Huawei U8100 User manual

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What's in the Box
Your phone box contains the following items:
•Mobile Phone
•Battery
•Charger
•USB cable
•Quick start guide
•Safety information
For more information about how to use your phone,
refer to the User Guide stored on the phone.
To read the User Guide, do as follows:
1. Connect your mobile phone to a PC using USB cable.
2. On the PC, click Start > My Computer.
3. Double-click the Huawei logo, and then choose User
Guide.

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Getting to Know
Your Phone
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Earpiece
Volume control keys
Capture key
End key
Navigation key
OK key
Send key
Mircophone
Home button
MENU button
Back button
Power key
Charging/Data
interface
Camera
Speaker
Hole for a wrist strap
Headset jack
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Before
Getting Started
Installing the SIM Card
Installing the microSD Card
Installing the Battery
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Charging
the Battery
Before charging the battery, make sure that the
battery has been properly inserted into your mobile
phone.
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Connect your USB cable to the charger, as shown
in (a).
Connect the other end of the cable to your mobile
phone, as shown in (b).
Plug the charger into a power socket.
The phone starts charging, with the charging icon
displayed in animation on the screen.

Setting up
Your Phone
The first time you power on your mobile phone, the
phone displays a setup wizard to instruct you to set
the phone, including:
•Using the onscreen keyboard
•Setting up your accounts
•Other important settings
Powering On or Off Your Phone
•Press to power on your phone.
•Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.
Then touch Power off > OK to power off.
Setting up Your Phone
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Your Home Screen
Notifications
bar
Display area
Interface switching buttons
• When your mobile
phone is on, press
the Power key to
lock the screen.
• If you leave your
mobile phone un-
disturbed for a while,
the screen will lock
automatically.
Unlocking the Screen
Locking the Screen
Press the Power key, End key ,OK
key or Send key to wake up the
screen. Then drag the lock icon
from left to right to unlock the
screen.

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Getting to Know
the Canvas
The Canvas is a desktop which you can freely define
and expand. You can do the following things on the
Canvas desktop:
•Expand your screen display in
any direction.
•Customize the Home screen.
•Create and arrange shortcuts.
•Create and arrange widgets.
•Create and arrange folders.
•Define and switch between
wallpapers.

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Widgets
A widget works as a shortcut to let you preview or
use an application.
You can stick widgets on your desktop as icons or
preview windows.
Besides the default widgets installed on your phone,
you can also download more from Android Market.

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Calling
Answering or Rejecting an Incoming Call
• Press to answer the call.
• Drag to the right.
ok
key
Answering
Rejecting
• Press to reject a call.
• Drag to the left.
ok
key
Touch to switch
between Dialer,
Call log,Contacts,
and Favorites.
Touch to dial.
Touch to make a
voicemail.
Touch to erase
numbers.
Displays the number
you enter.
Touch to browser all
the candidates.
Touch and hold to
enter +.
Dialer
Touch > Dialer to display the dialer.

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Entering Text
•Press and hold the MENU
button to show the keyboard.
•Touch the space where you
write text to show the keyboard.
•Touch and hold the space
where you usually write your
text to open the options menu.
•Press to hide the keyboard.
Touch and hold the space where
you write your text until the Edit
text menu is displayed. Touch
Input Method.
Using the Onscreen Keyboard
Switching the Input Method
Android keyboard
TouchPal
Switching TouchPal Keyboard Layout

Personalizing
Your Phone
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Changing the Wallpaper
Changing the Ringtone
Changing the Theme
On the Home screen, press the
MENU button, and then touch
Wallpaper. In the options menu,
select a picture application. Select
the wallpaper you want to use.
On the Home screen, press
MENU button, and then choose
Settings > Sound & display >
Phone ringtone. Select the
ringtone in the list and then
touch OK.
On the Home screen, press the
MENU button, and then choose
Themes. Select the theme you
want to use.

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Important Safety
Information
Operating Environment
Certification Information (SAR)
• The device complies with the RF specifications when the
device is used near your ear or at a distance of 1.5 cm from
your body. Ensure that the device accessories such as a device
case and a device holster are not composed of metal
components. Keep your device 1.5 cm away from your body
to meet the requirement earlier mentioned.
• Keep the ambient temperature between -10°C and 45°C
while the device is being charged. Keep the ambient
temperature between -10°C to 55°C for using the device
powered by a battery.
This device meets guidelines for exposure to radio waves.
Your device is a low-power radio transmitter and receiver.
As recommended by international guidelines, the device is
designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio
waves. These guidelines were developed by the independent
scientific organization International Commission on
Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and include
safety measures designed to ensure safety for all users,
regardless of age and health.
The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of
measurement for the amount of radio frequency energy
absorbed by the body when using a device. The SAR value is

Disposal and Recycling Information
This symbol on the device (and any included
batteries) indicates that they should not be
disposed of as normal household garbage. Do not
dispose of your device or batteries as unsorted
municipal waste. The device (and any batteries)
should be handed over to a certified collection point for
recycling or proper disposal at the end of their life.
For more detailed information about the recycling of the
device or batteries, contact your local city office, the
household waste disposal service, or the retail store where
you purchased this device.
The disposal of this device is subject to the Waste from
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive of the
European Union. The reason for separating WEEE and
batteries from other waste is to minimize the potential
environmental impacts on human health of any hazardous
substances that may be present.
determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory
conditions, but the actual SAR level of the device when being
operated can be well below the value. This is because the
device is designed to use the minimum power required to
reach the network.
The SAR limit also adopted by Europe is 2.0 W/kg averaged
over 10 grams of tissue. The highest SAR value for this device
type when tested at the ear is 0.688 W/kg.

Reduction of Hazardous Substances
EU Regulatory Conformance
This device is compliant with the EU Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation
(Regulation No 1907/2006/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council) and the EU Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) Directive (Directive 2002/95/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council). For more
information about the REACH compliance of the device, visit
the Web site www.huaweidevice.com/certification. You are
recommended to visit the Web site regularly for up-to-date
information.
Hereby, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. declares that this
device is in compliance with the essential requirements and
other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
For the declaration of conformity, visit the Web site
www.huaweidevice.com/certification.
Note: Observe the national local regulations in the location
where the device is to be used. This device may be restricted
for use in some or all member states of the European Union
(EU).
Note: This device may be operated in all member states of the
EU.

France: Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band
2454-2483.5 MHz.
Italy: For private use, a general authorisation is required if
WAS/RLAN’s are used outside own premises. For public use, a
general authorisation is required.
Luxembourg: General authorisation required for network and
service supply.
Norway: This subsection does not apply for the geographical
area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund.
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