I-Data 55HC User manual

Contents
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Appearance of iData 55HC..................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Installing the Battery................................................................................................................................ 2
1.3 Removing the Battery.............................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 Inserting a SIM Card................................................................................................................................ 2
1.5 Inserting a TF Card.................................................................................................................................. 3
1.6 Charging.................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Powering On/Off the iData 55HC........................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Locking and Unlocking the iData 55HC................................................................................................ 5
2.3 Keys ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Home Screen............................................................................................................................................ 6
2.5 Status Icons and Indicators .................................................................................................................... 6
2.6 Basic Settings........................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Call Function...............................................................................................................................13
3.1 Making a Call.......................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Contacts................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 SMS and MMS........................................................................................................................................ 14
3.4 Email ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
4 Network Connection and Connection Synchronization..................................................17
4.1 GPRS Data Connection........................................................................................................................ 17
4.2 Wi-Fi Network Connection.................................................................................................................... 18
4.3 Bluetooth ................................................................................................................................................. 18
4.4 GPS.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.5 Connecting the iData 55HC to a PC ................................................................................................... 20
4.6 Synchronization...................................................................................................................................... 21
5 Enabling the Scan Function....................................................................................................22
5.1 To start the iScan program and enable scanning, do as follows: ................................................... 22
6 Enabling the NFC Function.....................................................................................................23
6.1 To enable the NFC function, do as follows......................................................................................... 23
7 Managing the iData 55HC ........................................................................................................24
7.1 Installing Applications ............................................................................................................................ 24
7.2 Uninstalling Applications ....................................................................................................................... 24
7.3 Managing Applications .......................................................................................................................... 25
8 Precautions and Troubleshooting.........................................................................................26
8.1 Precautions............................................................................................................................................. 26
8.2 Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................... 27
Appendix .........................................................................................................................................30

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1 Introduction
1.1 Appearance of iData 55HC
Figure 1-1 Front view of iData 55HC
Figure 1-2 Rear view of iData 55HC

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1.2 Installing the Battery
1. Push the battery to the bottom of the battery compartment and press it downwards.
2. Push the battery cover lock to the right to lock the battery cover.
1.3 Removing the Battery
1. Push the battery cover lock to the left.
2. Pull up the battery cover from the groove at the upper end of the battery cover.
(Note: The iData 55HC adapts integrated design for the battery and battery cover.)
1.4 Inserting a SIM Card
1. Insert a SIM card by following the direction in the figure below.
(Note: Micro SIM cards are applicable to the iData 55HC. After replacing a SIM card, restart
the iData 55HC.)

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1.5 Inserting a TF Card
1. Push the card cover by following the OPEN direction marked on the card cover.
2. Open the card cover upwards and insert a TF card, as shown in the figure below.
3. Close the card cover, as shown in the figure below.
4. Pull back the card cover by following the LOCK direction marked on the card cover.
(Note: TF cads, namely Micro SD cards, are applicable to the iData 55HC. After replacing a TF card,
restart the iData 55HC.)

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1.6 Charging
You can charge a battery in the following ways:
1. Bottom charging cable;
2. 1-slot charging & communication stand (to be purchased separately).
Description of charging indicator:
When the battery is in the charging status, the charging indicator is in red.
When the battery is fully charged, the charging indicator is in green.
When the battery volume is low,
(1) a message indicating that the battery volume is less than 20% is displayed on the
screen.
(2) the iData 55HC gives out a low battery prompt tone.
(3) the charging indicator blinks in red.
★Tips
The following operations help obtain a longer standby duration of the iData 55HC.
Shorten the time to sleep by selecting Settings > Display > Sleep.
Set the screen brightness to a small value by selecting Settings > Display > Brightness.
Disable functions that are not frequently used, for example, GPS, Bluetooh, Wi-Fi and 3G
communication.

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2 Using the iData 55HC
2.1 Powering On/Off the iData 55HC
After installing a SIM card and a battery and charging the iData 55HC completely, you can
use the iData 55HC.
1. To power on the iData 55HC, press the On/Off key on the right for some time. The
iData 55HC vibrates, displays the startup screen and enters the Android OS after the
guide progress is complete. It takes some time for the iData 55HC to initialize. Please
wait patiently.
2. To power off the iData 55HC, press the On/Off key on the right for some time. A
dialog box that provides shutdown options is displayed. Click Power Off.
2.2 Locking and Unlocking the iData 55HC
Locking the iData 55HC
Press the On/Off key momentarily to lock the iData 55HC. If you do not perform any
operation for the iData 55HC within the default locking time, the iData 55HC is automatically
locked.
Unlocking the iData 55HC
Press the On/Off key momentarily and slide the unlock
key to the right on the screen.
2.3 Keys
The iData 55HC provides a physical keypad that consists of four keys, as shown in the
figure below.
On the physical keypad of the iData 55HC, keys are respectively home key, menu key, scan
key, and back key from left to right.
Home key: used to go back to the home screen.
Menu key: used to show menus.
Scan key: used to scan.
Return key: used to return to the previous operation screen.

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2.4 Home Screen
By default, the iData 55HC has one home screen. You can add home screens by placing
applications to the home screen and slide to the left or right to switch to another home
screen. On the home screen, click the icon of any application to open the application.
★Tips
You can freely add or delete the icon of an application in the blank of the home screen.
If you click the application tray, all applications can be viewed.
2.5 Status Icons and Indicators
Status icons and indicators are in the status bar at the upper part of the screen and show
Return key
Scan key
Application tray
Home key
Menu key

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device status and notifications.
Table 2-1 Status icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
WLAN
Signal strength
Bluetooth
Flight mode
USB connection
Network access restricted
Missed calls
USB debugging
New messages
Charging
Modem logs
Battery full
Silent mode
Multiple notification icons,
which are beyond the scope
of display
Application permission
EDGE
Connection between USB
and PC pea pod
★Note
As software is upgraded continuously, status indicators may be different from those
displayed on the iData 55HC. The actual status indicators prevail.
2.6 Basic Settings
2.6.1 Date and Time Settings
To change the date and time in the iData 55HC, do as follows:

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1. Find the following icon.
2. Select Settings > Date & time > Set date or Set time.
2.6.2 Display Setting
1. Find the following icon.
2. Select Settings > Display > Lock screen
notification/Wallpaper/Brightness/Auto-rotate screen/Sleep/Interactive
screensaver/Font size/Cast screen.

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2.6.3 Ringtone Setting
1. Find the following icon.
2. Select Settings > Audio profiles > General/Silent/Meeting/Outdoor. Click different
modes and set the ringtone in the modes.

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2.6.4 Security Setting
1. Find the following icon.
2. Select Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset.
The iData 55HC starts to restore factory settings.
★Caution
If you perform the preceding operation, the following data will be cleared:
Account
Data and settings of the system and applications
Downloaded applications
The following data will not be cleared:
Current system software and bound applications
Files in the SD card, for example, music and photos
2.6.5 Language and Input Method Setting
1. Find the following icon.

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2. Select Settings > Language & input, click Language, select a language, click Default,
and select an input method.
2.6.6 Shortcuts
You can add shortcut icons on the home screen of the iData 55HC.
On the home screen, click the icon of application tray, press and hold an icon and drag it to
the home screen.
2.6.7 Widgets
You can add widgets such as clock, music player and calendar on the home screen of the
iData 55HC.
On the home screen, press and hold a blank space. The entry for setting wallpaper and
widgets is displayed. Click a widget and drag it to a blank space.
Click the icon of a widget to open the widget.

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3 Call Function
3.1 Making a Call
1. Find the following icon.
2. Enter a phone number.
3. Click to make a call.
4. Click to terminate the call.
3.2 Contacts
1. Find the following icon.
2. Click Contacts to open the list of contacts.
3. To add a contact, click .
4. To import or export contacts, press the menu key and click Import/Export.
5. To edit or delete a contact, select the contact, press the menu key and click Edit/Delete.
Call records
Contacts
Keypad for dialing
Voice call

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3.3 SMS and MMS
1. Find the following icon.
2. Click enter a receiver and text to be sent.
3. Click to send the message.
4. On the message editing page, press the menu key, click Add subject to convert the
message into a multimedia message. After editing the message, click to send the
message.
★Tips
Click to add attachments such as photo, video and audio.

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3.4 Email
You can send or receive emails.
★Note
To create an email account on the iData 55HC, first set the account on a PC. Take a QQ
email account as an example. Log in to the QQ email account, click Settings in the upper
right corner of the email account page, find and select the server option and inbox option
and then save. The email account is set.
To set an email account on the iData 55HC, do as follows:
1. Find the following icon.
2. Enter an email address and password and click Next.
3. Set Inbox checking frequency and click Next.
4. Create a name for the account and click Next. The email receiving page is displayed.

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To synchronize or delete an account, do as follows:
1. On the home screen, click Settings.
2. Under the ACCOUNTS option, click POP3 to open added accounts and click the name
of an account to be synchronized or deleted. On the Sync page, click in the upper
right corner and select Sync now or Remove account.

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4 Network Connection and Connection
Synchronization
4.1 GPRS Data Connection
After a GPRS data connection is established, you can access the Internet. To establish a
GPRS data connection, ensure that a SIM card is installed in the iData 55HC. In general,
the Internet access configuration is set on the iData 55HC. If you delete the default
configuration by accident, you can set the network by performing the following steps (take
the network of China Unicom as the example):
1. Find the following icon.
2. Select Settings > More > Mobile network > APN > China Unicom 3G Network.
Then set the following items:
Name: China Unicom 3G network
APN: 3gnet
APN type: default, supl, net
Proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username: not set
Password: not set
Server: null
MMSC: not set
MMSC: not set
MMS port: not set
MCC: 460
MNC: 01
Authentication type: not set
APN protocol: IPv4
Enable/disable APN: APN enabled
Bearer system: not set

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4.2 Wi-Fi Network Connection
1. Find the following icon.
2. Select Settings > WIRELESS & NETWORKS > WLAN.
3. Click Enable/disable WLAN. The iData 55HC starts to search for networks. If WLAN is
enabled, click Scan. The iData 55HC lists networks in the range of search.
4. Click a network and enter the password in the dialog box that is displayed.
5. Click Connect. The Wi-Fi connection is completed.
4.3 Bluetooth
After you enable the Bluetooth function on the iData 55HC, you can establish wireless
connections with other Bluetooth devices such as computers and mobile phones. In the
scope without solid obstacles, the effect of Bluetooth connections is good.
1. Find the following icon.
2. Select Setting > WIRELESS & NETWORKS > Bluetooth.
3. Click the icon for enabling/disabling Bluetooth to enable Bluetooth and search for other
Bluetooth devices.
4. In the list of searched devices, click a device to pair the device.
Click to connect the network
Click to enable Wi-Fi
and search for networks