Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Owners Manual

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Sharing a song
You can share your favorite songs with your family and friends using email, 
Bluetooth, and more. 
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Choose a category.
3. Touch and hold the song you want to share.
4. From the displayed option menu, choose Share.
5. Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions.
Setting a song as the ringtone
Want to hear your favorite song whenever you receive a call? Just make it your 
ringtone.
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Choose a category.
3. Touch and hold the song you want to set as the ringtone.
4. From the displayed option menu, choose Set as phone ringtone. 
						

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Mobile data connection
After you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, 
your phone automatically registers with your service provider's data service.
Checking the network connection
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Mobile networks.
3. Touch Access Point Names or Network operators to check network 
connection settings.
 
Your phone automatically reads access point settings from your SIM 
card. Do not change the access point settings; otherwise, you may not 
be able to access the network.
Enabling the data service
1. On the home screen, flick down from the status bar to open the 
notification panel.
2. Touch  to enable your phone's data service.
 
When you don't need to access the Internet, disable the data service to 
save battery power and reduce data usage.
Setting up a Wi-Fi connection
When you use your phone at home, you can connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot 
created from your router. Some public locations, such as airports and 
libraries, may also have Wi-Fi networks available for use. 
						

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi.
You phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.
4. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to and touch Connect.
For an encrypted Wi-Fi network, enter the password when prompted.
 
If Wi-Fi and mobile data are both enabled, your phone connects to the 
Wi-Fi network preferentially. When Wi-Fi becomes unavailable, your 
phone automatically switches to the mobile data connection.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS
Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) lets you quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network. A 
safe connection is set up by pressing the WPS button or entering the PIN. 
 
To use the WPS function and set up a Wi-Fi connection between your 
phone and a Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure the Wi-Fi hotspot also supports 
the WPS.
Using the WPS button
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. On the Wi-Fi network list, touch  .
4. On the Wi-Fi hotspot device, press the WPS button.
Using the WPS PIN
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. On the Wi-Fi network list, touch  . 
						

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4. Touch Input WPS PIN.
Your phone generates a PIN.
5. On the Wi-Fi hotspot device, enter the PIN.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct lets you easily connect two devices and transmit or share data 
between them.
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch  .
You phone then scans for available devices and displays them.
4. Select a device.
Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network
1. Touch and hold the file you want to send.
2. From the displayed option menu, choose Share.
3. Touch Wi-Fi direct. 
You phone then scans for available devices and displays them.
4. Touch the device you want to send the file to.
 
Specific steps may vary slightly by file type. 
Receiving a file using a Wi-Fi network
When a file comes in, your phone displays the File transfer dialog box. Touch 
Accept to begin downloading the file. 
By default, received files are saved to the 
WLAN folder in File Manager.  
						

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Sharing your phone's mobile data 
connection
Want to access the Internet from multiple devices when you are on the go? 
Use USB tethering or set your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot to share its data 
connection with other devices.
USB tethering
You can share your phone's data connection with a computer using a USB 
cable.
To use USB tethering, you may need to install your phone's driver on the 
computer or establish a network connection, depending on your computer's 
operating system. If your computer runs Windows 7, Windows Vista, or a 
latest Linux operating system (such as Ubuntu 10.4), you can use your 
phone's USB tethering function without configuring any settings on the 
computer. If you are running an earlier version of Windows or another OS, 
your PC will identify and install a driver automatically. 
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
2. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More….
4. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 
5. Select the USB tethering check box to share your phone's data connection.
 
You cannot use your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is 
in USB storage mode.
Wi-Fi hotspot
Your phone can also function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its 
mobile data connection.
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More….
3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 
						

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4. Name the Wi-Fi hotspot.
5. Select an encryption mode.
 
It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2PSK to 
better secure the Wi-Fi network.
6. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When other devices want to access your phone's network, this key must 
be entered.
7. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box.
8. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's Wi-
Fi network.
Controlling your data usage
Your phone's data usage control function lets you check and control your 
data usage.
Set a data usage cycle and a mobile data limit for this period and you will be 
notified when data usage reaches this limit. You can also query the data 
usage within a certain period of time or data traffic consumed by an 
application.
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More….
3. Touch Data usage. 
						

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Set the data usage cycle. 
Touch 
Data usage cycle then Change cycle… to set the data usage 
cycle.
Set the data usage limits. The yellow line indicates the warning 
limit, and the red line indicates the data usage limit.
Drag the red and yellow lines to adjust the values or touch the lines 
to set specific values.
When your data usage reaches the yellow line, you will receive a 
warning notification. When your data usage reaches the red line, 
your phone's mobile data connection will be disabled.
Time axis.
Drag the time axes to set a data usage cycle.
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On the Data usage screen, touch  to open an option menu, from which 
you can:
• Turn data roaming on or off.
• Prevent background mobile data traffic.
• Turn automatic data synchronization on or off.
• Select the Show Wi-Fi usage check box. The Wi-Fi tab will be displayed. 
Touch this tab to view Wi-Fi data usage.
• Touch Mobile hotspots and select the Wi-Fi networks that are mobile 
hotspots to prevent applications from accessing these networks in the 
background. If an application is downloading a large file using these 
networks, you will be notified. 
						

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Bluetooth
Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other 
Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using 
Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices.
Turning on Bluetooth
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth.
When Bluetooth is turned on, your phone's name is displayed at the top of the 
Bluetooth screen. Touch the name to set your phone's visibility.
 
To rename your phone, touch   > Rename phone. When you are done, 
touch 
Rename to save the changes.
Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, enable Bluetooth on both 
devices and pair them with each other.
1. On the home screen, touch  then the ALL tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth.
3. From the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the 
onscreen instructions to pair with it.
To disconnect from a paired Bluetooth device, under 
Paired devices, touch 
 > 
Unpair. 
 
If a Bluetooth connection cannot be set up between your phone and 
another device, they may be incompatible. 
						

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Sharing files using Bluetooth
Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to 
your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices 
without an Internet connection.
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch and hold the file you want to send.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Share > Bluetooth.
4. From the detected Bluetooth device list, select a device.
Receiving files using Bluetooth
1. When your phone receives a file transfer request, open the notification 
panel.
2. Touch Bluetooth share: Incoming file to display a file reception dialog box.
3. Touch Accept to start receiving the file.
When the file is received, you will receive a notification of a successful 
transfer. Open the notification panel to read the notification. By default, 
received files are saved to the 
bluetooth folder in File Manager. 
Using DLNA
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) aims to implement 
intercommunication between computers and other electronic products 
through wired and wireless networks, providing users with seamless digital 
media services. DLNA enables users on the same Wi-Fi network to share 
multimedia files easily. Using DLNA, you can: 
• Share multimedia files with your friends.
• Access multimedia files on other DLNA devices.
• Play multimedia files on other devices and control the playback.
 
Before you use DLNA, make sure your phone and other DLNA devices are 
connected to the same Wi-Fi network and DLNA is enabled on all 
devices.