Haier A56W User manual

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UserManualforA56W

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IntroductiontoManual

This manual provides operation guidelines for use of your A56W mobile

phone.PleaserefertotheQuickStartGuide,includedintheboxforabrief

overviewofthebasicfunctions.

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IntroductiontoManualIcon

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Thefollowingiconsareusedforindicationanimportantmessageinthe

UserManual:

Messageprompt.

 A service or function requires the support of network service. For

moredetails,pleaseconsultthenetworkservicesupplier.

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 TABLEOFCONTENTS

GettingtoKnowYourPhone ............................................................................... 4

FrontView ................................................................................................ 4

SideView .................................................................................................. 4

BackView ................................................................................................. 5

Gettingstarted ..................................................................................................... 6

(U)SIMCardandBattery .......................................................................... 6

PoweringthePhoneOnandOff .............................................................. 7

DisplayScreen .......................................................................................... 8

Keys ........................................................................................................... 9

Text InputMethods ................................................................................10

SetupYourPhone .................................................................................. 11

GuidelineforQuickUse ..................................................................................... 14

CallFunction ...........................................................................................14

MainMenuFunctions ............................................................................19

SAT ..........................................................................................................21

Browser ..................................................................................................21

Entertainment ........................................................................................25

Camera ...................................................................................................27

Messages ................................................................................................31

Contacts ..................................................................................................43

Tools ........................................................................................................48

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Multimedia .............................................................................................52

Mystuff ..................................................................................................54

Calendar .................................................................................................58

CallLog ...................................................................................................60

Settings ...................................................................................................61

FAQsandTroubleshootingSolution .................................................................. 6 9

Health&SafetyInformation ............................................................................. 72

DeclarationofConformity ................................................................................. 76

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GettingtoKnowYourPhone

FrontView 

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SideView

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USB socket

Headphones socket

Phone Receiver

CENTRAL

Display Screen

Right Soft Key (RSK)

Navi

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Music player

Left Soft Key (LSK)

Special Function Key

END/POWER Key

SEND key

Delete Key

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BackView

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Camera

Battery Cover

Loudspeaker

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Gettingstarted

(U)SIMCardandBattery

When you subscribe to wireless services you will receive a (U)SIM Card

(subscriber identity module), which contains information about your

networkservicesandyourmobilenumber.

Please consult with your SIM card provider, network service provider or

networkoperatortoobtainanduseSIM‐basedinformation.

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Insert(U)SIMCardandBattery

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Poweroffthephoneandensuretheadapterisdisconnectedfromthe

phonebeforeremovingthebattery.

1. Withthephonebackfacingupward,slightlypressandpushthe

rearcovertowardthephonebottomuntilthecoverisremoved.

2. Removethebattery.

3. InserttheSIMcardintomarkedSIMslotwiththegoldenchip

facingdown.

4. Installthebattery,ensuringcontactsarealigned.

5. Pushthebackcoverbacktotheoriginalplace.

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RechargingtheBattery

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When the battery power is low, the phone will display a low power

notificationwith a flickeringbatteryiconwith zero bars. When thebattery

is low, some functions of the phone might not operate until the battery

receivesafullcharge.

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When the power is lower than the threshold value, the phone will

automatically power off until it is recharged. When the phone is

powered‐onandbeingcharged,thebattery icononthetop‐rightcornerof

the display will flicker to show it is being recharged. When the battery is

fully charged, the prompt of “charge completed” is displayed on the

top‐right corner of the screen. When the phone is powered‐off and being

charged, the charging statusis displayed onthe screen; after charging has

finished, the prompt of “charge completed” is displayed on the screen. It

takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Be sure to fully

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chargeyourbatterybeforeusingforthefirsttime.

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Chargingyourbattery:

1. InserttheUSBconnectorofthechargerintothephone.

2. Whenchargingiscompleletd,removetheUSBchargerfromthe

phone

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PoweringthePhoneOnandOff 

Beforethephoneispoweredon, ensurethatthephonehasbeen charged

and that the (U)SIM card is inserted in the phone. When the phone is

powered on without (U)SIM card inserted, a message will be displayed

advising that the (U)SIM card must be inserted to continue. Without the

(U)SIMcardinsertedthephonewillonlysupportemergencycalls.

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The phone can be powered on while it is being charged. If the phone

powers off automatically due to low power, the power‐on info will not

displayuntilithasbeenchargedforseveralminutes.

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TurningthePhoneOn

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1.PressandholdEND/POWERKey.

2.If the phone has been locked, insert the lock code and select the

CENTRALKEYtoconfirm.

3.The homescreen will display the default wallpaper and screensaver.

Theseimagescanbechangedtooneofyourchoice.Formoreinformation

seethesectiontitledSETUPYOURPHONE.

 Afterthephoneispoweredon,itwillidentifythenetworksupplier

automaticallyandfinishsettingupthewirelessnetworkparameters.Ifthe

phonedoesnotconfigureallparametersautomatically,pleaseconsult

networkservicesupplierforthecorrectparameterstocompletethis

processmanually.

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TurningthePhoneOff 

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1.PressandholdEND/POWERkeyforapproximately4seconds..

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2.Thephone has been poweredoff once thepowerdown animation is

completed.

 Note: when the phone is powered off, all phone functions are

disabledexceptforthealarm.

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DisplayScreen 

DisplayScreen   

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z Status Indication: displays the status of the signal strength, battery

power,messages,incomingcalls,usersprofile, function optionsand

connectiontoexternaldevices(e.g.USBorcharging)etc.

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z Standby: displays the name of network service supplier, date, time

andanymessages(e.g.missedcalls).

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z Wallpaper: displays the background image on the device’s home

screen.

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z SoftKeyindication:LeftSoftKey(LSK)‐>MainMenu,

Standby

Status Indication

Left Soft Key Indication

Wallpaper

CENTRAL KEY

Right Soft Key Indication

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CENTRALKEY‐>MainMenu,

RightSoftKey(RSK)‐>Contacts.

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Keys

Keys

CENTRALKEYEnter into main function menu or confirm selected

entries.

NavigationKey 4 way navigation allows you to scroll between the

menuoptions.

 Toexecutethedisplayedfunction

 GotoMusicplayer

  Usedtoinitiateacall

 Usedto terminate a call,powerthephone on/offand

returntothestandbymenu

   CLEAR,usedtodeleteentriesorclearinput

 Onetouchaccesstovoicemailbypressingandholding

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Speed dialoptions; Pressand hold to call the contact

thathasbeenprogrammedintothespeeddialslot 

 Numeric keys for dialing phone numbers and/or

navigating the menus (versus scrolling to the menu

option,eachhasacorrespondingnumber) 

 Space bar; When inputting text,press 0 for the space

bar

Select * to input */+/p, input symbols and

punctuation.

Pressing and holding # when in homescreen will

enable mute mode. Pressing # when composing a

messaging will allow you to change your text input

method. 

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Text InputMethods

ThephonesupportsEnglish,Spanishandspecialsymbolinputusingkeypad.

PhysicalKeyboardInput

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You can change your text input method when you are composing by

Option>Inputmode.

To quickly change the text input mode whencomposing a message select

the

 keytoscrollthroughtheinputoptions

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LetterInput 

Theletterinputmethodsupportsmulti‐pressandsmartinputmodes.

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Text InputusingMulti‐pressMode

1. Locate at character input status, for example: Main menu >

Messages>SMS>New.

2. Begin composing your message. The cursor will stay in the same

placefor0.5secondsbeforemovingtotheright.

3. Spell out the wordyou want totype repeatedlypressthe numbers

‐  utilltherequiredcharacterappears.

4. Toswitchbetweenlower‐caseandcapitalletters,selectOPTIONand

selectINPUTMODE;selecttheletterinputmode“A bc/ABC /abc”and

selectOK.

5. To input numbers select OPTION and INPUT MODE; select 123 and

selectCENTRALKEYandselectOK.

6. Toinputsymbolswhencomposing amessage,selectthe

 key

andselectthesymbol.

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Text InputusingSmartInputMode:

Smart Input Mode is a predictive text feature that identifies the most

commonly used wordswith a built in dictionary. For example,rather than

have to type a number three timesto geta C todisplay in your message,

you could press the corresponding number once and proceed to type out

the rest of the word using the same approach and it will predict word

optionsthatyoucanselectfrom.

1. Locate at the character input status, for example Main menu >

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Messages>SMS>New.

2. Totypeaword“Phone”,select

, , ,  and .

3. If the screen displays the desired word, select CENTRAL KEY for

confirmation.

4. If the screen does not display the desired word, select the DOWN

NAVIGATIONKEYtoviewotherword options.Oncethedesiredword

hasbeenfound,selecttheCENTRALforconfirmation.

5. To switch between lower‐case and capital letters, select OPTION

menu and select SWITCH INPUT METHOD, select the letter input

mode“PreAbc/PreABC/Preabc”andselect“OK”.

6. To input numbers select OPTION and INPUT MODE; select 123 and

selectCENTRALKEYandselectOK.

7. To input symbols when composing amessage, select the

 key

andselectthesymbol.

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SetupYourPhone

Personalize your phone, including display settings, ringtone settings, time

anddatesettings,shortcutsettingsandphonelocksettings.

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DisplaySettings 

ToaccessDisplaySettings:Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings

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SelectWallpaper

1. Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings>Idlescreen.

2. Select WALLPAPER and select the CENTRAL KEY whichwillallow you

to choose from preloaded images or from My Stuff, where you can

selectafiletobeloadedaswallpaper.

3. SelectSAVEtoconfirm.

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DisplaytheTimeandDateontheScreen

1. Mainmenu>Settings>Displaysettings>Idlescreen.

2. Select either Time Display or Date Display and select turn‐on/off

statusandthentoselect“Save”tosavethesettings

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AdjustingBacklighttime

1. Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings>Backlighttime.

2. SelectpreferredbacklighttimeandselectOKtosave.

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Notethat“Always ”willdrainbatterypowerfasterthanothersettings.

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AdjustingtheBrightnessofScreenDisplay

1. Mainmenu>Settings>DisplaySettings>Brightness.

2. Selectthebrightnessofdisplayscreenbyscrollingleftorrightwith

thenavigationkeyandselectSAVEtosavethesettings.

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RingtoneSettings 

SelecttheProfile

1. Select:Mainmenu>Settings>Profile.

2. Select either one profile for all calls or select New Profile to assign

differenttypesofnotificationsforincomingvoicecalls,messagealert,

emailalert,vibratingalert,keytoneandwarningtone

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SelectaRingtone

1. Select:Mainmenu>Settings>Profile.

2. Tochangetheringtone,selecttheprofileyouwishtochange(e.g.

Standard),

3. SelectVoiceCallRingandselectaringtonefromPresetFilesorselect

FilestoaccessMyStuffandselectthedesiredringtonefiles.

4. Aftersettingtheprofile,selectSAVE.

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TimeandDateSettings 

SettingtheTimeanddate

1. Mainmenu>Settings>PhoneSettings>Timeanddate.

2. Selecttheoptionsyouwishtochangeandinputthecurrenttimeand

date.To changetothetimedisplayformat,toggleleftandrightwith

theNavigationKEY.

3. SelectSAVE

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ShortcutKeySetting

SetupShortcutKey

1. Main menu > Settings > Phone Settings > Shortcuts > Shortcut

settings.

2. UsingtheCENTRALKEY,selecttheshortcutkeyyouwishtocustomize

andthenselectCENTRALKEYtoseetheoptions.

3. SelectafeaturefortheshortcutoptionandthenselectOK.

4. AftersettingallofyourshortcutsselectSAVE

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DisplayShortcutKey

1. Mainmenu>Settings>PhoneSettings>Shortcuts>Shortcutdisplay.

2. SelectDISPLAYorHIDEandselectOKtosavethesettings.

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PhoneLockSetting 

You can lock the phone, using a password, to prevent others from being

able touse your phone. The default passwordof the phone when leaving

thefactoryis0000.

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ModifythePhonePassword

1. Mainmenu>Settings>SecuritySettings>Changephonecode.

2. Entertheoldpassword,thenewpasswordandthenre‐enterthenew

passwordtoconfirmit

3. SelectOKtosavethenewpasswordsetting.

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UnlockthePhoneLock

1. Mainmenu>Settings>SecuritySettings>Phonelock

2. SelectONandthenselectOK.

3. You will be prompted to enter the password to change the settings.

EnterthecurrentpasswordandselectOK.

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GuidelineforQuickUse

CallFunction

WhenthephoneispoweredonitwillsearchfortheLocalnetworkand

automaticallyconnecttoit.Ifthephoneisoutsideofthecoveragearea,it

mayroamonothernetworks,dependingonavailability.Consultyour

networkserviceproviderfordetailsonroamingandassociatedfees.

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The signal strength icon, (found in the top left corner of the display),

displaysthe currentsignal strength the network. If the signal is weak,call

qualitymaybeaffected.

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DialingCalls 

NormalPhoneDialing

1. From the homescreen, dial the number that you want to call. (The

numberwillbevisibleonthedisplay)

2. SelecttheSENDKEYtoinitiatethecall.

3. Toendthecallorcancel,selecttheEND/POWERKey.

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 Tomakeaninternationalcallselecttheicon  twicetoinput+

allowing you to replace the international connecting number, and then

inputnationalcode,regionalcodeandphonenumber.

Whenyoudialanextension,inputthenumberofphoneextensionand

selecttheicon

 untilyouseeaPonthedisplay,andtheninputthe

extensionnumber.

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PlaceacallfromtheLatestPhoneRecords

1. Select the SEND Key to open the call log from the homescreen.

Alternatelyselect:Mainmenu>Calllog>Missedcalls/Outgoingcalls/

Incomingcalls/Allcalls.

2. Selectthecontact numberthatyouwishtocallandselectSEND Key

toinitiatethecall.

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PlaceacallfromContacts

1. Main menu > Contacts, or alternately select the Contacts soft key

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fromtheRightSoftKEY.

2. Select the contact number that you wish to callor input the name’s

letterofthecontacttosearchyourcontacts.

3. SelecttheSENDkeytoactivatethecall.

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PlaceacallusingSpeedDialShortcuts

Priortoplacingacallusingthespeeddialshortcutsyouneedtosetupthe

shortcutkeyforeachcontacts.

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Settings>Speeddial..

2. SelectSHORTCUTKEYandSETtoinputthecorrespondingnumberof

shortcutkeysorselectSEARCHtoanumberfromContacts.

3. SelectOKtosavethesettings.

4. To call using the speed dial shortcuts, press and hold the

corresponding shortcut keys

‐ under the standby

statustoinitiatethecall.

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FixedDial

Fixed dialing restricts the phone numbers which can be dialed from the

phone.Alloutboundcallsotherthanthosesetinthefixeddialmenuwill

berestrictedandprotectedby aPIN2.Fixeddialallows forrestricting calls

topartialnumbersandprefixes.

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SettingupFixedDial

Tosetthenumbersallowableforthephonetooriginateacall:

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Setting>FixedDial.

2. SelectOPTIONmenuandNEWCONTACT.

3. InputPIN2andselectOKwhenprompted.

4. Inputcontact’snameand number in fixeddialing and selectSAVE to

savetheinputinformation.

5. Todeletethefixeddial,opentheOPTIONmenuandselectDELETE.



EnablingFixedDial

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Setting>FixedDial

2. OpentheOPTIONmenuandselectEnable.

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

 Fixeddialingwillstillsupportemergency911calls.



EmergencyCalls

Thephonesupportsemergencycallsto911whereverthereisnetworkcoverage.

RegardlessifyousubscribetoserviceorhaveaSIMcardinstalled.Tomakean

emergencycall:

1. Dialtheemergencynumber(911)andselectSENDKEYtoinitiatethecall.



 Some countries or regions may set up other emergency numbers.

Therefore, the network service supplier may store emergency numbersof

othercountriesorregionsinSIMcard.



AnsweringCalls



SettinguptheAnswerMode

1.Mainmenu>Settings>Callsettings>Answermode

2.SelecteitherANYKEYorSENDKEYasthepreferredsettingandpress

OKtosavethesettings.



NormalAnswer

Whenyourphone receivesanincomingcall,theringtonewillsoundorthe

phonewillvibrate,andthedisplayscreenwilldisplaytheincomingcallicon.

Thereareanumberofoptionsforhowtorespondtoincoimingcalls.

1. SelectANSWERortheSENDKeytoreceivetheincomingcall;

2. Ifyouwishtoendthecallorignoretheincomingcall,youcandoso

bypressingtheEND/POWERKey;

3. IfyouareusingawiredheadsetorBluetoothheadsetyoucananswer

thecallbytheearphone;

4. SelectCENTRALKEYtoswitchphonetospeakerphonemodeduring

thecall.

5. YoucanadjustthevolumebyOption>Volumeduringthecall.

Whenyou use the loudspeaker, do not hold orpressthephonecloseto

yourearasitmaybeharmfultoyourhearing.

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Missedcalls

1. When an incoming call is not answered, the phone will display the

missedcallsonthestandbydisplay.

2. SelectVIEWtoseetherecordofmissedcalls.

3. To dial from the missed calls list, select the number and select the

SENDkey.

4. To view the calllogof all missedcallsselect:Mainmenu> Call log >

Missedcalls.



TransfertoreceivetheIncomingCallwithCallDivert

1. Mainmenu>Settings>Callsettings>Calldivert

2. Select the transfercondition:All calls/If busy/Ifnot answered/Ifnot

available.

3. SelectOPTIONandthenselectON

4. Select where you want the callstransferredto; TOVOICEMAIL orTO

ANOTHER.

5. Ifyou select TOANOTHER,youwill bepromptedtoenterthephone

number to transfer to, or you can select CENTRAL KEY and select a

numberfromyourcontactlist.

6. SelectOKtosavethesettings.

7. To canceltransfersselectMain menu > Settings > Call settings> Call

divert>Cancelall.



Thisfeaturerequiresthesupportfromthenetworkserviceprovider.

Pleasecontactyournetworkserviceproviderfordetails.



ScreeningIncomingCalls

1. Mainmenu>Contacts>Option>Settings>Blacklist.

2. Select NEW and input numbers to be screened/filtered or select

SEARCH to go to contacts where you can select the numbers to be

filtered.

3. SelectSAVE.



CallWaiting

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1. Mainmenu>Settings>Callsettings>Callwaiting>CheckStatus.

2. ConfirmifCallWaitingisenabledordisabled.Tochangethesetting

selectONorOFF

3. Afteractivatingthecallwaiting,iftherehasnewincomingcallduring

calling, the phone will display the call waiting window and the

messageprompt.

4. ToswitchbetweenthetwocallsselectSWITCH



 This feature requires support of the network. Please contact your

networksupplier.



Multi‐partycalls

Makingacallduringanexistingcall

1. Duringacall,selectOPTIONandselectNEWCALL

2. InputthenumberofnewcallandselecttheSENDkeytoinitiatethe

secondcall.

3. ToswitchbetweenthetwocallsselectSWITCH.

4. Toendthecall,selecttheEND/POWERkey.



Multi‐PartyCalls

Youcanacceptmultipartycallsbyconnectingyourexistingcalltoan

incomingcall.Inaddition,youcaninitiatemulti‐partycalls,addingupto

sixparticipants.

1. Whenonthephonewithinthefirstparticipant,selectOPTIONand

selectCALLMEETING

2. Toendtheconferencecall,youcanselectOPTIONandENDCALL

MEETING.

3. ToterminateonepartyfromthecallselectOPTIONandselect

HANGUPONE,thenselectthenumbertobedisconnectedfromthe

conference.

4. Tocanceltheconferencecalltomakeasinglecall,selectOPTIONand

selectSPLIT.



 Thisfeaturerequiresthesupportofthenetwork.Pleasecontactyour

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networkservicesupplierformoredetails.



MainMenuFunctions 

SelecttheCENTRALKEYtoentertheMainMenufromtheHomescreen.The

mainmenuhas12iconswhichareusedtoaccessthefeaturesofthephone.

The features and functionality steps for each of the menu options are

describedbelowthemenucatalogmatrix



MainFunctionMenu

 SAT  Browser Entertainment

Camera  Messages Contacts

 Tools Multimedia Mystuff

 Calendar Calllog Settings



MenuCatalog

SAT

BrowserGotohomepage

EnterURL

Bookmark

History

Pushmessagebox

Savedpages

Browsersettings

Networksettings

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