Acer Liquid E3 User Manual
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2 © 2014 All Rights Reserved Acer Liquid E3 User’s Manual Model: E380 This revision: 3/2014 Acer Liquid E3 Smartphone Model number: _______________________________________________ Serial number: _______________________________________________ Date of purchase: ____________________________________________ Place of purchase: ___________________________________________
3 Table of contents Table of contents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Setting up- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Unpacking your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting to know your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing a SIM or microSD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using your smartphone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Turning on for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Locking your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Navigating through menus and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Using the touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Multitasking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Acer Float . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 AcerRAPID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Quick Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Managing contacts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 Managing your contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Making calls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 Before making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The voice call screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Answering or declining a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ending a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Messaging - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 Creating a new message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Replying to a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 MMS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Going online- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 Browsing the internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Setting up your Google email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Composing an email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Setting up Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Maps, Navigation, Places and Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4 Using the Camera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Camera icons and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Taking a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Shooting a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Viewing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Geotagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Advanced settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 Changing modes with Quick Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Putting your smartphone in Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Restarting your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Adjusting settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Data usage wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 FM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Multimedia playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Restoring to factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Accessories and tips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46 Using the headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using a Bluetooth headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Creating a new access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Inserting a microSD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 47 FAQ and troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Other sources of help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Warnings and precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Taking care of your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Regulatory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 FCC regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 End User License Agreement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57
5 Setting up Unpacking your smartphone Your new smartphone comes packed in a protective box. Carefully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of the following items is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately: • Acer Liquid E3 smartphone • Quick Guide • USB cable • AC adapter • Headset Note : In-box content varies depending on country and region. Getting to know your smartphone Views 1 2 15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 64 5 3 14 No.ItemDescription 1 Micro SIM cover Insert a micro SIM into the slot. 2 Power button Press to turn the screen on/off or enter sleep mode; press and hold to turn the smartphone on or off. 3 3.5 mm headphone jack Connects to stereo headphones.
6 Installing a SIM or microSD card To take full advantage of your smartphone’s telephony capabilities, you must install a SIM card. The SIM card holders are located on the side of the device. Additionally, you may wish to increase your smartphone’s storage by inserting a m icroSD card into the slot provided. 1. Insert your fingernail and flip the microSD card cover open and insert the microSD card as illustrated. 4 Front-facing flash LED flash for front-facing camera. 5 LED indicator Indicates when the phone is connected as a media device. 6 Front-facing camera Fixed-focus 2 MP camera; useful for taking self portrait images. 7 Touchscreen 4.7-inch, 1280 x 720 pixel capacitive touchscreen to display data, phone content and enter information. 8 Phone speaker Emits audio from your smartphone. 9 Micro USB connector Connects to a USB cable/charger. 10 MicroSD card slot Insert a microSD card into the slot. 11 Volume up/down buttons Increases or decreases the phone volume. 12 Flash LED flash for camera. 13 Camera Auto-focus 13 MP camera for taking high- resolution images. 14 Microphone Internal microphone. 15 AcerRAPID button Shortcut button to answer incoming calls. Long press to launch the camera app; short press to launch a designated app (default app is Google Play Music). No.ItemDescription
7 2. Ensure that the microSD card is inserted all the way into the card slot and secure the microSD card cover. Micro SIM 3. Insert your fingernail and flip the micro SIM cover open. Insert the micro SIM card as illustrated. 4. Ensure that the micro SIM card is inse rted all the way and secure the micro SIM cover.
8 SIM card lock Your smartphone may come with a SIM card lock, i.e., you will only be able to use the SIM card provided by your network operator. To cancel the SIM lock, contact your network provider. Charging the battery For initial use, you need to charge your smartphone for eight hours. After that, you can recharge the battery as needed. Connec t the AC adapter cord to the micro USB connector on your smartphone.
9 Using your smartphone Turning on for the first time To turn on your smartphone for the first time, press and hold the Power button until the screen turns on. You will then be asked to configure some settings before you can use your smartphone. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete setup. Sign in to or create a Google account If you have internet access, your smartphone allows you to synchronize information with a Google account. During the start-up process, you may create or sign in to yo ur account, which will be used to synchronize your contact list, email, calendar and other information. If you do not yet have internet access, or do not want to use this feature, then tap Skip. Creating multiple Google accounts You can create and easily access multiple Google accounts. Open the Application menu and then tap Settings > Add account. Entering your PIN When you install a SIM card for the first time, you may need to enter a PIN using the onscreen number pad. Important : Depending on your settings, you may be required to enter your PIN each time you switch on the phone function. Activating a new SIM card If you are using your SIM card for the firs t time, it may require activation. Contact your network operator for details on how to do this. Locking your smartphone If you will not use your smartphone for a while, press the Power button to lock access. This saves power and ensures your smartphone does not unintentionally use any services. Your smartphone will lock automatically if it is not used for one minute.
10 Waking your smartphone If the screen is off and the smartphone does not react to any taps on the screen or front panel buttons, then it has been locked and is in sleep mode. Press the Power button to w ake your smartphone. Unlock your smartphone by sliding your finger horizontally across the screen (it works both ways). For additional security, you may set an unlock pattern or ch oose from several screen locks to access the phone. Open the Application menu and then tap Settings > Security > Screen lock . In Choose screen lock, options include: None, Slide, Face Unlock, Voice Unlock, Pattern, PIN and Password. Note: If you forget your unlock pattern, please refer to Unlock pattern on page 48. Navigating through menus and options T Back Home Recent o navigate through menus and options, there are three buttons beneath the screen. Back Tap this button to go to the previous page, hide the keyboard, or to go up one level in a menu. Home Tap this button to go directly to the Ho me screen. Tap and hold this button to open the Search function. You can also get the Google Now app by tapping Get Google Now . Note: For information on Google Now, you may wish to view the Wikipedia page for the app at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Now . Recent Tap this button to see recently opened apps. Tap an app to open it. The Float app menu is also located on the bottom. Using the touchscreen Your smartphone uses a touchscreen for selecting items and entering information. Use your finger to tap the screen. Ta p: Touch the screen once to open items and select options. Drag : Ho ld your finger on the screen and dr ag across the screen to select text and images.