Huawei Y300 User's Guide Page 1

User Guide

Preparations5ButtonsInserting a SIM cardTo install a SIM card, perform the operations shown in the following figures.1. Remove the battery cover.2. In

Preparations6Installing the microSD cardYou can insert a microSD card to expand your phone's storage capacity. To do so, perform the operations s

Preparations73. Press the other end of the battery (position b in the preceding figure) against your phone to fix it to the battery compartment.4. Clo

Preparations8• Touch > All > Display to set the screen brightness to a low value and the screen timeout period to a small value. When you are

Getting started 9• Getting startedGesturesTouch: Touch to select an item or open an application.Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the scr

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 phone displays applications right on its home screen, giving you easy access to the application

Getting started 12GPRS network connectedEnhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) network connected3G network connectedHigh Speed Downlink Packet A

Getting started 13Switching between home screensRunning out of space on the home screen? No worries! Your phone lets you create more home screens for

Getting started 14Taking a screenshotWant to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Simply take a screenshot

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

Getting started 162. Touch and select an input method. To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen. Then touch the Al

Getting started 17Editing textYou can easily select, cut, copy, paste, and replace text on your phone.• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring

Personalizing your phone 18• Personalizing your phoneSetting the themeYour phone comes with a variety of themes. You can download more themes from th

Personalizing your phone 192. Touch Transitions. 3. Select the desired home screen transition effect. Organizing home screen widgets and application

Personalizing your phone 20Organizing home screen items using foldersManaging folders on the home screen1. On the home screen, drag an item onto anot

Personalizing your phone 212. Touch to enter editing mode. 3. Touch in the upper right corner on the widget unit you wish to remove.4. When you are

Personalizing your phone 222. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates. Then, drag the home screen thumb

Personalizing your phone 23Managing profilesChanging the profile1. On the home screen, touch .2. From the profile list, select a profile and touch t

Personalizing your phone 24Setting tonesSetting the ringtone1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the DEVICE area, touch Sound. 3

ContentsiiViewing the call log... 28What you can do during a call ...

Personalizing your phone 25Setting the screen unlock methodOnce a screen unlock method is set, you will have to use it every time you want to unlock

Personalizing your phone 264. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock PIN. Unlocking the screen with a password1. On the home screen,

Calls27• CallsSmart dialingSmart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering their names or numbers.1. On the home screen, touch .2. Enter a p

Calls28Viewing the call log1. On the home screen, touch to display your recent calls. 2. Touch > Missed calls to view your missed calls. What yo

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

Calls301. On the home screen, touch .2. Enter your local emergency number, and touch . Whether you can make emergency calls depends on your cellula

Calls31Setting up your voicemailApart from forwarding calls to another phone number, you can forward calls (including the calls missed when you are on

People32• PeopleForget about lugging around business card holders. With your phone, you can easily store and manage contacts and add important contact

People336. Touch Copy and select the account to which you wish to copy the contacts.Importing or exporting contactsYour phone supports contact files i

People343. Touch Manage contacts > Export to storage. A dialog box is then displayed, indicating the exported .vcf file name and its save location.

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People352. On the People screen, select the main contact you want the other contacts to be joined to.3. Touch Manage joined contacts > Add contact

People362. On the Groups screen, touch .3. Name the contact group. 4. Touch Add members to select one or more contacts. 5. Touch ADD MEMBERS. 6. When

Messaging37• MessagingSending a text message1. On the home screen, touch .2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Touch the recipient text box

Messaging38Replying to a message1. On the home screen, touch .2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the con

Messaging392. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch and hold the message you

Messaging402. In the list of message threads, touch and hold the thread you wish to delete until appears. 3. Touch . 4. Touch Delete to delete the th

Browser41• 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

Browser423. Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit.4. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark. 5. Edit the bookmark, such as renami

Email43• 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

Email44Switching between email accounts1. On the home screen, touch .2. TTouch the email address on the top to display your email account list.3. Tou

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Email45Removing an email accountAfter you delete an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account.1. On the home

Multimedia46• 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

Multimedia47Taking a photo1. On the home screen, touch .2. Frame the scene you wish to capture. 3. Touch and hold until the viewfinder frame color c

Multimedia483. Frame the scene you wish to capture.4. Touch . 5. Move your phone slowly to capture the view along the direction indicated by the arro

Multimedia49Editing a photoYou can remove red eye, crop a photo, and apply a number of effects to make your photos even more stunning. 1. On the home

Multimedia50Deleting a photo1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch the photo you wish to delete.3. Touch . 4. Touch OK to delete the photo.Sharing a

Multimedia51Copying songs to your phoneYou can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself with an extraordinary audio experience anytime. Add songs

Multimedia52 When a song is playing, touch to exit the playback screen and have the song still be played. To return to the music playback screen, ope

Multimedia534. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete. Sharing a songYou can share your favorite songs with your family and friends using email

Internet connection 54• Internet connectionMobile data connectionAfter you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, your

Foreword1• ForewordThank you for choosing the Huawei Ascend Y300 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone

Internet connection 55phone automatically switches to the mobile data connection. Sharing your phone's mobile data connectionWant to access the I

Internet connection 56better secure the Wi-Fi network. 6. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot. When other devices want to access your phone's networ

Internet connection 57On the Data usage screen, touch to open an option menu, from which you can:• Turn data roaming on or off. • Prevent backgroun

Sharing data 58• Sharing dataBluetoothYour phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data tr

Sharing data 59Transferring files using BluetoothBluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends

Sharing data 60On the home screen, touch to display the DLNA screen. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices, as well as

File Manager 61• File ManagerFile Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You can view

File Manager 625. Touch Paste. Compressing or decompressing filesYou can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar file

File Manager 63Creating a shortcut for a file or folder1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch and hold the file or folder you want to create a shortc

Managing applications 64• Managing applicationsObtaining applicationsWant to discover a rich collection of applications and try out the hottest games?

Safety precautions 2• Safety precautionsPlease read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone.Do not crash, thro

Managing applications 65Uninstalling an applicationYou can uninstall unwanted applications to increase your phone's available memory.1. On the ho

Google services 66• Google servicesTo use Google services, you must sign in to a Google account. If you don't have one, open a Google application

Google services 67Google TalkGoogle Talk is an instant chat application provided by Google. With Google Talk, you can reach your friends using message

Google services 68Searching for places of interest1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch . 3. Enter the location you wish to search for. 4. Touch .

Google services 69Sharing a videoFrom the video list, select the video you wish to share. Then, touch to share it with your family and friends in a n

Basic utilities 70• Basic utilitiesYour phone comes with a variety of useful applications, such as Calendar, Clock, and Calculator, helping you keep y

Basic utilities 712. Touch > Calendars to display. If you have an account to be synchronized to your phone, the account will be displayed in the

Basic utilities 724. Touch OK. Configuring alarm settings1. On the home screen, touch .2. From the alarm list, touch .3. Change the alarm sound, vol

Basic utilities 732. Touch > . Apart from your current city, you can add up to nine cities. 3. Enter a city name. Your phone displays matching

Basic utilities 743. Touch to create a text message. 4. You can then: • Enter a phone number.• Touch to select a contact. 5. Touch to send weather

Safety precautions 3Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions.Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless de

Basic utilities 75Listening to FM radioOn the FM radio screen, you can: Slide left or right to fine tune the radio. Touch to return to the previous s

Accounts and synchronization 76• Accounts and synchronizationYou can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and fro

Accounts and synchronization 774. Touch Sync email to turn on data synchronization. You can touch > Sync now to have the account synchronize dat

Settings78• SettingsTurning on or off airplane modeYour phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight sys

Settings79video playback screens). Display settings1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the DEVICE area, touch Display. 3. Perfor

Settings80• Clear the Automatic time zone check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the time zone from the network.• Touch Set date an

Settings81Turning on or off fast boot1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the SYSTEM area, turn on or off Fast boot. When fast b

Settings82AccessibilityYou can turn on or off preset or installed accessibility features. 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In th

FAQs83• FAQsHow can I free up additional phone memory?• Move files and email attachments from your phone memory to your microSD card.• Open the Brow

FAQs84How can I set a song as my ringtone?In Music, touch and hold the song you want to set as the ringtone, and choose Set as ringtone from the displ

Preparations4• PreparationsYour phone at a glanceStatus indicator ScreenReturn HomeMenu Volume buttonRear camera SpeakerFront camera EarpieceHeadset j

Legal notice 85• Legal noticeCopyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitt

Legal notice 86provide any warranty of any kind for third party software and applications. Neither will Huawei provide support to customers who use th

Legal notice 87THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A L

V100R001_01All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone's actual display features may be different to those described h