User Manual EXPLORER X Contents 1
Safety ......................................................3 Environment ............................................5 1 Getting Started....................................6 1.1 Getting to know your touch phone ..............................................6 1.2 Installing the SIM card, battery, and storage card ............................. 6 1.3 Charging the Battery ................8 1.4 Starting up the device ...............8 1.5 Status Icons ............................ 11 2 Using phone features .....
9.1 Calendar ................................. 37 9.2 Alarm Clock ........................... 38 9.3 Calculator ............................... 40 10 Play Store* ...................................... 41 Safety Never attempt to disassemble your phone.
responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. As a general rule, always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment. Do not use your phone in damp areas (bathroom, swimming pool…). Protect it from liquids and other moisture. Do not expose your phone to extreme temperatures lower than - 10°C and higher than + 50°C.
Electronic medical equipment: Your phone is a radio transmitter which may interfere with electronic medical equipment or implants, such as hearing aids, pacemakers, insulin pumps, etc. It is recommended that a minimum separation of 15 cm be maintained between the phone and an implant. Your doctor or the manufacturers of such equipment will be able to give you any advice you may need in this area.
designated collection points. The product: The crossed-out waste bin mark affixed to the product means that it belongs to the family of electrical and electronic equipment. To promote the recycling and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and at the same time safeguard the environment, European regulations require you to obey the sorting rules instituted locally for this type of waste. 1 Getting Started 1.1 Getting to know your touch phone 1.
3. Slide the SIM card completely into the slot. Note: • The phone can be supported the double SIM cards. The card slot will be supported 3G (WCDMA), but one SIM card can use 3G networks only. If you need to use 3G operation, please insert 3G card in the card slot (network type is default 3G, defined in the menu Settings/More/Cellular networks/Preferred network type), If insert 2G card in the card slot, you can also use 2G operation only. • Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your device.
• Replace only with the battery pack designated for this product. • Recycle or dispose of used battery as stipulated by local regulations. 1. Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors at the bottom part of the battery compartment. 2. Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place. 3. Replace the back cover. 1.3 Charging the Battery New batteries are shipped partially charged.
button to zero volume. Or on the Home screen, touch and select Settings > Sound & notification > ‘Silent’ check box. Screen sleep After a period of inactivity, your screen will go to sleep (display will turn black). In sleep, your phone uses less battery power. You can control this behavior: Set screen timeout period 1. On the Home screen, touch and select Settings. 2. Select Display > Sleep. Select a time from the menu. Prevent sleep while charging 1. On the Home screen, then touch and select Settings.
applications on your phone. You can customize your Home screen to display applications, shortcuts, and widgets as you like. 1. The Home screen actually extends beyond the screen width. On Home screen, slide your fingertip left and right along the screen to reveal the full width of the Home screen. This additional space gives you more room to customize Home with applications, shortcuts, and widgets. 2.
1.5 Status Icons Connection status icons Along the top of your phone screen is the status bar. On the left side, icons will appear, notifying you of a new message, upcoming calendar event, or something else you should notice. On the right side of the status bar, you’ll see connection status icons.
events, and alarms. You can clear notifications list by selecting ‘Clear’ notifications at the bottom of the notifications window. To open the message, reminder, or other notification, you can touch the items. To close the notifications window, slide your finger up the screen.
automatically and the device will vibrate when there is an incoming call. 2.2 Making a call On Home screen, you can touch > Phone to enter the dial screen. 1. Touch the on-screen dial pad to enter a number, touch ‘Delete’ button to delete numbers you’ve entered. Touch & hold to delete all the numbers in the field. To dial a call, touch ‘Call’ button to make a call. To end a call, touch ‘End’ button (Red icon). 2.
again so the bar is unfilled. The status bar will display this icon when Mute is on. 3. Hold: To put an active call on hold, select ‘Hold’ so it shows a green bar. To resume the call, or take the call off hold, select it again so the bar is unfilled. If you take a call while already on a call, the first call will be placed on hold automatically. The status bar will display this icon when a call is on hold. 4. Add call: If you need to enter numbers while on a call, touch ‘Add call’. 5.
3. Scroll to select the contact or number you want to dial, touch ‘Call back’ button. 4. Tap and hold the selected contact you want to call, and then you can make to do the following options of call, edit number before call, send text message or remove from call log phone on the shortcut menu. 2.6 Call settings On the dialing screen, press MENU > Settings to enter Call settings menu, you can make the operation of call settings and general settings.
• Add or edit network Access Point Names (APNs) - Do not change this setting unless advised to do so by your wireless operator! 3.2 Device Display Brightness: Select to open the brightness control, and then slide your finger along the brightness bar to set the level. In sunlight, increase the level. Sleep: Select to decide how long your phone must be inactive before the screen turns off.
by default) 3. Unmount/eject your memory card from your phone. Note that when your phone is connected to your computer via USB, you cannot view pictures or play any media stored on the card from your phone. Internal phone storage: Reports how much internal storage is free. Apps View all the applications stored on your phone and how much space they occupy. If you’ve downloaded an application from Android Market, you can uninstall it from this screen. Select a specific application to: 1.
Accounts Turn on/off synchronization for all services. Backup & reset You can select to reset your phone to factory settings. This will erase all your data from the phone and require you to sign in and go through the setup screens to use any of the applications. 3.4 System Date & time Set time, time zone, and date: Use Automatic unless you need to override the network values. Time format: Select from 12 or 24 hour formats. Date format: Select from a variety of formats.
can add, view, and edit on your computer using Web applications. This means that when you add, change, or delete your information in any of these applications on the Web, the updated information also appears on your phone, and vice versa. Also, if you lose your phone or if your phone is destroyed, your personal information is not lost and will appear, as before, on a replacement phone. This mirroring of information happens through over-the-air data synchronization, or data “syncing”.
4.2 Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to send and receive calls using a headset or hands-free car kit. Turn on Bluetooth services 1. On the Home screen, then touch and select Settings. 2. Select Bluetooth, and then select ‘Bluetooth’ check box to turn on Bluetooth services. 3. When on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the status bar. Discoverability By default, your phone is “discoverable” when turned on the Bluetooth. This means other Bluetooth devices will see your phone in their scans for Bluetooth devices.
8. To un-pair with a device, touch the icon on the side of device to open the context menu. Select Un-pair, as appropriate. If you select ‘Un-pair’ when connected, you will be disconnected as well. Notes: The phone supports only the headset and hands-free Bluetooth profiles, so if you try to connect to a device that is not a headset or hands-free car kit, then you will receive an “unable to connect” message.
3. On the Contact details screen, press MENU to open the context menu. From the menu you can select to share, place on home screen, or print the contact. Add a contact 1. On the Home screen, then touch and select Contacts. Your contact list appears. 2. Touch the ‘+ ’icon on the right-down of the screen to add new contact. 3. Add all the information you want to store for this contact in the appropriate fields. You must add some information to save a contact.
1. Call a contact: From the contact list, touch the contact you want to open the Contact details screen. Touch the call number directly to dial that contact’s primary number (first in the list on their details screen). 2. To dial a different number for the contact, select the contact’s name, and then select the number on their details screen and then touch the call number that you want. 3.
6 Exchanging Messages 6.1 SMS and MMS messaging To open the SMS & MMS Messaging application, on the Home screen, then touch and select Messaging icon. About text and multimedia messages SMS messages are also know as “text” messages and can each be around 160 characters. If you continue to type after the limit is reached, your message will be delivered as one, but count as more than one message. These are called “concatenated” messages.
From a message read view, you can do the following: 1. To view details about a particular message, in the Read view, touch & hold the message to open the context menu. Select View details. 2. Reply to a message: Simply start typing your message in the text box at the bottom of the screen to reply to a message. You can always press MENU and select to add a subject or an attachment to convert it to a multimedia message. Select ‘Send’ when ready. 3.
attachment will always convert the message to a multimedia message. Select from audio or picture files. You can select to take a new picture if you want, or record an audio file. Any recordings you make will be stored automatically in Music application in a play list named “My recordings”. To remove an attachment, select the attachment’s ‘Remove’ button. 5. Type your message. As you type, you’ll be able to track how many characters/messages you’re creating.
you can name the account (if you don’t, your email address will be used). You are also asked to type your name as you want it to display on outgoing messages. You must complete this field before you can select ‘Next’ and go to your Inbox. For less popular accounts, follow the prompts to type the email server, protocol, and other account information yourself. After your account settings have been verified, select ‘Next’ to go to your Inbox. 6.
6. Empty Trash: Once you’ve moved a message to the Trash, to empty messages in the Trash you must delete each message individually. Press MENU and select ‘Folders’ to enter the Trash. Note that the message is only deleted from your phone, not from the account server. 7. Remove an email account: You can always remove a POP3 or IMAP email account from your phone. Go to your Inbox, press MENU and select ‘Accounts’. Your Accounts screen opens.
Outgoing server settings: Select Outgoing settings if you need to edit the SMTP server, port, security type, option to require sign-in, or username/password. Add another POP3 or IMAP To add another account (you can add up to five), go to your Inbox, press MENU and select ‘Accounts’. Your Accounts screen opens. Press MENU and select ‘Add account’ another account. 7 Internet 7.
currently viewing: • Press MENU and select ‘Save to bookmarks’. • Confirm the URL and name, and then select ‘OK’. • To view all your bookmarks, press MENU and select Bookmarks. 3. Refresh a Web page: To refresh the contents of the current page, press MENU and select ‘Refresh’. Open pages in separate windows You can keep more than one Web page open by using multiple windows to display the pages. You can open up to eight windows. Open a new window: From a Web page, press MENU and select ‘Windows’.
5. Delete a bookmark: Touch & hold the bookmark you want to open. The context menu opens. Select ‘Delete bookmark’. You will be asked to confirm. 6. Bookmark current page: Go to a Web page you want to bookmark. Press MENU and select ‘Bookmarks’. The Bookmarks screen opens. Press MENU and select Bookmark last-viewed page. The Bookmark link dialog box opens. Confirm or edit the information, then select ‘OK’. Set your home page You set your home page from the Settings screen: 1.
8 Experiencing Multimedia 8.1 Camera & Picture All the pictures you can capture or view on your phone are stored on memory card, which must be installed in your phone. Before you can use the Camera or view pictures in Pictures, make sure you have a card installed. Load pictures onto your memory card Read the instructions below to add pictures to your Memory card or the phone storage. 1.
To view the pictures you’ve captured, as well as any you’ve stored on your memory card or the phone storage, go to Gallery application: 1. To open Pictures, on the Home screen, touch and select Gallery icon. 2. Depending on how many pictures you’ve stored, they may take a few minutes to load. 3. If you’ve stored your pictures in folders on your Memory card, then the folders will display as separate “albums”. The top left album always contains all the pictures in all the albums. 4.
and select Set picture as. From the menu that opens, select Contact icon. Your contact list opens. Select the contact you want to associate with the picture. Touch & hold an edge of the cropper to reveal the sizing arrows, then drag the edge in or out to size. Touch & drag the center of the cropper to move it within the picture. When you’re happy with the cropped area, select ‘Save’. The picture will now appear in the Contact details screen, as well as on any incoming call notifications. 7.
For example, if you select the Artists category, you will see a list of artists in A-Z order. If you select an artist, the list opens to display that artist’s albums. Select an album, and the album’s song list displays. Load music onto your Memory card All the music you can listen to on your phone is stored on memory card. Read the instructions below to add music to your memory card. 1.
Select Play to begin play and go to the Playback screen. You can do the following using the Playback screen: 1. Shuffle songs: Shuffle plays songs in random order. Touch to toggle shuffle on and off. When the con is grey, shuffle is off. 2. Repeat mode: Touch to step through repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, don’t repeat (grey icon). 3. Go to any point in song: Slide fingertip in progress bar to desired point in a song. 4.
(rearrange songs), Delete and Rename. Create ringtones from songs You can set any of your songs as a phone ringtone: 1. From the Library, navigate to a song you want to use as a phone ringtone. 2. Touch & hold the song in the list to open the context menu. 3. Select Use as phone ringtone. The ringtone is set as your default incoming call ringtone. 4. Now, when you go to Home > Settings > Audio profiles, and select a phone ringtone, your song will be listed as an option.
You can view multiple calendars on your phone, so each calendar event is coded with a color. You can view your calendar in a variety of ways. Touch the date on the left-top of the screen to select from Day, Week, Month or Agenda. Create an event From any of the views, press MENU and select ‘New event’ to open the new Event details screen. • Type the information in the fields. • Select date & time. • Name that appears in Day view. • Description can be as long as you like.
Alarm: Select the check box to turn alarm on (checked) or off (cleared). This is the same check box that appears on the main Alarm Clock screen. Time: The time the alarm will go off is shown. To change this time, select Time to open the time selector. Slide the finger up or down to set the time you want, and then select Set. Repeat: The current repeat selection is shown. To change the setting, select Repeat and make a selection from the menu.
screen, then touch and then press MENU and select Settings. Scroll down and select ‘Date & time’. The Date & time settings screen appears. 2. Use the network-provided values by selecting ‘Automatic’ check box. 3. Select ‘Use 24 hour format’ check box if you wish to use that rather than 12 hour format. 4. Select t ‘Select date format’ option to open the menu of various date formats. 9.3 Calculator To open Calculator, on the Home screen, then touch and select the Calculator icon.
10 Play Store* This function is to the actual configuration of the mobile phone, please take to the actual mobile phone. Android Market provides you with direct access to software developers throughout the world. It is the place to go to find fun games and cool applications that have been rated by your fellow Androids. If you ever need help or have questions about Android Market, press MENU and select ‘Help’. The Browser will take you to the Android Market “help & info” Web page.
or control of any functions on your phone, before you proceed, you’ll see a screen that tells you what the application can access so you can give your permission. Be sure to read this carefully! Be especially cautious if an application has access to many functions or a significant amount of your data. Once you select ‘OK’ on this screen, you will be responsible for the results of using this item on your phone. • After selecting ‘Install’, the item will start downloading immediately.
and select ‘Downloads’. 2. Select the item you want to uninstall. The Item details screen appears. 3. Select ‘Uninstall’ button at the bottom of the screen. Open downloaded item 1. From the Android Market Home screen, press MENU and select ‘Downloads’. 2. Select the item you want to open. The Item details screen appears. 3. Select ‘Open’ button at the bottom of the screen. Read security permissions for this item Items you download and install on your phone typically have access to functionality.
comment: 1. From the Android Market Home screen, press MENU and select ‘Downloads’. Select the item you want to comment on to open its details screen. 2. Select the Post a comment section to open ‘Post comment’ dialog box. If you don’t see the Post a comment section, first rate the item. 3. Type your comment, and then select ‘OK’ to post it. Remove rating and/or comment Once you’ve rated or commented on an item, you can always remove this review: 1.
FCC RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION: WARNING!! Read this information before using your phone In August 1986 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Outer FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies.
NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
