Gigabyte GSmart i120 User manual

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This chapter contains important information on safe and efficient operation. Please read this
information before using the device.
Exposure To Radio Frequency (RF) Energy
The device contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy.
Please use the device appropriately.
Specic Absorption Rate Data
The highest SAR value for this device when tested for use at the ear is 0.28 W/kg.
Road Safety
Check the laws and regulations on the use of phones in the area where you drive. Do NOT use this
device unless you use hands-free operation while driving or riding.
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
Turn off your phone prior to entering any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere such as gas
stations, explosive chemicals, or ammable objects.
Aircraft Safety
While in ight, switch the device to ight mode (turn off phone or wireless functions). When instructed
to do so, turn off your phone when on board an aircraft.
Facilities
Turn off the device in any facility where posted notices instruct you to do so. These facilities may
include hospitals or health care facilities that may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF
energy.
Approved Accessories & Batteries
Use only original or manufacturer approved accessories, batteries and chargers.
Safety Information

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This chapter contains important information on safe and efficient operation. Please read this
information before using the device. Ignorance of the following notices may lead to violations of the
law.
Before using the device, please make sure you have fully charged the battery.
Do NOT remove the battery from the device during charging.
Before inserting SIM card into the device, make sure that the device is switched off.
Do NOT attempt to dissemble the device on your own. This should be done by an authorized
person.
Use the device in accordance to instructions when in public facilities.
In some countries, it is a violation against the law to record phone conversations. Always ask
permission of the other party when you are going to record a conversation.
General Information

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Chapter 1 Getting Started .....................................................................8
1.1 Getting to Know Your GSmart i120 08
1.2 Key Denition 11
1.3 Install and Charge Battery 11
1.4 Using Stylus 12
1.5 Screen Alignment and Settings 12
1.6 Time and Date Settings 13
1.7 Power On/Off, Sleep Mode 13
1.8 My Information Setup 14
1.9 Password Setup 14
1.10 Device Lock 15
1.11 System Reboot & Reset 15
1.12 Protect Your Screen 16
1.13 Maintenance 16
1.14 Traveling Advice 16
Chapter 2 Using the Mobile Device ......................................................18
2.1 Today Screen 18
2.2 Start Menu List 19
2.3 Applications 19
2.4 Settings 20
2.5 Input Method 22
2.6 Multi-language 23
Chapter 3 Phone Functions ..................................................................25
3.1 Insert and Remove A SIM Card 25
3.2 Making a Call 25
3.3 How to Use Your Phone 26
3.4 Volume Adjustment 26
3.5 Contacts 27
3.6 Create a New Contact 28
3.7 Call History 28
3.8 Set Ringtone and Password 28
3.9 Sending Messages 29
3.10 Block List 29
Chapter 4 Personal Settings ................................................................30
4.1 Scheduler 30
4.2 Restore to Factory Settings 30
4.3 Easy-Touch Menu 30

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4.4 Pocket Ghost 30
4.5 Shutdown Animation 31
4.6 Wise Talk 31
4.7 Change Settings 34
4.8 Hints or Alert 34
4.9 Power Setup 35
4.10 Backlight 35
4.11 Search for a File or Information 35
4.12 Pop-Up Menu 36
4.13 Shortcut Key 36
4.14 Phone Settings 36
Chapter 5 ActiveSync Synchronization Tool ........................................38
5.1 Install And Use ActiveSync 38
5.2 Synchronize via Bluetooth 39
Chapter 6 Connections .........................................................................40
6.1 Internet access 40
6.2 GPRS Connection Settings 40
6.3 Activating GPRS Connection 40
6.4 GPRS Wizard 41
6.5 Connecting With Your Personal Computer 41
6.6 Bluetooth Wireless Transmissions 41
6.7 Internet Sharing 41
6.8 WI-FI 42
6.9 USB 42
Chapter 7 Receive And Send Message ................................................43
7.1 E-mail and Message 43
7.2 Synchronously Process Email 43
7.3 Directly Connect to Email Server 44
7.4 Establish Email Services 44
7.5 Use Email and Message 45
7.6 How to use Push Email 46
7.7 How to use MMS 47
Chapter 8 Using Bluetooth ...................................................................50
8.1 Bluetooth Connection Settings 50
8.2 COM Ports 50
Chapter 9 Multimedia ...........................................................................52

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9.1 TV 52
9.2 Radio 53
9.3 Camera 55
9.4 Video Mode 56
9.5 Recorder 56
9.6 Media Faves 57
9.7 Photo Editor 57
9.8 Pictures & Videos 58
9.9 JAVA 58
9.10 Audio Mixer 58
Chapter 10 Embedded Programs .........................................................59
10.1 Calendar 59
10.2 Contacts 60
10.3 Tasks 61
10.4 Notes 62
10.5 Word Mobile 63
10.6 Excel Mobile 64
10.7 PowerPoint Mobile 65
10.8 Windows Media Player 65
10.9 Internet Explorer 66
10.10 Magnier 67
10.11 Zip 67
10.12 Calculator 68
10.13 Game 68
10.14 STK (SIM Tool Kit) 69
Chapter 11 Device Maintenance ..........................................................70
11.1 Memory Management 70
11.2 Memory 70
11.3 Add or Remove Programs 71
Chapter 12 Specications ....................................................................73
Chapter 13 FAQ .....................................................................................75

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Getting to Know Your
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No. Iten Function
1 Power On / Off Press and hold the power button for a few seconds
to turn on / off your device.
2 LED Indicator The LED Indicator indicates the status of your
device by showing different colors.
Blue: Bluetooth is activated
Orange: Wi-Fi is activated
White: indication and alert
Green: mobile network detected
3 Receiver You can hear caller’s voice through receiver.
4 Screen Display screen.
5 Left Function Key Press to clear typos.
6 Call Key You can make or answer a call by pressing call key.
7Windows Flag Key (Flag Key) Press the ag key to open “ Start ” menu options.
8 Right Function Key Press to launch Media Faves; press and hold to
launch Media Player.
9 End Key Press this key to end a call.

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10 OK Key Press this key to execute or terminate a selected
function or application.
11 Navigation Key Use up, down, left and right directions to navigate.
Press the center key to execute the
selected function or application.
12 Digit keys Press to input numbers or text.
13 Microphone Receive your voice and conversation.
14 Mini USB1.1 / Charging Slot Connect a charger adaptor to this slot to start
charging. This slot is also a USB slot. You
may connect the device to computers or other
devices with USB cable and transfer les
between the device and that device.
No. Iten Function
15 TV / FM Antenna Headset plug You can watch TV on the device or listen to FM
radio and music via antenna headset.
16 Mini SD Card Slot You can insert your Mini SD card here to save data
in your card.
17 Reboot Button Press the reboot button to reboot your device.
18 Camera Key Press and hold camera key to launch camera
function.
19 Volume Key Slide this key upwards or downwards to adjust
volume.
20 Loudspeaker You may play music / voice through speaker.

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21 Flash Support Auto Flash / Forced Flash On / Forced
Flash Off mode.
22 Stylus Use the stylus to touch the screen panel.
23 Battery Lock Pull down the battery lock to remove a battery or to
install a SIM card.
24 Battery Provides power to your device.
25 Camera Lens Capture a photo or lm a video through this lens.
26 Macro Mode Switch Switch between macro and normal mode.
■ Accessories
No. Iten Function
1 Battery Provides power to your device.
2 Charger Charges the battery.
3 Antenna Headset Press the button on the headset to answer, pick up,
or terminate a phone call. This headset is also your
TV and FM antenna.
4 USB Cable Connects your device to your PC.
5 Getting Started CD Contains ActiveSync and user manual for your
device.
6 User Manual and Quick Guide Contains step by step guide on how to use your
device.

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Key Function
5-Way Navigation Key - Up Move cursor up
5-Way Navigation Key - Down Move cursor down
5-Way Navigation Key - Left Move cursor to the left
5-Way Navigation Key - Right Move cursor to the right
5-Way Navigation Key - Center Execution
Digit Keys Press: input corresponding number
Call key Press: enter phone function.
End Key Press: return to Today screen.
Power On / Off Press: power saving mode
Press and hold: power off
Flag Key Press: Display/hide the “Start” menu.
Press and hold: Display the Easy-Touch Menu.
OK Key Press: execute the function of the top-right screen
(OK or X)
Press and hold: switch screen display to portrait/
landscape.
Left Function Key Press: clear typos.
Right Function Key Press: launch Media Faves
Press and hold: launch Media Player
Camera Key Press and hold : Camera mode
Volume Key Slide up: increase volume.
Slide down: decrease volume.
Press and hold: activate voice note.
Reboot Button Reboot your device.
When using the device for the rst time, please make sure the battery is installed and fully
charged.
1.Insert a battery to the battery slot.
2.Plug your charger into an outlet and plug the other end to your device. The device will
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3.It takes 3 hours to fully charge your battery with a traveler charger for the rst time. On
a deskstand, it takes 6-8 hours to fully charge your battery for the rst time. Unplug the
device from the charger when charging is complete, and you may now use the device.
4.When the right bottom corner of the navigation key lights up, it means the battery is
charging.
5.When the right bottom corner of the navigation key darkens, it means the charging is
complete.
6.The battery icon on task bar on Today screen shows the battery status. You may also
check the battery status in “ Start ” > 【Settings】 > System Tab > Battery Tab.
Note: When the device is not charged for a long period of time, or the battery power
has been completely used up, the charging process will enter a pre-charge mode which
takes around 30 minutes. During pre-charge, you will not be able to turn on the device.
Use the stylus to touch or write on your screen. Using stylus can avoid damaging your
screen. There are 2 ways to use your stylus:
1.Tap: softly tap on a desired item by your stylus, and lift the pen from the screen.
2.Press: touch and hold your stylus on a desired item for a few seconds until a blue
dotted circle appears. This indicates that a pop up Menu is going to be activated.
When using the device for the rst time, screen alignment is required. If you nd that the
device does not accurately respond to your stylus taps, or you have performed a system
reset, you need to align your screen.
1.Tap ” Start ” > 【Settings】 > System Tab > 【Screen】 > General Tab.
2.Tap { Align Screen } on your screen.
3.On the align screen, use your stylus to touch the crosses on the screen accurately.
4.Tap “ OK ” to exit.
You can also choose your screen display in Portrait or Landscape.
1.Press and hold OK any time when the device is on to switch your screen display between

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Portrait and Landscape.
You can also change the default screen display by following the steps below:
1.Tap“Start”> 【Settings】 > System Tab > 【Screen】 > General Tab.
2.On General Tab screen, select your desired orientation. Portrait, Landscape Right-
Handed, Landscape Left - Handed.
3.Tap “ OK ”, the screen will change accordingly.
When using the device for the rst time, you are required to set your time zone, time, and
date. You can also tap on the clock icon on Today’s screen to setup time and date.
1.Tap“Start”> 【Settings】 > System Tab > 【Clock & Alarms】 > Time Tab.
2.Select { Home } or { Visiting }.
3.Select your time zone.
4.Select AM / PM.
5.Use the up and down arrow aside hour, minute and second to adjust the highlighted time
unit.
6.Tap the down arrow aside the date to open a calendar,and select a desired month, date,
and year.
7.Tap“ OK ”, a pop - up window will appear on your screen to conrm to “ Save Changes to
the clock settings ”.
8.Tap “ Yes ” to save the changes, and exit.
Press Power On / Off key on the top of the device to turn on the device.
Sleep Mode
1.Sleep Mode is a power saving mode designed to reserve battery power. After idling for a
period of time, the device automatically enters Sleep Mode. You may also manually enter
Sleep mode by pressing power On / Off key shortly. The backlight of the screen will turn
off and the device will go into Sleep mode. When in Sleep mode, your device will show no
response to any operation or touches on the screen and keypad.

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2.Press the power On / Off key again to exit Sleep mode.
3.You may set the time to activate Sleep mode. The device will automatically enter Sleep
mode when no operation is done within that time.
˙Tap “ Start ” > 【Settings】 > System Tab > 【Power】 > Advanced Tab.
˙Check “ Turn off device if not used for ” Please select“ On battery power” or “On
external power”.
˙Select your desired time period.
˙Tap“OK”to complete this setting.
Power Off
To turn off the device, press and hold Power On / Off Key on the top of the device for about
5 seconds while the power is on.
You can input your personal information to the device in Owner Information.
1.Tap “ Start ” > 【Settings】 > Personal Tab > 【Owner Information】 > Identication Tab.
2.Tap on “ Name ” eld and input your name.
3.Tap on a desired input eld and input your information.
4.Tap on the Notes tab to input other information you would like to display on your device.
5.If you want your information to be displayed on the starting screen, tap on the Options
tab, and check both “ Identication Information ”and “ Note ”.
6.Select “ OK ” to nish setup and save it.
You can set your own password to prevent unauthorized use of your device.
1.Tap “ Start ” > 【Settings】 > Personal Tab > 【Lock】 > Password Tab.
2.On Password tab screen, check “ Prompt if device unused for ”.
3.Select an appropriate time.
4.Select a password type in “ Password Type ” eld.

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5.Input your password in the “ Password ” eld and reconrm the password in “ Conrm”.
6.Tap “ OK ”, a pop - up window will appear to conrm “ Do you want to save password
settings changes?”.
7.Tap “ Yes ” to nish settings and save the changes; “ No ” to cancel.
8.You may also input password hint message under the Hint tab screen.
9.Tap “ OK ” to save your inputs.
Note: If you forget your password, you need to perform system default, which will lose
all your data and settings.
On “ Today ” screen, tap { Device unlocked } to lock your device. When the device is
locked, the device will not respond to touches on screen nor will it react to any input on the
keypad.You can enable device lock after entering Sleep mode by pressing the power key.
To enable this setting, please follow the steps below:
˙Tap “ Start ” > [Settings] > System Tab > Power > Extended Tab
˙Check “Lock device when device enter stand-by”.
Unlock device:
1.Tap { Unlock } on the bottom left of the screen.
2.Tap the { Unlock } button on the newly appeared screen and the device is unlocked.
Reboot System:
When you reboot the device, all running programs will stop and you will lose all unsaved
information. Please make sure that all information has been saved before performing
system reboot.
1.Reboot button is located on the bottom right side of your device.
2.Use the stylus to softly poke the reboot button on the lower right side of the device to
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System Reset:
When executing system reset, you are performing a clean boot on the device. It will remove
the programs you have installed on this device, and reset all settings and information back
to factory defaults.
1.Turn off the device.
2.Press the Flag key and OK key at the same time, and press Power key while still holding
Flag key and OK key.
3.This device will restore to system defaults and reboot.
To avoid damaging your device screen and camera lens, please do not drop, smash, or
place pressure on the device.
To maintain the device in the best condition, please follow the suggestions below:
1.Please avoid exposing your device to extreme environment (too hot / too old / high
humidity).
2.Please keep the device away from rain and water.
3.Please keep the device away from direct exposure to the sun and ultraviolet rays.
4.Place the device in the case when you are not using it.
Please follow the suggestions below when you are traveling with the device:
1. Back up your data.
2.Copy your data in a mini SD card.
3.Remove all other connected device.
4.Bring your charger.

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5.Place your the device in the case.
6.If you are in an air plane, please make sure that you have turned your device into the
ight mode.
7.If you are not using a universal charger, make sure you have brought a specic adapter
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1.Start Menu : Tap to open the start menu list.
2.Battery Status : Shows the current battery status.
3.Connection Status : Shows the connection status of
the device.
4.SIM Card Status : Shows SIM card status.
5.Volume : Tap to adjust the speaker or phone volume.
6.Time : Shows time and the latest appointment.
7.Today Screen : Shows all important information of
today.
8.Call History : Tap to enter Call History.
9.Contacts : Tap to view your Contacts.
10.Quick Launch : Tap on an icon to launch that program.
Icon Description
All sound alerts are on.
Sound alerts off.
No SIM card.
Main battery power is full.
Low Battery. Please recharge.
Charging.
You have one or more MSN messages.
You have one or more email, messages, or voicemail messages.
Magnier is running in the background.
Recorder is recording.
You have new messages in answer machine.
Headset is plugged in.

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You have missed calls.
Tap this icon to reveal all status icons.
Mobile phone is off (Flight mode).
Mobile phone is on.
GPRS is available.
GPRS is disconnected.
GPRS is connected.
Bluetooth is activated.
Audio Mixer is activated.
Note: There are several shortcuts on the bottom right of Today screen. You can
choose to show or hide these shortcuts. To show or hide the shortcuts, select “ Start ” >
【Settings】>【Personal Tab】>【Today】>【Extented】
1.The applications in this block are xed for some
Microsoft applications.
2.The applications in this block are the last 5
programs that you have used.
3.Tap on Programs, to enter the programs
screen.
4.Tap on Settings, to enter the settings screen.
5.Tap on Help, to see detail information about your
device.
You will see many application icons on your Programs screen. From the Programs
screen, you may touch on the application icon that you desired to use to execute the

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application.
Icon Program Description
【Multimedia】
【Camera】,【FM Radio】,【Media Faves】,
【Photo E d i t or】，【P i c tures & Vi deos】,
【Recorder】,【TV】,【JAVA】,【Audio Mixer】
【Tools】
【Magnifier】, 【Zip】, 【Easy-Touch Menu】,
【Pocket Ghost】,【Scheduler】,【Restore to
Factory Settings】,【Torch】
【Phone Manager】【Block List】, 【Internet Sharing】, 【Download
Agent】, 【 Dial Kit
】
【Games】 【Bubble Breaker】,【Solitaire】
【ActiveSync】Transmit data between your computer and the
device.
【Pocket MSN】Perform MSN functions.
【Excel Mobile】Execute Excel les.
【PowerPoint Mobile】Execute PowerPoint les.
【Word Mobile】Execute Word les.
【Calculator】Perform basic calculations.
【Notes】Write notes, memo, or drawings.
【Search】Search for all data, programs, and les.
【Terminal Services Client】Setup your server information.
Learn about what you can do with Settings: Select “ Start ” > 【Settings】 > Personal Tab
Program Description
Buttons You may assign programs to hard keys.