Huawei C2008 User manual

HUAWEI C2008 CDMA 1X
Mobile Phone User Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Getting to Know Your Phone .................................................1
2 Getting Started..........................................................................4
3 Voice Services...........................................................................6
4 Text Entry...................................................................................8
5 Message....................................................................................10
6 Phonebook...............................................................................11
7 Alarm Clock .............................................................................13
8 Security.....................................................................................14
9 Menu Options..........................................................................15
10 Warnings and Precautions.................................................23

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1 Getting to Know Your Phone
Your Phone
Screen
Earpiece
End/Power
key
Left/Right soft key
Dial key
Navigation
keys Number keys
# key
* key
Charger/Headset
connector
OK key

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Keys and Functions
Press
… To…

Make or answer a call.

In the standby mode, display the dialed calls.

Power on or off the phone.

End a call or reject an incoming call.

Return to the idle screen.

In the standby mode, enter UNI-INFO.

Confirm a selection of the menu.
Select the option displayed on the lower left corner
of the screen.
Select the option displayed on the lower right corner
of the screen.
|

Enter numbers and letters.

In the standby mode, press and hold key 1 to
display the voice mail.

In the standby mode, press and hold key 2–9 to
speed dial.

In any menu, select a menu item labeled with the
corresponding number.

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Press
… To…
In the standby mode,

: Write a new message.

: Display the alarms.

: Display the inbox.

: Display the calendar.
During a call, press to adjust the earpiece
volume.

In the standby mode, press and hold it to switch
between the bell mode and etiquette mode.

In the standby mode, enter *, Por T.

In the English input mode, press and hold it to
switch between upper case and lower case.

In the text entry mode, press and hold it to display
the symbol list.

Provide different functions according to the phone
feature being used.

In the standby mode, when the phone lock is
enabled, press and hold it to lock the phone.

In the standby mode, enter #.

In the edit mode, switch between the input modes
or press and hold it to switch to the number input
mode.

Provide different functions according to the phone
feature being used.

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Icons
Icon Meaning
Indicates the network signal strength.
The phone is out of the service area.
You have set the alarm clock.
The phone is set to vibration.
You have received a new message.
The phone is roaming.
Indicates the battery power level.
2 Getting Started
Powering On/Off the Phone
Press and hold to power on/off the phone.
Installing the Battery
Removing the Battery
If the phone is powered on, press and hold to power off
the phone first.

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Installing/Removing the UIM Card
If the phone is powered on, press and hold to power off
the phone first and remove the battery. Then install/remove the
UIM card as shown in the following figure.
Charging the Battery
1. Connect the travel charger to the charger connector at the
bottom of your phone.
Make sure that the arrow on the charger connector faces the
front side of the phone.
2. Connect the charger to an AC power socket.
3. During the charging, the icon on the upper right corner
of the screen is in an animated status.
4. When the charging icon is blinking, the phone is fully
charged.
5. Disconnect the charger from the AC power socket.
6. Press the gray buttons on both sides of the charger
connector to disconnect the charger from the phone.
Using the Function Menu
1. In the standby mode, press .
2. Press to select a function menu.
3. Press to display the selected menu.

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4. Display the submenu by one of the following options:
 Press to select a submenu and press to
display the selected submenu.
 Press the number key corresponding to the serial number
of a submenu to display it.
5. Press to return to the previous menu or quit the
function menu.
6. Press to return to the standby screen.
3 Voice Services
Making a Call
1. In the standby mode, press the number keys to enter a
phone number.
2. Press to dial the number.
3. Press to end the call or cancel the dialing.

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Note
 When the phone is locked, you need to enter the
lock code to unlock the phone first; otherwise, you
can dial emergency numbers only
 In the standby mode, press to view dialed
calls. Select a phone number and press to
dial.
 Select a contact in the phonebook and press
to dial.
Answering a Call
When there is an incoming call, you can press ,
or to answer it; or you can press to reject it.

If the any-key answer function is enabled, you can press any
key except and to answer an incoming call.

If the headset auto answer function is enabled, and the
headset is connected to the phone, the incoming call can be
answered automatically.
Options During a Call
Adjusting the Volume
During a call, you can press to adjust the earpiece
volume.
Other Options
During a call, you can press to select the following
options:

Mute: Your voice cannot be heard.

Privacy: Encrypt the voice.

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Messages: Display the Messages menu.

Phonebook: Search for or add a contact.
4 Text Entry
Text Input Mode
Your phone allows you to input English and numbers.
When entering the text, you can change the input mode by
pressing . The supported input modes and their
indicators are shown as follows:

\ : Upper case /lower case predictive English input
mode

\ : Upper case /lower case alphabetical text input
mode

: Number input mode
Switching the Input Modes
In the editing mode, you can press to switch between
the input modes. The indicator of the current input mode is
displayed in the lower screen.
Note
In the editing mode, press once to delete the
letter on the left of the cursor. Press and hold
to delete all the letters at a time.

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Entering English
Predictive English Input
In the predictive English input mode, enter the English letters
as follows:
1. Press the number key corresponding to the sequence of the
word.
Then the phone displays the commonly used words
according to the numeric sequence of key presses.
2. Press to scroll to the desired word.
3. Press to select the word with the cursor on the
left/right.
Note
 Press to enter a full stop.
 Press to enter a space.
Alphabetical Text Input
In the "ABC" or "abc" text input mode, you can press the
number key labeled with required letters once to enter the first
letter on the key, twice to enter the second letter on the key, and
so on.
Note
 Press repeatedly to select and enter the
commonly used punctuations.

Press once to enter a space, twice to enter
0.

If the letter you want to enter is on the same key as
the previous one, you can enter the latter one only
after the cursor appears again or after you press
to move the cursor to the next space.

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Entering Numbers

In the "123" input mode, you can directly press number keys
labeled with the desired digits.

In the "ABC" or "abc" input mode, press a number key
repeatedly or press and hold it until the desired digit appears
on the screen.

In the predictive English input mode, press a number key
and then press until the desired digit appears on the
screen.
Entering Symbols
1. Display the symbol list by the following options:

In any text input mode, press and hold to display
the symbol list.

Press to scroll to the screen with the desired symbol.
2. Press the number key corresponding to the selected symbol
to enter it.
5 Message
Writing a Message
To write and send a message to a specific phone number, do as
follows:
1. Select Menu > Messages > Write Message or in the
standby mode press to write a new message.
2. Enter the message content.
The lower screen displays the remaining letters you can
enter.

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3. Press for the following options:

Send: Send the message to the specified recipient.

Send & Save: Send the message to the specified recipient
and save the message to the outbox.

Save: Save the message to the outbox.

Insert Phrase: Insert a predefined phrase into the message.

Insert PH. NO.: Insert a phone number from the phonebook
into the message.

Insert Name: Insert a name from the phonebook into the
message.
4. Select Send > Search to search for a recipient’s phone
number in phonebook or enter a phone number.
5. Press to send messages. Alternatively, press
for the following options:

Send: Send the message to the recipient.

Add: Add phone numbers of multiple recipients.

Delete: Delete the selected recipient.

Advance: Select one of the priority levels, including Normal,
Urgent, and Emergency.
6. Select Send to send the message.
6 Phonebook
Adding a New Contact
The new contact will be saved to the current memory in use.
You can add a new contact as follows:
1. Select Menu >Phone Book >New.
2. Enter the phone number and press to confirm.

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3. Enter the name and press to save the contact.
Searching for a Contact
The contacts in the phonebook will be ordered in the alphabetic
sequence according to the initial letter of the contact name.
1. Select Menu > Phonebook > Search.
2. Enter the contact name and press to search.
3. Press to view details of the searched contact. Press
to view other contacts.
4. Press for the following options:

Write Message: Send a message to the contact.

Edit: Edit the name and phone number of the contact.

Copy: Copy the contact to the phone or the UIM card.

Delete: Delete the contact.

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7 Alarm Clock
Your phone provides two alarm clocks. After you set an alarm
clock, your phone displays the icon . After the alarm clock is
enabled, the phone rings or vibrates at the specified time when
the phone is powered on. Press //to stop the
alarm clock.
Enabling an Alarm Clock
1. Select Menu > Extras > Alarm.
2. Select an alarm clock and press for the following
options:

On/off: Select On to enable the alarm clock.

Set Time: Set the time to alarm. Press to move the
cursor and enter the time directly.
If you use the 12-hour time format, press to select
am/pm.

Set Repeat Method: After setting the time, select a repeat
method, including Once, Everyday, Mon-Fri and Mon-Sat.
3. Press to save the settings.
If nothing is done to the alarm clock when it alerts, it
can alert seven times in every ten minutes before it
finally stops.
Disabling an Alarm Clock
1. Select Menu > Extras > Alarm.
2. Select an alarm clock and press .

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3. Select Off to disable the alarm clock.
8 Security
Setting the Phone Lock
1. Select Menu > Settings > Security > Phone Lock.

Phone Lock On: Enable the phone lock.

Phone Lock Off: Disable the phone lock.

Change Code: Change the phone lock code to any
four-digit numeric string. The default phone lock code is
"0000".
2. When the phone is locked, you can still dial the emergency
numbers.
Setting the PIN Lock
The personal identity number (PIN) protects your UIM card
from unauthorized use. The PIN code is provided with the UIM
card.
Select Menu > Settings > Security > Phone Lock for the
following options:

PIN Lock On: Enable the PIN lock.

PIN Lock Off: Disable the PIN lock.

Change Code: Change the PIN code. Enter the new PIN
code for two times.
When "Operation Successful" is displayed on the screen,
the PIN code is change successfully.
If you enter wrong PINs for three times, then the UIM card is
locked. You need to enter the correct personal unblocking key
(PUK) to change the PIN code.

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If you enter wrong PUKs for 10 times, the UIM card becomes
invalid permanently. You need to contact your service provider
for a new card.
Call Restrict
Your phone provides the call restrict function.
Select Menu >Settings >Security >Call Restrict for the
following options:

Off: Disable the call restrict function.

Int’l Calls: Block all outgoing international calls.

All Calls: Block all outgoing calls.
When the call restrict function is enabled, you can still dial the
emergency numbers.
9 Menu Options
Messages
Write
Message
Allows you to write and send messages.
A message can contain up to 160 English
letters.
Inbox
Allows the phone to store the received
messages and the delivery ack.
You can view, reply, delete, and forward the
messages in the inbox. You can save the
numbers to the phonebook, or make a call.
Outbox Allows the phone to stores the sent messages.
You can view, edit, delete, and forward the
messages in the outbox.

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Voice Mail
Allows you to receive voice mails.
Voice Mail is a network-dependent function.
You need to subscribe to the service from your
local network operator.
Delete Allows you to delete messages in the outbox,
inbox, or in both of them.
Copy All Allows you to copy messages to the phone or
the UIM card.
Msg
Settings
Voice Mail No.
Allows you to set the voice mail number.
Memory Status
Allows you to view the memory status of
messages in the phone and UIM card.
Delivery Ack
Allows you to require a message delivery
report from the SMSC.
Memory in Use
Allows you to set the memory in use, the UIM
card or phone.
Phone Book
Search Allows you to find a phone number from the
phonebook.
New Allows you to add new contacts to the
phonebook.
Groups Allows you to rename a group, add
members to a group, view or delete the
members in a group.