Huawei U3100-7 User manual

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HUAWEI U3100-7/U3100-7 Mobile Phone
User Guide

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Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the
correct and safe use of your wireless device. For detailed infor-
mation, refer to the section “Warnings and Precautions”.
Do not switch on your phone when it is prohibited
to use mobile phones or when the phone may
cause interference or danger.
Switch off your phone near high-precision
electronic devices. The phone may affect the
performance of these devices.
Do not use your phone while driving.
Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its
accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed
to service or repair the phone.
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and
health care facilities. Switch off your phone near
medical apparatus.
Do not place your phone or its accessories in
containers with strong electromagnetic field.
Switch off your phone in aircraft. The phone may
cause interference to control signals of the
aircraft.

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

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1. Introduction
Your Phone can operate in virtually all countries,
automatically switching between WCDMA 2100 and
GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 networks.
NOTE: The services supported by your phone should be
also supported by the network from where you use the
phone. For details, contact your service provider.
Packing List
Your phone package box contains the following:
1. One mobile phone
2. One travel charger
3. One Li-ion battery
4. One User Guide
5. One USB data cable
6. One Stereo headset (Optional)

Your Phone
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Your Phone
Appearance and Keys
Left
function
key
Active the function indicated at the left of
the prompt bar.
Swaper
key
• Switch among widgets in standby
mode.
• Show and switch among widgets in
non-standby mode.
Send key • Make or answer a call.
• Enter the Calls screen in standby
mode.
Scroll key Scroll through a menu.
Right
function
key
Active the function indicated at the right
of the prompt bar.
Clear key Delete a character before the cursor.
Power
/End key
• End an ongoing call or reject an
incoming call.
• Return to the standby mode.
• Press and hold it to power on or power
off the phone.

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Your Phone
SIM Card and Memory Card
Load your SIM card before using your phone. And only
unload the SIM card and the battery after powering off your
phone. To use the SIM card properly, please read the
following instructions carefully.
NOTE:
• Keep the SIM card out of the reach of children.
• The SIM card and its metal contacts can be easily
damaged by scratching or bending. Ensure care when
you carry , load or remove it.
• Always disconnect the charger from the phone before
loading or removing the SIM card.
Your phone supports a memory card (microSD) with a
capacity up to 8 GB.
Charging the Battery
NOTE:
• When you charge the battery for the first time, please
charge it for a minimum of 12 hours.
• The battery discharges even while not being used. If
you have not used it for a long time, please recharge it
first.
OK key • Start the selected function in the
menu.
• Access selected widget in standby
mode.

Your Phone
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• The charging time depends on the environmental
temperature and the age of the battery.
• Do not strike, throw or cause any kind of violent shock
to the battery, otherwise liquid leakage, body damage,
overheating, fire or explosion may occur.
• The battery can be recharged but eventually wears out.
If the battery lasts for a shorter time period than usual
after being charged normally, replace it with a battery
of the same type.
• Charge the battery by using the charger supplied with
your phone.
Before charging the battery with a cable charger, ensure
that the battery has been properly loaded into your phone.
To charge the battery, first plug in the charger connector to
a power socket, and then insert the plug of the cable into the
connector of the phone.
NOTE:
•The plug of the charger is in trapezium shape.
Reversely inserting the plug may damage the
mobile phone and charger.
• When the battery power level is very low, the phone
makes alert sounds and displays a prompt. When the
battery power level is too low, the phone will power off
automatically.
• When the battery is being charged, the charging indi-
cator blinks continuously. When the charging indicator
stops blinking, it indicates that the battery is full.

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Your Phone
Screen
The icon bar displays the phone status. The following table
illustrates the icons that may appear on this bar.
Indicates signal
strength.
The normal profile
is activated.
Indicates power
level of the
battery.
The headset is
plugged in.
The phone is
currently in a
GSM or
WCDMA
network.
Your PC connects
to the Internet
through your
phone.
2. Desktop
4. Prompt bar
3. Swaper
1. Icon bar

Swaper
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Swaper
The Swaper provides quick access to the most frequently
used items. You can show Swaper in any where.
To add a new shortcut, you can select Options > Add
items to swaper to select a application or a website link as
a new widget.
To remove a shortcut, you can select Options > Remove
from swaper.
NOTE: Some default widgets cannot be removed from the
Swaper bar.
You are using
the roaming
service.
You have new text
messages.
Bluetooth is
enabled.
You have new
multimedia
messages.
The phone is in
a call.
You have new
Emails.
Alarm clock is
enabled.
You have new
PUSH messages.

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Security
Security
Phone/SIM Card Security Settings
NOTE:
• For certain SIM cards, you need to enter the PIN2 code
to use certain special functions.
• If you enter a wrong PIN code or wrong PIN2 code for
three consecutive attempts, the SIM card is locked. To
unlock the SIM card, enter the PIN Unblocking Key
(PUK) code or PUK2 code.
• The PIN code, PIN2 code, PUK code, or PUK2 code is
provided together with the SIM card. For details,
consult your service provider.
• The initial phone password of the phone is 0000.
Select Settings > Advanced settings >Security > Phone
and SIM card.
• Reset your phone to the factory settings.
• Enable or disable the "Phone lock" and "PIN lock".
• Modify the screen password, phone password, and
PIN2 code.
• If your SIM card supports the Fixed Dialer Number
(FDN) function, you can set the limit for phone
numbers.
Digital Rights Management
Select Settings > Advanced settings > Security >DRM
settings. Enter the correct phone password and press OK

Text Input
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key to confirm, and you can select roaming network or
delete all licenses.
Digital Rights Management (DRM) can protect the digital
content from piracy and protect the provider’s interests. The
digital content includes Java applications and multimedia
content such as images, audio and video. If the protected
content cannot be accessed, it indicates that the
corresponding license is overdue or used up.
Text Input
NOTE: While entering text:
• Press the * key to switch between input methods.
Press and hold the * key to enable or disable the T9
input mode.
• Press repeatedly the * key and you will see
"Abc","abc", "ABC" or "123" on the upper left corner of
the screen successively. It indicates the words to be
entered will be in lower case, first letter capitalized or in
upper case.
• Press the # key to display the symbols list. Press and
hold the # key to set the input language.
• Press the Clear key to delete the letter before the
cursor.
Zi®Input Method
With the Zi input method, you can easily and quickly enter
words. Zi is a predictive text entry mode. Press the relevant

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Text Input
key that corresponds to the desired letter and Zi will offer
you candidate words.
Press each key carrying the desired letter once, and then
the predictive text scheme will present the candidate words
composed by the letters you have entered in the drop-down
menu.
Traditional Input Method
When Zi input method is off, you can use the traditional
input method for entering alphabetic characters.
Repeatedly press the key that carries the letter to be
entered when it appears on the screen.
Number Input Method
In a text editing screen, press and hold the
character/number keys to enter corresponding numeric
characters.
You can also press successively the * key to switch to the
"123" numeric input method, and enter corresponding
numeric characters by pressing the character/number keys.
Symbol Input Method
You can press the # key to display the symbols list and then
select symbols to input.
You can also press the key with number 1 to input the
commonly-used symbols in a text editing screen (except
numeric input method).

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2. Customized Settings
Phone Settings
Select Settings, or Settings > Advanced settings, you
can change the settings of the phone.
• Select or set profiles.
• Set the system date and time.
• Set the phone language.
• Set the language used to enter text.
• Set the keypad tone of the phone.
• Set the applications settings.
• Set your phone to power on or off automatically.
NOTE: In the standby mode, you can press and hold the #
key to switch between the current profile and the silent
profile. If the current profile is offline, you cannot use this
function.
Display Settings
Select Settings > Display. You can change the settings for
the phone display.
• Set the wallpaper layout for the home screen.
• Set the screensaver of the phone.
• Set the brightness of the screen.
• Set the backlight delay time for the screen.
• Set the keypad lock period.

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Network Settings
Network Settings
Select Settings > Network. You can change the settings
for the network. Following options are available: Mode,
Select network, and Preferred operators.

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3. Call Function
Managing Contacts
Creating a Contact
To add a new contact, perform one of the following
operations:
• Enter a number in standby mode, and then select
Options > Save number or press the OK key to save.
•SelectOptions > Create contact in Contact screen.
• Select a record from Calls screen, and then select
Options > Add to contact to add number to a existing
contact.
Searching for a Contact
You can find a contact from the contacts list by using this
function on the Contacts screen. Enter the contact name
you are searching for directly. The contact is displayed.
You can also use quick search in the contacts list screen.
You can find a contact by entering the initials of the first
name or the last name of the contact.
Managing a Group
In the Contacts screen, press the left or right scroll key to
select Groups. And then select a group:
•SelectOptions for the following options: Create
Group, Edit and Settings.
• Press the OK key to view the details. And then select
Members to add members. To delete a group

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Viewing the Call Records
member, select a member from the group member list,
and then select Options > Delete member.
Viewing the Call Records
Select Calls in the main menu and then press the left or
right scroll key to select All calls, Missed, Answered or
Dialled . Then select Options to perform operations in the
option list.
Making or Ending a Call
NOTE: In the 3G network, you can make video calls,
provided that the called party has a device supporting the
video call function.
1. Enter a number or select a contact. Press the send key
to make a voice call, or select Options to make a voice
call or video call.
2. During a call, you can select Options to perform
operations in the option list.
3. Press the end key to terminate the call.
Answering or Rejecting a Call
1. Answer a call according to the different answer modes.
• If the answer mode is Any key, press any key
except the end key.

Answering or Rejecting a Call
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• If the answer mode is Send key, press the send
key.
• If the headset is in use, press the control key on
the headset.
2. Press the end key or select Options > Reject to reject
a call