Huawei metroPCS User manual

1
Getting to Know Your Phone
Figures in this guide are provided for your reference
only. Depending on the software version, your phone's
user interface may be different from the user interface
shown in the figures.
Status
indicator
Charger jack/USB port
Power keyHeadset
jack
Speaker
Volume
keys
Front
camera
Earpiece
Microphone
Flash unit
Main camera
Home key
Back key
Menu key
• Press and hold to power on your phone.
• Press and hold to display the options menu from
where you can power off the phone and perform
some shortcut operations.
• Press to lock the screen when your phone is active.
• Touch to return to the previous screen.
• Touch to exit the current application.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to view the list of recently used
applications.
• Touch to display the current screen's options menu
(some screens have no menu).

2
Setting up Your Phone
Set up your phone as shown in the following diagrams. Power
off your phone before installation.
Do not install or remove a SIM card when your phone
is powered on.
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Charging Your Phone
When charging your phone while it is powered off, the battery
is fully charged when the battery icon changes to .
Use the charger provided with your phone. If the phone
has not been used for a long time or if the battery
charge is fully depleted, the phone may not power on
immediately after the charger is plugged in. Please
charge the battery for a while before attempting to
power on the phone.
Battery status indicator
Steady green: The phone is charging and
the battery level is high or full.
Steady yellow: The phone is charging and
the battery level is higher than 10%.
Steady red: The phone is charging and the
battery level is low.
Blinking red: The battery level is low and
the phone needs to be charged.
Status indicato
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Powering Your Phone On or Off
Powering Your Phone On
Press and hold the key to power on your phone. If this is
the first time you have powered on the phone, configure its
initial settings. If your SIM card is PIN-protected, enter the
personal identification number (PIN) to use the phone.
Powering Your Phone Off
Press and hold the key to display the options menu, and
touch Power off to power your phone off.
If your phone malfunctions or cannot be properly
powered off, remove the battery and unplug the
charger
.
Using the Touchscreen
Touch: Touch the screen to select an
option or start an application.
Touch and hold: Touch and hold the screen
or text being edited to display the available
options menu.
Slide: Quickly drag your finger across
the screen vertically or horizontally.
Drag: Touch and hold an item, and then
drag it to the desired location on the screen.
Pinch or spread: To zoom in or out as
desired while viewing photos, web pages
or maps, pinch your finger together or apart.

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Notification Panel
Opening the Notication Panel
Drag the status bar from the top of the screen downwards to
open the notification panel, where you can do the following:
• Quickly start an application.
• View system and application notifications.
• Slide your finger left or right on a notification to delete it.
• Touch Xto delete all notifications.
• Touch to display the Settings screen.
• Click on control bar to quickly turn on or off functions which
includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, sound and airplane mode.
Closing the Notication Panel
Drag the tab at the bottom of the notification panel upwards.

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Home Screen
This section uses the default theme as example.
Status bar
Displays notification and status
icons. Drag downwards to open
the notification panel.
Display area
Your phone's major display area.
Touch to open the application list.
Shortcuts
Before dragging an icon on the Home screen, touch
and hold the icon until your phone vibrates. Then you
can drag the icon to another location or the trash can.
Viewing Other Home Screen Panels
To switch between different Home screen panels, slide your
finger left or right across the screen.

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Customizing the Home Screen
From the Home screen, you can touch to do the following:
• Change the wallpaper.
• Change the theme.
• Manage applications.
• Go to Settings.
• Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen
to quickly change the wallpaper.
• Drag an application icon onto another application
icon to create a folder.
• By default, the wallpaper defined for each theme
is not preserved so it will restore to the default
wallpaper when you switch to another theme then
back to the original theme.

8
Locking and Unlocking the
Screen
Locking the Screen
• If the phone is active, press the key to lock the screen.
• If the phone is idle for a specified period of time, the phone
automatically locks its screen. The idle period can be
configured in Settings> Display > Sleep.
Unlocking the Screen
If the screen is off, press the key to turn it on.
If you drag the central lock icon to the lock icon on the right
side of the screen, the Home screen is displayed. If you drag
the central lock icon up, down, or left until it reaches the
icon in that direction, you can quickly access the application
corresponding to that icon. The application assigned to the
top, left and bottom positions can be configured via Settings >
Security > Shortcut settings.

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Making and Receiving Calls
Making a call
From the Home screen, touch to access the dialer to make
a call. The dialer will put you in the screen last used. Just click
the tab on top to select the function you want to use.
Receiving a Call
When there is an incoming call, you can perform the following:
• Answer the call: Drag the icon to the right to answer the
call.
• Reject the call: Drag the icon to the left to reject the call.
• Reject the call with a text message: Drag the icon up to
reject the call and send a predefined message to the caller.

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Contacts
From the Home screen, touch to access the contacts
screen.
Creating a Contact
From the contacts screen, touch , select an account, then
edit and save the contact information. When an account is
specified, the contact information is synchronized to the
account. If no account is specified, the contact will only saved
in the phone.
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