Huawei T161L User manual

T161L
Mobile Phone
USER GUIDE
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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Address: Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen 518129, People's Republic of China
Tel: [phone] Global Hotline: [phone]
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Table of Contents
Your Phone ...............................................................................1
Keys and Functions ..................................................................2
Screen Icons..............................................................................4
Menu Tree.................................................................................5
Installing the SIM Card and Battery.........................................6
Removing the Battery and SIM Card.......................................6
Charging the Battery.................................................................6
Using the Function Menu.........................................................7
Making a Call ...........................................................................7
Answering a Call ......................................................................8
PIN and PUK............................................................................8
Locking the Keypad..................................................................9
Changing the Text Input Modes ...............................................9
Entering English (eZiEn)........................................................10
Entering English (ABC, Abc and abc) ...................................10
Entering Numbers...................................................................10
Entering Symbols ...................................................................10
Warnings and Precautions ......................................................11

Your Phone
1

Keys and Functions
Press… To…
zPress to access the Call records in the standby mode
and view the phone numbers dialed, received or
missed.
zMake or answer a call.
zPower on or off the phone (by pressing and holding
it).
zEnd a call or reject an incoming call.
zReturn to the standby mode.
zConfirm a selection.
zEnter Profiles menu.
zSelect the option displayed on the lower left corner
of the screen.
zPress to access main menu in the standby mode.
zPress to access In-Call menu during calls.
zSelect the option displayed on the lower right corner
of the screen.
zPress to access Contacts menu in the standby mode.
2

Press… To…
Display the Calendar interface ( ), the Inbox
interface ( ), the Alarm interface ( ), the Write
message interface ( ).
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zEnter numbers and characters.
zEnter the * symbol.
zEnable or disable the Conference profile in the
standby mode (by pressing and holding it).
zProvide different functions according to the phone
features being used.
zEnter the # symbol.
zLock the keypad in the standby mode (by pressing
and holding it).
zPress and
to unlock the keypad in the
standby mode.
zProvide different functions according to the phone
features being used.
3

Screen Icons
Icon Description Icon Description
No Network
Network search Voice Message
Battery power level Mute profile
Network signal strength Outdoor profile
Roaming Alarm
Short Message
Flashes when the storage
status is full. Conference profile
Missed calls Transferred calls
4

Menu Tree
5

Installing the SIM Card and Battery.
Make sure that the angled corner is on the lower right-hand side with
the gold metallic contact surface facing downward.
Removing the Battery and SIM Card
Make sure that your phone is powered off.
Charging the Battery
1. Connect the charger to the charger interface at the bottom of your
phone.
2. Connect the charger to an AC power socket.
3. During the charging, the charging icon is displaying in animation.
4. When the charging icon becomes static, the battery is fully
charged. Disconnect the charger from the AC power socket. If the
phone is powered off, it will inform you with the message of
"Charging completed" displayed on the screen.
5. Disconnect the charger from the phone.
6

Using the Function Menu
1. In the standby mode, press (Menu) to display the menu
interface.
2. Press to scroll to a menu item.
3. Press (Select) to display the menu.
4. Display the submenu in the way below:
Press to scroll through the lists and press （Select）
to select the desired submenu.
5. Press (Back) to return to the previous menu or quit the
function menu.
Press to return to the standby mode.
Making a Call
1. In the standby mode, enter a phone number.
To make an international call, enter the prefix and the phone
number as follows: Press and hold "0", and "+" appears. Then
enter the number to be dialed, in the format of "country code +
region code + phone number".
2. Press to dial the number.
3. Press to end an active call or stop dialing.
7

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Note zWhen the phone is locked, enter the lock code to unlock
the phone first; otherwise, you can make emergency calls
or answer calls only.
zIn the standby mode, press to view the All
records. Select a record and press to dial.
zSelect a contact from the contacts and press to dial.
zSelect a message in the inbox and press (Option),
then select Dial back to make a call.
Answering a Call
When there is an incoming call, you can press to answer it.
Press to reject the call.
zIf Any Key Answer option is set to Enable, it enables you to press
any key to answer the incoming call, except and .
zAuto Re-dial. The number is automatically dialed for a span at
increasing intervals. It will automatically dial max to 10 times.
During this period, no other number can be dialed. The available
options are as follows: Enable, Disable.
Press to end the call.
PIN and PUK
The personal identity number (PIN) protects your SIM card from
unauthorized use. The personal unlocking key (PUK) can unblock
the blocked PIN. Both PIN and PUK are delivered with the SIM card.
For details, consult your service provider.
If you enter wrong PINs for a specified number of times
consecutively, the phone asks you to enter the PUK code.