Huawei Ascend Y 201 Pro User manual

Welcome to HUAWEI
Quick Start Guide
HUAWEI Ascend Y 201 Pro

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.
1Earpiece 2Menu key
3Home key 4Back key
5Speaker 6Volume control
keys
7Camera 8Headset jack
9Power key 10 Charging/Data
interface
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Key Functions at Your Fingertips
Installing the SIM Card
There are two steps to install the SIM card:
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the SIM card.
• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.
• When your mobile phone is powered on, press and
hold the button to display the options menu from
where you can power the mobile phone off or
perform some shortcut operations.
• 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.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to display recently used
applications.
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Removing a SIM Card
1. Pull out the card holder.
2. Carefully remove the SIM card.
(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.
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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.
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.
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Status Indicator
The color of the status indicator tells you the status of your mobile
phone’s battery.
Touchscreen Actions
Using your finger on the touchscreen, you can operate your phone
conveniently.
Status Indicator
Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).
Red: Battery low.
Drag
TouchTouch & hold Double touch
Rotate Flick

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, or changing the wallpaper.
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.
Adding a New Home Screen Item
1. On the Home screen, touch to display the application list.
2. Press and hold an application icon, and then drag the icon to a
blank area on the Home screen.
Removing an Icon from the Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen that you want to
remove until your mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the cross sign .
Wait until the item and the turn red.
3. Release the item.
Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen.
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Importing Contacts from a SIM
Card
1. In the contacts list, touch > Manage contacts .
2. Touch Copy from SIM card .
3. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Touch one contact
to import that contact individually to your mobile phone, or touch
SELECT ALL to import all contacts to your mobile phone.
4. Touch COPY .
5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the
account into which you want to import the contacts.
Adding a Contact
1. In the contact list, touch .
2. From the screen displayed, create a contact in your mobile
phone, SIM card or your account. Add a new account if you do
not have one.
3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information
such as phone numbers and address.
4. Touch DONE to save the contact information.
Making a Call with the Phone
Application
1. On the Home screen, touch > Phone . If the dialer is not
displayed, touch .
2. Enter the phone number.
3. Touch to initiate the call.

Creating and Sending a
Multimedia Message
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday
communications very special. You can record a message and send
it as an audio file, for example, sing "Happy Birthday" and send it to a
friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The
possibilities are enormous.
1. Touch > Messaging , then .
2. Enter a phone number in the To field, or touch to select a
contact from People .
3. Touch the composition text box to start composing your
message.
4. When you are ready to send the message, 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. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , touch the button next to
Wi-Fi .
Basic Operations
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.
Touch on the upper section of the screen, and all web pages
currently open are displayed. You can:
• Touch one page to enlarge it.
• Touch the cross sign (X) to close that page.
• Touch (+) to open a new browser window.
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.