Unimax MAXBravo User manual

UnimaxMAXBravo
UserManual
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U670CAccessoriesavailableatwww.unimaxmobile.comU670CUG

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Conventionsusedinthisguide
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Inthisuserguide,weusethefollowingsymbolstoindicateusefulandimportantinformation:
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NOTE  NOTE Notes,usagetips,oradditionalinformation
Warning Situationsthatcouldcauseinjurytoyourselforothers
Caution Situationsthatcouldcausedamagetoyourdeviceorotherequipment

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Contents
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Specifications6
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Basics6
InBox7
PhoneOverview7
Battery8
microSDCard9
TurningPhoneOnorOff10
PhoneOptions10
TouchscreenGestures11
UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard11
EditingText13
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GettingStarted15
GettingtoKnowtheHomeScreen16
CustomizingtheHomeScreen16
EssentialDisplayIcons18
NotificationsPanel19
OpeningandSwitchingBetweenApplications19
SleepMode20
AdjustingVolume21
SearchingYourPhoneandtheWeb21
ConnectingYourPhonetoaComputer22
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PhoneCalls23
MakingCalls23
AnsweringorRejectingCalls24
UsingIn‐CallOptions25
UsingCallLog26
ListeningtoYourVoicemail27
UsingVoiceDialer27
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Contacts28
AboutContacts28
OpeningYourContacts28
GettingStarted28
Editing/DeletingContacts30
Communicating31
AccountSetting32
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Messaging33
AboutMessaging33
SendingMessages33
ReadingMessages34
ChangingMessagingSettings35
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Google36
Gmail36
GoogleTalk38
Maps42
Places44
Navigation44
Latitude46
Calendar48
PlayMusic50
GooglePlayStore51
PlayBooks53
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Web55
Email55
Browser58
YouTube62
Wi‐Fi64
Downloads65
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Bluetooth66
UsingBluetooth66
DisconnectingorUn‐pairingfromaBluetoothDevice67
ConnectingtoaBluetoothHeadset68
SendingandReceivingInformationUsingBluetooth68
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Entertainment69
Camera/Camcorder69
Gallery71
Videos74
SoundRecorder74
Music74
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Tools77
Clock77
Calculator79
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Settings79
SettingsonYourPhone79
FirmwareUpgradeUsingmicroSDCard84
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SafetyandUse86
Pleasereadbeforeproceeding86
Limitationofdamages86
Importanthealthinformationandsafetyprecautions87
Regulatoryagencyidentifications94
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Specifications
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Display
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•3.2”HVGA
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•CapacitiveTouchScreen
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Camera
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•PrimaryCamera：3.0MP
•SecondaryCamera：0.3MP
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DimensionsandWeight
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•Dimensions:4.5”x2.2”x0.54”
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•Weight:4.2oz.
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Memory
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•512MB(ROM)/512MB(RAM)
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•Externalmemory:2GBmicroSD™cardincluded(supportsupto32GB)
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OperatingSystem
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•Android2.3.6
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Connectivity
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•BT2.1+EDR,Wi‐Fi802.11b/g
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Sensors
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•Accelerometer,ProximitySensor,Geomagneticfieldsensor 
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PowerManagement(Performance)
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BatteryTypeCapacityStandbyTimeTalkTime
Lithium‐Ion(Li‐1450mAhUpto200Hours(8.3Days)Upto348minutes
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Basics
InBox
TheU670Ccomeswiththefollowingitemsincludedinthebox:
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•Mobilephone
•MicroUSBcable
•Batterycover 
•Battery
•USBpoweradapter
•QSG
•2GBMemoryCard
•UserManuel
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PhoneOverview
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Accessoriesavailableatwww.unimaxmobile.com

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Battery
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Notethatbrowsingthewebfrequently,extendeddatausage,beinginapoorsignalarea,or
subjectingthedevicetoextremetemperatureswillcausethebatterytodischargequickerthan
normal.Toincreasebatterylife,limityourdatausage,orturnoffGPSandBluetoothwhennot
required.
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Installingthebattery
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PleaseuseonlytheoriginalbatteriesandaccessoriesyoureceivedwithyourphoneorUltimateMobile
recommendedreplacements.
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(Step1)
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1.Removethebatterycoverfromtheunit.
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2.Alignthebattery’sexposedgoldcontactswiththebatteryconnectorsinsidethebattery
compartment.
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3.Insertthecontactsideoftheplace(Step1).
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4.Gentlypushthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentandpressdownuntilyouhearaclick
(Step2).Replacethebatterydoor
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Removingthebattery
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1.Makesurethatyourdeviceisturnedoff.Toremovethebatterycoverfromyourphone,try
openingthebackcoverusingyourfingeratthesmallopeningonthebottomofthephone.
2.Pushthebottomofthebatteryupwardsandremovethebattery.
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Chargingyourbattery
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Beforeyouturnonyourdeviceandstartusingit,itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebattery.
1.PlugtheUSBcableintotheUSBpoweradapter.
2.Plugthepoweradapterintoastandardoutlet.
3.LocatetheUSBportlocatedontheleftsideofyourdevice.
4.PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintothephone’smicroUSBport.
5.TheUSBicononthecableshouldalwaysfaceupwhenconnectingthecabletoyourdeviceas
shown.
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NOTE 
•Itismoreefficienttochargethebatterywithyourdevicepoweredoff.
•Batteryoperatingtimegraduallydecreasesovertime.
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MicroSDCard
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UsethemicroSDcardtostoreyourphotos,videos,musicandcertainappsfromGooglePlay
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R
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Store.
Youcanalsomoveandcopyfilestoyourcomputerfromyourdevice.
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InsertingthemicroSDcard
1.LocatethemicroSDcardslotandremovethecover.
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InsertthemicroSDcardintotheslotwithitsgoldcontactsfacingdownuntilitclicksintoplace.

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RemovingthemicroSDcard
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1.MakesurethatyourdeviceisturnedoffandremovethemicroSDcardcover.
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2.PressthemicroSDcardtoejectitfromtheslotthenslideitouttherestoftheway.
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RemovingthemicroSDcardwhilethephoneison
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IfyouneedtoremovethemicroSDcardwhilethephoneison,unmountthemicroSDcard
firsttopreventcorruptingordamagingthefilesinthemicroSDcard.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.OrpressMenu>Settings.
2.TapStorage>UnmountSDcard>OK.
3.RemovethemicroSDcardbyfollowingthestepsin“SDcardsafetoremove”.
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TurningPhoneOnorOff
Turningyourphoneon
1.PressandholdPower/Lock.
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NOTE
Thefirsttimeyouuseyourphoneyou’llneedtosetitup.SeetheGettingStartedchapterfordetails.
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Turningyourphoneoff
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1.Ifthedisplayisoff,pressPower/Locktoturnitbackon.
2.PressandholdPower/Lockforafewseconds.
3.WhenPhoneoptionsmenuappears,tap Poweroff>OK.
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PhoneOptions
Silentmode
1.Pressandhold Power/LocktodisplayPhoneOptions.
2.TapSilentmode.
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•WhenyouselectSilentmode,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.Ringtones,alerts,andall

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audiblesoundsexceptmediaandalarmsaresilenced.
NOTE
Toturnsilentmodeoff,pressandhold Power/LockandthentapSilentmodeagain.
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Airplanemode
1.PressandholdPower/LocktodisplayPhoneOptions.
2.TapAirplanemode.
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•WhenyousetAirplanemode,isdisplayedintheStatusbar.Wi‐Fi,Bluetooth,andmobile
networkfunctionsarealldisabled.
NOTE
Toturnairplanemodeoff,pressandholdPower/LockandthentapAirplanemodeagain.

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TouchscreenGestures

TapToselectonscreenitemssuchasapplicationandsettingsiconsorpress
onscreenbuttons,simplytouchthemwithyourfinger.
TapandholdToopenavailableoptionsfortheitem,simplytouchandholdyourfingeronthe
screenovertheitem.
SwipeorslideQuicklydragyourfingerverticallyorhorizontallyacrossthescreen.
DragTapandholdyourfingerbeforeyoustarttodrag.Whiledragging,donot
releaseyourfingeruntiltheitemreachesyourdesiredlocation.
FlickFlickingthescreenissimilartoswiping,butyouonlyneedtoswipeyourfinger
inlighterandquickerstrokes.Thisfingergestureisalwaysinavertical
direction,suchasflickingthroughthecontactsorthemessagelists.
RotateFormostscreens,youcanautomaticallychangethescreenorientationfrom
portraittolandscapebyturningthephonesideways.Whenenteringtext,you
canturnthephonesidewaystobringupabiggeron‐screenkeyboard.

UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard
Youcanentertextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.Someapplicationsopenthekeyboard
automatically.Inothers,tapanywhereinatextfieldtoopenthekeyboard.

1.Tapeachletterontheon‐screenkeypad.
2.Tapandholdaletterforadditionalkeyoptions(notallkeyshaveadditionaloptions).
Additionalkeyoptionsincludenumbersandletterswithaccentmarks.Ifoptionsareavailable,
youwillseeaboxwithalltheoptionsshown.Slideyourfingertoselectthecharacteryouwant.
3.Continueuntilyouhavefinishedtheword.
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Youcan also usethefollowingicons:

1. Changecaps.
2. SwitchbetweenSymbolmodeand
ABC/Numbermode.
3. DeleteCharacters
4. Insertaspace

NOTE
TohidetheAndroidkeyboard,press Back . 

ToaccesstheAndroidkeyboardsettings,tapandholdandselect.

Changingthekeyboardlanguage
Ifyou’veselectedmorethanonekeyboardlanguage,theactivekeyboardlanguageisdisplayed
ontheSpacebar.Youcanswitchlanguageseasilyasfollows:
1.Tapandhold.

2.Withoutliftingyourfinger,moveittotheleftorrightuntilthelanguageyouwantappears
inthecenterofthesmallwindowabove .
3.Liftyourfinger.

Ifyouhavemanylanguagesavailable,youmayhavetorepeattheabovestepstoreachyourdesired
language.

VoiceInput
Youcanusevoiceinputtoentertext.VoiceinputisanexperimentalfeatureusingGoogle’sspeech‐
recognitionservice.YoumusthaveadataconnectiononamobileorWi‐Finetworktousevoice
input.


Turningonvoiceinput
Iftheonscreenkeyboarddoesnotdisplay ,voiceinputisnotturnedonoryouhaveconfiguredit
todisplayonlyonthesymbolkeyboard.
1.FromtheHomescreen,tap Applications>Settings.OrpressMenu>Settings.
2.TapLanguage&keyboard>Androidkeyboard.

•Youcanalsotapandholdontheonscreenkeyboard.Inthealternatemenuthatopens,tap
Inputoptions>Androidkeyboardsettings.
3.TapVoiceinput.

4.Taptheoptionforwhereyouwanttheiconplaced(OnmainkeyboardorOnsymbols
keyboard).OrtapOfftoturnoffvoiceinput.
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Enteringtextbyspeaking
Youcanentertextbyspeaking,inmostplacesthatyoucanentertextwiththeAndroidkeyboard.
1.Tapatextfield.
2.Taptheonthekeyboard.
3.Whenpromptedto“Speaknow,”speakwhatyouwanttoenter.

•Say“comma,”“period,”“questionmark”or“exclamationpoint”toenterpunctuation.

•Whenyoupause,whatyouspokeistranscribedbythespeech‐recognitionservice,enteredin
thetextfieldandunderlined.Youcantaptoerasetheunderlinedtext.Ifyoustarttypingor
enteringmoretextbyspeaking,theunderlinedisappears.

•Youcanedittheonscreentextbytypingorspeaking.

Adding,EditingorDeletingWordsintheUserDictionary
Sometimesyoumayneedtoaddawordtothepredictivetextdictionary,forexample,anameora
specializedtechnicalword.IfyouwanttoaddawordtoyourUserdictionarywhileenteringtext,
doubletapthewordtohighlightit,thentapandholdthewordandselectAdd**todictionary.

Addingawordmanually
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.OrpressMenu>Settings.
2.TapLanguage&keyboard>Userdictionary.
3.PressMenu>Add.
4.Typetheword>tapOK.


Editingordeletingaword
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.OrpressMenu>Settings.
2.TapLanguage&keyboard>Userdictionary.

•Toeditwordsfromthedictionary,tapthewordyouwanttoedit>Edit>Edittheword>Tap
OK.

•Todeletewordsfromthedictionary,tapthewordyouwanttodelete>Delete.

EditingText

Youcanselectcopyorcutthetextyou’veentered,thenpasteitinanothertextfieldwithintheuser
interface.

NOTE Someapplicationsmayofferdifferenttexteditingmethods.

Selectingtext
1.Tapthetextfield.
2.Movethecursortothebeginningorendofthedesiredtextbytappinginthelocationyouwant

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thecursor.
3.Tapandholdthetextfield.
4.TapSelectwordinthepopupmenu.

•OrtapSelectalltoselectallthetextinthetextfield.

5.Dragyourfingertomovethetextcursortoaletterwithinthetextthatyouwanttoselect.The
selectedtextishighlightedinorange.

Cuttingandcopyingthetext
1.Selectthetexttocutorcopyit.
2.Tapandholdtheselectedtext.
3.TapCutorCopyinthemenuthatopens.

•IfyoutapCut,theselectedtextisremovedfromthetextfield.Inthiscase,thetextissavedto
theclipboard,sothatyoucanpasteitintoanothertextfield.
NOTE Besuretoonlycutonesectionoftextatatime,astheclipboardonlysavesasingletextstring.

Pastingthetext
1.Cutorcopythetexttopaste.
2.Tapthetextfieldwhereyouwanttopastethetextandmovethecursortoyourdesiredlocation.

•Youcanpastetextthatyoucopiedfromoneapplicationintothetextfieldinanyother
application.
3.TapandholdthenselectPasteinthepopupmenu.

•Thetextisinsertedafterthecursor.Thetextalsoremainsintheclipboard,soyoucanpaste
thatsametextintoanotherlocation.

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GettingStarted
GoogleAccount

YoumustsignintoaGoogleaccounttouseGmail,GoogleCalendar,andotherGoogle
applications;todownloadapplicationsfromGooglePlayStore;tobackupyoursettingstoGoogle
servers;andtotakeadvantageofotherGoogleservicesonyourphone.

RegisteringaGoogleaccount

Gmail,GooglePlayStore,andotherapplicationsrequireavalidGoogleaccountforuse.Youwillbe
promptedtologinintoGooglethefirsttimeyouusetheseapplications.
1.TapSignintoregisteryourGoogleaccount.
•Ifyoudon’thaveaGoogleaccount,tapCreateinstead.Seethenextsectionformoredetails.
2.EnteryourGoogleaccountUsernameandPassword>TapSignin.

CreatinganewGoogleaccount
1.TapCreate>EnterFirstname,LastnameandUsername>TapNext.
2.EnterapasswordintotheTypeapassword,Confirmpasswordfields,andthentapNext.
•Passwordtip:Yourpasswordmustbeaminimumof8charactersinlength.
3.SelectSecurityquestionandentertheAnswer,whichwillbeneededifyouforgetyour
passwordandthenenteraSecondaryEmail>Create.
4.ReadthroughGoogleTermsofService>TapIagree,Next.
5.Enterthelettersshownonthescreen>TapNext>TapFinish.

AddingaGoogleaccount
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapAccounts&sync>Addaccount.
3.TapGoogle>TapNext.
4.TapSignintoregisteryourGoogleaccount.
5.EnteryourGoogleaccountUsernameandPassword>TapSignin>Finish.
•TheU670CsupportsmultipleGoogleaccounts.
•IfyouhavethesamecontactacrossmultipleGoogleaccounts,youcanmergeduplicatesintoa
singleiteminthecontactlist.

RemovingaGoogleaccount
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings.
2.TapAccounts&sync.
3.Selecttheaccounttobedeleted>TapRemoveaccount>Removeaccount.
•Allinformationassociatedwiththataccountwillbedeleted.Thisincludescontacts,emails,
messages,calendarevents,etc.AtleastoneGoogleaccountisrequiredfornormalphone

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operation.
NOTE ThephonemustberesettoremoveasolitaryGoogleaccount.

GettingtoKnowtheHomeScreen

TheHomescreenisdisplayedwhenthedeviceisinidlemode.Youcanaddyourfavoriteapps,
shortcuts,foldersandwidgetstotheHomescreensothey’reonlyatapaway.

TheHomescreenisactuallyfiveseparatescreens.Slideyourfingertheleftorrightandyou’ll
discovermorespacetoaddicons,widgets,andmore.PressHometoreturntothecenterHome
screen.




PreviewingtheHomescreens

1.FromanyHomescreen,tapandholdApps.
2.WhenyouchooseadesiredHomescreen,thedisplayshiftstotheselectedHomescreen.

CustomizingtheHomeScreen

TheHomescreensanddisplaywallpaperarecustomizable.

Homescreencustomizationoptions
1.OpentheHomescreenyouwanttocustomize.
2.PressMenu>Add.OrjusttapandholdanemptyareaontheHomescreen.
3.Onthemenuthatappears,selectfromthefollowingchoices:
Shortcuts:CanincludefunctionslikeApplications,Bookmark,Contact,Directdial,Direct
message,Directions&Navigation,Email,Gmaillabel,Musicplaylistand
Settings.
Widgets:CanincludefunctionslikeAnalogclock,Calendar,Digitalclock,GoogleSearch,
Homescreentips,Latitude,Market,Music,News&Weather,Pictureframe,
PowerControl,Traffic,andWorldclock.

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Folders:Ifyoucreateanewfolder,youcandragiconsintothefoldertoorganizethem.
YoucanalsoselectAllcontacts,Bluetoothreceived,Contactswithphone
numbersorStarredcontacts.
Wallpapers:YoucanchoosefromyourGalleryphotos,IDwallpapers,Livewallpapersor
Wallpaperstochangethedisplaybackground.
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MovinganitemontheHomescreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdtheitemyouwanttomoveuntilitvibrates.Don’tliftyour
finger.
2.DragtheitemtoanewlocationontheHomescreen.
3.Liftyourfingeratthelocationwhereyouwanttheitem.
ToaddashortcutforanyapplicationtoaHomescreen,tapApps,tapandholdtheitem,then
dragitontoaHomescreen.

RemovinganitemfromtheHomescreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapandholdanitemuntilitvibrates.Don’tliftyourfinger.TheTrash 
iconwillappearatthebottomofthedisplay.
2.Dragtheitemto .
3.Whentheitemturnsred,liftyourfinger.
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ChangingtheWallpaperoftheHomescreen
1.FromtheHomescreen,press Menu>Wallpaper.Orjusttapandholdanyemptyarea
onaHomescreen> Wallpapers.
2.Taponeofthefollowing:
Gallery:Chooseaphotofromyourcameragalleryormemorycardstorage.You
cancroptheimagebeforesettingitasthewallpaper.
IDwallpapers:ChoosefromtheavailablewallpapersthatwereincludedinyourMobile
IDpack.
Livewallpapers:Choosefrompre‐loadedanimatedwallpapers.Additionallivewallpapers
canbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStore.
Wallpapers:Choosefromthepre‐loadedanimatedorstaticwallpapers.Additional
wallpaperscanbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStore.

3.TapSaveorSetwallpaper.

Renamingafolder
1.Tapthefoldertoopenit.
2.Tapandholdthetitlebarofthefolderwindow.
3.Enteranewnameinthedialogboxthatappears,andthentapOK.

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EssentialDisplayIcons
Statusicons
YoucantellalotaboutyourphonewhenyouunderstandtheiconsintheStatusbar.Here’swhat
eachonemeans:


Signalstrength


Synchronizedwiththeweb

Nosignal

GPSisactive

3Gnetworkconnected

Vibrateonlymode

Wi‐Fisignalstrength

Speakerphoneison

Airplanemode

Silentmode‐noaudioorvibration

Datasynchronizing

Microphoneismuted



Bluetoothison

~ 
Itindicatesthatbatteryisremaining
(Emptytofullchargestates)

Bluetoothdeviceconnected ConnectedtoacomputerviaUSB
cable


Notificationicons

NotificationiconsintheStatusbaralertyoutoitemsthatmayrequireyourattentionsuchasnew
messages,calendareventreminders,missedcallnotifications,etc.Here’swhateachonemeans:


Callinprogress

Downloadingdata

Missedcall

Uploadingdata(animated)

CallDiverted

GeneralWarningIcon

More(notdisplayed)notifications

NomicroSDcardinstalled

NewGoogleTalkinstantmessage

MicroSDcardisbeingprepared

Newvoicemail

Upcomingevent

Newmessage

Alarmisset

NewGmail

Wi‐Fiisonandwirelessnetworks
areavailable

Connectedtoordisconnectedfrom
VPN

Songisplaying

NewEmail

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NotificationsPanel

Whenyoureceiveanewnotification,aniconwillbedisplayedinyourstatusbaratthetopofyour
screen.

ViewingandrespondingtoNotifications
1.TapandholdStatusbar,andthenslideyourfingerdownwardtoopentheNotificationspanel.




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2.Ifyouhavemultiplenotifications,youmayneedtoscrolltoseethemall.
3.Tapanotificationtorespondtoit.

ClosingtheNotificationspanel

Dragthebottombarofthepanelup.OrjustpressBack.

Opening&SwitchingBetweenApplications
OpeningandclosingtheApplicationsList
1.FromtheHomescreen,tapApps.
2.Toclose,press HomeorBack.
