User Guide 1 Welcome Congratulations on becoming a proud owner of the Micromax A100 Android mobile phone. You have now joined the millions of satisfied Micromax customers spread across the Globe. Your A100 device offers you these exciting features and much more: Android 4.0.4 (ICS) 4.
User Guide Contents 1 Welcome 2 1 Phone Layout 5 1.1 Icons and Indicators........................................................................................ 6 2 Getting Started 7 2.1 Insert SIM card ................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Insert Memory card ......................................................................................... 8 2.3 Unlock the phone.................................................................
User Guide 7.3 Close Notifications Panel.......................................................................... 20 8 Messaging 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 21 Create and Send Multimedia Message............................................ 22 Forward a message ..................................................................................... 23 Lock a Message ............................................................................................. 23 Using the Onscreen Keyboard ............................
User Guide 1 Phone Layout 3 5 Micromax-A100 5
User Guide 1 Power key 6 Flashlight 2 Earpiece socket 7 Volume up / down 3 Earpiece 8 Speaker 4 Proximity sensor 9 Microphone 5 Camera lens 10 USB Connector 1.
User Guide New message Airplane mode is activated 2 Getting Started 2.1 Insert SIM card The A100 is a Dual SIM mobile phone allowing you to use the facility of two SIM cards. To insert SIM card(s): 1. Switch off the mobile phone and remove the rear cover and battery. 2. Insert the SIM card correctly in the card slot(s) (See figure below). 3. Finally insert the battery and replace the rear cover of the mobile phone.
User Guide 2.2 Insert Memory card 1. Power off the mobile phone, then remove the rear cover and battery. 2. Insert the memory card into the slot. 3. Finally insert the battery and the rear cover of the mobile phone. Use only compatible memory cards approved by Micromax with this device. Incompatible memory cards may damage the card or the device and corrupt the data stored in the card. 2.3 Unlock the phone You may need to provide PIN, Password, or draw a pattern to unlock your phone.
User Guide 2. Hold and drag the unlock icon right to unlock. You may be required to unlock your phone based on the unlock method in settings. To set the unlock method: 1. On the main menu, touch Settings > Security. 2. Touch Screen lock. 3. Choose the type of locking as desired. 3 Placing and Receiving Calls You can dial a phone number or touch a number in your contacts.
User Guide You can also place from the Call log or contacts. 3.1 Make a call 1. Tap the icon on main menu or the home screen to dial the desired number. 2. Tap on any of the Phone, Call Logs make a call. 3. Tap the icon contacts. , Favorite tabs to on the home screen to make a call from 4. To dial an international number, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the Plus (+) symbol, and then enter the international country prefix, followed by the phone number 5. Touch the desired SIM.
User Guide second contact. 3. Place the next call, using the phone tab, the Call log, or your contacts. 4. When you are connected, touch Merge calls. The participant is added to the conference call. 3.3 End a call While during a call, touch the icon. 3.4 Disable Phone Calls (Airplane mode) Some locations may require you to turn off your mobile, W i-Fi, and Bluetooth wireless connections. Press and hold the Power button and then choose Airplane Mode.
User Guide Drag: Touch and hold an item and move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position. Swipe or slide: Quickly slide your finger across the surface of the screen, (without dragging an item). For example, slide the screen up or down to scroll a list. Double-tap: Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. For example, double-tap a section of a webpage in Browser to zoom that section to fit the width of the screen.
User Guide 4 The Home Screen When you sign in, the home screen opens. The status bar shows the time, signal strength, battery status, and notification icons. Touch the menu icons to open the menus on the screen such as home screen, main menu, call logs and so on. The main menu screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the time, status, and notifications.
User Guide 4.1 Customize Home Screen You can add applications, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of the Home screen or change the wallpaper. You can add an application icon to the Home screen by pressing and holding it until it vibrates and enters Home screen and then release your finger. 4.1.1 Set wallpapers On home screen, touch emp ty area and hold, a menu for setting wallpaper pops up. 4.1.
User Guide Button Press Home key: Opens the Home screen. Opens recently used applications. Back key: Opens the previous screen you were working on. Menu key: Opens a context menu related with current screen or Application. 5.
User Guide Opens the browser 5.2 Open and Close the Launcher Touch the Launcher Icon to open the main menu. The status bar shows the time, signal strength, battery status, and notification icons. Slide the Launcher left or right to bring more icons into view. Touch an application to open it.
User Guide Press Home icon or Back icon to close the Launcher. 5.3 Context Menus The phone provides you with Context menus and Options menus for accessing the features in an intuitive way. You can open context menu by touching screen. Not all screens have context menus. Context menu on some Options menu 5.4 Options menus Options menus contain tools that apply to specific items on the screen. You can open an option by touching and holding an item on the screen. Not all items have options menus.
User Guide menu opens. 6 Connect to the Internet To configure your Internet: 1. Go to Settings> Wireless & Networks >More…> Mobile Networks> Network settings> Access point names. 2. Select the access point name or change the access point name for your Internet connectivity as provided by the service provider of your SIM card. 3. After you have selected or configured the access point name, go to Settings> Wireless & networks > More…> Mobile networks and tap Data enabled to enable Internet connection.
User Guide 7 Managing Notifications Notification icons inform you of new messages and events. When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the status bar, along with a summary that appears only briefly. 7.1 Open the Notifications Panel Drag the status bar down from the top of the screen as shown below. 7.2 Respond to Notifications 1.
User Guide respond to it. 2. What happens next depends on the notification. 7.3 Close Notifications Panel Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of the screen. Or just press the button. The panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond to it.
User Guide 8 Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text messages and multimedia messages with your friends. You can also press the key and open the context menu to work on messages and their settings.
User Guide A Message becomes an MMS if you send it to an email address, or add multimedia media file(s). 8.1 Create and Send Multimedia Message 1. Touch compose new message. 2. Enter or select a mobile phone number. 3. Touch the composition text box and enter your message body. 4. Touch the 5. Touch key to open the context menu. icon to attach various types of files. 6. Send the MMS.
User Guide 8.2 Forward a message 1. Open a message and then touch that message in a message conversation window. 2. Touch Forward in the menu that opens. 3. Add a contact. 4. Touch Send to send the message. You can also Copy message text, View message details and delete message. 8.3 Lock a Message You can lock a message so it won’t be deleted if you reach your storage limits.
User Guide 1. Touch and hold message in a message window. 2. Touch Lock message in the menu that opens. Unlock a message by touching and holding it and then touch Unlock message. 8.4 Using the Onscreen Keyboard Some applications display the keyboard by default. In others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text, to open the keyboard. Use the After typing, press Micromax-A100 icon to erase characters. icon to close the keyboard.
User Guide 8.5 Enter Various Characters Press the symbols key / numbers and symbols keyboard. Touch and hold the text field to open a menu and to “Select all” / “Cut” / “Copy” to switch to the . 9 Multimedia 9.1 Camcorder Your camcorders pictures and videos are stored in the SD card, so you must insert one to use the Camera. You can copy pictures and videos from the SD card to a PC and vice versa.
User Guide 9.2 Gallery You can use the Gallery to view pictures and play videos and share files. 1. Touch the Gallery icon in the main menu. 2. Touch an album to open and view its contents. 3. Touch a picture or a video in an album to view it. 9.2.1 Share an Album 1. Open the main Gallery window.
User Guide 2. Tap the key and then touch Select album. 3. Check or uncheck the albums you want to share. 4. Touch and then select the application to use to share the selected albums. You can share via email, Bluetooth, Gmail messaging and so on. 9.3 Music You can easily transfer your favorite music from your PC to the SD card and experience a whole world of interesting and melodious music. Touch the intuitive buttons and icons on music interface to enjoy the features of your music player.
User Guide 9.4 FM Radio You can listen to your favorite FM channels using the inbuilt FM receiver of your phone. Touch the key or the intuitive buttons and icons on the phone in Radio interface to enjoy the features of your inbuilt FM radio. Press the phone’s volume up/down keys on the left side of the mobile phone to adjust the volume. 10 Manage Accounts You can set up a corporate, Google account etc on your device. You can do this by tapping Settings> Accounts & sync> Add Account . 10.
User Guide 11 Connect to Networks and Devices Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including Wi-Fi, GPRS, Bluetooth, devices, such as headsets. You can also transfer files to/from your PC through the data cable. 11.1 Connect to Internet Refer to section 6 for details. 11.2 Connect to Wi-Fi Networks Refer to Section 6.1 for details. 11.3 Pair With Bluetooth Devices 1. Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks> Bluetooth. 2.
User Guide 11.4 Install Secure Certificate from SD Card If your VPN or Wi-Fi Network relies on secure certificates, you must obtain the certificates and store them in your phone’s storage, before you can configure access to those VPN or Wi-Fi networks on your phone. You may need to download the certificates from a website. 1. Copy the certificate from your computer to the root of the SD card. 2. Touch Settings> Security. 3. Touch Install from SD card under Security Settings. 4.
User Guide 2 Health and Safety Precautions Please read these simple guidelines. Not following them may be dangerous or illegal. SAR Compliance Your phone is designed not to exceed the limits of emission of radio waves recommended by international guidelines. SAR (specific absorption rate) is the measurement of body-absorbed RF quantity when the phone is in use. SAR value is ascertained according to the highest RF level generated during laboratory tests.
User Guide Please keep your calls short and use SMS whenever more convenient. This advice applies especially to children, adolescents and pregnant women Prefer to use your cell phone when the signal quality is good. People having active medical implants should preferably keep the cell phone at least 15 cm away from the implant. Maintain a preferable distance of 15 mm from the device. Safe Driving Do not use the phone while driving.
User Guide your device when regulations posted instruct you to do so. To avoid potential interference with implanted medical devices such as a pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator: Always keep your phone at least 15.3 centimeters (6 inches) from the medical device. Do not carry the wireless device in a breast pocket. Turn off the phone if there is any reason to suspect that interference is taking place. Follow the manufacturer directions for the implanted medical device.
User Guide liquids or moisture can contain minerals that will rust electronic circuits. If your device does get wet, remove the battery without turning on the device, wipe it with a dry cloth and take it the service center. Do not store the device in high or cold temperature. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices and damage batteries. Do not use or store the device in dusty, dirty areas. Its moving parts and electronic components can be damaged.
User Guide direct sunlight. We recommend you to charge the battery at room temperature range. Batteries have life cycles. If the time that the battery powers equipment becomes much shorter than usual, the battery life is at an end. Replace the battery with a new battery of the same make and specification. Use manufacturer approved batteries, chargers, accessories and supplies. Micromax will not be held responsible for user’s safety when using unapproved accessories or supplies.
User Guide The WEEE logo (shown at the left) appears on the product (battery, handset, and charger) to indicate that this product must not be disposed off or dumped with your other household wastes. You are liable to dispose of all your electronic or electrical waste equipment by relocating over to the specified collection point for recycling of such hazardous waste. Collection and proper recovery of your electronic waste equipments at the time of disposal will allow us to help preserve the environment.
User Guide content in this user guide without public announcement in advance. The content of this manual may vary from the actual content displayed in the mobile phone. In such a case, the latter shall govern. Copyrights All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of Micromax is strictly prohibited.
