Huawei G5500 User manual

G5500
GSM Mobile Phone
User Guide
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Address: Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen 518129, People's
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Table of Contents
1 Getting to Know Your Phone................................................1
Your Phone ........................................................................................... 1
Keys and Functions........................................................................... 2
Screen Icons......................................................................................... 5
2 Getting Started .......................................................................6
Installing the SIM Card and Battery........................................... 6
Removing the Battery and SIM Card......................................... 6
Installing the microSD Card .......................................................... 6
Removing the microSD Card ........................................................ 7
Charging the Battery........................................................................ 7
Using the Function Menu .............................................................. 8
Phone Lock........................................................................................... 8
PIN and PUK ........................................................................................ 9
Locking the Keypad .......................................................................... 9
3 Voice Services .........................................................................9
Making a Call....................................................................................... 9
Answering a Call...............................................................................10
4 Text Entry ............................................................................. 10
Changing the Text Input Modes................................................11
Multi-tap Input Mode....................................................................11
Predictive Input Mode...................................................................12
Entering Digits ..................................................................................12

Entering Symbols.............................................................................12
5 Messaging ............................................................................ 13
Editing and Sending a Text Message ......................................13
Editing and Sending a Multimedia Message.......................13
6 Contacts ................................................................................ 15
Creating a Contact ..........................................................................15
Searching for a Contact ................................................................15
7 Multimedia........................................................................... 15
Audio Player.......................................................................................15
Video Player.......................................................................................16
Camera.................................................................................................16
Video Recorder.................................................................................17
FM Radio .............................................................................................17
Audio Recorder.................................................................................18
Ebook....................................................................................................18
8 Connectivity ......................................................................... 20
Setting the Connection Profile ..................................................20
Setting the WAP...............................................................................20
Connecting to the Network ........................................................21
9 Warnings and Precautions ................................................. 22

1 Getting to Know Your Phone
Your Phone
The following figure shows the appearance of your phone and
it is for your reference only.
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1 Screen 8 Number keys
2 Navigation keys 9 End/Power key
3 Left soft key 10 Cancel key
4 Music key 11 Right soft key
5 Talk/Send key 12 Play/pause/confirm key
6 * key 13 Earpiece
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7 # key 14 Charger/Headset jack
Keys and Functions
Press … To …
zMake a call.
zAnswer an incoming call.
zView call logs in standby mode.
zPower on or power off the phone (by pressing and
holding it for about 3s).
zEnd a call, or reject an incoming call.
zReturn to the standby mode.
zDisplay Menu in standby mode.
zSelect the highlighted item.
zDisplay Contacts in standby mode.
zReturn to the previous menu.
zConfirm a selection.
zAccess Audio player in standby mode.
zDelete characters from the display.
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Press … To …
zAccess: Profiles ( ), Inbox ( ),Scroll a
menu leftwards ( ) in standby mode.
zScroll a menu rightwards ( ) in standby mode.
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zEnter numbers, letters and characters.
zCall the voice mail center in standby mode (by
pressing and holding the 1key for about 3s).
zIf the 2-9 keys has been set as speed-dial keys,
press and hold the keys for about 3s to speed-dial
phone numbers in standby mode.
zSelect a submenu item labeled with the
corresponding number.
zIn standby mode, press the key once to enter *,
twice to enter +, and three times to enter P, and
four times to enter w.
zEnable or disable the Silent profile in standby
mode (by pressing and holding the key for about
3s).
zDisplay the symbol list in any input mode.
zEnter #.
zChange input modes when editing texts.

In this manual, the navigation keys of your phone are
indicated by the follow icons: , , , ,
and .
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Screen Icons
Icon Indicates
Signal strength.
A new text message is received.
A new multimedia message is received.
The phone is roaming.
The call forwarding function is enabled.
The stopwatch function is enabled.
The headset is being used.
Missed call(s).
An alarm is activated.
The keypad is locked.
Battery power level.
The General profile is activated.
The Meeting profile is activated.
The Outdoor profile is activated.
The Silence profile is activated.
Music is played in the background.
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