Huawei Ascend G610-U15 User Manual Page 1

User GuideG610

Preparations5Inserting a microSD cardYou can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card. Follow the operations in the figure below

Preparations6Installing the battery1. Open the battery cover.2. Align the battery's metal contacts with those of the battery compartment, and pre

Preparations7Battery indicatorThe battery indicator shows your phone's battery level.• Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 10%.• Stea

Preparations8Powering your phone on and off• To power on your phone, press and hold .• To power off your phone, press and hold to display an option

Getting started 9• Getting startedGesturesTouch: Tap an item once. For example, touch to select an item or open an application.Touch and hold: Touch a

Getting started 10Locking and unlocking the screenLocking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable operations when you ar

Getting started 11Getting to know your home screenYour home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did

Getting started 12Status iconsSignal strength No signalGPRS network connected 3G network connectedRoaming Airplane mode enabledBluetooth onReceiving l

Getting started 13Switching between home screensRunning out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create more home screens fo

Getting started 14Auto-rotate screenYour phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, the orien

iContents• ContentsForeword ... 1Safety precautions...

Getting started 15Accessing applicationsStarting applications and switching between themOn the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To s

Getting started 16Huawei input methodSlide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY and 9-key keyboards. To

Getting started 17Android input method•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.•Quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock.Touch t

Getting started 18Editing textLearn how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then

Personalizing your phone 19• Personalizing your phoneSetting the themeYour phone comes with a variety of themes.Changing the theme1. On the home scre

Personalizing your phone 20Organizing home screen widgets and application iconsAdding a widget to the home screen1. On the home screen, touch and hol

Personalizing your phone 21• Touch the folder name to rename it.• Touch and add more items to the folder.Removing an item from a folder1. On the ho

Personalizing your phone 223. Flick left or right across the widget unit list, select a widget unit and drag it to a blank area on Me Widget. Me Widg

Personalizing your phone 231. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box.2. Touch Thumbnails.3. Touch

Personalizing your phone 24Setting tonesSetting the ringtone1. On the home screen, touch .2. Under DEVICE, touch Audio profiles.3. Touch > Phone

ContentsiiAnswering a third-party call ...29Making emergency calls ...

Personalizing your phone 252. Under PERSONAL, touch Security.3. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock.4. Follow the onscreen instructions to take a phot

Personalizing your phone 264. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password.5. Repeat the password and touch OK.After a password i

Calls27• CallsSmart dialingIn addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or n

Calls28• Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch > Settings > Additional settings > Quick re

Calls29To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Ongoing call.Making a conference callCon

Calls30Making emergency callsIn the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card. However, you

Calls313. Touch Voice call > Call forwarding.4. Select a forwarding mode.5. Enter the phone number to which you want to forward calls, and touch En

People32• PeopleForget about lugging around business card holders. With your phone, you can easily store and manage your contacts in your new phone.Cr

People332. Touch > Import/export > SD Card.3. Touch Next and select the account where you want to import the contacts.4. Touch Next, and choose

People343. Select a contact and touch OK.4. Touch OK.Sharing contactsYou can share contacts in .vcf format in many ways.1. On the home screen, touch

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People35Sending messages or emails to a contact group1. On the home screen, touch then tab.2. Touch and hold the contact group you wish to send a m

Messaging36• MessagingSending a text message1. On the home screen, touch .2. In the list of message threads, touch .3. Touch the recipient text box

Messaging373. Touch the text field to write your reply.4. When you are done, touch .Searching for a message1. On the home screen, touch .2. In the l

Messaging38Locking a messageYou can lock important messages to avoid deleting them by mistake. Deleting a thread does not remove the locked messages i

Browser39• BrowserYour phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-to-date news and information. Staying connected has nev

Browser403. Touch Bookmarks/History.4. Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit.5. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark.6. Edit th

Email41• EmailDon't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to ema

Email42Switching between email accounts1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch the email address on the top to display your email account list.3. Touc

Email43Removing an email accountAfter you delete an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account.1. On the home

Multimedia44• MultimediaCameraAs time flies by, there must be some memories you wish to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a v

ContentsivChanging the system language...74Modifying location service settings...

Multimedia45Taking a photo1. On the home screen, touch .2. Frame the scene you wish to capture.3. Touch and hold until the viewfinder frame turns g

Multimedia466. Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic photo. You can also touch to stop shooting.The camera autom

Multimedia473. Touch the photo or video to view it in full screen mode. When viewing a photo, pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them ap

Multimedia48Cropping a photo1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch the photo you wish to crop.3. Touch > Crop and then you can:• Drag the grid to

Multimedia49MusicIn the mood for music? Your phone provides you with a supreme audio experience.Adding songsYou can copy songs to your phone and immer

Multimedia50 When a song is playing, touch to exit the playback screen without stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the n

Multimedia51Deleting a playlist1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch Playlists.3. Touch and hold the playlist you wish to delete.4. From the display

Multimedia52Searching for stations1. On the home screen, touch Tools > .2. Touch > Search to search for and save available stations.Listening t

Internet connection 53• Internet connectionEnabling the data service1. On the home screen, use two fingers to flick down from the status bar to open t

Internet connection 54 To use the WPS function and set up a Wi-Fi connection between your phone and a Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure that the Wi-Fi hotspot

Foreword1• ForewordThank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G610 smartphone.This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone.

Internet connection 55Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network1. Touch and hold the file you wish to send.2. From the displayed option menu, choose Share.

Internet connection 564. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot.5. Select the USB tethering check box to share your phone's data connection. You

Internet connection 578. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's Wi-Fi network.Controlling your data usageYour phon

Internet connection 58On the Data usage screen, touch to open an option menu, from which you can:• Turn data roaming on or off.• Prevent background

Sharing data 59• Sharing dataBluetoothYour phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data tr

Sharing data 60Transferring files using BluetoothBluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends

Sharing data 61On the home screen, touch Tools > to display the DLNA screen. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices,

Sharing data 621. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.2. On the USB computer connection screen, choose HiSuite.3. Manage your phone&

File Manager 63• File ManagerFile Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You'll

File Manager 644. Select where you wish to paste the file.5. Touch Paste.Compressing or decompressing filesYou can compress files into .zip files to s

Safety precautions 2• Safety precautionsPlease read these safety precautions carefully before operating your phone.Do not crush, throw, or puncture yo

File Manager 65Creating a shortcut for a file or folder1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch and hold the file or folder you wish to create a shortc

Managing applications 66• Managing applicationsViewing applicationsYou can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone.1.

Basic utilities 67• Basic utilitiesYour phone comes with a variety of useful tools, such as Calendar, Clock, and Calculator, helping you keep yourself

Basic utilities 68Synchronizing and viewing eventsCalendar events in your accounts (such as an email account) can be synchronized to and viewed on the

Basic utilities 692. From the alarm list, touch and hold the alarm you wish to delete.3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete alarm.4. Touch

Basic utilities 70WeatherWeather provides you with the latest weather information for any city around the world. You can share weather information wit

Basic utilities 713. Touch to update the weather. You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch > , select Auto update, and set Updat

Accounts and sync 72• Accounts and syncYou can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the Internet.Adding

Settings73• SettingsTurning on or off airplane modeYour phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight sys

Settings74Setting the date and timeBy default, your phone relies on the network-based date and time. You can also manually set the date and time.1. On

Preparations3• PreparationsYour phone at a glance—Headset jack EarpieceProximity sensor/light sensorBackHome MenuSpeaker Volume buttonPower button Fro

Settings753. From the settings screen, you can:• Touch Access to my location to enable your phone to use your location information.• Touch GPS satelli

Settings762. Under PERSONAL, touch Backup & reset.3. Tap Factory data reset > Reset phone.The phone will restore its factory settings and resta

FAQs77• FAQsFor more information, please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/faqs/index.htm.What are some ways I can save battery power?• Whe

FAQs783. Touch the .vcf file. Your phone then displays a message asking whether you want to import the contacts.4. Touch OK to import the contacts. Co

FAQs793. Touch Screen lock > Pattern, and follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern.How do I switch the text input method?Whe

Legal Notice 80• Legal NoticeCopyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitt

Legal Notice 81Third-Party Software StatementHuawei does not own the intellectual property of the third-party software and applications that are deliv

Legal Notice 82THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A L

Indexi• IndexAAccessibility ... 76Accessing a bookmark ...

IndexiiConfiguring calendar settings ... 68Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ...

Preparations4ButtonsInserting a SIM/USIM card Your phone supports only SIM/USIM cards. Other sizes may not work properly. Contact your service provide

IndexiiiEnabling the data service ... 53Export regulations ...

IndexivOOnline update ... 76PPairing with another Bluetooth device .

IndexvSetting the PIN of your SIM card ... 75Setting the ringtone ...

IndexviWWeather ....... 70What you can do during a call ...

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