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User Manual

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Content
1General Information ................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1Profile .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2Safety warning and Attentions ........................................................................................................................ 4
2Your phone ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1Phone overview ............................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2Functions of Keys ........................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3Functions of icons ........................................................................................................................................... 8
3Getting started ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1Installing the SIM Card and the Battery ......................................................................................................... 9
3.2Charging the Battery ..................................................................................................................................... 10
3.3Linking to the Networks and devices ............................................................................................................. 11
3.4Using the touch screen .................................................................................................................................. 12
3.5Dialing Calls ................................................................................................................................................. 13
4Using the Menus ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1Browser ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
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4.2Calculator ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.4Call Fire Wall ................................................................................................................................................ 16
4.5Camera .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.6Clock ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
4.7Contacts ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
4.8Downloads .................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.9Email ............................................................................................................................................................. 18
4.10File Explorer ................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.11FM Radio ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.12Gallery .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.13History .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.14Messaging ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.15Music ............................................................................................................................................................ 20
4.16Note ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.17Phone ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
4.18Play store ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.19Settings .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
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4.20SIM Toolkit ................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.21Sound Recorder ............................................................................................................................................. 24
4.22Video player .................................................................................................................................................. 24
5Appendix .................................................................................................................................................................. 25
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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
¾ 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!
¾ 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.
¾ 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.
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¾ 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.
¾ 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 deteriorate.
¾ 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.
¾ ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES
Use only approved accessories and batteries.
¾ USE SENSIBLY
Use only in a normal and proper manner.
¾ 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
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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:
¾ Keep the mobile phone and all its fittings beyond children's reach.
¾ Keep the mobile phone dry. Keep away from rain, moisture, liquid or other substances that may corrode
electronic circuits.
¾ Do not use or store the mobile phone in dusty places, lest that active parts of the mobile phone be damaged.
¾ 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.
¾ 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.
¾ Do not throw, knock or shock the mobile phone, as that will destroy the internal circuits and high-precision
components of the mobile phone.
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2 Your phone
2.1 Phone overview
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2.2 Functions of Keys
The mobile phone provides the following keys:
Power key
Power key situates at the right side of 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 select to power off, reboot or turn
on/off airplane mode.
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;
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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!
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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.
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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 > More>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 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 providers
mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data.
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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.
Connecting to Bluetooth devices
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 unpair them.
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
¾ 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.
¾ Touch & hold
Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs. For
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example, to open a menu for customizing the Home screen, you touch an empty area on the Home screen
until the menu opens.
¾ 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.
¾ 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 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
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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.
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4 Using the Menus
4.1 Browser
This is a browser, You can use Browser to view web pages and search for information on the web.
When you open Browser, your home page opens. The web address (URL) of the current page is
displayed at the top of the window.
4.2 Calculator
You can use this Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve
more complex equations.
Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the basic screen; Drag the basic screen to the left to open the
advanced screen; Touch Del to delete the last number or operator you entered. Touch & hold Del to delete
everything in the display.
In the calculator screen, you can touch menu icon to access advanced panel.
4.3 Calendar
You can open Calendar to view events you’ve created.
Touch the Calendar icon in the main menu interface. Events from each account you’ve added to your
phone and configured to synchronize calendars are displayed in Calendar.
Creating an event
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You can use Calendar on your phone to create events. In any calendar view, touch menu icon > new
event to open a event details screen for a new event.
Enter a name, time, and optional additional details about the event. You can touch plus icon to add more
reminders. In the Guests field, you can enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to the event.
Separate multiple addresses with commas ( , ). If the people to whom you send invitations use Google
Calendar, they’ll receive an invitation in Calendar and by email. You can touch menu icon and touch Show
extra options to add details about the event. Scroll to the bottom of the Event details screen and touch Done.
The event is added to your calendar.
Change Calendar settings
You can change the following settings for how Calendar displays event and how it notifies you of
upcoming events. Open a Calendar view, touch menu icon and touch settings.
4.4 Call Fire Wall
This option can auto reject some calls and messages that you add to the blacklist, you can view the
record through this function.
4.5 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, video and Panora mode.
Note: you can also touch menu icon to pop out an option box. There, you can switch to camcorder mode.
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4.6 Clock
Touch the Clock icon on the Home screen or in the main menu interface. You can set an alarm by
modifying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. You also can use word timeTimer and Stopwatch.
4.7 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/export: you can import/export the contacts form SIM card or storage; you can also share the
visible contacts.
Accounts: you can sync with your account.
Settings: you can set the display options in this interface.
Send contacts by Messing:you can send this contact via message.
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.
Groups:you can edit or delete a groups
Advanced options:you can view the SIM capacity and Clear up contacts
4.8 Downloads
Through this function, you can view a list of files and applications which you downloaded from the
webpage.
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4.9 Email
You use the Email application to read and send email. There are many email address to choose
Touch email icon to access it. If the Email account has not been set up, you can set up an Email account
in a few steps.
Account setup
Enter an Email address and the account’s password.
Account settings
¾ Set inbox checking frequency.
¾ Set Send email from this account by default.
¾ Set Notify me when email arrives.
¾ Set Synchronize contacts, calendar or Email from this account.
¾ Set Automatically download attachments when connected to Wi-Fi.
Compose and sending Email
To compose and send an Email:
1. Touch the create icon to compose a new Email.
2. Enter Email address(es) for intended recipient(s).
3. Touch Menu Attach file to attach a file.
4. Touch Menu Add Cc/Bcc to add copy or blind copy this Email to other contacts.
5. After completing the Email, Touch send icon to send the Email. Touch folder icon to check the
account status. For each Email account there are five default folders, i.e., Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Send and
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Trash folders. To view sent Emails, open Sent folder and tap refresh icon.
4.10 File Explorer
The phone supports the SD card. You can use the File Explorer to conveniently manage various
directories and files on the SD card or in your phone..
4.11 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.
4.12 Gallery
Both pictures and videos taken by camera or stored in SD card can be scanned through this function.
4.13 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 dialed calls.
Incoming:You can view and manage the received calls.
4.14 Messaging
You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your
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friends on their mobile phones.
Sending a message
1. Touch message icon on the home screen and touch New message icon to edit a new message.
2. Enter a contact’s name or call number in the To field. As the information is entered, all matching
contacts appear. Touch a suggested contact or multiple contacts as message recipient(s).
3. Touch Enter message to compose your message. Touch to select a message template.
4. After completing the message, touch Send icon which beside template icon to send your message.
4.15 Music
You can listen to music by using the phone’s built-in speaker, through a wired headset, or through a
wireless Bluetooth stereo headset.
Touch a song in your library to listen to it. The Playback screen opens and the song you touched starts to
play. The Playback screen contains several icons that you can touch to control the playback of songs. On the
right-top of playback screen, you can find three function icons. You can touch them to open the current
playlist, shuffle the current playlist or repeat the current playlist / repeat the current track (touch twice). Three
function icons which situates just above the process bar can be used to control the playing process of the
music application. Their functions can be defined as the following: switch to last song (touch) /rewind (touch
& hold), play/pause and switch to next song (touch)/ fast forward (touch & hold)
To delete a song from the SD card
You can delete music from the storage card. Touch & hold a song in a library list. In the menu that opens,
touch Delete.
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4.16 Note
You can create new note through this function.
4.17 Phone
Touch the Phone icon on the Home screen or in main menu interface. Expand the dial pad which
situate center bottom of interface. Touch left bottom of interface there are four tabs are listed at the top
of the screen and you can dial the call log number. You can also view all contacts in your phone and
SIM card.
Note: During a conversation, you can’t originate a new call by open the dial-pad, enter number
and press dial key. If you press dial key, the current conversation would hold.
4.18 Play store
You can download and manage media files through this application.
4.19 Settings
The Settings application contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone.
WIRELESS & NETWORK
You can use Wireless & Network settings to manage your SIM card, configure and manage
connections to networks and devices by using Wi-Fi. You also can set Bluetooth, data usage, airplane
mode, Default SMS app, tethering & portable hotspot , VPN and mobile networks in this interface.
DEVICE
Display
You can set Brightness, Wallpaper, Auto-rotate screen, Sleep, Daydream, Font size and Font in this
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interface.
Prompt & notification
You can make some setting about the notification.
Audio profiles
There are four profiles: General, Silent, Vibration and Outdoor. You can set the profiles according to
different conditions.
Apps
You can use the Applications settings to view details about the applications installed on your phone, to
manage their data and force them to stop, to view and control currently running services, and to view the
storage used by applications, etc.
Storage &USB
Use the Storage settings to monitor the used and available space on your phone and on your SD card and
to manage your SD card.
Battery
You can view your battery status, battery level and battery use in this interface.
Memory
You can view the average memory use through this option.
PERSONAL
Location
You can turn on/off location and select High accuracy, Battery saving or Device only through this function.
Security
You can set the parameters about security through this function.
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Accounts
You should add account first before using this function.
Google
You can add google account before using this function.
Language & input
Use the Language & Keyboard settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for
configuring the input method.
Backup & reset
You can backup your data and reset your phone in this interface.
Timer Switch Machine
You can auto power on/off your phone through this setting.
SYSTEM
Date & time
You can use Date & Time settings to set your preferences for how dates are displayed. You can also use
these settings to set your own time and time zone, rather than obtaining the current time from the network,
etc.
Accessibility
You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your
phone.
Printing
You can connect to printer and print something you need through this function.
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About phone
This function enables you to view some phone related information.
4.20 SIM Toolkit
STK service is the tool kit of SIM card. This phone supports the service function .The specific items are
depended by SIM card and network. Service menu will be auto added to the phone menu when supported by
network and SIM card.
4.21 Sound Recorder
Use this function to record audio files. Two function icons at the bottom of the Recorder screen are
corresponding to start recording and review record file.
4.22 Video player
With Videos, you can play video clips in your device (for example, the video you captured by the
camera) or video files stored in compatible SD card (if inserted).
<Tips>
If there are available video files in the device, for example, you captured some video files by camera, the
amount of these video files will be displayed in bracket at right of Movie.
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5 Appendix
Appendix 1Troubleshooting
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.
Fault Cause Solution
SIM
card
error
The SIM card
is damaged. Contact your network service provider
The SIM card
is not in
position.
Check the SIM card
The metal
face of the
SIM card is
polluted.
Clean the SIM card with a clean cloth
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Poor received
signal quality
Signals are
obstructed.
For instance,
radio waves
cannot be
effectively
transmitted
nearby a high
building or in
a basement.
Move to a place where signals can be effectively transmitted
Line
congestions
occur when
you use the
mobile phone
in high-traffic
hours
Avoid using the mobile phone in high-traffic hours
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The mobile
phone cannot
be powered
on
The battery
energy is
exhausted.
Charge the battery
Calls cannot
be dialed
Call barring is
activated Cancel call barring
The mobile
phone cannot
connect the
network
The SIM card
is invalid Contact your network service provider
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The mobile
phone is not
in a service
area of the
GSM network
Move to the network operator's service area
The signal is
weak Move to a place where the signal quality is high
The battery
cannot be
charged
The charging
voltage does
not match the
voltage range
indicated on
the charger
Ensure the charging voltage matches the voltage range
indicated on the charger
An improper
charger is
used
Use the charger specially designed for the mobile phone
Poor contact Ensure the charger plug is in good contact with the mobile
phone
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FCC Caution:
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) information
SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the
phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands, although
the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone
while operating can be well below the maximum value.
Before a new model phone is a available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to
the FCC that it does not exceed the exposure limit established by the FCC, Tests for each
phone are performed in positions and locations (e.g. at the ear and worn on the body)as
required by the FCC.
For body worn operation, this model phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure
guidelines when used with an accessory designated for this product or when used with an accessory
that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of 10 mm from the body.
Non-compliance with the above restrictions may result in violation of RF exposure guidelines.

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