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Conventions Term Conventions This manual refers to HUAWEI C5600 CDMA 1X mobile phone as "the phone" or "your phone". Operation Conventions Operation Meaning Press and Press a key for two to three seconds and then release it. hold Press Press a key and release it quickly.
Table of Contents 1 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........1 Your Phone...................1 Interfaces....................2 Keys and Functions................3 Screen Icons ..................5 2 Getting Started ..............7 Installing the Battery................7 Installing the Micro SD Card...............7 Charging the Battery ................7 Powering On/Off the Phone..............8 Using the Function Menu ..............8 3 Voice Services ..............
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Entering Numbers ................15 Entering Symbols................16 5 SMS ................... 17 Writing and Sending a Message ............17 Reading a Message ................18 6 MMS.................. 20 Writing and Sending a Multimedia Message........20 Receiving a Multimedia Message............20 Viewing a Multimedia Message ............21 7 Contacts ................22 Adding a Contact ................22 Searching a Contact ................22 Searching a Contact by Location............23...
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Launching the Media Player ..............28 Selecting a Playlist................29 Playing Music ..................29 Setting the Equalizer ................30 11 Video Player..............31 Selecting a Video File ................31 Playing a Video File................31 12 Camera................33 Taking a Photos..................33 Previewing a Photo ................34 13 Video ................36 Recording a Video Clip..............36 Playing a Video Clip ................38 14 Recorder................
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Receiving Data Through the Bluetooth Connection......46 Other Bluetooth Operations...............47 17 Troubleshooting ............. 48 18 Warnings and Precautions ..........50...
Getting to Know Your Phone Your Phone Earpiece Volume Screen Control Keys Charger Interface / Data Cable Connector Navigation Keys Confirm Key Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Media Key Delete Key End / Power Key Talk/Send Key Camera Key Number Keys Strap Hole *Key...
Headset Jack Camera Micro SD Slot Interfaces Interface Description Charger interface Located at the right side of the phone. You can connect the charger or the data cable to it. /Data cable connecto Headset jack You can connect the headset to it. Micro SD card slot Located on the left side of the phone.
Keys and Functions Press… To… View the call log in the standby mode. Make a call or answer an incoming call. Power on or off the phone (by pressing and holding the key). End a call or reject an incoming call. Return to the standby mode.
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Press… To… Display Media Player in the standby mode. Launch the camera in the standby mode (by pressing and holding it). Enter numbers, letters, and symbols. … Call the voice mail center in the standby mode (by pressing and holding the 1 key). Speed-dial a phone number in the standby mode (by pressing and holding the 2-9 key).
Press… To… Display Menu in the standby mode. Confirm a selection. Screen Icons Icon Meaning Indicates the signal strength. The more the bars are, the stronger the signal is. CDMA2000 1X network is activated. There is an incoming call; a call is being set up; or the phone is in conversation.
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Icon Meaning The General profile is activated. The Silence profile is activated. The Meeting profile is activated. The Outdoor profile is activated. The My Profile 1 is activated. The My Profile 2 is activated. Indicates the battery power level. The more the bars are, the more power of the battery is left.
Getting Started Installing the Battery Installing the Micro SD Card Install the micro SD card correctly to avoid damaging your phone or the micro SD card. Charging the Battery To charge the battery, do as follows: Connect the charger to the charger interface at the bottom of the phone.
Connect the charger to an AC power socket. During the charging, appears on the upper right corner of the screen in an animated status. Wait until the phone is fully charged. becomes static, the battery is fully charged. Disconnect the charger from the AC power socket. Disconnect the charger from the phone.
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In the standby mode, press (Menu). Press to select the desired function menu. Press (Select) or to display the selected menu. Display the submenu in either of the following ways: Press to select a submenu, and then press (Select) or to display the selected submenu.
Voice Services Making a Call In the standby mode, enter the phone number. To make an international call, press twice to enter the international long distance code of "+". Then, enter the number to be dialed in the "country code + region code + phone number" format. To call a number through an extension, press three times to insert "P", or press...
Answering a Call When there is an incoming call, you can press (Answer) to answer it; or press to reject it. When there is an incoming call, you can press (Silence) to mute the speaker, and then press (Reject) again to reject it. If the phone is in the Silence mode, you can press (Reject) to reject it.
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This function is available only after the call is set up. You cannot mute/unmute the ringtone. Start Record: Allow you to record the call, you can select This Side or The Other Side. Save Number: Allows you to enter a phone number and save it to the phonebook.
Text Entry Text Input Modes The indicator of the current input mode is displayed on the upper left corner of the screen. You can press to change the input modes. Indicator Text Input Mode Smart English Smsp Smart Spanish Spanish Alphabetical Text English Alphabetical Text Number In the editing mode, press...
Entering English Smart English Input You can enter English letters as follows: Corresponding to the sequence of the word, press the key labeled with the desired letter once. Then the phone displays the commonly used words according to the numeric sequence of key presses. Press to view alternative words.
enter the first letter on the key, twice to enter the second letter on the key, and so on. to switch between the uppercase When you enter letters, press and lowercase of the highlighted letter. If the letter you want to enter is on the same key as the previous one, you can enter the latter only after the cursor appears again or press move the cursor to the next space.
In the "En" input mode, press a number key and then press until the number appears. Entering Symbols In any input mode, you can enter a symbol as follows: Press to display a symbol list. Press to select a symbol. Press or press the corresponding number key to enter the symbol.
Writing and Sending a Message To write and send a message, do as follows: Select Menu > Messages > SMS > Create Message. You can also access the Create Message menu by pressing and holding in the standby mode. Write a message with entering up to 160 English letters or 160 Spanish letters.
recipient receives your message, the callback number can be viewed and provided for calling back. Select Activate and enter the phone number. Press in the text editing screen to send the message directly, or select Options > Send to send the message. Enter the phone number of a recipient.
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Delete: Allows you to delete the message. Delete Multiple: Allows you to delete multiple messages at a time. Forward: Allows you to forward the message. Extract: Allows you to extract the number contained in the message, or the number of the message sender. You can select Edit Before Call, Call or Save the number.
Writing and Sending a Multimedia Message Select Menu >Messages> MMS > New Message. Enter the content of a multimedia message (MMS) in the following fields: Recipient: Allows you to enter the recipients of message. You can add up to 20 recipients. Subject: Allows you to enter the subject of message.
If MMS > Settings > Receive options > Download timing setting is Automatic, the MMS will be downloaded in Inbox directly. Viewing a Multimedia Message Do the following to view messages stored in the inbox: Select Menu > MESSAGES > MMS > Inbox. Press to view messages.
Contacts Adding a Contact To add a contact, do as follows: Select Menu > CONTACTS > Add New. Press to enter information in Name, and then press (OK). Enter the necessary information of contact. You can enter information in Mobile Number, Home Number, Office Number, and Fax Number(At least one number field is required).
Edit: Allows you to edit the contact. Add New: Allows you to add a new contact. Send Message: Allows you to send a message to the contact. Send Via Bluetooth: Allows you to send a contact by Bluetooth. Delete: Allows you to delete the contact. Call: Allows you to making a call to the contact.
Alarm Clock After the alarm clock is enabled, the phone notifies you at the specified time. You can set up to five alarm clocks. Enabling an Alarm Clock Select Menu > TOOLS > Alarms. Press to select an alarm clock. Press (On) to turn on the alarm clock, or press to set...
When the alarm clock alerts, press (Stop) to stop it or press (Snooze) to snooze it for five minutes. If nothing is done to the alarm clock when it alerts, it stops temporarily after 45 seconds and alerts again five minutes later. It alerts five times before it stops thoroughly.
Security Enabling/Disabling the Phone Lock The phone lock protects your phone from unauthorized use. The phone lock function is not enabled when you purchase the phone. You can change the default phone lock code "1234" to any numeric string of 4 to 8 digits. Select Menu >...
Locking the Keypad When the keypad is locked, you can still answer an incoming call or make emergency calls by pressing Manually Locking the Keypad In the standby mode, press and hold to lock the keypad. Automatically Locking the Keypad If the Auto Keyguard function is enabled, after the phone has been idle for a preset period in the standby mode, the keypad is locked automatically.
Music Adding the Playlist In the standby mode, you can adding a playlist in either of the ways: Options when no playlist saved: Select Menu > MULTIMEDIA> Media Player > Playlists , press (Add) to add to new playlist. Options when some playlist saved: Select a playlist, and then press (Options) to select Add New Playlist.
Selecting a Playlist After launching the music player, you can do as follows: Press (Add Tracks) to add tracks. Press to scroll the playlists,press to select a playlist, and then press (Options) to select Add. Then the phone loads the playlist. You can also select a playlist directly, and then press (Options) to select Play to load the playlist.
Press and hold to play the song by fast backward. Press to pause playing; press again to continue playing. Press to load the current playlist. Press to stop playing. Press (Minimize) to return to the Multimedia screen. You can use other functions while the phone is playing the mp3 files. Press to return to the standby mode and the music is playing also.
Video Player Selecting a Video File In the standby mode, select Menu > MULTIMEDIA> My Files > Videos. Press to select phone or micro SD card for the memory in use. Press to select a video file. Playing a Video File In the Videos interface, after you select a video file, you can do as follows: Press to play a video file.
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Press to pause playing; press again to continue playing. Press to stop playing. Press to display the full screen. Press to increase or decrease the volume. Press (Back) to switch off the video player and return to the previous menu.
Camera Taking a Photos In the standby mode, select Menu > CAMERA to access the preview mode, or press and hold to launch the camera. The phone can memorize the interface (camera or video camera interface) it displays at the last time. For example, access the camera, press to enter the video camera interface, and exit.
Effect: Allows you to set the effect. Shortcut Guide: Allows you to view the shortcut keys. Settings: Allows you to set the Quality, Shot Tone, Timer Reminder, Save Location, and Reset All. Go To My Files: Allows you to access the My Files/Pictures directory to view pictures.
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Press to preview the photo, and then press to change photos. Press (Back) to return to the photo list. Press (Options) for the following options: Full Screen: Allows you to set the photo into the full screen. Rotate: Allows you to rotate the photo. Set: Allows you to set the photo as the wallpaper or contact image.
Video Recording a Video Clip In the standby mode, select Menu > CAMERA to access the camera preview screen, or press and hold to launch the camera, and then press to switch to the video camera. The phone can memorize the interface (camera or video camera interface) it displays at the last time.
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Settings: Allows you to set the Video Quality, Audio Set and Reset All. Go To My Files: Allows you to access the My Files/Videos directory to view videos. Press to start recording. Press (Stop) to stop recording, and save the video clip to MULTIMEDIA >...
Playing a Video Clip In the standby mode, select Menu > CAMERA to access the camera preview screen, and then press to switch to the video. Press (Options). Then select Go To My File to access the Videos screen. Press to select phone or micro SD card for the memory in use.
Recorder Recording a Sound Clip In the standby mode, select Menu > MULTIMEDIA > Recorder. Press to start recording, press again to pause recording. Press (Back) to stop recording, with displaying a prompt to confirm. Press (Yes) to save the sound clip to Menu > MULTIMEDIA >...
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Press to select a sound clip and then press to play it, or press (Options) to select Play. Press (Minimize) to view the sound clip list. Press (Options) for the following options: Play: Allows you to lay the sound clip. Set: Allows you to set the sound clip as the ringtone, contact tone, SMS tone, or MMS tone.
Radio Your phone integrates a frequency modulation (FM) radio. Before listening to the radio, insert the headset to the headset jack. The headset cable functions as the antenna. When listening to the radio, do not bind or wind the headset cable. Keep the headset cable straight for a better effect.
Switching Off the FM Radio In the standby mode, select Menu > MULTIMEDIA > Radio. When the FM Radio is switched on, the phone still plays the program and displays the current frequency in the standby mode. Press (Option) to select Switch Off to switch off the radio and return to the previous screen.
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Press to select Automatic Tuning. The phone automatically searches for channels and saves them to the channel list.
Bluetooth ® You can use the built-in Bluetooth function of your phone to synchronize data between a PC and your phone, or exchange data with other Bluetooth devices. You can also talk by using the Bluetooth headset or Bluetooth loudspeaker. You can set up a wireless connection between devices within a distance of ten meters by using Bluetooth.
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Launch the application in which the contents need to be sent are saved. For example, if you want to send an image to another device, you need to launch the Multimedia application. Select the content you want to send, press (Options), and choose Send >...
After the connection is set up, information about the data being transmitted is displayed on your phone. Receiving Data Through the Bluetooth Connection When other device sends data to your phone through Bluetooth, it displays "Receive File?" on the screen. Press (Yes) to receive the data.
Other Bluetooth Operations You can perform the basic settings for the Bluetooth functions. Select SETTING > Phone Settings > Bluetooth for the following operations. Switch On/Off: To set the Bluetooth device to On or Off. Search: To search for new Bluetooth devices. Device List: To view all paired Bluetooth devices.
Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when using your phone, try to solve the problem according to the following table. If the problem still occurs, contact the service provider or the dealer. Problem Ensure that… The charger is properly connected to The battery cannot be charged.
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Problem Ensure that… The signal strength is not The antenna is in good condition. strong enough or your phone is Move near to a place with strong often off line. signal strength. The Bluetooth function is activated on both devices. The distance between the two Other Bluetooth devices cannot devices is less than ten meters.
Warnings and Precautions This section contains important information pertaining to the operating instructions of your device. It also contains information about how to use the mobile safely. Read this information carefully before using your device. Electronic Device Power off your device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the device when it causes danger or interference with electronic devices.
advised to turn off your vehicle engine. Triggering of sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire, resulting in bodily injuries or even deaths. Do not switch on the device at refueling points such as service stations. Comply with restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots, storage, and distribution areas, and chemical plants.
Operating Environment Do not use or charge the device in dusty, damp or dirty places or places with magnetic fields. Otherwise, the circuit may not function properly. The device complies with the RF specifications when the device is used near your ear or at a distance of 1.5 cm from your body. Ensure that the device accessories such as a device case and a device holster are not composed of metal components.
Safety of Children Please comply with all precautions with regard to children's safety. Letting the child play with your device or its accessories, which may include parts that can be detached from the device, may prove dangerous, as it may present a choking hazard.
Do not disassemble the battery or solder the battery poles. Otherwise, it may lead to electrolyte leakage, overheating, fire, or explosion. If battery electrolyte leaks out, make sure that the electrolyte does not touch your skin and eyes. When the electrolyte touches your skin or splashes into your eyes, wash your eyes with clean water immediately and consult a doctor.
Do not place magnetic storage media such as magnetic cards and floppy disks near the device. Radiation from the device may erase the information stored on them. Do not leave your device, battery, or charger in a very hot or cold place. Otherwise, they may not function properly and may lead to a fire or an explosion.
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Governments around the world have adopted comprehensive international safety guidelines, developed by scientific organizations, e.g. International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE), through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. These guidelines establish permitted levels of radio wave exposure for the general population.
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difference caused by measurement errors. Under different test requirements and frequency, the value varies. Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Warning: Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by manufacturer may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment. Version: V100R001C16_01 Part Number: 3101XXXX...