Huawei U8815N User manual

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Quick Start Guide
HUAWEI U8815N

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What is in Your Box
Phone at a Glance
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.
• Mobile phone
• Charger
•USBcable
•Battery
• Headset
• Quick Start Guide
Earphone
Loudspeaker
Camera
Flashlight
Headset jack
Microphone
Microphone
Volume
Keys
micro USB
charging port

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Key Functions at Your Fingertips
Installing the SIM Card
There are two steps to install the SIM card:
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the SIM card.
• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.
• When your mobile phone is powered on, press and
hold the button to display the options menu from
where you can power the mobile phone off or
perform some shortcut operations.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is
active.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to display recently used applications.
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the
application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
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(Optional) Installing the microSD
Card
Your mobile phone is already equipped with a large-volume built-in
embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC). If you want to expand your
phone memory, you can also insert a microSD card.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the
diagram.
Installing the Battery
1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end
of the battery compartment.
2. Push the edge labeled
b into the compartment until the battery
clicks firmly into place.
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Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly installed
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 mobile phone.
Then, to start charging, plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
If you charge your mobile phone while it is powered on, the battery
icon on the notification bar indicates the charging status. When the
battery icon changes to , your mobile phone is fully charged.
Status Indicator
The color of the status indicator tells you the status of your mobile
phone’s battery.
Status Indicator
Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).
Red: Battery low.

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Touchscreen Actions
Using your finger on the touchscreen, you can operate your phone
conveniently.
Powering Your Mobile Phone On
Press and hold .
If you have protected your mobile phone with a personal
identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile
phone.
Power-On Setup
When you turn on your phone for the first time, you can follow the
onscreen instructions to complete the setup. You can also skip the
setup process and complete it later.
If you would like to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard, you can
open a tutorial anytime under >
Settings > Language & input .
Touch next to TouchPal Input , and then touch Help & About
> Tutorial .
Drag
TouchTouch & hold Double touch
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Turning On Fast Boot
1. Touch > Settings .
2. Touch the button next to Fast boot .
Do not turn on Fast boot while on an airplane.
Powering Off Your Mobile Phone
1. Press and hold to display the options menu.
2. Touch
Power off .
If
Fast boot is enabled, the mobile phone will enter deep
sleep mode. If Fast boot is disabled, touch OK to power
off the phone.
Locking the Screen
• When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When
the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls.
• If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock
automatically.
Unlocking the Screen
1. Press to wake up the screen.
2. Drag the unlocking icon to the small open lock, the screen is
unlocked.

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Home Screen
You can set up the Home screen according to your own
preferences, for example by adding a shortcut or a widget to your
Home screen, changing the wallpaper, or setting the number of
Home screen extensions.
To return to the Home screen from any of its extensions, press .
When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place
your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the
notification panel.
Adding a New Home Screen Item
1. On the Home screen, touch to display the application list.
2. Press and hold an application icon, and then drag the icon to a
blank area on the Home screen.
Removing an Icon from the Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen that you want to
remove until your mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. Wait
until the item and the trash can turn red.
3. Release the item.
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Flick your finger left or
right across the Home
screen.
Touch to view thumbnails
of the Home screen and its
extensions. Touch a thumbnail
to open the screen.

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Importing Contacts from a SIM
Card
1. In the contacts list, touch > Manage contacts .
2. Touch Copy from SIM card .
3. Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Touch one contact
to import that contact individually to your mobile phone, or touch
SELECT ALL to import all contacts to your mobile phone.
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. In the contact list, touch .
2. From the screen displayed, create a contact in your mobile
phone, SIM card or your account. Add a new account if you do
not have one.
3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information
such as phone numbers and address.
4. Touch
DONE to save the contact information.
To save a contact from your call log, touch and hold the desired
phone number to display the options menu, and then touch
Add to contacts .
Making a Call with the Phone
Application
On the home screen, touch to open the Phone .
Your mobile phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when
you touch numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically searches
among your contacts and lists the matching results ordered

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according to the accuracy of the match. If no contacts match the
information entered, the phone will not display any result.
Creating and Sending a
Multimedia Message
On the home screen, touch to open the Messaging .
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday
communications very special. You can record a message and send
it as an audio file, for example, sing "Happy Birthday" and send it to a
friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The
possibilities are enormous.
1. Enter a phone number in the
To field, or touch to select a
contact from People .
2. Touch the composition text box to start composing your
message.
3. When you are ready to send the message, touch .
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