Huawei U8230 Mobile Phone
User Guide
 Safety Precautions Notice and Copyright
Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone
 SMS and MMS Email
Displaying the Keyboard Panel Customizing Keyboard Settings
GPRS/3G Wi-Fi Browser Bluetooth Modem Behaviour
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 Appendix
 Safety Precautions
Reading Before Proceeding
 Reading Before Proceeding
 Reading Before Proceeding
 Trademarks and Permissions
 No Warranty
 Import and Export Regulations
 Phone at a Glance
Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone
Mobile Phone View
 Menu
 Key Functions at Your Fingertips
 It takes two steps to install your SIM card
Installing Your Mobile Phone
Installing the SIM Card
 Remove the battery cover Insert the SIM card
Installing the Battery
Charging the Battery
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 Important Information About the Battery
 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone
Powering On Your Mobile Phone
Important settings
 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone
 Touch Power off
Using the Touchscreen
Powering Off Your Mobile Phone
Touchscreen Actions
 Locking the Screen
Locking and Unlocking the Screen
Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen
Unlocking the Screen
 Canvas is like a desktop
Canvas
Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen
 Canvas Screen
 Call in progress
Notifications and Status Information
Notification and Status Icons
 Connected to
 Notification Panel
 Extending the Canvas
 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone
 Adding a New Screen Item
Customizing the Screen
Expand the desktop Desktop cannot be expanded at this time
 Moving a Screen Item
Removing a Screen Item
 Widgets
 Creating a Folder
Folders
Touch your desired widget
 Renaming a Folder
 On the Canvas screen, press the Menu button, and then touch
Changing the Wallpaper
Changing a Theme
Wallpapers
 Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage
Using a microSD Card
Installing the microSD Card
 Touch Settings
Removing the microSD
 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone
 Calling
Making a Call
 Press or touch to initiate the call
Making a Call with the Dialer
Touch Dialer to display the dialer
 Contacts, and Favorites
Touch to switch between Dialer, Call log
Dialing Panel
 Touch Contacts to display the contact list
Making a Call from Contacts
Making a Call from Call log
Touch Call log to display the call log
 Answering and Rejecting a Call
Answering an Incoming Call
 Rejecting an Incoming Call
Other Operations During a Call
Ending a Call
Making a Conference Call
 Key
 Adding an entry to Contacts
Using Call log
Switching Between Calls
To end the conference call and disconnect everyone, press
 Using the Airplane Mode
 Contacts
Opening the Contacts Application
 Contacts
Importing Contacts from a SIM Card
Adding a Contact
Contacts list, press Menu , and then touch Create contact
 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites
 Contacts list, press Menu , and then touch Search
Searching for a Contact
Editing a Contact
 Contact Editing Screen
 Viewing Contact Details
 Contact details
 Connecting Through Quick Contact for Android
Communicating with Your Contacts
 Quick Contact for Android
 Delete, and then touch Delete contact in the options menu
Deleting a Contact
Communicating with a Contact
 Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact
 Choosing an Input Method
Using the Onscreen Keyboard
Displaying the Keyboard Panel
Touch Input method
 Using the TouchPal Keyboard Panel
Displays the list of candidate words. Touch a word
 Switching the Keyboard Layout
 Using the Onscreen Keyboard
 Using the Android Keyboard
 Prediction While typing Key press
Customizing Keyboard Settings
Using the Landscape Keyboard
Sound
 Layout
Switch layout
Vibration
Landscape
 Correct
Symbols
Predict next
Mistyping
 Sound on
Vibrate on
Keypress
Quick fixes
 Auto- complete
 Messaging
SMS and MMS
 Touch on the Home screen Touch Messaging
Opening Messaging
Creating and Sending a Text Message
Touch Messaging New message
 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message
Press Menu to display the options panel
 Slides
Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message
Adding a Slideshow
Message list, touch the message thread to open it
 Replying to a Message
Customizing the Message Settings
Message list, press Menu , and then touch Settings to
 Adding an Email Account
 Viewing an Email Message
Adding Other Email Accounts
 Email Message Screen
 Replying to an Email Message
When you are finished, touch Send
Creating and Sending an Email Message
 Touch Remove account
Changing Email Account Settings
Deleting an Email Account
Touch OK
 Messaging
 Getting Connected
Checking the Network Connection
 Turning On Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Turning on the Data Service
Connecting to a Wireless Network
 Browser
 Opening the Browser
 Opening a Web
 Managing Bookmarks
Setting a Home
Touch More Settings Set home
A browser window, press Menu
 Settings
Bluetooth
Customizing the Browser Settings
Opening a Bookmark
 Turning On Bluetooth
Pairing and Connecting a Bluetooth Device
 Sending Files via Bluetooth
Scan for devices to scan for
 Modem Behaviour
Disconnecting or Unpairing a Bluetooth Device
Touch Settings Wireless & networks Bluetooth settings
Touch Disconnect or Unpair to disconnect the device
 On the PC, choose Start My Computer
 Opening Your Camera
Entertainment
Taking Photos and Recording Videos
Press on the picture capture screen to close the camera
 Capture Screen
 Viewing Your Photos
Open your camera and switch to the camera mode
Taking a Photo
 Shooting a Video
 Using the Gallery
Viewing Your Videos
 Opening the Gallery
 Viewing a Picture
Rotating a Picture
 Enjoying Music
Cropping a Picture
 Touch Music to display the media library
Copying Music to the microSD Card
Opening the Media Library
Playlists
 Touch and hold to search for information
Playing Music
Music Player Screen
 Adding Music to a Playlist
Playing a Playlist
 Touch Play to play the playlist
 Google Services
Creating a Google Account
 Using Gmail
 Creating and Sending an Email
Switching Between Accounts
Opening Gmail
 Touch Reply, Reply to all, or Forward
Replying To or Forwarding an Email
Searching for an Email
 Enter the search keywords in the box, and then touch
Customizing Your Gmail Settings
Mail list, press Menu , and then touch Settings
 Touch Talk to open the application
Using Talk
Opening Talk
 Starting a Chat
Adding a Friend
Accepting an Invitation
Friends list, press Menu , and then touch Add friend
 Ringtone
Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages
Notifications
 Enabling Location Source
Using Maps
Signing Out of Talk
Touch Location & security
 Getting Directions
Opening Maps
Searching for Places of Interest
 Searching for a Video
Using YouTube
Opening YouTube
On the YouTube screen, press Menu , and then touch Search
 Opening Market
Using Market
Sharing a Video
Touch Market
 Installing an Application
Searching for Applications
 Uninstalling an Application
On the Market screen, touch Downloads
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 Synchronizing Information
Managing Your Accounts
 Adding an Account
Touch the kind of account to add
 Removing an Account
 Customizing Your Account Synchronization
Confirm that you want to remove the account
 Configuring General Sync Settings
Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings
 Using the PC Suite to Synchronize
 Opening the Calendar
Using Other Applications
Using the Calendar
Touch Calendar to open the application
 Calendar Panel
 Creating an Event
On any calendar view, touch Menu . Then touch New event to
 On any calendar view, touch Menu . Then touch More Settings
Setting an Event Reminder
Customizing the Calendar Settings
 You can set a new alarm or modify an existing alarm
Using the Alarm
Opening the Alarm
Touch Alarm to use your mobile phone alarm
 Alarm List Screen
 On the alarm list screen, touch Menu , and then touch Add
Adding an Alarm
Setting an Alarm
Alarm
 Using Sound Recorder
Customizing Alarm Settings
 Sound Recorder Screen
 Starting a Recording
Using the File Manager
Setting a Voice Clip as a Ringtone
Touch Set as ringtone
 Opening the File Manager
 Folder
Creating a Folder
Moving or Copying a File
Enter the name of the new folder in the text box Touch Save
 Paste to move or copy the file to the selected path
Doing a Quick Search for a File
Viewing Your Memory Status
On the File Manager screen, touch Menu to open the options
 Switching to the Advanced panel
Using the Calculator
Using the Notepad
Opening the Calculator
 After editing, press Menu , and then touch Save
 Managing Your Mobile Phone
Setting the Date and Time
To configure your mobile phone, touch Settings
 Setting the Display
Adjusting the Screen Brightness
 Turning On Silent Mode
Setting Ringers
Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off
Adjusting the Ringer Volume
 On the Settings screen, touch Sound & display Media volume
Adjusting the Media Volume
On the Settings screen, touch Sound & display Ringer volume
 Customizing Call Settings
Setting Phone Services
Setting Your Phone to Vibrate for Incoming Calls
Changing the Phone Ringtone
 Switching off the Data Service
Turning on Data Roaming
 Installing Voice Data
Setting Text-to-Speech
Switching on Always-on Mobile Data
 Protecting Your Mobile Phone
Adjusting the Speech Rate
On the Settings screen, touch Text-to-speech Speech rate
Turning on Your SIM Card PIN
 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock
To change the SIM card PIN at any time, touch Change SIM PIN
 Viewing an Installed Application
Managing Applications
 Backing Up My Settings
Resetting Your Mobile Phone
Removing an Installed Application
Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory
 Restoring Factory Data
On the Settings screen, touch Privacy Factory data reset
Upgrading the Software Version
 Downloading the Upgrade Package
Preparing for the Upgrade
 Upgrading the Software through the microSD Card
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 Medical Device
Appendix
Electronic Device
 Potentially Explosive Atmosphere
 Traffic Security
 Operating Environment
 Battery and Charger
Safety of Children
Accessories
Prevention of Hearing Damage
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 Cleaning and Maintenance
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 This device meets guidelines for exposure to radio waves
Emergency Call
Certification Information SAR
 Disposal and Recycling Information
 Reduction of Hazardous Substances
 EU Regulatory Conformance
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 Numerics
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 Make a call from the call log
Keyboard settings
Home key functions
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Quick Contact for Android
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