Connect i201 User manual

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User’s Guide
Connect Smartphone
iSeries i201, i301, i401
Designed by GSC Ltd.
145-157 St. John Street,
London, EC1V 4PW
United Kingdom
By GSC Ltd. - London

iSeries: i201, i301, i401
CONNECT Smartphone
User’s Guide
www.connectphone.co.uk

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction..................................................... 4
1.1 Overview .................................................................. 4
1.2 Safety guide .............................................................. 4
1.3 Safety warnings and notices ..................................... 5
1.3.1 General attention ............................................ 5
1.3.2 Notices when using your phone ...................... 6
1.3.3 Notices when using battery ............................. 7
1.3.4 Charging your phone ....................................... 9
1.3.5 Cleaning and maintenance ............................ 10
2 Getting Started .............................................. 11
2.1 Component name and explanation ........................ 11
2.1.1 Icons ............................................................. 11
2.1.2 Keys explanations.......................................... 12
2.2 Using the touchscreen ............................................ 13
2.3 Connecting to the network ..................................... 13
2.3.1 Add/Remove the SIM card............................. 13
2.3.2 Turning your phone on and off ...................... 13
2.3.3 Unlocking the SIM card.................................. 14
2.3.4 Unlocking your phone ................................... 15
2.3.5 Connecting to the network............................ 15
2.3.6 Making a call ................................................. 16
2.3.7 Making a domestic call .................................. 16
2.3.8 Making an international call .......................... 16
2.3.9 Making a call from the list ............................. 17
2.3.10 Making an emergency call ........................... 17
2.3.11 Call menu .................................................... 18
3 Functional Menu ........................................... 19

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3.1 File Management.................................................... 20
3.2 Sending an Email .................................................... 20
3.3 Dialing..................................................................... 21
3.4 3G video call ........................................................... 22
3.5 Calculator................................................................ 23
3.6 Browser .................................................................. 25
3.7 Voice Recorder........................................................ 26
3.8 Calendar ................................................................. 27
3.9 Settings ................................................................... 28
3.10 Clock ..................................................................... 31
3.11 Radio..................................................................... 33
3.12 Search ................................................................... 35
3.13 Contacts................................................................ 36
3.14 Gallery .................................................................. 39
3.16 Camera.................................................................. 40
3.17 Messaging............................................................. 41
3.18 Bluetooth Proximity Sensor .................................. 42
3.19 Notification Menu................................................. 44
3.20 Download Content................................................ 45
3.20 Music .................................................................... 45
3.21 Call Records .......................................................... 48
3.22 Widget .................................................................. 48
3.23 Selecting Wallpaper Source .................................. 50
4 Text Input....................................................... 51
5 SD Card Introduction ..................................... 54
6 FAQS and Solutions ....................................... 60
Declaration of Conformity................................ 64

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1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
You have just purchased a brand new Connect
Smartphone, designed and developed by GSC Ltd. in
London. Our commitment is to provide a useful and
dependable smartphone device with the latest features of
today’s Android-based systems to be accessible and used
literally by everyone.
In order to ensure the quality and reliability of this
product in your hand, we have enforced strict quality
checks and lab tests in every development and production
step, to comply with standards of the European
Conformity (Conformité Européenne - CE) which is a
European legislation and a sign that the item meets
appropriate standards defined for products in the
European Economic Area.
This high-level of standards’ compliance and control,
give us the confidence to offer a 1 year Warranty on all
Connect products, assuring you as the customer for a
great and reliable user experience.
GSC Ltd. reserves the right to revise this manual
content without prior notice.
1.2 Safety guide
If your phone is lost or stolen, please contact
telecommunications authorities or a sales agent
immediately to have a hold on the phone and the SIM
card. This will prevent you economic losses caused by
unauthorized calls made from your mobile phone.
When you contact telecommunications or a sales
agent, they need to the IMEI number of your mobile
phone (remove battery to expose number located on

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the label on back your phone). Please copy this
number and keep in a safe place for future use.
In order to avoid the misuse of your mobile
phone take the following preventative measures:
Set the PIN number of your mobile phone’s SIM
card and change this number immediately
if it becomes known to a third party.
Please keep the phone out of sight when leaving
it in a vehicle. It is better to carry the phone with you,
or lock it in the trunk.
Set call barring.
1.3 Safety warnings and notices
Before using your mobile phone, read and
understand the following notices carefully
to ensure you will use it safely and properly.
1.3.1 General attention
Only the battery and battery charger specified by
our company should be used in your mobile phone.
Other product might result in battery leakage,
overheating, explosion or fire.
To avoid your phone malfunctioning or catching
fire, please do not violently impact, jolt or throw your
phone.
Please do not place the battery, phone or charger
in a microwave oven or high-pressure equipment.
Otherwise it could lead to unexpected accidents such
as damage to circuit or fire hazard.
Please do not use your phone near flammable or
explosive gases, otherwise it could cause malfunction
of your phone or fire hazard.
Please do not subject your phone to high
temperatures, high humidity or dusty places;
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phone.
Keep your phone out of the reach of small
children. Your phone is not a toy. Children could hurt
themselves.
To avoid your phone falling and malfunctioning
or being damaged, please do not place it on uneven or
unstable surfaces.
1.3.2 Notices when using your phone
Turn off your mobile phone where the phone is
not allowed, such as on the airport or in hospitals.
Using the mobile phone in those places may impact
the normal operation of electronic devices and medical
instruments. Follow relevant regulations when using
your mobile phone in those places. Your mobile phone
has the auto turn-on feature. Check your alarm clock
settings to confirm that your mobile phone will not be
turned on automatically during flight.
Please do not use your mobile phone near the
weak signal or high precision electronic devices. RF
interference might cause malfunctioning of such
electronic devices and other problems. Special tips
must be paid near the following equipment: hearing
aids, pace makers and other medical electronic devices,
fire detectors, automatic doors and other automatic
control installations. To find out the effect of mobile
phones on a pacemaker or other pieces of electronic
medical equipment please contact the manufactures or
local sales agents of the equipment.
Please do not subject the LCD to impact or use
the screen to strike things, as this will damage the LCD
board and cause leakage of the liquid crystal. There is a
risk of blindness if the liquid crystal substance gets into
the eyes. If this occurs rinse eyes immediately with
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and go immediately to a hospital for treatment.
Do not dissemble or modify your mobile phone,
as it will lead to damage to the phone such as battery
leakage or circuitry failure.
Under very rare circumstances using the mobile
phone in certain model cars may negatively affect the
internal electronic equipment. In order to assure your
safety under such circumstances please do not use the
mobile phone.
Please do not use needles, pen tips or other
sharp objects on the keypad as this may damage the
mobile phone or cause it to malfunction.
In the event of antenna malfunction, do not use
your phone as it could be harmful to human body.
Avoid letting the phone come into close contact
with magnetic objects such as magnetic cards as the
radiation waves of the mobile phone may erase the
information stored on floppy disks, pay cards and
credit cards.
Please keep small metal objects, such as
thumbtacks far away from the receiver. When the
receiver is in use it becomes magnetic and may attract
these small metal objects and thus these may cause
injury or damage the mobile phone.
Avoid having the mobile phone come into
contact with water or other liquids. If liquids enter the
phone, this could cause a short circuit, battery leakage
or other malfunction.
1.3.3 Notices when using battery
The battery has a limited service life. The
remaining life gets shorter as the times of charging
increase. If the battery becomes feeble even after the
charging, this indicates the service life is over and you

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have to use a new specified battery.
Do not dispose of old batteries with everything
domestic garbage. Please dispose of old batteries at
the directed places with specific rules for their
disposal.
Please do not throw batteries into a fire, as this
will cause the battery to catch fire and explode.
When installing the battery, do not use force or
pressure, as this will cause the battery to leak,
overheat, crack and catch fire.
Please do not use wires, needles or other metal
objects to short-circuit the battery. Also, do not put the
battery near necklaces or other metal objects as this
will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and
catch fire.
Please do not solder the contact points of the
battery, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat,
crack and catch fire.
If the liquid in the batteries goes into the eyes,
there is a risk of blindness. It this occurs do not rub the
eyes, but immediately rinse eyes with clear water and
go to the hospital for treatment.
Please do not disassemble or modify the battery,
as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack
and catch fire.
Please do not use or place the batteries near high
temperature places such as near a fire or heating
vessel as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat,
crack and catch fire.
If the battery overheats, changes color or
becomes distorted during use, charging or storage,
please stop using and replace it with a new battery.
If the liquid from the battery comes in contact
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skin. Immediately use clear water to rinse and seek
medical tips if necessary.
If the battery leaks or gives off a strange odor,
please remove the battery from the vicinity of the
open fire to avoid a fire or explosion.
Please do not let the battery become wet as this
will cause the battery to overheat, smoke and corrode.
Please do not use or place batteries in places of
high temperature such as in direct sunlight, as this will
cause the battery to leak and overheat, lower
performance and shorten the battery’s life.
Please do not continuously charge for more than
24 hours.
1.3.4 Charging your phone
Connect the connector of charge to the mobile
phone. The battery level indicator flashes on the
screen. Even if the phone has been turned off, the
charging image still appears, indicating that the battery
is being charged. If the phone is overused when the
current is insufficient, it may take longer time for the
charging indicator to appear on the screen after the
charging begins.
When the battery level indicator does not flash
and indicates the battery is full, this indicates the
charging has been completed. If the phone is off during
charging, the charging being completed image also
appears on the screen. The charging process often
takes 3 to 4 hours. During the charging, the battery,
phone and charger gets warm, this is a normal
phenomenon.
For AC/DC Adapter, the socket-outlet shall be
installed near the equipment and shall be easily
accessible.
Notices: