GENERAL MOBILE DST3G SMART, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Page 1 of 65 DST3G SMART User Manual ...

Page 2: ...for any loss of data or income or any special incidental consequential or indirect damages howsoever caused Note Some services and functions in this User Manual may not be supported by all networks such as 112 the international emergency call number Please contact the network operator or service provider for clarifications on how to use specific services functions The availability of particular pr...

Page 3: ...N AND PUK CODES 17 2 3 MAKING A CALL 17 2 4RECEIVING A CALL 19 2 5REJECT CALLS 19 2 6IN CALL OPTIONS 19 2 7IN CALL OPTIONS VIDEO CALL 21 3 IDLE MODE AND MAIN MENU 22 3 1 MY FILES 23 3 2 PHONE BOOK 25 3 3 LOG 29 3 4 ENTERTAINMENT 29 3 5 MESSAGE 32 3 6 VIDEO CALL 42 3 7 CAMERA 42 3 8 ORGANIZER 44 3 9 SETTINGS 47 3 10 CONNECTIVITY 53 3 11 INTERNET 55 3 12 SIM TOOLKIT 57 4 REFERENCE INFORMATION 58 5 A...

Page 4: ...ar an aircraft The use of phones in aircraft is illegal It may be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft and it may interfere with aircraft s equipment Failure to observe this instruction may lead to suspension or denial of mobile network services to the offender or legal action or both Do not use the phone on the ground without the permission of the ground staff Hospital safety Switch off you...

Page 5: ... stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway to answer or make a call except in an emergency Switch off your phone at a refueling point such as a petrol station even if you are not refueling your own car Do not store or carry flammable or explosive materials in the same compartment as a radio transmitter Electronic vehicle systems such as anti lock brakes speed control and fuel injection systems are n...

Page 6: ...ice center Please contact your service provider for more information Efficient use The phone has an internal antenna For optimum performance with minimum power consumption please do not cover the internal antenna area with your hand Covering the internal antenna affects call quality may cause the phone to operate at higher power levels than needed and may shorten talk and standby times ...

Page 7: ...IM card you must disconnect the handset with the power adapter Inserting the SIM card 1 Remove the back cover of the phone press the lock at the bottom of the phone and then lift the back cover up as shown in Fig 1 Fig 1 2 Remove the battery by lifting it up from the bottom part as shown in Fig 2 Fig 2 3 Insert SIM card into any of the two slots with the gold colored part touching the SIM contacts...

Page 8: ...e MicroSD card holder Fig 4 5 Insert the battery with the label side up Align the tabs and metal contacts at the top of the battery with the tabs and contacts on the back of the phone Slide into place and press down as shown in Fig 4 Fig 5 6 Insert the back cover starting from the top part then press the bottom part until it clicks into place as shown in Fig 5 ...

Page 9: ...when the phone is not in use Use only batteries approved by General Mobile and recharge your battery using only chargers approved by General Mobile 1 2 Charging the battery Charging the battery 1 You must charge the battery for at least 4 hours before using the phone for the first time 2 Open the cover of the mini USB connector located at the left side of the phone Plug in the charger connector to...

Page 10: ...ith this device Using an incompatible memory card may damage the memory card as well as the device and data stored on the incompatible card may be corrupted To insert the memory card 1 Open the memory card slot cover and insert the memory card with the label side facing down 2 Insert the memory card all the way until it clicks 3 Close the memory card slot cover Removing the memory card 1 Open the ...

Page 11: ...User Manual Page 11 of 65 1 4 Your phone Volume keys Power key Camera key Mini USB connector Earpiece Front camera lens Loudspeaker Rear camera lens Earphone connector ...

Page 12: ...ns Left Selection Key LSK Right Selection Key RSK OK key Left Navigation key Return key Down Navigation key Asterisk key Up Navigation key key Right Navigation key Clear key Alpha numeric keys Hash key WCDMA Send key W Send key GSM Send key G Send key ...

Page 13: ...enu item Editing mode Move cursor upward in a text field Down navigation key Idle mode Press to open the function assigned to the button Menu mode Move downward to highlight a menu item Editing mode Move cursor downward in a text field Left navigation key Idle mode Press to open the function assigned to the button Editing mode Move cursor to the left in a text field Right navigation key Idle mode ...

Page 14: ...e corresponding menu option Editing mode Press to enter numbers letters or symbols key Idle mode Press it to input Press and hold to insert pause P character for special dialing Edit mode Press to change the text input mode key Idle mode Press to input Press and hold to change the phone mode Editing mode Press to display list of symbols Volume key Idle mode Control the volume of the earpiece and l...

Page 15: ...ansfer Incoming call of WCDMA slot SIM transfer Incoming call of GSM slot SIM transfer Incoming call of WCDMA and GSM slot SIM USB connection USB cable connected Bluetooth status Bluetooth power on Bluetooth headset connected 7 Connection to the network server Connection established 8 Display the Phone profiles for WCDMA slot Meeting mode WCDMA slot is Primary SIM Outdoor mode WCDMA slot is Primar...

Page 16: ...Outdoor mode GSM slot is Primary SIM Driver mode GSM slot is Primary SIM Meeting mode GSM slot is Secondary SIM Outdoor mode GSM slot is Secondary SIM Driver mode GSM slot is Secondary SIM Strength of network signal SIM at WCDMA slot No service or No SIM card inserted in WCDMA slot Signal strength of WCDMA network Signal strength of GSM network Strength of network signal SIM at GSM slot No service...

Page 17: ...onsult your service provider PUK Code and PUK2 Code If the PIN is entered incorrectly 3 times the SIM card will be locked Enter the 8 digit PUK Personal Unlock Key provided by the service provider with the SIM card in accordance with the instructions If the PUK is lost or forgotten please contact your service provider If the PUK is entered incorrectly for 10 times the SIM card will be permanently ...

Page 18: ...o Press and hold the call control button of the headset until you hear a short tone From Call History List The phone registers the phone numbers of received missed and dialed calls The phone stores the last 20 calls in each of these categories The Call History Log can be opened in one of the following ways Press W Send key or G Send key to view All Calls From the Main Menu select Log to view Misse...

Page 19: ...s the LSK or press either the W Send key or G Send key While the phone is ringing and vibrating press OK to silence the ring tone and disable the vibrator If configured to any key answer function any key can be pressed except RSK OK and Power to answer calls 2 5 Reject Calls Press RSK to reject incoming calls 2 6 In Call Options Note Some functions depend on the support of network service provider...

Page 20: ...rst participant in the normal way 2 Press LSK and select Phone Book or New Call to dial the phone number of the second party The first call is automatically put on hold 3 When the second call is established press LSK and select Create Conference This joins the first participant into the conference call 4 To add more participants repeat steps 2 and 3 then select Add to Conference Note The conferenc...

Page 21: ...can search for a phone number while Video Call is in progress Press LSK then select Phone book to search the phone number or create a new contact Mute Unmute During a video call press LSK select Mute to turn off the microphone Press LSK and select Unmute to turn the microphone back on Screen Mode Press LSK then select Screen Mode to zoom in or out your image or display a one way or two way video b...

Page 22: ... These are displayed in a grid or list format In idle mode press OK key to access the Main Menu and press the navigate keys to browse the icons and lists or press number key 1 9 0 and to access the functions directly The following table shows the twelve functions of the Main Menu where icons appear in the same order on the screen My Files Phone Book Log Entertainment Message Video call Camera Orga...

Page 23: ...ory card Move Transfer the file to the memory card then delete the original file in the phone Delete Delete the current file Rename Rename the current file Type of view View the selection according to titles or thumbnails Sort Arrange the files according to name size or date Multi delete Delete Several Play delete selected or all video files Property ies Display file details include Format Date an...

Page 24: ...lected file via E mail Via Bluetooth Send the selected file via Bluetooth Copy Copy the file to memory card Move Move the file to memory card and deleting the original file in the phone Delete Delete current files Rename Rename the picture Type of view Arrange the selection according to titles or thumbnails Sort Arrange the files according to name size and date Multi delete Delete Several View del...

Page 25: ... without having to scroll through your Contacts List enter the first few characters of the contact s name Once the desired contact is displayed highlight it and press LSK or OK IMPORTANT Your phone OS is designed for easier and faster name search approach does not apply in Find feature While viewing contact list it uses predictive character input up to 10 letters Example To search for the contact ...

Page 26: ... Edit Voice call via SIM 1 Voice call via SIM 2 Video call Edit before call Send SMS Send MMS Copy to SIM 1 Copy to SIM 2 Delete Send vCard via Bluetooth SIM 1 Contacts Select SIM 1 Contacts to view the contact list stored in SIM 1 card Scroll and highlight the desired contact entry then press OK to display the detailed information of the contact To make a Voice Call press W Send to dial the conta...

Page 27: ...s set to abc in the text editing window then press OK to display the contact names that match with the letters entered Find by Number Enter the first few numbers in the number editing window then press OK to display the phone numbers that match with the numbers entered Find by Group Select a group search for all contact records of this group Management The management includes functions Group Stora...

Page 28: ...item Send vCard via Bluetooth Transfer the selected item as vCard by Bluetooth Service number The Service number phone book contains customer service hotline service numbers etc The contents are defined by your network service provider Fixed number Outgoing calls can be restricted to certain numbers When this function is activated you may only dial the numbers that are in the fixed dialing list No...

Page 29: ...ys the last 60 calls that was total missed calls received calls and dialed calls Each entry in the list contains the Name Number Type from SIM 1 or SIM 2 Time Date and Call Duration You can highlight an entry in the Call Log List then press LSK to select from the following functions Save Voice call by SIM 1 Voice Call by SIM 2 Video Call Send SMS Send MMS Edit before call Delete and Delete all Cal...

Page 30: ...y modes Visual effects Set the visual effects to none standard Spectrum analysis or Night vision Minimize Hide the media player but will continue to play in the background while in other applications My playlist Open to view all your playlists Set as ring tone Set the playing audio file as ringtone for voice call ring video call ring or message ring Property ies Open to view the property of music ...

Page 31: ...hich you no longer require Note A Java file may be downloaded from the Internet FM Radio To listen to the FM Radio on your phone you must first plug in the stereo headset included in this package From Main Menu select Entertainment and then select FM Radio Press Left Right Navigation key to scan FM stations in sequential order Press Up Navigation key to display a list of previously saved stations ...

Page 32: ...OK then enter Recently used Contacts All calls and Contact group list screen then open Recently used Contacts All calls or Contact group to mark one or more receiver to send the message to and then press LSK to comfirn the selected items and back to the SMS message screen Pls refer to IMPORTANT note on the next paragraph Alternatively you can also press LSK enter Recently used Contacts All calls a...

Page 33: ...separated by a semi colon You may also add multiple recipients or send to a defined Group from the Contacts List Receiving SMS All received SMS messages are stored in the Inbox Your phone will notify you when a new message is received The number of New Messages is displayed on the screen in idle mode with a closed envelope icon beside it and another one on top of the screen directly beside the bat...

Page 34: ...ain in deleting all messages Drafts All unfinished or unsent messages are stored in the Drafts folder Enter Message SMS menu press Down Navigation key to find Drafts folder and open the message list Use Up Down Navigation key to select the message to edit or send Press OK to open the message then press LSK to perform any of the following options Edit Edit message before sending Forward Forward the...

Page 35: ... display a voice mail indicator on the screen to notify you that you have a new voice mail Please contact your service provider to get the voice mail box number Settings You can select from the following options to set up your messages Service Center Your messages are delivered to your phone via a message center number defined and preset by your service provider for SIM 1 and SIM 2 Expiry period T...

Page 36: ...mpleted MMS message via SIM 2 Add Select New slide to insert a new page after the current page Select Subject to add a title or description for the MMS message Select Cc of Bcc to add more recipients as needed Save as draft Save the MMS message to the Drafts folder Save as template Save the MMS message as your own template 2 Use Up Down Navigation key to move to the Content field Press OK to open ...

Page 37: ...S messages in Inbox Mark as read unread Mark selected MMS messages to perform options on multiple messages Lock Unlock Lock or unlock the selected MMS messages Sort by Arrange MMS messages according to Date Time Subject or Read Unread In opening an unread MMS message you can select from the following options Download Download the content of the received MMS messag Reject Reject the MMS The message...

Page 38: ...options Play again Forward Delete Attachments Message details Locate info Send again via SIM 1 Send again via SIM 2 Move to or Save item Folders In the MMS folder list select Folders to open a list of folders that you have created Select the folder that you wish to open save or delete your MMS message Templates In the MMS folder list select Templates to view a list of predefined message templates ...

Page 39: ...finished or unsent e mail message in Drafts Cancel message Discontinue the message and then return to e mail folder list Add Cc Add more recipients if needed Add Bcc Add confidential recipients if needed Send options You can set Read confirmation to On to receive a confirmation that the e mail message was read by the recipient You can also set the level of importance of an e mail message to Low No...

Page 40: ...details Enter message details screen to view details information Subject From Date Size etc Outbox Store the e mails sent unsuccessfully or in progress In the e mail list when you select an e mail press LSK pop up menu for operation below Resend Send this e mail again Delete Delete the selected e mail in Outbox Delete all Delete all e mails in Outbox Sent Store the e mail sent successfully In the ...

Page 41: ...ddress of this e mail you can save the location to phone book or send e mail to the location HTML view Turn to HTML view mode Remove body Remove the mail body of current mail only displays when e mail body exists Remove attachment Remove the attachments of current mail only displays when one or more file is attached in the e mail In the read e mail of Sent Outbox screen press LSK pop up menu for o...

Page 42: ...phone to fully display your video image or of the remote party Image quality You can adjust the quality of the video or image from Normal Better picture Fine or Faster movement Fast Motion Color mode You can adjust the color of the image or video from Default Sepia or Black white Video settings You can send your live video an image or a video clip to the remote party Voice auto switch Setting the ...

Page 43: ...Normal Fine or Super fine Sharp White balance Set the white balance when taking photos under specific lighting conditions Automatic Sunny Cloudy and Indoors Effects Apply color to your picture to give it an artistic touch Normal Sepia or Black White Night mode Set to On when taking a photo under low lighting conditions Shooting mode Select to take one or a sequence of shots Normal Continuous and S...

Page 44: ...uper fine Sharp White balance Set the white balance when recording videos under specific lighting conditions Automatic Sunny Cloudy or Indoors After recording a video select from the following options Delete Press RSK to clear the video clip and go back to viewfinder screen Save Press OK to store the video clip to Videos folder of My Files Play Press LSK to immediately play the video clip just rec...

Page 45: ... Select date List Memory Status New Create a new calendar entry Select date To move to a calendar date that is months away from the current date List Display a list of appointments and events arranged according to date Memory status Display the number of used and free storage locations for calendar entries 2 To create a new calendar entry scroll to the desired date then press LSK next select New t...

Page 46: ...t Notes Your phone allows to you write notes which can then be saved as text files 1 In the Organizer list select Notes then press OK to display a list of your notes 2 To write a new note press LSK then select New to open the notepad Press numeric keypad to enter text Press OK to save the note To Do Your phone allows you to keep track of your tasks that need to be done 1 In the Organizer list sele...

Page 47: ...ck screen press LSK can into the city list In this list your phone comes with a puick find function which can quick select the city Quick selection Num 2 9 key can only support the first letter selection for English For example Press 5 display cities that the first character of it s name is j k l Then press the number 2 9 key it will begin the new quick selection Press 0 can back to all cities lis...

Page 48: ...call or no function Slide down User can set slide down to stop operation or continue operation Memory status Shows information about the phone s memory how much is being used and how much is available Phone profiles You can use Phone profiles to quickly change how you receive all notifications in a particular environment Phone profile for SIM 1 and SIM 2 are set separately Select Phone profiles th...

Page 49: ...om the Settings menu then press OK to display the following settings Greeting Wallpaper Themes and Main menu style Greeting You can set a Welcome note or logo to be displayed when you switch on your phone Select Animated Flash to use the default animation Text to write a welcome note or No greeting to disable this setting Wallpaper You can choose a flash animation or an image from Pictures folder ...

Page 50: ...ternational calls Bar all calls with international numbers Intl except to home Bar all calls to international numbers except the country you are in from Incoming calls Bar all incoming calls Incoming when roaming Bar all incoming international calls when you are abroad Cancel all Enter call barring password to cancel all restrictions Change password change old call barring password to a new one Vi...

Page 51: ... phone on you will be required to enter your PIN Personal Identification Number code before you can use the phone except when making an emergency call Change PINs Change your 4 to 8 digit PIN code for SIM 1 and SIM 2 PIN1 code protects your SIM card against unauthorized use Your default PIN1 code should be provided with the SIM card PIN2 code on the other hand is used to access certain network ser...

Page 52: ...matic mode Enter the individual networks in your own preferred order and store them in your SIM card SIM 1 network mode You can change the type of network your phone will detect at any given time SIM 1 can be set in any of the following options Automatic The phone will automatically switch between WCDMA 3G and GSM 2G 2 75G networks whichever has the stronger network coverage WCDMA The phone will r...

Page 53: ...oth does not need have to be a clear line of sight between the connected devices Before you can use Bluetooth you must set up your phone to enable a Bluetooth connection There may be restrictions on using Bluetooth technology in some locations Check with your local authorities or service provider Features using Bluetooth technology or allowing such features to run in the background while using oth...

Page 54: ...wn to all Allows other Bluetooth devices to discover your phone Hidden Bluetooth is activated however disallows detection visibility by other Bluetooth devices Own device info Contains the properties of your phone s Bluetooth Once you have set up your phone to enable Bluetooth connections you are ready to send data such as photos video clips sound clips documents contact details and more To send d...

Page 55: ...mally USB data cable Your phone is supplied with a USB cable which is used to provide a physical connection to your PC Normal mode In this mode your phone can perform the following functions Run PC Suite Tools applications Transfer files between your device and a compatible PC Operate as a dial up modem to connect to the Internet USB Drive mode In this mode your phone will allow the memory card to...

Page 56: ...n a push message select the menu in the interface to pop up the options below Delete Delete the push message Delete all Delete all push messages Settings Multimedia Setup multimedia files such as images sound and objects Look and feel Setup font size text warp scroll step render mode flash speed and complete page display Security Setup secure prompt remember passwords cookies and cache Certificate...

Page 57: ...ks Navigation Advanced View Send link Home Settings 3 12 SIM Toolkit In addition to the features installed on your phone you may also have certain operator features and services contained on the SIM card The content will vary according to what SIM services that your operator provides You can see STK menu from SIM 1 and SIM 2 Note For availability rates and information on using SIM services contact...

Page 58: ...own Navigation key To select highlight the symbol and then press OK or by pressing the numeric key that corresponds to the symbol To insert a space in Multi tap or T9 mode Press Number key 0 key To start a new line press and hold key Entering Text and Numbers ABC ABC is multi tap text input method You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want For example If you want to inp...

Page 59: ...User Manual Page 59 of 65 to confirm your choice and then a space is inserted automatically Press OK to confirm your choice ...

Page 60: ...ies or any accessories other than those recommended by General Mobile will invalidate the manufacturer s warranty of the phone USB data cable In order to synchronize data or communicate between your phone and the compatible PC you can connect them through a USB data cable Headset It provides a volume control jog dial and a Send End button You can use the button to pick up or hang up incoming and o...

Page 61: ...ght mode to Medium or Low No sound on headset Possibly minimum volume is set Adjust the volume by up down volume keys Vibrating without ringtone during an incoming call Meeting mode might be set Re configure Phone profile to Normal mode Fail to access WAP network Incorrect WAP settings Reset WAP Connection setting in Phone settings or contact network service provider Phone lock Function of phone l...

Page 62: ...alls barring maybe on 1 Powered on the phone 2 Go to Settings Calls Voice Vide o call barring to check configure No sound in other side 1 Weak signals 2 Too distant from transmitter 1 Go near the windows or corridors 2 Make the transmitter near your mouth The transmitter is located on the bottom of your phone Can t power on Battery is empty Charge the battery or replace with new one ...

Page 63: ...60 C e g on a car dashboard or a window sill behind glass in direct sunlight etc Do not remove the battery while the phone is switched on Take care not to allow metal objects such as coins or key rings to contact or short circuit the battery terminals Do not dispose of batteries in fire Dispose of Li Ion batteries at a Li Ion recycling point Do not put the battery in your mouth as battery electrol...

Page 64: ...t may be caused Use an anti static cloth to clean the phone Do not use an ordinary dry cloth or electrostatically charged cloth Do not use chemical or abrasive cleaners as these could damage the case Do not scratch the shell of the wireless device Otherwise the shed coating may cause skin allergy Once it happens stop using the wireless device at once and go to see a doctor Remember to recycle the ...

Page 65: ...e public is 2 0 watts kilogram W kg averaged over ten grams of tissue recommended by The Council of the European Union The limit incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements Tests for SAR have been conducted using standard operating positions with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power leve...