Lenovo S60a Manual

							Lenovo S60-a
User Guide V1.0 
						

							Basics
Before  using this information  and the product it supports, be sure  to read  the following:
Quick Start Guide
Regulatory Notice
Appendix
The  Quick Start Guide and the Regulatory Notice have been  uploaded to the website at
http://support.lenovo.com.
Home  screen
The  home  screen  is  the starting point for using your  phone. For your  convenience, the home  screen  is
already set up with some  useful apps and widgets.
Note: Your phones  features and the home screen  may  be different depending on  your location,
language, carrier, and model.
Managing home  screens
You can add,  move,  or delete  a home  screen  with Screen Manager.
1. Press the Menu  button, and then  tap Screen Manager.
Or pinch your  fingers  together on any home  screen  to open  Screen Manager.
Tip: The screen  manager displays  home screen  thumbnails. The default home screen  has  
 in
its thumbnail while  the other home screens have 
 in their thumbnails.
2. Do any of the following:
To add a home  screen, tap .
To move  a home  screen, press  and hold a screen  thumbnail until it enlarges slightly, drag  it to the
new location,  and then  release it. 
						

							To delete  an empty  home  screen, tap   on the screen.
To set a home  screen  as the default, tap  in the screen  thumbnail.
Using the edit mode
In the edit mode, you can add and move  a widget or an app,  create app folders, and uninstall an app.
1. Press the Menu  button, and then  tap Add.
Or press  and hold anywhere on the home  screen  to quickly enter the edit mode.
2. Do any of the following:
To add a widget to the home  screen, slide the widgets left or right,  press  and hold a widget until it
pops out, drag  it to where  you want to place it, and then  release it.
To move  a widget or an app,  press  and hold the widget or app until its icon enlarges slightly, drag
it to where  you want to place it, and then  release it.
To create an app folder, press  and hold an app until its icon enlarges slightly, and then  drag  it
onto  another app.
To uninstall an app,  tap  on the app icon.
Note: Most of  the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled, so they do  not have 
 on  their
icons.
Changing the wallpaper
1. Press the Menu  button, and then  tap Wallpaper.
2. Do any of the following:
To set a photo  as the wallpaper, tap Enter Gallery, select and crop  a photo, and then  tap Apply.
To use a static or live  wallpaper, tap the wallpaper thumbnail, and then  tap Apply or Set
wallpaper.
Screen  buttons
There are  three buttons on your  phone.
Menu button: Tap   to display menu  options.  Press and hold the Menu  button to see the apps that
are  running. Then you can do the following:
Tap  an app to open  it.
Press and hold an app to review the app info.
Home button: Tap   to return to the default  home  screen.
Back button: Tap   to return to the previous page  or exit the current app.
Screen  lock
When your  phone is  on, press  the On/Off  button to lock the screen  manually. Press the On/Off  button
again  to display the lock screen, and then  slide up from the bottom of the screen  to unlock.
Note: Slide is the default screen  locking  method. To  change  your screen  lock, see Setting  a
screen  lock in Settings.
Notifications
The  Notifications  panel  informs you of missed calls, new messages, and activities in progress such as
file downloading. The  Notifications  panel  also allows you to quickly access shortcut switches such as the
WLAN switch. 
						

							You can do any of the following:
To open  the Notifications  panel,  slide down from the top of the screen.
To close the Notifications  panel,  slide up from the bottom of the screen  or press  the Back  button.
To turn  on a function  such as WLAN connection, tap the shortcut switch. Tap  it again  to turn  off the
function.
To display all  shortcut switches, drag   down.
To hide shortcut switches except  the five frequently used ones,  drag   up.
To view  the details of a notification, tap it.
To dismiss all  notifications, tap .
USB  connection
When you connect  your  phone to a computer using a USB cable, the Notification  panel  prompts USB
connected. You can tap the notification, and then  select one of the following options:
Media device (MTP): Select this mode  if you want to transfer media  files such as photos, videos, and
ringtones between your  phone and the computer.
Camera (PTP): Select this mode  if you want to transfer only photos  and videos between your  phone
and the computer.
USB storage (SD  card): XP recommended. Take  the external but not the built-in memory card  as U
disk to copy the files.
Charge  only: Stop all  USB functions. Lets you speed  up USB charging and decrease power
consumption.
USB debugging mode (ADB): Select this mode  to enable  debugging.  You can then  use tools such as
Idea  Tool  on the computer to manage your  phones data. 
						

							Calls
Making  a  call
Dialing a number manually
1. Open  the Dialer app.
2. In the Dialer panel,  tap Dialer to display the keypad  if necessary.
3. Enter the phone number that you want to dial, and then  tap 
.
Calling from the call  log
1. Open  the Dialer app.
2. Tap  the Call Log tab.
3. View the all, missed,  outgoing, and received calls, and then  tap the entry  that you want to call.
Calling a contact
1. Open  the Dialer app.
2. Tap  the Contacts tab.
3. Locate  the contact  that you want to call, and tap the contact  name  to display the contact  details.
4. Tap  the phone number that you want to dial.
Receiving  calls
Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive  a phone call, the incoming  call  screen  appears. You can do one of the following:
Drag the contact  image  to  to answer  the call.
Drag the contact  image  to  to reject  the call.
Silencing a call
You have the following ways to silence a call:
Press the volume  up button or the volume  down button.
Press the On/Off  button.
Place  the phone face down.
Options  during  a  call
When you are  on a call, the following options  are  available  on the screen:
Add  call: displays the dialer  so you can call  another person.
Hold/Unhold: puts the current call  on hold or resumes the call.
Mute: turns  the microphone  on or off.
Record: starts  or stops recording the call.
Dialpad/Hide: displays or hides the keypad.
Speaker: turns  the speaker on or off.
: ends the call.
You can also press  the volume  button to turn  the volume  up or down. 
						

							Using  the  call  log
The  call  log contains  missed,  outgoing, and received call  entries. You can press  and hold a call  log
entry  until the options  menu  appears, and then  tap an option.  For example, you can tap the New
contact option  to add the entry  to the Contacts  list. 
						

							Contacts
Creating  a  contact
1. Open  the Contacts app.
2. Tap
.
3. Enter the contact  information.
4. Tap Save.
Searching  for  a  contact
1. Open  the Contacts app.
2. Do one of the following:
Scroll  the Contacts  list  up or down to locate the desired contact.
Tip: The Contacts list  has  an index along the side  to  help you navigate quickly.  Tap a letter
to  jump to  a section.
Tap  the search  box, and then  enter the first few letters  of the contact  name.
Deleting  a  contact
1. Open  the Contacts app.
2. Press and hold a contact,  and then  tap Delete  contact.
Importing  contacts
1. Open  the Contacts app.
2. Press the Menu  button, and then  tap More features and settings >  Import/Export contacts.
3. Tap More features and settings >  Import/Export contacts, select one or more files, and then  tap
Import.
Exporting  contacts
1. Open  the Contacts app.
2. Press the Menu  button, and then  tap Import/Export contacts.
3. Tap Export to  storage, and then  tap OK. 
						

							Messaging
Sending  a  message
You can use the Messaging app to send text messages and multimedia messages.
1. Open  the Messaging app.
2. Tap 
.
3. Tap  the recipient text box, and then  enter a contact  name  or phone number. Matching contacts  are
displayed  as you type. Select a contact.
Or tap 
 to add more recipients.
4. Tap  the message text box, and then  enter a message.
Tip: If you want to  send a multimedia message, tap 
 to  select a media object  type such as
pictures or video clips, and then attach  a desired media object  to  the message.
5. Tap 
.
Searching  for  a  message
1. Open  the Messaging app.
2. Tap  the search  text box, and then  enter all  or part  of the contacts name  or phone number.
Deleting  messages
1. Open  the Messaging app.
2. In the list  of message threads, tap a contact  name  or phone number to view  the conversation thread.
3. Press and hold a message until it is  selected,  and then  tap Delete.
Or tap 
, select multiple  messages that you want to delete,  and then  tap . 
						

							Camera
Camera  basics
You can use the Camera app to take photos  and record videos.
Tap   to choose  a camera mode.
Tap   to take a photo.
Tap   to record a video.
Tap  the photo  or video thumbnail to view  the photo  or video in the Gallery app.  For more
information,  see Gallery.
Tap   to choose  a shot mode.
Tap   to choose  a flash mode.
Tap   to use HDR (High Dynamic Range).
Tap   to switch between the front -facing camera and the rear-facing camera.
Tap   to configure the other camera settings.
Taking  a  screenshot
Press and hold the On/Off  button and the volume  down button at the same  time to take a screenshot.
By default, the screenshots are  stored in your  phones internal storage. To view  the screenshots, do one
of the following:
Open  the Gallery app and find the Screenshot album.
Open  the File  Browser app and go to the Internal Storage  >  Pictures  >  Screenshots folder. 
						

							Gallery
Viewing  photos  and  videos
1. Open  the Gallery app.
2. Tap  an album.
By default, photos  and videos are  grouped together by album.  If you want to view  photos  or videos in
a timeline  view, tap 
, and then  select Time.
3. Tap  a photo  or video to view  it in full screen  mode.
4. Do any of the following:
To see the next or previous photo  or video, swipe left or right.
To zoom  in or out of a photo, stretch  or pinch the photo. When you zoom  in, you can drag  to see
other parts  of the photo.
To view  a video, tap .
Sharing  photos  and  videos
When you are  viewing a photo  or video, tap  and select a sharing channel  such as Messaging or
Bluetooth to share  the photo  or video with others.
If you want to share  multiple  photos  and videos at the same  time, do all  of the following:
1. Open  the Gallery app.
2. In an album  or a timeline  group, press  and hold the photo  or video that you want to share  until it is
selected.
3. Tap  more items.
4. Tap 
, and then  select a sharing channel.
Deleting  photos  and  videos
When you are  viewing a photo  or video, tap  to delete  the photo  or video.
If you want to delete  multiple  photos  and videos at the same  time, do all  of the following:
1. Open  the Gallery app.
2. In an album  or a timeline  group, press  and hold the photo  or video that you want to delete  until it is
selected.
3. Tap  more items.
4. Tap 
.