Huawei U8300 User manual

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What's in the Box
Your package includes the following items:
• Mobile phone
• Battery
• Charger
• USB cable
• Headset
• Quick start guide
• Safety Information
Phone at a Glance
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Key functions at your fingertips
1Track ball 2MENU key
3Send key 4Alternate key
5Shift key 6Flashlight key
7Space key 8Search key
9Symbol key 10 Enter key
11 Clear key 12 Charging/Data port
13 End key 14 Back key
15 Power key 16 Camera lens
17 Headset jack 18 Volume keys
• Press to power on your mobile phone.
• Press and hold to open the
Phone options menu.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is on.
Press to go to the Call log screen.
Press to open the menu on an active screen.
• Roll to navigate through selectable items on the screen.
• Press to select a highlighted item or action.

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Getting Started with Your Mobile Phone
Installing the SIM Card
Press this key first to type the upper character on any
key.
• Press to return to the previous screen.
• Press to exit the application you are running.
• If onscreen keyboard displayed, press this key to hide
the onscreen keyboard.
Press to insert a space.
Press to active search interface.
• Press to hang up a call.
• Press to return to the Home screen.
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Installing the microSD Card
Installing the Battery
Charging Your Mobile Phone
Before charging the battery, make sure that the battery has been properly
inserted into your mobile phone.
1. Connect your USB cable to your mobile phone.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the charger.
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3. Plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
Powering on Your Mobile Phone
Press the to power on the mobile phone.
The first time you do this, you will be asked to sign in to your account and
set up your mobile phone. Please note you can skip this step to continue to
set up your mobile phone.
Powering off Your Mobile Phone
1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.
2. Touch Power off .
3. Touch OK .
Touchscreen Actions
• Touch : Use the pressure of your fingertip or stylus to select an item,
confirm a selection, or start an application.
• Touch and hold : Use the pressure of your fingertip or stylus to select an
item and continue to press until your mobile phone responds. For
example, you can touch and hold an empty area of the screen to open
the options menu of the active screen.
• Flick : Move your fingertip or stylus either vertically or horizontally across
the screen. For example, you can flick left and right to switch between
pictures.
• Drag : Touch and hold the desired item, Then, you will be able to drag
the item anywhere you desire on the screen. For example, you can drag
an icon on the screen to move or delete it.
Calibrating the screen
Calibrate the screen if it does not respond accurately to touch.
1. On the
Settings screen, touch Sound & display > Calibration .
2. Touch the target on the screen.
3. After the calibration process, press to quit.

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Home Screen
The Home screen allows you to put all the items you need in one place.
Locking the Screen
• When your mobile phone is on, press to lock the screen. While the
screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls.
• If you leave your mobile phone undisturbed for a while (based on your
settings), the screen will lock automatically.
Unlocking the Screen
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Touch to open Contacts screen.
Touch to open Main Menu screen.
Touch to open Browser.
Notifications bar:
Displays the reminders and status
icons of your phone. Flick down to
open the notifications panel.
Display:
Shows the operation and
display areas of your phone.
Interface switching dots:
Indicate the number of the screens
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1. Press , , , , or to wake up the screen.
2. Drag the lock icon to the right. The last screen you were on opens.
Adding a New Screen Item
1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen until the Add to
Home screen menu is displayed.
2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen.
Importing Contacts from a SIM Card
1. Once you are in the contacts list, press , and then touch More >
Manage contacts .
2. Touch Copy from SIM card . Wait for the SIM card contents to be
loaded.
3. Select the check box of the contact you want to import.
Touch Deselect all or Select all .
4. Touch Copy .
5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account
into which you want to import the contacts.
Adding a Contact
1. Once you are in the contacts list, press , and then touch Create
contact .
2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the account to
which you want to add the contact.
3. Enter the contact's name, and then add any detailed information such
as phone number or address.
4. When you are finished, touch Done to save the contact information.
Making a Call
To make a call, you can use the Dialer application, or select a number from
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When you are on a call, you can press to return to the Home screen and
use other functions. To return to the calling screen, flick the notification bar
down and touch Current call .
Making a Call with the Dialer
1. Touch > Dialer to display the dialer.
2. Touch the appropriate numeric keys to enter the phone number.
3. Press to initiate the call.
Answering an Incoming Call
• Press to answer the call.
• Drag the to the right.
Rejecting an Incoming Call
• Press to reject a call.
• Drag the to the left.

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Using the Phone Keyboard
■Note: The following operations are only applicable to Huawei IME input
method.
Press , , and to switch input modes and languages. In different
input modes, the cursor is displayed in different forms, as shown in the
following figures.
Cursor:
•Toenter one upper
character of a key,
press first, and
then select a key.
Cursor:
•Toenter only the
upper characters of a
key, press twice,
and then select a key.
Press again to change
back.
Cursor:
•Toenter one capital
letter, press first,
and then select a key.
Cursor:
•Toenter only capital
letters, press
twice, and then select
a key. Press again to
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Choosing an Input Method
1. On the text screen, touch and hold the space where you usually write
your text until the Edit text menu is displayed.
2. Touch Input method .
3. Select the input method.
Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message
1. Touch > Messaging > New message .
2. Enter a phone number in the To field, or touch + to select a contact
from Contacts .
3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
4. Press to display the options panel.
• Touch Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone
is now in multimedia message mode.
• Touch Attach to add a picture, music, or video file.
5. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send .
Turning on the Data Service
1. Touch > Settings .
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks .
3. Select the Data Service check box to turn on the data connection.
Turning On Wi-Fi
1. Touch > Settings .
2. Touch Wireless & networks , and then select the Wi-Fi check box to
turn on Wi-Fi.
• To switch the input
language, press +
, current language
will display on the
notification bar.