Huawei Ascend Q User manual

Welcome to HUAWEI
HUAWEI Ascend Q
Quick Start Guide

1
Phone at a Glance
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 Fingertips
• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.
• Press and hold to open the Phone options
menu.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone
is active.
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the
application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
Power key
Back camera
Speaker
Volume keys
Headset jack
Home
Menu
Back
Delete
Enter
Alt
Cap
Smiley
Space Symbol

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(Optional) Installing the microSD
Card
Your mobile phone is already equipped with a large-volume built-in
embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC). If you want to expand your
phone memory, you can also insert a microSD card.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the
diagram.
Installing the Battery
1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end
of the battery compartment.
2. Push the edge labeled b into the compartment until the battery
clicks firmly into place.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to show the most recently used
applications.

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Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly installed
on your phone.
1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to
the charger.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your mobile phone.
Then, to start charging, plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
If you charge your mobile phone while it is powered on, the battery
icon on the notification bar indicates the charging status. When the
battery icon changes to , your mobile phone is fully charged.
Status Indicator
The color of the status indicator tells you the status of your mobile
phone’s battery.
Status Indicator
Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).
Red: Battery low.

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Touchscreen Actions
Using your finger on the touchscreen, you can operate your phone
conveniently.
Home Screen
You can set up the Home screen according to your own
preferences, for example by adding a shortcut or a widget to your
Home screen, changing the wallpaper, or setting the number of
Home screen extensions.
To return to the Home screen from any of its extensions, press .
When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place
your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the
notification panel.
Touch & hold Touch Double touch
Rotate Flick Drag
Flick your finger left or right
across the Home screen.
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Adding a New Home Screen Item
1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add
to Home screen menu is displayed.
2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen.
Removing a Home Screen Item
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item
expands and the mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. When
the item and the trash can turn red, the item is ready to be
removed.
3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen.
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Using the Phone Keypad
Adding a Contact
1. In the contact list, touch > Create contact .
2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the
account to which you want to add the contact.
3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information
such as phone number and address.
4. When you are finished, touch Save to save the contact
information.
Cursor: To enter an upper character of one
key, press first and then the
desired key.
Cursor:
To enter only upper characters, press
twice before typing. Press
again to switch back to lower-
case letters.
Cursor: To enter one upper-case letter, press
first and then a key.
Cursor: To enter only upper-case letters,
press twice before typing. Press
again to input lower-case letters.
Press to display all expressions.
Press to display all symbols.
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Making a Call with the Dialer
Application
On the home screen, touch to open the Dialer .
Your mobile phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when
you touch numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically searches
among your contacts and lists the matching results ordered
according to the accuracy of the match. If no contacts match the
information entered, the phone will not display any result.
Creating and Sending a
Multimedia Message
On the home screen, touch to open the Messaging .
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday
communications very special. You can record a message and send
it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and send it to friend, or send
a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The possibilities are
endless.
1. Enter a phone number in the To field, or touch to select a
contact from Contacts or Groups .
2. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
3. When the message is ready to be sent, touch .
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Connecting Internet
Get online using your phone’s Wi-Fi to save your money.
Turning On Wi-Fi
1. Touch > Settings .
2. Touch Wireless & networks , and then select the Wi-Fi check
box to turn on Wi-Fi.
Opening the Browser
Touch > Browser to open the home page.
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.
Opening a Webpage
1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the
screen.
2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage address. You can touch
to enter the web page address by voice.
3. 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.
Turning Off Your Data Service
When you are not using your data service, to eliminate unwanted
data traffic, you can turn it off quickly.
1. Open the notification bar.
2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or
off.

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Play Store
Android Market provides direct access to applications and games
which you can download and install on your phone.
Opening Play Store
1. On the Home screen, touch > Play Store .
2. When you open Play Store for the first time, the Google Play
Terms of Service
window will appear. Touch Accept to
continue.
Installing an Application
1. In the Play Store , select a category, and then touch the
application you want to download.
2. To install the application, touch Download (if it is free) or touch
the button with a price (if it is not free), and confirm your
download or purchase.
After the application has been downloaded and installed on your
mobile phone, the content download icon appears in the notification
bar.
If you want to install a non-Market application, touch >
Settings > Applications , and then select the Unknown
sources
check box to allow installation of the non-Market
application.
Uninstalling an Application
You cannot uninstall the applications that are pre-installed on
the system.
1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage
applications .
2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninstall .