Micromax X396 User manual

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1 W We el lc co om me e
Thank you for purchasing the Micromax X396. Your X396 is packaged with
the following state of the art features:
Dual SIM
VGA Camera
3.2” touch screen
Music Player/FM Radio
WAP/Bluetooth
Sound Recording
Expandable Memory (up to 16 GB)
Important:
Please read the contents of this manual to fully utilize the features of this
phone.

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2 P Ph ho on ne e L La ay yo ou ut t

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2.1 Insert SIM Card/Memory card
The X396 is a Dual SIM mobile phone allowing you to use two SIM Cards.
Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover and
battery.
Insert the SIM card(s) correctly in the SIM slot(s) as shown
below.
Insert the memory card into the memory card slot as shown
below.
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Finally, insert the battery and the rear cover of the mobile

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phone.
Note: - Use only compatible memory cards approved by Micromax.
Incompatible cards may damage the slot or corrupt the data stored in the
card.
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3 G Ge et tt ti in ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d
3.1 Using the Phone’s Buttons
The phone’s buttons offer a lot of functions and shortcuts.
Button
Press
Locks the screen/ Long press to switch on/off
the phone/
Goes back to previous screen.
Call a number from dialpad, call log or
contacts/ Answer a call.
Opens the dialpad.
Opens the messaging inbox.

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Opens the music player.
Opens Contact List
3.2 Using the Touch screen
You can use the touch screen in the following ways:
Touch: Acts on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons,
to type letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press
onscreen buttons.
Touch and hold: Touch and hold an item on the screen until an action
occurs.
Swipe or slide: Quickly slide your finger across the surface of the screen,
(without dragging an item). For example, slide the screen up or down to
scroll a list.
3.3 Smart UI
Settings>Theme Settings> Theme
Lets you switch between two customized themes and further lets you
choose various effects to enhance the look and feel of your home screen.
To choose various effects;
Go to Switch effects/Home effect in the launcher or home screen

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4 B Ba as si ic c O Op pe er ra at ti io on ns s
4.1 Switch Phone ON/OFF
To switch ON your phone, press and hold the End key for a few
seconds.
To turn OFF your phone, press and hold down the End key for a few
seconds.
4.2 Lock/Unlock the phone
For phone lock:
1. On the main menu, touch Settings > Security Settings> Phone
and SIM> Phone Lock
2. You can set the password to lock your phone.
For Screen Lock:
Go to Settings> Theme settings>Screen lock and choose the
unlocking method from either Cosmos or Pattern.
4.3 Make a call
Tap the icon on main menu or the home screen to open
the dialpad to dial the desired number...
You can also tap on Dialpad, Call log or Contacts tab to
choose a number to call.
To dial an international number, touch and hold the 0 key to
enter the Plus (+) symbol, and then enter the international

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country prefix, followed by the phone number
Touch the icon to dial the number.
Press the Volume Up/ Down key on the right side to adjust
the call volume.
4.4 Conference Call
If you dial or accept a new call when you are already on a call, you
can or merge the calls into a conference call.
1. Place a call to the first participant.
2. When you are connected, touch the Add New call icon, the
first participant is put on hold and you are prompted to dial
the second contact.
3. Place the next call, using the phone tab, the Call log, or
your contacts.
4. When you are connected, touch Merge calls. The
participant is added to the conference call.
4.5 End a call
While during a call, touch the End key or Reject icon.
4.6 Disable Phone Calls (Airplane mode)
Settings>Network & Connectivity>Flight Mode
Some locations may require you to turn off your mobile, Wi-Fi, and
Bluetooth wireless connections.

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Drag notification panel down, open ‘Ongoing’, then touch the
Airplane mode icon to activate flight mode.
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5 M Me es ss sa ag gi in ng g
You can use Messaging to exchange text messages and multimedia
messages with your friends.
A Message becomes an MMS if you send it to an email address, or add
multimedia media file(s).
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6 C Ca al ll l L Lo og gs s
6.1 View Call Logs
Call Logs
The Call log lists the calls you have recently dialed, received, missed for
SIM1 and SIM 2 card. Tap on any call log entry to make a call to that
Touch to compose a
new text or
multimedia message.
Touch to open a
messaging
conversation

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contact. Press and hold a call log entry to call, send message, and so on.
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7 M Mu ul lt ti im me ed di ia a
7.1 Camera
Your camera’s pictures and videos are stored in the SD card, so you
must insert one to use the Camera. You can copy pictures and videos
from the SD card to a PC and vice versa.
Touch to toggle between
video/camera modes
Touch to take picture/ video.
Image view

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7.2 Music
Tap music player to open your music player. You can easily transfer
your favorite music from your PC to the SD card and experience a
whole world of interesting and melodious music. Press the phone’s
volume up/down keys on the right side of the mobile phone to adjust
the volume.
7.3 Video Player
Tap to open and play videos stored in your SD card. Press the phone’s
volume up/down keys on the right side of the mobile phone to adjust
the volume.
7.4 FM Radio
You can listen to your favorite FM channels using the inbuilt FM
receiver of your phone.
Press the phone’s volume up/down keys on the right side of the
mobile phone to adjust the volume.
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8 C Co on nn ne ec ct t t to o t th he e I In nt te er rn ne et t
To configure your Internet:
Go to Browser>More>Settings>Data connection settings.
Select the data settings from the list of data account names
given.
By default, your network provider sends the access point name
settings via SMS, or it comes with your SIM card. You may need to