Haier A56w User manual

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UserManualforA56W

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IntroductiontoManual

ThismanualprovidesoperationguidelinesforuseofyourA56Wmobile

phone.PleaserefertotheQuickStartGuide,includedintheboxforabrief

overviewofthebasicfunctions.

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IntroductiontoManualIcon

Thefollowingiconsareusedforindicationanimportantmessageinthe

UserManual:

Messageprompt.

Aserviceorfunctionrequiresthesupportofnetworkservice.For

moredetails,pleaseconsultthenetworkservicesupplier.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

GettingtoKnowYourPhone ............................................................................... 4

FrontView................................................................................................4

SideView..................................................................................................4

BackView.................................................................................................5

Gettingstarted ..................................................................................................... 6

(U)SIMCardandBattery ..........................................................................6

PoweringthePhoneOnandOff ..............................................................7

DisplayScreen ..........................................................................................8

Keys...........................................................................................................9

TextInputMethods ................................................................................10

SetupYourPhone ..................................................................................11

GuidelineforQuickUse..................................................................................... 14

CallFunction...........................................................................................14

MainMenuFunctions ............................................................................19

SAT ..........................................................................................................21

Browser ..................................................................................................21

Entertainment ........................................................................................25

Camera ...................................................................................................27

Messages ................................................................................................31

Contacts..................................................................................................43

Tools........................................................................................................48

Multimedia .............................................................................................52

Mystuff ..................................................................................................54

Calendar .................................................................................................58

CallLog ...................................................................................................60

Settings ...................................................................................................61

FAQsandTroubleshootingSolution.................................................................. 69

Health&SafetyInformation ............................................................................. 72

DeclarationofConformity................................................................................. 76

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GettingtoKnowYourPhone

FrontView 

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SideView

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USB socket

Headphones socket

Phone Receiver

CENTRAL Display Screen

Right Soft Key (RSK)

Navi

ation Ke

Music player

Left Soft Key (LSK)

Special Function Key

END/POWER Key

SEND key

Delete Key

BackView

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Camera

Battery Cover

Loudspeaker

Gettingstarted

(U)SIMCardandBattery

Whenyousubscribetowirelessservicesyouwillreceivea(U)SIMCard

(subscriberidentitymodule),whichcontainsinformationaboutyour

networkservicesandyourmobilenumber.

PleaseconsultwithyourSIMcardprovider,networkserviceprovideror

networkoperatortoobtainanduseSIM‐basedinformation.

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Insert(U)SIMCardandBattery

Poweroffthephoneandensuretheadapterisdisconnectedfromthe

phonebeforeremovingthebattery.

1. Withthephonebackfacingupward,slightlypressandpushthe

rearcovertowardthephonebottomuntilthecoverisremoved.

2. Removethebattery.

3. InserttheSIMcardintomarkedSIMslotwiththegoldenchip

facingdown.

4. Installthebattery,ensuringcontactsarealigned.

5. Pushthebackcoverbacktotheoriginalplace.

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RechargingtheBattery

Whenthebatterypowerislow,thephonewilldisplayalowpower

notificationwithaflickeringbatteryiconwithzerobars.Whenthebattery

islow,somefunctionsofthephonemightnotoperateuntilthebattery

receivesafullcharge.

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Whenthepowerislowerthanthethresholdvalue,thephonewill

automaticallypoweroffuntilitisrecharged.Whenthephoneis

powered‐onandbeingcharged,thebatteryicononthetop‐rightcornerof

thedisplaywillflickertoshowitisbeingrecharged.Whenthebatteryis

fullycharged,thepromptof“chargecompleted”isdisplayedonthe

top‐rightcornerofthescreen.Whenthephoneispowered‐offandbeing

charged,thechargingstatusisdisplayedonthescreen;aftercharginghas

finished,thepromptof“chargecompleted”isdisplayedonthescreen.It

takesapproximately2.5hourstofullychargethebattery.Besuretofully

chargeyourbatterybeforeusingforthefirsttime.

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Chargingyourbattery:

1. InserttheUSBconnectorofthechargerintothephone.

2. Whenchargingiscompleletd,removetheUSBchargerfromthe

phone

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PoweringthePhoneOnandOff 

Beforethephoneispoweredon,ensurethatthephonehasbeencharged

andthatthe(U)SIMcardisinsertedinthephone.Whenthephoneis

poweredonwithout(U)SIMcardinserted,amessagewillbedisplayed

advisingthatthe(U)SIMcardmustbeinsertedtocontinue.Withoutthe

(U)SIMcardinsertedthephonewillonlysupportemergencycalls.

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Thephonecanbepoweredonwhileitisbeingcharged.Ifthephone

powersoffautomaticallyduetolowpower,thepower‐oninfowillnot

displayuntilithasbeenchargedforseveralminutes.

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TurningthePhoneOn

1.PressandholdEND/POWERKey.

2.Ifthephonehasbeenlocked,insertthelockcodeandselectthe

CENTRALKEYtoconfirm.

3.Thehomescreenwilldisplaythedefaultwallpaperandscreensaver.

Theseimagescanbechangedtooneofyourchoice.Formoreinformation

seethesectiontitledSETUPYOURPHONE.

Afterthephoneispoweredon,itwillidentifythenetworksupplier

automaticallyandfinishsettingupthewirelessnetworkparameters.Ifthe

phonedoesnotconfigureallparametersautomatically,pleaseconsult

networkservicesupplierforthecorrectparameterstocompletethis

processmanually.

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TurningthePhoneOff 

1.PressandholdEND/POWERkeyforapproximately4seconds..

2.Thephonehasbeenpoweredoffoncethepowerdownanimationis

completed.

 Note:whenthephoneispoweredoff,allphonefunctionsare

disabledexceptforthealarm.

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DisplayScreen 

DisplayScreen   

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zStatusIndication:displaysthestatusofthesignalstrength,battery

power,messages,incomingcalls,usersprofile,functionoptionsand

connectiontoexternaldevices(e.g.USBorcharging)etc.

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zStandby:displaysthenameofnetworkservicesupplier,date,time

andanymessages(e.g.missedcalls).

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zWallpaper:displaysthebackgroundimageonthedevice’shome

screen.

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zSoftKeyindication:LeftSoftKey(LSK)‐>MainMenu,

Standby

Status Indication

Left Soft Key Indication

Wallpaper

CENTRAL KEY

Right Soft Key Indication

CENTRALKEY‐>MainMenu,

RightSoftKey(RSK)‐>Contacts.



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Keys

Keys

CENTRALKEYEnterintomainfunctionmenuorconfirmselected

entries.

NavigationKey 4waynavigationallowsyoutoscrollbetweenthe

menuoptions.

 Toexecutethedisplayedfunction

 GotoMusicplayer

  Usedtoinitiateacall

 Usedtoterminateacall,powerthephoneon/offand

returntothestandbymenu

   CLEAR,usedtodeleteentriesorclearinput

 Onetouchaccesstovoicemailbypressingandholding

1

Speeddialoptions;Pressandholdtocallthecontact

thathasbeenprogrammedintothespeeddialslot 

Numerickeysfordialingphonenumbersand/or

navigatingthemenus(versusscrollingtothemenu

option,eachhasacorrespondingnumber) 

 Spacebar;Wheninputtingtext,press0forthespace

bar

Select*toinput*/+/p,inputsymbolsand

punctuation.

Pressingandholding#wheninhomescreenwill

enablemutemode.Pressing#whencomposinga

messagingwillallowyoutochangeyourtextinput

method. 

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TextInputMethods

ThephonesupportsEnglish,Spanishandspecialsymbolinputusingkeypad.

PhysicalKeyboardInput

Youcanchangeyourtextinputmethodwhenyouarecomposingby

Option>Inputmode.

Toquicklychangethetextinputmodewhencomposingamessageselect

thekeytoscrollthroughtheinputoptions

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LetterInput 

Theletterinputmethodsupportsmulti‐pressandsmartinputmodes.

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TextInputusingMulti‐pressMode

1.Locateatcharacterinputstatus,forexample:Mainmenu>

Messages>SMS>New.

2.Begincomposingyourmessage.Thecursorwillstayinthesame

placefor0.5secondsbeforemovingtotheright.

3.Spelloutthewordyouwanttotyperepeatedlypressthenumbers

‐ utilltherequiredcharacterappears.

4.Toswitchbetweenlower‐caseandcapitalletters,selectOPTIONand

selectINPUTMODE;selecttheletterinputmode“Abc/ABC/abc”and

selectOK.

5.ToinputnumbersselectOPTIONandINPUTMODE;select123and

selectCENTRALKEYandselectOK.

6.Toinputsymbolswhencomposingamessage,selectthekey

andselectthesymbol.

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TextInputusingSmartInputMode:

SmartInputModeisapredictivetextfeaturethatidentifiesthemost

commonlyusedwordswithabuiltindictionary.Forexample,ratherthan

havetotypeanumberthreetimestogetaCtodisplayinyourmessage,

youcouldpressthecorrespondingnumberonceandproceedtotypeout

therestofthewordusingthesameapproachanditwillpredictword

optionsthatyoucanselectfrom.

1. Locateatthecharacterinputstatus,forexampleMainmenu>

Messages>SMS>New.

2. Totypeaword“Phone”,select , , , and.

3. Ifthescreendisplaysthedesiredword,selectCENTRALKEYfor

confirmation.

4. Ifthescreendoesnotdisplaythedesiredword,selecttheDOWN

NAVIGATIONKEYtoviewotherwordoptions.Oncethedesiredword

hasbeenfound,selecttheCENTRALforconfirmation.

5. Toswitchbetweenlower‐caseandcapitalletters,selectOPTION

menuandselectSWITCHINPUTMETHOD,selecttheletterinput

mode“PreAbc/PreABC/Preabc”andselect“OK”.

6. ToinputnumbersselectOPTIONandINPUTMODE;select123and

selectCENTRALKEYandselectOK.

7. Toinputsymbolswhencomposingamessage,selectthekey

andselectthesymbol.

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SetupYourPhone

Personalizeyourphone,includingdisplaysettings,ringtonesettings,time

anddatesettings,shortcutsettingsandphonelocksettings.

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DisplaySettings 

ToaccessDisplaySettings:Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings

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SelectWallpaper

1. Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings>Idlescreen.

2. SelectWALLPAPERandselecttheCENTRALKEYwhichwillallowyou

tochoosefrompreloadedimagesorfromMyStuff,whereyoucan

selectafiletobeloadedaswallpaper.

3. SelectSAVEtoconfirm.

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DisplaytheTimeandDateontheScreen

1. Mainmenu>Settings>Displaysettings>Idlescreen.

2. SelecteitherTimeDisplayorDateDisplayandselectturn‐on/off

statusandthentoselect“Save”tosavethesettings

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AdjustingBacklighttime

1. Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings>Backlighttime.

2. SelectpreferredbacklighttimeandselectOKtosave.

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Notethat“Al ways” willdrainbatterypowerfasterthanothersettings.

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AdjustingtheBrightnessofScreenDisplay

1. Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings>Brightness.

2. Selectthebrightnessofdisplayscreenbyscrollingleftorrightwith

thenavigationkeyandselectSAVEtosavethesettings.

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RingtoneSettings 

SelecttheProfile

1. Select:Mainmenu>Settings>Profile.

2. SelecteitheroneprofileforallcallsorselectNewProfiletoassign

differenttypesofnotificationsforincomingvoicecalls,messagealert,

emailalert,vibratingalert,keytoneandwarningtone

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SelectaRingtone

1. Select:Mainmenu>Settings>Profile.

2. Tochangetheringtone,selecttheprofileyouwishtochange(e.g.

Standard),

3. SelectVoiceCallRingandselectaringtonefromPresetFilesorselect

FilestoaccessMyStuffandselectthedesiredringtonefiles.

4. Aftersettingtheprofile,selectSAVE.

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TimeandDateSettings 

SettingtheTimeanddate

1. Mainmenu>Settings>PhoneSettings>Timeanddate.

2. Selecttheoptionsyouwishtochangeandinputthecurrenttimeand

date.To changetothetimedisplayformat,toggleleftandrightwith

theNavigationKEY.

3. SelectSAVE

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ShortcutKeySetting

SetupShortcutKey

1. Mainmenu>Settings>PhoneSettings>Shortcuts>Shortcut

settings.

2. UsingtheCENTRALKEY,selecttheshortcutkeyyouwishtocustomize

andthenselectCENTRALKEYtoseetheoptions.

3. SelectafeaturefortheshortcutoptionandthenselectOK.

4. AftersettingallofyourshortcutsselectSAVE

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DisplayShortcutKey

1. Mainmenu>Settings>PhoneSettings>Shortcuts>Shortcutdisplay.

2. SelectDISPLAYorHIDEandselectOKtosavethesettings.

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PhoneLockSetting 

Youcanlockthephone,usingapassword,topreventothersfrombeing

abletouseyourphone.Thedefaultpasswordofthephonewhenleaving

thefactoryis0000.

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ModifythePhonePassword

1. Mainmenu>Settings>SecuritySettings>Changephonecode.

2. Entertheoldpassword,thenewpasswordandthenre‐enterthenew

passwordtoconfirmit

3. SelectOKtosavethenewpasswordsetting.

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UnlockthePhoneLock

1. Mainmenu>Settings>SecuritySettings>Phonelock

2. SelectONandthenselectOK.

3. Youwillbepromptedtoenterthepasswordtochangethesettings.

EnterthecurrentpasswordandselectOK.

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GuidelineforQuickUse

CallFunction

WhenthephoneispoweredonitwillsearchfortheLocalnetworkand

automaticallyconnecttoit.Ifthephoneisoutsideofthecoveragearea,it

mayroamonothernetworks,dependingonavailability.Consultyour

networkserviceproviderfordetailsonroamingandassociatedfees.

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Thesignalstrengthicon,(foundinthetopleftcornerofthedisplay),

displaysthecurrentsignalstrengththenetwork.Ifthesignalisweak,call

qualitymaybeaffected.

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DialingCalls 

NormalPhoneDialing

1. Fromthehomescreen,dialthenumberthatyouwanttocall.(The

numberwillbevisibleonthedisplay)

2. SelecttheSENDKEYtoinitiatethecall.

3. Toendthecallorcancel,selecttheEND/POWERKey.

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Tomakeaninternationalcallselecttheicon  twicetoinput+

allowingyoutoreplacetheinternationalconnectingnumber,andthen

inputnationalcode,regionalcodeandphonenumber.

Whenyoudialanextension,inputthenumberofphoneextensionand

selecttheiconuntilyouseeaPonthedisplay,andtheninputthe

extensionnumber.

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PlaceacallfromtheLatestPhoneRecords

1. SelecttheSENDKeytoopenthecalllogfromthehomescreen.

Alternatelyselect:Mainmenu>Calllog>Missedcalls/Outgoingcalls/

Incomingcalls/Allcalls.

2. SelectthecontactnumberthatyouwishtocallandselectSENDKey

toinitiatethecall.

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PlaceacallfromContacts

1. Mainmenu>Contacts,oralternatelyselecttheContactssoftkey

fromtheRightSoftKEY.

2. Selectthecontactnumberthatyouwishtocallorinputthename’s

letterofthecontacttosearchyourcontacts.

3. SelecttheSENDkeytoactivatethecall.

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PlaceacallusingSpeedDialShortcuts

Priortoplacingacallusingthespeeddialshortcutsyouneedtosetupthe

shortcutkeyforeachcontacts.

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Settings>Speeddial..

2. SelectSHORTCUTKEYandSETtoinputthecorrespondingnumberof

shortcutkeysorselectSEARCHtoanumberfromContacts.

3. SelectOKtosavethesettings.

4. Tocallusingthespeeddialshortcuts,pressandholdthe

correspondingshortcutkeys‐ underthestandby

statustoinitiatethecall.

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FixedDial

Fixeddialingrestrictsthephonenumberswhichcanbedialedfromthe

phone.Alloutboundcallsotherthanthosesetinthefixeddialmenuwill

berestrictedandprotectedbyaPIN2.Fixeddialallowsforrestrictingcalls

topartialnumbersandprefixes.

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SettingupFixedDial

Tosetthenumbersallowableforthephonetooriginateacall:

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Setting>FixedDial.

2. SelectOPTIONmenuandNEWCONTACT.

3. InputPIN2andselectOKwhenprompted.

4. Inputcontact’snameandnumberinfixeddialingandselectSAVEto

savetheinputinformation.

5. Todeletethefixeddial,opentheOPTIONmenuandselectDELETE.



EnablingFixedDial

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Setting>FixedDial

2. OpentheOPTIONmenuandselectEnable.



Fixeddialingwillstillsupportemergency911calls.



EmergencyCalls

Thephonesupportsemergencycallsto911whereverthereisnetworkcoverage.

RegardlessifyousubscribetoserviceorhaveaSIMcardinstalled.Tomakean

emergencycall:

1. Dialtheemergencynumber(911)andselectSENDKEYtoinitiatethecall.



Somecountriesorregionsmaysetupotheremergencynumbers.

Therefore,thenetworkservicesuppliermaystoreemergencynumbersof

othercountriesorregionsinSIMcard.



AnsweringCalls

SettinguptheAnswerMode

1.Mainmenu>Settings>Callsettings>Answermode

2.SelecteitherANYKEYorSENDKEYasthepreferredsettingandpress

OKtosavethesettings.



NormalAnswer

Whenyourphonereceivesanincomingcall,theringtonewillsoundorthe

phonewillvibrate,andthedisplayscreenwilldisplaytheincomingcallicon.

Thereareanumberofoptionsforhowtorespondtoincoimingcalls.

1. SelectANSWERortheSENDKeytoreceivetheincomingcall;

2. Ifyouwishtoendthecallorignoretheincomingcall,youcandoso

bypressingtheEND/POWERKey;

3. IfyouareusingawiredheadsetorBluetoothheadsetyoucananswer

thecallbytheearphone;

4. SelectCENTRALKEYtoswitchphonetospeakerphonemodeduring

thecall.

5. YoucanadjustthevolumebyOption>Volumeduringthecall.

Whenyouusetheloudspeaker,donotholdorpressthephonecloseto

yourearasitmaybeharmfultoyourhearing.



Missedcalls

1. Whenanincomingcallisnotanswered,thephonewilldisplaythe

missedcallsonthestandbydisplay.

2. SelectVIEWtoseetherecordofmissedcalls.

3. Todialfromthemissedcallslist,selectthenumberandselectthe

SENDkey.

4. Toviewthecalllogofallmissedcallsselect:Mainmenu>Calllog>

Missedcalls.



TransfertoreceivetheIncomingCallwithCallDivert

1. Mainmenu>Settings>Callsettings>Calldivert

2. Selectthetransfercondition:Allcalls/Ifbusy/Ifnotanswered/Ifnot

available.

3. SelectOPTIONandthenselectON

4. Selectwhereyouwantthecallstransferredto;TOVOICEMAILorTO

ANOTHER.

5. IfyouselectTOANOTHER,youwillbepromptedtoenterthephone

numbertotransferto,oryoucanselectCENTRALKEYandselecta

numberfromyourcontactlist.

6. SelectOKtosavethesettings.

7. TocanceltransfersselectMainmenu>Settings>Callsettings>Call

divert>Cancelall.



Thisfeaturerequiresthesupportfromthenetworkserviceprovider.

Pleasecontactyournetworkserviceproviderfordetails.



ScreeningIncomingCalls

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Settings>Blacklist.

2. SelectNEWandinputnumberstobescreened/filteredorselect

SEARCHtogotocontactswhereyoucanselectthenumberstobe

filtered.

3. SelectSAVE.



CallWaiting

1. Mainmenu>Settings>Callsettings>Callwaiting>CheckStatus.

2. ConfirmifCallWaitingisenabledordisabled.To changethesetting

selectONorOFF

3. Afteractivatingthecallwaiting,iftherehasnewincomingcallduring

calling,thephonewilldisplaythecallwaitingwindowandthe

messageprompt.

4. ToswitchbetweenthetwocallsselectSWITCH



Thisfeaturerequiressupportofthenetwork.Pleasecontactyour

networksupplier.



Multi‐partycalls

Makingacallduringanexistingcall

1. Duringacall,selectOPTIONandselectNEWCALL

2. InputthenumberofnewcallandselecttheSENDkeytoinitiatethe

secondcall.

3. ToswitchbetweenthetwocallsselectSWITCH.

4. Toendthecall,selecttheEND/POWERkey.

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Multi‐PartyCalls

Youcanacceptmultipartycallsbyconnectingyourexistingcalltoan

incomingcall.Inaddition,youcaninitiatemulti‐partycalls,addingupto

sixparticipants.

1. Whenonthephonewithinthefirstparticipant,selectOPTIONand

selectCALLMEETING

2. Toendtheconferencecall,youcanselectOPTIONandENDCALL

MEETING.

3. ToterminateonepartyfromthecallselectOPTIONandselect

HANGUPONE,thenselectthenumbertobedisconnectedfromthe

conference.

4. Tocanceltheconferencecalltomakeasinglecall,selectOPTIONand

selectSPLIT.



Thisfeaturerequiresthesupportofthenetwork.Pleasecontactyour

networkservicesupplierformoredetails.



MainMenuFunctions 

SelecttheCENTRALKEYtoentertheMainMenufromtheHomescreen.The

mainmenuhas12iconswhichareusedtoaccessthefeaturesofthephone.

Thefeaturesandfunctionalitystepsforeachofthemenuoptionsare

describedbelowthemenucatalogmatrix



MainFunctionMenu

SAT Browser Entertainment

Camera Messages Contacts

Tools MultimediaMystuff

Calendar Calllog Settings



MenuCatalog

SAT

BrowserGotohomepage

EnterURL

Bookmark

History

Pushmessagebox

Savedpages

Browsersettings

Networksettings

Entertainment

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