Welcome to Huawei HUAWEI M835 User Guide
Contents 1 Reading Before Proceeding...................................................1 1.1 Safety Precautions....................................................................... 1 1.2 Legal Notice................................................................................. 2 2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone......................................4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Mobile Phone View ...................................................................... 4 Installing Your Mobile Phone ..
6 Messaging ...........................................................................23 6.1 SMS and MMS........................................................................... 23 6.2 Email.......................................................................................... 25 7 Getting Connected...............................................................27 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Turning on the Data Service ...................................................... 27 Wi-Fi ..........................
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ...........................................49 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Setting the Date and Time ....................................................... 49 Setting the Display................................................................... 49 Setting Ringers ........................................................................ 50 Setting Phone Services ........................................................... 51 Setting Text-to-Speech ...................
1 Reading 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. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid.
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. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance.
Trademarks and Permissions , , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Other trademarks and product, service and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Notice Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settings of local network, and may not be activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers.
export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein. 2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone 2.1 Mobile Phone View 2.1.1 Phone at a Glance All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance and display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase.
2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press to power on your mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. • Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active. • Touch to return to the previous screen. • Touch to exit any application you are running. • Touch to hide the keyboard. Touch to open the menu on an active screen. • Touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications.
2.2 Installing Your Mobile Phone 2.2.1 Installing the Battery 1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end of the battery slot. 2. Push down the edge labelled b until the battery clicks firmly into place. 2.2.2 Charging the Battery Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly inserted into your phone. 1 2 1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger. 2. Connect the USB cable to your mobile phone.
Status Indicator Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger). Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger). Red: Battery low. 2.2.3 Important Information About the Battery • If the battery has not been used for a long period of time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to power on the phone.
• Reset the time it takes for your screen light to switch off when you leave your phone idle. • Lower the screen brightness. • Use the AC adapter to plug your phone into an external power source whenever possible. • Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Only make your phone visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection. • Switch off Wi-Fi when you are not using it. • Turn off your phone connection to GPS satellites when you are not using it. • Lower the volume.
2. Touch Power off. 3. Touch OK. 2.4 Using the Touchscreen 2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions • Touch: Use the touch of your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or start an application. • Touch and hold: Touch an item with your finger and continue to press down until your mobile phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the active screen, touch the screen and hold down until the menu appears. • Flick: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.6 Home Screen 10:23 Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel. Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone. Screen switching dots: Indicate the number of the screens on the left or right. Touch the left or right dots to switch between the screen. Touch to open the Browser.
Call forwarding on Call on hold Missed call Connected to a PC GPS connected Music playing New voicemail New message 3G connected 3G in use 2.6.2 Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an incoming event. The notification panel also informs you about alarms and settings, for example, when Call forwarding is activated. Open the notification panel to see who the wireless network operator is or to view a message, reminder, or event notification.
2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen. Touch a thumbnail to open the Home screen or its extensions. Touch and hold the small dots to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions. 2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to Home screen menu is displayed. 2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen. Moving a Screen Item 1.
2.6.5 Changing the Wallpaper 1. On the Home screen, touch > Wallpaper. 2. Do any of the following: • Touch Live wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper. • Touch Pictures to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper. • Touch Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper. 2.7 Using a microSD Card 2.7.1 Installing the microSD Card (Optional) 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the diagram. 2.7.
files. 2.7.3 Removing the microSD Card 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch SD card & phone storage > Unmount SD card. 3. Carefully remove the microSD card. 3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number or touch a number from your contact list, on a Web page, or in a document. When you are on a call, you can answer other incoming calls or send them to your voicemail box. You can also set up conference calls with several participants. 3.
3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts 1. Touch > Contacts to display the contact list. If you are already working with Phone or Call log, touch the Contacts tab. 2. In the list, touch the contact you want to call. 3. Touch to dial the phone number. 3.1.3 Making a Call from Call log 1. If you are already working with Contacts or Phone, touch the Call log tab. 2. Touch to the right of the log entry to dial. If you touch and hold a log entry, the options menu will open. 3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 3.
3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag the to the left to reject the 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 on a call, you can connect the second call to the call you are on. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers. Contact your network operator to learn if conference calls are supported and, if yes, how many can participate. 1.
3.3.2 Switching Between Calls If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can switch between the two calls. 1. While you are on the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming call, and then touch > Swap calls. 2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the new call. 3.4 Using Call log The Call log contains a list of calls that you have dialed, received, or missed.
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application If you have a new mobile phone and have not yet added any contacts, Contacts displays a message with hints on how to start adding contacts to your mobile phone. Touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through. 4.2 Adding a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch > New contact. 2.
2. Touch the category of contact information you wish to change: name, phone number, email address, or any other information you recorded earlier. 3. Make the desired changes to the contact information, and then touch Done. To cancel all of your changes, touch Revert. 4.5 Communicating with Your Contacts From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s default phone number.
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the keyboard. Touch the space where you want to write text to display the keyboard. Touch to hide the keyboard. Touch and hold the space where you usually write your text to open the options menu. 5.1.1 Choosing an Input Method 1.
5.1.2 Using the Android Keyboard q w e r t y u i a s d f g h j o p k l z x c v b n m ?123 . DEL Next Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor. Touch to insert a space. Touch to enter text by voice. Touch to change from text mode to symbol/number mode. Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch and hold for all caps.
5.1.3 Using the Swype Keyboard EN 1 # 2 q w e r & $ 3 _ % 5 6 + a s d f g h j ! 7 ( t y u i 4 8 9 0 : ) o p ; k l / ” Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor. ? z x c v b n m _ SYM .’ ’ :) Touch to insert a space. Touch to change from text mode to symbol/number mode. Touch and hold to get helpful tips. Touch to get swype functions. Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type.
5.1.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout. 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings 1. Touch > Settings > Language & keyboard. 2. Select an input method to customize the keyboard settings.
6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special. You can record a message and send it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and send it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The possibilities are endless. 1. Touch > Messaging > New message. 2. Enter a phone number in the To field. 3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message. If you want to enter a smiley face, touch 4.
2. Touch the text box to compose your message, and then touch Send. 6.1.6 Customizing the Message Settings In the message list, touch settings. , and then touch Settings to customize the message 6.2 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. 6.2.
2. Touch on the accounts screen, and then touch Add account to create another email account. When adding an additional email account, you have the option to use the new account to send all outgoing messages. 6.2.2 Viewing an Email Message 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2. Access a folder, and then touch the message that you want to view. 6.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2.
6.2.6 Changing Email Account Settings You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check for emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails. Your account’s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using. You can enter the necessary details manually, although you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct information for the account. 1.
7.2.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section. 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. • If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network. • If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and connect to it for the first time, enter the password, and then touch Connect.
• New window: Touch to open a new window. • Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks. • Windows: Touch to go to the web preview screen. You can switch to another web page or open a new web page on this screen. • Refresh: Touch to refresh the current page. • Forward: Touch to browse the next web page. • More: Touch to open other menus and perform operations such as searching, selecting text, downloading, or setting options. 7.4.2 Opening a Web Page 1.
Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , and then touch Bookmarks. On the Bookmarks screen, touch the History tab to view the pages you have visited. Or touch the Most visited tab to view the pages you have visited most frequently. 2. Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open. 7.4.5 Customizing the Browser Settings Customize the browser to suit your browsing style. Use Browser to set page content, privacy, and security preferences. In the browser screen, touch More > Settings.
• Object Push Profile (OPP): allows you to transfer files through Bluetooth. • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP): allows you to use a stereo Bluetooth headset. • A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP): allows you to control what plays through the Bluetooth headset remotely. Before you use Bluetooth, you need to pair your mobile phone with another Bluetooth device as follows: 1. Ensure that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is enabled. 2.
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos. 8.1.1 Opening Your Camera • Touch > Camera to open the camera. The camera opens in landscape mode, ready to take a picture or record a video. • Touch to close the camera. Capture Screen Thumbnail of last 3 photo. Touch to preview the photos or videos. Drag up to record videos, drag down to take photos. Touch to take a 5 photo.
8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the upper right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it. 2. Touch the onscreen button to do any of the following: • Touch Share to send the photo in a message or post it online. • Touch Delete to delete the photo. • Touch Set as to set a picture as contact icon or wallpaper. 8.1.4 Recording a Video 1. Open the camera, and then switch to camcorder mode. 2.
8.2.1 Opening the Gallery Touch > Gallery to open the viewer. The Gallery application categorizes your pictures and videos by storage location and stores these files in folders. Touch a folder to view the pictures or videos inside. Touch to display the gallery panel. On the panel, you can do the following: • Touch Capture picture to open the camera and switch to the picture capture mode. • Touch Capture video to open the camera and switch to the video capture mode.
• Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize the image. • Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize the image without changing the length to width ratio. 3. Touch Save to save the cropped picture. Touch Discard to discard the changes. 8.3 Enjoying Music Before you using music player, you must copy music les from your computer to the microSD card. Once you have done this, the player will search for music on the microSD card.
panel and then touch the song. 8.3.4 Adding Music to a Playlist 1. Touch a category on the music library screen. 2. In the list that appears, select the song you want to add to the playlist. 3. Touch and hold the song, and then touch Add to playlist in the options menu. • Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing playlist. • Touch New to create a playlist and add the song to it. 8.3.5 Playing a Playlist 1. Touch the Playlists tab on the music library screen. 2.
3. Enter a first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then touch Next. The mobile phone will connect to the Google server to check whether the username is available. If the username you entered is already in use, you will be prompted to choose another one or select one from a list. 4. Enter and confirm your Google account password. 5. Select a security question from the drop down menu, and then enter the answer. 6. Touch Create. 7.
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. If you want to send a copy (Cc) or a blind copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, touch , and then touch Add Cc/Bcc. 3. Enter the email subject and write your message. If you want to add a picture attachment, touch select the picture you want to attach. , and then touch Attach to 4.
9.3.1 Opening Talk Touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone. 9.3.2 Adding a Friend 1. In the friends list, touch , and then touch Add friend. 2. Enter the Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you want to add. 3. Touch Send invitation. 9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation 1. If you have invited anyone to chat or if someone else has invited you to chat, this information will appear in the friends list. 2.
Select ringtone Touch to choose the ringtone used for a new instant message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when you select it. To turn the ringtone off, select Silent. Vibrate Select the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate when you receive a new instant message. 9.3.6 Signing Out of Talk In the friends list screen, touch , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk. 9.
9.4.4 Getting Directions 1. While viewing a map, touch , and then touch Directions. 2. Enter the starting point in the first text box, and then enter your destination in the second text box. 3. Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking directions. 4. Touch Go. Your directions will appear in a list. 5. Touch a direction item on the list to show it on the map. 6. When you finish viewing or following the directions, touch Clear map to reset the map. and touch More > 9.
9.6 Using Market Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. 9.6.1 Opening Market 1. Touch > Market. 2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue. 9.6.2 Searching for Applications There are a few different ways to find applications on the Market home screen, including: • Featured applications.
5. To check the progress of a download, open the notification panel. Most applications are installed within seconds. To stop an item from downloading, touch Cancel download. 6. After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone, the content download icon appears in the notification bar. 9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Market screen, touch Downloads. 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3.
10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account, Contacts compares contacts from the newly synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in Contacts. While it is presented as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged. 1. Touch > Settings > Accounts & sync. The screen displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts.
10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all the applications on your phone. You can also configure what kind of data you synchronize for each account. For some accounts, synchronizing is two-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 synchronize; the information on your mobile phone is read-only. 10.2.
11 Using Other Applications 11.1 Using the Calendar Use Calendar 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. 11.1.1 Opening the Calendar Touch > Calendar to open the application. To access Google calendar, touch , and then touch More > Calendars. 11.1.2 Creating an Event 1. On any calendar view, touch Event details screen. .
11.1.3 Setting an Event Reminder 1. On any calendar view, touch an event to view its details or an event summary. 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 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. 11.1.4 Customizing the Calendar Settings On any calendar view, touch . Then touch More > Settings.
Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch Add alarm. 2. Set the alarm, and then touch Done. Setting an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, touch one of the alarms on the screen. 2. Touch Time to set the time of the alarm. 3. Touch Repeat to set the days when you want the alarm to sound. 4. Touch Ringtone to select a ringtone for the alarm. 5. Select the Vibrate check box to have the phone vibrate, in addition to playing the ringtone. 6. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. 7. Touch Done.
2. Touch , and then touch Add note to create a note. 3. Touch to save the note. 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch > Settings. 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone automatically uses the date, time zone, and time provided by the network. When your mobile phone is using date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & time. 2.
12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for several minutes, it will turn off the screen to save battery power. To set a longer or shorter idle time, do the following: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Screen timeout. 2. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated. 12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound. 2.
12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings You mobile phone service provider offers different services such as call forwarding, call waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customize many of these services if they are part of your calling plan. On the Settings screen, touch Call settings to customize your call functions. 12.4.2 Turning on Data Roaming 1. On the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks. 2. Select the Data roaming check box.
12.5.2 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Speech rate. 2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken. 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 12.6.1 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock To keep your data more secure, lock the screen and/or require a screen unlock pattern every time your mobile phone is turned on or wakes up from sleep mode. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern.
2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninstall to remove the application from your mobile phone. 12.7.3 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. • Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use. • Reset your mobile phone. 12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 12.8.
13 Appendix 13.1 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.
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. Ask the manufacturers of vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane) whether this device can be safely used in their vicinity. Traffic Security Observe local laws and regulations while using the device.
• When you are on a call, do not touch the antenna. Touching the antenna affects the call quality and results in increase in power consumption. As a result, the talk time and the standby time are reduced. • While using the device, observe the local laws and regulations, and respect others' privacy and legal rights. • Keep the ambient temperature between 0°C and 45°C while the device is being charged. Keep the ambient temperature between 0°C to 55°C for using the device powered by a battery.
• If battery electrolyte leaks out, ensure 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. • If there is a case of battery deformation, color change, or abnormal heating while you charge or store the battery, remove the battery immediately and stop using it. Otherwise, it may lead to battery leakage, overheating, explosion, or fire.
• Do not place your device, battery, and charger in places where they can get damaged because of collision. Otherwise, it may lead to battery leakage, device malfunction, overheating, fire, or explosion. • 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, and charger in a place with an extreme high or low temperature.
(ICNIRP) and include safety measures designed to ensure safety for all users, regardless of age and health. The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of measurement for the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a device. The SAR value is determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the actual SAR level of the device when being operated can be well below the value.
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile phones In 2003, the FCC adopted rules to make digital wireless telephones compatible with hearing aids and cochlear implants. Although analog wireless phones do not usually cause interference with hearing aids or cochlear implants, digital wireless phones sometimes do because of electromagnetic energy emitted by the phone's antenna, backlight, or other components. Your phone is compliant with FCC HAC regulations (ANSI C63.19).
How do I prevent automatic switching of orientation when rotating phone? Touch > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable the function. How do I set the unlock pattern? Touch > Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern. How can I change the keyboard mode? Touch and hold the area where you write text and then select the input method you prefer.
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual appearance and display features depend on the mobile phone you purchase. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights reserved.
