Huawei Ascend P6 User Manual

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Unlocking the screen with a password
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security.
3. Touch Screen lock > Password. 
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password.
5. Repeat the password and touch OK.
After a password is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone 
screen.
 If you enter incorrect passwords five consecutive times, the screen stops 
responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able 
to make emergency calls during this time. 
Adjusting the screen brightness
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Display.
3. Touch Brightness.
4. In the displayed dialog box, perform either of the following operations:
• Select the Automatic brightness check box to have your phone automatically 
adjust its screen brightness based on the ambient light.
•  Drag the slider left to reduce the screen brightness or drag it right to 
increase the screen brightness.
You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and adjust the 
screen brightness using the switch shortcuts. 
						

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Calls
Smart dialing
In addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by 
entering parts of their names or numbers.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Enter a phone number or the initials or first several letters of a contact name.
Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then 
displayed in a list.
3. From the list, select the contact you want to call.
4. To end the call, touch .
Answering or rejecting a call
 When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the 
ringtone.
• Drag right to answer the call.
• Drag left to reject the call.
• Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. 
On the dialer screen, touch   > Call settings > Quick responses to edit the 
message that will be sent.  
						

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Viewing the call log
1. On the home screen, touch to display your recent calls above the dialer.
2. Touch  > Missed calls to view your missed calls.
What you can do during a call
Touch  > to place the current call on hold, and touch 
again to resume the call.
Touch  > to start a three-way call. Before you use three-way 
calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, 
contact your service provider.
Touch to use the speakerphone. 
Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. 
Touch to end the call.
Touch to display the dialer. 
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and touch 
Current call.
Making a conference call
Conference calling with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy. Make or answer a call, 
and dial another number to add the second participant to your conference call. 
 Before you make a conference call, make sure you have subscribed to the 
service. For details, contact your service provider.
1. Call the first participant.
2. When the call is connected, touch  > to call the second participant.
The first participant will be placed on hold.
3. When the second call is connected, touch to start a conference call.
4. To add more people to the call, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. Touch to end the call.
Answering a third-party call
Before you answer a third-party call, make sure you have turned on call waiting.
1. If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag right to 
answer the new call and place the first call on hold.
2. To switch between the two calls, touch .
Making emergency calls
In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls 
without the use of a SIM card. However, you must still be under the coverage 
area.
1. On the home screen, touch .
Touch  > to display a note. 
Touch  > to display the contact list. 
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2. Enter your local emergency number and touch .
 Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment, 
service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely 
on your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur.
Other call services
Your phone also supports other call functions, such as call forwarding, call waiting, and 
voicemail. Before you use these functions, make sure you have subscribed to these services. 
For details, contact your service provider.
Enabling call forwarding
Too busy to answer all your calls with one phone? Forward them to another number and 
never miss an important call again!
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under APPS, touch Call.
3. Touch Call forwarding.
4. Select a forwarding mode.
5. Enter the phone number to which you want to forward calls, and touch 
Enable.
Enabling call waiting
The call waiting function lets you answer another incoming call when you are already busy 
in a call and switch between the two calls.
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under APPS, touch Call.
3. Touch Additional settings.
4. Touch Call waiting to enable call waiting. 
						

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Setting up your voicemail
Voicemail is your personal storage for missed calls, including the calls missed when you are 
in another call or your phone is powered off. 
 Before you use voicemail, make sure you have subscribed to the voicemail 
service and obtained your voicemail number. For details, contact your 
service provider. You must also enable call forwarding and set all incoming 
calls to be forwarded to your voicemail. 
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under APPS, touch Call.
3. Touch Voicemail > Voicemail settings > Voicemail number.
4. Enter your voicemail number, and touch OK. 
To listen to your voicemail messages, touch and hold the 1 key on the dialer and follow the 
voice instructions. 
						

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People
Forget about lugging around business card holders. You can now easily store and manage 
your contacts.
Creating a contact
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch .
3. Select an account. 
4.  Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch Add another 
field
 to enter more information.
5. Touch DONE to save the contact.
Searching for a contact
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch the search box.
3. Enter the contact name or initials. 
Matching results are displayed as you type. 
For example, to search for John Doe, enter John Doe or JD. 
Copying contacts
1. On the home screen, touch then the People tab.
2. Touch  > More > Manage contacts > Copy contacts.
3. From the displayed option menu, select the location where the contacts you 
want to copy are saved.
4. Touch the contacts you want to copy or touch All to select all contacts.
5. Touch Copy and select the account to which you want to paste the contacts. 
						

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Importing or exporting contacts
Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is a standard format for files 
storing contacts. Contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information can be 
saved in .vcf files.
Importing contacts from a storage device
You can import contacts saved in a .vcf file from a storage device to your phone.
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch  > More > Manage contacts > Import from storage.
3. Select one or more .vcf files.
4. Touch OK.
Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device
You can import contacts saved in a .vcf file from a Bluetooth device to your 
phone.
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch  > More > Manage contacts > Import via Bluetooth.
Your phone then enables Bluetooth and searches for available Bluetooth 
devices. 
3. Touch the Bluetooth device with which you want to pair your phone. 
When the two devices are paired, your phone automatically imports contacts 
from the other device. 
Exporting contacts
Back up your contacts to an external storage device to avoid losing them during 
a system upgrade or by mistake.
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch  > More > Manage contacts > Export to storage.
A dialog box is then displayed, showing the exported .vcf file name and its 
save location.
3. Touch OK.
To view the .vcf file you just exported, open File Manager. The file is displayed in the root 
directory of your phones internal storage. 
						

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Adding a contact to your favorites
1. On the home screen, touch then the Favorites tab.
2. Touch .
3.  Touch the contact you want to add to favorites or touch Select all to select all 
contacts.
4. Touch Add.
Deleting contacts
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch  > Delete contacts.
3. Touch the contacts you want to delete or touch All to select all contacts.
4. Touch Delete.
5. Touch OK.
Merging contacts
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch  > More > Manage contacts > Merge duplicate contacts.
3. Touch Merge next to the contacts you want to merge. 
After the contacts are merged, they are all saved to a single contact.
Sharing contacts
You can share contacts in .vcf format in many ways.
1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab.
2. Touch  > Share contacts.
3. Touch the contacts you want to share or touch All to select all contacts.
4. Touch Share and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu. 
						

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Contact groups
You can create a contact group and send a message or email to all group 
members simultaneously.
Creating a contact group
1. On the home screen, touch then the Groups tab.
2. Touch .
3. Name the contact group.
4. Touch ADD MEMBERS.
5. Select one or more contacts.
6. Touch ADD MEMBERS.
7. Touch DONE.
Editing a contact group
1. On the home screen, touch then the Groups tab.
2. Touch and hold the contact group you want to edit.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit.
4. Rename the group or manage group members.
5. Touch DONE.
Sending messages or emails to a contact group
1. On the home screen, touch then the Groups tab.
2. Touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Send message or Send email.
 
You can also open the contact group and touch  to send a message or 
to send an email.
Deleting a contact group
1. On the home screen, touch then the Groups tab.
2. Touch and hold the contact group you want to delete.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete.
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