Huawei IDEOS User manual

Quick Start

1. What is in your box
Your phone box contains the following items:
• Mobile phone • Battery
• Charger • USB cable
• Headset • Quick start guide
• Safety information
2. Phone at a glance
• : Press to open the menu on an active screen.
• : Touch and hold to open the Recent panel.
• : Press to go to the Call log screen.
Earpiece
Touch
screen
Home
Menu
Back OK
Search
Send End
Microphone
Navigation
Headset jack Power
Volume keys
Charge/Data port Wrist strap hold
Speaker
Camera
Status indicator

3. Before getting started
Installing the SIM card
Installing the microSD card* and the battery
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4. Charging the battery
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The color of the status indicator tells the battery status of
your mobile phone.
• Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
• Orange: Charging (when connected to charger).
• Red: Battery low.
5. Powering on or off your mobile phone
Powering on your mobile phone
Press to power on your mobile phone. The first time you
do this, you will be asked to sign in to your account and set
up your mobile phone.
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Powering off your mobile phone
Press and hold to open the Phone options menu, and
then touch Power off.
6. Using the Touchscreen
• Touch: Touch a desired item with your finger to confirm
your selection or start an application.
• Touch and hold: Touch and hold the screen until your
mobile phone responds. For example, you can always
touch and hold the screen to open the options menu of
the active screen.
• Flick: Flick your finger vertically or horizontally across the
screen.
• Drag: Touch and hold your desired item with your finger.

Then, drag the item to any part of the screen to move the
item.
7. Home screen
Home screen view
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Locking the screen
• When your mobile phone is on, press to lock the
screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive
messages and calls.
• If you leave your mobile phone idle for a while, the screen
will lock automatically.
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Touch to open the Phone screen.
Touch to open the Launcher screen.
Touch to open Browser.
Notifications bar:
Displays the reminders and status icons of your
phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel.
Display area:
Shows the operation and display areas of your phone.
Interface switching dots:
Indicate the number of the screens on the left or
right. Touch the left or right dots to switch between
the screens.

Unlocking the screen
1. Press , , or to wake up the screen.
2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen.
Adding a new screen item
1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until
the Add to Home screen menu is displayed.
2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen.
8. Getting your contacts into the phone
Importing contacts from a SIM card
1. In the contact list, press , and then touch Import/
Export.
2. Touch Import from SIM card. Wait for the SIM card
contents to be loaded.
3. Select the check boxes of the contacts you want to
import.
★You can press , and then touch Import all to
import all contacts from SIM card.

Adding a contact
1. In the contact list, press , and then touch New contact.
2. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed
information such as phone number or address.
3. When you are finished, touch Done to save the contact
information.
9. Making a call
Making a call with the dialer
1. To make a call, you can use the Phone application.
2. Touch the appropriate numeric keys to enter the phone
number.
3. Press or touch to initiate the call.
4. When finished, press .

Answering an incoming call
• Press or drag to the right to answer the call.
Rejecting an incoming call
• Press or drag to the left to reject a call.
10. Entering text
Using the onscreen keyboard
• Touch the space where you will enter your text to show
the keyboard.
• Press to hide the keyboard.

Switching the input method
Touch and hold the space where you enter your text until the
Edit text menu is displayed. Touch Input method.
11. Sending a message
1. Touch Launcher > Messaging > New message.
2. Enter a phone number in the To field.
3. Touch the Type to compose text box to start entering
your message.
★On the edit messages screen, press to display the
options panel. Touch Add subject to add the
message subject or touch Attach to add a picture,
music, or video le.
4. When you finished editing message, touch Send to send
the message.
12. Getting connected
Connecting to a wireless network
1. On the Home screen, press > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks, and
then select the Data enabled check box to turn on date
services.
★If you do not need a wireless network, you can
uncheck the Data enabled check box to save data
trafc costs.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. On the Home screen, press > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi
check box to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Touch Wi-Fi settings. You will see a list of detected Wi-
Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section.
4. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it.
When you connected to a Wi-Fi network, will display on
the notifications bar.
Sharing data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
1. On the Home screen, press > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable
hotspot.
3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share
your data connection.
★When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can
touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings to change its
network name or secure it.
Opening a web page
On the Home screen, touch to open the browser.
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13. Using the microSD card as USB mass
storage
To transfer your favorite music and pictures from your PC to
your mobile phone's microSD card, set the microSD card as
USB mass storage.
1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB
cable. Your PC will detect the microSD card as a
removable disk.
2. Open the notifications panel, and then touch USB
connected.
3. Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog box that opens
to confirm that you want to transfer files.
You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile
phone's microSD card.
14. Personalizing your phone
Changing the wallpaper
On the Home screen, press , and then touch Wallpaper. In
the options menu, select a picture application. Select the
wallpaper you want to use.
Changing the ringtone
On the Home screen, press , and then touch Settings >
Sound > Phone ringtone. Select the ringtone in the list and
then touch OK.

Changing the message ringtone
On the Home screen, press Launcher > Messaging, and
then press > Settings > Select ringtone. Select the
ringtone in the list and then touch OK.
15. Taking a picture or recording a video
Taking a picture
1. On the picture capture screen, frame the picture within
the screen.
2. Press or to take a picture.
3. You can change picture settings through the settings
option.
Recording a video
1. Switch from the picture capture mode to the video
capture mode.
2. Frame your object.
Touch to customize the camera settings.
Thumbnail of last
photo. Touch to
preview the photos
or videos.
Drag up to shoot
videos, drag down
to take photos.
Touch to take a
photo or shoot
a video.

3. Press or to start or stop recording a video.
16. Listening to your favourite music
Using your music player
Once you have done this, the player will search for music on
the microSD card. After the search is complete, you will be
able to view all available music files in the music library.
So before you open Music, you must copy music files from
your computer to the microSD card.
Music widget
When you listening to a music in background, you can
control the Music player through the Music widget.

17. Market
Opening Market and searching for an applicaiton
1. Touch Launcher > Market. When you open Market for
the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service
window will appear. Touch Accept to continue.
2. Touch the Search icon at the upper right of the screen
or touch . Enter your desired name to search for the
application.
3. Touch a search result to see details about the
application.
Downloading and installing an application
1. Touch Install or Buy at the bottom of the screen.
2. After the application has been downloaded and installed
on your mobile phone, the content download icon
appears in the notification bar.
3. You can find the application icon on the Launcher
screen.
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18. Restoring factory data
If you reset your phone to the settings that were configured
at the factory, all of your personal data stored on the phone ,
including information about your Google Account, any other
accounts, your system and application settings, and any
applications you have downloaded will be erased.
Resetting the phone does not erase you have downloaded
or any files on your microSD card, such as music clips or
photos.
• On the Settings screen, touch Privacy > Factory data
reset.
• When prompted, touch Reset phone, and then touch
Erase everything. The mobile phone resets the settings to
the original factory settings, and then restarts.
19. Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ)
How do I disable the function of automatic
orientation switching when rotating the phone?
Touch Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable the
function.
How do I set the unlock pattern?
Touch Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock >
Pattern.

How do I change the keyboard mode?
Touch and hold the area where you write text and then select
the input method you prefer.
How do I stop the song playing in the background?
Touch the notification bar, flick downwards to open the
notifications panel, and then touch the music playing
notification to go to the music playing screen.
How do I return to the calling screen?
While on a call, if you are on another screen, you can touch
the notification bar, and drag downwards to open the
notifications panel. Then touch the current call notification to
return to the calling screen. Also you can press to return
to the calling screen.
How do I create an application shortcut on the
Home screen?
Touch and hold an application icon on the Launcher screen
until the Home screen is displayed. Then drag the icon
where you want it to go and release your finger.
How do I hide the keyboard?
Press to hide the keyboard.
How do I forward a message?
Touch and hold a message in a message window, and then
touch Forward in the menu that opens.

Why am I unable to use Navigation?
Navigation is unavailable in some countries or regions. For
details, please search in Google.
20. Notice
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2010. All rights
reserved.
THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE
ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY KIND OF
WARRANTIES.
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only.
The actual appearance and display features depend on the
mobile phone you purchase.
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