Huawei Ascend P6 User Manual

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Taking a photo
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  Frame the scene you want to capture. The camera automatically focuses itself. 
When the viewfinder frame turns green, the camera is focused.
3. Touch .
Shooting a video
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Frame the scene you want to record. 
3. Touch to start recording.
 
Touch  to pause recording. 
4. Touch to stop recording.
Taking a photo in beauty mode
Want great photo quality without putting on any makeup? Enable beauty mode for 
flawless photos. 
Touch to open the option menu, where you can:
•Touch to switch to normal mode. 
•Touch to switch to smart mode. 
•Touch to switch to beauty mode. 
•Touch to switch to HDR mode. 
•Touch to switch to panoramic mode. 
•Touch to switch to special effects mode. 
•Touch to enable or disable Object tracking, Capture smiles, 
Touch to capture, and other functions, as well as set the photo 
resolution, timer, and other parameters. 
Touch to set the flashlight mode.
Touch to switch between the rear and front cameras. 
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1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  In photo mode, touch  > to switch to beauty mode. 
3. Frame the scene you want to capture and adjust the beauty level. 
The camera will identify a face and focus on it. 
4. Touch .
Taking a panoramic photo
Are you still upset that your cameras view angle isnt wide enough to capture an incredible 
scene? Panorama mode is exactly the solution you need. Youll be able to piece together 
several photos and combine them into one seamless shot.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  In photo mode, touch  > to switch to panoramic mode. 
3. Frame the scene you want to capture.
4. Touch .
5. Move your phone slowly in the direction indicated by the arrow to capture 
multiple photos.
 If the viewfinder screen turns red, the view will not be captured. This may 
happen when you have moved your phone too fast or the viewfinder scope 
has gone beyond the limits of the panoramic view. 
6. Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic 
photo. You can also touch 
to stop shooting.
The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one 
panoramic photograph.
Using HDR
High dynamic range (HDR) imaging technology improves the details in the lightest and 
darkest areas of photos for true-to-life quality.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  In photo mode, touch  > to switch to HDR mode. 
3.  Frame the scene you want to capture. The camera automatically focuses itself. 
When the viewfinder frame turns green, the camera is focused.
4. Touch . 
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Gallery
Gallery is your personal treasure box of sweet memories.
Viewing photos or videos
In your Gallery, photos and videos are stored in separate albums.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  Touch the album you want to view.
3. Touch the photo or video to view it in full screen mode. When viewing a photo, pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread 
them apart to zoom in.
Playing a slideshow
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch an album.
3. Touch  > Slideshow to play a slideshow of the photos in the album.
4. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow.
Editing a photo
You can remove red eye, crop a photo, or apply a number of effects to make your 
photos even more stunning.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  Touch the photo you want to edit.
3. Touch  > Edit and then you can:
• Touch to select a filter. 
• Touch to rotate or crop the photo.
• Touch to lighten or shadow the photo.
• Touch to add a frame to the photo. 
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Rotating a photo
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  Touch the photo you want to rotate.
3. Touch  > Rotate Left or Rotate Right. You can also enable the auto-rotate screen function to have your phone 
automatically adjust the display orientation when you rotate your phone.
Cropping a photo
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  Touch the photo you want to crop.
3. Touch  > Edit.
4. Touch  > Crop and then you can:
•  Drag the grid to reposition it.
•  Drag the frames of the grid to resize it.
5. Touch .
Deleting a photo
1. On the home screen, touch .
2.  Touch the photo you want to delete.
3. Touch .
4. Touch Delete.
Sharing a photo or video
Want to share your best shots or an amusing trick your dog just did? Simply share 
the photos and videos using email, Bluetooth, and more.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch the photo or video you want to share.
3. Touch .
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Setting a photo as the wallpaper
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Choose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper.
3. Touch  > Set as > Wallpaper.
4. Drag the frames of the grid to resize it.
5. Touch .
Music
In the mood for music? Your phone provides you with a supreme audio experience.
Adding songs
You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound 
anytime. Add songs to your phone by:
• Copying songs from your computer using a USB cable.
• Downloading songs from the web.
• Copying songs from Bluetooth devices.
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Listening to music
1. On the home screen, touch then the My music tab.
2. Choose a category.
3. Touch the song you want to play.
Touch to enable or disable Dolby Plus.
Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. 
Touch to add a song to your favorites. 
Touch to display the option menu from which you can perform 
additional operations.
Drag the slider to control the playback.
•Touch to play and touch to pause. 
•Touch to go back to the previous song.
•Touch to skip to the next song.
Touch to switch the playing mode. 
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When a song is playing, touch  to exit the playback screen without 
stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the 
notification panel and touch the playing song. 
Creating a playlist
Creating playlists lets you be creative with your songs, and organize them into groups. 
Youll be able to listen to the playlist that best fits your mood.
1. On the home screen, touch then the My music tab.
2. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist.
3.  Touch the text box to name the playlist. 
4. Touch Save.
You can now add songs to the playlist. 
5. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK.
6. Select the songs you want to add.
7. Touch ADD.
Playing a playlist
1. On the home screen, touch then the My music tab.
2. Touch Playlists.
3. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play.
4. From the displayed option menu, choose Play.
Deleting a playlist
1. On the home screen, touch then the My music tab.
2. Touch Playlists.
3. Touch and hold the playlist you want to delete.
4. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete.
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 then the My music tab.
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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 then the My music tab.
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 ringtone. 
						

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Internet connection
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 providers 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 phones data service.
 When you dont 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.
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.
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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 .
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.