Parla Sonic 3.5 User manual
Parla Sonic 3.5
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Welcome
Welcome
Congratulations
Congratulations on
on becoming
becoming a
aproud
proud owner
owner of
of the
the Parla
Parla Android
Android
mobile
mobile phone.
phone. You
You have
have now
now joined
joined the
the millions
millions of
of satisfied
satisfied Parla
Parla
customers
customers spread
spread across
across the
the Globe.
Globe. Your
Your device
device offers
offers you
you these
these
exciting
exciting features
features and
and much
much more:
more:
Android
Android 4.1.2
4.1.2 (Gingerbread)
(Gingerbread)
3.5
3.5 full
full touch
touch display
display
Dual
Dual SIM
SIM
2
2MP
MP camera
camera
1
1GHz
GHz processor
processor
Multimedia
Multimedia
External
External Memory
Memory (Expandable
(Expandable to
to 32
32 GB)
GB)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.1
2.1
Gravity
Gravity Sensor
Sensor
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Contents
Contents
1 Phone Layout 5
2 Getting Started 6
2.1 Insert SIM card............................................................... 6
2.2 Insert Memory card........................................................6
2.3 Unlock the phone........................................................... 7
3 Placing and Receiving Calls 8
3.1 Make a call......................................................................9
3.2 Conference Call.............................................................. 9
3.3 End a call...................................................................... 10
3.4 Disable Phone Calls (Airplane mode)........................... 10
3.5 Using Touch screen.......................................................10
3.6 Using Phone Buttons.................................................... 11
4 The Home Screen 12
4.1 Customize Home Screen...............................................13
4.1.1
4.1.1 Add
Add Items
Items to
to Home
Home Screen
Screen................................. 14
14
4.2 Open and Close the Launcher...................................... 15
5 Working With Menus 16
5.1 Context Menus............................................................. 16
5.2 Options Menus............................................................. 17
5.3 Menu Icons...................................................................18
6 Connect to the Internet 18
6.1 Access Internet via WLAN.............................................19
7 Managing Notifications 19
7.1 Open the Notifications Panel........................................20
7.2 Respond to Notifications.............................................. 20
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7.3 Close Notifications Panel.............................................. 21
8 Messaging 21
8.1 Create and Send Multimedia Message.........................22
8.2 Forward a message.......................................................23
8.3 Lock a Message............................................................ 24
8.4 Using the Onscreen Keyboard...................................... 24
8.5 Enter Various Characters.............................................. 25
9 Multimedia 26
9.1 Camera.......................................................................... 26
9.2 Gallery.......................................................................... 27
9.2.1
9.2.1 Share
Share an
an Album
Album................................................... 27
27
9.3 Music............................................................................ 27
9.4 FM Radio...................................................................... 28
10Manage Accounts 29
10.1 Why Use a Google Account....................................... 29
11Connect to Networks and Devices 30
11.1 Connect to Internet................................................... 30
11.2 Connect to WLAN Networks......................................30
11.3 Pair With Bluetooth Devices......................................30
11.4
11.4 Connect
Connect to
to Internet
Internet via
via your
your Phone
Phone........................... 31
31
11.5 Install Security Certificate from SD Card.....................31
12Applications 32
13Health and Safety Precautions 33
14Taking Care of Your Device 36
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1
1Phone
Phone Layout
Layout
1 Earpiece 7 Volume key
2
Distance sensor
8
Power key
3
Screen
9
USB Connector
4
Back key
10
Earphone socket
5
Home key
11
Camera lens
6
Menu key
12
Speaker
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2
2Getting
Getting Started
Started
2.1 Insert SIM card
Th
This
is is
is a
aDual
Dual SIM
SIM mobile
mobile phone
phone allowing
allowing you
you to
to use
use the
the facilities
facilities
of
of two
two networks
networks simultaneously.
simultaneously.
To
To insert
insert SIM
SIM card(s):
card(s):
1.
1. Switch
Switch off
off the
the mobile
mobile phone
phone and
and remove
remove the
the rear
rear cover
cover and
and
battery.
battery.
2.
2. Insert
Insert the
the SIM
SIM card(s)
card(s) correctly
correctly in
in the
the card
card slot(s)
slot(s)
3.
3. Finally
Finally insert
insert the
the battery
battery and
and the
the rear
rear cover
cover of
of the
the mobile
mobile
phone.
phone.
2.2 Insert Memory card
1.
1. Power
Power off
off the
the mobile
mobile phone
phone and
and then
then remove
remove the
the rear
rear cover
cover
and
and battery.
battery.
2.
2. Insert
Insert the
the memory
memory card
card into
into the
the slot.
slot.
3.
3. Finally
Finally insert
insert the
the battery
battery and
and the
the rear
rear cover
cover of
of the
the mobile
mobile
phone.
phone.
Use
Use only
only compatible
compatible memory
memory cards
cards approved
approved by
by MASTER
MASTER with
with this
this
device.
device. Incompatible
Incompatible memory
memory cards
cards may
may damage
damage the
the card
card or
or
the
the device
device and
and corrupt
corrupt the
the data
data stored
stored in
in the
the card.
card. (See
(See figure
figure
below).
below).
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2.3 Unlock the phone
You
You may
may need
need to
to provide
provide PIN,
PIN, Password,
Password, or
or draw
draw a
apattern
pattern to
to
unlock
unlock your
your phone.
phone. To
To unlock
unlock the
the screen:
screen:
1.
1. Press
Press the
the power
power key
key to
to turn
turn ON
ON the
the phone.
phone.
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2.
2. Hold
Hold and
and drag
drag or
or slide
slide the
the unlock
unlock icon
icon to
to open.
open.
You
You may
may be
be required
required to
to unlock
unlock your
your phone
phone based
based on
on the
the unlock
unlock
method
method in
in settings.
settings.
To
To set
set the
the unlock
unlock method:
method:
1.
1. On
On the
the main
main menu,
menu, touch
touch Settings
Settings >
>Location
Location &
&Security.
Security.
2.
2. Touch
Touch set
set up
up screen
screen locks
locks
3.
3. Choose
Choose the
the type
type of
of screen
screen lock
lock as
as desired.
desired. You
You can
can set
set your
your
screen
screen lock
lock on
on the
the basis
basis of
of pattern,
pattern, PIN
PIN number,
number, password
password or
or
none.
none.
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3
3Placing
Placing and
and Receiving
Receiving Calls
Calls
You
You can
can dial
dial a
aphone
phone number
number or
or touch
touch a
anumber
number from
from your
your
Contacts.
Contacts.
You
You can
can also
also select
select from
from the
the Call
Call log.
log.
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3.1 Make a call
1.
1. Tap
Tap the
the icon
icon on
on the
the main
main menu
menu or
or the
the home
home screen
screen to
to
dial
dial the
the desired
desired number.
number.
2.
2. Tap
Tap on
on any
any of
of the
the Numbers,
Numbers, Call
Call Log,
Log, Contacts
Contacts and
and Favorites
Favorites
Tabs
Tabs to
to make
make a
acall.
call.
3.
3. To
To dial
dial an
an international
international number,
number, touch
touch and
and hold
hold the
the 0
0key
key to
to
enter
enter the
the Plus
Plus (+)
(+) symbol,
symbol, and
and then
then enter
enter the
the international
international
country
country prefix,
prefix, followed
followed by
by the
the phone
phone number
number
4.
4. Touch
Touch either
either o
or
ricon
icon to
to dial
dial the
the number.
number.
5.
5. Press
Press the
the Volume
Volume Up/Down
Up/Down key
key on
on the
the left
left to
to adjust
adjust the
the call
call
volume.
volume.
3.2 Conference Call
If
If you
you dial
dial or
or accept
accept a
anew
new call
call when
when you
you are
are already
already on
on a
acall,
call, you
you
can
can merge
merge the
the calls
calls into
into a
aconference
conference call.
call.
1.
1. Place
Place a
acall
call to
to the
the first
first participant.
participant.
2.
2. When
When you
you are
are connected,
connected, touch
touch the
the Add
Add call
call icon
icon,
,the
the first
first
participant
participant is
is put
put on
on hold
hold and
and you
you are
are prompted
prompted to
to dial
dial the
the
second
second contact.
contact.
3.
3. Place
Place the
the next
next call,
call, using
using the
the phone
phone tab,
tab, the
the Call
Call log,
log, or
or your
your
Contacts.
Contacts.
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4.
4. When
When you
you are
are connected,
connected, touch
touch Merge
Merge calls.
calls. The
The participant
participant is
is
added
added to
to the
the conference
conference call.
call.
You
You may
may need
need to
to contact
contact your
your network
network operator
operator to
to activate
activate and
and
avail
avail this
this facility.
facility.
3.3 End a call
While
While during
during a
acall,
call, touch
touch the
the icon.
icon.
3.4 Disable Phone Calls (Airplane mode)
Some
Some locations
locations may
may require
require you
you to
to turn
turn off
off your
your mobile,
mobile, W
WLAN
LAN,
,
and
and Bluetooth
Bluetooth wireless
wireless connections.
connections.
Press
Press and
and hold
hold the
the Power
Power button
button and
and then
then choose
choose Airplane
Airplane
Mode.
Mode.
Drag
Drag notification
notification panel
panel down,
down, then,
then, touch
touch the
the Airplane
Airplane mode.
mode.
3.5 Using the Touchscreen
You
You can
can use
use the
the touch
touch screen
screen in
in the
the following
following ways:
ways:
Touch:
Touch: Tapping
Tapping of
of menus
menus on
on screen,
screen, such
such as
as application,
application,
setting
setting icons
icons and
and typing
typing of
of letters
letters and
and symbols
symbols using
using the
the
onscreen
onscreen keyboard
keyboard through
through fingertip.
fingertip.
Touch
Touch and
and hold:
hold: Touch
Touch and
and hold
hold an
an item
item on
on the
the screen
screen until
until an
an
action
action occurs.
occurs.
Drag:
Drag: Touch
Touch and
and hold
hold an
an item
item and
and move
move your
your finger
finger on
on the
the
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screen
screen until
until you
you reach
reach the
the target
target position.
position.
Swipe
Swipe or
or slide:
slide: Quickly
Quickly slide
slide your
your finger
finger across
across the
the surface
surface of
of the
the
screen,
screen, (without
(without dragging
dragging an
an item).
item). For
For example,
example, slide
slide the
the screen
screen
up
up or
or down
down to
to scroll
scroll the
the list.
list.
Double-tap:
Double-tap: Quickly,
Quickly, tap
tap twice
twice on
on a
awebpage,
webpage, map,
map, or
or other
other
screen
screen to
to zoom.
zoom. For
For example,
example, double-tap
double-tap a
asection
section of
of a
awebpage
webpage
in
in Browser
Browser to
to zoom
zoom that
that section
section to
to fit
fit the
the width
width of
of the
the screen.
screen.
You
You can
can also
also double-tap
double-tap to
to control
control the
the camera
camera zoom
zoom in
in maps
maps and
and
in
in other
other applications.
applications.
Pinch:
Pinch: In
In some
some applications
applications (such
(such as
as Maps,
Maps, Browser,
Browser, and
and Gallery)
Gallery)
you
you can
can zoom
zoom in
in and
and out
out by
by placing
placing two
two fingers
fingers on
on the
the screen
screen at
at
once
once and
and pinching
pinching them
them together
together (to
(to zoom
zoom out)
out) or
or spreading
spreading
them
them apart
apart (to
(to zoom
zoom in).
in).
Rotate
Rotate the
the screen:
screen: On
On most
most screens,
screens, the
the orientation
orientation of
of the
the
screen
screen changes
changes as
as you
you rotate
rotate it.
it. You
You can
can turn
turn this
this feature
feature on
on and
and
off.
off.
3.6 Using the Phone Buttons
The
The phone
phone and
and soft
soft key
key buttons
buttons offer
offer a
alot
lot of
of functions
functions and
and
shortcuts.
shortcuts.
Button Press Press and Hold
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Menu key: Opens a context
menu related with current
screen or application.
Opens the
search bar
Home key: Opens the Home
screen.
Opens
recently used
applications.
Back key: Opens the previous
screen you were working on.
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4
4The
The Home
Home Screen
Screen
When
When you
you sign
sign in,
in, the
the home
home screen
screen opens.
opens.
The status bar shows the time,
signal strength, battery status,
and notification icons.
Touch the menu icon to open
the menus on the screen
such as home screen, main
menu, and so on.
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The
The main
main menu
menu screen
screen is
is your
your starting
starting point
point to
to access
access all
all the
the
features
features on
on your
your phone.
phone.
A
At
tthe
the top
top of
of the
the screen,
screen, the
the Status
Status Bar
Bar displays
displays the
the time,
time,
status,
status, and
and notifications.
notifications.
Touch
Touch the
the main
main menu
menu icon
icon at
at the
the bottom
bottom of
of the
the screen
screen to
to view
view
all
all installed
installed applications.
applications.
4.1 Customize Home Screen
You
You can
can add
add applications,
applications, shortcuts,
shortcuts, widgets,
widgets, and
and other
other items
items to
to
any
any part
part of
of the
the Home
Home screen
screen or
or change
change the
the wallpaper.
wallpaper.
4.11
4.11 Add
Add items
items to
to the
the Home
Home screen
screen
1.
1. Press
Press to
to open
open the
the Home
Home screen.
screen.
2. Click the shortcuts, and WIDGETS to choose need long click the shortcut
is added to the standby
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Shortcuts:
Shortcuts: Add
Add shortcuts
shortcuts to
to applications,
applications, a
abookmarked
bookmarked
webpage,
webpage, a
afavorite
favorite contact,
contact, a
adestination
destination in
in Maps,
Maps, a
amusic
music
play
play list,
list, etc
etc.
.
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Widgets:
Widgets: Add
Add any
any application
application (widgets)
(widgets) to
to your
your Home
Home screen,
screen,
including
including clock,
clock, music
music player,
player, pictures
pictures and
and so
so on.
on. You
You can
can also
also
download
download widgets
widgets from
from Android
Android Market
Market.
.
4.2 Open and Close the Launcher
Touch
Touch the
the Launcher
Launcher Icon
Icon to
to open
open the
the main
main menu
menu.
.
You
You can
can add
add an
an application
application icon
icon to
to the
the Home
Home screen
screen by
by pressing
pressing
and
and holding
holding it
it until
until it
it vibrates
vibrates and
and enters
enters Home
Home screen
screen and
and then
then
release
release your
your finger.
finger.
Press
Press Home
Home icon
icon or
or Back
Back icon
icon to
to close
close the
the Launcher.
Launcher.
The status bar shows the time,
signal strength, battery status,
and notification icons.
Slide the Launcher left
or right to view more
icons.
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5
5Working
Working With
With Menus
Menus
The
The phone
phone provides
provides you
you with
with Context
Context and
and Options
Options menus
menus for
for
accessing
accessing the
the features
features in
in an
an intuitive
intuitive way.
way.
5.1 Options menus
Options
Options menu
menu contains
contains tools
tools that
that apply
apply to
to specific
specific items
items on
on the
the
screen.
screen. You
You can
can open
open an
an option
option by
by touching
touching and
and holding
holding an
an item
item
on
on the
the screen.
screen. Not
Not all
all items
items have
have options
options menu.
menu.
When
When you
you touch
touch and
and hold
hold some
some items
items on
on a
ascreen,
screen, an
an option
option
menu
menu opens.
opens.
5.2 Menu Icons
You
You have
have the
the following
following menu
menu icons
icons to
to easily
easily let
let you
you access
access its
its
important
important features:
features:
Opens messaging
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Opens the dialer
Opens the contacts
Opens the main menu
Opens Search bar. Needs Internet
connectivity for this feature.
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6
6Connect
Connect to
to the
the Internet
Internet
To
To configure
configure Internet:
Internet:
1.
1. Go
Go to
to Settings>
Settings> More
More settings>Mobile
settings>Mobile Networks>
Networks> Tap
Tap Data
Data
Enabled.
Enabled.
2.
2. Go
Go to
to Settings
Settings >
>More
More settings
settings >Mobile
>Mobile Network
Network >
>Dual
Dual SIM
SIM
settings
settings >
>Access
Access Point
Point Names
Names (select,
(select, add
add or
or change
change APN)
APN)
2.
2. By
By default,
default, your
your network
network provider
provider sends
sends the
the access
access point
point name
name
settings
settings via
via SMS,
SMS, or
or it
it comes
comes with
with your
your SIM
SIM card.
card. You
You may
may need
need
to
to set
set these
these settings.
settings. After
After this,
this, you
you can
can choose
choose from
from the
the listed
listed
access
access point
point names.
names. If
If the
the access
access point
point names
names are
are not
not listed
listed by
by
default,
default, please
please contact
contact your
your network
network provider.
provider.
3.
3. After
After you
you have
have selected
selected or
or configured
configured the
the access
access point
point name,
name, go
go
to
to Settings>
Settings> SIM
SIM Management
Management >Data
>Data Connection
Connection and
and tap
tap the
the
service
service provider
provider of
of your
your SIM
SIM to
to enable
enable Internet
Internet connection.
connection.
Similarly,
Similarly, you
you can
can perform
perform step
step 3
3to
to enable
enable data
data connection
connection on
on
your
your SIM
SIM card.
card.
6.1 Access Internet via WLAN
To
To browse
browse the
the Internet
Internet via
via W
WLAN
LAN:
:
1.
1. Go
Go to
to Menu>
Menu> settings>
settings> W
WLAN
LAN and
and then
then tap
tap W
WLAN
LAN.
.
2.
2. Next,
Next, go
go to
to Menu>
Menu> settings>
settings> W
WLAN
LAN >
>W
WLAN
LAN Settings
Settings and
and then
then
select
select the
the W
WLAN
LAN connection
connection listed
listed under
under W
WLAN
LAN networks.
networks.
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