Huawei U2801-5 User manual

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Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct
use of your mobile phone.
Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone.
Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile
phone.
Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment,
such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from
being soaked or washed in liquid.
Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is
prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause
interference or danger.
Do not use your mobile phone while driving.
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health
care facilities. Switch off your mobile phone near
medical apparatus.
Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The phone may
cause interference to control equipment of the aircraft.
Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision
electronic devices. The phone may affect the
performance of these devices.

Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its
accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to
service or repair the phone.
Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in
containers with a strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile
phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the
information stored on them.
Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature
place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a
gas station.
Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from
children. Do not allow children to use your mobile
phone without guidance.
Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the
risk of explosions.
Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless
devices. Respect others' privacy and legal rights when
using your wireless device.
Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual
while using the USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone
or PC may be damaged.

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Contents
1 Getting Started ................................................................ 1
SIM/USIM Card and Battery ...............................................1
microSD Card ....................................................................1
Charging the Battery ......................................................... 2
Your Phone .......................................................................3
Keys and Functions............................................................4
Screen Icons...................................................................... 6
Power Saving Mode...........................................................8
2 Voice Services .................................................................. 9
Making a Call ....................................................................9
Answering a Call ............................................................. 10
Options During a Call....................................................... 10
3 Text Input ...................................................................... 10
Entering English...............................................................11
Entering Digits.................................................................12
Entering Symbols.............................................................12
4 Messaging ..................................................................... 12
5 Contacts......................................................................... 13
Creating a Contact ..........................................................13
Searching for a Contact ...................................................13
6 Multimedia .................................................................... 13
Camera ...........................................................................13
Sound Recorder...............................................................14
Music Player....................................................................14
7 USB................................................................................ 15
Installing PC Suite............................................................15
Using the Phone as a Modem .......................................... 16

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USB disk..........................................................................16
8 Bluetooth ....................................................................... 17
Using a Bluetooth Headset ..............................................17
Transferring Data.............................................................17
9 Access the Internet ........................................................ 18
Setting the Connection Profile .........................................18
Connecting to the Network .............................................18
10 Security........................................................................ 19
Locking the Keypad .........................................................19
Phone Lock ..................................................................... 19
PIN and PUK.................................................................... 19
11 Warnings and Precautions ........................................... 20

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1 Getting Started
SIM/USIM Card and Battery
The SIM/USIM card contains personal information such as your
phone number, contacts, messages, and secret codes.
Before using the phone, install a SIM/USIM card on the phone.
Power off the phone before removing the SIM/USIM card or the
battery.
The following figures show the installation of the SIM/USIM card
and the battery.
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Handle and store the SIM/USIM card with care.
Do not bend or scratch the SIM/USIM card.
Keep the SIM/USIM card away from static electricity, water, or dirt.
microSD Card
Your phone supports a microSD card (memory card) with a
capacity up to 8 GB.
The following figure shows the installation of the microSD card.

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Charging the Battery
Although the lithium battery of the mobile phone can be used
immediately after being unpacked from the gift box, a new
battery performs best after being fully charged and discharged for
3 times.
The following figure shows how to charge your battery.
When the icon is displayed or the charging animation becomes
static, the battery is fully charged.
If the battery has not been used for a long time or if the battery runs
out of power, the charging icon may appear several minutes later after
you start charging the battery.

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Your Phone
The following figure shows the appearance and different parts of
your phone and is for your reference only.
1 Earpiece 2 Screen
3 Navigation keys 4 Left soft key
5 Speaker key 6 Call/Answer key
7 Number keys 8 * key
9 Headset jack 10 Charger jack
11 # key 12 End/Power key
13 Clear key 14 Right soft key
15 Confirm key

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Keys and Functions
In this guide, the navigation keys of your phone are indicated by the
following icons: , , , and .
Press... To...
Make a call.
Answer a call.
View call logs in standby mode.
Power the phone on or off (press and hold the
key for about 3 seconds).
End or reject a call.
Return to standby mode.
Turn the keypad light on or off in standby mode.
Select the option displayed in the lower left corner of
the screen.
Select the option displayed in the lower right corner
of the screen.
Enable or disable the speaker during a call.

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Press... To...
In text input mode, delete the character on the
left of the cursor. Press and hold the key for
about 3 seconds to clear all the characters on the
left of the cursor.
Delete a selected item.
Confirm a selection.
To set the standby screen mode, select Menu >
Settings > Display > Standby screen.
If Standby screen is set to Shortcut, press or
to select a shortcut, and then press to
access the function.
If Standby screen is set to Concise mode, access
the functions assigned to the navigation keys in
standby mode.
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Enter numbers, letters, and symbols.
Call voicemail in standby mode (press and hold
the 1 key for about 3 seconds).
Speed-dial phone numbers in standby mode
(press and hold the 2-9 keys for about 3 seconds).

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Press... To...
Enter *(press the key once), +(press the key
twice), P(press the key three times), or W(press
the key four times) when entering phone
numbers.
Enable or disable the Meeting profile in standby
mode (press and hold the key for about 3
seconds).
Enter #.
Lock the keypad in standby mode (press and hold
the key for about 3 seconds).
Screen Icons
Icon Indicates...
Signal strength.
Battery level.
Charging.
2G network available.
The phone is receiving and sending data through 2G
network.

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Icon Indicates...
3G network available.
The phone is receiving and sending data through 3G
network.
New text messages.
New multimedia messages.
The memory for saving the text messages is full.
The memory for saving the multimedia messages is
full.
New emergency messages.
New voicemail available.
Missed calls.
General profile activated.
Silent profile activated.
Meeting profile activated.
Outdoor profile activated.

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Icon Indicates...
My profile 1 activated.
My profile 2 activated.
Alarms enabled.
Music is being played in the background.
Bluetooth turned on.
Bluetooth headset connected.
Headset connected.
microSD card installed.
The phone is outside of your coverage area
(roaming).
Power Saving Mode
Select Menu > Settings > Phone > Power-saving mode to
enable or disable this function. If the power-saving mode is
enabled, the keypad backlight will be off from 9:00 to 17:00.

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2 Voice Services
Making a Call
1. In standby mode, enter a phone number.
To make an international call, press twice to enter the
plus sign (+). Then enter the country or region code, area
code, and phone number.
To call an extension number, enter the phone number, press
three times to enter Por four times to enter W, and
enter the extension number.
2. Press to dial the number.
3. Press to end the call.
If you enter Pbetween the phone number and the extension number,
after the phone number is connected, the phone automatically dials
the extension number.
If you enter Wbetween the phone number and the extension number,
after the phone number is connected, the phone prompts you to
choose whether to dial the extension number.
You can also make a call from call logs, contacts, and messages.

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Answering a Call
When there is an incoming call:
Press or to answer the call.
Press (Silence) to mute the ring volume, and then
press (Reject) to reject the call.
Press to reject the call.
If the Any key answer function is enabled, you can press any
key except and to answer the call.
If the Headset auto-answer function is enabled and if a
headset is connected to the phone, the phone automatically
answers the call.
Options During a Call
During the call, you can:
Press to turn the speaker on or off.
Press to mute or unmute the microphone. If the
microphone is muted, the other party cannot hear you.
Press and to adjust the volume.
3 Text Input
The current text input mode indicator is displayed in the upper
right corner of the screen. Press to switch between text
input modes.

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Press once to delete the character on the left of the cursor, or
press and hold to delete all the characters on the left of the
cursor.
When editing a message, select Options > Text input settings to
change the input language, enable or disable the first letter capitalized
or predictive input mode.
In any input mode (except the "123" input mode), press to
enter a space, and press to display the commonly used symbol
list.
Entering English
In multi-tap input mode, press the key labeled with the desired
letter once to enter the first letter on the key, twice to enter the
second letter, and so on.
Press once to enter a space, twice to enter a newline character,
and three times to enter 0.
In predictive input mode:
1. Press each key once according to the spelling sequence of the
desired word. The phone displays candidate words.
2. Press or to scroll to the desired word.
3. Press to enter the desired word.

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Entering Digits
In "123" input mode, simply press the number keys labeled
with the desired digits.
In other input modes, press and hold the number key for about
3 seconds to enter the desired digit.
Entering Symbols
To enter symbols:
1. Press to display the symbol list.
2. Press to scroll to the desired symbol.
3. Press to enter the desired symbol.
4 Messaging
Contact your service provider to determine the availability of the
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and how to subscribe to the
service.
Open multimedia messages with caution. Objects in multimedia
messages may contain viruses and malicious software that can damage
your phone.
1. Select Menu > Messages > Create message.
2. Add recipients by entering the phone numbers, or pressing
and then selecting the recipients from contacts.
3. Edit the message. You can press , and then add pictures,
audio clips, and other attachments.
4. Select Options > Send to send the message.

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5 Contacts
Creating a Contact
1. Select Menu > Contact > Create contact.
2. Enter the contact information.
3. Press (Save) to save the contact.
If the default storage location is the SIM/USIM card, you can only edit the
name and the phone number. To set the default storage location, select
Menu > Contact > Options > Manage contacts > Default storage
location.
Searching for a Contact
1. Select Menu > Contact.
2. Enter the contact name, or the first several letters of a contact
name.
3. Press and to scroll to the contact.
6 Multimedia
Camera
To use the camera, select Camera, and press to take a
picture.
You can press (Options) to configure relevant settings.
Press and to scroll to an item.
Press to select the item.

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Press and to change the settings.
Sound Recorder
Select Menu > Entertainment > Recorder to display the sound
recorder, and then press to start recording an audio clip.
During the recording, press to pause or continue, or press
to stop recording the audio clip and save it.
Music Player
Creating a Playlist
1. Select Menu > Entertainment > Music > Options > Media
library > Playlist.
2. Select Options > Create to create a playlist. If there is no
playlist, press (Create) to create a playlist.
3. Add or edit the playlist name.
4. Select the playlist, press to open it.
5. Press (Add) to add audio files to the playlist.
Playing Music
Select Menu > Entertainment > Music to display the music
player.
Select a file, and press to play it. During the playback, you
can:
Press to pause or continue.
Press and to adjust the volume.