U2900 UMTS Mobile Phone
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Safety Precaution 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 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 attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone. 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.
Contents 1 Getting to Know Your Phone ........................................... 1 Charging the Battery ............................................................... 2 Your Phone ............................................................................. 3 Keys and Functions ................................................................. 4 Status Icons ............................................................................ 6 2 Getting Started .....................................................
Sending a Speaking Requirement .......................................... 18 Switching a DC Call to a Voice Call ........................................ 18 8 Multimedia .................................................................... 19 Taking a Photo...................................................................... 19 Music Player ......................................................................... 19 Recorder...............................................................................
1 Getting to Know Your Phone SIM/USIM Card and Battery Before using the phone, install a SIM/USIM card on the phone. Power off the phone before removing the SIM/USIM card or the battery. All the pictures in this guide are provided for your reference only. microSD Card The phone supports a microSD card of up to 32 GB.
Charging the Battery Before using the battery, read the "Battery and Charger" section of "Warnings and Precautions". When the icon is displayed or the charging animation becomes static, the battery is fully charged. If the battery has not been used for a long time or if the battery runs out of power, the charging icon may appear several minutes later after you start charging the battery.
Your Phone 1 Earpiece 2 3 Navigation keys 4 Screen Left soft key 5 Sound/Mute key 6 Call/Answer key 7 Number keys 8 * key 9 # key 10 Charger/Data cable 11 End/Power key 12 Clear/Back key 13 Right soft key 14 Confirm key connector 3
15 Camera 16 Microphone 17 Direct Call (DC) button 18 Volume key 19 Headset jack Keys and Functions In this guide, the navigation keys of your phone are indicated by , , , ; the left soft key is indicated by , and . the right soft key is indicated by Press... To... Dial a number or answer a call. View call logs in standby mode. Power the phone on or off (press and hold the key for about 3 seconds). End or reject a call. Return to standby mode.
Press... To... In text input mode, delect the character on the left of the cursor. Press and hold the key for about 3 seconds to clear all. Delete a selected item. Return to the previous menu. Confirm a selection or display a menu. If the standby screen is set to Shortcut, press or to select a shortcut, and then press to access the function. If the standby screen is set to Concise mode, access the functions assigned to the navigation keys in standby mode.
Press... To... Enter *, +, P or W when entering phone Switch between Ringing profile and numbers. Vibration profile in standby mode (press and hold the key for about 3 seconds). Enter #. Lock the keypad in standby mode (press and hold the key for about 3 seconds). Adjust the volume. Make a DC call. During a DC call or a DC Group call, press and hold the key to speak, and then release to listen. Status Icons Icon Indicates... Signal strength. Roaming. 2G network available.
Icon Indicates... The phone is receiving and sending data through 2G network. 3G network available. The phone is receiving and sending data through 3G network. Call in progress. Missed calls. New text messages. New multimedia messages. New voicemail available. Music is being played in the background. Alarm enabled. Bluetooth turned on. Bluetooth headset connected. The phone is searching for available Bluetooth devices. The phone is sending data through Bluetooth.
Icon Indicates... Low battery. Speaker on. Speaker off. Headset connected. Ringing profile activated. Vibration profile activated. Direct Connect (DC) service is in the roaming state. DC service is not available. DC call in progress. DC Group call in progress. 2 Getting Started Powering On and Off To power on your phone, press and hold for about 3 seconds. If required, enter the phone password, personal identification number (PIN), or PIN unblocking key (PUK) as prompted.
power-on/off > Power-on time or Power-off time. Keypad Lock To lock the keypad, press and hold for about 3 seconds in standby mode. When the keypad is locked, you can still press to answer a call or make an emergency call. (Unlock), then To unlock the keypad, press (OK). If the Auto keypad lock function is enabled, the phone will lock the keypad automatically after being idle in standby mode for a pre-defined period. To set this function, select Menu > Settings > Phone > Auto keypad lock.
prompts you to enter the PIN unblocking key (PUK). If this occurs, enter the PUK to unblock the blocked PIN. If you incorrectly enter the PUK a specified number of times, the SIM/USIM card will become permanently invalid, and you must contact your service provider for a new SIM/USIM card. Both the PIN and the PUK are provided with your SIM/USIM card. For details, contact your service provider. Power Saving Mode To set the power saving mode, select Menu > Settings > Phone > Power-saving mode.
3. Press to end the call or cancel the dialing. If you enter P between the phone number and the extension number, after the phone number is connected, the phone automatically dials the extension number. If you enter W between the phone number and the extension number, after the phone number is connected, the phone prompts you to choose whether to dial the extension number. You can also make a call from call logs and contacts.
4 Text Input Your phone provides multiple text input modes. In editing mode, the current text input mode is indicated on the screen. To switch . between text input modes, press Press once to delete the character to the left of the cursor, or press and hold to delete all the characters to the left of the cursor.
3. Press to enter the word, or press the number key to enter the word followed by a space. Entering a Number To enter a number: In "123" input mode, press the desired number key. In any input mode except "123", press and hold the number key for about 3 seconds to enter the desired digit. Entering a Symbol To enter a symbol: In any input mode, press to display the symbol list. Press navigation keys to scroll to the desired symbol. Then press to enter the symbol.
5 Messaging Creating and Sending a Message 1. Select Menu > Messages > Create message. 2. Add recipients. You can enter phone numbers directly, or press and then select the recipients from contacts. 3. Edit the message. You can also press and then add attachments such as pictures or audio files to the message. The message will be changed to a multimedia message. 4. Select Options > Send to send the message. Voicemail Voicemail is a network-dependent service.
7 DC With the DC function, you can instantly talk to another DC user or DC group. You can select Menu > Settings > Call > DC settings to set the DC function. During a DC call or a DC Group call, press and hold When you finish speaking, release to speak. to listen. The call will be ended automatically if no party speaks for several seconds. Making a DC Call by Entering a DC Number In standby mode, enter a DC number, and then press to make a DC call.
Making a DC Call From Call Logs Select Menu > Call log > DC calls, select the required call log, and then press to make a DC call. You can also press directly to view DC call logs. To enable or disable the function, select Menu > Settings > Call > DC settings > One touch DC > Call log. DC Alert You can send an notification to the contact that you want to communicate with through the DC call. Select a contact with a DC number or a DC call log, press (Alert) to send an alert.
Making a DC Group Call A DC Group call includes multiple DC users at the same time. Operations during a DC Group call are similar to those during a DC call. Select a DC Group from Contacts, and then Press to make a DC Group call. You can also select multiple DC users from Contacts, or enter multiple DC numbers to create a temporary DC Group. DC Group calls can not contain iDEN users. A DC Group can contain a maximum of 60 members.
Sending a Speaking Requirement During a DC call or a DC Group call, when another party is speaking, you can select Options > Request to speak to make a speaking requirement. The requirement will be sent to the speaker. , you can press and hold Then, after the speaker released to speak. You can also press and hold After the speaker released to make a speaking requirement. , release , and then press and hold again to speak.
8 Multimedia Taking a Photo Select Menu > Camera, and press On the Camera screen, press to take a photo. (Options) to configure relevant settings. To view the photos, select Options > Go to album. To set the default storage, select Options > Settings > Storage location. Recording a Video Select Menu > Camera > Options > Shooting mode > Video camera, and press to record a video clip. During recording the video clip, press continue, press or to pause or to stop recording and save the video clip.
Playing Music Select Menu > Multimedia > Music to start the music player. Select a music file, and press to play it. While the music is playing: Press Press to pause or continue. to switch to the next music, or press and hold to fast-forward through the music currently playing . Press to switch to the previous music, or press and hold to rewind through the music currently playing. Press to display the current playlist. Press to display the media library.
Press to switch to the next video, or press and hold to fast-forward through the video currently playing . Press to switch to the previous video, or press and hold to rewind through the video currently playing. Press to switch to or exit the full screen mode. Press to display all videos. Press to adjust the volume. Press (Minimize) or to exit the video player screen and play the video in the background. Select Options > Exit or press to exit the video player.
FM Radio Before listening to the radio, connect a compatible handset to your phone. The headset cable also functions as the radio's antenna when the radio is switched on. To ensure good radio reception, do not disconnect the headset from the phone or severely bend the headset cable. Switching On the Radio Select Menu > FM radio. The radio will turn on tuned to the last channel listened to.
Press Press Press and to change channels. to adjust the volume. (Minimize) or to exit the radio screen and play the radio program in the background. Select Options > Exit or press to switch off the FM radio. 9 Browser Setting the Connection Profile Before accessing the Internet using your phone, set up your account first. Generally, the account has been preset on your phone and you only need to activate the account.
Select Options > History, and select one from the list. Select Advanced > Saved pages to view the webpages you have saved. 10 USB Connect your phone to a PC with the USB cable, double click My Computer, find the disk named HUAWEI ASSISTANT and double click it. The following dialog box will appear on your PC. Select your desired function in the dialog box: Start Mobile Modem: use the phone as a USB modem. Start PC Suite: use the phone through PC Suite on the PC.
Installing PC Suite PC Suite helps you perform most of the phone operations on a PC. It is supplied with your phone. The PC Suite installation program runs automatically when you use the PC Suite function for the first time. Follow the wizard to complete installation, and restart your PC for the installation to take effect. To download the latest PC Suite software, go to http://www.huaweidevice.com, and then search for the desired software.
For details, contact your service provider. USB disk Your phone can be used as a USB mass storage device. You can save files to the microSD card. When you are using the USB disk function, other USB functions are unavailable. 11 Bluetooth Your phone supports Bluetooth. You can synchronize files between your phone and a PC, transfer data between your phone and other Bluetooth devices, and talk on the phone using a Bluetooth headset.
Transferring Data Select Search for devices to search for available Bluetooth devices, and then connect your phone with the desired device. Then you can transfer data between your phone and the Bluetooth device. When you pair your phone with the device for the first time, a password is required. 12 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 your service provider or vendor.
Problem Bad call quality. Ensure that… The signal strength is strong enough. If you are indoors, move near a window for better reception. The signal strength is not strong enough or your phone is Move near to a place with strong signal strength. often offline. The Bluetooth function of both devices is turned on. The phone cannot find other Bluetooth devices is less than 10 Bluetooth devices or fails to send or meters. receive data via Bluetooth.
13 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.
explosion or a fire, resulting in bodily injuries or even deaths. Do not power on your 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. In addition, 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.
in the air bag deployment area. Otherwise, the device may hurt you due to the strong force when the air bag inflates. Do not use your device while flying in an aircraft. Power off your device before boarding an aircraft. Using wireless devices in an aircraft may cause danger to the operation of the aircraft and disrupt the wireless telephone network. It may also be considered illegal.
Prevention of Hearing Damage Using a headset at high volume can damage your hearing. To reduce the risk of damage to hearing, lower the headset volume to a safe and comfortable level. Safety of Children 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 be dangerous, as it may present a choking hazard.
Use the AC power supply defined in the specifications of the charger. An improper power voltage may cause a fire or a malfunction of the charger. Do not connect two poles of the battery with conductors, such as metal materials, keys, or jewelry. Otherwise, the battery may be short-circuited and may cause injuries and burns on your body. Do not disassemble the battery or solder the battery poles. Otherwise, it may lead to electrolyte leakage, overheating, fire, or explosion.
Cleaning and Maintenance The device, battery, and charger are not water-resistant. Keep them dry. Protect the device, battery, and charger from water or vapor. Do not touch the device or the charger with a wet hand. Otherwise, it may lead to a short circuit, a malfunction of the device, and an electric shock to the user. Do not place your device, battery, and charger in places where they can get damaged because of collision.
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. Do not dismantle the device or accessories. Otherwise, the warranty on the device and accessories is invalid and the manufacturer is not liable to pay for the damage.
certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the actual SAR level of the device when being operated can be well below the value. This is because the device is designed to use the minimum power required to reach the network. The SAR limit adopted by USA and Canada is 1.6 watts/kilogram (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The highest SAR value reported to the FCC and IC for this device type when tested for use at the ear is 1.01 W/kg, and when properly worn on the body is 0.984 W/kg.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
