SKY Devices Elite V55 Smartphone User Manual
- June 14, 2024
- SKY DEVICES
Table of Contents
SKY Devices Elite V55 Smartphone User Manual
General Information
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, the display on
your phone may be different, refer to your phone for details.
Safety Warning and Attention
ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Use hands-free fittings when calls
are unavoidable while driving. In some countries, dialing or receiving calls
while driving is illegal!
SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT
Wireless devices can cause interference in aircraft. Using a mobile phone in
flight is illegal and risky. Please make sure that your mobile phone is
powered off in flight.
SWITCH OFF BEFORE ENTERING RISKY AREAS
Strictly observe the relevant laws, codes, and regulations on the use of
mobile phones in risky areas. Turn off your mobile phone before entering a
place susceptible to explosion, such as an oil station, oil tank, chemical
plant or a place where a blasting process is underway.
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 with such apparatuses.
INTERFERENCE
The conversation quality of any mobile phone may be affected by radio
interference. An antenna is built inside the mobile phone and located below
the microphone. Do not touch the antenna area during a conversation, lest the
conversation quality deteriorates.
QUALIFIED SERVICE
Only qualified personnel may install or repair phone equipment. Installing or
repairing the mobile phone on your own may bring great danger and violate the
warranty rules.
ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES
Use only approved accessories and batteries.
USE SENSIBLY
Use only in a normal and proper manner.
EMERGENCY CALLS
Ensure the phone is switched on and in service, enter the emergency number,
e.g. 112, then press the Dial key. Give your location and state your situation
briefly. Do not end the call until told to do so.
Note: Just like all other mobile phones, this mobile phone does not
necessarily support all the features described in this manual due to network
or radio transmission problems. Some networks even do not support the
emergency call service. Therefore, do not rely solely on the mobile phone for
critical communications such as first aid. Please consult the local network
operator.
Precautions
This mobile phone is well designed with fine art. Please exercise special care when using it. The following suggestions will help your mobile phone survive the warranty period and extend its service life:
- Keep the mobile phone and all its fittings beyond children’s reach.
- Keep the mobile phone dry. Keep away from rain, moisture, liquid, or other substances that may corrode electronic circuits.
- Do not use or store the mobile phone in dusty places; lest the active parts of the mobile phone be damaged.
- Do not store the mobile phone in a high-temperature place. High temperatures will shorten the life of electronic circuits and damage the battery and some plastic parts.
- Do not store the mobile phone in a chilly place. otherwise, moisture will be formed inside the mobile phone to damage electronic circuits when the mobile phone is moved to a constant temperature place.
- Do not throw, knock, or shock the mobile phone, as that will destroy the internal circuits and high-precision components of the mobile phone.
Your phone
Phone overview
Functions of Keys
The mobile phone provides the following keys:
Powerkey
The power key is situated on the right side of the phone. While using the
phone, you can press this key to lock the screen; if you press and hold this
key, a phone-options dialog will pop out. Here, you can select to adjust the
profile mode, power off, reboot, or turn on/off airplane mode.
Volume key
The volume key is situated on the right side of the phone. You can press it to
adjust the ringer volume.
Functions of icons
Recent icon
Touch this icon to access the options of a selected function;
Homeicon
Touch it to open the 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;
Getting started
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 light 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 ft!
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 into 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 no longer flickers 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 the wrong direction may cause charging failure or other problems.
- Before the charging, ensure that the standard voltage and frequency of the local mains supply match the rated voltage and power of the travel charger.
Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features
that you don’t need. You can also monitor how applications and system
resources consume battery power.
To guarantee the optimal performance of your battery, please stick to the
following rules
- Turn off radios that you aren’t using. If you aren’t using Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, or GPRS, use the Setting application to turn them off.
- Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.
- If you don’t need them, turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.
Note
On the Home screen, press the 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.
Linking to the Networks and Devices
Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile
networks for voice and data transmission, Wi-Fi® data networks, and Bluetooth®
wireless connection devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your phone
to a computer, to transfer files from your phone’s SD card and share your
phone’s mobile data connection via USB.
Connecting to mobile networks
When you assemble your phone with a SIM card, your phone is configured to use
your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data.
Connecting to Wi-Fi® networks Wi-Fi® is a wireless networking technology that
can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the
Wi-Fi® router and your surroundings. Touch Settings>Network > Wi-Fi®. Check
Wi-Fi® to turn it on. The phone scans for available Wi-Fi® networks and
displays the names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a
Lock icon.
Note : If the phone finds a network that you connected to previously, it
connects to it. Touch a network to connect to it. If the network is open, you
are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching
Connect. If the network is secured, you’re prompted to enter a password or
other credentials.
Connecting to Bluetooth® devices
Bluetooth® is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices
can use to exchange information over a distance of about 8 meters. The most
common Bluetooth® devices are headphones for making calls or listening to
music, hands-free kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops
and cell phones. Touch Settings> Network > Bluetooth®. Check Bluetooth® to
turn it on. You must pair your phone with a device before you can connect to
it. Once you pair your phone with a device, they stay paired unless you
unpaired them. Your phone scans for and displays the IDs of all available
Bluetooth® devices in range. If the device you want to pair with isn’t in the
list, make it discoverable.
Connecting to a computer via USB
You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable, to transfer music,
pictures, and other files between your phone’s SD card and the computer.
Using the touchscreen
Touch-screen lips
To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons, to type
letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons,
you simply touch them with your finger.
Touch & hold
Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger
until an action occurs. For example, to open a menu for customizing the Home
screen, you touch an empty area on the Home screen until the menu opens.
Drag
Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move
your finger on the screen until you reach the target position.
Swipe or slide
To swipe or slide, you quickly move your finger across the surface of the
screen, without pausing when you first touch it (so you don’t drag an item
instead). For example, you slide the screen up or down to scroll a list.
Lock screen
When the Screen lock in the Security setting is enabled, press the Power key
to lock the handset. This helps to prevent accidental touching of keys and as
well as power saving. When the Sleep function in the Display setting is
enabled, after the handset device has been idle for a preset period, the
screen will be locked automatically to save power.
Unlock screen
Press the Power key to switch on the handset device. The lock screen appears.
Touch and slide right to unlock the screen, and the screen being locked last
time will show.
Using the onscreen keypad
You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the
keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want to
enter text to open the keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking instead
of by typing.
To enter text
Touch a text field, and the onscreen keyboard opens. Some applications open
the keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want
to enter text to open the keyboard.
Touch the keys on the keyboard to type
The characters you’ve entered appear in the text field, with suggestions for
the word you are typing below. Use the Delete icon to erase characters to the
left of the cursor. After finishing typing, touch Back icon to close the
keyboard. 3.6
Dialing Calls
Dialing a call to a number in the contacts Touch the Phone icon or the phone
application icon on the Home screen, then select the Contacts tab. Swipe or
slide upward/downward to pick out the target contact. Then you can touch the
dial icon to originate a call.
Dialing a call to a number in the 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 Dedine 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.
Using the Menus
Chrome Browser
You can use Browser to view web pages and search for information on the web.
When you open the Browser, your home page opens. The web address (URL) of the
current page is displayed at the top of the window.
Call History
You can use this function to manage your calls:
- All: All calls will be on 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.
Camera
Touch the Camera icon in the main menu interface or on the home screen, the
camera opens in Landscape mode, ready to take a picture. In this mode, you can
touch the camera icon to take a photo, touch the photo icon, and slide right
to switch between photo and video
Contacts
- In the contacts screen, touch the menu icon and you can perform the following operations
- Contacts to display: you can select the contacts on different groups to display.
- Import.; you can import the contacts from a SIM card or storage; you can also share the visible contacts.
- Blocked numbers: select this option to enter the call firewall.
- Accounts: you can sync with your account.
- Settings: you can set the display options in this interface.
- Send contacts by Messaging: select this function, and then you can choose some contacts to share by messaging
- Batch delete: Select this function, then you can mark the target contacts. To delete all contacts, you just need to touch all at the top of the contacts screen. Last, touch OK and confined to delete contacts.
- Advanced options: you can view the SIM capacity and Clear up contacts
Gmail
You use the Gmail application to read and send Gmail. There are many Gmail
addresses to choose from Touch the Gmail icon to access it. If the Gmail
account has not been set up, you can set up a Gmail account in a few steps.
Account setup
Enter a Gmail address and the account’s password.
Account settings
- Set inbox checking frequency.
- Set Send Gmail from this account by default.
- Set Notify me when Gmail arrives.
- Set Synchronize contacts, calendar, or Gmail from this account.
- Set automatically download attachments when connected to Wi-Fi®.
Compose and send Gmail To compose and send a Gmail
- Touch the Create icon to compose a new Gmail.
- Enter the Gmail address (es) for the intended recipient(s).
- Touch Menu -+ Attach file to attach a file.
- Touch Menu -+ Add Cc/Bee to add copy or blind copy this Gmail to other contacts.
- After completing the Gmail, Touch send icon to send the Gmail. Touch the folder icon to check the account status. For each Gmail account, there are five default folders, i.e., Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Send, and Trash folders.
- To view sent emails, open the Sent folder and tap the refresh icon
FM Radio
Please plug in the compatible earphones to the device and then tum on the
radio. The earphone cable can be used as FM Antenna. Please adjust the
appropriate volume when listening to the radio. Continue to use higher volume
is harmful for your ear.
Gallery
Both pictures and videos taken by camera or stored in SD card can be scanned
through this function. You also can log in the Google to view the photos in
your account.
Google Play Store
You can download and manage media files through this application. Google,
Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google LLC.
Appendix
Appendix 1: Troubleshooting
If you find exceptions when operating the mobile phone, restore the factory
settings and then refer to the following table to solve the problem. If the
problem persists, contact the distributor or service provider.
SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
This device meets international guidelines for exposure to radio waves This
device has been tested and found to comply with the Specific Absorption Rate
(SAR) RF exposure requirements set by international agencies.
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