Huawei u3100 User manual

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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 information, 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.

1.Introduction
Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Swapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.Customized Settings
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . 13
Display Settings . . . . . . . . 13
Network Settings . . . . . . . 14
3.Call Function
Managing Contacts . . . . . 15
Viewing the Call Records 16
Making or Ending a Call . 16
Answering or Rejecting a Call
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.Message Function
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.Connection Function
Connectivity Settings . . . 19
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bluetooth®. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.Entertainment Function
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.Business Function
Calendar Management . . 26
File Management . . . . . . . 26
8.Warnings and
Precautions
Electronic Device . . . . . . . . 28
Medical Device . . . . . . . . . . 28
Potentially Explosive
Atmospheres . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Traffic Security . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operating Environment . 30
Preventing Hearing Damage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety of Children . . . . . . . 30
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Battery and Charger . . . . . 31
Cleaning and Maintenance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency Call . . . . . . . . . 33
Certification Information
(SAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . 34
Disposal and Recycling
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reduction of Hazardous
Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
EU regulatory conformance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Contents

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1. Introduction
Your phone can operate in virtually all countries, automatically
switching between WCDMA 850/2100 and GSM/GPRS
850/900/1800/1900 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
7. One 2GB Micro-SD card

Your Phone
2
Your Phone
Appearance and Keys
1. Earpiece 2. Left function
key
3. Swapper
key
4. Send key 5. Scroll key 6. End key
7. Clear key 8. Right
function key
9. OK key

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Your Phone
10. Camera 11. Charger
connector/
Cable
connector
12. Headset
Jack
Left
function
key
Active the function indicated at the left of
the prompt bar.
Swapper
key
• Quick access to Menu.
•Showandswitchamong shortcuts in
non-standby mode.
Send key •Makeoranswer a call.
•EntertheCalls 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.

Your Phone
4
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.
To load or remove the SIM card, please according to the
following figures.
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.
OK key • Start the selected function in the menu.
• Access selected shortcuts in standby
mode.

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Your Phone
Your phone supports a memory card (microSD) with a capacity
up to 8 GB.
To load or remove the memory card, please according to the
following figure.
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.

Your Phone
6
• The charging time depends on the environmental tempera-
ture 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, over-
heating, 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 as shown in the following figure. The
figure is for reference only. The actual appearance is subject to
your mobile phone and accessories delivered.

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Your 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 indicator
blinks continuously. When the charging indicator stops
blinking, it indicates that the battery is full.
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.
2. Desktop
4. Prompt bar
3. Swapper
1. Icon bar

Your Phone
8
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.
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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Swapper
Swapper
The Swapper provides quick access to the most frequently used
items. You can show Swapper in any where.
To add a new shortcut icon, you can select Options > Add
items to swapper to select an application.
To remove a shortcut icon, you can select Options > Remove
from swapper.
NOTE: Some default shortcuts cannot be removed from the
Swapper bar.

Security
10
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 key
to confirm, and you can select roaming network or delete all
licenses.

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Text Input
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 Zi input mode.
• Press repeatedly the * key and you will see "Abc","abc", "ABC"
or "123" on the upper right corner of the screen successively. It
indicates the words to be entered will be first letter capital-
ized, in lower case 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 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.

Text Input
12
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.

Network Settings
14
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 Contacts 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: New group, Edit
and Settings.
• Press the OK key to view the details. And then select
Members to add members. To delete a group member,
select a member from the group member list, and then
select Options > Delete member.