OBI S450, User Manual

Page 1: ...S551 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...An intuitive and user friendly Interface z z 8 GB 1GB DDR2 Expandable upto 32 GB z z 13 0 MP A F Rear camera with Flash 5 0 MP z z Pinch zoom Use pinch zoom command to enlarge images and web pages on your phone screen z z Dual SIM 3G Enabled Micro regular SIM z z Wi Fi Connect wirelessly and seamlessly with your Wi Fi network z z Bluetooth Exchange files and information with Bluetooth enabled devi...

Page 3: ...h other applications online services that you use READ ME FIRST z z To ensure safe and proper use read all safety precautions and this manual carefully before using your phone z z Descriptions in this manual are based on the default settings of your phone z z Embedded features and additional services may vary by phone software or service provider z z Applications and their functions may vary by ge...

Page 4: ... the actual functions appearing on the device In such cases the latter shall govern z z Content in this User Manual may differ based on software provided by service providers and is subject to change without prior notice z z OBI reserves the right to make modifications to this User Guide without any prior notice INSTRUCTION ICONS Before starting please become familiar with the icons used in this m...

Page 5: ...k 10 Placing And Receiving Calls 10 Make A Call 10 In Call Options 11 Conference Call 11 Make An International Call 12 End A Call 12 Disable Phone Calls 12 Sensors 13 Using The Touch Screen 13 Drag An Item 13 Scroll 14 Swipe 14 Using The Pinch Zoom 15 Double Tap 15 Change The Orientation 16 Open And Close The Launcher 16 Using The Phone Keys 16 The Home Screen 17 Switch Between Home Screens 17 Rea...

Page 6: ...5 Multimedia 25 Camera 25 Gallery 26 Music 27 Fm Radio 27 Record Sound 27 Connect To Networks And Devices 28 Connect To The Internet 28 USB Tethering 29 Connectivity Via Wi Fi Hotspot 29 Bluetooth Tethering 30 Pair With Bluetooth Devices 30 Manage Accounts 31 Why Use A Google Account 31 Start Gmail 31 Google Search 31 Synchronize Contact List 32 Applications 32 Download Applications From Android M...

Page 7: ...User Manual 6 PHONE LAYOUT Insert Sim To insert SIM card s 1 Switch off the phone if on remove the rear cover and battery if installed 2 Insert the SIM card correctly in the SIM card slot s See figure below ...

Page 8: ...able to damage Therefore be careful when using inserting or removing the card Insert Memory Card To store additional multimedia files you must insert a memory card 1 Switch off the phone if on remove the rear cover and battery if installed 2 Insert the memory card into the slot See figure below 3 Finally insert the battery and the rear cover of the phone ...

Page 9: ...vated you need to enter the password to unlock If the SIM card has been inserted in the phone and the related PIN code protection is activated you need to enter the required password to unlock Warning If you enter three wrong PIN codes in a row the SIM card will be locked and you need to enter the PUK code to unlock Both the PIN code and the PUK code are provided by the network operator ...

Page 10: ...e the battery for 4 hours continuously at least for the first time LOCKING UNLOCKING THE PHONE You may need to provide PIN password or draw a pattern to unlock your phone To unlock the screen 1 Press the Power Key to wake up the phone 2 Hold and drag the lock icon towards the unlock icon You may be required to unlock your phone based on the unlock method in settings To set the unlock method 1 On t...

Page 11: ...hown in the picture below PLACING AND RECEIVING CALLS z z Dial a phone number or select a number from your contacts Or z z Place a call from the Call Log or Messages Dial A Number 1 Touch the icon on main menu or home screen to dial the desired number 2 Touch on any of the Phone Call Log or Contacts tab to make a call 3 To adjust the call volume press the volume up down keys on the left side ...

Page 12: ...e press the icon again 3 Touch the icon to put the call on hold Tap the icon again to resume the call 4 Touch the icon to listen via the speaker 5 Touch the icon for DTMF inputs 6 To end the call press the icon Conference Calls Your phone supports conference calls between select number of participants including you ...

Page 13: ...on 1 Touch the icon to dial the number 2 To adjust the call volume press the volume up down keys on the left side International Call To dial an international number touch and hold the 0 key from the dial pad to enter the plus symbol and then enter the destination country code followed by the phone number Disable Phone Calls To turn off your mobile Wi Fi and Bluetooth wireless connections z z Press...

Page 14: ...hes the screen It prevents you from activating phone functions when you are engaged on a call Drag an Item Touch and hold an item and move your finger on the screen until you reach the target new position You can generally drag items on the home screen HOW TO USE TOUCH SCREEN You can use the touch screen in the following ways ...

Page 15: ...reen surface Swipe Place your finger on the screen and steadily slide it in the desired direction For example while viewing pictures To view the next picture swipe left and to view the previous one swipe right For example slide the screen up down to scroll through a list ...

Page 16: ...mb and index finger to zoom into the display through the pinch gesture as shown below Double Tap To zoom quickly tap twice on a web page map or any other screen Example double tap a section of a web page in browser to zoom that section to fit the width of the screen ...

Page 17: ...t vibrates and enters Home Screen and then release your finger USING THE PHONE KEYS The table below illustrates set of functions and shortcuts that the phone offers Button Press Press and hold Back Opens the screen you were working on previously If the on screen keyboard is open it closes the keyboard Menu Opens a menu with items that affect the current screen or application Home Opens the central...

Page 18: ...w Re Arranging Items On The Home Screen Items can be re arranged on the home screen as illustrated below How To Customise Home Screen When the phone is in idle mode you will see the idle screen From this idle screen you can view indicator icons widgets shortcuts to applications and other items ...

Page 19: ...ger hold Re Arrange Or Remove Long press and hold the widget or icon you want to move Once the device vibrates don t release your hold on the icon Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen Press and hold an icon till the device vibrates and then drag the widgets or icon to remove HOW TO USE MENUS The phone has Context and Options menus for accessing the features in a methodical manne...

Page 20: ...ouch the on a screen that does not contain Context menu nothing happens Options Menu z z Options menu contains tools that apply to specific items on the screen To access options touch and hold an item on the screen Again not all items have Options menu z z When you touch and hold some items on a screen an Options menu opens Context Menu ...

Page 21: ...Notification icons update you of new messages and events z z When a notification is received its icon appears in the status bar along with a summary Opening Notifications Panel Drag the status bar down from the top of the screen as illustrated below ...

Page 22: ...pends on the notification Closing The Notifications Panel Move and drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications Panel to the top of the screen You can also press the back button The panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond to it To delete all notifications just tap icon TOOLKITS Open the Notifications Panel and then tap on the icon to access and choose from various tools and s...

Page 23: ...st the brightness of your screen and more MESSAGING Messaging can be used to exchange both text and multimedia messages A Message is an MMS if you send it to an email address or attach multimedia media file s Create And Send Multimedia Messages 1 Tap the icon to compose or type a new message 2 Tap the icon to attach a multimedia file to the message 3 Tap the composition text box and enter your mes...

Page 24: ...ssage Lock A Message You can lock a message so it won t be deleted even if you reach your storage limits 1 Touch and hold the message in the message window 2 Touch Lock Message in the menu that opens Unlock a message by touching and holding it and then touch Unlock Message You can also copy the message text save message to SIM card view message details and delete message ...

Page 25: ... desired contact from phonebook Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type Touch and hold for caps Use the icon to erase characters Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the highlighted suggestion z z After typing press the icon to close the keyboard z z Press the symbols key to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard z z Touch and hold the text field to open a menu and to cut copy ...

Page 26: ...r handset 1 Tap on the icon 2 Give desired voice commands to the phone MULTIMEDIA Camera Copy pictures videos from the SD card to your PC vice versa Note Pictures videos will be stored on the phone if there is internal memory available Otherwise your pictures videos will be stored on the SD Card ...

Page 27: ...s to your liking z z Point the lens to the scene you want to capture z z Touch the icon to start recording z z Touch the again icon to stop recording Gallery It is used to view pictures play videos and share files z z Touch the Gallery icon in the main menu or in the Camera mode z z Touch an album to open and view its contents z z Touch and hold a picture or a video that is to be shared You can se...

Page 28: ...le phone to adjust the volume Use SD card to enhance the storage capacity FM RADIO z z Listen to your favourite FM channels using the in built FM receiver of your phone z z Use the intuitive buttons and icons on the phone in the radio interface to enjoy the features of your in built FM radio z z Press the volume up down keys on the left side of the mobile phone to adjust the volume RECORD SOUND Me...

Page 29: ...rovided by the service provider of your SIM card By default your service provider sends the Access Point Name settings via SMS or it comes with your SIM card You may need to install these settings After this you can choose from the listed Access Point Name If the Access Point Names are not listed by default please contact your network provider for the same 3 After you have selected or configured t...

Page 30: ... mobile phone Note Your mobile operator will charge you based on your GPRS data usage Connectivity Via Wi Fi Hotspot You need to insert a data service enabled SIM card on your phone to use your phone as a router 1 Go to Settings Wireless Networks More Tethering Portable Hotspot Wi Fi Hotspot 2 Configure your Wi Fi Hotspot as suggested 3 Make sure your computer has Wi Fi After connecting to the wir...

Page 31: ...ooth Devices Go to Settings Wireless Networks Bluetooth 1 If Bluetooth is off tap on Bluetooth to turn it on Your phone scans and displays the Bluetooth devices in range 2 If the device you want to pair with is not in the list make it discoverable 3 If your phone stops scanning before you make the other device discoverable touch Search For Devices 4 Touch the ID of the other device in the list to ...

Page 32: ...rt Gmail You can use Gmail to read and write e mail from any mobile device or browser All your e mail is always up to date and available no matter where you access it from But Gmail is not just about e mail Your Gmail name and password signs you into all Google apps and services including Calendar Picasa for storing and organizing your pictures Google Reader for keeping up with your online reading...

Page 33: ...cts synchronization will be complete in a few seconds To Auto Sync An Existing Account 1 Tap on an existing account 2 Tap Sync Contacts All phone contacts will be copied to that e mail account with details For this feature to work you need to have internet connectivity via your SIM or Wi Fi If your sync does not proceed as expected check whether data option is set to ON or not APPLICATIONS Your ph...

Page 34: ...erience SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Comply with legal requirements and local restrictions when using the phone For example in airplanes petrol stations hospitals Your phone s radio waves have a tendency to interfere with the functioning of inadequately shielded medical devices Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device to determine whether they are adequately shielded from external radio...

Page 35: ...uch as credit cards and floppy disks Information stored on them could be lost Permanent hearing loss may occur if you use earphones or headphones at high volumes Set your volume to a safe level If you experience discomfort or buzzing in your ears reduce the volume or discontinue use of your earphones or headphones Ringtones info tones and handsfree talking are reproduced through the loudspeaker Do...

Page 36: ...IM and microSD card You must not open the phone under any other circumstances All other changes to this device are strictly prohibited and will invalidate the warranty The phone may cause interference in the vicinity ofTV sets radios and PCs All batteries can cause property damage injury or burns if a conductive material such as jewelry keysorbeadedchainstouchexposed terminals Exercise care in han...

Page 37: ... consideration while designing this mobile phone model with regards to exposure to radio waves The radio wave exposure guidelines employ a unit of measurement called Specific Absorption Rate SAR The recommended SAR limit for a mobile handset is 1 6 W Kg averaged over a 6 minutes period and taken over a volume containing a mass 1g of human tissue The highest SAR value for this mobile phone model is...

Page 38: ...f your device gets wet remove the battery without turning on the device wipe it with a dry cloth and take it to the nearest service center 2 Do not store the device in high cold temperatures High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices and damage batteries 3 Do not use or store the device in dusty dirty areas Its moving parts and electronic components can be damaged 4 Do not attemp...

Page 39: ...out of direct sunlight We recommend you to charge the battery at room temperature z z Batteries have life cycles If the time that the battery powers equipment becomes shorter than usual the battery life is at an end Replace the battery with a new battery of the same make and specification z z Use manufacturer approved batteries chargers accessories and supplies OBI will not be held responsible for...

Page 40: ...ion and proper recovery of your electronic waste equipments at the time of disposal will allow us to help preserve the environment Recycling of the electronic waste equipment will ensure safety of human health and environment Note OBI Mobiles will not bear any responsibility for any incompliance with the above mentioned guidelines or improper usage of the mobile phone Copyright All rights reserved...