Huawei Ascend P7 Manual

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Multimedia
Music
Listening to music
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Select a category.
3. Touch the song you want to play. 
4. Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface. 
Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. 
Touch to add a song to your Favorites. 
Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat 
the current song, repeat the playlist, shuffle, and play in  
sequence). 
•Touch to play and touch to pause. 
•Touch to go back to the previous song.
•Touch to skip to the next song.
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When a song is playing, touch  to exit the playback screen without  
stopping the song. To return to th e music playback screen, open the  
notification panel and  touch the playing song. 
Creating a playlist
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. 
3. Touch the text box to name the playlist, and touch Save. 
4. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK.
5. Select the songs you want to add.
6. Touch ADD. 
Playing a playlist
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch Playlists. 
3. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play, and touch Play. 
Setting a song as the ringtone
Want to hear your favorite song when you receive a call? Just make it your  
ringtone.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Select a category.
3. Touch and hold the song you want  to set as the ringtone, and touch Set as  
phone ringtone. 
Drag the slider to control the playback.
Touch to display the option menu from which you can 
perform additional operations.
Touch to enable or disable DTS audio. 
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Internet connection 
Internet connection
Mobile data connection
Turning on your mobile network
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Mobile networks. 
3. Select the Data enabled check box.
 
When you dont need to access the Internet, turn off your mobile  
network to save battery power  and reduce mobile data usage. 
Creating an APN
The Access Point Name (APN) is a necessary parameter for a phone to connect  
to a mobile network or send multimedia  messages. It is usually automatically  
set after you insert a SIM card into yo ur phone. If your phone cant connect  
to a mobile network using the automatic ally set APN, contact your service  
provider for the specific parameters and create a new APN. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Mobile networks. 
3. Touch Access Point Names. 
4. Touch  > New APN. 
5. Enter the access point name  and other parameters. 
6. Touch SAVE.  
						

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Wi-Fi network
Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks. Some public locations, such as  
airports and libraries, may have Wi-Fi networks available for use. Using Wi-Fi 
networks provided by certain Internet service providers may produce fees. 
Before you use a public Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure you check and are aware of 
that service providers fee policies. 
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Touch Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and 
displays them.
4. Touch the Wi-Fi network yo u want to connect to. 
•If the network is open, you will directly connect to it. 
•If the Wi-Fi network is encrypted, enter the password when prompted,  
and touch Connect. 
Connecting to a Wi-F i network using WPS
Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) lets you quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network.  
Simply press the WPS button or enter th e PIN to connect your phone to a Wi- 
Fi router that supports WPS. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Touch Wi-Fi. 
4. Touch  > WPS Push Button and press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi 
router. 
 
To connect to a Wi-Fi network through WPS PIN, touch   > Input WPS 
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Internet connection 
Sharing your phones mobile data  
connection
Wi-Fi hotspot
Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi ho tspot for other devices, sharing its  
mobile data connection. 
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More....
3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 
4. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot. 
5. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 
6. Set the Wi-Fi hotspots name, en cryption mode, and password. 
 
It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2PSK for  
better security.
7. Touch Save. 
On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phones Wi-Fi 
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Bluetooth
Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other  
Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using 
Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33  feet) of other Bluetooth devices. 
Turning on or turning off Bluetooth
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Bluetooth to turn on or turn off Bluetooth. After  
Bluetooth is turned on, is displayed on the status bar. 
 
Turn off Bluetooth when you dont  need it to save battery power. 
Renaming your phone
Before you rename your phone, turn on Bluetooth. By default, your phones  
name is its model. You can change the na me to one thats more personal and  
easier to find.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. 
3. Touch  > Rename phone. 
4. Rename your phone and touch Rename.
Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devices
Before pairing your phone with another device, turn on Bluetooth. Your 
phones name will be displ ayed. Select the check box next to the phone name  
to set your phone as discoverable to other Bluetooth devices. 
1. On the home screen, touch . 
						

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2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth  
devices in range.
3. In the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the 
onscreen instructions to pair with it. 
To disconnect from a paired Bluetooth device, under PAIRED DEVICES, touch  
 > Unpair. 
 
If you cant set up a Bluetooth co nnection with another device, the  
device may not be compatible with your phone. 
Sharing a file using Bluetooth
To exchange data with an other Bluetooth device, enable Bluetooth on both  
devices and pair them with each other. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share > Bluetooth. 
3. Select a device. 
Receiving a file using Bluetooth
When your phone receives a file transfer request, a File transfer dialog box 
will be displayed. Touch Accept to start receiving the file. You can open the 
notification panel to view the file receiving progress.  
By default, received  files are saved to the bluetooth folder in File Manager. 
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to each other for data transmission  
without using any access point.
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Wi-Fi to turn on Wi-Fi. 
						

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3. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch Wi-Fi direct to scan for available devices. 
4. Select a device.
Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share. 
3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to scan for available devices. 
4. Select a device. 
Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct
When a file comes in through Wi-Fi Direct, your phone automatically begins  
receiving it. You can open the notification panel to view the file receiving 
progress.  
By default, received  files are saved to the Wi-Fi Direct folder in File Manager.
Connecting your phone to a computer
MTP mode
MTP mode lets you transfer media files, such as photos, songs, and videos,  
between your phone and a computer. Windows Media Player 11 or later is 
required. 
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 
2. On the USB connection methods screen, touch Device file manager (MTP). 
The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer.
3. After the driver is installed, open  the new drive and begin transferring  
media files between your phone and  computer. Multimedia content on  
your phone can only be viewed through Windows Media Player.
HiSuite mode
HiSuite is a file transfer application de veloped by Huawei that lets you back  
up, synchronize, and transfer data  between your phone and computer.
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.  
						

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2. On the USB connection methods screen, touch PC Suite (HiSuite). The  
phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer.
3. On the computer, open the new drive, double-click 
HiSuiteDownLoader.exe, and follow the onscreen instructions to install 
HiSuite. You can then manage your ph ones data on the displayed HiSuite  
window. 
USB flash drive mode
If a microSD card is insert ed into your phone, you can use your phone as a USB  
flash drive and transfer files between your microSD card and computer. 
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 
2. On the USB connection methods screen, touch USB flash drive. The phone 
driver is then automatically installed on the computer.
3. After the driver is installed, the computer will identify your phone as a USB 
flash drive. Open the new drive to view files on your microSD card. 
Connecting your phone to a USB storage  
device
You can connect your phone to a USB storage device directly using a USB OTG  
cable to transfer data. Compatible US B storage devices include USB flash  
drives, card readers, and phones th at have a microSD card inserted. 
 
To purchase a USB OTG cable, please contact an authorized Huawei  
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To connect your phone to another phone, make sure that phone has a  
microSD card installed. To establish a  connection and read data stored on the  
microSD card:
1. Use a USB OTG cable and USB cabl e to connect the two phones.
2. Turn on USB mass storage mode on the phone from which you want to  
read data.
3. On your phone, touch  > Local > USB to read data from the other 
phones microSD card. 
4. When you are done, touch on your phone. Under All, touch Storage > 
Unmount USB storage. 
 
To connect your phone to other type s of USB storage devices, use a USB  
OTG cable to connect your phone to the device, and touch   > Local  
> USB on your phone. 
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