get the necessary information.
You can view settings by pressing Home key > tap >
Settings > More > Cellular networks > Access Point
Names.
Turning On Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over
distances of up to about 300 feet.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

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Press Home key > tap > Settings > Wi-Fi.
Click next to the Wi-Fi menu to turn it on, click you
can turn off the Wi-Fi function.Tap an access point to
connect to it.
NOTE: If security features are implemented, youll need to
enter a password.
Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status
You can check the Wi-Fi network by looking at the icon
in the status bar.
USB tethering & portable hotspot
Share your phones data connection via USB or as a
portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Enabling USB tethering
TIPS: The PC accesses the Internet via the phones mobile
network. Therefore, set up the networks connection
correctly before you try to use the phone as a modem.
Disabling USB tethering
Press Home Key > tap > Settings > More > Tethering &
portable hotspot and clear the USB tethering check box.
You can also just pull out the USB cable.
Enabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can use the phone as a portable WLAN router, to
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PC or other devices.
NOTE:
When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot function is enabled, you
cant use your phones applications to access the internet
via its Wi-Fi connection.
You can configure the Wi-Fi hotspot as follows:
 Press Home Key > tap > Settings > More >
Tethering & portable hotspot, click next to the Wi-Fi
hotspot to turn it on.
 Tap Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to set up portable Wi-Fi
hotspot. Now you can find the hotspot on other devices and
connect to.
Disabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot
Press Home Key > tap > Settings > More > Tethering &
portable hotspot and click next to the Wi-Fi hotspot to
turn it off.
Browsing the Internet
You can use your phone to get on the Internet via a
network or Wi-Fi connection.
Press Home Key > tap > Browser.
There are different ways to open web pages:
Tap the address bar to enter the website you want to
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Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks/History and select a bookmark
or history to open.
Browsing Options
When you browse the Web, you can also do the following:
Press Menu Key > Close and select Quit to exit.
Press Menu Key > Bookmarks/History and select a
bookmark or history to open.
Press Menu Key > Settings to configure browser settings.
Using Bookmarks
If you know the Web address, you can manually add
bookmarks. To bookmark a web page, open it and tap
Menu Key > Save to bookmarks. Give the bookmark a
name and save it.
Making the Most of Multimedia
Camera
Your phone has camera function. Open it by pressing
Home Key > tap > Camera. Tap to take a picture. To
view it, just tap the picture in the right corner of the screen.
FM
With the FM Radio, you can search for radio channels,
listen to them, and save them on your phone. Note that the
quality of the radio broadcast depends on the coverage of
the radio station in your area. The wired headset works as
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radio.
To tune in, plug your headset into your phone.
Press Home key > tap > FM Radio.
Playing Music
You can play digital audio files from your phones memory
card in Music. Before playing music, you need to copy
music files to memory card location.
Press Home Key >tap > Music to open the Music
Screen.
Click the Music category label > music files to start playing.
Adjust the volume with Volume Keys.
Gallery
Press Home Key > tap > Gallery. You can use Gallery to
view pictures and play videos. You can also do some basic
editing of your pictures – such as setting them as wallpaper
or contact photo, and sharing with friends.
Making Voice Memos
Sound Recorder enables you to record your voice memos.
Press Home Key > tap > Sound Recorder.
Tap to start recording.
Tap to stop recording.
Tap to play back the voice recording.
Save the voice recording after stop, or tap Discard to delete
the recording.