Huawei U81801 Owners Manual

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3.2  Answering or Rejecting a Call
3.2.1  Answering an Incoming Call
When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens with the callers name 
and number that you have entered in Contacts.
Drag the   to the right to answer the call.
3.2.2  Ending a Call
During a call, touch End to hang up.
3.2.3  Rejecting an Incoming Call
Drag the   to the left to reject the call. 
						

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3.3  Other Operations During a Call
3.3.1  Making a Conference Call
If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can connect the second 
call to the call you are on. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also 
set up a conference call with multiple callers.
 Contact your network operator to learn if conference calls are supported and, if 
yes, how many can participate.
1.  To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the first participant. After you have 
connected to the first participant, keep the connection open, touch 
Add call.
2.  Enter the phone number of the next person you want to join the conversation and 
touch  , or select someone from your 
Call log or Contacts. The first participant 
is automatically placed on hold while you do this.
3.  Once you have connected to the second person, touch 
Merge calls to begin the 
conference call.
4.  To add more people, touch 
Add call, and then repeat steps 2 and 3.
5.  To end the conference call and disconnect everyone, touch End.
3.3.2  Switching Between Calls
If you receive a new call while you are already on a call, you can switch between the 
two calls. 
						

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1.  While you are on the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming 
call, and then touch Swap.
2.  The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call.
3.4  Using Call log
The Call log contains a list of calls that you have dialed, received, or missed. You can 
use the call log to reference a recently called number quickly or add an incoming 
number to your contact list.
3.4.1  Adding an entry to Contacts
1.  If you are already working with Dialer or Contacts, touch the Call log tab.
2.  Touch and hold the entry you want to add.
3. Touch 
Add to contacts in the options menu.
4. Touch Create new contact or update an existing contact.
3.5  Using Airplane Mode
Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s wireless connections. Rather 
than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode.
1. Press and hold  .
2. Touch 
Airplane mode in the options menu.
4  Contacts
The Contacts application enables you to save and manage information such as 
phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information 
on your mobile phone, you have easy access to the people with whom you want to 
communicate.
4.1  Opening the Contacts Application
If you have a new mobile phone and have not yet added any contacts, Contacts 
displays a message with hints on how to start adding contacts to your mobile phone. 
						

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Touch  > Contacts to open the Contacts application.
All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through.
4.2  Importing Contacts from a SIM Card
1.  In the contact list, touch  > Manage contacts.
2. Touch Copy from SIM card.
3.  Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded. Select the contacts you want to import 
or touch 
Select all to select all contacts.
4. Touch Copy.
5.  If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into which 
you want to import the contacts.
4.3  Adding a Contact
1.  In the contact list, touch  > Create contact.
2.  If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the account to which you 
want to add the contact.
3.  Enter the contacts name, and then add detailed information such as phone 
number or address.
4.  When you are finished, touch 
Done to save the contact information.
4.3.1  Adding a Contact to Your Favorites
•  Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Favorites. Then touch Add to 
Favorites.
•  Touch a contact, and then touch the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star 
turns gold.
4.4  Searching for a Contact
1.  In the contact list, touch  > Search.
2.  Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type, contacts with 
matching names appear below the search box. 
						

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4.5  Editing a Contact
You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time.
1.  In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact whose details you want to edit, and 
then touch 
Edit contact in the options menu.
2.  Touch the category of contact information you wish to change: name, phone 
number, email address, or any other information you recorded earlier.
3.  Make the desired changes to the contact information, and then touch 
Done. To 
cancel all of your changes, touch Cancel.
4.6  Communicating with Your Contacts
From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or 
multimedia message (MMS) 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 you view your contacts 
list.
4.6.1  Connecting Through Quick Contact for Android
1.  Touch the contacts picture or picture frame (if you have not assigned a picture to 
the contact) to open Quick Contact for Android.
2.  Touch the icon for the way you want to communicate with the contact.
 The icons available depend on the information you have entered for the contact, 
the applications on your phone, and the accounts you have.
4.6.2  Communicating with a Contact
1.  In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to communicate with.
2.  On the contact’s details screen, touch the icon at the right of the number to call or 
send messages.
4.7  Deleting a Contact
1.  In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact that you want to delete, and then 
touch Delete contact in the options menu. 
						

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2. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact.
5  Using the Onscreen Keyboard
5.1  Displaying the Keyboard Panel
To enter text, use the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard 
automatically. In others, touch a text field to open the keyboard.
Touch the space where you want to write text to display the keyboard.
Touch   to hide the keyboard.
 Touch and hold the space where you usually write your text to open the options 
menu.
5.1.1  Choosing an Input Method
1.  Touch and hold the space where you enter your text until the Edit text menu is 
displayed.
2. Touch 
Input method.
3.  Select the input method.
The keyboard panel will be displayed automatically. 
						

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5.1.2  Using the Android Keyboard
 Touch  > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android keyboard > Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input.
5.1.3  Using the Landscape Keyboard
If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone 
sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing 
you with a wider keyboard layout.
5.2  Customising Keyboard Settings
1. Touch  > Settings > Language & keyboard.
2.  Select an input method to customise the keyboard settings.
6  Messaging
The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and 
multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone. 
With the 
Email application you can read and send emails.
qwertyuiop
asdfghjk
zxcvbnm
.Next ?123
DELl
Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. 
Touch and hold for all caps.Touch to change from text mode to symbol/number mode. Touch to enter text by voice.Touch to insert a space.Touch to delete a character
to the left of the cursor. 
Touch and hold to delete all 
characters to the left of the 
cursor. 
						

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6.1  SMS and MMS
6.1.1  Opening Messaging
Touch  > Messaging.
6.1.2  Creating and Sending a Text Message
1. Touch  > Messaging > New message.
2.  Enter a phone number in the To field.
As you enter the phone number, matching contacts appear. You can touch a 
suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number.
3.  Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
4.  Once you are done, touch 
Send.
The message list opens, and your name appears in the list, followed by the message 
you just sent. Responses appear in the window. As you view and send additional 
messages, a message thread is created. 
6.1.3  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, sing Happy Birthday and 
send it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The 
possibilities are endless.
1. Touch  > 
Messaging > New message.
2.  Enter a phone number in the To field.
3.  Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
 If you want to enter a smiley face, touch  , and then touch Insert smiley.
4.  Touch   to display the options panel. 
• Touch 
Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone is now in 
multimedia message mode.
• Touch 
Attach to add a picture, music, or video file.
5.  When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send MMS.  
						

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Adding a SlideshowIf you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option.
1.  On the message editing screen, touch   to display the options panel.
2. Touch 
Attach > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it.
3.  Touch   and touch 
More > Add slide to add more slides.
4. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia 
message screen.
5.  To alter your multimedia message, touch 
Edit on the multimedia message screen. 
When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send.
6.1.4  Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message
1.  In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.
2.  Touch the multimedia message to view the message.
6.1.5  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, and then touch Send.
6.1.6  Customising the Message Settings
In the message list, touch  , and then touch Settings to customise the message 
settings.
6.2  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.
6.2.1  Adding an Email Account
When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email 
account. The Email setup wizard helps you set up your account. A number of popular 
email systems are supported. You can work with the same email service that you use 
on your PC or you can select another email service. 
						

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1. Touch  > Email. 
2.  To customise your email settings, answer the onscreen prompts, and then touch 
Next. Or touch Manual setup if you want to set the mail server yourself. If you choose to set up your account manually, you will need the correct 
parameters for the account. Contact your email service provider for this 
information.
3.  Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when they 
receive an email from you.
4. Touch 
Done. 
After the initial setup, your Email opens to Inbox or the accounts screen (if you have 
more than one account).
Adding Other Email Accounts
1.  After creating your initial email account, touch   on the Inbox screen, and then 
touch Accounts to access the accounts screen.
2.  Touch   on the accounts screen, and then touch 
Add account to create 
another email account.
 When adding an additional email account, you have the option to use the new 
account to send all outgoing messages.
6.2.2  Viewing an Email Message
1.  On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2.  Access a folder, and then touch the message that you want to view.
6.2.3  Creating and Sending an Email Message
1.  On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. On the 
Inbox screen, touch  , and then touch Compose in the options panel.
3. In the To field, enter the name or the email address.
4.  Enter the subject of your message and compose the message.
To send an attachment with the message, touch  , and then touch 
Add 
attachment.