Micromax X281 User manual

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1. Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of Micromax X281 handset. This
handset offers you the following features:
Digital Camera
FM Radio
Dual LED Torch
Music Player
Sound Recorder
Dual SIM
2.4 inch screen
Bluetooth
Memory Card Support (expandable up to 8GB)
Hindi Language support
Big Battery

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2. Phone Layout
3. Getting Started
3.1 Insert SIM
1. Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover and
battery.
2. Insert the SIM card(s) correctly in the card slot(s) as shown below.

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3. Finally, insert the battery and replace the rear cover of the mobile
phone.
3.2 Insert Memory Card
1. Switch off the phone and remove the rear cover and the battery.
2. Insert the memory card in the card slot as shown below.

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3. Insert back the battery and the rear cover of the mobile phone.
The Memory Card gives you extra storage capacity for
content such as pictures, music and video clips.
Do not remove the memory card while reading or writing to
the card. Doing so may cause data corruption on the card or
on the phone.
Use only compatible memory cards approved by Micromax.
Incompatible cards may damage the slot or corrupt the data
stored in the card.
3.3 Charging the Battery
You can charge your battery via the charger or the USB cable
supplied with this phone.
1. Connect the charger to the charger jack on the phone.

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2. Connect the charger to a power socket or connect the USB jack
of the cable with the PC or laptop. The charging starts, with
the charging icon displayed in an animated state.
3. When the charging icon becomes static, it indicates that the
battery is full.
4. Disconnect the charger from the power socket and the phone
after charging.
Please charge the battery before you use the newly purchased
phone. We suggest you to charge the battery for at least 4 hours
continuously for the first time.

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4. How to use Your Phone
4.1 Switch On/OFF
Long Press the End/Power key to switch on and off your phone.
4.2 Lock/Unlock the phone
From the home screen press Left key and then immediately press
*to unlock the phone.

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To lock, press Left key and then press *.
4.3 Make a Call
Dial a number and press the call key to make a call.
You can also call a number from the phonebook or dialed or
missed call list in the same way.
To change the phone volume, press the navigation key up or
down as shown in the following figure:

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4.4 Answer/Reject a call
To answer, press the call key.
To reject, press End/Power key as shown in the following figure.

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4.5 Make a Call Conference
While on a call, make another call. The first call is put on hold.
After this, press Options and then you will be given the option to
merge the two calls into a Call Conference.

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Please contact your service provider in case Call Conference
feature is not activated in your SIM.
4.6 Make an International call
From the home screen, long press the *key till +displays on
screen.
Enter the desired international code and then complete the
phone number make the call.
4.7 Send Messages
Menu>Messages
You can compose a new message or reply to existing messages in
the list.
You can also send and receive multimedia messages.
4.8 Add contacts to Phonebook
Menu>Phonebook>Add new contact
This feature enables you to add new contacts.
You can also save contacts through call logs, messages, dial pad.
4.9 Use Multimedia Features
Menu>Multimedia