SKY Devices Elite R55 Mobile Phone Manual
1. General Information
1.1 Profile
Please read this pamphlet carefully in order to make your phone in perfect condition. Our company may change this mobile phone without prior written notice and reserves the final right to interpret the performance of this mobile phone. Due to different software and network operators, display on your phone may be different, refer to your phone for details.
1.2 Safety warning and Attentions
Safety warning
- ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Use hands-free fittings when calls are unavoidable while driving. In some countries, dialing or receiving calls while driving is illegal!
- SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT Wireless devices can cause interference in aircraft. Using a mobile phone in flight is illegal and risky. Please make sure that your mobile phone is powered off in flight.
- SWITCH OFF BEFORE ENTERING RISKY AREAS Strictly observe the relevant laws, codes, and regulations on the use of mobile phones in risky areas. Turn off your mobile phone before entering a place susceptible to explosion, such as an oil station, oil tank, chemical plant or a place where a blasting process is under way.
- OBSERVE ALL SPECIAL REGULATIONS Follow any special regulations in force in any area such as hospitals and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it or, when it may cause interference or danger. Properly use your mobile phone near medical apparatuses, such as pacemakers, hearing aids and some other electronic medical devices, as it may cause interference to such apparatuses.
- INTERFERENCE The conversation quality of any mobile phone may be affected by radio interference. An antenna is built inside the mobile phone and located below the microphone. Do not touch the antenna area during a conversation, lest that the conversation quality deteriorates.
- QUALIFIED SERVICE Only qualified personnel may install or repair phone equipment. Installing or repairing the mobile phone on your own may bring great danger and violates the warranty rules.
- ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES Use only approved accessories and batteries.
- USE SENSIBLY Use only in a normal and proper manner.
- EMERGENCY CALLS Ensure the phone is switched on and in service, enter the emergency number, e.g. 112, then press the Dial key. Give your location and state your situation briefly. Do not end the call until told to do so.
Note: Just like all other mobile phones, this mobile phone does not necessarily support all the features described in this manual due to network or radio transmission problems. Some networks even do not support the emergency call service. Therefore, do not rely solely on the mobile phone for critical communications such as first aid. Please consult the local network operator.
Precautions
This mobile phone is well designed with fine art. Please exercise special care when using it. The following suggestions will help your mobile phone survive the warranty period and extend its service life:
- Keep the mobile phone and all its fittings beyond children’s reach.
- Keep the mobile phone dry. Keep away from rain, moisture, liquid or other substances that may corrode electronic circuits.
- Do not use or store the mobile phone in dusty places; lest that active parts of the mobile phone be damaged.
- Do not store the mobile phone in a high-temperature place. High temperature will shorten the life of electronic circuits and damage the battery and some plastic parts.
- Do not store the mobile phone in a chilly place. Otherwise, moistures will be formed inside the mobile phone to damage electronic circuits when the mobile phone is moved to a constant temperature place.
- Do not throw, knock or shock the mobile phone, as that will destroy the internal circuits and high-precision components of the mobile phone.
2 Your phone
2.1 Phone overview
2.2 Functions of Keys
The mobile phone provides the following keys:
♦ Power key
Power key situates at the right side of the phone. While using the phone, you can press this key to lock screen; if you press and hold this key, a phone-options dialog would pop out. Here, you can power off, restart and emergency.
♦ Volume key
Volume key situates at the right side of the phone. You can press it to adjust ringer volume.
2.3 Functions of icons
♦ Menu icon
Touch this icon to access options of a selected function;
♦ Home icon
Touch it to open home screen. If you’re viewing the left or right extended Home screen, touch it can enter the home screen.
♦ Back icon
Touch this icon to return to the previous screen;
3 Getting started
3.1 Installing the SIM Card and the Battery
A SIM card carries useful information, including your mobile phone number, PIN (Personal Identification Number), PIN2, PUK (PIN Unlocking Key), PUK2 (PIN2 Unlocking Key), IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity), network information, contacts data, and short messages data.
Note: After powering off your mobile phone, wait for a few seconds before removing or inserting a SIM card. Exercise caution when operating a SIM card, as friction or bending will damage the SIM card. Properly keep the mobile phone and its fittings such as the SIM cards beyond children’s reach. Installation
♦ Hold the power key for a while and select power off to power off the mobile phone.
♦ Take the back cover away.
♦ Insert the SIM Card into the SIM Card slot lightly with the corner cutting of the card aligning to the notch of the slot, the gold plate of the small card facing download and the gold plate of the normal card facing up, till the SIM Card cannot be further pushed in.
♦ With the metallic contacts of the battery facing the metallic contacts in the battery slot, install the battery.
Note: The SD card is a miniature object. Keep it out of the reach of children for fear that children swallow it!
3.2 Charging the Battery
♦ Your mobile phone can monitor and display the battery state.
♦ Normally the remaining energy of the battery is indicated by the battery level icon at the upper right corner of the display screen.
♦ When the battery energy is insufficient, the mobile phone prompts “Battery low”.
♦ Using a travel adapter:
♦ Install the battery into the mobile phone before charging the battery.
♦ Connect the adapter of the travel charger with the charging slot in the mobile phone. Ensure that the adapter is fully inserted.
♦ Insert the plug of the travel charger to an appropriate power outlet.
♦ During the charging, the battery level grids in the battery icon keep flickering till the battery is fully charged.
♦ The battery icon does no longer flicker when the charging process ends. Note: Ensure that the plug of the charger, the plug of the earphone, and the plug of the USB cable are inserted in the right direction. Inserting them in a wrong direction may cause charging failure or other problems. Before the charging, ensure that the standard voltage and frequency of the local mains supply match the rated voltage and power of the travel charger.
Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features that you don’t need. You can also monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power. To guarantee the optimal performance of your battery, please stick to the following rules:
♦ Turn off radios that you aren’t using. If you aren’t using Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, or GPRS, use the Setting application to turn them off.
♦ Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.
♦ If you don’t need them, turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.
Note: On the Home screen, press Menu icon and touch Settings > Battery. The Battery Use screen lists the applications that have been using the battery, from greatest to least battery use. The top of the screen displays the time since you were last connected to a charger or, if you’re currently connected to one, how long you were running on battery power before you connected to a charger. Then each application or service that used battery power during that time is displayed, in order of the amount of power they used. Touch an application in the Battery Use screen to learn details about its power consumption. Different applications offer different kinds of information.
3.3 Linking to the Networks and devices
Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile networks for voice and data transmission, Wi-Fi® data networks, and Bluetooth® wireless connection devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your phone to a computer, to transfer files from your phone’s SD card and share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB. Connecting to mobile networks When you assemble your phone with a SIM card, your phone is configured to use your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data. Connecting to Wi-Fi® networks Wi-Fi® is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi® router and your surroundings. Touch Settings>Network > Wi-Fi®. Check Wi-Fi® to turn it on. The phone scans for available Wi-Fi® networks and displays the names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon. Note: If the phone finds a network that you connected to previously, it connects to it. Touch a network to connect to it. If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching Connect. If the network is secured, you’re prompted to enter a password or other credentials.
Connecting to Bluetooth® devices Bluetooth® is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices can use to exchange information over a distance of about 8 meters. The most common Bluetooth® devices are headphones for making calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops and cell phones. Touch Settings> Network > Bluetooth®. Check Bluetooth® to turn it on. You must pair your phone with a device before you can connect to it. Once you pair your phone with a device, they stay paired unless you unpaired them. Your phone scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth® devices in range. If the device you want to pair with isn’t in the list, make it discoverable.
Connecting to a computer via USB You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable, to transfer music, pictures, and other files between your phone’s SD card and the computer.
3.4 Using the touch screen
♦ Touch-screen tips
- Touch To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons, to type letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons, you simply touch them with your finger.
- Touch & hold Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a menu for customizing the Home screen, you touch an empty area on the Home screen until the menu opens.
- Drag Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position.
- Swipe or slide To swipe or slide, you quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen, without pausing when you first touch it (so you don’t drag an item instead). For example, you slide the screen up or down to scroll a list.
♦ Lock screen
When Screen lock in Security setting is enabled, press Power key to lock the handset. This helps to prevent accidental touching of keys and as well as power saving. When Sleep function in Display setting is enabled, after the handset device has been idle for preset period, the screen will be locked automatically to save power.
♦ Unlock screen Press Power key to switch on the handset device. The lock screen appears. Touch and slide right to unlock screen, and the screen being locked last time will show.
3.5 Using the onscreen keypad
You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing.
♦ To enter text Touch a text field, and the onscreen keyboard opens. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard.
♦ Touch the keys on the keyboard to type. The characters you’ve entered appear in the text field, with suggestions for the word you are typing below.
♦ Use the Delete icon to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
After finishing typing, touch Back icon to close the keyboard.
3.6 Dialing Calls
♦ Dialing a call to a number in the contacts Touch the Phone icon or the phone application icon on the Home screen, then select the Contacts tab. Swipe or slide upward/downward to pick out the target contact. Then you can touch the dial icon to originate a call.
♦ Dialing a call to a number in call log Touch the Phone icon or the phone application icon on the Home screen, then select the call log tab. Swipe or slide upward/downward to pick out and touch the target contact. Then you can originate a call.
♦ Answering incoming calls Touch the Answer icon to answer an incoming call. Touch the End icon to end the current conversation. To reject an incoming call, touch the Decline icon.
♦ Managing multiple calls If you accept a new call when you’re already on a call, you can touch the Answer icon to answer the current calls.
4 Using the Menus
4.1 Google Chrome
Fast, easy and secure browsing with Google Chrome. When you open Browser, your home page opens. The web address (URL) of the current page is displayed at the top of the window. Call History You can use this function to manage your calls:
♦ All: All calls will be in the list.
♦ Missed: You can view a list of missed calls. If there are some missed calls, you can drag the Column notice down to view it.
♦ Outgoing: You can view and manage the dialled calls.
♦ Incoming: You can view and manage the received calls.
4.2 Camera
Touch the Camera icon in the main menu interface or on the home screen, camera opens in Landscape mode, ready to take a picture. In this mode, you can touch the camera icon to take a photo, touch photo icon and slide right to switch between photo and video
4.3 Contacts
In the contacts screen, touch menu icon and you can perform the following operations:
Contacts to display: you can select the contacts on different group to display.
Import: you can import the contacts form SIM card or storage; you can also share the visible contacts.
Blocked numbers: select this option to enter the call firewall. Accounts: you can sync with your account. Settings: you can set the display options in this interface. Send contacts by Messaging: select this function, then you can choose some contacts to share by messaging
Batch delete: Select this function, then you can mark the target contacts. To delete all contacts, you just need to touch all at the top of contacts screen. Last, touch OK and confirm to delete contacts. Advanced options: you can view the SIM capacity and Clear up contacts
4.4 Gmail Go
Email by Google: secure, smart, and easy to use. Touch Gmail Go icon to access it. If the Gmail Account has not been set up, you can set up an Gmail Account in a few steps.
♦ Account setup Enter an email address and the account’s password.
♦ Account settings
- Set inbox checking frequency.
- Set Send Email from this account by default.
- Set Notify me when email arrives.
- Set Synchronize contacts, calendar or Gmail from this account.
- Set automatically download attachments when connected to Wi-Fi®.
♦ Compose and sending an email
To compose and send an email:
- Touch the create icon to compose a new an email.
- Enter Email address (es) for intended recipient(s).
- Touch Menu Attach file to attach a file.
- After completing the email, Touch send icon to send the email. Touch folder icon to check the account status. For each Gmail Account there are five default folders, i.e., Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Send and Trash folders. To view sent emails, open Sent folder and tap refresh icon.
4.5 FM Radio
Please plug in the compatible earphone to the device and then turn on the radio. The earphone cable can be used as FM Antenna. Please adjust appropriate volume when listening to the radio. Continue to use higher volume is harmful for your ear.
4.6 Gallery Go
Gallery Go is a light, fast, and offline gallery optimized for your phone. Your photos will look great with one-tap editing, and easily find that photo with automatic organization.
4.7 Google Play
Google Play is your entertainment unbound. It brings together all of the entertainment you love and helps you explore it in new ways, anytime, anywhere. We’ve brought the magic of Google to movies, TV, books, apps and games, so you get more from your content every day.
5 Appendix
Appendix 1: Troubleshooting
If you find exceptions when operating the mobile phone, restore the factory settings and then refer to the following table to solve the problem. If the problem persists, contact the distributor or service provider.
SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) CERTIFICATION INFORMATION This device meets international guidelines for exposure to radio waves This device has been tested and found to comply with the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) RF exposure requirements set by international agencies.
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