iBall Slide Octa-A41, User Manual

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Page 2: ... is cracked or broken Cracked and or broken screens could cause injury to hands and or face To reduce the risk of motion injuries While using your Slide hold it with a relaxed grip and press the keys lightly Do not handle the Slide with wet hands Use of special keys features reduce the number of keys pressed Take regular breaks in between calls Use hands free accessories Switch off the Slide befor...

Page 3: ...Use of Slide in certain areas places conditions can be hazardous Switch off your Slide Inside aircrafts In Medical hospitals clinics Areas where chemicals are used or stored Fuel and gas stations In and around areas having electrical electronic equipment Areas where any kind of blasting activity is being carried out Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments Charging batteries in su...

Page 4: ... high volumes may cause hearing problems Maintain proper volume levels for conversations and or music Precautions In order to use Slide correctly please read the following statement of the user manual carefully before using the device Do not store your device with metal objects such as coins keys and necklaces Your device may be scratched or may malfunction If the battery terminals come into conta...

Page 5: ...unt of your personal information Check your accounts regularly for unapproved or suspicious use If you find any sign of misuse of your personal information contact your service provider to delete or change your account information In the event your device is lost or stolen change the passwords on your accounts to protect your personal information Avoid using applications from unknown sources and l...

Page 6: ...SIM card ejector 2 Locate the SIM card slot and then insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut off corner facing out the card slot 3 Push the SIM card completely into the slot Note The phone supports Single Micro SIM card it supports 3G networks Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your device You should consult with your service provider for a replacement of SIM ca...

Page 7: ...he AC adapter provided with your device must be used to charge the device Connect the USB connector of the AC adapter to the sync connector on your device and then plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery As the battery is being charged while the device is on a charging icon appears in the title bar of the Home screen After the battery has been fully charged a f...

Page 8: ... SAR Recommendations Use a wireless hands free system headphone headset with lower Bluetooth emitter Make sure the device has a low SAR Please keep your calls short and use SMS whenever more convenient This advice applies especially to children and pregnant women Prefer to use your Slide when the signal quality is good SAR Value Tested SAR Value of Octa A41 is as follows 2G GSM 900MHz 1 211 W Kg 1...

Page 9: ...R 7 SAR Value 8 INDEX 9 1 Introduction 10 2 Starting up the device 13 3 Settings 17 4 Communication 32 5 Contacts 36 6 Messaging 38 7 Email 41 8 Internet 44 9 Media 46 10 Connectivity Features 52 11 Others 53 12 Location 58 13 Google Applications 58 14 Troubleshooting 59 ...

Page 10: ...Mbps uplink Wi Fi 802 11 b g n Bluetooth v4 0 GPS A GPS Micro USB Port USB OTG function G Sensor Rotate screen Camera 8 0 MP AF Rear camera with LED Flash 5 0MP Front camera for video calling Display Full Capacitive Multi Touch 17 78cm 7 Wide FHD IPS Screen 1920 1200 WUXGA 323 PPI Video Formats Support 3GP AVI MP4 M4V MKV WMV MOV FLV Image Viewer Support JPG PNG BMP GIF Audio Formats Support AAC A...

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Page 12: ...an be displayed on the lock screen 2 Battery Select this to view the level of battery in Percentage on your Notification Bar 3 Settings This is the shortcut to go to the settings panel 4 Wi Fi Using this you can turn Wi Fi On Off 5 Bluetooth Using this you can turn Bluetooth On Off 6 Location Using this you can turn On Off location access and by long pressing you can go for location setting direct...

Page 13: ...o settings option from there you can operate further if you want to use more related functions 2 Starting up the device Power on off To power off your Slide press hold the POWER key On release the options menu opens Select Power off from the given options and confirm This will turn off the device To power on again press hold the POWER key The iBall power start up animation will appear on the scree...

Page 14: ... pattern visible check box Set up your device When you first turn on your phone or tablet you ll see a Welcome screen Choose the language that you want and touch Start or the Start icon Note To complete the setup process you must have a Wi Fi or mobile Internet connection When prompted you can sign in with your Google Account or create one at that time You can also choose to skip this step and cre...

Page 15: ...ht 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 5 Organize your Home screens To change the wallpaper for your Home screens touch hold the background To add an app icon to a Home screen Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app Touch the All Apps icon Swipe from right to l...

Page 16: ...ipe up Recent apps Opens a list of thumbnail images of apps you ve worked with recently To open an app touch it To remove a thumbnail from the list swipe it left or right Some apps hide these buttons temporarily or fade them to small dots in the same position To bring them back touch the dots touch the screen in the middle or swipe up from the bottom 8 Get around At the bottom of every Home screen...

Page 17: ...ons report the arrival of new messages calendar events and alarms You can clear notifications list by selecting Clear notifications at the top of the notifications window To open the message reminder or other notification you can touch the items To close the notifications window drag your finger up the screen Note On the home screen touch the bar and swipe your finger down from left corner of scre...

Page 18: ...he SIM card you want to keep in use From here you can set the default SIM to use voice call video call and messaging and data connection You can also select always ask which means that the device will ask you which SIM do you want to use every time you perform a function 3 2 Wi Fi ...

Page 19: ...o Wi Fi when the screen goes to sleep Scanning always available To improve location accuracy and for other purposes Google and other apps may scan for nearby networks even when Wi Fi is off Install certificates Here you can see and add your certificate Wi Fi Optimization To minimize the battery usage when Wi Fi is ON Passpoint Wi Fi Passpoint enables the device to search for and connect to a certi...

Page 20: ...the dialog box and then select OK 4 Your new device name appears on the Bluetooth settings screen Visibility timeout Set the visibility time or you can select never time out Show received file You can get a path where you have received the file through Bluetooth Pair connect with Bluetooth devices Before your phone can communicate with a Bluetooth headset or hands free car kit the devices must pai...

Page 21: ...s together typically Screen to Screen Before you begin Make sure that both devices are unlocked support HotKnot and have both HotKnot turned on To check Go to Settings HotKnot Also make sure that you know where the HotKnot area is on the Screen of both devices 1 Open a screen that contains something that you d like to share such as a video or image 2 Long press on image or on video then touch on 2...

Page 22: ... is able to write to the SMS Provider and only the default SMS app receives the SMS The default SMS app is responsible for writing details to the SMS Provider when it receives or sends a new message Tethering portable hotspot The device is used as a wireless modem for a PC when it s connected to the PC using a USB cable Tethering refers to connecting one device to another In the context of mobile ...

Page 23: ...ethering Steps to perform Bluetooth tethering Bluetooth tethering allows sharing the Internet connection of the phone or tablet with other devices such as laptops via Bluetooth In Slide go to settings turn on Bluetooth In settings go to more tethering portable hotspot check Bluetooth tethering In PC turn on the system s Bluetooth Dial up search for all available Bluetooth devices add your Bluetoot...

Page 24: ...iles available they are General Silent Meeting and outdoor Note Out of the available 4 audio profiles only General profile can be customized The other three audio profiles i e Silent Meeting Outdoor cannot be customized After you select the General profile you will get the following options to be customized according to your needs and usage Vibrate Select to have your phone vibrate for incoming ca...

Page 25: ...haracters on your screen Cast screen For this option to work the Wi Fi connection should be on 3 9 Storage This option helps you to view and manage the data stored on your device You can view the total internal storage capacity and the capacity of the external memory card here Memory card Monitor and manage the use of your Memory card from this screen 1 View how much space you are using on your me...

Page 26: ...ing 3 12 Apps Unknown sources Settings Security Select this check box if you want the ability to download applications from the Internet With this check box not selected you will only be able to download applications from Android Market To ensure your personal data and phone remain secure it is recommended you not select this check box Manage applications View all the applications stored on your S...

Page 27: ...ll be asked to draw before your screen will unlock You can select to make the pattern visible or invisible as you draw it Slide provides no protection but lets you get to the Home screen quickly or open Camera and start Face Unlock lets you unlock your phone by looking at it This is the least secure lock option Voice unlock lets you unlock your phone using your voice This is somewhat more securing...

Page 28: ...so erase all the data stored on your phone so you ll have to set it up from scratch Make passwords visible Select to have your password display as you type it If you uncheck this option then the password will not be displayed on the screen Also the pattern lock that you will draw will not be visible on the screen making it more secure Device Administrator On selecting this option you can either vi...

Page 29: ...de to factory settings This will erase all your data from the internal memory of your device and the settings also will be restored to default It will require you to sign in and go through the set up screens to use any of the applications You will also need to sign in with your Google account to use any application that requires your email account All the accounts that you were using will also get...

Page 30: ...itch between 12 hour or 24 hour format the time format you choose will be used on the alarm clock Click Choose date format setting and then choose the time format you want to show on your phone 3 20 Scheduled power On Off This option lets you select the time duration during which you want your device to shut down and then start up This is useful in enhancing the battery life of the device You can ...

Page 31: ... Bluetooth HCI packets and save them to a file Process Stats This tool let you spot check your app s memory use but Process Stats now gives you a broader time based view of your app s behavior USB debugging When you connect your phone to laptop PC the following image will pop up on your screen it will sync your phone with Laptop Pc through USB connectivity Revoke USB debugging authorizations By th...

Page 32: ... Profile GPU rendering Measure rendering time in adb shell dump system graphics info Enable Open GL traces Asks you to enable or keep GL traces disabled Do not keep activities Set to end a running application when you launch a new application Background process limit Set the standard limit of processes which run in the background Show all ANRs Show apps not responding dialog for background apps 3 ...

Page 33: ...ed Select a contact and then select the phone number to dial the call Note If you inserted dual SIM card the dial screen is default dual call Defined in the menu Settings SIM management Voice call 4 3 Making a video call Touch the on screen dial pad to enter a number tap the option onscreen key and select video call Your device must support 3G networks and should be in the proper WCDMA network cov...

Page 34: ...ll display this icon when a call is on hold 3 Mute To mute your side of the conversation select Mute so it shows a green bar To turn it off select it again so the bar is unfilled The status bar will display this icon when Mute is on 4 Speaker To use the speaker select Sound option To turn it off select it again 5 Dial Pad This provides the dial pad screen while on call 6 Add call If you need to en...

Page 35: ...in your slide You can select is as per name or number You can Delete import export edit and share it 4 10 Voice Call Voice mail Select to set a voicemail number that is not being read from the SIM card Call forwarding Select how you want busy unanswered and unreachable calls to be handled There is also an option to Always forward Call barring Restrict to answer or dial the call in any situation Yo...

Page 36: ...p to mute Turn over the slide to mute while incoming call If you put your slide to upside down while incoming call Your slide goes for mute Emergency Call You can make an emergency call while your slide is locked by long pressing volume up key Auto Call Recorder Record all your important active call which help your to listen your conversation again Call record format You can set call record file f...

Page 37: ...information you want to store for this contact in the appropriate fields You must add some information to save a contact To change a default label select the label name to open the label menu Select a different label or create a custom label To add more fields select Add another field 4 You can assign a Caller ID icon to your contact by touching Caller ID icon The Pictures application opens Naviga...

Page 38: ...k Message icon A Compose screen opens for your new message Complete your message and select Send 4 Send email to a contact To send an email message to a contact you must have an email address stored for them in their contact details Select the contact you want to email Their Contact details screen opens In the Send email section select the email address If you are fetching POP3 or IMAP email accou...

Page 39: ... or if you address the message using an email address rather than a phone number View the message from the message list Select a message thread in the list to open it for reading When open the individual messages appear stacked on the screen much like with instant messaging conversations or chats Note that messages you send are also listed in the Read view 1 Reading multimedia messages If you have...

Page 40: ...e typing Add as many recipients as you wish If you send the message to an email address the message will automatically convert from a text to a multimedia message 3 To add a subject press MENU and select Add subject If you add a subject the message will convert to a multimedia message 4 To add an attachment touch Attach icon on the right top of the screen Adding an attachment will always convert t...

Page 41: ...all your MMS messages automatically the header plus the message will download to your phone select this check box If you clear this check box then only the message headers will be retrieved and display in your message list You can retrieve the full message by selecting the Download button that displays in the header Once the message has downloaded select the play button to expand the message Roami...

Page 42: ...you go to your Inbox 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 ha...

Page 43: ...t server 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 Touch hold the account you want to remove to open the context menu Select Remove account You will be asked to confirm before the account is removed Edit account settings To open your Account settings screen do the following 1...

Page 44: ... 1 Ways to connect to the internet Your device s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet or your corporate network through Wi Fi GPRS EDGE and 3G networks You can also add and set up a VPN or proxy connection If required 8 2 Wi Fi Wi Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 100 meters 300feet To use Wi Fi on your device you need access to a wireless access poin...

Page 45: ...n tabs by tapping on the sign on the tab bar Manage bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone Press MENU and select Bookmarks The Bookmarks screen opens 1 Bookmark any page Select Add Type a name and location URL in the dialog box Select OK 2 Send bookmarked page s URL Touch hold the bookmark you want to open The context menu opens Select Share link An email Compose scree...

Page 46: ...open your music Library on the Home screen touch and select the Music icon Your music is organized into five categories Artists Albums Songs Playlists and Folder Select a category to view the lists within each Once in a category keep selecting until you reach the music you want to play For example if you select the Artists category you will see a list of artists in A Z order If you select an artis...

Page 47: ...egin 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 icon 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 Swipe fingertip in progress bar to desired point i...

Page 48: ...et 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 Delete music from me...

Page 49: ...nters Some of them are decoded with hardware support so even 1080p mp4 is no problem It searches the complete SD card for videos not only a particular directory The biggest advantage is the ease of use with gestures Swipe up down to change the volume Swipe up down to change brightness Swipe left right to change the position played 9 4 Camera All the pictures you can capture or view on your phone a...

Page 50: ...home key The options are Delete Slide Show Edit Rotate left Rotate right Crop Set picture as Details 4 If you select to save set as or share your picture is saved to Gallery application Please check View your pictures To view the pictures you have captured as well as any you have stored on your memory card or the phone storage go to Gallery application 1 To open Pictures on the Home screen touch a...

Page 51: ...ure 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 5 Crop picture In full screen view press MENU and select Crop 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 are...

Page 52: ...various means such as Bluetooth messaging and third party messaging applications such as WhatsApp WeChat etc For videos you have options like delete slide show and details which will provide you the details of the video like the resolution of the video frame its size etc You can also share the video using the same means as of images 9 7 Sound recorder The phone can be used as a sound recorder You ...

Page 53: ...mall vertical bar at the top of the slot it does not fill the entire slot View event details Select a day to view all the events in that day This will take you to either the Agenda or Day view depending on which you last visited Select the event to view its details Edit an event First select a day to go to either the Day or Agenda view From there select the event to view its details Assuming you h...

Page 54: ... more event information This window will stay open for three seconds Note that highlighted events are outlined in orange To view the full event details touch the pop up window while the pop up window is open or select the event itself You can also touch hold the event to open the context menu then select View event Edit an event Assuming you have write privileges on an event touch and hold the eve...

Page 55: ...lect this check box if you want all the events you decline to be hidden from all calendar views 2 Reminder settings Set alerts notifications Select to set the type of event reminder you want Alert A dialog box will appear to remind you of the event Status bar notification An icon appears on the left side of the status bar Off You will receive no reminder Select ring tone Select Ring tone to open t...

Page 56: ...f the options A one time alarm is shown on the Alarm Clock screen without any days under the set time Ring tone The current ring tone selection is shown Select Ring tone to pick another ring tone that will play when the alarm rings When you select a ring tone it plays briefly Note that when your alarm goes off the ring tone will play a maximum of five minutes Vibrate Select this check box to have ...

Page 57: ...d select the Calculator icon Use the calculator to perform basic calculations by entering numbers and perform basic addition subtraction multiplication and division Also the advanced operators or delimiters such as sine cosine tangent square root parentheses etc can also be used To delete numbers one at a time touch CLEAR on the screen To clear your operation history press MENU and select Clear hi...

Page 58: ...t location Enter a keyword for the location and select to search for a location 13 Google Applications 13 1 Gmail Gmail is a free advertising supported email service provided by Google Users may access Gmail as secure webmail as well as via POP3 or IMAP4 protocols Gmail has a search oriented interface Gmail runs on Google GFE 2 0 on Linux 13 2 Google Search Google Search for Android is an applicat...

Page 59: ...n other music program libraries while changes in other applications are reflected in the Google Play music library 13 5 Play store Use this application to purchase and download applications and games that are able to run your handset Tap on Play Store application Installing Applications Browse the play store search the require contents with keywords Select an application tap the price follow on sc...

Page 60: ... covers may prevent the device from recognizing your inputs and are not recommended for touch screen devices Ensure that your hands are clean and dry when tapping the touch screen Restart your device to clear any temporary software bugs Ensure that your device software is upgraded to the latest version If the touch screen is scratched or damaged take it to your local iBall Service Centre 4 Your de...

Page 61: ...ce may feel hot to the touch This is normal and should not affect your device s lifespan or performance 12 Error messages appear when launching the camera Your device must have sufficient available memory and battery power to operate the camera application If you receive error messages when launching the camera try the following Charge the battery or replace it with a battery that is fully charged...

Page 62: ...USB cable you are using is compatible with your device If you want to connect your device for the purpose of mass storage you do not require any drivers You need drivers for debugging and it will work with Windows Vista and Windows 7 Professional version 16 My internet connection on SIM is not working properly There can be various reasons for why the internet connection over your SIM is not workin...

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