Huawei IDEOS User manual

What is in Your Box
Phone at a Glance
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance
and display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase.
• Mobile phone
• Charger
• USB cable
• Headset
• Quick Start Guide
• Battery
Earpiece
Touch
screen
Home
Menu
Back OK
Search
Send End
Microphone
Navigation
Headset jack Power
Volume keys
Charge/Data port Wrist strap hole
Speaker
Camera
Status indicator

Key Functions at Your Fingertips
• Press to power on your mobile phone.
• Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active.
• Touch to return to the previous screen.
• Touch to exit any application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications.
• Touch to open Google search for searching your mobile phone and
the web.
• Touch and hold to open Google search by voice.
• Press to make or answer a call.
• Press to go to the Call log screen.
• Press to hang up a call.
• Press to return to the Home screen.
Press to navigate selectable items on the screen.
Press to select a highlighted item.

Installing the UIM Card
Installing the microSD card* and the
battery
*microSD card is optional.
Charging the Battery
If your mobile phone is charged when it is powered on, the battery icon on the
Notification bar shows the charging status. When the battery icon changes to , it
indicates that your mobile phone is fully charged.
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Status Indicator
Powering On Your Mobile Phone
Press . The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to sign in to
your account and set up your mobile phone.
Powering Off Your Mobile Phone
1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.
2. Touch Power off .
3. Touch OK .
Status indicator
Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).
Red: Battery low.

Using the Touchscreen
Touchscreen Actions
• Touch : Use the touch of your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or start
an application.
• Touch and hold : Touch an item with your finger and continue to press down
until your mobile phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the
active screen, touch the screen and hold down until the menu appears.
• Flick : Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen.
• Drag : Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. To move an item, Drag
the item to any part of the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it.
Home Screen
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Touch to open the Phone application.
Touch to view all your applications.
Touch to open the 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.
Screen switching dots:
Indicate the number of the screens on the
left or right. Touch the left or right dots to
switch between the screen.

Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen
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 your mobile is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.
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Touch and hold the small dots to view thumbnails
of the Home screen and its extensions.
Touch a thumbnail to
open the Home screen
or its extensions.
Flick your finger left or
right across the Home
screen.

Unlocking the Screen
1. Press 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.
Importing Contacts from a UIM Card
1. In the contact list, touch > Import/Export .
2. Touch Import from UIM card .
3. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into which
you want to import the contacts.
4. Wait for the UIM card contents to be loaded. Select the contacts you want to
import or touch > Import all to import all contacts.

Adding a Contact
1. In the contact list, touch > New contact .
2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the account to which you
want to add the contact.
3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information such as phone
number or address.
4. When you are finished, touch Done to save the contact information.
Making a Call
To make a call, you can use the Phone application, or select a number from
Contacts or Call log .
When you are on a call, you can touch to return to the Home screen and use
other functions. To return to the calling screen, flick the notification bar down and touch
Current call .
Do not block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice
heard.
Making a Call with the Phone Application
1. Touch > Phone to display the dialer.
2. Touch the appropriate numeric keys to enter the phone number.
3. Touch to initiate the call.
4. Press to end the call.

Answering an Incoming Call
Drag the to the right to answer the call.
Rejecting an Incoming Call
Drag the to the left to reject the call.

Displaying the Keyboard Panel
To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard
automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the keyboard.
Touch the space where you want to write text to display the keyboard.
Touch to hide the keyboard.
Touch and hold the space where you usually write your text to open the options
menu.
Choosing an Input Method
1. Touch and hold the space where you enter your text until the Edit text menu is
displayed.
2. Touch Input method .
3. Select the input method.
The keyboard panel will be displayed automatically.
Creating and Sending a Multimedia
Message
1. Touch > Messaging > New message .
2. Enter a phone number in the To field.
3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
4. Touch to display the options panel.
• Touch Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone is now
in multimedia message mode.
• Touch Attach to add a picture, music, or video file.
5. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send .