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Safety Precautions Before using the phone, read safety precautions and inform your children about using the phone correctly and safely. For details, see "Warnings and Precautions". Do not switch on your phone Do not place your phone when using the phone is or the accessories in prohibited or when using the containers with strong...
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Switch off your phone near Use only the approved high-precision electronic batteries and chargers to devices. The phone may avoid explosion. affect the performance of these devices. Do not attempt to Observe the laws or disassemble your phone or regulations on using the its accessories.
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Conventions Term Conventions This manual refers to HUAWEI C7300 cdma2000 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 then release it quickly.
Contents 1 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........1 Your Phone...................1 Interfaces....................3 Keys and Functions................3 Screen Icons ..................5 2 Getting Started ..............7 Installing the UIM Card and Battery ...........7 Installing the microSD Card ..............7 Charging the Battery ................8 Powering On/Off the Phone..............8 Using the Stylus ...................9 Dragging and Flicking ...............10 JAVA Applications ................11...
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On-Screen Keyboard Mode ...............19 5 SMS ................... 21 Writing and Sending a Message ............21 Reading a Message ................22 6 Email ................. 24 Creating an Email Account ..............24 Creating and Sending an Email ............25 Receiving an Email ................26 7 Contacts ................27 Adding a Contact ................27 Searching for a Contact..............28 8 Music Player ..............
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11 Camcorder ..............37 Recording a Video Clip..............37 Playing a Recorded Video Clip............39 12 Recorder................40 Recording an Audio Clip ..............40 Playing a Recorded Audio Clip ............40 13 Alarms................42 Enabling an Alarm ................42 Disabling an Alarm ................42 14 Ebook ................44 Reading an Ebook ................44 Importing an Ebook ................44 15 GPS..................
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18 Security ................51 Setting the Phone Lock ..............51 Changing the Phone Lock Code ............51 Setting the PIN...................52 Changing the PIN................52 Locking the Keypad................53 19 Troubleshooting ............. 54 20 Warnings and Precautions ..........57...
Interfaces Interface Description Charger interface/USB Located in the lower area to the left and used to port connect the charger or the USB cable to the phone. Headset jack Located in the right area at the top and used to connect the headset to the phone.
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Press … To … Play a video file in full-screen mode on the video playing screen. Launch the media player in standby mode by pressing the key. Increase the volume during a call or music playing. Scroll up on the main menu screen. Scroll up to the previous submenu on a menu screen.
Screen Icons Icon Indicates … Signal strength of the CDMA2000 1X network. There is no signal of the CDMA2000 1X network. Signal strength of the CDMA2000 EVDO network. There is no signal of the CDMA2000 EVDO network. Battery power level. The battery power is low.
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Icon Indicates … A microSD card is inserted in the phone. The CDMA2000 1X data service is enabled. The CDMA2000 EVDO data service is enabled. An incoming call is received or the phone is in a call. A new text message is received. The memory for text messages is full.
Getting Started Installing the UIM Card and Battery Installing the microSD Card After being properly installed on the phone, a microSD card takes a few seconds to get initialized. During the initialization, you cannot read the data on the microSD card. After the initialization, the phone displays on the top of the screen.
To prevent any damage to your phone or to the microSD card, install the microSD card properly. The phone supports a microSD card of up to 8 GB. Charging the Battery To charge the battery, do as follows: Connect the travel charger to the charger interface at the bottom of your phone.
Using the Stylus You can use the stylus to select an item or enter text by tapping on the touchscreen of your phone. Stylus Operations To perform an operation with the stylus, do as follows: Tap: Select an item or display a menu by touching the stylus to the screen.
During the calibration, tap the center of accurately, to ensure that the phone can respond to your tap and text entry on the screen correctly after the calibration. Dragging and Flicking On specific screens, you can perform the following operations conveniently by dragging or flicking on the screen: On the current standby screen, tap and hold the clock, date, or shortcut icon of an application, and then drag the icon after it becomes...
On the main menu screen, you can also press scroll the main menu. On a menu screen, you can also press to scroll the menu and tap a menu item to access the corresponding submenu. On the ebook reading screen, you can also press to turn the pages.
Standby Screen Description Displays the icons of the current status of the phone, such as the signal strength, battery power level, and current profile. Displays the name of the network operator by default. You can tap Settings > Display > Banner to change the operator name to be displayed.
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Description You can flick left and right to switch between three standby screens. to access the main menu. to access WAP. to access the dialer. to lock the keypad. Widget bar. Tap the widget bar tab to open or close the bar. You can drag a widget from the widget bar to the current standby screen and from the current standby screen to the widget bar.
Voice Services Making a Call In standby mode, tap to access the dialer. Enter the phone number on the dialer. Tap * twice to enter +, three times to enter P, and four times to enter T. to delete the last entered character. Press or tap to dial the number.
When the Headset Auto Answer function is enabled and the headset is properly connected to the phone, the phone answers the call automatically. The Headset Auto Answer function is available only when a wired headset is used. You can set the any-key answer function by tapping Settings > Call >...
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Description and current profile. Displays the contact name and the number of an ongoing call. Displays the call duration. If the call recorder is enabled, the recording icon is displayed before the call duration. Tap Options for the following options: Mute: Mute the microphone.
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Description to access Messages. Tap End to end a call. During a call, if no operation is performed on the touchscreen for 5s, the phone is automatically locked. In this case, you can press to unlock the phone according to the instructions displayed on the screen.
Text Entry Text Entry Mode In text entry mode, the phone displays the screen as shown in the following figure. Description Displays the current text entry method that can be: En: Enter English letters in “En” mode through the on-screen keyboard.
Description 123: Enter digits through the on-screen keyboard. sym: Enter symbols through the on-screen keyboard. Bar of the current text entry method, which varies with different text entry methods. Bar for selecting a text entry method: Select a text entry method by tapping the corresponding icon.
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Description , or to enter English letters, digits, or symbols respectively through the on-screen keyboard. Tap keys on the on-screen keyboard to enter letters, numbers, or symbols.
Writing and Sending a Message To write and send a text message, do as follows: On the main menu screen, tap Messages > SMS > Create Message. Write the message, and then tap Options for the following options: Send: Send the message. Save: Save the message to Drafts.
Tap Search > Contacts or tap to select the recipients from the phonebook. Tap Search > Groups or tap to select a group of recipients. Press or tap to send the message. Reading a Message Inbox stores the received text messages. To read a text message in the inbox, do as follows: On the main menu screen, tap Messages >...
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Your phone supports the sending and receiving of long text messages beyond the character limit for a single message. The duration of receiving a complete long message depends on the network condition. When a long message cannot be completely displayed, tap and open the long message again until it is completely received.
Email Creating an Email Account You can send and receive emails only after you have created an email account on your phone. Before creating an email account, you need to obtain a user name and a password from your email service provider. Creating an Account Through a Preset Email Server On the main menu screen, tap Email >...
You need to obtain the settings of Mailbox Type, Incoming Server Address, and Outgoing Server Address from your email service provider. Set the email account based on the instructions provided by your email service provider. For specific settings, access the Web site of your email service provider.
If you have set multiple email accounts on the phone, you can send an email by using any of the accounts. To send the email by using an account, on the main menu screen, tap Email, tap the desired account, and then tap Options > Create Email to create and send the email.
Contacts Adding a Contact To add a contact to the phonebook, do as follows: On the main menu screen, tap Contacts > Add New. On the Edit screen, enter the contact information. If you have chosen to save the contact information to Phone, you can set Name, Mobile Number, Home Number, Office Number, Fax Number, E-mail, Group, Notes, Custom Tone, Customer Image, and URL.
Searching for a Contact To search for a contact, do as follows: On the main menu screen, tap Contacts > Search. Enter the name of the contact, and then tap Search. After the contact is found, tap Options for the following options: Edit: Edit the contact information, such as changing the name, number, or other items of the contact.
Music Player Adding a Playlist On the main menu screen, tap Music Player > Options > Music Library or tap to access Music Library, and then tap switch to the Playlist tab. Tap Options > Add New Playlist, enter the name of the playlist, and then tap Save.
Tap Minimize or press to return to a standby screen. In this case, the media player plays music in the background. You can also switch to the standby screen where the icon of the media player is displayed and the name of the song that is being played is displayed on the icon.
Equalizer: Set the sound effect. Loop: Set the repeat mode. Shuffle: Set the media player to shuffle songs or play songs in order. GUI Style: Set the GUI style of the media player. If you launch the media player in the Silence or Meeting profile, the volume level of the media player is 0.
Video Player Playing a Video File On the main menu screen, tap Video Player to access Video Player. Tap Options > Open, and then tap Phone or Memory to select the storage location of the desired video file. Tap the desired video file, and then tap the file again to play it. During the playing of the video file, you can perform the following operations: to stop playing the video file.
Camera Taking a Picture On the main menu screen, tap Camera or press and hold to launch the camera. Description Tap this icon to switch to the camcorder mode. Tap this icon to change the picture resolution. Tap this icon to set the self-timer mode. Tap this icon to enable or disable the night mode.
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Description Tap this icon to exit the camera mode. Tap this icon to configure the relevant settings. Tap this icon to choose phone or microSD card to save the photo. Tap this icon to switch the picture effect between colorful, black and white, negative, and sepia.
On the screen for taking a picture, you can flick up to zoom in or flick down to zoom out. You cannot zoom in or zoom out if the picture resolution is 1600 x 1200 pixels. You can also flick left to decrease the brightness or flick right to increase the brightness.
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File Info: View the name, size, creation date, and resolution of the picture. Tap Back to return to the picture list. To view pictures, you can also tap My Files > Pictures on the main menu screen, and then select the storage location (phone or microSD card) of the pictures.
Camcorder Recording a Video Clip On the main menu screen, tap Camera or on the current standby screen, press and hold to launch the camera. Then tap to switch to the camcorder mode. Description Tap this icon to switch to the camera mode. Tap this icon to enable or disable audio recording.
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Description Tap this icon to exit the camcorder mode. Tap this icon to configure the relevant settings. Tap this icon to change the length limitation on video recording. Tap this icon to switch between picture effects. Tap this icon to access the video folder. After you tap Camera on the main menu screen, the phone enters the camera or camcorder mode, depending on the screen that was last accessed.
to delete the video clip. to play the video clip. to access the video folder. to return to the screen for recording a video clip. Playing a Recorded Video Clip On the main menu screen, tap Camera or press and hold to access the screen for taking a picture, and then tap to enter the camcorder...
Recorder Recording an Audio Clip On the main menu screen, tap Recorder to access Recorder. Then tap Options > Recorder Location and tap Phone or Memory Card to select the storage location of the audio clip. Press or tap to start recording and press again or to pause.
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Tap the desired audio clip to launch the media player and play the audio clip. Tap Options > Open to return to Voice Folder. You can also tap Minimize to minimize the media player screen and return to Voice Folder. On the Voice Folder screen, tap Options for the following options: Set as: Set the audio clip as Ring Tone, Contact Tone or SMS Tone.
Alarms After an alarm is enabled, the phone notifies you at a preset time if the phone is powered on. You can set up to five alarms. Enabling an Alarm On the main menu screen, tap Alarms. Tap an alarm, and then set the title, alarm time, repeat days, and alarm tone of the alarm.
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When an alarm rings, you can tap Stop to stop it or tap Snooze or the animated picture of the alarm to snooze it for five minutes. If an alarm rings when the phone is powered off and if you tap Stop, the phone displays "Power on?"...
Ebook Reading an Ebook Your phone supports the reading of ebooks. On the main menu screen, tap Ebook to access the ebook list. Tap Phone or Memory to select the storage location of the desired ebook. Tap the desired ebook to open and read it. Importing an Ebook You can use a USB cable to connect your phone to a PC, and then import an ebook from the PC to your phone.
The phone supports the GPS. You can use Google Maps on the phone to find a location accurately. Google Maps Google Maps is an online mapping service application provided by Google. Before using Google Maps, you need to set up a WAP connection on your phone.
The GPS is developed and maintained by the government of the United States (U.S.). Any GPS satellite adjustment performed by the U.S. government can affect the positioning accuracy of the GPS. When you are outdoors, signal reception usually takes several minutes.
USB Connection After you connect your phone to a PC through a USB cable, your phone supports the functions such as file management and Internet access through a dial-up connection. CD-ROM Provided with Your Phone The CD-ROM provided with your phone contains the following software: Device Driver: driver of the phone compatible with a 64-bit system.
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During the installation, the driver of the phone is installed automatically. The PC Suite contains only the driver compatible with a 32-bit system. If the PC uses a 64-bit system, you need to install DriverInstall.exe, the 64-bit driver stored on the CD-ROM provided with your phone, on the PC.
File Management Downloading a File Your phone supports the downloading of files such as pictures, audio files, and ebooks from the Internet to the phone and the downloading of files from a PC to the phone through the PC Suite. The downloaded files are saved in the corresponding folders of My Files.
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After entering the USB mass storage mode, open My Computer on the PC, open the removable disk that represents the phone, and then access any of the following folders. Then you can perform Add or Delete operation in the folder. music: folder for audio files pic: folder for pictures java: folder for the installation files of Java applications...
Security Setting the Phone Lock The phone lock protects your phone from unauthorized use. By default, the phone lock is disabled. On the main menu screen, tap Settings > Security > Phone Lock. Tap one of the following options: Immediate: Enable the phone lock immediately. Power On: Enable the phone lock when the phone is powered on next time.
Setting the PIN The PIN protects your UIM card from unauthorized use. If you enter wrong PINs three times accumulatively, the UIM card is locked. In this case, you can enter the PUK to unlock the UIM card and change the PIN. The PIN and the PUK are provided with the UIM card.
Locking the Keypad When the keypad is locked, you can still answer incoming calls by pressing or tapping Manually Locking the Keypad To avoid misoperations, you can tap on the current standby screen to lock the keypad. Automatically Locking the Keypad If the auto keyguard function is enabled, after the phone is idle for a preset period of time in standby mode, the keypad is locked automatically.
Troubleshooting Before contacting your network operator or phone distributor, you can refer to the following table and troubleshoot your phone for the common problems. Problem Troubleshooting The phone cannot Check that the charger is properly connected to the be charged. phone and the power socket.
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Problem Troubleshooting Check that the headset is properly connected to the phone. The call quality is Check that the strength of the signal received by poor. your phone is strong enough. If you are in a building, move your phone close to a window where the signal is strong enough.
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Specifications Dimensions (L x W x 109.4 mm × 57.6 mm × 14.2 mm Weight About 107 g (including the battery) Battery 1000 mAh Standby time Longer than 260 hours (network dependent) Talk time 200–240 minutes (network dependent)
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 device 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 using the device causes danger or interference with electronic devices.
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adhere to restrictions in areas where blasting operations are in progress. Before using the device, watch out for areas that have potentially explosive atmospheres that are often, but not always, clearly marked. Such locations include areas below the deck on boats, chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
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Operating Environment Do not use or charge the device in dusty, damp, and dirty places or places with magnetic fields. Otherwise, it may result in a malfunction of the circuit. The device complies with the RF specifications when the device is used near your ear or at a distance of 15 cm from your body.
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choking hazard. Ensure that small children are kept away from the device and accessories. Accessories Use the accessories delivered only by the manufacturer. Using accessories of other manufacturers or vendors with this device model may invalidate any approval or warranty applicable to the device, result in the non-operation of the device, and cause danger.
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immediately and stop using it. Otherwise, it may lead to battery leakage, overheating, explosion, or fire. If the power cable is damaged (for example, the cord is exposed or broken), or the plug loosens, stop using the cable at once. Otherwise, it may lead to an electric shock, a short circuit of the charger, or a fire.
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Do not use any chemical detergent, powder, or other chemical agents (such as alcohol and benzene) to clean the device and the charger. Otherwise, parts of the device may be damaged or a fire can be caused. You can clean the device and the charger with a piece of damp and soft antistatic cloth.
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(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. may void the FCC authorization to operate this device.
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Version: V100R001C02_01 Part Number: 31010CRW...