Huawei Ascend P7 Manual

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Phone settings 
•Touch Repeat calls to enable or disable the repeat calls function. After the  
repeat calls function is enabled, th e second call from the same number  
made within 3 minute s will not be muted. 
Setting the date and time
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Date & time. 
3. On the Date & time screen, you can: 
•Select the Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone check boxes  
to use the network date and time. 
•Clear the Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone check boxes to  
manually set the date,  time, and time zone. 
•Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box to switch between the  
12-hour and 24-hour formats.
•Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed. 
Changing the system language
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Language & input. 
3. Touch Language. 
4. Select a language.  
						

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Setting the PIN of your SIM card
A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to  
better protect your phone data. If you  enable the SIM card lock, you must  
enter the PIN each time you turn your phone on. 
Before you perform the following operat ions, make sure you have obtained  
your SIM cards PIN from your service provider. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Security. 
3. Touch Set up SIM card lock. 
4. Select the Lock SIM card check box.
5. Enter your PIN, and touch OK.
6. Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN. 
 
The SIM card allows only a limited nu mber of consecutive retries if an  
incorrect PIN is entered. If this li mit is exceeded, you must enter a PIN  
unblocking key (PUK), which you can obtain from your service provider. 
The number of consecutive attempts to  enter the PUK incorrectly is also  
limited. If this limit is exceeded, your SIM card will be permanently 
disabled. For details about these limi ts, contact your service provider. 
Accessibility
You can turn on or off accessibility features, such as magnification gestures  
and large text. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Accessibility.  
						

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Legal Notice 
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Index
A
Accessibility 78 
Accessing a bookmark 35 
Adding a bookmark 35
Adding a city 70, 71 
Adding a home screen 19 
Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account 37
Adding a widget to the home screen 18 
Adding an alarm 70 
Adding an Exchange account 37
Adjusting the screen brightness 74 
Android input method 13 
Answering a call 25
Answering a third-party call 26 
Applying a special effect 45 
Auto-rotate screen 9
B
Backing up data to a USB storage device 66
Backing up data to the local storage 66 
Battery indicator 4 
Birthday reminder 69
Bluetooth 52
Browsing web pages 35
C
Calendar 69 
Changing the font size 23 
Changing the system language 77
Changing the theme 20 
Changing the wallpaper 20 
Charging the battery 3
Charging the battery using a computer 3 
Charging the battery using the provided power adapter 3 
Checking your emails 38
Clearing the application cache 62 
Clearing your browsing history 36 
Compressing a file 58
Configuring alarm settings 70 
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 50 
						

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS 50 
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct 53 
Continuous shooting 41 
Copying a file 57
Copying contacts 30
Copying messages to a SIM card 33 
Copying text 14 
copyright 79
Creating a contact 28 
Creating a contact group 30 
Creating a folder 57
Creating a playlist 48 
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 59 
Creating an event 69
Customizing a theme 20 
Cutting a file 57 
Cutting text 14
D
Decompressing a file 58
Deleting a city 70, 72 
Deleting a file 58 
Deleting a home screen 19
Deleting a message 34 
Deleting a photo 45 
Deleting a thread 34
Deleting an alarm 70 
Deleting an application or widget 18 
disclaimer of warranties 81
Downloading applications 60
E
Editing a bookmark 35 
Editing text 14 
export regulations 81
Exporting contacts to a SIM card 29 
Exporting contacts to a storage device 29
F
Face unlock 21 
Filtering harassment calls 64
Filtering harassment messages 64 
Forwarding a message 33 
Freeing up your phone memory 63 
						

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G
Getting to know your home screen 7
H
HiSuite mode 54
I
import regulations 81 
Important information about the battery 4 
Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device 28 
Importing contacts from a SIM card 28
Importing contacts from a storage device 28 
Importing contacts  using Wi-Fi Direct 29 
Installing an application 60
L
Listening to music 47
Locking the screen 5
M
Making a conference call 26 
Making an emergency call 24 
Managing notifications 65
Merging contacts 30 
Modifying display settings 75 
Modifying tone settings 74
Motion control 15 
Moving a home screen 19 
Moving an applic ation or widget 18 
MTP mode 54
N
Navigation bar 3 
notice 79 
Notification manager 65
O
Online update 68
Organizing home screen icons using folders 18
P
Pairing with anothe r Bluetooth device 52 
Pasting text 14 
permissions 79 
						

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Phone accelerator 63 
Phone scanning 63 
Playing a playlist 48 
Playing a slideshow 44
Power consumption scan 64
Power manager 64 
Powering off 5 
Powering on 5
privacy policy 81
R
Receiving a file using Bluetooth 53 
Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct 54 
Rejecting a call 25
Rejecting a call and sending the caller a message 25 
Renaming a file 58 
Renaming your phone 52
Replying to a message 33 
Restarting your phone 5 
Restoring data from a USB storage device 67
Restoring data from the local storage 67 
Restoring factory settings 68 
Rotating a photo 45
S
Searching for a contact 30
Searching for a file 57 
Searching for a message 33 
Selecting an input method 11
Selecting text 14 
Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct 54 
Sending a multimedia message 32
Sending a text message 32 
Sending an email 38 
Sending emails to a contact group 31
Sending messages to a contact group 31 
Setting a photo as the wallpaper 46 
Setting a screen unlock password 22
Setting a screen  unlock pattern 22 
Setting a song  as the ringtone 48 
Setting the date and time 77
Setting the default city 72 
Setting the home page 36 
Setting the PIN of your SIM card 78
Setting the power saving mode 64 
Setting the ringtone an d notification tones 21 
						

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Setting the screen lock method 5 
Setting your  time zone 70 
Sharing a file using Bluetooth 53 
Sharing a photo or video 46
Sharing an application 61
Sharing an event 69 
Sharing weather information 72 
Shooting a video 41
Smart dialing 24 
Starting applications and switching between them 10 
Startup manager 64
Status icons 9 
Stopwatch 70 
Storage cleaner 63
Suspend button 17
T
Taking a photo 41 
Taking a photo in beauty mode 42 
Taking a photo with watermark 43
Taking a screenshot 9 
Taking an audio photo 42 
third-party software statement 80
Timer 71 
trademarks 79 
Turning off airplane mode 74
Turning off Bluetooth 52 
Turning off do not disturb mode 76 
Turning on airplane mode 74
Turning on Bluetooth 52 
Turning on do not disturb mode 76 
Turning on gloves mode 17
Turning on or turning off an alarm 70 
Turning on pocket mode 27
U
Uninstalling an application 61 
Unlocking the screen 6
Updating the weather 72 
USB flash drive mode 55 
Using HDR 43
Using the notifi cation panel 8
V
Viewing applications 61 
Viewing photos or videos 44