BLU PRODUCTS BLUC5LMAX C5L Max Smartphone User Manual

BLU PRODUCTS BLUC5LMAX C5L Max Smartphone

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, display on your phone may be different, refer to your phone for details.

Safety warning and Attentions

Safety warning

• 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 under way.

• 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 to 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 that the conversation quality deteriorate.

• 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 violates 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 place, lest that active parts of the mobile phone be damaged.
• Do not store the mobile phone in a high-temperature place. High temperature 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, moistures 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

Functions of Keys

The mobile phone provides the following keys:

• Power key
  Power key situates at the right side of the phone. While using the phone, you can press this key to lock screen; if you press and hold this key, a phone- options dialog would pop out. Here, you can select to adjust the profile mode，power on/off, turn on/off airplane mode and reboot.

• Volume key
  Volume key situates at the upper side of the power key. You can press it to adjust ring volume.

Functions of icons

• Menu icon
  Touch this icon to access options of a selected function;

• Home icon
  Touch it to open 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 lightly with the corner cutting of the card aligning to the notch of the slot as the small icon guide, 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 it!

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 to 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 does no longer flicker 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 a 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 Menu icon and touch Settings > 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 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>Wireless & networks > 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>Wireless & networks > 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 unpair 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 touch screen

Touch-screen tips

• Touch
  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 Screen lock in Security setting is enabled, press Power key to lock the handset. This helps to prevent accidental touching of keys and as well as power saving. When Sleep function in Display setting is enabled, after the handset device has been idle for preset period, the screen will be locked automatically to save power.

• Unlock screen
  Press Power key to switch on the handset device. The lock screen appears. Swipe left/right to open camera/phone application. Swipe up to unlock 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.

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 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
  Drag the Answer icon towards right to answer an incoming call. Touch the End icon to end the current conversation. To reject an incoming call, drag the End icon towards left.

• Managing multiple calls
  If you accept a new call when you’re already on a call, you can drag the Answer icon towards right to answer the current calls.

Using the Menu

Backup and Restore
You can backup and restore personal data and application through this function.

Browser

You can use Browser to view web pages and search for information on the web. When you open Browser, your home page opens. The web address (URL) of the current page is displayed at the top of the window.

To go to a webpage or search the web
Touch the URL box at the top of the Browser screen. Enter the address (URL) of a webpage. Or enter terms you want to search for. As you enter text, your web search engine makes suggestions of web pages and queries.

To refresh the current page

Touch Menu icon and an option interface appears, then you can touch Refresh to update the current web page.

To zoom in or out on a webpage
Slide your finger slightly on the screen to reveal the Zoom control. Touch the plus or minus side of the Zoom control to zoom in or out after you open this function at the menu setting-accessibility.
To find text on a webpage
Touch Menu icon > Find on page. Enter the text you’re looking for. As you type, the first word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen, and subsequent matches are boxed. Touch the left or right arrow to scroll to and highlight the previous or next matching word.

Copy text from webpage
Use your finger to long press the text you want to copy. It will pop up some options, select the Select text option to select the text you want, and then touch the icon at the right top corner of the screen to copy or share the text.

Calculator

You can use this Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations. Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the basic screen; swipe left to open the advanced screen; Touch DEL to delete the last number or operator you entered. Touch & hold DEL to delete everything in the display.

Calendar

You can open Calendar to view events you’ve created. Touch the Calendar icon in the main menu interface. Events from each account you’ve added to your phone and configured to synchronize calendars are displayed in Calendar.

Camera

Touch the Camera icon in the main menu interface or on the home screen, camera opens in Landscape mode, ready to take a picture. In this mode, you can touch the bottom icon to take a photo, touch the icon beside start icon to switch between camera and video mode.
Note: you can also touch menu icon to pop out an option box. There, you can switch to camcorder mode.

Clock

Touch the Clock icon on the Home screen or in the main menu interface. Clock opens with the date and time displayed on your Home screen wallpaper.

Contacts

Create contact: Touch adds contacts icon in the right down side, fill in the information and touch back key to save it.

Downloads

Through this function, you can view a list of files and applications which you downloaded from the webpage.

Email

You use the Email application to read and send email. Touch email icon to access it. If the Email account has not been set up, you can set up an Email account in a few steps.

File Manager

The phone supports the SD card. You can use the File Explorer to conveniently manage various directories and files on the SD card.

FM Radio

Please plug in the compatible earphone to the device and then turn on the radio. The earphone cable can be used as FM Antenna. Please adjust 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.

Gmail

You use the Gmail application to read and send email. Touch Gmail icon to access it. If the Gmail account has not been set up, you can set up an Gmail account in a few steps.

Account setup
Enter an Gmail address and the account’s password.

Account settings

• Set inbox checking frequency.
• Set Send email from this account by default.
• Set Notify me when email 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:

1. Touch the create icon to compose a new Gmail.
2. Enter Gmail address(es) for the intended recipient(s).
3. Touch Menu → Attach a file to attach a file.
4. Touch Menu → Add Cc/Bcc to add copy or blind copy this Gmail to other contacts.
5. After completing the Gmail, Touch sends 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. To view sent emails, open the Sent folder and tap the refresh icon.

Google

Through this function, You can instant access to weather, road conditions, such as practical information.

Google Setting

Through this function, You can Login and setting up the account, Modify and save the personal information and understand the related service.

Hangouts

This is a communication application, you can create or sign in your hangouts account, chat with your friends, please connect to the internet before use it

Maps

You can use the map to view the specific geographic location or look for the place you want to reach. You must first add an account, after login in, can quickly see your favorite site and got a better suggestion.

Messaging

You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your friends on their mobile phones.

Phone

Touch the phone icon on the Home screen or in main menu interface. Three tabs are listed at the top of the screen. Select the phone tab and you can find a dial pad screen where you can input phone number to originate a call.
Note: During a conversation, you can’t originate a new call by opening the dial pad, entering the number and pressing dial key. If you press dial key, the current conversation would hold.

Play Store

You can login into the play store after your Google account, and browse or download related applications and games, entertainment, film and television, music, books, application for suspension, etc Use the upper right corner of the microphone icon can help you find relevant content.

Search

The Search function enables you to open a search box for searching your phone and the web.

YouTube

Through this function you can watch the video,please login the Google count before use it.

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.

SIM card is

| Clean the SIM card with a clean cloth
| polluted.|

Poor received signal quality

| Signals are obstructed. For instance, radio waves cannot be effectively transmitted nearby a high building or in

a basement.

|

Move to a place where signals can be effectively transmitted

---|---|---
Line congestions occur when you use the mobile phone in high-traffic

hours

|

Avoid using the mobile phone in high-traffic hours

The mobile phone cannot be powered on

|

The battery energy is exhausted.

|

Charge the battery

Calls cannot be dialed

|

Call barring is activated

|

Cancel call barring

The mobile phone cannot connect the network

|

The SIM card is invalid

|

Contact your network service provider

The mobile phone is not in a service area of the GSM network|

Move to the network operator’s service area

The signal is

weak

| Move to a place where the signal quality is high
| The charging|
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| voltage does|
| not match the| Ensure the charging voltage matches the voltage range
| voltage range| indicated on the charger
The battery cannot be charged| indicated on

the charger

|
An improper

charger is

|

Use the charger specially designed for the mobile phone

| used|
|

Poor contact

| Ensure the charger plug is in good contact with the mobile phone

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

FCC ID: YHLBLUC5LMX

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Radiation Exposure Statement: This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. The exposure standard for wireless device employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6W/kg. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions (10mm) accepted by the FCC with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands.

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