Hisense U980 User manual

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Contents
Read Before Proceeding............................................1
Safety Precautions .................................................. 1
Personal Information and Data Security............... 3
Getting Started..........................................................5
Key Functions at Your Finger tips.......................... 5
Inserting the SIM/USIM card ................................. 6
Inserting SD card .................................................... 6
Installing the battery .............................................. 7
Removing the battery ............................................. 7
Charging the battery............................................... 7
Battery performance............................................... 8
Basic operations ........................................................9
Turning your phone on and off.............................. 9
Desktop manager.................................................... 9
Making a call.......................................................... 11

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Contact others.........................................................12
Phone ..................................................................... 12
Call log ................................................................... 12
Contacts ................................................................. 12
Messaging.............................................................. 14
Email....................................................................... 15
Gmail ...................................................................... 16
Surf the Internet .....................................................17
Maps....................................................................... 17
Getting Connected ................................................ 18
Entertainment .........................................................21
Using Other Applications .........................................25
Managing Your Mobile Phone..................................28

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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 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

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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 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 explosion.
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

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your mobile phone or PC may be damaged.
16. This manual is for reference only, please refer
to the material object as standard.
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 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.
Set your device screen to lock and create a
password or unlock pattern to unlock 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,

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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 information to third-party application
providers. Third 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.
Key Functions at Your Finger tips
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Power key
7
Front Camera
2
Volume keys
8
Light Sensor
3
Headset jack
9
Rear camera
4
Receiver
10
Flash
5
Microphone
11
Speaker
6
USB connector
12
Touch screen

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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 “No SIM
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 ，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 is not available for
children.
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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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.
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.
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).

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3. When your phone indicates that the battery is
fully charged, remove the charger.
Notes:
1. Before charge, 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 you
don’t need to use your phone for a long period,
you should charge the battery some times to
keep it away from drained.
3. You need longer charging period with the lower
voltage.
4. Charging time will be longer if the cellphone is
operated during charging.
5. The normal charge temperature is during 0℃
-40℃.
Battery performance
2500mAh (standard battery)
Standby time*
166hours
Talk time*
240 minutes
Many conditions can affect battery’s standby
time, such as local network conditions, phone’s
settings, frequent operations, using data
services, etc.