Huawei U8520-1 User manual

U8520-1
User Guide

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Reading Before Proceeding
Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the
correct use of your mobile phone.
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.

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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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Legal Notice
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights
reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted
in any form or by any means without prior written consent of
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
The product described in this manual may include
copyrighted software of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and
possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner
reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble,
decrypt, extract, reverse engineer, lease, assign, or
sublicense the said software, unless such restrictions are
prohibited by applicable laws or such actions are approved
by respective copyright holders under licenses.
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trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Other trademarks and product, service and company names
mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
Notice
Some features of the product and its accessories described
herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settings
of local network, and may not be activated or may be limited
by local network operators or network service providers.
Thus the descriptions herein may not exactly match the
product or its accessories you purchase.

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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change
or modify any information or specifications contained in this
manual without prior notice or obligation.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is not responsible for the
legitimacy and quality of any products that you upload or
download through this mobile phone, including but not limited
to the text, pictures, music, movies, and non-built-in software
with copyright protection. Any consequences arising from the
installation or usage of the preceding products on this mobile
phone shall be borne by yourself.
NO WARRANTY
THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS
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Import and Export Regulations
Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import
laws and regulations and will obtain all necessary
governmental permits and licenses in order to export, re-

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export or import the product mentioned in this manual
including the software and technical data therein.

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Getting Started
Appearance
Phone at a Glance
Note:
All the figures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual
appearance and display features depend on the mobile phone you
purchase.
1 Power key 2 Earpiece
3 Front camera 4 Proximity sensors
5 Volume keys 6 Capture key
7 End key 8 Home key
9 Send key 10 Menu key
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Key Functions at Your Fingertips
11 Search key 12 Back key
13 Headset jack 14 Charging/Data
interface
15 Camera 16 Speaker
Power
key
• Press to power your phone on.
• Press and hold to open the Phone
options menu.
• Press to lock the screen when your
phone is powered on.
Send key • Press to go to the Call Log screen.
• Press to call an entered number.
• Press to answer a call.
Menu key Press to open the menu on an active
screen.
Back key • Press to return to the previous screen.
• Press to exit any application you are
running.
End key Press to end a call.

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Setting Up Your Phone
Installing the SIM Cards
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the subscriber identity module (SIM) cards as
shown in the figure.
Note:
When inserting a SIM card, ensure that the gold contact area faces
down.
Card slot 1 supports WCDMA and GSM networks while card slot 2
supports only GSM networks. If you want to use a SIM card
supporting WCDMA networks on your phone, insert the card in card
slot 1 for better network services.
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Installing the Battery
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the battery at a downward angle (a) and move it
slightly forward until it snaps into place at (b).
3. Replace the battery cover.
Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly
inserted on your phone.
1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone
to the charger.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your phone.
Then, to start charging, plug the charger into an electrical
outlet.
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Important Information About the Battery
• If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not
be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after
you begin charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge
for a few minutes with the phone powered off before
attempting to power the phone on.
• Over time, the battery will not hold a charge for as long as
it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes
noticeably shorter than usual after being charged properly,
replace the battery with a new one of the same type.
• Using data services increases demand on the battery and
will reduce the length of time it can hold a charge.
• The time required to charge the battery depends on the
environmental temperature and the age of the battery.
• When the battery power level is low, the phone plays an
alert and displays a prompt. When battery power is almost
exhausted, your phone will power off automatically.
Powering Your Phone On or Off
Powering Your Phone On
Press the Power key to power your phone on.
Note:
If personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabled on your
phone, you must enter your PIN before using the phone.
Powering Your Phone Off
1. Press and hold the Power key to open the Phone options
menu.
2. Touch Power off > OK.

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Using the Touchscreen
Touchscreen Actions
• Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item,
confirm a selection, or start an application.
• Touch and hold: Touch an item with your fingertip and
continue to press down until your phone responds. For
example, to open the options menu for the active screen,
touch the screen and hold down until the menu appears.
• Flick: Move your finger across the screen either vertically
or horizontally. For example, flick left or right to switch
between pictures.
• Drag: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger.
Drag the item to any part of the screen. You can drag an
icon to move or delete it.
Rotating Your Phone Screen
The orientation of most screens will rotate with the phone as
you turn it from upright to sideways and back again.
Locking and Unlocking the Screen
Locking the Screen
• When your phone is on, press the Power key to lock the
screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive
messages and calls.
• If you leave your mobile phone undisturbed for a while, the
screen will lock automatically.
Unlocking the Screen
Press the Power key to wake up the screen. Then drag the
lock icon up or down to unlock the screen.

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Note:
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to
draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it.
Home screen
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Notifications and Status Information
Notification and Status Icons
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Notification bar: Displays notifications and status
icons for your mobile phone. Flick down to open
the notification panel.
2Display area: Shows the date and time.
3
Home screen and extension indicator: Indicates
the number of home screen extensions.The yellow
dot indicates the current screen.
Call in progress
Call in progress
using a Bluetooth
device
Missed call New calendar
reminder
More undisplayed
notifications
Preparing the
mircoSD card
Roaming Signal strength
Airplane mode Bluetooth on
Connected to
another Bluetooth
device
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Speaker on Sound off
Vibration mode Microphone off

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Notification Panel
Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new
message or there is an incoming event. The notification
panel also informs you of alarms and settings. For example,
you will be notified when Call forwarding is activated. Open
the notification panel to see your network operator or to view
a message, reminder, or event notification.
Opening the Notification Panel
1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification
bar, touch and hold the notification bar, and flick down to
open the notification panel.
2. On the notification panel, you can:
• Touch a notification to open the relevant application.
• Touch Clear to clear all notifications.
Closing the Notification Panel
Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up or
touch to close.
Adding a Home Screen Item
1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen until
the Add to Home screen menu is displayed.
Battery full Extremely low
battery
Charging battery Music playing
Alarm enabled New email
New message

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2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen.
Moving a Home Screen Item
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item
enlarges and the phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired
position on the Home screen, and then release your finger.
Removing a Home Screen Item
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item
enlarges and the phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can.
3. When the item turn red,release your finger to remove it
from the Home screen.
Widgets
A widget works as a shortcut to let you preview or use an
application. Several widgets have been installed on your
phone by default. You can download more widgets from
Android Market.
To add a widget to the Home screen:
1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen to
open the Add to Home screen menu.
2. Touch Widgets to open the Choose widget menu.
3. Touch the widget you want to add to the Home screen.

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Folders
Adding a Folder to the Home screen
1. Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen to
open the Add to Home screen menu.Touch Folders to
open the Select folder menu.
2. Select the folder you want to add to the Home screen.
Renaming a Folder on the Home screen
1. On the Home screen, touch the folder you want to rename
to open it. Touch and hold the title bar of the folder to open
the Rename folder dialog box.
2. In Folder name, enter the new folder name, and touch
OK.
Changing the Wallpaper
1. On the Home screen, press , and touch Wallpaper to
open the Select wallpaper from menu.
2. Do any of the following:
• Touch Gallery to select a picture and set it as the
wallpaper.
• Touch Live Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as
the wallpaper.
• Touch Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the
wallpaper.

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Using a microSD Card
Installing the microSD Card
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the
figure.
Note:
When inserting the microSD card, ensure that the gold contact area
faces down.
Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage
To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC
to your phone’s microSD card, set the microSD card as USB
mass storage.
1. Connect your phone to your PC with the USB cable
provided. Your PC will detect the microSD card as a
removable storage device.
2. Touch Mount sdcard to your computer in the dialog box
that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files. You
can now transfer files from your PC to your phone’s
microSD card.
Tip:
You can also touch > Settings > USB connect settings > Auto
USB storage mode to use the microSD card as USB mass storage.

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Note:
When your microSD card functions as USB mass storage, your phone
will not use this memory space.
Removing the microSD Card
1. Touch > Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen, and touch SD card & phone
storage > Unmount SD card.
3. Touch OK to remove the microSD card.

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Calling
To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the dialer
or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a web page,
or in a document. When you are in a call, you can answer
other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You
can also set up conference calls with several participants.
Note:
Your phone is Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby. When you are in a call using
one SIM card, the other SIM card is out of service and you cannot use
it to receive other calls.
Making a Call
To make a call, you can use the Phone application, or select
a number from Contacts or Call Log.
When you are in 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.
Note:
Do not block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want
your voice heard by the other parties in a call.
Making a Call with the Dialer
1. Touch > Phone to display the dialer.
If you are already working with Contacts or Call Log, touch the
Dialer tab.
2. Touch the appropriate number keys to enter the phone
number.
Tip: Your phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when you
touch numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically