Huawei U12509 User Manual

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   Your phone supports a memory card (microSD) with a capacity up to 8 GB.  
To load or remove the memory card, please refer to the following figure.   
 Antenna The picture shows the antenna area marked in grey.  Please do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.       
						

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Charging the Battery NOTE:   • When you charge the battery for the first time, please charge it for a minimum of 12 hours. • The battery discharges even while not being used. If you have not used it for a long time, please recharge it first. • Do not strike, throw or cause any kind of violent shock to the battery, otherwise liquid leakage, body damage, overheating, fire or explosion may occur. • The battery can be recharged but eventually wears out. If the battery lasts for a shorter time period than usual after being charged normally, replace it with a battery of the same type. • Charge the battery by using the charger supplied with your phone. 
Before charging the battery with a cable charger, ensure that the battery has been properly placed into your phone. 
To charge the battery, first plug in the charger connector to a power socket, and then insert the plug of the cable    
						

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into the connector of the phone as shown in the following figure. The figure is for reference only. The actual appearance is subject to your mobile phone and supplied accessories. 
 
NOTE:   
• The plug of the charger is in trapezium shape. Reversely inserting the plug may damage the mobile phone and charger. • When the battery power level is very low, the phone makes alert sounds and displays a prompt. When the battery power level is too low, the phone will power off automatically. • When the battery is being charged, the charging indicator blinks continuously. When the charging indicator stops blinking, it indicates that the battery is full.     
						

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Screen 
1. Icon bar 
 
2. Desktop 
 
3. Prompt bar 
The icon bar displays the phone status. The following table illustrates the icons that may appear on this bar. 
 
 Indicates signal strength.  The normal profile is activated. 
 Indicates power level of the battery.  The headset is plugged in. 
 
The phone is currently in a GSM or WCDMA network. 
 Your PC connects to the Internet through your phone.         
						

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 You are using the roaming service.   You have new text messages. 
 Bluetooth is enabled.   You have new voice mails. 
 Call line 2 is enabled currently.  You have new multimedia messages. 
 
Forwarding all incoming voice calls to line 1 or line 2. 
 You have new Emails. 
 The phone is in a call.  You have new PUSH messages. 
 Alarm clock is enabled.   
              
						

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Security 
Phone/SIM Card Security Settings 
NOTE:   • For certain SIM cards, you need to enter the PIN2 code to use certain special functions. • If you enter a wrong PIN code or wrong PIN2 code for three consecutive attempts, the SIM card is locked. To unlock the SIM card, enter the PIN Unblocking Key (PUK) code or PUK2 code. • The PIN code, PIN2 code, PUK code, or PUK2 code is provided together with the SIM card. For details, consult your service provider. • The initial phone password of the phone is 0000. Select Settings > Security. • Reset your phone to the factory settings. • Enable or disable the Phone lock and PIN lock. • Modify the phone password and PIN2 code. • If your SIM card supports the Fixed Dialer Number (FDN) function, you can set the limit for phone numbers. 
Digital Rights Management 
Select Settings > License setting. Enter the correct phone password and press OK key to confirm, and you can select roaming network or delete all licenses.  
Digital Rights Management (DRM) can protect the digital content from piracy and protect the provider’s interests. The digital content includes Java applications and   
						

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multimedia content such as images, audio and video. If the protected content cannot be accessed, it indicates that the corresponding license is overdue or used up. 
Text Input 
NOTE:  While entering text: • Press the * key to switch between input methods. Press and hold the * key to enable or disable the T9 input mode. • Press repeatedly the * key and you will see abc,Abc, ABC or 123 on the upper left corner of the screen successively. It indicates the words to be entered will be in lower case, first letter capitalized or in upper case. • Press the # key to display the symbols list. Press and hold the # key to set the input language. • Press the Clear key to delete the letter before the cursor. 
T9® Input Method 
With the T9 input method, you can easily and quickly enter words. T9 is a predictive text entry mode. Press the relevant key that corresponds to the desired letter and T9 will offer you candidate words.  
Press each key carrying the desired letter once, and then the predictive text scheme will present the candidate words composed by the letters you have entered in the drop-down menu.   
						

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Traditional Input Method 
When T9 input method is off, you can use the traditional input method for entering alphabetic characters. Repeatedly press the key that carries the letter to be entered when it appears on the screen.  
Number Input Method 
In a text editing screen, press and hold the character/number keys to enter corresponding numeric characters.  
You can also press successively the * key to switch to the 123 numeric input method, and enter corresponding numeric characters by pressing the character/number keys. 
Symbol Input Method 
You can press the # key to display the symbols list and then select symbols to input.  
You can also press the key with number 1 to input the commonly-used symbols in a text editing screen (except numeric input method). 
   
						

							 
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2. Customized Settings 
Phone Settings 
Select Settings > Phone settings. You can change the settings of the phone. • Set the system date and time format of the phone. If you have removed the battery from the mobile phone, you may need to set the time after power on the mobile phone. • Select different profiles for the phone to suit different environmental situations.  • Set the phone language.  • Set the language used to enter text.  • Set the keypad tone of the phone.  • Set the keypad lock period.  • Assign the frequently used functions to the scroll keys as shortcut keys.  • Set your phone to power on or off automatically. 
NOTE:  In the standby mode, you can press and hold the # key to switch between the current profile and the silent profile. If the current profile is offline, you cannot use this function. 
Display Settings 
Select Settings > Display settings. You can change the settings for the phone display. • Set the wallpaper layout for the home screen. • Set the theme of the phone.  • Set the brightness of the screen.  
						

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• Turn the keypad backlight on or off.  • Set the backlight delay time for the screen. • Turn the alert on and off. • Enter a greeting message that appears on the screen when you power on your phone.  • Enter a message that appears on the screen when you power off your phone. 
Network Settings 
Select Settings > Network. You can change the settings for the network. Four options are available: Mode, Select network, Cell information, and Operator list.