Huawei Ascend Y300 User manual

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Quick Start Guide
HUAWEI Ascend Y300

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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.
• When your mobile phone is powered on, press and
hold this button to display the options menu. You
can then choose to power off the phone or perform
shortcut operations.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone
is active.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
Earpiece
Main
camera
Volume
key
Headset jack
Charger/
Data port
Power key
Back Home Menu Speaker
Secondary
camera

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Installing the microSD Card
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 display recently used
applications.
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the
application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
1 2
a
b

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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 .
Touch & hold Touch Double touch
Rotate Flick Drag
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Flick your finger left or right
across the Home screen.

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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 trash can. Wait
until the item and the trash can turn red.
3. Release the item.
Adding a Contact
1. In the contact list, touch .
2. From the screen displayed, create a contact in your mobile
phone, 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.
To save a contact from your call log, touch and hold the desired
phone number to display the options menu, and then touch
Add to contacts .

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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. Touch to attach a picture, an audio file, or a video clip to the
message.
5. When you are ready to send the message, touch Send MMS .
Connecting Internet
Get online using your phone's Wi-Fi to save your money.
Turning On Wi-Fi
1. Touch > Settings .

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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 (×) 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.
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 Play Store 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. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the
application.
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-Play Store application, touch >
Settings > Security , and then select the Unknown sources
check box to allow installation of the non-Play Store application.
Uninstalling an Application
You cannot uninstall the applications that are pre-installed on
the system.
1. On the Settings screen, touch Apps .
2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninstall .

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Sharing Your Phone's Data
Connection via USB
To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need
to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.
You cannot share your phone's data connection and access its
microSD card via USB at the same time.
1. Touch > Settings .
2. On the Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , touch More... >
Tethering & portable hotspot .
3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data
connection.
Sharing Your Phone's Data
Connection as a Portable

Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. Touch > Settings .
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS , touch More... > Tethering
& portable hotspot .
3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your
data connection.
Opening Your Camera
You can take and share photos using the camera. Your camera
supports multiple capture modes and photo effects. After taking a
picture, access the Gallery to view it. For information on how to
share photos and videos, see the User Guide.