Huawei Prism II User Manual

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4.2  Importing Contacts from a SIM Card
1.  In the contacts list, touch  > Manage contacts.
2. Touch Copy from SIM card.3.  Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Touch one contact to import that contact individually to your mobile phone, or touch SELECT ALL to 
import all contacts to your mobile phone. 
4. Touch COPY.5.  If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into which you want to import the contacts.
4.3  Adding a Contact
1.  In the contact list, touch .2.  From the screen displayed, create a contact in your mobile phone, SIM card or your account. Add a new account if you do not have one. 3.  Enter the contacts name, and then add detailed information such as phone numbers. 4. Touch DONE to save the contact information.  To save a contact from your call log, touch and hold the desired phone number to display the options menu, and then touch Add to contacts.
4.4  Adding a Contact to Your Favorites
Select a contact and touch the star on the right of the contacts name. If the  icon is highlighted, the contact is in your favorites list. 
4.5  Searching for a Contact
1.  In the contact list, touch the search box.2.  Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box.
4.6  Editing a Contact
You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time.
1.  In the contacts list, touch the contact whose details you want to edit, and then touch .2.  Touch the category of contact information you wish to change: name, phone number, email address, or any other information you recorded earlier.
3.  Make the desired changes to the contact information, and then touch DONE. To cancel all of your changes, touch  > OK. 
						

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4.7  Communicating with Your Contacts
You can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) message to a contacts default phone number. You can also open details to view a 
list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This section describes how to communicate with a contact when viewed in your contacts 
list.
4.7.1  Using Quick Contact for Android
1.  Touch the contacts picture or picture frame (if you have not assigned a picture to the contact) to open Quick Contact for Android.2.  Touch the icon for the way you want to communicate with the contact. The icons available depend on the information you have entered for the contact, the applications installed on your phone, and the accounts you 
have.
4.7.2  Communicating with a Contact
1.  In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to communicate with.2.  On the contacts details screen, you can communicate with the contact in one of the following ways: •  Touch the phone number to place a call. •  Touch the email address to send an email. 
• Touch to send a text message. 
4.8  Deleting a Contact
1.  In the contact list, touch the contact that you want to delete, and then touch  > Delete.2. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact.
4.9  Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts
You can back up contacts from your phone to a microSD card, or synchronize phone contacts with a server using your Google account.
4.9.1  Using a microSD Card to Back Up Contacts
Backing Up Contacts
1.  In the contact list, touch  > Manage contacts. 2.  From the displayed menu, touch Export to storage.  After touching Export to storage, a message is displayed to show the storage location of the .vcf file to which your contacts will be exported. 
3. Touch OK . 
						

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You can copy the .vcf files backed up on the microSD card to your computer. 
Restoring Contacts
1.  In the contact list, touch  > Manage contacts.2. Touch Import from storage in the displayed menu.If there is more than one .vcf files saved on the microSD card, you can choose to restore one, multiple, or all the of them.
4.9.2  Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts 
You can synchronize contacts using your Google account. For details, see Changing an Accounts Synchronization Settings.
4.10  Managing Groups
4.10.1  Creating a Group
1.  On the Home screen, touch  > People, and then touch .
2. Touch  in the group list. 3.  Enter the name you want to assign to the group.4. Touch DONE to save the group.  You can add only contacts saved in the phone memory to a group. 
4.10.2  Editing a Group
You can always make changes to the information you have saved for a group.
1.  In the groups list, touch the group that you want to edit, and then touch  > Edit. 2.  Make the desired changes to the group information, and then touch DONE. To cancel all changes you made to the group information, touch       > OK.
4.10.3  Adding a Contact to Your Groups
Select a group, touch  to select the desired contact, and then touch ADD MEMBERS.  You can only add contacts saved in your phone memory to a group, you cannot add contacts saved in your SIM card.
4.11  Joining and Separating Contacts
You may have duplicate contacts if you import contacts by:
•   Adding an account, such as a Gmail account.
•   Using the social networking services such as Facebook . 
						

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•   Using other methods, such as exchanging emails.To avoid duplication, join two or more contacts together to form a single contact. Availability of Facebook  may vary depending on your country or carrier. Please use them according to local laws and regulations.
4.11.1  Joining Contacts
1.  On the Home screen, touch  > People.2.  Touch a duplicated contact.3. Touch Manage joined contacts, and then touch Add contact.4.  Select the contact to be joined to combine two duplicate contacts.Two contacts will be joined together and displayed as one contact. Touch the contact to view the joined information. You can see that the contact is 
joined together by two contacts. You can also combine more than two contacts.
 Contacts stored in the SIM card cannot be joined. 
4.11.2  Separating Contacts
If contact information from different sources was joined together in error, you can separate the contacts.
1.  On the Home screen, touch  > People.2.  Touch the joint contact to be separated.3. Touch Manage joined contacts.4.  Select the contact to be separated from the joint contact.The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in People.
4.12  Sending Contacts
You can send contact information as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Messaging. 
1.  Select a contact from the contacts list. 
2. Touch  > Share.3.  Select your preferred method to send the contacts you have selected, for example Bluetooth or Messaging. 
						

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5  Text Input
5.1  Displaying the Keyboard
To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. The keyboard is displayed automatically when you run certain applications. If not, touch a text field to open 
the keyboard. 
Touch  to hide the keyboard.
5.2  Choosing an Input Method
1.  When the keyboard is displayed, the keyboard icon is shown on the notification bar. Flick the notification bar downwards to open the notification 
panel. 
2. Touch Choose input method.3.  Select the desired input method. 
You can also change the default input method. To do so, touch   > Settings > Language & input > Default on the Home screen, and then select 
an input method. 
5.3  Using the Android Keyboard
 The keyboard layout may vary slightly depending on the field where you are entering text. The previous figure is provided for your reference only. On the Home screen, touch   > Settings > Language & input, touch   next to Android keyboard, then touch Voice input key to turn 
on or turn off voice input.
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Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. 
Touch twice to capitalize all letters to be entered.Touch to change from the text mode to the symbol/number mode. Touch to enter text by voice.
Touch and hold keys with … like this to use more functions.Touch to insert a space.Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor. 
Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor.
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Touch and hold to select an input method.
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5.4  Using the Swype Keyboard
 The keyboard layout may vary slightly depending on the field where you are entering text. The previous figure is provided for your reference only.
5.5  Editing Text
To edit text quickly, touch and hold the text you have entered, and choose the content you want to edit. You can then edit the text quickly using icons 
in the upper right corner as follows: 
•  : Select all content. 
Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. 
Touch twice for all caps.Touch and hold for settings Touch to change from the text mode to the symbol/number mode. Touch to insert a space.
Touch and hold to select a language.Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor. 
Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor.
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To enter a word, just drag your finger over the letters in the word.
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To capitalize, go above the keypad.
To enter apostrophes in common words drag through the ‘n’.
To enter double letters, circle the letter.
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•  : Cut the selected content. Touch and hold the text. Drag the grab points to select the text you want to cut. Then touch this button to cut the 
selected text. After the text is cut, touch a blank area in the text field to display . Move to select where you want to paste the text. Touch 
 > PASTE to paste the previously cut text. 
•  : Copy the selected text. Touch and hold the text. Drag the grab points to select text you want to copy. Touch this button to copy the text. After the text is copied, touch a blank area in the text field to display . Move to where you want to paste the text. Touch  > PASTE to paste the previously copied text. 
•  : Move the cursor to an input position. Touch this icon to replace the selected content with what you just cut or copied.
5.6  Using the Landscape Keyboard
If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape 
orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout.
5.7  Customizing Your Keyboard Settings
1.  On the Home screen, touch  > Settings > Language & input.
2. In Keyboard & input methods, touch next to an input method to customize the input method. 
6  Messaging
The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-
capable phone.
6.1  Opening Messaging
On the Home screen, touch   > Messaging to open the message application.
6.2  Creating and Sending a Text Message
1. Touch  > Messaging, then . 
2.  Enter a phone number or a contacts name in the To field, or touch to select a contact from People.
As you enter the phone number or the contacts name, the phone displays possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list 
of possible matches or continue entering.
After you select a contact or finish entering a number, you can enter another recipient.3.  Touch the composition text box to start composing your message.  
						

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4.  When you are ready to send the message, touch Send.Sent and received messages will be displayed in a message thread and grouped together in a conversation. 
6.3  Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special. You can record a message and send it as an audio file, for 
example, sing Happy Birthday and send it to a friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The possibilities are enormous. 
1. Touch  > Messaging, then . 
2.  Enter a phone number in the To field, or touch to select a contact from People.3.  Touch the composition text box to start composing your message.  If you want to enter a smiley, touch  , then Insert smiley.
4.  Perform the following steps to convert a text message into a multimedia message: 
• Touch  > Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone is now in multimedia message mode.
• Touch to attach a picture, an audio file, or a video clip to the message. 
5.  When you are ready to send the message, touch .  You can select a media file (music, video, or picture) and send it as an attachment in a multimedia message. In File Manager, touch and hold 
a media file, and then touch Share > Messaging.
6.3.1  Adding a Slideshow
If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option.
1.  On the message composing screen, touch to display the options panel. 2. Touch Slideshow, and then select a slide to edit. 3. Touch Add slide to add more slides.4. Touch Done to return to the multimedia message screen when you finish editing the message. 5.  To modify your multimedia message, touch Edit on the multimedia message screen. When you are ready to send the message, touch Send . 
6.4  Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message
1.  In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.2.  Touch the multimedia message to view the message.
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6.5  Replying to a Message
1.  In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it.2.  Touch the text box to compose your message. Once finished, touch Send.
6.6  Searching for a Message
To find a message quickly: On the messages list screen, touch  and enter the message content to search for.
6.7  Customizing Message Settings
In the message list, touch  , and then touch Settings to customize the message settings.
7  Getting Connected
7.1  Mobile Networks
Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operators 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the 
first time. Note that the SIM card must be inserted 
7.1.1  Checking the Network Connection
1. Touch  > Settings.2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Mobile networks.3. Touch Network operators or Access Point Names to check the network connection. Your phone will automatically read the access point settings from the SIM card (if any). Therefore, do not change the access point parameters; 
otherwise, you might not be able to access network resources.
7.1.2  Turning On the Data Service
1. Touch  > Settings.2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Mobile networks. 3. Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection. If you do not need to access a wireless data network, you can clear the Data enabled check box to save data traffic costs. 
						

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7.2  Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, you must have an access to wireless access points 
(hotspots). Obstacles that block the Wi-Fi signal will reduce its strength.
7.2.1  Turning On Wi-Fi
1. Touch  > Settings.2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the button next to Wi-Fi.
7.2.2  Connecting to a Wireless Network
1.  After turning on Wi-Fi, touch  > Settings.2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi to display the Wi-Fi screen. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks. 3.  Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it.•  If you select an open network, your mobile phone will automatically connect to it. •  If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and it is the first time that you have connected to it, enter the 
password as prompted, and then touch Connect. If you connect to a secured wireless network that you have already used, you will not be 
prompted to enter the password again unless you have reset your mobile phone to its default settings.
 On the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch  to add a new Wi-Fi network. 
7.3  Sharing Your Phones Data Connection
You can share your mobile phones data connection with a single computer via a USB cable: USB tethering. You can share your mobile phones data 
connection with a number of devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
7.3.1  Sharing Your Phones Data Connection via USB
To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB. You cannot share your phones data connection and access its microSD card via USB at the same time.
1. Touch  > Settings.2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More... > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot. 3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection.
7.3.2  Sharing Your Phones Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. Touch  > Settings.2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More... > Tethering & Mobile HotSpot.