Gionee V4S User manual

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GIONEE
V4S
User Guide
Disclaimer: The colors, specifications, functions and graphics shown/mentioned in the
user manual may differ from the actual product. In such a case, the latter shall govern.
Images shown are for representation purpose only. Specifications are subject to
change without prior notice. GIONEE keeps the right to modify the content in this user
guide without prior notice.

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Contents
1．For your safety .......................................................................................................................3
2．Learn about the phone .........................................................................................................4
3. Before using..............................................................................................................................5
4. Getting started..........................................................................................................................6
4.1 Turn on/off your phone....................................................................................................6
4.2 Getting to know the Home screen.................................................................................6
4.3 Using the touch screen...................................................................................................6
4.4 Customizing the Home screen.......................................................................................7
4.5 Connect to network..........................................................................................................7
4.6. Input text..........................................................................................................................7
5. Communication........................................................................................................................8
5.1 Make a call........................................................................................................................8
5.2 Messaging...................................................................................................................9
6. Multimedia.................................................................................................................................9
6.1 Camera..............................................................................................................................9
6.2 View albums ...................................................................................................................10
6.3 Music ...............................................................................................................................10
7. Connecting to networks and devices...............................................................................10
7.1 WLAN..............................................................................................................................10
7.2 Bluetooth.........................................................................................................................11
7.3 Smart gestures...............................................................................................................11
7.4Connecting to a computer via USB..............................................................................12
8. Warnings and notes..............................................................................................................13
E-Waste.........................................................................................................................................14
INFORMATION UNDER E-WASTE (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES, 2011 14
9. FAQ............................................................................................................................................15

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1．For your safety
Read these simple guidelines. Not following them may be dangerous or illegal.
SWITCH OFF IN HOSPITALS
Follow any restrictions. Switch the device off near medical equipment. Do not use the
device where blasting is in progress.
Please keep this cell phone away from children, as they could mistake it for a toy, and hurt
themselves with it.
Don’t try to modify the phone except by the professional.
Warning!
Only use the authorized spare parts, otherwise it may damage the phone and the warranty
will be void.And it may be dangerous.
SWITCH OFF WHEN REFUELING
Don’t use the phone at a refueling point. Don’t use near fuel or chemicals.
MICRO CARDS ARE PORTABLE
Keep your phone, phone parts and accessories out of children’s reach
Notice: The T-Flash Card can be used as a Memory Disk, the USB cable is necessary.
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 danger
When battery cannot be used, please dispose in an environmental safe method
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

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USE QUALITY EQUIPMENT
Use our authorized equipment to avoid danger
ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST
Give full attention while driving; pull off the road or 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.
2．Learn about the phone
Button
Function
Power
key
(Right
side of
the
phone)
a) Press to Turns on/off the screen.
b) Press and Hold Opens a menu with options for airplane mode,
powering off the phone, Reboot the phone and change audio
profile.
Volume
Up/Down
(Right
side of
the
phone)
a) Press when call is in progress, increase or decrease the
volume, when the phone is ringing, silences the ringer. On the
home screen when no call in progress, increase or decrease the
ringtone volume or sets the phone to the silent instead of ringing.
In other applications, controls the volume of music, spoken
directions and other audio.
b) Press and hold to quickly increasing ringtone volume to
maximum or minimum.

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3. Before using
Insert SIM card
The phone is a Dual SIM mobile phone allowing you to use the facility of two networks. To
insert Micro SIM card(s):
1. Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover and battery.
2. Insert the SIM card correctly and memory card in the card slot(s)
3. Finally insert the battery and replace the rear cover of the mobile phone.
Note: The SIM card is a small object; please keep the card out of the reach of children to
avoid swallowing the card by accident. Do not touch the metal surface of Micro-SIM card
and keep it away from electromagnetic field to avoid loss and damage of the data. You
will not be able to connect to the network if the Micro-SIM card is damaged.
Charger
1. Connect the charger to the charger jack on the phone.
2. Next connect the charger to a power socket, the charging starts, with the charging icon
in an animated state.
3. When the charging icon becomes static, it indicates that the battery is full.
4. Disconnect the charger from the power socket and the phone.
Note: Slight heating during charging is normal. It indicates that the battery is full, when the
charging icon becomes static.

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4. Getting started
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4. .1 1 T Tu ur rn n o on n/ /o of ff f y yo ou ur r p ph ho on ne e
Turn on the phone
Long press the power key to start up the cell phone. If you have started up the SIM card 1
or 2 locked, you have to enter the PIN of SIM card 1 or 2.
Turn off the phone
Long press the power key, a context menu will prompt, touch “Power off” to switch off
the cell phone.
To wake up the phone
If you don’t use the phone for a while, the Home screen or other screen you are
viewing is replaced with the lock screen and then the screen darkens, to conserve the
battery.
1. Press the Power button.
2. Drag the lock icon to any direction. The last screen you were working on opens.
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4. .2 2 G Ge et tt ti in ng g t to o k kn no ow w t th he e H Ho om me e s sc cr re ee en n
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It
displays application icons; You can customize the Home screen with different wallpaper
and display the items you want.
At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the time, information about the status of
your phone, and icons for notifications that you’ve received.
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4. .3 3 U Us si in ng g t th he e t to ou uc ch h s sc cr re ee en n
The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to 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

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finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a menu for customizing the Home
screen, you touch an empty area on the Home screen until the menu opens.
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 also you can to open the Notification panel.
Swipe or slide: To swipe or slide, you 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 some Calendar
views you swipe quickly across the screen to change the range of time visible.
Double-tap: Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. For
example, you can double-tap a section of a webpage in Browser to zoom that section
to fit the width of the screen. You can also double-tap to control the Camera zoom, In
Maps, and in other applications, Double-tapping after pinching to zoom in some
applications, such as browser, reflows a column of text to fit the width of the screen.
Pinch: In some applications (Such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery) you can zoom in
and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (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.
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4. .4 4 C Cu us st to om mi iz zi in ng g t th he e H Ho om me e s sc cr re ee en n
To add an item on the Home screen
Enter the main menu, touch & hold the icon of an application, drag it to “Desktop”shown
on the top of screen, then the application will be added to the Home screen.
To remove an item from the Home screen
1. Touch & hold the item you want to remove. Don’t lift your finger. The top of the
application will appear “Remove”icon.
2. Drag the item to the “Remove” icon.
3. When the icon turns red, lift your finger.
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4. .5 5 C Co on nn ne ec ct t t to o n ne et tw wo or rk k
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.
Main menu--> Settings-->All settings-->Dual SIM Setting; the name of the wireless
service provider you’re currently registered with is selected in the list.
Click the name of the network provider, you can rename it .
You can set default SIM for voice call and messaging;
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4. .6 6. . I In np pu ut t t te ex xt t
You can touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard.

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To enter text
Touch a text field, the onscreen keyboard opens.
Touch the keys on the keyboard to type; the characters you’ve entered appear in a
strip above the keyboard.
Use the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
When you’re finished typing, Press Back to close the keyboard.
5. Communication
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5. .1 1 M Ma ak ke e a a c ca al ll l
* Touch the phone icon on the Home screen or if you’re already working with Contacts,
touch the Phone .
* Enter the phone number you want to dial;
* Touch the phone icon to dial the number that you entered. You can select voice call or
Video call.
Space key
Delete
Switch to number input
Touch once to capitalize the
next letter you type. Touch
&hold for all caps.
Touch to open contacts
Touch to make an audio call.
Touch to call settings

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5. .2 2 M Me es ss sa ag gi in ng g
You can use this phone to exchange text messages and multimedia messages with your
friends on their mobile phones. The messages come to and from the same contact or
phone number will into a single conversation, so you can see your entire message history
with a person conveniently.
6. Multimedia
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6. .1 1 C Ca am me er ra a
Camera is a combination camera and camcorder that you use to shoot and share
pictures and videos.
Note1: Pictures and videos are stored on the SD or phone storage
6.1.1 Take a picture
Adjust your exposure and other settings if you wish. Or leave them on automatic.
Frame your subject on screen.
Touch the Shutter icon on screen.
6.1.2 To shoot a video
Adjust the quality and other settings if you wish. Or leave them on automatic.
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
Touch to open the
Gallery
Touch to transfer
between camera and
video.
Touch to take a picture
or shoot a video.
Touch to make
settings

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6. .2 2 V Vi ie ew w a al lb bu um ms s
Touch the Gallery icon to view albums of your pictures and videos. Gallery presents the
pictures and videos, including those you’ve taken with Camera and those you downloaded
from the web or other locations.
You can do the following operations:
To share pictures: you can share your pictures through MMS, Bluetooth, and so on.
To delete pictures: You can delete the pictures you are viewing.
To get details about the picture: You can view more details about the picture.
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6. .3 3 M Mu us si ic c
You use Music to organize and listen to music and other audio files that you transfer to
your computer.
7. Connecting to networks and devices
Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile networks
for voice and data transmission, Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth devices, such as
headsets. You can also connect your phone to a computer, to transfer files from your SD
card and share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
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7. .1 1 W WL LA AN N
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:
Main menu-->Settings-->WLAN check WLAN to turn it on.
Enter WLAN. The phone scans for available WLAN networks and displays the names
Touch to open the current playlist
Touch to stop or start playing
Touch to change the
Single Cycle，No Repeat，
Random Playing or
Repeating current List.