Huawei C2285 User manual

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Safety Precautions
Do not switch on the phone when phone use is prohibited.
Do not use the phone while driving.
Switch off the phone near medical apparatus.
Switch off the phone in an aircraft.
Switch off the phone near high-precision electronic devices.
Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessories.
Do not place the phone or its accessories in containers with
strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near the phone.
Do not put the phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a
place with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Do not allow children to use the phone without guidance.
Use approved batteries and chargers only to avoid explosion.
Observe the laws or regulations on phone use. Respect others’
privacy and legal rights when using the phone.

Agreement
Operation
Format Meaning
Press and hold Press a button for two to three seconds and release
it.
Press Press a button and release it quickly.
Interface Language
Format Meaning
Bold Any string displayed on the phone screen is in boldface.
Such as Menu.
>Multi-level menu is separated by ">".
such as "Menu > Messages"means "Messages" is the
submenu under "Menu".
Symbols
Symbol Description Meaning
Caution Warnings and precautions for operations
Note Description and note for operations

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Contents
1 Getting to Know Your Phone..................................................................1
Your Phone........................................................................................1
Key and Functions.............................................................................2
Screen Icons......................................................................................3
Interfaces...........................................................................................4
2 Getting Started.........................................................................................5
Installing the Battery..........................................................................5
Installing the UIM Card ......................................................................5
Charging the Battery..........................................................................5
Powering On/Off the Phone...............................................................6
Using the Function Menu...................................................................6
3 Voice Services.........................................................................................7
Making a Call.....................................................................................7
Receiving a Call.................................................................................7
Operations During a Call....................................................................7
4 Text Entry.................................................................................................8
Text Input Mode.................................................................................8
Entering English ................................................................................8
Entering Number................................................................................9
Entering Symbols.............................................................................10
5 Writing and Sending Messages............................................................11
6 Phone Book............................................................................................12
Adding a New Contact.....................................................................12
Searching for a Contact...................................................................12

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7 FM Radio................................................................................................ 13
Switching On/Off the Radio............................................................. 13
Selecting a Channel........................................................................ 14
Setting a Frequency........................................................................ 14
Adding a Channel ........................................................................... 14
Deleting a Channel.......................................................................... 14
Searching for a Channel ................................................................. 15
8 Alarm Clock........................................................................................... 16
Activating the Alarm Clock............................................................... 16
Deactivating the Alarm Clock .......................................................... 16
9 Security.................................................................................................. 17
Enabling/Disabling the Phone Lock................................................. 17
Changing the Phone Lock Code...................................................... 17
Enabling/Disabling the PIN Lock..................................................... 17
Changing the PIN Code .................................................................. 17
10 Menu Commands................................................................................ 18
11 Warnings and Precautions................................................................. 26

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1 Getting to Know Your Phone
Your Phone
Earpiece
Screen
Arrow Key
Left Soft Key
Talk/Send Key
Right Soft Key
End/Power Key
Number Keys
Meeting Mode Key Key Guard Key
+
AB
GHI MNO
WXYZ
TUV
PQRS
UAWEHI

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Key and Functions
Key To…
zPower on or off the phone.
zEnd a call.
zReturns to the home screen.
zMake a call.
zView dialed calls.
zDisplay the Menu.
zSelect the highlighted menu option.
Return to the previous menu.
zQuick access: Brew; Messages;
Scheduler; Alarm.
zDuring a call: and increase volume; and
decrease the volume.
+
–
WXYZ
zEnter numbers and characters.
zSelect a menu item.
zSwitch between the meeting profile and the current
profile in the standby mode (by pressing and holding it
for two seconds).
zEnter the *symbol in the standby mode (by pressing it).
zLock the keypad in the standby mode (by pressing and
holding it for two seconds).
zEnter the #symbol in the standby mode (by pressing it).

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Screen Icons
Icon Meaning
Indicates the signal strength. The larger the number of bars
is, the stronger the signal is.
Indicates that there is an incoming call, a call is being set up,
or the phone is in conversation.
Indicates that the keypad is locked.
Indicates that a new message is received.
Indicates that the Inbox is full.
Indicates that the General profile is activated.
Indicates that the Meeting profile is activated.
Indicates that the Silent profile is activated.
Indicates that the Outdoor profile is activated.
Indicates that the Headset profile is activated.
Indicates that the Carkit profile is activated.
Indicates that an alarm clock is set.
Indicates the battery power level. The larger the number of
bars is, the more power of the battery is left.

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Interfaces
Your phone provides two interfaces.
Interface Function
Charger interface It is located at the bottom of your phone. It is used
to connect the travel charger.
Headset jack It is located at the upper left corner of the phone.
It is used to connect the headset.

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2 Getting Started
Installing the Battery
ba
1.
2.
3.
Installing the UIM Card
If the phone is powered on, press and hold for two seconds to
power off it. Then, remove the battery.
1.
2.
Charging the Battery
1. Connect the travel charger to the charger interface at the bottom of
your phone.
2. Connect the charger to an AC power socket.
3. Wait until the phone is fully charged. During the charging, the
icon on the upper right corner of the screen is in an animated status.
4. When the animation becomes static, the charging finishes.
Disconnect the charger from the AC power socket.
5. Press the gray buttons on both sides of the charger connector to
disconnect it from the phone.

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Caution:
zDo not use a damaged battery or charger.
zBefore using the travel charger, ensure that the battery is
installed in your phone.
Powering On/Off the Phone
Press and hold for two seconds to power on or off the phone.
Using the Function Menu
1. In the standby mode, press (Menu).
2. Press the arrow key to select the desired function menu.
3. Press (Select) to display the selected menu.
4. Display the submenu in either of the ways:
zPress to select a submenu and then press (Select) to
display the selected submenu.
zPress the number key corresponding to the serial number of a
submenu to display it.
5. To return to the previous menu or quit the function menu, press
(Back).
To return to the standby mode, press .

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3 Voice Services
Making a Call
1. In the standby mode, enter the phone number.
2. Press to dial this number.
3. To cancel or end the call, press or .
Receiving a Call
When there is an incoming call, you can press or to answer it,
or press to reject it.
zIf the Any-key Answer function is enabled, you can press any key
to answer an incoming call except and .
zIf the Headset Auto Answer function is enabled and the headset is
connected to the phone, the incoming call is answered
automatically.
Note:
zSet Any-key Answer in the Settings > Call Settings.
zSet Headset Auto Answer in the Profiles > Headset >
Edit.
Operations During a Call
Press or to increase the volume, and press or to
decrease the volume.
During a call, press (Options) for the following options:
zSave Number: Save the phone number to the phone book.
zPhone Book: Enter the Phone Book menu.
zMessages: Enter the Messages menu.
zThird Party Call: Call a third party to make a third party call.
Note:
The third party call is network dependent. For more information,
consult the service provider.

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4 Text Entry
Text Input Mode
You can enter English letters and numbers.
While entering text, you can change the input mode by pressing .
The following table lists the input modes and their indicators.
Indicator Text Input Mode
eZiEn Smart English
ABC English upper case
abc English lower case
123 Number input
Note:
zPress (Clear) once to delete the letter on the left of the
cursor. By pressing and holding (Clear) for about two
seconds, you can delete all letters at a time.
zWhile you edit a message, the phone displays the maximum
number of characters allowed to enter for the current input
mode.
Entering English
Alphabetical Text Input
Alphabetical text input allows you to enter uppercase ("ABC") or
lowercase ("abc") English letters. You can press a 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.
If the letter you want to enter is on the same key as the previous one,
you can enter the latter only after the cursor appears again or after you
move the cursor to the next space.

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Notes:
zPress repeatedly to choose and enter the commonly
used punctuations.
zPress +once to enter a space, twice to enter "0", and
three times to move the cursor to the next line.
zPress to select the desired symbols.
Smart English Input
In the "eZiEn" input mode, follow these steps to enter English.
1. According to the desired word, press the corresponding number key
once, and then the phone will make out candidate words.
2. Press or to select the desired word.
3. Press to confirm your selection. The word is displayed in the
input area.
Alternatively, press +and confirm your selection and enter a
space behind the word.
Notes:
zAfter you enter several letters, the phone can give other
letters to make out the candidate words. Press or
to select the desired word and press to confirm; or
press the number key to enter desired letters.
zPress to enter a point.
zPress +to enter a space.
zPress to select the desired symbol.
zIn the editing area, you can press to switch the
selected characters between upper case and lower case. If
no character is selected, press to switch between text
input modes.
Entering Number
You can use either of the following methods to enter numbers:
zIn the "123" input mode, you can directly press number keys labeled
with desired digits.
zIn the "ABC" or "abc" input mode, you can press the number key
repeatedly until the desired digit appears on the screen.

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zIn the "eZiEn" input mode, you can press the number key and then
press until the desired digit appears on the screen.
Entering Symbols
1. In any input mode, press to display the symbol list.
2. Press to scroll up or down the symbol list.
3. Press the corresponding number key to enter this symbol.

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5 Writing and Sending Messages
Follow these steps to write and send a message:
1. Press (Menu) and select Messages >Write Message.
2. Enter the content. For the information on text input method, see
"Text Entry" on P8. You can enter up to 160 characters or 70
Chinese characters.
While entering the content, press (Options) for the following
operations.
zInsert Templates: Insert a common phrase.
zInsert Phone Number: Insert a phone number from the
phonebook.
3. Press (Options) for the following operations:
zSend: Send the message without saving.
zSend & Save: Send the message and save it to the outbox if it is
sent successfully or save it to the draft if it is sent unsuccessfully.
zSave: Save the message to the draft.
4. You can add up to 10 recipients. There are three methods.
zEnter phone numbers directly.
zPress (Search) and select Search Phone Book to select the
phone number of one contact from the phonebook.
zPress (Search) and select Search Groups to select phone
numbers of a group of contacts.
5. Press (Send) to send a message.

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6 Phone Book
Adding a New Contact
The new contact will be saved to the memory in use.
1. Press (Menu) and select Phone Book >Add New.
2. Enter the name, and press (OK).
3. Set other items:
zIf you save the contact to your phone, you can enter the following
information: General Number, Home Number, Office Number,
Memo and Group (you need to set at least one number).
zIf you save the contact to the UIM card, you can only enter General
Number.
4. Press (OK) to save the current settings and press to set
other items.
5. Press (Save) to save the contact; press (Back) to
cancel.
Searching for a Contact
1. Press (Menu) and select Phone Book >Search.
2. Enter the name and press (OK).
3. Press to search the contact.
4. Press (View) to view the details and (Options) for any of
the following options.
zEdit: Modify or view the contact.
zDelete: Delete the contact.
zCopy To Phone (Copy To UIM): If the contact is saved on the UIM
card, copy the contact to the phone memory; If the contact is saved
in the phone memory, copy it to the UIM card.
zSend Message: Send a message. After selecting the number,
press (OK) to edit and send the message.
Note:
Directly press (OK) to display the phonebook. Enter the first
word of the contact name. Then the contacts whose names begin
with the word will be displayed.

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7 FM Radio
There is an embedded radio in the phone. You can listen to the radio by
simply inserting the headset. The headset cable is used as the antenna.
Cautions:
zUse an approved headset only.
zAdjust the volume when using the headset. A very high
volume may damage your hearing.
zThe radio performance depends on the signal strength in the
area.
Switching On/Off the Radio
Switching On the Radio
1. Connect the headset to the phone correctly.
2. Press (Menu) and select FM Radio.
The phone displays "Radio On!". The radio is switched on and the
broadcasting interface is displayed.
3. Select a channel and play the program.
Switching Off the Radio
1. In the standby mode, press (Menu) and select FM Radio.
2. Press (Options) and select Switch Off.
3. Press (Select) to switch off the radio and return to the main
screen.
Notes:
zThe radio is switched off if you disconnect the headset for
over two minutes, unless you are answering a call.
zIf you set the ring tone or adjust the volume while the radio is
on, the radio is muted automatically until you finish setting.
zWhen there is an incoming call, the radio is muted
automatically until you finish talking. You can answer the call
by using the headset or disconnecting the headset. If you
disconnect the headset and do not re-connect it in two
minutes the radio is switched off.

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Selecting a Channel
When the radio is switched on,
zThe channel you listened to last time is selected; or if there is no
latest channel
zThe first non-empty channel in the list is selected; or if all channels
in the list are empty
zThe frequency 87.5 MHz is selected by default.
In the broadcasting interface of the radio, press to change the
channel and press to adjust the volume.
You can also change the channel by using the headset button.
Setting a Frequency
1. In the standby mode, press (Menu) and select FM Radio.
2. Press (Options) and select Set Frequency.
3. Enter a frequency, which is from 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz.
If you enter 3 digits before the decimal, the cursor moves to the right
side of the decimal automatically; if you enter 2 digits before the
decimal, press to move the cursor to the right side of the
decimal.
4. Press (OK) to save the settings and return to the broadcasting
interface.
Press (Clear) to clear the settings and then return to the main
interface of the radio, press to move the cursor to clear all the
settings.
Adding a Channel
1. Search for or set a frequency. For details, see "Searching for a
Channel" on P15, "Setting a Frequency" on P14.
2. Press (Options) and select Save Channel.
3. Select a channel in the channel list and press (OK).
4. If you change the frequency of the selected channel, the phone
prompts "Replace existing channel?"
Press (Yes) to replace. Press (No) to re-select.
Deleting a Channel
1. In the standby mode, press (Menu) and select FM Radio.