MI-FONE MI-3000 Digital Mobile Phone User Guide

Mi-3000
GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Digital Mobile Phone User’s Guide

The Basics

1.1. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Mobile phone GSM/GPRS/EDGE digital mobile phone. After reading this guide you will be able to fully master the use of your mobile phone and appreciate all its functions and ease of use.
The mobile phone is designed for use on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. Not only does the Mobile phone provide you with basic calling functions, but also with many practical functions such as double SIM cards mode, smart input method, a name card style phonebook, 64 chord rings, SMS, MMS, camera and video, MP3 and movie player, recorder, clock/alarm, calculator, automatic power On / power Off, calendar, world clock, GPRS surfing, STK, Keypad lock to improve the time you spend working and playing. Moreover, the Mobile phone uses a personalized man-machine interface and the perfect functional design will satisfy all your needs.
The colour screen mobile phone is compatible with GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology and has been approved by certification authorities both domestically and abroad.
Our company reserves the right to revise this manual content without prior notice.

1.2. Security Guide

• If your mobile phone is lost or stolen, please contact the telecommunications authorities or a sales agent immediately to have a hold on the phone and the SIM card. This will prevent economic loss caused by unauthorized calls made from your mobile phone.
• When you contact the telecommunications authorities or a sales agent, they will need to know the IMEI number of your mobile phone (remove battery to expose number located on the label on back of phone). Please copy this number and keep in a safe place for future use.
• In order to avoid the misuse of your mobile phone please take the following preventative measures:
  • Set the PIN number of your mobile phone’s SIM card and change this number immediately if it becomes known to a third party.
  • Please keep the phone insight when leaving it in a vehicle. It is best to carry the phone with you, or be locked in the trunk.

1.3. For Your Safety
For the efficient and safe operation of your wireless handheld mobile telephone, observe these guidelines.
General attention

• Do not switch the phone ON when wireless phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger. Switch the phone OFF near medical equipment, in aircraft and at the refueling point. Do not use your mobile phone near low signal or precision electronic equipment. Radio wave interference may cause the malfunctioning of such electronic equipment and other problems.

• Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephone in the areas where you drive. Always obey traffic rules. Also, if using your phone while driving, giving full attention to driving. Driving safely is your first responsibility. Use hands-free operation, if available. Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require.

• Follow any restrictions. Do not use the phone where blasting is in progress.

• Use only in the normal position as explained in the product documentation. Especial the position where kids could not access.

• Use only approved enhancements and batteries. Do not connect incompatible products.

• Please do not use your mobile phone near low signal or precision electronic equipment. Radio wave interference may cause the malfunctioning of such electronic equipment and other problems. Special Tips must be paid near the following equipment: hearing aids, pacemakers and other electronic medical equipment, smoke detectors, automatic doors and other automatic control installations. To find out the effect of mobile phones on a pacemaker or other piece of electronic medical equipment please contact the manufacturers or local sales agents of the equipment.

• To avoid the mobile phone malfunctioning, or catching fire, please do not violently impact, jolt or throw your mobile phone.

• Please do not place the batteries, mobile phone or charger in a microwave oven or high-pressure equipment.
  Otherwise it could lead to unexpected accidents such as damage to the circuitry or fire.

• Please do not use your mobile phone near flammable or volatile gases, otherwise it could cause malfunctioning or fire.

• Please do not subject your mobile phone to high temperatures, high humidity or dusty places; otherwise this may lead to the malfunction of your mobile phone.

• To avoid your mobile phone falling and malfunctioning or being damaged, please do not place your phone on uneven or unstable surfaces.

Phone Safety

• Do not disassemble or modify the mobile phone, as it will lead to damage to the phone such as battery leakage or circuitry failure.
• Please do not subject the LCD to impact or use the screen to strike things, as this will damage the LCD board and cause leakage of the liquid crystal. There is a risk of blindness if the liquid crystal substance gets into the eyes. If this occurs rinse eyes immediately with clear water (under no circumstances rub your eyes) and go immediately to a hospital for treatment.
• Under very rare circumstances using the mobile phone in certain model cars may negatively effect the internal electronic equipment. In order to assure your safety under such circumstances please do not use the mobile phone.
• If your car is equipped with an airbag, do not place your phone on top of it or within the contact area of the airbag in order to avoid seriously harming the driver or passenger when the airbag inflates.
• Please do not use needles, pen tips, or other sharp objects on the keypad as this may damage the mobile phone or cause it to malfunction.
• Avoid letting the phone come into close contact with magnetic objects such as magnetic cards as the radiation waves of the mobile phone may erase the information stored on floppy disks, pay cards and credit cards.
• Please keep small metal objects, such as thumbtacks, far away from the receiver. When the receiver is in use it becomes magnetic and may attract these small metal objects and thus these may cause injury or damage the mobile phone.
• Avoid having the mobile phone come into contact with water or other liquids. If liquids enter the phone, this could cause a short circuit, battery leak or other malfunction.
• As much as possible, please use the mobile phone in a place away from landline telephones, televisions, radios, and automated office equipment in order to avoid affecting both the equipment and the mobile phone.

Battery Safety

• Do not disassemble or modify the battery, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

• Do not dispose of old batteries with everyday domestic garbage. Please dispose of old batteries at the directed places with specific rules for their disposal.

• Please do not put/throw batteries into a fire, as this will cause the battery to catch fire and explode.

• When installing the battery, do not use force or pressure, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

• Please do not use wires, needles or other metal objects to short-circuit the battery. Also, do not put the battery near necklaces or other metal objects, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

• Please do not solder the contact points of the battery, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

• If the liquid in the batteries goes into the eyes, there is a risk of blindness. If this occurs do not rub the eyes, but immediately rinse eyes with clear water and go to the hospital for treatment.

• Please do not use or place the batteries near high temperature places such as near a fire or heating vessel, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack and catch fire.

• If the battery overheats, changes colour, or becomes distorted during use, charging, or storage, please stop using and replace it with a new battery.

• If the liquid from the battery comes in contact with skin or clothing this could cause burning of the skin.
  Immediately use clear water to rinse and seek medical Tips if necessary.

• If the battery leaks or gives off a strange odour, please remove the battery from the vicinity of the open fire to avoid a fire or explosion.

• Please do not let the battery become wet as this will cause the battery to overheat, smoke and corrode.

• Please do not use or place batteries in places of high temperature such as in direct sunlight, as this will cause the battery to leak and overheat, lower performance, and shorten the battery’s life.

• Please do not continuously charge for more than 24 hours.

Charger Safety

• Please use AC 220 volts. The use of any other voltage will cause battery leakage, fire and cause damage to the mobile phone and charger.
• It is forbidden to short circuit the charger, as this will cause electrical shock, smoking and damage to the charger.
• Please do not use the charger if the power cord is damaged, as this will cause fire or electrical shock.
• Please immediately clean any dust gathered on the electrical outlet.
• Please do not place vessels with water near the charger in order to avoid water splashing onto the charger and causing an electrical shortage, leakage or other malfunction.
• If the charger comes in contact with water or other liquid the power must immediately be switched off to avoid an electrical short or shock, fire or malfunction of the charger.
• Please do not disassemble or modify the charger, as it will lead to bodily harm, electrical shock, fire or damage to the charger.
• Please do not use the charger in the bathroom or other excessively moist areas, as this will cause electrical shock, fire or damage to the charger.
• Please do not touch the charger with wet hands, as this will cause electrical shock.
• Do not modify or place heavy objects on the power cord, as this will cause electrical shock or fire.
• Before cleaning or carrying out maintenance please unplug the charger from the electrical outlet.
• When unplugging charger, do not pull on the cord, but rather hold on to the body of the charger, as pulling on the cord will damage the cord and lead to electrical shock or fire.

Cleaning and Maintenance

• The mobile phone, battery and charger are not water resistant. Please do not use them in the bathroom or other excessively moist areas and likewise avoid allowing them to get wet in the rain.
• Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the mobile phone, battery and charger.
• Please do not use alcohol, thinner, benzene or other solvents to wipe the mobile phone.
• A dirty outlet will cause poor electrical contact, lose of power and even inability to recharge. Please clean regularly.

General Matters Phone:

• Please use the mobile phone in the environment with a temperature between 5℃～40 and a humidity ℃ between 35%～85%.
• As much as possible, please use the mobile phone in a place away from landline telephones, televisions, radios, and automated office equipment in order to avoid affecting both the equipment and the mobile phone

Battery:

• Please place the battery in a cool, shady and well-ventilated place out of direct sunlight

• The life of all mobile phone batteries is limited. The usable time of batteries decreases with frequent charging.
  When charging becomes ineffective this means that the battery is at the end of its life and the battery should be replaced with a new one of the designated type.

• Do not dispose of old batteries with everyday domestic garbage. Please dispose of old batteries at the directed places with specific rules for their disposal.

Charger:

• Please do not charge in the following places:1, in sunlight;2, the outside temperature lower than 5 or higher ℃ than 40 ;3, ℃ moist or humid places, dusty places or places with excessive vibration (this will cause malfunctioning);4, near televisions, radios, electronic products.

Before Use

2.1. Introduction to Icons in standby

2.2. Key function

1. Direction key:
   （1）Right key: Move the cursor with the direction of right.
   （2）Left key: Move the cursor with the direction of left.
   （3）Up key: Move the cursor with the direction of up.
   （4）Down key: Move the cursor with the direction of down.
   （5）Center key: To select or turn- on and turn off the torch at home menu.

2. Number keys: To enter numbers and letters.

3. Right side key: Vo l ume + or Vo l ume -.

4. Send key: To dial and pickup calls; on standby mode, to see the record of all calls made.

5. End key: To end a call or reject incoming calls. Under most circumstances pressing this key will put the mobile phone into standby mode. Hold down this key to power On/Off.
   ! Tip: In this handbook, the phrase “press the key” refers to pressing and thereafter releasing a key, “Hold down a key” refers to pressing a key and keeping it depressed for 2 seconds or longer.

2.3. Install of SIM card, T-flash card
2.3.1. SIM card
Before using your mobile phone you must insert a SIM card into the phone. The SIM card is your key to entering the digital GSM/GPRS network. The SIM card is provided by network provider.
The information recorded on the metal area of the SIM card is all the data related to establishing a connection with the network, together with the names and numbers in your phonebook and messages. Your SIM card can be removed from your mobile phone and inserted in any other GSM/GPRS mobile phone to be read (a new mobile phone will automatically read the SIM card).
2.3.2. Install and Remove the SIM
The SIM card is usually located in a plastic card. Before inserting into the phone you must carefully remove it.

• Turn off the phone; remove the battery and unplug other external power sources.
• Insert the SIM card into the SIM slot as shown in the following picture.
• When you need to remove the SIM card, remove the SIM card as shown in the following picture.

2.3.3. T-flash card
Remove the battery, while the T-flash card metal surface downward and insert it.
Tip: If you have some problem with the T-flash card, please check whether the T- flash card is installed properly or not and whether there is a good connection between the T-card and the socket or not.
2.4. Battery
2.4.1. Installation the Battery

• Push the battery cover down and take it off;
• Align it with metallic contact of the battery compartment. Clasp bottom of the battery into the battery compartment.
• Push the battery cover up until the battery in completely inserted into the battery compartment.

Tip: Please do it properly avoiding the damage to the battery connector in the PCB.
2.4.2. Battery charging
Plug the charger connector into the side of the phone
Plug the charger into the electrical outlet. At this time the charge level icon will repeatedly flash at the top right corner of the mobile phone’s screen; When the battery level icon indicates that the battery is full and does not flash anymore, this means that the battery is fully charged. When charging is complete, unplug the charge connector from the electrical outlet and the mobile phone.
If the mobile phone automatically shuts down, or indicates that the “Battery is low” you should immediately charge the battery. If the battery has not been entirely used up before charging, the mobile phone will automatically decrease the recharging period.
Tip: Please use the appointed charger to make sure the handset can work properly.
2.5. Security Code

• PIN code
  PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is to avoid illegal usage of your SIM card. If you successively enter your PIN number three times incorrectly, your SIM card will be locked and your phone will ask for PUK number. At this time, you need to enter the PUK number to unlock the SIM card. The PIN number and PUK number may have been provided to you together with the SIM card by your service provider. If you do not have it, please contact your network provider.

• PIN2 code
  To “ On/Off” the some function (e.g. Call counter), you need to enter the PIN2 number. If you do not have it, please contact your network provider. If you successively enter your PIN2 number three times incorrectly, this function will be unable to use, and you need PUK2 number to unlock. For details, please contact your network provider.

• PUK code
  When you want to change the locked PIN code, you need to input the PUK code. PUK code may have been provided to you together with the SIM card. If you do not have it, please contact your network provider. If you successively enter your PUK number ten times incorrectly, your SIM card will be not useful. Please contact your network provider for new SIM card. You can not change the PUK code. If you lost the code, please contact your network provider.

• PUK2 code
  When you want to change the locked PIN2 code, you need to input the PUK2 code. If you successively enter your PUK2 number ten times incorrectly, you will not use the relative function. Please contact your network provider for new SIM card. You can not change the PUK code. If you lost the code, please contact your network provider.

Desktop Smart Quick Start

Use your touch panel as smart phone experiences.
3.1. Switch:
Touch to enter the shell view of desktop menus.
3.1.1. Home screen:
Allow you to personalise your home screen with quick icons
3.1.2. Favorite contacts:
Allow you to add the favorite contacts from your phonebook on the desktop.
3.1.3. Image viewer:
Allow you view, use and edit images in the memory.
3.1.4. Shortcuts:
Allow you to put the frequent use shortcuts on the desktop.
3.1.5. Shell settings:
Allow you to manage the shell menus.
3.1.6. Recent calls:
Allow you to view and edit all calls and missed calls.
3.1.7. Msg viewer:
Allow you to view and edit inbox messages.
3.1.8. Media player:
Enjoy your music at the desktop.
3.2. Menu:
Touch to enter the main menu of your mobile phone.
3.3. Dial:
Touch to launch a quick number dial.
3.4. Lock:
Touch to lock your phone, and long press to unlock the phone.

Function Menu

4.1. Feature function
Your mobile phone has various rich practical convenient functions besides basic voice call.
Brief introduction is as follows:

• File manager:
  You can check the file details or format the files in phone or in memory card.

• Phone book

  • To search for a desired phonebook entry quickly by name;
  • Every local phonebook entry can include one telephone numbers; To save a phone book entry to SIM card or mobile phone freely;
  • To edit, send a short message to some telephone number of the phonebook entry, copy the phone book entry between SIM card and mobile phone, set one key dial-up, blacklist and group;
  • To set the personalized ring for each group and group filter.

• Mi-Apps: Within the Mi-Apps, there are App Store, Social applications and Java for more funs as following.

  • Mi-Apps Store
    A lot of games, applications, ringtones, wallpaper, music and many other fun stuffs can be downloaded within the Mi-Apps Store.

  • Facebook Lite

  • Yahoo Message

  • Yahoo Weather

  • Yahoo News

  • Yahoo Finance

  • Opera Mini – A very powerful internet browser

  • Java – Java application will be installed and located inside this folder.
    Remark: All the above applications and downloading may require the internet connection thru your mobile device.

• Call center:
  Your mobile phone support the following functions about call history are available:

  • To save all information about your calls.
  • To dial the number in call Log.
  • To save the number in call history to phone book or add to blacklist.
  • To delete one record and delete all records about call.
  • To save automatically and check SMS account.
  • To save automatically and check GPRS account.

• Messaging

  • To save, forward, delete, edit, reply the SMS and use template message;
  • The max size of one MMS is 100KB；The MMS contains multimedia contents (including images, video, sound and text). You can customize the MMS and check the messages status in the SIM card and handset. You can also select where you prefer to save those messages.

• Multimedia: Your phone supports these functions such as: Camera, Video recorder, Video player, Audio player, sound recorder and so on.

• Organizer: The mobile phone supports: alarm, Calendar, World clock and so on.

• Settings: You may make the following personalized settings according to your usage custom: Phone settings, Network settings, Security settings and so on. In every menu you can make settings that configure your usage preferences for your mobile phone, for example date and time, auto on/off,, phone lock and so on.

• Extra: Your mobile phone provides many tools, such as Caculator, Unit converter, Currency converter, Stopwatch, Ebook reader, Answer machine etc.

• Profiles: Your mobile phone provides many different profiles for you to set your mobile phone’s ring tone, according to case and environments.

• Services:
  Your mobile phone supports wireless application protocol (WAP) service. You can access many different WAP services such as news, weather reports, flight information and so on. These services are especially designed for mobile phones and maintained by WAP service providers.
  Note: GPRS service the support from the network provider only in the area of the network covered, you can use the GPRS service.

• Connectivity:
  Bluetooth and Data account are included.

4.2. Dialing
On standby mode, press the keypad to enter the number-inputting interface, then you can make a call.
During a call, press the left soft key “Option” to enter the call menu, In the call menu you can perform the following operations: hold, end, new call, phonebook, Messaging and so on.
4.3. Reject a call
To reject an incoming call, press the End key.
4.4. Answer a Call
When you have an incoming call, the phone will give corresponding information.(eg: vibrate, ring, etc). If the network support, the handset will show the name or number of the caller. And then you can pick up the call by pressing the dial key.
4.5. Ending a Call
During a call, press the End key to end a call.
4.6. Emergency Calls
Without a SIM card, you can also transmit emergency calls. Different network operator have different number, please ask your network operator for the detail.
4.7. Call History
Your mobile phone can store records of the most recently missed, received, refused and dialled calls.
Tips: The incoming calls form number in the blacklist will be saved in the refused call.
4.8. Call divert
In call diversion, the network service permits you to divert the calls, under certain preset situations, certain incoming calls to a telephone number designated by you. You can set and cancel the incoming call diversion function of your mobile phone. This service requires network support. Please contact your network provider to activate this service.
4.9. Call waiting
If Call waiting is activated, you can answer the second call during the first call.
4.10. Call barring
Enter the “Call Barring” submenu to set any of the following call barring groups to increase the security of your phone from unauthorised usage. (Outgoing Calls, Incoming calls, incoming calls when roam, outgoing calls when roam, outgoing calls when international roam) Some network providers may not be able to provide Network Call Barring service. For details, please contact your network provider.
4.11. Power off
On the standby mode, hold down the Power key to power off your phone.

Security Settings

5.1. SIM Lock
Enter the sub menus in “Security Setup” in “Settings” menu. These security settings will help you keep privacy and to prevent other people from using the phone without your permission.
SIM Lock is done by the PIN number The PIN number can prevent the illegal use of your SIM card.
If the SIM Lock feature is Off select On to enter the PIN number to lock the SIM Card, the phone will remind you to enter the PIN number when power on. Select Off to cancel PIN number guard.
!Note: If you successively enter your PIN number three times incorrectly, your SIM card will be locked. At this time you need the PUK number to unlock the SIM card. The PIN number and PUK number may have been provided to you together with the SIM card. If you do not have it, please contact your network provider. The default PIN number is usually 1234. Please change into your own password as soon as possible.
5.2. Phone Lock
The Phone Lock can prevent the illegal use of your phone. Enter the phone lock submenu, to carry out the follow settings:

• Select On to enter the correct number to activate this function. User must enter the password each time they power On the phone.
• Select Off to cancel the function.

! Note: Password [1122]

• Auto Keypad Lock To prevent unwanted key press, you can use this function to lock the keypad. If you do not carry out any operation in the pre- set time, the keypad will be locked automatically.
• Change Password To reset the code including the PIN, PIN2 and the handset code.

Note: Some function needs the support from your network operator.
5.3. Restore Factory Setting
The default value of Restore Factory Setting is: 1122.

Appendix

USB function:
6.1. Mass storage
Mobile phone USB config, choose to use USB device can use U disk functionality into the cell phone and computer mutual deliver documents
6.2. Webcam
In simple terms, the function of internet video camera is to achieve the function of chatting through the camera of the phone and internet connection of PC.
The PC-configuration requirements for the function of internet video

1. The PC operating system is Windows XP SP2 or more advanced editions.
2. The chatting tools like MSN and QQ should be installed to support the video chatting function.
3. Internet connection should be in good condition.

Use the webcam steps.

1. Press the Cancel key to switch on the phone.
2. Connect the phone with a PC which is running by a USB data line.
3.  In the interface of USB settings, select “Webcam”, press the left soft key “OK” to make the phone enter the internet camera state.
4. Ensure that the connection of the PC is in good condition.
5. Start chatting with others through QQ, MSN or other chatting tools.

Features of internet video camera:

1. Support the plug-and-play function.
2. Automatic exposure.
3. Automatic gain control.
4. The video effect can be improved through adjusting the contents of the options of internet video camera on the PC, such as: brightness, contrast, color tone, saturation, sharpness, gamma, white balance, backlight contrast, etc.

NOTE: In the course of video chatting, the actual refresh rate is influenced by the speed of internet, it is not the problem of the phone.
6.3. Modem
In simple terms, the modem function is through the SIM card for computer dial- up.
The computer and the SIM card requirements:

1. The PC operating system is Windows XP SP2 or more advanced editions
2. SIM card is rich and open GPRS function.

Using modems steps.

1. The computer has been installed Phone Suite Tool.
2. Connect the phone with a PC which is running by a USB data line.
3. In the interface of USB settings, select “com port”, press the left soft key “OK” to make the phone enter the modem state.
4. In computer Phone Suite tools and LAN Settings properly.
5. Ensure good cellular phone signal.

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