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