Huawei U2800A User manual

U2800A
UMTS Mobile Phone
User Guide

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Contents
1 Getting Started......................................................... 1
Your Phone at a Glance .................................................... 1
Keys and Functions........................................................... 2
Inserting the SIM Card and the Battery............................. 4
Charging the Battery ........................................................ 4
Status Icons ...................................................................... 5
2 Text Entry ................................................................. 6
Entering English................................................................ 6
Entering Spanish............................................................... 7
Entering a Number ........................................................... 7
3 Voice Services........................................................... 8
Making a Call.................................................................... 8
Answering a Call............................................................... 8
4 Contacts ................................................................... 9
Adding a Contact ............................................................. 9
Searching for a Contact .................................................... 9
5 Messaging ................................................................ 9
Creating and Sending a Text Message .............................. 9
Reading a Message........................................................... 9
6 My Tools................................................................. 10
Alarm ............................................................................. 10
Memo............................................................................. 10
Recorder......................................................................... 10
Stopwatch ...................................................................... 10
World Time..................................................................... 10
Calculator ....................................................................... 11
7 Services .................................................................. 11
8 Settings .................................................................. 11
Standby Screen............................................................... 11
Phone Lock..................................................................... 11

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PIN and PUK ................................................................... 12
Locking the Keypad ........................................................ 12
Adjusting the Volume ..................................................... 12
Setting the Date and Time .............................................. 13
9 TTY Operation ........................................................ 14
Using TTY ....................................................................... 14
Setting the TTY Mode..................................................... 14
10 Settings ................................................................ 15

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1 Getting Started
Your Phone at a Glance
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1 Earpiece 2 Charger/Data
cable connector
3 Confirm Key 4 Right Soft Key
5 Clear Key 6 End Key
7 # Key 8 * Key
9 Numeric Keys 10 Call Key
11 Speaker Key 12 Left Soft Key
13 Navigation Keys 14 Headset jack
15 Strap Hole 16 Speaker

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Keys and Functions
Call Key
Make or answer a call.
Access recent calls in standby
mode.
End Key
Press and hold to power the phone
on or off.
End or reject a call.
Return to standby mode.
Turn backlight on or off.
Left Soft Key Select the option displayed in the
lower left corner of the screen.
Right Soft Key
Select the option displayed in the
lower right corner of the screen.
Clear Key
Delete a character in editing mode or
delete a selected item in an
application.
Speaker Key Press and hold to switch between
speaker and headset modes.
* Key Press and hold to switch between
current mode and Meeting mode.
# Key Switch between text input methods
when editing text.

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Keys 0–9
Enter numbers, letters, and
symbols.
Access voicemail in standby mode
by pressing and holding the 1 key.
Press and hold a number 2-9 to
speed-dial the phone number
assigned to that key.
Confirm Key Confirm a selection.
Navigation
Keys
During a call, increase the volume
(press the Right navigation key) and
decrease the volume (press the Left
navigation key).
In standby mode, highlight a
shortcut icon if the Standby
screen is set to Shortcut (press the
Left navigation key or the Right
navigation key).
In standby mode, access the self-
defined shortcut menu if the
Standby screen is set to Go to.
Up: Address Book;
Down: Messaging;
Left: Calendar;
Right: Alarm.

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Inserting the SIM Card and the Battery
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Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery with the travel charger, ensure
that the battery is installed in your phone. Do not use a
damaged battery or charger.
1. Connect the charger to a power outlet.
2. Connect the charger to the connector of the phone. The
phone begins charging. When the battery icon changes to
, it indicates that your phone is fully charged.
3. When the phone is fully charged, disconnect the charger
from the phone and then from the power outlet.

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Status Icons
Signal strength
Roaming
2G network available
The phone is receiving and sending data
through 2G network
3G network available
The phone is receiving and sending data
through 3G network
Call in progress
New text message received
The memory for text messages is full
Alarm clock enabled
Battery level
Battery charging
Ringing mode activated
Ringing and Vibration mode activated
Silence mode activated
Vibration mode activated
Headset connected

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2 Text Entry
Entering English
Select Menu > Settings > Phone > Text Input Settings >
Predictive Input to turn on or off the smart English input
mode.
Smart English Input Method
1. Begin spelling a word by pressing the key labeled with the
desired letter once. Then the phone predicts the
commonly used words according to the numeric sequence
of key presses.
2. Select the desired word, and press Confirm Key or 0 Key
to enter the word.
3. Press 1 Key to enter a period or other commonly used
punctuation. Press * Key to display the symbol list. Then
you can select and enter a symbol.
The indicator of the current input method is displayed in the upper
left corner of the screen. You can press # Key to change the input
method.
Traditional English Input Method
The traditional text input method allows you to enter
uppercase or lowercase English letters. You can press the key
labeled with the desired letter once to enter the first letter on
the key, twice to enter the second letter on the key, and so
on.

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Press 1 Key to enter a period or another commonly used
punctuation.
Press 0 Key once to enter a space, twice to enter a
carriage return, and three times to enter 0.
Entering Spanish
You can enter Spanish words using Spanish text input
methods.
The traditional Spanish input method and the smart Spanish
input method are similar to the traditional English input
method and the smart English input method. For details, see
"Entering English".
Entering a Number
In "123" input mode, press the key labeled with your
desired digit.
In "Abc" input mode, press a number key consecutively
until the digit appears.
In "En" input mode, press a number key and then press
Navigation Keys to scroll to the digit and press Confirm
Key to enter it.
In any text input mode, except the "123" input mode,
press and hold a number key to enter the digit.