Hisense U909 User manual

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Contents
Read Before Proceeding ..........................................................1
Safety Precautions..............................................................1
Personal Information and Data Security.............................2
Getting Started..........................................................................5
1. Key Functions at Your Fingertips ............................5
2. Inserting the SIM/USIM Card ..................................6
3. Inserting SD Card....................................................6
4. Installing the Battery................................................7
5. Removing the Battery..............................................7
6. Charging the Battery ...............................................7
7. Battery Performance ...............................................8
Basic Operations ......................................................................9
1. Turning Your Phone On and Off..............................9
2. Configuring Your Phone for the First Time..............9
3. Desktop Manager..................................................10
4. Making a Call.........................................................12
Main Operations .....................................................................13
1. Call Log.................................................................13
2. Contacts ................................................................13
3. Dialer.....................................................................14
4. Messaging.............................................................14
5. Email .....................................................................15
6. Gmail.....................................................................16
7. Maps......................................................................16
8. Latitude..................................................................17
9. Getting Connected ................................................18
10. Entertainment.......................................................19
11. Using Other Applications......................................22
12. Managing Your Mobile Phone...............................24

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Read Before Proceeding
Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the
correct use of your mobile phone.
1. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone.
Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your
mobile phone.
2. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment,
such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from
being soaked or washed in liquid.
3. Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is
prohibited to use phones or when the phone may
cause interference or danger.
4. Do not use your mobile phone while driving.
5. Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health
care facilities. Switch off your mobile phone near
medical apparatus.
6. Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The phone
may cause interference to control equipment of the
aircraft.
7. Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision
electronic devices. The phone may affect the
performance of these devices.
8. Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its
accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to
service or repair the phone.
9. Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in

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containers with a strong electromagnetic field.
10. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile
phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the
information stored on them.
11. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature
place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a
gas station.
12. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away
from children. Do not allow children to use your mobile
phone without guidance.
13. Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the
risk of explosions.
14. Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless
devices. Respect others’ privacy and legal rights when
using your wireless device.
15. Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual
while using the USB cable. Otherwise your mobile
phone or PC may be damaged.
16. Content is just for your reference. For standard profiles,
please refer to that displayed actually.
Personal Information and Data Security
The use of some functions or third-party applications on your
device could result in your personal information and data
being lost or becoming accessible to others. Several
measures are recommended to help you protect personal and
confidential information.
Place your device in a safe area to prevent it from
unauthorized use.

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Set your device screen to lock and create a password
or unlock pattern to open it.
Periodically back up personal information kept on your
SIM/USIM card, memory card, or stored in your device
memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to
move or delete any personal information on your old
device.
If you are worried about viruses when you receive
messages or emails from a stranger, you can delete
them without opening them.
If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid
websites that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of
your personal information.
If you use services such as Wi-Fi tether or Bluetooth,
set passwords for these services to prevent
unauthorized access. When these services are not in
use, turn them off.
Install or upgrade device security software and
regularly scan for viruses.
Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a
legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications
should be scanned for viruses.
Install security software or patches released by
Hisense or third-party application providers.
Some applications require and transmit location
information. As a result, a third-party may be able to
share your location information.
Your device may provide detection and diagnostic
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party vendors use this information to improve their
products and services.

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Getting Started
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your
phone’s actual display features may be different to those
described here, depending on its software version.
1. Key Functions at Your Finger tips
Name
Function
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Volume keys
Press to accommodate the volume
and start up silence mode when
there is an incoming call.
2
Charge jack
/USB Port
Connect USB line.
3
Secondary
camera
Convenient autodyne.
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Earpiece
Listen to the conversation speech.

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Menu key
Press to present a main menu.
Home key
Press to return to home screen.
Return key
Return to previous menu.
Fast search key
Enter Google search interface.
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Headset jack
Insert earphone.
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Power key
Press to turn on or off the phone.
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Camera
Take pictures.
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Flash unit
Add photos’light.
2. Inserting the SIM/USIM card
Your phone must work with a card provided by your service
provider. Your card contains all your subscription information.
Insert SIM/USIM card with the metal contacts facing down and
the cut corner aligned with that of the slot.
Notes:
1. If no card is installed, the string of “Please insert a
SIM/USIM card” will display on the screen, if there are
errors in the insertion, or your card is damaged, the
string of “No service” will display on the screen after
your phone is powered on.
2. If your card is PIN-locked your phone will display “card
is locked”. You must enter PIN before the phone can
start working. Please contact your network service
provider if you need.
3. When inserting card, please keep it away from possible
damage caused by static, scratch and bend, and put it
where it is not available for children.
3. Inserting SD card
Insert SD card with the metal contacts facing down and the cut
corner aligned with that of the slot.

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4. Installing the battery
You must install and charge the battery to use your phone.
Insert the ridge at the top of the battery into the base of the
phone, make sure to touch the metal contact on the phone,
then push the battery down and snap it into place.
Note:
Your phone is designed to be used only with original batteries
and chargers. Use of other batteries or chargers may cause
damage to your phone and the warranty will be void.
5. Removing the battery
Make sure your phone is powered off to avoid the important
information getting lost.
Hold battery bottom and remove the battery from the phone.
6. Charging the battery
New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you can
use your phone, you need to charge the battery. Some
batteries will have best performance after several full
charge/discharge cycles.
1. Connect data cable and charger, plug one end into your
phone’s data port.
2. Plug the other end of the charger into the appropriate
electrical outlet (100~240V AC).
3. When your phone indicates that the battery is fully
charged, remove the charger.
Notes:
1. Before charging, make sure the battery is installed in
the phone.
2. The battery can discharge gradually even when your
phone is powered off. If the battery is drained for a long
time, the information stored in the phone could possibly
be lost. So even if you don’t use your phone for a long
period, you should charge the battery sometimes to
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3. You need longer charging period with the lower voltage.
4. The normal charging temperature is between 0℃-40℃.
7. Battery performance
1630mAh (standard battery)
Standby time*
72 hours
Talk time*
300 minutes
Many conditions can affect the battery’s standby time,
such as local network conditions, phone’s settings,
frequent operations, data services usage, etc.
The battery performance is also affected by charge
state and temperature.

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Basic Operations
1. Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turn on the phone: Press and hold Power key for more than 3
seconds to turn on your phone.
Turn off the phone: Press and hold Power key to pop up option
menu, select “Power Off”. If it is powered off you cannot receive,
make a call or do other operations.
2. Configuring Your Phone for the First Time
A configuration wizard is displayed the first time the phone is
powered on. Follow the instructions to configure your phone.
• Create or log in to your personal account.
• Customize your phone settings.
Creating a Google Account
Tip: Availability of Google applications, services, and features
may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow
local laws and regulations to use them.
When turning the phone on for the first time, you will be
prompted to log in to your Google account, which is the same
as your Gmail account (if you have one). Ensure that your
phone has an active data connection before logging in to your
Google account.
If you already have a Google account, you can touch Sign in on
the Make it Google screen, and then enter your username and
password.
If you do not already have a Google account, you can create
one by following these steps:
1. On the Make it Google screen, touch Get an account.
2. Enter the first name and last name you want to use for
your account, and then touch Next.
3. Enter the user name for your Google account, and then
touch Next. Your phone will connect to Google's servers to
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name is already in use, you will be prompted to enter
another or select one from a list.
4. Enter and confirm your Google account password, and
then touch Next.
5. Set the recovery information to ensure that a security
question is asked before account recovery in the event of
the password being forgotten, and then touch Next.
6. When the Finish Creating Account screen appears, select
Enable Web History. Check box, and then touch “I
accept”.
7. Enter the characters that appear on the screen, and then
touch Next.
8. When the Enable Purchases screen appears, touch Skip,
or enter the purchase information, and then touch Save.
9. When the Backup screen appears, select the Keep This
Phone Backed Up With My Google Account check box,
and then touch Next.
10. When the Use Google Location screen appears, select the
option for Google's location service, and then touch Next.
11. Touch Finish.
To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & Sync
screen by touching Settings > Accounts & Sync, and then touch
ADD ACCOUNT to select the account type you want to add.
3. Desktop Manager
Lock the screen
The screen lock prevents unwanted actions on the touch
screen when you are not using your phone. When the phone
is left idle for a set period, the screen locks automatically if you
enabled screen lock in settingssecurity.
Unlock the screen
You can unlock the screen according to your settings.
The default way is pulling the lock to right after your screen is
enabled with pressing power key.
Add icon：
Press and hold a selected icon on main interface and drag it to
desktop after you feel it vibrating. Put it where you intend to,
then release.

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Delete icon：
Press and hold a selected icon on desktop, you will find a
recycle bin icon appearing after you feel it vibrating. At this
time drag the icon to recycle bin, then release.
Status bar
A status bar at the top of the screen displays phone status
information and notifications.
Add or delete widgets and change wallpaper
Press on the desktop space, and then pop up the following
menu: Gallery /Live Wallpapers/ Wallpapers.
Notification panel
You can open notifications such as unread messages or
missed calls directly from the notification panel.
How to open the panel:
Hold the status bars with your finger, and drag it downwards.
Accessing Applications and Widgets
To access the application list, on the Home Screen, touch .
From the application list, you can:
• Touch an icon to open an application.
• Touch the WIDGETS tab to switch to the widget list.
Viewing Recently Used Applications
To display the list of recently used applications, press and
hold . To open an application, touch the corresponding
thumbnail. To close the application, flick left or right across the
screen.
Managing Folders on the Home Screen
•To create a folder: Drag an application icon onto another
application icon to create a new folder that contains both
icons.
•To rename a folder: On the Home screen, touch a folder,
then touch the folder name field beneath it.
•To delete a folder: On the Home screen, touch and hold a
folder, then drag it to the trashcan.

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4. Making a call
Click to enter dialer interface on idle screen or main menu
screen, input phone number and click to make a call, click
the End button or press the power key to end a call. If you make
a mistake, you can click to delete the number or hold it to
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Main Operations
1. Call Log
Enter to view all calls, missed calls, incoming calls, outgoing
calls, and rejected calls.
Select and view the detailed information about it.
Hold a selected call pop up submenu.
2. Contacts
All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that
you can scroll through.
Click Menu key, pop up the submenu: Contact to Display/
Import/ Export/ Accounts/ Settings/ Copy/ Memory Status/
Batch Operation.
Add a Contact
Click to add a new contact to the phone or card.
Search for a Contact
1. Click Fast Search key or click ;
2. Enter the first few letters of the contact name; all contacts
beginning with these letters will appear.
Adding a Contact to Your Favorites
Touch a contact, and then touch the star to the right of the
contact’s name. The star turns white.
Editing a Contact
You can make changes to the information you have stored for a
contact at any time.
1. In the contacts list, touch the contact you want to edit, and
then touch to edit the contact.
2. Touch the category of contact information you wish to
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other information you recorded earlier.
3. Make the desired changes to the contact information, and
then touch “Done”. To cancel all of your changes, touch
“Cancel”.
Using a MicroSD Card to Back Up Contacts
1. In the contact list, touch the Menu key.
2. Touch “Import/ Export”in the displayed menu.
3. Touch OK to export your phone contact's information to
the installed microSD card.
4. You can copy the .vcf files backed up on the microSD card
to your computer. The files are stored in the microSD
card's “Other”folder.
Managing Groups
Creating a Group
1. In the contact list, touch .
2. Touch in the displayed menu, and then touch Create
Group.
3. Enter the name and note you want to assign to the group,
and then set a ringtone for it.
4. Click “Done”.
3. Dialer
Input phone number, click to make a call, click to
delete the number you do not need or hold it to delete all
numbers before the cursor.
4. Messaging
The Messaging application allows you to exchange text
messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with
anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone.
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Click to create a message. Input receiver’s phone number
and edit contents.
1. For the phone number:
You can click the keyboard to input number directly.
You can select number from contacts.
You can select several numbers to send.
Notes:
If the message editing is interrupted by incoming calls, alarm
clock, powering off, the entered texts will be saved temporarily.
2. Click “Type to Compose”to edit the message. Click
Menu key, Click “Add Subject”to add the message
subject. Your mobile phone is now in multimedia
message mode.
3. When you are ready to send the message, click “Send”.
Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message
1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish
to view.
2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message.
Replying to a Message
1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message
thread to open it.
2. Touch the text box to compose your message. Once
finished, touch “Send”.
5. Email
Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your
phone’s Email application, you can use your email account with
some popular email services on your phone.
Adding an Email Account
When using the Email application for the first time, you must
configure an email account. The Email setup wizard helps you
to configure your account. A number of popular email systems
are supported. You can work with the same email service that
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1. Touch Email on the main menu.
2. Enter the account name and the Password then touch
Next.
3. Touch Done.
Viewing an Email Message
On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to
use.
6. Gmail
You can access and use Gmail to read and write email from
your account on any mobile device or browser. Gmail is not just
about email. Your Gmail name and password can provide you
access to all Google apps and services.
To launch Gmail, touch the Gmail icon on a Home orAll
Apps screen.
The phone can load the default mailbox.
1. Read email.
Touch a message to read it. Unread message are bold.
2. Organize email.
Check the box beside a message to select it. Then use the
icons and menu along the bottom of the screen to manage the
selected messages.
3. Change your settings.
Touch the Menu key to change your preferences, get setting or
Help.
You can always get back to the Inbox by touching in the
top left corner of the screen.
7. Maps
Maps enables you to find your current location, view real-time
traffic conditions (depending on availability in your area), and
get detailed directions to your destinations. You can view
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current or other locations.
1. Enabling the Location Service
Enable the location service before using Maps to find your
location or search for places of interest.
1) On the main menu, touch “Settings”.
2) Touch Location Services.
3) Select the GPS satellites, and Location & Google search
check boxes.
2. Searching for Places of Interest
1) On the map, touch .
2) Enter appropriate keywords in the search box, and then
touch the search icon.
3) The search results are displayed. Touch a place you are
interested in. The Maps application will show its location
on the map.
3. Getting Directions
1) When viewing a map, touch .
2) Enter your start point in the first text box and your
destination in the second.
3) Touch the icon for driving, public transpiration, or walking
directions.
4) Touch GET DIRECTIONS. Directions are displayed in a
list.
5) Touch a direction in the list to show it on the map.
8. Latitude
Latitude is an android application where you can share your
location based on your hand phone position; through the GPS
connection or nearest Wifi location, which connected with
Google Maps. With this application you can tell your location
to your friends, facilitating the search through Google Maps.
Touch Latitude icon to open the program, then you can
see your location on the map.
Download the map:
You can find place / navigation / find family and friends / view
my place.

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9. Getting Connected
1 Mobile Networks
Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your
network operator’s 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn
on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM/USIM card
must be inserted.
Checking the Network Connection
1. Touch “Settings”on the main menu.
2. Touch More > Mobile Networks > Data Enabled and
Access Point Names.
3. Touch Data Enabled to turn on the data connection.
4. Touch Access Point Names to check the network.
2 WLAN
Turn on WLAN
1. Touch “Settings”on the main menu.
2. Touch WLAN to select ON.
Connecting to a Wireless Network
1. Touch “Settings”on the main menu.
2. Touch WLAN. You will see a list of detected WLAN
networks in the WLAN networks section.
3 Bluetooth
Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a
wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can
share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth
headset, or even transfer photos from your phone to your PC.
If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters
(33 feet) of the other Bluetooth devices to which you want to
connect. Be aware that obstacles like walls or other electronic
equipment may interfere with your Bluetooth connection.
Turning On Bluetooth
1. Touch Settings on the main menu.
2. Touch Bluetooth to select ON. When Bluetooth is turned
on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar.
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name to make your mobile phone visible to other
Bluetooth devices.
Pairing With and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device
Before you use Bluetooth, pair your mobile phone with another
Bluetooth device as follows:
1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile
phone is enabled.
2. On the main menu, touch Settings > Bluetooth.
3. Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices
in range.
4. If required, enter the pairing password to complete the
connection.
4 Browser
Your mobile phone comes with a pre-installed Internet
browser.
Opening the Browser
1. Touch Browser on the main menu.
2. When known or open Wi-Fi networks and mobile data
networks are available at the same time, your phone will
preferably select a Wi-Fi network for Internet access.
3. Touch the Menu Key to open the browser options menu.
Opening a Webpage
1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of
the screen.
2. As you enter the address, matching webpage
addresses will appear on the screen. If you see the
address you want, touch it and go directly to that
webpage or complete entering your desired webpage.
10. Entertainment
In addition to being a communication device and personal
assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude
of entertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create
videos and audio clips, and download and listen to music.