Huawei U2900 User manual

U2900
UMTS Mobile Phone

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Safety Precaution
Before using the phone, read safety precautions and inform your
children about using the phone correctly and safely. For details,
see “Warnings and Precautions".
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 to Know Your Phone ........................................... 1
Charging the Battery...............................................................2
Your Phone.............................................................................3
Keys and Functions ................................................................. 4
Status Icons ............................................................................6
2 Getting Started ................................................................ 8
Powering On and Off ..............................................................8
Keypad Lock ...........................................................................9
Phone Lock.............................................................................9
PIN and PUK ...........................................................................9
Power Saving Mode ..............................................................10
3 Call Functions................................................................. 10
Making a Call........................................................................ 10
Answering a Call...................................................................11
4 Text Input ...................................................................... 12
Entering a Word in Multi-tap Input Mode ..............................12
Entering a Number................................................................13
Entering a Symbol................................................................. 13
5 Messaging ..................................................................... 14
Creating and Sending a Message...........................................14
Voicemail..............................................................................14
6 Contacts......................................................................... 14
Adding a Contact.................................................................. 14
Searching for a Contact.........................................................14
7 DC.................................................................................. 15
DC Alert ...............................................................................16
DC Group .............................................................................16

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Sending a Speaking Requirement .......................................... 18
Switching a DC Call to a Voice Call ........................................ 18
8 Multimedia .................................................................... 19
Taking a Photo...................................................................... 19
Music Player ......................................................................... 19
Recorder...............................................................................21
FM Radio.............................................................................. 22
9 Browser ......................................................................... 23
10 USB.............................................................................. 24
Installing PC Suite .................................................................25
USB-based Internet Access .................................................... 25
USB disk ...............................................................................26
11 Bluetooth ..................................................................... 26
Using a Bluetooth Headset....................................................26
Transferring Data ..................................................................27
12 Troubleshooting ........................................................... 27
13 Warnings and Precautions ........................................... 29

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1 Getting to Know Your Phone
SIM/USIM Card and Battery
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.
All the pictures in this guide are provided for your reference only.
microSD Card
The phone supports a microSD card of up to 32 GB.

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Charging the Battery
Before using the battery, read the "Battery and Charger" section of
"Warnings and Precautions".
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
1 Earpiece 2 Screen
3 Navigation keys 4 Left soft key
5 Sound/Mute key 6 Call/Answer key
7 Number keys 8 * key
9 # key 10 Charger/Data cable
connector
11 End/Power key 12 Clear/Back key
13 Right soft key 14 Confirm key

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15 Camera 16 Microphone
17 Direct Call (DC) button 18 Volume key
19 Headset jack
Keys and Functions
In this guide, the navigation keys of your phone are indicated by
, , , ; the left soft key is indicated by , and
the right soft key is indicated by .
Press... To...
Dial a number or 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.
Select the option displayed in the lower left
corner of the screen.
Select the option displayed in the lower right
corner of the screen.
Turn on or off the loudspeaker during a call.

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Press... To...
In text input mode, delect the character on
the left of the cursor. Press and hold the key
for about 3 seconds to clear all.
Delete a selected item.
Return to the previous menu.
Confirm a selection or display a menu.
If the standby screen is set to Shortcut, press
or to select a shortcut, and then
press to access the function.
If the standby screen is set to Concise mode,
access the functions assigned to the
navigation keys in standby mode.
Adjust the volume during a call.
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Enter numbers, letters, and symbols.
Call voicemail in standby mode (press and
hold for about 3 seconds).
Speed-dial phone numbers in standby mode
(press and hold the keys – for about 3
seconds). To set speed dial, select Menu >
Contacts > Options > Settings > Speed
dialing.

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Press... To...
Enter *, +, Por Wwhen entering phone
numbers.
Switch between Ringing profile and
Vibration 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).
Adjust the volume.
Make a DC call.
During a DC call or a DC Group call, press and
hold the key to speak, and then release to
listen.
Status Icons
Icon Indicates...
Signal strength.
Roaming.
2G network available.

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Icon Indicates...
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.
Missed calls.
New text messages.
New multimedia messages.
New voicemail available.
Music is being played in the background.
Alarm enabled.
Bluetooth turned on.
Bluetooth headset connected.
The phone is searching for available Bluetooth
devices.
The phone is sending data through Bluetooth.
The phone is receiving data through Bluetooth.
Charging.
Battery level.

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Icon Indicates...
Low battery.
Speaker on.
Speaker off.
Headset connected.
Ringing profile activated.
Vibration profile activated.
Direct Connect (DC) service is in the roaming
state.
DC service is not available.
DC call in progress.
DC Group call in progress.
2 Getting Started
Powering On and Off
To power on your phone, press and hold for about 3
seconds. If required, enter the phone password, personal
identification number (PIN), or PIN unblocking key (PUK) as
prompted.
If Auto power on/off is enabled, your phone will automatically
power on or off at the preset‐time. To set the automatic power-
on and power-off time, select Menu > Settings > Phone > Auto

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power-on/off > Power-on time or Power-off time.
Keypad Lock
To lock the keypad, press and hold for about 3 seconds in
standby mode. When the keypad is locked, you can still press
to answer a call or make an emergency call.
To unlock the keypad, press (Unlock), then (OK).
If the Auto keypad lock function is enabled, the phone will lock
the keypad automatically after being idle in standby mode for a
pre-defined period. To set this function, select Menu > Settings >
Phone > Auto keypad lock.
Phone Lock
The phone lock protects your phone from unauthorized use.
By default, the phone lock is disabled. To enable or disable the
phone lock, select Menu > Settings > Security > Phone lock.
Once the phone lock is enabled, you must enter a passcode each
time you power on the phone.
The preset passcode is 000000. You can select Menu >
Settings > Security > Change phone lock code to change the
passcode to any numeric string of four to eight digits.
Do remember your passcode. If you forget it, contact the service
center.
PIN and PUK
The personal identification number (PIN) protects your SIM/USIM
card from unauthorized use. If you incorrectly enter the PIN a
specified number of times, the PIN is blocked and the phone

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prompts you to enter the PIN unblocking key (PUK). If this occurs,
enter the PUK to unblock the blocked PIN.
If you incorrectly enter the PUK a specified number of times, the
SIM/USIM card will become permanently invalid, and you must
contact your service provider for a new SIM/USIM card.
Both the PIN and the PUK are provided with your SIM/USIM card.
For details, contact your service provider.
Power Saving Mode
To set the power saving mode, select Menu > Settings >
Phone > Power-saving mode.
If the Keypad backlight power save function is enabled, the
keypad backlight will be off from 9:00 to 17:00.
If the Turn off backlight by End key function is enabled, you
can press to turn on or off the backlight in standby mode.
3 Call Functions
Making a Call
1. In standby mode, enter the 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.

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3. Press to end the call or cancel the dialing.
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 and contacts.
Answering a Call
When there is an incoming call, press to answer it or
to reject it.
If the Any key answer function is enabled, you can press any key
except , , , or the volume key to answer the
call. To enable the any key answer function, select Menu >
Settings > Call > Answer mode > Any key.
If the Headset auto-answer function is enabled and a headset is
connected to the phone, the phone will automatically answer
incoming calls for a pre-defined period. To enable the headset
auto-answer function, select Menu > Settings > Call > Headset
auto-answer.

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4 Text Input
Your phone provides multiple text input modes. In editing mode,
the current text input mode is indicated on the screen. To switch
between text input modes, press .
Press once to delete the character to the left of the cursor, or
press and hold to delete all the characters to the left of the
cursor.
On the message editing screen, select Options > Text input settings
to configure text input settings, such as the default input language,
and whether to enable first letter capitalized and predictive input.
Entering a Word in Multi-tap Input Mode
In multi-tap input mode, press the number 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.
If the letter you want to enter is on the same key as the one that
you have just entered, wait for the cursor to reappear, or press
to move the cursor to the right of the previous letter, before
entering the next one.
Entering a Word in Predictive Input Mode
1. Press each key once according to the spelling sequence of the
desired word. The phone displays candidate words that may be
spelt by the keystroke sequence.
2. Press and to scroll to the desired word.

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3. Press to enter the word, or press the number key to
enter the word followed by a space.
Entering a Number
To enter a number:
In "123" input mode, press the desired number key.
In any input mode except "123", press and hold the number
key for about 3 seconds to enter the desired digit.
Entering a Symbol
To enter a symbol:
In any input mode, press to display the symbol list. Press
navigation keys to scroll to the desired symbol. Then press
to enter the symbol.
In any input mode except "123", press the number key once
to enter a space, twice to enter a line break, or three times to
enter 0.
In multi-tap input mode, repeatedly press the number key to
switch between the commonly used symbols.
In predictive input mode, press the number key , and then
press and to scroll to the desired symbol.