Videocon A42 User manual

Brand: Videocon

Model: A42

Category: Smartphones

Type: User manual

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UserManual

A42

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TableofContents

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Assemblingthedevice...................................................7

Chargethebattery.........................................................7

BatteryUse....................................................................8

Knowyourdevice..........................................................8

PhoneLayout.................................................................8

Usingthetouchscreen..................................................9

SoftButtons.................................................................10

HomeScreen................................................................10

NotificationIcons.........................................................10

ManagingWidgets.......................................................11

AddFunctionstoHomeScreen...................................11

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ChangingWallpaper.....................................................11

UsingHeadset..............................................................12

Entertextusingtheonscreenkeypad.........................12

BasicOperations.......................................................... 12

SwitchOnorOfftheDevice.........................................12

ScreenLockandUnlock...............................................12

Securedscreenlock.....................................................13

MakeaCall..................................................................13

UsingContact...............................................................13

UsingCallLog

...............................................................14

AnswerCalls.................................................................14

ToSetanAlarm............................................................15

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ToSetHomePage........................................................16

TousetheGoogleSearchWidget................................16

UsingtheCAMERA.......................................................17

ClickingaPhoto...........................................................17

ViewingImages............................................................18

ViewingVideos............................................................18

ToAddaContact.........................................................18

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ImportingContacts......................................................19

Searchingcontacts .......................................................19

EditingaContact..........................................................19

Deletingacontact........................................................19

Contactgroups.............................................................19

AddinganEmailAccount.............................................20

ConfiguringanEmailAccount......................................20

SendinganEmail.......................................................... 20

Receivingemails..........................................................20

Checkingemailsmanually............................................20

Attachingfiles

asattachments.....................................20

ReplyorforwardinganEmail.......................................21

ManagingEmailfolders...............................................21

AccessingFileExplorer.................................................21

CreatingFolder............................................................21

CopyingaFile...............................................................21

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ListeningtoFMRadio ..................................................21

ViewingPhotos&Videos.............................................22

Launchingslideshow....................................................22

PlayingVideofiles........................................................22

Organizeemailbylabels..............................................22

AccountSynchronize...................................................23

Facebook......................................................................23

Maps............................................................................24

Places...........................................................................24

Navigation....................................................................24

YouTube.......................................................................24

G‐Talk...........................................................................25

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TextMessages.............................................................25

MultimediaMessage...................................................26

PlayingMusic...............................................................26

ChangingPlaybackOptions..........................................26

CreatingaPlaylist........................................................ 26

Removingtracksfromaplaylist...................................27

StartRecording............................................................27

Wirelessandnetworks................................................27

Device..........................................................................28

Personal.......................................................................29

Accounts......................................................................29

System......................................................................... 29

Care

andmaintenance.................................................30

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LegalNotices

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

VIDEOCONisproh ibited.

VIDEOCONoperatesonapolicyofcontinuous

development.VIDEOCONreservestherighttomake

changesandimprovementsto

anyoftheproducts

describedinthisdocumentwithoutpriornotice.

UndernocircumstancesshallVIDEOCONberesponsible

foranylossofdataorincomeoranyspecial,incidental,

consequentialorindirectdamageshowsoevercaused.

Thecontentsofthisdocumentareprovidedasitis.

Exceptasrequiredbyapplicable

law,nowarrantiesof

anykind,eitherdeselectedorimplied,including,but

notlimitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantability

andfitnessforaparticularpurpose,aremadein

relationtotheaccuracy,reliabilityorconten tsofthis

document.VIDEOCONreservestherighttore visethis

documentorwithdrawitat

anytimewithoutprior

notice.

Theavailabilityofparticularproductsmayvaryby

region.PleasecheckwithVIDEOCONExecutive.

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SafetyPrecautions

Pleasecomplywiththeseprecautionstoavoidputting

yourselforotheraroundyouinadangerousorillegal

situation,andensurepeakperformanceofyourdevice.

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Icon Description

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ROADSAFETY

Donotuseyourphonewhile

driving.

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INTERFERENCE

Allwirelessdevicescouldaffect

yourdeviceperformance.

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HOSPITALS

Switchoffyourdevicenear

hospitalsandmedicalequipment.

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AIRCRAFT

Switchoffyourdeviceinaircraft.

Wirelessdevicescancause

interferenceinaircraft.

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REFUELLING

Switchoffthedevicewhen

refueling.Donotusethedeviceat

refuelingpoint.

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BLASTINGAREAS

Switchoffthedevicenearblasting

areas.

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USESENSIBLY

Useinnormalcondition,as

explainedintheUser’smanual.Do

nottouchtheantenna

unnecessarily.

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QUALIFIEDSERVICE

Onlyqualifiedpersonnelmayinstall

orrepairphone.

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BATTERIES

Useonlyapprovedbatteries.Donot

connectincompatibleproducts.

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WATER‐RESISTANCE

Yourdeviceisnotwater‐resistant.

Keepitdry.

Importantsafetymeasures

Yourphoneisdesignedtocomplywithallthenecessary

precautionsandrequirementsandshouldbetreated

withcare.Thesuggestedsafetymeasureswillhelpyou

tousethisproductwithoutcausingyouanyhealth

hazards.

Yourphoneisdesignedtocomplywithallthenecessary

precautionsand

requirementsandshouldbetreated

withcare.Thesuggestedsafetymeasureswillhelpyou

tousethisproductwithoutcausingyouanyphysical

hazards.

 Whenbuyingacellphone,makesureithasalow

SAR(SpecificAbsorptionRate ).

 Useawirelesshands‐freesystem(headset)witha

lowpowerBluetoothemitter.

 EitherkeepcallsshortorsendaSMSinstead.This

adviceappliesespeciallytochildren,adolescentsand

pregnantwomen.

 Wheneverpossible,usecellphoneonlywhenthe

signalqualityisgood.

 Peoplehavingactivemedicalimplantsshouldkeep

theircellphoneatleast15cm

awayfromtheimplant.

 TheFCCad vice: “Manypeoplemistakenlyassume

thatusingacellphonewithalowerreportedSARvalue

necessarilydecreasesauser’sexposuretoRFemissions,

orissomehow“safer”thanusingacellphonewitha

highSARvalue.WhileSARvaluesarean

importanttool

injudgingthemaximumpossibleexposuretoRFenergy

fromaparticularmodelofcellphone,asingleSARvalue

doesnotprovidesufficientinformationaboutthe

amountofRFexposureundertypicalusageconditions

toreliablycompareindividualcellphonemodels.”

 WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)Advice:

OrganizationssuchastheWorld HealthOrganization

andtheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationhavestated

thatifpeopleareconcernedandwanttoreducetheir

exposuretheycould useahands‐freedevicetokeepthe

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phoneawayfromtheheadandbodyduringphonecalls,

orreducetheamountoftimespentonthephone.

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SoftwareUpdateInformation

Toenhancedeviceperformance,werecommendthat

yougetintouch withthenearestVIDEOCONAuthorized

ServiceCenter,regardingtheavailabilityofupdated

firmwareforyourdevice.

Pleaseseetheenclosed

ServiceCenterDir ectoryfortheVIDEOCONAuthorized

ServiceCenternearesttoyourlocation.

ThirdPartyApplicationsDisclaimer

Someapplicationsaccessiblethroughyourmobile

belongtothirdpartiesandareprotectedbypatent,

laws.Thoseapp licationsareprovidedsolelyforyour

personalnon‐commercialuse.Youmaynotuseany

applicationinamannerthathasnotbeenauthorizedby

theapplicationownerorprovider.

Withoutlimitingtheforegoing,unlessexpressly

authorizedbytheapplicablecontentownerorservice

provider,youmaynotmodify,copy,republish,upload,

post,transmit,translate,sell,create

derivateworks,

exploit,ordistributeinanymannerormediumany

contentorservicesdisplayedthroughthisdevice.

“Thirdpartycontentandservicesar eprovided“asis”.

VIDEOCONdoesnotwarrantcontentorservicesso

provided,eitherexpresslyorimpliedly,foranypurpose.

VIDEOCONexpresslydisclaimsanyimpliedwarranties,

including

butnotlimitedto,warrantiesof

merchantability orfitnessforaparticularpurpose.

VIDEOCONdoesnotguaranteetheaccuracy,validity,

timeliness,legality,orcompletenessofanycontentor

servicemadeavailablethroughthisdevice.Underno

circumstances,includingnegligence,shallVIDEOCONbe

liable,whetherincontractortort,foranydirect,

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indirect,incidental,specialorconsequentialdamages,

attorneyfees,expenses,oranyotherdamagesarising

outof,orinconnectionwith,anyinformationcontained

in,orasaresultoftheuseofanycontentorserviceby

youoranythirdparty,evenifadvisedofthepossibility

ofsuch

damages.”

Thirdpartyservicesmaybeterminatedorinterrupted

atanytime,andVIDEOCONmakesnorepresentationor

warranteethatanycontentorservicewillremain

availableforanyperiodoftime.Videoconreservesthe

right,initssolediscretiontochange/modify/updatethe

software(includingwithoutlimitation,theavailabilityof

any

featureorcontent)ofthephoneatanytime

withoutpriornotice.

Contentandservicesaretransmittedbythirdpartiesby

meansofnetworksandtransmissionfacilitiesover

whichVIDEOCONhasnocontrol. Withoutlimitingthe

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generalityofthisdisclaimer,VIDEOCONexpressly

disclaimsanyresponsibilityorliabilityforany

interruptionorsuspensionofanycontentorservice

madeavailablethroughthisdevice.

VIDEOCONisneitherresponsiblenorliableforcustomer

servicerelatedtothecontentandservices.Any

questionorrequestforservicerelatedtocontent

or

servicesshouldbemadedirectlytorespectivecontent

andserviceproviders.

“Itisrecommendedtoinstallthethirdparty

applicationsonmemorycardratherthanphone

memoryforbestperformance.”

“MemoryCapacity‐Memorycapacityisdependenton

OperatingSystemusage.Availablestoragecapacitymay

belessasitincludes

pre‐installedoperatingsystem,

suchasAndroidand/orpre‐installedapp lication s,or

mediacontent,sharedvideo/systemmemory.”

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SAR

Your phone meets the SAR requirements for exposure

to radio waves, recommended by Govt. of India. Your

mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is

designed and manufactured so as

not to exceed the

limits for exposure to radio‐frequency (RF) energy, as

recommended by the Govt. of India. These limits are

part of comprehensive guidelines and establish

permittedlevelsofRFenergyforthegeneralpopulation.

The limits include a substantial safety margin designed

toensurethesafetyofall

persons,regardlessofageand

health.

Theexposurestandardformobilephonesemploysa

unitofmeasurementknownasSAR(SpecificAbsorption

Rate).TheSARlimitrecommendedbytheGovt.OfIndia

is1.6Watt/kgtakenoveravolumecontainingamassof

1gramoftissue.ThehighestSARvalueforA42is0.000

W/Kg.Press*#07#to checktheSARvalueonyour

phonedisplay.

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7

GettingStarted

Assemblingthedevice

1. Locatethegrooveatthebottomofthedeviceand

gentlyremovethebackcoverbypullingitupfromthe

device.

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2. InserttheSIMcardsintotheirrespectiveslotsas

shownbelow.

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3. Insertmemorycard.TakecompatiblemicroSDcard,

andplaceitintoitsrespectiveslot.

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4. Replacethebattery.Alignthecontactsofthe

batterywiththecorrespondingconnectorsinthe

batterycompartment&placethebackcover.



Chargethebattery

Tochargethedevicebattery:

1. TaketheUSBcablefromthedevicepackaging,and

attachittopoweradapter.Nowconnectthepower

adapterintoastandardACwalloutlet.



2. ConnecttheminiUSBconnectoronthecableinto

itsdesignatedportinthedevice.Thebatterylevel

indicatoronthedevicescreenwillstartscrolling

horizontallytoindicatethatthebatteryisbeingcharged.



Note:Exerciseextremecautio nwhileconnectingthe

chargertothedevice.Theconnectorsonthecharger

andonthephonemaygetdamagediftoomuchforceis

appliedwhileconnectingthem.

8



Ifthebatteryiscompletelydischarged,itmaytakea

whilebeforetheon‐screenchargingindicatorstarts

scrolling.



3. Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,thebatterylevel

indicatoronthedevicescreenwillstopscrolling.



4. Oncethechargingiscomplete,disconnectthe

chargerfromthe

deviceandthenfromthewalloutlet.

BatteryUse

Toextendthebatterylifeofyourdevice:

 Usethestandardwallchargertochargethebattery

forthefirsttime.

 Duringthefirst3‐4chargecycles,chargethe

batteryuntilthebatteryindicatoronthedisplaystops

scrolling.



 Avoidpartialcharging.Also,waitforthebatteryto

dischargecompletelybeforechargingitagain.

 ChargethebatteryusingtheUSBcableonlyifthe

recommendedwallchargerisn’treadilyavailable.

 Avoidkeepingthedeviceonvibratemode.

Knowyourdevice

PhoneLayout

9

KeyLayout

Key Function

Power Key

 Hold to switch audio

profiles, or to turn on or

off Airplane mode, or to

power off.

 Press to switch your

phone to Sleep mode.

 Press to wake up your

phone.

Home Key

 Press to return to the

Home Screen from any

application or screen.

 Hold to see recently

used applications

Menu Key

Press to get the options

for the current screen.

Back Key

Press to go to the

previous screen.

Volume Keys

Press or hold to turn the

volume up or down.



Usingthetouchscreen

Useyourfingertousetheicons,buttons,menuitems,

theonscreenkeyboard,andotheritemsonthetouch

screen.

 Touch:Launchscreenitemssuchasapplicationand

settingicons.Youcanenterthetextviaon ‐screen

keyboard.

 Touch&hold:

Touchandholdanitemonbutnot

liftingyourfingeruntilanactionoccurs.For

example,touchandholdanapplicationtodisplay

itsoptions.

 Drag:Touchandholdiconsforafewsecondsand

then,withoutliftingyourfinger,moveyourfinger

onthescreenuntilyou

reachthetargetposition.

 SwipeorSlide:Toswipeorslide,youquicklymove

yourfingeracrossthesurfaceofthescreen,

withoutpausingwhenyoufirsttouchit.

 Double‐tap:Tapquicklytwiceonawebpage,map,

orotherscreentozoom.

 Pinch:Insome

applications(suchasMaps,Browser,

andGallery),youcanzoominandoutbyplacing

twofingersonthescreenatonceandpinching

themtogether(tozoomout)orspreadingthem

apart(tozoomin).

 Rotatethescreen:Onmostscreens,theorientation

ofthescreenrotateswith

thephoneasyouturnit

fromuprighttoitssideandbackagain.



10

SoftButtons



Dialer

In Home Screen, touch to launch

virtualDialingKeypad.



Contacts

TouchtodisplayContactsscreen



Menu

TouchtodisplayMenuapplications



Messages

TouchtodisplayMessagesscreen



Browser

TouchtodisplayInternetBrowser

HomeScreen

TheHomescreenallowsyoutoquicklyaccessmenu

applications,suchasDialer,Contacts,Menu,Messages,

andsoforth.

NavigatingtheHomescreen

Touchandscrollhorizontallyonthehomescreento

displaytheavailablescreensinyourdevice.Onthe

extendedHomescreen,youcanadd,deleteand

access

othermenuapplicationsand phonefunctions.Touch

andholdHomekeytoviewrecentlyusedapplications.

ExtendingtheHomescreen

Touchandswipeyourfingerhorizontallytoviewthe

extendedHomescreen.Theseextensionsprovide

additionalspaceforicons,widgets,shortcuts,andother

items.

DeletingapplicationsfromtheHome

screen

Todeleteanapplication,touchandholdanapplication,

theiconoftheapplicationenlarges,andRemove

displaysatthetopoftheHomescreen.Withoutlifting

yourfinger,dragthewidgetoverRemovetodeleteit.

NotificationIcons

Notificationiconsonthestatusbarstatethearrivalof

new

messages,showscalendarevents,alarmactivation,

andsoforth.Youcanalsoviewongoingsettings,suchas

callforwardingorcurrentcallstatus.

Youcanopenthemessage,reminder,oranevent

notificationintheNotificationPanel.Italsoallowsyou

toseethenameofmobileoperator.

Whena

newnotificationicondisplaysinthestatusbar,

pressandholdthestatusbar,thenslideyourfingertip 

inthedirectionofarrowtoopentheNotificationicons

panel.



Icon Description

NetworkSignalStrength

BatteryLevelIndicator

ConnectedtoWi‐Fi

11



Phone is connected to the

ComputerviaUSBcable



DataisDownloading



Headsetisconnected



BluetoothisOn



MissedCall



Alarmisactivated



Time



NewMessageisreceived



NewGoogleTalkMessage



Synchronizationisinprogress



NewGmailMessage



MoreNotifications

ManagingWidgets

Widgetsarelikewindowsintoyourapps.Touch

Widgetstabtoaccesswidgets.

FromthemainWidgetsscreen,youcan:

 Movebetweenscreensbyswipinghorizontally.

 Dragawidgettoahomescreenbytouchandhold

theWidget’sicon,slideyourfingerwhereyouwant

toplaceitandliftyourfinger.Notethat,you

can

onlydragandplacethewidgetattheavailable

spaceonthehomescreen.

AddFunctionstoHomeScreen

YoucanaddthedifferentfunctionstotheblankHome

screenbypressing

Wallpaper,Manageappsand

systemsettings.

 Wallpapers:AddwallpaperstoyourHomescreen.

ChangingWallpaper

TochangethewallpaperontheHomescreen:

Touch

WallpapertoselectWallpaperfrom

Gallery,LiveWallpapersand Wallpapers.Youcanuse

theimagescapturedviaphone,imagessavedon 

memorycard,imagesthathavebeentransferredfrom

yourcomputertoyourphone.

TouchWallpaperstoopenascreenwhichdisplays

defaultWallpapers.

Slidetheimageshorizontallyto

viewallavailable

options.Touchawallpaper optiontoviewitslarge

image.

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TouchSetWallpapertochangethewallpaper.

 ManageApplications:Accessthelistofthe

applicationsinstalledonthedeviceandcheckthe

applicationinformation.

 SystemSettings:Allowsyoutocustomizeyour

systemsettings.

UsingHeadset

Usetheheadsetforhands‐freeconversationsor

listeningtomusic.Takethe

headsetfromtheproduct

packagingandplugitinitsdesignatedslotonthetopof

thephone.

NOTE:

 Usingaheadsetlimitsyourabilitytohearoutside

sounds.Therefore,theuseoftheheadsetwhile

drivingmayendangeryouorothercommuterson

theroad.

 Settingthe

headsetvolumetoitsmaximumlevels

mayimpactyourhearing.

 Toacceptacall,press&holdanswer/endbuttonon

theheadset.Toendacall,presstheanswer/end

buttonagain.

Entertextusingtheonscreenkeypad

Displayingon‐screenkeypad

Touchaneditablefieldinan applicationtodisplay

the

on‐screenkeypad.Tohidethekeypad,touch

.

CopyandPasteText

Whileyouareenteringtext,youcanusethecopyand

pastefeaturetousetextinotherapplications.

1. Placethecursorfromwhereyouwanttostart

typingthetext.

2. Tapand holdthetextinputfield.

3. SelecttheSelecttextfrom

theoptionlist.

4. Dragyourfingeracrossthetextyouwantto

highlight.

5. SelectCopytocopy,orCuttocutthetextontothe

clipboard.

6. Inanotherapplication,tapandholdthetextinput

field.

7. SelectPastetoinsertthetextfromtheclipboard

into

thetextfield.

BasicOperations

SwitchOnorOfftheDevice

Toswitchonyourdevice,

PressandholdthePowerkeyofthephone.

Toswitchoffyourdevice

PressandholdthePowerkeytodisplayPhoneOptions

menu.TouchPo werOfffollowedbyOKtoconfirm.

ScreenLock

andUnlock

Thedevicephonescreenissettolockautomatically

afterconfigurabletimedelaywhenthedeviceisinthe

idlemodeandnofunctionhasbeenused.Itis

13

recommendabletolockthescreen,whenitisnotinuse

toavoidanyunwanteddeviceoperations.

LocktheScreen

Topreventlaunchingapplicationsinadvertently,press

thePowerKeyoncetolockthetouchscreen.

Thetouchscreenissettolockautomaticallyafter

configurabletimedelaywhenitis

intheidlemodeand

nofunctionhasbeenused.

UnlockingtheScreen

Tounlockthedevicescreen,pressthePowerKeyonce

towakeupthedeviceandthen,swipetheLockIconto

therighttoUnlockthephone.

Securedscr e enlock

Ifyouareconcernedaboutsecuring

yourphonedata,

youcanchoosetosetamorecomplexlockforthe

touchscreen.

Touch

SettingsSecurityScreen

Lock

TouchtoconfigureyourphonetorequireaPattern,PIN,

password& soforthtounlockyourscreen.

Followtheon‐screeninstructionstochooseaPattern

forunlockingthetouchscreen.

Onceenabled,pressthePowerkeytolockthetouch

screen.The

nexttime,whenyouturnonyourphoneor

wakeupthetouchscreen,drawtheunlockpatternas

selectedbyyoutounlockthescreen.

WARNING:Ifyouforgettheunlockpattern,touch

ForgotPattern.Itwillrequestyoutologinonyour

primaryGoogleaccount,whichis

configuredonthe

phoneandthiswillunlockthescreenlock.

MakeaCall

UsingVirtualKeypad

Intheidlemode

 OntheHomescreen,touch

todisplayvirtual

numerickeypad.

 Enterthephonenumberincludingtheareacode.

Touch

toeraseadigit.Forinternational

calls,insertthe“+”signfollowedbythecountry

code,areacode(withouttheinitialzero)andphone

number.

 Afterenteringthenumber,youcantouch

andthenselectdesiredSIMtomakeacallby

thedesiredSIMcard.

UsingContact

TouchPeopleiconontheHomescreentoviewthe

contactslist.Scroll,touchandtaptoselectthecontact

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youwishtocall,andthentaponthecontactnumberto

makeacallafterchoosingthedesiredSIMcard.

UsingCallLog

Touch

theHomescreen,andthentouch ,

selectthephonenumbertocallbychoosingthedesired

SIMcard.Youcanalsosendamessageandaddthe

numbertotheContactslist.

AnswerCalls

Ifthephoneisonringingmode,presstheVolumekeys

ontheleftsideofthephonetoputthephone

onsilent

mode.

Toansweranincomingcall,dragthe

totheright

untilitreachesatthe

.

Tocancelanactivecall,touch

onthedisplay

panel.

RejectaCall

Torejectanincomingcall,drag totheleftuntilit

reachesatthe

.

RejectWithMessage

Whenyoucan'treceiveacallordon'twanttotalkto

thecaller,youcanjustsendthemaquickSMSwithpre‐

programmedmessageorcantypeyourownmessage.

Duringanincomingcall,youcan drag

tothe

upwardsuntilitreachesat

andtheSMS

templateswillpopup.Youcanselectthemessagefrom

thetemplateslistorcanCustomMessageyourown

message.TouchSendtosendthemessagetothecaller.

WorkingwithCallOptions

Duringanactivecall,yourphoneallowsyoutoperform

variousactions:

Youcan

pressVolumekeysontherightsideofthe

phonetoincreaseanddecreasethecallvolume.

Calloptionsare:

 :AllowsyoutoopenVirtualDialingKeypadto

initiateconferencecall,anewcallortoview

Contactslistorcalllogs.

 :Toputthecallonspeaker,touchSpeaker.



:TouchMutetoenableanddisablethe

microphoneduringanactivecall.

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

:UsetoputthecallonHold.



:Usetoinitiateanewcallduringanexisting

call.



:Usetodisconnectanactivecall.

Clock

Enablesyoutoviewtimeanddateandsetthealarm.

ToSetanAlarm

TouchtheClock

.Theavailableoptionsinalarm

are:

 Turnon alarm:TouchtoturnOnthealarm.

 Time:Touchtosetthealarmtime.

 Repeat:TouchRepeattosetthedayswhenyou

wantthealarmtoberepeated.

 Ringtone:Touchandbrowseasoundfile,which

will

playwhenthealarmisactivated.

 Vibrate:Touchtoletthephonevibrateinaddition

toplayingtheringtone.

 Label:Touchtoenteranameforthealarm.

Bluetooth

Touch

SettingsBluetoothtoaccess

Bluetooth.TouchTogglebuttonatthetoprightcorner

ofthedisplayscreentoturnonorofftheBluetooth.

 OncetheBluetoothison,youwillseethelistof

availableBluetoothdevices.

 Touchandtaponthesearcheddevicetopair.



TouchontheNameofyourdevicetomakeyour

devicevisibletootherBluetoothdevices.

 Touch

toperformadditionalfunctions:

o Renamephone–Allowsyoutorenameyour

Bluetoothname.

o Visibilitytimeout–Allowsyoutoselectthe

visibilitytimeouttime.

o Showreceivedfiles–Allowsyoutoshowthe

receivedfilesviaBluetooth.

Browser

Touch

Browser,oryoucanalsoopenBrowser

fromtheHomescreen,bytouching

.

OnthedisplayedAddressBar,entertheURLofthe

webpageyouwanttovisit,an d thentouch “Go”

(blueGobuttonontheAndroidkeyboard).

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ToSetHomePage

1. Whileviewingawebpage,touch

Settings

GeneralSethomepage.Youcanchoosefrom

currentpage,blankpage,defaultpage,mostvisited

sitesandother.

2. ChooseotherandthenentertheURLofthepage

thatyouwanttosetashomepage.TouchOKtoSave.

Whilebrowsingawebpage,touch

toaccess

additionaloptionslikeRefresh,Bookmarks,Sharepage

andsoforth.

TousetheGoogleSearchWidget

SurftheInternetorthedevicedatafromtheHome

screen.

1. OnHomescreen,Press

todisplaytheGoogle

searchbox.

2. Enterwhatyouwanttosearchforeitherthedevice

dataorontheweb.

3. Touch

again.

Calculator

Learntoperformmathematicalcalculationsdirectlyon

yourdevicelikeadesktopcalculator.

Tousecalculator:

 Intheidlemode,touch

Calculator.

 Usethekeysthatcorrespondtothecalculator

displaytoperformbasicmathematicaloperations.

 Touch

toClearhistoryandopenAdvanced

panel.UseAdvancedpaneltouseScientificcalculator.



Calendar

TheCalendarletsyouscheduleandsetsoundalarmsfor

appointments,meetingsandotherevents.Scheduled

appointmentsforthedaycanbedisplayedonHome

screen.

AccessingCalendar

Touch

Calendar.Calendarscreenisdisplayed

inyourdevicescreen.

CreatinganEvent

Tocreateanevent:

 Touch

Calendar.

 Touch

NewEventtoentereventdetails.

o EnterthenameofeventinEventNamefield.

o EnterthelocationinLocationfield.

o SelectthedatesandenterinFromandTofield.

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o TouchtoselectAllDay.

o SelecttheTimezone

o EntereventdescriptioninDescriptionfield.

o TosetRepetition,selecttherepetitionfromthelist.

o TosetReminders,selecttheremindertimefrom

thelist.

o TouchDonetoreturntothecalendar.

Settingan

EventReminder

Tosetaneventreminder:

 Onanycalendarview,touchaneventtoviewits

detailsoreventsummary.

 TouchAddreminder,toaddareminder.Touchthe

(X)buttontodeleteit.

 TouchtheSelectedReminderTime,tochoosefrom

thelistoftime.

Whenthetimecomes,you willreceivea

notificationattheselectedremindertimeaboutthe

event.

 TouchDeletetodeletetheselectedevent.

OnanyCalendarview,touch

.CalendarMenuis

displayed.Youcanaddnewevent,refreshthecalendar,

searchtheevent,choosecalendarstodisplayand

configurethecalendarsettings.

UsingtheCameraandVideo

Inadditiontobeingacommunicationdeviceanda

personalassistant,yourmobilephonealsoprovidesyou

withendlessentertainmentpossibilities.

Youcantake

photos,createvideosandaudioclips,anddownload

andlistentomusic.

Thecameraisa combinationofcameraandcamcorder

thatyoucanusetoshoot,andsharepicturesandvideos.

UsingtheCAMERA

ToaccessCamera:

 FromtheHomescreen ,touchCamera.Or,you

can

alsoquicklyaccessCameraap plication,bypressing

Camerakeyontheright‐sideofthedevice.Or,you

canalsotouch Camera.

 Touch

toclosethecamera.

 Onthecamerascreen,pinchtoshowZoominor

out.

ClickingaPhoto

Totakeaphoto:

 AccessyourCamera,andthenswitchtothecamera

mode.

 TouchCamerasettingstocustomizesettingsfor

capturingtheimage.Thepreviewimagechanges

as

youchangethesettings.

 Toclicktheimage,touchCaptureicon

located

onthephone.

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 Thephotoyoujusttookisdisplayedforamoment.

Youcanpreviewthephotosatrightendcorner

thumbnail.

 NOTE:Donotmoveyourhanduntiltheimageis

captured.

NOTE:Youcantouch andtogglebetweenCameraand

Camcordericon.

ViewingImages

OntheCamera

screen,touchGallerybutton.Touchand

scrolltheimagestochoose.

Aftertakingaphoto,athumbnailofthephotoyouhave

justtakenisshownintheupperrightcornerofthe

Capturedscreen.Touchthethumbnailtoviewit.Touch

theon‐screenbuttonstodoanyofthe

following:

 Touchtop‐rightcornericontosharethephotoina

messageorpostitonline.

 Touch

toperformadditionalfunctions,suchas

delete,slideshow,edit,andsoforth.

RecordingVideos

 Touch Cameraswitchtovideoto

launchthevideocamera.

 Tostartrecording,touch

Icon.

 Tostoprecording,touch thesameagain.

 Clickonthe

toclickaphotowhilerecording.

ViewingVideos

Toviewvideo:

Afterrecordingavideo,athumbnailofthevideoyou

havejustrecordedisshowninthelowerrightcornerof

theCapturescreen.Touchthethumbnailtoviewit.

 Touchthevideotoviewitinfull

screen.

 Ifyouwanttoviewmorevideos,touchandscrollon

thescreentoleftandrighttoviewrecordedvideos.

 Touch

toperformadditionalfunctions,suchas

deleteanddetails.

People

Thepeopleapplicationletsyoustorenames,phone

numbers,e‐mailaddresses,andotherinformation.

Phonecontactsarestoredinthephonememory.You

cansaveinformationsuchasnames,pictures,phone

numbers,e‐mailaddresses,andsoforth.

You

canalsoaddthefrequentlyusedcontactstothe

favouriteslist.

ToAddaContact

InContacts,

1. Ifyouhavemorethanoneaccountwithcontacts,

touchtheaccounttowhichyouwanttoaddthecontact.

2. EnterNameandNumberforthedesiredcontact.

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3. Touchacategoryofcont act information,suchas

phoneticgivennameandemailaddress,address,to

enterthatkind ofin formationaboutyourcontact.

ImportingContacts

IfyouhavecontactsstoredasvCardonamicroSDcard

orSIM,youcanimp ortthemintoyourphone.Similarly,

you

canexportcontactsinvCardformatontoamicro

SDcard,tobackthemup.

Toimportcontacts,inthecontactslist,touch



Import/Export.Selectrequiredoptionfrom,Import

fromSIMcard,ImportfromSDcard,orExporttoSD

card.

Note:Youcanaddcontactsonyourphoneand

synchronizethemwiththecontactsinyourGoogle

Account.

Searchingcontacts

 Touch

inthenameofthecontactyouare

searching.

 Asyoutype,contactswithmatchingnamesget

displayedbelowtheSearchbox.

EditingaContact

Youcanalwaysmakechangestotheinformationyou

havestoredforacontact.

 Inthecontactslist,touchthecontactwhosedetails

youwanttoedit,andthentouch Editinthe

optionsmenu.Alternatively,youcanalso

touch

,andthentouch Editwhileviewinga

contact’sdetails.

 Touchacategoryofcont act information,suchas

contact’sname,phonenumberoremailaddress,to

enterthatkind ofin formationaboutyourcontact.

 ChangethecontactinformationandtouchDone.

 Tocancelthechanges,touch Cancel

Deleting

acontact

Todeleteacontact:

 Inthecontactslist,touch

Deleteinthe

optionsmenu.Touchandtap toselectthecontact

numbersneedtobedeleted.

 TouchOKtoconfirmthatyouwanttodeletethe

contact.

Contactgroups

InPeople,touch

Contactstodisplayandtouch

anaccounttoopenthegroupsassociatedwithit.

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Videocon A42 User manual

Brand: Videocon

Model: A42

Category: Smartphones

Type: User manual

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Videocon A42 User manual

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