UMX U680 User manual
CDMAEVDOREVA
800/1900MHzmobilephone
UserManual
U680
www.umxmobile.com
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Conventionsusedinthisguide
Inthisuserguide,weusethefollowingsymbolstoindicateusefulandimportantinformation:
NOTE NOTE Notes,usagetips,oradditionalinformation
Warning Situationsthatcouldcauseinjurytoyourselforothers
Caution Situationsthatcouldcausedamagetoyourdeviceorotherequipment
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Contents
Specifications6
Basics7
InBox7
PhoneOverview7
Battery8
MicroSDCard9
TurningPhoneOnorOff10
PhoneOptions11
TouchscreenGestures11
UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard12
EditingText13
GettingStarted15
GettingtoKnowtheHomeScreen16
CustomizingtheHomeScreen16
EssentialDisplayIcons18
NotificationsPanel19
OpeningandSwitchingBetweenApplications19
SleepMode20
AdjustingVolume22
SearchingYourPhoneandtheWeb22
ConnectingYourPhonetoaComputer23
PhoneCalls24
MakingCalls24
AnsweringorRejectingCalls25
UsingIn‐CallOptions26
UsingCallLog26
ListeningtoYourVoicemail28
UsingVoiceDialer28
People29
AboutPeople29
OpeningYourPeople29
GettingStarted29
Editing/DeletingContacts31
Communicating33
AccountSetting33
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Messaging34
AboutMessaging34
SendingMessages34
ReadingMessages36
ReceivingEmergencyAlertsMessages37
ChangingMessagingSettings37
Google39
Gmail39
GoogleTalk41
Maps44
Local46
Navigation47
Latitude48
Calendar50
PlayMusic53
GooglePlayStore54
PlayBooks56
Web58
Email58
Browser61
YouTube64
Wi‐Fi67
Downloads68
Bluetooth69
UsingBluetooth69
DisconnectingorUn‐pairingfromaBluetoothDevice 69
ConnectingtoaBluetoothHeadset70
SendingandReceivingInformationUsingBluetooth 70
Entertainment71
Camera/Camcorder71
Gallery73
SoundRecorder76
Facebook 76
Twitter76
Tools76
Clock76
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Calculator78
Settings78
SettingsonYourPhone78
FirmwareUpgradeUsingmicroSDCard 84
SafetyandUse85
Pleasereadbeforeproceeding85
Limitationofdamages85
Importanthealthinformationandsafetyprecautions 86
Regulatoryagencyidentifications93
Accessoriesareavailableatwww.umxmobile.com.
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Specifications
Display
•4.0”WVGA
•CapacitiveTouchScreen
Camera
•PrimaryCamera：5.0MP
•SecondaryCamera：0.3MP
DimensionsandWeight
•Dimensions:122x64x13.5mm
•Weight:4.2oz.
Memory
•4GB(ROM)/4GB(RAM)
•Externalmemory:2GBmicroSD™cardincluded(supportsupto32GB)
OperatingSystem
•Android4.1
Connectivity
•BT3.0+EDR,Wi‐Fi802.11b/g/n
Sensors
•Accelerometer,ProximitySensor,Geomagneticfieldsensor
PowerManagement(Performance)
BatteryTypeCapacityStandbyTime TalkTime
Lithium‐Ion(Li‐ion)1650mAhUpto270Hours(11.3Days)Upto210minutes
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Basics
InBox
TheU680comeswiththefollowingitemsincludedinthebox:
•Mobilephone
•MicroUSBcable
•Batterycover
•Battery
•USBpoweradapter
•QSG
•2GBMemoryCard
PhoneOverview
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Battery
Notethatbrowsingthewebfrequently,extendeddatausage,beinginapoorsignalarea,or
subjectingthedevicetoextremetemperatureswillcausethebatterytodischargequickerthan
normal.Toincreasebatterylife,limityourdatausage,orturnoffGPSandBluetoothwhennot
required.
Installingthebattery
PleaseuseonlytheoriginalbatteriesandaccessoriesyoureceivedwithyourphoneorUltimateMobile
recommendedreplacements.
1.Removethebatterycoverfromtheunit.
2.Alignthebattery’sexposedgoldcontactswiththebatteryconnectorsinsidethebattery
compartment.
3.Insertthecontactsideoftheplace.
4.Gentlypushthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentandpressdownuntilyouhearaclick.
Replacethebatterydoor.
Removingthebattery
1.Makesurethatyourdeviceisturnedoff.Toremovethebatterycoverfromyourphone,try
openingthebackcoverusingyourfingeratthesmallopeningonthebottomofthephone.
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2.Pushthebottomofthebatteryupwardsandremovethebattery.
Chargingyourbattery
Beforeyouturnonyourdeviceandstartusingit,itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebattery.
1.PlugtheUSBcableintotheUSBpoweradapter.
2.Plugthepoweradapterintoastandardoutlet.
3.LocatetheUSBportlocatedontheleftsideofyourdevice.
4.PlugtheotherendoftheshieldedUSBcableintothephone’smicroUSBport.
5.TheUSBicononthecableshouldalwaysfaceupwhenconnectingthecabletoyourdeviceas
shown.
NOTE
•Itismoreefficienttochargethebatterywithyourdevicepoweredoff.
•Batteryoperatingtimegraduallydecreasesovertime.
microSDCard
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UsethemicroSDcardtostoreyourphotos,videos,musicandcertainappsfromGooglePlay
TM
Store.
Youcanalsomoveandcopyfilestoyourcomputerfromyourdevice.
NOTE
WhenyouinsertorremovethemicroSDcard,youshouldremovethebatterycoverfirstlythenopentheTF
cover.
InsertingthemicroSDcard
1.LocatethemicroSDcardslotandremovethecover.
InsertthemicroSDcardintotheslotwithitsgoldcontactsfacingdownuntilitclicksintoplace.
RemovingthemicroSDcard
1.RemovethemicroSDcardcover.
2.PressthemicroSDcardtoejectitfromtheslotthenslideitouttherestoftheway.
RemovingthemicroSDcardwhilethephoneison
IfyouneedtoremovethemicroSDcardwhilethephoneison,unmountthemicroSDcard
firsttopreventcorruptingordamagingthefilesinthemicroSDcard.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapStorage>UnmountSDcard>OK.
3.RemovethemicroSDcardbyfollowingthestepsin“SDcardsafetoremove”.
TurningPhoneOnorOff
Turningyourphoneon
1.PressandholdPower/Lock.
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NOTE
Thefirsttimeyouuseyourphoneyou’llneedtosetitup.SeetheGettingStartedchapterfordetails.
Turningyourphoneoff
1.Ifthedisplayisoff,pressPower/Locktoturnitbackon.
2.PressandholdPower/Lockforafewseconds.
3.WhenPhoneoptionsmenuappears,tap Poweroff>OK.
PhoneOptions
Silentmode
1.Pressandhold Power/LocktodisplayPhoneOptions.
2.TapSilentmode.
•WhenyouselectSilentmode,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.Ringtones,alerts,andall
audiblesoundsexceptmediaandalarmsaresilenced.
NOTE
Toturnsilentmodeoff,pressandhold Power/Lockandthentap.
Airplanemode
1.Pressandhold Power/LocktodisplayPhoneOptions.
2.TapAirplanemode.
•WhenyousetAirplanemode,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.Wi‐Fi,Bluetooth,andmobile
networkfunctionsarealldisabled.
NOTE
Toturnairplanemodeoff,pressandholdPower/LockandthentapAirplanemodeagain.
TouchscreenGestures
TapToselectonscreenitemssuchasapplicationandsettingsiconsorpress
onscreenbuttons,simplytouchthemwithyourfinger.
TapandholdToopenavailableoptionsfortheitem,simplytouchandholdyourfingeronthe
screenovertheitem.
SwipeorslideQuicklydragyourfingerverticallyorhorizontallyacrossthescreen.
DragTapandholdyourfingerbeforeyoustarttodrag.Whiledragging,donot
releaseyourfingeruntiltheitemreachesyourdesiredlocation.
FlickFlickingthescreenissimilartoswiping,butyouonlyneedtoswipeyourfinger
inlighterandquickerstrokes.Thisfingergestureisalwaysinavertical
direction,suchasflickingthroughthecontactsorthemessagelists.
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RotateFormostscreens,youcanautomaticallychangethescreenorientationfrom
portraittolandscapebyturningthephonesideways.Whenenteringtext,you
canturnthephonesidewaystobringupabiggeron‐screenkeyboard.
UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard
Youcanentertextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.Someapplicationsopenthekeyboard
automatically.Inothers,tapanywhereinatextfieldtoopenthekeyboard.
1.Tapeachletterontheon‐screenkeypad.
2.Tapandholdaletterforadditionalkeyoptions(notallkeyshaveadditionaloptions).
Additionalkeyoptionsincludenumbersandletterswithaccentmarks.Ifoptionsareavailable,
youwillseeaboxwithalltheoptionsshown.Slideyourfingertoselectthecharacteryouwant.
3.Continueuntilyouhavefinishedtheword.
Youcan
also
usethefollowingicons:
Tap3whileyoutype.Whenyoureleasethekey,thelowercaselettersreappear.
•Turncapslockon.double‐taportouch&hold
Tap3,soitchangesto.Touchshiftkeyagaintoreturntolowercase.
•Tap
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youcantodeletewords.tap
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youcanchangetothenumberandsignkeyboard.
TohidetheAndroidkeyboard,press
Back
.
•Whenyouwriteanewmessage,youcantap2toskipfromthereceiverframetotextframe.
NOTE
Whenyoutypethenotificationpanelwillhavea“selectinputmethod”youcansettheinputmethods.
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Adding,EditingorDeletingWordsintheUserDictionary
Sometimesyoumayneedtoaddawordtothepredictivetextdictionary,forexample,anameora
specializedtechnicalword.IfyouwanttoaddawordtoyourUserdictionarywhileenteringtext,
doubletapthewordtohighlightit,thentapandholdthewordandselectAdd**todictionary.
Addingawordmanually
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapLanguage&input>Personaldictionary.
3.PressAdd.
4.Typetheword>tapOK.
Editingordeletingaword
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapLanguage&input>Personaldictionary.
•Toeditwordsfromthedictionary,tapthewordyouwanttoedit>Edit>Edittheword>Tap
OK.
•Todeletewordsfromthedictionary,tapthewordyouwanttodelete>Delete.
EditingText
Youcanselect,copyorcutthetextyou’veentered,thenpasteitinanothertextfieldwithintheuser
interface.
NOTE
Someapplicationsmayofferdifferenttexteditingmethods.
Selectingtext
1.Tapthetextfield.
2.Movethecursortothebeginningorendofthedesiredtextbytappinginthelocationyouwant
thecursor.
3.Tapandholdthetextfield.
4.TapSelectwordinthepopupmenu.
•OrtapSelectalltoselectallthetextinthetextfield.
5.Dragyourfingertomovethetextcursortoaletterwithinthetextthatyouwanttoselect.The
selectedtextishighlightedinorange.
Cuttingandcopyingthetext
1.Double‐clicktoselectthetexttocutorcopyit.
2.Tapandholdtheselectedtext.
3.TapCutorCopyinthemenuthatopens.
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•Ifyoutap Cut,theselectedtextisremovedfromthetextfield.Inthiscase,thetextissaved
totheclipboard,sothatyoucanpasteitintoanothertextfield.
Pastingthetext
1.Cutorcopythetexttopaste.
2.Tapthetextfieldwhereyouwanttopastethetextandmovethecursortoyourdesiredlocation.
•Youcanpastetextthatyoucopiedfromoneapplicationintothetextfieldinanyother
application.
3.TapandholdthenselectPasteinthepopupmenu.
•Thetextisinsertedafterthecursor.Thetextalsoremainsintheclipboard,soyoucanpaste
thatsametextintoanotherlocation.
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GettingStarted
GoogleAccount
YoumustsignintoaGoogleaccounttouseGmail,GoogleCalendar,andotherGoogle
applications;todownloadapplicationsfromGooglePlayStore;tobackupyoursettingstoGoogle
servers;andtotakeadvantageofotherGoogleservicesonyourphone.
RegisteringaGoogleaccount
Gmail,GooglePlayStore,andotherapplicationsrequireavalidGoogleaccountforuse.Youwillbe
promptedtologinintoGooglethefirsttimeyouusetheseapplications.
1.TapExisting>SignintoregisteryourGoogleaccount.
•Ifyoudon’thaveaGoogleaccount,tapNewinstead.Seethenextsectionformoredetails.
2.EnteryourGoogleaccountEmailandPassword>TapSignin.
CreatinganewGoogleaccount
1.TapNew>EnterFirstname,LastnameandEmail>TapNext.
2.EnterapasswordintotheTypeapassword,Confirmpasswordfields,thentapNext.
•Passwordtip:Yourpasswordmustbeaminimumof8charactersinlength.
3.SelectSecurityquestionandentertheAnswer,whichwillbeneededifyouforgetyour
passwordandthenenteraSecondaryEmail>Create.
4.ReadthroughGoogleTermsofService>TapIagree,Next.
5.Enterthelettersshownonthescreen>TapNext>TapFinish.
AddingaGoogleaccount
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapAccounts&sync>Addaccount.
3.TapGoogle>TapExisting.
4.TapSignintoregisteryourGoogleaccount.
5.EnteryourGoogleaccountEmailandPassword>TapSignin>Finish.
•TheU680supportsmultipleGoogleaccounts.
•IfyouhavethesamecontactacrossmultipleGoogleaccounts,youcanmergeduplicatesintoa
singleiteminthecontactlist.
AddaGoogleaccount
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapAddaccount.
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GettingtoKnowtheHomeScreen
TheHomescreenisdisplayedwhenthedeviceisinidlemode.Youcanaddyourfavoriteapps,
shortcuts,foldersandwidgetstotheHomescreensothey’reonlyatapaway.
TheHomescreenisactuallyfiveseparatescreens.Slideyourfingertheleftorrightandyou’ll
discovermorespacetoaddicons,widgets,andmore.Press HometoreturntothecenterHome
screen.
PreviewingtheHomescreens
1.FromanyHomescreen,tapandholdApps.
2.WhenyouchooseadesiredHomescreen,thedisplayshiftstotheselectedHomescreen.
CustomizingtheHomeScreen
TheHomescreensanddisplaywallpaperarecustomizable.
Homescreencustomizationoptions
OpentheHomescreenyouwanttocustomize.
MovinganitemontheHomescreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdtheitemyouwanttomoveuntilitvibrates.Don’tliftyour
finger.
2.DragtheitemtoanewlocationontheHomescreen.
3.Liftyourfingeratthelocationwhereyouwanttheitem.
ToaddashortcutforanyapplicationtoaHomescreen,tapApps,tapandholdtheitem,then
dragitontoaHomescreen.
RemovinganitemfromtheHomescreen
1. FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdanitemuntilitvibrates.Don’tliftyourfinger.The
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×
Remove iconwillappearatthetopofthedisplay.
2.Dragtheitemto
×
Remove.
3.Whentheitemturnsblue,liftyourfinger.
ChangingtheWallpaperoftheHomescreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdanyemptyareaonaHomescreenlongtime.
2.Taponeofthefollowing:
Gallery:Chooseaphotofromyourcameragalleryormemorycardstorage.You
cancroptheimagebeforesettingitasthewallpaper.
Livewallpapers:Choosefrompre‐loadedanimatedwallpapers.Additionallivewallpapers
canbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStore.
Wallpapers:Choosefromthepre‐loadedanimatedorstaticwallpapers.Additional
wallpaperscanbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStore.
3.TapSetwallpaper.
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EssentialDisplayIcons
Statusicons
YoucantellalotaboutyourphonewhenyouunderstandtheiconsintheStatusbar.Here’swhat
eachonemeans:
SignalstrengthSynchronizedwiththeweb
Nosignal
GPSisactive
3Gnetworkconnected
Vibrateonlymode
Wi‐Fisignalstrength
Speakerphoneison
Airplanemode
Silentmode‐noaudioorvibration
Datasynchronizing
Microphoneismuted
Bluetoothison
~
Itindicatesthatbatteryisremaining
(Emptytofullchargestates)
Bluetoothdeviceconnected ConnectedtoacomputerviaUSB
cable
Notificationicons
NotificationiconsintheStatusbaralertyoutoitemsthatmayrequireyourattentionsuchasnew
messages,calendareventreminders,missedcallnotifications,etc.Here’swhateachonemeans:
Callinprogress
Downloadingdata
Missedcall
Uploadingdata(animated)
CallDiverted
GeneralWarningIcon
More(notdisplayed)notifications
NomicroSDcardinstalled
NewGoogleTalkinstantmessage
MicroSDcardisbeingprepared
Newvoicemail
Upcomingevent
Newmessage
Alarmisset
NewGmail
Wi‐Fiisonandwirelessnetworks
areavailable
Connectedtoordisconnectedfrom
VPN
Songisplaying
NewEmail
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NotificationsPanel
Whenyoureceiveanewnotification,aniconwillbedisplayedinyourstatusbaratthetopofyour
screen.
ViewingandrespondingtoNotifications
1.TapandholdStatusbar,andthenslideyourfingerdownwardtoopentheNotificationspanel.
2.Ifyouhavemultiplenotifications,youmayneedtoscrolltoseethemall.
3.Tapanotificationtorespondtoit.
ClosingtheNotificationspanel
Dragthebottombarofthepanelup.OrjustpressBack.
Opening&SwitchingBetweenApplications
OpeningandclosingtheApplicationsList
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps.
2.Toclose,press HomeorBack.
Switchingtoarecentlyusedapplication
1.Fromanyscreen,pressandholdRecentapps.Scrolltoseeallrecentlyusedapplication.
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2.TapanicontoopentheapplicationorpressBacktoreturntoyourpreviousscreen.
SleepMode
Sleepmodesavesbatterypowerbyturningoffyourdisplay.Youwillstillreceivemessagesandcalls
whenthedisplayisturnedoff.
SwitchingtoSleepmode
PressPower/LocktoswitchyourphonetoSleepmode.
Yourphoneautomaticallyturnsoffthedisplayafteraperiodofinactivity.Tocustomizethescreen
timeoutsettings,fromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Display>Sleep.
WakingupfromSleepmode
Yourphoneautomaticallywakesupwhenyouhaveanincomingcall.
Towakeitupmanually,press Power/Lock.You’llneedtounlockthescreenasdescribedbelow.
Unlockingthescreen
Onthelockscreen,taptheunlockiconandslideyourfingerinthedirectionofthearrowsto
unlockthescreen.Thescreenunlocksautomaticallywhenyouansweranincomingcall.
NOTE
Ifyouhavesetupascreenunlockpattern,pin,orpassword,youwillbeaskedtodrawthepatternonthe
screenorenterthePINorpasswordtoaccessthephonesoftware.
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