Huawei Honor 8 User Guide

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• Touch to reject the call and send an SMS.
• Touch to configure a callback reminder.
While the screen is unlocked:
• Touch to answer the call.
• Touch to reject the call.
• Touch to reject the call and send an SMS.
• Touch to configure a callback reminder.
 
On the dialer screen, touch  > Settings > Reject calls with SMS to edit the predefined 
text messages.
Functions available during a call
During a call, your phone will display an in-call menu.
• Hide the in-call menu: Touch...

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• Start a three-way call: Please contact your carrier to find out how to use this feature. For 
more information, see 
Making a conference call.
• Adjust the volume: Press the volume up button to increase the volume, or the volume down 
button to decrease the volume.
 
To end a call using the power button, go to Dialer, touch  > Settings and then turn 
on the 
Power button ends call switch.
Answering a third-party call
 
Before using this feature, check that you have subscribed to...

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Making a conference call
You can set up a conference call us ing the multi-party call feature on your phone. Call one number
(or receive a call), and then call another number to add it to  the conference call.
 
Conference calling requires network support. Please ensure you have activated this service. 
For details, contact your carrier.
1 Call the first participant.
2 Once the call is connected, touch  and then di al the second participants number. The first 
participant will be...

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2 Make or answer calls as normal.
3 When the call is put through, use the TTY device to send or receive the letters.
4 Press the  to end the call.
Setting the TTY Mode
1 open the dialer and touch  > Settings > TTY mode
2 Select one TTY mode.
• TTY Off: The standard voice speaking mode and the listening mode.
• TTY Full: Transmit and receive the TTY characters.
• TTY HCO: Transmit TTY characters but receive by listening to the earpiece.
• TTY VCO: Receive TTY characters but...

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2 Touch  > Settings.
3 Turn on the Pocket mode switch.
Call settings
Enabling call forwarding
If you are unavailable to take a call, you  can  configure  your  phone  to  forward  calls  to  another            
number.
1 Open Dialer.
2 Touch  > Settings.
3 Touch Call forwarding. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch Call forwarding under 
Card 1 or Card 2.
4 Select a forwarding method, enter the destination number, and then touch Enable.
When call forwarding is enabled, your...

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When you receive an incoming call while already in a call, touch t o  a n s w e r  t h e  n e w  c a l l ,  a n d             
to switch between the two calls.
Enabling do not disturb mode
Do not disturb mode allows you to work or relax in peace and   q u i e t .  Y o u r   p h o n e  w i l l  o n l y  n o t i f y             
you about important calls or messages.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Do not disturb and turn on the Do not disturb switch.
3 Touch Define priority interruptions...

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Creating a contact
 
The number of contacts you can store on your phone depends on the size of your phones 
internal storage. The maximum number of SIM card contacts may vary depending on your SIM 
cards storage capacity.
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch . Touch Create a new contact if you are creating a contact for the first time.
3 Select a location to save the contact from the options menu.
4 Enter the contacts name, phone number and other information, and then touch .
If you want to...

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• Take photos of multiple cards: Switch to Burst mode and follow the onscreen instructions 
to photograph multiple cards.
After you have finished scanning or taking photos, contact information will automatically be 
saved to 
Business cards.
Importing or exporting contacts
Your phone supports .vcf contact files. VCF  i s   a   s t a n d a r d   f i l e   f o r m a t   f o r   s t o r i n g   c o n t a c t             
information, including names, addresses, and phone numbers....

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2 Touch  > Import/Export > Import from another phone.
3 Select Import via Wi-Fi Direct and then touch Next. Your phone then prompts you to enable 
Wi-Fi and scans for Wi-Fi Direct devices.
4 Select the Wi-Fi Direct device you want to connect to. Once connected, your phone will 
automatically import contacts from the other device.
Exporting contacts to a storage device
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch  > Import/Export > Export to storage.
3 Touch Export.
4 Choose where you want to export...

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1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, and then touch Edit.
3 Touch the contacts photo, and then select Take photo or Choose from Gallery. 
Alternatively, enter the contacts new information, and then touch 
.
The contacts photo will be displayed when the contact calls  y o u .  O t h e r  c o n t a c t  i n f o r m a t i o n  s u c h             
as company name and job title will also be displayed.
 
Add multiple numbers for one contact: Select a contact...