Huawei U8815-71 User manual

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User Guide
HUAWEI U8815-71

Contents
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1 Read Before Proceeding .......................................................1
1.1 Safety Precautions....................................................................... 1
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security......................................2
1.3 Legal Notice................................................................................. 3
2 Getting Started.......................................................................6
2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips................................................. 6
2.2 Important Information About the Battery......................................6
2.3 Power Saving Tips ...................................................................... 7
2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone...........................................7
2.5 Using the Touchscreen................................................................ 9
2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen..............................................9
2.7 Home Screen............................................................................. 10
2.8 Application Screen..................................................................... 14
2.9 Using a microSD Card............................................................... 15
3 Calling..................................................................................16
3.1 Making a Call............................................................................. 16
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call.................................................... 17
3.3 Other Operations During a Call ................................................. 18
3.4 Using the Call log....................................................................... 19
3.5 Using Airplane Mode ................................................................. 19
4 Contacts...............................................................................19
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application ............................................. 20
4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card ......................................... 20
4.3 Adding a Contact ....................................................................... 20
4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites........................................... 20
4.5 Searching for a Contact............................................................. 21
4.6 Editing a Contact ....................................................................... 21
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts........................................... 21

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4.8 Deleting a Contact ..................................................................... 22
4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts................................... 22
4.10 Managing Groups .................................................................... 23
4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts............................................. 24
4.12 Sending Contacts .................................................................... 25
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard.............................................25
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............................................................ 25
5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings................................................. 27
6 Messaging ...........................................................................27
6.1 SMS and MMS........................................................................... 27
6.2 Email.......................................................................................... 29
7 Getting Connected...............................................................32
7.1 Mobile Networks ........................................................................ 32
7.2 Wi-Fi .......................................................................................... 32
7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection....................................33
7.4 Browser...................................................................................... 34
7.5 Bluetooth.................................................................................... 36
8 Entertainment ......................................................................37
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos .......................................38
8.2 Using the Gallery ....................................................................... 39
8.3 Enjoying Music........................................................................... 41
8.4 Listening to the FM Radio.......................................................... 43
9 Google Services ..................................................................43
9.1 Creating a Google Account........................................................ 44
9.2 Gmail ......................................................................................... 44
9.3 Google Talk™............................................................................ 46
9.4 Maps.......................................................................................... 47
9.5 YouTube .................................................................................... 48
9.6 Play Store .................................................................................. 49

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10 Synchronizing Information.................................................50
10.1 Managing Your Accounts......................................................... 50
10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization............................ 52
11 Using Other Applications...................................................53
11.1 Traffic Manager(Optional)........................................................ 53
11.2 Calendar .................................................................................. 53
11.3 File Manager............................................................................ 55
11.4 Clock........................................................................................ 57
11.5 Calculator................................................................................. 58
11.6 Notepad................................................................................... 58
11.7 Weather Clock ......................................................................... 59
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ...........................................60
12.1 Setting the Date and Time....................................................... 60
12.2 Setting the Display................................................................... 61
12.3 Setting Ringers ........................................................................ 61
12.4 Setting Phone Services ...........................................................62
12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech..................................................... 62
12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone................................................. 63
12.7 Managing Applications............................................................. 64
12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone.................................................. 66
12.9 Online Update.......................................................................... 66
13 FAQs..................................................................................67

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1 Read Before Proceeding
1.1 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. Preventyour mobilephone from being soakedor 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 electronicdevices.
The phone may affect the performance of these devices.
Donotattemptto disassembleyourmobilephone or its accessories.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone.

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1.2 Personal Information and Data
Security
The use of some functions or third-party applications on your device could result in
your personal informationand data being lost or becoming accessible to others.
Several measures are recommendedto help you protect personal and confidential
information.
• Placeyourdeviceinasafeareatopreventitfromunauthorizeduse.
• Setyourdevicescreentolockandcreateapasswordorunlockpatterntoopenit.
Donot place your mobile phoneor its accessoriesin containers with
a strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone.
Radiationfrom the phonemayerase the informationstored on them.
Donot putyour mobilephonein a high-temperatureplace oruse itin
a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Keepyourmobile phoneand itsaccessoriesawayfromchildren.Do
not allow childrento use your mobile phone without guidance.
Use only approved batteriesand 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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• PeriodicallybackuppersonalinformationkeptonyourSIM/UIMcard,memory
card,orstoredinyourdevicememory.Ifyouchangetoadifferentdevice,besure
tomoveordeleteanypersonalinformationonyourolddevice.
• Ifyouareworriedaboutviruseswhenyoureceivemessagesoremailsfroma
stranger,youcandeletethemwithoutopeningthem.
• IfyouuseyourdevicetobrowsetheInternet,avoidwebsitesthatmightposea
securityrisktoavoidtheftofyourpersonalinformation.
• IfyouuseservicessuchasWi-FitetherorBluetooth,setpasswordsforthese
servicestopreventunauthorizedaccess.Whentheseservicesarenotinuse,turn
themoff.
• Installorupgradedevicesecuritysoftwareandregularlyscanforviruses.
• Besuretoobtainthird-partyapplicationsfromalegitimatesource.Downloaded
third-partyapplicationsshouldbescannedforviruses.
• InstallsecuritysoftwareorpatchesreleasedbyHuaweiorthird-partyapplication
providers.
• Someapplicationsrequireandtransmitlocationinformation.Asaresult,a third-
partymaybeabletoshareyourlocationinformation.
• Yourdevicemayprovidedetectionanddiagnosticinformationto third-party
applicationproviders.Thirdpartyvendorsusethisinformationtoimprovetheir
productsandservices.
• Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutthesecurityofyourpersonalinformationanddata,
pleasecontact[email protected].
1.3 Legal Notice
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2012. All rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means without priorwritten 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 actionsare approved by respective copyright
holders.

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Trademarks and Permissions
, , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei
TechnologiesCo., Ltd.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
Othertrademarks,product,serviceandcompanynamesmentionedaretheproperty
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 therefore maynot be
activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers.
Thusthedescriptionshereinmaynotmatchexactlytheproductoritsaccessoriesyou
purchase.
HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.reservestherighttochangeormodifyanyinformation
or specifications containedin this manual without prior notice and withoutany liability.
Third-Party Software Statement
HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.doesnotowntheintellectualpropertyofthethird-party
software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. will not provide any warranty of any kind for these third-party
softwareandapplications.NeitherwillHuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.providesupport
tocustomerswhousethesethird-partysoftwareandapplications,norberesponsible
orliableforthe functions ofthesethird-party softwareand applications.
Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at
any time. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. does not guarantee that any content or
service would be maintained for any period duringits availability. Third-party service
providersprovidecontentandservicesthroughnetworkortransmissiontoolsoutside
of the control of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.To the greatest extentpermitted by
applicable law, it is explicitly stated that HuaweiTechnologies Co., Ltd.shall not
compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers,or the
interruption or termination of third-party contents or services.
HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd. shallnot beresponsiblefor thelegality,quality, orany
other aspects of anysoftware installed on this product, or for any uploaded or
downloadedthird-partyworks,suchastexts,images,videos,orsoftware.Customers
shall bear the risk forany and all effects, including incompatibility between the
software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or
downloading the third-party works.

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This product uses the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co.,
Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not
support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform ormay
beincompatiblewiththird-partysoftware.Huawei TechnologiesCo.,Ltd. shallnot be
liable for any of such situation.
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CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL.
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SHALL HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, ORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,OR LOST
PROFITS,BUSINESS,REVENUE,DATA,GOODWILLOR ANTICIPATED
SAVINGS.
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FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS
SUCHALIMITATION)OFHUAWEITECHNOLOGIESCO.,LTD.ARISINGFROM
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LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
THIS PRODUCT.
Import and Export Regulations
Customersshallcomplywith allapplicableexportor import lawsand regulationsand
be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits andlicenses in order to
export, re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the
softwareand technical data therein.

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2 Getting Started
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual
display features may be different to those described here, depending on its
software version.
2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips
2.2 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.
• Asitages,thebattery’sperformancewilldegrade,inparticularitwillnotholdcharge
as it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than
usualafterbeingchargedproperly,replacethebatterywith anew oneof thesame
type.
• Press and hold 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 active.
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are
running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications.