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Page 1: User Guide
User Guide HUAWEI Ascend G 312 Welcome to HUAWEI... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Read Before Proceeding ............1 1.1 Safety Precautions............... 1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security ........2 1.3 Legal Notice................. 3 2 Getting Started...............6 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips..........6 2.2 Important Information About the Battery........6 2.3 Power Saving Tips ..............7 2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ........... - Page 3 4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts........23 4.10 Managing Groups ..............24 4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts..........25 4.12 Sending Contacts ..............26 5 Text Input................26 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............26 5.2 Choosing an Input Method............26 5.3 Using the Android Keyboard............27 5.4 Editing Text................
- Page 4 8.3 Viewing an Email Message............38 8.4 Saving an Email Attachment............39 8.5 Creating and Sending an Email Message ......... 39 8.6 Replying to an Email Message ..........39 8.7 Deleting an Email Account............39 8.8 Changing Email Account Settings ..........40 9 Entertainment ..............40 9.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos ........
- Page 5 13 Managing Your Mobile Phone ...........61 13.1 Setting the Date and Time ............61 13.2 Setting the Display..............62 13.3 Setting Ringers ................ 62 13.4 Setting Phone Services ............63 13.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech............. 64 13.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone ..........64 13.7 Managing Applications.............
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Page 6: Read Before Proceeding
1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. -
Page 7: Personal Information And Data Security
Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station. -
Page 8: Legal Notice
• Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. • Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application providers. • Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third- party may be able to share your location information. -
Page 9: Trademarks And Permissions
® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. - Page 10 Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation.
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Page 11: Getting Started
2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone's actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. •... -
Page 12: Power Saving Tips
battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to power the phone on. • As it ages, the battery's performance will degrade, in particular it will not hold charge as it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than usual after being charged properly, replace the battery with a new one of the same type. -
Page 13: Power On Or Off Your Mobile Phone
2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2.4.1 Powering Your Mobile Phone On Press and hold . If you have protected your mobile phone with a personal identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone. -
Page 14: Using The Touchscreen
2.4.6 Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone's wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode. 1. Press and hold 2. Touch Airplane mode in the options menu. 2.5 Using the Touchscreen 2.5.1 Touchscreen Actions Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item,... -
Page 15: Locking And Unlocking The Screen
2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 2.6.1 Locking the Screen • When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls. • If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically. 2.6.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. -
Page 16: Home Screen
3. Ensure that your face is at the center of the capture screen, and then wait for the phone to capture a photo. After a photo has been taken, touch Continue. 4. Choose an unlock method, and configure the unlock settings. If face identification fails, unlock the phone using the alternative method you have selected. - Page 17 Connected to EDGE EDGE in use mobile network Connected to 3G mobile 3G in use network Roaming Airplane mode Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Vibration mode Ringer silenced Call muted Charging battery Battery full Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed call Alarm enabled New mail from Gmail...
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Page 18: Notification Panel
Phone storage space is Sign-in or synchronization getting low problem Preparing the mircoSD More undisplayed card notifications Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on USB tethering on Disconnected from a Connected to a VPN 2.7.2 Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. -
Page 19: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen
2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 10:23 Touch to view thumbnails Flick your finger left or right across the Home of the Home screen and its screen. extensions. Touch a thumbnail to open the screen. 2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. -
Page 20: Applications And Widgets
Managing Folders on the Home Screen • To create a folder: Drag an application icon onto another application icon to create a new folder that contains both icons. • To rename a folder: On the Home screen, touch a folder, and then touch the folder name field beneath it. -
Page 21: Using A Microsd Card
2.8.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen 1. On the application screen, touch 2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen. 3. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired location, and then release it. To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3. -
Page 22: Calling
when you have finished transferring files. 2.9.2 Removing the microSD Card 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch Storage > Unmount SD card. 3. Carefully remove the microSD card. 3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. -
Page 23: Answering Or Rejecting A Call
2. Touch to display the contacts saved on your mobile phone. Select a contact to place a call. 3.1.3 Making a Call from the Call Log 1. On the Home screen, touch > Phone, and then touch to display the call log. -
Page 24: Ending A Call
Drag to the right to answer the call. 3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. You can also drag to the message icon to reject the call and send a message to the caller. -
Page 25: Other Operations During A Call
3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers. -
Page 26: People
Call recordings will be saved to the microSD card if it is available; if not, they will be saved to the phone memory. Generally, call recordings are saved in the record folder in the root directory. If the call ends while being recorded, the recording will automatically stop and be saved. -
Page 27: Adding A Contact
4.3 Adding a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch 2. From the screen displayed, create a contact in your mobile phone, SIM card or your account. Add a new account if you do not have one. 3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information such as phone numbers and address. -
Page 28: Communicating With Your Contacts
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts You can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) message to a contact's default phone number. You can also open details to view a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This section describes how to communicate with a contact when viewed in your contacts list. -
Page 29: Managing Groups
4.9.1 Using a microSD Card to Back Up Contacts Backing Up Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. From the displayed menu, touch Export to storage. After touching Export to storage, a message is displayed to show the storage location of the .vcf file to which your contacts will be exported. -
Page 30: Joining And Separating Contacts
1. In the groups list, touch the group that you want to edit, and then touch > Edit. 2. Make the desired changes to the group information, and then touch DONE. To cancel all changes you made to the group information, touch >... -
Page 31: Sending Contacts
1. On the Home screen, touch > People. 2. Touch the joint contact to be separated. 3. Touch Manage joined contacts. 4. Select the contact to be separated from the joint contact. The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in People. 4.12 Sending Contacts You can send contact information as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Email. -
Page 32: Using The Android Keyboard
5.3 Using the Android Keyboard q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k Touch to delete a character z x c v b n m to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all ?123 characters to the left of the... -
Page 33: Using The Landscape Keyboard
• : Copy the selected text. Touch and hold the text. Drag the grab points to select text you want to copy. Touch this button to copy the text. After the text is copied, touch a blank area in the text field to display . -
Page 34: Creating And Sending A Multimedia Message
2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch to select a contact from People. As you enter the phone number or the contact's name, the phone displays possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list of possible matches or continue entering. -
Page 35: Opening And Viewing A Multimedia Message
6.3.1 Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option. 1. On the message composing screen, touch to display the options panel. 2. Touch Slideshow, and then select a slide to edit. 3. -
Page 36: Getting Connected
7 Getting Connected 7.1 Mobile Networks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator's 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM/UIM card must be inserted (some CDMA mobile phones have an integrated UIM card and do not need a separate UIM card) 7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection 1. -
Page 37: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection
7.2.1 Turning On Wi-Fi 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the button next to Wi-Fi. 7.2.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi to display the Wi-Fi screen. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks. -
Page 38: Controlling Data Usage
1. Connect a USB cable to a computer. The computer will automatically recognize the phone. 2. Choose Start > My Computer, and then double-click Mobile Partner. 3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp folder. Double-click the link DownloadActiveSync.url. 4. -
Page 39: Browser
On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Data usage to configure the data usage settings: • Touch Mobile data to turn on or off the mobile data function. The mobile data function must be turned on to configure data control and query data usage. •... -
Page 40: Setting A Home Page
• Refresh: Touch to refresh the current webpage. • Forward: Touch to navigate to the web page from which you returned to the current web page. 7.5.2 Opening a Webpage 1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the screen. 2. -
Page 41: Bluetooth
7.5.5 Customizing Browser Settings Customize the browser to suit your browsing style. Use Browser to set page content, privacy, and security preferences. In a browser window, touch , and then touch Settings. 7.6 Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth headset, or even transfer photos from your phone to your PC. -
Page 42: Dlna
Before using the Bluetooth, perform the following steps to pair your mobile phone with another Bluetooth device: 1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is enabled. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth.Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices in range. -
Page 43: Email
8 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone's Email application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. 8.1 Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email account. -
Page 44: Saving An Email Attachment
8.4 Saving an Email Attachment 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the email message you want to view. 2. Touch the attachment tab to display the attachment. 3. Touch Save to download the attachment. After being downloaded, the attachment is saved in the Download folder on the microSD card. -
Page 45: Changing Email Account Settings
8.8 Changing Email Account Settings You can change a number of account settings, including the email checking frequency, new mail notification method, and details about the account's email sending and receiving servers. Your account's incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using. -
Page 46: Taking A Photo
• Touch to close the camera. Drag up to take photos, drag down to record videos. Touch to take a photo. Auto Auto Thumbnail of last photo. Touch to preview the photos or videos. Touch to customize the camera settings. 9.1.2 Taking a Photo 1. -
Page 47: Using The Gallery
9.1.4 Recording a Video 1. Open the camera application, and then switch it to camcorder mode. 2. If necessary, change the camcorder settings. 3. Frame the scene with which you want to start your video. 4. Touch to start recording a video. 5. -
Page 48: Enjoying Music
2. Touch the picture to view it in full-screen mode. The picture viewer supports the automatic rotation function. When you rotate your mobile phone, the picture adjusts itself to the rotation. 9.2.3 Rotating a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operations panel. -
Page 49: Creating A Playlist
2. Touch the music file you want to play. Playlist screen Back Progress bar Music player controls While playing music, touch to return to the Home screen, the music will continue to play in the background and you can use other applications. Open the notifications panel and touch the playing music to return to the music playing screen. -
Page 50: Listening To The Fm Radio
9.4 Listening to the FM Radio The FM radio lets you listen to FM radio programs on your mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided wired stereo headset as its antenna, before opening the application, connect the headset to your phone's the audio jack. 9.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1. -
Page 51: Creating A Google Account
10.1 Creating a Google Account If you do not have a Google account, you can create one: 1. After reading the setup information, touch New. 2. Enter the first name, last name, and then touch Next. 3. Enter the user name for your Google account, and then touch Next. The mobile phone will connect to a Google server to check whether the username is available. -
Page 52: Replying To Or Forwarding An Email
10.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email 1. In the mail list, touch 2. Enter the message recipient's email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with commas. You can add as many message recipients as you want. -
Page 53: Talk
10.3 Talk Talk is Google's instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 10.3.1 Opening Talk On the Home screen, touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone. -
Page 54: Maps
Select the check box to receive a notification on the notification bar when you receive an instant message. notifications Touch to choose the ringtone used for a new instant Notification message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when ringtone you select it. -
Page 55: Youtube
10.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest 1. On the map, touch 2. Enter the place you want to search for in the search box, and then touch the Search icon. 3. Your search results will then be displayed. Touch a place you are interested in and the application will show where it is on the map. -
Page 56: Play Store
10.5.3 Sharing a Video From the video list on the YouTube screen, select a video clip and touch share the video. 10.6 Play Store Android Play Store provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. 10.6.1 Opening Play Store 1. -
Page 57: Synchronizing Information
10.6.3 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Play Store screen, touch > My Apps. 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone. 11 Synchronizing Information Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer. -
Page 58: Customizing Your Account Synchronization
example, you may need to know the account's domain or server address. 2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT. 3. Touch the kind of account to add. 4. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service to which you are connecting. -
Page 59: Using Other Applications
For some accounts, synchronization is bi-directional; changes that you make to the information on your mobile phone are made to the copy of that information on the web. Some accounts support only one-way synchronization; the information on your mobile phone is read-only. 11.2.1 Configuring General Synchronization Settings Touch the button at the top of the Accounts &... -
Page 60: All Backup
12.2 All Backup You can back up data using All Backup, which provides the following options: Backup, Restore, Quick backup, Scheduled backup, and Applications. To open All Backup, touch > All Backup on the Home screen. If a microSD card is inserted into your phone, the files backed up are stored in the HuaweiBackup folder on the card by default;... -
Page 61: Calendar
• Restore: Restore an application you have previously backed up. • Manage: Manage an application you have previously backed up. 12.3 Calendar Calendar enables you to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use. -
Page 62: Customizing Calendar Settings
2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder, or touch the reminder's button to delete an existing reminder. 3. Touch the reminder time, and then, from the list displayed, touch the length of time before the event when you want to be reminded. When the time comes, you will receive a notification about the event. -
Page 63: File Manager
12.4 File Manager File Manager is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting you organize, edit, and delete files and folders. 12.4.1 Opening File Manager On the Home screen, touch > File Manager to open the application. Before performing operations on the SD card list, ensure that a microSD card is inserted. -
Page 64: Clock
6. Touch to return to the file manager screen. 12.4.5 Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files and folders into .zip files, but can extract both .zip and .rar files. Compressing Files 1. -
Page 65: Calculator
12.5.1 Opening the Clock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. 12.5.2 Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms. Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch Add alarm. 2. -
Page 66: Notes
12.6.2 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel. 12.7 Notes Notes features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. -
Page 67: Setting The Display
13.2 Setting the Display 13.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Brightness. If you want to adjust the screen brightness manually, first clear the Automatic brightness checkbox. 2. Drag the slider left to make the screen darker, or right to make it brighter. 3. -
Page 68: Setting Phone Services
13.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound > Phone ringtone. 2. In the displayed list, select an option: • Ringtone: Select a preinstalled ringtone. The ringtone plays when selected. • Local music: Select the music stored in the phone or on the microSD card. The music plays when selected. -
Page 69: Configuring Text-To-Speech
2. Clear the Data enabled check box. 13.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech Use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of this feature. 13.5.1 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Language & input > Text-to-speech output > Speech rate. -
Page 70: Managing Applications
13.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN to lock your phone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Security > Screen lock > PIN. 2. Enter at least four characters. 3. Touch Continue. 4. -
Page 71: Resetting Your Mobile Phone
2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninstall. 13.7.3 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory • Move files and email attachments to the microSD card. • In Browser, clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history information. • Move applications to the microSD card. •... -
Page 72: Online Update
13.9 Online Update Your mobile phone has pre-installed the online update function. When there is new software available, the version information appears and prompts you to update. You can also touch Settings > About phone > Online update to check whether the new software is available. - Page 73 How Do I Disable Automatic Change of Screen Orientation When Rotating My Phone? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display, and then clear the Auto- rotate screen check box to disable this function. How Do I Set an Unlock Pattern? On the Home screen, touch >...
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