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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual ® T-Mobile Prism II...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Read Before Proceeding ..........................1 1.1 Safety Precautions ................................1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security..........................2 1.3 Legal notice ..................................3 2 Getting Started ..............................4 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips ............................4 2.2 Important Information About the Battery..........................5 2.3 Power Saving Tips ................................
  • Page 3 4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts............................. 18 4.12 Sending Contacts ................................19 5 Text Input ............................... 20 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard..............................20 5.2 Choosing an Input Method ..............................20 5.3 Using the Android Keyboard.............................. 20 5.4 Using the Swype Keyboard ............................... 21 5.5 Editing Text..................................
  • Page 4 8.8 Changing Email Account Settings ............................. 30 9 Entertainment ..............................30 9.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos ..........................31 9.2 Using the Gallery ................................32 9.3 Enjoying Music .................................. 33 9.4 Listening to the FM Radio..............................34 10 Google Services ............................35 10.1 Creating a Google Account .............................
  • Page 5 13.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone............................48 13.9 Online Update.................................. 49 14 FAQs ................................49...
  • Page 6: Read Before Proceeding

    1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom.
  • Page 7: Personal Information And Data Security

    Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children.
  • Page 8: Legal Notice

    • Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third-party may be able to share your location information. • Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third-party application providers. Third party vendors use this information to improve their products and services.
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    This product is based on the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei does not provide any warranty and representation in connect with any such compatability and expressly excludes all liability in connection with such matters.
  • Page 10: Important Information About The Battery

    • Touch to return to the Home screen. Home • Touch and hold to display recently used applications. • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are running. Back • Touch to hide the keyboard. 2.2 Important Information About the Battery •...
  • Page 11: Power On Or Off Your Mobile Phone

    2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2.4.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press and hold . If you have protected your mobile phone with a personal identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone.
  • Page 12: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    Flick: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen. Drag: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. To move an item, drag the item to any part of the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it. 2.5.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you rotate your phone sideways.
  • Page 13: Home Screen

    2.7 Home Screen Notifications bar: 10:23 Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel. Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone. Touch to view all your applications. Shortcuts Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash.
  • Page 14: Notification Panel

    Call muted Charging battery Battery full Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed call Alarm enabled New mail from Gmail New text message Problem with text or multimedia message delivery New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a computer Open Wi-Fi network available Connected to a Wi-Fi network Select input method...
  • Page 15: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen

    2. On the panel, you can: • Touch a notification to open the corresponding application. • Flick left or right on a notification to delete it. • Touch to clear all notifications. • Touch to display the settings screen. Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel.
  • Page 16: Applications And Widgets

    Managing Folders on the Home Screen • To create a folder: Drag an application icon onto another application icon to create a new folder that contains both icons. • To rename a folder: On the Home screen, touch a folder, and then touch the folder name field beneath it. •...
  • Page 17: Using A Microsd Card

    2.9 Using a microSD Card 2.9.1 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone's microSD card, set the microSD card as a USB mass storage. 1.
  • Page 18: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    3.1.2 Making a Call from People 1. On the Home screen, touch > Phone. 2. Touch to display the contacts saved on your mobile phone. Select a contact to place a call. 3.1.3 Using Voice Dialing Calls can be placed using voice dialing. When you open the voice dialing application, your phone's speaker will be enabled. Background noise will affect the accuracy of voice dialing.
  • Page 19: Other Operations During A Call

    3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. You can also drag to the message icon to reject the call and send a message to the caller. 3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in.
  • Page 20: Tty Operation

    3.4 TTY Operation 3.4.1 Using the TTY Device The Teletypewriter (TTY) is a typewriting device. By connecting the phone to the TTY device, you can use the TTY functions to send/receive messages. When you use the TTY function, do as follows: 1.
  • Page 21: Importing Contacts From A Sim Card

    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.
  • Page 22: Communicating With Your Contacts

    4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts You can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) message to a contact's 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.
  • Page 23: Managing Groups

    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.
  • Page 24: Sending Contacts

    • 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.
  • Page 25: Text Input

    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.
  • Page 26: Using The Swype Keyboard

    5.4 Using the Swype Keyboard q w e r t y i o p & ” a s d f g h j k Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor. z x c v b n m ’...
  • Page 27: Using The Landscape Keyboard

    • : 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 .
  • Page 28: Creating And Sending A Multimedia Message

    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"...
  • Page 29: Replying To A Message

    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.
  • Page 30: Wi-Fi

    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.
  • Page 31: Controlling Data Usage

    3. Touch Configure Mobile HotSpot. 4. Name the Wi-Fi hotspot. 5. Select an encryption mode. It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2PSK to better secure the Wi-Fi network. 6. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot. When other devices want to access your phone's network, this key must be entered.
  • Page 32: Setting A Home Page

    • Touch (+) to open a new browser window. Touch to open the browser options menu and perform one of the following operations: • Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks. • Refresh: Touch to refresh the current webpage. • Forward: Touch to navigate to the web page from which you returned to the current web page. 7.5.2 Opening a Webpage 1.
  • Page 33: Bluetooth

    7.6 Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth headset, or even transfer photos from your phone to your PC. If you are using Bluetooth, remember to stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of the other Bluetooth devices to which you want to connect.
  • Page 34: Email

    2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth. 3. Navigate to the Paired devices section, and then touch 4. Touch Unpair to disconnect from the device. 8 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone's Email application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone.
  • Page 35: Creating And Sending An Email Message

    8.5 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1. On the Inbox screen, touch 2. In the To field, enter the recipient's name or email address. 3. Enter the subject of your message and compose the message. To send an attachment with the message, touch 4.
  • Page 36: Taking Photos And Recording Videos

    9.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos. 9.1.1 Opening Your Camera • Touch > Camera to open the camera. • Touch to close the camera.
  • Page 37: Using The Gallery

    3. Frame the scene with which you want to start your video. 4. Touch to start recording a video. 5. Touch to stop recording. 9.1.5 Viewing Your Videos 1. After recording a video, a thumbnail of the video you have just recorded is shown in the lower right corner of the capture screen. Touch the thumbnail to view it.
  • Page 38: Enjoying Music

    • Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it. • Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize the image. • Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize the image. 3. Touch SAVE to save the cropped picture. Touch CANCEL to discard the changes. 9.3 Enjoying Music Before you using music player, you must copy music files from your computer to the microSD card.
  • Page 39: Listening To The Fm Radio

    9.3.3 Playing Music 1. Touch a category on the music library screen. 2. Touch the song you want to play. Back Search Progress bar Music player controls When you are listening to music, touch to use another application. Your music continues to play. To return to the music controls, open the notification panel and then touch the song.
  • Page 40: Google Services

    9.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1. On the Home screen, touch > FM Radio to open the application. 2. The first time you open FM radio, touch Auto tuning, which automatically scans for available FM channels, saves them as presets, and plays the first FM channel found.
  • Page 41: Gmail

    10.2 Gmail Gmail is Google's web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox will contain the messages from your Gmail web account. 10.2.1 Opening Gmail On the Home screen, touch >...
  • Page 42: Talk

    10.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail Settings In the mail list, touch > Settings to customizing your Gmail. 10.3 Talk Talk is Google's instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 10.3.1 Opening Talk On the Home screen, touch >...
  • Page 43: Maps

    Select the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate when you receive a new instant message. Vibrate 10.3.6 Signing out of Talk On the friends list screen, touch , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk. 10.4 Maps Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations.
  • Page 44: Youtube

    10.5 YouTube YouTube is Google's free online video streaming service for watching, searching for, and uploading videos. 10.5.1 Opening YouTube On the Home screen, touch > YouTube. You will then see the YouTube screen. 10.5.2 Searching for a Video 1. On the YouTube screen, touch 2.
  • Page 45: Accounts And Synchronization

    10.6.3 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Play Store screen, touch > My Apps. 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone. 11 Accounts and synchronization You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the web.
  • Page 46: Turning On Data Synchronization

    11.3 Turning on data synchronization 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > All. 2. In the ACCOUNTS area, touch Email. 3. Select the account you wish to synchronize. 4. Touch Sync Email to turn on data synchronization. You can touch >...
  • Page 47: File Manager

    • If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or a day-long activity, set the date for FROM and TO, and then select the ALL DAY check box. 3. Enter the location of the event and a description. 4.
  • Page 48: Creating A Folder

    12.2.2 Creating a Folder 1. On the File Manager screen, touch Internal or SD card. 2. Touch > New folder. 3. Enter the name of the new folder in the text box. 4. Touch Save. 12.2.3 Moving or Copying a File 1.
  • Page 49: Clock

    12.3 Clock Clock displays the date and time. You can also use Clock to turn your mobile phone into an alarm clock. 12.3.1 Opening the Clock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. 12.3.2 Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms.
  • Page 50: Notes

    12.4.2 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel. 12.5 Notes Notes features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. 1.
  • Page 51: Setting Ringers

    • Touch Sleep to set a screen timeout period. If idle for the specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen to save battery power. • Touch Font size to change the display font size. 13.3 Setting Ringers 1.
  • Page 52: Protecting Your Mobile Phone

    13.5.1 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Language & input > Text-to-speech output > Speech rate. 2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken. 13.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 13.6.1 Turning on Your SIM Card PIN 1.
  • Page 53: Managing Applications

    • After you have entered the wrong sequence five times, a Forgot pattern? button will appear. Touch this button to enter the Google account interface. After you have entered your Google account password, you will be able to reset the unlock pattern. •...
  • Page 54: Online Update

    13.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to its factory settings, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google account, any other accounts that you have configured, your system and application settings, and any applications you have installed will be erased. Resetting the phone does not erase any system updates you have downloaded.
  • Page 55 How Can I Change the Input Method? When the keypad is displayed, a keypad icon is displayed on the status bar. Flick the status bar downwards and touch Choose input method to select an input method. How Do I Stop the Song Playing in the Background? Flick the notification bar downwards to open the notifications panel, touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing screen, and then stop playing the song.
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